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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
To allow for narrative flexibility, martial art entries focus on the overall feel of the style, along with descriptions of common stances. Our goal is to help create evocative descriptions through the course of an action scene. With these descriptions, each martial art will look at various combat maneuvers that fit the feel of the given styl [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Over the coming weeks we will explore more detailed martial arts using the Metahumans Rising system. Each entry will include an overview of the style, key techniques, or feel of the martial art, associated weapons, and how to build a character that is able to emulate the martial art’s style. As Metahumans Rising is a game of superheroes, we’ [...]
Power Archetype: The Ghost
Every breath you takeEvery move you makeEvery bond you breakEvery step you takeI’ll be watching you
Every Breath You Take, The Police
Before we start, lets define our Ghost, we are not looking at spooks or specters, rather we broaden our definition to those that move unseen through the shadows, be they assassins, or ninjas, [...]
Power Archetype: The Symbiotic
I can run from the law, I can run from myself.I can run from my life, I can run into debt.I can run from it all, I can run til I’m gone.I can run for the office and run for my cause.I can run using every last ounce of energy.I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my family.They’re hiding inside of me.
Runs in the Family lyrics,&n [...]
Power Archetype: The Mythic
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
W’ell drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, and sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming!
The Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin
The Mythic is perhaps the broadest category we’ve covered so far. From Athena [...]
Power Archetype: The Gadgeteer
I don’t believe it
There she goes again
She’s tidied up and I can’t find anything
All my tubes and wires
And careful notes
And antiquated notions
But, it’s poetry in motion
And when she turned her eyes to me
As deep as any ocean
As sweet as any harmony
She’s blinding me with science
She Blinded Me With Science, [...]