Marvel's NYC Crime Lords

[Spatula]

I thought it might be interesting to stat up some of the characters from Marvel's NYC underworld. First, something old...



HAMMERHEAD
real name unknown

(parenthetical values represent his current incarnation vs his classic appearances)

Solo D10, Buddy D6, Team D8

Maggia Hitman
1920s Gangster (Russian Mobster)
Charging Bull

Adamantium Skull (Skeleton)
Headbutt/Charge D10, Durability D12, (Strength D10)

SFX: Multipower.
SFX: Unleashed. Step up or double Headbutt/Charge for one action. If that action fails, step back power by –1. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Thick Headed. Change any Adamantium Skull (Skeleton) power into a complication and step up or add d6 to the doom pool. Activate an opportunity to recover power.

1920s Gangster
Tommy Gun D6

SFX: Burst.
Limit: Gear.

Business Expert D8, Combat Expert D8, Crime Master D10, Menace Expert D8

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And something new...



Mister Negative
Martin Li [possible alias]

Solo D8, Buddy D6, Team D10

Yin and Yang
Chinatown Kingpin
Destroy the Maggia!

Embodiment of Good
Stamina D12

SFX: Healing Touch. Add Stamina to your dice pool when helping others recover stress. Spend d6 from the doom pool to recover your own or another’s physical stress, step back your own or another’s physical trauma by –1, or to remove your own or another's disease or illness.
Limit: Mutually Exclusive. Shutdown Embodiment of Good to activate Embodiment of Evil. Shutdown Embodiment of Evil to recover Embodiment of Good.

Embodiment of Evil
Strength D10, Reflexes D10, Mind Control D10

SFX: Corrupting Touch. Add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when inflicting a mind control complication on a target.
SFX: Versatile. Split Mind Control into 2d8 or 3d6.
Limit: Mutually Exclusive. Shutdown Embodiment of Evil to activate Embodiment of Good. Shutdown Embodiment of Good to recover Embodiment of Evil.

Mr. Negative's Weapons
Charged Weapons D8

SFX: Dangerous. Add a d6 to your dice pool for an attack action and step back highest die in pool by –1. Step up physical stress inflicted by +1.
Limit: Gear.

Business Expert D8, Combat Expert D8, Crime Master D10, Medical Expert D8, Tech Expert D8

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Mr. Negative's Inner Demons

Solo D4, Buddy D6, Team D8

Expert Henchmen

Healing Factor
Stamina D12
SFX: Healing. Spend d6 from the doom pool to recover your physical stress, step back your physical trauma by –1, or to return from the dead.
Limit: Suffocation. Shutdown Healing Factor and step up or add d6 to the doom pool when faced with attacks that do not cause physical wounds.

Weapons
Electrified Martial Arts Weapons D8

SFX: Dangerous. Add a d6 to your dice pool for an attack action and step back highest die in pool by –1. Step up physical stress inflicted by +1.
Limit: Gear.

Combat Expert D8

[Spatula]

Not entirely sure about this one. I only vaguely recall the Owl from some of the NYC gangwar stories in the 80's.

The Owl
Leland Owlsley [known to authorities]



Solo D8, Buddy D6, Team D10

Incredible Intellect
Criminal Mastermind
Bird-Like Instincts

Mutated Physiology
Gliding D6, Strength D8, Stamina D8, Durability D8, Senses D8, Talons D6

SFX: Aerial Acrobat. Step up and double Gliding when using it to perform mid-air maneuvers.
SFX: Master Planner. When using doom pool dice to boost your die pool, step up or double one doom pool die for that roll only. If you put the die back in the doom pool, step it down -1 from its original size before returning it.
SFX: Multipower.
Limit: Soothe the Savage Beast. Step up or add d6 to the doom pool to step up or double any asset, stress, or complication used against the Owl to control him, if it appeals to his animal nature.

Weaponry and Gadgets
Armblades D8, Gadgetry D8 (?)

SFX: Afflict. (?)
SFX: Dangerous.
Limit: Gear.
Limit: Mutually Exclusive. Cannot use Talons and Armblades in the same die pool.

Business Master D10, Covert Expert D8, Crime Master D10, Psych Expert D8

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The Rose
Richard Fisk [secret]



Solo D6, Buddy D8, Team D10

Masked Mystery
Gentleman Crimelord
Overthrow the Kingpin!

Weaponry & Armor
Handgun D6, Mini-Grenades D8, Durability D8

SFX: Area Attack.
SFX: Sleep Grenade. As Afflict, for sleepy-time complications.
Limit: Gear.

Combat Expert D8, Covert Expert D8, Crime Expert D8

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...and the Rose's father, the big man himself.

