CHAMPIONS

NORTH
UNOFFICIAL ADDENDUM

Author: Scott Bennie

Original Editing and Development: Steve Long
Layout: Scott Bennie

Special Thanks: Storn Cook and BCHolmes for inspiration on the Red Ensign.

There are two things that we never have enough of in this universe: space and time. When I wrote the 5th Edition version of Cham-
pions of the North, I knew Steve Long wasn’t working with an infinite amount of space, and as it turned out, we ran out of it. Steve
handed back some parts of the book that I’d written to be used as Digital Hero outtakes, unfortunately, Digital Hero died shortly after
Champions of the North was published. Big sigh.

However, where there’s a will, there’s a way, and thanks to the wonders of technology, I was able to assembles those outtakes into
a more polished form and Steve graciously agreed to host them on the web site. So here are those pieces, presented in PDF for your
Champions entertainment. Although these are presented as outtakes from the book, the IP was bought by Cryptic soon after Cham-
pions of the North appeared. Therefore, Cryptic may (and probably will) be adding loads of their own material to the setting, and
ignoring some of what’s appeared in print before. (It’s funny what ownership allows you to do.) For this reason, the material in these
outtakes should not be considered canon.

All art is in the public domain;

Dedicated to the memory of Andy Matthews.

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 ■ Table of Contents Hero System 5th Edition Revised

Table of Contents 2
New Characters 3
Red Ensign III 3
Thundrax 6
COMET 8
COMET Suit 9
COMET Gold 10
COMET Black 10
COMET Blue 11
COMET Red 11
COMET Green 12
Les Esprits Guardiens 13
Le Fort 14
Chatelaine 16
Surcheval 17
Voyageur 19
Odds and Ends 21
Hockey 21
Canada in a Non-Champions World 22
Folk Hero 22
Western Hero 22
Pulp Hero 25
Modern Hero/Dark Champions 27
Comic Books 27
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum 

RED ENSIGN III

PLOT SEEDS

They Found Red

Ensign’s Body….
…unfortunately, it
appears that he’s been
turned into one of
Necrull’s necrullitic
(-1/2), Restrainable (-1/2) zombies. Put it out of
Red Ensign III its misery, then figure
4u 5) Tractor Field: Telekinesis (45 STR) (68 7
Val Char Cost Roll Notes Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2) out what’s going on.
20 STR 10 13- Lift 400kg; 4d6 HTH damage 3u 6) Sight Group Images 1” radius, +/-10 to 4
23 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8/DCV: 8 PER Rolls (40 Active Points); Restrainable To add insult to
23 CON 26 14- (-1/2) injury, Baron Nihil is
18 BODY 16 13- 24 Armored Suit: Armor (14 PD/14 ED) (42 Active dressing the Knights
18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13- Points); OIF (-1/2), Activation Roll 15- (-1/4) of Sanguanay in the
18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 5 Rebreather: Life Support (Self-Contained costume of the Red
24 PRE 14 14- PRE Attack: 4 1/2d6 Breathing) (10 Active Points); OAF (-1) Ensign as he launches
20 COM 5 13- 8 Mental Defense (12 points total) 0 attacks on your city!
10 PD 6 Total: 10/24 PD (0/14 rPD) 10 Super Athlete: Running +5” (11” total) 1 He hopes to drive a
10 ED 5 Total: 10/24 ED (0/14 rED) 4 Super Athlete: Swimming +4” (6” total) 1 wedge between Can-
5 SPD 17 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 ada and your country
9 REC 0 Perks by having its national
46 END 0 9 Reputation (A large group (Canadians)) 14-, hero attack you. Stop
40 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 162 +3/+3d6 this sacrilege.

Movement: Run: 11”/22 NCM Skills The Canada Staff is

Swim: 6”/12” NCM 24 +3 with All Combat mysteriously appear-
3 Acrobatics 14- ing in your bedroom/
Cost
Powers END 3 Animal Handler 14- quarters. Every time
Martial Arts: Self-Defense Training 3 Breakfall 14- you try to get rid of
Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 3 Bugging 13- it, it returns. You’re
3 Akido Throw +0 +1 4d6 +v/5, Target 3 Bureaucratics 14- not even Canadian.
Falls 3 Climbing 14- You can’t seem to
4 Choke -2 +0 Grab One Limb; 3 Combat Driving 14- make anything work,
2d6 NND 3 Computer Programming 13- except to make it
4 Escape +0 +0 35 STR vs. Grabs 3 Concealment 13- eject a Canadian flag
4 Hold -1 -1 Grab Three Limbs, 3 Criminology 13- and cause it to play O
10 STR for holding 3 Demolitions 13- Canada. What does a
on 3 Electronics 13- dead superhero’s stick
4 Judo Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 30 STR 3 Interrogation 14- want with you?
to Disarm roll 5 Language: French (imitate dialects)
4 Karate “Chop” -2 +0 HKA 1d6 +1 1 Language: Hebrew (basic conversation)
4 Kung Fu Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 3 Lockpicking 14-
4 Boxing Cross +0 +2 6d6 Strike 3 Mechanics 13-
2 Navigation (Land) 13-
47 Canada Staff: Multipower, 70-point reserve 3 Oratory 14-
(70 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-1/2) 3 Paramedics 13-
1u 1) Booster Jet: Leaping +20” (24” forward, [6c] 5 PS: Architect 14-
12” upward) (20 Active Points); 6 Charges 3 Security Systems 13-
(-3/4), Restrainable (-1/2) 5 SS: Architecture 14-
3u 2) Energy Globe: Entangle 5d6, 8 DEF (65 6 3 Shadowing 13-
Active Points); No Range (-1/2), Restrainable 3 Sleight Of Hand 14-
(-1/2) 3 Stealth 14-
1u 3) Missile Deflection (Any Ranged Attack) 0 3 Streetwise 14-
(20 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2) 3 Survival 13-
2u 4) Electro-Staff: Hand-To-Hand Attack +8d6 4 3 Systems Operation 13-
(40 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack
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3 Tactics 13-
3 Teamwork 14-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 275
Total Cost: 436
200+ Disadvantages
10 Dependent NPC: Son 8- (Normal)
5 Enraged: Bullying (Uncommon), go 8-, recover
14-
10 Hunted: Black Banner 8- (As Pow, Harshly
Punish)
15 Hunted: Baron Nihil 8- (Mo Pow, Harshly
Punish)
15 Psychological Limitation: Protects the Innocent
(Common, Strong)
10 Psychological Limitation: Outspoken Social
Conscience (Common, Moderate)
5 Rivalry: Professional (The Memory of Past Red
Ensigns; Rival is More Powerful; Seek to Outdo,
Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Unaware
of Rivalry)
Total Disadvantage Points: 436
Background: The first Red Ensign was Tommy Brock, a
descendent of the great Canadian general of the War of
1812. A steadfast pacifist, he volunteered to fight in the
Second World War after his best friend, who’d gone to
England as a naval cadet, was badly burned in a U-boat
attack. When the hospitalized Billings told Brock of
the horrors he knew were being committed by Nazi
Germany, Brock repudiated his former pacifist ideals
and took on the mantle of the Red Ensign, a symbol of
Canadian patriotism. He chose to become a superhero
rather than a soldier because only such a brazen sym-
bol (and obvious target) could atone for his stubborn
blindness to evil in the years preceding the war.
The Red Ensign fought the Nazis for three years.
He once even had Hitler in a choke hold (though a
Nazi drug caused him to pass out before he could fin-
ish off the Fuehrer for good). Escaping from the Nazi
firing squad, the Ensign’s deeds promptly Hitler to
commission a Nazi scientist named Ernst Von Niehl to
destroy him. Eventually, Von Niehl lured the Ensign
into a prearranged death trap in Holland and killed
him, though at the cost of being trapped for decades in
“the annihilation dimension” (from which he emerged
as Baron Nihil).
The Red Ensign’s legacy haunted the Brock
family, and in 1964, that legacy led to a dramatic
development for Brock’s nephew Jim, an NHL star
turned Toronto policeman. One of Jim’s cases involved
an eccentric scientist Dr. Matthew MacNeil, who had
been the Golden Age superhero Dr. Cerebro, MacNeil
mistook Jim for his uncle, whom he’d known in the
Second World War. Futzing through his closet, Mac-
Neil presented the bewildered policeman with a long
white-metal rod.
“I made it from the metals of King Vultok’s
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realm,” the scientist explained. “It’s virtually indestruc-
tible and it can return to your hand with a gesture. If
you learn to use it properly, you’ll be a match for any
of these new-fangled supervillains who are starting to
show their faces again. I call it… the Canada Staff.”
When Jim held the Canada Staff, he knew that
his life would be changed. He knew that Canada was
under threat from a new wave of costumed villains,
and someone needed to take a stand, as his uncle had.
After two years of intense training, Jim felt ready to
take up the mantle of the Red Ensign.
It was 1964. Jim Brock was 29 years old. Years
of crimefighting, brawls against superhumans and
battles against the elements followed. He had a long,
storied career. Jim’s charisma and humility provided a
good counterpoint to the flamboyant politicians of the
Trudeau era, and he worked well with the authorities.
Jim’s early career linked him forever with Canada’s
flag debate (see History) and led many to call him
“the Lester Pearson of superheroes” (after the Prime
Minister who oversaw the start of his career). He was
loved and respected by nearly everyone. Although rival
heroes like the Mighty Canadians were vastly more
powerful, the Red Ensign had the love of the people.
However, superhero work is not a game long
played by those whose bodies wear out, and by 1976,
Jim’s was spent. Broken bones, muscle tears, and
numerous concussions had taken a grave toll on him,
and even an exo-skeleton couldn’t keep the years and
kilometers from showing in his performance. Many
politicians, fellow heroes, and folks in the media
begged him to retire. Even a few of his old foes tried
to persuade him to step aside. Stubbornly Jim refused
to quit, though he did found the first incarnation of the
Northern Guard in 1978 to provide him with backup.
However, a support team couldn’t forestall the inevita-
ble. A head injury he suffered at the hands of Fantastic
Bill (a minor otherwise forgettable villain) took away
his ability to focus, and finally forced him to step down
in 1980.
Jim remained as the titular head of the Cana-
dian Guard, but the disabling injuries he suffered
made even that work difficult. In 1985, the Canadian
government’s attempt to regulate superheroes led to a
schism between Brock and the rest of the team. Jim,
his teammates said, had always been too close to the
government to see what a threat they could be. His life
in tatters, the ailing Brock retired to a small town in
northern Manitoba, where he died in 1997.
The legacy of the Red Ensign hung over the
Brock family well after his retirement. Jim’s son Hugh,
embittered by his absentee dad and never-ending me-
dia scrutiny, took the Canada Staff as his own — but
he chose to become a supervillain, and he christened
himself the Black Banner. Not particularly successful,
Hugh Brock’s stint at villainy embarrassed the family
and the nation.
In 1999, the Black Banner broke out of prison
and bitterly tried to end “the family curse” by killing
every male descendent of the Brock family (the idea of
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a female Red Ensign didn’t seem to occur to him). His
first target was his cousin David, Tommy Brock’s sole
living grandson. David
had been haunted by
the specter of the Red
Ensign since childhood,
but didn’t resent the
legacy. David fought
back against his cousin,
knocking him uncon-
scious and taking the
Canada Staff away just
as a crew of photogra-
phers arrived.
“I guess that makes me the new Red Ensign,”
David shrugged.
A naturally gifted athlete, David Brock had
pursued a career in architecture, but he was a bit of a
thrillseeker at heart and had a strong social conscience.
He grew up in downtown Toronto, and shared the
liberal political leanings of many in the urban core.
David’s career was controversial, however he
performed as admirably as his famous predecessors.
Though his attempts to form a new Northern Guard
met with failure, he quickly rose to become Canada’s
most respected hero and its face to the superhuman
community abroad.
David discovered, however, that the Canada
Staff brought its share of problems, especially enemies.
In 2007, during a hostage crisis at the Governor-Gener-
al’s mansion, Baron Nihil shot him with a variation on
the same “annihilation” ray that had struck down his
grandfather. The Red Ensign was vaporized in a split
second, leaving only the Canada Staff, which clattered
on the hardwood floor of Rideau Hall. However, Nihil
was unable to break the staff (as he had hoped) and the
arrival of COMET forced him to withdraw.
The Canada Staff was given to David’s widow,
Mary Brock. As the entire nation mourned, the press
openly spoke about “the Brock Curse” and the world
wondered if anyone would ever take up the Canada
Staff again.
Personality: Each Red Ensign has been perceived as
dull and steady, and in each case, that’s not true. In
particular, David Brock was an often prickly, excit-
able young man with a strong social conscience and a
boundless determination to correct injustice, particu-
larly toward minorities, women, and the poor. When
a crisis happened, he was as calm as any superhero
you’d ever meet.
David was an idealist; he believed in the larger
global community, supers and non-supers, and in coop-
eration and friendship. He believed that the only way
to stop supervillains was to create a better world and to
encourage higher standards of behavior. He was aware,
however, that someone who often gets into fights may
not be the best messenger, but handled the dichotomy
with effortless aplomb.
Quote: “Let’s see… Button #12, makes a Canadian flag

pop out of the flag. Okay, it’s corny but it works.”
Powers/Tactics: Each Red
Ensign has been a human
in peak physical condition
that’s trained to be able to
compete against superhu-
mans. The Canada Staff
and the Canada Suit are
the sole superhuman items
in his arsenal; the Canada
Suit was invented by
Golden Age scientist Dr.
Cerebro; it’s an armored
cloth with a fluid metal sub-layer; while the suit is heavy,
the metal flows to mimic the wearer’s movements, so it
doesn’t restrict his agility.
The Canada Staff is made from the metal of the
alien artifact that was King Vultok’s crown; no known
force, including being heated to millions of degrees
Kelvin or attempts to disassemble it at the molecular
level, have been able to make a dent in it. The Staff is
not an OAF; it will teleport back into the Ensign’s hand
as a zero phase action if he’s ever disarmed.
The Red Ensign’s tactics are standard for a martial
arts oriented character. He does pay more attention to stra-
tegic objectives than many heroes; if he foils the villain’s
plan and forces the villain to retreat, he’s usually as satis-
fied as he would be if he’s knocked out the bad guy.
Campaign Use: Okay, if this guy’s dead, why is he here?
First, no one ever found a body. In comic book
terms, this is shorthand for “he’s not really dead,” so
you can bring him back at the most dramatic time.
Secondly, it gives the players a chance to run a
legacy character. They can take the opening and run
Red Ensign IV, either as a member of the Brock family,
a family friend, or the Brock family can hold tryouts to
see who best deserves to hold the Canada Staff.
To increase the Ensign’s power level, add the
Steelsman exo-skeleton from the RCMP Package.
To decrease his power level, reduce his SPD to 4 and
reduce the hand to hand attack and telekinesis to levels
appropriate for the campaign.
Red Ensign III didn’t actively watch or hunt
people, but he always kept an eye out for threats to
Canada: ranging from gunrunners to genetic mutation.
You might take him as a hunted by defining it as “be-
ing unlucky enough to always cross paths with him.”
For Hunteds, all Red Ensigns had NCI.
Appearance: Red Ensign III was in his late 20s, 6’2”
(188 cm) tall and a lean 180 pounds (82 kg). He had
dark brown hair, worn short, and a lean, attractive,
clean-shaven face. The Red Ensign suit was a red
bodysuit, with a tan longcoat and fatigues and army
boots. A maple leaf flag design is incorporated into the
center of his chest, and a red ensign and fleur-de-lis
are emblazoned on his shoulders. He donned a military
helmet, with a red facemask worn underneath. The
Canada Staff was a white gold rod, 180 cm. in length.
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THUNDRAX PLOT Perks

