Harbinger Wars - Generation Zero

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THE RENEGADESLeader Peter Stanchek Troubled youth in possession of vast telepathic and

telekinetic powersMembers TorqueA disabled young man now blessed with an immensely strong body

thanks to the psychic projection he surrounds himself with Flamingo Beautiful firestarter that can create and control flame KrisA non-psiot and brilliant team tactician Zephyr The heart of the team with the ability to fly

Project Rising Spiritcreated Bloodshotto be the perfect weapon. Theyinfused him with nanites that provided him with an extraordinary array ofpowers, allowing him to accomplish missions with lethal accuracy. He wasfrequently sent to capture super-powered individuals known as psiots,many of them children. However, Bloodshotfreed himself from hisprogramming and turned on his masters, assaulting the P.R.S. facilitywhere many of the psiots were held. During the conflagration, Bloodshotliberated many psiots, but the children were separated into two groupsamid the chaos. One is led by Bloodshot, who has led them to anabandoned town in the Nevada desert. A second group led by a psiot

named Cronusand calling themselves Generation Zero has taken over theBellagio in Las Vegas.

Project Rising Spirit, however, want the psiots back, and they arent theonly ones. Toyo Harada leader of the Harbinger Foundation, which trainspsiots for a private army, has led a team of his top soldiers to confrontBloodshotin the ghost town.

Meanwhile, Peter Stancheck a former Harada pupil who had a falling-out with his would-be mentor has been sent by the enigmatic precogknown as the Bleeding Monkto save the children. He leads his Renegadeson a mission to recover them

Design: Rian Hughes

THE HARBINGER FOUNDATIONLeaderToyo Harada Billionaire founder of the Harbinger Foundation in possession

of vast telepathic and telekinetic powers

Members Ion Can produce and control electricity Stronghold Is able to gather kinetic energy and then expel it with

tremendous force Saturn Possesses the ability to create and control powerful tornadoes and cyclones

StrongholdTorquePeter Stanchek Toyo HaradaFlamingo Kris Zephyr SaturnIon

HowlAtomus James EliphasAstral

The Telic Traveler Isiah HiveCronus

Baxter Katherine

Ramsey

Graham

Serenade

Maggie

CloudClem

Bloodshot

BLOODSHOT & ESCAPED PSIOTSLeaderBloodshot The perfect soldier. His bloodstream is infused with nanite

technology giving him a range of post-human abilities

MembersClem Can control the minds of living beingsCloud Obscures peoples thoughts, allowing Clem to take them overSerenade Is able to manipulate the emotions of others via pheromone

emissionRamsey Possesses the ability to control and manipulate hard light objectsGraham Can psychically project a father, mother, and sister that appear

real to onlookersBaxter

Is able to unleash a terrifying monster conjured from deep within

his imaginationKatherine Holds a powerful telepathic link with her brother, JamesMaggie Powers unknown

GENERATION ZEROLeaderCronus Militant leader of Generation Zero. Possesses vast healing abilitiesthat can be used to destroy cells as wellMembersThe Telic Possesses precognitive abilities, allowing her to see into theimmediate future

Traveler Can teleport by quickly slipping into and out of an unknown spaceIsiah Projects an impenetrable shield around himself at all timesHive Can absorb the thoughts and memories of others, storing them in

his mindAstral Can project her consciousness outside of her own bodyAtomusAn extremely fast flyerJames Holds a powerful telepathic link with his sister, KatherineHowlAbility to raise the deadEliphas Can mimic any power, talent, or ability that he sees

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THE RENEGADES, PART 1: ON THE RUN

GENERATION ZERO

2 GENERATION ZERO MISSION BRIEFS

CATALYST GAME LABS Cue System Game Design Matt Heerdt

Additional Game Design Randall N. Bills

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Writing Randall N. BillsPhilip A. Lee

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Cover Artwork Clayton Crain

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Artwork Clayton Henry

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Clayton Crain

Pere Prez

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Living in captivity, I never had what one could call a normal childhood. Our captors stole me away

from my parents when I was just a little kid. Back then I didnt even know what psionic or psiot even

meant, and sometimes I wish that were still the case. Life wouldve been so much easier.

