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Game Geek, Issue 27, Mar 2012

An Avalon Games Product, All righ

reserved, Version 1.0, 2012

All comments, suggestions and

contacts can be made at…

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Some game design, artwork and lay

by Robert Hemminger

Cover by Robert Hemminger

Some art by Sade, LPJ and Art Fant

Miguel Santos

Contents

Musing of the Avalon Stogie .................................................................................................

Behind the Game,

TSR ….......................................................................................................................

Coral Throne

Interlude XVIII .............................................................................................................

Dept 13 Comic, Issue #12 .....................................................................................................

Mark's Musings ................................................................................................................

Avalon Pathfinder ................................................................................................................

Heroes Wear Masks Preview ..............................................................................................

Multi-Verse ……….....…….…………....................................................................................

Avalon Models ...................................................................................................................

Arcana ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Reviews ..................................................................................................................................Cool Stuff ...............................................................................................................................

Whats New ............................................................................................................................

Free Stuff ………………………………………………………………………………..……….….

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p ten time around here at Game Geek. This time around we look at my top ten list of super heroes. There are a lot o

per heroes out there, the list is endless it seems with more arriving every day. Still there are a few iconic characters

at must be included in the top ten.

Superman. The first, the best. Yeah, he has seen better days - the 50's and 70's where low points for him. Still, he

the super hero we all think of first. Recent views of him have been interesting and he is even becoming the subject o

holarly reviews and articles.

Spider Man. He started the super hero craze at Marvel and is still their flagship character today. The webslinger i

eryman - every loser that gets a chance to be something more. Spidey's personal life is as important as his super

wers.

Batman. More mood than super, the Batman is still an iconic figure and in the top ten for sure. I could go on and

about the metaphor between Batman and Superman, or the historical need for a dark hero, but in the end he is just

ain cool.

Wolverine. By far Marvel's most popular character, this dark warrior and mutant brings a gritty side to things and

as born in the 80's and their dark side genre of comics. Claws and super healing make him a great tool for story

ling.

Fantastic Four. Now not just one

aracter but four, they are still the best superro team out there. Where the Avengers or

e Justice League might have more heroes

d wild adventures, the Fantastic Four is

ore than a super-powered band of characters

hey are a family.

Captain America. While he is my

vorite character, and should be the top of

s listing, good old Cap comes in 6th. He is

t quite as iconic as the others, but still my

rsonal favorite.

The Hulk. Big and green, well he was

ey to start. Over the years this character has

d his ups and downs, some great stories and

me great art. The movies have also been hit

miss, as well as the T.V. show.

Wonder Woman. Well she started out as

ore of a bondage fetish than anything else,

t she has grown over the years to be the

rd leg of DC's universe.

The Flash. Fast is good. Fast and dressed

a red body suit is better. The comic has

ways been a dud but the character has al-

ays been cool.

. Everyone else. There are so many, and

are cool, so I will lump all the rest here,

e Green Lanterns, Thor, Doctor Strange,

octor Fate, and on down the list.


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TSRTSR, Inc. was the game publishing company most famous for publishing theDungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game.

When Gary Gygax could not find an established games company willing topublish Dungeons & Dragons - a new type of game he and Dave Arneson wer

co-developing - Gygax and Don Kaye formed Tactical Studies Rules in 1973.

However, needing immediate financing to bring the new game to market beforseveral similar products, Gygax and Kaye quickly brought in Brian Blume as

an equal partner. When Kaye died unexpectedly in 1975, Blume's father,

Under the Blumes, the company ran into financial difficulties in 1984, and although Gygaxmanaged to have the Blumes removed from the board of directors, they subsequently sold

their shares to company manager Lorraine Williams, who succeeded in forcing Gygax out of

the company at the end of 1985. The company continued to prosper under Williams for some

years, but by 1995, it had fallen behind several other companies in overall sales. A failedattempt in 1996 to enter the collectible card game market with a product called Dragon Dice,

coupled with an unexpectedly high return of the year's hardcover fiction novels, left the

company with no cash reserves to pay its printing bills. With no way to make money and

facing insolvency, the company was sold in 1997 to Wizards of the Coast. Although the newowners made use of the TSR name for D&D products for three years, they stopped using the

TSR name when a new version of the Dungeons & Dragons rules was published in 2000.

Now you can say what you will about TSR – yes, they put out some real crap in the 90's - bu

they were still the gods of RPGs in the 80's. Everyone played D&D, and everyone bought

stuff from TSR. It was like belonging to a cult or something - a not so secret society of

people who had the inside scoop on what was fun.

I still have my copies of the old D&D books, including a first edition of the Monster Manual

with the illustration of the Chimera not having wings drawn in.


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ell me good sir, what are your feeling on the coming

ttle? Will we route the pirates fully?” Paula asked,

ght and cheerful once more. Jon looked over to

adora and then back to Paula. “I am sure the royalty of

e realm will show these pirates a thing or two and send

em packing like the dogs they are.”

et us all hope,” Isadora said. She was not so

nvinced herself, but still she knew that Jon’s words

ere more to set the girl’s worries aside then to tell the

th. Both Jon and Isadora knew that the fighting would

a hard, and the realm may well lose, the cost of such a

feat both high and terrible.

they rode along Paula offered up gossip about this

d or that lady, romantic things mostly, unrealized love

d secret admirer’s all the rage in the queen’s court

ese days it. Isadora could have cared less, but Paulaok it all with a light heart, it did bring a question to

nd.

