One of the greatest aspects of a superhero world is having other superheroes drop into the action. How often has Spider-Man dropped in on a fight between the X-Men or Avengers and their foes? We want to recreate that feeling while making the Connections feel more important.
There are countless details and aspects of a shared-continuity universe spanning several different campaigns, goals, and styles. While the shared-continuity approach is emblematic of the source material (comics, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe), it is entirely optional.
Every action a superhero makes has a widespread impact across cities, countries, the globe, and even the galaxy. That is the burden they carry when they try to save the world. That influence that heroes wield is important to give campaigns in Absolute Overpower weight, especially across multiple campaigns with several Narrators. It also helps players realize the gravity that they possess.
Whether it’s newspapers, social media, podcasts, or anything in between, in the world of Absolute Overpower, the news is controlled by two rival conglomerates, the Daily Planet and the Daily Bugle. And like the two at the top of both, they could not be any more different.
Black market tech is a dime a dozen, but if you want the best of the best, there’s only one place to go: Toymaster’s Toy Shop. Sure, there’s Stark and his shiny Slap-Chop armory, but when you need real tech support, Toymaster’s fleet of delivery drones have got you covered.
Phineas Mason—commonly referred to as “The Tinkerer”—is an infamous black market inventor, and well, Tinkerer. Between occasional stabs at villainy, Tinkerer runs Phineas Fix-It, a chop shop of sorts for Absolute Overpower’s tech heroes and villains alike. In addition, he runs the Fix-It Network, which connects inventors, arms dealers, and mad scientists with paying customers.
An integral part of the Commander Overlay added to an Overpower game is Strongholds. They are a social hub, a place to spend XP, start research, investigate anomalies, find missions, etc.
Much of Marvel Multiverse RPG (as well as many TTRPGs) is focused on how player characters perform in combat. This leaves social encounters or downtime almost exclusively at the discretion of the Narrators. To address this, and give players options for downtime, side quests, leveling, and more, Absolute Overpower uses the concept of the Commander Overlay.
Raids and Super Dungeons offer challenging battles and engagements against high-ranking Bosses and unyielding Dungeons. Players from all campaigns can band together to defeat these imposing threats and will be rewarded with unique traits, tags, items, and more.