Taking direct inspiration from the works of the artist Yi Zhi Zhu, it’s time to get crabby with this new villain, Mal Costra.
Mal Costra As A Character
Mal was not born a villain, rather years of isolation and abandonment changed him as a person, only to finally be broken by the reality of his non-rescue. This m [...]
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Altitus: Mal Costra – Criminal ...
Taking direct inspiration from the works of the artist Yi Zhi Zhu, it’s time to get crabby with this new villain, Mal Costra.
Mal Costra As A Character
Mal was not born a villain, rather years of isolation and abandonment changed him as a person, only to finally be broken by the reality of his non-rescue. This m [...]
Altitus: Twilight Lancer – Magi...
When working on Quality Gear 6: Poles & Polearms one entry was for the Moon Spear Jumonji Yari. Part of the entry included a mention of a Twilight Lancer, and a Twilight Knight before that, and this got us thinking. Have we ever published a Magical Transforming Character like Sailor Moon, or He-Man? The answer was surprisingly, no. [...]
Altitus: Bladesmith – Psionic S...
This week we introduce Bladesmith, a Classic villain with a taste for equality. What does that mean though?
Bladesmith As A Character
As a person, Bladesmith wants to elevate the standard of living for all people. However, the hardships of her life have shaped her outlook. She is a casual killer, who will not allow others stand i [...]
Altitus: Banyu Yue – More Than ...
Let’s take a quick break to examine a character built pairing the entries from series on martial arts and superhero day jobs. A Silat practitioner taken to a super powered level, which as it turns out, classic spandex is about on par with a lot of fighting games such as Street Fighter. Following this style of story, the character is no [...]
The Red Fool
As part of our Gear series, we are unveiling an NPCs who will be fully introduced in an upcoming adventure. The Red Fool is a Classic antihero that complements martial talents with Exceptional throwing knives, and basic protective Gear. Because they possess both Support Boons and a Fighting Style, the quality of their Gear is less important, [...]
Altitus: Icy Mike, Undead Hunter
Over the past few months I’ve enjoyed watching the Ultimate Self-Defense Championships, organized by Rokas Leonavicius. The series gathered six martial arts YouTubers to run through a series of challenges at Western Combatives in Kingswood, Australia. (Watch the full series.) Spoilers for Episode 4 from here on out.
Episode 4 takes a bre [...]
Hero Dossier 2: Core Legends
Hero Dossier 2 presents the members of the Hall of Legends included in the Metahumans Rising core book. The Hero Dossier reprints each legend in an easy to use two page format. Page one gives you the hero’s personal story. Page two presents is a full character sheet with game play notes.
Hero Dossiers are a great tool for new GMs an [...]
Hero Dossier 1: The Steel Aces
Hero Dossier 1 presents the signature team of the Metahumans Rising setting, the Steel Aces. Originally included in the Metahumans Rising core book, the Hero Dossier reprints the team in an easy to use two page format. Page one gives you each members personal stories. Page two presents is a full character sheet with game play notes.
It [...]
Altitus: The Gentlemen Gator
As we continue our series on creature powers, it was inevitable that character ideas started to crop up. Worse, our last series was on martial arts, so a certain set of turtles have been sitting in the back of my mind for some time. The Gentlemen Gator evolved from this perception of alligators as this force of primal power, and what martial [...]
Altitus: Batman – Terry McGinni...
While we normally stick to unique characters. That said recently I was given a build request for Batman Beyond, Terry McGinnis. For those that don’t know, Batman Beyond was an animated show airing from 1999 to 2001 and introduced us to a futuristic Gotham where batman had long been retired and crime had only gotten worse. The series was [...]