Most Popular Books by Steve Kenson

Written with new gamers in mind, this streamlined rulebook offers simplified character creation alongside a selection of ready-made adventures, making it easy for new players and Gamemasters to get into the action. Fully compatible with the entire library of Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition rulebooks and supplements, including the Deluxe Hero''s Handbook, the material in this book is just the first step into a larger world that always needs saving.

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The DC Universe features a dazzling array of characters who have thrilled readers for generations. Now they come to life for tabletop gaming in DC Adventures Heroes & Villains! Volume 1 covers characters A-K, from Abra Kadabra and Adam Strange through Kid Flash and Kobra. Each entry comes complete with DC Adventures game information, character details, and a full-color illustration from one of DC Comics'' best artists. Heroes & Villains also includes entries on various teams, from the Justice League and Justice Society to the Injustice Gang and the Fearsome Five. With Heroes & Villains in-hand, you have a tremendous wealth of material for your DC Adventures games, all usable with the award-winning Mutants & Masterminds game system.

Dragons invade the world of the Pathfinder RPG in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Dragons Unleashed! This collection of deadly foes and potent allies reveals 15 of Golarion''s most powerful and influential dragons, from cunning draconic manipulators to great wyrms capable of testing even the most experienced adventurers. Dragons of every chromatic and metallic breed fill this collection, along with mysterious primal dragons and regal imperial dragons. Each entry includes full statistics for running the dragon, details on its history and ambitions, ways to use the dragon in an ongoing campaign, descriptions and maps of the dragon''s lair, the contents of its vast hoard, and more. Unleash Golarion''s ultimate monsters on your game with Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Dragons Unleashed!

Answer the call to arms with the Pathfinder Player Companion: Knights of the Inner Sea! Join the fray as a noble Knight of Ozem, crush the servants of anarchy as a merciless Hellknight, slay the demons of the Worldwound as a veteran Mendevian Crusader, or take up the banner of any of Golarion''s most esteemed knighthoods. Knights of the Inner Sea reveals the most stalwart martial orders of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, with details supporting crusaders of any class and new options for all manner of knights -- be their armor shining or jet black. Recruit a squire customized to your individual quest, make your steed more than just a horse with new mounts and equine breeds, adopt a knightly code of conduct to give your quest a cause, or take up a diverse array of spells and magic items designed empower knights -- or destroy them! Whether you''re an armored champion, a militant magic-user, or a slayer from the shadows, launch your character''s crusade with the Pathfinder Player Companion: Knights of the Inner Sea!

Return to Ferelden and face the Blight in Dragon Age Set 2! Set 1 put adventurers on their path and covered characters of level 1 to 5. Now Set 2 brings them to the next stage of their journey, providing everything needed to play characters of level 6 to 10. Its many highlights include rules for playing the legendary Grey Wardens, the introduction of roleplaying and exploration stunts, nearly 40 new spells, expanded world info and character backgrounds, and the addition of specializations like arcane warrior, berserker, and assassin.

This is what Dragon Age RPG fans have been waiting for! Set 3 completes the core rules of the game, providing everything players need to take their characters from level 11 to 20, including new specializations like the chevalier, force mage, and shadow, plus new spells, talents, and backgrounds. Game Masters get a host of fearsome monsters to deploy, including stats for high dragons and the dreaded Archdemon itself. Set 3 also introduces rune magic for weapons and armor, and narrative rules for mass battles. And, of course, it wouldn''t be Dragon Age without lore, and Set 3 delivers on that score as well, with new info on Orlais, the Tevinter Imperium, and more. A full-length adventure and handy accessories complete the package, making Set 3 a must for any Dragon Age fan!

Foes of FreedomWritten by Steve Kenson and Steven E. SchendCover art by Ramon Perez96 pages, full color, perfect-boundMSRP: $23.95GRR2008ISBN: 1-932442-20-0Freedom City was widely hailed as the best supers sourcebook of all time and it won 3 ENnie Awards at GenCon, 2003. Foes of Freedom makes the city even better. This new sourcebook introduces dozens of devious villains to Freedom City, from the rogue star knight Blackstar to the murderous Jack-a-Knives to the vengeful Silver Scream. Villain groups like Larceny, Inc. and the Psions provide new challenges to Freedom City''s protectors, while the book''s new feats and powers make a great addition to any Mutants & Masterminds game. Printed in beautiful full color throughout, Foes of Freedom takes Freedom City to the next level.

The Fifth Season GM''s Kit is a collection of resources that helps you run adventures on the tabletop. It provides a sturdy Game Moderator''s screen that displays stunts and other essential information. Four quick reference cards provide further assistance with commonly used rules, and a game tracker you can write on with wet and dry erase markers that help keep encounters organized. The booklet features a new adventure, Ruin-Under by Nell Raban. The Game Moderator''s Kit is the perfect complement to the Fifth Season: Roleplaying in the Stillness core rulebook. Get it on the tabletop today!

