alpha playtest kit

07.12.2009

By John Harper
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 Professor bradbury’s guide to  1 paperclip for each player (to slide on the danger meter to
the STUFF YOU’LL NEED to play show their current danger level).
 Index cards. A whole bunch. You need these to create threat
 The Character Sheets printed from this PDF and cut in half
markers. I usually cut a 3x5 card in half for a threat marker.
to make 6 Style cards and 8 Role cards.
And a 1/4 card can be used for a PC marker.
 The GM sheets and a rules summary for each player.
 Poker chips to use as power tokens. You’ll need 6 per player.  A sharpie to write on the cards.
 A bunch of polyhedral dice, from d4 to d12. (five of each size  A table with space in the middle for the dice, poker chips,
should do) and the battle board (the space where you’ll put the threat
 A bunch of red danger dice (d6s). A dozen or so. and PC markers). Ideally, everyone should be able to reach
 A couple of bowls to hold the dice. the two dice bowls.

step 1: Gather step 2: Put the Style

everyone at the table cards on the table
Here’s the opening speech:
We’re going to play Danger Patrol, an action/adventure retro sci-
and describe them
fi game. The idea is to create the episodes of a 50s-style TV show Alien: The “make your own style” Style. Say which world you’re from
in the vein of the old Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials (with (yes, Pluto is a planet and so is Planet X). For your blank powers, you
maybe a dash of the Venture Bros., Star Wars, and Indiana Jones). can choose any power from any other style.
You’re all going to play members of the elite Danger Patrol—special Atomic: A cybernetic soldier created just before the end of the
super-powered crime fighters who protect Rocket City from evil atomic wars that destroyed the Earth. You have an atomic reactor in
Stygian Adepts, the nefarious agents of the Crimson Republic, your chest. You are Superman (or -woman!) essentially.
rampaging monsters set loose by mad scientists, and other crazy
Mystic: Master of the occult, magic, and other dimensions.
threats.
Psychic: Mental powers of telepathy and telekinesis.
To make your Danger Patrol hero, you’re going to pick a Style and
a Role. Your style tells us what kind of being you are: A Robot, a Robot: You’re a Robot!
Mystic, a cybernetic Atomic, or something else. Your role tells us Two-Fisted: You’re a human with no supernatural powers, but you
what your job is on the team: A super-spy Agent, an elite soldier are tough, strong, and ready for anything!
Commando, a wiley Detective, etc.

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Each player picks a style. It’s okay if two people choose the same  Choose your uniform colors. Every hero wears the two-tone
one (assuming you printed extra sheets). Danger Patrol uniform.
 Pick one power from the Style set. Fill in the little circle to show  Choose your weapon. Each weapon has a special quality and a
that you have that power. You also start with the “free”abilities for drawback listed in parentheses.
that Style (the ones under the style name that aren’t in boxes). • Raygun: Can be set to overload to do extra damage (+2
 You’ll get more powers later as you play (by going into danger!) hits). But it burns out and can’t be used after that.
• Electro-Blaster: Can short out electronics or stun living
step 3: hand out the beings. Good for capturing enemies. But some big, tough
monsters (like a Venusian Terror Lizard) can resist its effects.

Role cards and say a • Turbo Pistol: Can shoot on autofire (+2d6) but must be
reloaded after each burst.
bit about each You start with all of your Stuff. You can use your stuff as much as you
like. You can also check off the box next to an item and get a bonus
Agent: The Super spy. Good at stealth, deception, and manipulation. die to add to a roll.
Commando: The Soldier. Good at tactics and shooting.
Daredevil: Athlete, stuntman, acrobat, and all-around risk-taker. danger cadet billy says: “What do the
Detective: Strong-willed, insightful master of forensics, investigation, symbols on the powers mean?”
the criminal underworld and reading people.
Explorer: Experienced traveler of all 11 worlds of the solar system The DP “lightning” icon means the power costs a
(including Planet X!). Expert in all things alien, especially animals, power token to use. You start play with one power token and
monsters, and strange ruins. can earn more as you go. When you spend a power token
to activate a special power, it doesn’t cost your action for
Flyboy: Male or female, an expert pilot, driver, astronaut, and the round (you can still do something else).
dogfighter.
The cross symbol means the power helps you or an ally.
Professor: Master of all the sciences and a whiz with technology.
The shield symbol means the power is defensive.
Warrior: Hand to hand combat expert.
The crosshairs symbol means the power is an attack.
Each player picks a role. It’s okay if two people choose the same one The arrow symbol means the power involves movement.
(assuming you printed extra sheets). No two players should have the
exact same Style/Role combo. The star symbol stands for “miscellaneous” powers.
 Pick one of the two role powers (the ones with the fill-in circles). On any power, the [+] symbol means, “add a bonus die.”
 Distribute your trait dice. You get a d12 in your main role trait. When you add bonus dice, the first one is a d10, the second is
Then you get 1d10, 2d8, 3d6, and 1d4 to distribute among the a d8, and the third is a d6 (you can’t have more than three).
other seven traits (one die per trait).

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Step 4: Create names game setup checklist
for the heroes 55 Each player has a character sheet, made up of a Style
You have a choice: card (the left half) and a Role card (the right half).
 If your hero has a secret identity, create a superhero code name 55 Each player has distributed their trait dice. d12 in their
that you use when you’re patrolling. Something like Dr. Midnight
Role trait, plus 1d10, 2d8, 3d6, and 1d4 distributed
or Commander Atom.
among the other seven traits (one die per trait).
 If your hero doesn’t have a secret identity, create your real name.
Try to make it punchy and pulpy. Like Cindy Cannon, Chet Hefner, 55 Each player has chosen one Style power, one Role
Buzz Dixon, Jack Bradbury, Nick Timber, etc.
power, a weapon, and made up their uniform
colors.
step 5: Go around 55 Each player has a Rules Summary sheet.
and have each player 55 Each player has a paperclip (it starts on the word

introduce their hero

DANGER on the Danger Meter).
55 Each player has one Power token (a poker chip).
Say your style + role combo, your name, your powers, your best
55 Each player has a marker for his or her PC (a piece of
traits, and your uniform colors. Plus any other fun details (maybe
your Robot Detective has a cyborg girlfriend).
an index card with the character’s name on it)
This might also be a good time to say something about your hero’s 55 The GM has the GM Jobs & Threat Moves sheet.
relationship to the other characters (romantic, rivals, old friends, or
something else). Some groups like to avoid making a lot of backstory 55 The GM has index cards to use for threat markers
before they play, but if your group wants to do it, you can come up and a sharpie to write on them.
with all kinds of background details now, including why you joined
the Danger Patrol, what you did before, what goals you have for the 55 There’s a bowl full of polyhedral dice (d4s, d6s, d8s,
future, etc. d10s, and d12s).
My own preference is to let that stuff come out during play. So After 55 There’s a bowl full of red danger dice (d6s).
very brief character introductions, I jump right ahead to Step 6:
Introduce Rocket City and the Solar System. 55 Everyone has introduced their heroes and said a few
details about them.

