THE COMIX RACK: Freedom's Architect Issues!

Are you tired of casting your line, and catching red herrings?

Floundering around trying to find a good story arc?

This is no bait and switch people, this is the reel deal!

Find out who is behind the nefarious scheme to keep Fish Melee from going public!

Or try it just for the Halibut!


The Quest for Fish Melee ARC 99058

Arc Name: The Rikti Roll
Arc ID: 182068
Faction: Villain
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Matres
Difficulty Level: Easy
Recommended Team Size: Any
Synopsis: The Rikti have stolen something from radio and Television and they want you to get it back!
Estimated Time to Play: Under 30 min

Arc Name: Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name...
Arc ID: 178774
Morality: Heroic
Factions: Red Cap, Ghosts, Cabal, Custom
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Hard. Mission 5 has EB/AV.
Synopsis : Patrolling in Croatoa one night, you notice a little girl wandering aimlessly on the edges of a cemetery and decide to stop to help. Experience a ghostly tale of love, sorrow, and betrayal as you attempt to unravel a mystery. (SFMA)

Note: This arc is intended to be played by someone in their low to mid 30s . Has an AV, but you have ally help.

Arc Name: Morally Impermissable
Arc ID: 45831
Faction: Neutral
Your global/forum name: @Project X-593
Difficulty Level: Easy - Medium
Recommended Team Size: 1
Typical duration: 30-40 minutes
Arc Synopsis: The janitor at the Aeon Entertainment building has been hearing something in the basement. He's asked you to check it out. Fight your way past Aeon's Security forces and uncover the truth behind his paranoia!

Link to a more info/comments thread: Comments Here

Arc Name: Battle for Mercy Island
Arc ID: 185895
Faction: Heroic
Your global/forum name: @Ponytail
Difficulty Level: Medium
Recommended Team Size: 1-8
Typical duration: 1 hour or less
Arc Synopsis: Longbow is recruiting heroes for a major sweeping campaign in Mercy Island. You are one of those heroes. This is story driven and designed for characters between 5th and 15th level. Most characters should be able to solo it on heroic challenge rating.

Arc Name: Party Like a Troll
Arc ID: 184130
Faction: Hero & Villain
My global name: @VER
Difficulty Level: Medium
Recommended Team Size: Any, Level 5-20
Arc Synopsis: What starts as a helping get someone back from the Trolls turns into a lot more than expected.

Arc Name: Flight of the Dreadnought
Arc ID: 180901
Morality: Heroic
Faction: Custom
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Hestis
Difficulty Level: Medium (1 EB at end)
Synopsis: A seemingly routine break-in at an abandoned lab leads to a far more sinister plot that threatens all of Paragon City.
Estimated Time to Play: 4 missions, not exactly sure, I would say an hour maybe.
Link to More Details or Feedback:

This is my first attempt at an arc, so any and all feedback is welcome, either in-game or PM me here. I'm particularly interested in the difficulty, as I originally thought it was too hard, and am hoping it's not too easy now. Thanks for looking!

Arc Name: The Rule of Law
Arc ID: 191959
Faction: Hero or Villain
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Cyber-naut
Difficulty Level: Hard - Custom critters & AV's - bring team or play on heroic
Estimated Time to Play: 1-2 Hours
Synopsis: Join a covert government agency tasked with bringing lawless super-powered beings under control. This arc ends with a choice to continue with one of 2 different arcs, 'Just Outlaws (ID 177335)' or 'Just Law (ID 189598).

Give 'em a try if you think you're sexy enough...

Arc Name: Those Who Help Others
Arc ID: 211494
Faction: Heroic
Your global/forum name: @Anthem
Difficulty Level: Medium
Recommended Team Size: Any
Typical duration: About 20 mins
Arc Synopsis: What is "good" or "evil"? When lives hang in the balance, does the end justify the means? Would you sacrifice the lives of a few to save the lives of many? Our story begins with an attack on a mysterious research facility....

My first attempt at an actual arc. This mission is chapter one and I'll be adding more and more until the conclusion.

Enjoy!

Arc Name: Desecration
Arc ID: 211441
Faction: Midnight Squad, Custom Group
Global/forum name: cfischer999
Difficulty Level: Moderate, Fun boss/EB at the end.
Recommended Team Size: Any combat capable size or mix. This is soloable, at least at low levels of difficulty.
Typical duration: 1 hour
Arc Synopsis: Keep a corrupt Midnighter out of the Hell she so richly deserves. Very villainous content. Four missions. There are places where stealth helps but it wont solve all the problems. Added a custom group to off-set some of the wimpiness of Midnighters at the top end of their level range or at low difficulty settings.

"Relocate their remains and you pave my path to glory. And don't get caught. They seldom hang grave-robbers anymore, but we're on a tight schedule."

Hey, part time Freedom player (full time Champion player). I have the first part of my ninja trilogy up...

The Gathering Storm
272394
Faction: Custom
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Lascota
Difficulty Level: Hard
Synopsis: Through a simulation, discover how a team of heroes nearly gave a foothold to an unbelievably dangerous ninja clan.
Personal Note: First arc, part of a trilogy I've been writing awhile. Hope it entertains. This is meant for just the heroes, and it's roughest in the middle.
Estimated Time to Play: We ran it tonight; while some of the missions run a bit long, I've pared them down a touch-- as well as one of the nastier ambushes that crushed my team.