SEEDS
Thundrax 4 Reputation: Trustworthy Canadian Superhero
Thundrax (A large group) 11-, +2/+2d6
8 Fringe Benefit: Member of Canadian Parliament
Val Char Cost Roll Notes 21 Contact: UNTIL (Contact has access to major
Thundrax has been
20/70 STR 10 23- Lift 400 tons; 14d6 HTH institutions, Contact has significant Contacts of
ordered to surrender
23 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8/DCV: 8 his own, Very Good relationship with Contact),
the power of Living
18/38 CON 16 17- Organization Contact (x3) (21 Active Points) 12-
Thunder within six
20 BODY 20 13- 15 Wealth (Filthy Rich)
months. Owing to
13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12-
past favors or to one
14 EGO 8 12- ECV: 5 Skills
of your members’
25 PRE 15 14- PRE Attack: 5d6 15 +3 with HTH Combat
superpowers. Thun-
16 COM 3 12- 3 Breakfall 14-
drax asks for your
8/30 PD 4 Total: 30 PD (15 rPD) 3 Bureaucratics 14-
help in making his
8/30 ED 4 Total: 30 ED (15 rED) 2 Language: French (fluent conversation)
decision.
4 SPD 7 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 3 Oratory 14-
8/23 REC 0 1 PS: Civil Engineering 8-
Thundrax is found
36/66 END 0 6 KS: The Superhuman World 15-
with a briefcase con-
39/64 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 129 2 PS: Plumbing 11-
taining Canadian state
Movement: Flight: 17”/34” NCM 5 Power 13-
secrets and the phone
Run: 6”/ 12” NCM
number of a known
Swim: 2”/4” NCM Total Powers & Skills Cost: 339
Teleios operative.
Thundrax is one of Total Cost: 468
Cost Powers END
the last people you’d
12 Thunder Punch: Hearing Group Flash 3d6, 0 200+ Disadvantages
suspect being a traitor.
Personal Immunity (+1/4), Trigger (Activating 10 Accidental Change: When Hit By Drains Target-
Clear his name.
the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, ing Electrical Powers 11- (Uncommon)
Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; When 10 Enraged: Innocents Threatened (Uncommon), go
You have been invited
Throws A Punch; +1/4), Area Of Effect (One 8-, recover 11-
to address the Cana-
Hex; +1/2), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) 10 Hunted: VIPER 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish)
dian House of Com-
(22 Active Points); No Range (-1/2), OIHID 10 Hunted: Hunter-Patriots 8- (As Pow, Harshly
mons when Thundrax
(-1/4) 0 Punish)
accuses you of being
143 Heroic Form: (Total: 204 Active Cost, 143 5 15 Psychological Limitation: Will Never Abandon
a VIPER plant and
Real Cost) +50 STR (50 Active Points); No A Comrade (Common, Strong)
uncharacteristically
Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIHID (-1/4) 15 Psychological Limitation: Code Vs. Killing
charges to attack you.
(Real Cost: 28) plus +20 CON (40 Active (Common, Strong)
What’s going on?
Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), 10 Reputation: “Boy Scout” Superhero, 11-
OIHID (-1/4) (Real Cost: 23) plus +22 PD 15 Social Limitation: Public ID (Craig Carson)
(22 Active Points); OIHID (-1/4) (Real Cost: (Frequently, Major)
18) plus +22 ED (22 Active Points); OIHID 10 Vulnerability: 2x effect from Adjustment Powers
(-1/4) (Real Cost: 18) plus +15 REC (30 (Common)
Active Points); OIHID (-1/4) (Real Cost: 24)
plus +30 END (15 Active Points); OIHID Total Disadvantage Points: 468
(-1/4) (Real Cost: 12) plus +25 STUN (25
Active Points); OIHID (-1/4) (Real Cost: 20) Background: Not all teenagers are rebels. Craig Carson
15 LS (Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High was a quiet, studious 14-year-old kid who was grow-
Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in ing up in the east end of Vancouver, the tough working
Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum; class side of town. Life wasn’t easy, and to make matters
Self-Contained Breathing) (19 Active Points); worse, his dad had disappeared when he was 5 and his
OIHID (-1/4) mom had died when he was 12. He was being raised by
12 Damage Resistance (15 PD/15 ED) (15 Active his big brother, Jack, a local plumber who also worked
Points); OIHID (-1/4) as a small time boxer. They were extremelyclose and
8 Sight Group Flash Defense (10 points) (10 Craig was raised on the straight and narrow.
Active Points); OIHID (-1/4) One evening, walking home from a soccer game,
5 Lack Of Weakness (-5) for Resistant Defenses Craig spotted a woman on the ledge of the building,
12 Trained Will: Mental Defense (15 points total) looking like she was about to jump. A small crowd
27 Flight 17” (34 Active Points); OIHID (-1/4) 3 of teens had gathered at the bottom of the building,
17 Naked Modifier on 70 STR: Reduced yelling at her to throw herself off. Craig sprang into ac-
Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) for up to 70 tion. He clammered up the fire escape, climbed to the
Active Points (17 Active Points) roof, and began, in awkward words, to encourage the
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woman to hold onto her life.
“You are worthy,” the woman said. “Worthy to
become a vessel of Living Thunder...”
Craig’s not sure what happened next. A bolt of
lightning struck him from the blue, and Craig toppled
five stories off the roof to the ground. It should have
killed him. But he just dusted himself off and wan-
dered home, deeply confused.
The next day, Craig was jogging alone at school
when he was caught by a sudden downpour. Craig took
shelter under a canopy when he was again struck by
lightning. This time, however, Craig was transformed.
He added at least six inches and a hundred pounds of
muscle to his teenage frame; his dark hair had become
long and golden, and his clothing had been changed
into a gold and blue body suit.
Craig experimented with his new powers, dis-
covering marvelous abilities. He was able to lift great
weights and fly. He was a superhero! And he knew that
his duty lay in protecting the innocent, so he joined
the local UNTIL-backed team SUNDER (Superhuman
United Nations Deployment Emergency Reserve).
Craig had many adventures, though Jack, not
knowing his brother’s secret, began to get very an-
noyed with the drop in his grades and frequent curfew
violations. Alongside SUNDER, Craig fought people
like VIPER, Teleios, the Hunter-Patriots, the Demon
Lord Zorasto, Borealis, Black Spectre and the Brother-
hood of Terror, the Colonel, Dark Prowler, PLUNDER,
and many others. He and Black Paladin developed a
particularly bitter rivalry. He also fought along a large
gathering of heroes who foiled Doctor Destroyer’s plan
to neutralize superhuman abilities in 1991, as well as
an interdimensional gathering of dozens of heroes to
stop Dark Seraph from recreating reality in his own
image in 1993.
Craig remained a SUNDER mainstay for years,
and bounced around numerous other groups. One of
the side benefits was joining in creating a founda-
tion, funded by petroleum reserves discovered by his
teammates, that eventually made him a billionaire.
His brother developed superpowers too, became the
UNTIL superhero Two-Fist and died in Detroit (though
he was killed by superhuman looters after the De-
stroyer tragedy and is not counted among the famous
Thirteen Fallen heroes.) Craig joined the Northern
Guard for a few years, but eventually took Jack’s place
in UNITY and served there with distinction (though
he kept a reasonably low profile). A rather hard-nosed
commander in UNITY, who didn’t believe in super-
heroes with secret identities, outted him. He complied
with the request without showing resentment, but the
decision gnawed at him. Craig eventually quit UNITY
to help his old friend Forceknight, joining StarForce
and training some of the new generation of Canadian
superheroes.
Eventually, however, he decided that his old
friend Justiciar could handle the team without him.
He had been a superhero for close to 20 years. He had
never had a serious relationship, and had rarely social-

ized at all outside of “the business”. He felt it was time
to try
Thus, after 20 years of heroing, Craig decided
it was time for a break. He announced he would run
for the Canadian parliament. He served for six years,
occasionally clobbering a villain who threatened the
House of Commons. Some complained that having a
known superhero in the house only encouraged villains
to attack. Craig was the target of mockery from some
heroes for “selling out” —and he got plenty of “span-
dex” jokes when he tried to bring up issues in Question
Period— but Thundrax kept a stiff upper lip. However,
six years of being a prominent but largely ineffectual
backbencher has disillusioned him, and he’s not going
to run in the next election. Where Craig will end up, no
one knows.
Personality: Craig’s a genuine nice guy, highly
principled, almost the archetypal boy scout hero.
That said, he does have a thorough liberal streak that
often puts him at odds with fellow heroes. He’d rather
reform villains than beat them up. He really values life,
and heroes who take a more cavalier attitude towards
it (even the villains) will get an earful; he has similar
attitude toward property damage, especially when it
affects individuals. Craig is friendly but gets a little
distant when someone tries to get too close to him;
he hasn’t had a romantic relationship in over twenty
years.
Quote; “What we do matters. So do it wisely.”
Powers/Tactics: No one is quite sure what the
source of the “Living Thunder” of Craig’s powers are:
some look at him and speculate he’s an aspect of the
Norse god Thor. (the Hittite Sword god, who fought
Thundrax when he was with Starforce, identified him
as the Hittite Storm god Tarhunt), The Living Thunder
becomes particularly noticeable when Thundrax uses
his powers at full strength, when he generates a sonic
boom.
Craig has two forms: Thundrax and Craig. Both
bodies share the same personality and memories. When
Craig is in his Thundrax form, his Craig body goes into
stasis, neither aging nor deteriorating (nor healing).
Since his secret identity was outted, he’s only occa-
sionally gone back to his Thundrax form.
Thundrax’s tactics are pretty standard for someone
who’s superhumanly strong. He prefers to avoid doing
too much property damage, so he’s not given to throw-
ing heavy objects collapsing buildings. When outnum-
bered go play hit-and-run game, trying to outmaneuver
his opponents as opposed to overpowering them.
Appearance: In his Thundrax form Craig is
a huge man: 6’7” tall and 275 pounds. He has long
golden hair, fair skin, and bright blue eyes. His uni-
form is a blue and gold skintight outfit that’s decorated
with lightning insignia. In his Craig form, he’s 6 feet
tall and 205 pounds with (balding) dark brown hair and
brown eyes, appearing to be in his early 30s.
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COMET as an acceptable substitute for sunlight. When the suit’s

COMET active, the pilot becomes enveloped in a field of semi-
PLOT SEEDS Membership: Comet Gold (leader), Comet Black solid bioluminescence that he or she can manipulate at
(second-in-command), Comet Red, Comet Green, and will. The COMET armor does not function for anyone
You do a favor for Comet Blue. except the members of the team who were converted
a stranded extrater- by the alien. The one exception was Dr. Phillip Ross,
restrial, when he Background: In 2001, while on a field trip in the Cana- who stole samples of the COMET to use in his biotech
casually mentions dian Shield, five college students from Carleton Uni- experiments, which resulted in the creation of the mon-
that the COMET team versity discovered an alien object buried in the frozen strous Numon (now destroyed).
raped and murdered north. Before they could contact the authorities, the Given how Numon’s powers worked, the COM-
its children! It claims slumbering artifact came to life. Driven an unknown ET suit may actually be a chrysalis stage of an extrater-
that the creatures that directive, it latched onto each of the five students and restrial metamorphic cycle, and one day the COMET
bonded with COMET attempted to refuel itself from their life essences. Dis- team may wake up to find themselves summoning a
were meant to bond covering they were incompatible, the artifact converted different armor with more powerful — and more alien
with a different spe- them into living solar batteries, but the effort expended — capabilities.
cies, but when COM- in the conversion process killed the object before it Tactically, the COMET team keeps things sim-
ET “forced” them to could start the refueling cycle. ple. They maintain distance and air cover on their foe,
bond, they effectively Now empowered as living solar batteries, the assign one team member to protect innocents, and then
killed them! Solve five students did what any red-blooded Canadian man attack at range, with everyone using a different attack
this crisis in extrater- or woman would do —become superheroes. Return- power on a target, then teaming up with a combined
restrial relations. ing to Ottawa, they revealed what had happened to blast if that doesn’t take them out of the fight.
the authorities. They arrived in Ottawa just in time to Each of them wears one of the alien COMET
While he’s visiting intercept an attack on the city by the villainous Baron suits of powered armor, a bioluminescent weave that’s
your city, Residual Nihil, who was attempting to assassinate Canada’s top a plant-based lifeform which has integrated itself
programming by field general. Adam Elliot urged the team into battle, into the wearer’s body. Thus, the suits look far more
Borealis kicks in, and and proved to be a capable leader in his attack on the “organic” than typical powered armor, though they
COMET Black again Nazi science horror. have plenty of “technological” features as well. Each
becomes Dire! But Impressed by their showing, the authorities asked COMET member’s suit matches his color-code desig-
how did Dire get an them to put their powers to good use, so they spent nation, with gold highlights and trim, except for Comet
army of brainwashed several years training with the RCMP and the Canadi- Gold whose suit is gold with black highlights and trim.
citizens to serve at an military (while continuing their studies at Carleton).
his side as they attack They were inaugurated as Ottawa’s official superhero Campaign Use: For the purposes of Hunteds, the
a local power plant? team in 2003 and dubbed COMET (City of Ottawa COMET team, and Comet Gold should be considered
Is something bigger Metahuman Emergency Team). to have NCI. No individual member except Gold has
going on? The team is led by Comet Gold, who’s assisted that designation.
by his four teammates are Comet Red, Comet Green,
You’ve been asked Comet Blue, and Comet Black. The team is usually
to guard foreign dig- stationed near the House of Commons when it’s in
nitaries at a summit session. Their most famous battle took place in 2006,
of world leaders... when they repelled an attack by Borealis on the House
and COMET is there of Commons. This was one of many battles they’ve
to protect the Cana- had in the Ottawa region.
dian Prime Minister. COMET is known for versatility and teamwork
But every one at the rather than raw power. The origin of the alien species
conference seems to responsible for the COMET armor is a mystery: in the
be acting strangely... 1980s, astronaut Greg Jenkins was enhanced with simi-
and when the Cana- lar powers after an encounter with aliens and became
dian Prime Minister the (now-retired) superhero Solar Sentinel (though Sol
pulls a gun and shoots had a 50 STR in addition to the suite of other abili-
one of your country’s ties). It’s possible that COMET isn’t the only bio-solar
cabinet ministers... superhumans around.
and your country’s
Vice-President/Dep- Powers/Tactics: The COMET suit is a bioluminescent
uty Prime Minister weave that’s a plant-based lifeform that’s integrated
starts firing back. itself into the pilot’s body. It requires direct sunlight or
What’s going on? And an equivalent light source to trigger the COMET trans-
is it your imagination, formation; the process takes a full phase. The COMET
or is COMET acting armor can be stripped from a pilot, but it can regrow
strangely too? (this requires five minutes of direct exposure to sun-
light). The Aid to the Endurance Reserve power serves
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum 

