01-05-2025
Kick Off A Marvel Blockbuster Summer With These Tabletop Accessories
The summer blockbuster movie season is here and the Marvel Cinematic Universe has two entries this year. Thunderbolts* arrives this weekend with a team full of unlikely heroes. The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings Marvel's first family into the MCU on July 25th, 2025.
Fans of Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game have a lot to be excited about this summer. There's an expansion that covers everyone's friendly neighborhood superhero in all his forms plus some accessories to make playing the game even easier. Thanks to Marvel and Asmodee for sending review copies for this article.
The Spider-Verse Expansion details everything Game Masters might need to know about Spider-Man to use him in their stories. The book goes through the character's history and highlights all sorts of heroes, villains and other moments that can be used to spin off new stories. There are nearly one hundred full character profiles in this book from throughout Spidey's history, including ones that find him at a specific time in history or during a particular storyline.
It also leans into the popularity of Into The Spider-Verse and Across The Spider-Verse by detailing the worlds of Ghost-Spider, Spider-Man 2099 and several other characters that were featured in those films. Given the multiversal nature of the RPG, it seems like a group could run an all Spider-Folks game with this book. Or, given the popularity of Venom and the symbiotes, one where everyone bonded with some alien goo.
There's also a meaty section of new rules for all things Spider-Man adjacent. There's a discussion of how to make meeting a multiversal variant of a character intriguing and unique as well as new origins, traits and power to expand options for original characters. For players who want personal drama in their stories, there's systems for heroic reputation and wrestling with secret identities included as well.
Getting into a new role playing game can be intimidating. Some folks want to try before they buy. Starter sets are a great way for players to have an adventure over a few nights to see if they want to get the full experience.
Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Escape From Planet Hulk is a boxed set full of everything needed to play a comic book tale full of action and intrigue. Players choose to play one of the six included characters who find themselves yanked across space by The Grandmaster to compete in some intergalactic gladiatorial games. An encounter with The Hulk gives them an opportunity to escape but that's easier said than done.
The boxed set includes maps, character folios, tokens and a set of unique d-616 for play. The adventure also features a lot of familiar faces like Ultron and Korg. It's a great choice for comic fans or for people who are more familiar with the MCU.
Fans who want to add a new dimension to their role playing battles can pick up a pack of Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game 2D Minis. Each set comes with 10 iconic Marvel characters perfect for the location map or the battle grid. They also come with a compact stat card featuring the strengths of each character.
These pieces are cheap alternatives to fully painted miniatures. They work great for games run at conventions or game stores. They also let Gme Masters have ready characters to play for friends that want to drop in for a cameo appearance in a campaign.
All of these Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game accessories can be found through online retailers or at Friendly Local Gaming Stores across the multiverse.
