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A ROLEPLAYING GAME OF 90s ACTION & DRAMA
POWERED BY THE APOCALYPSE
QUICKSTART GUIDE
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TEENS WITH ATTITUDE WAS INSPIRED BY

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Animorphs by K.A. Applegate
Captain Planet, created by Ten
Turner & Barbara Pyle
Power Rangers, created by Haim
Saban & Shuki Levy
THE DESIGN OF TEENS WITH ATTITUDE WAS HEAVILY
INFLUENCED BY
Apocalypse World by D. Vincent
Baker & Meguey Baker
Blades in the Dark and Lasers &
Feelings by John Harper
Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra &
Adam Koebel
Good Society by Hayley Gordon &
Vee Hendro
Saved by the Bell, created by Sam
Bobrick
The Secret World of Alex Mack,
created by Thomas W. Lynch & Ken
Lipman
Masks: A New Generation by
Brendan Conway
Monsterhearts by Avery Alder
Monster of the Week by Michael
Sands & Steve Hickey
Night Witches by Jason
Morningstar
World Wide Wrestling by Nathan D.
Paoletta

It’s 1993. Kids wear bright colors & bold patterns, grunge
& hip-hop blast from boomboxes, and the mall is the
chillest place to hang. Oh, and alien monsters, sinister
megacorporations, & evil wizards are secretly trying to take
over the world. No big!
Lucky for us, the Earth has a team of totally radical defenders.
Only they have the power to defeat the bad guys and
keep humanity safe. There’s just one hitch – they’ve got a
mountain of high-school drama to get through first.
This Quickstart Guide will teach you how to run Teens with
Attitude by walking you through the first session of a game. Only
one player, the Producer*, needs to read the guide. Everyone
else will learn from the Producer as you play.
Because this is only a quick crash course, it helps if you’ve
played a roleplaying game before. It especially helps if you’ve
played other Powered by the Apocalypse games, like Apocalypse
World, Monster of the Week, or Masks: A New Generation. But if
not, don’t sweat it! We’ll cover everything you need to know.
Let’s get rolling!
*  This game’s term for the game master
YOU WILL NEED…
• Yourself and 2-5 other players
• At least two 6-sided dice
• Tokens (5 per player)
• Game sheets:
• One copy of each PLAYBOOK, including the PRODUCER
PLAYBOOK
• A copy of each TEAM PLAYBOOK for every player, in-
cluding yourself
• A copy of the BASIC MOVES & OTHER MOVES sheets for
every player, including yourself
• Pencils, one for everyone
• Extra paper, notebooks, and/or index cards (optional)
• 3-4 hours to play
1.  PITCH THE GAME
Before the first session, or when you get together to start playing,
pitch the game to the group.
Tell them you’re going to create a 1990s action show that never
was – an original, collaborative story in the style of Power
Rangers, Animorphs, or Captain Planet. They’ll play the heroes
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of the show – a team of superpowered teens. They’re the only
ones who can save the world, BUT they’ll have to overcome their
teenage drama to do it. That’s the game.
2.  EXPLAIN THE RULES
When everyone is on-board with your pitch, run them through
some basic rules & concepts. Read aloud or paraphrase the
following:
ROLES & GOALS
There are two roles in the game:
Everyone but you will play a Teen. They’ll make decisions as
their Teen, describe what they do in the game world, and speak
in their Teen’s voice.
You’re the Producer. You’ll play everyone & everything else
in the game world – Producer Characters like Villains, peers,
teachers, parents, etc. You’re also there to guide the game and
help everyone with the rules. Mostly, you’ll ask questions and
build on the answers.
You & the players are working together to achieve four goals in
the game:
• Make it totally 90s
• Fill the Teens’ lives with action & drama
• Play to find out what it takes to defeat the Villains
• Keep the game honest
THE EPISODE
Every session of Teens with Attitude is an episode. An episode
has three acts:
In Act 1, the Teens will encounter two problems. One will be a
normal problem in the Teens’ school, home, or social lives. The
other will come from the Villains putting an evil plan into action.
In Act 2, the Teens will try to deal with their problems. They’ll
investigate what the Villains are up to, and deal with the every-
day drama of their lives.
In Act 3, the Teens will fight the Villains! This is where you find
out if the Teens are able to overcome their problems and win the
