Timothy LeMaster (order #2688440)

THE crown guard:

his majesty’s heroes OF WWII
BY mike lafferty, charles rice and chris rutkowsky

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During the dark, early days of WWII, the existence of the Crown Guard was a closely held secret.
Germany’s Eugenics Brigade was the first fully formed meta-human team in history and had the full
backing of the German High Command. Hitler touted these meta-humans as proof Germany was the
“master race”, descended from the
Aesir of Norse mythology. Sup-
ported by an elite troop of the SS
and with the mysterious teleporter
Götterdämmerung allowing them CONTENT MANAGERs:
to appear anywhere in the world at CHARLES RICE AND CHRIS DAVIS
will, the Eugenics Brigade conduct-
ed special operations throughout art:
jacob blackmon and john gibbons
Europe, weakening fortified posi-
tions and attacking military and po-
litical leaders as a prelude to inva- proofreading: layout:
chris davis kirstin nokes
sion. The German high command
called this strategy “decapitation”
and used it with deadly effect in
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Blitzkrieg. their attention toward Russia. Britain used this

time to strengthen the Crown Guard.
Indeed, it seemed no one had an answer for the
Eugenics Brigade, one of many factors that gave At its strongest the team would include: Big Ben,
German forces a seeming insurmountable psy- Excalibur, Esprit (an expatriate French hero),
chological advantage. In 1940 however, Hitler Grizzly (the lone member of the team from the
ordered the Eugenics Brigade to eliminate the Commonwealth of Canada), Illustrious, Ironclad,
“warmonger”: Winston Churchill. With the escape Repulse, Swordfish and Zbrojmistrz (an expatri-
of the British military forces (along with almost ate Polish hero). By the end of the war, with the
150,000 French troops) from the Beaches of Allied heroes outnumbering the Eugenics Bri-
Dunkirk, Germany was faced with two options gade by a wide margin, it was the German meta-
for dealing with the only nation in Europe still in humans who were on the defensive, attempt-
a position to challenge Germany: leave Britain ing to help stem advances by Allied forces and
alone while Germany dealt with Russia or en- protect Hitler from capture for trial after the war.
gage in a massive air battle and prepare for a
cross-channel invasion. Neither option appealed Despite their original protective purpose,
to Hitler, so he turned to his Eugenics Brigade to Churchill turned this group on the offensive as
provide a possible third option. soon as possible, counting on subterfuge and
decoys to prevent the Eugenics Brigade from as-
If Churchill were eliminated inside Britain, Hitler sassinating him or the Royal Family. Along with
felt he could then threaten the Royal Family and the Commandos, the Crown Guard was ordered
force Britain to the negotiating table. This would to “set Europe ablaze” and inflicted enough dam-
eliminate Britain as well as remove the possibil- age on German and Italian forces in Europe and
ity of American involvement in the war. And so North Africa that Hitler was forced to recall the
in June of 1940 the Eugenics Brigade acted on Eugenics Brigade from assisting on the Eastern
intelligence of Churchill’s location in Britain and Front.
teleported into Britain to assassinate him.

When the Brigade returned an hour later, Hitler The CRown Guard
was astonished to learn they had been defeated
by a pair of British heroes: Sword and Stone, Big Ben a.k.a. Stanley Linwood
wielding the mystic artifacts passed down from 24 Pts (14 Stats, 10 Powers)
their father, the WWI hero Excalibur. Some-
how these two young heroes had defeated the Quote: “Now you’ve made me ruin my favorite
Brigade’s six-member team. Though they had tweed jacket. We’ll have to have a talk about that
killed one of the British heroes, Churchill had later.”
only been wounded and the aura of invincibility
Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 3
around Germany’s meta-human force was shat-
tered. The Brigade tried several times to assas- Powers:
sinate Churchill afterwards but their intelligence Growing 3 (+15 Result to Brawn, Damage, and
was never again so accurate. Each subsequent Soak rolls, -3 Dice Pen. Defense) 3pts
attack only managed to kill actors impersonating Dense Skeleton: Armor 2 (x4 Soak) 2pts
the great leader. Martial Arts Mastery 1 (Grappling Style) 1pt
Regrowth: Healing 3 (x3 Dmg) 3pts
Cunning and bravery had accomplished what Resistance 1 (Heat and Cold) 1pt
force would not have been able to do and soon
the Brigade attacks stopped, as Germany turned Skills: Athletics x3/Running, Social Science x4/

