Item Power Sets: House Party Protocol (MCU)
The House Party Protocol was one of the coolest moments of Iron Man 3. I decided to stat up a few of the suits, and give Tony Stark the ability … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Iron Patriot (MCU)
Rhodey returns with a new paint job, and some new milestones! The Iron Patriot serves as an icon for America, while still trying to help his friend Tony find his … Continue reading
Watcher Datafiles: Chitauri (MCU)
The Chitauri are servants of Thanos, helping him conquer many planets across the universe. The army was given to Loki to command in order to conquer Earth. Thanos’s true goal, … Continue reading
Item Power Set: Loki’s Scepter (MCU)
Thanos loaned out one of the Infinity Stones in order to help claim a second. He wasn’t expecting it to fall into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Mind Stone hidden … Continue reading
Action Scene: Loki And The Black Widow On The Helicarrier
“Regimes fall every day. I tend not to weep over that, I’m Russian, or I was.” “And what are you now?” “It’s really not that complicated. I’ve got red in my … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Hawkeye (MCU)
Clint Barton just wants to get this job done so he can get home to his family, but a chance encounter with Loki’s Scepter has different plans…
Hero Datafile: Black Widow (MCU)
Natasha Romanov has a lot of ghosts in her closet, and as one of two lone unpowered humans on the team, she has to prove herself more than anything. This … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Red Skull (MCU)
One of the most vile of all the MCU villains, the Red Skull is the Obegruppenfuhrer of Hydra, an organization created by an alien entity in ancient days, now serving … Continue reading
Item Power Set: The Tesseract (MCU)
The Tesseract, the first of the Infinity Stones to be seen, is an incredibly powerful artifact. Whoever takes control of this is incredibly powerful and should be approached with caution. … Continue reading
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
#16 – The White Queen
ΩFORCE came to London to track down Psionex. They hoped to uncover the identity of Psionex’ mysterious, mind-wiping benefactor. The team successfully discovered the villains’ base. Just as the mystery … Continue reading
#15 – Moondragon Eats London
Enigma, Moondragon and Spider-Woman successfully stopped a multi-pronged scheme at the United Nations. Now, ΩFORCE is eager to track down Psionex at their London lair to find out more about … 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
#14 – Register This!
In New York, Enigma is held hostage by Crossfire, one of the world’s most dangerous spies, while his henchmen, Jack O’Lantern and Titanium Man, lead an assault to abduct Chatting … Continue reading
#13 – Plans Within Plans
Chatting Marks, CEO of PsiFi International, led Enigma, Spider-Woman and Moondragon to the Superhuman Summit held at U.N. headquarters in New York City. ΩFORCE has reason to believe that a … Continue reading
HOM: SINISTER SUBPLOTS
As promised, here’s the Event Supplement for House Of Madness. Sinister Subplots compiles additional story threads that enhance the main story plot, focusing on the plans and exploits of the … Continue reading
House Of Madness Event Book
The wait is over. After several years of play testing, the House Of Madness Event Book is finally here. You’ve watched our group play the game, but we only scratched … Continue reading
HOUSE OF MADNESS – FINALE
It’s finally here. The House Of Madness has drawn to its final conclusion. Reality twists and bends and stretches to the brink, and the minds of our heroes are pushed past … Continue reading
#12 – In the Crosshairs
K’os led Dr. Sound and Stronghold to Vietnam to investigate the person or organization that hired the Bengal to steal PsiFi International tech. Once in Vietnam, the three male members … Continue reading
#11 – Psionex!
