We return this week with a look at longer weapons from the guisarme to the glave, with staves and spears in between. These weapons offer wielders amazing striking power, at the cost of range. Polearms were pivotal for defensive lines, but should that line be broken, soldiers would need to adapt to closer combat styles. Spears are excellent a [...]
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Quality Gear 6: Poles & Polearms
We return this week with a look at longer weapons from the guisarme to the glave, with staves and spears in between. These weapons offer wielders amazing striking power, at the cost of range. Polearms were pivotal for defensive lines, but should that line be broken, soldiers would need to adapt to closer combat styles. Spears are excellent a [...]
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, [...]
Quality Gear Interlude: Swapping Load...
Not all Gear focused characters are the same. Some may have unique or signature items they never part with, others use off the rack equipment and tools. Unlike most Powers, Gear can be exchanged, or possibly modified with much more ease.
Swapping from a rifle to a set of pistols between adventures should be relatively painless for a [...]
Quality Gear 5: Long Guns
First, a quick set of definitions, long guns first appeared in the 1500s, representing long barreled firearms intended to be used with two hands and braced at the shoulder, offering improved range and accuracy. This is the broader category, rifles are named for the rifling of the barrel which allows for even greater accuracy, but was largely [...]
Day Jobs 17: Ex-Con
Not everyone starts out on the path of angels, some people do the wrong thing for the right reasons, and three percent of Americans have been incarcerated. It is also important to note, that being in prison does not mean that the person actually committed the crime, an estimated 5%, or 1 in 20, of all imprisoned people are innocent. There is [...]
Day Jobs 16: Sailor
With two thirds of the earth covered in water, you would expect at least a few heroes who worked at sea. There have been a few, and not all sailors have to be away from the campaign city for prolonged time periods, many sailing out and returning the same day. Some notable spandex sailors include the Tattooed Man, and Ultimate Thor.
The [...]
Day Jobs 15: Law Enforcement
It may be strange to think about, but there are a surprising number of superheroes who are also police officers. Not surprisingly there is a fair bit of crossover in the skills needed to wear the badge and put on the spandex. Some examples of heroes who are also in law enforcement include the Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Nite Owl I, the Questi [...]
Poll: New Martial Arts In Metahumans ...
Recently we revisited martial arts in Metahumans Rising series, adding Sumo wrestling to the options. This got us thinking: Are there other styles out that that people might want to see? So far we’ve covered everything from Aiki-jujutsu to Wing Chun, but there are so many others we haven’t touched.
Help us decide which martia [...]
Day Jobs 14: Scoundrel
Not exactly a hardened criminal, but not everything scoundrels do is above board. Scoundrels make their living lying. This might take the form of gambling, confidence games, or if they are criminals outright scams or smuggling. Scoundrels are often charming, even when others know they are scummy or crooks, but they have something that keeps [...]
Day Jobs 13: Military
Hup to soldiers, it’s time to look at the myriad of heroes with military backgrounds.There are quite a few, from Captain Atom to Wolverine While most are veterans, some still maintain an active duty, or reserve status. This can create any number of plot hooks, not just from the classic work / life / spandex balance, but exploring conflicts [...]