From I!')I 6854 . _. ---- � - ----­ rnII .. ... t'A.--:' ·.m ....- Located at 721 Fifth Avenue AVENGERS MANSION between 70th and 71 st Streets in New York City. � -::<c:' SUBMARINE PEN'S WATERWAY TO EAST RIVER PROXIMITY TRIGGER BASEMENT 3 OTHER QUINJETS STACKED UPRIGHT ON EXPLOSIVE·ASSISTED ROLL·ABOUT CRADLES CATCHER NET ARRAY FIRE/BLAST & THEIR 4·WHEEL HUSTLER SUPPRESSION GEAR SHOCK ABSORBING WALL "A" ELEVATOR STARK'S J-8 HI-OCTANE JET FUEL RADAR ROOM � /]........ � ...... ........� .... COMMUNICATIONI NAVIGATION SATELLITE THIRD FLOOR MONITOR BEDROOM 1 B2 UPPER HALF OF GRAND STAIRCASE BTlt B3 AVENGERS ClS TheAvengers Mansion II an eclectic,three­ DEN/STUDY storybuilding. The original structureon thelite, INFORMAL builtIn 1932 by Howard Stark,utilized the than­ DE-BRIEFING unulual ateel-relnforcedconcrete technique. ROOM B4 Theadd ltionlhave beencarefully wedded to thll to providethe molt flexibleuse ofexisting equipment support. ThebelOW1lround addlt­ ionl have been carriedout In relativesecrecy. CIRCULAR Manlion extenalvely The has been remodeled STAIRCASE ----11---1+" severel tlmea,lncludlng being moved35 feet UP from Avenue propertyline beck the fifth TONY STARK'S (to allow a newhydraulic elevator IYltem, for MANHATTAN OFFICE which was neededto allow furtherconstruction WORKSHOPI belowground). PROTO-TYPE B5 B6 DISPLAY AREA "ClS"= CLOSET TONYSTARK'S ,. 100 25 50 "BTH" = BATHROOM SMALL APARTMENT SECOND FLOOR How to use AVENGERS ASSEMBLED! This book contains descriptions of all glorious detail in the 15 mighty MARVEL or his powers at one point. This means the the heroes who have graced the vaunted UNIVERSE comic books. If you use those hero doesn't really exist any more, even roster of the mighty Avengers. You can comics together with this booklet, you'll be though the person may still be alive. use the MARVEL SUPER HEROES" all set to a play a hero right down to his fin­ A hero's real name is his given name; for game rules to relive your favorite Aveng­ gernailsl instance, Captain America's real name is ers comic, or you can create your own new Steve Rogers. adventures for the Avengers. We've got 54 different heroes, villains, A hero's title or job refers to where the After this introduction, you'll learn about and other characters in this book, but hero stands in the universe, or what he the Avengers Mansion, and you'll be intro­ each description has a few things in com­ does when he's not mopping up bad guys. duced to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury. Fol­ mon. All of the information in a description Thor, for example, is a prince; Steve Rog­ lowing that, on pages 6-21, are game is given in this order: ers is an illustrator. descriptions of the past and present mem­ HERO'S NAME; Status Origin or classification refers to what the bers of the New York-based Avengers. Real name (if known); Title or job hero is and how he got his powers. Heroes And, just so you don't think we're one­ Origin or classification (and villains) can be hi-tech wonders, al­ sided or anything, we've also included de­ Ability ranks tered humans, mutants, robots, or aliens. scriptions of several of the villains that the Variable abilities If a hero or villain is immortal or is a god, Avengers have struggled with over the Powers and talents that's also listed as part of his origin. A years - real creeps like Ultron and Kang Equipment/possessions hero who is a godhas motives and respon­ the Conqueror - plus some other inter­ Important people sibilities that are sometimes beyond hu­ esting people and things. That section is Background man understanding. For example, Thor, on pages 22-32. Personality who is the god of thunder, has a lot to do These descriptions are designed so you with storms. His whole being is wrapped can use the information when you play a A hero's name is his handle in public, up in that form of nature. MARVEL SUPER HEROES game adven­ such as Captain America. A hero who is immortal really has a good ture. We don't go into a lot of stuff about A hero's status denotes if the hero is in­ thing going. In game terms, an immortal why a hero acts like he does, or who his fa­ active, dead, or changed in some way. A hero cannot die unless a major portion of vorite singer is. That's all covered in changed hero may have altered his name his body's molecules are scattered. In a normal battle, an immortal hero's Endur­ nations in the MARVEL SUPER HEROES any). These are people who could affect a ance may reach Feeble, but then the hero Game Campaign Book. If you're not sure hero's adventures in some way. mysteriously begins to recover, even if how a power or talent works, look it up in A brief backgroundis given for most he­ he's had no medical attention. Hercules is the rules . Powers and talents that don't roes and villains. If Captain America an example of a hero who is immortal. quite "fit" with the rules are explained as comes up against Ultron, it may help you Definitions of a hero's ability ranks