Harbinger Wars - Bloodshot

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BLOODSHOT
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THE RENEGADES
Leader
Peter Stanchek Troubled youth in possession of vast telepathic and
telekinetic powers

Members
Torque A disabled young man now blessed with an immensely strong body
thanks to the psychic projection he surrounds himself with
Flamingo Beautiful restarter that can create and control ame
Kris A non-psiot and brilliant team tactician
Zephyr The heart of the team with the ability to y
Project Rising Spirit created Bloodshot to be the perfect weapon. They
infused him with nanites that provided him with an extraordinary array of
powers, allowing him to accomplish missions with lethal accuracy. He was
frequently sent to capture super-powered individuals known as psiots,
many of them children. However, Bloodshot freed himself from his
programming and turned on his masters, assaulting the P.R.S. facility
where many of the psiots were held. During the conagration, Bloodshot
liberated many psiots, but the children were separated into two groups
amid the chaos. One is led by Bloodshot, who has led them to an
abandoned town in the Nevada desert. A second group led by a psiot
named Cronus and calling themselves Generation Zero has taken over the
Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Project Rising Spirit, however, want the psiots back, and they arent the
only ones. Toyo Harada leader of the Harbinger Foundation, which trains
psiots for a private army, has led a team of his top soldiers to confront
Bloodshot in the ghost town.
Meanwhile, Peter Stancheck a former Harada pupil who had a falling-
out with his would-be mentor has been sent by the enigmatic precog
known as the Bleeding Monk to save the children. He leads his Renegades
on a mission to recover them
Design: Rian Hughes
THE HARBINGER FOUNDATION
Leader
Toyo Harada Billionaire founder of the Harbinger Foundation in possession
of vast telepathic and telekinetic powers
Members
Ion Can produce and control electricity
Stronghold Is able to gather kinetic energy and then expel it with
tremendous force
Saturn Possesses the ability to create and control powerful tornadoes
and cyclones
Stronghold Torque Peter Stanchek
Toyo Harada
Flamingo Kris Zephyr Saturn Ion
Howl Atomus James Eliphas Astral
The Telic Traveler Isiah Hive
Cronus
Baxter Katherine
Ramsey
Graham
Serenade
Maggie
Cloud Clem
Bloodshot
BLOODSHOT & ESCAPED PSIOTS
Leader
Bloodshot The perfect soldier. His bloodstream is infused with nanite
technology giving him a range of post-human abilities
Members
Clem Can control the minds of living beings
Cloud Obscures peoples thoughts, allowing Clem to take them over
Serenade Is able to manipulate the emotions of others via pheromone
emission
Ramsey Possesses the ability to control and manipulate hard light objects
Graham Can psychically project a father, mother, and sister that appear
real to onlookers
Baxter Is able to unleash a terrifying monster conjured from deep within
his imagination
Katherine Holds a powerful telepathic link with her brother, James
Maggie Powers unknown
GENERATION ZERO
Leader
Cronus Militant leader of Generation Zero. Possesses vast healing abilities
that can be used to destroy cells as well

Members
The Telic Possesses precognitive abilities, allowing her to see into the
immediate future
Traveler Can teleport by quickly slipping into and out of an unknown space
Isiah Projects an impenetrable shield around himself at all times
Hive Can absorb the thoughts and memories of others, storing them in
his mind
Astral Can project her consciousness outside of her own body
Atomus An extremely fast yer
James Holds a powerful telepathic link with his sister, Katherine
Howl Ability to raise the dead
Eliphas Can mimic any power, talent, or ability that he sees
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THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN BLOODSHOT
2 BLOODSHOT MISSION BRIEFS
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By breaking into Project Rising Spirit, I had hoped to find out who I really am. Instead of my identity,
I found all these these kids that P.R.S. has kept imprisoned for God knows how long. Kids with psionic
powers, no less.
Shouldve just left them, but I couldnt. Not with them being kept under those conditions. Locked
up. Experimented on. Tortured. They might find me scary at times, but I am not a monster.
The memories in my head tell me Im an actual father, not just a surrogate one. I know theyre are
all manufactured memories. Maybe the reason I believe in these memories so strongly is because I do
have a real son or daughter out there somewherefalse memories or not.
These kids tell me I stole them all away from their parents years ago. Maybe I didDr. Kuretich
told me my mind was wiped after each mission. So I am responsible for each and every one of
them, regardless of how dangerous P.R.S. claimed they were. Theyre not dangerous. Theyre young.