The only reason our captors abducted me in the first place was because of that one stupid soccergame. I was playing in a peewee league, and this kid from the other team slipped on wet grass and

broke his leg. Compound fracture. I felt sorry for him, so I touched him on the arm, and the bone poking

out of his legit started fixingitself. Not even two days later, some men appeared in my room at night,

and I never saw my parents ever again. That was probably fifteen years ago. I dont even know if theyre

still alive.

But these other kidstheyre all younger than me. Unless whole families were silenced to cover

up the abductions, their parents haveto be alive.

Tarathe Telicis the one I want to reunite with her folks the most. She and I are only about a

year apart, so shes in the same boat as I am: she doesnt know if her family survived either. Shes tried

to look at the patterns in the quantum flux, but not even her precognitive powers can tell us the truth.

Monica JimAnimaliahas had one of the most tragic experiences here. She loves animalsatleast she thinksshe doesbecause shes only seen them in cartoons and picture books. I was taken

young, but even Id gone to enough petting zoos to know what real animals looked like. Our captors

have warped her sense of reality, and I hope shes not too disappointed once we make our way out

into the real world.

Of course, my heart breaks the most for Isiahthe appropriately codenamed Little Castle. I

assume he wants to go home like the rest of us, but when our captors activated his powers, he got

trapped in a permanent psionic force bubble. Even if we do break out of here someday, his own

mother wont even be able to hold him, since feedback from his force bubble would throw her across

the room.

HOW TO USE THIS PDFThe following Supplemental is for use with theValiant Universe RPG Quick-Start Rules(which can be

downloaded for free on either www.catalystgamelabs.com/valiant

or DriveThruRPG.com). Simply replace the Events and Character

Dossiers in that QSR with these and youre off into the action!



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OBJECTIVES

Escape cells

Rescue test subject

Defeat security

Reach the Nurserys outer perimeter

CUES

escape attemptWere getting out of hereThis is way too easy

psionic dampenersa dull headacheWhere to now?Theyre right behind us!

TAGS

The NurseryGeneration ZeroP.R.S. A-team

the LabtrainingGammaescape helicopter

GENERATION ZERO, PART 1: FALSE ALARM

PROJECT RISING SPIRIT STATUS MEETING PPJ671256-Z

Simon Oreck, Director of Project Rising Spirit:Progress in the Nursery is continuing apace. The

subjects in the control group continue to showcase remarkable abilities even under conditions of extreme

duress, and I believe we have some good candidates in this group. Here is the data we have gleaned so far.

:Excellent. [whistles] This group in particularSubjects 11 through 14show incredible

promise.

Oreck:About that, Senator. Subject 13 is probably toopromising. The results look good on paper,

but there have been some behavioral issues. We may need to resort to reconditioning or even consider

termination, if necessary.

:Nonsense. Kids rebel. Thats what they do. Yourjob is to channel that rebellious energy in a

positive direction. Might I suggest a trial run of ? Remind them of the safeguards we already

have in play, and theyll all fall in line. Dont worry, Director. I have faith these subjects will do what theyre told.

Oreck:Very well. But Im not taking the fall for this if something goes awry.:You should know by now that idle threats dont frighten me. Continue with your current

course and notify me if anything changes. I want these subjects ready for field work ASAP.

Oreck:Yes, Senator. Youll have my report by next week.

Cronuss Journal

Im not a kid anymore. Ive known that for awhile now. But why do I not feellike an adult yet?

From listening to the security guards talk, normal adults can do whateverthey want. So why am I and the others still locked in these cages? I know werespecial. I know we can do things that the guards cant. But were not a danger

to anyone else. Why cant we leave the Nursery whenever we want? Why cantwe eat, play, or sleep whenever the mood strikes us?

Im tired of being lorded over, of being told what to do and when to do it.I feel like I was meant for something more than just these four walls.