COMET SUIT OIF (-1/2)

10 Shape Shift (Mental Group), Reduced 0
Val Char Cost Roll Notes Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2)
20 STR 10 13- Lift 400kg; 4d6 HTH damage (10 Active Points)
20 DEX 30 13- OCV: 7/DCV: 7
28 CON 36 15- Perks
14 BODY 8 12- 3 Fringe Benefit: Federal/National Police Powers
18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13-
10 EGO 0 11- ECV: 3 Skills
20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 6 +2 w/ Multipower
14 COM 2 12- 8 Penalty Skill Levels: +4 vs. Range Modifier
10 PD 6 Total: 10/20 PD (0/10 rPD) with Multipower
10 ED 4 Total: 10/20 ED (0/10 rED) 2 Penalty Skill Levels: +1 vs. maneuver modifiers
6 SPD 30 Phases: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 with flight
10 REC 0 2 AK: Central Canada 11-
56 END 0 2 CK: Ottawa 11-
40 STUN 2 Total Characteristics Cost: 146 2 Language: French (fluent conversation)
Movement: Run: 6”/12” NCM 3 Navigation 13-
Swim: 2”/4” NCM 2 SS: Biotechnology 11-
3 Teamwork 13-
Cost Powers END
17 Endurance Reserve (100 END, 15 REC) 0 Total Powers & Skills Cost: 195
Reserve: (25 Active Points); REC: (15 Total Cost: 341
Active Points); Only Recovers In Direct
Sunlight (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 200+ Disadvantages
35 Bioluminescent Powers: Multipower, 5 Distinctive Features: (Easily Concealed; Noticed
53-point reserve, (53 Active Points); all and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-
slots OIF (-1/2) Used Senses)
3u 1) Light Blast: Energy Blast 10 1/2d6 5 15 Physical Limitation: Cannot Change Into Suit
(53 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) Except In Direct Sunlight (Frequently, Greatly
3u 2) Sight Group Flash 4 1/2d6, Area Of 5 Impairing)
Effect (6” Cone; +1), Selective (+1/4) (52 10 Susceptibility: Herbicides, 2d6 damage Instant
Active Points); No Range (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) (Uncommon)
3u 3) Solid Light Band: Entangle 5d6, 5 DEF 5 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Darkness Attacks
(50 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 5 (Uncommon)
3u 4) Solid Light Barrier: Force Wall (10 PD/11 5 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN Darkness (Uncom-
ED) (53 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) mon)
3u 5) Bioluminescent Leech: Drain END 2 1/2d6, 5 10 Hunted: 11- (As Pow, NCI, Watching)
Ranged (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (50
Active Points); OIF (-1/2) Total Disadvantage Points: 341
1u 6) Invisibility to Radio Group and Normal 1
Sight (15 Active Points); OIF (-1/2)
3u 7) Light Fingers: Telekinesis (28 STR), Fine 5
Manipulation (52 Active Points); OIF (-1/2)
3u 8) Recharge Another Member’s END
Reserve: Aid END Reserve 3 1/2d6, Ranged 0
(END Reserve; +1/2) (52 Active Points); OIF
(-1/2)
50 Flight 20”, x16 Noncombat, Reduced 0
Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Noncombat
acceleration/deceleration (+1) (137 Active
Points); Fuel Dependent (fuel is Very Common;
must refuel Once per 6 Hours; -3/4), OIF
(-1/2), Restrainable (-1/2)
15 Armor (10 PD/10 ED) (30 Active Points); OIF
(-1/2), Activation Roll 14- (-1/2) 0
13 Life Support (Safe in High Pressure; Safe in
High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in
Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum
Self-Contained Breathing) (19 Active Points);
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COMET GOLD COMET BLACK

Adam Elliot, head of COMET, is a graduate student at The son of James and Matelyn Pryce, who were en-
Carleton who’s working on his doctoral thesis in bio- gineers on assorted NASA projects in the 1990s (and
technology. Something of a science prodigy, as a teen- who died testing an experimental rocket engine ten
ager, he interned as a major Ontario biotech firm, only years ago), Ben Pryce is an electronics genius in addi-
to discover it was being used as a front for Teleios. tion to his other pastimes.
He exposed the connection to the general public, and Ben is handsome, charismatic, and an insuffer-
earned the enmity of the Perfect Man. able egotist. He believes that only the rational mind of a
Adam and Ben (Comet Black) are both romantic trained scientist is fit to rule the world, and anyone who
rivals over Jocelyn’s (Comet Green) affections. So far, disagrees with his view should shut up and get out of his
the more outgoing Comet Black is winning, however way. He denies it, but Ben has one foot in the supervil-
those who know them can tell that the true affection is lain camp (though his love for Jocelyn Dumont and a
between Adam and Jocelyn. noblesse oblige attitude toward innocents keeps him with
the team. Lately, however, he’s been courted by both
Powers Teleios and Borealis. Ben repudiated them, however he’s
10 2d6 Luck becoming very resentful about Adam’s leadership role on
the team and his relationship with Jocelyn. Teleios’s argu-
Skills ments seem especially persuasive, though he refuses to
3 Acrobatics 13- admit it. Under Borealis’s mental control he assumed the
3 Breakfall 13- costumed identity of the villain Dire… and part of him
3 Computer Programming 13- enjoyed the walk on the dark side.
3 Electronics 13-
3 Inventor 13- Powers
3 KS: The Superhuman World 12- 10 Analyzer: Analyze Circuitry (Detect, Sense,
3 Mechanics 13- Range. Discriminate, Analyze, OAF)
3 Scientist
3 SS: Chemistry 13- Skills
3 SS: Mathematics 13- 3 Computer Programming 13-
3 SS: Optics 13- 3 Cryptography 13-
3 SS: Physics 13- 3 Deduction 13-
3 SS: Robotics 13- 3 Electronics 13-
3 Inventor 13-
Total Additional Powers/Skills: 49 3 Mechanics 13-
Total Character Points: 380 3 Oratory 13-
3 Scientist
Additional Disadvantages 3 SS: Dimensional Theory 13-
5 Enraged if Innocents Hurt (8-, Recover 14-) 3 SS: Nuclear Physics 13-
15 Hunted by Teleios (More Powerful, 8-) 3 SS: Physics 13-
15 Psychological Limitation: Code vs, Killing 3 SS: Robotics 13-
(Common, Strong) 3 Systems Operations 13-
15 Psychological Limitation: Intense Scientific Curi-
osity (Common, Strong) Total Additional Powers/Skills: 49
10 Psychological Limitation: Overly Protective of Total Character Points: 380
COMET Green (Common, Moderate).
10 Rivalry (Professional, Romantic, w/Comet Additional Disadvantages
Black) 5 Enraged if Physically Struck (8-, Recover 14-)
60 Experience Bonus 10 Hunted by Borealis (More Pow, Watch, NCI, 8-)
380 Total Points 5 Hunted by Teleios (More Pow, Watch, 8-)
10 Psychological Limitation: Shows Contempt
Whenever Someone Displays or Admits Igno-
rance (Common, Moderate)
10 Psychological Limitation: Code vs, Killing
(Common, Moderate)
10 Psychological Limitation: Overconfidence (Com-
mon, Moderate)
10 Rivalry (Professional, Romantic, w/Comet Gold)
60 Experience Bonus
380 Total Points
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum 11

COMET BLUE COMET RED

Josh Jordan was always an adventurous kid, and Benny Harris was a bright kid who came from shady
though many people considered him a dumb jock, he stock; his dad, a native of Shelbourne Nova Scotia,
had an interest in mysteries and conspiracies, the latter was a smuggler as well as a fisherman. Benny received
inspired by his dad, a famous literary critic. When his a bursary to Carleton and engaged in a bit of petty
parents died in a tragic accident in his freshman year at crime before he got his powers. When the COMET
Carleton, Josh took a year away from school and blew team was born, Benny suggested becoming supervil-
through his trust fund to finance a globe-hopping ad- lains, but the others stared him down. More or less
venture spree. That year solidified his interest in arche- forced to become a superhero, he’s managed to settle
ology and mysticism. When he returned to Carleton, he into the role, however he’s still the least heroic of the
wanted to maintain his interests, which led him to join COMET crew and the greediest. Nonetheless, Benny
the fateful expedition where COMET was created. really likes the adoration of the people and won’t screw
A good friend and trusted teammate, Josh’s that up — unless something very tempting comes his
sense of humor and high-spirits make it natural for his way.
friends to lean on his broad shoulders, even COMET
Black. Powers END
10 Endurance Boost: 2d6 Absorption (physical, to
Powers END END)
13 Extra Strength: STR +30, No Figured 6 12 Size Boost: Growth (+20 STR, +4 BODY, 8
Characteristics (-1/2), Extra Time: One Phase +4 STUN, -4” KB, 400 kg, +0 DCV, +0 PER
to Activate, (-1/4), Increased END Cost (x2) Rolls to perceive character, 4 m tall, 2 m
(-1/2) wide), Costs END Only To Activate (+1/4)
5 1d6 Luck (12 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost
(x4 END; -3/4), Extra Time (Full Phase,
Skills Only to Activate, -1/4)
10 +2 Levels w/HtH 2 +1” Running
3 Acrobatics 13-
3 Breakfall 13- Skills
2 KS: Canadian History 11- 10 +2 Levels w/HtH
2 KS: The Mystic World 11- 3 Navigation (sea) 12-
3 SS: Archeology 12- 2 PS: Fisherman 11-
3 Survival 13- 2 PS: Writer 11-
3 Streetwise 13-
Total Additional Powers/Skills: 44 3 Survival (maritime) 13
3 TF: Small Motored Boats, Large Motored Boats,
Additional Disadvantages Small Sailboats
5 Enraged if Accused of Being Irresponsible (8-,
Recover 14-) Total Additional Powers/Skills: 53
5 Hunted by Teleios (More Powerful, Watching,
8-) Additional Disadvantages
10 Psychological Limitation: Code Vs Killing 5 Enraged when insulted (8-, Recover 14-)
(Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Code Vs Killing
10 Psychological Limitation: Easily Bored (Com- (Common, Moderate)
mon, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Harbors Grudges For
10 Psychological Limitation: Excessively Curious No Good Reason (Common, Moderate)
(Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Greedy (Common,
65 Experience Bonus Moderate)
375 Total Points 74 Experience Bonus
384 Total Points
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COMET GREEN
Jocelyn Paiemont was born in Laval, Quebec, Her
father was not Nicholas Paiemont, the man who raised
her, but rather, it was Henri Lalonde, the supervillain
Punition! Jocelyn’s parents tried to hide the truth from
her (and her twin sister Genevieve), Against the odds,
Jocelyn has managed to live a very normal life until
she received her powers. The recent revelation of her
true parentage has deeply conflicted her — and has all
but driven her sister into her natural father’s arms, just
as Genevieve’s own powers start to emerge.

Powers END
10 Strong Will: +5 EGO
10 Pheromones: +3 DCV, only against those at-
tracted to women (-1/2)
20 Touch of Grace: Mental Illusions 10d6, 5
Limited Power: Pleasing Images Only, Can’t
Do Damage (-1/2), No Range (-1/4), Extra
Time: Full Phase (1/2).