''Instant Superheroes'' provides a selection of super-hero archetypes for ''Mutants & Masterminds'', each with detailed information on how to modify, customise and play these new heroes in the game.

Freedom City is back in the first deluxe sourcebook for the Second Edition of Mutants & Masterminds. This exciting campaign setting includes a detailed history of the city, an overview of the its diverse neighborhoods, scores of locations and backdrops, a cast of supporting characters, several complete hero teams, and dozens of villains, all ready to use! The original book has been updated to the Second Edition and revised and expanded throughout. Richly detailed and lavishly illustrated in full color, Freedom City is the ideal companion book to the Mutants & Masterminds Roleplaying Game.

All that is required for evil to flourish is for good folk to do nothing. When society fails--when corruption or hatred or apathy take root--the helpless and the marginalized suffer first. And all too often heroes must rise from the ranks of the dispossessed, not to impose their will on others, but to provide the same safety and justice so many others take for granted. The Vigilante''s Handbook is a sourcebook of street-level action and adventure for your Mutants & Masterminds campaign. This book provides everything you need to stand up and push back against the overwhelming corruption and inequality that threatens so many, often without the deep pockets or impressive powers the four-color heroes rely on. This sourcebook features guidelines for creating street-level vigilantes, from low-powered brawlers to high-powered but maligned heroes who work from the shadows, and optional rules for overwhelming enemies with your menacing presence or fearsome reputation and for gauging and tracking your hero''s reputation. Vigilante''s Handbook also looks at what kinds of predators prowl the urban jungle, from corrupt cops and politicians to criminal masterminds and assassins, and introduces a flexible template system, separating your villains'' role from their powers. The world of Earth-Prime is also expanded with a gazetteer of Ferroburg, a city of corruption and struggle in desperate need of heroes. Welcome to a world where your compassion, your human decency, and your ability to take a punch mean more than your satellite headquarters and fancy costumes. Welcome to the streets.

Ultimate Power is the complete guide to super-powers for the award-winning Mutants & Masterminds Super-hero RPG, written by M&M designer Steve Kenson. Its pages are packed with detailed power descriptions, expanding the material from the M&M rulebook alongside new powers, power modifiers, power feats and applications. Also included are optional rules for more detailed applications of powers and creating your own powers. Ultimate Power makes creating any sort of super-powered hero or villain a breeze: all the work is done for you! Just choose the powers you want your characters to have.

Welcome to Aldis: City of the Blue Rose! This beautiful, full color sourcebook lavishly details the capital city of the central nation in the Blue Rose RPG, providing players and Narrators alike the tools needed to tell stories using the city as a focus. From the intrigues of nobles in the High Ward to the entertainments in the Middle Ward to the roughest parts of town found in the Outer Ward, this supplement details people, important sites, and historical events of the City of the Blue Rose. Romantic fantasy narratives frequently remain focused around singular locations, giving time and opportunities for heroes to develop friendships, romances, and rivalries with the people to be found there, and this sourcebook provides everything to allow players in a Blue Rose RPG campaign to do just that!

East Meets West Once, the jade courts of the Middle Kingdom dreamed they could invade the West in revenge for decades of colonial tyranny. Now that dream is a terrible reality as San Francisco lies at the feet of Asian vampires. The war, however, continues in the whispers and shadows of the night. San Francisco is supposedly "neutral ground" for the vampires of East and West, but how long can that false peace last? Invasion California San Francisco by Night is the first crossover city sourcebook for Kindred of the East "TM" and Vampire: The Masquerade "RM." Covered in full detail are San Francisco''s history and geography, along with the city''s major undead players and their nocturnal agendas. More importantly, the book bridges the two game lines, giving Storytellers and players enough information and story ideas to run any style of chronicle.

For centuries, the exotic realm of Asia has defied Kindred incursions. Those few children of caine dwelling in Asia whisper of monstrous cathayans -- shadowy vampires native to the East. For too long, the cathayans have lain like sleeping dragons, allowing the Kindred a facade of omnipotence. Now the new Age is at hand. Yin daggers tremble in the talons of Resplendent cranes, and the Devil-Tigers howl for souls in the dark. Dharma Books contain vital character information for players and Storytellers.

A sourcebook for the Shadowrun game system.

The second series introduces Nathan Zachary and his famous band of air pirates, the Fortune Hunters. This epic follows Zachary''s air exploits and daring escapes during his early days as a war pilot and recounts a climactic confrontation with his nemesis.