Worlds of the Spider-Verse
The Spider-Verse event of the last year was pretty epic and introduced many worlds we had never seen or just hadn’t seen for a long time in the Marvel comics. It was … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: The High Evolutionary
Are we not men? We are DEVO-lutionized with today’s datafile, focusing on one of the more unsung power brokers in the Marvel Universe, the High Evolutionary. He has fought with … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ant Man
Several have worn the mantle of the Ant-Man over the years, but with Scott Lang taking the main stage in both the Marvel Cinematic and the comics universe, he is … Continue reading
Watcher Datafiles: Ultron
<<<<<<<<incoming data transmission>>>>>>>>>>> Playing a game as heroes? Clever. What a simple way to get those meddling fools all tied up, like puppets tangled in strings. Well enjoy your games. … Continue reading
Hero Datafile Update: The Vision
With the Vision’s appearance in the new Avengers movie as well as his renewed role in the Uncanny Avengers comic, we thought it was about time for hims to get … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: The Maximoff Twins
Howdy, True Believers! Alright. Let’s get one thing straight. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are Magneto’s kids. Rick Remender, Joss Whedon, and Joe Quesada can say nothing to convince me otherwise! … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Magneto
To me, my X-readers! We continue our Marvel NOW! datafiles with the broken Master of Magnetism, Magneto. In the history of the X-Men, no character has gone through more changes … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Thor, Goddess of Thunder
Howdy, True Believers! Uh-oh! You had to know this character was coming (and if not, well, SURPRISE!). Today, in conjunction with our desire to bring you new and updated datafiles … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Odinson, the Unworthy Son of Asgard
Howdy, True Believers! Of all the changes that came out of the Marvel NOW initiative this past year, there was probably no more controversial change than that of Thor becoming … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan
Howdy, True Believers! To be completely honest, I’m not presently reading Ms. Marvel, but my wife is and she is absolutely loving the series. So, I figured that instead of … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Nova, Sam Alexander
Howdy, True Believers! We continue our coverage of Marvel NOW 2015 with a young hero that made his debut a few years ago, but will definitely play a more prominent … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: All-New Captain America
Howdy, True Believers! Marvel NOW 2015 has introduced a lot of new heroes and certain heroes have come to the forefront or changed drastically. Here at Marvel Plot Points, we love … 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
Datafile: Fear Itself – The Serpent
At last at the end of all things, the Serpent rises and the world will fear him! Who will stand, the brother of Odin or the son of Odin? Cul … Continue reading
Datafiles: Fear Itself – Odin All-Father
Of all the mighty of Asgard, one stands tallest. Odin son of Bor, lord of Asgard and father of Thor rules the realms of Yggdrasil and grants his boon or … Continue reading
Item Power Sets: Fear Itself – Weapons of the Odin-Force
In the face of darkest oblivion, what hope does humanity have? When overwhelming fear fells gods and our greatest heroes cannot even stand against the rising tide of darkness, extreme … Continue reading
Datafiles: Fear Itself – Mobs
Throughout the Fear Itself there are many mobs that are presented as challenges for the players to either face or seek help from. These datafiles could be useful for many … Continue reading
Datafiles: Nerkodd and Skadi (Attuma and Sin)
Howdy, True Believers! We continue our coverage of Mirko’s great Fear Itself Event with some more datafiles! First, we have the dreaded Attuma, already a fearsome foe before he was imbued … Continue reading
Datafiles: Angrir and Mokk (Thing and Grey Gargoyle)
The last hammers of this week were spiritual weapons that fell to two warriors of stone, Agrir: Breaker of Souls was taken by the ever-loving, blue-eyed Thing and Mokk: Breaker … Continue reading
Datafiles: Fear Itself – Kuurth and Nul (Juggernaut and Hulk)
The first two to pick up the hammers of the Worthy were challenging foes, but what happens when unstoppable powerhouses become further embued to become true engines of destruction? In the … Continue reading
Datafiles: Fear Itself – Skirn and Greithoth (Titania and Absorbing Man)
As hammers rained from the heavens, The Worthy felt the call of the hammers to bring fear to the people of Midgard. In the Fear Itself comic arc, two of … 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
Reskinning Marvel Heroic: Not Just for Superheroes
When you breakdown almost any game (especially RPG) they are composed basically of a mathematical framework (crunch) and a layer of cosmetic flavoring (flumph). Usually actions and conflicts are resolved … 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: Ratchet
Give me another Transformers datafile, stat! It’s time to bring in the Autobots’ resident medic and biomechanic, Ratchet. In the original Transformers cartoon, a.k.a. “Generation 1,” Ratchet was kept extremely … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Prowl and Jazz
Howdy, True Believers! Yesterday, Mark brought us the beefy and impressive datafile for Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. As powerful as Optimus Prime is however, he is nothing without his … 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
Hero Datafile: Brother Voodoo
Back from the dead and walking through the misty passageways of Son of Monster Week is Jericho Drumm, Brother Voodoo. The supreme Houngan from Haiti, Jericho’s mystical prowess grew over … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
Continuing the Son of Monster Week! Robbie Reyes was a normal teenage kid in a really bad neighborhood in Los Angeles. It’s not completely his fault that the zoomy car he … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
When we did our Monster Week back in December, many of you asked for more! So we’re delivering… the Son of Monster Week! Blazing a path for the rest to … 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 Datafile: Angela of Heven and Asgard
One of the major revelations of the last year related to the mysterious warrior Angela who had crossed into Earth-616 during the events of the Age of Ultron. She’s served alongside … Continue reading
Datafiles: Loki, Hero or Villain?
