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Writeups.org is an encyclopaedia of characters in genre fiction — super-hero comic books, video games, action movies, etc. It offers illustrated, researched profiles. These also include technical data for role-players. If you need a robust understanding of a character’s abilities, personality, history, etc. this is *the* place to be.
S.H.I.E.L.D. bare-handed fighting expert agent.
As of October of 2020, we decided to buff this profile with M&M stats to make it punchier.
One of the major Russian super-heroes. Darkforce powers.
As of October of 2020, this profile is being entirely redone as a comprehensive two-parter. Что отличный.
A somewhat obscure, powerful 1970s enemy of the Justice League of America.
Otherdimensional alien feeding off fear.
Mmm, this image is very tall. I prolly should add some text here so it doesn’t feel weirdly empty, especially for people not familiar with the site. So how are y’all doing. I’m doing good. I have some delicious flan left to eat, and I love flan.
So yeah, anyway, Nekron. No, not the demon lord in Underworld Unleashed (or Underwear unwashed, according to one of our contributors who hate that crossover). The 1970s, space one.
The final part of this profile, with links to the other bits.
This cover Maric from the Dragon Age saga as King of Ferelden. From the taking of the throne up to his death.
It’s time for the last of our thrice-yearly calls for donation for 2020 !
As always, this doubles as a summary of what’s been happening on writeups.org (and why) since the previous call.
This primer profile presents the world of La Horde du Contrevent, a major French sci-fi setting.
On this planet only a narrow equatorial band is semi-inhabitable, but it also funnels immensely destructive winds.
From the early 2010s Gail Simone series The Movement, in the DC Universe.
Renegade Laotian-American ex-cop with an attitude, a sword, wings and two angry angry fists.
As of October of 2020, this entry hawk-received Mutants & Masterminds hawk-stats.
The core Russian heroes in the Marvel Universe since the late 1990s.
This team profile explains all the basics so the individual character profiles do not have to.
Another agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., mostly for those Marvel Universe campaigns where S.H.I.E.L.D. plays an important role.
More of a technical type, but fairly senior.
A minor good guy in 1980s heroic fantasy schlock movie Hawk the Slayer.
Smooth-talking Dwarf fighter-rogue.
These are obscure Green Lantern/Green Arrow/Black Canary 1970s characters.
They apparently were active during prehistory before being exiled off Earth, which is interesting.
The very first, 1940 anti-Nazi Marvel Boy (Martin Burns).
As of October of 2020, added a bit of polish plus anamiktomythological M&M game stats.
Super-genius Riri Williams during her early career, as she becomes the armoured Ironheart because Tony Stark painted himself into a corner *again*.
As of October of 2020, this two-parter has been reviewed, then updated to bring it to a more sensible ending point (switch to a new armour, and Eve Ewing taking over writing).
A minor good guy in 1980s heroic fantasy schlock movie Hawk the Slayer.
Stoic Elven super-archer.
Big piles of files that can’t become writeups.org articles. Excerpts from discussions, adventure modules, character sheets, house rules, translations and other sundry resources.
This document was comprehensively overhauled over the second half of October, 2019.
Recent additions :
– Rules Variants Deluxe Sets – Bill Woodcock’s compilation.
Humble Bundle has a new comics-to-download bundle that matches our interests.
Yes, it has Die, and WickDiv, and others.
A guy turned into an evil ape during a 1951 horror anthology comic book story.
Obscure, but typical of the comics of the era.
As of September of 2020, we painted some M&M stats on. Using a primatic spray spell, see ?
A window into the Destiny “epic sci-fi” video game universe, using a sample character. Though in this article the emphasis is on the universe.
So if you want to learn about stuff such as the Worm Gods, the Sword Logic, the Traveller’s Ghosts, the Last City, the European Dead Zone, the Rasputin Warmind, the Infinite Forest, etc. it’s all in there.
The space misandrist enemy of Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah, by golly !
Who was a goofy, not-highbrow parody of Filipina national super-heroine Darna.
This entry previously had to be altered due to US online advertising standards. So we restored it, and did its hair while we were at it. If there are problems again I’ll just ditch the ads, as happens increasingly (would you believe that the 1990s pixel art for DooM video game monsters is classed as “shocking content” ?)
The core Russian heroes during the 1990s in the Marvel Universe.
This team profile explains all the basics so the individual character profiles do not have to.
An obscure 1970s DC villain. But he appeared in a major/classic story arc of those days.
A Charles-Manson-like with hypnotic powers.
A minor good guy in 1980s heroic fantasy schlock movie Hawk the Slayer.
A giant with a hammer.
This profile is about the sword-and-sciencery (new word !) heroine Starfire, back in 1976.
Only a young woman’s sword and her courage will challenge the inhuman hordes who would enslave her people !
As of September of 2020, this profile was split in two for more comfortable reading. And went through extensive edits for style, being almost 10-year old.
Second half of our profile for this post-apoc heroic fantasy barbarian swordswoman with a laser.
Yes, of course it was the 1970s.
With links toward the previous articles in the series.
An AIM engineer/fighter who received Asgardian DNA and now lives on Asgard.
As of September of 2020, the profile had its texts/illustrations review, and received brawny and mead-guzzling M&M stats.
The core Soviet heroes during the 1980s in the Marvel Universe.
As determined by our five-year industrial plan, this team profile explains all the basics so the individual character profiles do not have to.
Odd little, pliable androids who once took on the Justice League of America.
They can thus be interesting opponents.
A minor good guy in 1980s heroic fantasy schlock movie Hawk the Slayer.
She’s a nameless witch. But a good witch.
An interesting 1966-1967 Charlton Comics hero. Not unlike a proto-Iron Fist.
As of September of 2020, this profile received an editorial review – plus M&M stats that can do it, that must do it, that will do it !
The comic book version of Yukio, the quasi-suicidal punk ninja Tokyo girl.
A close ally of both Wolverine and Storm.
As of September of 2020, this profile had a style review, and was split in half since it was just over the threshold.