Monthly Archives: May 2022
MCP: Statistics for the 15 affiliations I played
So having played 5+ competitive games with each of 15 affiliations (see here) I thought I would do a run-down of each affiliation. [still working on that] Before I get into that though I thought I would take a quick look at how my win rates compare to the general win rates, so I’ve turned […]
MCP – How I played 5 games with 15 affiliations
When the 2021 Covid restrictions lifted MCP events started again. I took a Brotherhood list to an event at Elysium and then a month later took a Sin Cabal list to what ended up being the first UK event to use Longshanks. I then ran A-force for a month and a bit to get the […]
MCP: Leodis May Event Review
So this saturday I went to Leodis (near Leeds) for a smallish MCP event. There was meant to be 12, but someone dropped last minute so Alex who TOs had to drop to keep even numbers. One advantage of Longshanks is a lot of TO roles like entering the results can be done by the […]
Marvel Multiverse RPG – Taskmaster
In a recent conversation I said we need more villains, so here’s one: He’s pretty awkward to do with 3 powersets as he can also use a bow and potentially firearms, but I figured he can just do those with a ranged attack so I went with the main powers. I could also have gone […]
Batman Gotham City Chronicles RPG Quickstart Review
Wow, in a week I’ve gone from not really reviewing RPGs to reviewing Quickstarts. Actually I reviewed the Marvel Multiverse Playtest… And now we have the boardgame turned RPG – Batman Gotham City Chronicles! Firstly I must point out this is only the quickstart, so a full rules set. But it’s 48 pages so there […]
Savage Worlds Supers Power companion Review
I don’t often do reviews but I couldn’t find one for this so… I owned the last version of the super powers companion but now we have the SWADE version. I didn’t do the kickstarter (and I missed the Fantasy companion as well – since they moved from kickstarter I’m clearly not getting the press […]
MCP – Doctor Octopus Review
We went 3 months without a character card reveal, and then we get one AND THEN i remember I was in the process of reviewing older models like Zemo, and I thought I better get back to it! Ock has a funny history in MCP. Obviously he was played at the start when we only […]
Main System Mechanics Musings
I don’t normally write about general RPG stuff, instead focusing on specific games. But all the work I’ve done on Marvel Multiverse (look here) has got me thinking about mechanics, and there’s a game or something in the back of my mind so I’m thinking about system mechanics and how they differ. Mainly what I’ll […]
MMV RPG – another alternative dice roll
So I looked as “838” as an alternative to 616 here, but it didn’t really make much difference. And the more I look at these numbers the more I think, a d20 would just be better. But then I lose my Marvel die. So what If I roll a Marvel die and a d20? I’ve […]
MMV RPG Encounter Spidey Vs Rhino
Okay, so last time out we saw Spidey get pulped by Hulk (here). Like literally, one more squeeze by Hulk and spidey goes pop. But then I made Rhino for a more even fight. Rhino has stolen a cash machine (ATM) and is making his escape. The Police arrive. Rhino gets 8 on initiative, Police […]
Marvel Champions: Avengers Vs Crossbones
So I posted about returning to Marvel Champions here. And Monday night, myself and my main gaming buddy, Brian, decided to have a quick go at Champions. I considered a Kang mission but was immediately confused by the book so picked up the Red Skull campaign book. And so we started with Crossbones. We planned […]
Marvel Champions – The return
I bought Marvel Champions at Launch (ish). I remember opening it on Christmas Day and playing She-Hulk and Ms Marvel (I think) with my Daughter (who was 8 at the time). The game took ages but we had fun. I tried playing it with my gaming buddies, but playing with 3 players and 3P Villain […]
MCP – Black Swan character card review
A few weeks we had Black Swan spoiled and now here card dropped. This is what I said (here) pre-card: Powers: A pretty random mix of powers. I would expect to see the optic blasts and flight, maybe a big range 2 attack or a throw to represent the strength and the telepathy may be […]
Marvel MV RPG – The Rhino
Having smashed spidey with Hulk I thought maybe I should do a more spider-man level opponent. So, Rhino! I started him at rank 10 but dropped to 8 as I had too many powers and ability scores. I am still doing these with the original tables because unless there is a wholesale change to different […]
Marvel MV RPG – What if there were no archetype tables?
Clearly the tables are a problem (see here), but only is the maths awful, one of the main criticisms is that the tables add loads of complexity (they don’t really, but whatever – perception, beholders etc). So why not just ditch them. No Tables character creation Standard Character creation All modifiers are equal to the […]
Marvel Multiverse RPG – Big List Of Characters v1.
So I’ve been planning this for a while. What Marvel characters can you make using the RAW, specifically the powers? This is just a list off the top of my head, and there will be plenty missing. But one simple rule – If you need a powerset that is not in the playtest book, they’re […]
Marvel Multiverse RPG – How bad are the archetype tables?
So I was posting my weekly feedback, this time focusing on Hulk and more bad maths. And I noticed how bad the tables looked. Previously I have used the characters to find flaws in the game. But a lot of the maths is coming from the tables, not the abilities. So how bad are the […]
Marvel Multiverse RPG – Hulk Vs Spider-Man
So here’s the fight that you’ve all been waiting for for! (Except it was really like 2 people and I only posted Hulk Yesterday) Hulk. Initiative ??. Health 398. focus 180. // Spider-Man (PP). Initiative ??. Health 80. Focus 90. Hmmm, before I start I think I can see where this is going. Anyway… Hulk […]
Marvel Multiverse RPG – Incredible Hulk
I thought I would do Hulk, because I haven’t seen him done. I haven’t done Banner or any transformation stuff. I think Banner needs his own stat-block really. I’ve done him at Rank 20 because…that seems right. Technically he has 18 powers and should only have 17. But I didn’t want to make him rank […]
M&M3e Captain Carter
So I’ve got back into supers cos of Marvel Multiverse. But its still in playtest and has issues. So when i looked at others supers games MM3e was top of the list. But I was put off by character creation. And then I discovered I still had a hero lab license. And so I made […]
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