Mutants & Masterminds Holiday Scenario by Arclands Online
Nova City Heroes Special: Yippee-Ki-Yay, Nova City
The stockings are hung. The champagne is poured. And the mag-locks on the blast doors just engaged.
Return to the concrete canyons of Nova City Heroes, a campaign setting for Mutants & Masterminds 3e. In a city defined by the “Vanishing” and the martial law of the Iron Ring, the FutureTech Spire stands as a beacon of hope. Tonight, you are on the inside.
“Yippee-Ki-Yay, Nova City” is a standalone Holiday Special designed to strip your heroes of their gadgets, trap them in a glass cage, and force them to fight their way up forty floors of high-tech hell.
It is 8:00 PM on Christmas Eve. You are a guest at the most exclusive party in town, hosted by the enigmatic Maxwell Irons. You are drinking expensive scotch. You are wearing a tuxedo. You are safe.
Then the lights go out.
A radical evolutionist cult known as the Axiom Collective has seized the tower. Their leader, the gravity-manipulating Archon Vector, isn’t looking for money. He has found a crack in reality inside the building’s core, and he plans to tear it open to escape this dimension—even if he has to drop the skyscraper to do it.
This isn’t a silent night. This is Die Hard with superpowers. It’s The Raid in formal wear. It is a survival thriller where the ventilation shafts are your highway, the glass floor is your enemy, and the only thing between the hostages and a forty-story drop is you.
What’s Inside?
Yippee-Ki-Yay, Nova City is a cinematic holiday blockbuster designed to be played in 2–3 sessions. Inside you will find:
- The Vertical Nightmare: A complete “Mega-Dungeon” environment. Fight from the opulent Gala on floor 40, through the claustrophobic industrial vents, to the freezing, storm-lashed rooftop of the Spire Apex.
- Zero to Hero Gameplay: The adventure begins with the heroes separated from their equipment. Players must survive the “Golden Cage” using stealth, social engineering, and improvised weapons before reclaiming their suits for the explosive finale.
- A New Threat: Full stats and profiles for the Axiom Collective, a sophisticated faction of post-humanists including the brute Tecton, the living energy hazard Voltage, and the phase-shifting assassin Wraith.
- The Class of 2025: Six brand new, ready-to-play PL 8 Heroes created specifically for this adventure, including Bulwark (The Medic), Ion (The Star), and Cipher (The Hacker). Perfect for introducing new players to the system.
Come out to the Spire. We’ll have a few laughs.
Now I have a heat ray. Ho-Ho-Ho.
Yipee-Ki-Yay Nova City! is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.
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