Review & Commentary On MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North For The Marvel Super Heroes Rpg By TSR

 So once again I find myself raiding the Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg archives & came across  MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North. So why is this an important sourcebook? Because if your a DM or player who uses Alpha Flight then according to the author; "So why the sourcebook?

There were a couple of different reasons, the first was that I always thought there was enough material in the Alpha Flight lore, despite various volumes, to make up a  sourcebook: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Omega Flights, Department H and K, the Weapon X project, the Great Beasts, the Inuit gods, Caliber, and countless others. These characters have a rich history and one that deserves to be told in a decent format. John Byrne, despite not caring much for the characters or even really wanting the job, tapped into something with the characters that drew fans to them. Secondly, George Henson and I talked about working on this together, but life got in the way, and he had to bow out...So I figured I would do what I could to carry it across the finish line. Lastly...Because we need one. We have one for the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four...why not Alpha Flight?'  MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North book is a solid 191 pages of wall to wall Canadian heroes, villains, NPC's, equipment, and even the lairs of the various flights! 

MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North does an excellent job of breaking down just about everything about the background, history, etc. of the various teams. This includes some of the secrets of Department H&K, the shadowy & spooky governemental organizations responsible for the creation of the Weapon X programs, Wolverine, and much more. MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North goes down the long rabbit hole of some solid information on the various incarnations of the characters of Alpha, Beta, & Gamma Flight. This includes some of the obscure ones as well!
MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North  is pretty much a must for any Marvel child of the Eighties who loves the Flights! Seriously there is a ton of info in this book & it's not afraid to go into some massive amounts of details about the darker & more sinister terrority of Alpha Flight's comic runs. 

MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North pretty much covers it all when it comes to the teams & especially the missions of the flights. As a team & events surrounding the super heroes are occupying the sourcebook with plenty of room for PC's to be slipped into the background quite easily. MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North follows the usual high standards & qualities of the Unofficial Canon Project's standards. 

MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North  is a massive book covering over 191 pages of Canadian super hero bacon erm rpg goodness. There's plenty of opportunities to take full advantage of the hooks, ideas, and sprinkled history of the flights & side teams.   This is a solidly done book & very well done for the Marvel Super Heroes Rpg. The benefits in using MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North is that the book has so much depth to it. MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North  is under the 'MA' file in the Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg  G drive. MA15 The Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg Heroes of The North is available when you join  the Unofficial Canon Project Marvel Super Heroes Rpg group on Facebook. 

OSR Commentary & Reviews Monstrous Miscellany #02 By James Mishler & Jodi Moran-Mishler Compatible with Labyrinth Lord

So  'Monstrous Miscellany #02' By James Mishler &  Jodi Moran-Mishler  Compatible with Labyrinth Lord was sent to me by the authors. This is a great little monster addition for your OSR or Old School games. The Mishlers bring the monsters with Monstrous Miscellany #02. 

Monstrous Miscellany #02 brings to the table the " Giant Centaur – A giant creature appropriate for Lost Worlds and Mysterious Islands.

Krum the Smasher – A monstrous godling who does nothing but smash the works of civilization leaving ruin and suffering in his wake.

Brain Moths – One eyed, one tentacled, flying purple brain eaters from another dimension

Ulfartrolls – Born of the union of lycanthropic witches and trolls, these berserker beasts surpass their ancestors in their wickedness and might!"
 So the Mishlers on a roll because these monsters are a fit for a  number of OSR Pulp & Old School game campaigns.  
Many of these monsters are straight out of mythology, literature, & legends. For example Giant Centuars are straight out of Dante's Inferno & while they are listed as neautral these monsters could easily be converted over to the Inferno version. Here's a bit of background on these horrors; 'Giant centaurs resemble normal centaurs in that they are the combination of a humanoid and quadruped, but they are not merely up-scaled centaurs. They have the body and legs of a baluchitherium with the torso and arms of a hill giant. They stand 10 feet tall at the point at which the hill giant torso emerges from the shoulders of the baluchitherium body, for a total height of about 16 feet. Their hill giant torso, arms, and head have grayishbrown skin, with grayish-black hair and mane that flows from their head, down their back, to merge with the grayish-black coat of the baluchitherium body. They resemble neanderthals more so than ogres, with prognathous jaws and large, heavy brows." According to Dante's Infeno; "The Centaurs--men from the waist up with lower bodies of horses--guard the first ring of circle 7, a river of blood in which the shades of murderers and bandits are immersed to varying depths. Armed with bows and arrows, thousands of Centaurs patrol the bank of the river, using their weapons to keep the souls at their allotted depth (Inf. 12.73-5)"

Gostov Dore's  Circle 7, cantos 12-17

Are we saying that 'giant centuars' were taken from Dante's Inferno?! Nope, I'm saying that James Mishler has created some really great monsters that can be easily adapted to your campaign, dungeon, or old school games. Ulfartrolls would not be out of place within a Lamentations of the Flame Princess rpg session. Ulfartrolls as  monsters are absolutely brutal & dangerous. Brain Moths fit the bill for Carcosa or a  Science Fantasy adventure. All in all for a dollar this is a really nice piece of rpg value & ulitity.. 


Monstrous Miscellany #02 By James Mishler &  Jodi Moran-Mishler  Compatible with Labyrinth Lord Is Available Right Over Here.