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HERO HIGH VILLAINS

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CREATED BY RONIN ARTS

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I ntroductIon

This Mutants & Masterminds supplement offers Gamemasters

a total of ten new villains for their Hero High game. Each villain fea-

tures suggestions for variations as well as a trio of villain-appropriate

capers. The villains make use of the Attack/Defense trade-off rule to

adjust their maximum attack, defense, damage, and Toughness save

bonuses. Skills are listed with the number of ranks after the skill name

and the total skill bonus listed in parenthesis. For example: Bluff 5

(+8), means the character has 5 ranks of Bluff and a total bonus of +8

when making Bluff checks.

All of the villains are designed to present a certain challenge for

a Hero High game which is assumed to have a default starting level

of PL 8. If the game operates at a higher or lower power level the

Gamemaster may wish to increase or decrease the villains’ power

levels on a one-for-one basis. Each villain has been assigned to one

of the three “growth” categories of villains (see HH page 91) and

Gamemasters should study these categories for additional clues on

how to use each villain.

Villain Roll

The following villains are present in this supplement:

• The Amazing Presto – it’s magic, baby!

• Beefcake – who’s bullying who now?

• The Cat –the purrr-fect criminal mastermind

• Headmistress Payne – welcome to the school of hard

knocks

• Heiress – wealthy and spoiled beyond belief

• Plastique – you never know where she’ll strike from

• The Principal – who’s in charge now, punk?

• Reverend Grim – time to bleed for your sins

• The Tattered Man – the haunter in dreams

• Übergeek – all your heroes are belong to us!

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The AmAzing PResTo

PoweR LeVeL 9

Description

A second-rate magician who discovered a “real” magical outfit,

Presto turned to a life of crime to gain the wealth and fame he feels

due. As an Age of Innocence Villain Presto just wants to be rich

and admired, not rule the world or bargain with infernal powers;

his magic is irritating and humorous (although the heroes may not

think so) rather than deadly.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

TOUGHNESS

+10/+0*

fORTITUDE

REfLEX

WILL

Variations and Capers

Add the Impervious extra to the cape’s Protection to increase

Presto’s ability to withstand damage; add Conceal and/or Flight as

alternate powers to provide additional options. Add Knowledge

(arcane lore) and the Artificer and/or Ritualist feats to give Presto

additional magic options. Give Presto

low ranks in the Magic power (say

2 or 3) and have the wand

provide the remaining ranks

to keep the villain from being

helpless without the wand.

Give Presto a sidekick such

as a magical rabbit or

black cat and/or an

assistant (perhaps

one of the side-

kicks from Instant

Superheroes ).

* without cape

Skills: Bluff 6 (+6), Concentration 6 (+6), Escape Artist 4 (+6), Notice

4 (+4), Perform (acting) 2 (+4), Sleight of Hand 6 (+8)

feats: Ambidexterity, Attack Specialization (wand) 2, Distract (Bluff ),

Taunt

Powers: Device 6 (magic cape, hard to lose): Dimensional Pocket

10 ( Capacity: 100,000 lbs.), Protection 10

Device 4 (magic hat, easy to lose): Summon Animals 5 ( Extras: Broad

Type)

Device 6 (magic wand, easy to lose): Magic 10 ( Blast 10 ; Alternate

Powers: Animate Objects 6 [ Power Feats: Progression 2 (5 objects)],

Create Object 10 , Dazzle 10 [visual senses], Obscure 5 [all senses

in a 100-ft. radius], Paralyze 10 , Snare 10 , Telekinesis 10 [ Heavy

Load: 12 tons], Teleport 10 [ Extras: Accurate; Flaws: Short-Range],

Transform 5 [humanoids into animals], Trip 10 [ Extras: Knockback])

Combat: Attack +4, +8 (wand), Grapple +4, Damage +0 (unarmed),

+10 (blast), Defense +8, Knockback -4, Initiative +2

Totals: Abilities 8 + Skills 7 + Feats 5 + Powers 54 + Combat 24 + Saves

16 = 114

That Wasn’t Supposed To Happen: While fighting the heroes

Presto’s magical wand goes awry (it’s probably damaged or overloads)

and something odd happens; the heroes are transported to an alternate

reality based on a classic work of literature or a game, shrunk to the size

of a thumb, cast into another dimension or parallel world, all the adults

in the world disappear, etc.

