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C R E D I TS
A U THO R S : PEDRO BARRENECHEA, WALT CIECHANOWSKI, HENRY LOPEZ
COVER ARTIST: RUDY NURDIAWAN
INTERIOR ARTISTS: ANDERSON CABRAL, TYLER CHAMPION, LORENZO FIORINI,
KATHERINE GUEVERA, SEAN IZAAKSE, PAT LOBOYKO, AND ANDRE’ SIREGAR.
C A R TO G R A P H Y : KEITH CURTIS
L A YO U T : RUBEN SMITH-ZEMPEL
ART DIRECTOR: JAMES BECK AND HENRY LOPEZ
E D I TO R S : JAMES AUWAERTER, TONY NIJSSEN, AND ERIC WIENER
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: TONY KENEALY
ROTTED CAPES CREATED BY: HENRY LOPEZ
TEAM PARADIGM: PEDRO BARRENECHEA, JIMMY BECK, HENRY LOPEZ,
NELSON RODRIGUEZ, ERIC WIENER, AND JAMES ZWIERS
PLAYTESTERS: THE MIAMI PLAYTEST CREW, RUBEN VEIGA, NICE LOPEZ GUTIERREZ,
EDWARD SWEETING II, ROB ENYART, JOSE GONZALEZ
All portions of this book are © 2012 - 2013 Paradigm Concepts Publishing, LLC All rights reserved. Rotted Capes, the Rotted
Capes logo, and all related marks and images are © 2000 - 2013 Paradigm Concepts Publishing. he mention of, use of or
reference to any company, trademark or product in this book is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright in question.
Proudly Printed in the U.S.A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROLOGUE.............................................4
INTRODUCTION......................................9
What You Need to Play ............................................... 11
A Glossary of Terms .................................................... 12
he Basics ...................................................................... 13
BOOK ONE...........................................17
Hero Creation: Making a B-Lister ............................. 17
Power Sources .............................................................. 18
Archetypes ................................................................... 20
Hero Advancement ...................................................... 21
Disadvantages .............................................................. 21
Personality Flaws ......................................................... 24
Taglines.......................................................................... 27
Attributes ...................................................................... 28
Derived Attributes ....................................................... 29
Passive Values ............................................................... 30
Burnout hreshold ....................................................... 30
he Master Values Table ............................................. 31
Data Points .................................................................... 32
Supporting Cast ........................................................... 32
Skills ............................................................................... 33
Skill Sets .................................................................... 34
Starting languages .................................................... 35
Skills in a Fight ........................................................ 37
Social Encounters ..................................................... 37
Skill Descriptions ..................................................... 38
Advantages .................................................................... 44
Powers ........................................................................... 51
Power Descriptions ...................................................... 55
Power Modiications (Flaws and Perks) .................... 70
Gear ............................................................................... 73
Starter Packs .............................................................. 74
We a p o n s .................................................................... 75
Armor ....................................................................... 78
Tactical Accessories and Sights ............................. 79
First Aid Kits ............................................................. 79
Other Equipment .................................................... 80
Vehicles ...................................................................... 81
BOOK TWO..........................................83
Combat .......................................................................... 84
Combat Characteristics ........................................... 86
Movement ................................................................. 87
Creature Size ............................................................. 89
Actions in Combat ................................................... 89
Movement Actions ................................................... 90
Attack Actions .......................................................... 90
Other Actions ........................................................... 94
Injury and Death ...................................................... 95
How to injure Zombies ............................................ 97
Limiting Conditions ................................................ 98
Vehicles and Mounts ............................................... 99
Attacking and Destroying Objects ....................... 101
Running a Rotted Capes Game ................................ 102
Sample Diseases ...................................................... 104
Encumbrance .......................................................... 104
Falling ...................................................................... 105
Light and Darkness ................................................ 105
Hunger and hirst .................................................. 105
Rest ........................................................................... 105
Sufocation and Drowning .................................... 106
Overland Travel ...................................................... 106
he Cast ................................................................... 106
hreats .................................................................... 107
Animals ................................................................... 108
Zombies ................................................................... 110
he Anatomy of a Super Zombie ...................... 114
he Psychology of a Super Zombie .................. 114
he Ultra Z’d and its Territorial Nature .......... 116
BOOK THREE......................................120
he World of Rotted Capes ....................................... 121
A-Listers and B-Listers .............................................. 122
he Series City ............................................................ 122
Glory Days in the City............................................... 125
Paradigm City’s A-Listers ...................................... 125
Paradigm B-Listers ................................................. 128
Law Enforcement ....................................................... 129
he Neighborhood ..................................................... 130
City of the Dead ......................................................... 132
Legends and Artifacts ................................................ 133
Building Issues ........................................................... 136
Tipping the Balance? ................................................. 137
Camp ........................................................................... 138
Gritty ........................................................................... 139
Rotted Capes Tropes .................................................. 140
Superhero Tropes ................................................... 142
Zombie Horror Tropes .......................................... 143
he Real Villains ........................................................ 144
Enclaves ....................................................................... 145
Enclave Size ............................................................. 146
Government ............................................................ 148
Types of Government ............................................ 150
he Laws of the Enclave ........................................ 151
Entertainment ......................................................... 152
Drama .......................................................................... 153
Relationships .............................................................. 154
Issues ............................................................................ 156
HEROES AND VILLAINS........................161
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INTRODUCTION
PROLOGUE
Monday, Vancouver, Canada:
Mike’s reactions were too slow; the sound of the door
closing behind him and the click of the latch reached him a
second before he reached the door.
