Technohol 13: Marvel Super Heroes RPG (Classic & Saga) Material
Monday, September 26, 2016
(posted September 9th, 2016)
Heya.
Though my life is full of mayhem right now, I've been trying to keep at the 13, at least a little bit. For one thing, I've turned my attention upon the Manual of the Psi, and have (I hope) eradicated the Pronoun Problem from it, as well as considerably shoring up the grammar and general flow of the text. It was pretty darn good to begin with, but fresh eyes are always a good thing, eh?
On top of this, I cleaned up the 4C System: Edition 13 variation on this work. Oh, and I added two new powers to the mix, and ported them (one being an all new power, and one being a modification to an extant one) to the other character creation guides I've concocted over the last few years, such as the Textbook Character Treatise, the Technical Reference, and the Deionomicon.
But what about the Book of Magic, you ask? Funny you mention that, for I've gone and overhauled the text for that as well! I think I have cleansed the Book of its Pronoun Problem as well, not to mention made its text a whole lot tighter. And since I originally (re)wrote that thing five or so years ago, it was probably due. Oh, and I finally built its Edition 13 variant, as well. You're welcome!
The only thing lacking from the Book is an overhaul of its spell list. When I first built the Book's smaller spell list, that seemed like a good idea at the time, but the abilities available on the spell lists seem woefully insufficient when compared to the laundry list of powers one can get in the other character generation guides. Thus, I intend to clean that up next, as time permits.
That just leaves the massive, mammoth Powers document that needs refining. That's the only place that still suffers from the Pronoun Problem in all my many and various rules works, so that will be coming up next. And is a task that will likely take a very, very long time. I have to do four versions of each power at once, after all, lest I lose out on any improvements that occur to me in progress.
But wait, there's more! Despite not really having the time to, I thought I would build up another Transformers character description. This time around, I whipped up Cosmos for your gaming pleasure, even if he's kind of weird - even by Transformers standards. He's one of those 'bots who is normally one size, but somehow can fit others within himself who are bigger than he. It's... strange.
My time is still quite fleeting of late, but I felt the need to at least make a quick news blurb so you knew I wasn't dead. Or in prison. Or dead in prison! I'm still not sure when I'll be able to resume regular updates here at the 13, but I've got one or two loose ends I'd really like to cinch up, at the very least, so I'll be back before too long with another update or two - mark my words!
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What's New?
I've added plenty to the 13 of late, including Cosmos, Doctor Manyac, the Green Flame robots, Skids, Basil Drake, Mor the Mighty, Antons, Prince Omei, Vagabond, Uridezu (Tanar'ri), Doctor Lorrof, Onees, Gnorrkin, Megatron, Gnorr, Rumble, the Shark, Reflector, Living Corpses, Laserbeak, Doctor Bruno Varoz, Thundercracker, Mick Bronson, Frenzy, Queen Nara Gale, and Skywarp!
Technoholic Content
In the event that those expressive icons at the top (and bottom) of the page don't tell enough of the story for you to see what lies beyond them, here is a quick summary of just about everything on the site. I even added one or two pages that I didn't have room for in the navigation bar above (well it looks like I do, but there's more coming... oh yes.)
The New Universe: It was the world outside your window - at least, until the so-called White Event rippled across the face of the earth, leaving approximately two in every million people forever changed. With the dawn of the paranormal, the world would be forever changed - and for the worse - as various governments scrambled to master this new, uncontrollable power.
Gi Joe: a Real American Hero: Assembled from the very best members of the various armed forces, Special Counter-Terrorist Group Delta is also known by its nickname, Gi Joe. This group was created to handle all kinds of threats to democracy, but was forced to focus its efforts on Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world! Only Gi Joe stands between Cobra and its nefarious goal...!
Timely Heroes: The dawn of the heroic age, the 1940s were an era fraught with peril, both in the form of rampant fascism as well as villainous individuals of great personal power. The only thing standing in the way of their conquering the world were a loose band of stubborn, individualistic super heroes determined to protect freedom at all costs!
Transformers: hailing from a strange world and unknown and variable distance from our own, the Transformers are a race of mechanoid aliens who ceaselessly vie for control of their native Cybertron... and the universe beyond! Their misadventures described in countless variations, across television and comics and even live action film, the Transformers' battle is never-ending!
Variant Earth 13: Superficially reflecting the 'real' world, Variant Earth 13 is a nexus of sorts, a place that has an analogue of events in a multitude of other timelines. While the Powers That Be try to keep a lid on things and preserve the status quo, all manner of ascendant beings are quite active in the pursuit of their goals, and events are quickly spiraling out of control...
MSH Infinity: Built for adventures throughout a multiverse of possibility, the Planescape campaign setting featured a battle of ideas amidst incredible locations. The MSH Infinity reference will be an eventual translation of this incredible material into MSH RPG terms, allowing you to take your heroes on an adventure they won't soon forget - if they don't simply move in...!
Marvel Universe Miscellany: A place for those folks that don't quite fit into the sections above, the Marvel Universe Miscellany is a sort of repository for odds and ends that I've perpetrated over the years in statistical form, folks I don't want to build a whole reference for yet I wouldn't mind featuring on the site - since I did make them playable, after all.
Custom Rules: This is a compendium of the custom-built rules systems I have created for use by the general public. Currently, these rules are for the Universal Heroes Role Playing Game ('Classic' MSH RPG) as well as the 4C System: Edition 13 rules. I intend to eventually add Saga versions of all this material, as well as rules for one more game - but that's down the road some.
The Technohol 13 Master Roster: In the event that you are looking for a character you think I've covered in the past but don't want to leaf through the above sections to find him or her (or it), you can't do wrong to look here. This is a compendium of links to everyone I'm currently featuring on the site, in both their MSH Classic and Saga versions. It's huge but comprehensive!
Technoholic Updates: While I try to update the 'news' section above on a weekly schedule, more or less, I usually update the Updates page as soon as I've added something to the 13. Sometimes I'm working 'ahead' and sometimes I'm not, but that'll show you just what it is I'm up to at any given point in time, in the event that you're looking for the newest in Technoholic goods.
The Atomic Links: This is a collection of MSH RPG links I have assembled for you, either in a Classic or Saga flavor. The list seems to be dwindling rapidly of late, as AOL and now Geocities seems to be removing all their hosting services (or going under, as it may be). But these links nonetheless lead to additional MSH RPG material for your gaming use, so check them out when you're done here.
Technoholic Basics: This is a quick bit of information about the site itself, going a bit above and beyond what you see here on the 'main' page, and goes into my motivations for the site and so on. It's also where I've placed the Technoholic Color Changing Mechanism, in the event that you would rather pick your own color than go with the quasi-random Color Rotating Thingus I built a bit back.
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