Now You’ve Gone And Done It: Ignorance of true arcane knowl-

edge causes Presto to mess up his latest trick with dire consequences:

he opens a portal to a demonic dimension, turns the city populace into

zombies, brings all machines to life, etc. Naturally the heroes get to clean

the mess up, but they won’t be able to without Presto’s help and the lar-

cenous magician is none too eager to participate.

Captive Audience: Tired of being overlooked as a headlining act,

Presto crashes a local televised talent show to force everyone present

to watch his act. Of course the heroes won’t stand for this (if additional

incentive is needed have one or more of the contestants be students

from the heroes’ school or even the heroes themselves), but when they

arrive to put a stop to the villain’s antics he’s only too glad to include

them in the act.

“Watch me pull a hero

out of this hat!”

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BeefcAke

PoweR LeVeL 9

Description

Once a skinny kid always being picked on (maybe even by one

of the heroes), Beefcake became a vain, muscle-bound jerk thanks

to an advanced gene treatment; he now enjoys bullying others and

referring to himself in the third person. As an Age of Innocence vil-

lain Beefcake is plenty strong and tough but lacks the intelligence

and ruthlessness necessary to be a true villain; he’ll knock an oppo-

nent down and flex and pose instead of following up.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

+1/-1

-1

+1/+0

34/8

34/10

TOUGHNESS

+1*

fORTITUDE

REfLEX

WILL

* 10 Impervious

Variations

and Capers

Add theWeakness

or Power Loss draw-

back if Beefcake

has to do some-

thing (i.e. take

a pill, undergo

radiation treat-

ment) to main-

tain his physique.

Add the Vulnerable

(+50% or +100% from

Bluff checks involving com-

plementing his physique) draw-

back to allow heroes to directly

exploit his vanity. Increase

Beefcake’s Intelligence to genius

level or better and add the appro-

priate Craft and Knowledge skills to

make him the inventor of whatever

gave him his powers.

Skills: Intimidate 8 (+8)

feats: Attack Focus (melee) 2, Power Attack

Powers: Enhanced Strength 6, Enhanced

Constitution 4 (Linked Impervious

Toughness 10 ), Immunity 1 (high pres-

sure), Leaping 8 (x500, 4 rounds), Super-

Strength 6 ( Heavy Load: 90 tons; Power

Feats: Bracing 1 , Groundstrike, Shockwave)

Combat: Attack +4, +6 (melee), Grapple +24,

Damage +12 (unarmed), Defense +6, Knockback -11,

Initiative -1

Totals: Abilities -4 + Skills 2 + Feats 5 + Powers 84 + Combat 20 + Saves

11 = 118

1 see Appendix A

Beefcake! Beefcake!: An attempt by Beefcake to pack on even

more muscle succeeds but sends him over the edge and on a rampage

(add ranks of Impervious Toughness and Super-Strength, use the Hulking

Brute archetype from M&M page 216, or simply have him be temporarily

unstoppable as a plot device); the heroes are going to have to pull out all

the stops to defeat Beefcake this time!

I’ll Meet You After School:

Beefcake has called out one or

more of the heroes for a fight

after school . While the heroes

can try to avoid him Beefcake

is very persistent and will do

anything to make the fight hap-

pen (i.e. publicly ridicule the

heroes, threaten their friends,

etc.). Of course, if the heroes do

fight him they’ll probably get in

trouble, but what choice do they

have; while adults might see it as

more heroic to avoid the fight, it’s

guaranteed many of their peers

won’t.

The Worm Has Turned: Beefcake has lost his muscles (perma-

nently or temporarily) and comes to the heroes for protection; every-

one he picked on while big is looking to return the favor now that he’s

back to being skinny. The heroes don’t have to help him but he’ll keep

bringing his troubles with him so sooner or later they’ll be in the line

of fire anyway.

"Ha ha ha, just look at

your puny selves!"