With your mother ill for so long,” Isadora asked of

ula, “who has been running the court?”

Well for the most part it sort of runs itself. The realm’s

ficials are all quite bright and skilled in their duties.

ll Maxis has taken charge more and more this year.”

Do you think this a move on his part to sit the throne?”adora asked in reply. Paula thought it over a moment

fore answering. “I could be, but then Maxis has

ways been a take charge sort of man. We two have

ver been all that close, he being so much older then I.

ll he has always been a force in the court, even when

other was healthy and in full control.” The three of

em rode on in silence for some time thereafter, each to

eir own thoughts.

the hours flew by, the group of riders stopped on a

mall hill to have lunch, Isadora making it a point tovite the guards to sit with Paula and her this time. It

as clear that Paula and the guardsmen were a bit

comfortable with this arrangement, but she would not

ve these men sitting off by themselves. These soldiers

ould give their lives for the two women sitting with

em and Isadora felt they had the right to be treated as

uals, not servants or furniture.

After lunch they all continued on, finally arriving at th

cliffs on the north face of the island. There they rode f

a short while along the white stone walls above the sea

reaching a lower bluff soon enough and the rock cover

beach below. They had to take a steep path down the

cliff side, leaving the horses behind with a handler. On

the breach itself Isadora watched as waves crashed into

the cold stone beach before her.

“It seems odd that you have not placed some sort of

defensive works here to protect this side of the island.”She asked Jon as he walked between Paula and her.

“It would be a waste of time milady,” answered Jon.

“The surf here is to strong for a small craft to land on t

beach and the reef out before us prevents a larger vesse

from making a landing. No this is better protected the

our city’s harbor I think.”

“Hum, if you say so,” mused Isadora. She though cou

think of several ways to land a small enough boat here

should she be determined. Isadora was sure this was ablind spot in the realm’s defenses.

“Paula?” Isadora asked of the girl. “Would you help m

collect some of these stone, they are all so pretty.”

Isadora leaned down to pick up one of the smooth, whi

rocks at her feet. It was washed clear, bleached by the

sun and made smooth by the pounding of the surf at hi

tide. Looking about the whole beach she could see it a

nothing but a large garden of bones, for many of the

stones looked like bones that had been thrown about as

they all stood in some mad graveyard. Isadora worriedfor a moment if this would be the fate of this realm,

becoming some great graveyard of the dead. Silvia

seemed to worry that this could be the destiny of this

realm, some fate that had yet to raise its ugly head.

Isadora put it all out of her head, she had come to this

beach to relax and enjoy the day, not fret about unseen

futures and possible horrors to come. Besides she had

idea on a use for some of these white stones.

She called over to Paula as the girl began to pick up a

rather hefty rock, smiling at the game. “Make them

small though, I do not wish to carry a mountain back

home with us.”

They collected stones, even Jon joined in at one point,

gathering a small hand full and handing them over to

Isadora. Eventually as Paula and Isadora walked the

beach apart from the men, holding hands as they move

along the beach. They skipped from stone to stone, litt

ponds of seawater forming tidal pools about them. Pau

reached in and pulled out a starfish, holding it up to

Isadora.


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used to collect these. Sammual would bring me here

metimes and we would gather them and sea shells.”

ula told Isadora as they walked along the rocks. “I

ce had quite the fun collection of pretty shells,” Paula

fered. Dropping the creature back into the salty water

e turned to Isadora becoming a bit serious. “I’m glad

u brought Sammual back to us. I did not think he

ould ever come home after the fight between Maxis and

m.”

What fight?” Isadora asked, this being a bit of history

e had not heard.

m sorry,” Paula said, stepping over a small pool to

and next to Isadora once more, “I thought you knew

hy Sammual left home? Maybe I should say no more,”

e offered, a sly look on her face. Isadora smiled back

d bending down to pick out of the water one of the

nny sea creatures, she holding it up to Paula’s face.

Tell me all little child or I shall have to feed you to thisvenous sea beast.” Isadora laughed as she shook the

arfish before Paula. Paula squealed at the sight of the

eature which then drew hard looks from Jon. Isadora

mbarrassed, dropped the critter back into the water and

ntinued to walk along, Paula following.

Well it’s no real secret I guess,” Paula offered. “Maxis

cused Sammual in court one day of sinking the ship his

fe and child were on. The rumor had been going

ound for awhile and I guess Maxis had just had

ough. They got into it right there, Mother and theurt watching. Words soon enough turned to spells

ing cast by the both of them, a nasty magical duel

ught right there in the middle of court. Mother and

artin had to finally step in before one of them got

lled, Sammual then stormed out, leaving the palace that

ry day.”

o they have had bad blood between them for some

me?” Isadora asked as they both turned back towards

e captain and his waiting men. It was getting late and

ey had to start off if they wish to reach the palacefore nightfall.

Yes, they have been at each other for years I think.

axis loss though seemed to have turn the feud into

mething more, they had gone from dislike to outright

te I fear.”

ammual would never have slain Maxis family though.”

adora offered in defense of her husband.