The Kingpin
Wilson Fisk [public]



Solo D10, Buddy D6, Team D8

The Kingpin of Crime
Respected Businessman
Master Tactician

Sumo Training
Strength D8

SFX: Bear Hug. As Afflict/Grapple.
SFX: Focus.
Limit: Exhausted.

Weaponry & Armor
Obliterator Cane D8, Sleeping Gas Pin D8, Durability D8

SFX: I Was Prepared For This Eventuality. You start each scene with a free resource. You don't have to decide what the resource is until you decide to use it.
SFX: Sleeping Gas. As Afflict, for sleepy-time complications.
Limit: Gear.

Business Master D10, Combat Master D10, Crime Master D10, Psych Master D10

[MidnightBlue]

Sweet! I'm still hoping for a Hammerhead in Heroclix along with a bunch of other gangsters.

Best Kingpin appearence ever...Spectacular Spider-Man something or other (I have the TPB collection)...Spider-Man, Human Torch, The Thing, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Black Cat, Angel, Dr. Strange and Wong have all gathered for a friendly night of Texas Hold'em...low stakes and the proceeds go to the winner's choice of charity. Then the Kingpin crashes the party and offers to up the stakes. He puts in the briefcase full of money...all he wants is a chance to beat the pants off these heroes.

It was a HILARIOUS read!

[Supplanter]

This thread is best.


Jim

[Spatula]

Although not usually thought of as a crime boss per se, most of the Green Goblins' activities (and those of the first Hobgoblin) centered around taking control of the NYC crime rackets.

Green Goblin
Norman Osborn [secret]



Solo D10, Buddy D8, Team D6

Paranoid Delusional
Megalomaniac
Spider-Man Is Mine!

Stromm's Chemical Treatment
Strength D10, Stamina D10, Reflexes D8

SFX: Second Wind. Spend a die from the doom pool to recover physical stress of an equal die size.
Limit: Mentally Unbalanced. When you take mental stress, step up or add d6 to the doom pool to shutdown Stromm's Chemical Treatment. Spend d6 from the doom pool to recover Stromm's Chemical Treatment. If you take mental trauma, shutdown Stromm's Chemical Treatment until you recover that trauma.

Goblin Gadgets
Durability D8, Finger Blaster D8, Batarangs D6, Pumpkin Bombs D8, Ghost Grenades D8, Goblin Glider D8, Glider Gun/Missiles D6/D8, Glider Blades D6

SFX: Immunity. Spend d6 from doom pool to ignore gas attacks.
SFX: Area Attack.
SFX: Burst.
SFX: Afflict. For gas- (sleep, hallucinations, etc.), smoke-, or choking-related complications.
SFX: Dangerous. For Glider Blades only.
Limit: Gear.
Limit: Out of Ammo/Bombs/Energy/Fuel.

Business Expert D8, Combat Expert D8, Crime Expert D8, Science Master D10, Tech Expert D8, Vehicle Expert D8

[Spatula]

Another Maggia (Marvel's version of the Mafia... one story I read for the name change was pretty interesting) boss, Silvermane was once just a regular human Maggia Don. After some aging issues, his head and internal organs were transplanted into a robotic body.

Silvermane
Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi [known to authorities]



Solo D10, Buddy D6, Team D8

Maggia Boss
Octogenarian Organs, Cyborg Body
Master Tactician

Cyborg Body
Strength D10, Durability D10, Leaping D6

SFX: Electrical Charge. On a successful reaction against a close-combat attack action, inflict physical stress with your effect die at no doom pool cost or step up by +1 for d6 from the doom pool.
SFX: Web-Resistant Coating. Spend d6 from the doom pool to ignore web-related complications.
SFX: Versatile. Split Strength or Durability into 2D8 or 3D6.
Limit: Failing Organs. As Exhausted.

Combat Expert D8, Crime Master D10, Menace Expert D8

[Spatula]

He originated as a drug lord in Miami, but I believe he has relocated to NYC post-Breakout?

One common theme running through all of these guys is that they're all supposed to be incredibly smart and master tacticians. Well, except for Hammerhead. Makes it a bit hard to differentiate them on the intellectual front.

Slug
Ulysses X. Lugman [known to authorities]



Solo D6, Buddy D8, Team D10

Half a Ton of Fat
Drug Lord
Master Strategist

Immensely Fat
Durability D8

SFX: Suffocate. You can use your Durability in attack actions. As Afflict for inflicting fat-related complications.
SFX: Immunity. Spend d6 from doom pool to ignore poison attacks.
Limit: Unbelievably Obese. Change any Immensely Fat power into a complication and step up or add d6 to the doom pool. Activate an opportunity to recover power.
Limit: Sunlight Sensitivity. Step up or add d6 to the doom pool and step up stress inflicted by sunlight or solar-based attacks by +1.

Business Expert D8, Crime Master D10, Menace Expert D8, Psych Expert D8