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 [...]
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Day Jobs 21: Celebrity
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 [...]
Day Jobs 20: Jobber
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 [...]
Day Jobs 19: Principal
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 [...]
Day Jobs 18: Primal
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Day Jobs 12: Data Analyst
This week we’re looking at number crunchers, The unsung heroes and / or the backbone of the business world, the Data Analysts. Data Analysts consolidate, organize, and restructure data in a way that it provides meaningful insights and is understandable to others. These are the people that figure out that the cost of gas has gone down or up n [...]