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Poisoned Apples, Part 1: Who Let The ...

Sep 27, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
Poisoned Apples, Part 1: Who Let The Dog Out? Suitable Campaign Age: Golden, Dark, or Cinematic  Adventure Tone: Introspective Action-Adventure   Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic  Content Warning: The following adventure explores racism, politics, and social manipulation. More so, there are asymmetrical acts of violence against innocent people, and ev [...]
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Animal Powered 1: Alligator

Sep 13, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
Animal Powered 1: Alligator Large reptiles with powerful tails used for swimming and as a weapon, alligators are a primeval apex predator that has existed long before humanity. Their sensory organs, eyes, ears, nostrils, are on the top of their heads, allowing the alligator to rest almost completely submerged below the water. The alligator’s powerful jaw is notable for [...]
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Gene Jackers

Aug 30, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
Gene Jackers Suitable Campaign Age: Any, except Silver   Adventure Tone: Introspective Macbra Action-Adventure   Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic  Content Warning: The following adventure explores exploitive medical practices.  Overview  What Chimera’s ultimate goals may be remains a mystery. Never [...]
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Animal Powered 0: Animal Inspired Sup...

Aug 16, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
Animal Powered 0: Animal Inspired Superheroes 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 [...]
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...

Aug 02, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
A fast, hard style that focuses on vital areas of the body.  Bonus Material Provided by AsenRG Some say Savate was French sailors getting acquainted with some variant(s) of Muay Thai  or it’s Laotian or Campodian counterparts, during trips to Indochina (stories vary from Cambodia, Laos or elsewhere). Some say Savate is the i [...]
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...

Jul 26, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ 2 Comments
A fast, deadly style that relies on subterfuge and evasion.  Author’s Note: In both the real world, and the gaming world, there is perhaps no martial art more universally romanticized than ninjutsu, which is in itself a misnomer. Like the ninja themselves, much of their history is steeped in mystery. In this article, we will attempt [...]
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Of Wolf and Bear

Jul 19, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
Of Wolf and Bear Suitable Campaign Age: Bronze, Dark, or Cinematic  Adventure Tone: Introspective Macabre  Recommended Power Level: Low or Classic  Content Warning: This adventure explores Native American culture, and the political tensions at play between the US and Reservation borders. The adventure also draws on the Two Spirit idea [...]
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...

Jul 12, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
A fast hard style that balances training muscle memory with practical experience.  Founded by Gichin Funakoshi in the late 1930s, Shotokan helped in the proliferation of karate in general. Propagating through Japan initially through karate clubs at universities, Shotokan received more global recognition through the 1950s and 60s. Sho [...]
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...

Jul 05, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
A measured powerful style designed to remove foes from battle and recover quickly.  A precursor to modern Aikido, exact records of Sagawa Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu, or sometimes Daito-Ryu or Aiki-Jujutsu, have been lost to antiquity. The accepted history places the styles originating with samurai from 11th century Japan. The legends of [...]
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Martial Arts In Metahumans Rising Par...

Jun 28, 2020 ~ Written by Dave Silva ~ Leave a Comment
A close style that focuses on redirection and counter attacks.  Kulo, or Slant Body, Wing Chun was developed by retired doctor Leung Jan after returning home to his village of Gu Lao. Kulo distills traditional Wing Chun forms into twelve sets of three movements Leung found most effective in combat. Additionally, the style focuses on [...]
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