Hellboy Stats?

When making up HB's stats, take these guidelines from the comics:

Str -> The most outstanding feat of strength HB did was using a dead tree as a javelin against a Flesh Colossus (Hellboy: Almost Colossus). Of course, his Right Hand can be used as a sledgehammer (doing damage as a Large Maul?).

Dex -> To quote the comics, Hellboy is the "worst shot ever". He simply can't hit things with a gun. I'd say his Dex is around 10.

Con -> He takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Few things can knock HB down. Major stat here.

Int -> Abe and Prof. Broom seem to be smarter than HB. He's the working type, not the thinking type.

Wis -> While he has an amazing strength of will (or stubborness), he's not one to ponder things. "Y'know what? I LIKE not knowing". Maybe Wis 12, but add Iron Will to his feats. And he's nigh-fearless.

Cha -> Ah, the loveable demon. People don't remain stratled in his presence much (and he's a public figure in the comics, where the UN granted him "human status"). I'd say Cha 15 for his sheer force of personality.

He gets hurt a lot, but not nearly as much as possible, so some form of fast healing is in order. Other than that, he has several wards in his pockets, a signal transmitter, a jet pack that never works and a big gun he never seems to use properly.
 

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After thinking about he shouldnt be power level 20, thats where Rasputin belongs :) The reason I think he should be above power level 10 is that he seems alot more powerful than any of the other people in the bureau. The closest person to Hellboy as far as that goes would be Roger.
 

daTim, Hellboy exists in a more pulp based reality, not a superheroish reality, in spite of the former presence of the Danger Unlimited team in the Universe, I think it is safe to assume that has been ignored and Hellboy never met them anyway. Torch of Liberty is a PERFECT pulpish character by the way.

What I am getting at is that Hellboy and his compatriots wouldn't have MASSIVE abilities, skills or powers like a superhero character would have. I would actually set them at PL7 and HB at 11 with a Skill system tweak.

Anyway, comparing Hellboy to the Avengers, X-Men or JLA is like comparing Apples and Oranges, yeah they are all comic books, but different genres.

Jason
 

Note: I don't have M&M, but I do have a lot of Hellboy comics...

The closest thing to Hellboy's power level in DC comics would be Etrigan (the Demon) and Blue Devil (don't laugh, BD is a cool character). While they're powerful, they don't get to race around the globe, jump to the moon or outwit Ra's Al Ghul.

HB's real strength is his stubborness and tendency to go "BOOM!" on foes. :)
 

teitan said:
What I am getting at is that Hellboy and his compatriots wouldn't have MASSIVE abilities, skills or powers like a superhero character would have. I would actually set them at PL7 and HB at 11 with a Skill system tweak.
Jason

I concur.

You might not need a skill tweak. MnM allows you get access to super attributes, even as a normal human, by using the Power Source, Training.

While other supers may worry about EMP grenades (Super Science), anti-mutegent viruses (mutant), magic null zones (Mystical), you'd have to worry about amnesia gas, secret techniques and evil students that also learned under you teacher and can out guess your strategies, research, or moves.

Since thugs are only PL 3, PL 7 is a bigger jump than some may think. If you want to cap super atts, though, like at +2 or +3, then a skill tweak will be needed.
 


Hellboy RPG conversions between GURPS and D20 Modern??

Has anyone else attempted any conversions between the Hellboy RPG CURPS and D20 Modern?

Thanks.

Tony White
Minneapolis, MN
 

Was it gaming report that came up with a write up for the Hulk last year using 3 or 4 different gaming systems? That was a cool feature. I wish they'd do that with Hellboy.
 

I did some work on a conversion to D20 modern awhile ago, but nobody seemed too interested really. Not enough people read Hellboy in my opinion. I think (if I remember correctly) I made Hellboy a Tough/Wise Hero and then took that PRC that gives you regen and magic weapon... gosh I'm mind blanking here. Then slapped a kinda weak half fiend template on him. (no darkvision, no wings, no spell like abilities unless he grows his horns back). Well, if I find it again I'll post the info here.
 

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