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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Menagerie Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 3:12am	Print Post
	Okay, I've only skimmed through it so far, but I can say that it looks to be pretty interesting, with a little bit of something for everyone. I also really like the characters Hyper and Shadow Slayer.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2012 at 5:38pm	Print Post
	So, has anyone besides me, downloaded this yet?

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2012 at 8:01pm	Print Post
	I have, and I've even printed the counters, but I haven't even got a chance to glance at it yet (it's tough finding the time when you're running or playing in four V&V campaigns and running two others).


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Galaxy Boy Teen Titan Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 217 Joined: Aug 17^th, 2010	Re: Menagerie Reply #3 - Nov 9^th, 2012 at 2:29pm	Print Post
	I downloaded it...there is a villainous Santa Claus and also a host of other villains...including the Black Seer, a guy with lots of magical spells...Shadow Slayer, someone who had died and came back to life. In fact the book opened up with a "villain compendium" that introduced 10 super villains.


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #4 - Nov 9^th, 2012 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	I really like the "villain" Hyper, and could see him easily being turned to into a hero. He just may make an appearance in my online game, with a few minor tweaks to his back story.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #5 - May 6^th, 2013 at 6:22pm	Print Post
	Any of you guys run the adventures or used any of the villains yet?

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #6 - May 6^th, 2013 at 8:25pm	Print Post
	dsumner wrote on Nov 9^th, 2012 at 5:52pm: I really like the "villain" Hyper, and could see him easily being turned to into a hero. He just may make an appearance in my online game, with a few minor tweaks to his back story. I would be so glad to see that happen .... any day you're up to starting again

	aka Dracos aka DarkStar aka Star Guard
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #7 - May 6^th, 2013 at 9:44pm	Print Post
	Ranger wrote on May 6^th, 2013 at 8:25pm: dsumner wrote on Nov 9^th, 2012 at 5:52pm: I really like the "villain" Hyper, and could see him easily being turned to into a hero. He just may make an appearance in my online game, with a few minor tweaks to his back story. I would be so glad to see that happen .... any day you're up to starting again I've got to finish working through some of this back log. I'm just now starting to put a dent in things. Hopefully by the end of the Summer, my workload will be approaching something close to normal.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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polarboy Justice Leaguer Offline Posts: 937 Location: 21st Century Joined: Sep 9^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #8 - May 27^th, 2013 at 1:11am	Print Post
	Galaxy Boy wrote on Nov 9^th, 2012 at 2:29pm: Shadow Slayer, someone who had died and came back to life. I like the way that character turned out.
	« Last Edit: May 27^th, 2013 at 1:11am by polarboy »

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #9 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:46pm	Print Post
	A couple of days ago I ran the short little Christmas-themed segment called "This Nut's Not Sweet". The heroes Wraith, Contagion, and Blackbeard (all three sound like bad guys, don't they?) entered Casey's department store where Santa Claws had taken innocent children hostage.


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #10 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:47pm	Print Post
	The "Noels" made their way towards Wraith, but did not spot the tiny (1/4" tall) Contagion.
	« Last Edit: Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:47pm by Majestic »

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #11 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:48pm	Print Post
	Blackbeard entered the fray, but ended up going up against the big bad, Santa Claws himself (who landed a couple of powerful blows against him!)


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #12 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:52pm	Print Post
	After Blackbeard took out Claws, and turned his attention to intimidating three of the henchmen. Meanwhile, Contagion and Wraith took out a few bad guys each themselves, Contagion with a poison attack and Wraith with magnetic blasts. [The three with white squares on them reflect the Noels that surrendered after Blackbeard intimidated them]
	« Last Edit: Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:52pm by Majestic »

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #13 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:53pm	Print Post
	As the battle neared its end, Blackbeard took on Raindeer while the others finished off the last of the Noels.


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #14 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:57pm	Print Post
	A summary of the above events can be found on the "Exploits" thread, which we use for adventures that don't make it into the main "Guardians" title.
	« Last Edit: Dec 30^th, 2013 at 6:57pm by Majestic »

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Dr.Demented Teen Titan Offline who knows what evil lurks in heart of man Posts: 205 Location: Kentucky Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #15 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	where is it downloaded from


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Display Name Justice Leaguer Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 1851 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #16 - Dec 30^th, 2013 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	Dr.Demented wrote on Dec 30^th, 2013 at 7:43pm: where is it downloaded from At the Fantasy Games Unlimited website (start here): http://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/category/Villains-and-Vigilantes-8 Don't forget to check out the V&V magazine articles1 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vnvrpg/files


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Dr.Demented Teen Titan Offline who knows what evil lurks in heart of man Posts: 205 Location: Kentucky Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #17 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 5:39am	Print Post
	Thanks Dispaly Name that is a help


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Display Name Justice Leaguer Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 1851 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #18 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 11:45am	Print Post
	Sure thing! I forgot to mention the free stuff FGU offers: http://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/page7.html


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Baretta Avenger Offline Former V&V Player Posts: 346 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #19 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 12:05am	Print Post
	Cool cover on Menagerie.


