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
New Event: X-Men Avenged!
Howdy, fellow MHRPGers! I am honored that Mark has brought me on board and allowed me to contribute to this awesome blog! But first, introductions are in order. My name … 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
An Introduction to Me And My Love for Marvel Heroic
Hello to all Plot Pointers! My name is Joshua Unruh and I’m the newest blogger to join the Plot Points stable. It took the death of the Marvel part of … Continue reading
Back In Black
Following the events of Civil War, members of the resistance have it rough. They either wound up imprisoned, reluctantly registering, or on the run from the law. No one better … Continue reading
Plot Points TV: Episode 1 and All New Actual Play
This past Saturday we had a big ol’ G+ Hangout party and we recorded it all to share with you! We began with an Actual Play session that is going … Continue reading
MHRPG – “Saudade” feelings
Saudade is one of those unique words each language have. In that case, it’s a portuguese word that represents a mix of feelings like missing, longing, grief and mourning. Saudade … 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
And There Came A Day…
Well folks. Sad news today on the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying front. If you haven’t yet, give this article on the MWP website a read. For my part, I still plan … 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
X-CUTIONER’S SONG
Back when I first joined Plot Points, I penned an Event covering the events of X-Cutioner’s Song. At the time, Civil War: X-Men hadn’t come out, and I was new … 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
Maximum Screw-Up
Hey everybody. So… yeah. I have not had any time to work on Maximum Carnage, and any time I have had, I haven’t been able to get my mind in … Continue reading
New Specialty: Politics
When I was writing Liberty And Justice For All it occurred to me that a Specialty for handling political confrontations would serve the story very well. Since then I’ve written the … Continue reading
UNIVERSAL TABLE: MARVEL HEROIC EDITION
From the ashes of Marvel Super Heroes, like a Phoenix the Universal Table rises once more. NOTE: Maximum Carnage will return soon. We’ve got quite a few Scenes in the … Continue reading
Maximum Carnage: Doppelganger, Demogoblin, and Carrion
We’ve got the last three members of the Carnage Family for you today. I apologize for the delay in getting them out. The plan for next week is to start … Continue reading
Review: Annihilation Event Book
Annihilation, the newest Event Book for the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game, has been out for a couple of weeks now and I’ve finally been able to sit down and get … 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
Maximum Carnage: Carnage and Shriek
Now we’re getting to the good stuff. Today, we are featuring “Daddy” and “Mommy” from the Carnage Family. Carnage We don’t have a whole new datafile for Carnage, because honestly … Continue reading
Maximum Carnage: Hero Milestones
Well, it took a little longer than I wanted, but here are some new Distinctions and Milestones for the canon characters in Maximum Carnage. These are for use with official … Continue reading
Maximum Carnage: Event Milestones
Take a look at the Event Milestones I worked up for Maximum Carnage. I wanted to capture the struggle that the protagonists experienced throughout the event: What are they willing to do … Continue reading
Annihilation is Coming Today!
True Believers, looks like we will be getting our hands on the PDF of the newest MHRPG Event book later today! According to a MWP forum post from Cam Annihilation will … Continue reading
Maximum Carnage: Introduction
The spree-killer Cletus Kasady (better known as Carnage) is locked away in Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane. His alien symbiote suit, originally spawned by the Venom symbiote, has been … Continue reading
Announcing a New Event: Maximum Carnage!