day.
MOVES
In general, the Teens are free to describe what they do & say
during the episode. However, sometimes they’ll want to do
something that requires them to make a move.
A move tells you what happens when a Teen does or says some-
thing that changes the story in an important way. Maybe the
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outcome of the Teen’s action is in doubt, like when they try to
use unfamiliar alien tech. Or maybe their state shifts somehow,
like when they clear DAMAGE.
Anyone in the game can call for a move if it seems like some-
thing prompted it. However, note that moves only happen when
something happens in the game world. A Teen can only roll to
defend someone if they’re actually defending someone. And
once a move is made, the situation always changes in the game
world, for good or ill.
Teens have a few different kinds of moves:
• Basic moves happen a lot. They cover things like gaining
ATTITUDE, working as a Team, and rolling to see how some-
thing goes.
• Other moves happen less frequently. They cover things like
DAMAGE & CONDITIONS, starting & ending an episode, and
upgrades.
• Power moves are unique to each TEAM PLAYBOOK and cover
how to use that Team’s powers.
• Playbook moves are unique to each Teen’s PLAYBOOK and
cover things that only that Teen can do.
The Producer also has moves, but they work a little differently.
ROLLING
Several moves, including all the basic moves, call for a roll. A roll
determines what happens when a Teen does something and the
outcome is in doubt.
The process is simple: A Teen rolls two six-sided dice and adds
the results together. Then they add any traits, pluses & minuses,
and spent ATTITUDE.
If the total is 10 or above, it’s a success. If it’s a 7 to 9, it’s a suc-
cess, but there’s a cost or complication. A 6 or below is a failure.
Things get worse, but the Teen who rolled gains +1 ATTITUDE.
Teens get to say how they succeed, but the Producer says what
happens when they fail.
The Producer doesn’t roll.
TRAITS
When a Teen rolls, they almost always add one of their traits.
Traits describe what a Teen is like. The higher the number, the
better it describes them. There are four traits:
• Cool is how chill & hip a Teen is.
• Fit is how strong, agile, & tough a Teen is.
• Sharp is how logical, smart, & attentive a Teen is.
• Weird is how offbeat & strange a Teen is.
ATTITUDE
Teens can add something else to a roll – ATTITUDE .
TEENS WITH ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE is a resource that Teens build up as they experience
complications in their lives. They can then spend it to do cool
stuff.
• ATTITUDE is gained when a Teen fails a roll, makes drama, or
delivers a one-liner.
• ATTITUDE can be spent to use a key power or team power
or to work together. A player can spend any amount of
ATTITUDE to add that amount to a roll.
Teens track ATTITUDE with tokens, like poker chips, coins, or
game pieces. Everyone starts each episode with 1 ATTITUDE, and
no one can ever have more than 5 ATTITUDE. Teens can’t spend &
gain ATTITUDE on the same move.
POWERS
The Teens in Teens with Attitude have more than just ATTITUDE
– they also have strange, superhuman powers. Each TEAM
PLAYBOOK has a loosely defined set of themed powers, like trans-
forming into animals or manipulating the elements.
Teens can use their powers any time, in any way – even when
they’re not dealing with the Villains! However:
1. If a Teen wants to use a key power, like morphing into
another form, they must spend 1 ATTITUDE.
2. If the whole Team wants to use a team power, everyone
on the Team must spend 1 ATTITUDE.
Key powers and team powers never require a roll. However, like
any other action in the game, using a power can prompt a move.
DAMAGE & CONDITIONS
Finally, we get to what happens when things go wrong. When
someone fails a roll and you need to make things worse for
them, you’ll most often hit them with DAMAGE or a CONDITION.
DAMAGE represents physical hits. It’s tracked on a PLAYBOOK’S
DAMAGE meter. DAMAGE clears at the start of an episode, or when
a Teen chills at their Hangout or Base. A Teen can reduce incom-
ing DAMAGE by the amount of ARMOR they have (if any).
CONDITIONS are negative states. The four CONDITIONS are Insecure,
Weak, Dazed, & Freaked. Each one gives -2 to a specific trait.
They can be cleared by getting real with a Teammate.
3.  CREATE THE TEAM
