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M AGAZINE
M AGAZINE
Ins id e this is s ue : e ig ht conve rte d G a mma World cre a ture s , Mis ce l-
la ne ous Mis h a p s : s up p ortin g ca s t ite ms , Tra ns mis s ions , Alte rnity
S up e rh e roe s , cre a ting the b e s t G W5 cha ra cte r you ca n, a nd more !
Des igned by J ef f Ibach
ONLINE
Act ion Ch eck s ’
Dis claim er
Ac tion Che c k is a n on-line e le c -
tronic ma g a zine d e d ica te d to
the Alte rnity Role -Pla ying
G a m e .
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Cov er Ar t by r av en m im ur a
The c lip wa s b orrowe d from the Wiza rd of the C oa s t
G a m ma World we b s ite of G W a rt p re vie ws .
http ://www.wiza rd s .c om /g a mma world /a rt_p re vie ws .a s p
This work is offe re d fre e of
cha rg e to a ll inte re s te d p a rtie s
a nd is not to b e s old in a ny
form . It ma y b e p rinte d if d is -
trib ute d fre e of c ha rg e .
Page 3 Edit or ial: Wh at it ’s all abou t (J ef f Ibach )
In whic h we ’re introd uc e d to the ne we s t wa y to s up p ort the
Alte rnity role p la ying g a m e .
Page 4 Cr eat u r e Con v er s ion s (J ef f Ibach )
Pa rt one of ma ny, Third Ed ition G a mma World c re a ture s
c onve rte d to work with the ne w 5th Ed ition Alte rnity
G a m ma World c a mp a ig n s e tting .
This work sup p orts the Alte rnity
role p la ying line , s p e cifica lly the
Alte rnity Pla ye rs Ha nd b ook
a nd G a me ma s te r G uid e . In a d -
d ition it s up p orts the Ca mp a ig n
S e tting s S ta r*Drive , G a mma
World , S ta rCra ft, a nd Ta ng e nts
b y Wiza rd s of the Coa s t, Inc .
Page 8 Gr ids it es (J ef f Ibach )
S om e he lp ful we b s ite s to c he c k out in p re p a ring your own
Alte rnity g a m e .
Page 8 Tr an s m is s ion s (J am es Sh ar k ey )
From the a rtic le id e a introd uc e d in the Are s s e c tion of
Dra g on Ma g a zine , a d ve nture hooks for G a me ma s te rs .
Alte rnity is a re g is te re d tra d e -
ma rk of Wiza rd s of the C oa s t,
Inc .
Page 9 M is cellan eou s M is h aps : Su ppor t in g Cas t (Daw n Ibach )
Ins p ira tiona l c ha rts to he lp d e c id e inte re s ting ite ms
to b e found or us e d b y S up p orting Ca s t Me mb e rs .
S ta rCra ft is a re g is te re d Tra d e -
ma rk of Blizza rd Ente rta inme nt.
This work is not a uthorize d b y
Wiza rd s of the Coa s t, Inc . The
s ta ff is not a s s oc ia te d with Wiz-
a rd s of the Coa s t, Inc .
Page 11 Su per Su gges t i on s (J am es Sh ar k ey )
Es s a y on working out the d e ta ils of running a S up e r-
he ro Alte rnity g a m e .
Page 12 Su ppor t in g Cas t : Capt ain Can ada (J ef f Ibach )
A look a t the s up e rhe ro s ug g e s tions in a c tion.
Wiza rd s of the Coa s t, Inc .:
http ://www.wiza rd s .c om
S TAFF
Page 13 Cr eat u r e Feat u r e: M u t an t Por cu pin e (Der ek Hollan d)
An orig ina l c re a ture for the G a m ma World s e tting .
S TAFF
De s ig n: Je ff Ib a c h
Ed iting : Jim S ha rke y
Page 14 Su ppor t in g Cas t : J os h (Der ek Hollan d)
An orig ina l muta nt for the G a m ma World S e tting .
