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Tiger Paw Press Villain Compendium 1 and IHA I have decided to think of how the villains of @tiger's great Villain Compendium series and the IHA (considering that there is a great list for villains the IHA works with and against in the IHA book). Remember, this is MY interpretation. Tiger has, of course, the final say being that most of these villains are his work or his interpretation of others work (depending on the character). The Nefarious Dr. Lirby Koo Dr. Koo, of course, knows about the true nature of the IHA. He actually doesn't really care until it will affect him either directly or indirectly (considering the fact that Dart and Ultraviolet's twins are mutants). The IHA doesn't know that Koo is still alive, nor that Koo is actually quite ancient in nature. Terror Incorporated Muerte knows the true nature of IHA. His hated mentor Doctor Destroyer provides financial support after all. And Muerte doesn't want IHA inside San Muerte. Depending on the stages of his plans, IHA still believes Muerte dead, or knows and will not risk Muerte's wrath. Oeramm the Undead Tyrant Oeramm only knows of the IHA by passing, as he "unlives" in a fantasy based Earth and only has agents the Red Death work on Champions Earth. He doesn't know the truth, nor actually cares. As for the Red Death? While there is a team writeup, there is also a writeup in book 3. The IHA doesn't know Oeramm exists at all. PsiKing PsiKing is capable of knowing the true nature of the IHA, but hasn't yet. It may only be time. The IHA fears PsiKing as much as they do PSI and Menton, if they actually know of the PsiKing. White Queen Considering White Queen and her altar ego of Mr. Black are capable of using her crime contacts to know the truth, she doesn't know yet. The IHA doesn't care directly about her. Her mutant agent White Shade thoe, they could use him as an assassin, but he would only work for them under her direction. Black Spyder Black Spyder cares not for the IHA, nor does the IHA know about Black Spyder. Flying Tiger Flying Tiger doesn't know about the IHA, but he would be willing to work for them (especially against VIPER, or what he believes is VIPER). The IHA knows of him and could make use of him if they want to. Gravion Another villain who doesn't know the truth about the IHA, and could be of use to the IHA. Killer Bee Say it with me, doesn't know the truth about the IHA, can be of use to them. Literon Another like Killer Bee, etc. Mutant Stalker Mutant Stalker hates mutants and doesn't know she is one. Stalker doesn't know the truth of the IHA, BUT the IHA can use her to murder other mutants. Napalm This guy can be used as another arsonist when Blowtorch isn't available. He doesn't know the truth about the IHA and probably doesn't care. Night Shadow Night Shadow doesn't know the truth about the IHA. The IHA can easily use his hatred of heroes to manipulate him. Warbird (2) A powered armor user, he doesn't know the truth about the IHA, but can be of use to them. White Dragon She doesn't know or care about the IHA. The IHA doesn't truly know about her right now. When they do, they can easily frame her for being a mutant. (Not that it matters...they hate mystics who can turn into dragons also.)

The idea is that Huntmistress is an abusive parent, using the fact that her daughter is a mutant as an "excuse" for her abhorrence treatment twords Hound One. Yes, I was kinda thinking Ahab/Rachel Summers (and her codename of the month). But of course Rachel overcame her abuse to become a hero. Can Hound One do that? That, of course, is where the players come in. Idealiticly she can, with great encouragement, become a great hero. Even if they do kill Huntmistress for her abusive treatment of young mutants (I'm sure there are cages full of those who died in captivity).

Depends on how you define "love"...

Another protental explanation member of IHA... Huntmistress: A rather rich woman who despises mutants, when her own daughter started to appear in the mutant detector she has, she had her husband killed. Just when she was about to murder her own daughter an idea entered her head...why not use low powered mutants to hunt and kill their own kind. She is equipped with various weapons designed to incapacitate mutants (and even kill if needed), her greatest weapons are her "hounds", low level mutants equipped with a combo shock collar and explosive collar. With will breaking techniques and pain, she controls up to six of them at a time. Hound One: This was once the Huntmistress' own daughter. She has low level telekinetic powers, and a broken will. She preys for death each night, and is fed one meal of dog food each night. She has seen many a hound die at her mother's hands and wonders why her mother still keeps her alive. I definitely don't expect someone so dark to be put into a book. Definitely someone to not mention directly.

Advanced Members. Original villain ideas for thoes who want to advance IHA pass just being about hating mutants. Codename: Piecemeal. Type: Scientist. Powers: Powered Armor supplemented and augmented with biological material from mutant body parts. Piecemeal is actually obsessed with admiration of mutant powers. He would want to be a mutant if he could (and hides the fact well from IHA). He is not an actual member of the group, but he does work for hire on doing various experiments on mutant subjects. Name: Spacer. Type: Soldier. Powers: Training and advanced weapons. Spacer is more paranoid about aliens than mutants. Forcently for IHA, they can link mutants to aliens enough for Spacer to work against anyone IHA command points at. Name: Witchfang. Type: Hunter. Powers: Various skills and "normal" equipment ment to combat the supernatural. Witchfang is an indiscriminate hunter of the supernatural. He is not officially a member of IHA, but is hired to kill beings of a supernatural nature. IHA rairly uses him, but when they do, it is always against the supernatural.

While the book definitely focuses on Mutant Hunting, I agree with doc. They shouldn't "wait till the mutants are no longer with us" before going after other superpowered people. Everyone with superpowers are equally dangerous to "true humans" after all. Just pondering why they employ Shi No Te (Death of Hand) considering he is an possessed human with magic sword and martial arts.