“I know, as do many others. Still the rumor was out

there. Some have sought to keep the feud going betwe

them, hoping it would open doors to their own

advancement.” As they spoke they climbed the slope

back to where their mount waited.

“Who would benefit from such a fight?” Isadora asked

climbing behind Paula.

“Jules for one,” Paula offered. “Lessiter I think would

rise higher in the succession should they cancel each

other out.”

“So it could have been either of them that sunk the ship

that carried Silla and Yivvia?” Isadora asked as she

walked over to her horse.

“Hum, I guess it could have been one of them, althoug

think it was just a terrible accident. Not all tragedy ha

to flow from our families inner struggles,” she offered

mounting her own horse.

“Was there any evidence that it was my Sammual bein

the one behind it all?” Isadora asked as they began the

ride home.

“None at all, but then sometimes you don’t need proofa wrong deed to know that one has been committed. N

it’s all done and over with now I think. Maxis’ seems

have come to terms with it, and Sammual seems so

different now that you are with him.”

“How so?” Isadora asked. She had wondered at times

what sort of man Sammual had been before they had

fallen in love.

“Well…,” Paula started, unsure how to put it all into k

words. “Don’t get mad, but Sammual was sort of aprick.” She smiled at the off colored word she choose

describe her elder brother. “Don’t get me wrong. I lov

him and all, it’s just that he was always more interested

in himself then others. Sort of selfish and even a bit

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And you think he has changed?” Isadora had thought

he same thing of her husband the first time she had meet

im. A snob at best, possibly even a true ass of a man.

ammual and she had not gotten along at first, not till

ater in their adventure.

Why yes, he seems so nice now, happy even. You have

made a different man of my brother I think.”

Let us hope he has made a different woman of me as

well,” Isadora answered, riding on.

**********

sadora knocked on the door to Martin’s tower. The old

utor called something from behind the door and then a

ew moments later opened it. She had to stifle a small

augh as the old wizard stood there before her. Dust

unnies lay all about in his long white beard and hair, a

rilly apron tied over his neck, covering his long blackobe. Seeing the look on Isadora’s face Martin also

urned a bit red. “You have caught me in a bit of house

eeping my dear, that is all,” he confessed.

tepping aside to allow Isadora to enter, she walked past

he tall man and steeped into the first floor of his tower.

he queen had awarded him one of the palace’s many

owers all for his own use. The first floor seemed to be

sed as a study of some sorts. Bookshelf lined the walls

while more books lay in tall stack about the floor, the

hairs, tables all having piles of texts stacked on them.its of junk, animal skulls and feathers lay all over and a

uge desk piled high with loose papers and more junk sat

cross from the door. A steep staircase sat to the side

which lead up through a hole in the ceiling to the second

oor above. Isadora assumed it was a bedroom, for the

op floor of the tower she knew was taken up by the old

utor’s most prized possession, a brass and copper

elescope he used to observe the stars. He had told her

ll about it the other day when they walked back from

heir lunch in the gardens, Paula having maneuvered

erself into having the rest of the day off and running off

o seek out some fun.

House cleaning?” Isadora asked as she steeped into the

oom. “I would think a mighty wizard such as yourself

would just cast a spell and have the whole place cleaned

p for you.” Isadora reached out as she spoke and

lucked the largest of the dust bunnies out of Martin’s

eard.

“Humph,” he puffed as she showed it to him, “no my

dear, magic is too difficult to work to waste on cleanin

dirty rooms. By the time a magician has gathered up t

needed energies, formed them into a spell and hung th

for later use, he or she could have cleaned the room by

hand, washed their clothing and made dinner.” Martin

offered with a flourish of a hand while a feather duster

flopped about in his other.

“Could you not summon some wild magical creature t

do it all for you?” She inquired, taking a rag as she

asked the question and beginning to wipe off one of hi

selves, helping him to clean. Martin stood there a

moment eyeing her as Isadora continued to wipe off d

from a small glass orb sitting on the shelf, then movin

on to other objects next to it. As she continued to clea

smile came over Martin.

“You are quite the remarkable woman milady,” he saidwith a smile. “If I was a hundred years younger, our d

Sammual would have a time on his hands keeping me

from stealing you from under his very nose.”

Isadora smiled.

“As to summoning a mystical beast to clean for me, th

same trouble comes about. I would have to spend the

time ordering it all about. That or have to summon on

smart enough to do the task on its own, which would

mean it was much to powerful and untrustworthy tobegin with. No the conjuring of creatures can and is a

dangerous affair. Too weak and it is of no use, too str

and it’s a possible danger to the caster.” He moved ov

as she spoke, putting books back into their place on on

of the shelves, handing the duster to Isadora.

“No, magic is no easy way out of life's many tasks.

More often then not is more work then its worth.

Isadora gave him an odd look then. “I would think th

someone who has spent all their life mastering magic

would be more prone to talk it up, not putting it down

“Ha,” he laughed, “spend enough time on anything my

dear and you begin to see the reality of its true value.

Had I spent as much time on living my life as I did on

study of magic,” he paused. “Well I might have had th

time to find a wife and had a daughter as fine as you to

help me clean.”