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step 6: Introduce technically at peace with Rocket City, but an invisible cold war rages,
with enemy agents hidden everywhere.

Rocket City and the Each planet is earth-like (except for dark and cold Pluto), with normal
gravity and breathable air. Each is home to native alien life, as well

Solar System as strange plants and animals. Mars has ruins of some former great
civilization (with links to Atlantis on Earth) but no one knows what
became of them. The Neptunians claim to be descendants of this
The Earth was destroyed 50 years ago in the atomic wars. Just
Elder Race, but Neptunians claim lots of crazy things.
before the end, hundreds of rocket-ships escaped Earth. Most of
them went to Mars, where the richest man in the Solar System, Pluto is home to the Stygian Adepts, an evil cult from the 5th
millionaire Hamilton Hawks, had built a giant utopian “city of the Dimension who worship entropy. They’re the hooded dudes (made
future”—called Rocket City. out of living shadow?) with wicked curved daggers—perfect for
sacrifice scenes and creepy dark magic.
Rocket City is all art-deco silvery spires, glass, chrome, and steel. It’s
a vertical city of many levels with skyscrapers thousands of feet tall,
sprawling across Olympus Mons. Everyone gets around via rocket-
car, funneled into magnetically controlled traffic lanes. Magna- Q&A with professor bradbury
Zeppelins cruise majestically at the highest altitudes, carrying heavy Q. Is that it, Professor? Isn’t there more to the
cargo across the massive city (100 times larger than New York). setting?
Everything has retro style, including the robotic service station A. Good question, Billy! The answer is yes, there’s a lot
attendants who wear smart white uniforms and wash your windshield more! The Solar System is a big place, with lots of planets
while they gas up your rocket car. The Mighty Atom newspaper is to explore, aliens to meet, and dangerous phenomena to
delivered every morning to most homes and is sold on floating traffic encounter. When you play Danger Patrol, the players and the
islands by boys in newsie caps. Radio dramas are very popular as are GM will “fill in the map,” so to speak, adding details as they
the brand-new Videoscope programs. Motion picture theaters show go. You start out with a simple overview and create details as
films in black and white (with sound!) for five cents a pop. you need them.
Rocket City is the crossroads of the solar system, where all the human Don’t be afraid to be creative! Maybe Venus is a dense jungle-
colonies on the other worlds come to trade, along with aliens of all planet teeming with giant insects and dinosaurs or maybe it’s
sorts. a mist-shrouded world inhabited by intelligent rock-men. It’s
The other major human settlement is the Crimson Republic, in up to you!
Jupiter’s red spot. The CR is a militaristic nation ruled by the despot, Q. What about the rampant sexism and racism that were part of
Grand Commander Zukov (a head in a jar attached to a robotic most classic pulp stories? Does Rocket City have such things?
spider body). The CR is obsessed with perfecting atomic technology
(now banned in Rocket City) and turning their population into atomic A. Thankfully, Billy, those things vanished along with the Earth
super soldiers with which to conquer the solar system. The CR is the after the atomic wars. In Rocket City, all people are equal,
catch-all commie/red-scare/evil-empire bad-guy group. They are regardless of race or sex.

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Step 7: Start the Show! “Previously, on Danger Patrol...”
Now it’s the player’s turn to narrate. Each player should describe a
To start the game, the GM will describe the opening sequence to this quick sequence from the previous episode, spotlighting their hero
episode of Danger Patrol. Then, the players will do their “Previously, (plus another hero or invented NPC if they wish). What previous
on Danger Patrol...” narrations. Then the first action scene will episode, you may ask? The one you’re about to make up. By narrating
begin. action from an earlier episode that you didn’t actually play, each
player has the chance to introduce an element or two that they’re
The Opening Teaser interested in seeing in the current episode.
Each episode of Danger Patrol begins with an opening teaser, which Maybe someone is playing a Mystic hero and wants the Stygian
shows the Patrol in some perilous, life-or-death situation that looks Adepts to be involved in the Crimson Ape attack. That player
hopeless. A cliffhanger, if you will. could include a “Previously on...” moment in which we see his
The GM creates the opening teaser as part of game prep (or use the hero exploring an old Martian ruin, with strange hieroglyphics
one provided below). They should be short and punchy, establishing on the walls depicting Stygians controlling animals with dark
what the opening action scene will be about. magic. “The Stygians,” he whispers. “I knew it!”

While the players are doing their “Previously On” narrations, the
GM will be furiously taking notes. GM, it’s your job to work these
Example Teaser elements into the upcoming episode in some way. They don’t all
have to be in the first scene, but you should start to introduce some
Episode 11: Attack of the Crimson Apes of them, with clues and leads that point to the others.
The patrol is cruising over rocket city in the Danger Car (a During the “Previously On,” sequence, the GM grabs an
custom-built Hawks 5000 rocketcar). Citizens are leaning out index card and writes STYGIAN ADEPTS on it and puts it off
of their flying cars and snapping photos and cheering the to the side. The players see it and know that the evil Stygians
patrol. This is a PR cruise more than anything.
are involved and waiting in the wings.
SUDDENLY—a giant Crimson Ape, freshly escaped from
Another player creates the Anti-Robot League during his
the Rocket City Zoo, lands on the trunk of the car. It rips the
“Previously On,” so the GM makes a card for them, too,
back bumper off in a dominance display, roars, and hurls the
along with a location card (Ludd’s Bar) as a reminder to do
bumper over its head—right into traffic! The bumper smashes
into a citizen’s car, sending it tumbling out of control, with something with the League and the bar later.
smoke pouring from the engine. Across the city, the heroes This may seem challenging, but think of it this way: The players are
can see other Crimson Apes, leaping from car to car in the creating your threats and dangers for you! Just take a few notes and
traffic lanes, smashing windows, scaring citizens, and generally you’ll end up with all the prep materials you need for the session.
causing havoc! This looks like a job for the Danger Patrol!
Once each player has done their “Previously On,” it’s time to start
the action scene....

