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Table of Contents

1: Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Definition: What Is a Hero? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Character Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Character Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2: FEATs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Time Scale - the Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

The FEAT Roll Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Types of FEATs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Making FEATs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Types of FEATs II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Life, Death, and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

3: The Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Karma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Popularity and Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

4: Hardware, Magic, and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Equipment: Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Setting Up House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Magic In the Marvel Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Hardware- Building, Modifying,

and Allen Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

The Resource FEAT and Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Time and Building Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Success! or — Eureka! I have found it! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Kit-Bashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Modifying Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Programming and Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Appendix A: Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Appendix B: Talents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Appendix C: Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Character Shoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Power Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside back cover

Universal Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

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and hobby trade by regional distributors.

The names of characters herein are fictitious and do not refer to any persons living or dead. Any descriptions including similarities to persons living or dead are merely coincidental . All Marvel characters and

the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of the Marvel Comics Group, MARVEL SUPER HEROES and MARVEL SUPER VILLAINS are trademarks of the Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence

1 : HEROES

Rank

Shift 0

Feeble

Poor

Typical

Good

Excellent

Remarkable

Incredible

Amazing

Monstrous

Unearthly

Shift X

Shift Y

Shift Z

Class 1000

Class 3000

Class 5000

Beyond

Rank

Range

1-2

3-4

5-7

8-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46-62

63-67

88-125

126-175

176-350

351-UP

1000

3000

5000

Standard

Rank Number

100

150

200

500

1000

3000

5000

Infinite

Definition: What is a Hero?

A hero is an individual who uses his talents

and abilities for the good of others as

opposed to his own good. In the MARVEL

SUPER HEROES Role-Playing Game the

players take on the roles of heroes in the

Marvel Universe. A hero who is being

controlled by a player is called a Player-

Character or PC. One that is being run by

the Judge, including most opponents and

supporting characters, is called a Non-

Player Character or NPC.

Secondary abilities are Health, Karma,

Resources, and Popularity. These are

sometimes called variable abilities, as they

may change within the course of a single

adventure. All normal individuals and most

characters the players encounter have

secondary abilities. Secondary abilities may

be defined by ranks or separate numbers.

Ranks labeled "Shift" are normally used for

actions that are moved by modifiers above

or below the Feeble and Unearthly ranks

on the Universal Table. Class 1000, 3000,

5000, and Beyond levels are not available

to most heroes, but are used to define such

powerful universal forces as Eternity and

Galactus.

The rank range includes all the rank

numbers for that range. A character with a

Strength of 15 can be said to have Good

Strength. The Hero rank numbers above

the rank range are for use with existing

heroes in the Marvel Universe. Spider-Man,

for example, has Remarkable Fighting

ability (his initial rank number is 30). A new

hero entering the Marvel Universe with

Remarkable Fighting ability would have a

rank number of 26. This is because

established characters in the Marvel

Universe can be assumed to have been

improving their skills over some time.

Special abilities are skills and abilities that

are not common to all characters, and

indeed may be unique to a particular

character. These include all Powers,

Talents, Equipment, and Contacts. Special

abilities use rank numbers or modify

existing rank numbers.

Abilities

Characters in the MARVEL SUPER

HEROES game are defined by their

abilities. These abilities determine their

chances of performing certain actions in

the game. There are three types of abilities:

primary, secondary, and special. Abilities

are usually given a rank and rank number

to define their levels of power.

Ranks and Rank Numbers: Abilities are

often defined by a word (Amazing,

Incredible) known as the ability's rank. In

the MARVEL SUPER HEROES Original

Set, each rank had a rank number; which

was used to determine effects such as

Health, starting Karma, and damage

inflicted. In the MARVEL SUPER HEROES

Advanced Set each ability has a rank and

rank number, but that number must be

within a range available for that rank. When

a rank number is not defined (a weapon

inflicts Good damage), use the Standard

Rank Number. Check the table below:

Let's look at those abilities in detail.

The primary abilities are the seven already

familiar to players of the MARVEL SUPER

HEROES Original Set: Fighting, Agility,

Strength, Endurance, Reason, Intuition,

and Psyche. These primary abilities are

shared by almost all characters in the

Marvel Universe -- they are a measuring

stick of how well a character can perform

certain acts. Primary abilities are also

called fixed abilities because while they

may be improved over time, they do not

normally change from adventure to

adventure. All primary abilities have a rank

and rank number.

