Hello Everyone!
Looking for some good mission idea's for my campaign arc for Marvel Heroic RPG.
Universe: 515
Timeline: Comic Civil War What if Iron man died.
Norman Osborn makes a pact with Mephisto to kill Tony Stark and move from head of H.A.M.M.E.R. to Secretary of Defense. Mephisto is being further led by Lord Chaos to accept the deal and bring about his vision of the ultimate chaos in the universe, the battle world. Meanwhile, Haazareth is ordered by Mephisto to send Franklin Richards to hell, as with a mere thought the boy could undo all of his plans.
Mephisto manipulates Ghost Rider (a player) to kill Tony Stark. Osborn, having second thoughts about his deal, hires Dead Pool to kill Tony Stark first to terminate the contract and accomplish his goal by his own means.
Ghost rider successfully kills Tony Stark, and obliterates Dead Pool to the extent he is able to see death for a brief moment.
In the Aftermath, Dead Pool decides to stick with Johnny Blaze in hopes he will regularly obliterate him so he may see death on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, Peter Parker hasn't given out his identity yet, he was still enamored by Tony Stark and begins to investigate the death of his mentor. Seeing Norman Osborn rise to power and the furthering of the Thunderbolts, Peter Parker saves Spider-Woman from Doctor Octopus and Venom as Captain America also arrives on the scene to rescue Spider-Woman. Peter asks Steve for help on the investigation.
Steve Rodgers accepts Peter's inclusion to the Secret Avengers. When it is revealed that Ghost Rider is involved, they contact Stephen Strange to get involved, but Strange declines and says something bigger is at work in the Cosmos and he must remain vigilant. Steve then reaches out to some dark ties from old government friends. They send him Hell Boy (Player), and a man named Al Simmons (Player) shows up as well under the guise that he was also sent from the government. In reality this is Spawn, and he want's to get involved with this team to further his goals for saving Wanda's soul from hell. The Symbiote reminds Peter that he is immune to the penance stare, and reluctantly Spider-Man accepts the power boost he obviously requires to get involved in this occultic conflict.
Since this is crossing far into occult territory Steve Rodgers announces he will continue to fight the registration act and the more conventional enemies at large, but gives the team his blessing and christens them the Secret Dark Avengers and will remain a resource for them when able. Susan Richards, the invisible woman, learns of this team being formed while they are congregating in the Secret Avengers base, and she forces herself onto the team in hopes of rescuing her son from hell.
They encounter Ghost Rider who reveals this is obviously a plot from Mephisto and he would love to get involved in bringing down the demon lord. The team agrees to team-up despite Peter Parker having HUGE problems with it, but he isn't in a position to call shots. The team travels to Wakanda to speak with Black Panther for his ability to summon dead spirits. T'challa informs them he has no interest in getting involved, but Susan Richards is able to convince him when she reveals the fate of her son. T'Challa agrees to assist. He finds he cannot summon Tony Stark as his soul is claimed by Mephisto. As they depart, T'Challa is moved by the sorrow of Susan Richards and joins the team as a member when Wakanda can spare him.
The final Roster:
Ghost Rider
Spawn
Hell Boy
Black Panther, King of the Dead
Symbiote Spider-Man
Invisible Woman
Dead Pool (tag-a-long, not consistent)
The End Game (See what I did there?) is to lead them on a few missions to discover that it is not just Mephisto but also a few other demon lords ultimately led by Lord Chaos. The team will need to seek appropriate power amps (Cosmic Spider-Man, Apple of Eden Spawn, etc) to fight Lord Chaos and defeat him and delay the inevitable apocalypse of Battle World.
Does anyone have any good missions that line up with this that I could run? Maybe different steps they should take on their way to the end?
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