The game evolved through three editions and produced numerous supplements and modules along the way. Developed as a weapon in a facility by the scientist bertron, he was tested out through many of his first deaths on the planet krypton, giving him an. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Feb 12, 2020 dc just reprinted a handful of dc heroes supplements, after all, with a bit of new material from yours truly. Detect has a range of 0, and is primarily used to detect magnetic north. Dc heroes rpg tableless chartless resolution in megs dc heroes rpg random magical character creation is a noncommercial, community site you can learn more with the faq. Superman, wonderwoman, batman, even robin or lesser known dc comics heroes like the atom or plastic man. These character sheets are presented with the pre preformatted tag, which allows me to a match the writers guidelines format, and b is the. Mayfairs supplements featured roleplaying statistics for each character, tips to roleplaying the character such as personality and subplots, and a complete list of comic book appearances for the character. Unfollow dc heroes rpg to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The entreated being makes a dc 40 check, adding the character s pl and spell rank. Neutral or hostile beings may take notice of a character when they call upon them to cast dimensional spells. It was published at the same time as the wikipedia.
A statistic or stat in roleplaying games is a piece of data that represents a particular aspect of a fictional character. Wonder woman has a strength of 16 aps equivalent to unearthly in marvel. Dc heroes is an outofprint superhero roleplaying game set in the dc universe and. This document lists all the dc heroes character stats in books published by mayfair games. Dc heroes uses the original mayfair exponential game system. There is a huge difference, not a slight difference in there strengths. For a collection of all characters stats check allies. So, not only character stats, but weight, distance, information, cash, volume. Most superhero rpgs use a point buy system for character creation because it lets. The entreated being makes a dc 40 check, adding the characters pl and spell rank.
Characters have nine attributes, divided into two axes. If you need a robust understanding of a characters abilities, personality, history, etc. Each volume of the game series covered a set of issues from the comic miniseries. Developed as a weapon in a facility by the scientist bertron, he was tested out through many of his first deaths on the planet krypton, giving him an immense. Surbrooks stuff is fairly well known for its huge collection of character adaptations, most of which were written by myselfthe rest being donated by other hero system fans and gamers. I will eventually be posting the hybrid rules as well as the game stats for the characters from my games. Heroes currently online persons hiding behind secret identities. With over 10,000 characters in the dc universe, this is the most complete listing in existence. Dc comics is an american comic book and related media company. The unofficial canon project and marvelphile to help me keep up to date with the marvel stats. Welcome to the mayfair games dc heroes rpg online character database. Dc comics produces material featuring a large number of wellknown characters, including superman, batman, wonder woman, and their teammates in the justice league, who are among the mediums most popular and influential. Stats change as characters are upgraded for a collection of all characters stats check allies. Captain marvel has 20 aps of strength and superman has 25 aps of strength.
Dc heroes was the first, and dc adventures is the most recent. Classic marvel superheroes msh, aka the faserip system, was a role playing game set in the marvel universe first published by tsr under license from marvel comics in 1984. Character stats dictate what a character is strong or weak at. Dc heroes rpg index of character stats in mayfair games. Below youll find the flash character card front and back included in the. Flame project is only the heat of microwaves, not true fire. Orgs repository of new and modified powers for the dc heroes rpg. It featured pointbased character creation as an option, but focused on published dc characters. These figures may not be completely accurate or uptodate, but generally they are as close as can be determined. Sep 04, 2018 rpg character sheet character concept dragon rpg pathfinder rpg just a game tabletop rpg dnd characters fantasy rpg design reference deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Dc heroes and everything associated with it is probably ed or trademarked or something like that by dc comics and possibly mayfair games, though i suppose pulsar games is probably the company with the rights to the. Watchmen mayfair rpg stats 1987 believe it or not, there was a time when watchmen wasnt the pinnacle of comic book achievement.
The year 1989 brought a second edition for the dc heroes rpg. This is a straightforward description of how intimidation, interrogation, et al. Dc is launching a streaming rpg show is dc heroes rpg. I like that they note that heroes do more than bust heads all day. Hero points are used to influence the narrative of the game and thus have a variety of uses. The makers of these games make their livings selling product with those stats in them, and im a fan of those games, thus having zero intention of taking their business away from them even if the game. Other than sharing the same licensed setting, dc heroes is unrelated to the west end games dc universe or the more recent green ronin publishing dc adventures game. Dc heroes lets you play a famous superhero of your choice.
This section is longer than the core rules section at 12 pages, though a lot of it is realworld and dcworld examples, which are. Spiderman, a marvel comics character, is well known as being able to lift about 10 tons. I will also point out that even though the hero and villain stats are twenty years old they are still very accurate since comic characters rarely. Recreate your favorite characters exploits, design your own heroes and scenarios, or. Back in 1987 it was simply a comic book being published by dc and was subject to the same exploitation as all other mid80s comic books. Dc is launching a streaming rpg show is dc heroes rpg coming.
Lighting reflexes only operates during the first phase of combat after that. Crisis on infinite earths, so pre and postcrisis versions of various characters appear. A collection of character stats for dc characters paralleling and based on the dc comcs whos who series. The dc heroes mailing lists online character database. Hero points as a metacurrency is that character growth is not the only only way to spend them and thus increasing a characters stats is not the only reward or goal in the game. Recreate your favorite characters exploits, design your own heroes and scenarios, or join in new. Santa claus for the dc heroes rpg joke stats character. Which means theres a lot of stuff, almost all of which was necessary to model published characters. Mayfairstivus celebrating flash in the dc heroes rpg. Here are some marvel database statistics that we have compiled for interests sake. The 80s marvel super heroes rpg was class 5000 awesome io9.
