Tomorrow is April 1st, which means the A-Z Challenge starts. I'm looking forward to talking about the Suicide Squad and giving gameable 5e content to y'all. Decided to go ahead and post links to pre-existing 5e Suicide Squad material I've posted.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was originally slated to release yesterday. Obviously it didn't come out and while that sucks, I'm glad the creators are taking their time with the project. We did get something to hold us over though. The Spider Within is a short film set within Sony's Spider-Verse.
The film was created in partnership with the #KevinLoveFund and the education initiative: #TheHeroWithin. There is a lesson plan that accompanies the film which can be viewed here.
If you are only familiar with the movies, John Hammond just seems like a dedicated (but naive) scientist with a dream. However, the original book version was more sinister. That version is the inspiration for these stats by Meaghan Colleen of Bell of Lost Souls. These stats were originally posted here. I think these stats would be perfect for a 5e supers antagonist.
Outlaws of Thunder Junction is the next MtG set. This one brings together characters from various planes and seems them become an outlaw gang in a fantasy western setting. I think it looks awesome.
Another Bloat Games SURVIVE THIS!! rpg is getting the OSE treatment. We Die Young is on Kickstarter now. I love the original version of the game. You can check out my review here. The current campaign is for an Old-School Essentials update and an Ultimate SURVIVE THIS!! update. Pledge today to get some great early bird prices. This pairs great with Dark Places & Demogorgons and even if you aren't interested in the more modern setting, will provide some great additional content to your standard OSE game.
Check out the Kickstarter today!
Dr. Steinman is a memorable villain and this live action video from JT Music highlights that well.
Leairis does Artsy Stuff just posed a print she created for an upcoming con and I love it. If Storm was a Pokemon trainer, she'd definitely rock a team of electric types.
As y'all know I love superheroes. While most of my favorite characters and stories in the genre are from DC Comics, I love Marvel and other publishers too. The other day I shared info about the upcoming Deadpool comic/adventure for the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game. I still haven't played or read through that game, but after making that post I remembered my friend Stew had a copy of it. I went to his house and he let me borrow it (well right now I'm borrowing it, but soon I will be buying it from him). I've only read through the first few chapters, but I think the game has some potential. After I give it a thorough reading I will post a review.
I also already know what character I'm going to stat out to get used to the character creation rules.
Decided to stat out one of the weirder Suicide Squad members in preparation for A-Z.
Starring The Walking Dead’s Chandler Riggs as Peter Parker, The Spider is an upcoming fan film that will give us a horror take on Spider-Man. Do we need a horror take? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean I’m not really interested in seeing how it turns out.
I love this piece of DC heroines playing old school D&D and wanted to share. It was created by artist Kyle Latino.
Deadpool & Wolverine debuts July 26th and (imho) Marvel has come up with a brilliant comic and game tie-in. Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe is a comic-sized fourth wall breaking one-shot adventure for the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game. The one-shot will include a comic by Cullen Bunn (author of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe) and allow players to take the role of Deadpool and his team (or characters of their own creation).
This is an awesome format and is the same used by Limitless Adventures 5evo adventures. I've not played the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game yet, but I definitely want to give it a try. TBH, even if I don't end up getting the game, I will probably get this adventure because it's a cool idea.
X-Men 97 debuts this week so I thought I’d share this musical tribute to the original series.
Despite the fact he killed one of my favorite characters, I love John Cena as Peacemaker. He recently dropped as a DLC character for Mortal Kombat 1 (another property owned by Warner Bros). Check out the gameplay trailer.
This is another taste of what is to come with the A to Z Blogging Challenge. If you want to check out 5e content I have already created for Peacemaker, here you go:
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Here's another "Let's Play D&D With..." article from Meaghan Colleran of Bell of Lost Souls that pairs nicely with her Let's Play D&D With Godzilla and Kong article. The stat block below is a generic Pacific Rim-style Kaiju.
Looking to add some fungal horror to your 5e game, check out this "Let's Play D&D With..." article from Meaghan Colleran from Bell of Lost Souls.
I've decided I want to start statting out the various Lantern Corps for 5e. My plan is to devote a week to each Lantern Corps. The plan is to stat a generic recruit, generic veteran, and then at least one named member of the Corps. After going through the emotional spectrum I'll then try to highlight a few of the more obscure Corps. Going to give myself a week to come brainstorm and come up with some stuff, so I'll probably start it the week of the 17th.
The pic below is from JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG #7 and was chosen because it's badass and I knew it would get attention. If you have want to add Titan/Kaiju goodness to your 5e game you can check out this post.
One more bastard to punch this week, but remember every day is a good day to punch a Nazi.
88, also known as the Super-Aryan, was a super-soldier bred specifically by the neo-Nazis of National Force to embody the parts of the "superior race."
Real Name: 88Sunday I talked about Reb, today we'll learn a bit about his leader. While not a full stretchy guy, Backlash could be a descendant of Rubberman.
Cobra is an American Nazi agent with snake-like mutations. He has poisoned claws and fangs.
Cobra is an American Nazi agent with snake-like mutations. He has poisoned claws and fangs.
Code Name: Cobra
I admit this one is kind of clickbait-y.
The Spider Man (as he has been dubbed) was a Nazi agent that controlled a giant mechanical spider named Herman. He and Herman would cause have and disrupt production in allied factories.
Jäger was a big game hunter and Nazi operative tasked with hunting down heroes. He was an experienced and clever sleuth. He often hunted with his viscous trained hounds, Thor and Bruno.
Here's another Nazi villain for your characters to pummel.
Code Name: Der HyenaRaphael is a devil you encounter during various scenes in Baldur’s Gate 3. He’s quite charming and is always trying to make a deal. Much to the surprise of many players, he breaks out into song like a Disney villain towards the end of the game if you fight him.
This is a really good metal cover of that song.
Not much is known about Reb. He made one appearance and his incarnation of the Aryan Brigade was taken out pretty easily by the Freedom Fighters. Seems like just another racist asshole with guns to me.
Sometimes I find random stat blocks that need to be shared. This is one of them. I found it on in this Reddit post.