Impressionable. And I need to do right by them.
Of all the bunch, I worry most about Baxter, Clem, and Kalea.
Baxter jumps at his own shadows, which is perfectly reasonable when his nightmares can become
real and run amok without him able to control them. I try not to spook him if I can help it. Thats pretty
hard, considering Im scary even when I try not to be.
Kalea and Clem are pretty much inseparable. They joke about being the Puppet Master when they
work together, but theyre really effective at what they do. Kalea clouds a persons thoughts to lower
their defenses, and Clem sweeps right in and makes that person do whatever he wants. Fortunately,
my messed-up brain makes it nearly impossible for them to affect me.
Both of them offered to take a look inside my head and try to dig out my original identitythe
one hiding beneath countless years of P.R.S. memory wipes. I turned them down.
Took me awhile to figure out why I did that.
Im afraid.
Im afraid of what theyll find. What they wont find.
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THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN
BLOODSHOT OBJECTIVES
Gain entrance to the Vault
Free psiot kids and gain their trust
Escape the facility with the kids
CUES
the Psiot Killer is coming psiot children pushed to their limits
no way out Can we trust him? I say we take our chances
the grass is always greener on the other side of the prison fence
TAGS
Project Rising Spirit P.R.S. troopers the Vault the Nursery
psiot children psiot experiments psionic powers prison break
CHAINSAW the Goldies (Bloodshots nanites)
BLOODSHOT, PART 1: FORCED ENTRY
DEAR THOUGHT-DIARY:
<Hello? Hellooooo? Is this thing on? Testing one, two, three >
<Okay, so hi, I guess. My names Kalea. Gamma and the guards who protect us here at the Nursery said I should
use you to record my thoughts. I dont know why theyd be interested in what I have to sayer, thinkto you, Thought-
Diary, since they never let us do anything that doesnt involve our powers. Well, I guess using you also means using
my powers since I have to think at you to record anything. So, in the end, youre just another trick to get me to use my
powers, and Ive already fallen for it.>
<Rats.>
<Last time I told them I wasnt going to use my powers, Gamma made me piss myself, and she didnt even have to tase
me like she did Joshua Shes such a big, fat meanie, and all the other guards are too and>
<No! Nononono! I didnt mean to think that! Erase! Erase!>
<>
<I am going to get in soooo much trouble when Gamma reads this I already spent a week in the Hole for
refusing to use my powers last time, and I cant go back there. The things that live in the dark I wont go back there >
<I have to get rid of you, Thought-Diary. Or maybe break you somehow. Are you waterproof? Will you get stuck
if I try to flush you down this chemical toilet in my cell?>
<>
<Well, crap. That didnt work. Guess Ill just have to hide you somewhere.>
< Huh? Guards are making a fuss. Whats that all about?>
Radio Communication from Dr. Emmanuel Kuretich
Bloodshot, you dont have a lot of time. Project Rising Spirits Nevada base
doesnt know youre coming, but theyll discover your inside source before too
long. The nanites you managed to sneak into the bases system will buy you only
a limited window. You need to get in and out as fast as you can. Get past the
first two rings of security, and youll find the Vault, the nerve center of P.R.S.s
whole operation. You take that down, and youll take down these monsters that
made you into what you are.
Id wish you luck, but you clearly dont need it.
Bloodshots Resolve
I cant take this anymore: my heads so full of fake memories that its
empty of anything that might matter. If I can just make it to the second ring
of Project Rising Spirits base and find the Vault, I can finally find the server
that will tell me who I really am. I can finally be free of P.R.S.s meddling.
You ready, Goldies? Then lets do this.
PSIOT KIDS OBJECTIVES
Prepare for Bloodshots arrival at the Nursery
Flee from Bloodshot OR help Bloodshot
Escape the P.R.S. facility
BLOODSHOT, PART 1: FORCED ENTRY
THE SETTING
For Bloodshot: Hidden in the Nevada desert,
one of Project Rising Spirits primary facilities houses
a maximum security section known only as the Vault.
The base itself is surrounded by a large wall crawling
with P.R.S. security outfitted in military gear.
For the psiot children: Inside the Nursery, a
part of the base that is deep underground, P.R.S.
soldiers guard all of the psiot children. A video
monitor on the wall shows an intruder in the base:
a man with stark gray skin, red eyes, and a red circle
in the middle of his chest. This is the Psiot Killer, the
weapon known only as Bloodshot.