Ive been talking with some of the other kids, and all of them just want togo home to their families. For better or for worse, weve all decided to takematters into our own hands.

Ive spent nearly my entire life inside this prison, and its time to dosomething about it. We just need to wait for the right moment, or this will all

be for nothing.

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GENERATION ZERO, PART 1: FALSE ALARM

THE SETTINGCountless doors line both sides of this main

corridor. Each door leads to a rooma prison cell,

more like. The guards call this place the Nurserysince its populated with children and young adults

of all ages.

On the opposite side of the hall lies a

laboratory. Most children who go to the Lab are

never seen again.

There are no windows, so its impossible to see

outside. Most of the children who live in the Nursery

were kidnapped and brought here at a very young

age, and this is the only world that they know. Only

a select few have ever seen outside the Nurserys

walls, and those given that privilege would rather

be outside.

ENEMIES/OBSTACLESScene 1: The team begins inside their cells.

One member (LNs choice) has been chosen to

undergo potentially lethal experimentation in

the Lab, and at the beginning of this scene, a pair

of P.R.S. Security Guards open the intended test

subjects cell to escort him or her down the hall.

The walls of each cell are lined with psionic

dampeners and synaptic disruptors, so any

Powers (or Weapons used as Powers) will incur a

2 modifier to their rolls. The team needs to find

a way to break free from their cells and keep the

test subject from reaching the Lab before more

guards arrive. Treat each cell door has having 10

Armor pips, but there are a number of other ways

the team can free themselves.

Scene 2: After the team frees the Lab subject,

more security floods into the corridor. Leading them

is Gamma, the Nurserys elderly psiot jailer, who is

more formidable than she appears. In their bid for

escaping the Nursery, the team will need to find a

way to bypass Gamma and the security, but with the

base now on full alert, this wont be easy.

Scene 3: Beyond the Nursery lie more corridors

and labs of the Project Rising Spirit facility. The

teams ultimate goal is the door leading out of the

main building, which leads to the helipad between

the base and the exterior wall. The whole place iscrawling with security, and even the bases security

chief makes an appearance.

The hel icopter out on the hel ipad turns

out to be a hologram. Upon the team learning

this, a man in a business suitP.R.S. Director

Simon Oreckmakes an appearance. His hand

holds a device with a red trigger. Ah, ah, ah,

he says. Move any further and Ill detonate the

micro-shrapnel explosives implanted in your

brains. The good news is, you all passed the

test. Congratulations! You all have qualified for

positions on our A-team.

Any character who refuses to follow Orecks

instructions will be immediately killed when the

cranial explosives detonate regardless of how many

Armor or Health pips the character has remaining.

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OBJECTIVES

Escape sleeping bay D

Escape in the helicopter

CUES

The psiot killer is herealarm sirenssleeping bay D

micro-shrapnel brain explosivesdistracted security guardsautomated flight plan

TAGS

Project Rising Spirit the Nurserythe A-teamGeneration Zero

intrusionBloodshotmilitary helicopter

GENERATION ZERO, PART 2: NO SECOND CHANCE

PROJECT RISING SPIRIT COMMUNICATION PSV137280-G

:Director, we wanted to inform you of a potential problem.

Simon Oreck, Director of Project Rising Spirit:Yes, I am well aware of Project Bloodshots status. That

traitor Kuretich set him loose, and weve been having trouble tracking either of them down.

:Mr. Oreck, we assure you

Oreck:Not to worry. Its being handled. Ive got my best people on the case. Agent Hutch deployed

codename Pulse against Bloodshot, but some civilian jumped in and helped him escape. He is in

a severely weakened state and should be recaptured soon. As for Dr. Kuretich, his whereabouts

are unknown, but we suspect he has thrown in his lot with Toyo Harada, who doesnt have our

best interest in mind. Either way, the good doctor is in no position to be a direct threat to us.

:You misunderstand, Director. Our sources place Project Bloodshot on a collision course for

the Theta facility. Consider this your only warning. If he is not stopped, we cannot guarantee your

safety. Our estimates give you approximately one hour before Bloodshot blows open your doors.Oreck:He will not get far, I assure you. I will contact you again once we have him in custody.

