The Crimebusters

The Crimebusters were our first long running RPG team in the Marvel Universe, created not long after the release of TSR's Marvel Super Heroes. We basically played ourselves granted powers by mystical amulets that transformed our characters into anthropomorphic totem heroes. Characters came and went over the course of the campaign and included Amphibion, Kong, Schreechor, Sectaur, Synge, Taurus, Tigerpaw, and Timberwolf. These heroes have battled villains (and sometimes heroes) of the Marvel Universe for decades. We sometimes played new characters, but we often returned to the Crimebusters.

With the release of MW Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, we decided to bring back these classic characters, updated for the new rules. It seems difficult these days to coordinate all of our schedules for a weekly game, so my plan is to host a monthly session on the first Saturday of each month. That will be the monthly team comic. At any time during the rest of the month, players are free to get together when their schedules allow to run smaller groups or solo games. These adventures will be worked into the chronology of the campaign in the same manner that Captain America, Iron-Man, and Thor starred in their own books while also appearing in the Avengers!

I also plan for this shared world to extend not only to GM duties, but also to the maintenance of this blog. Every participant in the campaign will be given author rights to this blog to post details about their characters, chronicle adventures from their point of view, post original NPC Data Sheets, or simply talk about super heroes and roleplaying in general. Hopefully the blog will grow into a hangout to gather between monthly games.

The first Crimebusters game session is scheduled for May 5th and will consist mainly of creating the characters, talking about the rules, and maybe the chance to throw a few dice in anger!