Setting Background:

In the 1970s, Superman, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Dr. Fate, The Flash, and several others, formed a society of superheroes who would join together for a common cause of protecting the weak, fighting evil, and generally doing good deeds. This group was known as the Super Friends. The Super Friends brought about a golden age of heroes, each member being an upstanding citizen and highly regarded in popular culture.

In the early 90's, Batman, a vigilante who was more myth than common knowledge, formed a second society of superheroes known as the Justice League. Unlike the Super Friends, this group wasn't public facing. On top of that, the group's goal was to prevent the formation of large supernatural gangs of villains and to prevent major crimes from being committed. Batman focused on those who were either in control of large areas (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aqua Man, Black Lightning), or who had shown great skill in detective and investigative work (The Question, Black Canary, Constantine, Huntress, Martian Manhunter).

The two groups operated more or less independently, and it was questionable how much the Super Friends actually knew about the Justice League. At the time, no one was prepared for what was coming.

Darkseid, the self-proclaimed new god and ruler of the planet Apokolips was searching for something known as the Anti-Life equation. In his efforts, he opened a portal to a realm known as the Phantom Zone. Finding General Zod, and his two lieutenants, Darkseid was forced into a desperate battle. It is unknown how long it took, but Darkseid eventually conquered the three Kryptonians and enslaved them to his will. Finding that Kryptonians had fragments of the equation but that similar species would have more, Darkseid found out that Earth would hold another piece of the equation he searched for.

On June 10th, 1998, with no warning, the east coast of the United States was assaulted by an alien army of Parademons lead by Kryptonian General Zod. The war was bloody and lasted over 5 years. Heroes were born and fell, and countries shuddered under the assault of Apokolips.

The general public, to this day, is unsure what Batmand did to end the war. But what is known is that Batman flew in through one of the Boom Tubes and suddenly there was a flash of aqua-marine light, and then all the boom tubes closed. Without reinforcements, the Apokolips slaves were freed, the parademons were slain, and Earth was saved.

Superman, after aiding in reconstruction, retired from being a superhero. Wonder Woman created a new group that mixed the Justice League with the Super Friends, and named it the Justice Society. But many of the current heroes are either weak or beaten. The powered cultures of the Amazons and the Atlantians have suffered catastrophic losses. And as far as we are aware, Darkseid still lives.

Current Setting:

The Wayne Foundation for Gifted students has formed a school for those with 'unique gifts'. These are students with abilities and talents that will allow for them to be the newest generation of Superheroes. Rather than these heroes growing independently and forming fractious groups as their predecessors did, the Wayne Foundation is secretly training these heroes in how to participate and work as both individuals and teams. Letting these children learn how to grow into the greatest heroes they can be, in the hopes of being prepared for any future conflicts of the Darkseid nature.

Game Rules:

System: Mutants and Masterminds 3e

Power Level: Funky (PL 12)

Power Points: 100

Build Level: Build as a PL 6, but know that the limits are set as a PL 12.

Powers Allowed: All except Variable. There will be powers I will watch, however.

There will be a class schedule. What classes you choose and when; WILL change your character sheet over time.

No one knows, and no one believes, that Bruce Wayne is Batman. This is an in-game rule. Bruce Wayne was crippled during the war and has retired to a summer vacation home, but has been seen on several occasions. He is very much alive and signing the checks. Batman died by going through an exploding interdimensional portal. No one knows WHY the billionaire decided to donate his family home to be a training school for the next generation of heroes. Or what dirt Wonder Woman had on Bruce Wayne to have him do so. But it is the source of much gossip among the students.

This game will start off small adventure/slice of life, and build from there in both power and danger. You are not experienced heroes. Many have just discovered their powers and have begun to use them.

You will be doing team training, much of that will include varieties of Player Vs Player. I don't mind rivalries, I do mind someone going supervillain. There will be games, challenges, and field trips. I will be sprinkling in Easter Eggs as I think of them. And as the characters grow into their powers, they will steadily get sent out on missions. The end goal of the game is for the players to earn and learn their way up to being notable superheroes.