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LOCKDOWN: GEN-POP

Design Michael Hammes

Editing and Layout Philip Reed

Artwork Rudolph Montemayor

Green Ronin Staff Chris Pramas, Nicole Lindroos, Hal Mangold, Marc Schmalz,

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C ONTENTS

Introduction ................................3

Preview Power ......................................4

Valkyrie .......................................5

Two-Gun ......................................7

Great Bear ...................................9

Mr. Lucky....................................11

Astral Maharishi .........................13

La Pyra ......................................15

Open Game License .............................17

A BOUT THE A UTHOR

Michael Hammes has been freelancing in

the role-playing industry since 2001. Starting

small, he has steadily built his repertoire, and

reputation, by working for such companies as

Ronin Arts, Alderac Entertainment Group, Dark

Quest Games, and E.N. Publishing. He is current-

ly trying to balance his writing schedule with

his role as stay-at-home father. To catch the lat-

est from Michael’s Imagination, please visit

www.michaelhammes.com .

www.mutantsandmasterminds.com

www.atomicthinktank.com

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A GREEN RONIN PRODUCTION

CREATED BY RONIN ARTS

LOCKDOWN: GEN-POP

Gen-Pop details six additional convicts specifically

for use in Lockdown , although the convicts will prove

useful as villains for any superhero campaign.

The six convicts include members of both genders

and cover a variety of types and power levels. A sum-

mary of basic information on the six convicts is in the

box below.

E XISTING C ONVICT

The convict in question could have been at

Lockdown all along, simply slipping under the heroes’

radar until the GM decides that the introduction of

the convict is important. This is especially easy with

Two-Gun, Great Bear, Mr. Lucky, and La Pyra as each of

these individuals for one reason or another keeps a

low profile and does not associate much with the

other inmates.

A lower profile is a bit harder to justify for Astral

Maharishi due to his personality. At the same time it is

precisely his personality that would most likely cause

the heroes to want to stay as far away from him as

possible.

The one least likely to keep a low profile is

Valkyrie, especially if the GM maintains her connec-

tion with Berlin Betty. Of course, in this case the GM

can simply rule that Valkyrie has been in either Ad.

Seg. or the SHU for the duration of the heroes’ pres-

ence at Lockdown (a not unlikely scenario for the big

Swede).

The Ad. Seg./SHU option can also be used for any

of the other convicts, as can the idea of having them

be escaped prisoners returned to Lockdown .

INTEGRATING

THE CONVICTS

The convicts in this supplement are written to slot

easily into any existing Lockdown campaign. With the

exception of Valkyrie, who has a connection to Berlin

Betty, all of the convicts are individuals without any

existing in-prison relationships (and even Valkyrie’s

connection with Berlin Betty can be easily ignored by

the GM). This allows the GM to introduce the convicts

into a Lockdown game in a number of fashions.

N EW C ONVICT

The convict is a prisoner new to Lockdown . In this case,

the GM should use the information included on the pris-

oner’s history and stay in Lockdown to determine how the

individual will react to his or her arrival at the prison and

what, if any, groups or alliances the convict will join.

NEW CONVICTS

Name

Identity

Identification

Power Level

Karolina Åkesson

Valkyrie

II-H-017

Bernard Grayson

Two-Gun

I-A-003

James Iron Eyes

Great Bear

III-C-009

Kenneth Johnson

Mr. Lucky

V-E-002

Thomas McIntyre

Astral Maharishi

V-E-005

Claudia Martinez

La Pyra

III-F-011

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I NTRODUCTION

LOCKDOWN: GEN-POP

THE CONVICTS

AS TRUSTEES

None of the convicts in Gen-Pop have been given

trustee status. That’s not to say that they cannot be,

either now or in the future, trustees. In fact a couple of

them, Astral Maharishi and Mr. Lucky, have been con-

sidered for acquisition, but in each case the Cartel has

chosen not to give them the opportunity. However, in

general the convicts here are not trustee material

because of their previous history, personality, or

prison relationships.

At rank 1 Probability Control only ensures that a

natural 1 on an attack roll is not an automatic miss, if

the total attack roll would still hit the target’s

Defense. Higher ranks increasingly ensure reliably

good outcomes (or at least a degree of immunity to

poor ones) while the highest ranks ensure the charac-

ter can regularly accomplish amazing things.

