STRANGE VISITORS

Premise
Strange Visitors is a pulp/superhero table-top role-playing campaign set in a
fictionalized version of 1930s Earth. The campaign will be based out of San
Francisco. Players can make either Xenoshian or human characters.
Xenoshians: Xenoshians originally come from Xenosha, a world suffering from
ecological ruin and political turmoil. For nearly two decades a powerful
dictator has waged war on the worlds domed cities in efforts to horde the
planets dwindling resources for the benefit of his own nation. Despite brave
resistance to the dictators tyranny and violence, his victory is all but assured.
Whats worse is that his practice of purging both undesirables and his
political enemies has left many Xenoshian societies and cultures on the verge
of extinction.
Some individual Xenoshians have found hope in the person of Dr. Ivuulkus.
Although initially a member of the dictators scientific corps, Ivuulkus joined
the resistance shortly after inventing a device that can pierce through
dimensions. He then broke with the resistance when they tried to coerce him
into weaponizing this technology. Setting up his own faction, he now helps
select Xenoshians escape death at the dictators hands. He does this by using
his dimensional transporter to shunt Xenoshians to another world. Xenosha
may die, but Ivuulkus hopes that at least some of its people can live on, even if
only as transdimensional refugees. The world Ivuulkus has selected for
colonization is an obscure body in the S-K system. The inhabitants refer to it
as the planet Earth.
There are very few Xenoshians on Earth. For the most part, they try to blend
into human society and just get by, maintaining aspects of their culture in
secret for fear of being discovered and ostracized. This is made difficult by a
number of factors. First, although Xenoshians are similar in appearance to
humans, there are physiological differences. Although both races share a
similar range in skin color, Xenoshians have noticeably larger eyes, smaller
noses and smaller mouths. Their eye colors also vary wildly. Ivuulkos
obscures these phenotypical differences with cosmetic surgery before sending

Xenoshians to Earth, but he cant mask more fundamental differences.

Xenoshians give of a pheromone that smells somewhat akin to lavender, have
an internal physiology that is different from that of humans, suffer from
allergies unique to their race, and possess tastes and preferences that most
humans would consider strange. Xenoshians are also hardier and stronger
than the average human.
A second (and more dramatic) complication faced by Xenoshians on Earth is
that the process of traveling via Ivuulkos transporter imbues their bodies with
unpredictable cosmic energies that often result in random mutations. Such
mutations range from detrimental phenotypical and physiological changes to
the manifestation of powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men and
women (be they human or Xenoshian).
Humans: Human characters in Strange Visitors run the full range of pulp
adventure archetypes, from plucky reporters and hard-boiled detectives to
gizmoteers and crime-fighting mystics. The most adventurous among them
may already have some experience with weirdness, but the recent arrival of
strange visitors from Xenosha is sure to up the frequency and scale of such
encounters.

Player Characters
Kenshi Sayuki

[20D]

Player: Alex Cubas

Background: Kenshi Sayuki was born into a samurai family and trained
accordingly. He studied engineering abroad. Rejecting his nations recent
imperialist policies, Kenshi left Japan and now resides in San Francisco.
Short Term Goal: To integrate into San Francisco society.
Long Term Goal: To curtail Japans imperialist policies.

Resista
nces

Composure
Fortitude
Reaction
Will

4D
3D
3D
2D

Aptitu
des
Fighting
Swords
Presence
Athleticism
Academia
Technology

Powe
rs

Super Brain
Super Science

3D
4D
2D
2D
3D
3D

Function of Super Brain

Function of Super Science

3D
3D

Gadget Pool: 6D

Advant
ages
Wealthy

2D

Disadvan
tages
Minority

1D

Competency
Pool

0D

Japanese in America, Social Hindrance (Minor)

Vurok / Raymond Armstrong Grey / Mr. Proteus

[20D]

Player: Mike Lundstrom

Background: Vurok is the son of an important Xenoshian politician. Ivuulkos
sent him to Earth seven years prior to the start of the campaign.
Unfortunately, the trip altered his physiology so that he must consume human
life force in order to live. He made his way to San Francisco, where he set
himself up as a private detective.
Short Term Goal: To expand his detective agency.
Long Term Goal: To cure his vampirism.

Resista
nces
Composure
Fortitude
Reaction
Will
Aptitude
s
Awareness
Intrusion
Investigation
Performance
Presence
Streetwise

2D
4D
3D
2D

2D
2D
2D
2D
2D
2D

Powe
rs
Super Strength
Shape Change
Stretching
Vampirism

1D
4D
1D
2D

Boost: Split Action 1D

Effect: From Fortitude to Fortitude,
Complication: Touch Attack

Advant
ages
Wealthy

2D

Disadvan
tages
Secret
Strange Visitor
Strange Visitor

1D
1D
1D

Competency
Pool

2D

Strange Visitor
Social Hindrance (Minor)
Physical Hindrance (Minor)

Ustoovik / Conrad Erikson / Glacier Lord

[20D]

Player: Pat Griffin

Background: Ustoovik was one of the first Xenoshians sent to Earth by
Ivuulkos. He was a member of a scientific expedition that was sent to gather
information that would pave the way for future migrations. The team was
supposed to arrive in New York City, but Ivuulkos machine malfunctioned.
Shunted to Norway, Ustoovik materialized in the remains of a Neanderthal.
Believing that he merged with the Neanderthals DNA, he now feels as much of
a connection to Earth as he does to Xenosha. Unfortunately, the accident also
blunted his once prodigious intellect. Ustoovik has since moved to San
Francisco, where he works as a bookstore clerk.
Short Term Goal: To learn about Earth
Long Term Goal: To protect Earth

Resistances
Composure
Fortitude
Reaction
Will

2D
4D
2D
2D

Aptitudes
Academia

2D

Powers
Elemental Control
Telekinesis
Regeneration
Super Strength

5D
2D
5D
2D

Element: Ice
Complication: Only vs. Ice
Complication: Must Absorb Cold
Lift: 2 Tons

Advantages
Wealthy

2D

Disadvantages
Secret
Strange Visitor
Strange Visitor

1D
1D
1D

Competency
Pool

2D

Strange Visitor
Social Hindrance (Minor)
Physical Hindrance (Minor)