''High Tech Enemies'' is a supplement published by

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/I.C.E. in 1992 for the 4th edition of the superhero role-playing game ''

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''.

''High Tech Enemies'' is a sourcebook featuring thiry-nine supervillains that use high levels of technology to supplement their skills.

Publication history

In 1981, Hero Games published the superhero role-playing game (RPG) ''

''. By 1996, Hero Games was in financial difficulty, and was eventually taken over as a subsidiary of

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(I.C.E.). In 1989, Hero Games/I.C.E. published a fourth edition of ''Champions''. Two years later, Hero Games/I.C.E. released ''High Tech Enemies'', a 96-page softcover book by

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, with interior illustrations by Greg Smith and cover art by Storn Cook.

Reception

Sean Holland reviewed ''High Tech Enemies'' in ''

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'' #36 (1993), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Overall, I think ''High Tech Enemies'' is one of the best ''Enemies'' books to come out and I highly recommend it to all ''Champions'' Game Masters. GMs of other superhero games should also give it a look since it contains many good ideas." In the September 1993 edition of ''

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'' (Issue #197),

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was not a fan of this book, questioning the utility of yet another volume of ''Champions'' supervillains. He also found the content lacked creativity, commenting, "'My,' you say, 'how can this seemingly arbitrary and sterile premise give rise to a gallery of unique new foes, unlike any seen before?' We don’t find out. The villains in ''High Tech Enemies'' serve no new campaign function, and they conjure few novel ideas."

References

{{reflist Champions (role-playing game) supplements Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1992

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Publication history

Reception

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