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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.
Indeed, it seemed no one had an answer for the
Eugenics Brigade, one of many factors that gave
German forces a seeming insurmountable psy-
chological advantage. In 1940 however, Hitler
ordered the Eugenics Brigade to eliminate the
“warmonger”: Winston Churchill. With the escape
of the British military forces (along with almost
150,000 French troops) from the Beaches of
Dunkirk, Germany was faced with two options
for dealing with the only nation in Europe still in
a position to challenge Germany: leave Britain
alone while Germany dealt with Russia or en-
gage in a massive air battle and prepare for a
cross-channel invasion. Neither option appealed
to Hitler, so he turned to his Eugenics Brigade to
provide a possible third option.
If Churchill were eliminated inside Britain, Hitler
felt he could then threaten the Royal Family and
force Britain to the negotiating table. This would
eliminate Britain as well as remove the possibil-
ity of American involvement in the war. And so
in June of 1940 the Eugenics Brigade acted on
intelligence of Churchill’s location in Britain and
teleported into Britain to assassinate him.
When the Brigade returned an hour later, Hitler
was astonished to learn they had been defeated
by a pair of British heroes: Sword and Stone,
wielding the mystic artifacts passed down from
their father, the WWI hero Excalibur. Some-
how these two young heroes had defeated the
Brigade’s six-member team. Though they had
killed one of the British heroes, Churchill had
only been wounded and the aura of invincibility
around Germany’s meta-human force was shat-
tered. The Brigade tried several times to assas-
sinate Churchill afterwards but their intelligence
was never again so accurate. Each subsequent
attack only managed to kill actors impersonating
the great leader.
Cunning and bravery had accomplished what
force would not have been able to do and soon
the Brigade attacks stopped, as Germany turned
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their attention toward Russia. Britain used this
time to strengthen the Crown Guard.
At its strongest the team would include: Big Ben,
Excalibur, Esprit (an expatriate French hero),
Grizzly (the lone member of the team from the
Commonwealth of Canada), Illustrious, Ironclad,
Repulse, Swordfish and Zbrojmistrz (an expatri-
ate Polish hero). By the end of the war, with the
Allied heroes outnumbering the Eugenics Bri-
gade by a wide margin, it was the German meta-
humans who were on the defensive, attempt-
ing to help stem advances by Allied forces and
protect Hitler from capture for trial after the war.
Despite their original protective purpose,
Churchill turned this group on the offensive as
soon as possible, counting on subterfuge and
decoys to prevent the Eugenics Brigade from as-
sassinating him or the Royal Family. Along with
the Commandos, the Crown Guard was ordered
to “set Europe ablaze” and inflicted enough dam-
age on German and Italian forces in Europe and
North Africa that Hitler was forced to recall the
Eugenics Brigade from assisting on the Eastern
Front.
The CRown Guard
Big Ben a.k.a. Stanley Linwood
24 Pts (14 Stats, 10 Powers)
Quote: “Now you’ve made me ruin my favorite
tweed jacket. We’ll have to have a talk about that
later.”
Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 3
Powers:
Growing 3 (+15 Result to Brawn, Damage, and
Soak rolls, -3 Dice Pen. Defense) 3pts
Dense Skeleton: Armor 2 (x4 Soak) 2pts
Martial Arts Mastery 1 (Grappling Style) 1pt
Regrowth: Healing 3 (x3 Dmg) 3pts
Resistance 1 (Heat and Cold) 1pt
Skills: Athletics x3/Running, Social Science x4/
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Law, Commerce/Negotiating
Advantages: Frightening Presence
Disadvantages: Involuntary Change (if he is
severely injured, or feels he is about to be, Big
Ben will reflexively grow. Needless to say, in an
enclosed space, this could be more harmful than
helpful, especially to nearby allies).
Mental Malfunction: Post traumatic stress
and Claustrophobia. The experience in the
bomb shelter nearly killed him, and he still has
nightmares about it. Likewise, a man who has
the ability to grow over 30 feet tall gets very
uncomfortable in enclosed spaces.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject Stanley Linwood
Subject is a mutant, powers manifested
after a roof collapse in a bomb shelter. Near
death experience has left residual psychological
trauma but this is manageable. Subject pos-
sesses a high IQ and was employed as a lawyer.
Subject applied for military service three times
but was rejected due to severe asthma, which
has disappeared since manifestation of mutant
abilities.
Subject’s bones are extremely dense, to support
weight during size change, this has rendered
subject effectively bulletproof even at normal
stature. Subject possesses an extreme degree
of patriotism and seems eager to place Queen
and country before self. Subject is an ideal can-
didate for Crown Guard service.
Espirit a.k.a. Renee Laroque
29 Pts (10 Stats, 19 Powers)
Quote: I know who the collaborators are. As your
Shakespeare would say, “I say little: but when
time shall serve, there shall be smiles”.
