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TSR6907.MHR2.Webs-Th WEBS: The SPIDER-MAN Dossier The GRANDMASTER Log by Scott Davis Table of Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 GRANDMASTER Log Entries …………………………………………………………………………... 3 SPIDER-MAN ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 SPIDER-MAN Supporting Cast ……………………………………………………………………………. 7 SPIDER-MAN Allies ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10 SPIDER-MAN Foes ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 An Adventurous Week …………………………………………………………………………………… 56 Set-up ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 56 Timelines …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 58 Future Storyline Tips ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 64 Credits: Design: Scott Davis Art Coordination: Peggy Cooper Editing: Dale A. Donovan Typography: Tracey Zamagne Cover Art: Mark Bagley & John Romita Cartography: Steven Sullivan Interior & Foldup Art: The Marvel Bullpen Design & Production: Paul Hanchette This book is protected under the copyright law of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork herein is prohibited without the express written consent of TSR, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. The names of the characters used herein are fictitious and do not refer to any persons living or dead. Any descriptions including similarities to persons living or dead are merely coincidental. Random House and its affiliate companies have worldwide distribution rights in the book trade for English language products of TSR, Inc. Distributed to the book and hobby trade in the United Kingdom by TSR Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. MARVEL SUPER HEROES and MARVEL UNIVERSE are trademarks of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. All Marvel characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 1992 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The TSR logo is a trademark owned by TSR, Inc. 1992 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. TSR, Inc. P.O. Box 756 Lake Geneva WI 53147 U.S.A. Introduction Crossing the depths of Infinity in search Many are the matches that this Spider- future. of contests worthy of me, I contemplate Man, his friends, and his foes could Study the entries in this log with future games, appropriate pawns, and all provide me. patience and care, for human minds outcomes of limitless contingencies. I In preparation for such future contests, cannot guess when or where I, the am an Elder of the Universe, I am I've compiled the following information Grandmaster of the Universe, shall immortal. I am the Grandmaster, the about the allies and enemies of Spider- require the services of your like again. universal master of games of chance. I Man. A host of interesting and varied Knowledge of your enemy's powers and have defeated the likes of beings mere individuals surround the arachnid tactics greatly alters the odds of survival humans have not the intellect to adventurer, many who would make to your favor. comprehend. wonderful pawns, and even a rook or Conversely, you may be called to The denizens of the third planet from two, in upcoming campaigns. defend your world against me and my Sol provide excellent pieces for my A sample week in the life of one of chosen pawns. Woe to you if you are cosmic matches. Upon my drifting your Earthly cities has been included in among this globe's defenders when a abode, my thoughts often turn to the this log, for you to test your own heroic match beckons. Who among you are human known on his world as Peter meddle against some of Spider-Man's prepared for the greatest test of your Parker, and of the beings that congregate greatest foes. Play to the best of your existences, who among are ready to take around his costumed identity of Spider- abilities, and learn the lessons that will up the gauntlet of the Grandmaster, the Man. aid you in the greatest gamesman in the universe? GRANDMASTER Log Entries Spider-Man and Peter Parker Spider-Man is the epitome of the word hero in the MARVEL UNIVERSE. Faced time and again with impossible odds and hopeless situations, the man known as Peter Parker perseveres for, as he has learned, with great power there must also come great responsibility. Spider-Man FASERI P RM AM IN IN EX GD IN 30 50 40 40 20 10 40 Health: 160 Karma: 70 Resources: TY Popularity: 30 Real Name: Peter Parker Occupation: Freelance photographer, Adventurer. KNOWN POWERS Equipment Identity: Secret. Wall-Crawling: Spider-Man can crawl Web-Shooters: Spider-Man has a device Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with on vertical and horizontal surfaces with on each wrist that fire a web-like no criminal record. Amazing (50) ability. chemical formula. The webbing is of Other Known Aliases: None. Combat Sense: Spider-Man has a Incredible (40) material strength in the Place of Birth: Queens, New York City. Combat Sense of