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Law, Commerce/Negotiating
Advantages: Frightening Presence
Disadvantages: Involuntary Change (if he is Common Advantages / Disadvantages
severely injured, or feels he is about to be, Big
Ben will reflexively grow. Needless to say, in an All of the members of Crown Guard have the advantage
“Headquarters” (a subterranean military bunker beneath
enclosed space, this could be more harmful than London, nick-named “The Concrete Villa”, see below)
helpful, especially to nearby allies). and a corresponding Disadvantage “Duty to Crown
Mental Malfunction: Post traumatic stress Guard”. At the Narrator’s discretion, they also have
shared Vehicles provided by the government. Likewise,
and Claustrophobia. The experience in the they can get military transporation anywhere they need
bomb shelter nearly killed him, and he still has to go. These are not explicitly listed on each character
nightmares about it. Likewise, a man who has sheet.
the ability to grow over 30 feet tall gets very The Concrete Villa, 10 Pts
uncomfortable in enclosed spaces.
Tele-Screen: Clairvoyance 1 (Present) 1pt, Bunker:
Armor 2 (x5 Soak) 2pts, Alarm Sense X (Enemy
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer: Combatants) 1pt, Psionic Shielding Mind Shield 2
(+4 Mental Defense) 2pts, Well Disguised Illusion 1
Subject Stanley Linwood (Visual) 1pt, Launch Tube: Teleportation 1 (Blasts
Subject is a mutant, powers manifested Heroes to just about any phone booth in London.
after a roof collapse in a bomb shelter. Near The tubes are also the way back into the Villa) 1pt,
Weapons Array: Special Attack 2 (x3 Hit, x5 Dmg) 2pts
death experience has left residual psychological
trauma but this is manageable. Subject pos- Advantages: Battle Gym, Heavily Defended,
Laboratory, Sickbay
sesses a high IQ and was employed as a lawyer.
Subject applied for military service three times Disadvantage: Remote Location (deep underground)
but was rejected due to severe asthma, which
New Advantages / Disadvantages
has disappeared since manifestation of mutant
abilities. New Advantage: Blaze of Glory: When reduced to 30
or less Hits, you get a +2 Dice Bonus to all rolls. You
Subject’s bones are extremely dense, to support may also take an additional panel as soon as you fall in
combat (they occur simultaneously). This extra panel
weight during size change, this has rendered can include an extra attack even if you have already
subject effectively bulletproof even at normal made one this page.
stature. Subject possesses an extreme degree
New Disadvantage: Duty: You owe your allegiance to
of patriotism and seems eager to place Queen someone or some organization (you specify what your
and country before self. Subject is an ideal can- duty is to). You obey all orders from your superiors
didate for Crown Guard service. within that organization without question. If it means
sacrificing your life, so be it. Often, Duty means great
inconvenience that requires you to suddenly drop
Espirit a.k.a. Renee Laroque everything to follow your orders.
29 Pts (10 Stats, 19 Powers) Both of these Advantages / Disadvantages first
appeared in BAM! (Basic Action Magazine) #5.
Quote: I know who the collaborators are. As your
Shakespeare would say, “I say little: but when Notations
time shall serve, there shall be smiles”. Powers in this book will use the following notations for
enhancements and limitations:
Brawn 1 Agility 2 Mind 2
Enhancements are placed within square brackets,
Powers: e.g.:
Ghost Touch: Telekinesis 4 <No Range, Touch [Variable]
Only> (x3 Hit, x4 Dmg) 3pts
Attack Weak Point, 2pts Limitations are placed within angle brackets, e.g.:
Ghost Form 3, 3pts <Easily Taken Gadget>

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Invisibility 5, 5pts Weapon Technique 2 (+1 Hit, +1DM) [All

