Posts in category Hero Spotlight
Altitus: Starchild
One of the core concepts of Metahumans Rising is the idea of a retro-comic gaming. Taking the ideals of classic comics, dusting them off and giving them a fresh coat of polish. This is what inspired Starchild. Abducted at an early age Starchild spent a decade drifting in space, the test subject of intergalactic arms dealers the Ar’Dysis. Gene [...]
Altitus: The Shadow Dancer
Shadow Dancer was built to be a trickster. The character went through many variations before I could finally settle on the shadow illusionist. I really liked the idea of a character with no offensive or defensive roles, instead relying on stealth and her illusions in and out of combat. Her illusions are reflections of the real world, pulled f [...]
Altitus: Ice Rider
Not every superhero can rely on their powers all the time. Forced to rely on their other talents pulling out the most powerful tricks when they absolutely have to. When developing Ice Rider we wanted to follow in that tradition. Born into the circus, Ice Rider’s burgeoning powers were stunted by an over protective father trying to hide [...]
Altitus: Lady Luck
Lady Luck is a Low Grade Reality Manipulator with a focus on Probability Manipulation. On the small scale, her powers make her seem to be very lucky, since she passively alters the probability of everything around her to best benefit herself without causing physical alterations to the world. She could flip a coin a hundred times, and every si [...]
Altitus – The Character Collect...
Through great effort and powers beyond imagining we have cajoled the cosmic archivist Altitus – Collector of Characters. Here she shall lay forth her bounty of heroes, villains and those between.
During the course of the podcast and from general curiosity a lot of character get made for Metahumans Rising that never see the light [...]
Out of Time Heroes: Crustacean-Rex
Crustacean-Rex
Campaign: Out of Time
Power Level: Classic
Background
Once a lab assistant for Dr. Lifespark. After displeasing the doctor he was genetically altered.
Learned to speak and read from watching others in the lab but has no formal education.
No memories of the original host.
The doctor has performed many experiments on him to test [...]
Out of Time Heroes: Savant
Jeanette Dominique Bujold aka Savant
Power Level: Classic
Background
Jeanette growing up in Paris in the aftermath of World War 2, her mother told the tales of the American Marine, Captain Urban Santiago Alvarez,who was also called Captain Patriot, a costumed soldier whom worked with her mother’s resistance cell. Jeanette grew up admiri [...]
Out of Time Heroes: Flux
Flux AKA Robert West AKA Danny Dobson AKA Bobby
Power Level: Classic
Background
No one expects an high school math teacher and a failing student from one of the worst schools in America to develop a theory that would allow matter to be instantly moved between two places, much less the language required. The pair worked together as a thought e [...]
Out of Time Heroes: Ex-Gen
Cressida Emma Jean “Ex-Gen”
Power Level: Classic
Background
From the year 3084
Woman has returned to the past to correct the future
Had originally intended to travel back to 2910
Her future is a corporate fascist state with one man controlling most major corporations
Future dictator rose to power by leveraging assets within his security compa [...]
Seekers of SICAD Heroes 4: Thrasher
Thrasher
Campaign: Seekers of SICAD
Power Level: Classic
Background
Brash, Cocky Scientist
Young prodigy, graduated MIT at age 18
Candace “Candi” Caine
5′ 4″
The Caine Family loved their daughter but it was clear that she was not like other girls her age. While she was dressed for a cotillion, when she was bored waitin [...]