Skills
3 Animal Handler 13-
3 Combat Driving 13-
3 Conversation 13-
3 Persuasion 13-
3 SS: Biochemistry 12-

Total Additional Powers/Skills: 55

Additional Disadvantages
5 DNPC sister (slightly less competent. 11-)
5 Hunted by Teleios (More Powerful, Watching,
8-)
10 Hunted by Punition (As Powerful, Capture, 8-)
10 Psychological Limitation: Code Vs Killing
(Common, Moderate)
10 Psychological Limitation: Nervous Around
Guns (Common, Moderate)
10 Psychological Limitation: Reckless, Moderate)
66 Experience Bonus
386 Total Points
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum
Les Esprits Guardiens
Membership: Le Fort, Voyageur, Surcheval, Chat-
elaine.
Background: For years, peo-
ple in Quebec complained they
had no native superhero team.
Les Esprits Guardiens was found-
ed after the 1995 sovereignty
referendum; one of the arguments
that the victorious “non” side had
made was that English-Canadian
superheroes would (and had fre-
quently) provided protection from
invading supervillains, both foreign and domestic. The
Chatelaine, a sorceress with heavy pro-sovereignty lean-
ings, was outraged by the claim and decided the solution
was put together a Quebec superhero team and show
that Quebec didn’t need the Northern Guard to defend
itself. Her first recruit was a “new” superhero named
Le Fort (new only in the sense that he had recently
started his heroic career; Le Fort had been born in the
17th Century and was the source of numerous legends
and folk tales). The other veteran Quebecois superhero,
Voyageur, had federalist leanings, however he saw the
need for a local team and was willing to put aside his
political trepidation. The team was officially formed in
1998, with sponsorship from the city of Montreal. The
fourth founding member was Ti-Jean, but he died in a
skiing accident unrelated to superheroing in 2006. His
replacement, who joined in 2007, was Surcheval.
The team has faced a number of villains like Pu-
nition, Roi D’Hiver and Tilingkoot, and acquitted itself
well. StarForce has proposed uniting with them to form
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Alliance Canada (which would eventually branch out
with superhero teams in the North, the West Coast and
the Maritimes and become the unofficial sentinels of
all Canada.) Chatelaine has vetoed
this every time, but Voyageur is
pressing for the union, pointing
out that even sovereigntist politi-
cians join with English-Canadians
when their interests are at stake.
The Chatelaine has countered
by proposing an alliance with
COMET (which the Ottawa team
has rejected).
Tactics: Les Esprits keep
their combat tactics simple: if Le Fort feels they can
handle a situation (or have no choice but to intervene)
Le Fort and Surcheval charge in, while the Chatelaine
and Voyageur hold back and use their powers at range.
If things go badly, the Chatelaine is ordered to work up
a teleportation spell and retreat.
Relations: Les Esprits Guardiens has a good rela-
tionship with the Quebec authorities, and with UNTIL.
Their relations with the federal government and the
RCMP are cordial but distant (Voyageur intervenes
to handle them); they’ve occasionally worked with
COMET (COMET Green has a standing invitation to
join the team) and Voyageur has aided StarForce on oc-
casion, as he and Justiciar are old teammates.
Within the team, there are two factions: Le Fort
and Chatelaine on one side, and Surcheval and Voyageur
on the other. Voyageur and Chatelaine acknowledge
their differences and maintain a cool, civil relationship;
it’s obvious they’ll never be friends, but they’ve saved
each other’s lives too often to be enemies.

L’ESPIRITS GUARDIENS PLOT SEEDS

An emissary from the alternate dimension of Laurentia approaches the Chatelaine, suggesting that she
secretly link the signal from Radio-Canada with its Laurentian equivalent, so Quebeckers can see first hand
what life in a sovereign Quebec would be like. Of course it’s a trap, but when people in your country tune into
a signal from an alternate dimension (out of sheer curiosity), what happens when the invading army using that
signal gets the coordinates wrong and lands in your backyard?

Le Fort is immortal, but what happens when PCs who are around Le Fort and Voyageur at a social gather-
ing suddenly get drawn in a temporal nexus and go back in time to the 1820s, when men were men, and men
were rowdy, and your superpowers are either useless (or scaled down to a heroic scale)... and one of you has
to gather their teammates—who now believe they belong in the 1820s—and win a no holds barred fist fight
against Le Fort in an Ottawa logging camp.

You uncover evidence that Chatelaine has been using her magical powers to “prime” people for the idea of
a sovereign Quebec. No, what she’s doing is more subtle than a mass suggestion to vote “oui” in the next
referendum. She’s been performing ritual magick designed to increase Quebeckers self-assuredness and con-
fidence in their nation’s self-worth, so they won’t feel a need to stay with Canada when the “non” side uses its
“typical scare tactics.” You know that revealing this to the public would probably cause a lot of scandal and
break the team apart along sovereigntist/federalist lines. Do you go public?
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Le Fort Skills
20 +4 with HTH Combat
Val Char Cost Roll Notes 4 AK: Quebec 13-
40 STR 30 17-- Lift 6400 kg; 8d6 HTH [4] 3 Climbing 13-
20 DEX 30 13- OCV: 7/DCV: 7 3 Conversation 13-
30 CON 40 15- 2 CK: Montreal 11-
18 BODY 16 13- 3 Disguise 12-
13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 3 Gambling 12-
12 EGO 4 11- ECV: 4 4 KS: Quebec Folk Tales 13-
20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 4 KS: The Superhuman World 13-
18 COM 4 13- 2 Language: English (Fluent Conversation)
26 PD 18 Total: 26 PD (20 rPD) 3 Navigation 12-
26 ED 20 Total: 26 ED (20 rED) 4 PS: Lumberjack 13-
5 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 3 Seduction 13-
14 REC 0 5 Tactics 13-
60 END 0 3 Teamwork 13-
53 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 195 3 TF: Rafts, Sleds, Small Rowed Boats
Movement: Running: 6”/12” NCM 2 WF: Common Melee Weapons
Leaping: 16”/32” NCM
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 177
Cost Powers END Total Cost: 372
Martial Arts: Self-Defense Training
Maneuver OCV DCV Notes 200+ Disadvantages
4 Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 20 Hunted: Borealis 8- (Occasionally), More Pow-
3 Clinch -1 -1 Grab Two Limbs, erful, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very
50 STR / 65 STR for easy to find, Harshly Punish
holding on 25 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Occasionally), More Power-
4 Cross +0 +2 10d6 /13d6 Strike ful, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very
5 Hook -2 +1 12d6 /15d6 Strike easy to find, Capture
3 Jab +2 +1 Strike 15 Hunted: Province of Quebec 14- (As Pow, NCI,
2 Weapon Element: Clubs, Axes Watching)
12 Growth (+15 STR, +3 BODY, +3 STUN, 1 10 Physical Limitation: Always cheerful, Never
-3” KB, 792 kg, -2 DCV, +2 PER Rolls to Seems to Get Upset Frequently, Slightly Impair-
perceive character, 4 m tall, 2 m wide) (15 ing
Active Points); Only When In Contact With 10 Psychological Limitation: Code Versus Killing
The Ground (-1/4) Common, Moderate
20 Tough as the Land: Damage Resistance (20 5 Rivalry: Professional (all other bricks), Rival
PD/20 ED) 0 is As Powerful, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or
14 Immortal Body: Life Support (Longevity: Humiliate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
Immortal; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High 20 Psychological Limitation: Sworn to Defend the
Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Quebec People Very Common, Strong
Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum) 15 Social Limitation: Public Identity Frequently
4 Strength of the Land: Lack Of Weakness (-5) (11-), Major
for Resistant Defenses (5 Active Points); Only 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN Magic attacks Un-
When In Contact With The Ground (-1/4) common
5 Squint: Sight Group Flash Defense (5 points) 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Magic attacks
11 Hardiness of the Land: Knockback Resistance Uncommon
-7” (14 Active Points); Only When In Contact 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x Effect Magic attacks Un-
With The Ground (-1/4) common
8 Super-Strong Legs: Leaping +8” (16”/19”
forward, 8”/9 1/2” upward) Total Disadvantage Points: 372

Perks Background: As old as the hills, they say, but just how
3 Fringe Benefit: Federal/National Police Powers old are the hills? And what do they do when they smile
8 Contact: Justiciar (Contact has access to major on you?
institutions, Contact has significant Contacts of Gabriel LeFort was a fur trader, based in Mon-
his own, Contact has useful Skills or resources, treal, who explored the wilderness as a fur trader. In
Very Good relationship with Contact) 12- 1641, the Land observed him, a big likable man with
a deep booming (if off-key) singing voice and it gave
him powers. He became superhumanly powerful and
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum
immortal.
Gabriel enjoyed using his powers, though he
eventually discovered they raised people’s suspicion,
particularly from priests. He hid his powers from those
who might persecute him, wandered the wilderness and
created legends, In the 19th Century, he was Joseph
Montferrand, champion boxer and lumberjack defender
of the people. In the 20th Century, he was Matthieu
Deglise, who traded the British Commonwealth boxing
title with the Rocket Man, Billy Deighton, in a series
of bouts across Canada that captured the national imag-
ination in the mid-1930s. He enjoyed Montreal for its
nightlife and drinking, but preferred the wilderness.
During the Second World War, Gabriel avoided
the European front —though he loved a good brawl, he
hated war—but circumstances forced him into the fight
on the domestic front, and he fought alongside Princess
Aureole in her attack on Vultok’s ice realm. It was the
first time his growth powers had manifested them-
selves: calling himself Le Fort Bûcheron (“the Mighty
Lumberjack”), he helped save Canada from Vultok, but
the sheer horror of what he saw forced him to retreat
into the wilderness for over 40 years.
Eventually he received another visit from the
Land, which was getting irritated by human “degra-
dation” and “ignorance.” Gabriel agreed to return to
civilization and win the people’s trust and persuade
them to take better care of the land. To win people to
his side, he became the superhero LeFort.
LeFort has established himself as the premier
superhero of Quebec, and most of Canada holds him
in high regard. Though he harbors strong nationalistic
feelings —he remembers how English and Irish-Ca-
nadians treated Quebeckers back in the old days—his
message has primarily been one of environmental
stewardship. People nod their heads when they hear
him speak, but they never seem to do something. It
depresses him, but he’s found some good people, and
he’s doing some good work, and he’s content.
Personality: Le Fort is a happy individual whose
learned to take life in stride. He’s found the balance
between zeal and indolence, and so he’s managed to
keep his psyche on an even keel. He is very good to
talk with, very friendly when drunk; he has, however,
absolutely no regard for people who bark orders at him
or who don’t treat people with patience and respect.
Le Fort loves to fight. He regrets that since the
pulp era, the spike in magical forces that fueled the
growth of his powers has made it impossible for him
to return to the boxing ring, as that was where he felt
most alive. He loves to pick fights with bricks when
he first meets them. He expects the opponent to bond
with him and figure out that it’s a gesture of masculine
respect; unfortunately, not everyone does and many
people come away from a first meeting with more than
a few bruises.
Quote: “Let’s you and I fight!”
Powers/Tactics: Le Fort is a magically altered
human. With gifts of immortality and superhuman
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strength, he’s already one of Canada’s toughest su-
perhumans, however his Growth power, the ultimate
expression of that magic, puts him at a strength level
equal to all but a handful of bricks on the planet.
Le Fort’s clothing grows and shrinks with him
when he changes his size.
Le Fort’s tactics are stay at human size through-
out as much of the fight as is feasible. He doesn’t use
his growth power unless his opponent is tough enough
to take it; he views the use of his full might as an “hon-
or” that few are worthy of possessing. If an opponent
has a weapon, he’s not above taking an axe-handle and
swinging for the fences.
Campaign Use: ]To reduce his power level for low-
powered campaigns, lower his STR to 30, his SPD to
4, and shave off some combat skill levels. To increase
his power level for high-powered campaigns, boost his
base defenses by 5, add two Overall skill levels, and
add 3d6 Luck.
Le Fort will watch people at the beckoning of the
Land, but he’ll only hunt someone if they’ve sworn to
destroy Quebec or its French-speaking majority. Since
he helped bust an anti-Quebec organization called
Canada First in the mid-1990s, no one’s filled that
vacuum, though lately he’s casting a suspicious eye on
the Hunter-Patriots.,
Despite the lack of specific contacts, LeFort’s
reputation is good enough that he should be treated as
having Non-Combat Influence.
Appearance: Gabriel LeFort is a barrel-chested
mountain of a man, 6’6” tall and 265 strapping pounds.
kilos). His costume is a flannel lumberjack’s shirt
(worn open to reveal a swath of chest hair), faded blue
jeans, and bright red toque; he has brown hair, brown
eyes, and a medium-length, well-groomed beard.
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Chatelaine 200+ Disadvantages

