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| − | '''Welcome to M&M Revised (v1.5)''' <br> This wiki is a System Reference Document project that attempts to update [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Ronin_Publishing Green Ronin]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutants_and_Masterminds Mutants & Masterminds] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero superhero] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game role-playing Game]. The M&M 1.5 System Reference Document is a comprehensive toolbox consisting of rules, feats, skills, powers, various systems, devices, equipment, heroes, villains, and monsters compatible with the d20 System version of Mutants & Masterminds and various other roleplaying games from Green Ronin Publishing. You may consider this material Open Game Content under the Open Game License, and may use modify, and distribute it. <br> Based off of the '''D&D [http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/legal.html SRD 3.5]'''.
| + | Welcome to M&M Revised (v1.5) <br> This wiki is a System Reference Document project that attempts to update [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Ronin_Publishing Green Ronin]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutants_and_Masterminds Mutants & Masterminds] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero superhero] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game role-playing Game]. The M&M 1.5 System Reference Document is a comprehensive toolbox consisting of rules, feats, skills, powers, various systems, devices, equipment, heroes, villains, and monsters compatible with the d20 System version of Mutants & Masterminds and various other roleplaying games from Green Ronin Publishing. You may consider this material Open Game Content under the Open Game License, and may use modify, and distribute it. <br> <br> '''Legal Disclaimer''' <br> This SRD site is non-commercial and we don't make any money from putting it together. It is in no way approved by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Green Ronin Publishing. <br> This SRD site Requires the use of the Mutants & Masterminds, published by Green Ronin Publishing. <br> <br> |
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| − | ==TABLE OF CONTENTS==
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| − | * Foreword
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| − | * Introduction
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| − | ===What is Mutants & Masterminds 1.5?===
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| − | * The Basics
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| − | * Game Play
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| − | * Important Terms
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| − | ==CHAPTER 1: HERO CREATION==
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| − | * Hero Creation Summary
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| − | ===Hero Archetypes===
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| − | * Why Archetypes?
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| − | ** The Battlesuit
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| − | ** Costumed Adventurer
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| − | ** Energy Controller
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| − | ** Gadgeteer
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| − | ** Martial Artist
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| − | ** Mimic
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| − | ** Mystic
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| − | ** Paragon
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| − | ** Powerhouse
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| − | ** Psionic
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| − | ** Shapeshifter
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| − | ** Speedster
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| − | ** Weapon-Master
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| − | ===Power Points===
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| − | * Starting Power Points
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| − | * Spending Power Points
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| − | ===Power Level===
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| − | * Hero Creation Examples
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| − | ** The Costumed Adventurer
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| − | ** The Energy Controller
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| − | ==CHAPTER 2: ABILITIES==
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| − | ===Generating Ability Scores===
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| − | * Buying Ability Scores
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| − | * Ability Modifiers
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| − | * The Abilities
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| − | * Altering Ability Scores
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| − | * Debilitated Ability Scores
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| − | * Nonexistent Ability Scores
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| − | ===Attack Bonus===
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| − | ===Defense Bonus===
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| − | * Dodge Bonus
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| − | ===Saving Throws===
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| − | * Capabilities
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| − | * Movement
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| − | * Size
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| − | * Carrying Capacity
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| − | ==CHAPTER 3: SKILLS==
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| − | ===Skill Basics===
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| − | Skills are learned abilities acquired through a combination of training (the
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| − | skill) and natural talent (an ability score). Each skill has a rank, used as a
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| − | bonus to the die roll when using the skill. To use a skill roll:
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| − | d20 + skill rank + ability modifier +
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| − | miscellaneous modifiers
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| − | The higher the roll, the better the result. You’re usually looking for a total
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| − | that equals or exceeds a particular Difficulty Class (DC) or another character’s
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| − | check total.
