Violence and the Supernatural

The fantasy world of Heroes Unlimited™ is violent, deadly and filled with superhumans, aliens, supernatural monsters, and strange powers. Superhuman mutants, aliens, and nefari­ ous villains threaten, rob, torment and prey on humans. Monsters, gods, demons, magic, in­ sanity, drugs, biological experiments, war and heroic adventure are all elements of this book. Some parents may find the violence, magic, super abilities and supernatural elements of this book inappropriate for young readers/players. We suggest parental discretion. Please note that none of us at condone or encourage the occult, the prac­ tice of magic, the use of drugs, vigilantism or violence.

Sample file® A power packed sourcebook for the Heroes Unlimited RPG , 2nd Edition. Compatible with After the Bomb® and the entire Palladium Books® Megaverse®!

1 Dedication To my wife Christina and my daughter Robin for putting up with all my all-night gaming and my obsession with Palladium Books when I should've been doing other things. As well as a thanks to all of the members of my gam­ ing groups, past and present, for putting up with all of my weird ideas and for play-testing it all. With a special thanks to Randi and Roger Cartier for helping me get my ideas to Kevin and of course, to for giving me a chance in the first place. -Carmen Bellaire

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PDF Edition - November 2017 First Printing - June, 2003

Copyright 2003 Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda

All rights reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention, worldwide. No part of this book may be repro­ duced in part or whole, electronically, online, or in any form or by any means, without written permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental.

Palladium Books®, The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Rifts®, ®, Megaverse® and After the Bomb® are registered trademarks owned and licensed by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited, HU2, Mutant Underground, Aliens Unlimited, Villains Unlimited, Century Station, Gramercy Island,Sample Skraypers, The Nursery, The Sector, Sector 10, Density Walking, Mirror Mastery, file Mega-Wings, Rocket Fists and other names, titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palla­ dium Books Inc.

Powers Unlimited™ One - A sourcebook for Heroes Unlimited™, 2nd Edition is published by Palladium Books Inc., 39074 Webb Court, Westland, M148185. Printed in the USA.

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Written By: Carmen Bellaire

Additional text and concepts: Kevin Siembieda, Leland Smith, Jason Lukowski, Nick Luna, Steve Trustrum, Aaron Oliver and Richard Winters.

Editors: Alex Marciniszyn Wayne Smith

Proofreader: Julius Rosenstein

Cover Painting: Ramon Perez

Interior Art: Ramon Perez Kent Buries Wayne Breaux Jr. Brendan Clark (DSS) Mark Dudley (DSS) Liz Refuss/LAR (DSS) Sherard Jackson (DSS) Freddie Williams Michael Wilson Ka Xiong (DSS)

Art Direction & Keylining: Kevin Siembieda

Typography: Wayne Smith

Based on the RPG rules, characters, worlds, concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda.

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Special Thanks to Carmen for his first contribution to Palladium Books. To Ramon Perez for a powerful and hero filled cover, and to all of Palladium's artists. And to Wayne, Alex and the rest of the Palladium super-heroes for all their hard work and acts of heroism every day. Apologies to any contributor whose name was misspelled or left out by accident.

3 - Kevin Siembieda, 2003 Contents

Heightened Sense of Awareness . · 30 Introduction ...... 7 Heightened Sense of Balance · 30

• • Alphabetical List of New Minor Super Abilities' 8 Heightened Sense of Recall · 30

• • • • • • • • • • • • • Minor Abilities Descriptions 9 Heightened Sense of Time · 30

Abnormal Energy Sense ...... 9 Hold Breath . · 31

. Adrenaline Surge ...... 9 Hyperdensity . . . · 31

Alter Physical Structure of Limb 10 Immovability ... · 31

Anatomical Independence 12 Immune to Magic . · 31

Animal Brother 13 Immune to Psionics . · 31

Antennae . . 13 Impact Resistance · 31

Battle Rage . 14 Impervious to Cold & Freezing · 32

Beastmaster 14 Impervious to Control & Possession · 32

Blur . . . . . 15 Impervious to Disease & Illness · 32

Bookworm 15 Impervious to Energy & Electricity · 32

Bubble Glue 16 Impervious to Fear & Terror . . · 32

Charge Object with Explosive Energy 17 Impervious to Light & Lasers . . . · 32

Claws' ...... 17 Impervious to Poison & Toxins' . · 32

Color Manipulation 17 Impervious to Shadows & Darkness · 32

Conduct Electricity 18 Impervious to Sound & Vibrations · 32

Criminal Intuition 19 Increased Durability · 32

Danger Sense .. 19 Indestructible Bones · 33

Density Walking . 20 Instant Wardrobe . · 33

Detonation or Explosive Power . . 20 Instant Weapon . · 33 Disintegration . . . . . 20 Iron Will .. · 33

Doorway ...... 21 Life Sense ... · 33 Earth Empowerment . 21 Lifting Field . . . · 34 Energy Claws' . . . . 21 Lightning Reflexes ·34 Energy Expulsion: Cold· . 21 Living Anatomy . ·34 Energy Expulsion: Directed Sound . . 22 Longevity · .... ·34 Energy Expulsion: Energy Aura .. . 22 Lunar Strength . . · 34 Energy Expulsion: Electromagnetic Pulse . 22 Mechanical Awareness . 35

