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Dismiss5870 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
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.
A capsule profile from the Halcyon comic book limited series.
Jarhead is a super-soldier from the Halcyon comics by Marc Guggenheim, published by Image Comics. He’s archetypal and easy to use in other settings.
This is our 3rd chronological profile for Frenzy. This one covers 2007-2014, where she is a member of the X-Men, with an emphasis on the Age of X virtual reality events.
Material about how the Mass Effect 2 biotic powers could work in-universe and in a tabletop RPG rather than in a video game, and new DC Heroes Powers to model these abilities.
Short profile and DCH/DCA stats for the peculiar hovertank in Mass Effect 2, plus hypotheses about how it might work.
This article discusses the guns and body armour in the first Mass Effect video game, for both the DC Heroes and the Mutants and Masterminds RPG systems. It also covers various in-universe details and the necessary data for verisimilitude in a tabletop RPG campaign.
A mostly technical article about the biotic powers in the first Mass Effect game, and using them in DC Heroes or in DCA/M&M.
A pure, glittery and two-fisted super-heroine from a 1985 RPG scenario in a French magazine. So yeah, we can do that too. If we want.
This strategy guide is intended to help people playing the Avernum: Escape from the Pit old-school computer RPG. Since we research many video game characters we also do game guides from time to time if there isn’t enough on the Internet.
A handy page with definitions of terms used on this site that are known to geeks, but not necessarily to other people. You can of course request or suggest new definitions at the community discussion space (currently on Yahoo! Groups).
The infamous tank destroyer/armoured recon vehicle from the first Mass Effect video game.
The “15 worlds” is an aborted cosmology that existed in DC Comics during the “DC Implosion” – primarily those written by David Michelinie such as Claw the Unconquered, Starfire or Star Hunters. This profile is a thorough exploration of this nigh-forgotten bit of universe building.
Shenhua’s stoner driver in the Black Lagoon anime and manga. Now has his own short profile rather than an appendix in Shenhua’s profile.
This is advice to play this video game, so it’s not our usual kind of content. It used to be an appendix for one of our Borderlands profile, but spinning it off is simpler and more efficient.
An article about improving Dragon Age: Origins on a PC in terms of graphics, stability and gameplay. Not our usual fare, but people found it useful and convenient tweaking advice, so it was spun off to become a stand-alone guide.
The template and procedures used by writeups.org contributors to organize and standardize profiles.
The stock stats for a completely ordinary person. An important — but not quite thrilling, I’ll admit — technical benchmark.
A primer for people who want a quick explanation/guide to tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, DC Heroes or Mutants & Masterminds. Short, to the point, example-based.
Short conversion notes between these two RPG systems. Sufficient to get ballpark values for some key numbers.
Technical article about converting values from the d20 version of the Silver Age Sentinels RPG to the DC Heroes RPG. Allows you to establish good ballparks.
As per our usual approach, all these new Bonuses were necessary to model published characters.
Recent additions :
— Partywide Bonus.
A set of tables to randomly create DC Heroes RPG characters with magical powers. It’s fun. We use this for character creation contests from time to time.
Added a note about Spirit Steed, and random starting Hero Points totals.
A compendium of stats and rules for common and /or interesting animals, for the DC Heroes Role-Playing Game.
Ideas and formulas about playing the DC Heroes RPG without using the two master tables.Since that’s a subject that comes up from time to time.
DC Heroes RPG game stats and explanations for the most common types of bodyguards you’ll find in stories. From glorified bouncer to the Secret Service.
PDF version of the old DC Heroes RPG site on Geocities, by the Knight of Shadow. We saved it from eternal destruction and perpetual annihilation.
An Excel 2007 spreadsheet to create DC Heroes RPG characters.
A crude .txt archive of stuff of note that was discussed by the DC Heroes RPG online community, but isn’t published as a writeups.org article. An info dump.
A huge article about system conversions between the DC Heroes RPG and the 3rd edition of Mutants and Masterminds. Very useful, but bring some aspirin.
Recent additions:
– Movement speed conversions
An extensive discussion of Hero Points in the DC Heroes RPG system. Possible misunderstanding, use as experience, roles in stories, etc.