Something happened to the fabric of reality. It’s bleeding. That doesn’t make sense, but it’s happening. Something called The Beyond is bleeding into this reality, changing everything it touches. Only one thing stands between the oozing chaos and everything we know to be true: Defenders Beyond.
Genre
The Defenders often act as an “anti-team.” A roster of oddballs cobbled together to save reality from a specific and unique threat. Beyond is no different. When The Beyond starts seeping into our reality and turning whatever it touches into turmoil, a “team” suited to handle it is pulled together to face it. What they’ll find is a mysterious adventure full of magic and weird science that defies logic. They’ll need to traverse dimensions and the stars to put an end to the creeping oddities.
Gameplay
It will take weird science, magic, and coming to grips with the fragility of reality to stop The Beyond from drowning existence beneath its waves. And when that doesn’t work, sometimes you just gotta punch it real hard or shoot until it stops moving. Think super-powered Annihilation or John Carpenter’s The Thing.
Commander
Doctor Strange
Commander Trait
Doctor’s Orders: Members of Defenders Beyond gain the additional Trait Doctor’s Orders. The Doctor’s Orders Trait gives all players Edge on all rolls to overcome a current Condition.
Team Maneuver
Tarot of the Sacred Flame: Defenders Beyond can summon any hero into the battle who can provide the exact assistance, answer, or advantage they need at that moment.
Commander Stronghold
The Sanctum Sanctorum: The party starts with access to the Sanctum’s Library of Answers. This is where Strange keeps his collection of mystical tomes which the party can peruse. There is also a parlor where Madame Xanadu can give answers via tarot readings and has access to the Tarot of the Sacred Flame.
Commander Connections
Supernatural, Medical, Magicians
Joining Defenders Beyond
Below are suggested guidelines for players who want to join the Defenders Beyond campaign, and can also set expectations for players. They are not requirements. Players do not need to have one from each list, or any at all.
Rank
The challenges players should expect to face would be best encountered by characters with Rank 4-6.
Traits
Enduring Constitution
Enhanced Physique
Fearless
God Heritage
Inventor
Iron Will
Monster
Quick Learner
Scientific Expertise
Situational Awareness
Weird
Tags
Alien Heritage
Cursed
Eternally Immortal
Gamma Mutate
Heroic
Inhuman Genes
Radioactive
Sorcerous
Supernatural
X-Gene
Occupation
Adventurer
Engineer
Military
Outsider
Scientist
Origin
All
Character Pool
The characters below are meant to serve as thought starters and are not a required lineup.
Confirmed
Man-Thing
Wonder Woman
Captain Marvel
Green Lantern (Rayner)