ENEMIES/OBSTACLES
This scene begins with the players split into
two groups: Bloodshot by himself and the three
psiot children characters together in the Nursery.
The two groups will act simultaneously, but they
will remain apart until they find each other. While
the two groups are separate, each group has its own
set of Objectives (some of which overlap with the
other group).
Scene 1: Bloodshot approaches the P.R.S. base
alone. He will need to infiltrate the bases outer wall,
gain access to the main facility, and find the Vault.
The wall is monitored by P.R.S. security guards; the
guards will not attack if Bloodshot remains hidden
or disguised. The interior of the base has a body
scanner at the front of the main hallway. Bloodshot
must pass an Intelligence Challenge to locate the
scanner or he will set it off by accident. If he IDs the
scanner, he can try to bypass, disable, or destroy it
by any means, or he can purposely set it off to alert
the base that he has arrived. If he sets the scanner
off, he must make an Action roll against a bank of
six automated sentry guns protecting the hallway;
each gun has Action D8. Every failed Action roll
inflicts 2 damage on Bloodshot.
During Bloodshots infiltration, the psiot
children in the Nursery will know there is a security
situation and can see Bloodshot on the video
monitors. Since Bloodshot originally kidnapped
these children for P.R.S. back when he was still a
mindless P.R.S. weapon, the psiot kids are afraid of
him and should plan to stop him when he arrives.
The kids can also use Bloodshots infiltration as a
diversion to plan their escape from the facility.
Scene 2: When Bloodshot enters the Vault,
he finds the Nursery instead of the computer
servers he expected. Half of the psiot kids are
cowering from Bloodshot, but the rest are ready
to use their psionic powers on him. Members of
CHAINSAW, P.R.S.s elite force of cybernetically
enhanced soldiers, appear on the scene to contain
the situation, even if it means putting down the
kids. The kids will have to make a decision: join
Bloodshot in the fight against CHAINSAW or use
the confusion as a chance to escape.
THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN
OBJECTIVES
Defeat Toyo Harada
Reboot Bloodshots systems
Escape the resort town
CUES
The Harada Protocol uncontrollable rage Harada must die
whole town on fire pedal to the metal Watch where youre driving!
TAGS
abandoned resort town armored car blocks of C4
Toyo Harada Harbinger Foundation Eggbreakers
BLOODSHOT, PART 2: THE HARADA PROTOCOL
DEAR THOUGHT-DIARY:
<So, its been a few hours since I tried to flush you. And Im really sorry about that. I had few real
friends back in the Nurseryand I have even fewer friends now that Christian and the others in his cell
block stole that helicopterso Ill take all the friends I can get, even if one of them happens to be a stupid
thought recorder that Gamma gave me. Clem and Baxter already threw theirs out, so they have to resort
to talking with actual people.>
<I dont even have the strength to talk now, anyway. Weve been out here walking in the desert for
so long that I dont think were going to make it. Any second now, some of the Nursery guards or those
cyborg freaks that Bloodshot fought are going to catch up with us and kill us. But anyone with powers
like mine will have a hard time taking Bloodshot out of the picture. My powers dont seem to work on
him at all. None of ours do cept for maybe Baxters, but none of us are brave enough to convince the
little guy to use his nightmare against our rescuer. We probably wouldnt be here if Bloodshot the Psiot
Killer hadnt sprung us in the first place.>
<I just dont get this guy. I mean, why would Bloodshot steal me from my parents years ago only to come
steal me back from the same people who held me prisoner? It doesnt make sense. Why is he helping us?>
<Whatever. Doesnt matter if we all die out here in the desert. And I really have to use the bathroom.>
<>
<Whats that up ahead? It looks like a town!>
<>
<This abandoned town is super creepy. Theres nobody here but us, and were all a little jumpy. Im
surprised Baxter hasnt already unleashed his monster on us by accident.>
Bloodshot, I know youre probably not going to respond to me, but please
hear me out. I guarantee you I had no idea those psiot kids were being held
where the Vault should have been. I escaped from Project Rising Spirit long
enough ago that they must have already shuffled things around to prevent
security leaks like me from accessing classified information.
Once you get those kids to a safe place, we need to convene and assess
our next course of action. Ill see if I cant figure out what P.R.S. did with the
Vault. We will find out who you really are. You probably dont remember this
since your mind has been wiped hundreds of times over the years, but I made
you a promise years ago, and I intend to keep it.
BLOODSHOT, PART 2: THE HARADA PROTOCOL
THE SETTING
After spending the night walking through the
Nevada desert, this tiny resort town is a welcome
sight, despite it being abandoned and falling apart.
