In today’s From Panel to Play we take flight with another of Spider-Man’s rogue’s gallery, Adrian Toomes, famously known as the Vulture!

Adrian was a gifted engineer who created an electromagnetic harness that gave the wearer the ability to fly. After a betrayal by his business partner, he decided to go into the masked supervillain business as the high-flying Vulture. One to always flaunt his intelligence, Vulture once publicly announced his intended theft of diamonds from a local jewelry shop, and while everyone was watching the sky for his attack, he popped out of the sewers to grab the goods and flee through the subway tunnels!

Adrian is a close-range combatant who is very disruptive to an opponent’s plans. He is a Threat Value 3 character with mediocre defensive stats (5 Stamina on both sides and 3/3/3 defenses). As you would expect from someone with a flight generating harness and great big green wings, Vulture has the Flight Innate superpower that pairs well with his Medium movement.

Vulture’s razor-sharp feathers might cause an enemy target to Bleed after he uses his Raptor Strike, a Physical 5-dice close range attack that generates power for him. His second attack, Skyline Hunter, however, will send opponent’s flying as he dives into them and throws them Medium before the attack deals damage, ensuring the target will not remain in position. This 4-Power cost attack is also Physical in nature and boasts a sizable dice pool to go along with its Range of 3.

Vulture’s flight allows him to swoop in and out of the battle with ease. This comes through in his first Active superpower, Hit and Run. When combined with his Skyline Hunter attack or his next superpower, Vulture can be extremely mobile, difficult to hit, and disruptive to his opponents.

Vulture has one Reactive superpower–Abduct. This superpower is triggered when Vulture begins a move action such as the one granted by the earlier mentioned Hit and Run. Before moving, Vulture selects an enemy character and after his move action is complete, the enemy character is Placed within Range 2 of its current location (not Vulture’s current location). This can have major effects on the positioning of a key enemy character. The Place effect has no restrictions on it so it can be used to move an enemy away from your characters or it can be used to pull them in close.

If he can generate enough Power, Vulture can live the dream of combining Hit and Run with Skyline Hunter to use the Throw to bring the Size 3 or smaller enemy closer and potentially deal additional damage before using the move action granted by Hit and Run to trigger Abduct. He can then flee (or advance) while Placing the enemy character closer to his allies. This is a very expensive trick as it requires 8 Power to pull off, but he has one more superpower to help with that.

Adrian Toomes is a proud man. He knows he is a skilled engineer and is confident in his intelligence. This is a trait found in the other characters of the Sinister Six, and for Vulture comes in the form of a familiar Innate superpower, Scientific Hubris. This classic superpower allows Vulture to generate one Power whenever one of his dice rolls has a Critical result when the roll is complete. This applies to all of his dice rolls including Interact effects, attacks, and dodges giving him a boost to his Power generation.

That’s all we have for Vulture. Check back later for yet another installment of From Panel to Play, the series where we give you your first look at how your favorite characters transition to the tabletop in Marvel: Crisis Protocol. Pre-order your copy of Vulture at your local game store or through the webstore today!

Until next time, Atomic Mass Transmissions, signing off!

In today’s From Panel to Play we will be meeting one Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man–wait–is that Peter? No! That’s a clone! It’s the Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly!

Following the death of Gwen Stacy, Ben Reilly was created by the scientist Miles Warren as a perfect clone of Peter Parker down to the arachnoid abilities and memories. At first, he battled Peter thinking he was the original, but eventually came to terms with his identity as a clone. He exiled himself for a while and took the name Ben Reilly in honor of Uncle Ben and Aunt May (Reilly) before finally returning to New York. Ben eventually began working with Peter Parker to fight crime in New York with his own unique costume and took on fighting the villains they encountered. He soon earned the name Scarlet Spider thanks to the Daily Bugle and now he debuts in Marvel: Crisis Protocol!

As the Scarlet Spider is a clone of Peter Parker, he has many similarities with him while maintaining a few subtle differences that let him stand out. He clocks in at a Threat Value of 4 with a moderate Stamina pool of 6 on his Healthy side and 5 on his Injured side along with a defensive stat line of 4/3/3. Unlike his quick moving predecessor, Ben’s limited to a Medium Speed stat, but like many of his Web Warrior allies, he’s more mobile than this indicates.

Scarlet Spider’s first attack is Scarlet Strike. This 5-dice attack builds Power equal to the Damage dealt and has the Elusive rule. Elusive is triggered when the attack roll contains a Hit and Wild, and it grants Ben a Short advance after the attack is resolved. His second attack is the classic Impact Webbing. This attack was first found on Spider-Man and has a solid Range of 4 and generates 1 Power every time it is used. Additionally, the slugs of webbing have a chance to Push enemies a Short distance Away to give Ben’s team some breathing room.

