Hero Datafile: Captain America (MCU)
The First Avenger arrives in his World War II form. Fresh from the Super-Soldier program, Cap prepares to take the battle directly to the Red Skull, the Nazis, and Hydra. … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Destroyer (MCU)
The Guardian of the Vault of Asgard is a fearsome creature, ready to deploy just as the doom pool has reached a critical mass to make it all the more … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Thor (MCU)
I SAY THEE NAY! Thor has descended the Einstein-Rosen Bridge to Midgard, ready to deal destruction on the enemies of Asgard. He’s all prepared to set up the Unworthy story … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Whiplash (MCU)
Ivan Vanko blames Howard Stark for his father’s failure, and has decided to seek revenge on Tony Stark. This datafile has two separate power sets. When Whiplash was first encountered, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: War Machine (MCU)
James Rhodes finally got a chance to take a spin in a new set of Iron Man Armor designed for maximum firepower. Rhodey is one of my favorite non-main characters … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Abomination (MCU)
Is Hulk really the Strongest There Is? Now we can see, as Emil Blonsky takes the field. After his defeat in Brooklyn, Blonsky was put on ice in a S.H.I.E.L.D. … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Incredible Hulk (MCU)
SMASH! It’s The Incredible Hulk week, and we’re kicking it off by adapting our old Datafile of The Hulk using Felipe’s older datafile. I’ve tweaked it only a little, as … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Iron Monger (MCU)
To finish out our Iron Man week, we have the dreaded Iron Monger! Obadiah Stane moved behind the scenes to dispatch with Tony Stark and take control of Stark Industries, … Continue reading
Sentinels Comics RPG Swoops into Kickstarter
Taking a momentary diversion… The Kickstarter for the full Sentinels Comics RPG has arrived on Kickstarter. Sentinels Comics is based on the Sentinels of the Multiverse card game universe. As … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Iron Man (MCU)
We’re kicking off the MCU Sourcebook with the founder of the MCU: Iron Man. Here we find Tony Stark in his Mk III armor, ready to rock and roll. This … Continue reading
Video: The MCU’s Super-Powered Characterization
Monday kicks off the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Sourcebook with Iron Man and his first foe. Before that, I wanted to share a great video I found talking … Continue reading
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Sourcebook: Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the new year. We have big plans! This year, we will be rolling out the Marvel Cinematic Universe sourcebook. Over the course of a few months, … Continue reading
Return to the Spider-Verse
Face front, True Believers! As you recall, we previously covered the whole of Spider-Verse, so I wanted to share a large list collecting links to all our previous posts so … Continue reading
A Farewell to Stan Lee
As I’m sure you’ve now seen the news that Stan Lee has passed. We here at Plot Points are very sad to see him go. Stan Lee, alongside Jack Kirby, … Continue reading
The Marvel Plot Points Datafile Template: Now in Word Doc Form
After a lot of time and work, I’ve managed to create a Word Doc (.docx) that closely matches the standard Marvel Plot Points Datafile template that we’ve used for years. … Continue reading
Hero and Watcher Datafiles: Devil Dinosaur and Hero Datafile: Moon Girl
In case you were unaware, SUE the T-Rex is currently playing Marvel Heroic over on her Twitter account. This is very exciting for everyone involved, but especially us, because she … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Captain America (Peggy Carter)
Is there anyone cooler in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Peggy Carter? You can imagine my excitement when I saw that the Puzzle Quest app game featured, with a ton … Continue reading
Item Power Set Reissue: Life Model Decoy