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The cAT

PoweR LeVeL 9

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

-4

TOUGHNESS

+8/-1*

fORTITUDE

REfLEX

WILL

+10

* Flat-footed

Skills: Acrobatics 8 (+13), Climb 12 (+8), Computers 8 (+16),

Concentration 8 (+12), Craft (chemical) 8 (+16), Craft (electronic) 8 (+16),

Craft (mechanical) 8 (+16), Disable Device 8 (+16), Knowledge (life sci-

ences) 8 (+16), Knowledge (physical sciences) 8 (+16), Knowledge

(technology) 8 (+16), Stealth 8 (+21, includes +8 due to size)

feats: Attack Focus (melee) 5, Evasion, Grappling Finesse, Improved

Initiative, Instant Up , Inventor, Master Plan, Set-Up, Sneak Attack

"Bow before me!

Er . . . i mean . . . Meeeooow!"

Powers: Device 3 (high-tech collar; hard to lose; Power Feats: Subtle):

Electrical Control 5 ( Flaws: Range [Touch]), force field 9 ( Power

Feats: Subtle)

Leaping (x5), Mind Control 9 (hypnotic gaze; Power Feats:

Mental Link, Subtle; Extras: Conscious, Instant Command, Duration

[Sustained]; Flaws: Sense-Dependent [visual]), Quickness 4 (x25;

Flaws: Limited to mental tasks), Shrinking 8 (provides -8 Str, Tiny size;

Extras: Duration [Continuous]; Power Feats: Innate; Flaws: Permanent),

Speed 1 (10 MPH), Super-Movement (Sure-Footed, Slow Fall),

Super-Senses (Low-Light Vision, Scent)

Description

An evil scientist’s mind trapped in feline form, the Cat is

works through hypnotized thralls (cat’s paws) and takes comfort

in the fact there’s always someone else to take the fall. As an Age

of Innocence villain the Cat likes to think it’s still the same old evil

genius, but the truth is the villain finds string as fascinating as death

weapon design theory, wants a a good belly rub as much as to rule

the world, and often loses track of complex plans because it’s nap

time.

Combat: Attack +6, +11 (melee, includes +2 due to size), Grapple +2

(includes -8 due to size), Damage -4 (unarmed), -2 (unarmed sneak

attack), +5 (electrical control), +7 (electrical control sneak attack),

Defense +9 (includes +2 due to size), Knockback -3 (includes +2 due

to size), Initiative +9

Drawbacks: Disability (no hands, very common, moderate, 4

points)

Variations and Capers

Add the Sensory Link extra to Mind Control to allow the Cat

better control of its thralls from a distance. Make the Cat an evil

sorcerer rather than scientist by replacing the villain’s scientific

skills and feats with Knowledge (arcane lore) and the Artificer and/

or Ritualist feat. The Cat’s thralls are usually supporting character

archetypes (see M&M pages 226-229) outfitted with devices of

the Cat’s design; for a greater challenge add the devices of the

Gadegeteer or Battlesuit (see M&M pages 226-229). The Cat doesn’t

actually have to be a cat; the villain could be a dog, monkey, giant

squid, etc.

Totals: Abilities 36 + Skills 25 + Feats 13 + Powers 68 + Combat 22 +

Saves 12 – Drawbacks 4 = 172

Wash, Rinse, Repeat: The Cat’s standard caper is to have thralls

build one or more of its devices and use them to commit crimes. Since

the Cat tends to pick weak (read: easily controlled) individuals as its

thralls, the villain usually settles for minor crimes such as robbing banks

or knocking off catnip shipments. While this doesn’t make it a great

threat, it often takes the heroes some time to figure out who the actual

villain is allowing the Cat to try again and again with new thralls.

The Claws Come Out: Tired of being foiled in its plans the Cat takes

matters into its own hands, er, paws; it felines a giant robotic cat bristling

with fiendish weapons and lays siege to the heroes’ city. Can the heroes

stop the Cat or will it turn their beloved home into a litter box?

Can I Keep It?: Finally the Cat has found someone worthy of

being a tool for its genius, one of the heroes’ friends. Can the heroes

figure out what’s going one before the Cat’s project is completed

and turns everyone into its mindless slaves?

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