Whatever a Spider Can is his final attack. This 5-Power cost attack has a solid Strength of 8 and two special rules that perfectly capture the feeling of web-slinging. The first special rule guarantees a Medium advance. The second, the Catch! rule, gives him a chance to destroy a piece of terrain with a Size 2 or smaller within Range 3 of him and force the target of the attack to deal with a collision as if the terrain had been thrown into them! These two rules trigger after the attack is resolved so they can be used in the order of the attacking player’s preference. To top it off, Catch! can be used regardless of how far the target is from Scarlet Spider allowing him to both escape retribution and potentially finish the target off with a well-aimed car or mailbox!

Going along with these attacks are two Active superpowers. The first one, Web Whip, highlights the Web Warriors ability to push around their opponents with well-placed applications of webs and physics! This superpower costs 2 Power and can be used once per turn to Push a nearby enemy character towards Scarlet Spider. After the Push Scarlet Spider is Placed within Range 1 of that enemy character.

Scarlet Spider’s second Active superpower is Proportionate Strength of a Spider. This superpower costs 3 Power and lets Scarlet Spider Throw enemies of Size 3 or less within Range 3 of him Short.

Scarlet Spider’s final two superpowers are Innate superpowers found on many of the Web Warriors. The first is Spider-Sense which allows him to reroll up to two dice in his defense roll when attacked with Physical and Energy attacks. His second Innate superpower is the classic Wall Crawler, one of the best battlefield mobility superpowers out there and ubiquitous to the Web Warriors.

Now that we’ve sorted out who the real Spider-Man is from the clone, it’s time to swing away! Be sure to check back later for yet another installment of From Panel to Play, the series where we give you your first look at how your favorite characters transition to the tabletop in Marvel: Crisis Protocol. Pre-order your copy of Scarlet Spider at your local game store or through the webstore today!

Today’s From Panel to Play is shaking off the foundations from the concentrated blasts of air fired by the failed petty crook turned self taught engineer turned supervillain named Shocker! Take cover and hang on until Spider-Man arrives to take him back to jail!

Herman Schultz was a poor orphan who became a criminal to make ends meet. Unfortunately, for him, he was never good at it and often got caught. However, it was during one stay in prison that he was sent to the workshop and managed to use the resources within to create his signature weapons–the vibro-shock gauntlets. He escaped prison with these homemade weapons and soon encountered Spider-Man while breaking into a safe for some much needed cash. This battle ended in a win for Shocker who escaped with the loot.

Shocker isn’t one of the more famous or effective villains out there but he has his moments of greatness. He is a 3 Threat Value character and has a mediocre stat line with 5 Stamina on both sides of his card with a Medium speed. His Energy and Mystic defenses are both 3 while his quilt-like suit gives him a little extra Physical defense.

Shocker’s gauntlets send a concentrated blast of air vibrating at a high frequency in a direction of his choosing. Using these gauntlets Shocker opens safes quickly and quietly by shaking them open and defends himself with vibrating air punches. His first attack, Vibro-Shock Strike, is a Range 3 attack with 5 dice that generates Power equal to the damage dealt. There is also a chance that the intense vibrations from this attack will leave the target with the Stun special condition and a headache.

When he really needs to make a statement, Shocker can keep the gauntlets going for a long time and cause structures to collapse as they resonate with the gauntlets! Shake ‘Em Down is Shocker’s second attack. Shocker lets loose with a sustained vibrating air blast and makes things crumble. This attack costs him 4 Power but has 7 dice and can Stagger the target with a Wild result in the dice roll.

Shocker isn’t the most resilient of characters, but he can channel the power of his gauntlets to create a Vibrational Shield around himself that can blunt the attacks of his enemies. This Reactive superpower costs 2 Power and lets him add 2 dice to his defense rolls against Physical and Energy attacks. This can give him a little extra staying power in the face of enemies more capable than him.

His second superpower is the Innate superpower If the Ground is Rocking… which keeps enemies off balance reducing the effectiveness of their attacks. Nearby enemies reduce the number of dice they roll on attacks by one. This superpower affects all attacks made near him which can give a little boost in his and his allies survivability.
Herman is not immune to the effects of his gauntlets, however, which is why he wears a suit that resembles a thick quilt. This suit insulates him from the vibrations generated by the gauntlets, making him immune to the Stun special condition with the Innate superpower Immunity (Stun).

If you want to shake things up, head to the webstore to preorder Shocker. Also, be sure to check back later for yet another installment of From Panel to Play, the series where we give you your first look at how your favorite characters transition to the tabletop in Marvel: Crisis Protocol.

Until next time, Atomic Mass Transmissions, signing off!