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Writeups.org is an encyclopaedia of characters in genre fiction — 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.
This is an article for people playing the Mass Effect *video game* on a PC, because we can – not a role-playing-oriented article.
A detailed description of the “class” system Marvel uses to describe superhuman strength, how it works (and doesn’t work) and how it aligns with DC Heroes numbers.
A short profile for one of the few named characters in XCom: Enemy Within. The chief point of the profile is stats for the bio-enhancements and psionic powers.
Fantomah is probably the first super-powered heroine in US comics. She starred in pretty weird stories starting in 1940, and is a powerful mystical guardian.
A minor but amusing World of Warcraft kid with a mystery to her, and a quite powerful giant war mecha. Also, gratuitous Bioshock references.
Here they are at least – the tiger women of Wildmoon Mountain with their potions, their flying tiger mounts, and so on. They once attacked The Jungle protected by Fantomah.
A notable foe of Fantomah, with hypnotic drum beats and a small army of elephant-sized spiders.
A fiendish foe of Fantomah armed with the evil eye and a titanic pet snake. But it wasn’t his fault, not really – not that Fantomah really cares.
Weird monsters who fought Fantomah in a 1940s Jungle Comics issue. They’re pretty good if you need a distinctive yet basic monster.
A mummy super-scientist from long ago – with a blinding ray, of course. He clashed with the great Fantomah, with predictable results.
From Warren Ellis’ Doktor Sleepless comic book series, the Doktor and Nurse Igor plus information about the story’s biopunk setting and how stuff might work. This profile was done part-way through the series.
A nasty demon with power over time loops, who was once sent after the Charmed Ones in the Charmed TV series. And he was played by David Carradine, too.
Our main sample World of Warcraft Player Character. Includes a primer about the Forsaken, the modelling of Shadow Priest abilities, and an extensive RPG discussion about playing in the WoW setting.
One of our handful of video game guides to draw in some new readers. Lots of specific, hands-on strategy and management advice.
One of the signature monsters from the popular Terraria video game – an evil fanged flying eye who can conjure smaller versions of itself
A profile for the version of DD on Netflix, during the first season – as played by Charlie Cox. Comes with videos and full technical design notes.
This profile focuses on this sadly under-used character as she was during the classic New Warriors years of the early 1990s. Silhouette is an acrobatic street vigilante with shadow melding/telportation powers.
Very minor member of the Hellfire Club during their big clashes with the X-Men back in the days. Minor feral powers, priest of Selene.
A particularly reviled kind of alien intruders in the 2012 XCom: Enemy Unknown and XCom: Enemy Within video games. This profile is the one that includes proposed rules for the “psychic static” discussed in our main XCom article.
The Yellow Ranger (Trini Kwan) during the first two seasons of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, during the 1980s.
An alien military officer in Star Trek: Enterprise who eventually became an ally of Commander Archer of the Enterprise.
The pulpish super-competent hero from the Time Portal series of novels. Spoiler – these novels are about time travel. Our profile covers the first book in the series.
Guide for contributors deciding to improve a profile that has already been published on writeups.org.
Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, during the first 2 seasons of the landmark 1980s sentai kids’ show. Pterodactyl !
Obscure and generic mercenary who fought the New Mutants during the 1980s. Good if you need a straightforward brute with minor powers. And an axe.
Capsule profile about the heroes of a semi-obscure early 1980s children’s TV series about time travel and History.
A sample character from Monk’s sci-fi DC Heroes RPG campaign setting, demonstrating the power of Terran Imperim genetic engineering.
This is the Rai who appeared in the original (1990s) Valiant Comics run, and opposed the great robot invasions of the 39th century to defend Japan’s Grandmother and population. Rai has the Blood of Heroes once used by Bloodshot, and machine-control powers.
This is specifically the version of The Shadow who appears in the excellent Year One miniseries by Matt Wagner.
The version of Margo Lane — The Shadow’s “friend and companion” — appearing in Matt Wagner’s excellent The Shadow: Year One for Dynamite Comics.