Now that you’ve gone over the rules, it’s time to start creating
your group’s story. The game is about a Team, so you’ll create
that Team & its backstory first.
PICK A TEAM PLAYBOOK
Your group’s TEAM PLAYBOOK describes your Team’s theme and
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powers. There are three TEAM PLAYBOOKS in Teens with Attitude:
• The Biomorphers are all about morphing into different
animals.
• The Elementeers are all about harnessing the power of
the natural elements.
• The Mecha Rangers are all about rad martial arts and
giant fighting robots.
Discuss as a group which one you want, and make sure every-
one is cool with your choice.
FOLLOW THE TEAM CREATION STEPS
When you’ve agreed on a TEAM PLAYBOOK, go through the steps
on the second page of the PLAYBOOK as a group.
Talk out your choices at each step. Flesh out your Team’s
backstory by connecting steps to previous ones. Ask follow-up
questions.
Don’t worry about the specifics of each player’s Teen right now.
It’s enough to envision a group of generic 90s teens hanging out
& starting their adventures. You’ll fill in the details next.
4.  CREATE THE TEENS
You’ve got your Team! Now it’s time to figure out who’s on it.
PICK TEEN PLAYBOOKS
Everyone but the Producer will pick a TEEN PLAYBOOK. Each
PLAYBOOK is a classic high school archetype:
• The Brainiac is a socially-awkward science nerd.
• The Jock is a physically fit athlete.
• The Outcast is a weirdo who can’t seem to fit in.
• The Popular Kid is a status-obsessed social butterfly.
• The Rebel is a defiant rule-breaker.
• The Slacker is a chill dude or dudette.
Because they play off each other, you can only have one of each
PLAYBOOK in a game. Talk out the players’ choices until everyone
is happy with their pick.
FOLLOW THE TEEN CREATION STEPS
Just like with Team creation, the second page of each PLAYBOOK
has steps for creating a Teen. Everyone will follow their steps
Individually, stopping before “8. Figure Out Your Connections.”
If you’d like, ask everyone to fold an index card in half to make a
little tent. They can write their Teen’s name & pronouns on it so
everyone can see. If you’re online, you can ask them to change
their nickname to their Teen’s name.
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MAKE VILLAINS, PROBLEMS, & ENEMIES
While the other players create the heroes of the story, you can
make the Villains. Follow the steps on the MAKING THE VILLAINS
page at the end of this guide to figure out who the Villains are
and what they want.
Next, fill out the EPISODE section of your PRODUCER PLAYBOOK.
You’ll need to come up with two problems for the Teens to face
in this episode: a normal problem & a Villain problem.
Think of the normal problem like the plot of a high school sit-
com. Anything that complicates the Teens’ lives will work.
Think of the Villain problem like the plot of a kids’ action show.
The Villains want something, and they’ve come up with a sinis-
ter scheme to get it.
The game works best when you connect the two problems.
Everyone needs a date for the school dance, but the Villains are
trying to infiltrate it to mind control all the students. The Teens
have to clean up the riverside for detention, but that’s where the
Villains are dumping toxic chemicals.
Consider how each problem would play out in each act if the
Teens don’t act to solve it. Maybe in Act 2 of the school dance
episode, a classmate who one Teen likes will ask another Teen
(who doesn’t like the classmate) to the dance. Maybe in Act 3
of the river pollution episode, the Villains will deploy a security
mech to make sure no-one stops their dumping. These are your
developments.
Developments aren’t set in stone, and they’ll shift as the Teens
work to solve problems. But they’ll give you an idea of what
could happen during the episode.
Finally, make an Enemy or two who will carry out the Villains’
plan this episode. These are the adversaries who make the
Villains’ plan a problem for the Teens. Follow the steps on the
CREATING AN ENEMY sheet in your PRODUCER PLAYBOOK.
It’s perfectly fine to do this all in advance, before you get the
group together to play. But remember, you’re playing to find out,
and all plans will change during the episode.
COME BACK TOGETHER
When all the other players have reached Step 8 in their PLAY-
BOOKS, reconvene the group. Then, go around three times.
The 1st time, have everyone introduce their Teen. A quick de-