The story of Loki, God of Mischief and son of Asgard by adoption and Jotunheim by blood, has been a twisting tale of nature versus nurture that has seen this … Continue reading
Watcher Datafiles: the Executioner and the Enchantress
A lady fair and her brutish protector, today’s Asgardian entries give us Skurge the Executioner and Amora the Enchantress. These two have been scheming behind the scenes of many terrible … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Sif and Valkyrie
In the halls of Asgard, a warrior is judged by their merit on the field of battle and there are few warriors as distinguished as these we present today. Lady … Continue reading
Prithee See These Datafiles of Yon Warriors Three
Please away with us to the fabled lands of Asgard where heroes are mighty, monsters area deadly, and the mead is cold. Sure, Thor is the most well known hero … Continue reading
Datafiles: Heimdall and the Frost Giants
What ho, Friends! This week the Asgardians get their place of prominence as is their due. Fitting that the first datafile we have is the first person you come to … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Spectacular Spider-Ham!
Today’s totem started life a little different than the rest of the ones we’ve seen. Peter started life as a spider minding his own business. When May Porker, the pig scientist, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Anarchic Spider-Man a.k.a. “Spider-Punk”
Spider-Verse Week 2 continues! Here’s one of the more popular characters to emerge from Spider-Verse: Hobie Brown of Earth-138. Nicknamed Spider-Punk in Amazing Spider-Man but actually called the Anarchic Spider-Man … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Spider-UK
One of the first Spider-Totems to realize that something was truly amiss was William Braddock, Spider-UK from Earth-833. He reported to the Captain Britain Corps, who were distracted by worlds … Continue reading
Datafiles: SP//dr and Aaron Aikman, The Spider-Man
Spider-Verse Week 2 continues! Today we look at two Spider-Heroes and their mechanized Spider Suits. It is time for SP//dr and The Spider-Man to web sling onto your tables. First … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: Solus, leader of the Inheritors
Howdy, True Believers! Guess what?! It’s time for Spider-Verse Week Part Deux! Back due to popular demand, here are more Spider-Men from all across the Multiverse! To start off this second … Continue reading
Watcher Datafiles: The Power of the Dark Side
Facing off against the heroes of the Rebellion, you need some powerful and dark opponents. Here are the most powerful of Watcher datafiles to throw against the heroes of the Rebel … Continue reading
Watcher Datafiles: Forces of the Empire
The Rebels need something to rebel against and the forces of the Empire are legion. Here are some datafiles for Watchers to throw against Rebel forces trying to evade the long … 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 Datafiles: Princess Leia, C-3P0, and R2-D2
Howdy, True Believers! How about the great new datafiles and Item Power Sets we’ve had this week in celebration of Star Wars returning to Marvel? When most people think of Star … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and the X-Wings
In celebration of Marvel’s new Star Wars comic debuting this Wednesday, it’s Star Wars Week on Marvel Plot Points! We’re activating the hyperdrive and going straight to Luke Skywalker himself, … 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
Hero Datafile: Scarlet Spider
The Spider-Verse arc has brought many versions of the webslinger together to face an overwhelming interdimensional threat to all who bear the image and spirit of the Spider. Straight from the … 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: Spider-Man 2099
Happy New Year What better way to celebrate a new year than with the Spider-Man of the future? Spidey 2099 (Miguel O’Hara) debuted back in 1992 as the introduction of … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man
Howdy, True Believers! Today, we continue Spider-Verse week with yet another alternate universe Spider-Man, this time from Earth-1610 or (as it is more commonly known) the Marvel Ultimate Universe. While … 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
Team Milestones: Spider-Verse
It’s the last Milestone Monday of 2014! The big “Spider-Verse” event going on now is a massive, mind-bending tale pulling in every single Spider-Man that’s ever appeared. Peter Parker, Miles … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Big Hero Six
Blessed Sunday, True Believers! So, I don’t think I need to convince anyone that Disney’s latest movie, Big Hero Six, was really good. But if you want a review for Disney/Marvel’s … 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
Team Milestones: The Legion of Monsters