Ma iiiil: a c tionc he ck@hotma il.c om
Page 15 Get t in g t h e m os t ou t of GW5 Ch ar act er Cr eat ion
[William E. Her r m ann]
An a rtic le ja m me d with g re a t id e a s a nd c onc e p ts from one of
the G W5 p la yte s te rs .
We b S ite : http ://www.
ha rve s tmoon.fre e s e rve rs .c om
Inte rior Artwork
We b S ite
Inte rior Artwork from Wiza rd s
of the C oa s t, s p e c ific a lly Je ff
Ea s le y, La rry Elmore , Ke ith
Pa rkins on, a nd Da vid Ed wa rd
Ma rtin.
S p e cia l Art Contrib u-
tion
b y Da vid And e rs on.
Action Che ck O n-Line Ma g a zine is p ub lis he d monthly b y the Ne w Je rs e y
Role -Pla ying G a me As s oc ia tion Ne twork s a nc tione d c lub
“The Third Floor Fe llows hip ”. http ://www.third floor.8m.c om
Is s ue # 1, June 2000
Ac tion Che c k De s ig n
©2000 Je ff Ib a c h
Action Che ck Ma g a zine is not s a nctione d b y,
nor ne c e s s a rily s ha re s vie ws with the RPG A.
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S TAFF
MMa
E-Ma
Inte rior Artwork
What It ’s All About
Ac tion Che c k
S ub mis s ions
We lc ome to the firs t iss ue of Ac tion Che c k Ma g a zine . The id e a
c a me from re a d ing a n inte rvie w b y Rob e rt Ble za rd with Alte r-
nity Bra nd Ma na g e r Jim Butle r, in whic h the following wa s d is -
c us s e d :
To s ub mit a n a rtic le to Ac-
tion Che c k ma g a zine :
a c tionc he c k@hotma il.com
Rob e rt Ble za rd :
I’m a b ig fa n of the Are s colum n in Dra g on
Ma g a zine a nd w ould like to se e it continue som e w he re . Wha t
is y our p oint of v ie w of the ide a of the Are s colum n b e com ing
a m onthly on line fe a tu re ?
And we ’ll b e in c onta c t a s to
the p a rtic ula rs .
Re g ula r Fe a ture s :
Jim Butle r:
My orig ina l p la n ha d us cre a ting Are s O nline , a
m onthly p ub lica tion de sig ne d to sup p ort Alte rnity p la y e rs.
Dra g on offe re d to b ring us into the fold , thoug h , a nd w e
jum p e d a t the cha nce . While the re a re a lot of p e op le online , it
doe sn’t ha v e the sa m e re a ch a s Dra g on Ma g a zine . I’d lov e to
se e fa ns cre a te a n online m a g a zine to sup p ort Alte rnity . ;-)
Tra ns mis s ions : a d ve nture
hooks , a long the line s of
thos e p re vious ly found in
Dra g on Ma g a zine for the
va rious c a mp a ig n s e tting s .
G rid s ite s : Alte rnity We b s ite s
tha t d e s e rve re c og nition a nd
s e rve a s p e c ific p urp os e .
And with tha t, I c re a te d “Ac tion Che c k” O nline Ma g a zine . Ye s ,
a ll the ma te ria l in he re c ould b e p os te d on my we b s ite , b ut
the re ’s s ome thing a b out ha ving a g ood old p rinte d c op y s itting
a t the g a me ta b le a s you p la y. This wa y, p e op le c a n p os t the
is s ue s on the ir we b s ite s s o it g e ts more e xp os ure . Folks who
d is like c ruis ing the we b c a n g e t it se nt d ire c tly to the m.
Cre a ture Fe a ture : Alie ns ,
Cre a ture s, Xe noforms , e tc.
for the Alte rnity g a me c a m-
p a ig n s e tting s .
Wha t’s the p la n? For s ta rte rs, I hop e to g e t s ub mis s ions s oon.
