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by Jack of Spades
Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Iron Man! MAULER! The Raiders! The Unicorn!)

And I'm with you on Bethany Cabe, Ares. One of my favorite parts of Matt Fraction's run was him bringing back Mrs. Arbogast and Bethany as part of Stark Resilient; the dynamic between Bethany and Pepper was fun. And Mrs. A. monetized hippies!
by Jack of Spades
Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Iron Man! MAULER! The Raiders! The Unicorn!)

I don't believe Pepper's actually limited to metals; IIRC, she's blasted the Sandman in the past. At least in the early days, the same "electromagnetism" descriptor was attached to repulsors; I think Pepper's just using repulsor tech.
by Jack of Spades
Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Metamorpho! Etrigan! Animal Man! Elongated Man!)

I have a theory that the Elongated Man is the litmus test for whether your version of the DC Universe will succeed. If you can gracefully accomodate Ralph Dibney, the World Famous Elongated Man, your version will thrive. While the Arrowverse seems to be on its last legs now, it did well while Ralph ...
by Jack of Spades
Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:52 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Firehawk! Geo-Force! Metamorpho! Etrigan!)

I can never encounter Etrigan without trying to rework Ray Stevens' classic "Gitarzan" into a song about the rhyming demon.
Etrigan! And his demon band!
Let's give 'em a hand, they're all you can stand!
Etrigan!
by Jack of Spades
Thu May 26, 2022 5:25 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Heavy Hitters and Skillmonkeys (Fulgrim, Carnage, Batman)
Replies: 243
Views: 31430

Re: Marvel and DC Heavy Hitters

http://rcuhero.net/zzzkenstuff/too-small.jpg To be fair, that's Captain Thunder right there, not Captain Marvel... Far be it from me to doubt the Marvel family's biggest fan but... are you sure? We can't see all of it, but that looks suspiciously like a Marvel Family lightning bolt on his chest, no...
by Jack of Spades
Wed May 11, 2022 5:48 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (The Clock! Doll Man! Capt. Triumph! Plastic Man!)

Plastic Man belongs in the Justice League because, unlike the Martian Manhunter but like Captain Marvel, he's a name that has some recognition outside of comics fans. He also has the distinction of being the first stretchy hero, and his golden age longevity. Respect the plastic.
by Jack of Spades
Mon May 09, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: Gaming Chatter
Topic: Origins 2022 (June 8-12): [UPDATE] I'll be GMing several games
Replies: 9
Views: 2382

Re: Origins 2022 (June 8-12): I plan to GM some games and I'd like your input

I think whether or not to use names vs. archetypes depends in part on how much your system mechanically reflects personality. I wouldn't want to try to playlets Smallville with Clark as generic super-person, because so much of that system is about representing his personality and relationships. On t...
by Jack of Spades
Mon May 09, 2022 4:19 am
Forum: Books, Comics and Web-Comics
Topic: George Pérez passes away today at 67
Replies: 1
Views: 612

Re: George Pérez passes away today at 67

I always thought that if I could be an artist, I wanted to be George Perez. I never wanted the position to be open. Thank you, George, for every flight of imagination your pencil sent me on. Thank you for showing me how much a distinctive face meant on a character. Thank you for teaching me how much...
by Jack of Spades
Sat May 07, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Spectre! Quality Comics- Uncle Sam! The Phantom Lady!)

It’s time for another hot, pleasing poll! I wanna gauge interest in what follows the JSA/JLA set. Iron Man Builds: the last of the big Marvel sets! Only took me six years! Watchmen: This actually did well on a poll that was literally from 2017, and I never got around to it, lol. Fire Emblem: I even...
by Jack of Spades
Fri Apr 29, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Red Tornado! CYCLONE~~~~~!!!!! Shining Knight!)

"Stealing Thunder" was I think my favorite of this series, mostly because we got the focus on Jakeem & Johnny, the Hourmen, and Cap being treated as the big deal he is. The world got saved from a cosmic threat without Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman being able to lift a finger to help.
by Jack of Spades
Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Jab’s Builds! (Manhunter I-VI! Wildcat I-III! Hourman!)

I love the Tylers, because the one hour limitation is both so pervasive and so innocuous. Villains don't have to get hold of special substances to take advantage, or know anything special about the hero for it to limit him. In Rex's solo stories, at least the ones I've read, a literal ticking clock ...
by Jack of Spades
Tue Apr 05, 2022 5:04 am
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: J-Mart: Kung Lao, Ken Masters, Captain Carter, John Preston
Replies: 1725
Views: 323568

Re: J-Mart: Demons - Balor, Assassin, Chain, Imp, Legion; Moon Knight

I never saw Moon Knight as "not-Batman" any more than, say, Daredevil. Really Daredevil bears more resemblance to the current incarnation of Bats; they both have little horns on their masks and their preferred method of doing detective work is scaring and beating the snot out of people who...
by Jack of Spades
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Banshee

My counter point to all of this is as follows. How many mutant massacres have there been now? How many times have the X-Men rebuilt themselves and the Xavier School only to have another batch of crazed fanatics blow it up and murder a bunch of students? Oh, and sometimes it's the US government reau...
by Jack of Spades
Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: Character Sheets
Topic: Jab’s Builds! (Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef! Sweetums! Gonzo!)
Replies: 35320
Views: 7077547

Re: Outlaw (Inez Temple)

I'll admit, I have a soft spot for Outlaw. Not (just) because of the looks, but because it's fun to see a character written who just enjoys what they're doing. There's a moment in the Hotshots book where she's temporarily infused with a fragment of power from the Celestials, and Domino points out t...