38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 29 26 22 13 30 28 25 23 21 27 24 12 3 20 19 18 17 11 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 Official Game Adventure X-Terminate Table of Contents Introduction 2 Credits: Chapter 1 4 Adventure Design: Dale "Slade" Henson Chapter 2 5 Editing: Caroline Spector Chapter 3 6 Cover Art: Jeff Butler Chapter 4 7 Interior Art: Jeff Butler Chapter 5 9 Maps: Dave Sutherland Chapter 6 12 Typography: Gaye O'Keefe Chapter 7 13 Production: Sarah Feggestad Chapter 8 15 Thanks To: Steven Schend, James Ward, Jeff Chapter 9 17 Grubb Chapter 10 20 New Gadgetry and Equipment 24 MARVEL SUPER HEROES is a trademark of the Marvel Entertainment Group Inc. All Marvel characters, character names and the distinct likenesses thereof The NPC Bad-Guy Roster 26 are trademarks of the Marvel Entertainment Group Inc. Player Character Roster 31 ©1991 Marvel Entertainment Group Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apocalypse's Headquarters 9 The TSR logo is a trademark owned by TSR, Inc. Game Design ©1991 TSR Inc. Factor Three Headquarters 22 All Rights Reserved. Distributed to the book trade in the United States of America by Random House Inc, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd. Distributed to the book and hobby trade in the United Kingdom by TSR Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of TSR Inc. TSR Ltd. America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or art work P.O. Box 756 120 Church End printed herein is prohibited without the express written permission of TSR Inc. and the Marvel Entertainment Group Inc. Lake Geneva Cherry Hinton WI 53147 Cambridge, CBI 3LB Printed in the United States of America. U.S.A. United Kingdom ISBN 1-56076-066-4 6899XXX1401 INTRODUCTION lifted him in the air. He thrust his snarling face against In the Mood Damien's panicked countenance. The mysterious man in purple reclined in his chair. He "Apocalypse and Mister Sinister? What is this? Some toyed with the brown cape slung over his arm, then kind of joke? Do they want to prove that The Twelve are drummed his fingers on the mahogany desk in front of the only ones who can survive in the end?" him. "Is that all you have say?" he asked. Damien's eyes bulged with fear. "N-no sir," he gasped. His visitor squirmed with nervous agitation under the "They feel that the only way to defeat these gangs of man's gaze. The visitor licked dry lips, hoping it would mutants is for the Lone Stars of Chaos to band together help him speak. "I, uh, have more," he began. "The against them. That is all! I swear!" Original X-Men from years and years ago are back to- "Very well,"Dominus said, tossing the small man away gether again. They are calling themselves X-Factor." from him. "Tell Apocalypse I will speak with him only if he The man behind the desk shook his head then glared comes here. Now leave me and don't come back without at the messenger. "Damien, I want you to tell me some- Sinister and Apocalypse." Damien scrambled to his feet thing I don't already know!" The man yelled with such and ran. force Damien felt as though his ears would burst. A week later, the meeting between Dominus, Apocalyp- Damien's hands shook with fear as he tried to light a se, and Mister Sinister took place. They discussed their cigarette. He dropped the match which extinguished as it plans to end the interference of X-Factor. fell to the floor. The useless cigarette hung from his "Going after X-Factor is all well and good, but what of mouth and trembled as he spoke. "W-well, Archangel is the other mutant teams that feel they are also good still trying to get out from under the thumb of Apocalyp- guys?" said Dominus. "The New Mutants, X- Men, Exca- se, and Apocalypse is trying to maintain his grip. There's libur, and those idiotic X-Terminators; they pose as much a chance that X-Factor will succeed in getting control of a threat as X-Factor." from him. Apocalypse wants to talk with you about these Apocalypse looked at Dominus through narrowed mutant menaces." Damien ventured a glance at his em- eyes. "Yes, I agree they are bothersome, but X-Factor is ployer. far more potent and far more . vexing. If we destroy The man behind the desk looked away as he pondered them, we can defeat any other mutant group. In fact, we the information. He stroked his chin in a thoughtful ges- may defeat those other groups through fear alone once ture. "So, Apocalypse wants to speak with