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|title=''Trouble for HAVOC''
|title=''Trouble for HAVOC''
|publisher=[[Chaosium]]
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|date=1984<br>2010 PDF
|date={{hlist|1984|2010 PDF}}
|image=CHA2403_HAVOC_Chaosium_RPG_supplement_1984_cover.jpg
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|caption=''Trouble for HAVOC''<br>published by [[Chaosium]] in 1984.<br>cover by [[Chris Marrinam (artist)|Chris Marrinam]].
|caption=Cover art by [[Chris Marrinam (artist)|Chris Marrinam]].
|system=[[Basic Role-Playing]], [[Champions_(role-playing_game)|Champions]], [[Villains and Vigilantes]]
|system={{hlist|[[Basic Role-Playing]]|[[Champions (role-playing game)|Champions]]|[[Villains and Vigilantes]]}}
|genre=[[Superhero]]
|genre=[[Superhero]]
|designer=[[Yurek Chodak (game designer)|Yurek Chodak]], [[Donald Harrington (game designer)|Donald Harrington]], [[Charles Huber (game designer)| Charles Huber]], [[Steve Perrin]]}}
|designer={{ubl|[[Yurek Chodak (game designer)|Yurek Chodak]]|[[Donald Harrington (game designer)|Donald Harrington]]|[[Charles Huber (game designer)|Charles Huber]]|[[Steve Perrin]]}}
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'''''Trouble for HAVOC''''' is a supplement for the superhero role-playing game ''[[Superworld]]'' that includes three adventures.
'''''Trouble for HAVOC'''''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perrin |first1=Steve |first2=Yurek |last2=Chodak |first3=Donald |last3=Harrington |first4=Charles |last4=Huber |title=Trouble for Havoc |date=1984 |publisher=Chaosium |location=USA |url=https://www.chaosium.com/trouble-for-havoc-pdf/ |accessdate=12 November 2020|others=Art by Chris Marrinam |id=CHA2403}}</ref> is a [[superhero]] [[tabletop role-playing game|tabletop role-playing supplement]], written by [[Yurek Chodak (game designer)|Yurek Chodak]], [[Donald Harrington (game designer)|Donald Harrington]], [[Charles Huber (game designer)| Charles Huber]], and [[Steve Perrin]], with art by [[Chris Marrinam (artist)|Chris Marrinam]], and published by [[Chaosium]] in year. The first anthology in the superhero game genre, has rules additions for ''[[Superworld]]'', and three adventures containing [[statistic_(role-playing_games)|stats]] for ''Superworld'', ''[[Villains and Vigilantes]]'', and ''[[Champions_(role-playing_game)|Champions]]''. It was republished in PDF format in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trouble for HAVOC |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/82113/Trouble-For-HAVOC |website=DrivethruRPG |publisher=One Bookshelf |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>


==Contents==
==Description==
''Trouble for HAVOC'' includes three scenarios that focus on a criminal organization called HAVOC:<ref name=grog>{{cite web|url = https://www.legrog.org/jeux/superworld/trouble-for-havoc-en | date=2009-05-08|title= Trouble for HAVOC |website=Guide du Rôliste Galactique| access-date= 2023-12-05 |language=fr}}</ref>
''Trouble for HAVOC'' includes three adventures involving a loosely-organized villain group named Havoc.<ref name="SG"/>
* "Crisis At Calliente" introduces HAVOC. The heroes are called to dislodge a group of villains from a nuclear reactor.
*"Crisis at Calliente": The heroes must prevent the theft of a nuclear reactor by members of HAVOC.
*"Return of the Elokians": The heroes must venture underground to confront a supervillain and his minions after HAVOC threatens humanity with an earthquake weapon.
* "Return of the Elokians" includes a call for help, an earthquake, a confrontation with the villain King Snake, whose henchmen include members of HAVOC, and a [[Lost World (genre)|lost world]] cavern occupied by a race facing extinction.
* "Fourth for Bridge?" is set in Antarctica, where several teams of super-beings—Americans, Russians, and a team from HAVOC—each try to be the first to the wreck of a spaceship landed in the ice. It is possible to play any team, or even play two or three teams in parallel if there are enough players. Pre-generated characters are proposed for each team but the players are free to substitute their usual characters.
*"Fourth for Bridge?": The heroes race against a team from HAVOC to be the first to reach a downed spaceship in Antarctica. It is possible to play any team, or even play two or three teams in parallel if there are enough players. Pre-generated characters are proposed for each team but the players are free to substitute their usual characters.
Statistics in all the adventures are given for ''Superworld'' as well as the other superhero games ''[[Champions (role-playing game)|Champions]]'' and ''[[Villains & Vigilantes]]''.

