HOWDOYOUSTOP
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Bringing Down the Rhino
Stopping the Rhino is ea8ier said
than done.He may not do much, but
hek ve./ good at running through
thincs, nd that's all that appers to
be on his nind. H ignorcs the hemes
(in fct. he'll isnore nyo.e nd any'
thing)unless they block his path. At
ihat point he sain shouts for ihem
to move, but does nothing to chang
At first, attacking the Rhino is
easy;he is so intent on his charge
that he fils to notic nyone who is
not directly in his way, and thus
offers no oppositionto any .tions.
Once the heroescausehin any
wounds though (not prticul.ly
esy tsk), he tums and shouts.
"Leave me lone! I ain't done nothin'
to youl" nd continues his rmpge.
The Rhino has no intrest in set-
ins involved in a fishi with the
herces,voidins or isrorins then if
The heroes,on the other hand,
Bhouldbe vry intreidin stoppins
this inaniac in his tracks. They will
likely focs their attentions on either
tripping, trapping, or simply knock'
ing the Rhino out. Nanat rs Bhould
feel free to thmw in inperiled
bystanders every few blocksjust to
mke sure the heroes py ttention
to their suiroundings (even thou8h
the Rhino has no such compunction).
Oncethe heroescauser0 wounds
to the Rhino, he stubles and flls,
sivins the heroes time t suound
him. Wlether o. not they choo* to do
this, read or praphrase the followins:
Wen the Rhino looks up, his eyes
arc filled with annoynceand frus'
tration rather than rge. "Wt's
ya do tot for? Geez!You'rekillin'
me herel taoking down at stop'
watch stmppd to his wrist h
gmans,"I m losin titue I iae, he
can't be that fr behindl"
This mjsht confusethe heroes.
Allow them to posetheir qestions,
but before lhe Rhino can nswer.red
aloud or praph.sethe following:
You hear a fluny ofcar horns,
squeling brkes.nd t lest four
fendersbeina turned into chrome
plated pretzel.Above the dirge,
you her another surly voice
yelling,'Ifyo don't want to get
hit, get outta my way!"
Looking doM the street. you
slirnpse the Jussernut smashing
in the h@d ofa taxi cab before run-
ning offuptown-also directly into
the flow ofoncoming trafiic.
'Ya
eotta let me go.'whines the
Rhino. "He'6 in the led now!"
Though he is nxious to start run-
ning gain, the Rhino clues in the
herces on what's happening.
He was sitting in hole'in-the'
wall bar in Sohogumblins over his
ltest defeat (the Narator ay
either recap the most recent appear-
ance of the Rhino or rnake up suit-
able tale ofa robbery son wry),
when in walked Cain Markrthe
Jugsemaut. The two villains recos-
nized one another instantly (quit
eyin the Rhino's casesince he sel'
don rcnoves his suit) nd sat down
to shre a drink and commiserte.A
few drinks later, the commiseration
tumed int competition s an rgu- slms into a tmck delive.insjuss of
ment broke out over which ofthe vil
lains was the toughest.
ArIn wrestlins didn t settle the
mattr Though the JuAgernaut is
tougha none ofthe tables were
lough enugh to lst to the end ofthe
contest,so they settled on an altr-
nate contesl. Red 10udo. prt'
ph.as ihe following:
'$'c dccidedt,, have a chickn-.Ece.
The lirst one to make it to
Columbus Circle sins-bu! Ne
hve to .un tnro tramc the whole
way. I got ahcad ofhim by goin'
throush Grnd Central Station
(that's lways fastr than goin into
the Theater Districtr, bul lhen you
glys stuck your nosesinto the mix.
Now lenne so, huh?"
Resardlessof wht the heMs say,
the Rhino leaps to his feet and begins
to run uptown. The Juggeaul is less
than two blocksahead.
A6 the rce continues.heNanator
can complicatemttem by introducing
somunforesenelments:
.! The Rhino runs over car, trap-
ping the occupantsnd starting a
n A bystander,obviously busi'
nessnan, deDands the heroescler
lhe trmcjam the villins have -
ated so he can get to his meeting. ll
lhe heresignore him, the Narrator
cn si! the beiliserent oafenoush
political or economicclout to cuse
troDble for the herosin the fture.