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sadora bowed in respect to him with that honest admission.

utting the last book in place he sat down at his desk. “Now my dear, you did not come here to clean my hovel, so s

own and tell me what you want.”

sadora smiled. “What makes you think I wanted anything?” She said, moving a pile of books off a chair and sitting

cross from him.

Why else would you be here, not to gaze upon my good looks?” He laughed with this jest which filled the small

hamber and brought a broad smile to Isadora as well. “I am at your service,” he finally said, catching his breath an

owing his head, “be it in whatever matter you may need.”

sadora smiled, he was such a fine gentleman, she could not help but like the old wizard. Pulling out the vial she han

to him. “Could you tell me what this is?” After taking the vial of medicine from the queen’s nightstand, Isadora h

washed out a small perfume bottle and transferred the potion to it, so as to mask where she had stolen it.

Martin eyed the liquid in the small colored glass bottle. “What is it you mask?” Opening the top to take a smell.

urning his nose at the stink he offered. “Not perfume I would guess,” he smirked with a smile on his face.

ooking it over a bit more he finally asked. “May I ask where you got this?”

I would rather not say,” Isadora replied.

Very well then,” he told her. “I will examine the contents of this vial and report to you what I have found. It may t

it of time, alchemy is not my strongest suit. I would suggest that you take it to Lessiter, I think though you would r

one of the others in your family were to know what you have here,” he offered with a raised eyebrow.

No, not yet at least. I hope I am wrong, but I would like to find out one way or another.”

Then I shall work on it this very day,” Martin offered.

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Well we found what

we were looking for,

now what?

We help this

poor creature

escape these

foul Nazis.

Easier said

than done.Thank

you.

It speaks

English?

No, I am simply speaking directly into your

mind, which is taking my telepathic messages and

turnin them into a lan ua e ou can understand.

Cool.

Best get

out of

here.

Hey you!What are

you doing

here?

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Who are

you?I have no

name; my

species

does not

use them.

Well we

need to

call you

somethin

Bob

sounds

good to

me.

Bob?

I had a dog

named Bob,

cute little

puppy.

Thanks you for

your aid. I believe

the humans you call

Nazis planned to

dissect me.

That

would be

their style.

How did

you gethere?

My ship crashed landed on

your world. As I crawledfrom the wreckage the Nazis

fell upon me.


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Shomer?

Well we can hide you

until we can figure out

a way to get you home.

That will not be necessary.

My rescue is already on the

way. The ship will arrive

anytime now.

Damn,

looks like

Shomer is

here with

his damnrobots.

In the meantime

we have

company.


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Ya another Nazi madman. He lost his head in the

war and now crawls about in a robot body.

How horrible.

Ya, he's quite the freak, and insane.


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How much longer until

this recue ship arrives?

Kill Them! We're

Trapped

God I hate

that freak.

That's the strangest

rescue I have ever seen.Don't complain, it just

saved our bacon.

Well

Bob, safe

trip

home.

Thank you

for the

help.


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Mark’s Musingsby Mark L. Chance of Spes Magna Games

Going Low Magic

This month, I'm writing about using the Pathfinder

Roleplaying Game to simulate a low-magic,

swords-and-sorcery sort of world. Yes, I know

there are other games on the market that already do

what the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game isn't

designed to do. To answer your question: because I

enjoy tweaking -- even torturing -- game systems

so that they'll do new things. So, with that out of

the way, let's move on and look at the this low-

magic world (and let's call that world Cìhan).

Character Classes

The inhabitants of Cìhan have some knowledge of

magic, but neither arcane nor divine magic are asubiquitous as they are on other worlds. When

making a character for Cìhan, players find class

choices constrained.

1. Alchemists, bards, clerics, druids, inquisitors,

magi, oracles, sorcerers, summoners, witches, and

wizards are prohibited. These classes simply do not

exist in Cìhan.

2. Paladins and rangers exist, but they do not gain

the ability to cast spells.

3. Barbarians,

cavaliers, fighters,

gunslingers, monks,

and rogues are

unchanged.

Paladins & Rangers of Cìhan

Instead of spells, paladins get bonus feats start

at 4th level. These bonus feats must be chosen

from among channeling feats and combat feats

and the paladin must meet the prerequisites

before a feat can be selected. An additional bo

feat is gained at 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, and 19th

levels.

Rangers also get bonus feats starting at 4th lev

These bonus feats must be chosen from either

combat feats or any general feat that provides bonus to skill checks (such as Alertness). Of

course, the ranger must meet the prerequisites

before a feat can be selected. Like the paladin,

additional bonus feat is gained at 7th, 10th, 13

16th, and 19th levels.

As an alternative to bonus feats, you might wa

to allow archetypes that remove spellcasting

ability. This option would include the warrior

the holy light for paladins, and the skirmisher

trapper for rangers.


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The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game puts you in the role of a brave adventurer fighting to survive in a world

beset by magic and evil. It’s a very short trip from there to the world of superheroes.

Pathfinder games and superhero fiction have a lot in common. They’re both tales of powerful extraordinary

individuals, some heroic, some definitely not, who go out and have adventures. Saving a town from being

destroyed by a rampaging monster works equally well as a Pathfinder adventure or an issue of a comic book.