Primary Abilities

Fighting:

• A measure of raw combat ability

• Used to determine if the character

lands a blow in hand-to-hand (called

Slugfest) combat

• Used to determine if a character

evades a blunt attack

• Used to determine if a multiple combat

attack or other FEAT involving hand-to-

hand combat is successful

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Health

Agility:

• A measure of dexterity and nimbleness

• Used to determine if the character hits

with a thrown or aimed weapon at a

distance

• Used to determine if the character

dodges a missile attack

• Used to determine if the character

catches an object, holds onto a ledge, or

successfully performs actions that

require quick action or co-ordination

• Used to determine how well a character

handles a vehicle

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Health

Intuition:

• A measure of wisdom, wits, common

sense, and battle reflexes

• Used to discover clues

• Used to determine who may act first in

combat (Initiative)

• Used to detect hidden or potentially

dangerous items, as well as in situations

where the character plays a hunch

• Used to resist effects of emotion control

powers, spells, and abilities

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Karma

• Gained through performing heroic and

basically "honorable" acts

• Lost through performing selfish,

harmful, or "dishonorable" acts

• May be spent by the player-character to

perform actions otherwise impossible or

unlikely. These include modifying die

rolls, staying alive, building things, using

magical abilities, and raising the hero's

ability rank numbers and ranks through

advancement

Resources:

• A measure of how wealthy a character

is, and how the character may use that

wealth

• Generated when the character is

created

• Presented as a rank with a rank

number (replacing the Resource Points

of the MARVEL SUPER HEROES

Original Set)

• Used to determine if a character can

afford a particular item or service

• See under Resource FEATs in the next

chapter for full effects of Resources

Psyche:

• A measure of mental strength and

willpower

• Used to show resistance to mental and

will-dominating attacks

• Used to determine resistance to

magical attacks

• Used to determine initial Magical

abilities for those characters who wield

magic

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Karma

Strength:

• A measure of physical muscle power

• Used to determine damage inflicted in

slugfest combat

• Used to determine success and

damage in wrestling combat and

success in Grabbing, Escaping, and

Blocking maneuvers

• Used to determine success in

destroying materials

• Used to determine if a character can lift

a heavy object or perform other acts that

require physical power

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Health

Secondary Abilities

Health:

• Used to determine the amount of

physical damage the character can

absorb before losing consciousness and

potentially dying

• Does not have a rank or rank number,

but rather is the sum of the rank

numbers of the character's Fighting,

Agility, Strength, and Endurance

• Lost through combat, accidents,

attacks, and other potentially dangerous

and life-threatening situations

• Recovered after damage is taken, 10

turns after damage is inflicted

• Regained through normal healing by

the Endurance rank number of points

per day (in crisis situations, Health may

be figured as regained by the hour or

turn. See the table under Healing)

• If reduced to 0, the character is

unconscious and may begin to lose

Endurance ranks. (See Life, Death, and

Health)

Popularity:

• A measure of the character's reputation

in that character's normal environment

• Generated when the character is created

• Represented as a rank and rank

number. Heroes generally have positive

Popularity. Villains generally have

negative Popularity

• Used to determine reactions of large

groups of people and neutral NPCs

Endurance:

• A measure of personal toughness and

physical resistance

• Used to determine normal moving

speed

• Used to determine success in charging

attacks

• Used to determine success in avoiding

the effects of disease, poison, and gas

• Used to determine success in matters

that require the character to perform

actions over a long period of time, such

as holding one's breath

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Health

• Used to resist the effects of Slams,

Stuns, and Kill results directed against

the hero

• Used to determine the amount of

Health regained by a wounded individual

Reason:

• A measure of intelligence and the

capacity for logical thought

• Used to determine the character's

success in building things

• Used to determine the character's

success in understanding unknown

technology and languages

• Used to determine the secondary ability

known as Karma

Karma:

• Used by the hero as a measure of

experience, allowing the hero to perform

actions that may otherwise be

impossible

• Does not have a rank or rank number.

Starting Karma is determined when the

character is created by the sum of the

Initial rank numbers of the character's

Reason, Intuition, and Psyche

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