The male members of ΩFORCE have followed a trail from Cambodia to Vietnam in an effort to find the person or organization who hired the Bengal to steal secret PsiFi … Continue reading
CREEPY CEREAL CRITTERS
Well, we’re winding down the House Of Madness Event, with the next issue we post being the very last. It has been a wild ride, but the players decided that it was … Continue reading
#10 – Undercover
The team is now tasked with protecting the superpower defense technology of Chatting Marks. After learning that several of the board members of the Windy Turtle Trading Company, the distribution … Continue reading
Michelangelo – One Of A Kind
“Michelangelo! He’s one of a kind, and you know just where to find him when its party time.” We saved the most radical for last, yo! Mikey is the … Continue reading
Raphael – The Most Attitude
“Raphael’s got the most attitude on the team.” Gruff, snide, and short-fused, Raphael is the turtle most likely to ignore orders and go off on his own to solve things … Continue reading
Donnatello – Has A Way With Machines
“Donatello is the fellow has a way with machines.” The tech and science wizard of the group, Donnie is far more adept in his lab than he is at … Continue reading
Leonardo – The Leader In Blue
“Leonardo is the leader in blue. He does anything it takes to get his ninjas through.” As the young, and inexperienced, leader of the team, Leo carries the heavy burden of … Continue reading
6 Ways to Keep Players Playing for Years…
One of the biggest challenges any gamemaster has to face is keeping a game going for years. The fact is, the story gets richer and the role-playing gets better the … Continue reading
TURTLES THAT ARE KNOWN AS ‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES’
Krang which are known as Krang have obtained files on that which are known as ‘turtles.’ Krang will use files on ‘turtles’ to combat ‘turtles.’ Krang must ensure that files … Continue reading
#9 – Battle versus the Bengal
ΩFORCE is back! But they reform in a new universe with new rules, new challenges and a new purpose. Sure. They stopped the High Evolutionary from taking over the planet. … Continue reading
#8 – High Evolutionary. Low Universe.
ΩFORCE’s powerhouses have been overtaken by the High Evolutionary. The island of Champagne Sands is now the epicenter of New Humanity. The Evolutionary’s evolved lifeforms threaten to spread over the … Continue reading
Don’t Tell Me You Never Heard of this Site?
As a Watcher, you may need supporting characters. Or you may need to create a minor (or major) villain for a campaign. If you don’t already know, let me introduce … Continue reading
#7 – Evolution of a Team
More of my Marvel Heroic RPG group’s fantastic gameplay. The Incursion Vessel has been opened. The High Evolutionary has been reborn into the new universe. But he seems off…and ΩFORCE … Continue reading
#6 -Hell Hath No Fury!
More of my Marvel Heroic RPG group’s fantastic gameplay. The team has been captured by the security personnel at PsiFi International, a superhuman defense technology company located on the South … Continue reading
HOUSE OF MADNESS 2-2
The Fearsome Avengers have barely oriented themselves to this strange new reality and they are already on the ropes, beaten back by the vile super team Hex Force. Now a … Continue reading
#5 – Origin of the Spider-Woman
More of my Marvel Heroic RPG group’s fantastic gameplay. Enigma led Moondragon, Stronghold and Blackhawke (a.k.a. Nightwing, a.k.a. the Emerald Canary) on a clandestine mission to infiltrate Hydra and track … Continue reading
Simultaneous Combat Rules
Because of the nature of PBEMs, and the difficulty of getting players to post Reaction Pools in a timely manner, I devised and implemented Simultaneous Combat rules in our Fearsome … Continue reading
Why I Use Milestones (And Why You Should, Too)
A Rebuttal To ‘Why I Stopped Using Milestones’ Generally, we in the bullpen at Plot Points are in editorial agreement on the content we post. Most of what we post … Continue reading
Mini-Event: Gun Smugglers
Sometimes you need a break from saving the world. Sometimes you grow weary of moral quandaries, tough questions, and deep political issues. Sometimes, you just want to punch bad … 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
#4 – Hail Hydra? Really?
More of my Marvel Heroic RPG group’s fantastic gameplay. The surviving members of ΩFORCE—K’os, Moondragon and Stronghold—have been thrown back into action as Hydra seeks to capture K’os. They hope … Continue reading
Plot Points TV – Running PBEMs
Since we began running our Fearsome Avengers campaign, a question sometimes put to us is how we run Marvel Heroic in a PBEM. In response, I’ve done a short video … Continue reading
House of Madness – Act Two, Part One
What a roller-coaster ride! This is Jayson, your friendly neighborhood Watcher, coming to you fresh from one of the most harrowing experiences I’ve ever had as a gamer. You’ll see … Continue reading
#3 – Whose Foes? U-Foes!
More of my Marvel Heroic RPG group’s fantastic gameplay. The surviving members of ΩFORCE—K’os, Moondragon and Stronghold—have been thrown back into action as Hydra seeks to capture K’os. They hope … Continue reading
A Bit More About Simplifying Online Gameplay
Here is a copy of the message I sent my players when it was time to simplify our game play: We all love RPG. But, time is of the essence. … Continue reading
Why I Stopped Using Milestones in My Game
In my online game, we dumped the general idea of Milestones to collect XP. Why, you may ask? Frankly, I found it hard to keep track of everyone’s points based … Continue reading
Why Marvel Secret Wars (2015) Was the Best Thing that Happened to The Marvel RPG
Keeping up with continuity can be a bee-yotch! Any Watcher knows this. I have run a game for 28+ years. There is nothing worse when Marvel storylines become convoluted and … Continue reading
ΩFORCE: The More Things Change…
K’os, Moondragon and Stronghold have survived the end of the Earth-616 universe. A new life starts for them as they are supplanted in a new dimension. They met this world’s … Continue reading
Introducing ΩFORCE!