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step 8: Set Up the Battle Example threats

Board Episode 11: Attack of the Crimson Apes

The first action scene starts at the moment the opening teaser For Attack of the Crimson Apes, we start with six threats:
ended. The Crimson Ape is clinging to the back of the Danger Car, a
citizen’s rocket car is going down in flames, other apes are terrorizing 1. One Crimson Ape on the back of the Hawks 5000 (put the
the city, and the traffic control system is overloading. ape threat marker on the back of the marker for the car, to
show the relative position to the heroes)
Markers and Threats 2-4. Three more Crimson Apes. Place these around the
Now the GM sets up the battle board. There’s no “board” actually— board to show how they’re scattered around the area. (The
it’s just the clear space in the middle of the table. battle board is abstract, but the GM should move the markers
For the “Attack of the Crimson Apes” episode, first put down a around as needed to show where things are relative to each
marker for the Hawks 5000 (a “marker” is a half index card, with a other, so we can tell what’s close or far, above, below.)
name written on it). Then, have each player place their hero marker 5. Rocketcar in trouble! This is the citizen’s car that was hit
on the car. You can use minis, colored tokens, or little cards with the by the flying bumper. It’s gonna crash!
heroes’ names.
6. Traffic Control overload! This threat marker represents the
If you have a Flyboy character, definitely use their custom taxed traffic control system that is malfunctioning because all
vehicle instead of the Hawks 5000! the drivers in the local area are all swerving recklessly at the
Next the GM creates the Threats. A threat is anything that presents same time (to get away from the apes!). Put it in the center of
a dangerous challenge to the heroes, from a monstrous Crimson the board. This card also gets a countdown number, starting
Ape to a raging fire to a seductive enemy agent. at 2 (put the countdown number inside a circle). This means,
after 2 rounds, if the threat is still on the board, it will come
Creating a threat is easy. Just put a marker on the battle board and true. When the system overloads, lots of cars will crash and
write the name of the threat on the top. people will die.

st y g ia n You might also put a countdown on the crashing rocketcar.

n ata s h a Make it 1 if you really want to kick the heroes into gear.
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we’ve seen all kinds of crazy things on threat cards,
including “Buzz Dixon’s Troubled Past,” “The Courage to Fight
Your Own Brother,” and “Is It Really True Love?” Jeepers!

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 The player picks up the die they assigned to that trait. But don’t roll
scaling the threats yet! You need more dice.

The Crimson Apes setup assumes you have 4 players. If you Danger Dice
have fewer players, reduce the number of starting threats. For
3 players, remove two of the apes. For two players, remove Now the fun stuff. The player can now add 1-3 danger dice (the red
three of the apes. d6s in the bowl) to her roll. To do so, she adds details to her action
that show just how dangerous it is.
This will make for a faster-playing opening scene, which is
good. For later battles, feel free to make them longer and Well, I’m leaping out of the seat of a moving rocket car (1
tougher. Sometimes the Patrol gets in way over their heads! danger die). I balance on the sloping trunk and duck as other
rocket cars whiz narrowly by my head (2nd die). And oh yeah,
I’m facing down a 12 foot tall Crimson Ape, who is raising
both fists to smash my head in (3rd danger die).

step 9: Action! You can add one detail per die, or just say your danger and pick up
1-3 dice from the bowl (either way is fine).
Now ask who wants to go first. Several people should be leaning
Still Want More Danger?
forward, desperate to jump in to action and save Rocket City. Let the
players work out who among them will go first. Ask the other players and the GM to give you more. One player can
give you one more die by adding another dangerous detail. The GM
When a player takes her turn, she says what heroic action her hero can also give one die by adding a detail. So you can end up with 5
takes. The action should be short and punchy, with an added detail danger dice, total.
to give some color.
The other players and GM add more danger to the action.
I jump onto the back of the Hawks 5000 and level my raygun “Just as you jump on to the trunk of the rocket car, Dr. Nemo
at the ape. “Sorry, shaggy, but this ride is full.” I zap him off (who’s driving) has to swerve to avoid hitting a school bus!”
the car and on to the rooftop patio of a passing restaurant.
“Also, everyone knows that Crimson Apes hate the color
yellow. Oh, your uniform is yellow, isn’t it?”
Roll the Dice!

The Trait Die Bonus Dice

Now, the GM says which trait needs to be tested for that action, You can get bonus dice from your Role and Style powers, indicated
based on what the hero did. For example, shooting a raygun falls by a [+] on the card. You can also get a bonus die by checking the
under the Commando trait. Piloting a rocketcar would be a test of box on one of your Stuff items. When you roll bonus dice, the first
Flyboy. Attempting to communicate with an ape and tell it what to one is a d10, the second is a d8, and the third is a d6. You can’t
do would call for Explorer. have more than three bonus dice on a roll.

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 Danger
The Results: Hits and Danger For each danger result you rolled, your danger meter goes up by
Now roll all the dice you have. one. Slide the paper clip “up” (to the right) one dot per danger.

Each die that shows 4 or higher is a success! Danger Meter Rewards

Each die that shows 1, 2, or 3 is danger! As your meter goes up, you get rewards. When your meter crosses a
dot with the DP lightning icon, you earn a power token.
Hits  You can spend one power token to activate a special power.
If you’re fighting a threat, you do a hit for each success you rolled.  You can spend two power tokens to take an extra turn at any
The GM will mark an X on the threat card for each hit you did. point during a round.

