Radio1 Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Along with the other post I made about the Teen Titans, I was interested in reading about the Teen Champions supplement to the game. I have seen a lot of original thought in these forums, what kind of teen superhero team can this forum put together? Interested to hear your ideas, or creations that you have seen or used. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Magical girls comes to mind. As do magical boys. Teenage martial artist. And the kind boy with a super powered bunch of girlfriends. But that is my anime sense tingling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantriped Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Regarding the Origins of Team Super-Teams: Magical Girls/Boys make obvious teams (often because their power-broker has an agenda they are using the characters to fulfill). You can also go the Young Justice route, and have every (or most) members of the team be the sidekicks of an established super-team. You can have a group of teens who were already members of the same club or group exposed to a shared origin incident (such finding alien technology which 'choses' them, or the group having an unusual reaction to a biological weapon or disaster due to some unforeseen circumstance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Another idea is the "super school". All the members of the team are young super who are new to there powers and are at a special school which along with math and reading, teaches the young how to handle there powers. If they become "good", "evil", or simply normal people with superpowers is up to the student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 The Trismegistus Council - Academy of Magic, headquartered in Scotland’s Mackenzie House, the Council is the preeminent known order of white magic on Earth. The council was founded in the early 19th century to counter the Circle of the Scarlet Moon. Generally known only to those who deal with the mystic side of Champions. Mostly working in a support role for adventurers, the group’s primary goals are to encourage mages to responsibly use magic and safeguard the world from threats from other dimensions. They are enemies of DEMON and the Circle of the Scarlet Moon. In the aftermath of several world shaking events The Trismegistus Council reopens The Academy of Magic to rebuild their ranks and train and guide the next generation of Superhero Mages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomGM2602 Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 The Academy Of Magic makes it's appearances in in selected states where children with mystic potential can be found. Case in Point: The Academy opens a branch in Ravenswood Academy in Med City, Capitolis, Churchill City and Queen city( Charlotte) in North Carolina. Also in select cities in New York, New Jersey, Georgia and of course Washington DC. The Court of Dreams, the Soldiers Of The Moon, and the Glitter Force are all trained by Members of the Council BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 The Academy Of Magic makes it's appearances in in selected states where children with mystic potential can be found. Case in Point: The Academy opens a branch in Ravenswood Academy in Med City, Capitolis, Churchill City and Queen city( Charlotte) in North Carolina. Also in select cities in New York, New Jersey, Georgia and of course Washington DC. The Court of Dreams, the Soldiers Of The Moon, and the Glitter Force are all trained by Members of the Council BTW. Who are the Soldiers Of The Moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Who are the Soldiers Of The Moon? Litterly to the Sailor Senshi. That is the English translation of Senshi no Tuski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Litterly to the Sailor Senshi. That is the English translation of Senshi no Tuski. Okay. That means that there's a branch of the Academy at Shady Side Academy in the River City (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania suburb of Fox Chapel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Obviously, if you have a bunch of super teens in the one city, there's a fair chance some of them will start hanging out together. The ease with which they will meet depends in part on the size of the city. If some places become known as superteen hangouts, other superteens will start turning up there. One example of this I used was a bridge in Brisbane, Australia. Superteens in the setting used to gather at the top of the bridge's pylons, overlooking the city. Once you have a bunch of teens hanging out, clique formation will follow naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I've been working on a Ginormous project of all-girl schools. The Academy located on the Isle of Wight Jaeger Institute located in the Bavarian Alps in Germany. Xin Hong Weibing State controlled school in China. Cadet Corps State controlled school in Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I've always liked the "school' idea that new mutants/X-Men set up, but more directly school related. Not so much "lets put on costumes and beat up bad guys" but "Arg I turned green and can fly, help!" school kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantriped Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I'm very tempted to try running a "My Hero Academia"-style Champions Campaign if my next batch of players are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketchpad Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 While I haven't used it in a campaign, I had