Probability Control’s maximum rank is the campaign’s

power level or 20 (whichever is less).

At the Gamemaster’s discretion, you can split your

Probability Control among multiple die rolls in the

same round, having a lesser effect. So, for example,

you could split Probability Control 12 into two mini-

mum die rolls of 6, or any other combination adding

up to 12. In this case, the GM may wish to allow

Probability Control ranks greater than 20, but with no

more than 20 ranks assigned to any particular die roll

in a round.

Extras

• Fortune (+1): You can grant the benefits of your

Probability Control to someone else by touch.

• Jinx (+1): You can affect someone else with bad

luck by touch (requiring a successful melee attack

roll for an unwilling subject). The target gets a Will

saving throw to avoid the effect. If it fails, on one of

the subject’s die rolls for the next round (chosen by

you), a roll equal to or less than your Probability

Control rank is treated as a 1.

• Range (+1): You can use Fortune and/or Jinx at

normal range as a +1 extra. For a +2 extra, you

can use either at perception range. You must have

the Fortune or Jinx extra(s) to benefit from this

extra.

Flaws

• Limited (–1): You can only use the Fortune or

Jinx ability of Probability Control; the power does-

n’t benefit you. You must have the appropriate

extra (Fortune or Jinx) to take this flaw.

PREVIEW POWER

Mr. Lucky uses the Probability Control power, a

power that will be appearing in the upcoming

Mastermind’s Manual . The power’s description has

been included in this supplement for your conven-

ience.

P ROBABILITY C ONTROL

Effect: Alteration

Action: Free

Range: Personal

Duration: Instant

Cost: 4 points per rank

You have some control over the otherwise ran-

dom whims of chance. Each round you can make your

Probability Control rank the minimum result of any

one die roll you make. If the die comes up with a lower

result, use your power rank instead. So if you have

Probability Control 12 you can choose a die roll and be

ensured a minimum result of 12 on the die, treating

any roll of less than a 12 as a 12. A 20 on the die roll

acquired through Probability Control is not considered

a “natural 20.”

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LOCKDOWN: GEN-POP

V ALKYRIE

other women are not immune to her predations

unless they can somehow impress in her the fact that

size and strength aren’t everything.

B ACKGROUND

Athletically gifted from an early age, Karolina

Åkesson was Sweden’s top hepthatlete and a world

champion by the time she was a teenager. Finding it

too easy to win in the female events, Karolina wanted

to test herself against male athletes, but was barred

from doing so. Disillusioned by the sexism of the deci-

sion, Karolina withdrew to the Swedish countryside

and vowed never to compete again. Shortly there-

after, while jogging in the fields near her home,

Karolina was confronted by the ghostly vision of a

beautiful woman in armor who led Karolina to a cave.

Inside she found a gleaming suit of armor and a

mighty sword.

Donning the armor and grasping the sword,

Karolina was reborn as Valkyrie and vowed to bring an

end to male domination in society. Finding several

female supers sympathetic to her cause, Valkyrie

formed the Furies. The Furies spent their time

robbing, kidnapping, and otherwise

flaunting what they saw as the rules of an

unjust male-dominated society and

hoped by their actions to begin a female

revolution. Of course, the revolution

never came and the Furies were

eventually betrayed by one of their

own in La Pyra, who in exchange for

a reduced sentence, agreed to turn

in her fellow Furies to the govern-

ment.

Valkyrie is a swaggering bully that

prefers to get her way through physi-

cal intimidation. She is fully confi-

dent that her physical abilities

make her one of the top dogs in

Lockdown regardless of gender.

While men, whom Valkyrie con-

siders the enemy, get no

respect from her at all, even

U SING V ALKYRIE

Valkyrie is an exercise fanatic and spends as much

time as possible in Two Tier’s gymnasium and weight

center. When not busy maintaining her physique

Valkyrie is usually at Berlin Betty’s side, acting as

Holman’s enforcer, bodyguard, and leader of her

entourage. Valkyrie has this position

because Berlin Betty enjoys having

such a fine example of the

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“Never send a man to do a woman’s job.”

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