“Hell!” His voice echoed around the alley. “How many
times do I need to tell them to ix that damn door?”
He threw the trash bag he was carrying at the dumpster
in disgust. Now he was going to have to walk around to the
front to get back into the bar.
Picking up the discarded trash bag, he lited the lid of the
dumpster just as something moving caught the corner of his
eye.
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“ his is WNBS News at 10 pm: A man is in police
custody in Vancouver tonight ater the discovery of the body
of a homeless person. Unconirmed reports suggest the victim
showed signs of multiple bite marks on his body. he names of
neither the suspect nor the victim have been released and no
other witnesses have come forward at this time.”
◆ ◆ ◆
hursday, Atlanta, North America
“Honey, mute the TV, I heard something.” Carrie-Anne
threw a cushion at Martin who was slumped in his favorite
chair, eyes shut, supposedly watching TV.
“What? What’s the matter…?” Martin pressed the mute
button on the remote.
“I heard something, sounds like next door.”
“It’s probably just Jacob dropping something in the
kitchen.”
“He could have fallen over. We ought to take a look.
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him since the day before
yesterday. I hope he’s alright, maybe he’s hurt or something?”
Carrie-Anne was already at the door of their apartment.
“I’ll come with you.” said Martin, reluctantly getting up
of the couch.
As they approached the door to Jacob’s apartment,
Martin in the lead with Carrie-Anne following close behind,
they heard a loud crash come from inside.
“My God, he could be hurt,” cried Carrie-Anne as she
pushed past Martin to reach the door irst, grabbing the key
from his hand. Jacob had given them his spare key in case of
emergencies - an 82-year old living alone and not very steady
on his feet could never be too careful.
Carrie-Anne opened the door.
“Jacob. It’s Carrie-Anne and Martin from next door. Are
you okay?”
he vile smell that assaulted her nostrils almost choked
her as she gasped to catch her breath, putting her hands to her
mouth to try and block out the obnoxious stench.
“Wow, what’s that awful smell? Did something die in
here?” Martin stopped in the doorway, his hand over his nose
and mouth.
he room was almost in darkness with just a faint light
from the half-open bedroom door adding to the glow from
the city outside as it crept between the blinds on the windows.
he room was a mess with stuf everywhere. Carrie-Anne
“Come on man, how many times have we told you that
you can’t sleep here?” Mike walked round the dumpster, sure
that he would ind one of the homeless guys who regularly
slept in the alley.
What he saw was certainly not what he expected.
here was a body lying on the ground and a igure was
kneeling beside it; his head was moving feverishly from side
to side across the torso beneath him, gouging at the lesh
with his teeth. As Mike approached, the frenzy ceased and
the igure swung around. At the terrifying sight that was now
before him, Mike stopped abruptly and took a step back.
“My God - what the hell..!”
Sores potholed the entire surface of what was just
recognizable as a face; the skin ripped and peeling, the eyes
red and hollow. But it was the mouth that brought bile to his
throat, the mouth and those teeth, dripping with blood and
chunks of … Mike took a deep breath as he struggled with the
waves of nausea.
he igure staggered upright and began to move with an
awkward shambling movement, its arms and body swaying.
Mike took another step backwards and crashed into the side
of the dumpster, losing his footing and falling heavily to the
ground. Gasping for breath, he scrambled backwards, as the
nightmare stumbled onwards getting closer and closer.
Suddenly, something lew over Mike and hit the creature
full in the chest. It slammed backwards and crumpled against
the wall as a igure, clothed in black body armor, pirouetted in
mid-air and landed, feet irst in front of a startled Mike.
As the new arrival turned to face him, over his shoulder
Mike could see the thing starting to regain its feet.
“RUN, NOW!”
Mike scrambled to his feet and ran.
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