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| − | • Skill Rank: Your rank in a skill is based on the number of points you
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| − | have invested in skills. If you have ranks in a skill you’re considered
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| − | trained in that skill. You can use some skills even if you don’t have
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| − | any ranks in them, known as using a skill untrained.
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| − | • Ability Modifier: Each skill has a key ability, the ability modifier
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| − | applied to the skill’s checks. Each skill’s key ability is noted in its
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| − | description and on the Skills table (see page 41).
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| − | • Miscellaneous Modifiers: Miscellaneous modifiers to skill checks
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| − | include situational modifiers for favorable or unfavorable conditions,
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| − | bonuses from feats or powers, or penalties for not having proper
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| − | tools, among others.
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| − | ACQUIRING SKILLS
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| − | Characters gain skill ranks by spending power points: 4 skill ranks per
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| − | power point. Skill ranks do not all need to be assigned to the same skill.
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| − | Characters can perform some tasks without any training, using only raw
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| − | talent (as defined by their ability scores), but skilled characters are better
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| − | at such things. Characters with the right skills and feats (see Chapter 4)
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| − | can even hold their own against super-powered opponents.
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| − | Skill Cost = 1 power point per 4 skill ranks.
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| − | ===HOW SKILLS WORK===
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| − | When you use a skill, make a skill check to see how you do. Based on the
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| − | circumstances, your result must match or beat a particular number to use
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| − | the skill successfully. The harder the task, the higher the number you need
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| − | to roll. (See Checks, page 9, for more information.)
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| − | UNTRAINED SKILL CHECKS
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| − | Generally, if you attempt a task requiring a skill you don’t have, you make
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| − | a skill check as normal. Your skill modifier doesn’t have a skill rank added
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| − | in because you don’t have any ranks in the skill. You do get other modifiers,
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| − | though, such as the ability modifier for the skill’s key ability.
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| − | Many skills can only be used if you are trained in the skill. Skills that
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| − | cannot be used untrained are marked with a “No” in the “Untrained” column
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| − | on the Skills table and listed as “Trained Only” in their descriptions.
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| − | Attempts to use these skills untrained automatically fail.
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| − | INTERACTION SKILLS
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| − | Certain skills, called interaction skills, are aimed at dealing with others
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| − | through social interaction. Interaction skills allow you to influence
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| − | the attitudes of others and get them to cooperate with you in one way
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| − | or another. Since interaction skills are intended for dealing with others
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| − | socially, they have certain requirements.
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| − | First, you must be able to interact with the subjects of the skill. The
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| − | subjects must be aware of you and able to understand you. If you don’t
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| − | speak the same language, or they can’t hear you for some reason, that’s
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| − | the same as working without the proper tools, a –4 on your skill check.
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| − | Interaction skills work best on intelligent subjects, ones with an Int
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| − | score of 3 or better. You can use them on creatures with Int 1-2, but with
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| − | a –8 penalty; they’re just too dumb to get the subtleties of your point. You
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| − | can’t use interaction skills at all on subjects lacking one or more mental
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| − | ability scores. (Try convincing a rock to be your friend—or to be afraid of
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| − | you—sometime.) The Immunity power (see page 89) can also render some
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| − | characters immune to interaction skills.
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| − | You can use interaction skills on groups of subjects at once, but only to
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| − | achieve the same result for all. So you can attempt to use Bluff or Diplomacy to
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| − | convince a group of something, or Intimidate to cow a crowd, for example, but
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| − | you can’t try to convince some individuals of one thing and the rest of another,
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| − | or to intimidate some people and not others. The GM decides if a particular
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| − | use of an interaction skill is effective against a group, and may apply modifiers
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| − | depending on the situation. The general rules for interaction still apply: everyone
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| − | in the group must be able to hear and understand you, for example, or you
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| − | suffer a –4 on your skill check against them. Mindless subjects are unaffected.