Cronuss Journal

Id be a fool to think the people in charge of this facility cant read thisjournal, but after getting thrown into the grinder only to get promoted to thisso-called A-team, I dont care anymore. Our captors could kill us at any time.

They dont even need to wait for us to get out of line before detonating theexplosives they surgically embedded in our brains. We sass them to much?

Boom. We refuse to eat our vegetables? Bam. They even get a hint that weplan to use our psionics against them? Were worm food.

To them were just a bunch of dogs that could turn rabid at any moment,and theyll put us down as quickly as possible if we turn on them. Of course,sometimes I wonder if that might be the better way to go. Some of these

missions theyve sent us on still give me nightmares.Tara has seen images of the psiot killer, the pale gray man with the red

circle on his chest. The same man who stole most of us from our parents. Hescoming to kill us. I just know it. But maybe we can use his arrival as a distraction.

I dont care if they detonate the bomb in my head. Id rather die free thanlive another moment of this nightmare, and we may not get another chance at this.



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GENERATION ZERO, PART 2: NO SECOND CHANCE

THE SETTINGKlaxons go off in the middle of the night in the

Nurserys sleeping bay D. Red emergency lights click

on, bathing the whole of the sleeping bay in crimson.

Most of the guards in this section have disappeared,so security is abnormally light. The few guards still

hanging around seem nervous and distracted.

ENEMIES/OBSTACLESScene 1:Sleeping bay D isnt heavily guarded

due to events happening elsewhere in the base, but

there are still guards milling about and waiting for

orders. The team can either try to sneak past the

guards or take them down by force.

Once the team escapes the sleeping bays andthe Nursery section of the base, they find the rest of

the facility in a state of chaos. Security locks and blast

doors have been activated, so the team either needs

to disable them (by passing an Intellect Challenge)

or destroy them (locks have 4 Armor; blast doors

have 10 Armor). Any guards encountered while the

team attempts to travel through the base suffer a

1 on all Action rolls due to the heightened alert

level and the presence of Bloodshot somewhere

in the facility. (The team should never encounter

Bloodshotor, at most, they should only catch a

glimpse of him somewhere at the end of a hallway

they arent going down. Bloodshots path is meantto cross with a different group of Generation Zero

psiots. See the PDF-exclusive Valiant Universe RPG

QSR Supplemental: Harbinger Wars (Bloodshot).)

Scene 2:Just outside the base but inside the

exterior wall sits a military-grade helicopter with

four rotors. This helicopter isnt a hologram, and a

trio of P.R.S. Security are guarding it. These guards

are tasked with protecting the aircraft at all costs

and thus do not suffer the 1 Action roll modifier.

The helicopter takes off when powered up and

begins flying on autopilot over the Nevada desert.

Disengaging the autopilot requires passing an

Intellect Challenge with a 4 modifier. To manually

fly the helicopter after disabling the autopilot,

Cronus or the Telic can take an Action Challenge; if

this fails, the emergency override kicks in before the

helicopter can crash, and the autopilot reengages.



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GENERATION ZERO, PART 3: BEGINNERS LUCK

PROJECT RISING SPIRIT COMMUNICATION P137280-G

:Director, we have been informed of the attack on Research Facility Theta. Observers have

reported Project Bloodshot escorting a small group of your psiots into the desert, but a strike

team is currently en route to pick them up. What is your current status?

Simon Oreck, Director of Project Rising Spirit:[static]

:Systems indicate the CHAINSAW program was ineffective in containing the threat Bloodshot posed.

If the incoming strike team cannot neutralize him or his escaped psiots, we will need to resort to more

drastic measures to prevent this from becoming a pubic spectacle. No one can afford that outcome.

Oreck:[static]

:Director, we must getting some interference on this line. Say again: what is your disposition?

Oreck:[static]

:[muffled, away from microphone] I think P.R.S.s situation in Nevada is worse than we feared.

