''Night Moves'' is a
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...
adventure published by
TSR in 1990 for the ''
Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game.
Contents
''Night Moves'' is the second of three ''Marvel Super Heroes'' adventures in the ''Gang Wars'' trilogy that is set in San Francisco's
Chinatown
Chinatown ( zh, t=唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, O ...
.
The adventurers see a ghost that sends them by boat to investigate the theft of a crate of statues. The adventurers must also protect Chinatown from gangs, especially the
Si Fan assassins and their henchman, the Constrictor, the Beetle and the Blizzard. While shutting down a network of drug dealers, the heroes also have a chance to run into the
Silver Samurai
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The character has appeared in several X-Men-related animated series and video games before m ...
. While widening the search, they encounter
Thor
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, and assist him to locate two missing companions, who are being held by the Chemist and his Dreadnaughts. The heroes are themselves captured and witness the resurrection of the evil
Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu ( zh, t=傅滿洲/福滿洲, p=Fú Mǎnzhōu) is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character f ...
. The heroes must attempt to prevent Fu Manchu from joining the Faces of Fear gang.
Although written as a sequel to the first adventure of the ''Gang Wars'' series, ''After Midnight'', it can be run as a standalone adventure.
Publication history
After acquiring the license to produce a role-playing game based on the
Marvel Comics
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universe, TSR first published ''
Marvel Super Heroes'' in 1984, and followed with many adventures. In 1990, TSR published the ''Gang Wars'' trilogy of adventures set in San Francisco. The second, MLA2 ''Night Moves'', was written by
Anthony Herring
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, with a cover by
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. He worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for five years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-pl ...
, and was published by
TSR, Inc. as a 64-page book, with a large color map, and an outer folder.
The other two adventures in the trilogy are
MLA1 ''After Midnight'' and MLA3 ''Night Life''.
References
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Marvel Comics role-playing game adventures
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990