The Dead Man's Hand Gang is a metahuman supervillain
family who use the motiffs of playing cards. Their name "dead man's hand" gets
its notoriety from a legend that it was the five-card draw hand held by James
Butler Hickok (better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok) when he was shot in the back
of the head by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876, in Nuttal & Mann's Saloon at
Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Reportedly, Hickok's final hand included the aces
and eights of both black suits. They have had mixed success against authorities
but always been beaten by Justice Anonymous.
| Eight of Clubs | ||||
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Real Name | Luke Voorhes | Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| INT | 10 | STR | 12/50 with suit | |
| WIS | 9 | DEX | 16 | |
| CHA | 9 | CON | 18 | |
| MR | 25 | HPs | 42/150 with suit | |
| Age | 32 | Training | Military | |
| Height | 5'9 | Weight | 190lbs/ 250lbs with suit | |
| Disposition | Short tempered, no patience | |||
| Category | 6th level Exo Pilot | |||
| Powers | The exoskeleton provides enhanced strength, armour and leaping ability (x3 normal). | |||
| Biography | ||||
| Luke, the only family member without any powers uses a strength-enhancing exoskeleton provided by Lucy. | ||||
| Eight of Spades | ||||
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Real Name | Jackson Voorhes | Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| INT | 18 | STR | 40 | |
| WIS | 18 | DEX | 20 | |
| CHA | 10 | CON | 30 | |
| MR | 50 | HPs | 100 | |
| Age | 2 | Training | Massage | |
| Height | 6'1 | Weight | 220lbs | |
| Disposition | Ruthless, calculating | |||
| Category | 6th level Android | |||
| Powers | Telescopic and microscopic vision, thermal and night vision. He has since been modified to fire razor sharp spades from his forearms (5 per wrist, 10 metre range, 2D6 damage each). | |||
| Biography | ||||
| Originally a gigolo android, Jackson became a fugitive after inadvertently killing a client while providing his services to her. He was found by Lucy before the authorities could corner him and invited to join their family. | ||||
| Queen of Clubs | ||||
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Real Name | Grace Voorhes | Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| INT | 18 | STR | 12 | |
| WIS | 11 | DEX | 15 | |
| CHA | 16 | CON | 11 | |
| MR | 30 | HPs | 71 | |
| Age | 29 | Training | Can pilot almost any craft whether land, sea or air. | |
| Height | 5'7 | Weight | 95lbs | |
| Disposition | Paranoid, ruthless | |||
| Category | 6th level Mutant | |||
| Powers | Emission Matter and Matter Net | |||
| Biography | ||||
| Grace was a test pilot turned fugitive after killing her employer when he attempted to sexually assault her. After helping her dispose of the evidence Lucy came up with the idea for the group. They then recruited the rest of their family members into the Dead Man's Hand. | ||||
| Ace of Clubs | ||||
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Real Name | Lucy Voorhes | Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| INT | 24 | STR | 13 | |
| WIS | 12 | DEX | 16 | |
| CHA | 9 | CON | 11 | |
| MR | 21 | HPs | 35 | |
| Age | 21 | Training | Mechanical engineering and IT | |
| Height | 5'6 | Weight | 80lbs | |
| Disposition | Social misfit, only interested in gadgets and any new technology | |||
| Category | 6th level Gadgeteer | |||
| Powers | Androids, Fabrication, Mechanised Armour, Vehicles and Weapons | |||
| Biography | ||||
| Lucy was a gifted television station technician who was always experimenting with new devices using equipment from work. | ||||
| Ace of Spades | ||||
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Real Name | Denise Voorhes | Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| INT | 11 | STR | 11 | |
| WIS | 14 | DEX | 16 | |
| CHA | 18 | CON | 17 | |
| MR | 23 | HPs | 77 | |
| Age | 31 | Training | Acting | |
| Height | 6' | Weight | 70lbs | |
| Disposition | Usually drunk, can be very charming when sober | |||
| Category | 6th level Mutant | |||
| Powers | Emission Cold, Emission Cryokinetic Bomb, Field Ice | |||
| Biography | ||||
| Denise was originally a Broadway star whose career was destroyed by her ongoing alcoholism. She was only too happy to join the group as she had no money left to continue buying alcohol. | ||||