Avengers Assemble! Join Us for Some Online Gaming
Your two writers, Mark and Andrew, will be playing the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game on Wednesday night at 9:30 CST on Google+. Please join us as we play through a … Continue reading
Basic Game Books On Their Way!
Today, Cam Banks, the Lead Designer for the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game posted up pictures of the Basic Game books arriving at the MWP studio. With his permission, here’s one … Continue reading
Item Power Set: Cosmic Cube
There are few things in the universe that compare to the sheer power of a Cosmic Cube. Welcome to the first in a series: Item Power Sets. Item Power Sets … Continue reading
First Play: Breakout
Last night I played a game of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game with Christopher Ruthenbeck (the Watcher), Adam Minnie (Thing and Watcher), Kurt Schubach (Iron Fist), Dennis Moore (Spider-Man) and Donald … Continue reading
Borrowing Ideas From the Comics
The PDF of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game is out. You want to play. How do you come up with a plot for your game? Here’s your answer. Steal from the … Continue reading
My Tabletop Setup
Today I thought I’d show you what I’ve been working on with my Marvel Heroic board. The art on the building is modified to fit from WorldWorks Games. Someone in … Continue reading
The Sliding Timeline of the Marvel Universe
Marvel has what’s known as a “sliding timeline”. Unlike DC, which just likes to reset the universe every couple of years, Marvel characters slowly age as time goes on. It … Continue reading
The Marvel Event Books
Margaret Weis Productions announced their MARVEL HEROES Events here. Basically, the Events are adventures for the game, but come in a variety of books, depending on what you need. Essential Editions … Continue reading
Specialties and Milestones
Today, we’ll talk about Specialties and Milestones. Specialties are the Skills of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game. Every Specialty is listed as either a D8 or a D10. A D8 makes … Continue reading
Distinctions and Power Sets
Today, we’re talking about Distinctions and Power Sets. Distinctions are key words or phrases that should be familiar to someone who knows about a particular character (Thing’s ‘It’s Clobberin’ Time!’ comes … Continue reading
Affilliations
I was asked for more detailed followups, talking about individual aspects to the game. I’ll go over a few of them over the next few posts. First up: Affiliations. Affiliations are … Continue reading
Review: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game
Here it is! The big review of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game. I was kindly sent a review copy from Margret Weis Productions, and wanted to share my thoughts … Continue reading
Who Watches the Watcher?
Welcome to Plot Points, a roleplaying blog and fan site focusing on the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game by Margaret Weis Productions. This blog features resources for new players, datafiles for … Continue reading
