J-Mart I 2E: Green Scar Hulk, Mandrill, Nekra

[Thorpacolypse]

Hitting the Aisle 2 shelves is another addition to our playable Avengers line. This one is a J-Mart Favorite and guaranteed BLACK Light special!


Here kitty, kitty, kitty...

BLACK PANTHER
PL: 10 (150 pp) – OPL: 10; DPL: 10

ABILITIES: STR: 20 (+5/+2) DEX: 22 (+6/+2) CON: 18 (+4/+2) INT: 16 (+3) WIS: 16 (+3) CHA: 14 (+2)

SKILLS: Acrobatics 6 (+12) [Acrobatic Bluff, Skill Mastery], Bluff (+2), Climb 4 (+9), Computers (+3), Concentration (+3), Diplomacy 6 (+8), Disable Device (+3), Disguise (+2), Drive (+6), Escape Artist (+6), Gather Info (+2), Handle Animal 4 (+6) [Animal Empathy, Skill Mastery], Intimidate (+2), Investigate (+3), Knowledge [Civics] 5 (+8), Medicine (+3), Notice 5 (+8), Pilot (+6), Profession (+3), Ride (+6), Search (+3), Sense Motive 7 (+10) [Assessment, Skill Mastery], Sleight of Hand (+6), Stealth 7 (+13) [Skill Mastery], Survival 7 (+10), Swim (+5)

FEATS: Acrobatic Bluff, Animal Empathy, Assessment, Attack Focus (Melee) (4), Attack Specialization (1) [Claw Strike], Beginner's Luck, Benefit (3) [Status – King of Wakanda, Diplomatic Immunity, Wealth], Defensive Attack, Dodge Focus (8), Equipment (1), Jack-of-All-Trades, Leadership, Luck (1), Master Plan, Power Attack, Skill Mastery (1) [Acrobatics, Handle Animal, Sense Motive, Stealth], Takedown Attack (1), Uncanny Dodge [Olfactory]

POWERS:
Enhanced Strength [6]
Enhanced Constitution [4]
Enhanced Dexterity [7]
Super Senses (Normal Sight [Extended], Normal Hearing [Extended, Acute]; Dark Vision, Normal Scent [Extended, Acute] ) [7]
Black Panther Costume (Device, Hard to Lose [30pp]) [6]
Protection (Extra: Impervious [8pp]) [4]
Weapon Array (15pp): [4] - DC:19:tough
Energy Daggers (Energy Blast, Extra: Auto-Fire, PF: Accurate x2 [14pp]) [4] - DC:19:tough
AP: Claw Strike (Extra: Auto-Fire, PF: Accurate, Improved Critical x2, Mighty, Split Attack [1pp]) [2] - DC:22:tough
Super Movement (Slow Fall, Wall Crawling x2 [Flaws: Limited to running] 4pp)
Silence (1pp)
Blending (Flaw: Limited to shadows [1pp])
Morph (Costume or Regular Clothes [1pp])

EQUIPMENT:
(5ep)
Kimoyo Card: Commlink, GPS, Cell Phone, Mini-Tracer, PDA (5ep),

COMBAT: Base Attack +7, Melee +11, Ranged +7, Claw Strike +13, Energy Daggers +11, Grapple +16 [Unarmed +5 (Bruise), Claw Strike +7] Defense 22 (12 flat-footed) Init +6; Knockback -6

SAVES: Toughness +8 (+8 flat-footed, +4 Impervious), Fortitude +7, Reflex +9, Will +5

DRAWBACKS:

Abilities 29 + Skills 13 (52 ranks) + Feats 30 + Powers 48 + Combat 22 + Saves 8 – Drawbacks 0 = 150 / 150

Comments: Rolling on with GPB (Generally Playable Builds), here is the Black Panther at PL10. He is a very versatile character so leaned more towards that than power or speed with him, even though he is OK at both.

It should be noted that I am using the Wealth option of Benefit as a catch all in these playable builds instead of the variant option in the main book. I’m not allotting any specific ranks to buy things in order to keep the speed of any playtesting (and pp cost) down.

[Thorpacolypse]

Hitting the Aisle 2 shelves is another addition to our playable Avengers line.


Hmmm...another reality show or saving the world again?....Saving the world, for sure. It's a lot easier than competing with with Flavor of Love...