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| − | ===SKILL BENCHMARKS===
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| − | As a general guideline, 1-4 ranks in a skill is a basic level of training, familiarity with the basics of the skill. A character with 5-8 ranks has a professional
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| − | level of training, sufficient for someone using the skill in their primary profession. Someone with 9-12 ranks is an expert; the character is recognized and
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| − | likely known as an expert in the skill, while 13-15 ranks represent virtual mastery of the skill. More than 15 ranks is such an amazing level of skill that
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| − | the character is recognized as being among the best-trained people in the world!
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| − | These guidelines apply to attack and defense bonus as well if you substitute skill level for “combat skill level.” So a hero with attack +7 has a
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| − | “professional” level of training, while someone with a +15 bonus is a true master of combat skills.
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| − | UNDER THE HOOD: CHOOSING SKILLS
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| − | There are a number of factors to consider when choosing skills for your
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| − | character.
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| − | TRAINING VS. TALENT
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| − | In game terms there’s no difference between a character who has
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| − | ranks in a skill because of extensive training and another whose skill
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| − | ranks represent a natural “knack” or aptitude for the skill. Both are
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| − | considered “trained” in the skill. For example, one character might have
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| − | a high Diplomacy skill based on the character’s extensive training in
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| − | negotiation, debate, and management. Another character’s Diplomacy
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| − | skill may stem more from personal attractiveness or a talent for getting
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| − | others to cooperate, while a third character may have a combination of
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| − | the two. Feel free to decide for yourself what mix of training and talent
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| − | your character’s skill ranks represent.
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| − | LIFE SKILLS
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| − | When allocating skill ranks for your character consider not just the
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| − | character’s role as a hero but also the various other skills the character may
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| − | have picked up in day-to-day life. For example, most adults have some sort
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| − | of Craft or Profession skill as their occupation with at least 3 to 5 ranks
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| − | (more if they’re especially good at their job). Some people pick up ranks in
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| − | Notice, although most get by using the skill untrained. Characters working
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| − | with technology may have the Computers or Craft skills even if they don’t
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| − | apply to their powers. A particularly well-educated person may have various
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| − | Knowledge skills. These additional skills help round out a character and
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| − | provide some background color and—who knows?—they may turn out to
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| − | be useful in an adventure at some point.
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| − | ADVENTURING SKILLS
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| − | Also give some thought to the skills your character needs to be effective
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| − | in game play. Some are obvious, especially if they’re part of your character
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| − | concept. A scientist is going to have Knowledge skills, and possibly
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| − | Computers or Craft. A pilot should have Pilot, while a doctor should have
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| − | Medicine and Profession (physician). Beyond the obvious and background
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| − | skills of your character consider “utility skills” like Concentration, Notice,
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| − | Search, Sense Motive, and Stealth, which many characters find useful. A
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| − | few ranks in such skills may be a smart investment.
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| − | MANIPULATION SKILLS
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| − | Some skills, called manipulation skills, require a degree of fine physical
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| − | manipulation. You need prehensile limbs and a Strength score or some
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| − | suitable substitute (such as Precise Telekinesis) to use manipulation skills
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| − | effectively. Characters lacking the ability to use manipulation skills can
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| − | still have ranks in them and use them to oversee the work of others (granting
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| − | an aid bonus, for example, see Aid, page 154).
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| − | SPECIALTY SKILLS
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| − | Some skills cover a wide range of knowledge or techniques. These skills
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| − | are actually groups of similar skills, called specialty skills. When putting
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| − | ranks into one of these skills, you must choose a specialty, a particular
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| − | aspect of the skill your character knows. For example, you might choose
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| − | the physical sciences specialty of Knowledge or the mechanical specialty
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| − | of Craft. Skill ranks in one specialty of a skill do not imply training in the
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| − | skill’s other specialties.
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| − | ===[[Skill Descriptions]]===
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| − | Heroes can sneak into the well-guarded lairs of criminal masterminds, infiltrate alien computer systems, and create devices beyond the understanding of modern science. They can piece together clues to a villain’s latest plot, run along tightropes, and pilot vehicles through obstacle courses. They do so through the use of various skills, described in this chapter.