Back when we were working on the Secret War event, we created the Life Model Decoy power set. With the resurgence of interest in Life Model Decoys, we wanted to … Continue reading
Item Power Set: The Darkhold
If you’ve been watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., you know that everybody’s after this thing! S.H.I.E.L.D. has it, robots want it, anti-Inhuman paramilitary groups want it… It’s been a mess. Well, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Tempus
A few days back, one of our devoted readers, Bl00dwerK, asked us to design a datafile for his favorite mutant, Tempus. Before we could even respond, another one of our readers, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Captain Marvel
We’ve got datafiles for Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) in the official Marvel Heroic rulebooks, and we’ve got Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) here, but I realized that we don’t have Carol … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Karnak
Have you been reading Karnak? It’s one of Marvel’s best series right now. Really top-notch stuff. I was excited to create Karnak here once I realized we didn’t have a … Continue reading
Poll: New Datafile Format
Hey everyone! It’s been about a week since we first showed off the new datafile format and we want your feedback! Which do you prefer? This will help us decide … Continue reading
AvX: Hero Datafile: Hope Summers
I’m so excited to write Hope’s datafile. She’s one of my favorite mutants, and her Messiah saga was a brilliant storyline. She’s a fascinating mutant with the perfect power for … Continue reading
AvX: Datafile: Magik, the Fifth Host
The sister of Colossus has been through a lot. A member of the New Mutants, dead, ruler of Limbo. She’s been a busy lady, and now a member of the … Continue reading
AvX: Datafiles: Colossus, the Fourth Host
Здравствуйте, comrades! Colossus, when finally given the chance to repair the world and protect mutantkind, leaps at the chance to do so. Enjoy the datafile, courtesy of Mirko.
AvX: Datafile: Namor, the Third Host
Namor, the Submariner has longed for this moment all of his life: Unlimited power and the ability to seek revenge against all who have wronged him! How will he utilize … Continue reading
AvX: Datafile: Emma Frost, the Second Host
Emma Frost serves as the second head of the Phoenix Five. Having three separate power sets means she’ll be tearing through any Avengers who oppose the Phoenix Five. As before, … Continue reading
AvX: Datafile: Cyclops, the First Host
The Phoenix Five are a unique beast. Luckily, we have our fantastic writer and AvXpert, Mirko Esposito. He’s done a fantastic job on the these characters. Check out the unique … Continue reading
AvX: Milestones and Item Power Set
Can you feel it? It’s coming. The Phoenix, racing across the galaxy with one destination in mind: Earth. As the Avengers and X-Men battle it out for control of Hope, … Continue reading
Marvel Plot Points NOW!
There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes here at Marvel Plot Points as we’ve been trying to assess the future. We bit off a bit more than we … Continue reading
Book Review: Captain America, The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger
Face front, true believers! DK was kind enough to send us a copy of the new Captain America, The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger by Matt Forbeck, and this … Continue reading
Hero and Watcher Datafiles: Quake and Ward
I know, I know, you’re all waiting for AvX. We’re working on it, but don’t want to start releasing until we can put out some regular content. In the mean-time, … Continue reading
Avengers vs. X-Men: It’s Coming
Avengers vs. X-Men is coming to Marvel Plot Points! We’ve been working through establishing how the event will play out, including a TON of new datafiles and milestones as well … Continue reading
Plot Points 2015 in Review
It’s been a good year for Plot Points. After kicking things back into gear late last year, we’ve been busy! I’ve been negligent in my duties as Editor-in-Chief, but I … Continue reading
Plot Points Needs Women!
