Posts tagged RPG
Day Jobs 7: Cab Driver
Oct 07, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
It may be because the center of the Marvel comics universe is Manhattan, but the cab driver shows up as a popular occupation for heroes. Across the pond, we can also root for Chas, even if he is relegated to a Hellblazer’s sidekick. We’re diving into the cab driver, but Talents fit many professional driving archetypes, from limos [...]
Day Jobs 6: Student
Sep 30, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
Alright, you got us, being a student isn’t a career, or a job, although it can feel like one. For the purposes of our build, we will take the student to be someone who spends the majority of their time outside of spandex in the pursuit of learning, often lacking the more practical skills one needs to earn a living.
A note about sidekic [...]
Day Jobs 5: Scientist
Sep 23, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
In the modern world there are dozens, if not well over a hundred or more fields of expertise for a scientist to specialize in, from agronomist to zoologist. Things are a little more generalized in most comics, with scientists often studying SCIENCE! As Metahumans Rising tries to navigate the superhero genre we opted for big S science as a c [...]
Day Jobs 4: Medical Professional
Sep 16, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
There are more than a few doctors in the realm of superheroes, from Doctor Destiny to Doctor Zodiac, and let us not forget Fate, Mid-Nite, and Strange somewhere in the middle. The medical professional can represent a wide range of careers including our aforementioned doctors, EMTs, nurses and surgeons. The core of the medical professional is [...]
Day Jobs 3: Drifter
Sep 09, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
Drifters lack permanency, stable living environments, or jobs. How did they arrive here? It may be by choice, or a tragedy they simply never recovered from. Today’s day job isn’t so much a job as it is a look at those that have fallen between the cracks of society, they may be homeless, searching for something, tangible or unknow [...]
Day Jobs 2: Construction Worker
Sep 02, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
When putting together the list of occupations construction worker struck me as a strangely fitting career for so many super heroes. It may lack some of the practical benefits of other jobs, but when you’re strong enough to lift the building you’re building, and your other career may have knocked the last place down, construction w [...]
Day Jobs 1: The Journalist
Aug 26, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
Not every superhero is a billionaire, philanthropist, playboy , some heroes have to work for a living. The journalist pulls double duty, collecting the facts during the day so they can fight crime at night. The journalist’s Talents also fit a number of related careers including field corespondent, radio or television reporters, even blo [...]
Superhero Day Jobs: The Results are i...
Aug 19, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
Here are out top ten superhero occupations, as voted by you. Each occupation with be broken into 6 core and related Talents. Core Talents represent the main skills for a given profession. Related Talents allow the hero to branch out in ways that both support their profession and their other job. Now without further ado our winners are… [...]
Superhero Day Jobs
Aug 12, 2018
~ Written by Dave Silva
While they are often better know for their freelance activities almost every superhero actually has a day job, from attorney, to pilot, to teacher, there are a ton of different jobs out there. We’re going to be starting a series outlining the core and related Talents commonly seen in each of these careers and backgrounds, but before we [...]
Crossover Episode 2: Missing Friends
Sep 23, 2017
~ Written by Dave Silva
We pick up with the Temporally Displaced as they put together the pieces in the aftermath of the attack on New York and try to find a cure for the suspended Captain Kaiju.
The Characters
Crustacean-Rex (Julian) – A strange hybrid of human and what may be crab genes washes up on the outskirts of New York. Who is he and why has he come? [...]