Threats can take hits in multiples of 3. However, as your meter goes up, you risk taking higher-level hits
which have worse consequences for your hero. Such is the life of a
 A normal threat (a minion, a monster, a problem) is defeated Danger Patrol officer.
after 3 hits.
If you get your danger level all the way to the end, it stays there for
 A major threat (a tough monster, a serious problem) is defeated the rest of the scene. Then (assuming you’re still alive) you earn a
after 6 hits. new power from your Role or Style. Your danger meter then resets
 An elite threat (a boss monster, a disaster, a highly trained bad to zero.
guy) is defeated after 9 hits.
 A master threat (a super villain, a giant vehicle, a cataclysmic Action Result
event) is defeated after 12 hits. Now the GM will describe the results of your action as well as saying
what threat move happens (see threat moves in the next section).
GM, you don’t have to tell the players what level a threat is. Just mark Your turn is over, and play passes to the next player.
hits as you go and remove it when it takes the right amount. Yes, this
means you can fudge and make something weaker or tougher on
the fly. That’s totally in the spirit of the game.

Cr im s o n
threat levels ape
Episode 11: Attack of the Crimson Apes
For Attack of the Crimson Apes, I recommend making the
Apes normal threats. The Traffic Overload can be a major
x x
threat. The rocketcar in trouble can be a major threat, too.

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GM actions
GM, here’s a funny thing about Danger Patrol: Your threats take threat moves
action only as a result of what the players do (or fail to do). You don’t
DANGER 1: Escalate the threat. Have the threat take some
get a “turn” of your own. Here’s how it works.
action to raise the stakes or make the situation worse in
When a player rolls and gets danger, take a look at the threat moves some way. Leave a danger die on the threat card. The
menu and choose a move that matches the number of danger results next player to fight this threat has to take the danger
they rolled (you can also choose a few things with lower danger die in addition to any others they get (so their max is 6
values if you want). danger dice, not 5).
Also keep an eye on any threats that are unharmed during a round DANGER 2: Do a reduced hit to the PC. This can be from
(i.e. no PC does a hit against them). Before the round ends, these an attack the threat makes or from the consequences of
threats can make moves from the menu. Generally speaking, an one of the dangers the players narrated before the action.
ignored threat should make a move equal to its threat level plus
DANGER 3: Introduce a new threat as a consequence of
one (count up from Danger 2 for a normal threat to Danger 5 for a
the action. This should usually be one threat level lower
master threat). Yeah, this means that if you ignore a super-villain, she
than the threat the PC was facing. This move is good for
gets to inflict a disaster on the PCs. Fun!
things like fires that start, electrical surges, summoned
If a player rolls zero danger, they just got a perfect roll! Offer them demons, etc. Fallout from the action at hand.
an opportunity or a beneficial consequence (e.g. give them a bonus
If there are plenty of threats in play already, do both
die to their next action). You might give them a major clue, too.
the DANGER 2 and DANGER 1 moves instead.
Hits Against PCs DANGER 4: Do a full hit to the PC. This can be from an
attack the threat makes or from the consequences of one
When a PC gets hit, it will be one of these:
of the dangers the players narrated before the action.
 A reduced hit—means the player can mark any lower hit box on
DANGER 5: Total Disaster! The threat does the worst
their danger meter (marked Bashed if you have any left).
possible thing. Be ruthless and destructive in your
 A full hit—means the player must mark a hit box at the current descriptions. Kill citizens if you want to. Blow up
level of their danger meter. buildings. A hero can mitigate a disaster by taking a
The danger meter has 13 hit boxes (which are like hit points with full hit, then getting locked in battle with a new, major
names). When you mark a box, the name tells you what condition threat. Put the hero marker on this new threat, spun off
happens to your character. from the threat they were facing. It might be something
like “Trapped in burning wreckage.” The player gets to
Bashed is just getting knocked around. But you’re okay.
say how their hero stops the disaster from coming true,
Stunned means you’re woozy. You have to roll 5s or better to succeed and how they end up trapped by the new threat as a
on your next action (so rolling 1-4 means danger). result. That hero can’t do anything but fight the new
Injured means you have a specific, ongoing injury. As long as you threat until it is defeated.
have that injury, you need to roll 5s or better to succeed.

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K.O.’d means you’re knocked unconscious.
Vaporized means... well, you know. How permanent “vaporized” is
Step 11: Interludes
depends on the group and what can be done about the circumstances
Between action scenes, we play interlude scenes. An interlude is a
around your vaporization. A trip to the 5th Dimension may be short moment of roleplaying or narration by a player, similar to the
required to save you. “Previously On” moments at the beginning of the episode. They
If a player gets hit and the named condition at that level doesn’t should be short and punchy (no more than a minute or two). They’re
seem to fit the action, you can write a new condition name on the a chance for the players to narrate cool actions, roleplay with each
blank line provided. Sometimes you just need to write in “Seduced” other, and give the GM new material to work with.
when “Stunned” won’t do. Think of it this way: The first action scene is an in media res slam-
If all the boxes in a section are full, damage “rolls up” to the next bang thing, but we don’t know why it’s happening exactly. Then,
higher section. we get the first batch of interludes. The players will introduce little
moments and ideas, which the GM can use to create the batch of
threats for the second action scene coming up next.
step 10: Round Two! When you do an Interlude scene:

(and beyond)  Include your PC, plus another PC and/or an NPC.

 Say where you are (or ask for ideas) and what’s happening when
So, continue around the circle, with each player taking turns. Once the scene starts.
everyone has taken a turn, the round is over. Then start the next  Roleplay! Reveal your relationship with the other characters.
round. Players can take turns in any order they like.
 Introduce a clue, plot point, or possible future threat. (optional)
Keep going, taking turns and playing rounds. The PCs will do hits
 Restore a used Stuff box
to the threats and the GM will make threat moves. The GM should
move the marker cards around to reflect the changing positions of  Reduce your danger level by 5. Heal all the hit boxes in the highest
the heroes and threats as the action plays out. section of the danger meter where you have harm. (optional)

(By the way, if someone needs to move far across the board, this Tread lightly! Don’t resolve a bunch of stuff yet. The second action
usually takes a whole action. If it’s risky, it will also call for a roll. It’s scene usually involves a couple of Mystery threats that you’ll “fight”
up to the GM what constitutes “far” and when to ask for a roll to using Agent, Detective, and Professor actions (in addition to the
move around.) normal combat threats). So you’ll defeat those and find clues during
the next scene. But feel free to introduce leads and elements that
Eventually, all the threats will be defeated. Good job, Danger Patrol!
the GM can use to seed that next batch of threat cards.
The citizens cheer, the heroes sign autographs, and bad guys are
locked up. Locations, enemy groups, weird objects, found evidence, NPCs
that you force to talk... all good fodder for the second action scene
You get to keep any power tokens you’ve earned. coming up. If you want to jet off to Saturn and meet with the Ring
Now it’s time for Interludes. Knights, now’s the time to lay that groundwork.