scription of their look, personality, & interests is usually good.
The 2nd time, have each Teen ask their first Connection ques-
tion. Talk it out until someone says, “That sounds like me!” Ask
follow-up questions.
The 3rd time, have each Teen ask their second Connection
question. Same procedure as before.
If someone can’t decide on a Teammate for one of their
Connections, they can create one Producer Character to be a
Connection. The other Connection must be a Teammate.
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5.  START THE EPISODE
Okay, you’ve got your Team of radical Teens. You’ve learned a
bit about who they are and how they’re connected.
Time to start the episode!
SET THE SCENE
Begin by describing where the Teens are. You might have a loca-
tion in mind, or you might come up with one on the spot. Feel
free to use the PEOPLE & PLACES tables at the end of this guide, or
ask the group “Where do you think we should start?”
Frame the scene like an establishing shot in a TV show: “Okay,
we get an exterior view of the high school. It’s an angular,
modern building with some palm trees out front, waving in the
breeze. We hear the bell ring & cut to the interior, your home-
room class…”
INTRODUCE THE TEENS
The Teens have already introduced themselves to each other,
but now they introduce themselves “on screen”. Go around the
group and ask each Teen what they’re up to right now.
This is just a quick shot! If someone says something that
prompts a move or requires a response from someone, tell them
you’ll come back to it in a moment.
GIVE THEM SOME PROBLEMS
Now that you’ve set the scene and introduced the heroes, it’s
time to kick off Act 1. Give those Teens some problems!
Pick a problem you came up with earlier & introduce it into the
scene. You could have another student mention a big upcoming
event, or a mentor tip the Teens off to the Villains’ next scheme.
Just make sure it’s clear that something is about to mess with the
Teens’ lives.
You might only get to one of the two problems in the first scene.
That’s fine! Just make sure you introduce the other one later in
the act.
MAKE YOUR MOVES
Scenes run in a four-step loop. First, describe what’s going
on and what your Producer Characters do & say. Second, ask
the Teens, “What do you do?” Third, the Teens will act, telling
the group what they do & say. Fourth, you’ll react to the Teens,
saying how their actions affect the game world and looping back
to the first step. Continue the loop until everyone’s ready to
change locations.
Sometimes someone will say something that prompts a
move. Remember, anyone can call for a move, but only when
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something prompts it in the game world. So if someone asks to
make a move by name (“Hey, I want to get the 411”) you should
always say, “Great, how do you do that?”
As previously mentioned, you have moves too. However, your
Producer moves are prompted by things the Teens do:
• When everyone looks to you to see what happens next,
make a move that advances the episode or gives them
trouble.
• When someone fails a roll, make a move that makes
things worse for them.
• When someone hands you a golden opportunity, like
ignoring the Villains’ schemes or blabbing their secret
powers to an adult, make a move that gives them trouble
or makes things worse.
Don’t say what Producer move you’re making, or even that you’re
making a move. Just say what happens next.
GO TO THE NEXT SCENE
It should be obvious when it’s time to move on to a new scene in
the episode. Usually the players will tell you where they’d like to
go next.
If they don’t, wait until it seems like no one has anything more
they want to do in the scene. Then suggest a time or place and
ask if the group wants to go there.
Usually this will be somewhere you’ve previously discussed –
the old power plant where the Teens’ mentor saw the corporate
agents skulking around, or the juice bar after school. Sometimes
you’ll want to introduce a new place so something cool can
happen, like the Teens finding one of the evil corporation’s
trucks parked outside the mall. As long as you’re not forcing a
pre-planned story, go for it.
The rest of the scenes in your episode work the same as the
first. Set the scene, follow the four-step scene loop, make your
6.  CONTINUE THE EPISODE
Producer moves in response to the Teens, and move on when
everyone’s ready. As you go from scene to scene, you’ll follow