Oreck: [female voice] Hello? Hello? Who is this?:Director Oreck?

Oreck:[static] Orecks gone I think that gray-skinned monster killed him in cold blood!

Cronuss Journal

We made it. And were still alive, even those that didnt make it out on thehelicopter with us. Little James Zygos has a psionic connection with his sisterKatherine, and he told us theyre okay. Bloodshot captured them, but at leasttheyre all alive.

And since all of us here on the helicopter are still breathing, that meansP.R.S. hasnt hit our kill switches yet. Tara and I assume that means eithertheyre holding out hope of recapturing us or the system that controls themicro-shrapnel explosives embedded in our brains was knocked out when thebase was attacked. I dont care why were alive so long as we stay that way. Nowthat were on the outside, maybe we can find someone to remove the bombsbefore P.R.S. sets them off.

If P.R.S. purposely hasnt detonated us, that tells me they will go to war to getus back. If that happens, well need allies, and well need them fast. Problem is, wehave no money, no shelter, and this helicopter will run out of fuel at some point.

So, what now? These kids look to me for leadership, and Im not sure theyshould. Just because Im the oldest doesnt make me the most qualified.

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OBJECTIVES

Land the helicopter

Secure the casino

Fend off strike team

Find allies

CUES

Pull up!Im too young to gamble casino security guardsclearing out the casinoHit the deck!Theyve found us!Theyre just like us

TAGS

Generation Zerohelicopter autopilot Las Vegasthe Bellagiocrash landing

gambling tableshostagescovert opsthe Renegades



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GENERATION ZERO, PART 3: BEGINNERS LUCK

THE SETTINGThe helicopter flies over the nocturnal desert.

Far below, the giant blanket of dotted lights of a

sprawling city illuminates the night. The city growscloser and closer as the helicopter descends, until

the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas can be

seen below.

The Bellagio casino, a thirty-six story resort

building, looms just ahead, and a helipad sits on

top of the building. This is where the autopilot

beacon was heading. Unfortunately, no one has

yet invented an autopilot capable of landing

safely, and the helicopter is heading straight for

the penthouse

ENEMIES/OBSTACLESScene 1:If the team managed to disable the

helicopters autopilot in the previous Event, the pilot

may attempt to land atop the Bellagio by passing

an Action Challenge. If the Challenge fails or if the

autopilot is still engaged, the helicopter crashes into

the penthouse floor of the casino and all passengers

suffer 3 Health damage that bypasses Armor and

ignores any Armor Power effects.After the crash, the casino will be in utter

chaos. Gamblers and workers evacuate, but casino

security believes the Generation Zero psiots are

thieves trying to break into the vault, so they will

use lethal force. The team must defend themselves

(or convince the security to flee) and consolidate

their positions before more opposition arrives. Any

civilian hostages the team takes can be herded intothe casinos theater hall.

Scene 2: Hours later, a group of U.S. covert

operatives rappels onto the casino rooftop

and attempts to sneak in and incapacitate the

Generation Zero psiots. If none of the psiots can

pass an Intellect Test, the operatives go unnoticed

and may all take an action before any of the players

can take a Narration. These covert operatives will

attempt to use non-lethal force at first.

After the first group has been driven off

or neutralized, another covert ops team will try

sneaking in through the basement. This team has

been authorized to use lethal force.

Scene 3: A quartet of psiots wearing

matching uniforms arrives on the abandoned

Vegas Strip. The Generation Zero psiots will likely

be inherently distrustful of these new arrivals who

call themselves the Renegades. The team either

convinces all of them to stand togethersince

Bloodshot, the psiot killer, is on his way to Vegas

with an unknown agendaor they can attempt todrive off the Renegades and go it alone. (If combat

occurs, use the Eggbreaker NPC Dossier as a stand-

in for the Renegades.)



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GENERATION ZERO, PART 4: ROOFTOP SCRAMBLE

INTERCEPTED H.A.R.D. CORPS RADIO CHATTER FROM P.R.S. RESEARCH FACILITY THETA

Lifeline:All right, Major. Your mission status is green. Nearing insertion point.