Before Bloodshot attacked the P.R.S. base, he had
planned for this ghost town to be his fallback point.
A military-grade armored car, food, and clean water
sit in a big garage near the edge of town. Wired
blocks of C4 have been placed on various buildings
around the town.
ENEMIES/OBSTACLES
At any point during this Event, Bloodshot may
spend a Narration to detonate all of the C4 he placed
around the town (he still suffers negative effects if
the Harada Protocol is in effect). The explosion rolls
a D12 Action die against all NPCs; any NPC that loses
the Action roll suffers D6 damage.
Scene 1: Toyo Harada and two of his
Eggbreaker psiots arrive in the town. Harada reveals
that Dr. Kuretich has been helping him secure the
psiot children so he can take them to the safety of
the Harbinger Foundation, where they wont be a
danger to anyone.
After this revelation, Bloodshots Harada
Protocol goes into effect. The Protocol is a
programmed set of instructions P.R.S. buried so
deeply into Bloodshots mind that not even Dr.
Kuretich had known about it.
Harada Protocol: The Protocol triggers
the following effects, which will remain until
Bloodshot reboots his nanite systems (see Scene
2). Bloodshot files into an uncontrollable rage and
must spend every Narration attacking Harada.
In any Narration where he chooses not to attack
Harada, the Protocol punishes Bloodshot by
zapping his brain and dealing 3 Health (ignore
Armor). Any time Bloodshot makes a successful
Action roll against Harada, the Protocol rewards
Bloodshot by healing 1 Health. Bloodshot also
gains the Synaptic Disruption weapon (6 damage,
Close OK, Near 2, Far ).
The scene ends when either Bloodshot or
Harada is Staggered or Knocked Out.
Scene 2: Both Bloodshot and Harada are in bad
shape. If Bloodshot is Staggered or Knocked Out,
he may only spend Narrations to use his Nanite
Regeneration Power to regain consciousness.
If Harada is Staggered or Knocked Out, he
automatically goes into a protective psionic bubble
to begin his recovery, and his Eggbreakers move in
to defend him.
Since the Harada Protocol endangers both
Bloodshot and the psiot children, Bloodshot must
reboot the nanite systems that forced the Harada
Protocol into effect. To trigger the reboot, he may
attempt one Intellect Challenge per Narration.
Once the Challenge has passed, the reboot will
take two Narrations to complete, during which time
Bloodshot can only use his Nanite Regeneration
Power. Until the reboot finishes, the psiot children
must fend off the Eggbreakers by themselves.
Both Cloud and Headspace are old enough
to reach the pedals of the armored car (15 Armor,
Action Die D6) parked in the nearby garage.
Whoever is driving can use the cars Action die to
ram somebody (Damage D4, Close OK, Near ,
Far). If the target wins the Action roll, then the
car accidentally rams Bloodshot instead.
THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN BLOODSHOT, PART 3: PROMISES BROKEN
DEAR THOUGHT-DIARY:
<Ill be honest: Bloodshots not doing too good. Ive seen him take quite a beating before, but not
like this. Not like this. The run-in with that Asian guy tore up his whole face, and he just looks Ugh. I can
barely stand to look at him, and I really feel sorry for him. Im surprised Baxter didnt accidentally release
his monster the first time he saw what happened to Bloodshot >
<Me, Clem, and Baxterwe tried to help Bloodshot, but that Asian dude was way too strong, even
after Bloodshot wailed on him like some crazed psychopath. Just by looking at that guy, I felt his fingers
digging into my brain. I thought my head was going to pop like a zit! But we made it out. Barely.>
<Oh, and we know where Christian and the others got to! Katherine still has a psychic connection
with her brother James, so were heading to meet up with them. So long as we psiots can all stick together,
everything will be okay.>
<Of course, if we cant find a way to fix Bloodshot, we might not even make it to meet up with the
others. Im not psychic or anythingand no, Thought-Diary, muddling peoples thoughts doesnt let me
predict the futurebut I have this feeling someones still after us. We cant wait here forever. What are
we supposed to do?>
<Everything is going to be okay. Im just going to keep telling myself that until its true.>
All right, Bloodshot. I get it. You think I betrayed you, and you dont want
to talk to me anymore. So then just listen. Those kids with you? Well, there
are more of them. Some of the psiot kids managed to steal the bases escape
helicopter, and they crashed it into the Bellagio in Vegas. If you want to protect
all of those kids from P.R.S., then youd better head to Vegas. Word is, some
renegade Harbinger Foundation students already found the kids and theyll hand
them over to P.R.S. if you dont do something. So, if you dont want to see those
kids clapped in irons and trotted off to another dark dungeon like the one
you just broke them out of, youll have to take out these renegades. So stop
thinking about yourself and maybe do something a little selfless for a change.