the game’s three-act structure:
ACT 1
You’ve already done most or all of Act 1 in the first scene. Again,
if you only introduced one kind of problem in the first scene,
make sure you introduce the other kind before the end of the act.
ACT 2
Once the Teens have a pair of problems, your next scene begins
Act 2. The game flows most freely in this act. The Teens will make
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drama with each other, investigate what’s going on, and come up
with plans to solve their problems. Twists and turns will happen
naturally as Teens make moves and succeed or fail at rolls.
ACT 3
Finally, you’ll arrive at Act 3. The Teens will put their plans into
action, confront the Villains, and try to solve those problems.
You’ll want about 30-60 minutes for this act. If you’re running
out of time, it’s okay to force a confrontation. Have the head
cheerleader drop her disguise & transform into an alien mon-
ster! Have the mecha-shark rise out of the ocean & attack the
beach party!
You might have fights earlier in the game, but once you get to
Act 3, a fight is non-negotiable. The episode always ends with a
dramatic showdown.
CUT TO COMMERCIAL
In between acts, call for a “commercial break” and give everyone
a few minutes to stretch, use the bathroom, etc. Try to end the
act on a cliffhanger. Have the Brainiac find the Popular Kid’s
boyfriend kissing the Outcast’s crush! Have the dark mage start
the storm-summing ritual over downtown!
After the big fight in Act 3, it’s time to wind the episode down. If
you have time, give the Teens a scene to wrap up any drama &
7.  END THE EPISODE
loose ends. Then go around and ask each Teen for an outro shot
of what they’re doing as the episode ends.
Everyone should make the end an episode move and upgrade if
they can.
And with that, you’ve just run your first session of Teens with
Attitude! Righteous!
AFTER THE SESSION
If everyone dug the first episode, you might want to get together
again to play some more! You can string together multiple epi-
sodes into a season, played out over a few weeks or months.
Make some notes about what happened in the episode – who
the Teens were, what relationships they established, what they
learned about the game world, etc. Then, fill out a new EPISODE
sheet for the next session.
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You can make problems that build on the first episode’s, or think
up totally new ones. It’s best to plan episodes one at a time, but
you can plan a season by coming up with some big season-long
problems that can be broken down into smaller episode-length
problems. Maybe the Villains want to capture a set of magical
power stones, and each episode they try a different way to get
one of the stones. Maybe the Teens’ parents are in danger of
finding out about their powers, and each episode a different
adult is on the verge of discovering them.
Other than that, have fun with it! The game is designed for action
& drama, silliness & emotional honesty, nostalgia & freshness.
Embrace it and have a hella rad time in the 90s!
BUT WHAT IF...
I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE 90S?
You might not remember the 1990s very well (or at all). No big!
The game isn’t a historical re-enactment. The 90s stuff is there
to add fun & texture to your story. Stick to the principles listed
under your “Make it totally 90s” goal.
If you want to prep beforehand, dig up an episode of Saved by
the Bell or The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That’ll give you a rough
idea of the vibe.
If you’re really stumped on whether something was around in
the early 90s, look it up. But it’s better to let it slide and move on.
I RUN OUT OF TIME?
Don’t bug out! If you don’t have the full 30-60 minutes you need
for Act 3, treat your stopping point like an act break and end on
a dramatic cliffhanger. Sometimes a suspenseful ending is more
fun than a full wrap-up.
THE TEENS DO SOMETHING I DIDN’T EXPECT?
That’s good. If the Teens do the unexpected, the game is working
right. Remember you’re playing to find out.
When the Teens do something you didn’t see coming, roll with
it. You planned for the Teens to go to the aquarium, but they
actually want to check out the old observatory? Go to the old
observatory. The Teens decide their physics teacher is being
mind-controlled by the aliens? Then she’s being mind-con-
trolled by the aliens.
Don’t overthink it – do the most obvious next thing. Figure out
