From Cheata to Toad, with a quartet of turtles watching from the shadows, there are any number of superheroes with powers inspired by animals. Over the coming weeks we will explore how to translate the natural abilities of animals into powers for heroes and villains.
Each week we will look at a different creature. The articles will provide a description of the featured beastie, a look at their various traits, and two power builds. The first we’re calling the Animal And Power, these builds are focus on the most iconic aspects of the creature, to give players room expand other elements, such as a certain art of assassination that has become synomus with certian testudines. The All Animal build expands on the framework created by the Animal And build and is more suited for characters defined more by their animal abilities.
Over the coming weeks expect to see everything from the cute and cuddly to the classic heavy hitters of the spandex animal world. Metahumans Rising includes two great animal themed powers in the core book: Animal Morphing, and Beastmaster, either of which can be used as a base to add some of the more creature specific traits that this series will cover to create new and unique characters.
A note on biodiversity. In nature there are any number of species and subspecies. However, some creatures may share some common traits. When possible, articles will include a list of comparable creatures, who may use the same animal powers such as alligators and crocodiles, and to a lesser extent ankylosaurus. As with the examples above, players may want or need to make some thematic changes.
