MILLENNIUM CITY Superheroic Adventure in the City of the Future Author: Darren Watts Editing & Development: Steven S
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MILLENNIUM CITY Superheroic Adventure In The City Of The Future Author: Darren Watts Editing & Development: Steven S. Long Layout & Graphic Design: Andy Mathews Cover: Chris Stevens Cartography: Keith Curtis & Tina Walters Interior Artwork: Nate Barnes, Andrew Cre- means, Storn Cook, Keith Curtis, Nick Inge- neri, Eric Lofgren, Greg Smith, Chris Stevens A WORD OR TWO OF APPRECIATION Dedication: This book is dedicated to Aretha, who’s been pretty snippy ever since Osiris got a book dedication of his own. Special Thanks: To the creators who inspired and Sample file informed this book by their own works, especially but not exclusively Steve Long, Scott Heine, Scott Bennie, Aaron Allston, Pat Sweeney, and Mark Arsenault; the Masonic Avenue Irregulars (Maurice Poplar, Alex Jimenez, Jason Walters, Chris Galatti, and Ben Seeman, and also Dan Reiley and Terry Maher) for playtesting above and beyond the call; Andy Mathews, who doesn’t get enough credit for making Hero look good month after month; Ben Seeman, who shares the blame for “Juju B”; my par- ents, for continuing to harass unsuspecting visitors by showing them these books; and Diane, as always. Steve adds: We’d like to thank the Digital Hero playtesters and testreaders who reviewed the Millennium City manuscript. Their help spotting typos, inconsistencies, dropped words, and the like is, as always, deeply appreciated. Hero SystemTM ® is DOJ, Inc.’s trademark for its roleplaying system. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, Hero System © 1984, 1989, 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or computerization, or by Champions © 1984, 1989, 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Millennium City © 2003 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. Publisher: DOJ, Inc., 1 Haight Street, Suite A, San Francisco, California 94102. Star Hero, Justice Inc., Danger International, Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Pulp Printed in the U.S.A. First printing March 2003 Hero, Western Hero © 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. Produced and distributed by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. Stock Number: DOJHERO203 • ISBN Number: 1-58366-012-7 http://www.herogames.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .....................................5 Chapter Three The Martial World ..........................52 Author’s Introduction ........................7 Nightwind ...................................53 Transportation ................................35 The Military/Mercenary/Terrorist Chapter One Airports .......................................35 World .........................................55 Driving ........................................35 The Mystic World .........................56 Early History ....................................9 The People Mover .......................36 The Superhuman World ...............56 Voyageurs .......................................9 Pedestrian Walkways ...................36 The British Are Coming ....................9 Media, Arts, And Entertainment .....37 Chapter Four From A Territory To A State .............10 Television ......................................37 The Twentieth Century ...................11 Major Networks ...........................37 The Millennium City Police Golden Age Detroit .........................11 Radio ..........................................37 Department .................................58 Mr. X ................................................11 Newspapers And Magazines ........38 Behind The Scenes ........................58 The War ........................................13 Superworld And Other Magazines .39 Specialty Units ...............................58 Silver Age Detroit ...........................13 The Web .....................................39 Cpl. Antoine Harrison ...................60 Scarlet Shield ...................................14 Cavalier ............................................40 Cops On The Street ........................61 The Millennium City Jail .................63 Bronze Age Detroit .........................15 Public Entertainment .....................42 County Offices ...............................63 Shadowboxer ....................................16 Millennium City Fine Arts .............42 Other Law Enforcement .................64 The Time Of The Destroyer ...........18 Museums ....................................42 Restaurants ................................43 The FBI .......................................64 The Millennium Project ..................19 Bars And Nightclubs ....................43 Kodiak ..............................................64 Public Events ..............................43 Teknique ..........................................66 Chapter Two Other Federal Agencies ................68 Subcultures ...................................45 Geography .....................................21 DOSPA .......................................68 The Academic World ......................45 PRIMUS ......................................68 The Great Lakes ............................21 The Business And Financial World ...45 Seasons ........................................21 Silver Avenger Mayte Sanchez ...........69 Industrial And Manufacturing ........45 UNTIL .........................................70 Elevation .......................................22 Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Geology ........................................22 And Medical Technology ............47 Emergency Services ......................71 Flora And Fauna ............................22 Dr. Silverback ....................................48 The Millennium City Fire Department 71 Map Of Millennium City ................23 Financial Services ..........................51 Weather ......................................71 Neighborhoods And Districts ...........24 MediaSample ........................................... file 51 Other Emergencies ......................71 The City Proper ..............................24 Computing ....................................52 The Underworld .............................72 Downtown ...................................24 Memorial Park .............................25 Hamtamck ..................................25 Rivertown ....................................26 Northside ....................................27 Cultural Center ............................27 Westside .....................................27 Belle Isle .....................................27 Theater District ...........................27 City Center ..................................27 The Waterfront ............................28 The Suburbs ...............................28 Dearborn ....................................28 North Detroit ...............................28 Grosse Pointe And The East Side ..28 Other Suburbs .............................29 Windsor ........................................29 Millennium City Government ...........30 The Mayor ..................................30 The City Council ..........................31 Other Major Political Offices .........32 Wayne County Government ..........33 TABLE OF CONTENTS Organized Crime ............................72 Ninth Precinct House .....................87 Trace ..............................................115 Supervillainy ..................................74 The Grove .....................................88 Inquisitor ........................................116 The Pharos Building .......................89 Villains .........................................118 Chapter Five Mind, Inc. Headquarters .................90 Freakshow ......................................118 The Barlowe Hotel .........................76 Hazard ...........................................120 Belle Island Planetarium, Aquarium, Chapter Six Jade Phoenix ..................................122 And Science Center .....................77 The GM’s Vault ...............................92 Signal Ghost ...................................124 Dr. Silverback’s Lab .......................78 Chapter One ..................................92 Wayland Talos .................................126 Harmon Estate, Grosse Pointe ........79 Chapter Two ..................................92 Plot Seeds ...................................128 Horizon Casino ..............................80 Chapter Three ...............................94 American Hero ..........................128 Leo’s Bar ......................................81 Chapter Four .................................98 Guess what’s coming to dinner ...128 The Magic Lantern Bookshop .........82 Kevin Poe .........................................99 Detroit Day ................................129 Millennium City Geothermal Power Chapter Five ................................103 The Ghost in the Machine ..........129 Plant ...........................................83 Mind, Inc. and PSI .....................107 Pictures in the sky .....................129 Millennium City Mercy Hospital .......84 Deuce ............................................108 The Minutemen are coming .......130 Millennium City University ...............85 Soulfire ..........................................110 Fire in the hole ..........................131 Millennium City Yacht Club .............86 Bodyjacker .....................................111 Bibliography .................................132 Millennium City Zoo .......................87 Edward Cummings ..........................113