UNTIL Superpowers Database (Revised)

UNTIL Superpowers Database (Revised)

SUPERPOWERED ROLEPLAYING STEVEN S. LONG THE UNTIL SUPERPOWERS DATABASE Author: Steven S. Long Additional Contributions: David Mattingly Editing & Development: Darren Watts Layout & Graphic Design: Andy Mathews and Keith Curtis Cover: Brad D. Nault Interior Artwork: Nate Barnes, Storn Cook, Andrew Cremeans, Keith Curtis, Jonathan Davenport, Nick Ingeneri, Eric Lofgren, Bryce Nakawaga, Scott Ruggles, Greg Smith, and Chris Stevens A WORD OR TWO OF APPRECIATION Dedication: To Osiris, for the maintenance of dedi- catory superiority. Special Thanks: To David Mattingly, for starting the ball rolling. And to Nikki Vrtis, for the Direc- tive, and more. We’d also like to thank Monolith, Tom McCarthy, Bob Greenwade, and the other Digital Hero play- testers and testreaders who reviewed the USPD manuscript. Th eir help checking the math and spotting typos, inconsistencies, and dropped words is, as always, deeply appreciated. Hero SystemTM ® is DOJ, Inc.’s trademark for its roleplaying system. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, Hero System © 1984, 1989, 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or computerization, or by Champions © 1984, 1989, 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the The UNTIL Superpowes Database © 2003 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights Publisher: DOJ, Inc., 1 Haight Street, Suite A, San Francisco, California 94102. reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. First printing April 2003 Star Hero, Justice Inc., Danger International, Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Pulp Produced and distributed by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. Hero, Western Hero © 2002 by DOJ, Inc. d/b/a Hero Games. All rights reserved. Stock Number: DOJHERO204 • ISBN Number: 1-58366-013-5 http://www.herogames.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .....................................5 Gravity Powers ............................101 Solar And Celestial Powers ...........189 The Power Template ......................7 Hypersenses ...............................105 Sonic Powers ..............................192 Acid Powers ....................................8 Ice And Cold Powers ....................109 Speedster Powers ........................199 Air And Wind Powers .....................12 Illusion Powers ............................116 Strength And Toughness Powers ...208 Animal Powers ..............................20 Kinetic Energy Powers ..................119 Stretching Powers .......................215 Body Control Powers ......................34 Light Powers ...............................124 Telekinetic Powers .......................220 Cosmic Energy Powers ...................40 Luck Powers ...............................129 Teleportation Powers ....................227 Cyberkinesis Powers ......................43 Magnetism Powers ......................133 Time Powers ...............................232 Darkness Powers ...........................50 Matter Manipulation Powers .........139 Vibration Powers ..........................238 Density Alteration Powers ...............55 Mental And Psionic Powers ..........146 Water Powers ..............................243 Dimensional Manipulation Powers ..61 Precognition Powers ....................167 Weather Powers ..........................249 Earth And Stone Powers .................68 Radiation Powers .........................170 Wood And Plant Powers ...............254 Electricity Powers ..........................76 Shape Alteration Powers ..............174 Miscellaneous Powers ..................260 Emotion Control Powers .................82 Size Alteration Powers ..................179 Appendix .....................................267 Fire And Heat Powers .....................87 Sleep And Dream Powers .............185 The Power Skill ........................267 Force Powers ................................96 Examples Of Use .......................267 ILLUSION MINDGAME 10 SUBJECT ID: MINDGAME “Two images show the supervillain matching the description later given indirectly, using his image-creation Mindgame. Th e fi rst (above), taken from by the guard, shows how Mindgame abilities to distract, trick, and hinder security cameras and digitally supple- employs his powers. Rather than a his targets. (See page 117 for the second mented to show illusionary women direct, frontal assault, he attacks image.) FORCE UNKNOWN ?? SUBJECT ID: UNKNOWN “Th is photograph, taken by a Japanese or diffi culty. If possible, agents confront- to identify and locate him continue, tourist in Paris, shows two heroes ing villains with such powers should since the mime motif of his costume — Golden Eagle (an American) and fi nd ways around