Now that you have last week’s datafiles for many monstrous heroes, these milestones will help you put those characters to work as a a team. Whether you want to run … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Winter Soldier
It’s the first day of Winter, so what better day to post a highly requested datafile: The Winter Soldier! This datafile is based on the current “Man on the Wall” … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Living Mummy
Wrapping up (oops, bad choice of words) our salute to Marvel’s monsters is N’Kantu, the Living Mummy! First appearing in Supernatural Thrillers in the ’70s, he’s popped up since in … Continue reading
Hero & Watcher Datafile: Daimon Hellstrom
We’re one week away from Christmas – and, completely coincidentally, today’s datafile is about another, um, special offspring. Daimon Hellstrom debuted in 1973 as “the Son of Satan,” and he … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Werewolf By Night
Happy Chanukah from all of us at Plot Points! As we continue Monster Week, we come upon another “hero” from the heyday of Marvel Horror in the Seventies: Jack Russell, … Continue reading
Hero & Watcher Datafile: Morbius
Holiday shopping has brought out the beast in us, so it’s time for Monster Week on Marvel Plot Points! Kicking things off — both for the week and as my … 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 Datafile: Agent Coulson
It’s time for another look at an old favorite: Agent Director Coulson. We have an older version of Phil, but I designed that one before The Avengers film had … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Agent May
How about that mid-season finale? Am I right? Anyhow, today, for your HYDRA-whooping pleasure, we present Agent May. She’s always played to me like another Black Widow, so you may … 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
Team Milestones: The Guardians of the Galaxy
Monday Milestones are back y’all! Today we’ve got team milestones for the Guardians. I pulled inspiration from the recent Marvel Now! run as well as one of the themes in … 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
NEW EVENT: Council of Four!
Howdy, True Believers! How about that season finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., huh? And Arrow too! Now to move on to something completely unrelated, it has been a while since … 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
Damage Control: New Powers and SFX (Part 2)
Last time, I worked out a couple power trait home rules that have been out there. A good reading of the rules shows them to be unnecessary. Now, I will … Continue reading
Damage Control: New Powers and SFX (Part 1)
I want to start this series off with a discussion about Power Sets. Some of the things I have found outline powers and abilities that are missing from Marvel Heroic Roleplaying … Continue reading
SUCCESS, BUT AT WHAT COST?
Heroic Role-Playing is a type of RPG often referred to as a narrative-driven game. Such games focus more on the storytelling and character development than on such game concerns as … Continue reading
Damage Control: An Introduction
Now that the game has been out of print (plus whatever the digital equivalent is), I have been searching around for resources for the game. Mainly I’ve been looking around … Continue reading
Specific Rules Questions: Chases and Throwing One Character at Another
I’m noticing certain trends now that Marvel Heroic Roleplaying has passed on. Some time has passed and fans of the game are emerging. With this emergence I am seeing a surge … Continue reading
Structuring Events the Marvel Movie Way
If any of you out there are like me, you can’t get enough of the movies and TV shows coming out of Marvel Studios. There are plenty of superhero movies … Continue reading
Young Avengers Datafiles!
Hey there True Believers! As a follow-up to our last You Need To Read This post, here are datafiles to play the most recent Young Avengers team! This means full … Continue reading
You Need To Read This: Young Avengers (Vol. 2)
You Need To Read This is a column where writers of Marvel Plot Points wax poetic about their favorite Marvel series and storylines. STYLE > SUBSTANCE. That’s what Kieron Gillen … Continue reading
New Event: How Doctor Doom Stole Christmas
Doctor Victor von Doom, the on-and-off dictator of Latveria, hates Christmas. It gives people hope, encourages them to celebrate things that aren’t Doom himself, and takes attention away from the … Continue reading
New Event: The Tape
Okay. This looks bad. Someone has stolen a tape. (Yes, S.H.I.E.L.D. still uses VHS tapes, apparently.) And this isn’t just any run-of-the-mill outdated recording medium. It shows something that could … 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
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