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Once upon a time, I owned issue 42 of Marvel’s Master of Kung Fu. Via my Marvel on-line subscription, I’ve read or re-read about half of these remarkable Shang-Chi stories from the 70s. Doug Moench wrote the best of these stories with the help of Paul Gulacy’s astonishing pencils. The cover art shown in this post is by the legendary Gil Kane and Al Milgrom.

Not long after our gaming group got its hands on TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes Roleplaying Game, I created the villainous Volt, who was patterned heavily after Shockwave. I’ve written about Volt here. Here’s Volt designed for Villains and Vigilantes from Monkey House Games. (N.B. That last link is an affiliate link.)

Volt (Real Name Unknown)
Level 5 Villain

Strength 16
Endurance 26
Agility 27
Intelligence 13
Charisma 14

Height 6 ft. 2 in.
Weight 200 lbs.

Basic Hits 4
Hit Point Modifier 7.2
Hit Points 29
Healing Rate 2.8/day

Detect Hidden 10%
Detect Danger 14%

Damage Modifier +3
Accuracy +8

Reaction from Good -1
Reaction from Evil +1

Carrying Capacity 420 lbs.
Basic HTH Damage 1d6+3
Movement Rate 47
Power 74

Training +3 HTH combat accuracy, +2 Lightning Control damage
Inventing Points 6.5

Super Powers

Absorption (Electricity Only)
Heightened Agility A: +11
Heightened Endurance A: +11
Invulnerability (Electricity Only): 17 points
Lightning Control: 52 range, 2d8+2 damage, PR=4.

Tags: superhero games, supervillains