IHA is not as limited in their hate as Genocide was. They hate every superpowered person equally. Mutants are just the low hanging fruit, easy to pick on. They WILL make comments on ANY superbattle which causes large damage, even if mutants are not involved. (Of course, nothing in the book forces to use the entire book as is. Need giant robots for something? Pull out the Minuteman MARK 7 and have it look different and poof..it's a giant robot. Need a fallen hero? Cat's Eye is one. Blah, blah.)

Mammon named himself after the demon associated with greed. His entire crime gimmick was all about coins. His weapons were a coin sword, coin mail armor, exploding "40 pieces of Roman silver" coins, etc. He supposed to have squished Victorious under a giant coin. With Virturous dead, he has retired kinda, as he lost his ambition as the challenger seems to be gone. But...given the correct situation may come out of retirement to give other heroes problems. Mammon originally joined Incendiary because they thought joining up would help them escape Virtuous while preforming their crimes. He helped finance the group.

Odd..I wanted to take photos of the covers. They didn't show up.

I just got the book and skimmed through it. Nice work. I love that Genocide existed, as did IMAGE. The history section tells the fall of both organizations (with Genocide mostly killed by it's own hand by revealing themselves too soon, and a very well played plot by the IHA to assassinate Murdock, the leader of IMAGE). They took advantage of The Battle of Detroit to assassinate Apostle, Flamboyant, and Mustang. And of course, tons more history. We got bases, tons of leaders (many of them normal, but Archer Samuels is a cyborg), agents (all named via military lnes, as opposed to Genocide's chest mosfet), Minuteman MARK 7 and Minuteman Tracker MARK 3 robots, and there own "supervillains" Hunter (well trained and equipped normal), Shi No Te (demon possessed martial artist who works for IHA only to kill challenging foes), and MTU846 (a mutant killing robot ah la Terminator from Kinematik's earth). Also included are the villain groups Revenge Evolution (Vengeance [Murdock's son], Eterno, Spector, and La Bete), and Sons of the Father (a mutant and mutant liking normal biker gang lead by Jason "Father" Todd, and includes Speedy, Eric "Punch" Todd, Zapper, Tess "The Doctor" Madrikan, Melissa "[nickname withheld for reasons]" Tolgaharna, and various unnamed normal bikers). And a few important individual mutants, like Cat's Eye (ex hero turned assassin by IHA actions), Popper (teleporting kid who needs your help), Shadow Fire (mutant teacher who generates black colored fire), and Death (homeless mutant man who has a powerful death touch). Also included is an adventure "What A Goddess Will Do For Her Child". Elaine Debone wants her son back. And Black Rose, the escaped Stronghold resident, is willing to help. And...well...the secret between them is something. I'll just leave it at that. All in all, it is well written. It doesn't ignore Genocide at all (they existed, they were destroyed, IHA picked up what was left). I recommend it. 20230106_225732.heic 20230106_225739.heic

It's called Fun City. It is not actually a city...it is a "murderworld" arcade center/bloody hitman hunting grounds in the shape of a city, with armed murder machines everywhere.

It just arrived, but there is one problem...I'm at work and the book is waiting for me on my steps. Where everyone can see it.

I would love to feel that he was greated by Death of the Endless and taken to where he wanted to go (as it is her job to be the ultimate soul transporter...the Greeks have a word for that, and Mercury was one of them, but the name escapes me).

He will be missed. And if you actually take stock in Isakai style reincarnation, he is newly reborn in his favorite fantasy world right now. Have fun Darren Watts.

I like this. Attack, defense, senses, and movement. The four basic character creation food groups.

Fire damage shield seems like something to keep the "50 STR is too low for a brick" guy quite. I like it. Sure your only doing 10d6 physical damage, but add whatever the damage the damage shield is doing... Sounds like a flaming brickquet to me. As in charcoal.

Thanks Jason. When I get it, I'll contact you. Right now I have a range of the 8th to the 14th (next week).

I was assuming 50 STR was a good damage on it's own. With a good push it could go up to 60 or even more. And that is not accounting for Haymaker.

Just stating options, as this is Character Creation By Committee. I would think standard DEX and SPD. With 6ed divorcing DEX from OCV and DCV, any DEX should be ok as long as OCV and DCV are decent.

If this is a Kitsune then yes, a targeting smell and pluses to hearing are a must. Prehaps Mental Awareness also. It is odd for a Kitsune to be a brick (they are usually mentalist/mystics of the mental magic sort). But Telekinesis is sort of a mental powers of sorts. If someone couldn't project Telekinesis except in grabbing range, then it is just basically super strength (see Connor Kent Superboy and his "tactical telekinesis").

Yep. That's a Kitsune in the humanoid shape. They can apparently do that, as well as a fox shape (Kitsune is Japanese for fox after all). So, our brick character is a multi-tailed Kitsune animal-nature spirit? Normally they actually have illusion and fire powers ("fox fire", usually a mix of illusion and fire).

It's a Japanese culture thing. An older a mystical animal spirit is (a Yokai), the more tails they have and the more powerful they are. Kitsune are the best examples of this. The maximum number of tails is nine. Humm...I can see a generic "defense martial arts" for blocks, disarms, and escape manuvers. Nothing to increase STR for damage purposes.

I'll second this. Imagine a human size chimpanzee. Um...monkey. Chimpanzees don't have tails I think.

I bought the physical copy from Amazon for $30. Doesn't come with a PDF file.

Ok. I just ordered it from Amazon. I might just give a review when I get it.