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X-Men: Mutant Massacre. SESSION ZERO

X-Men: Mutant Massacre. SESSION ZERO

Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game | Campaign

About the adventure

Part of a project retelling classic Comic Book events as a Table Top Role-Playing adventure series. The first in the series is Marvel Comics X-Men cross-over event 'The Mutant Massacre' retelling the '80s event reformatted and packaged as a five issue adventure limited miniseries set in the events and setting of Mutant Massacre. Players will create or choose characters who are part of the new class of students at Xavier's school for the gifted and talented. While out on Friday night in the City the characters must overcome the odds in order to prevent the mass execution of the most maligned of mutant groups. Issues/Sessions: 5 Scope: graphic novel Session 0: The Incoming class of Xavier's gifted and talented. Session 1: Friday Night, Street Fight Session 2: Never Mind the Morlocks! Session 3: Clearance Session 4: Search, Rescue, Destroy!

5.0

(12)

3 years on StartPlaying

6 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Visual Aid, Creativity

Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Visual Aid

Creativity

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Enki

Matt has great creativity and is able to weave together all of the threads of the characters in play. I've gamed with him on many tables with a variety of systems and he never fails to make it a fun time.

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Todd

Matt is one of the best GM's I've ever played with. He's a great world builder and knows what he's doing. He allows the players to truly make up their own minds and make their own decisions. This means that sometimes the adventures go into unexpected and unplanned territory. Most GM's stick to "stories-on-rails", but Matt is able to roll with it, creating new obstacles and encounters on the fly. Matt's unique ability to do "think-on-your-feet" storytelling style keeps the campaigns fun and engaging!

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Doc

Jording does a great job incorporating everyone into the shared story that you build as you campaign. Backgrounds get worked in so everyone can feel important and useful.

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Saeradar

Very capable at controlling a game without railroading players. Great with on-the-fly storytelling and flowing with player decisions. Engaging and good at storytelling.

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Hendell

Good pacing and interaction in a complex and time sensitive situation.

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Tracy Gingell

It’s because of Matt that I fell in love with being a DM. His dedication to exploring and testing the rules makes him a true guru. His dedication even led him to run an adventure that went from sundown to sunup with a rotating cast of players. As a PC it’s the only time I ever had a beholder as a friend!

Additional details

How to prepare

Players should be running a recent version of Chrome and have headphones & a microphone, a webcam is helpful but not required. Players will need a free discord account to connect to an Audio chat channel. If your new to the game, its very easy to pick up on. Marvel has a quick intro here: https://youtu.be/I6WLq5s04l8 and session zero will supply the player with game rule summaries, and ensure players are familiar with their characters and the game.

What I provide

Custom Virtual tabletop server (Foundry VTT) and discord server. I strive to deliver tightly prepared narration, encourage improvisation, roleplay, and character development/character arcs. Facilitating entertaining, and challenging fight scenes. Custom detailed maps, tokens, lighting, and battle map tools, special effects for power signatures, character effect animations. The adventure includes handouts of maps, key NPC dialog, news items, etc. The game server has background audio, including music and atmospheric foley. Players control individual volume to their taste.

Gameplay details

Regular breaks for sessions over an hour in length. Each game starts with a session 0 to set expectations over the series of adventure sessions. Each session starts with a pre-session checklist. The checklist includes: - Reviewing safety tools with the table. - Session 0 review and session specific expectations, and tools. - Upcoming game schedule and game recap. Forum for session discussion and support outside of foundry game server (Discord)

Content warnings

• Violence

• Racism

• Mind Control

• Mind alteration

• Guns

• Memory Erasing

• Mental Illness

• Alcohol Use

• Body Horror

• Controlling Parents

• Devils / Demons / Fiends

• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)

• Genocide

• Mass Death

• Talk of Superior Race

Safety tools used

Breaks

Deck of Player Safety

Open Door

Session 0

X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

We will be making characters as part of session zero. If you'd prefer to make or select a published character, have it ready to add to the roster at session zero. Your character should be a young mutant whose powers have begun manifesting themselves in recent years. Characters are students at Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Origin of Mutant or Artificial Mutant. Rank is capped at 3. In addition to making characters, players will establish backstories, relationships, and world building. You'll be introduced to the mansion that houses the school and participate in a Danger room exercise.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Beginner

Platforms used

Foundry VTT

Discord

2 NEEDED TO START
$12.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Sunday - 3:00 PM UTC

2-4 Hour duration

1 / 6 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Beginner

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 3 players have joined