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AlabasterKnight Justice Leaguer Offline Heroing since 1979. Posts: 1142 Location: Phoenix, AZ Joined: Jun 21^st, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #20 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 12:11am	Print Post
	Thank you!

	If it's not fun, we're not doing it right.
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Baretta Avenger Offline Former V&V Player Posts: 346 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #21 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 12:18am	Print Post
	AlabasterKnight wrote on Feb 10^th, 2014 at 12:11am: Thank you! What are White Mane's powers? Do his stats appear in print? Or are there plans to publish his stats? He looks great.


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AlabasterKnight Justice Leaguer Offline Heroing since 1979. Posts: 1142 Location: Phoenix, AZ Joined: Jun 21^st, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #22 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 1:03am	Print Post
	Well, no they don't yet. I had plans and plans within plans that may someday come to fruition, but until then, he just wouldn't be available. But, seeing how he doesn't need to see dollar print, and because I regard the guys who come here as people who really love the game, here's a freebie. (On my PDF its a one pager... I preview it here and it bleeds off to a second page... hmmm...)
	« Last Edit: Feb 10^th, 2014 at 1:09am by AlabasterKnight »
	Whitemane.pdf ( 50 KB \| 25 Downloads ) If it's not fun, we're not doing it right.
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Baretta Avenger Offline Former V&V Player Posts: 346 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #23 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 2:33pm	Print Post
	AlabasterKnight wrote on Feb 10^th, 2014 at 1:03am: Well, no they don't yet. I had plans and plans within plans that may someday come to fruition, but until then, he just wouldn't be available. But, seeing how he doesn't need to see dollar print, and because I regard the guys who come here as people who really love the game, here's a freebie. (On my PDF its a one pager... I preview it here and it bleeds off to a second page... hmmm...) Nice work. Thank you. How did you whip that up so fast?


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Hammer Justice Leaguer Offline Stranger in a Stranger Land Posts: 528 Location: McKinney, TX Joined: Aug 17^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #24 - Feb 10^th, 2014 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	Awesome, thanks...


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #25 - Apr 1^st, 2014 at 4:16pm	Print Post
	We just played through the second adventure of Menagerie. Overall it was fun, though there were a number of frustrating mistakes on the maps (which I found a bit confusing as GM). You can see pictures over on the Guardians Issue Summaries thread.


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #26 - Jul 18^th, 2014 at 3:59pm	Print Post
	As I prep for tonight's finale of this one, I just realized a goof by the authors: On the last page (of text), it gives combat tactics for Imageer, telling us "Imageer’s most dangerous attacks are those where player-heroes can be induced to launch attacks upon each other if they are fooled by the illusion that one of their team members is one of the villains." The problem with this? Imageer doesn't have the ability to do this (no Illusions: Type A)!


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Display Name Justice Leaguer Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 1851 Joined: Jul 20^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #27 - Jul 18^th, 2014 at 9:31pm	Print Post
	Wow, I was just looking over Menagerie and came across Hyper in the compendium at the front. The guy has Heightened Speed TIMES FIVE!! They balance it out by saying he just gets four attacks and uses a value of thirty for his agility (I assume this is to determine who goes first in the turn.) I'm glad they decided to tone that down, because otherwise his initiative bonus would be +145!?!?! This would give him a minimum of TEN actions per turn if he rolled a ONE on his initiative roll! I see what you were referring to, Majestic, and I would tend to agree. If she tried to "cover" a hero with an illusion, I would think the bigger danger would be the hero suffocating...?


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Baretta Avenger Offline Former V&V Player Posts: 346 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #28 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 10:05am	Print Post
	Majestic wrote on Jul 18^th, 2014 at 3:59pm: On the last page (of text), it gives combat tactics for Imageer, telling us "Imageer’s most dangerous attacks are those where player-heroes can be induced to launch attacks upon each other if they are fooled by the illusion that one of their team members is one of the villains." The problem with this? Imageer doesn't have the ability to do this (no Illusions: Type A)! Shocked I try to look at this sorts of things as No-Prize opportunities. Is there ever a situation when a character with Solid Energy Illusions might be able to use that power to redress someone to look like someone else? Maybe ... Display Name wrote on Jul 18^th, 2014 at 9:31pm: I see what you were referring to, Majestic, and I would tend to agree. If she tried to "cover" a hero with an illusion, I would think the bigger danger would be the hero suffocating...? There might be situations where this is possible without covering up someone's mouth. Not every character has a full-fledged face mask, for example ...


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Hammer Justice Leaguer Offline Stranger in a Stranger Land Posts: 528 Location: McKinney, TX Joined: Aug 17^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #29 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 1:48pm	Print Post
	This sounds like an oversight in the write-up to me...


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #30 - Jul 21^st, 2014 at 4:48pm	Print Post
	Yeah, it's pretty obvious that - probably earlier in the writing process - they'd given the character Illusions: Type A. But then they must have scrapped them (but forgot to change her battle tactics to match).


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Menagerie Reply #31 - Jul 21^st, 2014 at 5:22pm	Print Post
	Finished off "Menagerie" by doing the final segment, "World Under Siege".


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