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pc hits & danger examples

bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
Matt rolls his dice and gets 4 danger. He slides Matt marks a Injured box. This means his character
his paperclip over 4 dots. needs to roll 5+ on his dice to succeed (until his injury
The GM makes a threat move, attacking Matt’s is healed). There are two injured boxes, so a character
character. Matt has to mark a full hit. This can be injured twice. The lower box and blank line is
means he marks a hit box in the section of the for writing in your own injury type.
danger meter that his paperclip is now in. Matt also earned a Power token since his danger level
hit a DP lighting bolt as it went up.

bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized

____________ enthralled
____________ ____________ ____________

danger4

Later (after taking a full hit from the seductive wiles of the enemy agent,
Natasha Ganymedska, and becoming enthralled), Matt rolls his dice and
gets 2 danger. He slides his paperclip over 2 dots.
The GM makes a threat move, attacking Matt’s character. Matt has to mark
a reduced hit. This means he marks a hit box anywhere to the left of the
paperclip. Since he still has un-checked Bashed boxes, Matt puts the hit
there. If all the Bashed boxes were full, the hit would “roll-up” to the next
section, meaning he would be Stunned.

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interlude & action scene 2 example
During the interlude scenes, the players phobos refuelin g During his interlude, Professor Bradbury
introduced several new elements, which the GM questioned the scientist who was helping the
fleshed out a bit and added as threat cards.
station Crimson Republic smuggle atomic research
Now the group moves into action scene two, (locatio n) out of Rocket City (the ape attack was just a
where the heroes will fight these new threats, diversion, which was revealed by the GM as the
some of which represent mysteries that will be threats were defeated in the first scene). During
solved as they are defeated. nata sh a the interlude roleplaying, the scientist (played by
ga ny me ds ka the GM) told Professor Bradbury that Natasha
Ganymedska (the CR agent) had escaped with
The martian runes and the Stygian Adepts
(cr ag en t) the research papers, but must have gone to
Phobos to refuel her rocket before returning to
were originally introduced during the “Previously Proffessor Jupiter.
On” sequences. The GM had cards for them bradbury
already, so Dr. Nemo’s player narrated a quick
sequence about following a lead back to the
Martian pyramids—the source of the strange
energy that controlled the Crimson Apes.

ludd’s bar
ancient martian Suspicious of Crimson Republic
involvement, Andrew Mentem and (locatio n)
pyramids Rusty Bukkit spent their interlude
scene together, trawling the criminal
(Locatio n) ma rt ia n an ti- ro bo t an ti- ro bo t
underworld of the lower levels of
ru ne s Rocket City, looking for informants.
le ague le ague
go on s go on s
They found Ludd’s Bar, a hangout for
st yg ia n the Anti-Robot league (introduced by
ad ep ts dr .
Andrew
Rusty’s player during a Previously On).
ne mo During the interlude, Rusty’s player r u st y
mentem
revealed that one of the Anti-Robot
League goons was wearing a Crimson
b u k k it
Republic ring. Just then, a bunch more
goons burst through the doors!

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Other Stuff Thanks
Helping Matt Wilson, Ben Robbins, Wilhelm Fitzpatrick, Phil LaRose, Doug Bartlett,
Take an action to set up another hero, or use your next turn to jump Ryan Dunleavy, Jonathan Walton, Blake Hutchins, Lukas Myhan, Christian
in and help someone who is acting now. Test a trait (GM chooses as Griffen, Matthew Gagan, Matthew Klein, John Aegard, Jackson Tegu,
usual), and give your hits as helping dice (d8s) to another player. Joe McDonald, Brendan Adkins, Kingston Cassidy, Daniel Wood, Michael
Decuir, James Cunningham, Alan Barclay, John Powell, Clinton R. Nixon,
Tony Dowler, Brandon Amancio, Shannon East, Paul Riddle, Sage LaTorra,
Generic Use for Power Tokens
Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue, Leonard Balsera, Jonathan Tweet, Rob Heinsoo,
If you think of a cool power stunt, just spend a power token and say
Andy Collins, Robin Laws, Steve Sechi, Jonathan Elliott, Gregor Hutton,
how your Style lets you do something cool and superhuman. Take a
Tony Lower-Basch, Bruce Timm, Alex Raymond, Philip Nowlan, John Dille,
bonus d8 to your action roll, right now. Edgar Burroughs, and Vincent Baker.