I really started to get into comics in the early 1990s. Spider-Man was my gateway drug. Maximum Carnage is the first big event I remember reading, and it has a … 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
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
NOTE: This is the last installment of Liberty And Justice For All. We hope you enjoyed it. With the passing of the MRA, a full-scale Civil War is averted. Heroes … Continue reading
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: ACTION SCENE: APPEARING BEFORE CONGRESS
You have done your best to garner popular support for the MRA. Now the time has come to go before the congress and testify. Your testimony could make or break … Continue reading
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: ACTION SCENE: MEET THE PRESS
Now that the MRA has a sponsor in congress, the heroes need to take their message to the people. They need to convince the fence-sitters that the SHRA is too … Continue reading
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: ACTION SCENE: GETTING A SPONSOR FOR THE MRA
Some heroes, including Daredevil and She-Hulk, have serious misgivings about the SHRA, and have met to hash out a compromise that will protect metahuman civil rights yet keep events like … Continue reading
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: GETTING THE MRA PASSED
Given the reactionary climate to Nitro’s actions at Stamford, those seeking to get the MRA passed will have to win major public support and receive a sponsor in Congress. This … Continue reading
Liberty and Justice for All (Addendum): The Right to a Separate Identity
One of the provisions of the MRA deals with the registering and maintaining of secondary legal identities kept apart and private by the government. This secondary identity would not be … Continue reading
Liberty and Justice for All: Milestones
The Milestones available for this Event variant are different than in the Civil War Event Book. Most of the Milestones on pages CW15 – CW17 are not available if the … Continue reading
Liberty and Justice for All: The Metahuman Response Act
A WHAT-IF? SCENARIO BY JAYSON JOLIN The provisions of the Superhuman Registration Act were on their face unconstitutional violations of the civil rights of metahumans. However, that does not mean … Continue reading
Liberty and Justice For All: A Civil War What If? Scenario
My first introduction to the Civil War storyline was through the Civil War Event Sourcebook. I hadn’t been reading comics for years, having quit them after the Clone Saga, at … Continue reading
We’re Not Dead Yet
Greetings True Believers! Remember us? So, we did not intend for there to be such a tremendous lag is updates here. Life just conspired to swamp all of us at … 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
The Road to Civil War: Deadpool’s Diary
Dustin Curtis played Plot Point’s version of Deadpool in the Skype game I ran last month (which you can read more about here). He was inspired by Seamus’ War Journal … Continue reading
The Road to Civil War: Punisher’s War Journal
Hey, gang. We had a run-up session to Civil War some time ago run by our very own Andrew Gatlin. You can see his summary of it here. Now, whenever I have … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Spitfire
The British Invasion continues. Reader Iain Row comes through again with a datafile for the Invader Spitfire. Spitfire was actually a little difficult to nail down. Her main powerset was … Continue reading
The Road to Civil War: After-Action Report
About a month ago I got some guys together on Skype and ran my first full session of MHRPG. Since then I’ve been intending to do this recap post, but … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Union Jack II
Reader Iain Row sent this datafile for the second incarnation of Union Jack my way. I thought he did a great job with it. It’s also kind of cool that a Brit … Continue reading
Review: Civil War|50 State Initiative Event Supplement
The first Civil War supplement book is out, and Margaret Weis Productions was kind enough to send me a copy of the PDF to review. Let’s get to it! First … Continue reading
Road to Civil War- Skype Game August 30
Howdy Y’all. So, it’s been a while. Sorry about that. I promise we have not been eaten by lions, just been really busy. I’m going to be running a game … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Whizzer
Things have been a little slow here at Plot Points…..well, not anymore! Today, we proudly presents our fellow readers with Squadron of Justice….sorry….Squadron Supreme speedster member: Whizzer. While researching him, … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Skrullian Skymaster
Today in our ongoing series on the Squadron Supreme, we present the Skrullian Skymaster, Marvel’s answer to the Martian Manhunter. Skymax has been a particular challenge, especially when working on … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Power Princess
Each task I get on the blog is always a challenge, and it also never fails to surprise me. Being the Marvel’s counterpart to the JL, I had the impression … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Hyperion
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Hyperion!?! Hyperion is the Squadron Supreme’s version of Superman. Really this datafile can be turned into Supes just by … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Doctor Spectrum
Here, in honor of our Squadron Supreme thrust, we present Doctor Spectrum, Earth-712’s Green Lantern. Part of the fun of working on the Squadron Supreme is that it gives some … Continue reading
Monday Milestones: Squadron Supreme
Monday Milestones comes roaring back with team milestones for the Justice Lea..err..I mean..The Squadron Supreme! All this week we will be bringing you datafiles for the members of the Squadron … Continue reading