how the Villains would adapt their plans to the new scenario.
Look at your Producer moves for ideas on how to respond.
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EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT ME BUT I DON’T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY?
Sounds like a good time to make a Producer move! Make a move
that gives the Teens some trouble or advances the episode.
Again, don’t overthink it – just do the most obvious next thing.
You can also make your most powerful move: Ask a question. Ask
if the Teens want to follow up on a lead or work on a problem.
Ask a Teen how they feel about something. Ask if the Teens want
to talk to each other. If you’re stumped on a name, place, etc, ask
the group what they think it should be.
If you’re totally at a loss, it’s perfectly fine to say so. Call a short
break and figure it out. Or just ask the group what they think
should happen next.
SOMEONE ISN’T TALKING ENOUGH?
If you notice a player isn’t participating as much, ask them a
question. Even something simple like, “What are you up to right
now?” or “How do you feel about this?” can draw a player out.
You can also direct dangers or problems at their Teen and ask
how they respond.
Try not to overwhelm them. Sometimes a quiet player is happy
to just sit back and watch. Give them opportunities, but don’t
force it.
SOMEONE IS TALKING TOO MUCH?
This can also be solved by asking questions. Direct more ques-
tions at quieter players to give them spotlight time. If more talk-
ative players butt in, gently remind them that you’re focusing on
what another player is doing right now.
If you’re the one talking too much, ask everyone more ques-
tions. Ask the other players what a location looks like, or how a
monster reacts to their attacks. The Producer is responsible for
describing the game world, but the other players can do it too.
SOMEONE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING AND
THERE ISN’T A MOVE FOR IT?
If there isn’t a move for it, they probably just do it. If the outcome
is in doubt and it seems like they need to roll to determine what
happens, they’re probably trying to keep their cool.
WE’RE IN A FIGHT BUT I DON’T KNOW WHOSE
TURN IT IS?
The game doesn’t treat a fight differently from any other tense
or dangerous situation, so there’s no set turn order. Just like on a
TV show, characters act whenever it makes sense. In a fight, you
still run your four-step scene loop:
• Describe the oncoming threat (“The robo-ape charges
straight for you!”)
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• Ask one or more of the Teens what they do (“Tommy, it’s
coming right at you – what do you do?”)
• Let the Teens act, usually by making a move (“I leap into
the air & kick its butt!”)
• React to their action & restart the loop. (“You karate kick it
for 2 DAMAGE! The ape tumbles back & recovers, and now it
looks like it’s coming for you, Ruby...”)
The simplest way to manage it is to go clockwise around the
group, with the Enemy “going” after each Teen. But don’t feel
restricted to that method. It’s okay if someone goes twice in a
row, or if two Teens act at once. The most important things are
that the Enemy presents an active threat, and that everyone gets
a fair chance to act during the scene.
I WANT TO MAKE AN ATTACK BUT I DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO ROLL?
You don’t need to roll dice to put the Teens in danger!
Remember, an attacking Enemy isn’t different from any other
threat that prompts a move. Describe the oncoming threat, ask
what the Teens do, & let them act. The Teen’s roll does double
duty – it determines the success of the Teen’s action and the suc-
cess of the Enemy’s reaction. The better a Teen does, the worse
the Enemy does, and vice versa.
All you need to do is set up the situation and react to what the
Teens decide to do with one of your Producer moves.
THE GROUP DOESN’T LIKE A RULE?
All the rules are designed to work together to make the game
fun & fair. But if your group doesn’t like something, don’t use it!
Don’t want to use CONDITIONS? Don’t give anyone a CONDITION.
Don’t like a move? Don’t call for that move during play.
I HAVE A QUESTION/COMMENT ABOUT THE GAME?
Get in touch! You can email me directly at
david@davidbrunellbrutman.com
I’d love to hear your feedback!
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ADDENDUM – MAKING THE VILLAINS

