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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.
A 16-year old crazy albino girl serial killer who is probably guided by a so-called “angel” into slaying supernatural monsters. Dancy appears in multiple novels, short stories and comics by Caitlín Kiernan.
As of March of 2018, this article was split in two since it was a few hundred words above our read-in-one-sitting, hmmm, threshold.
Supernatural “adventurer” and serial killer of alleged monster/demons, who may or may not work for an “angel”.
This is the second half of this profile, with a link to part #1.
There was a test. With ads. I didn’t like it.
Part 3 out of 3 for our main Grim Dawn article, with of course a link to part #1. The Executioner is kinda like the love child of Jason Voorhees and Thor, but crazy.
This article covers the second half of the story, plus all the character-specific RPG material.
Urban horror villain with special sonics and an army of near-C.H.U.D.s.
Fought the Werewolf by Night back the days.
As of March of 2018, this profile was overhauled and given sonically-engineered M&M stats.
Radioactive horseman, fought Daredevil in 1969.
As of March of 2018, this profile was entirely overhauled, and received irradiated M&M stats.
A super-agent with martial and telepathic capabilities. From the early 1990s Gene Dogs books by Marvel UK. A useful low-powered military-ish team.
As of March of 2018, this profile had its fur brushed, then received M&M stats that are all alone in the moonlight.
New pack of starts-at-$1 digital multi-formats comics for download. The $1 tier is the one that most drew my interest, as it has at least two really cool TPBs.
Part 2 out of 3 for our main Grim Dawn article, with of course a link to part #1.
This article focuses on capsule primers to the places and factions, and the first half of the story.
If Franklin Delano Roosevelt gets official DCH RPG stats as the emblematic President of the Golden Age of comics, then let’s have some for John Fitzgerald Kennedy as the emblematic Silver Age of comics one.
Hitman with some special weapons.
As of February of 2018, this entry was fully overhauled. And received M&M stats that’ll just whip their heater out to ice a bod for some green.
Our first chronological profile for Betsy, covering her Captain Britain and X-Men career until the Siege Perilous.
As of February of 2018, this profile had its illustrations psychically overhauled, and gained butterfly-shaped M&M stats.
Reptilian super-soldier seen in Gene Dogs during the 1990s.
As of February of 2018, this profile received armoured, dinosaurian M&M stats.
After a certain… drought, Humble Bundle now has a humongous bundle of high-end Image Comics. Or at least *I* thought it was impressive.
Check it out !
Nekra is pretty cool and useful to have, actually. Long career, diverse abilities, good themes and varied hooks.
As of February of 2018, this profile was dusted up and split into two parts, since it was too long.
This is the second part of our big Nekra profile, which directly follows part #1. Yes, there’s a link to the first part.
The comic book version of Barb Wire as she was during the 1990s. She’s more interesting than you may think. Skilled bounty huntress with lots of grit, a Harley and some surprising gadgets and friends.
As of February of 2018, this profile has been split in two and slightly overhauled, since it was a tad too long.
Second part of our profile for this tough-as-nail bounty hunter, biker and bar owner.
Humble has a particularly good bundle of InXile RPG and RPG-adjacent video games up. I can personally recommend all but one of them (because there’s one I haven’t played).
Check it out, unless you positively hate video games.
A big article full of stuff about Yoko Tsuno, one of the old-school heroines of Franco-Belgian adventure graphic novels. A highly positive, omni-competent brainy engineer who’s had many adventures across the world, time, and space.
As of February of 2018, this article was split in two. It was a bit long to read in one sitting.
This is the second part of our big Yoko Tsuno profile. With a link to part #1, of course.
The first part of an extensive sample character profile in the world of the Grim Dawn post-apocalyptic, steampunk action-adventure computer RPG.
This part is chiefly about the world – technology, types of magic, atmosphere, known history, the recent zombie apocalypse, etc.
A super-strong, rather smart, rather dangerous superhuman gang leader in a down-on-its-luck city. Mace Blitzkrieg is primarily a Barb Wire character.
As of February of 2018, Mace has hairy-chested M&M stats.
Heeeere comes the final third of our Luke Cage (Netflix version) profile. So what’s left for part 3 ? Well, the quotes section, the stats block, and plenty of discussion of his stats, and some more photos, and a bit of music.
Humble Bundle offers of interest, with digital sci-fi novels from Angry Robot. And games where you can be Wonder Woman beating Lobo up, which I feel is a worthwhile and important endeavour.
Dinosaurian super-soldier seen in Gene Dogs during the 1990s.
As of February of 2018, this entry was overhauled and received cold-blooded M&M stats.
This continues the low-tech weapons locker article with the medium-weight, common types of melee weapons. Swords, axes, maces, this sort of things.
Amazingly useful to stat low-tech characters, it must be said.
The thrice-yearly report about the site’s condition.
Along with the thrice-yearly call for donations, so the site can continue to exist.
Second part of our Hellfire Club profile, as it existed back during Claremont’s classic X-Men run. Free powdered wig (or skimpy leather knickers) with every order.
A capsule character profile for Elijah Priest aka “Mister Glass”, as played by Samuel Jackson in the Unbreakable movie in 2000.
As of February of 2018, this tiny entry nonetheless receive fragile M&M stats.