Pet Avengers Unlockables
Here are the unlockables associated with our Pet Avengers Mini-Event. While the Event itself may not be all that big, these can be useful if you’re playing this as a … Continue reading
Pet Avengers Action Scene: The Baxter Building
Here it is, the one you’ve all been waiting for, the final Action Scene that pits the heroes against a villain that none are prepared to face. A former heroic … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Havok
Havok is not just Cyclops’ brother. He is a much cooler version of the iconic X-men longtime leader! When I first got into X-men comics, Havok was a current member … Continue reading
Pet Avengers: Mind Gem Item Power Set
I must apologize up front: This is an idea that came to me late in the game. We introduced this event by saying that the heroes got together through the … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Firestar
When I got the assignment to do this Datafile, I thought “Piece of cake, I will just take Human Torch, change some small bits and done!” The job turned out to … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Iceman
Here’s a datafile for one of the original X-Men and one of Spidey’s “amazing friends”: Iceman! Iceman has always been one of my personal favorites. His mutation just seemed so cool to me. … Continue reading
Pet Avengers Action Scene: The Stark Warehouse
“Let’s just say Tony Stark’s warehouse manager should invest in bigger locks.” The Punisher One of the first things the Pet Avengers need to do after battling apes on the … 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
Monday Milestones: Spider-Friends
Time for another Monday Milestone! This week’s continues the tie-in with the Amazing Spider-Man with milestones specifically for his friends. These are a little different in that they tie your milestones … Continue reading
Villain Datafile: The Lizard
Here it is. The final datafile in our week featuring Spider-Man’s rogue gallery, and the big bad ofThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Lizard! Marvel Wiki Bio Printer-Friendly Datafile
Hero Datafile: Sinister Six Bonanza!
Hey everybody. So we’ve had a bit of a dropoff this week. What better can be said than, “Life happens.” We didn’t quite get around to all the Sinister Six … Continue reading
“Hero” Datafile: Scorpion
Since we had already released a villain datafile for Scorpion, I thought I would do something a little different. I took that version of Scorpion, and “stepped it up” to … Continue reading
Monday Milestones: The Sinister Six
It’s Spidey villains week here at Plot Points! On the plate today is an attempt to give you some milestones if you want to try a villain-centered game. I came … Continue reading
Announcements: Pet Avengers on Hold (Plus Some Notes), Sinister Six Week
Today is a quick post. Just to keep you all tuned in. First, the Pet Avengers. Overall, the response to our little micro-event has been great. We’re happy with … Continue reading
Why You HAVE TO Go and Make Things So Complicated
Complications. People often wonder why we should use them. They don’t seem to offer much mechanically to a conflict, other than a possible fourth (or more) type of stress. It’s true that … 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
Pet Avengers Action Scene: Moon of the Apes
While in Lockjaw’s doghouse, the heroes hear a strange sound. It is the sound of a great many apes approaching. Long ago, the Red Ghost tried invading the Moon to … Continue reading
Event Milestones: Civil War|Pet Avengers
Here are a set of Event Milestones for use in our Pet Avengers Event. Enjoy. (Sorry for the brief post. I’m on vacation.)
Hero Datafile: Tippy Toe
Today, Plot Points presents Tippy Toe, Squirrel Girl’s pet sidekick. We’ve appropriated her to be a new member of the Pet Avengers for a few reasons that we outlined in the buildup … Continue reading
Event Art: Ms. Lion as Captain Universe
Here we are for another installment of Event Art. Today we present to you an image of Ms. Lion with the powers of Captain Universe. Ms. Lion is a classic example … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Zabu
Today’s Pet Avenger Datafile is for Ka-Zar of the Savage Land’s faithful companion. The ferocious Zabu! This is the final hero datafile for the “canon” team. Tomorrow we will be … Continue reading
Pet Avengers Event Buildup
On to the first Scene from our Pet Avengers event. This scene assumes that players have chosen both Tippy Toe and Lockheed. If they haven’t, this can just be narrated … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Lockheed and Redwing
I’m taking a little break from doing a Monday Milestones post this week. Instead we will be releasing two more Pet Avengers datafiles. Monday Milestones will be back next week. … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ms. Lion
Today we bring you Ms. Lion, Marvel’s first cross-dressing dog. We took a slightly different angle on Ms. Lion than you might expect. The problem with this pooch is that … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Throg
Pet Avengers Datafile number two: Throg, the Frog of Thunder! This datafile is more or less a modification of the Thor datafile put out by Margaret Weis Productions a couple … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Lockjaw
Here’s the first datafile for our Pet Avengers Mini Event, the leader of the Pet Avengers (and companion to the Inhuman’s royal family): Lockjaw! You can find his Marvel Wiki … Continue reading
Announcing The Pet Avengers: Civil War
Lockheed the Dragon and Tippy Toe the Squirrel have a run-in with the Infinity Mind Gem. What they see frightens them. The Civil war threatens all heroes, be they pro-registration … Continue reading
Monday Milestones: The Pet Avengers
Now for something completely different! Why the Pet Avengers you ask? Check back on the site tomorrow to find out!