5 Distinctive Features: Glowing Silver Eyes
Val Char Cost Roll Notes (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable;
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200 kg; 3d6 HTH [1] Detectable By Commonly Used Senses)
23 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8/DCV: 8 10 Hunted: Black Paladin 8- (As Pow, Harshly Pun-
28 CON 36 15- ish)
10 BODY 0 11- 10 Hunted: Roi D’Hiver 8- (As Pow, Harshly Pun-
13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- ish)
18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 15 Hunted: VIPER 8- (As Pow, NCI, Harshly Pun-
25 PRE 15 14- PRE Attack: 5d6 ish)
14 COM 2 12- 10 Psychological Limitation: Addicted to Reading
15+ PD 12 Total: 15/25 PD (0/10 rPD) New Magic Tomes (Common, Moderate)
15+ ED 9 Total: 15/25 ED (0/10 rED) 10 Psychological Limitation: Disdain for Canadian
5 SPD 17 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 Government (Common, Moderate)
10 REC 2 10 Psychological Limitation: Fear of Crows (Com-
56 END 0 mon, Moderate)
32 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 156 15 Social Limitation: Secret ID (Marie Dubois)
(Frequently, Major)
Movement: Running: 6”/12” NCM 5 Susceptibility: The Touch of Silver 1d6 damage
Leaping: 3”/6” NCM Instant (Uncommon)
5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY from Holiness
Cost Powers END Powers (Uncommon)
105 Sorcery Variable Power Pool, 60 base + 45 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN from Holiness Pow-
control cost, all slots Powers Can Be Changed ers (Uncommon)
As A Half-Phase Action (+1/2) (105 Active
Points) Total Disadvantage Points: 364
13 Force Field (10 PD/10 ED) (20 Active Points); 2
Conditional Power Cannot Add to Defenses Background: The evil of the Black Paladin is unfathom-
Pulled From Magic Pool (-1/4), Limited Power able; one of his uncountable misdeeds was to kidnap
Force Field Won’t Stop Attacks If Attacker girls and prepare them for careers as his sorcer-
Makes an EGO roll at a -3 penalty (-1/4) ess “chatelaines.” Marie Dubois was one of them.
16 Missile Deflection (Any Ranged Attack) (20 Snatched from her Quebec home at the age of five,
Active Points); Limited Power Won’t Stop Marie was forced into the life of a sorceress apprentice.
Attacks If Attacker Makes an EGO roll at a A chatelaine-in-training, Sir Giles called her. Black
-3 penalty (-1/4) magic became her meat and drink. She participated in
11 Mental Defense (15 points total) unholy rites, so her essence became allergic to symbols
8 Sight Group Flash Defense (8 points) of holiness (silver, consecrated ground, etc.) However,
the Paladin has enemies, both human and superhuman.
Perks A courageous Jesuit priest discovered the Paladin’s
2 Fringe Benefit: Local Police Powers activities, and gave his life to contact the Mighty Ca-
nadians. The superhero team defeated the archvillain.
Talents Marie was returned to her parents. All was set aright.
5 Eidetic Memory The only problem was, it wasn’t. She had been
4 Speed Reading (x10) in the Paladin’s dubious care for nine years; she no
longer knew her parents. She had been exposed to
Skills dark rituals that haunted her dreams. She couldn’t be
3 +1 with Magic taken to confessional without screaming. Exorcisms
3 High Society 14- followed, but she wasn’t possessed, just scarred. The
3 KS: Literary World 12- one magical effect that consumed her was a geas; the
4 KS: Superhero World 13- Paladin had intended for her to become a living library
4 KS: The Occult World 13- of the occult, so she was ensorcelled to read as many
1 Language: English (basic conversation) occult tomes as possible and commit their contents to
3 Oratory 14- memory.
3 Persuasion 14- Somehow, she graduated from high school, and
2 PS: Bookseller 11- enrolled in college. She turned to politics as a dis-
17 Power: Magic Pool Control Skill 18- traction. After her campus was bombed by a nutcase
associated with the now defunct Canada First! Organi-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 207 zation, Marie realized that Quebec needed more than
Total Cost: 364 the political will to stand on its own two feet; it needed
protectors. She had done her best to shun magic since
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum
her rescue, only to discover that she was fighting
against her own nature. She decided to stop fighting
and embrace her gift. Calling herself the Chatelaine
—turning the Paladin’s attempt to enslave her into a
symbol of personal triumph—she trained herself to
fight the enemies of Quebec and the darkness within
herself. It took decades before she felt ready to assume
the mantle of the Chatelaine, but in 1994, she became
Quebec’s newest superheroine, and never looked back.
Personality: Though admittedly brash, outspo-
ken, and hard-driving, the Chatelaine has a reputation
for moodiness that’s largely undeserved; by her own
admission, she doesn’t handle the media well (particu-
larly the English-language press, as her English isn’t
very good) and her childhood wasn’t conducive to the
development of casual social skills. She’s been a loner
for most of her life, and her one romantic relationship
turned out to be with a warlock who tried to get her
back into the Black Paladin’s fold —she’s certainly
not expecting to find a romantic relationship any time
soon.
Quote: I hold the key to the castle, and that castle
is Quebec. And you are not welcome in the castle.”
Powers/Tactics: The Chatelaine is a sorceress, pure
and simple. Through magical training, she can perform
fantastic spells with almost unlimited effects. Her fa-
vorites involve blinding via flashes, disabling through
entangles, and (when her teammates are in trouble)
ranged healing spells or a teleport to get them out of
the way.
Her defenses have an unusual limitation: a per-
son can battle through them by making an appropriate
EGO roll (at a -3 penalty). Every time someone suc-
cessfully attacks, they get a chance to break through.
The Chatelaine is still bound by the geas to
become a mystical library and there are dark forces
tugging at her life, threatening to send her into the
abyss. She tries to get around the curse by reading texts
that emphasize the positive uses of magic, and doing
a lot of meditation to hold herself together. So far it’s
worked, but it’s a battle.
Campaign Uses: To adjust the Chatelaine for a
low-powered campaign, reduce her Magic Pool to 50
points. To increase it for a high-powered campaign,
raise it to 70 points, increase her Pool Control Skill to
21-, and raise her SPD to 6.
The Chatelaine considers herself to be the guard-
ian of Quebec’s mystic community, so if you’re a prac-
ticing mage in Quebec, she may be watching you. If
you’re connected with the Black Paladin, or perceived
as a threat to the sovereigntist movement in Quebec,
she’s a natural Hunted.
The Chatelaine has NCI, though against some
threats (particularly the occult), she’s very reluctant to
involve the authorities in any way.
Appearance: The Chatelaine is a woman ap-
proaching middle age who remains reasonably attrac-
17
tive (magic is better and cheaper than a good plastic
surgeon). When in heroic identity she has short silver
hair and wears a black domino mask and a bright green
dress (the same color has her eyes) with silver gloves
and a silver sash around her waist. In civilian identity
she has dark hair and allows her face to look older
and more care-worn. She’s 5’5” tall and weighs 120
pounds.
Surcheval
Val Char Cost Roll Notes
35 STR 25 16- Lift 3200 kg; 7d6 HTH [3]
26 DEX 48 14- OCV: 9/DCV: 9
28 CON 36 15-
13 BODY 6 12-
18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13-
10 EGO 0 11- ECV: 3
20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6
12 COM 1 11-
22 PD 15 Total: 22 PD (15 rPD)
22 ED 16 Total: 22 ED (15 rED)
5 SPD 14 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
13 REC 0
56 END 0
45 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 179
Movement: Running: 14”/28” NCM
Leaping: 7”/14” NCM
Cost Powers END
15 Toughness: Damage Resistance (15 PD/15 ED)
60 Teleportation Powers: Multipower, 60-point
reserve
6u 1) Incredible Speed: Teleportation 30” (60 6
Active Points)
4u 2) Quick Change Other: Cosmetic Transform 4
8d6 (Quickly Dress or Change An Object’s
Apparel) (40 Active Points)
4u 3) Combat Teleport: RKA 2d6, Penetrating 6
(x2; +1) (60 Active Points); OIF (any small
teleportable object) (-1/2)
4u 4) Desolidification (40 Active Points) 4
2 Life Support (Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum)
12 Blink Teleport: +5 with DCV (25 Active 2
Points); Costs Endurance (-1/2), Conditional
Power Must Follow Teleport or Full Move
Running (-1/2)
16 Running +8” (14” total) 2
Perks
2 Fringe Benefit: Local Police Powers
Skills
16 +2 with All Combat
3 CK: Quebec City 13-
2 CK: Montreal 11-
3 Computer Programming 13-
3 Electronics 13-
3 Interrogation 13-
3 Language: English (completely fluent)
3 PS: Instructor 13-
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5 SS: Physics 15-
3 Stealth 14-
1 Systems Operation 8-
1 Teamwork 8-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 171
Total Cost: 350
200+ Disadvantages
20 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Occasionally), More Power-
ful, NCI, Harshly Punish
10 Hunted: Punition 8- (Occasionally) (As Pow,
Harshly Punish)
15 Psychological Limitation: Loves to Mock People
Common, Strong
10 Psychological Limitation: Scientific Curiosity
Common, Moderate
10 Rivalry: Professional (Le Fort), Rival is More
Powerful, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humili-
ate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Andre Chou-
nard) Frequently (11-), Major
10 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x Effect from Drains (Com-
mon)
5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY from Sonic Attacks
(Uncommon)
5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN from Sonic Attacks
(Uncommon)
Total Disadvantage Points: 350
Background: Andre Chounard is actually the second
superhero by that name; the first was Phillip Chounard,
his uncle, a superhero in the 1960s and 70s, a speedster
herald of the Quiet Revolution. Andre’s grandfather
was Pierre Rhiaume, better known as Maître Cerveau
(Master Brain), a science hero of the pulp era. Andre
developed a “human potential machine” designed to
bring out people’s finest qualities; the machine was no
quick fix (the process required months to unlock peo-
ple’s potentials, and many had none worth unlocking,
so there were few volunteers). However, Phillip gained
the power of lightning speed, and when he retired, he
uncovered the machine and asked his relatives to take
the treatment. One of them, a young graduate student
in physics, gained powers.
Phillip trained his nephew to be a superhero, a
career choice that Andre agreed with enthusiasm When
Les Esprits Guardiens was formed, Andre was glad to
join. It hasn’t been the most sterling superhero career
so far. Andre’s “potential” includes a huge potential
to get on people’s nerves with petty insults and quips,
a quality that serves him well when he needs to goad
a supervillain into doing something stupid, but which
has given him a rather unpleasant reputation. In part,
it’s because he feels he needs to play things straight
in his secret identity (a freshman high school physics
teacher), so Surcheval is an emotional release for him.
Personality: Andre has established himself as a bit
Hero System 5th Edition Revised
of a jerk; he makes snide remarks about his teammates
behind their backs, and is sometimes very obnoxious
to LeFort (who takes the remarks in stride, though at
some point Chatelaine and Voyageur expect there’ll be
a blow-up). He has one great passion in his life: phys-
ics. Nothing shuts him up more quickly than the oppor-
tunity to study odd physical phenomena or supervillain
technology, and he’s beginning to compile a database
of exotic technology that may one day form the basis
of a first generation Surcheval powered armor suit
which will augment his already prodigious abilities.
No one’s quite sure why he’s such a jerk to
LeFort. Most of the time, the rivalry expresses itself
in practical jokes (with one nasty joke from LeFort in
response to ten petty ones from Surcheval).
Quote: Cease your babbling, you pig-faced
lunatic. Supervillains are such a relic from the past.
Surcheval is the future.”
Powers/Tactics: Surcheval is a mutated human;
the potential of his family line unleashed. Although
he’s technically a speedster, Surcheval might be better
characterized as a “burster.” He doesn’t have a high
SPD and tends to accelerate and decelerate quickly
and travel in short bursts, thus teleport is a better fit for
most of his powers than running.
Surcheval is a front line combatant for Les
Esprits. He likes to annoy his opponents and serve as
a distraction for LeFort, either by verbal quips, or with
his Transform power (he’s fond of putting women’s
clothing or insulting T-shirts on his opponents, then
pulling out a camera and taking a picture). When he
has to get serious, he’ll teleport behind someone and
blind-side them with a move-through, or he’ll move his
hand through an opponent (his double armor piercing
killing attack). The latter is reserved only for psycho-
paths or threats that require immediate neutralization.
Campaign Use: Surcheval fits the “annoying jerk
superhero” archetype. One should not go too overboard
with this; PCs should receive a little more lenient treat-
ment than villains (unless they’re being truly obnox-
ious).
To raise Surcheval’s power level for a higher-
powered game, increase his SPD to 6, give him a 3d6
Hand Attack, and add some Danger Sense. To lower
his power level for a lower powered game, remove his
Combat Levels and drop his defenses by 3-5 each.
Surcheval does not watch or hunt people, unless
they’ve humiliated him in the past.
Appearance: Surcheval is a good looking young
man in his twenties, with short brown hair, blue eyes,
and a bit of a smirk on his face. He’s 5’11” and weighs
182 pounds. His costume is an orange and black
bodysuit that more than one person refers to as the
“ugliest superhero costume in Canada.”
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Voyageur Office (Contact has access to major institutions,