Something about the core experience of Pathfinder and the superhero milieu fundamentally click. Heroes

Wear Masks seeks to capitalize on that natural synergy and bring superheroes to Pathfinder.

Heroes Wear Masks is Pathfinder after it was bitten by a radioactive spider. If you’re familiar with Pathfinderyou’ll recognize most of the rules. If you’re familiar with superheroes you’ll be familiar with most of the

setting. If you’re familiar with both, you’ll be right at home here.

A metropolis strains under the weight of crime. The police are helpless against a new breed of costumed

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Characters found in Heroes Wear Masks are

superheroes and villains like those you’ve read about

in comics or seen in movies and television. The

character possibilities offered by the world of

superheroes are nearly limitless. You could play

anything from a vigilante detective who has reached

the peaks of human potential, to a mysterious alien

visitor with superhuman abilities they barely

understand. Wizards, robots, mythic monsters,corporate ninjas and manufactured soldiers, almost

anything you can imagine you can play in Heroes

Wear Masks.

CharactersThe characters in Heroes Wear Masks are

superheroes and villains, just like ones you may have

read about in comics, or seen in movies. You might

play a masked crime fighter who survives on his wits

and skill alone, or an incredibly powerful alien whosepowers come from the light of earth's yellow sun.

Superheroes and villains come in all shapes, sizes,

and types-let your imagination run wild!

The adventures of superheroes and villains are

similarly diverse. These stories can take the

characters to such exotic locations as undersea

kingdoms, alien worlds and alternate dimensions,

sometimes all the in same adventure. Characters

might seek to save the world from destruction by

aliens, or to destroy all human civilization as revenge

for mistreatment. Energy flinging fights in the

downtown core of a metropolis, races against time tostop the activation of a doomsday device,

investigations into conspiracies which manipulate

entire governments, adventure of every kind can be

found in the world of Heroes Wear Masks.

“You're about to discover the depth of strangeness

and beauty the world holds.” -Warren Ellis, Planetary

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Heroes Wear Masks is based very heavily on the

Pathfinder d20 rules and is fully compatible with that

system. If you are already familiar with the

Pathfinder system, you'll find that you already know

most of these rules. The goal with this project was

not to reinvent the wheel, nor to create an entirely

new superhero system. Instead, the goal was to allow

players to easily transfer from the Pathfinder rulesinto a different genre, without having to learn an

entirely different rule set. Many of the changes are

cosmetic ones, designed to make the game feel more

like a superhero game and less like a fantasy one.

In reality Pathfinder is nothing more then super

heroes set in a fantasy setting, so the conversion from

one genre to the other is simple and to master.

The Game has detailed information on several

origins, which will take the place of races in a moretraditional fantasy RPG.

You of course have the standard...

HumanThere are those rare men and women who, despite

the lack of supernatural talents or abilities, have

chosen to take up the mantle of the superhero. These

heroes make up for their lack of powers through a

combination of rigorous training and dedication totheir cause that often borders on fanaticism. Many

begin preparing for a life of crime-fighting at a young

age, influenced by an older mentor, or a tragedy from

their youth. Sometimes older men and women take

up the mantle of a crime-fighter in response to a

personal tragedy or perceived need.

Enhanced HumanEnhanced Humans have been artificially granted

powers beyond those of mortal men. Some EnhancedHumans are the results of accidental exposure to

cosmic rays, radioactive bug bites, or mystical

talismans, while others deliberately choose to

undergo procedures designed to make them stronger,

faster, and better.

MutantsSome believe that Mutants represent the next

evolution of humanity. Others feel that they are

freaks, cursed by the whims of genetics or the hand

of a vengeful god. Whatever the cause, Mutants are

born with their powers, though many do not manifest

superhuman abilities until sometime during

adolescence. Because the cause and nature of

mutations is poorly understood, Mutants are often

feared and hated by the general population, and many

government officials believe that Mutants should be

regulated or restricted because of their superhuman

abilities. The prejudice that they face on a daily basis

leads many mutants to form Mutant-only

communities, where they can learn and grow without

threat or interference from the outside world. Such

communities, while often benign, only serve to

heighten the paranoia of those who believe Mutants

are a threat to humanity.

Strange VisitorNot all of the heroes of Earth were born here; some

come from distant worlds, or even distant galaxies.

Others are products of mystical realms, heroes whose

names were spoken in the distant past, returned in

humanities greatest hour of need. Some come to

Earth with a purpose, seeking vengeance, justice, or a

simply a place where they can isolate themselves

from whatever society they were born into. Others

arrive by accident, the last survivors of a dyingworld, rocketed towards the one place that might

prove to be their salvation.

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Several Core Classes allow you to build iconic heroes

and villain, which will fit all the basic settings

covered by the comic book hero genre. These

included...

Brick

The thick of battle is the mantra of the brick. Theyare the brute muscle of a super group. Physical

strength and resistance to injury are the things that

separate the brick from anyone else.

Energy ManipulatorsFor what ever reason the character has gained the

ability to generate and control energy fields and

forces. Some use this ability to jet across the skies

while others fling bolts of cold, fire or bio energy

about, blasting their foes. A true icon of the Super

powered heroes or villain; the Energy Manipulator is

to be feared.

AcrobatHighflying athletes and skilled tumble, the Acrobat is

hard to fight, hard to get a hand on and even harder to

defeat. They are often skilled t witty banter and

highflying kicks.

