As the boilerplate introduction to the Supporting Cast line states, superheroes are surrounded by lots of "ordinary people." The Supporting Cast line aims to present NPCs that GMs can drop into just about any Mutants & Masterminds campaign, and the Daily Standard presents one of the common tropes of superhero comics: the local newspaper. The author gives good advice about incorporating the Daily Standard into any modern superhero setting. The product provides robust write-ups (including stat blocks, if you really need them) for three newspaper staffers, and briefer ideas about a few more. For each of the fully-developed NPCs, the author provides strategies for using the NPC as an ally to the heroes or as an opponent. The product also includes about half a dozen plot hooks. The Daily Standard would make a good addition to any superhero campaign that doesn't already have a big-city newspaper in it—or even one that does, if that paper needs some competition.
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