''Lone Wolves'' is a
role-playing game
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adventure published by
TSR in 1984 for the ''
Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game.
Plot summary
''Lone Wolves'' is a scenario set in New York City, pitting
Daredevil
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, the
Black Widow,
Power Man, and
Iron Fist against
Kraven,
Modok,
Sabretooth, and maybe the
Punisher.
''Lone Wolves'' is an adventure in which Daredevil, the
Heroes for Hire, and Black Widow face an assortment of supervillains in New York, which irritates the
Kingpin
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of Crime and puts the client of the Heroes for Hire agency at risk.
Publication history
MH4 ''Lone Wolves'' was written by
Bruce Nesmith
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, and was published by
TSR, Inc., in 1984 as a 16-page book, a large color map, and an outer folder.
Reception
Pete Tamlyn reviewed ''Lone Wolves'' for ''
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'' magazine, and stated that "I really like this scenario. It has a lovely air of reality about it. Unlike the other scenarios so far produced, which are essentially Superhero versus Supervillain, this one is about Superheroes fighting time."
reviewed ''Lone Wolves'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #69, rating it 6/10 overall.
He commented that ''Lone Wolves'' was "apparently designed for just the opposite effect" compared to the ''
Secret Wars'' adventure: "it isn't a mega-adventure, and the heroes won't save the world or the universe, but every episode crawls with chances to make contacts, learn more about the underworld, and perform feats of deduction and detection".
Rowland concludes that the "exact motives for the odd series of crimes are fairly enigmatic and, even after re-reading the adventure twice, a little unconvincing. However, the slightly chaotic overall effect does reflect the fairly peculiar attitudes of supervillains. With a slightly tighter plot this would be an extremely enjoyable scenario; as it is, it can still be the basis for an excellent adventure, but the referee should consider altering a few details."
References
Marvel Comics role-playing game adventures
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1984
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