Posts in category Hero Creation
Powering Through 9: Carbon Dioxide Ge...
Mar 31, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
This week, we wanted to explore one of our older series, for all the silliness the research and churn up. We are going to explore all the interesting things one can do with Carbon Dioxide Generation, but if you’re like me, the reject rundown is just fun. So without further ado, let’s get into it…
Paper Mario: Color Splash
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Mar 17, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
A brutal mix of grappling and striking designed to break any opponent.
More than Judo but make it Russian, SAMBO was developed over the course of roughly twenty five years starting in the early 1920s, SAMBO combinds boxing, Greco-Roman Wrestling, with Judo, Karate, and combat techniques sampled from fifty seven martial arts from countri [...]
Day Jobs 21: Celebrity
Feb 25, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
Not every hero hides their real selves in the shadows, some take center stage. Fame comes for many reasons, but the celebrity is someone who is known for being known. Media personalities such as actors or musicians, reality stars, professional athletes, and more are your most common candidates for celebrity status.
Janet and She-Hulk [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Feb 18, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
Speed, power, and precision in striking
The history of martial arts in Korea can be traced back to the first century BC. However, Taekwondo itself is less than a century old. During the Japanese occupation between 1910 and 1945 all traditional Korean martial arts were banned. Following the end of World War II there was a pus [...]
Day Jobs 20: Jobber
Jan 28, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
Not everyone is a captain of industry, or possess years of training for their work. A Jobber punches in, punches out, and gets a paycheck. Are you a jobber? If your CV reads as a collection of titles followed by “no experience required” you are probably a jobber. It’s not just entry level positions though, it’s also piece work, but can also [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Jan 21, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
Gentle graceful movements that when applied can destroy
“All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin.”
Martial arts existed before Shaolin, but Shaolin Kung Fu has influenced countless martial traditions throughout Asia. Skilled warriors came to study under the dhyana master Buddhabhadra in the first Shaolin tem [...]
Day Jobs 19: Principal
Jan 07, 2024
~ Written by Dave Silva
From mid-level managers to CEOs, school superintendent to Speaker of the House, there are those that lead, those that follow, and those that get out of the way, and sometimes all three at the same time. The Principal is focused on leading or managing an organization at some level. They may or may not have a tactical understanding of the proc [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Dec 31, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
Without the advantages of formal training, some learn their own way to fight.
Not every fighter is formally trained, or dedicates themselves to one specific style. Sometimes one learns how to defend themselves the old fashioned way, experience. The crucible is not schoolyard self defense, although it may have started there; it requires [...]
Day Jobs 18: Primal
Dec 24, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
Unlike most of the other Day Jobs, the Primal is someone who exists outside of modern society. For whatever reason, they focus on ancient techniques for survival. They may be transplants from a different time, modern primitives, or simply more animalistic in their nature.
While being dinotastic, Devil also has a human level of intelligen [...]
Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...
Dec 17, 2023
~ Written by Dave Silva
Today glima is most accosted with a highly specialized form of Icelandic wrestling. In recent years, there has been a resurgence in a broader combat form of glima, and attempts to understand what it may have looked like when used as a means for training and to control foes on the battlefield when the only weapons that remained were one’s han [...]