Changeling's Bargain - A Metahumans Rising Adventure
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Dumuzi¸ a small biotech firm¸ claims they have developed a means to cure Metahuman changes in children of age seven and under. In their official press release¸ Dumuzi states their newest gene therapy suppresses abnormal gene alterations completely triggered by Metahumanity.
After just six weeks your child can be restored to their natural state. As monstrous as that might sound¸ the truth may be far worse.
Dumuzi
Parents of older children are reporting strange personality quirks from returning kids¸ or behaviors they can't explain. Dumuzi has stated that the therapy can lead to some minor behavioral changes¸ and that this is what you should expect from a child going to a summer camp. They simply have more life experience.
Suitable Campaign Age: Bronze¸ Dark¸ or Cinematic
Adventure Tone: Introspective and Philosophical Action-Adventure
Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic
Content Warning: The following adventure explores dehumanization¸ eugenics¸ racism¸ heterosexism¸ politics / political manipulation - fear mongering ¸ gaslighting¸ child endangerment / imprisonment¸ abduction¸ and social manipulation. Additionally¸ this adventure focuses on parents that feel their children can be "fixed” or otherwise "made normal '' and is pulled from the tragedy of gay conversion camps along with recent real world events¸ which may induce strong emotions or reactions from players. Please review with your players the Tone¸ Lines¸ and Veils of your Campaign before introducing this adventure. House Dok Productions does not condone or approve of these camps or laws that target the LGBTQIA+ community. This story is written where heroes can win¸ but the stakes and challenges are not minimized. House Dok looks to promote inclusivity and hope.
Allegories In Comics & Campaigns
Comics have used people with powers as a stand in for people of a given minority. X-Men was inspired by the Civil Rights movement¸ and is rooted in the fight for equality. As a collection of comic titles it has evolved as an LGBTQIA+ allegory as well. This may be most exemplified in the 2003 X2 line "Have you tried not being a mutant?” If someone expresses that comics¸ or comic book media are not¸ or¸ should not be political¸ it is possibly because they do not find themselves on the same side as the heroes.
Metahumans Rising One Shots
Starting in December 2019¸ House Dok Productions began releasing free adventure for Metahumans Rising on their website. These one shot adventures are designed for a single game session (about 3 to 5 hours) and can be injected into most modern day superhero campaigns. Updated and formatted for PDF¸ we hope you enjoy the adventure!