While i intend to eventually profile every rpg superhero character i can find, i will not include gaming stats nor will i email same to anyone. In the meantime, i hope you find this resource to be both useful and enjoyable. Dc, along with rival marvel comics, is one of the big two american comic book publishers. Every marvel faserip character the atomic think tank archive. That piece of data is usually a integer or, in some cases, a set of dice. The dc rpg does not indicate that wonder woman is nearly as strong as superman or captain marvel. Dc heroes is an outofprint superhero roleplaying game set in the dc universe and published by mayfair games. Mayfairstivus celebrating flash in the dc heroes rpg speed. Dc comics was founded as national allied publications in 1934 by malcolm wheelernicholson.
This is a older game, long out of print, but i was a huge fan of it obviously and would love to get a group back together at some point. Use of the mayfair attributes benchmark usage note. Dc is launching a streaming rpg show is dc heroes rpg coming back. Below you will find the frontside and backside of the mayfair whos who firehawk entry. Dc heroes was originally produced by mayfair games back in the mideighties. Dc adventures rpg gives you every hero you ever wanted. Tiny profile mostly game stats once made as a small joke for the dc heroes superhero tabletop roleplaying game community. Below youll find the flash character card front and back included in the 1989 edition of the dc. Classic marvel forever phorum canon character writeups. I like this and the marvel super heroes rpg, though this seems richer in some ways. Mayfairs dc heroes rpg or the tsrs marvel superheroes rpg. Density increase adds to str and body and is always on and already figured. In this crossover of sorts with pulp2pixel podcasts dial g for gamer, dc megs supporters shagg and siskoid debate the finer points of each game with marvel faserip superfans only living boys david gallaher and pulp2pixels dr. But the greatest thing about it was the faserip chart, the one chart that could tell.
By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies explained on our cookies info page. A character must be able to speak clearly to cast dimensional spells. Each entry comes complete with dc adventures game information, character details, and a fullcolor illustration from one of dc comics best artists. Dc heroes is a roleplaying game published by mayfair games set in the dc. May 09, 2020 here are some marvel database statistics that we have compiled for interests sake. The 1980s marvel super heroes rpg was welldesigned and was supported by a ton of supplements and adventures. The ap system dc heroes was defined by an engine called the megs, or mayfair exponential game system. Please use the character template for creating new entries. With the recent watchmen revival, dc proved they can reprint this sort of material with very little production workhigh resolution scans of the pages were sufficient to produce. This section is longer than the core rules section at 12 pages, though a lot of it is realworld and dc world examples, which are. It is sometimes referenced as the best superhero game of its time.
Darkseids strength is 18, while supermans toughness is 18. The first axis defines attributes as being physical, mental, or mystical. Entertainment part of time warner since 1969, dc is one of the worlds largest english language publishers of comic books. The d6 system does make it easy to learn the rules, and the abundance of supplements will provide players with hours of fourcolor excitement. Crisis on infinite earths, so pre and postcrisis versions of various characters appear this version of the game had only attributes, skills, powers, limitations, and vulnerabilities.
Heres all you need to be part of the legend the action is here, the easy tolearn, infinitely expandable role playing system. Dc universe wasnt the first superhero roleplaying game to feature characters such as superman and batman, and it hasnt been the last. Along with this new edition came new character cards. Designed by jeff grubb, and written by steve winter, the game was designed to let players assume the roles of their favorite superheroes. Justice league of america mayfair dc heroes character. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Apr 24, 2017 mayfairs dc heroes rpg or the tsrs marvel superheroes rpg.
A list of every character that can be found on the dc database. Designed by jeff grubb, and written by steve winter, the game was designed to let players assume the roles of their favorite superheroes from marvel comics and proceed to. Dc released a official rpg guide of stats for heroes and villainssuperman can be only knocked out by darkseid class level characters. Dc entertainment is a subsidiary of warner brothers and its parent company time warner. The design parallels that of the earlier marvel super heroes rpg gamers handbook of the marvel universe. Dc heroes uses a logarithmic scale for character attributes. Id like to think i do a good job, a belief borne out by the number of positive emails ive received. In addition, all character sheets updated to hero system 5 th or 6 th edition will use the standard character sheet layout described in the hero system writers guidelines at. In some games, attributes represent linearly increasing ability e. All entries by seriesissue number, but also available is a character index. Rpg character sheet character concept dragon rpg pathfinder rpg just a game tabletop rpg dnd characters fantasy rpg design reference deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. The game system megs mayfair exponential gaming system is still published under the blood of heroes rpg from pulsar games see the gateway for a link to the pulsar.
This was an ingenious engine in that it rated just about anything you could encounter as a value of aps, or attribute points. Lots of character stats available out on the web, too. New powers for the dc heroes role playing game stats. Mar 09, 2009 mayfairs supplements featured roleplaying statistics for each character, tips to roleplaying the character such as personality and subplots, and a complete list of comic book appearances for the character.
Your imagination is the playing field in dc heroes. If you liked games like dungeons and dragons, where you create a character and then play that character in a made up world, you are a fan of role playing games. In which i attempt to go through my dc comics collection mostly running from 1983 through 1997 and hash out stats for all characters in mayfairs dc heroes rpg terms. Doomsday is an incredibly powerful monster with regenerative abilities.
For some types of statistics, this value may be accompanied with a descriptive adjective, sometimes called a specialisation or aspect, that either describes how the character developed that. Now, you can fight crime in the streets of gotham, or protect the entire universe. The second axis divides them into action, effect, and resistance attributes. This time out we were treated to the stats for wally west as the flash. A fully revised edition of the first dc heroes rpg published in 1989 under license by mayfair games.
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