resistance The Olkahoma City All-Stars: Joshua Unruh, Jeff Williams, Chris Harmon,
A threat can have resistance (1, 2, or 3) which means it ignores Chris Masters, Paul Crowell
that many hits from each attack. Use sparingly. You can also link a The Compleat Strategists: Sam Zeitlin, George Austin, Jonathan Davis, Joe
threat’s resistance to another threat, such that when the main threat Iglesias, Nick X, Danger Cadet Billy
is defeated, all the linked threats lose their resistance (a Force Field The North Carolina Irregulars: Jason Morningstar, Steve Segedy, Joel
generator or something similar is good for this). Resistance doesn’t Coldren, Mike Graves
have to represent physical toughness, of course.
StoryGames Boston: Jonathan Walton and the Mystery Gang.
Staged Threats The Garden Statesmen: Matt Wilson, Brennan Taylor, Gil Hova, Rich Flynn
You have to defeat Threat A before you can do hits to Threat B.
The nastiest setup: Have minions that are staged between the
master villain and the heroes. The PCs have to beat the minions Credits
before they can attack the master villain, and every round the villain Danger Patrol is by John Harper. oneseven@gmail.com
is untouched, he can inflict a Disaster! Ouch.
This is the alpha playtest version written for Go Play NW 2009 and played
Vehicle hits there by Matt Wilson, Matthew Gagan, Christian Griffen, Lukas Myhan,
Vehicles can take hits, too. Most vehicles can take 3 hits before Blake Hutchins, Wilhelm Fitzpatrick, Brendan Adkins, Phil LaRose, Doug
they’re crippled and 6 hits destroys them. When the GM hits a PC Bartlett, Alan Barclay, Michael Decuir, Kingston Cassidy, Daniel Wood and
John Powell. Their enthusiam and support was invaluable in getting this
vehicle with a threat move, a reduced hit equals 1 vehicle hit and a
document finished.
full hit equals 2.
Ben Robbins, Wilhelm Fitzpatrick, Ryan Dunleavy, and Jonathan Walton
more starting powers gave me lots of excellent feedback and helped refine the system from its
You can start with more than two powers if you want. Three, four, or rough early state.
even all of them! If a character has all their available powers, maybe Shannon East, Paul Riddle, and Sage LaTorra are some of the best gorram
they get to add another Style or Role card when they “level up.” So gamers in Seattle and they gave me the play time and encouragement to
you could have an Alien Psychic Detective, for example. Crazy! get this game off the ground.

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 rules summary
CHARACTER CREATION Danger Meter
1. Put 1d12 in your Role trait. 2. Distribute 1d10, 2d8, 3d6, and 1d4 among your When the level of your meter hits a DP lightning icon, you get a Power token.
other traits (one die per trait). 3. Choose one power from your Role and one  You can spend one Power token to activate one of your powers.
power from your Style (fill in the circle next to a power to indicate that you have it).
4. Choose your Weapon. 5. Choose your two uniform colors. 6. Give your hero a  You can spend two Power tokens to take an extra turn during the round.
cool, pulpy name. When you spend a power token to activate a special power, it doesn’t cost
your action for the round (you can still do something else).
turns and dice
If you raise your danger level all the way to the end of the meter, you can add a new
When you take action, say what exciting move your hero does. The GM will tell you power to your character when the battle is over (your meter resets to zero).
which trait to test. Roll the die for that trait, plus a bonus die if your action matches
your Role’s ability (marked with [+] on your Role card). hits
Add 1-3 danger dice (red d6s) to your roll if your hero’s action is risky or dangerous. When the GM tells you to take a reduced hit, you can mark any lower hit box on
Say what makes it risky or dangerous by adding details to the scene. your danger meter (to the left of your paperclip). You’ll probably want to mark a
You can ask the players and GM to give you up to 2 more danger dice. They’ll add in Bashed box if you have any left. When the GM tells you to take a full hit, you must
details to the action that make it even more dangerous. You can roll up to 5 danger mark a hit box at the current level of your danger meter.
dice, total.
bonus dice
Roll all of your dice:
A bonus die is written as [+] in several powers and abilities. When you get bonus
 Each die that shows 4+ is a success. dice, the first one is a d10, the second is a d8, and the third is a d6. You can’t have
 Each die that shows 1-3 is danger. more than three bonus dice on a roll.

If your action was an attack, each success your rolled does a hit to the threat you’re Stuff
fighting. A threat can take 3, 6, 9, or 12 hits before being defeated (depending on
its level). The GM won’t usually tell you exactly what level a threat is (but may drop You can use your character’s Stuff as much as you want as part of your actions. You
hints). If your action wasn’t an attack, it was probably a movement or helping roll can also check off a Stuff box to take a bonus die on a roll.
(see Helping, below).
Interludes
Advance the level of your danger meter by one for each danger result you rolled.
When all the threats are defeated, an action scene is over and we now play
The GM will say the results of your action, then make a threat move based on how Interludes. An Interlude is a short moment of roleplaying or narration of action by
many danger you got on your roll. a player, similar to the “Previously On” moments at the beginning of the episode.
Once everyone has taken their turn (the players can go in any order they want), the They should be short and punchy (no more than a minute or two).
GM makes threat moves with any threats that were ignored during the round. Then  Include your PC, plus another PC and/or an NPC.
the round is over and another round starts.  Say where you are (or ask for ideas) and what’s happening when it starts.
 Roleplay! Reveal your relationship with the other characters.
Helping  Restore a used Stuff box
Take an action to set up another hero, or use your next turn to jump in and help  Introduce a clue, plot point, or possible future threat. (optional)
someone who is acting now. Test a trait (GM chooses as usual), and give your hits  Reduce your danger level by 5. Heal any hit boxes in the highest section of the
as helping dice (d8s) to another player. danger meter where you have harm. (optional)

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 gm jobs threat moves
 Keep the fictional action at the forefront. You should be DANGER 1: Escalate the threat.
asking questions like, “How do you do that?” “What does it Have the threat take some action to raise the stakes or make
look like when you use your Psychic Blast?” “When the burning the situation worse in some way. Leave a danger die on the
wreckage crashes down, what do you do to get out of the threat card. The next player to fight this threat has to take the
way?” “Does your raygun shoot a beam or a bolt of energy?” danger die in addition to any others they get (so their max is 6
danger dice, not 5).
The idea is to paint a picture of the action in everyone’s mind.
Think of it like you’re making an action/adventure movie. What DANGER 2: Do a reduced hit to the PC.
does the audience see on the screen right now? This can be from an attack the threat makes or from the
Whenever someone rolls dice, or uses a power, or takes danger consequences of one of the dangers the players narrated
dice, or moves a marker on the board, or does anything with before the action.
the game system, something happens on screen. Don’t skimp
DANGER 3: Introduce a new threat as a consequence.
on the details! This should usually be one threat level lower than the threat
 Move the game markers around and establish positions to the PC was facing. This move is good for things like fires that
reflect the fiction. start, electrical surges, summoned demons, etc. Fallout from
 Bring threats into play that are waiting in the wings. the action at hand.