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| − | * This section describes the skills available to Mutants & Masterminds characters,
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| − | including their common uses and modifiers. Characters may be
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| − | able to use skills for tasks other than those given here. The GM sets the
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| − | DC and decides the results in those cases.
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| − | The format for skill descriptions is given here. Items that do not apply
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| − | are omitted from the skill’s description.
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| − | NAME KEY ABILITY, INTERACTION, MANIPULATION, SPECIALTY, TRAINED ONLY, REQUIRES TOOLS
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| − | The skill name line contains the following information:
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| − | • Skill Name: What the skill is called. GMs may feel free to change the
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| − | names of some skills to better suit the style of their game.
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| − | • Key Ability: The ability modifier applied to the skill check.
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| − | • Interaction: If “Interaction” is included next to the skill’s name, it is
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| − | an interaction skill.
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| − | • Manipulation: If “Manipulation” is included next to the skill’s name,
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| − | it is a manipulation skill.
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| − | • Specialty: If “Specialty” is included next to the skill’s name, you
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| − | must choose a specialty for the skill.
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| − | • Trained Only: If “Trained Only” is next to the skill’s name, you must
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| − | have at least 1 rank in the skill in order to use it. If “Trained Only” is
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| − | absent, untrained characters (those with 0 ranks in the skill) may use
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| − | it.
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| − | • Requires Tools: If “Requires Tools” is included next to the skill’s
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| − | name, you need to have the proper tools to use the skill. Not having
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| − | the proper tools results in a –4 penalty to the skill check. See
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| − | Chapter 7 for more details on tools.
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| − | The skill name line is followed by a brief description of the skill and four
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| − | other categories:
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| − | • Check: How to make a check for the skill, what the results are, and
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| − | the basic Difficulty Class.
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| − | • Try Again: Conditions on retrying a check with the skill. If this section
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| − | is omitted, the skill can be retried an unlimited number of times.
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| − | • Action: The type of action required to use the skill, how long it takes.
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| − | As a general rule, if a skill takes a minute or longer to use, you can
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| − | halve the time required by taking a –5 penalty on the check.
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| − | • Special: Any extra information about the skill or its use.
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| − | ==CHAPTER 4: FEATS==
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| − | * Acquiring Feats
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| − | ===Feat Descriptions===
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| − | * Fighting Styles
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| − | ==CHAPTER 5: POWERS==
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| − | ===Acquiring Powers===
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| − | * Power Costs
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| − | * Power Descriptors
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| − | * Power Effect Types
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| − | * Alteration
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| − | * Attack
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| − | * Defense
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| − | * General
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| − | * Mental
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| − | * Movement
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| − | * Sensory
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| − | * Trait
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| − | ===How Powers Work===
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| − | * Power Checks
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| − | * Action
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| − | * Range
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| − | * Duration
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| − | * Progression
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| − | * Saving Throw
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| − | * Countering Powers
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| − | * Power Descriptions
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| − | * Power Feats
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| − | * Power Modifiers
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| − | * Applying Modifiers
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| − | * Extras
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| − | * Flaws
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| − | ==CHAPTER 6: CHARACTERISTICS==
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| − | * Details
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| − | * Name
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| − | * Age
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| − | * Appearance
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| − | * Alternate Identity
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| − | * Origin
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| − | * Personality
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| − | * Allegiance
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| − | ===Extra Effort===
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| − | * Using Extra Effort
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| − | * Fatigue from Extra Effort
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| − | ===Hero Points===
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| − | * Using Hero Points
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| − | * Earning Hero Points
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| − | ===Drawbacks===
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| − | * Drawback Value
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| − | * Drawback Descriptions
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| − | ==CHAPTER 7: DEVICES & EQUIPMENT==
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| − | ===Devices===
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| − | * Battlesuits
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| − | * Costumes
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| − | * Enhanced Equipment
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| − | * Weapons
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| − | * Other Devices
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| − | * Plot Devices
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| − | * Inventing