Reflections of Your Desire
Arc #315097
Morality: Neutral
Faction: Reflections (duh), Soldiers of Rularuu, Circle of Thorns, a couple spoilerish cameos, a batch of custom EBs
Your global/forum name: @Electric Eddie
Difficulty Level: It's soloable on heroic/villainous (the EBs get downgraded), but you may need a higher level character
Recommended Team Size: For the story, go solo. If you want to see what the EBs are capable of, a small group of threeish on Tenacious/Malicious or Rugged/Vicious works. Large groups kinda ruin the feel (and hilariously enough, actually make it a bit harder).
Typical duration: 30 minutes to an hour (4 missions)
Arc Synopsis: The Reflections are starting to do things... odd things. This takes place entirely in the Shadow Shard, ending in the bizarre Garden of Memories.
Link to a more info/comments thread: Looking for feedback (#315097: Reflections of Your Desire)
Miscellaneous Notes: This is a story-driven arc. The final boss in the first mission says 'Hero', but it's closer to a boss. If you have trouble hitting the obelisks at the beginning of mission 3, give it a few seconds; they'll always become hittable.

"Go. Fight."

Day Job Hell: A Villain's First Day Job

Arc ID#: 322480
Length: Long
Morality: Villainous
Enemy Groups: ClockWork, Tuatha de Dannan, "re-purposed" standard foes (colors+name changed)
Description: "Rise from the Mercy sewers and become a true villain. Lowbie villain arc, lvls 1-10. Guaranteed snake free! Custom groups='re-purposed' standards. Single added Boss spawns as a Lt. on Difficulty setting 1. LBMA, SFMA [not yet spellchecked]"

Take your villain from zero to hero! Wait, that didn't come out right... but you get the idea. Your new villain needs a place to start and getting a couple of dayjob badges seems as good as anything, but the only place that will have you is the Mercy Island Sewer Works, run by a man known as Fats Squalor. Learn to hate your job, your "friends" and to turn that burning rage into what it takes to become a true villain. This one's a bit more serious than my two previous (see sig) but it does have some touches of humor. I've tried to keep all the text visible for teams as well.

I've tested it with a few level 1 squishes (without using any vet powers) and they all did ok on difficulty setting 1. Good for a few levels if you're 1 or 2; if not, it's still fun and has no snakes!

After the better part of 6 months of off and on work, I finally finished my third Arc (and the first of what was suppose to be a series of related arcs. Who knows if I'll do the others now)

Arc Name: The Null Earth Saga: A Reflected Web
Arc ID: #334016
Faction: Hero
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Aoide Muse
Difficulty Level: Hard
Missions: 5
Synopsis: When Arachnos personnel start fighting other members of Arachnos, something is up. But what happens when things quickly get more complex, and it becomes a race against time to stop an invasion from an unusual source?
Estimated Time to Play: At least an hour

I'd like to get both a Hero and Villain take on this mission.
Thanks!


Title: Wonder Home Institute Valentine's Day Party
Arc ID: 377649
Creator: @Tazwert
Keywords: Custom Characters, Save The World, Romance
Length: Medium
Morality: Neutral
Mission 1: Unique map, level 1 - 54, Contains Collection, Destructible Object, Patrol, Ally, Defeat All Enemies.
Enemy Group: Custom (The Potts)
Description: The Wonder Home Institute is having its' annual Valentine's Day Party and The Potts are trying to steal the recipe for Rocket Fuel.

Questionable Ethics
Arc #393301
Morality: Hero
Faction: 5th Column, Omega Labs Security (custom group) + unique custom bosses and AVs
Your global/forum name: @Quantum Phant0m
Difficulty Level: Built for a team. DO NOT try to solo this, unless you are the ultimate EB/AV killing machine. Expect some tough fights and plenty of ambushes at inopportune moments. Includes custom elite bosses and arch villains.
Recommended Team Size: 4+ (You'll need a good solid team that works well together for this arc)
Level Range: Minimum 30+; Recommended 40+
Typical duration: "Long" - 1-3 hours (3 missions)
Arc Synopsis: A 5th column traitor has information leading to a eugenics facility, where inhuman testing is being conducted on heroes and civilian captives. Work with C.I.A. Section Chief Agent Deacon to locate the facility, rescue any captives, and level it to the ground.
Link to a more info/comments thread: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...71#post2741871

WARNING: May contain elite bosses, arch-villains, and extreme arch-villains.

Mission One - Execution at Dawn - A Silver Tongue Tells No Tales
Mission Two - The Feint - Rumble in the Bronx
Mission Three - The Omega Man - The End of Evolution

All feedback is welcome.

Title: The Ballad of Po' Lazarus: Chapter 1
Arc ID: 443964
Creator: @po_lazarus
Keywords: Custom Characters, Origin Story, Drama
Length: Very Long
Morality: Heroic
Mission 1: Unique map, level 1 - 54, Contains Boss, Ally.
Mission 2: Unique map, level 1 - 54, Contains Boss, Collection, Ally, Defeat All Enemies.
Mission 3: Unique map, level 1 - 54, Contains Ambush, Patrol, Battle, Defeat All Enemies.
Enemy Group: Custom (Sun Eagle Indians, The Law)
Description: You've been hired on as a farmhand the old west. As increasingly dramatic events unfold you are forefront to the birth of a hero

PM me with what you think. Hopefully more chapters to come soon!