.t A purse snatcher,taking advan-
tase ofthe nayhem, mks a grab.
The heroes can easily chsethe thief
down, but the bruise.s hv more
time to wreck stuffihat wy.
t The Juggernut, brely in the
lead nd hoping to gain some time.
wter to local businesses.Thejugs
burst fron the back ofthe truck nd
slart bouncing down lhe street.
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They are too 6mall t stop the Rhino
or the herosbut could do senous
injury to a normal humn.
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The remainder ofth adventure can
take one of severl torms.
t Ifthe hcroes decide to let the
muscle-boundbehemothsfi nish their
rtue, the crng increases.A6 ihe
racers ner the finish, they care less
bout property or personaldamage
and besin c.ashing through store-
fronts nd restaurants to shve sec
onds ofTtheir times. Th. heroes
should be civic'rni.ded enoush to at
least mke sure tht the civilian pop-
ulation is kept out fhrfr's way,but
ifthey need a gentl prodding, havc a
police officer approchthe $oup and
beg tbem to do something.
Aier th race,the two villins
walk offlike best buddies to find
nothr br in which to toast thc
results oftheir contest.They elen
tlk bour mking the race n annual
.t lfthe her@s try to stop th.
rce.they must incapacitate both vil-
lains. Alihough the Rhino is probably
hurt, the Juggemaut iB at the peak of
his powers.Nators should impro
vise as mny innGent bystanders or
prilous situations s they like long
the way (seebove).ln ny case,both
villins .e more intercBtedin win-
ning the rce ihn lighting th
heroes,although that is not necessar-
ily the caseoncethe r.rce is ove.
Juggemaut Strngth 19D.
Intllect 3X, Agility 2X, willpower
4D, Health 25, Sonic Slm,
Intimidation, Innlnerbility to
Di6ease,Life Suppo.t 15, Resener'
ation 5, Resistance(to Cold, Gasses,
Poison,Enersy) +7. Unsioppable
(unique power,can't be stoppdby
an)'thine), Body Armor +? (totl
defense26) with Resistnceto Magic
and Mental Control. Callirls:
Demolishe. Hirdrnce: Bruiser (the
Juggernaut attacks using Agility
rther thn Strengih, though
Slrength is still used to calclate
.:. A more innovative solution
would be for the h.roeB to mock the
contestantsor intimte lhat th
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heroesthemselvescould bet thern
both with ese.Ifone ofthe heroes
succeedst an dlcrdge lnlellecl
llvt?lpoe.l action, he or 6he wounds
Lhe!illains'pride enoughto stop
them in their tracks. Both the Rhino
nd Juggernaut are competitive
noush 1nddumb enoush,in the
R h i n o s c a s e )t d . o p t h e i . l i t t l c o n
test to start another one in which
thcy can prove themselvestugher
than ny bunch of heroes.
NarratoB shold be open'rnided
and inovative, allowing heroesto
control the siiuation without turning
the villin6 into completeknuckl'
hds.They sree to take part in ny
contst that seemsto test the prrici'
pants' generl touAhness,since that
was the onginl bone ofconte.tion.
Conclud ng ihe Advenlure
Should the heresstop eithe. or both
the Rhino nd the Juggernaut, the
Nl?D ives just in lime io ofter
lheir prolond thnks and tke the
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unconsciousbad guys into custody.It
they lei the villains get way.though,
they are vilified in the pasesofthe
nxt nomineis Daily Buelc. Other
outcornesmight require Narrators to
find a platble niddle gmund
between these positions.
Ifthe heroesstoppedthe race (ot
at least prevented the villins from
wrecking midtown Mnhattan), ihe
Nrrator may reward thern with I
point responsebonus.Other suitable
rewsrds can be substitted, prticu'
larly if they periain to the sloryline
that the heroeswre lorced to abn-
don when they becarneenb.oiled in
this adventure.Thir onsinal quarry
might hale gotten away (for now),
but a clue, pieceol equipment, or eye-
witness discoveredat the race s end
could lead thern bck into the fray. (I
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