Major Charles Palmer:Good copy, Lifeline. Were geared up and ready for your signal. All H.A.R.D. Corpspersonnel, radio check!

Hammerhead:Copy that, Major. Hammerhead here!

Shakespeare:Shakespeare, reporting for duty.

Maniac: [grumbling] Maniac here, for what its worth.

Lifeline:Major, youre coming up on the drop.

Major:Shakespeare, do you have a few words for us to take into battle?

Shakespeare:Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.

Maniac:Hear, hear!

Hammerhead:Bah! What about Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!?

Shakespeare:[laughs] Dont forget, Hammerhead: The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Hammerhead:Why, I oughtta

Major:All right. Cut the chatter. Lets go take out these kids before they can hurt any of their hostages.

Lifeline:Major, you are go for descent.

[radio screech; screaming from operatives]

Lifeline:Flight bio-config is active. Good hunting, Major.

Cronuss Journal

Me and the other kidswe could all die at any moment.P.R.S. put these little explosives in all of our brains. One press of a button,

andpfft!were all dead. I dont even think I could bring someone back fromthatand P.R.S. would probably hit my kill switch first, just to make sure. Sowhy are we still alive even after all this time?

But once they get the kil l-switch control system back online, were allgoners. Which makes me wonder whether P.R.S. already has some other meansof taking us out of the picture in the meantime. The U.S. government triedsending teams after us, but that didnt work. P.R.S., on the other hand, has had

plenty of experience dealing with psiots Before they kill us all, we have to show the world what has been done to

us. Only by parading in front of the cameras will people know our struggle andtake action against our tormentors. Thats why were here.

Id rather not be a martyr if I can help it, but if thats what it takes, then I ammore than willing to stand in the firing line if it keeps these kids safe and alive.

OBJECTIVES

Repel H.A.R.D. Corps

Protect the younger kids

Avoid capture

CUESshoot to kill P.R.S.s hit squadBlock the stairwell! Cover me

Get the kids to safetycant outrun thoughtwont get fooled again

TAGS

Las VegasBellagioGeneration ZeroH.A.R.D. Corps

Project Rising Spirit Harbinger Foundation



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GENERATION ZERO, PART 4: ROOFTOP SCRAMBLE

THE SETTINGMoments ago, the Las Vegas Strip was quiet

as quiet as an abandoned section of a major U.S. city

could be, considering a military helicopter recentlycrash-landed into the penthouse of the Bellagio

luxury hotel and casino. Now, the Strip is a veritable

war zone, even when viewed from the Bellagios

rooftop. Armored cars, flying bullets, roaring flames,

and raging monstersno one in their right mind

would want to be down there in that mix.

But people are dying. And the line between

heroism and cowardice grows starker with each

passing moment.

ENEMIES/OBSTACLESScene 1: Before the team can attempt to leave

the Bellagio penthouse to aid anyone fighting down

on the street, H.A.R.D. Corps operatives begin landing

on the casinos roof. The operatives have been given

shoot-to-kill orders and start attacking some of the

younger, defenseless Generation Zero kids hanging out

on the rooftop. The team must evacuate the kids from

the roof and withdraw to a more defensible position

in the penthouse floor or one of the floors below it.

Scene 2: Fighting H.A.R.D. Corps head-on

would be suicide, so the team must find a different

approach to defeat or stall the operatives so they

can get the more vulnerable kids to safety. The

team can put the casinos surroundings to work,

such as the buildings security systems (cameras,

door locks, money vaults, anti-theft shutters, etc.),

slot machines, card tables, pool tables, and other

scenery. Feel free to get creative here, because

H.A.R.D. Corps isnt going to stop until theyve

eliminated all of the Generation Zero psiots.At one point during this scene (LNs discretion), an

Air Force F-22 flying over the hotel launches a missile

at the Bellagio, resulting in a huge explosion that rocks

the whole casino. Any team members or NPCs on the

penthouse floor when the explosion occurs must pass

a Might Challenge or suffer 6 damage from falling

when the floor collapses beneath them (Armor Powers

that reduce damage can still be applied). Anyone not

on the penthouse floorincluding NPCsmust pass

a Charisma Challenge or lose their next action from

being surprised by the blast.