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| − | * Magical Rituals
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| − | ===Equipment===
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| − | * Equipment Cost
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| − | * Wealth (Optional)
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| − | * General Equipment
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| − | * Tools
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| − | * Utility Belt
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| − | ===Weapons===
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| − | * Melee Weapons
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| − | * Ranged Weapons
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| − | ===Armor===
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| − | * Archaic Armor
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| − | * Modern Armor
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| − | * Shields
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| − | ===Vehicles===
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| − | ===Headquarters===
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| − | ===Constructs===
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| − | ==CHAPTER 8: COMBAT==
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| − | * Combat Sequence
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| − | * Combat Statistics
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| − | * Attack
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| − | * Defense
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| − | * Damage
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| − | * Saving Throws
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| − | * Initiative
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| − | * Initiative Checks
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| − | * Surprise
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| − | * Actions
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| − | * The Combat Round
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| − | * Action Types
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| − | * Action Descriptions
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| − | * Miscellaneous Actions
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| − | * Combat Modifiers
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| − | * Aggressive Stance
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| − | * Area Attack
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| − | * Autofire Attack
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| − | * Conditions
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| − | * Cover
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| − | * Concealment
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| − | * Defensive Stance
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| − | * Ganging Up
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| − | * Helpless Defenders
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| − | * Improvised Weapons
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| − | * Minions
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| − | * Surprise Attacks
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| − | * Damage
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| − | * Toughness Saving Throws
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| − | * Tracking Damage
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| − | * Damage Conditions
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| − | * Knockback
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| − | * Ability Damage
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| − | * Damaging Objects
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| − | * Fatigue
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| − | * The Environment
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| − | * Light and Darkness
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| − | * Heat and Cold
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| − | * Starvation and Thirst
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| − | * Suffocation
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| − | * Falling
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| − | * Poison
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| − | * Disease
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| − | * Radiation
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| − | * Gravity
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| − | * Atmospheric Conditions
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| − | * Condition Summary
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| − | ==CHAPTER 9: GAMEMASTERING==
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| − | * Running the Game
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| − | * Creating Adventures
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| − | ==CHAPTER 10: WORLD-BUILDING==
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| − | * Setting
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| − | * Style
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| − | * Genre
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| − | * Origins
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| − | * Cosmology
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| − | * History
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| − | * Society
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| − | * Organizations
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| − | ==CHAPTER 11: FRIENDS & FOES==
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| − | ===Villains===
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| − | * Why Archetypes?
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| − | ** The Armored Meglomanic
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| − | ** The Brain in a Jar
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| − | ** Corrupt Sorcerer
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| − | ** Evil Robot
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| − | ** Hulking Brute
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| − | ** Kung Fu Killer
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| − | ** Mad Scientist
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| − | ** Master of Disguise
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| − | ** Master of Energy
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| − | ** Puppeteer
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| − | ** Savage Man-Beast
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| − | ** Sinister Simian
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| − | ** Ultimate Mimic
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| − | ** Vampire Lord
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| − | *Supporting Characters
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| − | ** Creatures
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| − | ** Monsters
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| − | ==INTRODUCTORY ADVENTURES==
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| − | * Adventure One: The Heist
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| − | * Adventure Two: A League of Your Own
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| − | ==CONTRIBUTORS==
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| − | ==CHARACTER SHEET==
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| − | * visit Green Ronin's home page: [http://www.greenronin.com/ Green Ronin Publishing]
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| − | * visit Mutants and Masterminds' home page: [http://www.mutantsandmasterminds.com/index.php M&M "Headquarters"]
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| − | * What is M&M? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's M&M Wiki]
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| − | * What is a RPG? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game RPG Wiki]
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| − | * What is a GM? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamemaster Game Master]
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