DetectiveA shadow among shadows. Watching unseen. The

dark shadow of the city. The Detective sees

everything while saying little. He is a mysterious

figure, using knowledge as his greatest weapon in

fighting crime.

Super HumanWhether they are born with super powers, or by some

twist of fate are altered in some way, the super human

character is more then the common man, now closer

to a god.

Combat ExpertSkilled in the art of battle, the combat expert is the

master of hand-to-hand combat and often a dangerous

foe all by themselves. They are found in the thick ofbattle, leading the charge and taking on the hardest

foes.

Many dedicate themselves the master of a single

weapon, becoming almost god like in its use and

skill.

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Powers

Using PowersOne of the major differences in HWM versus the

Pathfinder core system is the elimination of theVancian magic system. Instead, HWM requires

Power Activation checks. The basic DC of a power

check is DC 10 + power level + power modifiers. In

order to make a power activation check, a d20 is

rolled and your power activation skill is added.

Success means they can use their power without any

ill effects. Failure either means their power cannot

be used for one round or they take an amount of

subdual damage equal of the level of the power they

were using in order to actually use the power in

question.

Pathfinder vs. HWM power differences

Comic books have heroes and villains doing things

from flying in the air, firing laser beams from their

eyes, to bending steel bars with their bare hands.

Powers are different from the Pathfinder spells in the

following ways. They are not magical. Although

your world may include the possibility of magic,

powers and spells cannot affect other. A magical

shield will not stop a laser beam while the force field

power will not stop a magic missile. A hero or villaincan use any power they know any number of times

per day. There is no preparation needed to use

powers. No verbal, somatic or material components

are needed.

As a general rule, HWM will try and use as much of

the Pathfinder core book as possible to make the

transition easier. The fantasy and superhero genre are

different in a number of ways. Therefore, there will

be differences. Some of them will only consist of

changing the word "spell" to "power". Other changes

will be much more drastic.

Gaining powers is a bit different than in the

Pathfinder Core book. Characters gain a number of

power points that can be used to purchase powers.

Every power point spent on a particular power allows

access to another level of ability within that power.

For instance, one power point is used to advance

from level 2 to level 3 in energy ray.

Powers cannot be used to counter other powers aswith the Pathfinder core book. In other words, if you

possess the same power as an opponent, you cannot

automatically counter it.

Most powers will have several options open for use

as power templates and effect templates are applied

to said power. These represent different uses for the

power and expanded abilities. Such tweaks are listed

in the template chapter.

Power points gained from the character's origins canbe used to buy new powers or to increase those

gained from a class.

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ArmorThe hero has greater than normal armor either in the

form of natural protection or some sort of armor

which is worn.

Power Level / Ability:

1. Increase armor class by +2


3. Increase armor class by +24. Increase armor class by +2







Power Templates Usable:

Cold, Radiation, Energy X, Sound, Earth, Water, Fire,

Air, Electrical, Plant, Magical, Alien, Magnetize,

Light, Darkness, Gravity, Animal (Thick hide,

caprice, etc), Psychic

Enhancement Templates:

Damage Field, Combined Effect

Energy RayYour character is able to attack with energy rays.

Energy rays are emitted from any part of the body, as

chosen by the player, but typically most heroes andvillains emit their power from their eyes, hands or

occasionally their mouth.

Energy beams are rays and therefore all of the rules

applying to rays apply to this power group.

The damage done by the power is 1d6 per power

level. Range of the power is as shown below.

In most cases the target of the attack does not gain a

save to avoid the damage, but a to hit roll is requiredfor the ray to hit its target.

Power Level / Ability

1. 20' range.

2. 40' range.

3. 60' range.

4. 80' range.

5. 100' range.

6. 150' range.

7. 200' range.

8. 250' range.9. 500' range.

10. 1,000' range.


Cold, Radiation, Energy X, Sound, Earth, Water, Fire,

Air, Electrical, Plant, Magical, Alien, Magnetize,

Light, Darkness, Gravity, Psychic


Increased Range, Area of Effect, Blast, Beam, Aim,

Cloud, Splash, Combined Effect, Pinned, Stunning,Explosion, Paralysis, Energy Drain, Nauseated,

Bleeding, Blindness, Confusion, Deafened, Poison,

Disease, Whirlwind, Explosion, Damage Field

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InvulnerableThe character is immune to physical harm of most types.

Gains DR 2/ - per level against any physical attacks (i.e. fists, arrows, bullets, thrown weapons, etc). Add +2

to the power check for every 10 points of damages stopped by this power. The invulnerability will last until its

maximum damage has been reached. At that point, your character cannot use this particular power for 10

rounds.

When the power is first taken the player much pick one vulnerability, which the power cannot stop. This can

be any material or energy type.

Example: Power Lad has the power of invulnerability, but is still susceptible to the dark energies of the moon.

Whenever his is attacked with powers, which have the Dark power template, he finds his invulnerability fails

him.


Cold, Radiation, Energy X, Sound, Water, Fire, Air, Electrical, Plant, Magical, Alien, Magnetize, Light,

Darkness, Gravity, Animal, Psychic


Combined Effect

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A whole new system is also supplied to deal with

resources and wealth, gear and gadgets.

