The Great (Expanded) Superhero Gallery Build of 2018

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Continuing in the same vein as the 2017 post, I'm going to continue with the Expanded Superhero Gallery found in the store here:

 

Superhero Gallery Expanded

 

The rundown on the archetypes is as follows:

 

This PDF expands the Superhero Gallery from pages 243-87 of Champions to add ten new character types you can quickly and easily create:

 

—the Animal-Man, a character whose powers derive from, or are themed around, a particular type of animal;

 

—the Caped Detective, who combines his investigative skills with various fighting abilities and gadgets to make himself a matchless enemy of the underworld;

 

—the Cultural Mystic, whose magical powers derive from a specific mystical tradition or culture (such as Egyptian, Shamanism, or Voodoo on this sheet, though you can easily adapt it to others if you’d like);

 

—the Elemental Powered Armor wearer, whose powered armor’s weapons and defenses focus on a specific “elemental” form of attack (such as Fire, Electricity, or Ice);

 

—the Force character, who manipulates sheer force to attack, move objects, and achieve other effects;

 

—the Light character, who controls light in various forms (from blinding flares to deadly lasers);

 

—the Power Weapon wielder, who possesses a weapon of great cosmic, mystic, or technological might;

 

—the Robo-Hero, whose artificial body grants him superhuman powers;

 

—the Shadowmaster, who controls darkness and shadow; and

 

—the Themed Gadgeteer, whose arsenal of gadgets are all designed or formed along some theme (such as a particular animal, holiday, or category of objects [such as “toys”]).

 

First up is Stinger II, another one of Hornet's attempts to create an insectile henchman using the Animal Man archetype.

Animal 6a.hdc

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For the Caped Detective, I tried to do something a little different, not wanting to do another Batman clone.  Instead, I ended up with a clone of one of his minor enemies, Cluemaster, which I realized once I was done.  This is the Sleuth, an investigator obsessed with solving crimes...

CapTec I.hdc

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Next up is the Cultural Mystic.  I decided to flesh out a character mentioned on page 72 of CU 6th edition in the inset box in the margin.  This is Voodoo Doll, heroine and mystical defender of New Orleans.

 

 

CultMyst 6.hdc

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The Elemental Powered Armor template came easy.  My longest running player character's arch enemy was Cold Warrior, one of the only serviceable characters from the much maligned Enemies: The International File.  This is the grandson of the original and the latest incarnation of the Cold Warrior, who opposes Putin and the Russian kleptocracy.

 

It should be noted that Jeff O'Hare created the original character, and Rob Davis provided the art which I colored.

Element PA 6.hdc