WONDER MAN PC
PL: 10 (150 pp) – OPL: 10; DPL: 10

ABILITIES: STR: 34 (+12) DEX: 10 (0) CON: 34 (+12) INT: 10 (0) WIS: 12 (+1) CHA: 16 (+3)

SKILLS: Bluff 4 (+7), Climb (+12), Concentration (+1), Diplomacy 8 (+11), Disguise (+3), Gather Info (+3), Handle Animal (+3), Intimidate 6 (+9), Knowledge [Popular Culture] 6 (+6), Notice (+1), Perform [Acting] 3 (+6), Profession [Actor] 5 (+6), Sense Motive (+1), Survival (+1), Swim (+12)

FEATS: All-out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) (4), Benefit (1) [Fame], Equipment (1), Power Attack, Teamwork (1), Tough (1)

POWERS:
Flight (Dynamic Array [10pp]) [5]
DAP: Super-Strength [5]
AP: Super-Speed (Rapid Attack) [2]
Immortality [1]
Immunity (Life Support) [9]
Impervious Toughness [10]
Regeneration (Recovery Rate):
Bruised 1/round [1]
Injured 1/minute [3]
Staggered 1/round [4]
Disabled 1/5 minutes [4]

EQUIPMENT:
(5ep)
Costume (Protection, Subtle [2ep]) [1]
Avengers Communicard (CommLink, GPS, Security Clearance [3ep]) [3]

COMBAT: Base Attack +4, Melee +8, Ranged +4, Grapple +25 [Unarmed +12 (Bruise)]; Defense 16 (13 flat-footed); Init +8; Knockback -12

SAVES: Toughness +14 (+14 flat-footed), Fortitude +15, Reflex +2, Will +5

DRAWBACKS:

Abilities 56 + Skills 6 (24 ranks) + Feats 10 + Powers 49 + Combat 20 + Saves 9 – Drawbacks 0 = 150 / 150

Comments: The star of my Fair Superhero and one of the face men of the new super hero community in the Thorpacoverse, Wonder Man. And at a shiny new playable level, too.

Man, I didn’t realize how many powerhouses the Mighty Avengers had. Not much on finesse, but Simon here, Sentry, Ms. Marvel, Ares, Iron Man…and then…Wasp? Come on everyone, you know the song from Sesame Street; one of these things is not like others…which one is different? Do you know?...

[luketheduke86]

its a very nice build Thorp but i dont think we need 2..

[Thorpacolypse]

its a very nice build Thorp but i dont think we need 2..

Fixed.

My stupid DSL is still on the fritz. It cuts out about 15 minutes and when it drops, I never know if my last post took.

[Godfallen]

*consoles Thorp over having DSL* it's ok....one day someone will fix the timing problems with DSL....someday.

[Libra]

D'ye know Thorpacolypse, I would be interested in getting a bit more background on your Universe. Please?

[Thorpacolypse]

D'ye know Thorpacolypse, I would be interested in getting a bit more background on your Universe. Please?

Me, too! I hope I figure it out...

I promise I will sit down soon and bang something out that is feasible. I have so many thoughts, it's hard to get them all organized. Let me get through the next 2-3 weeks at work (I knew my lull was not to last) and I'll have at least some of the past posted on my Earth-217 thread.

But it now hits me that I will need at least two Earths in the Thorpacomultiverse: one for my NPC characters and one for the PCs.

So let's see...we'll have Earth-217 for the NPC adventures...

...Earth-J for the PL10 PCs...

...Earth-T for the "appropriate level" PC adventures (playable higher PL versions of Supes, Iron Man, Cap, etc.)

...Earth-69 for my original characters...

...yeah....it's all coming together now...

[Thorpacolypse]

Teaser Trailer - World War Thorpacoverse (coming Spring 2008)

Background: OK, I asked Taliesin to borrow his Green Scar/World War Hulk build as I have a need to cause a lot of damage (which really isn't anything new). So I started drafting a little intro to the first fight where Hulk and his new little army (I decided to go a different direction than the Warbound) start to go after my combined universe version of the Illuminati. It's a rough draft and a lot may change between now and when I start rolling out the fights, but I thought it was worth posting now to see what the reaction was. As always, comments are welcome.

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Sitting in the Captain’s Chair of his massive interstellar warship, the Worldbreaker seethes…

They’ll pay.

They’ll all pay for what they’ve done to me.

All of their so-called Illuminati:

Xavier.

Stark.

Superman.

Strange.

Wonder Woman.

Richards.

Sparks.

They blasted me into space to die.

But I survived. I thrived. I ruled.

But they wouldn’t let me be happy.

They destroyed my planet.

My people…

My son…

They…killed the love of my life…

They will all suffer.

They won’t get the dignity of death;

…but they will BEG for it…

It begins now…

“My Captain…”

“Yes, Adam.”