Brawn 1 Agility 2 Mind 2
Powers:
Ghost Touch: Telekinesis 4 <No Range, Touch
Only> (x3 Hit, x4 Dmg) 3pts
Attack Weak Point, 2pts
Ghost Form 3, 3pts
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Common Advantages / Disadvantages
All of the members of Crown Guard have the advantage
“Headquarters” (a subterranean military bunker beneath
London, nick-named “The Concrete Villa”, see below)
and a corresponding Disadvantage “Duty to Crown
Guard”. At the Narrator’s discretion, they also have
shared Vehicles provided by the government. Likewise,
they can get military transporation anywhere they need
to go. These are not explicitly listed on each character
sheet.
The Concrete Villa, 10 Pts
Tele-Screen: Clairvoyance 1 (Present) 1pt, Bunker:
Armor 2 (x5 Soak) 2pts, Alarm Sense X (Enemy
Combatants) 1pt, Psionic Shielding Mind Shield 2
(+4 Mental Defense) 2pts, Well Disguised Illusion 1
(Visual) 1pt, Launch Tube: Teleportation 1 (Blasts
Heroes to just about any phone booth in London.
The tubes are also the way back into the Villa) 1pt,
Weapons Array: Special Attack 2 (x3 Hit, x5 Dmg) 2pts
Advantages: Battle Gym, Heavily Defended,
Laboratory, Sickbay
Disadvantage: Remote Location (deep underground)
New Advantages / Disadvantages
New Advantage: Blaze of Glory: When reduced to 30
or less Hits, you get a +2 Dice Bonus to all rolls. You
may also take an additional panel as soon as you fall in
combat (they occur simultaneously). This extra panel
can include an extra attack even if you have already
made one this page.
New Disadvantage: Duty: You owe your allegiance to
someone or some organization (you specify what your
duty is to). You obey all orders from your superiors
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
everything to follow your orders.
Both of these Advantages / Disadvantages first
appeared in BAM! (Basic Action Magazine) #5.
Notations
Powers in this book will use the following notations for
enhancements and limitations:
Enhancements are placed within square brackets,
e.g.:
[Variable]
Limitations are placed within angle brackets, e.g.:
<Easily Taken Gadget>
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Invisibility 5, 5pts
Possession: Mind Control <Only Affects targets
he “inhabits” with Ghost Form> 4pts
Air Walking: Flight 1 (5 squares) 1pt
Ghostly Spirit: Boost 1 (Mind) with Ghost
Powers, 1pt
Skills: Athletics/Climb, Stealth/Prowling,
Security/Locks, Streetwise/Crime
Advantages: Quick-Thinking
Disadvantages: Social Stigma (former criminal,
doesn’t like to follow the rules)
Mental Malfunction: Thrill-seeker. His need for
adventure and excitement leads him to make
unwise choices. He also strongly motivated by
revenge against the Nazis for what they have
done to his friends and family.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Renee Laroque
This quiet young man appears to have
been a petty criminal before the German inva-
sion. Whether he was aware of his mutant abili-
ties before then we do not know. What we do
know is that he helped our men several times
during commando raids into France, and was
finally (reluctantly) convinced to accompany
them back to aid in the war effort. Getting to
know Renee is not easy and I doubt he will ever
fit in, with the Crown Guard or even with his own
people. He can be petty, vindictive and seems to
enjoy keeping score and paying back perceived
slights.
For now, he is convinced that he can do his
people the most good aiding the Crown Guard
and occasionally assisting the Marquis than he
could assassinating collaborators and German
officers. Not that he has forgone this revenge,
merely postponed it.
Excalibur a.k.a. Sir Richard Lathon
25 Pts (12 Stats, 13 Powers)
Quote: “Face me, you cur!”
Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 2
Powers:
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Weapon Technique 2 (+1 Hit, +1DM) [All
Weapons] 4pts
Crusader’s Armor: Armor 3 (x5 Soak) 3pts
Amulet of St. George: Mind Shield 2 (x6 Mental
Defense) <Easily Taken Gadget> 1pt
Excalibur: Special Attack 5 [Variable] <Easily
Taken Gadget> 5pts
Equipment: In addition to the gadgets above, he
also carries a bow (x3 Hit, x4 Dmg) and quiver of
arrows.
Skills: Athletics/Acrobatics, Stealth/Hide,
Military/Tactics, Occultism/Artifacts
Advantages: Never Surrender
Disadvantages: Normal (almost all his abilities
from magical artifacts)
Mental Malfunction: Obsession with avenging
his brother’s death.
Background: Report to His Majesty by Sir Nigel
Fischer
Sir Lathon has been thoroughly tested
and evaluated following the death of his brother
in battle defending the Prime Minister. He seems
genuinely content with the honorable manner
of his brother’s death and determined to carry
on his mission in defense of the Crown until his
death. He removed the crusade-era armor and
a simple, brass necklace from his brother’s body
then requested the rest be cremated.
