Question old TMNT roleplay and info book.

[Brodie]

I remember when I was little I snagged an old TMNT book, probably RPG or info book. It was Mirage based, I think. But my question is about this one set of characters I saw. It was a bunch of teddybear characters. Somewhat resembling a band of greatful dead bears.


Any info on them?

[Thereisnoart]

http://art.liftedspirits.net/blog/terrorbears.gif

They're called the Terror Bears. They appeared in the original core rule book for the old school TMNT RPG by Palladium (makers of RIFTS). They also appeared in some of the source books, though I can't remember which.

The caption beneath the picture says "Starting at the top of the page and going clockwise, the characters are: PAIN BEAR, FEAR BEAR, DOOM BEAR, and NIGHTMARE BEAR."

Game Master Information says:
These malignant creatures were created by unethical experimentation. As newly-born bear cubs, they were subjected to a military virus. Rather than killing the bears, the virus warped their development. For years the bears were kept captive by insensitive scientists. In their first three years of life, they were treated as experimental subjects for testing different kinds of biological toxins. This procedure consisted of injecting the bear cubs with massive doses of poison and hooking them up to uncomfortable electronic detectors to measure their suffering.

It wasn't until their fourth year that a scientist discovered the bear's unusual intelligence. At that point, they were transferred and subjected to even more brutal experimentation as researchers attempted to find out the extent of their intelligence and abilities.

Since their escape, the Terror Bears have been living in suburban neighborhoods. Using loose clothing and large hats, they will do various psionics on neighbors and store clerks in order to remain in disguise.

Hope this scratches your itch!

[Brodie]

Those are them, and that's the exact picture too.


Damn.

Awesome, thanks.

[MrPliggins]

They also made lead miniatures of the Terror Bears back in like '85 or 6. It was part of the last "dark horse miniatures" series. It was a set of four Terror Bears. There were other sets based on other characters from the RPG too. I wish i had a picture, I'd put it up.