Introduction

The Scanners/Highlander Players' Guide

By Peter Flanagan

Prelude

Eric woke to the sound of thunder in the distance.

He yawned. "What a night." He staggered out of bed, gesturing at the door. It opened. He walked out, tossed out a quick Scan, and entered the kitchen.

Eric chuckled. I'm getting paranoid, he thought with a smile.

No, you're not, he Heard. Practice more.

Eric laughed outright. Okay, you're getting paranoid. His cereal floated into his bowl.

You should be so lucky, his fellow Scanner Sent back at him. Do you want to die?

Oh, please, Eric replied easily. Who'd be Scanning this dump any--

The building shook.

"Dammit, Sharon!" Eric roared. "Quit fooling around!"

That wasn't me, she Sent grimly.

"Oh great, Reapers," Eric groaned, tossing on his Kevlar trenchcoat and jumping out the window. Being part of Aeon Covenant may be a lot of things, but at least it's not dull!

Roland woke uneasily, the dream of the Buzzing surrounding him still echoing in his mind. He pulled his concentration together, desperately trying to discern reality from fantasy.

The crashing sound above him explained a great deal.

"I suppose I should help..." he sighed, taking his ninja-to from its place beside his bed and rising. After all, it isn't as if Aeon Covenant hasn't helped me out of a few scrapes.

Introduction

This is a supplement for Scanners: The Madness and to a lesser extent, Highlander: the Gathering, written by Mark J. Janecka and Hank Driskill/John Gavigan respectively. This work, like each of those, is in the public domain and may be freely copied and distributed. The author requests that any changes made be specified as being separate from this work, but no other restrictions apply. The use of "Storyteller", "World Of Darkness", "Firestarter," "Highlander", and "Scanners" and the quotes, names, and concepts therefrom is not a challenge to the ownership of the rights to the companies associated with these works. The use of them in this set of rules is without permission.

The "World Of Darkness" and "Storyteller" series of role-playing games are published by and are a copyright of White Wolf Inc.

"Firestarter" is a Dino De Laurentis film, and a Universal Release by Universal City Studios, 1984, released on MCA home video, and based on the Stephen King story of the same name.

"Scanners" is A David Cronenberg film, a Filmplan International Production, and an Embassy Pictures release, 1981.

"Highlander" is a Russell Mulcahy film, a Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment release, and a Davis/Panzer production, 1986.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.