Tag Archives: gaming

The Gang’s All Here – G.I. Joe’s Cobra

Posted on April 12, 2012 by thetimejockey

I’m very pleased to welcome thetimejockey (@timejockey) as Exploring Infinity’s newest contributor. Please help me make him feel welcome. This excellent first post expands the villainous options for your supers game . ~ Adam Introduction In the early 1980’s, Hasbro wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, The Gang's All Here | Tagged Baroness, Cobra, Cobra Commander, Destro, G.I. Joe, gaming, marvel comics, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, roleplaying games, villains, Zartan | 6 Comments

Action Scenes – Night of the Lizard!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by grimmshade

Introduction We’ve seen vengeful moloids assault the surface world, a classic bank robbery by Doctor Octopus, and a mile-high ninja assault. This time, the heroes face a scaly threat in the city’s sewers. Spider Man villains are my favorite Marvel villains, and The Lizard is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Scenes!, CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying | Tagged Action Scenes, Curt Connors, gaming, Lizard, Marvel, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, rpg, scenarios, spider man villains | 3 Comments

Heroic Locations – The Danger Room

Posted on April 3, 2012 by grimmshade

The Danger Room is a widely versatile training facility used by the X-Men. Controlled from a booth, either by an operator or by the computer AI, the room simulates scenarios, obstacles, traps, complications, enemies, and weapons to test the X-Men … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Tips & Resources | Tagged danger room, gaming, Marvel, role-playing games, rpg, X-Men | 7 Comments

The Gang’s All Here – Stryker Crusade & Purifiers

Posted on March 29, 2012 by grimmshade

Introduction Welcome to the first installment of yet another regular column: The Gang’s All Here. This column will feature entire sets of organizations, gangs, groups, etc. that you can drop right into your game. This first set gives you the … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, The Gang's All Here | Tagged enemies, gaming, Legacy virus, mutants, organizations, Purifiers, Stryker Crusade, vibranium, William Stryker | 4 Comments

Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying – Part 4: Threats

Posted on March 26, 2012 by DainXB

We’ve now covered character creation (Part one and two) and provided classic sample characters (part three) in the previous articles on a Cortex Plus Sword and Sorcery hack using Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. Now, as a bonus fourth part to the three part … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying | Tagged adventure locations, Cortes Plus, enemies, gaming, monsters, Sword & Sorcery, sword and sorcery, threats | 1 Comment

Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying – Part 3 of 3

Posted on March 21, 2012 by DainXB

In Parts One and Two of our Cortex Plus Sword & Sorcery hack, we looked at modifying Marvel Heroic Roleplaying character creation for the Sword & Sorcery genre. Now, in Part Three, let’s look at some of the seminal characters of the … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying | Tagged Conan, Elric, gaming, John Carter, roleplaying character, sample characters, sword and sorcery | 5 Comments

Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying – Part 2 of 3

Posted on March 16, 2012 by DainXB

In Part One of this hack for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, we covered replacing Affiliations with Means, adjusting the meaning of die ratings and power sets for allowing you to embrace the Sword & Sorcery genre with Cortex Plus. Here in Part Two of … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Mechanics, Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying | Tagged Barsoom, careers, Character creation, Edgar Rice Burrough, gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Milestone, Robert E. Howard, sword and sorcery | 3 Comments

Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying – Part 1 of 3

Posted on March 14, 2012 by DainXB

For the second day in a row, I am overjoyed to welcome yet another robust, creative mind as contributor for Exploring Infinity: Dain Lybarger (@DainXB) has earned my respect and high regard for his imagination, writing, fascinating areas of expertise beyond my usual … Continue reading →

Posted in CortexPlus, Gaming, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Mechanics, Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying | Tagged gaming, John Carter, mars, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, Role-playing game, savage mars, sword and sorcery | 11 Comments

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying – Knockback & Chases

Posted on March 13, 2012 by grimmshade

I am pleased to welcome Dave Thomas—Grimmshade on Twitter and rpg.net—as the newest contributor to Exploring Infinity. If you haven’t seen his contributions on rpg.net, Im’ glad to say he’s overflowing with excellent ideas and resources especially for MWP’s Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. … Continue reading →