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Background

The Republic of Turrannia and its

leaders have always been bluntly

vocal about the evils of imperialism

and capitalism (although it’s no

friend to communism either).

Whenever a “western power”

suffered ill, be it a terrorist

attack, force of nature, or

major accident, the Turrannian

President was always leading

cheers. If not for its precious

resources, the rest of the world was

content to overlook the extreme

remarks and threats.

...and then Turrannia announced

that it developed nuclear

weapons.

There was an outcry around the

world. Turrannia’s neighbors

feared invasion while other

nations feared suitcase bombs.

The United Nations went into

action, trying desperately to get

Turrannia’s assurance that it would

not use its nuclear weapons.

Turrannians feared that America

and its allies would use the nuclear

announcement as a pretext to

invasion. The world tensed.

Time Bomb is an M&M Superlink adventure for

three-ive heroes of 10th level in a standard

four-color campaign setting. As this adventure

is designed to plug into any campaign setting,

Time Bomb includes modular notes on tailoring

the adventure for insertion into an ongoing

campaign. Game Masters are encouraged to

read through the entire adventure and adjust it

for their particular campaigns. It is very possible

that Episode Four will be played before Episode

Three.

Finally, the American President

offered an olive branch. He

offered to meet the Turrannian

President in an American city

and discuss ways to reach an

understanding. For the irst time in

decades, America was opening

full diplomatic relations with

Turrannia. To everyone’s surprise,

the Turrannian President accepted.

After three tense days of negotiations, the

two presidents walked into the conference

hall of a city hotel to announce a new

understanding between the nations. As

the American president elaborated on

the details, the entire world breathed a

collective sigh of relief.

Adventure Overview

Time Bomb is divided into four episodes.

The PCs must stop the master plan of the

Shepherd, who hopes to provoke a nuclear

war.

In Episode One , the heroes stop a bank

robbery, only to be attacked by the Hit

Squad from the future. Apparently, one of

the PCs (the “marked hero,” see below)

assassinated a foreign president and started

a war. The episode ends with the PCs inding

a PDA from the future.

And then a hero suddenly appeared and

assassinated the Turrannian President.

Within days, world tensions reach the

breaking point. A suitcase bomb is triggered

in the assassin’s home city, signaling the start

of full-scale nuclear war. Within hours, what

is left of the world struggles to survive in an

increasingly toxic atmosphere. Mankind is on

the verge of extinction, and there is little that

can be done to stop it.

In Episode Two , the heroes use the

information on the PDA to track down Red

Bolt, a former associate of the Shepherd. The

marked hero’s relative, on orders from the

Shepherd, makes his or her move.

But there is hope.

In Episode Three , the PCs must stop the

Shepherd’s plan to assassinate the Turrannian

President.

Almost two years after the bombs

dropped, a Super-scientist has developed

a rudimentary time machine. There’s only

enough power for a single window to open

for a few minutes. A few of the world’s

remaining heroes (and a villain or two)

volunteer to go back in time and prevent

the assassination by eliminating the hero that

performed it.

In Episode Four, the PCs take the battle to

the Shepherd, confronting him in his satellite

station.

Choosing the Marked Hero

Before running this adventure, the GM will

have to decide which player character

assassinated the President of Turrannia. This

hero is referred to as the “marked hero”

throughout this adventure. Almost any hero

would work, providing that they have a

relative that can get into trouble and that

the hero is able to be mind-controlled.

Unfortunately, that hero is one of the Player

Characters.

For the purpose of this adventure, a

“relative” is any non-super close associate of

the marked hero. Examples include blood

relatives, spouses or signiicant others, or

simply very good friends. This relative should

be able to get close enough to the hero on

the night before the assassination.

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