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Masters of Disaster

A “base camp” entry for DC Comics’ Masters of Disaster, a natural catastrophe-themed team of villainous mercenaries. These guys have primarily fought the Outsiders, but they are generic and convenient.

Joe

Adventure/RPG games Video Games

The hero in a popular point-and-click time travel story that evokes the 12 Monkeys movie.

Beware the fallout !

The updates for the second third of January are heavy on the older Fallout isometric video games. Usually, we avoid “themed” batches of new content, under the notion that it’s bad for those readers who do not happen to like that theme. But here, it was logistically soooo much simpler.

Therefore – 1997/1998 Fallout material aplenty.

Vault Dweller

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

This is our sample version of the Player Character in the original Fallout video game, to serve as an example. This article also comes with a good primer about the Fallout setting.

Revised, expanded, reillustrated and M&M-ified in January, 2017.

Vault Dweller

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

Part 2 of the profile for our sample Fallout Vault Dweller (Player Character). You should start with the first entry.

Revised, expanded, reillustrated and M&M-ified in January, 2017.

Vault Dweller

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

Part 3 out of 3 for our sample Vault Dweller (original Fallout video game). You should read part 1 and 2 first, obvs.

Revised, expanded, reillustrated and M&M-ified in January, 2017.

Chosen One

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

Our sample Chosen One – the Player Character in the Fallout 2 video game. The deadly Alessa-Maria’s mutant brain makes her a perfect predator of the post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Ferociously overhauled and reillustrated in January, 2017, and M&M stats added.

Chosen One

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

This is the second chapter for our sample Chosen One — the Player Character in the classic Fallout 2 video game. Covers Klamath, the Den, the slavers’ camp and the Umbra Tribe.

Magma

Comics Marvel Universe

Magma of the New Mutants, with a super-powered lava form and fire/tectonics powers. May or may not be from a lost Roman colony in the Amazon, possibly.

Stats refined in January, 2017 and added M&M stats.

Vic the trader

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

A potential ally for the Player Character in Fallout 2, with minor but useful skills.

Various revisions in January, 2017 – plus M&M stats.

Sulik

Adventure/RPG games Fallout Video Games

A tough low-tech tribal who is a potential ally in Fallout 2. Sulik also has “magic powers”, in his own way.

Various revisions in January, 2017 – plus M&M stats.

Sunspot

Comics Marvel Universe

Chapter 1 for our Sunspot (Roberto da Costa) solar-powered profile. It covers his “year one” era, more or less.

Entirely overhauled in January, 2017.

Sunspot

Comics Marvel Universe

Chapter 2 of our Sunspot profile. This one covers the events from Nova Roma inclusive to Asgard exclusive.

Unicorn

Comics Marvel Universe

Chapter 1 for our coverage of that old Iron Man foe. This is for before his strength gets enhanced.

Fully overhauled in January, 2017.

Unicorn

Comics Marvel Universe

Chapter #2 of our profile for Marvel Comics’ original Unicorn (Milos Masaryk), covering the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Unicorn

Comics Marvel Universe

Chapter 3 of our profile for Iron Man enemy the Unicorn (Milos Masaryk), in his terminal state during the early 1980s.

Black Velvet

Astro City Comics Other Universes

A minor character in the rich Astro City super-hero mythology, and blaxploitation lady avenger archetype.

Profile upgraded in January, 2017.

DC Heroes RPG – New Rules – Character Interaction

Technical RPG articles

For the DC Heroes super-hero RPG, new rules that would have fit into the Character Interaction chapter of the rules book.

Happy New Year !

Y’all have a happy new year. There’s no site update for the last third of December ; updates will resume on the first third of January.

Scarlett

Comics G.I. Joe Other Universes

The counter intelligence, unarmed combat and archery expert on the G.I. Joe team, as she appeared in the older Marvel comics by Larry Hama et al.. Profile entirely redone in December of 2016.

Kara of Argo

Alien Comics DC Universe

A curious alternate version of Supergirl (without powers) seen in 1995 in a joint DC/Dark Horse comic, Superman vs. Aliens. She was cool.

Profile entirely redone in December of 2016.

Snake Eyes

Comics G.I. Joe Other Universes

One of the iconic super-ninjae in the GI Joe universe, this one working for the good guys. Or at least the alleged good guys. Does the government truly serves your interests ? This message brought to you by Cobra.

Profile fully rewritten in December of 2016.

Whip

Brawling games King of Fighters Video Games

A martial artist with a whip and a gun, from the King of Fighters video games. Profile redone in December, 2016.

Roadblock

Comics G.I. Joe Other Universes

The *heavy* machinegunner of the G.I. Joe team, as he appeared in the classic Marvel comic books. Entry completely redone in December, 2016.

Eir Stegalkin

Adventure/RPG games Guild Wars Video Games

A melancholy giantess who’s a great warrior, a great sculptor and a great strategist. This presents Eir during the Edge of Destiny novel and the early bits of the Guild Wars 2 video game. Giant wolf included, and also now comes with M&M stats.

FAQ – Ways to contribute

Articles about Writeups.org

Explanations about the ways to contribute to writeups.org, from the most casual to the most hardcore. We’re a tiny team of volunteers, so help would be cool. This is the first draft, I’m sure I’ll think about other things later on. 🙂

Quasar

Comics Marvel Universe

A fairly important Marvel super-hero with cosmic activities. Quasar has Green Lantern-like powers, a slight Silver Age Superman vibe, and an interesting career. This profile covers all the early stuff and the run of his solo series.

Grackleflints

Comics Mage (Matt Wagner comics) Other Universes

A team of five identical, supernatural killers with enhanced strength, poisonous elbow spikes, etc. These guys appeared in the classic Mage: The Hero Discovered comics series, back in the halcyon days of a while ago.