Contact has significant Contacts of his own,
Val Char Cost Roll Notes Contact has useful Skills or resources) 13-
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200 kg; 3d6 HTH [1]
20 DEX 30 13- OCV: 7/DCV: 7 Skills
23 CON 26 14- 6 +2 with Telekinesis Multipower
10 BODY 0 11- 3 Bureaucratics 12-
10 INT 0 11- PER Roll 11- 2 KS: Montreal 11-
20 EGO 20 13- ECV: 7 2 KS: The Superhuman World 11-
15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 5 KS: Canadian History 14-
14 COM 2 12- 2 Language: English (fluent conversation)
6+ PD 3 Total: 24 PD (18 rPD) 3 Paramedics 11-
7+ ED 2 Total: 19 ED (12 rED) 4 PS: History Teacher 13-
5 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 3 Stealth 13-
8 REC 0 5 Survival 12-
62 END 8 3 Tracking 11-
30 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 121 2 TF: Rafts, Small Rowed Boats
Movement: Running: 6”/12” NCM
Leaping: 3”/6” Total Powers & Skills Cost: 237
Total Cost: 358
Cost Powers END
63 Telekinesis Powers: Multipower, 63-point 200+ Disadvantages
reserve 5 Distinctive Features: Voyageur’s Outfit (Con-
6u 1) Telekinetic Blades: RKA 3d6+1, Reduced 2 cealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major
Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (62 Active Points) Reaction; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses)
6u 2) Mental Manipulation: Telekinesis (35 STR), 6 15 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Occasionally) (As Pow, NCI,
Fine Manipulation (63 Active Points) Harshly Punish)
6u 3) Wave of Permeable Telekinesis: Energy 6 15 Hunted: Punition 8- (As Pow, NCI, Harshly Pun-
Blast 6d6, No Normal Defense (>5 rPD Force ish)
Field or Telekinetic Armor]; +1) (60 Active 5 Physical Limitation: Perceives Past Elements Im-
Points) posed on the Present
35 Astral Form: Multipower, 70-point reserve, 15 Psychological Limitation: Often Confused by
(70 Active Points); all slots Character Is Retrocogntive Visions Common, Strong
Incapacitated And Helpless While Using Power 15 Psychological Limitation: Sworn to Protect the
(-1) Innocent Common, Strong
3u 1) Distant Remote Viewing: Clairsentience 7 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident Very
(Sight And Hearing Groups), Megascale (1” = Common, Moderate
1,000 km; +1), Can Be Scaled Down 1” = 1km 15 Social Limitation: Public Identity Frequently
(+1/4) (67 Active Points); Character Is (11-), Major
Incapacitated And Helpless While Using 10 Unluck: +2d6
Power (-1)
3u 2) Local Remote Viewing: Retrocognitive 6 Total Disadvantage Points: 358
Clairsentience (Sight And Hearing Groups), x8
Range (2,000”) (65 Active Points); Character Background: Alain Pelletier traced his roots back to
Is Incapacitated And Helpless While Using the days of the voyageurs. He was a proud Quebecker
Power (-1) from a wealthy family; he never suspected that his
6 Mental Wards: Mental Defense (10 points total) father was actually a mutant psychic supervillain, at
15 Telekinetic Powers: Elemental Control, 30-point least not until he started having psychic flashes as a
powers teenager.
15 1) Telekinetic Shield: Force Field (18 PD/ 3 Alain was taken aback when he approached his
12 ED) (30 Active Points) father and discovered that dad wanted to use him as
15 2) Telekinetic Flight: Flight 15” (30 Active 3 part of his schemes to increase family power and influ-
Points) ence. He ran, only to discover it’s very hard to escape
15 Telekinetic Probe: Spatial Awareness (no 2 a trained psychic. He was forced to fight his father,
Sense Group) (22 Active Points); Costs and in the course of the battle, he accidentally killed
Endurance (-1/2) 2 him. His father’s dying curse was partial possession;
to avoid hiding from the past, Alain would be forced
Perks to psychically feel the history of the area around him,
2 Fringe Benefit: Local Police Powers especially when it involved his family.
7 Contact: Friend in the Mayor of Montreal’s
20 ■ New Heroes
Alain spent the next five years in a mental institution.
Eventually, he did recover, and he faced a critical
choice. Either he could allow what had happened
to scar his entire life, or he could move onto some-
thing better. He knew he had to make amends, but he
decided to do so in a way that turned the curse into a
blessing. He became a superhero.
Alain’s perceptions often extended as far back
in the pastas the time of the voyageurs and he came
to identify with these hardy souls. He took their garb
as his own and became Le Voyageur, the adventuring
hero of New New Canada.
That was 1969. For many years, Voyageur was
one of Quebec’s greatest heroes (if also it’s most ec-
centric). He’s been a part of the Northern Guard in
its second incarnation. His mutation has kept him in
remarkable physical condition for years, though he’s
starting to feel them wear at him over the last decade,
and on the mornings after a fight, it’s been harder to
get out of bed. He’s always taken a backseat to other
heroes in the Quebec press (he’s too federalist for
many people’s liking, and not modern enough: “Why?”
One Montreal news commentator famously moaned.
“Are so many of Les triomphateurs based on history
and folk legends, and so few on the present day?”
Even Voyageur had to admit he had a point. His
best friend in the superhero world (now retired) was
Hivernant, who also had the motif. Having never mar-
ried, Voyageur is looking for some continuity, a suc-
cessor to inherit his legacy. He is slowly coming to the
realization that no one really wants to be part of one,
a realization more terrifying than any supervillain he’s
ever faced.
Personality: Voyageur is an idealistic, happy-go-
lucky soul; many view him as a “Quebec hippie.” He
takes pride in being a raconteur, though his stories
often take too long to get to the point.
Voyageur believes that life is an adventure, that
one should embrace the adventure and experience it
with gusto. Perhaps in reaction to his stultifying family,
Alain espouses the transformation of the world into
a single large, open, welcoming community, urging
people to embrace an ideal of human brotherhood that
transcends language and ethnic lines. It’s an opinion
that’s put him at odds with many in Quebec, including
most of his current teammates.
In recent years, Voyageur’s typical cheerfulness
has been tinged with melancholy, as he realizes he’s
well past his shelf life as a superhero and has no idea
how to get out gracefully. It’s a conflict that’s going too
get harder in the future. He’s spending more time in the
astral plane these days, as he doesn’t feel his physical
limitations there.
Voyageur’s archenemy is Punition. They’ve
battled numerous times, and there’s absolutely no bond
of respect between them. Punition would love to be the
man who ends Voyageur’s career, and if Voyageur dies,
so much the better...
Quote: “Life is a voyage that one must free to
Hero System 5th Edition Revised
enjoy to its forest. How unfortunate that your voyage
will take you.
Powers/Tactics: Voyageur is a “psychic voyageur.”
He can use clairvoyance to travel in his astral form and
wander around to gather information. The separation
of mind and body has also led to the development of
mind over matter techniques that express themselves as
telekinesis. The most unusual of his telekinetic abilities
is the “psychic force wave” (his NND) where he sends
a ripple of telekinetic force through someone, making
them queasy without actually damaging them.
He has a side effect to his Clairsentience that’s
written as a physical limitation: he sees time periods
overlapping with the present and reacts to them (e.g.
he’ll see a 1930s car parked in a parking space and
drive around it). He has no control over his “lateral
vision” and while he usually can separate past from
present, sometimes he’ll forget and try to strike up a
conversation, or rescue someone who doesn’t exist.
(This is particularly problematic when he’s seeing only
a few years into the past).
Voyageur serves as a scout and a second rank
combatant in Les Esprits Guardiens. He typically stays
about twenty meters back from a fight and attacks at
range, usually with his permeable telekinesis power, or
his telekinetic blades against someone who’s particu-
larly tough.
Campaign Use: To adjust Voyageur’s powers for
a lower powered game, reduce his defenses to 20, his
SPD to 4,, his blades to a 3d6 RKA, his Telekinesis to
30 STR, and his NND to 5d6. To increase them for a
higher point campaign (or to represent Voyageur in his
prime, during the 1970s and early 1980s), increase his
defenses to 28, raise his SPD to 6, and add some PSLs
vs. ranged penalties (his vision has gotten worse over
the years).
Voyageur doesn’t hunt or watch people —he’s
too busy wandering in the astral plane for that sort of
thing— except as a favor to Le Fort.
Appearance: Voyageur appears to be a scraggly
man in his late 50s, wearing the fur costume of an
eighteenth-century voyageur (explorer) from New
France. He’s 5’11” tall with a scruffy grey beard, long,
scraggly hair, and bright green eyes.
Champions of the North Unofficial Addendum 21

Hockey Character Origins

HOCKEY
1. He Shoots Up, He Scores!
Your team’s trainer has hooked up with an evil
Hockey Package Deal organization (such as VIPER) to give your team an
undetectable performance-enhancing drug. You’re
Skills
members of a team that’s being mutated – and you
3 Breakfall 11-
don’t like some of the changes you’re seeing in your
2 PS: Hockey 11-
teammates, some of who are becoming quite psychotic.
You need to use your own burgeoning powers to
Martial Arts: Hockey
stop them. But once you’ve exposed the scandal, your
Maneuver OCV DCV Notes
playing days will be finished. What else will you do
4 Body Check +0 -2 4d6 +v/5 Strike,
with your time?
FMove
5 Strip the Puck -1 -1 Disarm, 20 STR to
2. Power Play
Disarm; FMove
You’re members of the Sudbury Meteors, a
5 Passing Strike +1 +0 2d6 +v/5; FMove
minor league hockey team on a losing streak, crowded
5 Hip Check +0 +0 2d6 +v/5; Target
into a rickety old van when a meteor lands nearby.
Falls; FMove
Investigating, you’re engulfed in a strange radiation.
4 Shove +0 +0 25 STR to Shove
You’re a hockey team who’s become superhuman!
5 Steal the Puck +0 +0 Grab Weapon, 20
How do you handle your powers?
STR to take weapon
away
4 Weapon Bind +1 +0 Bind, 20 STR Hockey Related Champions Scenario Hooks
1 Weapon Element: Polearms and Spears
1 TF: Skates 1. “Nyet, Nyet Soviet, Da Da, Canada!”
Baron Nihil decides to get his revenge on
Cost Powers END Canada where it most hurts – by destroying its greatest
6 Good Skating Legs: Running +3” 1 moment. He goes back in time to the Summit Series,
to make sure Canada loses the final game of the series
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 45 and destroy the nation’s morale.
Total Cost: 45 You need to travel back in time to Russia on
September 28, 1972, when Canada played Game 8, and
Note: “Goons” should probably have some sort of keep people from interfering with the series. Unfortu-
brawling package (“Five for Fighting”). Elite players nately, not only do you need to deal with Baron Nihil,
will have a higher PS, some levels with puck passing, you also discover that Soviet superheroes have been
DCV levels only usable on ice, an extra inch or two of ordered to engineer a USSR victory by any means
running (Only while wearing skates on an ice surface), necessary...
connections with agents, sports reporters and publi-
cists, Reputation, and an extra level of Wealth. 2. Try-Out:
NHL players like to think of themselves as quiet
and self-effacing, but not Julian Roentz, a mouthy star
Hockey and Superheroes forward for the Calgary Flames whose known for his
If you’re running a Champions game, there’s a hard play and mouthy attitude. Now approaching the
number of ways you can integrate hockey into your end of his playing days, Roentz has announced that
superhero game; some as the scenarios that present he wants to change careers – other talented normals
themselves include: have become costumed vigilantes, so why not a prime
athlete like him? This might be amusing, but he wants
to audition for your team. Worse, the media is turning

22 ■ Odds and Ends
this already ludicrous incident into a real circus. Deal
with it.
Note: This might make a good origin for a PC, if
a player wants to pursue such a concept.
3. The Good Ol’ Hockey Game
Cosmos-Prime, a bored galactic entity, has decid-
ed to put humanity on trial! He claims that the species
lacks the necessary spirit to survive as a member of
the galactic brotherhood, and is giving one chance for
you to prove yourselves! Kidnapping your team and
transporting you to an interdimensional arena, where
you have to play a game of hockey against a thuggish
team of galactic superbeings.
4. Phantom of the Rink
A great old hockey stadium in your town is
being demolished to make room for a new, modern
arena filled with luxury boxes and other modern sports
amenities. Someone doesn’t like this, and mysterious
accidents befall people who are involved in the deal.
Some even say that the rink is haunted by the ghost of
a hockey player who died in a tragic accident.
Is it really a ghost? Or is it someone who wants
revenge on the new owners? Or an old player who
can’t stand losing the place that’s attached to so many
of his memories?
5. The Hockey Murders
There have been a spree of hockey related mur-
ders; one by one, players of a team that won the Cup
fifteen years ago are being murdered one by one, and
the authorities want a PC private detective to get to the
Hero System 5th Edition Revised
bottom of the case (particularly since there are since
the killer was superhuman).
Who did it? The coach’s insane ex-wife who
blamed the team for covering up an affair? An insane
fan or player from the team that lost the Cup? The
benched player who was ostracized from the team
and then suffered a career-ending injury in a Post-Cup
celebratory prank?
CANADA IN A NON-CHAMPIONS
WORLD
Champions is a great game, but it’s not the only
Hero System game in town. For those interested in
playing pulp, western, and other historical games, here
are suitable package deals.
FOLK HERO
Folk Hero is an unofficial name for a superpow-
ered game set in the early frontier era of North Amer-
ica where players run characters like Paul Bunyan.
Canada had more than its share of folk tales especially
in the province of Québec, who might be used as NPCs
in a Folk Hero game or the basis for characters with a
mythic background in a modern Champions game.
Joseph Montferrand: The king of the
Quebec loggers (1802-1864), Joseph spawned the
even more fantastic legends of Big Joe Mufferaw, a
Paul Bunyan-like figure. The historical Joe also has
an exaggerated history, a strapping 6’4” giant as a
teenager, he knocked out the Canadian heavyweight
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boxing champion with one blow when he was 16 and 1 Navigation 8-
was acrobatic enough to put his heel marks in the 7 Survival 13-
ceiling while performing flips. He was a gentle giant, 3 Tracking 11-
except when some haughty Englishman was foolish 1 WF: Polearms and Spears
enough to insult Canadiens within earshot, or when 3 TF: Dog Sleds, Dogs, Sleds
the honor of French-Canadians (or Roman Catholics)
needed to be defended in a boxing ring. He was strong Total Powers & Skills Cost: 26
enough to hold a plow with one arm outstretched, Total Cost: 26
and tough enough to put 150 “shiners” (bullying Irish
immigrants) to flight in a fight on the bridge between Disadvantages
Bytown and Hull. 5 Social Limitation: Aboriginal (Occasionally,
In the Champions Universe, the legends of Jos. Minor)
Montferrand were inspired by the immortal superhero
LeFort. Package Disadvantages: 21
Alexis de Trotteur: Born Alex Lapointe (1860-
1924), this man was a champion runner of the pre- Lumberjack Package Deal
Olympic era. An eccentric who thought he was a horse The Lumberjack is one of the most enduring
trapped in human form, he spent his boyhood years symbols of Canada, from the days of its first colonists
running across large pastures, whipping himself like to the modern day: the lumberjack has always been a
a horse to make him go faster. He became famous by symbol of Canadian manhood from Quebec to British
competing at fairground competitions against actual Columbia.
racehorses (and winning). When he was not racing, he
made his living wandering Quebec and making clay Cost Powers END
ovens, mixing the clay and water by stamping them 5 Perfect Chop: Find Weakness 11- w/axe and
with his feet. He also entertained crowds by playing saws, Conditional Power: Only Against Trees
the harmonica and was renowned for a roguish wit (-2)
(and an eye for beautiful girls). The most fantastic
legends portray Alex racing against trains and early Talents
automobiles (winning, of course). His nicknames were 2 Environmental Movement (no penalties on
Le Centaure (The Centaur) and le Surcheval (The movement in dense forest)
Superhorse); the latter was later adopted by one of
Quebec’s greatest superheroes. Skills
Louis Cyr: The semi-legendary Canadian 3 Log Rolling: Acrobatics 11-
strongman was a showman of the Victorian Age (1863- 9 Climbing 14-
1912). Demonstrating his prowess as a teenager in 3 Hoist 11-
American strongman contests, his documented feats 4 PS: Lumberjack 13-
of strength including restraining four horses (with two 3 Survival 11-
teams pulling in opposite directions), lifting 500 lbs. 3 Teamwork 11-
with one finger, and hoisting over 4,300 pounds on his
back. He traveled with a strongman troupe in his native Total Powers & Skills Cost: 32
Quebec, but often gave exhibitions abroad. Total Cost: 32

WESTERN HERO Disadvantages

Traditional Inuit Package Deal
The nomadic hunting culture of the Inuit led a
harsh life in some of the most formidable terrain on the
planet. This is close to the package deal for a modern
Inuit; because they’re more settled, they should have
one less rank in Survival, and TF: Snowmobile.
Talents
2 Environmental Movement (no penalties on)
Skills
3 Animal Handler 11-
2 KS: Inuit Lore 11-
2 KS: The Spirit World 11-
0 Language (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)
2 PS: Inuit Warrior 11-
5 Distinctive Features: Lumberjack Clothing
(Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable;
Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
Total Disadvantage Points: 5
Total Package Cost: 29
Plains First Nations Package Deal
Adventurers in the Wild West era would be most
likely to encounter an “Indian brave” from a buffalo
hunting tribe like the Cree, Blackfoot, Assiniboine or
Blood nations; this is a package of likely skills pos-
sessed by a brave.
Skills
1 Animal Handler 8-
2 KS: Band Lore 11-
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2 KS: The Spirit World 11- Disadvantages
0 Language (Siouan or Algonquian) (idiomatic) 5 Social Limitation: Prejudice: Rustic
(4 Active Points) (Occasionally, Minor)
2 PS: Band Warrior 11- 10 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders from HBC
1 Navigation 8- or NWC (Occasionally, Major)
3 Riding 11-
3 Survival 11- Total Disadvantage Points: 15
3 Tracking 11- Total Package Cost: 33
2 WF: Common Melee Weapons

Total Powers & Skills Cost: 19

Total Cost: 19
Disadvantages
10 Social Limitation: Status Indian (Frequently,
Minor)
Total Package Cost: 9
Voyageur Package Deal
Voyageurs were the courageous backwoods trad-
ers who worked for the Hudson’s Nay or Northwest
Company during the 18th and 19th century. Adept
woodsmen who could endure many seasons in Cana-
da’s most formidable wilderness, the voyageur traveled
long distances in pursuit of his fortune.
Voyageurs often worked closely with Indians,
and would almost certainly be conversant in one of the
major Indian languages.
Hivernants, those who expect to live in remote
forts during the coldest winter months, might have a
better Survival skill. Those stationed in the far north
might also have Animal Handler (canines), Survival
(arctic), and TF: Sled.
Talents
2 Environmental Movement (no penalties on)
Notable People of the Era
JERRY POTTS
: In the early days of the NWMP, the force was
greatly helped by Jerry Potts, the half-breed son of a
Métis fur-trader and a woman from the Blood tribe.
He was renowned as the best shot in the territory (and
equally proficient with knives); he was fluent in seven
languages (though literate in none and notoriously
laconic) and described as “a short bow-legged man
with piercing black eyes and a long straight nose”.
Potts had declared war on whiskey runners and wolfers
after his mother was murdered by a drunken Blood,
and was more than happy to help the NWMP stop their
trade. He developed a very strong friendship with the
newcomers, and NWMP Commissioner George Arthur
French hired him as a guide at the extraordinary rate of
$90/month.
The Canadians got their money’s worth. Work-
ing closely with assistant commissioner James Farqu-
harson Macleod, Potts helped set up Fort Macleod in
southwest Alberta and smoothed relations between the
NWMP and the Blackfeet.
Ironically Potts, the fearless whiskey hunter,
developed a drinking problem in his later years and
died of throat cancer at the age of 57. Some say that
the Land “smiled” on Potts and his descendents. This
would be a good origin for a First Nations superhero.

