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As an alternate, the town could be the location for a training camp for VIPER or a weapons development facility for ARGENT.  The latter could bring various supervillains into town looking to purchase bleeding-edge tech, and give the heroes an overarching plot (Find the Super-Secret R&D Labs).  If the latter, have a good reason why ARGENT wouldn't want to relocate the R&D facility once the heroes set up shop.  Perhaps they built a prototype cold fusion reactor and can't easily move it or replicate it. 
 
Also I'll second Pizza Man's suggestion about a university with a prominent research facility.  Or it could be a major corporation's research arm, located away from the city for safety.  Or both (a private university and a corporation R&D, either connected or not).  Either / both could tie either directly or indirectly to an ARGENT R&D lab too.  Plenty of possibilities there.
 
I like the idea of an old mental hospital.  I'd have that be its own plot element, not tied to any of the above. 
 
The retired supervillain who lives in the area may be funding one or more of the above.  He could, for example, be the CEO or major shareholder in the corporation, with an estate on the outskirts of town. 
 
If not a training camp, the VIPER facility could be a private school for VIPER agents' kids, with behind-the-scenes training for would-be future VIPER agents.  Or a private boarding school for supervillains' kids, run by VIPER. 
 
 

As an alternate, the town could be the location for a training camp for VIPER or a weapons development facility for ARGENT.  The latter could bring various supervillains into town looking to purchase bleeding-edge tech, and give the heroes an overarching plot (Find the Super-Secret R&D Labs).  If the latter, have a good reason why ARGENT wouldn't want to relocate the R&D facility once the heroes set up shop.  Perhaps they built a prototype cold fusion reactor and can't easily move it or replicate it. 
 
Also I'll second Pizza Man's suggestion about a university with a prominent research facility.  Or it could be a major corporation's research arm, located away from the city for safety.  Or both (a private university and a corporation R&D, either connected or not).  Either / both could tie either directly or indirectly to an ARGENT R&D lab too.  Plenty of possibilities there.
 
I like the idea of an old mental hospital.  I'd have that be its own plot element, not tied to any of the above. 
 
The retired supervillain who lives in the area may be funding one or more of the above.  He could, for example, be the CEO or major shareholder in the corporation, with an estate on the outskirts of town. 
 
If not a training camp, the VIPER facility could be a private school for VIPER agents' kids, with behind-the-scenes training for would-be future VIPER agents.  Or a private boarding school for supervillains' kids, run by VIPER. 
 
 

Perhaps something to draw major villains in from the city, like a university with a prominent research facility.
 
As a port town adjacent to a big city, it might be considered safer to bring in certain types of valuable cargo rather than risk a city full of super villains.
Raw jewels,  rare tech components, rare minerals/alloys only available from overseas are just a few things that could lure a super villain.
 
The military base and its research might draw or worse: create a villain.  Certainly experiments with dimensional barriers might draw the interest of the Empress and truly alien agents might show up to investigate. in fact, more human looking  agents of the Empress might have a semi permanent base here also investigating such strange phenomenon.
 
The haunted lighthouse might have a ghost who falls in love with a PC. Makes for an interesting contact at the very least.
 
Temporary dimensional portals might open from time to time, letting in dinosaurs and other large alien predators. The first such visitor could be an ankylosaurus eating in someone's garden. its sheer size may be a problem for the heroes.  Next elephants could start disappearing from the zoo with suspicious t-rex footprints nearby. play it right with a few clues and players could be freaked out by all of this. I wouldn't be afraid to beef up the dino to put a real fear of dinos in the players hearts.
---but the real questions is, are these portals opening on their own? or as a result of experimentation from the govt labs...
 
 

Best wishes, prayers, and good thoughts heading your way.  Keep fighting the good fight, HM.  You'll win this one.

They went with IMP because IMGROOT bordered on copyright infringement.

Very nice, Hermit!
 
I was just thinking earlier today that it would be nice to have another installment of Fish Guy... and here it is!
 
So, now I'm thinking it would be nice to be holding a winning lottery ticket while Danica McKellar gave me a massage...

Unless I've missed something, the New Samaritans haven't faced off against Apocalyptic as a team.  It's been as pairs (or once with 3, counting Pogo).  And they've done relatively okay, considering they've been outnumbered.  I'd expect the Sammies would wipe the walls with Mister Brute and crew. 

Woot!  Double woot!
 
The save there toward the end had the same good feel as the firemen taking out Livewire to save Supergirl.  And it's nice that what comes around, goes around. 
 
Some of the dialogue at the end was a bit hokey, but in a good way IMO. 
 
As to Pinprick and Mister Brute, high Power Defense is a b***h, ain't it?
 
I was tempted to post a "what's up" yesterday in this thread, but decided not to since Hermit said it was being an ugly month.  Turns out I didn't have to.
 
