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Playing Super Villains Contents Contents .....................................................................2 The Undead................................................................20 CHAPTER 1: Introduction.........................................5 Supernatural Creatures ..............................................21 The Forces of Darkness................................................. 5 The Religious Right ....................................................21 The Benefits of Being Evil ............................................ 5 CHAPTER 4: Super Villain Organizations............ 22 Choosing an Evil Name................................................ 5 Locations for your Lair ................................................22 Motives......................................................................... 6 Medieval Castle ..........................................................22 How to do an Evil Laugh............................................... 6 Giant Corporate Tower ...............................................22 Good times to use your evil laugh: ............................... 6 Underground Secret Headquarters of Doom ..............22 CHAPTER 2: Playing Super Villains .......................7 Abandoned Church.....................................................22 Careers for the Evil Doer ............................................... 7 Fake Mountain............................................................22 Criminal Mastermind .................................................... 7 Desert Island ..............................................................22 Corporate Bastard ........................................................ 7 Amusement Park ........................................................22 Horror Movie Villain ...................................................... 7 Space Station .............................................................22 Necromancer................................................................ 8 CHAPTER 5: Real Criminal Organizations........... 24 Horseman of the Apocalypse ....................................... 8 The Colombian Drug Cartels .......................................24 Avatar for a Supernatural Being ................................... 8 Structure.....................................................................24 Cult Leader................................................................... 9 Structure in the United States.....................................24 Villains Motives .............................................................. 9 Activities .....................................................................25 Corruption..................................................................... 9 The Italian Mafia............................................................26 Evading Capture......................................................... 10 Origins ........................................................................26 Ideology...................................................................... 10 Bonanno Crime Family ...............................................28 Mischief ...................................................................... 10 Colombo Crime Family ...............................................28 Power ......................................................................... 10 Gambino Crime Family ...............................................29 Pride........................................................................... 10 Genovese Crime Family .............................................29 Scouting for Invasion.................................................. 10 Lucchese Crime Family ..............................................30 Self Preservation ........................................................ 10 Jamaican Posse............................................................30 Suicide ....................................................................... 10 Origins ........................................................................30 Vengeance ................................................................. 10 Activities .....................................................................31 Wealth ........................................................................ 10 Jamaicans in the UK...................................................31 Villains Objectives........................................................ 10 The Mexican Mafia........................................................32 World Domination....................................................... 10 Origins ........................................................................33 Destroy the Earth ....................................................... 11 Today's Mexican Drug Cartels....................................33 Widespread Misery..................................................... 12 Structure.....................................................................34 Guidelines for Villains.................................................. 13 Piracy.............................................................................34 Fashion for the Evil Doer............................................. 13 Types of Piracy:..........................................................34 Classic Black.............................................................. 13 Evidence of Involvement in Piracy..............................34 Supervillain Costume with Gimmicks.......................... 14 The Russian Mafia ........................................................34 Robotic Exoskeleton................................................... 14 Origins ........................................................................35 Dark Gunslinger ......................................................... 14 Structure.....................................................................37 Brain in a Jar .............................................................. 14 Structure in the US .....................................................39 Intelligence Transferred into a Computer ................... 14 Odessa Mafia in the US..............................................39 Evil Twin/Opposite...................................................... 14 Today..........................................................................40 Wearing the Skin of another Human .......................... 14 The Law Enforcement Response................................41 Never Revealing your Face ........................................ 15 Crime Fighters Converge............................................43 Some Things Every Evil Person Should Know......... 15 "Mafiya" Threat ...........................................................43 Scenario #1 ................................................................ 15 Spheres of Influence and Criminal Activity..................46 Scenario #2 ................................................................ 15 The Thieves' Code......................................................46 Scenario #3 ................................................................ 15 Russian Street Slang..................................................47 The Good Mentality .................................................... 15 Street Gangs .................................................................47 Hero Types (and how to thwart them) ........................ 16 Origins ........................................................................47 Death Traps................................................................ 17 Culture........................................................................48 Means of Escape........................................................ 17 Hispanic Street Gangs................................................48 Staging Deathtraps..................................................... 18 African American Street Gangs ..................................49 Grogginess (Optional Rule) ........................................ 18 Asian Street Gangs.....................................................50 Different types of traps ............................................... 18 White Street Gangs ....................................................50 CHAPTER 3: Henchmen, Hoods & Thugs............20 The Look.....................................................................51 Mmm.............................................................................. 20 Graffiti.........................................................................52 Evil Henchman - Which one is right for you? ........... 20 Triads.............................................................................52 Classic Thugs............................................................. 20 Origins ........................................................................54 Corporate Suits .......................................................... 20 Structure.....................................................................59 Mutant Race............................................................... 20 Street Gangs, Youth Gangs and The Triads...............60 Robot Warriors ........................................................... 20 Triad Activities ............................................................60 Computer Programmers............................................. 20 Organized crime in Hong Kong...................................61 Animal Minions ........................................................... 20 United States Activities...............................................66 United Bamboo Members'
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