Actual Play Recap: The Sprawl – Opportunities (Part 1)

The It’s Like DnD team are starting our curious Sprawl campaign! The game will be using Hamish Cameron‘s Sprawl for table-based gaming and Emily Griggs‘s Rest to fill in our cosmic nonsense in between missions.

Our band of characters is made up of a Killer and a Pusher; an unusual party build, but the original intent was to look at our Urban Shadows characters in a different genre and world. How would things be different in a world where magic and tech blur the borders of reality? What would stay the same for these characters? Would they be trapped in the same doomed cycle of violence and failure?  

Kate has a long history of cyberpunk gaming, but the genre is brand new for Rob. Given some of our day jobs, we’re playing around heavily with biological and medical ends of cyberpunk!

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Rolled by on April 18, 2017 under Actual Play, Apocalypse World, The Sprawl 0 Comments Tagged: ,

#RPGaDay 2016 – Day 2


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What is the best game session you have had since August 2015?

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#RPGaDay 2016 – Day 1

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love d6s and d4s in MHRPG

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After the too early death of our original Annihilation campaign, Rob decided to start a new cosmic-themed campaign with new characters. Apparently, I have a thing for Nextwave members, since my character choice this time was Machine Man, AKA X-51/Aaron Stack. Machine Man was on my short list for the original Annihilation game but was dropped when Rob suggested that I play a female character in a Marvel game for once.

Much like Tabitha, Machine Man has a peculiar Power setup – one power set and piles of relatively small power dice. The real focus of his datafile is the combination of the SFXs Constructs and Multipower, and the Limit Exhausted (called Swiss-Army Fingers, Multitasking and Needs a Recharge in this particular Datafile). Figuring out how to maximize these isn’t intuitive, but can be highly rewarding once their potential is realized.

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Rolled by on October 14, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gauntlet

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The culmination of the Infinity Gems posts is finally here!  Behold the ultimate power of the Infinity Gauntlet!

The Infinity Gauntlet, when used to its full potential, makes its wielder a nigh unstoppable reality shaping god. There are only two known beings with powers greater than the Infinity Gauntlet, the Living Tribunal and the One Above All… and yet, for better or worse, I present to you a power set for the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game that you could provide to a savvy player who’s collected and controlled the ultimate power of the Infinity Gems.

Further Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gauntlet on Marvel Database

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Rolled by on June 1, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gems: Power

The Infinity Gems are a set of near-infinitely powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe.  The red Power Gem gives access to all the power in the universe that ever has, or ever will exist. In addition to the increased toughness that comes with wielding the power gem, its user can also duplicate almost any physical superpower. The Power Gem can boost the effects of the other Infinity Gems, and provide unlimited power to any machine that uses it as a power source.

The Mad Titan Thanos was able to take the Power Gem from the the Champion of the Universe, but its power has since been used by Drax the Destroyer, Thor, She-Hulk and Namor.

The power set provided below will allow you to use the Soul Gem in your Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game.

The Six Infinity GemsFurther Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gems on Marvel Database, Power Gem on Marvel Database
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Rolled by on May 25, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gems: Time

The Infinity Gems are a set of near-infinitely powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe.  The orange Time Gem makes its master near total control of the past, present and future. Its user can travel through time, stop and start time on a whim, accelerate or stop aging, and trap others in infinite time loops. In conjunction with the other gems, it can allow a person to exist at all points in time simultaneously!

One of the earliest owners of the Time Gem was an Elder of the Universe known as the Gardiner, but it has since been in the hands of Gamora, Namor, Thor and Captain America.

The power set provided below will allow you to use the Time Gem in your Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game.

The Six Infinity GemsFurther Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gems on Marvel Database, Time Gem on Marvel Database
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Rolled by on May 18, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gems: Reality

The Infinity Gems are a set of near-infinitely powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe.  The yellow Reality Gem grants its user the power to alter cosmological constants and bend the laws of physics to their whim. The Reality Gem can grant wishes, and create new dimensions.

The Reality Gem was stolen from the Collector, an Elder of the Universe, by Thanos the Mad Titan.  Since then it has passed through the hands of both Black Bolt and Mr. Fantastic, among others.

The power set provided below will allow you to use the Reality Gem in your Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game.The Six Infinity Gems

Further Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gems on Marvel Database, Reality Gem on Marvel Database
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Rolled by on May 4, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gems: Soul

The Infinity Gems are a set of near-infinitely powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe.  The green Soul Gem grants its user unparalleled power over the souls of others, but at a price. While the Soul Gem can attack souls with karmic blasts, pierce to their core with the cold light of truth, and trap souls within the pocket universe known as Soul-World, the Soul Gem is a sentient being with a hunger for souls.

The Mad Titan Thanos stole the Soul Gem from the In-Betweener, an Elder of the Universe, and since then it has been used by both Adam Warlock and Doctor Strange, among others.

The power set provided below will allow you to use the Soul Gem in your Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game.

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Further Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gems on Marvel Database, Soul Gem on Marvel Database
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Rolled by on April 20, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,

The Infinity Gems: Mind

The Infinity Gems are a set of near-infinitely powerful artifacts in the Marvel universe.  The blue Mind Gem grants its user incredible psionic power, reinforcing any existing psychic abilities they may possess.  Its wielder can to pour through the thoughts and dreams of of others, and form mental bonds that transcend any distance.  In conjunction with the other gems, it can allow access to every mind in the universe at the same time!

The Elder of the Universe known as the Grandmaster was one of the earliest owners of the Mind Gem, since then it has passed through the hands of Moondragon, Professor X, Ms. Marvel and Beast.

The power set provided below will allow you to use the Mind Gem in your Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game.

The Six Infinity GemsFurther Reading: Infinity Gems on Wikipedia, Infinity Gems on Marvel Database, Mind Gem on Marvel Database

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Rolled by on April 6, 2013 under Marvel Heroic Roleplaying 0 Comments Tagged: , , ,