Anyone a nd e ve ryone is we lc ome to s ub mit a rtic le s of a s e mi-
p rofe s s iona l na ture . Ac tion Che c k will b e p ub lis he d monthly
a nd a va ila b le from my we b s ite Ha rve s t Moon (s e e s id e b a r) or
d ire c t s ub s c rip tion. Hop e fully Wiza rd s of the Coa s t will like it
e noug h to a llow it to b e d ownloa d e d from the ir s ite a s we ll.
Ac tion Che c k will b e a s long a s it ne e d s to b e , e ithe r 8, 16 or 24
p a g e s ma ximum, a nd in the e ve r-p op ula r PDF forma t.
Future te c h: g e a r, e q uip -
me nt, ve hic le s , we a p ons, a r-
mor a nd othe r ha rd wa re for
the Alte rnity g a me .
S up p orting Ca st: NPC s ta ts
for ins e rtion in your own
g a me s .
At this time Ac tion Che c k is not a c c e p ting s ub mis s ions for the
Da rk*Ma tte r c a mp a ig n s e tting . Anothe r e xc e lle nt online
ma g a zine , s ole ly d e d ic a te d to Da rk*Ma tte r c a lle d The Da rk
Time s d e s e rve s your s up p ort a nd c ontrib utions . You c a n find
the m on the we b a t: www.the d a rktime s.c jb .ne t.
S ys te m of the Month: a fully
d e ta ile d s ta r s yste m.
Re vie ws : of Alte rnity or re -
la te d -us e p rod uct.
S kills /FX/Ps i/Muta tions
Who a re the Ac tion Che c k s ta ff? A stub b orn RPG A g roup who
fe e ls Alte rnity is p rob a b ly the b e s t g a me sys te m e ve r writte n
a nd wa nts to s e e it s up p orte d for a nd from fa ns in the b e s t wa y
p os s ib le . ENJO Y!
-Je ff Ib a ch
Plus c a rtoons, Q &A, d e ta ils
of c a mp a ig n id e a s , e tc. Any-
thing tha t you fe e l is worthy
to s ha re with a wid e Alte rnity
a ud ie nc e !
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c tion Che c k
Rob e rt Ble za rd :
Jim Butle r:
Tra ns mis s ions
G rid s ite s
Cre a ture Fe a ture :
Future te c h
S up p orting Ca st:
S ys te m of the Month
Re vie ws
Re vie ws
Cr eat ur e Conv er s ions
By J ef f Ibach
G a mma World Ca mp a ig n S e tting for
the Alte rnity S yste m is he re ! All the rule s ne e d e d
to p la y a re inc lud e d , the a rtwork is out of this
world , the mood is rig ht a nd the s ys te m s p e c-
ta c ula r. It’s a me a ty b ook fille d with g re a t re -
s ourc e s . But e ve n in a b ook this s ize the re a re
limits . Like the numb e r of old cre a ture s the y
c ould c onve rt to Alte rnity s ta ts. S o, he re I p re s e nt
the firs t of a mini-s e rie s e ntitle d Cre a ture Con-
ve rs ions , in whic h I will ta ke s ome of my fa vorite
c re a ture s from p rinte d TS R G a mm a World 3rd
Ed ition ma te ria l a nd c onve rt the m for us e in the
ne w Alte rnity G a mma World . Enjoy!
G a mma World
S TR 7 ( 2d 6) INT 2 (Anima l 7 or 2d 6)
DEX 10 (d 6+ 6) WIL 5 (d 4+ 2)
CO N 9 (d 8+ 4) PER 4 (d 4+ 1)
Dura b ility: 9/9/5/5 Ac tion Che c k: 9+ /8/4/2
Move : s p rint 16, run 10, wa lk 4 fly 32
# Ac tions : 2
Re a c tion S c ore : O rd ina ry / 2
Muta tions : Ene rg y Ab s orp tion (b ut only a g a inst
a tta c ks tha t a ls o e mit lig ht, like a la s e r).
