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Cartoon and Anime Masters of the Universe

A spy/commando/assassin type with mutant powers, heavy hardware and decades of experience.

As of April of 2021, this profile is being wholly redone as a two-parter.

And yes, that’s some very 1993 art right here.

Tri-Klops

One of the baddies in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoons.

Minor super-strength, some vision powers.

Mordecai the hunter

Comics DC Universe Golden Age Stuff

The sniper/hunter/falconer in the original Borderlands video game.

As of April of 2021, this profile was entirely redone and partially updated.

So big. So angry. So dead.

Night-Owl

A criminal mastermind with darkness technology. He fought Superman and Lois Lane in 1942.

Those were the days, my friend.

As of April of 2021, added silent and nocturnal Mutants & Masterminds stats.

DC Heroes RPG charts and tables

Technical RPG articles

This is a repository of charts and tables for the DC Heroes super-hero tabletop role-playing game, from the DCH community’s gaming groups.

Updates :
– Entirely new version of the “Ambrose’s numbers cosmics” astronomy APs document.
– “Revised APs chart, in metric” by Jobe.

Shields for RPGs and other stories

Technical RPG articles Weapons Locker articles

This covers all sorts of fighting shields, from small hardwood stuff to wheeled ballistic SWAT contraptions to force shields.

As of September of 2018, this article was spun off the technical article about shields use. It also received a fair bit of new material, such as ballistic polycarbonate. That was a joke.

More recent additions :
– Targa ondulata.

Sunbeam crew

Cartoon and Anime Masters of the Universe

The setting and ensemble characters from On a Sunbeam, a 2018 sci-fi romance/coming of age graphic novel.

Intriguing space setting — in space — and attaching cast.

Trapjaw

One of the baddies in the 1980s Masters of the Universe cartoons.

I’ll have you know that he’s an engineer.

Roland the soldier

One of the playable characters in the original Borderlands video game. Rogue soldier and assault specialist with a robot-turret.

As of March of 2021, this profile was entirely revised to include the main BL2 material.

Adèle Blanc-Sec

Second half for our profile of this strange 1910s character. With a link to the first half.

Lady Liberty

Comics DC Universe

An old opponent of Batman & the Outsiders, with the rest of the Force of July. Various blast powers.

As of March of 2021, this profile has received ses caractéristiques pour Mutants & Masterminds, closing our M&Mification of the Force of July.

Man-Ape

A traditional — and remarkably dangerous — enemy of the Black Panther.

This profile is filled with stuff about Wakandan history and politics, as M’Baku is a much much more interesting character than most people think. Only a fool underestimates the White Gorilla !

As of March of 2021, added a new section about the Gorilla God.

Who’s Who in the DC Universe omnibus collection

Right on the heels of the reedition of the 1980s Official Marvel Handbooks comes the same thing, but for the 1980s DC Who’s Who.

If you’re a writeups.org reader I figure it’s of interest to you.

Adèle Blanc-Sec

Comics Golden Age Stuff Proto-Marvel Universe (Atlas, Timely)

Famous and irascible writer/sleuth in 1910s Paris.

Tibo the idol

Minor horror character at the cusp between the Atlas Comics era and the Marvel Comics era.

Ball-n-Chain and “the Knuckles”

Comics Hostess Cakes Other Universes

Obscure enemies of Captain America in 1973.

Street gang with blunt melee weapons.

Hotshot

An alleged enemy of Spider-Man, seen in 1970s Hostess Cakes adverts in comic books.

Brick

One of the Player Characters in the first Borderlands video game.

Superhumanly strong and tough berserker giant mutant.

As of November of 2020, added M&M stats and some polish.

As of March of 2021, fully redid and partially updated this profile.

Silent Majority

Comics DC Universe

A member of the Force of July that fought Batman & the Outsiders back during the 1980s.

Self-replication power.

As of March of 2021, this profile has received M&M stats.

Viper

Dungeons and Dragons RPG Other Games

The 1970s, Marvel Comics one who fought the Falcon and Captain America. Venomous weapons, and the power of marketing.

Deluxe Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe now an omnibus

Just saw that the omnibus reedition of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition is now available.

It’s the major work in comic book character profiles, historically. You should get it if you can afford it.

Patty Pendragon

A young, low-level abjuration wizard in a Pathfinder campaign of yore.

Stellaris video game Humble Bundle

Humble Bundle has an offer for Paradox Interactive Stellaris grand strategy space game. Starts at $1, tops at $13-ish for the full monty.

Posting these since there ain’t that many occasions to get into those complex games on a tiny budget.

Monster god of fire and iron

A strange Medieval German giant mecha, built by Doctor Doom in curious circumstances. Fought Captain America in 1944.

Sparkler

Comics DC Universe

Part of the Force of July team that fought Batman & the Outsiders during the 1980s. Heat/energy powers.

As of March of 2021, this profile has received incandescent Mutants & Masterminds game stats.

Lilith the siren

Mysterious space-warping abilities, fire powers, plenty of a lotta many guns, orb shields, crazy laugh, sexy body markings… Lilith as it all.

As of March of 2021, this profile was entirely redone and partially updated.

Inspector Romane Pennac

A determined detective in a post-climate-change, post-war future.

Leila Taylor

A former girlfriend of the Falcon (Sam Wilson), mostly during the 1970s.

Harlem community activist, and later on wildcat journalist.

Blackbird