OBJECTIVES
Find a large source of protein
Defeat Dr. Kuretich
Get past military blockade
CUES
You look like hell nanites dont power themselves
One hamburger isnt going to cut it I told you I keep my promises
Youre too dangerous to live
TAGS
Nevada desert ambush! meat processing plant Gangemi Meat Solutions
Dr. Kuretich Harbinger Foundation chainsaws cows
BLOODSHOT, PART 3: PROMISES BROKEN
THE SETTING
Bloodshot needs some protein to regenerate
himself after his disastrous run-in with Toyo
Harada, and the only nearby place where he can
find enough protein is a meat processing plant
Gangemi Meat Solutionsat the outskirts of a small
town. The plant itself looks ordinary, but one of the
psiot children says, This whole building is crying.
ENEMIES/OBSTACLES
Bloodshot retains all Armor and Health
damage he sustained in the previous Event. Until
he finds a sufficiently large supply of protein to
power his nanites, his Nanite Regeneration Power
heals only Health pips when used. His Armor pips
can still be restored by using Plot Points or items.
Scene 1: Bloodshot investigates the plant
alone, although one of the children may secretly try
to follow him. The rest will remain in the armored
car (for now).
Inside the plant, Dr. Kuretich and some
Harbinger Foundation soldiers confront Bloodshot
and claim the Harada Protocol embedded in
his brain means he is too dangerous to live. The
plant itself contains several hazards, such as large
conveyor belts, meat hooks suspended from tracks
in the ceiling, industrial meat grinders, and so on.
Dismemberment: Due to Bloodshots weakened
state, if he has no Armor remaining whenever he
suffers damage, he will lose a limb (players choice)
from that attack. If Bloodshot loses any three
limbs and is still conscious, he will gain enough
desperation to use the Synaptic Disruption weapon
(6 damage, Close OK, Near OK, Far ), which
automatically hits all targets in range (including
any psiot children with him).
When fighting starts inside the plant, Harbinger
Foundation soldiers surround the kids that are
outside. The soldiers use devices that put the
armored car on magnetic lockdown, which makes
escape extremely difficult. The kids are trapped in
the car and will need to find a way out before the
soldiers can pump the car with knockout gas. From
inside, the cars ballistic glass and doors have 10
Armor. After escaping from the car, the children can
face the soldiers or follow Bloodshot into the plant.
When Dr. Kuretich is killed, the rest of the
soldiers (if any) will attempt to flee.
Scene 2: Once Bloodshot has replenished his
protein reserves from the plants livestock, all of his
damage will be restored and his missing limbs (if
any) will regenerate.
The group then drives the armored car
toward Las Vegas to find the other group of psiot
children. At the outskirts of the city, however, the
U.S. military has blockaded the city: no one gets in
or out without permission. The group will need to
find a way past the blockade, either by subterfuge
or force.
THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN BLOODSHOT, PART 4: SHOWDOWN ON THE STRIP
DEAR THOUGHT-DIARY:
<Im glad Bloodshot is feeling better. Back when he was tore up, I thought maybe those soldiers
might come finish the job, and either recapture us or put us down. But they didnt. Me, Clem, Baxter, and
the otherswe held our own. Now that we dont have guards hovering over us and telling us what we
can and cant do, it feels good to be free. Maybe from here on, we can use our powers to help people.>
<Although, I gotta admit: it is fun to team up with Clem and mess with peoples heads. We pestered
Bloodshot to stop at this gas station awhile back, and Clem and I convinced the attendant that this giant
army truckcar, van, whateverthat were driving is actually some decade-old soccer mom van. And
he totally fell for it. Then we convinced him that wed already paid for the armload of junk food we walked
out with. Man, how long has it been since I had actual junk food?>
<Back when we were stuck in cages in the Nursery, I used to think having powers was a curse, and
the Nursery was my punishment. But now? My powers dont feel like a curse anymore. I actually feel good
about myself now. And I want to use my powers any way I can to make sure no one else ends up tossed
in some cell like we were.>
<But first, we gotta rescue Christian and the others from the same people that tried to steal us away
from Bloodshot, back in that ghost town. Once we do that, well be like an unstoppable mini army
Bloodshot and usand we can start helping people who cant help themselves.>
Bloodshots Resolve
Kuretich lied to me. Tried to kill me for good. Just because I am something
he knew he would never have full control over. He used me for his own gain.
