''In Hot Pursuit'' is a collection of four scenarios published by

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in 1990 for the superhero role-playing game ''

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''.

Plot summary

''In Hot Pursuit'' is an anthology of four adventures designed for use with the second edition rules of ''DC Heroes''. Each adventure is designed for the

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and only one player, with a different pre-generated

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superhero provided in each one. The four adventures are: * "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream" by John Terra.

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has revived the super-robot

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, and

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must deactivate it. * "Top Gun of Ivy Town" by Joe Pecseryicki.

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must take down

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, who has stolen a psionic battlesuit. * "Enter the Dragons" by Douglas Franks. A member of the Red Dragons gang has kidnapped a young girl, and the Huntress must recover her safely. * "Dopplegangers from the Past" by William Tracy. Manhunter must trail

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, who is fleeing after an attempted assassination.

Publication history

Mayfair Games first published the superhero role-playing game ''DC Heroes'' in 1985 under license from DC Comics, and published a second edition in 1989. ''In Hot Pursuit'' was published the following year, a 48-page softcover book with cover art by

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, cartography by Jerry O'Malley, and interior art by the staff of DC Comics.

Reception

In the August 1991 edition of ''

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'' (#172),

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called this anthology of solitaire adventures a fresh idea from Mayfair Games. He noted that each adventure had a different tone, "from slam-bang, super-slugfest action (starring Superman) to light comedy (the Atom) to gritty gang warfare (the Huntress) to suspense and mistrust in a deserted villain base (Manhunter)". He concluded: "These straightforward and effective miniscenarios can fill an evening or two on their own, or an hour while you're waiting for more players to show up".

Other reviews

* ''

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'' #26 (April/May 1991)

References

DC Heroes adventures Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990 {{rpg-stub