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Psi-Watch: Zero Issue! 2 Written by Chris A. Field Cover Illustration by: John Picot. Interior Illustrations by: John Picot, Action RPG Counters,Bradley K. McDevitt, Storn Cook of LPJD Image Portfolio, Toby Art. All images copyright their respective creators, and are used with permission. (The illustration on page 16, by John Picot, is a homage to the cover of New Mutants #100, penciled by Rob Liefeld). www.otherversegames.blogspot.com Requires the Use of the D20 Modern Core Rulebook, Published by Wizards of the Coast D6 Codename Composition Psi-Watch: Zero Issue! is a player’s Result supplement for the Psi-Watch Campaign Setting. Codename Prefix + Random Codename (roll dice; Back during the 1990s, zero issues of a comic 1 odds Codename I, evens Codename II) book focused on the origin of the titular heroes or Codename I twice (odds) or Codename II twice teams, and this Zero Issue! is no different. Zero 2 (evens) Issue! includes tons of new character creation options. From American Indian superheroes to Codename I + Codename II space-faring mercenary units, from ordinary people 3 imbued with alien superpowers to space-faring Codename II + Codename I mercenaries, Zero Issue! will let you build 4 impressive new Psi-Watch heroes. Codename I only (modified as necessary) This sourcebook also includes tons of randomSample5 file character creation charts and plot hooks, to bring Codename II only (modified as necessary) 6 life to a Psi-Watch Campaign. Zero Issue! also includes: D6 Codename Prefix Result • Three new player races that expand the Prefix: Military Rank (Captain, Major, Master definition of Human, 1 Chief, ect) • Threenew orders for the Fursona freeform character builder, and one new design Prefix: Noble Title (Lord, Lady, Baron, 2 Prince/Princess) scheme for Synthetic Heroes, • Five new Enhancement Protocols for Prefix: Fantastic Noble Title (Majestor/Majestrix, Powered Heroes unique to the Psi-Watch 3 Imperix, World Tamer, ect) campaign setting, • Dozens of new starting talents, allowing you Prefix: Militaristic Prefix (Project, Weapon, to create even more diverse heroes- 4 Codename:, Soldier, ect) everything from grizzled Vietnam vets, mystical Native Americans, celebrity Prefix: Civilian Title (Mister, Miss, Madame, superheroes, Mutant Freaks, 5 Doctor, ect) extraterrestrial Elves and much more. • Prefix: Ceremonial/Religious Title (Father, 100 Psi-Watch specific adventure hooks 6 Reverend, Shaman, Imam, ect) finish Zero Issue off right. 1d30 1d30 Codename Component II Codename Component I Result Result Flag (Banner, Shield, Crown,ect) 1)F1reak (Oddity, Geek, Mutant, ect 3 Star (Sun, Flare) 2 Circuit (Tech, Mech, Computer,ect) 2 Mask (Eye, Face, Skull, ect) 3)K3ill (Death, Killer, Murder, ect Knight (Samuari, Viking, Paladin, ect) 4 Blood (Gore, Bone, ect) 4 Blade (Sword, Knife, Spear, ect) 5)P5ain (Fear, Nightmare, ect Shot (Bolt, Blast, Gun) 6 Ghost (Wraith, Vamp, Phantom, ect) 6 Strike (Blow, Fist, Kick, Punch) 7)P7si (Mind, Soul, Spirit, ect Heart (Soul, Mind, ect) 8 War (Battle, Riot, Chaos) 8 Spawn (Demon, Hunter, ect) 9)H9ell (Devil, Demon, Satan, ect Cat (Tiger, Lion, Panther, ect) 10 Grim (Dark, Hard, Silent) 10 Fury (Rage, Hate, ect) 1)1 D1ark (Shadow, Black, Ebon, ect 1 Dragon (Manticore, Chimera, other mythological Cyber (Cyborg, Mecha, Robot, ect) 12 12 monster) Witch (Magic, Spell, ect) 1)3 W3ire (Cable, Fiber, Cord 1 Drive (Chase, Run, Sprint) 14 Fast (First, Speed, Velocity, Mach, ect) 14 Wolf (Dog, Coyote, ect) 1)5 S5uper (Mega, Ultra, Omni, ect 1 Hawk (Eagle, Falcon, Bird, Wing, ect) 16 Jade (Emerald, Ruby, Onyx, ect) 16 Fire (Burn, Heat, Lava, Napalm, ect) 1)7 G7old (Silver, Chrome, Steel, Metal, ect 1 Sample fileWave (Pulse, Tide, Current, ect) 18 Void (Zero, Gone, Nobody, ect) 18 Stalker (Scout, Hunter, Seeker, Spy, ect) 1)9 C9old (Ice, Frost, Snow, ect 1 X (other single Greek or English letter or number) 20 Rip (Tear, Cut, Slice, Slash, ect) 20 Talon (Claw, Fang, Horn, ect) 2)1 S1cream (Shriek, Cry, Shout, ect 2 Patriot (Soldier, Zealot, ect) 22 American (or other nationality) 22 First (Prime, Alpha, Solo, ect) 2)3 H3ammer (Maul, Mace, ect 2 Arrow (Shaft, Dart, Lance, ect) 24 Comet (Pulsar, Nova, Quasar, Quantum, ect) 24 Danger (Risk, Warn, Threat, ect) 2)5 D5og (Wolf, Dingo, Hound, ect 2 Down (Fall, Drop, Crash, ect) 26 Rogue (Rebel, Bandit, Spy) 26 Sky (Cloud, Comet, Wind, ect) 2)7 M7aster (Mistress, Lord, King, Queen, ect 2 Thunder (Lightning, Rain, Electro, ect) 28 Breaker (Crusher, Smasher, Bruiser, ect) 28 Stone (Rock, Earth, Mountain, ect) 2)9 P9atriot (Glory, Pride, ect 2 Wood (Thorn, Leaf, ect) 30 Mad (Crazy, Psycho, ect) 30 Psi-Watch Codenames D20 Iron Age Female Names Iron Age Male Name Result The psychic spies and cyber- A feminized version of a male name 4 warriors populating the Psi-Watch 1nDyla (Alexis, Samantha, Tommi, ect) Campaign Setting