been playing with the following teen heroes (aka The Teen Champions) in a 4th ed game: - Kid Quantum: Quantum's kid brother who gained similar powers after being caught in an accident with his sister. - Roustabout: Speedster with a record. Now he's trying to go the straight and narrow due to dating Amethyst. - Amethyst: Mutant heroine with the ability to change into a smooth, crystal form with armor and super-strength. - Protector: Cyber-hero that was saved by Defender after sacrificing himself to save others. Is a powerhouse with energy blasts and rocket feet. - Arcana: Former magickal disciple of Demon that was saved by Solitaire. She has arcane blasts, can gate around, and can banish others. - Youngblood: Teen crimefighter with martial arts and deduction skills. Doesn't use many gadgets and is a bit implusive. - Diva: Sonic controller that's also a pop star. No secret ID, and is the team's leader. Maybe I'll have to bring them back in the AoH series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 One can say a lot about someone named Youngblood. But, at least he is not Seeker's kid sidekick named Kid Seeker (*rolls eyes at that name*). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketchpad Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 One can say a lot about someone named Youngblood. But, at least he is not Seeker's kid sidekick named Kid Seeker (*rolls eyes at that name*). Never saw Seeker as the sidekick type. I see Youngblood more impulsive and "not needing the team" until he gets over his head. Oh, that also reminds me, it should be "Kid Quantum" not "Teen Quantum". Honestly, the only one I see as kind of a sidekick is Arcana, who would be Solitaire's apprentice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantriped Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 I think the only Teen Champion I've ever invented was "Kid Ronin", but I've never statted him out fully or used him in a campaign. Kid Ronin was an "average high-schooler" (with low superhuman levels of Speed and Dexterity) who found a Ancient Magic Sword which imparted unto its chosen master the collective martial arts mastery of all of its previous owners. The sword couldn't be destroyed, or taken away from him (it was Restrainable, not a Focus), and it appeared in his hand whenever he called it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 I could see easily Seeker becoming a teacher/mentor type. It would be a convenient way to both write him out of an active role in a setting, and justify new characters. Eventually, a student becomes a teacher, and a seeker becomes a master. But no, I wouldn't name a character "Kid Seeker", outside a silly game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantriped Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Yeah that is how you wind up with 40+ year old wash-ups named "Quizboy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 This is all reminding me of the Tick episode where the sidekicks got the shack in the back behind the Hero club and reminisced. With the Mad Bomber What Bombs at Midnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomGM2602 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 When you have the government backing you, the sky's the limit. in my TEAM ALPHA campaign the team has a HQ hidden in a building /comicbook store that I now call ARCADE CENTRAL. It's a flatiron shaped building that's in the eastern side of Med City call Bulltown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrinku Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 I had a bunch of teen mutants I made up but never actually got into play that were a nod to the New Mutants. Not actually versions of them - the powers and personalities were original, but the dynamic was similar - widely varying power levels, tending towards weak or powerful-but-without-much-control. A non-mutant ring in member (Cave Girl) who they found while adventuring and took in. In my current 20 years on campaign update I've worked out what happened to them all. One went bad and became a team nemesis and killed two of the others (but not before they'd had a baby girl together, who's now a young adult). One went from plant control to being a plant monster. The weakest one naturally became one of the most powerful (minor temperature control to major weather powers). Others have simply grown up and moved up a power bracket (they were all built as 75pt supers). A lot of my other old NPCs have had kids and there's scope for me to set up some kind of super-school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 I've moved the Sailor Senshi from River City, Pennsylvania (my hometown of Pittsburgh) to San Angelo, California. Being minors, they have a very unofficial understanding with the local police. It began after they saved the head of the local paranormal squad from a minion of the Dark Queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Speaking of Teen Champions, does anyone know where I can get a large picture of the cover of 'Teen Champions'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 I missed this thread the first time around. In a past Champions campaign, I created a group of teen supers that I had my players run for a few sessions. (They were exploring an abandoned underground 1950s hero team base located under their high school.) It worked surprisingly well. I've attached the writeups, which are from 5th edition, in case they're helpful to anybody. TeenHeroesFull.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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