Tried to put a leash on me like I was some dog to be trained. Before he died,
he said he made me a promise. My mind has been wiped so many times that I
will never know what he meant. But that doesnt matter anymore. Hes worm
food. Hell never trouble me or these kids ever again. His master, thoughthe
one pulling his stringswill be a problem.
I went into Project Rising Spirit to find my real name. To find out who I
am. Maybe I didnt find my name in the Vault, but I did discover something
about myself. I have to protect these kids. Theyre not exactly defenseless, but
something deep inside tells me that if I had abandoned them, they would die.
Im walking proof that P.R.S. doesnt like to leave loose ends.
Protecting these kids means ensuring they all stick together. Which means
heading to Vegas to gather up the other psiot kids that crashed into the
Bellagio. But the info came from Kuretich, so were all heading into a trap.
Good thing I came prepared.
OBJECTIVES
Head toward the Bellagio
Defeat the Harbinger Foundation students
Defeat Toyo Harada OR escape Las Vegas
CUES
We have to help them Were gonna crash! Who are these people?
Theyre going to kill him the nightmare monster unleashed
Haradas master plan unfolds
TAGS
military escort Humvees Las Vegas Boulevard Harbinger Foundation
Renegades Toyo Harada Eggbreakers Generation Zero
BLOODSHOT, PART 4: SHOWDOWN ON THE STRIP
THE SETTING
The Vegas Strip near the Bellagio is completely
empty and feels like a ghost town. Cars sit
abandoned. Countless fliers and other discarded
advertisements hitch a ride on the wind to flit lazily
across Las Vegas Boulevard.
A crashed helicopter with four rotors is sticking
precariously out of the Bellagios penthouse. This is
where the other group of psiot kidsnow calling
themselves Generation Zeroended up after
escaping the P.R.S. base.
ENEMIES/OBSTACLES
Scene 1: The group is travelling into Las Vegas
in the armored car (Armor 15, Action die D6). If
the kids mind-controlled the troops at the military
blockade in the previous Event, the group will also
have a military escort consisting of two Humvees
(12 Armor each).
While the car approaches the Bellagio on the
road, four of the Renegades (believed by the group
to be Harbinger Foundation students loyal to Toyo
Harada) try to intercept the car. The cars driver
(anyone but Baxter) may use the cars Action die
to ram somebody (Damage D4, Close OK, Near ,
Far). If the roll fails, the Renegade automatically
damages the car instead.
Renegades attempting to damage the car will
roll their Action die against the cars.
When the armored cars Armor is depleted, the
car will crash, and each occupant must pass a Might
Challenge or suffer 2 points of damage.
Scene 2: Once the car has been wrecked, the
battle against the Renegades continues on the
street in front of the Bellagio. The Renegades will
do everything in their power to prevent the group
from entering the Bellagio.
At any point in the battle (LNs discretion), a
pair of F-22s from a nearby Air Force base attempt
to eliminate the threat the escaped psiots pose.
The fighters launch missiles at the Bellagio, and the
explosion dislodges the crashed helicopter. Anyone
still on the streetplayer or NPCthat fails a Might
Challenge when the helicopter falls will suffer D6
damage from falling debris.
Scene 3: After the Renegades have been
defeated or flee from the scene, Toyo Harada
(at full Armor and Health) and his Eggbreakers
will arrive to secure both Bloodshots psiots and
the Generation Zero psiots. Bloodshots Harada
Protocol does not engage this time, due to him
having rebooted his systems.
Harada is determined to steal the children from
Bloodshot. In this battle, Harada will pull no punches:
every successful Action or Power roll he makes that
deals damage increases the damage by 1.
The group can choose to either confront
Harada head on or try to escape.
AFTERMATH
If Bloodshot and the psiots prevail
Bloodshot: Project Rising Spirit got it all
wrong. I didnt even need the Harada Protocol to
defeat the one psiot they feared the most. An old
man is an old man, no matter what psionic powers
he uses to cover it up.
So what happens now? I dont know how to
take care of this many kids, not if organizations like
P.R.S. and the Harbinger Foundation are still out
there trying to kill or capture them
If Harada prevails
Harada: Project Rising Spirit thought they could
gather up and torture psiots for their own amusement.