Possession: Mind Control <Only Affects targets Weapons] 4pts
he “inhabits” with Ghost Form> 4pts Crusader’s Armor: Armor 3 (x5 Soak) 3pts
Air Walking: Flight 1 (5 squares) 1pt Amulet of St. George: Mind Shield 2 (x6 Mental
Ghostly Spirit: Boost 1 (Mind) with Ghost Defense) <Easily Taken Gadget> 1pt
Powers, 1pt Excalibur: Special Attack 5 [Variable] <Easily
Taken Gadget> 5pts
Skills: Athletics/Climb, Stealth/Prowling,
Security/Locks, Streetwise/Crime Equipment: In addition to the gadgets above, he
Advantages: Quick-Thinking also carries a bow (x3 Hit, x4 Dmg) and quiver of
Disadvantages: Social Stigma (former criminal, arrows.
doesn’t like to follow the rules) Skills: Athletics/Acrobatics, Stealth/Hide,
Mental Malfunction: Thrill-seeker. His need for Military/Tactics, Occultism/Artifacts
adventure and excitement leads him to make Advantages: Never Surrender
unwise choices. He also strongly motivated by Disadvantages: Normal (almost all his abilities
revenge against the Nazis for what they have from magical artifacts)
done to his friends and family. Mental Malfunction: Obsession with avenging
his brother’s death.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Renee Laroque Background: Report to His Majesty by Sir Nigel
This quiet young man appears to have Fischer
been a petty criminal before the German inva- Sir Lathon has been thoroughly tested
sion. Whether he was aware of his mutant abili- and evaluated following the death of his brother
ties before then we do not know. What we do in battle defending the Prime Minister. He seems
know is that he helped our men several times genuinely content with the honorable manner
during commando raids into France, and was of his brother’s death and determined to carry
finally (reluctantly) convinced to accompany on his mission in defense of the Crown until his
them back to aid in the war effort. Getting to death. He removed the crusade-era armor and
know Renee is not easy and I doubt he will ever a simple, brass necklace from his brother’s body
fit in, with the Crown Guard or even with his own then requested the rest be cremated.
people. He can be petty, vindictive and seems to
enjoy keeping score and paying back perceived Grizzly a.k.a. William Canton
slights. 24 Pts (16 Stats, 8 Powers)
For now, he is convinced that he can do his Quote: “I hate being cooped up in these cities
people the most good aiding the Crown Guard of yours. Let’s get this war over with so I can get
and occasionally assisting the Marquis than he back to some real wide open spaces.”
could assassinating collaborators and German
officers. Not that he has forgone this revenge, Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 1
merely postponed it.
Powers:
Claws: Special Attack 3 (x7 Dmg) 3pts
Excalibur a.k.a. Sir Richard Lathon
Feral Rage: Swift Strike (-1 Dice Penalty) 2pts
25 Pts (12 Stats, 13 Powers)
Keen Senses 2 (Vision, Scent at x4) 2pts
Quote: “Face me, you cur!” Tough as the Grizzly: Armor 1 (x5 Soak) 1pt

Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 2 Skills: Stealth/Hide/Move Silently, Athletics/

Climb, Outdoor/Survival
Powers: Advantages: Never Surrender

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Disadvantages: Susceptibility (Agility) to gas ancestry, at times claiming to be English, at other

(his strong sense of smell makes him extra times Welsh or Irish. In combat situations, sub-
sensitive to various gases, such as mustard ject has a preternatural ability to avoid danger,
gas). despite being an average physical specimen.
Mental Malfunction: Cabin Fever. He doesn’t
Our best estimates are that this is a combination
like to be “cooped up” for very long, and begins
of extra-sensory perception, combined with a
to get restless.
preternatural likeability that causes opponents to
try not to attack him.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject William Canton Recommended that subject serve as an advance
The national hero of Canada, William scout for the Crown Guard, penetrating areas
Canton, code name “Grizzly” will make an ex- prior to an attack to gather intelligence. Subject
cellent addition to our forces. Possessed of the could also be used for assassinations of non-
tremendous power of his namesake, with even metahuman targets.
sharper senses and an unshakeable loyalty to
the Commonwealth and His Majesty, Mr. Canton Ironclad a.k.a. Adam Sorenson
will fight bravely and well. 28 Pts (16 Stats, 12 Powers)

Quote: “Warning! By authorization of Dr. So­

Illustrious a.k.a. John Smith
renson and His Majesty the laws of robotics are
30 Pts (14 Stats, 14 Powers, 2 Advantages)
temporarily suspended for all Axis military per­
Quote: “Look if I’m interrupting I can just go.” sonnel!”

