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From: [d--n--m] at [magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu] (Dave Van Domelen)
Subject: Better Games: Q&D Riot Control for Superheroes
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 19:28:49 GMT

           Quick & Dirty Riot Control Table
          copyright 1993 by Dave Van Domelen

     Roll until the riot ends or the heroes flee the area.

1 - "Human Wave" - Rioters surge forward, ignoring attacks.  Groundbound
     heroes take a Fatigue Wound and must make a Tasking Roll (Routine
     if Courage or Physical) to avoid accidentally (or intentionally)
     Downing a person in the crowd.  Characters with the ability to leave
     the ground need only a Routine check to get out of the way.

2 - "Show Off" - Degree Tasking (Difficult if you have a really showy power)
     and disperse the crowd.  Failure and crowd stays angered, Mishap and they
     panic, Downing several.

3 - "Hidden Persuader" - Minor Nemesis (or Hunted) is in the crowd.  He will
     take pot shots with up to three attack modes on a random character.
     Any shots aimed at Nemesis that miss WILL hit the crowd, causing the
     hero to suffer an Emotional attack.

4 - "Guns *Do* Kill People" - Several rioters have guns, and the will to use
     them.  D8 rioters will start making Ballistic attacks on random targets,
     but will drop the guns on any wound suffered.  However, missing them
     brings the same problem as #3.

5 - "Hammer Into Anvil" - Some force (like traffic) is forcing the rioters in
     the direction of the heroes.  Riot will not end until that force is
     neutralized.

6 - "What Riot?" - "Rioters" are actually festival participants, Degree
     Difficult (Routine if Brains/Mental) to avoid making a fool of yourself.
     If it has already been established that this is a riot, roll again.

7 - "If Ya Can't Beat 'Em...." - Heroes sympathize with the rioters' cause, and
     can convincingly rally them into a less destructive display if successful
     on Degree Difficult, Routine if a really good speech is given by PLAYER.
     Roll a Mishap, however, and get swept along with your own rhetoric and
     join the riot.  Oops.

8 - "Gee, That Was Easy." - Riot was about to run out of steam on its own,
     Degree Routine to end it now.