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A World Without Heroes, Is A World Without Hope! © 2001, 2024
Four Reasons Why You Should Play TSR's Marvel Super Heroes Roleplaying Game.
(tl;dr: Easy System to Pick Up, Familiar NPCs, Timely, Karma Points)
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
QuoteNightmaskAlso again you're projecting a racist viewpoint that's not actually there, because Iron Fist is white you're just slapping that racist motivation onto the character. He is not 'Mighty Whitey', he's not there making it out that somehow white people are just better, he just happens to be a white person who was due to having just as much training as the others around his age was a litt
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
POWERHOUSE WITH A POWER RING
"In greenest day, in greyest night, No one can beat me in a fight Let those who come within my sight, Beware my Gamma-powered might!"
STATISTICS
Fighting: Typical/6
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Typical/6
Endurance: Typical/6
Reason: Excellent/20
Intuition: Typical/6
Psyche: Excellent/20
[6+6+6+6+20+6+20 = 70 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 24 when human, 40
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
QuoteNightmaskIt's only racist if you want to spin it that way. It's apparently a surprise to people that things like martial arts AREN'T genetically passed down (Lamark was wrong) so that after centuries of training there is no special aptitude for a particular group of people in something that they've done for centuries whether it's pearl diving, swimming, or fighting. It's just a different bra
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Nice writeup!
I've heard very good things about this movie (and book), and hope to check them out soon.
by Dr Archeville
- Canon Character Write-ups
(Grond by Storn A Cook, from Conquerors, Killers, and Crooks for Champions 5th Ed.)
"I'm gonna wreck you like the walls of Minas Tirith!"
FOUR-ARMED BRUISER
STATISTICS
Fighting: Excellent/20
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Amazing/50
Endurance: Amazing/50
Reason: Typical/6
Intuition: Typical/6
Psyche: Typical/6
[20+6+50+50+6+6+6 = 144 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 126
Karma: 18
Resources: T
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
QuoteJ BoneThe Iceman "outing" was a disaster in how it was handled. Had the story revolved around him struggling with his sexuality, like a good number of folks who come to their sexuality later in life do, and coming out on his own terms that might have been awesome. But thats not what we got.
Yeah, the handling of that -- Past!Jean Grey reading his mind and outing him without his consent -- wa
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
QuoteNightmaskLost interest when he got to the 'oh yeah how horrible having a white guy in that being so skilled at martial arts, he was just an almighty white guy trope', quite blind to the fact his argument basically goes back to the OTHER stereotype of 'all asians are skilled at Martial Arts'. So the article basically tries and spins it as terrible having a white character be so great at Marti
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Karl Malus. He would do SCIENCE! to me, and not in a fun way.
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Some may find this interesting: An Argument for Casting an Asian-American Actor to Portray Danny Rand/Iron Fist.
(The article's two years old, and obviously Danny Rand has already been cast for the Netflix series, but it's still a good read.)
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
1,000% agree on Iceman being awesome, and being more powerful than most writers will allow.
Though now he seems to be dating an Inhuman, which is a bit awkward since their Terrigen Mist is killing off Mutants. And the Inhuman in question has emotion manipulation powers, so there'll always the question of "are my feelings for this person valid or something he's causing?," which is bound to put a
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
V-MAN / VIBRO-MAN
"I have got to get a better name..."
STATISTICS
Fighting: Typical/6
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Typical/6
Endurance: Typical/6
Reason: Excellent/20
Intuition: Typical/6
Psyche: Typical/6
[6+6+6+6+20+6+6 = 56 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 24, 36 in Armor
Karma: 42
Resources: Good/10
Popularity: ???
[10*2 = 20 CPs on Resources]
KNOWN POWERS
Hyper-Intelligence: Good/1
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
Okay, but, again, you don't call Tony Stark "Gold-Ttianium Man" because his suit's not iron, you still call him Iron Man. Because that's the character's name.
And a supernatural entity is possessing -- or "riding" -- Reyes, as it did Ketch and Blaze, so in that light it's still equally accurate.
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Hey, he's portrayed by Timothy Dalton -- the first James Bond I believed could & would kill people with no hesitation -- so of course he's imposing!
I've been meaning to check this show out for some time, I think I recently saw it's on Netflix now. After reading this, I'll definitely check it out!
by Dr Archeville
- Canon Character Write-ups
Okay, but... that is Ghost Rider, though. That's the character's name. I mean, you don't refer to Tony Stark as "Gold-Titanium Alloy Man" (or "Ceramic-Vibranium Man" or "S.K.I.N.-Symbiote Man") because his suit's not actually iron.
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
(image is of Kurt "Airtight" Schnurr from G.I. Joe Renegades)
"You might not see them, but they're there."
QUARANTINE
STATISTICS
Fighting: Typical/6
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Typical/6
Endurance: Remarkable/30
Reason: Good/10
Intuition: Excellent/20
Psyche: Good/10
[6+6+6+30+10+20+10 = 88 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 48
Karma: 40
Resources: Typical/6
Popularity: ???