And I'm ashamed to say that I just made the mental connection of "Slice and Dice".  Are they siblings?  And with Firebug's help, can they make Julienne fries?

*cough*One More Day*cough*
*cough*Civil War (the comics version)*cough*
 
Dang, I must be catching a cold.

It was his sister W'Sabi who was the spicy one, though

*cough*One More Day*cough*
*cough*Civil War (the comics version)*cough*
 
Dang, I must be catching a cold.

*cough*One More Day*cough*
*cough*Civil War (the comics version)*cough*
 
Dang, I must be catching a cold.

Only us comic nerds can appreciate the pleasures of debating the practical realistic consequences of things that physically can't possibly exist.

Thus far, for the Hall of Fame I have:
Agent Amorkca:  “In recognition for kidnapped Majel Barrett Rodenberry to provide the voice for the Nest’s computer system” Professor Steriaca (hacked selfie):  “For making his Computer Programming roll by 4 to hack into the Boston VIPER’s Nest.” Agent Sketchpad:  “In recognition of bravery in facing off alone against Just Cause to allow his compatriots to evade capture.” Agent Cowan:  “In recognition of exemplary information gathering that opened new doors into the Boston and Cambridge police departments.” Agent Big Steve:  “In recognition for hacking into a PRIMUS Jump Jet’s nav system mid-flight and redirecting it into the Mystic River.” Agent Cassandra:  “In recognition for developing a new power system for the Mech-Vipers that increased efficiency by 45%.” Agent Dsatow:  “For increasing morale (and Nest income) by developing the Roving Beverage and Snack System.” If any of you have something you'd prefer, I can easily change any of these.
 
Cassandra's comment about trap doors reminded me of something from years ago, when my budding supervillain daughter was watching me hexmap a day care center that a group of supervillains was going to attack.  She asked me where the "poison pit" was, and I pointed out it was a day care center.  Though I did concede that it had a ball pit, and they never clean those, so it's probably fairly dangerous.
 
Good idea on the music and movie, dsatow.   I should put together a playlist for the game session.  I think one of the info screens will display a list of movies being shown in the briefing room over the coming weeks:
Snakes on a Plane Anaconda Conan the Barbarian Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Piranhaconda Silent Venom

I'd expect Desolidification to allow the person to get out of bonds, unless said bonds have Affects Desolidified.
 
Similarly, Teleportation could allow escape from bonds unless said bonds have Cannot be Escaped with Teleportation.

*cough*One More Day*cough*
*cough*Civil War (the comics version)*cough*
 
Dang, I must be catching a cold.

I think it was mostly they just wanted that sweet, sweet Chinese market and putting an aged Tibetan monk into the film as the master wouldn't play well there at all with the government censors.
 
I found advance footage of the costume for Black Panther 2:

 

It was decent.
 
K. M. Johnson-Weider has two books, West Pasific Supers and Victory At Any Cost, that are very good.  Well worth your time.
 
Jim Bernheimer has four books in the Confessions of a D-List Supervillan series.   They are very good
 
Marion Harmon has six or so books in the Wearing The Cape series that are good.  A tad juvenile & teen romance, but what are you gonna do?

A blonde was driving through the countryside and saw another blonde sitting in a rowboat in the middle of a grassy field, rowing as hard as she can but not getting anywhere (of course, since the boat wasn't in the water).  Aghast, the blonde driver pulled over, got out of her car, and walked to the edge of the grassy field.  "HEY YOU!"  she shouted.  "Yeah, YOU!  What do you think you're doing?!  It's blondes like you that give the rest of us blondes a bad name!  Why, I'd go over there and KICK YOUR A** if I knew how to swim!"

Well, at least it wasn't Bail Bond.

All Faraday's laws ever induced in me was anxiety. So go with that.
 
More with Laws:
Murphy's Law vs. Cole's Law

Sabretooth slamming Logan's knuckles into his face, "Stop piercing yourself!  Stop piercing yourself!"

I told my kids that I'm probably on an NSA watch list because of the various Champions game-related Google searches I frequently do, and one daughter suggested I tell them I'm actually a secret agent.
 
Me:  Yeah, I could be Bond.  James Bond.
Daughter #2:  No.  Just no.  (pause)  Maybe James Municipal Bond.

A blonde was driving through the countryside and saw another blonde sitting in a rowboat in the middle of a grassy field, rowing as hard as she can but not getting anywhere (of course, since the boat wasn't in the water).  Aghast, the blonde driver pulled over, got out of her car, and walked to the edge of the grassy field.  "HEY YOU!"  she shouted.  "Yeah, YOU!  What do you think you're doing?!  It's blondes like you that give the rest of us blondes a bad name!  Why, I'd go over there and KICK YOUR A** if I knew how to swim!"