I need help with a character design, specifically background elements and I certainly wouldn't mind anyone checking my science. The GM has waffled our actual...
First, it looks like you've got a fairly extensive background, other than what happens in between losing his cell phone (and discovering his powers, for no...
... I even considered the SNL character - The motivational speaker as a model. ... characters. Coming from a working class angle they would probably have been...
I need some ideas for occupations for characters with secret IDs. Part time heroes who can take long, irregular absences while still being able to support...
How about: Anyone who is a freelancer, ie. photographer, architect, journalist, etc. Writers Substitute teachers Bounty Hunter Computer Programmer, freelance ...
Richard, I will refer you to the book, "100 Bulls**t Jobs......And How to Get Them". It's actually a career guide to jobs where you don't have to work, but...
Temp Worker and jobs that require lots of travel Independant Truck Driver Travel Critic Importer / Exporter [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Love the idea of part-time superheroes or even the full-time career ones who have to balance work in the real world with their destiny of fighting crime and...
... Bounty Hunter, ala Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Day Laborer - though this would not be supporting yourself in style. Scam Artist - (In D&D terms could...
It's not clear to me if anyone can really make a living these days taking a lot of time off. That's a large part of 'willing suspension of disbelief'. Or...
Well, as a substitute teacher he might have a disadvantage....they only make $50 a day when they work. So maybe between $100-$200 a week before tax is all...
As a general rule, it's fairly easy to determine the "job" a particular hero would have based on the charactor creation itself. There are of course noteworthy...
of course i do remember the "spider-mobile" fiasco wear he and Jhonny Storm designed and built a envorinmentaly safe car and got a corporation to sponsor and ...
... Actually, no. You'd think so, and in the 'real' world, you'd be right... But, in a Universe with Tony Stark and Reed Richards, Peter Parker really isn't...
I recently got to read the first of the Wild Cards novels, and again saw a character that I would have trouble writing up. This character is named Hiram...
wild cards was based I believ On superworld which I love kinda champions lite, but still fun ... Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no...
I believe it was Gurps who put out a book based on the Wildcard novels. They listed all the characters in the novels. I would make it probably these ways: ...
... You're both right! The authors of the original series based their characters on a game of Superworld that they had played... Later, SJG would get the...
agreed entangle would be the best ... Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. ~Joseph Campbell So far, therefore, as the public...
It has been years since I read any of the "WILD CARDS" books. I was not into comic books though my father had quite a collection,but they were from before I...
I saw the series pilot yesterday it was excellant. Any fans of super heroes will likely love the show. The production values are high the cast good. The...
Gidday all I too liked it. It's like a cross between Dark Oracle and the X-men. As a comic book fan all I asked was it did not do anything to campy. Looking...
To all posters, and even lurkers: I am running two online Champions games-Champions Unbound[street level, Dark Champions/Horror Hero mix], and Big Apple...
Way way way back when in my early (maybe early 80's) D&D days one of the DM's got tired of us playing only 'good' characters. So they suggested we try playing...
back in the old days of 1st ed d&d and champions we often couldnt get a group together do to class schedules, so the odd man would be the villian doing things...
... Okay, quick time out, here... This ISN'T "Old School" D&D we're talking about, nor would you be coming up with your own characters! This is Champions, the...
Hello; at the last Dundracon I missed a great Champions game because I was running one at the same time, so I made a short list of Champions Dundracon GMs and...
OK, I ahve seen a few psots, but it seems that I'd need to revise my original request. So, what I am looking for, then would be players, willing to run a full...