Starlord

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

GM:  I said 500 pt campaign and you hand me this 3,000 pt monstrosity.  No backsies!
Character:  Hey, what if I play the Martian but his shapechange only allows him to change to Superman?
GM:  You have to have this weakness.  Otherwise, these other idiots (dismissive gesture towards other players) who went with 'smart and determined guy dressed as bat' or 'skilled with bow and friggin arrow' will have nothing to do.
Aquaman's character to Superman's character:  Dude, at least you're not vulnerable to air.

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

All I know is that if I were playing Superman at this point, I'd be telling the GM that I'm not getting enough points for my susceptibility and vulnerability complications

"Hey, you were the one who said it should be 'Common' because, and I quote, 'Hey, I'm from Krypton, so it should be, like, common for me.'  Maybe next time you'll think twice before you munchkin your character.  You're almost as bad as Joey and his 'powers don't work against the color yellow.'  I mean, honestly, guys?"

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

Superman character to GM:  Yeah, ummm, can I switch to playing the green Martian guy?
GM:  What?  Why?
Character:  Fire seems much less common.

So, the new Joker is actually just a young David Bowie impersonator.

So, the new Joker is actually just a young David Bowie impersonator.

So, the new Joker is actually just a young David Bowie impersonator.

Woo-hoo! The Fantastic Four relaunch! It's my favouritest comic book of all time, finally re-imagined the way I've always wanted it to be! As camera-friendly, sexy young people,* only not too sexy, to save money for . . . special effects or something! It's by that studio that's done such a good job of all the other Fantastic Fours! It's coming out the week after the August long weekend, when all the big summer blockbusters are often sometimes also still playing in large markets somewhere! It's only a week after the season's Adam Sandler vehicle! It has .. that guy! And that girl! And Doctor Doom. Maybe. And it's by a director who made an interesting movie once! The trailers and stuff have been all sepia, just like Sucker Punch! And speaking of trailers, there haven't been any to over-expose the product in, like, forever! Which is good! Because reasons! (And if that already wasn't enough to make you super-love the new movie ["super" is a pun! {Two layers of parenthenses, I'm so excited! No, three!}], it gave me a reason to say 'because reasons'!)
 
 
 
...There. See? People are excited.
 
 
*No offence to Kate Mara, who is clearly qualified to be a movie actress due to the way that she has come up from a hardscrabble, working class family of NFL team owners, and has previously played That Pretty Girl in Iron Man 2. But Jessica Alba she ain't. 

re:  Fantastic Four - pure speculation here but 3 days before it comes out and there are no reviews yet.  This means the studio isn't allowing early reviews which, in turn, usually means they think its a really bad movie and don't want horrible reviews spoiling first and only money-making weekend turn-out.

A reimagined version of an old friend from the Cosmic Centurions thread, plus some new additions
to his forces -- Lord Dark Matter:
 
 

 
 
Given that some of the really big baddies in the comics have recently updated their looks (with the notable
exception of a certain Eastern European megalomaniac tyrant who hasn't changed his style since his first
appearance some 40 or 50 years ago), I thought it was only right to give LDM a new look, especially since
I've gotten the hang of FdH16.
 
As for the new additions, I figured that someone like LDM would have an elite group of bodyguards/soldiers,
not unlike the Praetorian Guards who protected the Roman Emperors centuries ago. To that end, I came up
with the Red Praetorians, a legion-sized group of the finest warriors of the Nth Legion of Infinity whose sole
responsibility is to protect Lord Dark Matter (and his immediate family) from any and all threats. The leader
of this force is a woman known only as Lady Entropia, who holds the rank of Tribune.
 
(Lord Dark Matter originally created by Egyptoid [iIRC]; let me know if I'm wrong)
 
 
Major Tom 2009

Cinematic Ultron has been a polarizing villain for a lot of people. Some fans really wanted a cold, menacing, "robotic" Ultron more reminiscent of the comics. Despite that being a type of villain we've seen literally thousands of times before... and complained about in other Marvel movies. I'm one of those who likes the sarcastic, arrogant, childish Ultron from the movie. It's a fresh take that interested and entertained me more.

Re: Jokes
 

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 

 
there you go jeff its not ideal

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
The jedi is actually an older commission, but held back from public view per request of the patron. He wanted to surprise his game group. He gave me permission to post it now that his group has seen the character.
 

 
Next up is a commission for the Hero Board's very own Jeff T.
 

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
Let us just make sure we are repping Storn for all this great art that he goes out of his way to provide for us! :thumbup:

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
Der Wächter turned out great, Storn! Thanks again for version #2. I still really really like version #1, but this one fits this particular character idea more.
 
And as for him reminding you of die Kreuzritter, ChaosDrgn.... Get involved in my "Masquerades" 7th Sea scenario I'm running at Gen Con this year to know the full story behind "7th Sea's Batman."
 
RL

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
I kinda get an image of Die Kreuzritter

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
Storn
 
That is really cool. Actually, all your recent pictures have been excellent. You've been posting pictures like a madman recently -- did you have a big backlog to catch up on or are you just finding more time to draw?

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
Continuing on with some commissions from within my own gaming group, here are two characters from our UNITE in RDU.
 
E's Coal, the mexican inheritor of an ancient mantle of Earth Protector.
 
and M's Maser. The bastard son of Neutron, hailing from Tunisia and budding internat'l lawyer. Neutron in our game actually turned a corner and died heroically, saving Mars colony from annihilation. Maser is on a quest to make up for his father's sins at the same time trying to learn more about the man.