Energy Expulsion: Flame Ring . 22 Mask - No Face, No Identity · 35

Energy Expulsion: Force . . . . 23 Motion Detection . . · 35 Energy Expulsion: Force Blast . 23 Multi-Tasking . . . . · 36 Energy Expulsion: Icy Mist . . . 23 Personal Force Field · 36 Energy Expulsion: Plasma . . . 24 Physical Perfection 36 Energy Expulsion: Ultrasonic Screech . 24 Power Weapon 36 Energy Shield· . . . . 24 Power Bands . 36 Energy Whip . . . . . 25 Quills & Spines 37 Enlarge Body Parts . . 25 Resin ' .... 37

Enhanced Leaping . 25 Seismic Power · 38 Exploding Spheres . . 26 Sense Death & Destruction . ·39 FabriC/Cloth Material Animation . 26 Sensory Orb .. · 39 Feral ...... 27 Shadow Meld . . . ·40 Flight: Energy . . 27 Shadow Shaping . ·40 Flight: Hover . 27 Shadow Stepping . ·40

Flight: Insect . 27 Sleep Dust .. · 41

Flying Force Disc . . 28 Sleeplessness · 41

Frequency Absorption . 28 Sliding .... · 41

Giant ...... 28 Solar Powered · 41 Glow BugSample· . . . . . 29 Sonar · .... file· 42 Gravitational Plane . 29 Speed Tasking · 42

Gun Limb' . . . 29 Stench .... · 43

Hardened Skin . 29 Super Bounce · 43

Healing Power 30 Super Burrowing · 43 Heavyweight . 30 Super Hibernation & Stasis Field . ·44

4 Super Wind Blast ...... ·44 Rocket Fists .... . 82 Supervision: Acute Sight .. ·45 SpiraWortex . . .. . 83 Supervision: Circular Vision ·45 Super-Consumption . 84 Supervision: Paranormal Sight . ·45 Supernatural Bite/Jaws . . 85 Supervision: Thermal Vision ·45 Totem Energy Aura· .. . 85 Swing Line ... ·46 Vertigo Field ...... 85 Tentacles of Hair ·46 Weapon Energy Extensions . 86 Toy Control ' . ·46 Weapon Melding ...... 86 Tractor Beam .. ·47 Psionlcs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 87 Ultra-Hearing .. ·47 A Few Notes on Psionics ...... 87 Unnoteworthy - Forgettable ·48 New Psionic Abilities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 88 Un-Trackable ... ·48 Mimic Skills . .. . 91 Venomous Attack. ·48 Sensory Link . . . 93 Warp Sound .. ·49 Wound Transfer . 95 Wave Rider · .. ·49 Weightlessness' . 50 Whip Attack' .. . 50

New Major Super Abilities •••••••••••••51 Quick Find Alphabetical List ...... 51 & Absorb Bio-Mass ...... 52 Energy Powers ...... 21 81 Alter Physical Structure: Acid· . . 52 Giant ...... 28 Alter Physical Structure: Crystal 53 Healing · ...... 30 Alter Physical Structure: Light . 54 Healing: Divine ...... 71 Alter Physical Structure: Lava . 55 Healing: Regeneration Ultima . 82 Alter Physical Structure: Oil or Tar . 56 Heightened Senses (various) . . 30 Alter Physical Structure: Putty . . 57 Instant Wardrobe ...... 33 Alter Physical Structure: Rubber . . 58 Magic: Abnormal Energy Sense ...... 9 Alter Physical Structure: Sand . . . 58 Matter Expulsion starts ...... 77 Alter Physical Structure: Shadow . . 60 Removable Limbs (see Anatomical Independence) 12 Alter Physical Structure: Vapor or Fog . 61 Sense: Crime (see Criminal Intuition) ...... 19 Alter Physical Structure: Wood . . 62 Sense: Danger (see Danger Sense) ...... 19 & Amphibious ...... 63 Sense: Death (see Sense Death Destruction) . 39 Borrow Power· ...... 64 Sense: Life (see Life Sense) ...... 33 CatastrophiC System Failure . 64 Sense: Magic (see Abnormal Energy Sense) ..... 9 Chemical Secretion .. . . 64 Sense: Motion (see Motion Detection) . 35 Control Density ...... 66 Sense: Sonar ...... 42 Copy Animal Attributes . . 67 Sense: Sensory Link (psioniC) . 93 Create Force Constructs . 68 Senses: Heightened . . . . . 30 Dimensional Room . 70 Sensory Orb ...... 39 Distort Space ...... 70 Weapon: Alter Physical Structure of Limb . 10 Divine Healing .... . 71 Weapon: Energy Extensions . . 86 Energy Doppleganger . 71 Weapon: Exploding Spheres ...... 26 Friction Control . .. . . 72 Weapon: Flying Force Disc· ...... 28 Gateways ...... 73 Weapon: Force (see Create Force Constructs) . 68 Generate Fog & Smoke . 73 Weapon: Gun Limb . .. . . 29 Geo-Thermal Energy .. 74 Weapon: Instant Weapon' 33 Liquefaction' ...... 76 Weapon: Melding .. . . . 86 Matter Expulsion: Crystal' 77 Weapon: Power Bands . . 36 Matter Expulsion: Metal/Steel 77 Weapon: Power Weapon . 36 & Matter Expulsion: Stone . 78 Weapon: Quills Spines . 37 Mega-WingsSample . . 79 Weapon: Whip (see Whip Attack)file . 50 Mirror Mastery ...... 80 Power Touch ...... 81 Re-Channel and Expel Energy . . 81 Reconstruction . .. . 81 Regeneration Ultima ...... 82

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