Resource PointsIn the world of superheroes, the main goal of most

heroes is not to earn vast amounts of money. Instead,

they are motivated by altruism or other internal

motivations. They will still need equipment fromtime to time. Every hero has the ability to keep a

certain number of items on hand at any given time.

This is represented by resource points. Every

character gains resource points per level based upon

their current class.

Each resource point can be spent in different ways.

The first is to have three common mundane items

available immediately. A hero is able to switch out a

piece of common equipment by declaring the switch

and spending 1d6 x 10 minutes getting the item.Common equipment is anything available in a big

box store. In addition, the only equipment needing

tracking is anything needed to overcome a challenge.

For instance, if the characters do not have any sort of

travelling powers and they wanted to climb up a wall,

then a grappling hook with rope would be considered

one piece of equipment.

Another way to spend resource points is get items

that duplicate powers. Each equipment point equates

to one power point being spent. For instance, havinga small laser pistol might be energy ray level 1 (laser

pistol) which can do 1d6 damage

Finally, your character could gain the lair or super

vehicle feat and invest equipment points in creating a

home base and fantastic vehicles. These will haveaccess to a number of features that could aid the

character. However, any points used in this manner

are tied up. i.e., your hero wants a special car, then

the points are all tied up in that car and may not be

used unless the character has access to the super car

in question.

General Gear:

This list offer special gear and equipment that the

character can carry with them and use at just about

anytime. Most characters are assumed to havemundane items, cell phone, clothing, etc and so need

not buy these items.

1 Point Items:

Single Weapon (Gun, sword, etc, See weapon chart

for details on each)

Light Armor (Can be a part of the character's

uniform, See armor chart for details on each)

Large Mundane Item (Car, Bike)

Apartment, Town House, etc

Scientific EquipmentSmall Lab

Small Cancelable Camera

Communication Link (Can be a part of the character's

uniform)

Small Hidden Tracer (Effective range of 10 miles)

Small Gas Mask (Can be a part of the character's

uniform)

Night Vision Goggles (Can be a part of the

character's uniform)

Telescope Goggles (Can be a part of the character's

uniform)Cold or Warm Weather Clothing (Can be a part of the

character's uniform)

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Heroes Wear Masks is coming in June, so get your super

powers tuned up and ready, its going to be a blast of a

summer.

Come check out more news and sneak previews of

HWM on our web site

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Multi-Verse

Steel & Glory Steampunk: Dr. Clockwork

Part 2We have more characters for this great system, and even more next month, so get your steam

punk on and get ready for a wild ride.

You will find in this issue and the next few the cards and counters so you can play this great

game by Steve Lopez.

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in a hurry, this product will fill your purposes

admirably.

Herein are eight fully-developed characters,

set up as an integrated crew. Each one gets a

couple of pages - one a filled-out character

sheets with all the necessary game stats, and

the other a write-up of the character'sbackground, including a brief history, notes on

personality and motivations and even what he

thinks about the other members of the group.

There is also a sketch of the character to

enable you to visualise him.

A fairly shady group they are, too. The leader

is one Beck, a fixer - the sort of fellow who

can get you whatever you want, no questions

asked, provided you are willing to pay his

price. The others are the crew who procure thewhatever it is... a crew called Nine Eyes. Most

people will find a character they'd like to play,

if you are using them as your ready-made

party. A wandering scholar, an urbane steward

(or is he?), a kandra longing to return to her

Homeland but honour-bound by her contract, a

fugitive Mistborn noble lass, a Skaa

con-woman who insinuates herself into noble

society, a thief who is rarely as drunk as he

appears to be, and a watchful bodyguard who

burns with barely-controlled rage.

Between them, they form a group that is more

than its individual members. They'd certainly

make a good starting group (especially if you

want to dive straight in to the game), else they

may be exemplars of how you might create

your own crew, or a rival crew to pit against

your own players...


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Forever

In the 80's TSR and Marvel comics teamed

up to publish an RPG based on the classic

Marvel universe. The result lasted for a fewyears and through several editions. If you

want a great game, here it is. Use the link

below to get all the resources you will need

to have ball in this retro game of comic book

fun.

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We have more Super Brawl for you this

month, with new characters, new battles

and new rules. Don’t let the forces of

darkness rule the city, put on your cape

and go fight a super villain.

Our How To line of game books has been

very popular, and we have a new one foryou this month. How to Use Religion in

Your Game. Everything you need to bring

some holy might to your game night.


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We have a new series of paper models

starting this month. First up is theWalker tank, a six legged sci-fi tank usable

in games, animation and more.

Paper minis are hot right now and Avalon

has a ton of them. This month we bring

you Zombies, more super heroes, 1920’s

horror and heroes.

We have a whole new bunch or art for you

as well. Clip Art Sci-Fi Girls, characters

and more, so get you art on with Avalon

Games.


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Captain Gordon

Ranald Etheridge(Explorer Society)

Captain Gordon Ranald Etheridge is the stereotypical British officer in Her MajestyQueen Victoria's army. Still young and "on the way up" through the ranks, Etheridge has

campaigned throughout the Empire. He is fairly arrogant and completely convinced ofthe Englishman's superiority over most other nationalities; moderately disdainful of

Americans, he wishes that the Explorer Society was a purely British concern. Etheridgewishes to marry Daphne Wyngate (it's impossible to say whether he really cares for her or

just views the marriage as a social tool), but the young adventuress has eyes only for theAmerican, Zeb Manning, and has thus far resisted Etheridge's advances.