Scene 3: After the team defeats or eludes

H.A.R.D. Corps, Toyo Harada and a small group of his

Eggbreakers arrive in Las Vegas. Harada, the most

powerful known psiot on Earth, extends a telepathic

offer to all of the Generation Zero psiots: The world

is cruel to our kind. Join my Harbinger Foundation,and I will ensure your safety.

Any team member who passes a Charisma Test

can tell that Harada cares more for his own agenda

than for Generation Zeros well-being. The team can

choose to either run from Harada, openly resist, or

submit to his demands.

If the team submits, they will be carted off in

psionic-dampening restraints. While being worn,

the dampeners inflict a 6 penalty on any Power

roll, and the Luck stat is ignored.

If the team resists or runs, they will need tofind some way to escape Las Vegas while fighting

off Haradas Eggbreakers.

AFTERMATH

If Generation Zero escapes

Cronus:For most of our short lives, we have

been tortured, threatened, and treated as less than

human. We dont care if the whole world comes after

us. We are done being lied to and manipulated allfor someone elses benefit; we are donebeing slaves.

Today, we start living for ourselves.

If Generation Zero submits

Toyo Harada: The

Generation Zero psiots

have made the right choice

to join my Harbinger

Foundation. Today, their

fight ends. Today, they

are no longer chainedto the greed of Project

Rising Spirit. Instead, they

will find protection in the

Foundation with the rest

of my psiots, and together

we can shape the course of

human history.



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VALIANT UNIVERSE

11CHARACTER DOSSIERS

MIGHT

HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

INTELLECT

CUES

ACTION CUES

CHARISMA ACTION LUCK

RANGE

DAMAGE Close Near Far

POWERS

D8

D8Channel Energy(Weapon)

Healing EnergiesHeal target for D6+1 Health

Leadership

Tactics

D10

D10

WEAPONS

We're alive, aren't we?

So, how do we do that?

Is something wrong?

Our lives could be very, very short

Everyone still breathing?

Looks like a trap to me.

Were in no position to bargain.

They dont deserve to live.

This is going to sting.

CRONUSVITAL FACTORSName: Christian Affiliation:Generation Zero

TAGSPsiotGeneration ZeroHealerLeaderCommitted

Damaging Energies D6 OK

Martial Arts 2 OK

P.R.S. A-team Uniform Micro-shrapnel Brain Explosive

Digital Copy of Grays Anatomy

6D10

1 TO MIGHT& ACTION

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KNOCKEDOUT

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MIGHT

HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

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ACTION CUES


RANGE


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D8D8Martial Arts(Weapon)

Acrobatics

Flash PredictionsTarget gains +4 on next die roll

Pattern RecognitionD10 D10

WEAPONS

Call me by my code name.

It's the safest route, but it'll be tight.

There's a surge of color building all around us.

It's almost here.

Trouble in all directions!

All around us the patterns of war and fear are taking shape.

Something new is coming in, fast.

Something terrible is about to happen!

Whatever it is you're about to do, don't do it.

THE TELICVITAL FACTORSName:Tara Affiliation:Generation Zero

TAGSPsiotGeneration ZeroPre-cognitive

Quantum StreamHyperaware

Punches* 2 OK

Kicks 3 OK 2

*May make two Action rolls against the same target


Sketchpad

2D6 D6 D10

1 TO MIGHT& ACTION

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KNOCKEDOUT

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HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