the force-wall, instead indicates a particularly high degree of Feu-Diamant (Firediamond, a French- of trying to batter through it. evil and depravity.” man) fi ghting an unknown supervillain. Note the eff ectiveness of the villain’s wall “Th e villain defeated both heroes and —From the working draft of Th e UNTIL of force — it easily blocks both heroes’ escaped the confrontation. Our eff orts Supercriminal Tactical Reference Manual energy bolts at once without any strain A WORD OF THANKS Th e Technical Corps gratefully acknowl- Diamond Pantheon edges the assistance of the following Downshift Previsione superheroes and other persons, who Dr. Silverback Repulse demonstrated their powers or provided other information helpful in the prepa- Th e Drift er Sapphire ration, maintenance, and expansion of Dwarfstar Sequoia the Database: Electron Th e Silicon Kid Anvil Firewall Soaring Eagle Captain Chronos Fortuna Teknique Decibelle Ironclad Tricolor Defender Jetstream Victory Diadem Kinetik Volt UNTIL Superpowers Database 5 Director Gideon H. Jones UNTIL Technical Corps Room DS1-1432 • One UN Plaza New York, New York 10017 5 February 2003 Secretary-Marshall Wilhelm Carl Eckhardt UNTIL World Headquarters United Nations Building New York City, New York Dear Secretary-Marshall Eckhardt: On behalf of the entire Technical Corps, and the Superhuman Analysis Division in particular, I am pleased to present you with the third and latest edition of the UNTIL Superpowers Database, a summary of informa- tion about superhuman abilities developed by the Division over the past several years. Building on the work of his predecessors, Antonio Villareal has assembled what I believe to be the most comprehensive and accurate archive of information regarding superhuman powers ever assembled. Of course, this document is just a distillation of the entire database, which is far too large to print in one volume. It contains the essence of the data — descriptions of hundreds of catalogued superpowers, organized by type and function. Within each category of powers (Air Powers, Cyberkinetic Powers, Ice/Cold Powers, and so forth), Deputy Director Villareal has selected not only the most common abilities, but some of the more unusual and intriguing ones, to showcase the incredibly broad range of superpowers displayed by the world’s metahu- mans. You can access the vast bulk of the data — test results, analytical reports, and the like — through the HUGIN computer network if you, or any other agent, wishes to know more. Our data on superhuman abilities contains many gaps. Some powers we know about only from eyewitness reports rather than controlled scientifi c testing, for example. Fortunately, thanks to the cooperation of numerous superheroes, and even help from some supercriminals eager to reduce their sentences, we have obtained veri- fi able test results for most of the powers described in this report. With this project complete, the Superhuman Analysis Division is proceeding with the creation of The UNTIL Supercriminal Tactical Reference Manual (USTRM), a tactical guide for agents facing superpowered foes in the fi eld. Early drafts of part of the work are already available; I will keep you informed of the team’s progress via my weekly reports. As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at your convenience. Gideon H. Jones, Director Technical Corps 6 Hero System 5th Edition First, it’s not a book of gadgets. “Gadget” or HOW TO USE THIS BOOK “technology” is such a far-reaching special eff ect Th is is a book of pre-generated superpowers that it requires a book of its own. However, you can for use in your Champions games. It has two pri- easily convert most of the powers in this book to mary purposes. First, it’s a time-saver. If you need gadgets by applying the appropriate Power Modi- to generate a character quickly, or you don’t want fi ers, such as Focus and Charges. to take the time and eff ort needed to create all of a Second, it covers neither martial arts and character’s powers from scratch, the Superpowers related abilities, nor abilities defi ned as “extensive Database provides you with the shortcut you need. training and heightened skill.” Th e Ultimate Martial Just open to the appropriate section, select the sort Artist and Ninja Hero provide extensive coverage of power you want, tweak it to taste, and in seconds of the former (so please refer to them if you have you’ve got a new power for your character. a martial artist character in mind); the latter don’t Second, it’s an idea generator. If you’re at a loss really qualify as “superpowers” in the sense this for what type of character to play, you can fl ip the book means. Th ey’re better suited for Dark Cham- book open at random and see if anything on

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