Cost: 15Attack: 3Defense: 5Strength: 3Speed: 6Movement: 5Adrenal: 2Will: 5Health: 20

Special Abilities:

1- Rifle – Range = 8

2- Stiff Upper Lip (Special 1) –

Etheridge may pay one Adrenalimmediately upon suffering a

wound to reduce that wound'sdamage by one Health.


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Zebulon "Zeb" Manning(Explorer Society)

American frontiersman Zeb Manning enjoyed a colorful career as an army scout andwestern lawman before joining the Explorer Society at the request of the United States

government. Formerly fearless to the point of recklessness, his adventurous enthusiasmhas been curbed somewhat by his new responsibility as guardian to the children of a slain

fellow Explorer Society member. Manning's demeanor can best be described as"forthright"; handsome, strong, and honest to a fault, Manning is the living embodiment

of the hero which many others aspire to be.

Cost: 20

Attack: 3Defense: 5Strength: 4Speed: 7/3Movement: 5Adrenal: 4Will: 2Health: 15

Special Abilities:

1- Pistol – Range = 4

2- Chivalrous (Attack 1) – Manning may pay 1 Adrenal to gain a -1 A.S. bonus against

any enemy character presently adjacent toany friendly female character.


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Eva Richter(Clockwork Legion)

The third member of the "clockwork triumverate" is the beautiful, but exceedingly cold

and deadly, Eva Richter. Longtime mistress of Baron von Sturm, Eva is always happy touse her feminine wiles to further the Clockwork Legion's aims. When a less direct

approach fails, Eva prefers to use poison to injure her foes, then use her hand-to-handcombat skills to administer the coup de grace.

Cost: 15Attack: 4

Defense: 4Strength: 2Speed: 6/4Movement: 4Adrenal: 6Will: 4Health: 15

Special Abilities:

1- Pretty Poison (Attack 2) – Eva may

pay 2 Adrenal and make an attack action.

Every character (friend or foe) in a squareadjacent to her takes an immediate 2 Healthdamage with no attack roll needed.


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Garrett the Anarchist(Clockwork Legion)

Queen Victoria's policies have garnered their share of foes, domestic as well as foreign.One of these foes is an anarchist named Garrett, who would like nothing better than tosee England's monarchy, Prime Minister, and cabinet brought down by any means, fair or

foul. Garrett has therefore cast his lot with the Clockwork Legion, using his particularskill with explosives to further the organization's ends, which coincide with his own.

Cost: 10Attack: 4Defense: 4Strength: 2Speed: 6/4Movement: 4

Adrenal: 8Will: 5Health: 9

Special Abilities:

1- Bomb Hurler (Attack 3 plus 1 activation) – At thecost of 3 Adrenal plus his entire current activation,

Garrett may construct and hurl a bomb, creating anine square burst attack (in a 3x3 pattern).

Range = 6, AV 4, +1 Attack Dice (total: 3 dice).


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Inspector Philippe Legrand(Solo)

French Inspector Philippe Legrand is interested in just one thing: upholding the law. He isvery aware that both the Explorer Society and Clockwork Legion are very active inFrance. He has no inkling of the nature of the conflict (and, frankly, doesn't care); his soledesire is to maintain law and order. Legrand thus finds himself allied at times with oneside or with the other.

Cost: 10Attack: 2Defense: 5Strength: 2Speed: 5/2Movement: 4Adrenal: 2Will: 5Health: 15

Special Abilities:

1- Pistol (Range=4)2- Command (Special) - May commandgendarmes, spending one Adrenal to give agendarme character within six hexes animmediate free activation.


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Strength 3

Speed 6

Movement 5

Adrenal 2

Will 5

15

3

5

Captain Gordon

Ranald Etheridge(Explorer Society)

3

Special Abilities

1. RifleRange 8

2. Stiff Upper Lip

(Special, 1)See Description

Health

Inspector

LegrandGarrettEva RichterZeb

Captain

Etheridge


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Strength 2

Speed 6 / 4

Movement 4

Adrenal 6Will 4

15

3

4

Eva Richter(Clockwork Legion)

4

Special Abilities

1. Pretty Poison(Attack, 2)

See Description

Strength 4

Speed 7 / 3

Movement 5

Adrenal 4

Will 2

20

3

5

Zebulon "Zeb"Manning

Explorer Society)

3

Special Abilities

1. PistolRange of 4

2. Chivalrous(Attack, 1)

-1 AS on one attack

Health

Health


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Strength 2

Speed 5 / 4

Movement 4

Adrenal 2

Will 5

10

3

5

Inspector

Philippe LegrandSolo

2

Special Abilities

1. Pistol

Range of 42. Command

(Special, 1)See Description

Strength 2Speed 6 / 4

Movement 4

Adrenal 8

Will 5

10

3

5

Garrett the

Anarchist(Clockwork Legion)

4

Special Abilities

1. Bomb Hurler(Attack, 3)

See Description

Health

Health


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