Villain Datafile: Blastaar
It seems like it’s been a while since we’ve done a villain, so here for your enjoyment is Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst! Blastaar hails from the Negative Zone, where he … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Songbird
The Memorial Day holiday put this week’s Monday Milestones tie-in file off a day. Songbird is one of the longest tenured members of the Thunderbolts, so I thought she was … Continue reading
Printer-Friendly Datafiles [Updated]
**UPDATE** If you mouse-over the Hero Datafiles page you will see a pop-out for a page with all the printer-friendly versions that are available. I won’t be posting updates every time I … Continue reading
Monday Milestones: Thunderbolts
Where is Andrew again? I think that this time he may be in trouble since he went rogue on us! Maybe, if he comes up with a cool datafile on … Continue reading
Secret War: The Final Truth
Type: Transition Time set: Present. The scene starts right after the heroes overcome Lucia, either letting the explosion go off or preventing it. The Truth is Finally Out At this point … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Red Hulk
Still need more Hulk? Have a Red Hulk! Red Hulk was introduced in Hulk #1 (2008). His human identity was unknown–to characters and readers–until the World War Hulks storyline in 2010. He … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Banner and Hulk
Many classic and beloved Marvel characters were left out the basic game. Guys like, Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Thor, Nick Fury, Cable, Deadpool, and Hulk. We have been slowly fixing … Continue reading
Secret War Action Scene: Stop the Bomb
Time Set: Present Distinctions & Complications Distinction: Aftermath of a Battle Distinction: Nightfall Complication: Fleeing Patients and Doctors – D8 Buildup: Getting to the Action This scene starts just after … Continue reading
Event Art: Secret War She-Hulk
Here’s something new we’re trying. I have a dream to create art for comics/games. We were kicking around some ideas and I threw out the idea that I’d like to … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Black Bolt
Here’s this week’s Monday Milestone tie-in datafile: Black Bolt! On this one I really tried to capture how devastating his power can be, but also how dangerous it is for him to use … Continue reading
Monday Milestones: The Inhumans
This week’s Milestones are for the mighty Inhumans! The Inhumans were introduced in Fantastic Four #45 all the way back in 1965. They’ve gone on the have a couple runs of their … Continue reading
Plot Points Poll: Next Plot Points Event
Since we are coming to the end of our Secret War event, we are starting to think about what we are going to do next. That’s where you come in. … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Deadpool
Here’s a bonus datafile to go with the X-Force Team Milestones. Do I really need to say anything about ‘Pool? By the way, you can blame Seamus for that one … Continue reading
Secret War Transition Scene: Throne Room Encounter and Fury’s Failsafe
Time Set: Past Type: Transition This Scene requires 2 Plot Points to unlock. This is the final Scene of the Past arc. It occurs chronologically after the Assault on Castle … Continue reading
Secret War Action Scene: Assault on Castle Doom
-Time Set: Past -Type: Action This scene requires a number of Plot Points equal to the number of player characters to unlock. Buildup: Getting to the Action Open this scene … Continue reading
Secret War Transition Scene: Lucia’s Monologue
-Time Set: Present -Type: Transition Use this scene to move from the massive ambush attack at the hospital to either Assault on Castle Doom in the Past, or Stopping the … Continue reading
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