 Keep the game moving at a brisk pace. Keep turns short If there are plenty of threats in play already, do both the
and punchy. Don’t linger too long in speculation or “what if” DANGER 2 and DANGER 1 moves instead.
scenarios. If a situation can be played as a threat and battle, DANGER 4: Do a full hit to the PC.
move into that as quickly as possible. Mysteries, investigations, This can be from an attack the threat makes or from the
seductions, chases, experiments and other situations work consequences of one of the dangers the players narrated
great as threats (and bring the “non-combat” traits like Agent, before the action.
Detective, and Professor to the fore)
 Judge if an action constitutes an “attack” (to determine if a roll DANGER 5: Total Disaster!
does hits to a threat). Make sure the fictional actions match the The threat does the worst possible thing. Be ruthless and
threats! For example, a shooting action with Commando would destructive in your descriptions. Kill citizens if you want to.
certainly do hits against a Crimson Ape, but would not work to Blow up buildings. A hero can mitigate a disaster by taking a
put out a raging fire threat. Use your best judgment and say ‘no’ full hit, then getting locked in battle with a new, major threat.
if you need to. Pick the trait you feel is best for the action, and Put the hero marker on this new threat, spun off from the
stick to your guns. threat they were facing. It might be something like “Trapped
in burning wreckage.” The player gets to say how their hero
If an action doesn’t count as an attack, it should never be stops the disaster from coming true, and how they end up
“wasted.” Treat it as a helping roll or let the player trapped by the new threat as a result. That hero can’t do
revise their action if they want to. anything but fight the new threat until it is defeated.

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 heroic actions heroic actions
fight | help | move | special fight | help | move | special

Agent4Sneak around and ambush bad guys. 4Trick an enemy Agent4Sneak around and ambush bad guys. 4Trick an enemy
and lead them into a trap. 4Disguise yourself. 4Spy on secret villain and lead them into a trap. 4Disguise yourself. 4Spy on secret villain
meetings. 4Infiltrate an evil fortress. 4Use your network of contacts to meetings. 4Infiltrate an evil fortress. 4Use your network of contacts to
get something you need. get something you need.

Commando4Shoot enemies. 4Shoot a lot to keep them pinned Commando4Shoot enemies. 4Shoot a lot to keep them pinned
down. 4Throw grenades. 4Come up with battle tactics for the team. down. 4Throw grenades. 4Come up with battle tactics for the team.

Daredevil4Run, jump, swing, and flip. 4Jump off of something Daredevil4Run, jump, swing, and flip. 4Jump off of something
tall. 4Draw fire so a threat attacks you instead of doing something else. tall. 4Draw fire so a threat attacks you instead of doing something else.
4Escape certain death. 4Escape certain death.

Detective4Find a useful clue. 4Resist evil with your indomitable Detective4Find a useful clue. 4Resist evil with your indomitable
will. 4Use your network of contacts to find information. 4Notice details will. 4Use your network of contacts to find information. 4Notice details
and sense danger. 4See through lies. 4Investigate a mystery. and sense danger. 4See through lies. 4Investigate a mystery.

Explorer4Tame a wild beast and have it fight alongside you. Explorer4Tame a wild beast and have it fight alongside you.
4Endure extreme conditions. 4Deal with alien cultures and speak 4Endure extreme conditions. 4Deal with alien cultures and speak
languages. 4Give first aid. 4Find your way through an alien jungle. languages. 4Give first aid. 4Find your way through an alien jungle.

Flyboy4Fly a rocket-car upside down through a narrow opening. Flyboy4Fly a rocket-car upside down through a narrow opening.
4Zip around with your custom rocketpack. 4Get into a dogfight. 4Zip around with your custom rocketpack. 4Get into a dogfight.
4Swoop in and rescue someone from a dangerous spot. 4Swoop in and rescue someone from a dangerous spot.

Professor4Re-program a robot to do what you want. 4Build Professor4Re-program a robot to do what you want. 4Build
a quick gadget to solve a problem. 4Defuse a ticking bomb. 4Repair a quick gadget to solve a problem. 4Defuse a ticking bomb. 4Repair
broken technology. 4Remember useful facts and get information from broken technology. 4Remember useful facts and get information from
computers. computers.

Warrior4Punch evil in the face. 4Throw bad guys off of high Warrior4Punch evil in the face. 4Throw bad guys off of high
places. 4Fight with melee weapons. 4Intimidate someone. places. 4Fight with melee weapons. 4Intimidate someone.
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

alien agent
style

style

role

role
homeworld: Choose your home planet (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, take a bonus die when: You use deception, subterfuge,
Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto, or Planet X). You always get [+] when or sneak around.
dealing with anything involving that world.

Planet: Alien Looks: covert ops: A group you lead uses your Agent trait to
sneak or hide and gets [+] when they ambush.

unusual attack: When you employ your unusual alien

attack form (nerve pinch, extendable claws, etc.), choose
primary target: Coordinate your allies against a
an enemy and do 3 hits (no roll needed).
threat. Until the threat is defeated, you and your allies do
+1 hit against that threat. (1 use at a time)
Choose a power from any style 6
(All of your gear, including your weapon and patrol gear, is concealable and silent)

Micro Gadgets Hologram Projector

Disguise Kit Spy Drone

Choose a power from any style 6

Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack

(ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

Choose a power from any style 6
Goggles & Gas Mask
Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

atomic commando
style

style

role

role
z-ray vision: You can see through solid objects. take a bonus die when: You use tactics and maneuvering
against the enemy.
atomic strength: Your cyborg body gives you superhuman
strength. You can crush steel with your hands and throw cars around;
stuff like that. Covering Fire: Negate a hit on an ally and give them [+].

atomic beams: Attack with your built-in atomic

beam weapons. Choose an enemy and do 3 hits (no roll
needed). guns blazing: You lay down a barrage of fire. When
you roll multiple hits, add 1 hit then distribute the hits as
you like among the targets in range.

force field: Negate a hit you just took, and convert the
attack into energy. Take 1 Danger and [+] on a follow-up roll. Frag Grenades Smoke Grenades

Electro Pulse Grenades Atomic Beam Rifle w/scope

atomic speed: Move anywhere on the battle board.
Add [+] to any rolls you make this turn. Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack
(loud, ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

gravity beam: Activate your gravity beam to move Goggles & Gas Mask
someone else (or hold them in place). Take [+] if you make
a test when using your beam. Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

mystic daredevil
style

style

role

role
spirit sight: You can see ghost echoes, auras, and mystical energy. take a bonus die when: Leaping, falling, tumbling, or
swinging.
ritual magic: With some research & preparation, you can cast a
spell. The effects are negotiated by you and the GM. A series of tests
is required. danger is my middle name: Turn up to 3 danger you
just took into additional hits (you still take the Danger)

eldritch blast: Attack with searing blasts of mystical

power, choose an enemy and do 3 hits (no roll needed).
DODGE AND GO: Reduce a hit and take a free action.

