Extensive article about bows and arrows in action stories, with lots of explanations and TTRPG stats.
As of May of 2020, this 2014 article has been overhauled. Bow stats throughout the site have also been aligned with the new stats format.
6233 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
6233 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
Extensive article about bows and arrows in action stories, with lots of explanations and TTRPG stats.
As of May of 2020, this 2014 article has been overhauled. Bow stats throughout the site have also been aligned with the new stats format.
Lightspeed of Marvel’s Power Pack during the classic Weezie Simonson years.
As of May of 2020, this article received an overhaul. We also ensured that her costume is at least 5% pinker than before.
Silver Age themed Marvel minor villain wot got killed by the Bronze Age.
He was a convenient 1960s/1970s jobber.
As of May of 2020, we’ve slipped in a complete, electrifying overhaul of this profile.
The oddest member of Marvel Comics’ Ani-Men, who’s had a cryptic and inexplicable career.
But heh, I’m sure this article will get some positive buzz.
A full-on example of a Player Character in the Warframe video game.
This also explains Tenno Void abilities, a chunk of the game’s backstory, the Lotus-issued spaceships (pre-Railjack), and the like.
This titanic crab appeared in a 1959 proto-Marvel Comics story, in Tales to Astonish. Giant monsters were hip in the 1950s, daddy-o.
There’s also notes about the BODY score of giant monsters, somehow.
As of May of 2020, we’ve added Mutants & Masterminds stats to this profile. Having two sets of stats is important, as it allows for a pincer movement strategy.
This covers the Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)’s early life and her original career as Madame Hydra, during the early 1970s. That’s the Jim Steranko era. So hang on to your fez, true believers ! As of May of 2020, this profile was entirely redone. We cut it once, and two shall take its place. More, actually.
From the classic Back To The Future movies. These are old capsule notes.
As of May of 2020 these still are old capsule notes, back from the past. But now they have M&M stats that never chicken out.
A “how to” article about, essentially, remastering the Mass Effect video game 2007 on a PC in 2020.
As we rev up for an overhaul of our Mass Effect character profiles, this article has been fully overhauled and updated. There’s been a lot of modding work on the trilogy since we last covered the subject.
A goofy, obscure, super-dated cliché who fought Batman back in 1963.
When the nights were young, when we could do no wrong.
A compact review of Marvel Comics’ various Serpent Squad teams of villains, with a roster for each version.
These were all low-ish-powered villain team with a handy snake motif. Well, except for those versions with the Eel as a member.
A fully fleshed-out sample heroic/dark fantasy character, based on a weird Path of Exile build.
A burning intelligent sword that kills her wielders, darting acrobatics based on a magical proximity sense, a feral huntress with a pet canary, these sorts of things.
Our contributor Ethan continues his 1950s movie giant monster series.
This time it’s the giant Mexican scorpions in 1957 monster mash The Black Scorpion. As animated by Ray Harryhausen.
A very very tall fighter and agent, blatantly based on Kareem Abdul Jabar in Game of Death. We couldn’t resist, obviously.
As of April of 2020, this entry received a texts and illustrations review. Plus a tall glass of Mutants & Masterminds stats.
Obscure 1970 enemies of the Batman. And among the oddly few Mexican characters in the DCU.
Aristocratic Gothic Horror crime lords who are sort of immortal.
A short-ish profile of the Khora warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs.
A strange huntress with a mysterious backstory, a killer cybercat and a magic barbed chain.
A sort of creepy, evil would-be telepathic Batman from another reality. This is the 1964 version, not the Grant Morrison one.
As of October of 2019, this profile was reworked using the incredible power of our unparalleled genius brains.
And as of April of 2020 a technical review/explanation was appended to the stats, since they’re a bit abstract.
A great space menace from another universe. And one of Marvel Comics’ notable villains.
As of March of 2020, this entry has been entirely redone. It now covers but the 1960s and 1970s, since even just that is a lot of info.
Another example of a fully-fleshed out Player Character from a video game. This time a female Barbarian Shaman from the seminal Everquest MMO.
Predictably, this also presents setting elements such as the Northmen, the Tribunal, Halas, the epic weapon quest for that class, etc..
An obscure sort-of-ally of Batman, decades ago.
Brawler and famous race cars driver.
A “how to” article about playing music files on your Windows PC in a pleasant, high-quality manner on a moderate-for-most-people ($250-ish) hardware total budget.
I wasn’t planning to publish it now since there already was a “how to” article a few weeks back. But home improvement stuff has become much more relevant since…
From the Negation book in the Crossgen Universe. Adaptative alien warrior.
As of March of 2020, added M&M game stats.
This article is where we keep our notes about the Negative Zone in general, as we research stories that take place there.
How it works, how to get there, local lifeforms, area codes, etc..
A short-ish profile of the Inaros warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs.
Endurance/durability unit with an undead Ancient Egyptian warrior theme and a backstory.
And a smile.
Obscure Batman enemy, only seen once in 1969.
He’s Batman’s tailor… and he’s gone rogue ! Duh duh dum !
An interesting but incoherent enemy of the Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman.
During the 1970s, he seemingly specialised in hunting down supernaturals.
As of March of 2020, this profile was iced then entirely redone.
An obscure Luke Cage 1970s villain with a construction theme. Near-superhuman strength and themed weapons.
As of March of 2020, we added brick-and-mortar Mutants & Masterminds stats.
This profile has also received illustrations and texts overhaul at… some point in 2019.
How much would you pay for RPG stats for Uncle Scrooge ? One million ? Two billions ? A poolfull ?
Well, they’re free.
A minor, odd-looking, oddly enduring team of minor Marvel malefactors.
Older notes covering the basics about Yugi Motoh, Yami Yugi and their games.