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Asperion
Mar 29th, '07, 01:39 PM
It seems as though every super with a secret ID will fall into the same group of occupations: journalist, military, photographer, or wealthy. While there are exceptions to this norm, they are rare and far between. The most common exception is a younger character being a student. I would like to hear about some of the more unusual occupations that a super would take. This could be related to their power(s) (track/field for speedsters) or with skills (private dective for detective skills). There might even be no connection to the adventuring character (ie: accountant). Any character occupation that would make you drop your jaw is what I would like to hear about.
JmOz
Mar 29th, '07, 01:44 PM
My most recent character is one you missed: Cop
Same game we had a minotaur who worked at "Jack Burgers" as "artie the night manager", he put on a little paper hat and insisted that no one knew he was minotaur. Dealing with a Str 80 minotaur not many people argued the point...
AliceTheOwl
Mar 29th, '07, 01:44 PM
I'm not sure if this is what you're talking about, but The Greek (super-smart weaponsmaster) worked as a clerk in a bookstore/café, when she wasn't honing her chess skills. None of her co-workers realized who she was, because she mousied up, and she was playing chess online under a pseudonym.
I miss being able to play her. :(
Bloodstone
Mar 29th, '07, 01:45 PM
The thread title made me want to yell:
SPARTANS! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?
The last four champs characters that I played that had secret IDs were:
- a detective
- a wheel chair bound former footbal player turned indy rock sensation.
- a research scientist / medical doctor
- a wild west show/circus performer turned mercenary
EDIT: I can count, really :(
ghost-angel
Mar 29th, '07, 01:51 PM
My current Champions character is a bibliopole.
Killer Shrike
Mar 29th, '07, 01:57 PM
I rarely bother with secret IDs because its not an aspect of the genre that I care for, but a few:
Market Analyst
Quickie Mart clerk
Construction Worker
Blue
Mar 29th, '07, 01:58 PM
Uncle Slam... Westcoast Director of Operations for PRIMUS. But not for long. If the current storyline holds up, I expect that in the next 3 games he'll resign his commission and announce his candidacy for President of the United States. Whether I have him win or not is another thing.
Anthem... Anything and everything. Girl can't keep a job due to her tendency to run off and help people at inopportune times. Waitress, Maid, Bicycle Courier, Data Entry, and so on. Currently she's a live-in nanny just to tend the kids (not their education). Not sure what she'll be next game ;)
Audra Blue... Security expert and hacker extraordinaire.
name_tamer
Mar 29th, '07, 01:59 PM
Quickie Mart clerk
"Empty out the register!"
"Um ... no." :eg:
Hyper-Man
Mar 29th, '07, 02:11 PM
The thread title made me want to yell:
SPARTANS! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?
Darn, you beat me to it!
More seriously, I recently made a solo flying-brick for my girlfriend who is an Assistant DA. It should provide plenty of storytelling ideas.
Plex
Mar 29th, '07, 02:13 PM
Plex 1 was a test pilot and driver
Plex 2 was a mechanic
Mindstar was a Doctor
Modred was a spiritualist
That was the only characters I played with any regularity. (Though I did play a Dark Champions character a few times that was a lead singer in a metal band. Attitude like Nathan Explosion and with sonic powers, go figure.)
The players in my current group are:
Rush Doctor/Surgeon
Vulcan Scientist/Engineer
Titan Artist
Star Spangled Banner Diplomat
Persona Private Investigator
Psyche Private Investigator teamed up with Persona
Arcane Wealthy, no job in particular (keeper of lost and forgotton lore)
Eclipse Ambassador
Jaxom
Mar 29th, '07, 03:04 PM
Let's see, I had one who was poor and was a busser/dishwasher in a restaurant owned by another of the heroes... Helps if the Boss is with you when you're skipping your shift.
Got one I'm working on right now... If I can manage the points for it, he's senior partner in a lawfirm specializing in international, corporate and contract law. Think of "The Firm". It'll be interesting to see how long I can manage to maintain mob/mafia contacts with my secret ID. (And yes, if you do it right it means Watched By The Mafia, Watched By The Bar Assn and Dependent NPCs (the whole firm) - even if you don't take the points for them - for quite a number of hooks handed to the GM to make your life miserable.)
Pyre-Archer
Mar 29th, '07, 03:18 PM
Pyre-Archer's a librarian, with varying degrees of success, thanks to repeated incursions from all sorts of metapowered scum and vileness.
Over in Apocalypse Champions? Comic book artists/writer.
The Doctor
Mar 29th, '07, 03:22 PM
The CRYPT was a mortition.
Hermit
Mar 29th, '07, 03:27 PM
Aquatic- Is enrolling in college to get an degree in engineering, but is also paid to be a superhero by the OSC so in a way his job is being a superhero.
Banner-Freelance Journalist, but he has had numerous jobs in the past... encluding exotic dancer. He was feeling rebellious at the time.
Comet- Yes, he is a millionare playboy. The first one I've been able to play in a long long time.
Gaze- A Vegas Stage hypnotist.
Jaunt-Soon to graduate Highschool.
Mole-Works part time at a music store, wants to be a musician.
The Saint- Bill's just trying to get by in 1950s Vegas, has no regular job.
Trebuchet
Mar 29th, '07, 03:34 PM
Current Champions characters:
Zl'f: Executive assistant
Blood Orchid: Interpreter
Justicar: Catholic priest
Former characters:
Ranger: Physicist
Spirit Ninja: Supermodel
I try not to fall into that "predictable" occupation with my characters. :)
Arkham
Mar 29th, '07, 03:50 PM
Bingo : Clown Detective ( don't ask... )
Dr. Damascus : Doctor, not currently practicing though.