==Publication history==
Chaosium published the superhero role-playing game ''Superworld'' in 1982. The supplement ''Trouble for HAVOC'' was written by Yurek Chodak, Donald Harrington, Charles Huber, and [[Steve Perrin]], with art by [[Chris Marrinam (artist)|Chris Marrinam]], and was published by [[Chaosium]] in 1984. It was republished in PDF format in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trouble for HAVOC |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/82113/Trouble-For-HAVOC |website=DrivethruRPG |publisher=One Bookshelf |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[Allen Varney]] reviewed ''Trouble for HAVOC'' in ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' No. 71.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Varney |first=Allen |authorlink=Allen Varney |date=Nov–Dec 1984 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=71|pages=54}}</ref> Varney commented that "If you want a lot of genuinely interesting superheroes and villains for your campaign, ''Trouble for Havoc'' is certainly worth examining. If you hunger for subterranean action, you could do worse than the second scenario here. But mostly the adventures are file-and-forget."<ref name="SG"/>
In Issue 71 of ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' (November-December 1984), [[Allen Varney]] commented "If you want a lot of genuinely interesting superheroes and villains for your campaign, ''Trouble for Havoc'' is certainly worth examining. If you hunger for subterranean action, you could do worse than the second scenario here. But mostly the adventures are file-and-forget."<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Varney |first=Allen |authorlink=Allen Varney |date=Nov–Dec 1984 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=71|pages=54}}</ref>


==Reviews==
==Other reviews==
*''[[Different Worlds]]'' #42 (May/June, 1986)
*''[[Different Worlds]]'' #42 (May/June, 1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/different-worlds-42|title=Different Worlds #42|date=December 6, 1986|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1984]]
[[Category:Superhero role-playing game adventures]]
[[Category:Superhero role-playing game adventures]]

Latest revision as of 18:14, 6 December 2023

Trouble for HAVOC
Cover art by Chris Marrinam.
Designers
PublishersChaosium
Publication
  • 1984
  • 2010 PDF
GenresSuperhero
Systems

Trouble for HAVOC is a supplement for the superhero role-playing game Superworld that includes three adventures.

Description

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Trouble for HAVOC includes three scenarios that focus on a criminal organization called HAVOC:[1]

  • "Crisis at Calliente": The heroes must prevent the theft of a nuclear reactor by members of HAVOC.
  • "Return of the Elokians": The heroes must venture underground to confront a supervillain and his minions after HAVOC threatens humanity with an earthquake weapon.
  • "Fourth for Bridge?": The heroes race against a team from HAVOC to be the first to reach a downed spaceship in Antarctica. It is possible to play any team, or even play two or three teams in parallel if there are enough players. Pre-generated characters are proposed for each team but the players are free to substitute their usual characters.

Statistics in all the adventures are given for Superworld as well as the other superhero games Champions and Villains & Vigilantes.

Publication history

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Chaosium published the superhero role-playing game Superworld in 1982. The supplement Trouble for HAVOC was written by Yurek Chodak, Donald Harrington, Charles Huber, and Steve Perrin, with art by Chris Marrinam, and was published by Chaosium in 1984. It was republished in PDF format in 2010.[2]

Reception

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In Issue 71 of The Space Gamer (November-December 1984), Allen Varney commented "If you want a lot of genuinely interesting superheroes and villains for your campaign, Trouble for Havoc is certainly worth examining. If you hunger for subterranean action, you could do worse than the second scenario here. But mostly the adventures are file-and-forget."[3]

Other reviews

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References

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  1. ^ "Trouble for HAVOC". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ "Trouble for HAVOC". DrivethruRPG. One Bookshelf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Varney, Allen (Nov–Dec 1984). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer (71). Steve Jackson Games: 54.
  4. ^ "Different Worlds #42". December 6, 1986 – via Internet Archive.
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