Skills
LOUIS RIEL
2 AK: Canadian Wilderness 11-
Louis Riel’s background is well-documented in
3 Bureaucratics 11-
Champions of the North. His game stats are:
3 Climbing 11-
3 Combat Driving 11-
3 Hoist 11- 13 STR 11 DEX 15 CON 14 BODY 18 NT
3 KS: Native Culture 12- 10 EGO 23 PRE 10 COM 5 PD 5 ED
3 KS: Trapping 12- 3 SPD 6 REC 30 END 29 STUN
2 Language: one First Nations language (fluent
conversation) Abilities: AK: Red River Territory 13-; CuK: Métis 14-;
3 Mechanics 11- KS: Law 13-; KS: Philosophy 13-; KS: Theology 15-;
3 Navigation (land) 11- Language: English (completely fluent); Language:
3 PS: Fur Trader 12- Latin (completely fluent); Language: Siouan (fluent
6 Survival (Temperate/Subtropical) 13- conversation); Oratory 14-; Persuasion 14-; Riding
3 Teamwork 11- 11-; Survival 13-; SS: 19th Century General Science
3 Tracking 11- Knowledge 12-; Tactics 13-; Tracking 8-; Trading 8-
3 Trading 11-
0 TF: Small Rowed Boats 200+ Disadvantages: Psychological Limitation: Messi-
anic Complex (Common, Strong); Psychological Limi-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 48 tation: Protective of his people (Common, Moderate);
Total Cost: 48 Reputation: Murderous Traitor or Savior of His People,
14- (Extreme); Social Limitation: Wanted Criminal
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Agitator (Frequently, Major)

Notes: The most controversial figure in Canadian

history, Louis Riel is a brilliant but taciturn man who
received extensive religious training in the general
knowledge of the day and who worked as a law clerk
for a Quebec firm (though he hated it).

SAM STEELE
The greatest Mountie of them all was not named
Do-right, but Steele — Sam Steele (1849-1919). A
handsome strapping man of boundless energy and
resolve, Steele’s military training prepared him well
for the ordeals of the NWMP. He was the third man
inducted into the force and participated in the Long
March west, establishing himself as one of the force’s
mainstays. As with the other NWMP, he enjoyed good
relations with the First Nations bands of his day.
Steele fought in the Battle of Batoche and
the subsequent battle at Loon Lake to put down Riel’s
First Nations allies, and established Fort Steele in
British Columbia’s Kootenay Valley to control the
Kootenay Gold Rush. After spending a decade wan-
dering the northwest to bring order to trouble spots
(usually without drawing a gun even in the most dire French (fluent conversation); PS: Police Officer (or the
situations), Steele was given the task of command- like) 11-; Navigation 13-; Oratory 14-; Persuasion 14-;
ing the NWMP in the Yukon at the height of the gold Riding 12-; Survival 14-; Tactics 13-; Tracking 13-;
rush. Steele’s term as superintendent was firm and fair Teamwork 12-; WF: Emplaced Weapons, Small Arms
(if not always legal). When he left in 1899 to join the
Boer War, the residents of Dawson threw a parade to 200+ Disadvantages: Distinctive Features: Uniform
cheer him off, and gave him a bag of gold dust as a and/or Badge (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Rec-
parting gift. ognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses);
Steele served in the Boer War and in the First Hunted: department he works for 8- (Mo Pow, NCI,
World War, where he often clashed with commanding Watching); Psychological Limitation: Prejudiced
officers who wanted to relegate him to recruitment Against Non-Anglo Saxons (Uncommon, Moderate);
efforts. Steele died shortly after the war during the Psychological Limitation: Mild Bouts of Alcohol-
influenza outbreak at the age of 70. His son Harwood’s ism (Common, Moderate); Psychological Limitation:
1923 novel, Spirit-of-Iron drew heavily on his father’s Prefers to Solve Problems Without Guns (Common,
adventures. Moderate); Psychological Limitation: Politically Am-
bitious (Uncommon, Moderate); Rivalry: Professional
20 STR 15 DEX 18 CON 18 BODY 18 INT (Other RCMP officers seeking political favor), Rival
18 EGO 23 PRE 12 COM 9 PD 8 ED is As Powerful, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humili-
3 SPD 10 REC 36 END 40 STUN ate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry; Reputation: Agent
of the Canadian Government, 8-; Social Limitation:
Abilities: Observant: +1 PER with Sight Group; Foot Subject To Orders (Very Frequently, Major)
Pursuit: Running +1” (7” total); Intimidating Pres-
ence: +10 PRE (10 Active Points); Conditional Power
Only For PRE Attacks, Requires Eye Contact (-1/2); PULP HERO
Basic Fisticuffs: Martial Block; Martial Grab; Contacts
(4 points’ worth); Fringe Benefit: Local Police Pow-
Prohibition Rumrunner Package Deal
“Then drink to the Volstead, oh, long may it last,
ers; Fringe Benefit: Police Officer; Fringe Benefit:
And drink to the small boats, oh, may they be fast,
Captain (British Artillery); Reputation: Tough but Fair
To outrun the Coast Guards and land the good liquor,
Negotiator and Lawman (A medium-sized group) 14-,
At beaches where signal is just a lamp’s flicker.
+3/+3d6; Environmental Movement (no penalties on
Temperate Wilderness); +3 Overall; AK: The Yukon
“For some there’s a fortune but others will die,
13-; AK: Alberta/Eastern BC 11-; Bureaucratics 14-;
Come load up the ship, boys, the Yankees are dry.
Conversation 14-; Interrogation 14-; CK: Dawson
-- Rumrunner Drinking Song
City 11-; KS: Criminal Law And Procedure 11-; KS:
The Law Enforcement World 11-; KS: RCMP 11-;
Not the most honorable or safest of professions,
Language: Siouan (fluent conversation); Language:
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nonetheless, the Rumrunner was an important figure
(and common adventuring profession) in the 1920s and
early 1930s. Many rumrunners were caught and im-
prisoned, but some survived to become quite wealthy.

Perks
2 Contact: Criminal Underworld 11-
2 Contact: Other Rumrunners 11-

Skills
3 Combat Driving 11-
3 Contortionist 11-
2 Navigation (Marine) 11-
2 PS: Rumrunner 11-
1 Language: Smuggler’s Codes (basic
conversation)
1 Mechanics 8-
1 Systems Operation 8-
1 TF: Small Motorized Boats

