Looking for players interested in a short game on Monday Nights, starting at 9PM EST and ending around Midnight (EST), maybe a little later at times. The game will be using the Marvel Heroic RPG, and will involve a series of Events. Players will be able (and sometimes be forced) to choose new characters for each Event, based on the nature of the Event. The game takes place in an alternate version of the Marvel Universe, using the background/timeline found below. I've also included some of the key concepts and conceits of the 313 Universe. The first Event will be a new Avengers sub-team, put together in order to divert a potential war with Atlantis. Most non-mutant characters from the core books are available, though some will require alteration due to differences between the 313 Universe and the Mainstream Marvel U (for example, in the 313 'verse, Tony Stark is just rich playboy in an expensive suit of armor, he's not a technological genius at all). Galactic scale and god(like) characters are also unavailable for this Event. Interested? Hit me up here or email me at <a href="mailto:tedd.haas@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">tedd.haas@gmail.com</a>. We could get started as early as this week if enough interest manifests! Revised Timeline of the 313 Universe... (Start by forgetting everything you know about the standard Marvel Timeline...) Discounting
myths and legends from the ancient world, there are no super-humans
extant in the world prior to World War II, and human history proceeds
just as it did in the real world. 1933 - (January), Adolph Hitler
becomes Chancellor of Germany. His allegiance to the Thule Society
puts him into contact with other pseudo-occultists, most notoriously
Johann Schmidt, Heinrech Zemo, Armin Zola, and Wolfgang Von Strucker. By
March, the Nazi party is already pursing agendas chosen by these men,
chasing down ancient and supposedly mystic artifacts related to Mu
(Atlantis). In return for using Governmental resources on their behalf,
they use their influence to get The Enabling Act passed, making Hitler a
dictator. 1934 - (June) The Night of Long Knives is used by the
Thule Society as a cover to rid themselves of opponents to their long
term goals. As a further reward for his continuing compliance, Hitler
is given the title of Fuhrer 1936 - Humiliated by German losses
in the Berlin Olympics, Hitler demands that his secret cabal provide him
with superior humans that he can use as evidence of Aryan dominance. 1938
- The Cabal provides Hitler with a series of disappointing (but still
impressive) "uber men", finally resulting in the creation of Master Man,
a genuine Nazi Super Soldier with the ability to leap incredible
distances, strength enough to lift a tank, and skin that would resist
bullets. In September, Hitler unveils Master Man and others to
world leaders at Munich, leading them to attempt to appease him rather
than stopping his aggression. Nazi aggression is almost unchecked
for a time, culminating with Hitler himself touring Paris in June of
1940. Britain attempts to capture or kill Hitler using a British Agent
operating under the code name Union Jack. His mission fails, and he is
captured and tortured by the Nazis. He escapes before the year is out,
and the Nazi experiments coursing through his veins become the basis of
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- All but besieged, Great Britain manages to field a pair of its own
"super humans", calling them Union Jack and Captain Britain. Captain
Britain, who can fly, remains to defend the homefront, while Union Jack
heads to North Africa to work against the Nazis and Italians there. The
Soviets also field their own super soldier, codenamed by Shopping Sidekick Plugin">Omega Red, at this time. 1942
- In January, the Germans attempt to launch an invasion of the East
Coast of the U.S. The first documented public appearance of the duo
known as Captain America and Bucky. The pair help to repel the attack,
before being shipped out to North Africa where they are attached to an
elite international military unit known as The Howling Commandos, led by
fellow American Col. Nick Fury. 1944 - Captain America (with Bucky), Union Jack, and a Canadian soldier known only as Lucky lead the charge on D Day. 1945
- Shortly before the Nazi surrender (in May), all super humans
disappear from the worlds battlefields. It's rumored that Roosevelt,
Stalin, and Churchill agreed to some kind of "human weapons ban" at the
Yalta conference, but no evidence ever surfaces. Throughout the
Cold War, rumors and allegations surface that all sides are using super
humans in covert operations, but again, a lack of evidence relegates
these to conspiracy theory over time. As the Cold War itself fades from
memory, so do the rumors (mostly). 1975 - Rumors begin that the
United States has fielded one or more super soldiers in Vietnam. Grainy
images of a black-clad warrior carrying a shield similar to the one
used by Captain America in World War II appear in papers around the
world. Though no real evidence ever comes to light, the images are
labeled "USAgent" (following the popular conspiracy theory that suggests
that the man in question was a CIA asset). 1981 - The first
appearance of The Hulk. Las Vegas all but destroyed. For the next 7
years, the Hulk will ravage various points around the globe, always
chased by a specialized military unit known as The Hulkbusters. 1986
- Following the Challenger Disaster, private industry takes over space
exploration. Stark Industries, Stane Armories, Von Doom Technologies,
and other companies race to have the best spacefaring technology, but
VDT ultimately wins the new "space race." Led by Doctor Reed
Richards, a young prodigy, a four-man team first experiences "faster
than light" travel on December 24, 1986. Their vessel, The Mercury,
crashes after their flight. Exposure to "cosmic rays" transforms the
four members of the crew, who are thought dead. On December 25,
1986, Mole Man and his giant monsters invade the surface world only to
be defeated by the Fantastic Four, the first modern "super heroes." 1990
- The U.S. federal government secretly creates S.H.I.E.L.D. based on
Reed Richards predictions that the number of super humans will grow
exponentially. Throughout the early 1990's, super humans do grow
in number rapidly. Iron Man, Yellowjacket and Wasp, Black Panther, and
others debut. 1997 - The U.S. Federal Government unveils "The
Patriot", an unknown man in a patriotic costume similar to that worn by
Captain America in WWII. They surround The Patriot with a team of
heroes consisting of Iron Man, Yellowjacket, The Wasp, and The (now
under control) Hulk. They call this team The Avengers. Though the core by Shopping Sidekick Plugin">membership has changed often since, The Avengers have remained the cornerstone of American super human activity. 2000
- A geneticist named Charles Xavier first identifies the so-called "X
Gene", a rare mutation that might give a tiny percentage of the
population super human capabilities. More importantly, he identified an
enormous "boom" in the mutant population in babies born between 1988
and 2000, roughly a quadrupling of the normal percentage. Foreseeing a
potentially dangerous backlash, he begins preparations for bringing
humans to accept this next step in Evolution, which he dubs "mutants."
In part, this consists of creating the Xavier Academy for Gifted
Youngsters. Through intermediary agents, he collects young mutants from
around the world, bringing them to his burgeoning school, set to open
its doors in 2010. Throughout the early 2000's, super human
activity reaches an incredible peak, much of it centering around New
York City. Dozens of new heroes appear; Spider-Man, Daredevil, The
Punisher, Moon Knight, Heroes for Hire, etc. 2010 - The current
year. Super human activity has been in a lull for almost two years.
Despite a few major flare-ups, things have been relatively quiet. But
it might just be the calm before the storm...