Not sure we can be any more blunt than that. Plot Points has continued to grow, and because of that growth we are always looking for new writers and gamers … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Epilogue
Editor’s Note: Mark here. I’d like to thank Mirko for his fantastic event. You’ll be seeing, over the next few weeks, datafiles for most of the things discussed here in … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Act 2: Battle for Midgard, Part 3
ACTION – MIDGARD WILL DIE FIGHTING! The last beacon of hope is the human resistance in front of the Tree of Life. The Serpent must be stopped here! The Avengers … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Act 2: Battle for Midgard, Part 2
ACTION – AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! Captain America and a human resistance contingent is fighting back to free Washington! This scene happens at the same time as the Siege to Null Fortress … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Act 2: Battle for Midgard, Part 1
DOOM POOL World-Wide Catastrophic: BUILDUP SCENES Action: Worthy Scene Aftermath (Optional Scene) Transition: The Shield Passes On Action: Siege on Null’s Fortress (Asgard Only) KEY SCENES Action: Avengers Assemble! Action: … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Act 1: The Rise of the Serpent, Part 2
ACTION – SKADI AND THE SERPENT TOMB (Asgard Only) Skadi’s first urge is to search for her father’s tomb, in order to break him free after years of banishment. Skadi … Continue reading
Fear Itself: Act 1: The Rise of the Serpent, Part 1
ACT I – THE RISE OF THE SERPENT DOOM POOL World-Wide High Stakes: BUILDUP SCENES Action: Democracy Fails Action: Fortress Null (Asgard Only) Transition: Earth Downfall Action: Skadi and the … Continue reading
Event: Fear Itself: Introduction
Just after getting Plot Points back up off the ground a couple months ago, we were contacted by a great guy, Mirko Esposito. He had for us an incredible event: … Continue reading
Marvel Dice Masters: An Introduction
I picked up Dice Masters about a year ago when it was first released, and really enjoyed it. Having a lack of fellow players kept me from really getting into … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Bumblebee
It’s everyone’s favorite Transformer, Bumblebee. A skilled infiltrator, Bumblebee is often harassed by the other Transformers due to his size. Never fear, this little guy packs a big punch. Thanks … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and one of the most powerful Transformers in existence. Optimus was merely a civilian on Cybertron before he was chosen by the Matrix … Continue reading
Team Milestones: Autobots
Happy Milestone Monday, everyone! In 2007, prior to the Civil War, the New Avengers teamed up with the Autobots in Latveria to take down a nefarious Decepticon plot. The comic … Continue reading
After These Messages We’ll Be Right Back!
Hey everyone! We’re taking a quick week-long break to get caught up on everything. We’ve got some great stuff coming in, and want to provide you with the best quality … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles and Item Power Sets: Han Solo, Chewbacca & The Millennium Falcon
Today, the Star Wars comic series by Marvel arrives in stores! I’ll be picking up a copy! Today we’ve got a scruffy looking, half-witted Nerf Herder and a Walking Carpet, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Leonid
To wrap up 1950’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Week, we bring you Leonid. All my life, every time I’ve ever believed in anything, or had faith that the future would get better for … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Nathaniel Richards
The second half of the Stark/Richards team-up in Hickman’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Nathaniel Richards is a fascinating character. He appears (older than here) in many Fantastic Four books, sometimes acting as a … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Howard Stark
The brilliant Howard Stark is a bit of an enigma: He has never been prominently featured in Marvel comics, mostly being alluded to and spoken of in the comics. Recently, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Peggy Carter
Tonight, Agent Carter premiers! Peggy is one of my favorite characters, both on film and television, as well as in the comics. She doesn’t take guff from anyone, and she’s … Continue reading
Team Milestones: Brotherhood of the Shield
It’s 1950’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Week! This week kicks off the new Agent Carter TV series, so we decided to look at how different the 1950’s S.H.I.E.L.D. organization in the comics is … Continue reading
New Year, New Domain!