[6*2 = 12 CPs on Re
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
For what it's worth, the DC Adventures RPG -- made by Green Ronin, using their Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Ed. system, and made in conjunction with DC Comics* -- rates the (DC Comics) characters listed in the article thusly:
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El): Strength 15 w/ Super-Strength 3 (total Strength for lifting 18, or 6,000 tons)
Power Girl: Strength 17 w/ Super-Strength 4 (total Strength for lif
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Nicely done!
I had questions about the Upside Down. It feels like the Plane of Shadows from D&D/Pathfinder, a dark reflection of the prime/material world. There're buildings and cars, all coated in... something, but how did they get there? How long does a building have to be on 'our' side before its double appears in the Upside Down? How long would a car need to be left somewhere before
by Dr Archeville
- Canon Character Write-ups
I'm five eps in, and am enjoying it.
I was wondering about his hair, though, if it would be equally invulnerable. He shaved his head and trimmed his full beard to a goatee after he got his powers, so I guess the process didn't affect his hair? Does that mean his fingernails (which are made of mostly the same substance, keratin) weren't affected?
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
(Variant cover to Invincible Iron Man vol.01:no.31 (Dec 2010), by Salvador Larroca.)
VAMPIRE IN POWER ARMOR
STATISTICS
Fighting: Typical/6
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Good/10
Endurance: Good/10
Reason: Remarkable/30
Intuition: Typical/6
Psyche: Good/10
[6+6+10+10+30+6+10 = 78 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 32, 120 in Armor
Karma: 46
Resources: Good/10
Popularity: ???
[10*2 = 20 CPs on
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
Benandanti Battle by Emryswolf (Jaime Sidor)
"I kick arse for the Lord!"
BENANDANTE
STATISTICS
Fighting: Good/10
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Typical/6
Endurance: Good/10
Reason: Good/10
Intuition: Good/10
Psyche: Good/10
[10+6+6+10+10+10+6 = 58 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 32, 120 in hybrid form
Karma: 22
Resources: Typical/06
Popularity: ???
[6*2 = 12 CPs on Resources]
KNOWN POW
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
The wild thing is how the porn parodies have more comics-accurate costumes than the Hollywood movies do.
Captain Marvel (Lexi Swallow) from 2012's Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody.
Quicksilver (Bill Bailey) from 2014's Captain America XXX: An Axel Braun Parody.
A burn from superhero porn parody director Axel Braun.
Domino (Aiden Ashley) from 2013's Wolverine XXX: A Porn Parody.
She-Hulk (Chy
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Thanks!
It wasn't meant to be a direct conversion; while many of the characters I post here will be inspired by existing ones from various sources, they're not meant to be direct conversions. My goal here is to present characters that could be used as PCs in a Marvel Super Heroes game; you can see at the end of my entry I even put in some suggestion on how the sheet could be tweaked to make a h
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
I know DC's Green Lantern Corp was based heavily on E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series, and superhero comics certainly owe a lot of pulp figures like Doc Savage, The Phantom Detective, and The Shadow.
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
SERPENT PERSON RING BEARER
"In foulest day, in sweetest night, beware the serpents coiled so tight. Let every mammal kneel in fright, Or burn under the Great Set's might!"
STATISTICS
Fighting: Good/10
Agility: Typical/6
Strength: Excellent/20
Endurance: Remarkable/30
Reason: Typical/6
Intuition: Excellent/20
Psyche: Remarkable/30
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by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
I think a case could be made for Janet van Dyne. She's been the heart of the Avengers since they were founded, and I can't recall anything morally questionable she's done.
Clint Barton could have been a contender, too, at one point -- he used to be seriously anti-killing, even quitting the team when one member (his wife!) allowed a man (who'd raped her!) to fall to his death.
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
COPPERTOP
STATISTICS
Fighting: Excellent/20
Agility: Good/10
Strength: Good/10
Endurance: Excellent/20
Reason: Typical/6
Intuition: Excellent/20
Psyche: Remarkable/30
[20+10+10+10+6+20+30 = 106 CPs on Primary Abilities]
Health: 100 (60 if powers negated)
Karma: 56
Resources: Typical/06
Popularity: Typical/06
[6*2 = 12 CPs on Resources]
KNOWN POWERS
Bio-Electrical Control: Coppertop’s hyp
by Dr Archeville
- Your Favorites & Game Revisions
Hrmmm...
Cloak & Dagger
Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
Satana
Spitfire
Strong Guy
Topaz
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
It is somewhat of a big deal. Like I said earlier, it's been subtext from day one that's Diana's from a magical island of immortal lesbians who were into bondage and other "loving games." But subtext is a different beast from text. Subtext can at best lead to queer readers getting crumbs while straight readers get full meals, and at worst lead to queerbaiting (dropping hints that a character i
by Dr Archeville
- General Discussion
Heroes Currently Online
Persons Hiding Behind Secret Identities:
8
Record Number of Persons Hiding Behind Secret Identities:
1815
on March 02, 2024
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