Bite 9/4/2 d 4+ 1s / d 4w / d 4+ 1w LI/O
ARN
+ 1 re s is ta nc e mod ifie r vs . ra ng e d a tta c ks
Als o c a lle d
d ra g on b ug s ,
the s e g ia nt d ra g -
onfly p e s ts of the
b la s te d p la ins a re
a da ng e r to tra ve l-
e rs .
Ac rob a tic s [12] - fa ll [13]; S ta mina [9] - e nd ur-
a nc e [10]; Move me nt [9]
BLIGHT
The tric ky “c loud
worms ”, a s the y
a re s ome time s
c a lle d sta lk the
s kie s in s e a rc h of
p re y.
De s c rip tion: Arns
va ry from one to two me te rs long . The y c a n c a rry
loa d s we ig hing up to twic e the ir Phys ic a l
S tre ng th in kilog ra ms whe n a irb orne , b ut not
while cra wling a long the g round .
Enc ounte r: Arns a re not the s ha rp e s t tools in the
s he d , a nd will us ua lly a tta c k a p a rty e ve n la rg e r
tha n its e lf if it thinks it ca n g e t a me a l. It is s oon
to re c og nize whe n it’s outm a tc he d howe ve r.
The y a re fre q ue ntly found s e rving a s the a ir
forc e for org a nize d s ma ll muta nts a nd muta te d
a nima l p a c ks . The y will b a s ic a lly fe e d on a ny liv-
ing thing , a nd whe n in a s wa rm of 4 to 6 will a t-
ta c k thing s muc h la rg e r the n its e lf.
rip tion:
Blig hts a re us ua lly
3 me te rs long a s a n a dult with up to a nine -me te r
wing s p a n. The y ha ve la rg e , b la c k, s oulle s s e ye s .
rip tion
Enc ounte r: Blig hts ha ve the muta tiona l a b ility
c a lle d Imp rove d Invis ib ility. Whe n a b lig ht a t-
ta c ks it b e c ome s vis ib le , b ut g a ins a utoma tic
s urp ris e . Blig hts will us e this muta tion whe n fle e -
ing (the y c a n us e it twice a n hour, inste a d of the
norma l onc e ). Blig hts a re c omp le te ly re s is ta nt to
we a p ons involving ra d ia tion or he a t e ffe c ts.
The ir p re fe rre d me thod of a tta c k is to wra p
the ms e lve s a round a victim, c ons tricting a nd b it-
ing .
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty: Arns ha ve no offic ia l org a niza -
tion, b ut d o s ome time s tra ve l in g roup s of 1 to 6.
The y a re ofte n c a p ture d a nd d ome stic a te d a s
flyin g s te e d s b y s m a ll hum a n oid s a n d m uta te d
a nima ls. Howe ve r, the y a re only tra ina b le whe n
young .
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G a mma World a nd the G W log o a re re g is te re d tra d e ma rks of Wiza rd s of the Coa s t, Inc .
The ne w G a mma World
G a me Da ta
Atta c ks
De fe ns e s
S kills
De s c rip tion
Enc ounte r
De s c
De s c rip tion
De s c
Enc ounte r
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty: Not muc h is known a b out the se
mys te rious c re a ture s . The y a re thoug ht to ha ve
ne s ts hig h in the mounta ins whe re ma te s g a the r
for the s ole p urp os e of p roc re a ting .