and completely as possible. to know that these two have tangled more variable abilities are given in the MARVEL Some heroeshave special equipment or than once before! SUPER HEROES Game Battle Book. possessions that are explained in relation Notes on personality have been in­ The powers and talents of each hero to the MARVEL SUPER HEROES game. cluded for a few heroes and villains. These and villain are interpreted so that they con­ Important people are a hero's best notes will help you to do a better job of form as much as possible with the expla- friends, worst enemies, or relatives (if role-playing the character. What's inside The Avengers Mansion .....3 S.H.I.E.L.D.. ........... .4 Nick Fury ; .................5 The Avengers Foes, and a friend or two Ant-Man ... .... ........6 Absorbing Man. ............22 Beast ........ ............6 Arsenal ...................22 Black Knight .. .............7 Attuma ...... ............23 Black Panther........ .......7 Collector ..................23 Black Widow ...............8 Graviton ..................24 Captain America ............8 Grey Gargoyle ...... .. ...24 Captain Marvel...... ........9 Grim Reaper. ..............25 Falcon ....................9 Kang..................... 25 Giant-Man ................10 Klaw .....................26 Goliath .... ..............10 Living Laser .. ............26 Goliath II. .. .. ..11 Kree .....................27 Hawkeye. .................11 Captain Mar-Veil.. .........27 Hercules ..................12 Supreme Intelligence ... ...27 Hulk .....................12 Ronan the Accuser ........27 Iron Man ........... ......13 Loki.. ... ..... ..........28 Jocasta ...................13 Mad Thinker ...............28 Mantis.. ..................14 Mandarin ............. ...29 Moondragon .............. 14 Mandroid armor ............29 Ms. Marvel . ..............15 Ringmaster ................30 Quicksilver ................15 Super-Adaptoid .... .......30 Scarlet Witch ..............16 Ta skmaster ......... ......31 She-Hulk .................16 Ultron ............... ....31 Starfox ......... ..........17 Whirlwind ......... .......32 Swordsman ...............17 Thor .....................18 Tigra .......... ..........19 Vision ....................19 Wasp ....................20 Wonder Man ...............20 Yellowjacket ...............21 Jarvis ...................21 Rick Jones ...............21 2 The AVENGERSTM Mansion The Avengers Mansion, located in New those levels beneath the ground floor. one per week. While a hero is under the re­ York City, is the headquarters of the Each of these elevators can lift up to 10 vitalizer, he can make Endurance FEAT mighty Avengers. The inside booklet tons. rolls at four ranks higher than normal (up cover contains maps of the mansion. to a maximum of Shift X, not Class 1000). The mansion has undergone several Second Floor If someone is already dead, however, the changes and improvements since it was revitalizer won't help. built in 1932 by Howard Stark. The Maria Bedrooms and guest rooms take up most To properly operate any of this equip­ Stark foundation, which funds the Aveng­ of this floor; the den and the study are here ment, a hero must have a Reason rank of ers, has made many contributions to the as well. The walls and floor are made of Good or better. He also must make a Rea­ mansion. The Starks' son To ny has super­ the same Remarkable strength reinforced son FEAT roll. Anyone who has medical vised several of the additions himself. concrete that's used on the ground floor. skill, however (such as Henry Pym or The ceiling, however, is made from mate­ Donald Blake), can use the equipment au­ Defenses rial of Incredible strength. The bullet-proof tomatically. windows are made from Excellent The ceiling, floor, and walls of the base­ The 12-foot-high walls that surround the strength material; all of them are hooked ment are made of Incredible strength ma­ mansion are made of TA NK-PRUF, a mate­ up to the alarm system. terial. The outer walls are made of a rial of Monstrous strength. Dozens of in­ Monstrous strength material, and are con­ truder detection devices, many of them Third Floor nected to the alarm system. The rest of the weight-sensitive, dot the lush lawn that basement is not connected to that system, rings the mansion. This floor is a landing deck for the Aveng­ however. The mansion doors are also booby­ ers' quinjets, three of which can be stored trapped. Anyone who opens one without here. Fuel and repair equipment for the Sub-basement having the proper clearance is restrained quinjets is also kept here. A radar room, by six 12-foot-long, steel alloy tentacles of which features a communication/naviga­ This floor is the true heart of the mansion. Amazing strength. Anyone who illegally tion satellite monitor, lies in the southwest All of the equipment for running the man­ enters the mansion sets off the alarm sys­ corner of the floor. sion is located here. tem, which rings all over tl'$ mansion.