Brawn 1 Agility 2 Mind 3 Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 1

Powers: Powers:
Danger Sense (x4 Defense) 2pts Solid Metal Body: Density Increase 1 (Weighs
Clairvoyance 1 (Future) 1pt 1,000 Lbs, +5 Result bonus to Brawn, Damage,
Suggestion, 1pt and Soak rolls; -1 Dice Penalty Defense, 10
Mind Shield 1 (x5 Mental Defense) 1pt Dmg/Page to surfaces stood upon) 1pt
Telepath 3, 3pts Flight 4 (20 Squares) 4pts
Luck Control: Confusion 2 (Large Burst) 5pts Maxim Gun: Special Attack 4 (x5 Dmg, Mid
Skillful 1 (2 Slots) 1pt Range) <Burn-Out> 5pts
Reinforced Plating: Armor 2 (x6+5 Soak) 2pts
Skills: Stealth x3/Palming, Perform/Acting,
Escapology/Improvising, Deception/Lying/ Skills: Athletics x4/Aerobatics/Running, Military/
Disguise, Streetwise/Gather Information Demolitions
Advantages: Appeal, Dumb Luck Advantages: Unliving, Mentor (Dr. Adam
Disadvantages: None Sorenson), Versatile (there are a number of
Mental Malfunction: Compulsive liar. His features he has that nobody seems aware of
colleagues know this, and have learned to tune it until he needs them, such as retractable skis,
out for the most part. etc)
Disadvantages: Duty (to Dr. Sorenson), Freak,
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer: Outsider (he has trouble relating to organic life)
Subject “John Smith” Mental Malfunction: Programmed. He has
Subject “John Smith” is extremely eva- been programmed to serve Dr. Sorenson, the
sive, skirting or lying in response to every ques- King, and humanity... in that order. And yet it
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him. Ironclad has emotions, and sometimes • Wall of Repulsion: Force Field 4
feels conflicted because of them. He is a [Variable]
mechanical soldier.. but with the heart of a hero!
• Wave of Repulsion: Push 2 (x10 Knock-
Back; Large Line)
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject “Ironclad” Skills: Athletics/Aerobatics, Pilot x3/Evasion,
Terrifying. I feel guilty saying that. Clearly Military x4/Aircraft, Science/Physics
this machine is alive. It has feelings. And yet, Advantages: Quick-Thinking
it also has built-in directives, almost akin to Disadvantages: Rogue’s Gallery (the Luftwaffe
instincts, to obey its creator and His Majesty, and associated Supers)
in that order. It also has a built-in directive to Mental Malfunction: Personal vendetta against
protect all humanity but this is secondary to its the Luftwaffe. If facing multiple foes, he’ll tend to
directives to obey. In other words, at the word of focus on them over all other enemies. Likewise,
its creator, it can be ordered to kill anyone and it the Luftwaffe has placed a high priority on killing
will do so without compunction. Except, so we’re him.
told, His Majesty. How much power should one
man have? Background: Transcript of After-Action Report,
Apparently Dr. Sorenson feels quite comfortable Fred Williamson, 1940
granting himself the power of life and death. It was all on the line. We couldn’t officially
participate but since we don’t officially exist,
Of course, in my interview with him (attached), we figured what the hell. Chris and I went and
Dr. Sorenson was quick to point out that he is helped in the air over Britain. The Jerries were
a very old man, and that his machine will likely determined to clear the air of British aircraft so
outlast us all. Meaning at some point, in the far they could invade.
future, it will benignly serve humanity alone. I
can only guess I am supposed to be comforted We saw the pilot’s plane get hit. Saw him bail
by that but I cannot overcome my almost instinc- out. By the time Chris realized his ‘chute wasn’t
tive revulsion at this creature that is so close to going to open it was way too late. And then the
being human. pilot just lit up like a star. It was like nothing I’ve
ever seen before.
Repulse a.k.a. James O’Sullivan Don’t look at me that way. I’ve seen a lot of
30 Pts (14 Stats, 16 Powers) things, but I never saw anything like this.
Quote: “Oh! Sorry about that! Those planes are Spontaneous mutant emergence from a near-
so unreliable! Take it up with Herr Messerschmitt. death experience. I’ve seen that before. But I
You might want to open that ‘chute first though!” never saw anyone enjoy it so much, or have so
much control so quickly. He was crumpling Ger-
Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 3 man aircraft into baseballs, the pilots still inside.
Or disassembling them with a thought. Some-
Powers: times the pilots got their ‘chutes open, some-
Magnetism: Telekinesis 5 (x3 Hit, x5 Dmg) times they didn’t. Should you recruit him? Are
<Only Affects Ferrous Metal> 3pts you insane? Hell, we’ll take him home with us if
Metal Control: X Mastery 2 (Ferrous Metals) you don’t want him.
2pts
Ride the Magnetic Field: Flight 5 (25 Squares) Swordfish a.k.a. King Kamnar III
5pts 30 Pts (18 Stats, 12 Powers)
Magnetic Repulsion Multi-Power 6pts
Quote: “The sea lanes are under my protection!”

