redleaf Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm going to run a one-shot online game in 6th Edition. People will be able to play any character they want. It will be in a "Marvel Team-Up" vein: the heroes involved will be kind of unfamiliar with one another. Anyway, I have a bunch of modules. I want to pick one that people actually want to play. I would consider ordering a copy of one I don't have if it was in Uber-demand. I was even toying with a Mutants and Masterminds module, called "Time of Vengeance." So tell me: what module have you heard good things about that you would want to play in a one-shot? (Doesn't have to be 6th Edition. I have modules going back to The Great Supervillain Contest.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm going to go with Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I've heard really good things about Coriolis Effect, but never played it. Challenges for Champions and Champions in 3D have great scenarios I never played or ran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Specifically as a one-shot, the best published Champions module I ever played was The Island of Dr. Destroyer (and I've done nearly all of them). Sharply focussed objectives, plenty of action, builds to a satisfying climax. UNTIL sets up the mission, and can be assumed to have gathered available heroes together, so you don't need a lengthy explanation for why they're all there. It's one of the earliest Champs modules, so most current Champsfiles have likely never encountered it. OTOH Dr. Destroyer probably has a lot of name recognition, both among Champions tabletop players and those familiar with Champions Online. If you have the newer Destroyer-related materials, in Champions Villains Vol. 1 and especially Book Of The Destroyer, you can use them to spice up the adventure and tailor the challenge to the PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleaf Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I have always wanted to try The Coriolis Effect. I'll look at the other two Christopher suggested. I agree that The Island of Doctor Destroyer is a great one. I'd definitely consider that one. I've run it before. It wouldn't be a dealbreaker if people have read or played the module already. I think this will be fun. Modules seem to play out completely differently for me each time. We could even build in a time travel element: "I've seen this before. This happened last time..." PS: I'll check out Reality Storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 try king of the mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 While I admire The Coriolis Effect and Reality Storm, the thing is, they were both designed and work best for multiple gaming sessions. Forcing them into a one-shot is tricky. That's true of most of the Champions modules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleaf Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Oops. Maybe my terminology is at fault. By "one-shot" I mean that it will be one adventure played out. It might take more than one session. I see it as some text chat, a group meet-up, and other methods including email. We'll set a target date for the group meet. I'll start everyone separate. Some people may not make it to the group play (the character may die or the player may drop out). But whoever gets their stuff together by the target date will be in the group play. Actually, I think that will work rather well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruttm Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Shades of Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleaf Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Shades of Black. Looked back at some of the comments on that. And there's also Evilution Unchained... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Target: Hero and To Serve and Protect were great, I ran both but have never played them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I've run this. But I've never played it. It's fantastic. An obscure company called Atlas Games published a Champions adventure called Blood Fury. It is genius. Look it up. vikingtim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I have a copy of Atlas' Dystopia adventure, which might also be worth tracking down - full of moody intrigue! vikingtim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Oops. Maybe my terminology is at fault. By "one-shot" I mean that it will be one adventure played out. It might take more than one session. I see it as some text chat, a group meet-up, and other methods including email. We'll set a target date for the group meet. I'll start everyone separate. Some people may not make it to the group play (the character may die or the player may drop out). But whoever gets their stuff together by the target date will be in the group play. Actually, I think that will work rather well. Ah, I see. Yes, that does change the situation quite a bit. As you can see above, there's no shortage of recommendations, because there are a lot of quality adventures in Champions' long history. Given you're looking for what would interest players, maybe you'll need to put up a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruttm Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 And there's also Evilution Unchained... Well now you are just being silly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I have a copy of Atlas' Dystopia adventure, which might also be worth tracking down - full of moody intrigue! http://www.herogames.com/forums/store/product/226-dystopia-book/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 As long as the nostalgic suggestions are flowing , I might as well bring up my personal fave from the pre-4E days, Wrath of the Seven Horsemen. Epic four-color action with grand, colorful villains. I adapted this one to the current official CU for a run a few years ago. Once I swapped out one of its presented elements for a newer one, it fit remarkably well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 As long as the nostalgic suggestions are flowing , I might as well bring up my personal fave from the pre-4E days, Wrath of the Seven Horsemen. Epic four-color action with grand, colorful villains. I adapted this one to the current official CU for a run a few years ago. Once I swapped out one of its presented elements for a newer one, it fit remarkably well. One of my personal faves. Also, I never got to run or play Pyramid in the sky, but I remember being very interested in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Admitting my own limited knowledge of the modules.. I can't remember the modules I've played.. if it's indeed plural, other than a what the players were assured was a heavily modified run of Coriolis Effect.. which I vaguely remember as having a wizard in a wheelchair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I always wanted to be in a game running The Great Supervillain Contest...so I guess that's my choice for best module I've never played. For great modules I have played....Shades to Black...Champions Battleground....To Serve and protect...Day of the Destroyer....pretty much anything from Champions in 3D and many more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 An official 'Champions Classics' line updating many of the old 3rd/4th modules (as .pdfs or hard copy anthologies) makes me salivate. Of course, we have dedicated folks on these very forums reworking old character profiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Yeah I'd love to see that happen. I don't know what the licensing or ownership details are on any of the old products but it would be great to see reprints updated to the new edition and repackaged for sale. Even if they were just pdfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ditto. But I'm guessing that Mahonie's two books (Coloris and TGSVC) will never be included in a 'Champions Classic' module. (See "Heroic Graphics" for more details on the problem) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Perhaps as a subthread, I'm sure I've seen several modules no one ever mentions that look like they ought to be fun. Is this the place to ask about under-appreciated modules in general? What makes them in your eyes great, or at least greater than they are generally credited for being? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleaf Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I think it might give us a few more contenders. Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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