Technohol 13: Marvel Super Heroes RPG (Classic & Saga) Material

Sunday, February 05, 2012

(posted January 29th, 2012)

Hi!

So this week has come and gone, but I still managed to get a bunch of stuff done here at the old 13. To start with, I managed to wrap up the 4C System: Edition 13 version of the Advanced Battle Concepts document, even having given the thing an extensive proofreading. I may add one or two tiny things to this down the line, but so far I think it's a good collection of 'exceptions' to the norm.

Furthermore, I did indeed get another Agency 13 member fully described. He is Chase Storey, one of the group's normal human investigators who got his start as a cable news network anchor, and then as a science fiction author of some repute. Of course, now he looks into paranormal conspiracies for a living, so it's hard to say if his career arc has taken a turn for the better or the worse, really.

While I was hoping for more, this was what I stated I'd wrap up this week, so that's not too bad.

Of course, the truth is I'm working on a bunch of stuff in the dark underbelly of the site, which is why I didn't actually provide more gristle for your games to chew on this time around. The hope is to get a top secret 'thing' I'm working on done by April 9th, though I'm not sure if I'll manage that deadline. But even if I don't, I'll be very, very close to giving all y'all something awesome.

And as is usual, I'm contemplating something of a redesign of the site itself. I haven't done any of the graphical work or coding yet (which is good, because I'm really not all that good with either sort of thing), but the hope is to streamline the look a bit more. I consider getting rid of those corner boxes and then just having top navigation/logo/content/bottom navigation on each page. I want the 13 to look less 'busy'.

It's an idea, anyway.

I'll be mulling over these two 'under the hood' efforts over this coming week, but I do intend to get a couple things out for your use as well. Primarily, I intend to complete another Agency 13 character description, this time of Post-modern Girl. That would wrap up the 'main' membership of that group, leaving only Michelle 232 to be covered at a later time. Somewhere or other, anyway.

On top of that, I'm going to try and get... something up on the Life and Death document. Or whatever I eventually will wind up calling that. I have it all in my head, but I just need to translate it into usable text... which is easier said than done. At the very least I'll have outlined how the page will eventually unfold, which will be a vital scaffolding for me to write everything in.

Ah, living writing.

However, once I get that page done I will have completed my Core Rules for the various game systems I'm currently supporting custom rules for. Which means, at long last, I'll have another finished up rules project in the bank. Not counting expansions to the Book of Magic I have in mind, anyway, which sort of subtracts from that number. But dredging that up really isn't helping, now, is it?

Last but not least, I'm still trying to drum up twenty five 'likes' for the silly Facebook page I put together for this site. If you use the Facebook and enjoy this site at all (or else, why are you here?), feel free to hit that. I get something 'special' with four more of those - a direct link or somesuch. Also, think of it as a low-grade forum for the 13, if you want to holler at me!

I dare you!

What's New?

I've added plenty to the 13 of late, including Chase Storey, Sticks Mclellan, the Godless Dandy, the Acrimonious Apostate, the Cyborg in the Red Suit, Master Smith, Faith Antithesis, the Misdirector, Elves (typical), Mindgame, Hate Ball, Hates-Wizards-Like-Nobody's-Business, Unrivaled-Brilliance-Before-You, the Space Boy, Wendell Wherever, and the Technoholic Twins!

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...!

the Vintage Age: 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: Robots in Disguise: Traveling to our world across both space and time, the diabolical Megatron has come to our planet to seize control of the incredibly powerful Fortress Maximus - and will destroy anyone and anything that gets in the way of this goal! It's too bad for him, then, that the Autobots were ready for him and his flunkies, and literally had years to prepare for his arrival...

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...!

Miscellaneous Characters: A place for those folks that don't quite fit into the sections above, the Miscellaneous Character Handbook 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 the work to get 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.

Author Information: In the event that you'd like to know a little bit more about the author of this here web site (everything on technohol.com is written by me unless specifically noted otherwise), this is the link for you. Feel free to read about my sad little life and get to know me some, and if you have a burning need for even more Firebomb dirt, a link is provided therein.

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