INTELLECT

CUES

ACTION CUES


RANGE


POWERS

D8

Force Shield (Armor)Reduce damage taken by 3

FeedbackInflicts 3 damage when hit by aClose weapon

AthleticsD10 D6

WEAPONS

LITTLE CASTLEVITAL FACTORSName: Isiah Affiliation:Generation Zero

TAGSPsiotGeneration Zero

IsolatedSilentYoung

Forcefield Slam D6+1 OK

Forcefield Punch 2 OK


Eyeglasses

3D6 D6 D6

1 TO MIGHT& ACTION

STAGGERED

KNOCKEDOUT

1 TOMIGHT

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MIGHT

HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

INTELLECT

CUES

ACTION CUES


RANGE


POWERS

D8Lion Form(Weapon)Close only

Pterosaur Form(Weapon/Flight)Any range

Bull Form(Weapon)Close/Near only

Cheetah Form

D8

Animal Form Armor(Armor)Reduces damagetaken by 1 while in animal form

D10

D10D6

WEAPONS

Dinosaurs are extinct? Yeah, right.

What would Adventure Jane do?

Maybe Ill be a vet someday. Who knows?

Dont worry! I got this!

Whats a cartoon?

Yeah, I like animals. So what?

Fly, run, chargeI do it all.

Outrun this!

Bull in a china shopthats me!

ANIMALIAVITAL FACTORSName:Monica Jim Affiliation:Generation Zero

TAGSPsiotGeneration ZeroCreativeFun-lovingYoung

Animal Form Power Die * * *

*See Power description


Animal Picture Book

1D6 D6

1 TO MIGHT& ACTION

STAGGERED

KNOCKEDOUT

1 TOMIGHT

D8 D8

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MIGHT INTELLECT CHARISMA ACTION

ARMOR(MIL-SPEC BODYSUIT) HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

RANGE

DAMAGE Close Near FarWEAPONSM27 Assault Rifle 2 OK OK OK

Arc Charge (Lifeline Power) D4* OK

*May target two enemies with the same attack action

Lifeline Uplink Psionic Dampener

Manacles

CUES



D6

D6

D8

D8

D8 D8

ARMOR(PSIONIC SHIELD)

HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

RANGE

DAMAGE Close Near FarWEAPONSFists 4 OK 2

Fear Siphon 2* OK 2

*Target loses next action

Nursery ID Badge Disciplinary List

Eyeglasses Taser

P.R.S.

SECURITY GUARD

GAMMA

RANGE


D10

When our boots hit the ground, the world burns.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends!

Get your head in the game!

H.A.R.D. CORPS

TEAM MEMBER

D6D6D4

D4D12

POWERS

Shield(Armor) Reduces

damage taken by 1

Flight

Muscle(Might)

InvisibilityEnemy suffers a 2 Action roll

modifier against this characterD8

D8

D8

D10

ARMOR(KEVLAR VEST) HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

WEAPONSM215 Carbine 2 OK OK 2

Synaptic Bomb D4 1* OK 2

*Only usable once. Ignores Armor and applies directly to Health

Nursery ID Badge Radio Communicator Prison

Psionic Dampening Restraints Cell Keyc ards

1 TO MIGHT

& ACTION

1 TO

MIGHT

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KNOCKED

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& ACTION

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EQUIPMENT

RANGE

DAMAGE Close Near FarWEAPONS9mm Pistol 2 OK OK

Extendable Baton 2 OK

Walkie Talkie Handcuffs

Security Badge

1 TO MIGHT

& ACTION

1 TO

MIGHT

STAGGERED

KNOCKED

OUT


EQUIPMENT

WEAPONS


ARMOR(CARBONWEAVE UNIFORM) HEALTH

EQUIPMENT

RANGE

DAMAGE Close Near FarWEAPONSPsionic Strike 4 OK OK OK

Force Field * OK OK OK

*Target cannot move on its next action

Harbinger Foundation Uniform Pocket Computer

Harbinger Foundation ID

CASINO SECURITY

D8D8D8

D8

D4D4

EGGBREAKER(AONISAIBUSHI)

RANGE


MP5-N Submachine Gun 2 OK OK

Taser Pistol * 2 4

*Target forfeits next action

Night-vision Goggles Helmet

Gas Mask

COVERT OPS AGENT

D10

D6 D6D10

D6 D6


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