Two universes collided. Only one survived. This is a tale about one band of heroes who made it through the end times to be supplanted in a new universe. We … 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
Watcher Datafile: Hydra Daleks
As far as terror organizations go on Marvel Earth, Hydra is right at the top of the list. So when Madame Hydra wants to improve her endless hordes of minions with … Continue reading
Moral Man – House Of Madness Datafile
Ethan Edwards joined the Fearsome Avengers during his quest to find Spider-Man and assist in the cleanup of missing supervillains that had escaped from the Raft. Before he had a … Continue reading
House Of Madness: Act I, Part II
Welcome back, heroes! The pulse-pounding saga of the Fearsome Avengers continues now. Some heroes have departed, other have joined the fray. All have one thought on their collective minds: find … Continue reading
TV Review: Luke Cage Season 1 (2016)
Originally posted on Same Kind of Nerdy As Me:
I’ve finally finished watching Marvel’s newest Netflix series and all I can say is… SWEET CHRISTMAS! The slew of Marvel superhero shows…
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
What If – Marvel Your Way
For those of you whom have kept up with our in-house game, our Fearsome Avengers quickly diverged from the Marvel Mainstream Universe. House of Madness is replacing House of M … Continue reading
Join Our Descent Into Madness
UPDATE: SELECTION PROCESS CLOSED We hope that you have enjoyed our play through of Breakout and our first installment of House Of Madness. We’ve had a blast writing and … Continue reading
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Joker here. Don’t look so surprised. I’m a jester of many skills, and hacking into the Plot Points Blogs site was easy-peasy. They’re just lucky that I don’t delete the … Continue reading
House of Madness 1-1
True Believers, Assemble! Our fearsome heroes may have staved off tragedy at the Raft, but their adventures have only just begun. Although they wish to call themselves Avengers, our heroes … 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 TV: PBEM Discussion
Howdy, True Believers! It’s the next episode of Plot Points TV! Years later! Our Play-By-E-Mail Breakout Game has been pretty well received by you, our readers. So, our fearless Watcher (Jayson) … 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
Fearsome Avengers: Breakout
Face front, true believers… …and prepare yourselves for an action-packed and terrifying descent into the Raft, the supermax prison for the most vile and insane super criminals mankind has ever … Continue reading
Fearsome Avengers: Watcher Datafiles
We had a few custom Watcher datafiles in Fearsome Avengers: Breakout. Some of them were of player characters whose players, for various reasons, had to bow out of the game. … Continue reading
Breakout Adventure Hook: Nova, Sam Alexander
Nova soared overhead. New York City rushed by below. He still couldn’t believe it. He was in New York City! Him! Sam Alexander, the kid from Carefree, Arizona. And what’s … Continue reading
Fearsome Avengers: Nova
Sam Alexander is the son of the famous Nova Jesse Alexander. He’s a kid with cosmic powers and loving every minute of it. He loves the world of super heroes … Continue reading
Breakout Adventure Hook: Nightcrawler
It was evening mass in a darkened cathedral, where candlelight flickered amongst scattered parishioners while a priest intoned the Scripture reading. Panning up from the huddled crowd to the lofty … Continue reading
Fearsome Avengers: Nightcrawler
The loveable blue elf known as Kurt Wagner has always been an outsider. In his society, in his faith, even among his fellow heroes. Yet he has always faced this … Continue reading
Breakout Adventure Hook: Morbius The Living Vampire
The Raft supermax prison, Maximum Security wing: Michael Morbius sat alone in his darkened cell and finished a late dinner. A model prisoner of late, he’d earned enough goodwill over … Continue reading
Fearsome Avengers: Morbius
Dr. Michael Morbius has…an addiction. A deep, unrelenting need for human blood. Although not a true vampire (his condition is the result of scientific mishap, not mystical curse), he suffers … Continue reading
Dread Dormmamu
From the Dark Dimension, Dread Dormammu longs to draw all other worlds to his own and add them to his mystical might! Can you stand against the might of the … Continue reading
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