Champions 3000

Introduction

The 1950's were a remarkable time in the history of the American Comic Book. It was a time characterised by the decline of superhero titles as they were replaced by other genres, most notably science-fiction. During this general loss of interest in superhero titles; for the most part, only "the big three" survived: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; and their associated properties. It's is one of these associated properties though that is of interest to us. A spin-off title from the Superman comics that, in the 1960s, sparked a tiny little revolution in the superhero genre. Superboy, the adventures of Superman as a teen, combined traditional superheroes with the fresh "atomic-age" science-fiction that was becoming increasingly more popular with the comic audience by introducing us to a group of teenaged superheroes from the 30th century - leaving the indelible idea that superheroes were going to be around for a very long time.

Playtesters

Rachel "Quantum Lass" Desmarais, Scott "Lightning" Geyer, Israel "The Weasel" Smith, Brian "Code names are for pansies" Weber

How to Use This Book

Welcome to Champions 3000 (or C3K), the future of Champions.

Since you've bought this book, I'll make the rash assumption that you are at least vaguely familiar with the basic comic-book superhero genre. I'll further assume that you are at least passingly familiar with futuristic science-ficition settings (after all, if you weren't you probably wouldn't have bother picking up this volume). If you have no familiarity with these two fictional genres, then I recommend you stop reading, flip to the Appendicies, scan the bibliography, and go find some of the works that inspired this volume.

This book is designed to help you run and play in the type of adventures described in far-future superhero comics such as Marvel Comic's The Guardians of the Galaxy, and DC Comics' The Legion of Super-Heroes.

Breakdown

This book describes the setting for Champions 3K, detailing the background and history of the Commonwealth, as well as describing the alien worlds and races that make up the Commonwealth, and the organizations that operate throughout it.

The Character Creation section is designed to help you with character concept and how they relate to the rest of the campaign setting as well as giving you an idea of what types of characters are to be found in the C3K universe. Guidelines for how the base skills, perks, talents, and powers are used in this setting are provided to help you create character that are effective and entertaining to play. In addition, package deals are provided for the alien races and organizations described within - in some cases, the alien race packages may provide a complete power set for your interstellar hero.

The Source Book provides more indepth information on the groups and organizations that exists in the C3K universe. There is also provided listing of high-tech equipment and vehicles to help provide a sense of the future (not to mention that they make really spiffy toy for the heroes and villians to use), not to mention a selection of nasty evil bad-guys.

Other Genres and Eras

Fantasy

Pulp

Horror

Modern Action

Superheroes

Sci-Fi


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