Follow the steps below to create the Villains. You can roll or choose from the tables, or fill in your own option.

THE VILLAINS ARE AN EVIL...

1-2 ALIEN EMPIRE 3-4 CORPORATION 5-6 ORDER OF WIZARDS

CALLED THE...

FIRST PART FIRST PART FIRST PART

1 Gra- 2 Kal- 1 Alpha 2 Dynamo 1 Arcane 2 Crystal

3 Shur- 4 Veer- 3 Globo 4 Mondo 3 Invisible 4 Mystic

5 Xan- 6 Zar- 5 Omega 6 Omni 5 Shadow 6 Veiled

SECOND PART SECOND PART SECOND PART

1 -gor 2 -rez 1 -chem 2 -corp 1 Brotherhood 2 Circle

3 -thaz 4 -xul 3 Industries 4 International 3 Conclave 4 Key

5 -loth 6 -zera 5 Research 6 -tech 5 Order 6 Tower

THIRD PART Roll 2d6 to name the corporation (1d6 for Roll 2d6 to name the order of wizards (1d6
each part). You’ll get a name like Omni for each part). You’ll get a name like The
1 Collective 2 Federation
Industries or Globochem. Veiled Tower.
3 Dominion 4 Empire

5 Hegemony 6 Hive

Roll 3d6 to name the aliens (1d6 for each

part). You’ll get a name like The Zargor Hive.

LED BY...

TITLE TITLE FIRST PART

1 Baron 2 Empress 1 Chairman 2 Chairwoman 1 Arch 2 Chief

3 Executrix 4 General 3 Chief 4 Director 3 Dark 4 Grand

5 Imperator 6 Warlord 5 Dr. 6 President 5 High 6 Supreme

The aliens’ leader has an intimidating alien The corporation’s leader has a common SECOND PART
name, like Grox or Zanthara. Check the human last name, like Smith or Lee. Check
1 Enchanter 2 Magus
NAMES tables for ideas. the NAMES tables for ideas.
3 Sorcerer 4 Thaumaturge

5 Warlock 6 Witch

Roll 2d6 to get the leader’s title (1d6

for each part). You’ll get a title like Arch
Warlock. Then give them a mystical name.

WHO WANT TO...

1 Accumulate wealth by any means 2 Capture the Teens’ power source. 3 Conquer the Earth.

4 Eliminate the Teens. 5 Mind-control/brainwash humanity. 6 Strip the Earth of all resources.

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ADDENDUM – NAMES

To get a name, roll 2d6. The 1st result is the column, the 2nd result is the row.

TEEN FIRST NAMES ADULT FIRST NAMES

1-2 FEMALE 3-4 MALE 5-6 ANY 1-3 FEMALE 4-6 MALE

1 Amber Carlos A.J. 1 Barbara Dennis

2 Cassie Jake Alex 2 Grace George

3 Dionne Lance Chris 3 Linda Howard

4 Kelly Matt Dylan 4 Patricia Jerry

5 Melissa Tobias Sam 5 Susan Richard

6 Tanya Zack Taylor 6 Vivian Walter

MORE FIRST NAMES

Casey, Devin, Jesse, Mel, Nat, Nicky, Robin, Ronnie, Sandy, Sloan, Aisha, Andrea, Angela, Annie, Ashley, Carly, Cindy, Claire, Dawn,
Emily, Gina, Hillary, Janet, Kai, Kat, Kimberley, Lisa, Maya, Morgan, Olivia, Rachel, Summer, Tori, Trini, Valerie, Adam, Billy, Brandon, Cory,
Damon, David, Eric, Hunter, Jason, Jim, Josh, Justin, Kwame, Leo, Louis, Marco, Max, Mike, Noah, Ray, Scott, Shawn, Steve, Tommy, Travis