S TR 10 (2d 4+ 5) INT 2 (Anima l 13 or d 4+ 10)
DEX 8 (2d 6+ 1) WIL 4 (d 4+ 12)
CO N 8 (2d 6+ 1) PER 3 (Anima l 11 or d 6+ 7)
Dura b ility: 8/8/4/4 Ac tion Che c k: 13+ /12/6/3
Move : s p rint 18, run 12, wa lk 4, fly 36
# Ac tions : 2
Re a c tion S c ore : O rd ina ry / 2
Muta tions : Environme nta l Ad a p ta tion-he a t, Envi-
ronme nta l Ad a p ta tion-cold
S TR 11 ( 2d 4+ 6) INT 6 (d 4+ 3)
DEX 9 ( d 8+ 4) WIL 8 (d 4+ 5)
CO N 11 ( d 6+ 7) PER 4 (d 4+ 1)
Dura b ility: 11/11/6/6 Action Che c k: 12+ /11/5/2
Move : wa lk 4, fly 40 # Ac tions : 2
Re a c tion S c ore : O rd ina ry / 2
Muta tions : Ra d ia tion Tole ra nc e , Environme nta l
Ad a p ta tion-He a t, Imp rove d Invis ib ility, Ra d ia ting
Eye s
Bite 12/6/3 d 4+ 1w / d 6+ 1w / d 4+ 1m LI/G
+ 1 re s is ta nc e mod ifie r vs . ra ng e d a tta c ks
+ 2 re s is ta nc e mod ifie r vs . e nc ounte r s kills
Arm or: 1 (LI), 1 (HI), 1 (EN)
Bite 12/6/3 d 4+ 2s / d 4+ 1w / d 4+ 2w LI/O
Coil 12/6/3 2s 4s / 2d 6s / 2d 8s LI/O
Athle tic s [10]; Move me nt [10] ; S te a lth [10] - hid e
[13]; Awa re ne s s [14] - p e rc e p tion [15]; Re s olve
[14] - p hys ic a l [15], me nta l [15]
+ 1 re s is ta nc e mod ifie r vs . me le e a tta c ks
Ac rob a tic s [9] - fa ll [13]; S ta mina [11] - e nd ur-
a nc e [12]; Awa re ne s s [8] - p e rc e p tion [10]
CENTISTEED
CAL THEN
Roa ming the op e n
p la ins of the
G a mma World ,
c e ntiste e d s a re a
s ig ht a c owb oy of
the old we st would
s ure ly fle e from!
The c a l the n, or fly-
ing rip p e rs a s the y
a re ca lle d , a re
p re d a tory ye t
c le ve r muta te d in-
s e c ts .
De s c rip tion: Ce ntis te e d s a re muta te d hors e s of
ins e c toid a p p e a ra nc e . Ea c h ha s b e twe e n 12 a nd
18 le g s .
De s c rip tion: It ha s a n oute r c a s ing tha t is not a s
e ffe c tive a s it first a p p e a rs . The y a re d a rk c ol-
ore d a nd ofte n re a c h a le ng th of 2.5 me te rs.
The ir g ia nt ma nd ib le s a re incre d ib ly s trong .
Enc ounte r: Ce ntis te e d s a re not re a lly q uic k to
s ta rt a fig ht. The y will d e fe nd the ms e lve s fully if
a tta c ke d .
Enc ounte r: It is immune to we a p ons us ing he a t
or c old . The c a l the ns fe e d s on b one ma rrow
a nd will rip throug h a nything (e ve n me ta l a rmor,
g ive n time ) to g e t a t fre sh b one s. If without nour-
is hme nt for d a ys, the y will a tta c k with a n a lmost
s ing le -mind e d fe roc ity.
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty: A c e ntis te e d c a n c a rry two hu-
ma n-s ize d c ha ra cte rs . O ne rid e r mus t c onc e n-
tra te a t a ll time s on c ontrolling the mount or it
will try to throw (a nd the n tra mp le ) the rid e rs.
S TR 22 (2d 6+ 16) INT 2 (Anima l 6 or d 6+ 2)
DEX 5 (d 4+ 2) WIL 15 (2d 4+ 10)
CON 10 (d 6+ 6) PER 2 (Anima l 11 d 6+ 7)
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty: Althoug h one would ima g ine c a l
the ns op e ra ting in s wa rms , the y hunt a lone or in
ve ry s ma ll g roup s (2-3).
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Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty
G a me Da ta
G a me Da ta
Atta c ks
De fe ns e s
Atta c ks
S kills
De fe ns e s
S kills
De s c rip tion
De s c rip tion
Enc ounte r
Enc ounte r
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty
G a me Da ta
Ha b ita t/S oc ie ty
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