“2 minutes until we reach Metropolis…”

“Thank you, my friend. Are you prepared for what is to come, Adam?”

“Need you even ask? I have suffered as you have, my Captain,” Black Adam replied. “We are bound by pain and suffering no one should have to endure. You freed me and our other compatriots from imprisonment and in some cases, certain death…or worse. You’ve given us renewed purpose. So without question, I stand with you against these so-called heroes and anyone else that would oppose you.”

“As do I,” Cain Marko responded, removing his helmet as he walked onto the bridge to join The Hulk and Black Adam. “Charles and the rest need to be taught a lesson.”

“We are with you, too, Worldbreaker,” Beta Ray Bill also replied on behalf of Indigo and Shift who strode onto the bridge right behind him.

“Then prepare to join the fight of your lives,” The Hulk said, reaching out his hand and finding it clasped by all of his companions in a show of solidarity. “For too long, these alleged heroes have lived free of responsibility for their actions. We have all helped save this world time and again, too, but are we seen heroes? No. At best we are seen are freaks…or monsters…at worst, we’re deemed threats to their precious Earth, the same as the cancers to humanity such as Dr. Doom, Lex Luthor or The Red Skull.

“But the Avengers and Justice Leaguers of the world? These…Illuminati? They are seen as the conquering heroes. They get nothing but praise and glory for their imperialistic acts as they pass judgment on the rest of us. They sit smug in their hypocrisy while they are seen as bastions of goodness. They hide behind their polished public personas while they commit heinous acts like imprisoning those who oppose them in the Phantom Zone or the Negative Zone or shooting me into space, all without a fair trail; a bastardization of the laws they alleged swear to uphold. They do this time and time again with no threat of reprisal.

“That ends today. Today begins the suffering of those who put themselves above us. Today we show the world that all are accountable...…even Gods.

“Today…Superman pays…”

[Thorpacolypse]

Teaser Trailer - Red Reign in Gotham - Prologue (coming February 2008)

Background: I've had this one written for about 6 months, just waiting for a good reason to work with it. I think I have my final ideas. Look for the first fight into by this weekend along with updated builds of you-know-who and some other players in this (hopefully) fairly short storyline.

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Jason Carter was one of the best guards Arkham Asylum had ever had. He was respected by his peers and most of the inmates, and best of all, he was the one guard that seemed to be able to deal with The Joker. No small feat, as anyone who has ever experienced The Joker can attest.

But finally, last week, he got a job offer for security at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in Washington. Better pay, better hours, better benefits and best of all, there had been no fatalities in his new division for the past 19 years. Arkham seemed to have guard fatalities every 19 days. He couldn’t pass it up.

So now it was his last night in Arkham. Even though he’d seen far too many murders, and dealt with far too many sociopaths, he was kind of sad to leave. Making the rounds, saying farewell to the other guards and some of the better behaved inmates, kind of got to him.

But then, he made his turn down the aisle towards the room where Arkham’s most dangerous inmate was held. Hearing the maniacal laughter coming from the cell snapped him out of his melancholy quickly, and even though they had been getting along exceedingly well recently, that cackling again made him realize why he would better off far away from this psycho in purple.

“Hello, Joker,” Jason said as he approached the cell of the Clown Prince of Crime.

“Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee…HELLOOOOOO, Captain Carter!” The Joker responded as he rocked back and forth in his purple straightjacket. “I hear I have you to thank for new color coordinated straightjacket! Love it, love it, love it! I know all the psychos will be wearing these this year! And, it goes so wonderfully with my eyes. Hee-hee-hee…”

“You’re welcome. Consider it a parting gift since you have been such a good prisoner lately, and I thought you deserved something. Things satisfactory for you this evening, sir?”

“Of course, my good man! What is there not to be happy about? Especially on this special night, eh, Carter? Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee…”

“It is a special night, Joker, you’re right. Tonight is my last night working at Arkham. I’m off to a new job, so you’ll have someone else to play mind games with starting tomorrow.”

“Really?” The Joker retorted with a surprised look on his face. “I had no idea! Had I known, I would have gotten you something, too. Hee-hee-hee…”

Then he paused and he made an exaggerated face showing him to be deep in thought. “Well, since you have been so good to me, I will give you the greatest gift of all; my gift of song!!!”

“Oh, God…” Carter whispered under his breath.

