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Ultraman

I had this memory come back to me the other day. I usually never write about things like this on my blog. Especially because I wasn’t actually present during this game session, but we were playing the original Marvel Superheroes RPG and my buddy had a character named Ultraman. He was very similar to everyone’s favorite DC comic book character, but toned down slightly for the system. He was roughly as strong as Rogue and Electro, so able to lift/press 50 tons. Ultraman had ultra-vision, ultra-hearing, ultra-breath. He was fast, more agile that a trained human and possessed super human endurance and healing abilities. The thing that I remember most was his ability to fly and resist damage for powers, and he was vulnerable to sonic attacks. But what made Ultraman awesome was his personality. This was roleplaying not roll-playing. It wasn’t all about statistics and being the best dice roller because the way your character was built was better than anyone else. His personality w

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Tyranids versus Crimson Fists

Played a quick battle this week with a friend facing off forces from two of my armies to test them out. My brother was looking to clear up some space, so he has loaned me his Crimson Fists. My sister after moving ended up giving me here Tyranids which I painted. I had lists of 1850pts prepared when my buddy told me he was coming over, but after talking with him about the lists he said he didn't want to bother using that much stuff. He hasn't ever played 40k, so starting with a game a little smaller sounded like a good idea. We ended up with some forces that numbered just under 1000pts. The Crimson Fists list: Epistolary in power armor w/ jump pack 5 Assault Marines one w/plasma pistol Sargent w/ power fist and bolt pistol 10 Tactical Marines w/ Flamer and Heavy Bolter 5 Space Marine Scouts w/ bolt pistol and combat blade Predator w/ twin-linked las-cannon and heavy bolter side sponsons Venerable Dreadnought w/ twin-linked las-cannon The Tyranid list: Tyranid Prime w/