Grizzly a.k.a. William Canton
24 Pts (16 Stats, 8 Powers)
Quote: “I hate being cooped up in these cities
of yours. Let’s get this war over with so I can get
back to some real wide open spaces.”
Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 1
Powers:
Claws: Special Attack 3 (x7 Dmg) 3pts
Feral Rage: Swift Strike (-1 Dice Penalty) 2pts
Keen Senses 2 (Vision, Scent at x4) 2pts
Tough as the Grizzly: Armor 1 (x5 Soak) 1pt
Skills: Stealth/Hide/Move Silently, Athletics/
Climb, Outdoor/Survival
Advantages: Never Surrender
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Disadvantages: Susceptibility (Agility) to gas
(his strong sense of smell makes him extra
sensitive to various gases, such as mustard
gas).
Mental Malfunction: Cabin Fever. He doesn’t
like to be “cooped up” for very long, and begins
to get restless.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject William Canton
The national hero of Canada, William
Canton, code name “Grizzly” will make an ex-
cellent addition to our forces. Possessed of the
tremendous power of his namesake, with even
sharper senses and an unshakeable loyalty to
the Commonwealth and His Majesty, Mr. Canton
will fight bravely and well.
Illustrious a.k.a. John Smith
30 Pts (14 Stats, 14 Powers, 2 Advantages)
Quote: “Look if I’m interrupting I can just go.”
Brawn 1 Agility 2 Mind 3
Powers:
Danger Sense (x4 Defense) 2pts
Clairvoyance 1 (Future) 1pt
Suggestion, 1pt
Mind Shield 1 (x5 Mental Defense) 1pt
Telepath 3, 3pts
Luck Control: Confusion 2 (Large Burst) 5pts
Skillful 1 (2 Slots) 1pt
Skills: Stealth x3/Palming, Perform/Acting,
Escapology/Improvising, Deception/Lying/
Disguise, Streetwise/Gather Information
Advantages: Appeal, Dumb Luck
Disadvantages: None
Mental Malfunction: Compulsive liar. His
colleagues know this, and have learned to tune it
out for the most part.
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject “John Smith”
Subject “John Smith” is extremely eva-
sive, skirting or lying in response to every ques-
tion, giving different ages, places of birth, even
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ancestry, at times claiming to be English, at other
times Welsh or Irish. In combat situations, sub-
ject has a preternatural ability to avoid danger,
despite being an average physical specimen.
Our best estimates are that this is a combination
of extra-sensory perception, combined with a
preternatural likeability that causes opponents to
try not to attack him.
Recommended that subject serve as an advance
scout for the Crown Guard, penetrating areas
prior to an attack to gather intelligence. Subject
could also be used for assassinations of non-
metahuman targets.
Ironclad a.k.a. Adam Sorenson
28 Pts (16 Stats, 12 Powers)
Quote: “Warning! By authorization of Dr. So­
renson and His Majesty the laws of robotics are
temporarily suspended for all Axis military per­
sonnel!”
Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 1
Powers:
Solid Metal Body: Density Increase 1 (Weighs
1,000 Lbs, +5 Result bonus to Brawn, Damage,
and Soak rolls; -1 Dice Penalty Defense, 10
Dmg/Page to surfaces stood upon) 1pt
Flight 4 (20 Squares) 4pts
Maxim Gun: Special Attack 4 (x5 Dmg, Mid
Range) <Burn-Out> 5pts
Reinforced Plating: Armor 2 (x6+5 Soak) 2pts
Skills: Athletics x4/Aerobatics/Running, Military/
Demolitions
Advantages: Unliving, Mentor (Dr. Adam
Sorenson), Versatile (there are a number of
features he has that nobody seems aware of
until he needs them, such as retractable skis,
etc)
Disadvantages: Duty (to Dr. Sorenson), Freak,
Outsider (he has trouble relating to organic life)
Mental Malfunction: Programmed. He has
been programmed to serve Dr. Sorenson, the
King, and humanity... in that order. And yet it
appears there may be the spark of a soul within
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him. Ironclad has emotions, and sometimes
feels conflicted because of them. He is a
mechanical soldier.. but with the heart of a hero!
Background: Evaluation by Sir Nigel Fischer:
Subject “Ironclad”
Terrifying. I feel guilty saying that. Clearly
this machine is alive. It has feelings. And yet,
it also has built-in directives, almost akin to
instincts, to obey its creator and His Majesty,
in that order. It also has a built-in directive to
protect all humanity but this is secondary to its
directives to obey. In other words, at the word of
its creator, it can be ordered to kill anyone and it
will do so without compunction. Except, so we’re
told, His Majesty. How much power should one
man have?
