Environment Database

Would there be any interest here in our (admittedly small) community of people posting the Environments they've designed? I realize they are often strongly contextual to a story, but a couple lines' introduction here could provide enough context for others to re-use them.

I'm floating this idea because, well, I don't feel very skilled at making Environments, and Action Scenes generally benefit from having them.  I have designed a few, but they're merely serviceable.  I've had more fun results re-skinning ones from published sources.  Now I'm looking for more.

If others are interested in this, I'll certainly post the few I've designed as well.

(I also thought of doing something similar for non-simple Challenges.  I'm confident with basic Challenges, but I haven't gotten too much more clever than timed Challenges.)

Thoughts? Submissions?

I'm wrapping up the starter kit with my group and we'll be starting my own content as soon as I get the core rulebook. I'll post my environments and challenges when I make them, and in the mean time I would love to see others' ideas!

I think this is a great idea. Even better if they could somehow be organized better than just a forum thread. Not sure how though. 

I’m a web developer; I can look into making a web app of some kind as soon as data starts coming through.

Anyone want to begin, or should I begin with one of my quite mediocre offerings?

All the environments I've been using are reskins of environments from the corebook, one-shots and starter kit. So please drkrash1969 go ahead and get started.

OK, since I was invited to go first, here we go - even though I only promise mediocrity.  This was an Environment used to represent one of the hero's powers going out of control, causing small black holes to open.  The Action took place iin a vacant lot behind some tenement buildings.  This is one of the few Environments I designed completely from scratch.

AURA's POWERS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!

Black Holes Appearing d12

Things Flying Everywhere d8

Aura is stressed out d6

GREEN

Minor Twists

Gravitational Forces: Hinder all with the Min die.

Flying Street Debris: Attack 1 target with Mid die.

News Crew Arrives on Scene: Challenge (1 success needed).

Major Twist

"Where'd the flying van come from?": Add 1 success needed to "Free First Responders" (a Challenge already in the scene)

YELLOW

Minor Twists

Flying Car!: Attack 2 targets with Mid die,

A Hurricane of Flying Debris: Hinder all with the Min die.  (I never realized that this is the exact same as a Green Twist)

More Innocent People Caught in Black Holes: Challenge (2 successes; 2 Round timer or they die).

Major Twist

More Holes Opening!: Advance Scene Tracker.

RED

Minor Twists

Torn Apart by a Black Hole: Attack 1 target with Max+Min

Torn Between Two Black Holes: Attack 1 target with Max die and Hinder with Mid die.  This penalty is Persistent.

Gas Main Exposed Near a Flame: Challenge (2 successes, 2 Round timer) + Hinder 1 target with Max die.  (Failure: lots of collateral damage.)

Major Twist

Buildings Start to Fall Down: Attack all with Max die.

Figure I can toss this environment in. It's technically attached to the final boss action scene of the current arc in my game, but I make all of my environments from scratch for the most part. There are some references to the Villain involved, but this is mostly here for some of the neat things in it.

Environment:

• Dice Pool:

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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Virulent Memetics: d8</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Incoherent Composition: d10</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">The Folly Of Man: d12</b></p>
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• Green

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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Minor</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Scattered Conspiracies: Add one d6 Lightning Conspirator Minion to the scene.</b></p>
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">A Murder Of False Truths: Add one d6 Crowing Conspirator Minion to the scene.</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Major</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Decry Logic And Praise Insanity: Add the challenge ‘The Quality Of Reason’ to the scene.</b></p>
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  <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Yellow</b></p>
  
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Minor</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Gathering In A Storm Of Denial: Roll the environment dice pool and add Min die in d8 Lightning Conspirator Minions to the scene. Attack all targets using the Min die.</b></p>
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Descending Upon A New Nest: Roll the environment dice pool and add Min die in d8 Crowing Conspirator Minions. Hinder all targets using the Min die.</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Major</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Decry Change And Praise Stagnation: Add the challenge ‘The Power Of Adaptation’.</b></p>
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  <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Red</b></p>
  
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Minor</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">A Thundering Tide Of Scurrying Falsehood: Roll the environment dice pool. Add the Mid die in whichever Minion type is lesser in the scene. Add the Min die in the other Minion type to the scene.</b></p>
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">The All-Encompassing Outcry Of Willful Ignorance: Roll the environment dice pool. Attack one hero using the Max die, then Hinder all targets using the Mid die.</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Major</b></p>
  
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  		<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Reject The Rational And Glorify The Inane: Boost all Villains using the Mid die, and&nbsp;Boost all Minions using the Min die. Change all bonuses on Hero targets into penalties of the same size. Change all penalties on Villain targets into bonuses of the same size.</b></p>
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Challenges(Added by Environment)

• The Quality Of Reason: 3 Successes

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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">While the scene is in the Green zone, all heroes’ quality dice at or above d8 are reduced one size. In the Yellow zone, all heroes’ quality dice at or above d10 are reduced two die sizes. In the Red zone, all heroes’ quality dice are treated as if they are d4. These effects stack.</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Heroes may remove this ability with three Overcome successes. If a hero takes a minor twist, the hero must lose access to a quality entirely until this ability is removed. If a hero is knocked out while this ability is active, you may create a new minion using the hero’s highest power die to represent the controlled version of that hero.</b></p>
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  <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">The Power Of Adaptation: 3 Successes</b></p>
  
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  	<li dir="ltr">
  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">While the scene is in the Green zone, all heroes’ power dice at or above d8 are reduced one size. In the Yellow zone, all heroes’ power dice at or above d10 are reduced two die sizes. In the Red zone, all heroes’ power dice are treated as if they are d4. These effects stack.</b></p>
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Heroes may remove this ability with three Overcome successes. If a hero takes a minor twist, the hero must lose access to a power entirely until this ability is removed.</b></p>
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Minions And Lieutenants(Added by Environment):

• Lightning Conspirator:

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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Theories Evolve On Rogue Signals (R): When a Lightning Conspirator fails a save against energy damage, all other Lightning Conspirator’s get a +1 bonus against that type of damage until end of turn.</b></p>
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  <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Crowing Conspirator:</b></p>
  
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  	<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-84c5b1e0-7fff-4c2b-d1b8-e1d6053a1a60">Lies Grow Louder From Echoes (R): When a Crowing Conspirator fails a save against physical damage, all other Crowing Conspirator’s get a +1 bonus against that type of damage until end of turn.</b></p>
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This is intriguing; could you offer a little explanation of what's going on here?

The villain that the heroes are fighting is a sentient computer virus from SPACE and it's been driven more than a little insane. To the point where it propogates and communicates using internet memes, logical fallacies, and reaction images, as opposed to any actual language.

The environment is the inside of the network that it calls home, as the heroes experience it once {technobabble} puts them inside of it so that they can actually have an effect on it. Unfortunately, since the network is home to the Villain, it's basically an echo chamber for their insanity. This takes a few different forms, but generally it's not pretty for the heroes.

Interesting.  Thanks! When I have a moment, I'll post a similar one that took place inside one of the heroes' souls, where a war between competing magical DNA was taking place.