Total Powers & Skills Cost: 18

Total Cost: 18

Disadvantages
5 Hunted: Revenue Agents 8- (Less Pow, NCI
Limited Geographical Area, Harshly Punish)
Total Disadvantage Points: 5
Total Package Cost: 13
Notable People of the Era
SIR FREDERICK BANTING
Nobel Prize winner for his discovery of Insulin
in 1922, Banting also served in the Great War, where
he won a Military Cross for his bravery. His interest in
medical discoveries and their practical application in
the military might make him a good Canadian NPC for
a Pulp Hero game.
10 STR 11 DEX 13 CON 12 BODY 20 INT
13 EGO 18 PRE 10 COM 4 PD 4 ED
3 SPD 5 REC 26 END 24 STUN
Abilities: Reputation: Medical celebrity (A large group)
14-, +3/+3d6; Animal Handler 13-; Bureaucratics 13-;
Deduction 13-; Inventor 13-; KS: Painting 11-; KS:
Theology 11-; Paramedics 13-; PS: Farmer 8-; PS:
Researcher 14-; Scientist; 1) SS: Aeronautics 12-; 2)
SS: Anatomy 13-; 3) SS: Medicine 17-; 4) Veterinary
Medicine 13-; WF: Small Arms
Disadvantages: Social Limitation: Celebrity (Occasion-
ally, Major); Psychological Limitation: Obsessed with
achieving new medical discoveries (Common, Moder-
ate)
NORMAN BETHUNE
While some people might find it Canadian
communist be a very odd choice for a hero, Norman
Bethune embodied many of the virtues of his time. Son
of a Presbyterian pastor, Norman was one of the great
medical innovators of this time. Galvanized by the
poverty of the Great Depression, Norman fought in the
Spanish Civil War on the communist side developing
medical techniques like establishing field hospitals and
new methods for conducting blood transfusions in the
field.
Following the Spanish Civil War Norman made
his way to China where he fought on the Maoist side in
the second Sino Japanese war, developing new medical
instruments and organizing small armies of doctors.
He became one of the most honored Westerners in
modern Chinese history. Norman died in 1939 of blood
poisoning caused by a cut he suffered while conducting
surgery.
Ten Scenarios for Pulp Hero in Canada
Here are scenarios that can be run involving
Canada (or set in Canada) to give Pulp Hero games a
boost.
1. Bride of Kigatilik!
The evil Eskimo (Inuit is recent usage) spirit
Kigatilik seeks the perfect bride! He hopes to breed
a demonic son that will hunt down and kill every
angakok, and he wants a girlfriend of one of the PCs.
(For a male alternative, Sedna is looking for the “most
masculine and heroic male of humankind” to serve as
his paramour to breed a new species of killer whale! If
there ain’t a big two-fisted lug among your PCs who
fits that description, you shouldn’t be playing pulp).
Soon evil Eskimo cultists are hunting their quarry and
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it’s up to you to stop them!
2. Exorcism:
He’s Prime Minister of Canada, and he’s also
someone who holds seances to talk with his mom.
What happens if William Lyon Mackenzie King starts
using Canada’s influence to persuade foreign powers to
loan valuable occult artifacts to Canada, allegedly for
museum shows, but actually for a terrible occult ritual.
How do you fight a demonically possessed Prime Min-
ister?
3. Exclude This, You Little Weasel!
Members of Vancouver’s Asian Exclusion
League are joining forces with their American coun-
terparts to plan a coordinated assault on Asian com-
munities along the west coast, hoping to strike such a
savage blow that they’ll be driven off the continent!
Stop them.
4. Nose to Bluenose
(Requires an American-based team with a sailing
background).
Seeing that a PCs has an interest in sailing, a
wealthy American millionaire spends a great deal of
money and hires the PC for a very special mission:
defeat the legendary Nova Scotia fishing schooner
Bluenose and win the Fisherman’s Cup at all costs.
However, you get a very bad vibe from the eccentric
millionaire, and you wonder if there isn’t a hidden
agenda in play.
Canadian version: You’re friends with the crew
of the Bluenose, and they make you an honorary crew
member. Then they fall sick to a virus on the eve of the
Fisherman’s Cup, and you’re the only “crew member”
who’s healthy enough to sail the ship. The judges will
allow you to compete on their behalf if you can find a
crew in fifteen minutes. But what other evil schemes
will your opponents try to win the race?
5 Shame of the Yankees
The first home run that Babe Ruth hit was when
he played in Toronto, and allegedly landed in Lake
Ontario. Now you’ve discovered word of a plot to use
that baseball in a magic spell that will prevent the Babe
from ever hitting another home run again. What kind
of creep would do a thing like that, a Dodgers fan? Get
the baseball before he does!
6. Death Ray of the North
A mad scientist builds a laboratory atop the
Magnetic North Pole (currently in territory claimed by
Canada, on an ice sheet over the Arctic Ocean). When
the aurora borealis reaches its peak, he’ll be able to
harness the earth’s magnetic field and create a death
ray to attack any target on earth! Someone needs to
stop this madman, now!
7. Bolshevik Bombast vs. Yankee Fury
A ring of Bolsheviks is spreading discontent in
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the heartland of America’s cities, inciting discontent
on the poor deluded people of the Great Depression.
They’re the same mob who have been causing riots
up in Canada. Someone needs to go up to their hidden
base in the slums of Toronto to stop them, but they’re
being protected by one of the rarest creatures on Earth
-- a corrupt Mountie!
8. Rum Line or Bust
When a friend/respected rival G-man is gunned
down by a gunman sent by Canadian rumrunners,
it’s up to you to even the score. However, the person
responsible is holed up in a rumrunner’s smuggler’s
den (Cowichan Bay in British Columbia, an island in
Lake Ontario, Smuggler’s Cove (near Lunenberg Nova
Scotia). Infiltrate it and bring that rat to justice!
Canadian Version; He may have been a smug-
gler, but he wasn’t a bad guy! Now he’s been gunned
down by a pack of mad dogs calling themselves G-
men. Your friend deserves better than that. He deserves
justice… Canadian justice! And it’s up to you to give it
to him.
9 The Mighty Canadian
There’s a new heavyweight boxer in town, and
he’s Canadian: Quebec’s Matthieu Deglise. However,
he has a secret: he’s an immortal who maintains his
immortality by defending the honor of French Canada
in the boxing ring. When he wins a championship, his
immortality is assured for another generation. How-
ever, should he loses a championship fight, he’ll die.
Furthermore, his victories always have a price: every
champion he’s beaten since 1620 has experienced a
tragic, fatal accident shortly after their defeat.
10. Hope of the Future
It’s 1924. There’s some ten-year-old kid named
Joe who delivers papers for the Toronto Daily Star who
likes to draw. A mystical villain predicts he’ll bring a
vision of great hope to the world. The villain is a really
evil sorcerer who wants to dash all hope for mankind,
so he’s trying to kill the kid before he can achieve it.
You need to find a way to protect him and defeat the
villain.
The kid’s last name is Shuster, and the hope he’ll
bring is named Superman.
MODERN HERO/DARK CHAMPIONS
Quebec Cirque Performer Package Deal
Artist, clown, and dancer; the Quebec Cirque
performer is one of the most impressive performer in
the modern world. As the circus did in the 1930s, the
Quebec Cirque lends itself well to a heroic or villain-
ous origin in a modern pulp game.
Cost Powers END
7 Surprising Bounce: Leaping +2” (4” forward, 1
2” upward) (Accurate)
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Skills
8 +4 with grab-bys
3 Acrobatics 11-
3 Acting 11-
3 Breakfall 11-
3 Contortionist 11-
3 Hoist 11-
5 PS: Circus Performer 14-
3 PS: Mime 12-
3 Teamwork 11-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 41
Total Cost: 41
Disadvantages
5 Distinctive Features: Costume (Easily
Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable;
Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
Total Disadvantage Points: 5
Total Package Cost: 13
Loupe Garou
A monster suited to play in Pulp, Western, Folk,
and Modern Hero campaigns, the Loupe Garou is
a variation on the traditional werewolf legend. The
Loupe Garou transforms into a beast at night (usually
into a wolf, however cows, horses, and other animals
are not unknown). Many of the associations of the
traditional curse do not apply: silver and the moon play
no part in it. Instead; the curse of the Loupe-Garou
lasts for 101 days; the victim will be sickly during the
day and a ravenous predator at night, and passes on the
curse to someone he knows, which comes into effect
at the end of the 101 days. If someone recognizes him
in were form and draws blood from him in monstrous
form, then the curse will be lifted; they may not, how-
ever, speak of the incident until the 101 days are up, or
both men will become accursed.
20 STR 20 DEX 18 CON 16 BODY 10 INT
10 EGO 20 PRE 10 COM 9 PD 6 ED
4 SPD 8 REC 36 END 35 STUN
Abilities: Shapechanging: Multiform (change shape into
150-point human or animal; true form is half-animal
form) (150 Character Points in the most expensive
form) (x2 Number Of Forms) (35 Active Points); Extra
Time (Extra Phase, -3/4); Fangs/Bite: HKA 1d6+1 (2
1/2d6 w/STR); Claws: HKA 1d6 (2d6 w/STR) (15 Ac-
tive Points); Reduced Penetration (-1/4); Lycanthrope’s
Bite: Major Transform 7d6 ((lasts for 101 days, rec-
ognizing someone, drawing blood, then not speaking
of it)), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent
(+1/2) (210 Active Points); Conditional Power Only to
one person (next person in the curse) (-1), Always On
(-1/2), Limited Target humans (-1/2), All Or Nothing
(-1/2); Lycanthropic Resilience: Damage Resistance
(2 PD/2 ED); Lycanthropic Resilience: (Total: 30 Ac-
tive Cost, 25 Real Cost) Physical Damage Reduction,
Hero System 5th Edition Revised
Resistant, 25% (Real Cost: 15) plus Energy Damage
Reduction, Resistant, 25% (15 Active Points); Does
Not Work Against Fire Attacks Limited Type of Attack
(-1/2) (Real Cost: 10); Lycantrope’s Legs: Running
+3” (9” total); Wolf’s Legs: Leaping +2” (6” forward,
3” upward); Lycanthropic Senses: +2 PER with All
Sense Groups; Lycanthrope’s Eyes: Ultraviolet Percep-
tion (Sight Group) (Sight Group); Lycanthropic Nose:
Discriminatory Sense with Normal Smell; Lycanthrop-
ic Nose: Tracking with Normal Smell; Red In Tooth
And Claw (; Avoid Harm; Chomp/Claw Slash; Hold-
ing Bite; Knockover)+3 with HTH Combat; Animal
Handler (Canines) 13-; Concealment 11-; PS: Human
profession 12-; Shadowing 11-; Stealth 13-; Survival
11-; Tracking 11-; WF: Common Melee Weapons,
Common Missile Weapons
75+ Disadvantages: Enraged: Berserk in combat
or when injured Very Common, go 11-, recover 11-;
Physical Limitation: Human size (up to about 3m tall
and 650 kg); Physical Limitation: Human form is sick-
ly during the curse (Frequently, Greatly Impairing);
Physical Limitation: Cursed for 101 days (Frequently,
Greatly Impairing); Psychological Limitation: Hungers
for blood in were form (Common, Moderate)
COMIC BOOKS
Canada has been well-represented in comics
since the Golden Age. In 1938, a Canadian named Joe
Shuster co-created Action Comics #1, featuring a char-
acter named Superman. Canadians have been involved
with the American comic book industry ever since.
The Golden Age
Canada’s most vibrant period of comic books
was the Golden Age. With American comic book
shipments to Canada curtailed (along with all “non-es-
sential goods”, it gave a chance for a Canadian comic
book industry to blossom. These were the Canadian
“whites”, which earned its name because they were in
black and white (color dyes being too expensive for
wartime entertainment). The big name in publishing
was Cy Bell, a sign painter who saw an opportunity
and founded the Wow comics group.
The headline character of the era was Johnny
Canuck, whose name was taken from a character used
by old editorial cartoonists to symbolize Canada. The
historic Johnny Canuck was a lumberjack, but fifteen-
year-old creator Leo Bachle envisioned him as an ace
pilot and freelance superhero in the tradition of Alex
Raymond strips like Flash Gordon. Johnny’s powers
were exceptional strength (bordering on the superhu-
man) and the ability to escape from even the most
bizarre peril with a jaunty quip. He had no costume
(and often no shirts), but usually wore aviator’s gear
into action.
Johnny’s first adventure featured him crash-land-
ing into “the Lost Jungles of Libya”, where he was
captured by an evil Aztec-like tribe. After killing the
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chief in a duel. Johnny took over as tribal king, and
helped lead the tribe against Nazi invaders. In subse-
quent adventures, Johnny (apparently not taking that
kingship role too seriously) left Libya to go into Nazi
Germany, where he punched out Hitler, making the
Führer so mad that he tried to guillotine our stalwart
Canuck. Johnny survived to deliver several more beat-
ings to Hitler before the war ended.
Johnny Canuck was the most popular Canadian
superhero, but he was far from the only one. While
Johnny headlined Dime Comics. Triumph Comics was
the home of Nelvana of the Northern Lights. This su-
perheroine was inspired by Inuit legends; was suggest-
ed by Group of Seven artist Frank Johnston. Nelvana
was drawn and written by Adrian Dingle. Arguably the
best drawn book of the Golden Age, Nelvana fought
the Nazis and went on numerous fantastic sci-fi adven-
tures..
The third major Canadian comic book of the
Golden Age was Canada Jack. Written by George
Mendenez Rae, Canada Jack fought saboteurs on the
home front, often with the help of kids who belonged
to the Canada Jack Club.
There were, of course, numerous other Canadian
golden age heroes: (the original) Iron Man, Freelance,
the Brain, Dixon of the Mounted, the Penguin, and
many others. The most popular books of the era had
sales of 100.000 copies. However, the end of the war
allowed American four-colour comics to flood into
Canada. Canadian comic book manufacturers switched
to color to compete, only to discover that the news-
print they needed to compete with the Americans was
still being rationed. By 1947, the Golden Age comic
book companies were forced to fold up shop or turn to
reprints to survive, and by 1948, the growing backlash
against “crime comics” would kill what remained of
that industry. Canada would never again enjoy such a
healthy home-grown comics industry again.
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Quebec
La Belle Province has never really taken to tradi-
tional superhero comics. Quebec had an early tradi-
tion of newspaper satirical strips, but its comic books
were controlled by religious institutions. Early Quebec
comics like Sais-tu (“Do you know?”) was dedicated
to the adventures of historical figures and religious
figures like the saints. In the era of Frederick Wertham;
American imports were viewed upon with grave dis-
taste, and the Catholic church threw its weight behind
gentler fare like Hérauts (“Heralds”). Quebec did have
it stand-outs: comic artist Maurice Petitdidier drew
charming strips like Fanchon et Jean-Lou. In the mid-
1960s, but a flood of well-produced European comics
like Tintin and Asterix were imported into Quebec, and
Quebec’s gentle, domestic fare couldn’t compete. By
1965, the major Quebec books were no more.
Quebec’s satirical tradition came into play in its
treatment of superheroes. Unable to play them straight,
comics like Capitaine Kebec and Angloman used the
superhero genre – in many cases, barely – as a vehicle
for social satire.
Quebec’s comic creators are probably best
known for their work in underground comics. The
most celebrated author is probably Julie Doucet, whose
Dirty Plotte book garnered international attention. In-
fluenced by French artists like Moebius, many Quebec
artists have turned their attention to science fiction.
Today, Quebec’s comic books are more influenced by
European fantasy and American alternative culture
than mainstream American books.
The 1970s and 80s
Canada’s comic book industry experienced a
brief resurgence in the late 1970s and early 1980s,
when a boom in black and white comics made it more
economically feasible The two major comic book
characters to emerge were Richard Comely’s Captain

RED ENSIGN II and the FLAG DEBATE

In 1963, led by Lester Pearson, the Liberals returned to their accustomed role in power. Facing Canada’s
upcoming centennial celebrations, Pearson pondered questions of nationalism. O Canada had begun to re-
place The Maple Leaf Forever (with its now politically incorrect lyrics lauding Wolfe’s victory at Quebec) as
Canada’s de facto national anthem (it would become official in 1980). However, there was one other symbol
that still had strong British connotations -- the Canadian flag, known as the Red Ensign, which included the
Union Jack in its top left corner.
To Quebeckers, this was an unacceptable symbol for their country. On the other hand, traditionalists
saw it as the flag for which over one hundred thousand Canadians had fought and died in two World Wars.
Pearson chose to side with inclusiveness over tradition (much to former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s
fury). The country eventually came over to Pearson’s side and came to love the Maple Leaf.
The superhero Red Ensign, whose costume prominently displayed the old flag, was caught in the center
of the controversy. He wanted no part of politics, but when Diefenbaker tried to strong-arm his support, he
balked. At the unofficial unveiling of Canada’s new flag, the Red Ensign was there to debut a new costume
with a maple leaf on his chest and the old Red Ensign flag and Quebec’s fleur-de-lis flag worn on each
shoulder. A few people referred to him “the Red Traitor”; eventually, however, his choice came to be viewed
as courageous and—thoroughly Canadian—by the entire country.
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Canuck, and Northguard, created by Mark Shainblum
and Gabriel Morissette. Northguard’s Quebec ally,
Fleur-de-lis, is arguably the most noteworthy Quebec
superhero ever created.
One other Canadian series deserves mention:
Cerebus the Aardvark, created by Dave Sim, lasted 300
issues.
Alpha Flight
In the 1970s and 80s, Marvel Comics was noted
for their innovation. One of the most popular charac-
ters was Wolverine, a short, hirsute, raging berserker
with adamantium claws and regeneration. Created by
Len Wein and Herb Trimpe, he debuted, wearing an
ugly canary yellow costume, in Incredible Hulk #181.
The character’s first appearance wasn’t particu-
larly notable. However, once Wolverine joined the X-
Men as an anti-hero among the heroes, the character’s
popularity soared. An ex-Canadian government agent
with a mysterious past, Wolverine’s backstory demand-
ed to be filled in. Under Chris Claremont and (then-)
Canadian artist John Byrne, X-Men #109 featured the
appearance of “Major Maple Leaf”. While (thankfully)
the name would not stick, the character would return
along with a whole team of Canadian superheroes:
Alpha Flight.
While the concepts of the original AF may have
been on the cliché side (Sasquatch, Shaman, Snow-
bird), they had an exuberant charm that endeared them
to many readers. Byrne agreed to write and pencil their
own book, and Alpha Flight #1 was published in 1983.
Alpha Flight, under Byrne, was an instant hit.
Unfortunately after Byrne’s departure, other creative
teams were not as successful and the title went into a
long downhill skid. Despite the controversial outting
of Northstar as a gay superhero in issue #106, the book
ended two years later. Two subsequent attempts to re-
vive the book, the first as a conspiracy theory mystery,
the second as a superhero comedy, were both short-
lived failures. Marvel blamed the failures on the fact
that the Canadian comics market wasn’t strong enough
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to support a mainstream book. Others pointed to the
quality of the creative teams and the degree to which it
had strayed from the original characters and concept.
In 2006, Marvel’s creative staff wiped out all
but a few members of Alpha Flight in an off-panel
death scene, To old fans, it felt like a slap in the face.
In 2007, Marvel feeling that the Alpha Flight name
“left a bad taste in people’s mouths”, fielded an Omega
Flight team that included only one Canadian. Aside
from Wolverine and the pages of Alpha Flight, Marvel
has no other Canadian superheroes. DC, despite many
Canadian comic book creators and a sizable market,
has only two Canadian superheroes: Flying Fox of the
Young All-Stars, and Centrix, who appeared once in
the Global Guardians in 1994.
Editorial Cartoonists
An area where Canada has always excelled is
in the art of the editorial cartoon. Known for their no-
holds-barred approach, Canada’s editorial cartoonists
have contributed to a half-century of cynicism toward
Canadian politicians. Duncan MacPherson, Terry
Mosher, Len Norris, Roy Peterson and Ben Wicks are
probably the best known editorial cartoonists of the
last two generations.
Canadian Creators
Canadians who have contributed to the American
comic book industry include names like Hal Foster,
Darwyn Cooke, Todd McFarlane, Gene Day, Tom
Grummet, Cary Nord, Bernie Mireault, Stuart Im-
monen, Colin Upton, and many others.
The strongest voice in Canadian comics is prob-
ably Drawn and Quarterly, a Montreal-based publisher
of independent comics who published Doucet’s afore-
mentioned Dirty Plotte. Another Drawn and Quarterly
publication, Chester Brown’s graphic novel Riel, may
be the definitive biography (in any media) of the Métis
leader.