Welcome to MarvelPlotPoints.com! To kick off the new year and the resurrection of the site, we decided to register marvelplotpoints.com. Gone is our .wordpress.com site, (though that will redirect here). … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman
Spider-Verse week continues with our first datafile, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman, affectionately known as Spider-Gwen. Though she’s appeared only in a single issue of her own, and a minor character in … Continue reading
Every Man a Team: Running Multiple Characters at Once
A couple of weeks ago, we had a commenter ask how he could have one of his players play both Fitz and Simmons of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the same … Continue reading
Traitors in our Midst: How to Handle Double-Agents In-Game
The revelations of Captain America: Winter Soldier and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. left fans reeling upon the discovery that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. (Spoilers, but if you’re reading a website devoted … Continue reading
Team Milestones: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
We’re wrapping up Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. week with an awesome new Team Milestone set by Andrew. He had previously done a S.H.I.E.L.D. Team Milestone set which can be found here. … Continue reading
Item Power Sets: The Bus, The Quinjet and Lola
What a week it’s been! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was explosive! I know all of the Plot Points writers enjoyed it. We’ve been talking about it in the bullpen all week. Also, … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Fitz-Simmons
How’s everyone liking Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Tonight’s the mid-season finale! I’m super excited to see what’s hidden within the City, and what’s to come. If you follow me on Twitter, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Drax the Destroyer
Here’s the last of the team! Drax the Destroyer! We may revisit the Guardians at a later point, taking a look at Angela, Iron Man and Agent Venom, but for … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Groot
I am Groot. I, am Groot. I AM GROOT! I…am…Groot? I AM Groot.
Hero Datafile: Rocket Raccoon
That loveable furball is here! Tomorrow is our last member of the posse, Drax! Stay tuned!
Hero Datafile: Gamora
The deadliest woman in the universe is now here! Look for the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy through the rest of the week, and hopefully a team milestone as … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Star-Lord
That’s right! Plot Points is back with a bang! This week, we’re looking at those loveable outlaws, the Guardians of the Galaxy! Though some appeared in Annihilation, not all did, … Continue reading
Mini-Event: The Moon is a Lonely Place to Die: Introduction and Scene 1
Welcome, true believers! I got my start in reading comics with Fantastic Four, Vol 3, Issue 10, wherein Reed Richards is captured by the Trapster. The art was gorgeous, by … Continue reading
You Need to Read This: Hawkeye
You Need to Read This is a new column where the writers of Marvel Plot Points wax poetic about their favorite Marvel series and storylines. Okay, this looks bad. Really … Continue reading
Cortex Plot Points is Live!
It’s here, it’s here! You can go now to Cortex Plot Points now to see our introductory post as well as a great post by Joshua Unruh of the Caped … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Hit Monkey
Hey, True Believers! We’re back again, and we’ve got some fresh content for you. I’d like to thank Ryan Goodman (You can follow him here). He’s got some great stuff … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Professor Xavier
Hey everyone! Last night’s Google Hangout was a wash, with only a couple of people showing up. I’ll be putting up a scheduled new event soon. However, in anticipation for … Continue reading
Join Us for a Surprise MHR Event!
Excelsior! Tomorrow evening, at 9:00 PST, I (Mark) will be running a Marvel Plot Points event on Google Plus. I’d love for you all to join me! I’ll have six … Continue reading
Captain Marvel and the Cinematic Universe
There’s been a lot of talk lately about introducing Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And why not? She’s a powerful female character who not only stands … Continue reading
Update At Plot Points!
Hey everyone! Sorry everything has gone dark here over the last few months. Busy schedules from everyone involved, plus a general disappointment over the end of Marvel Heroic have put … Continue reading
Marvel Heroic RPG Post-Mortem
So, it’s been a few days. All of the fans of Marvel Heroic are licking their wounds. We’re all upset, but this doesn’t mean that we’re done with the Marvel … Continue reading
Who Holds the Annihilation in Their Hands?!
We have a winner! Using a quick little roll of the dice, and we have the winner of the Annihilation Event Book is… Mr. Jared Rascher! Congratulations! Even if you … Continue reading
Plot Points Video: Annihilation Issue #1
On Saturday Night, Andew, Seamus and myself were joined by Enrique Bertran, Eric Paquette and Ryan Goodman for a game of Annihilation on Google+. We also recorded the session! It didn’t … Continue reading
Annihilation is Yours!