rarely operate under Dominique their birth names. With every detail of their 2 Logan personal lives classified, these chromed Cassie (Cassandra, ect) gunslingers are known by fierce 3)Jack (Jake codenames. Sara (Sarah) 4 Hunter First, roll D6 to decide the Hannah (Zannah, Ianna, ect) structure of your codename, and then roll 5tRober additional dice to decide each section of Caitlin your anti-hero’s codename. Each part of 6 Cole the codename process has a main Roxy (Roxanne) 7)Bridge (Ridge suggestion and some additional options- Barb (Barbra) choose the one that sounds best to you, or 8 John (Johnny) choose a thematically similar codename Cassidy component. Mix and match as necessary, 9)Tom (Tommy and modify as desired. Rachael 10 Alex (Alan, Adam) In addition to generating names for Rebecca (Beck, Becca, ect) costumed adventurers, this chart can be 1)1 Wolf (Wulff used to generate code names for secret Nikita (Natasha, other Russian name) military operations (Project Mountain 12 Sam Hammer, Operation: Cold Wolf). You can Stephanie also use this chart to quickly generate 1n3 Natha names for cutting edge military hardware Yuriko (a VX-72 Psi-Dragon assault bomber, or Sample14 Ken file a .50 cal ‘Gore Dog’ heavy machinegun). Anne (Ann, Anna, ect) 1a5 Akir Hell, you might even roll up fantasy magic items (a +2 IceWire dagger, or a +1 Mary (Maria, Magdalena) 16 Ryu Thunder Risk whip). Ed (Eddie, Edward, even Edmund for Alison (Allie) 17 Finally, you can also use this series really tough characters) Grace (Mercy, Hope, other virtue) of charts to create distinctive civilian 18 Blake identities for your hero. The first chart Mariko depicts some of the most commonly used 1y9 Kirb Iron Age male and female civilian names. Jonah (or other Biblical name, the more Eve 20 After that, roll a dice to determine whether obscure the better) you use Codenames I (odd) or Codenames II (even) as your character’s Finally, if you’re playing a stereotypical surname American Indian character, use both columns, in whatever order you prefer to generate a suitable Remember, you can misspell the name as surname. At least one component must reference desired. You might end up with a character named natural phenomena: Robert Bearclaw, Dani Moonstar, Jack Hazzard, or Erin Wytch. Swapping in “Y”s and so on. Keep rolling until you get something that (Adam Wyld) and ending with a double consonant sounds right. (Jessica Flagg) is fair play in a Psi-Watch campaign. Switching a suggested English term for a foreign equivalent is also encouraged. Costume Tropes and Other Starting Talents 5 The following starting talents are all about tiny pouches, superfluous thigh straps and chromed armor plates commonly donned by Iron Age superheroes. Want your new hero to look like a Rob Liefeld or Marc Silvestri creation? Pick one or two of these starting talents to get the full Image Comics effect. Armed by Default (Metagame) Prerequisite: Military or Special starting role, Bluff 1 rank You commonly walk around in a black leather trenchcoat stuffed with a pair of shotguns, a taser or three, a brace of throwing knives and a heirloom katana…and somehow nobody ever seems to call the cops on you. As long as your weapons are sheathed, and you do not take obvious hostile action against them, unimportant, non-military and non-police NPCs never seem to notice your weapons. This trait shields you from the attention of ordinary civilians, but has no effect on cops, security forces, soldiers or armed criminals- in short, anybody already expecting (or looking for) Sample file trouble. Armor Jacketing (EX) Prerequisite: Light and Medium Armor Proficiency You commonly wear an armor weave leather jacket with your team insignia over your armored costume, maximizing both style and protection. You may wear a leather jacket (light armor) over any other form of armor. Doing so adds +1 to the equipment bonus of the heavier armor, without worsening armor check penalties, maximum DEX bonus, or increasing the heavier armor’s arcane spell failure chance. And no, you cannot wear a leather jacket over another leather jacket. add your CHA modifier on damage rolls made with Bad Girl’s Blades (EX) any slashing edged weapon. You must be unarmored Prerequisite: Simple and Martial Weapon or lightly armored, and dressed in suitably revealing Proficiency, CHA 13+, female gender only attire to use this ability. You may use this ability a Sexy and deadly in equal measure. That number of times per day equal to 3 + your CHA describes you pretty well. As a free action, you may modifier. This additional damage is added in, not A Death Ioun stone takes the form of a tiny multiplied on a critical hit. skull made of bone white crystal. Once it bonds to a host, the Death Ioun melds with their flesh, appearing 6 Big Man (EX) as a morbid decoration on their forehead, throat or Prerequisite: STR 17+, Power Attack, male gender breast.