LAST NAMES

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 García Jones Vardanyan Patel Lee Otieno

2 Santos O’Brien Balik Choudhury Nguyen Kamau

3 Russo Dubois Ali Sharma Kim Ayodele

4 Patrovic Fisher Hashemi Joshi Tan Okafor

5 Kastopolis Anderson Hakim Khan Suzuki Mengiste

6 Horvath Kowalski Levy Ahmad Chau Zarra

MORE LAST NAMES

Allen, Berenson, Brandt, Brown, Castillo, Chen, Clark, Cruz, Davis, Diaz, Friedman, Harris, Hart, Huang, Jackson, Johnson, Kapowski,
Krueger, Kwan, LeBlanc, Lewis, Liu, Long, Lopez, Mack, Martin, McPherson, Miller, Moore, Morales, Morris, Novak, O’Connell, Odom,
Oliver, Ortiz, Park, Pham, Ramirez, Rasmussen, Reyes, Rivera, Robinson, Singh, Smith, Spano, Stone, Thomas, Thompson, Torres, Tran,
Valentine, Walker, White, Williams, Wilson, Wong, Wu, Yang, Young

ALIEN NAMES (FRIENDS) ALIEN NAMES (ENEMIES)

1-2 3-4 5-6 1-2 3-4 5-6

1-2 Andorel Hodo Kekeni 1-2 Azazz Braavax Drev

3-4 Miaanuu P’Loni Q’mo 3-4 Grakkor K’resh Nexxa

5-6 Vosaadii Xo’na Zevos 5-6 Shasz V’rix Yhag

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ADDENDUM – PEOPLE & PLACES

Some people, places, & things the Teens might encounter during the episode.
To use a table, roll 2d6. The 1st result is the column, the 2nd result is the row.

OTHER TEENS ADULTS

1-3 4-6 1-3 4-6

1 Band Geek Bully 1 Business Owner Government Agent

2 Cheerleader Computer Nerd 2 Mayor Police Officer/Guard

3 Environmental Activist Football Player 3 Popular Musician Principal/Vice Principal

4 Goth Punk 4 School Janitor Scientist

5 Rich Kid School Paper Reporter 5 Small-Time Crook Teacher

6 Teen’s Sibling/Cousin Theater/Glee Kid 6 Teen’s Parent TV/Radio Host

AT SCHOOL IN TOWN OUTSIDE OF TOWN

1-3 4-6 1-3 4-6 1-3 4-6

1 Auditorium Band Room 1 Aquarium City Hall 1 Airport Theme Park

2 Bathroom Cafeteria 2 Construction Site Corporate HQ 2 Beach Farm

3 Classroom Dumpsters 3 Downtown Highway 3 Grassy Field Industrial Park

4 Gym Hallway 4 Museum Park/Playground 4 Lake Mountain

5 Parking Lot School Office 5 Plaza Teen’s Home 5 Old Quarry Quiet Road

6 Science Lab Football Field 6 Train/Bus Station Waterfront 6 Town Dump Woods

AT THE MALL SCHOOL SUBJECTS

1-2 3-4 5-6 1-2 3-4 5-6

1 Arcade Clothing Store Department Store 1 Algebra Art Band

2 Directory Sign Electronics Store Escalators 2 Biology Calculus Chemistry

3 Food Court Fountain Fro-Yo Place 3 Computers English French

4 Gift Shop Jewelry Store Movie Theater 4 German Health Home Ec.

5 Parking Lot Pretzel Kiosk Record Store 5 Latin Phys. Ed. Physics

6 Shoe Store Smoothie Place Sunglasses Kiosk 6 Shop Spanish Trigonometry

BIG EVENTS

1 2 3 4 5 6

1-2 Big Game Big Test Carnival Debate Protest Field Trip

3-4 Holiday House Party Prank War Business Opening Pop Concert Quiz Bowl

5-6 School Dance School Play Science Fair Skate/Surf Contest Class Election Town Parade

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