Well, that ends today. The P.R.S. base here in Nevada is
a smoking ruin, and now, thanks to Bloodshot, I have
all of the children they were torturing.
I will teach these children what it means to be
a psiot. I will teach them that we alone have the
power to change the course of human history for
the better.
VALIANT UNIVERSE
11 CHARACTER DOSSIERS
MIGHT
ARMOR
(NANITE REGENERATION)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
INTELLECT
CUES
ACTION CUES
CHARISMA ACTION LUCK
RANGE
DAMAGE Close Near Far
P
O
W
E
R
S
D8 Control Computers Change Appearance
Psionic Resistance
Nanite Regeneration
Heals 2 Armor and 2 Health.
May still use if Staggered
or Knocked Out.
Pain Resistance
Ignore dice modiers on the
Health track
D12
D10
D10
D6
WEAPONS
Im everybodys problem.
Nothings going to stop me from taking those kids.
Youre just a bunch of playground soldiers.
Im not what you think I am.
Why cant you people just leave me alone?!
The rest of me heals, but this wound never goes away.
You know what I am. Im a damn walking weapon.
Its us or them. And I'd rather it be them.
Take cover. Its about to get messy
BLOODSHOT
VITAL FACTORS
Name: CLASSIFIED Aliation: Independent
TAGS
Cybernetic Killer Protective Driven Project Rising Spirit
M117 Assault Rie* 3 OK OK OK
Carbon-ber Knife 2 OK 2
*May target two enemies with the same attack action
C4 Detonator Protein Shake
Implanted Memories
7
D4 D8 D10 D10
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO
MIGHT
VALIANT UNIVERSE
MIGHT
ARMOR
(NURSERY UNIFORM)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
INTELLECT
CUES
ACTION CUES
RANGE
P
O
W
E
R
S
D8
Obscure Thoughts
Target suers 2 to die rolls
for its next action
Telepathy
Detect Life D10 D6
WEAPONS
What did they do to you?
Talk to me with your mind.
This place is dead. I cant feel even a glimmer.
Bloodshots mind is like a fstful of needles.
Did you really think that would work?
Getting dizzy Cant think straight
He told us to wait here. Its not safe!
Ive got control of them!
Im not leaving him!
CLOUD
VITAL FACTORS
Name: Kalea Aliation: Independent
TAGS
Psiot Teenager Manipulative Sensitive Puppet Master
M27A Assault Rie 3 OK OK OK
Fist 1 OK
Nursery ID Bracelet Thought-Diary
First Aid Kit
3
D6 D6 D6 D8
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO
MIGHT
VALIANT UNIVERSE
MIGHT
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
INTELLECT
CUES
ACTION CUES
RANGE
P
O
W
E
R
S
D8
Mind Control
Choose targets next action. Add +2
to Power die roll if Cloud previously
used Obscure Thoughts on target.
Mind Wipe
Target forfeits next action.
Trash Talking D10 D6
WEAPONS
We'd rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
It's okay. We're okay.
Do it now!
It's one of them.
I'm taking over your mind.
You belong to me now.
Better the devil you know.
Do you feel me inside your brain? Like an itch you can't quite scratch?
Say goodbye to yourself.
HEADSPACE
VITAL FACTORS
Name: Clem Aliation: Independent
TAGS
Psiot Teenager Confdent Vindictive Puppet Master
9mm Pistol 2 OK OK 2
Fist 1 OK
Nursery ID Bracelet Bandages
Sports Drink
2
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO
MIGHT
D6 D6 D6 D8
ARMOR
(NURSERY UNIFORM)
VALIANT UNIVERSE
MIGHT
ARMOR
(SMALL STATURE)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
INTELLECT
CUES
ACTION CUES
RANGE
P
O
W
E
R
S
D8
Summon Nightmare
Nightmare has Might D12,
Action D6, Armor 12, Bite Attack
(Damage 4, Close OK, Near 2,
Far ). Only one nightmare may
be active at a time.
Banish Nightmare
Annoy Adult
D10
D4
WEAPONS
I cant stop it!
Please, just leave me alone!
Now you'll pay!
Cant sleep. Dreams will eat me.
I already opened the box inside my head!
I don't want to! Something bad always happens!
Why am I so afraid all the time?