We’re running a major contest on Dice Monkey and Plot Points! We’re giving away a copy of the Annihilation Premium Edition PDF! The premium edition includes the full Operations Manual, so … Continue reading
What I’m Reading (And What I’m Not)
Working at a comic shop, you read a lot of comics. I’ve decided to give you my recommendations, and why I’m not reading other ones. What I’m Reading FF: This … Continue reading
Age of Ultron: Part I
I was reading the Age of Ultron series last week (still ongoing with two issues out so far) and thought, “this would make a great Event.” Rather than wait, I … Continue reading
Building Your Campaign the Marvel Cinematic Way
I just recently watched The Avengers again, and really enjoyed it. I noticed, however, there are a lot of references to the previous films. It’s fine for me, as I’ve … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Doctor Annabelle Riggs
Doctor Riggs is one of my new favorite characters. She appears in the new Fearless Defenders, and I’m interested in seeing what they do with her. Will she play an … Continue reading
Annihilation’s Nova
It’s here! It looks like the next event, Annihilation, is on its way very soon. Today, Margaret Weis Productions brought us a preview of Nova, Mr. Richard Rider himself! Click … Continue reading
Brand New Mini-Event: Secrets and Lies
Hey, everyone! I know I’ve been gone a while, but college is killing me. A few weeks back, I recieved a message from Justin Schmid, asking if Plot Points would … Continue reading
Comic Review: AVX Versus #1
The Avengers Versus X-Men event is a massive undertaking by Marvel, pitting the two biggest teams in the Marvel Universe against one another. With such a massive battle, how do … Continue reading
Comic Review: Defenders #7
Now that I’m working in a comic book shop, I thought I’d give you all an occasional review of Marvel Comics I’m reading, with some Marvel Heroic Roleplaying rules to … Continue reading
Secret War Transition Scene: The Hospital
-Time Set: Present -Type: Transition This scene, chronologically, takes place immediately after the Ambush action scene. It’s entirely possible, however, that they’ve unlocked the Gathering the Team transition scene by … Continue reading
Action Scene: Attack on Avengers Mansion
Avengers Week brings us an Action Scene, set in the Avengers Mansion. This is a quick little scene, utilizing some of the stuff we’ve presented in the past. This scene … Continue reading
Villain Datafile: Loki
To carry on with Avengers Week, we bring you Loki, god of mischief and lies! Kneel before him! I had a fun time putting this one together, as he’s got … Continue reading
Avengers Week
This week at Plot Points is Avengers Week! Now, we want to keep our site firmly in Earth-616 territory (perhaps some day we’ll look at the Ultimate Universe), so while … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ronin
Bob Conway, who runs Play Marvel Online, sent me an interesting datafile the other day: Ronin, one of the most mysterious of the heroes in the Marvel Universe. Multiple heroes … Continue reading
Resource: Breakout Hero Character Tokens
A lot of people have been asking for these, so I thought I’d comply: Character tokens of all of the Marvel heroes in the Basic Game. As I complete them, … Continue reading
Secret War Datafiles: Villains
Here they are: the villains of the Secret War! Yesterday, you saw the list of possible villains the heroes could face in the Ambush, and now we’re presenting the villains … Continue reading
Item Power Set: The Casket of Ancient Winters
This was the big McGuffin of last year’s Thor movie, and it’s now in the hands of your heroes! The Casket of Ancient Winters introduces two new SFX. Powerful is … Continue reading
Dynamic Initiative
The turn order system implemented by the Marvel Heroic RPG is a whole new kind of beast. Where once the DM (or GM in some systems) would call out, “Roll … Continue reading
Play Marvel Online & Other Marvel Sites
There’s a new website in town. Well, a couple of websites. And we’ll talk about all of them right now. Play Marvel Online is a brand new site that lets … Continue reading
Secret War Character Milestones
This is our first entry from the Plot Points Bullpen! Three of us, Andrew, Felipe and myself, have worked on new Character Milestones for any character involved in the Secret … Continue reading
Item Power Sets: Life Model Decoy, Nick Fury-Issued Kree Tech Armor, Failsafe
Three Item Power sets today! One can be used for any campaign, the other two… well, they’re a bit more Secret War Event specific. We hope you enjoy. The heroes … Continue reading
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