Dark bargain: Demonic entities appear and reduce the 6 Decide what your uniform resists only at the moment you need to (not ahead of time)
hit you just took. While the demons distract your enemies,
take [+] to a follow-up action. (Blank)-Resistant Uniform Magna Grapple Line

________________________ ________________________
teleport: Step through the shadow realms to disappear
and reappear somewhere else. Take [+] on any test related
Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack
to the teleport.
(loud, ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

black mists of malakar: Chilling mists from the
nether realms obscure vision and freak people out. You Goggles & Gas Mask
can project your voice from the mists and see anything
within them. Take [+] to a test helped by the mists. Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

psychic detective
style

style

role

role
Psychometry: When you touch an item, you can read its history. take a bonus die when: Investigating, questioning, or
observing details or clues.
mind to mind: You can communicate psychically with anyone you
can see or over long distances with someone you know very well.
Evaluate: Choose a threat: GM says how many hits it
Test Detective to read surface thoughts or feelings. can take and another useful detail. Anyone can take [+]
when that detail applies to a test.

psychic blast: Attack with blasts of psychic energy,

choose an enemy and do 3 hits (no roll needed). steely gaze: You make an enemy hesitate in fear. Their
threat move is reduced by one level. Or, you can use
this power on an ignored threat to keep it from doing
anything at the end of the round.
psychic shield: When you activate your Psychic
Shield, you negate a hit you just took and do a hit to your
attacker. Forensic Analyzer Underworld Contacts

Case File Archive Energy Handcuffs

telekinesis: You can move objects and people with your
thoughts. If they resist, test Warrior[+] to overcome them. Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack
(loud, ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

Command: Force someone to do a simple action, like Goggles & Gas Mask
“drop your raygun.” If the command would harm the
target, test Agent[+] to overcome their resistance. Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

robot explorer
style

style

role

role
precision sensors: You have telescopic and microscopic vision, take a bonus die when: You face aliens, creatures,
chemical analyzers, and a broadband electromagnetic sensor. weather, ruins, or traps.

robotic strength: You have superhuman strength. You can

shrug it off: Ignore any damage effects during your
crush steel and throw cars around; stuff like that. turn and do +2 hits on your action (or do the same for an
ally).
built-in weapons: Attack with one of your built-in
weapon systems, choose an enemy and do 3 hits (no roll
needed). lay of the land: Use the environment to give all of
your allies [+] to a related action.

damage control systems: When you activate your

internal repair systems, heal two boxes of harm. Strange Alien Artifact Survival Gear

Maps, Charts & Plans Useful Trade Goods

detachable flying head: Send your head off to do
something while your body does something else. Take [+]
Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack
to any test helped by your flying head.
(loud, ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

energy transfer: Through your electro-net interface, Goggles & Gas Mask
you can transfer power to an ally. Give your power token
to someone else. They get a Free Action right now. Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform
hero colors

agent commando daredevil detective explorer flyboy professor warrior

two-fisted flyboy
style

style

role

role
big damn hero: You get [+] when fighting to protect someone take a bonus die when: You do an impressive stunt
(a specific person nearby, not something generic like “Rocket City”). while piloting a vehicle or rocketpack.

bloodied: If you’re stunned or injured, you get [+] when fighting

(this stacks with BIG DAMN HERO above). dogfighter: While piloting, negate a hit you just took
and do 2 hits to your attacker.

improvised weapon: Attack with a weapon improvised

from your surroundings, choose an enemy and do 3 hits
(no roll needed). Hold together baby!: Keep a vehicle going when it
should be crippled or destroyed.

tough as nails: Negate a hit you just suffered, and

take [+] on a follow-up action. A cool vehicle appropriate to the environment (you have a
garage full of them)

reckless abandon: For the whole battle, as a Free (Your custom rocketpack can hover and is not unstable)

Action on your turn, test Daredevil to do an extra hit to any

Raygun (overload + burnout) Custom Rocketpack
threat you’re fighting.
(loud, hover)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator

not licked yet: When you would otherwise go down in Goggles & Gas Mask
a fight (K.O., Vaporized, etc.) you draw on inner reserves
to keep going for the rest of the battle. Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

Record any
left-over power
tokens you have
bashed stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized
at the end of a
game session
power ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

danger4
 uniform uniform
colors colors

explorer flyboy professor warrior explorer flyboy professor warrior

professor warrior
role

role
role

role
take a bonus die when: You deal with scientific take a bonus die when: You use superior techniques in
principles, obscure knowledge, or technology. close combat.

studied the schematics: Use super-science

champion: When you defeat a threat in close combat,
technobabble to give an ally a free action against a threat
heal a box of harm and take a Free Action.
you choose.

crazy theory: When you come up with a crazy super- critical strike: Mark the enemy you just hit. All
science explanation for it, give an ally’s attack +3 hits. following attacks on that enemy (from anyone) do +1 hit.

Traditonal Weapon 6 Traditonal Weapon 6

Omni Scanner Remote Control

Experimental Gadget 1 Experimental Gadget 2 Electro-Shield Gauntlet Impact Gloves

Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack Raygun (overload + burnout) Rocketpack

(loud, ballistic, unstable) (loud, ballistic, unstable)

Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator Electro-Blaster (stun, resist) Wrist Communicator
Goggles & Gas Mask Goggles & Gas Mask
Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit Turbo-Pistol (autofire, reload) Utility Belt & Med Kit

injured k.o.’d vaporized injured k.o.’d vaporized

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

 hero player looks

style role

Take a bonus die when...

power

stuff 4

weapon 4
danger

stunned injured k.o.’d vaporized

bashed
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________