Jacob Blackmon Blogs

While looking at the recent GIJoe Classified previews from SDCC 2025, I was inspired to create this Threat build based on the new COBRA Desert Scorpion. This is fan-made, unofficial content using the GIJoe Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studio If you enjoy this content, please consider joining my Patreon . Or  maybe buy me a KoFi . DESERT SCORPIONS Nobody volunteers to be a SCORPION. It is a punishment given to under-motivated VIPERS who refuse to follow orders. In order to survive, they quickly learn to mimic the attack patterns of the venomous, desert scorpions with which they live. After one year of unblemished service as a Scorpion, a Cobra trooper can be reinstated in the Viper Corps or whatever special force he originated from. A Scorpion fights hard because he knows that if he messes up, he'll go straight into TOXO- VIPERS, the Cobra Hostile Environment Detachment, better known as the "Leaky Suit Brigade". " A Scorpion prefers to be in the midst of fighting, ...

Random Essence20 Threat Build! This monster comes from the pages of Void Rivals , where the protagonists accidentally released an alien monster while exploring and equally alien starship. This is a Scorpia, a monster from the world of Quintessa. SCORPIA, QUINTESSAN Scorpia are a species of vicious predators found on the world of Quintessa. They resemble Terran scorpions, but are massive in size and possess robotic bodies, as opposed to a chitinous carapace. Quintessons use these monsters in fighting arenas for entertainment. Scorpia, Quintessan Threat Level 4 Size : Extended Health : 6 Movement : 40 ft. Ground Strength 6: Athletics +d6, Might +d6 Speed 3: Infiltration +d2, Initiative +d4 Smarts 4: Alertness +d4, Survival +d4 Social 1: Animal Handling +d2 Toughness : 16 Evasion : 13 Willpower : 14 Cleverness : 11 PERKS Beast: Persuasion and Deception Skill Tests targeting a beast suffer a Snag, but they can be affected by Animal handling Skill Tests. A beast can only use equi...

This is an observation I'm just writing down to get out of my head. Don't feel you have to read it. There are times when I have problems with new characters being created for a story, because it makes established characters redundant and put in the sideline, despite how much investment had been put into said characters by the previous writing team. This happens a lot in comics. And even in toys. Many examples: In Masters of the Universe, there is a hero character named Extendar, who is able to extend all of their body to make themselves longer and far reaching: neck, arms, legs, torso... all of their body extends. This specifically sidelines the existing hero Meck-a-Neck, whose only power is his extending neck. And lo, there comes a photo, as it to prove my point! Gambit -- from the X-Men comics -- is incredibly guilty of this. He's a mutant who comes from a clan of thieves. Um... guess what? The X-Men have Storm! Ororo was trained as a thief on the streets of Cairo...

TOYS! Recently I picked up the first four Turtles of Grayskull figures. I bought these online from Big Bad Toy Store . Mutant He-Man. Solid figure with lots of fun details! He's got a bandanna around his head, like the turtles! He's got some custom feet, as one of the boots has his giant toes poking out the front. Standard articulation found on all the MOTU Origins series figures, so lots of posing options! The joints on this figure I found to be really stiff! The elbow joints almost seem to be like a ratchet joint in the way they clicked and moved. Also, standard removable parts found in all MOTU Origins figures for customization. And when I first saw the figure in the package, I thought his arms seems larger than normal... Yes, they are indeed extra-long and chonky arms! Man-At-Arms Speaking of arms, this may become my default Duncan figure to use in the future of my toy comics! This is a magnificent figure! The armor is heavy and the face sculpt is magnificent! All standard...