''GURPS Super Scum'' is a

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for ''

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''.

''Super Scum'' is a book of "Supers" for ''

GURPS Supers ''GURPS Supers'' is a superhero roleplaying game written by Loyd Blankenship and published by Steve Jackson Games. The first edition was published in 1989. Contents ''GURPS Supers'' is a supplement of rules for comic-book superhero characters and ...

'' with an emphasis on villains. Each supervillain has a two-page write-up including a picture, complete game statistics, a history, abilities, and battle tactics. ''Super Scum'' is a supplement for ''GURPS Supers'' of 30 supervillains, including a group of cat-types – "the Pride" – and their mansion. Let's face it: Bad Guys are more fun! This slim volume manages to pack in about two dozen socially maladjusted supers. The standouts are literally immortal: Dr. Radiation and Voltmaster, a couple of masterminds.

Publication history

''Super Scum'' was written by Mark Johnson, with a cover by

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and illustrations by Doug Shuler, and was published by

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in 1989 as a 64-page book.

Reception

Mike Jarvis reviewed ''GURPS Super Scum'' for ''

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'' magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "While hardly being indispensable, this is certainly a useful book for ''GURPS Supers'' referees. We all know the feeling of trying to get a scenario ready at the last minute, and this book is a definite labour saving device for those times, or a springboard for ideas when you're short of a plot." John Sullivan reviewed ''Super Scum'' in ''

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'' #88. Sullivan concludes in his review, "All in all, ''Super Scum'' is a useful book for the ''GURPS Supers'' player, but of little use to players of other supers systems; the villains could be converted, but it would probably be faster to design them from scratch."

Reviews

''Games Review'' vol 2 #3

References

{{reflist Super Scum Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1989 Superhero role-playing game supplements