The Joker cleared his throat and began to sing in a loud, off key tone:

I hear that train a’ comin’, it’s a rollin’ around the bend…And I ain’t seen the sun shine since I don’t know when…I’m just stuck in Arkham Asylum…and time keeps draggin’ on…but that train keeps a’ rollin’…on down to San-An-tone…

“That was…great…Joker,” Carter said with a forced smile on his face. “Really…nice.”

“You’re welcome poopy-pants! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Thanks again. Good-bye, Joker.”

Carter began to walk away, but then something tugged at his mind.

“Joker, one more thing…” he asked as he turned around and walked back in front of The Joker’s cell.

“Why, yes, my sweet Carter-poo?!?!?” Joker replied, blinking his eyes sheepishly.

“You said tonight was a special night, but then you said you didn’t know I was leaving? Is tonight special for you, too?”

“Why yes, my dear Carter, it is.” The Joker’s tone quickly became serious and his almost permanent smile melted away from his face.

“Tonight…is the night that I make my 25th escape from Arkham…”

“What was that?” Carter replied, quickly reaching for his walkie-talkie with one hand and taking the safety off his gun with the other.

“You heard me, Carter-licious,” The Joker replied, his face now twisting into an ominous, sadistic sneer. “It is BOTH of our last night’s here. How’s that for a coincidence? Hee-hee-hee…” His laugh was a soft chortle that sent a series of cold chills down Jason Carter’s spine.

Was he joking? Carter thought. Better not chance it. “All points, this is…”

Before Jason could finish his sentence, the wall behind him exploded, sending him flying several feet across the hall and into the thick glass of the Joker’s cell. Barely holding onto consciousness, stunned and unable to move, he made out two figures running through the dust and smoke to the Joker’s cell. One was a huge, gray colored figure and the other was a far smaller black and white figure that was giggling happily.

He blacked out for a few seconds, but then he awoke to the sound of blaring sirens; and the Joker pointing a gun at his face.

“Sorry, Carter-rama, I got distracted there for a moment,” The Joker said, “I didn’t get to finish my song. Ahem:

When I was just a young Joker, my mama told me, “son, don’t ever be a big jerk, don’t ever play with guns”…but I shot a man in Arkham…

just to watch…


him…


die…

The Joker moved the gun in closer to Carter’s face, clicked off the safety, pulled the trigger and…


A flag with “BANG!” written on it popped out of the gun just inches from Carter’s face.

“Now what kind of a psycho would kill a man on his last night at this hellhole?!?!?!” The Joker laughed. “Even I’m not that ironical!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

“Come on, baby, we have to go NOW!” a female voice called to The Joker.

“Coming, Harley, my little poopsie-whoopsie! Farewell, Carter! It's a shame you won't be around for my 26th escape!”

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Coming up next: The Joker's liberator(s) strike a deal...

[Godfallen]

*shivers* Black Adam....and the Hulk...on the smae side??....someone is gonna have more then a headache in the morning....

[death tribble]

*shivers* Black Adam....and the Hulk...on the smae side??....someone is gonna have more then a headache in the morning....

I can think of something worse. Black Adam and the Hulk making out.

And having put their thought into your brain, a quick thanks for the builds, pictures and the quotes.
Now onto business. I have commissioned over 50 pics from Storn Cook which are in the Drawing Board thread. None have them have been statted for M+M. Anyone want to have a go ? I can give background if it would help for some of them. But otherwise you are on your own.

[Libra]

I really need to get those DVDs.

(I'm a bit peeved you've made Superman part of the illuminati, but it's your world, old boy.)

[Godfallen]

:shock:

I really need to get those DVDs.

(I'm a bit peeved you've made Superman part of the illuminati, but it's your world, old boy.)

you need to get DVD's of hulk and Black Adam making out????

[The Wonderous]

OK, I asked Taliesin to borrow his Green Scar/World War Hulk build as I have a need to cause a lot of damage.

Have you seen your Superman-Prime build? Green Scar ain't got Jack on him if you wanna cause DAMAGE.

[JackGiantkiller]

*shivers* Black Adam....and the Hulk...on the smae side??....someone is gonna have more then a headache in the morning....

I can think of something worse. Black Adam and the Hulk making out.

And having put their thought into your brain, a quick thanks for the builds, pictures and the quotes.
Now onto business. I have commissioned over 50 pics from Storn Cook which are in the Drawing Board thread. None have them have been statted for M+M. Anyone want to have a go ? I can give background if it would help for some of them. But otherwise you are on your own.

Hmmm. I'm willing to give a couple a try, as I'm a statting junkie. *None *of them have stats?

edit: Also, are all of yours noted as such? I'd hate to stat the wrong pic...