Amazing (50) ability round it is fired, and hardens into Marital Status: Married. that works all the time. When this Monstrous (75) strength in the next Known Relatives: Mary Jane Watson- sense is activated, a mental "buzzing" round. This webbing is used by Spider- Parker (wife), Richard Parker (father), alerts Spider-Man of the potentially Man for travel (three areas/round), for Mary Parker (mother), Benjamin dangerous situation. The intensity of restraining opponents, for temporarily Parker (uncle, deceased), May Parker the sense depends upon the amount of blinding them, and for creating a (aunt), Philip Watson (father-in-law), danger he with which he is being variety of objects: Gayle Watson-Byrnes (sister-in-law), threatened. While his Combat Sense is • Web Shield: Monstrous (75) Tommy and Kevin Byrnes (nephews) working, Spider-Man cannot be material strength. Base of Operation: New York City. blindsided, and he may make defensive • Web Parachute. Group Affiliation: Spider-Man is a actions if he makes a successful • Web Hang Glider: Typical (6) air reserve Avenger and he has worked Intuition FEAT. If his sense has been speed. with Silver Sable's organization on nullified, then his Intuition is as listed, • Web Missiles: Excellent (20) Blunt occasion. and all Agility FEATs are at -1CS. Attacks damage with a three-area range. Spider-Tracer: Spider-Man has created a graduate student in chemistry with a Alternate small homing device shaped like a strong background in physics. He is spider that sets off his Spider Sense if also able to support himself through his SPIDER-MAN Statistics he is within a mile of the tracer. He can photography. Throughout his career, Spider-Man has track these tracers with Amazing (50) CONTACTS: Peter Parker has contacts undergone some extreme, albeit accuracy up to a mile away. with the Daily Bugle staff and temporary, changes. Some of these Spider-Light: Spider-Man has a small members of Empire State University's changes were quite drastic, such as Peter belt-light that projects a spider symbol faculty. Although Spider-Man is a Parker with the augmented powers of the as a means to intimidate his opponents. loner by inclination, he has developed mysterious Captain Universe. Others The light is of Good (10) intensity. friendly contacts with most American- were caused by natural changes such as Web Cannons: Recently, Spider-Man based super heroes, including the age. As Peter has grown, he has matured concocted a large gun of Excellent (20) Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and physically. This is taken into account in rank material, capable of firing his Daredevil. A few of these people know Spider-Man's current statistics, but we webbing over one whole area, trapping his secret identity including Matt are also presenting his original power anyone in the area. The Web Cannons Murdock (Daredevil), Felicia Hardy levels. These transformations and have a range of one area. The cannon (Black Cat), and Mary Jane Watson- Spider-Man's altered statistics are shown has a weakness in that the connections Parker. in the following section. are only made of Good (10) rank IN BRIEF: Peter Parker is a man driven material and can easily be broken, by an overriding sense of The Original SPIDER-MAN covering the user in a large mass of responsibility. After he first gained his Peter Parker has grown much in the webbing. This weakness may have powers, he had the chance to stop a years since he gained his powers, both been fixed by the next time this thief by just slowing the running man physically and emotionally. Here are his weapon is used, however. down. Concerned only with his own statistics for his first few classic years of Spider-Mobile: Johnny Storm, a.k.a. the interests, he allowed the man to escape. adventuring. Human Torch, gave Spider-Man a red- Shortly thereafter, Peter discovered and-blue dune buggy-type vehicle, that the man he could have stopped FASERI P adorned with spider symbols. The killed his Uncle Ben. At that moment, EX IN RM RM GD GD IN 20 40 30 30 10 10 40 vehicle has the following statistics. Peter soon realized that with great Health: 120 Karma: 60 power comes great responsibility, and Resources: TY Popularity: 10 Body Control Speed Protection he has lived by that motto since that TY TY GD PR pivotal moment in his life. Six-Armed SPIDER-MAN As Spider-Man, he cracks jokes and For a short period of time, Spider-Man (Unknown to Johnny Storm, Spider- banters with his opponents as a release actually resembled a spider in the Man had never driven a car in his life. of tension, and as a way to keep them manner that he grew four extra arms. In The only vehicle that Spider-Man was off-guard. Spider-Man is careful with an effort to remove his powers, Peter familiar with is a motorcycle, that he his power, usually pulling his punches caused two more sets of arms to grow had driven in his college days.
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