Apparently Dr. Sorenson feels quite comfortable
granting himself the power of life and death.
Of course, in my interview with him (attached),
Dr. Sorenson was quick to point out that he is
a very old man, and that his machine will likely
outlast us all. Meaning at some point, in the far
future, it will benignly serve humanity alone. I
can only guess I am supposed to be comforted
by that but I cannot overcome my almost instinc-
tive revulsion at this creature that is so close to
being human.
Repulse a.k.a. James O’Sullivan
30 Pts (14 Stats, 16 Powers)
Quote: “Oh! Sorry about that! Those planes are
so unreliable! Take it up with Herr Messerschmitt.
You might want to open that ‘chute first though!”
Brawn 2 Agility 2 Mind 3
Powers:
Magnetism: Telekinesis 5 (x3 Hit, x5 Dmg)
<Only Affects Ferrous Metal> 3pts
Metal Control: X Mastery 2 (Ferrous Metals)
2pts
Ride the Magnetic Field: Flight 5 (25 Squares)
5pts
Magnetic Repulsion Multi-Power 6pts
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• Wall of Repulsion: Force Field 4
[Variable]
• Wave of Repulsion: Push 2 (x10 Knock-
Back; Large Line)
Skills: Athletics/Aerobatics, Pilot x3/Evasion,
Military x4/Aircraft, Science/Physics
Advantages: Quick-Thinking
Disadvantages: Rogue’s Gallery (the Luftwaffe
and associated Supers)
Mental Malfunction: Personal vendetta against
the Luftwaffe. If facing multiple foes, he’ll tend to
focus on them over all other enemies. Likewise,
the Luftwaffe has placed a high priority on killing
him.
Background: Transcript of After-Action Report,
Fred Williamson, 1940
It was all on the line. We couldn’t officially
participate but since we don’t officially exist,
we figured what the hell. Chris and I went and
helped in the air over Britain. The Jerries were
determined to clear the air of British aircraft so
they could invade.
We saw the pilot’s plane get hit. Saw him bail
out. By the time Chris realized his ‘chute wasn’t
going to open it was way too late. And then the
pilot just lit up like a star. It was like nothing I’ve
ever seen before.
Don’t look at me that way. I’ve seen a lot of
things, but I never saw anything like this.
Spontaneous mutant emergence from a near-
death experience. I’ve seen that before. But I
never saw anyone enjoy it so much, or have so
much control so quickly. He was crumpling Ger-
man aircraft into baseballs, the pilots still inside.
Or disassembling them with a thought. Some-
times the pilots got their ‘chutes open, some-
times they didn’t. Should you recruit him? Are
you insane? Hell, we’ll take him home with us if
you don’t want him.
Swordfish a.k.a. King Kamnar III
30 Pts (18 Stats, 12 Powers)
Quote: “The sea lanes are under my protection!”
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Brawn 4 Agility 3 Mind 2
Powers:
Immunity 1 (Drowning) 1pt
Super Swimming 4 (20 Squares) 4pts
Oceanic War Gauntlet: Special Attack 4
[Variable] <Finite Ammo Gadget> 4pts
Atlantean Royal Mutation: Flight 3 (15 Squares)
3pts
Skills: Athletics x4/Swimming, Stealth/Hide,
Social Science/Politics, Occultism/Atlantis
Advantages: Royalty
Disadvantages: Arch-Enemy (Kasatka, the
Soviet super-soldier is a sworn enemy of
Swordfish who attempted a coup in Oceania)
Mental Malfunction: Arrogance. Swordfish
believes Atlanteans to be superior to surface
dwellers, and disdains the American hero Sea
Bee as a “contemptible half-breed”.
Background: Official Message from Oceanic
Ambassador to His Majesty:
German U-boats are operating in our wa-
ters, sinking ships crossing the Atlantic. Per our
mutual defense treaty, Oceania hereby declares
war on Germany. End transmission.
Masterwork Rifle (x5 Dmg, Range 40+, Ammo
10)
Skills: Athletics/Acrobatics, Driving/Control,
Pilot/Evasion, Technology x5/Invention, Science
x5/Physics
Advantages: Gadgeteer
Disadvantages: Normal (without the body
armor, his Stats are B1 A1)
Mental Malfunction: Sadness. Though he
strives to liberate Poland and punish the Nazis
for invading, he also is afraid that it will be
for nothing if the Soviet Union takes over the
regions.
Background: Memo from Stanley Linwood to­
Crown Guard HQ
I’ve caught wind of a plan to attempt to
detain Dobry after the war, some rubbish about
preventing his skills from being used by the Sovi-
ets. Anyone tries to force a man who has saved
my life a dozen times over to be some lab mon-
key is going to have to go through me. If you’re
so worried about him returning to a Russian-
controlled Poland, send us in. Otherwise, let the
man make his own decision.

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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