No, no! Dont make me do it!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
TITAN
VITAL FACTORS
Name: Baxter Aliation: Independent
TAGS
Psiot Young Frightened Apologetic Cowardly
Fist 1 OK
Fist 1 OK
Nursery ID Bracelet Teddy Bear
Bag of Snacks
5
D4 D4 D4 D4
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO
MIGHT
VALIANT UNIVERSE
MIGHT INTELLECT CHARISMA ACTION
ARMOR
(PSIONIC SHIELD)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
RANGE
WEAPONS
Atomize D8 OK OK OK
Mind Wipe* 2 OK 3
*Target suers a 1 on its next Narration/action
Digital Assistant Expensive Suit
Designer Shoes
CUES
D6 D6
D6
D8
D8 D8
D8
ARMOR
(KEVLAR JACKET)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
RANGE
WEAPONS
M203 Carbine 2 OK OK 2
Combat Knife 1 OK 2
ID Badge Radio Communicator
Helmet
DR. KURETICH
SOLDIER/
SECURITY GUARD
RANGE
D10
D10
Theres nowhere for you to run.
The whole world will forget you ever existed.
I am the most powerful psiot on this planet.
TOYO HARADA
D6
D4
D12
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
P
O
W
E
R
S
D10
Atomize
(Weapon)
Psionic
Projection
Levitation
(Flight)
Telepathy
Psionic Shield
(Armor) Reduces
damage taken by 2
D12
D8
D10
D10
ARMOR
(KEVLAR VEST)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
WEAPONS
Chainsaw 3 OK
Pistol 2 OK
Pocket Computer P.R.S. Database
Harbinger Foundation Passkey
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
VALIANT UNIVERSE
ARMOR
(CYBERNETIC GRAFTS)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
RANGE
WEAPONS
Plasma Cannon 3 OK OK OK
Cyberclaws 2 OK 2
Internal Batteries Oil Can
Private Communications Network
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
ARMOR HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
WEAPONS
D6 D6
ARMOR
(PSIONIC SHIELD)
HEALTH
EQUIPMENT
RANGE
WEAPONS
Psionic Assault* 2 OK OK
*May target 2 enemies with the same attack action
Harbinger Foundation ID 2 Psionic Dampening Cus
2 Psionic Dampening Helmets
CHAINSAW
OPERATIVE
D8
D8
D8 D8 D8 D8
D4
EGGBREAKER
RANGE
Psionic Attack* D4 OK OK OK
*Possible types: Telekinetic Whip, Divebomb, Fire, or Fists
Harbinger Foundation Uniform
First Aid Kit
RENEGADE
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
1 TO MIGHT
& ACTION
1 TO
MIGHT
STAGGERED
KNOCKED
OUT
D10
D6 D10
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The Valiant Universe RPG Digital Initiative rolls out a firestorm of heroic action onto your gaming table.
Starting on Free Comic Book Day with the Quick-Start Rules, a free PDF will release every other week to keep
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It all starts here: Rules designed to throw you into the action of the Valiant Universe in
minutes, with Events and characters from the Unity series (such as Harada, Ninjak and more) for
several evenings of action-packed adventure.
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Another chapter in the Harbinger Wars supplementals, experience
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What will you unleash upon the world?
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Free Print Book Available June 21
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The Renegades unleashes Peter Stanchek, Zephyr and more onto your
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Print Pre-Orders and PDF available July 5
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What youve all been waiting for since you grabbed that first PDF and
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The final chapter in the Valiant Universe RPG Quick-Start Rules
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Whether youre a longtime fan or brand new to the Valiant Universe, this is the only source youll need to bring Valiants
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The edge between superhero and villain has never been sharper. In the Valiant Universe RPG, players will immerse
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most fearless heroes will unite for the first time in a roleplaying game, allowing you to join their stories and create new ones!
Whether youre a longtime fan or brand new to the Valiant Universe, this is the only source youll need to bring Valiants
2014 All Rights Reserved. All characters, their distinctive likenesses and related indicia featured
in this publication are trademarks of Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. Catalyst Game Labs, the Catalyst Game Labs logo and Cue System are trademarks or
registered trademarks of InMediaRes Productions, LLC. Printed in the USA.
for smaller use
for larger use
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1
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This book includes:
z Cue System: The rules-light and easy to learn Cue System allows a novice or uninitiated RPG player to quickly get inside the
head of their superhero and plunge into the action.
z Title Exposs: Detailed summaries of all the Valiant Universe comic titles allow players to easily determine which part of the
universe they want to game in; a perfect companion to Valiant Entertainments Valiant Handbook of characters.
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players in the thick of the action in no time. Or do you want to create your own superhero or villain and add it to the Valiant
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