me," he said, X-Factor is dead. Just think of the possibilities." Apoca- "and what does he wish to speak to Dominus about?" lypse leaned back in his chair. A pleased smile played "Apocalypse wants to rid himself of X-Factor's pres- across his face at the thought of X- Factor's demise. ence. It seems that he can't do anything without attract- "What do you propose, then?" asked Dominus. ing their attention. He has a plan and he wants your and "I suggest we create their worst enemy—themselves," Mister Sinister's help." Damien started to relax. This interjected Mister Sinister. "I have the capacity to create time, hands trembling imperceptibly, he managed to light clones of them. Apocalypse can create mental shields his cigarette. that will protect our minds from my Professor-X clone, Dominus laughed and slapped the table with his hand. and you have the capability to create robots which can He stood and stalked about the room. He stopped sud- destroy them as well. These forces are sure to debilitate denly in front of Damien. His fingertips slipped under the X-Factor once and for all. We must use every resource smaller man's larynx and, with an effortless gesture, we have. Are we together on this?" 2 The three evil denizens looked at each other and will have to pursue the villains. smiled. Outside, a flock of birds broke for the sky as their As Judge, you will be awarding the players Karma hideous laughter echoed through the countryside. Points. These points should be given for excellence in role-playing and team work. Players who stand back and fail to help the group may even receive Karma Point re- Getting Started ductions. As Judge, you have the final say on these mat- If you are going to be the Judge, you should read ters. through this module at least once before starting play. In the Player Character Roster at the end of this mod- This assures a smooth-playing game. If you are an inex- ule, you'll find the stats for X-Factor. These are the char- perienced Judge, you may want to review the Marvel acters the players will be running: Archangel, Beast, Super Heroes™ Advanced Set rule books. Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl. These characters are If you are a player, stop reading now. If you read the set up for immediate play. If the players wish to use their module before play, the fun and excitement is gone. own characters, the Judge will have make some You'll know what's going to happen, and what fun is that? adjustments—the clones Apocalypse creates are of the X-Terminate is compatible with both the Advanced and player's characters, no matter who they are running. the Basic Marvel Super Heroes™ rules systems. If you do Now all you have to do is create a game session that is not have one of these two systems, you won't be able to fun and exciting for the players. This can be difficult at play this adventure. times, but the rewards are numerous. Good luck! Because this adventure involves mutants, The Uncan- ny X-MEN Special! Campaign Set will be helpful for addi- tional background and information. This adventure takes place at X-Factor's base of oper- ations located in New York and in New Mexico. New Mexico is where the villains of this piece, the New Factor Three, have located their base. Initially, the New Factor Three comes after the heroes, but in the end, the heroes 3 CHAPTER 1: INTERLUDE SUMMARY: X-Factor is called to eliminate villains trying War to rob the First National Bank of Manhattan. F A S E R I P STARTING: The characters are at their base when they RM GD FB PR TY GD TY get a call from the manager of the First National Bank of 30 10 2 4 6 10 6 Manhattan. He begs X- Factor to come and rescue them Health: 46 Resources: FB (2) from two masked bandits who are stealing money from Karma: 22 Popularity: -30 the bank. KNOWN POWERS ENCOUNTER: When the character's get to the bank, Detonation: By clapping his hands, War can cause an they see several uniformed police officers lying on the explosion of AM magnitude and range. Please see the ground obviously diseased and dying. The rest of the Roster Book in The Uncanny X-MEN Special! Campaign police are hiding behind their cars. The S.W.A.T. team is Set boxed set for more information. paralyzed—many of their members lie near death, their flesh covered with yellowish secretions. AFTERMATH: If X-Factor defeats the two horsemen of The characters have found Pestilence and War: two of Apocalypse, the villains suddenly blip out of sight.