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Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 2 Masterwork Rifle (x5 Dmg, Range 40+, Ammo
10)
Powers:
Immunity 1 (Drowning) 1pt Skills: Athletics/Acrobatics, Driving/Control,
Super Swimming 4 (20 Squares) 4pts Pilot/Evasion, Technology x5/Invention, Science
Oceanic War Gauntlet: Special Attack 4 x5/Physics
[Variable] <Finite Ammo Gadget> 4pts Advantages: Gadgeteer
Atlantean Royal Mutation: Flight 3 (15 Squares) Disadvantages: Normal (without the body
3pts armor, his Stats are B1 A1)
Mental Malfunction: Sadness. Though he
Skills: Athletics x4/Swimming, Stealth/Hide, strives to liberate Poland and punish the Nazis
Social Science/Politics, Occultism/Atlantis for invading, he also is afraid that it will be
Advantages: Royalty for nothing if the Soviet Union takes over the
Disadvantages: Arch-Enemy (Kasatka, the regions.
Soviet super-soldier is a sworn enemy of
Swordfish who attempted a coup in Oceania)
Background: Memo from Stanley Linwood to­
Mental Malfunction: Arrogance. Swordfish
Crown Guard HQ
believes Atlanteans to be superior to surface
I’ve caught wind of a plan to attempt to
dwellers, and disdains the American hero Sea
detain Dobry after the war, some rubbish about
Bee as a “contemptible half-breed”.
preventing his skills from being used by the Sovi-
ets. Anyone tries to force a man who has saved
Background: Official Message from Oceanic my life a dozen times over to be some lab mon-
Ambassador to His Majesty: key is going to have to go through me. If you’re
German U-boats are operating in our wa- so worried about him returning to a Russian-
ters, sinking ships crossing the Atlantic. Per our controlled Poland, send us in. Otherwise, let the
mutual defense treaty, Oceania hereby declares man make his own decision.
war on Germany. End transmission.

Zbrojmistrz “Armorer” a.k.a. Dobry Kow-

alczyk
27 Pts (18 Stats, 9 Pts)

Quote: “I fear there’s no happy ending for

me my friend. All my ability, as a fighter and a
weapons designer, couldn’t stop the Nazis from
conquering my home. I fear they will do as little
good against the Red Army.”

Brawn 2 Agility 3 Mind 4

Powers:
Body Armor: Armor 3 (x5 Soak) 3pts
Leg Pistons: Super Jump (40 Squares) 2pts
Speed Wiring: Super Speed 3 (1 Extra Panel)
3pts
Life Support: Immunity 1 (Suffocation) 1pt

Equipment:

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John Bull changing his appearance into the very image of

28 Pts (18 Stats, 10 Powers) the mythical minotaur.
 
Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 2 The British Government gave him the coy code-
name John Bull and equipped with him a super-
Powers:
weapon they’d captured from a Nazi super-
Invulnerability: Armor 3 (x7 soak) 3pts
soldier, an electrically charged battle mace.
Electro-Mace: Special Attack 5 [Variable]
 
<Easily Taken Gadget> 5pts
He was assigned to the Crown Guard, the
Super Jump (160 Squares) 2pts British military’s super-group. Hasting was at the
forefront of the war with the Axis super-troops,
Skills: Pilot/Evasion/Pursuit, Athletics/
meting out revenge for all the friends he’d lost
Acrobatics, Military x3/Tactics during the war.
Advantages: Blaze of Glory
Disadvantages: Freak (he has the face of a
bull)
Mental Malfunction: Rage. Ever since the
transformation, he can barely contain angry
outbursts and destructive impulses. Currently,
he channels this onto the battlefield, but once the
war is over…

Background:
During the Battle of Britain, Maxwell Hast-
ings was an English pilot who lost 2/3rds of his
RAF squadron in one day to an attack from a
Nazi super-soldier. When he heard the British
government was looking for volunteers for their
own super-powers program, he was the first tie
sign up.
 
The British scientists running the super-powers
program were working from half-legible notes
stolen from a Nazi scientist. Their success
at duplicating the Third Reich’s super-soldier
formula (aka the Ubermensch formula) was
abysmal. Almost all of the volunteers died and
the project was abandoned in favor of other
research avenues.
 
However, there was one success from the British
experiments with the Ubermensch formula.
Maxwell Hastings was the only test subject in his
nation to survive the process.
 
Unfortunately for Maxwell while the process
greatly increased his physical abilities, the
transformation also mutated his DNA, radically

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