Paladine : Millionaire Playboy.
Satire : Black Ops.
Amber Nytstar
Mar 29th, '07, 03:57 PM
Luna Moth - College student/part-time gardener. Has no problems keeping her job as she can usually schedule the nights she needs off ahead of time.
Corven_Ren
Mar 29th, '07, 04:19 PM
Lets See Current and Fomer PC's and a select few NPC's
Current
Pinky- College Student
Little Rock- Circus Perormer
Rage- Pro Wrestler
Former PC's/NPC
Vandal- Archaeologist/Professor
Reptyle- Pilot
American Avenger- Lawyer
Totem- Vetrenarian
Sunburn- Sales Clerk in a Surf Shop
Adventus
Mar 29th, '07, 04:31 PM
Adventus: Stunt man
Force knight: video store clerk.
Tigereye
Mar 29th, '07, 04:49 PM
Deuce: Has a two-stage Secret ID- the first very few people know about, the latter somewhat more do...
Former SIS secret agent from 1946-1966:cool:
Import-Export Director, Gambling and Gaming Equipment, Pegasus Gaming Ltd., Chicago, IL/Reno, NV (a division of Transworld Consortium LLC);)
Silbeg
Mar 29th, '07, 04:52 PM
Interesting!
For my current game, some of the PC's (past and present) occupations:
Flex: Action Movie Star (public ID, though - when you can survive a bulding falling on you... they can save on SFX budget)
Aegis: Auto mechanic (owns his own small shop)
Absolute Zero: Police Detective (2nd time that was used in our game)
Major Force: Doctor (Force... no relation!)
Soundwave: sound technician
Ignis: Arson investigator
Rigor: Teacher of the blind (yes, he is blind as well)
wylodmayer
Mar 29th, '07, 04:55 PM
There isa reason heroes tend to have one of a few "typical" occupations, though.
Patroller and Detective heroes need flexible schedules, and they especially need jobs where they don't have to be up early in the morning if they have been out too late beating up criminals or on stake-out. That's why it's actually very unrealistic that Daredevil is an attorney - when does he prep for cases?
Detectives and Science types, and maybe martial artists and mystics to an extent, need a lot of space and sometimes specialized equipment to practice their specific brand of heroism, which tends to steer them into occupations that allow them to afford stuff and a place to put it.
Plus, it's best to have an occupation such that you don't attract widespread public attention when you have to suddenly drop a gig or whatever in order to go heroing (at least, if you don't have a public ID). I mean, let's say you're a major fashion model and you have to skip out on a major show in order to go be Slender Woman or whatever. Not only will you be lucky if you can keep your job after one or two such disappearing acts, but they attract attention and questions that a hero with a secret ID can ill afford.
In fact, I'm amazed that heroes have the range of jobs that they DO. Like I noted, Daredevil would be a crappy attorney, given his nocturnal activities - he doesn't get enough sleep, and he doesn't spend enough time prepping for court. Plus, he can't just drop a case in the middle of arguments to run off and do whatever.
That having been said, I had a few characters who had more unusual jobs.
Holocaust barely scraped by a living as an adjunct math professor - despite being brilliant, her attitude kept her from getting a tenure track position. She often cancelled class or left assignments written on the board. She eventually got a think tank job, where she could do work on her own time and submit reports as needed, without having to show up at an office.
Similarly, Captain Conifer was a research professor of botany. But, as a research professor, he could come and go more or less as he pleased. Plus, tenure.
My ringer for Elasti Girl was a washed up ex scream queen who eked out a living as the host of a Saturdays-at-midnight horror movie showcase on a small cable affiliate, and supplemented her income by signing autographs for ten bucks a pop at conventions.
I had another character who was a night disc jockey for a classical music AM station, and tended to prerecord his shows, commericials and all, and just play the master tape while he went out patrolling.
My favorite, though, was my skilled normal who gained her prodigious talents FROM her job. Blessed with an eidetic memory, she used her BA in English to get freelance editing jobs for how-to books, companies that made textbooks for police academies, and for Paladin press... a publisher who used to put out books like "How to Change Identities" and "How to Convert an SKS to Full Automatic" and the life (I have no idea if they are still in business). Having full recall of every book she ever worked on, she had quite the collection of skills, and could work from home on her own schedule.
McCoy
Mar 29th, '07, 05:37 PM
Cheeta is the only character I have now with a secret ID. When he is not super-heroing, he is the oldest player in the NFL. If his 30 STR and 9 SPD ever come out, he's probably fired.
Kevin Schultz
Mar 29th, '07, 05:48 PM
There's a reason all three of my characters have LS: Reduced sleep (1 point): in terms of maintaining a dual identity, it makes things MUCH easier...
Shinji Miromoto - n/a. He's a professional hero. However, if I can convince the current team he's on that he's not particularly competent in hand-to-hand, I'm planning on him having a secret identity as ANOTHER hero...
Jake the Troll - student, if I'm playing him in an undercover role. Otherwise, he's just Jake.
Icon - also a student, either high school or college.
Spidey88
Mar 29th, '07, 06:11 PM
SaiyanSlayer: avert your eyes!
My character, Phidippus, is an extremely talented comic book artist. Not entirely original, mind you; but between his skill of 19-, extra hands and eyes, and the fact that he only needs to sleep about an hour a night, he can get a lot of work done very quickly. I figure he's currently drawing the Champions-licensed book at the very least; since he's got a pretty good working relationship with the "real-life" Champions, he'd want to make sure they were well represented - and who would be better to draw them than someone that knows them well, and knows what the life of a superhero is like first-hand(s)?
So far, his teammate Ashley (SaiyanSlayer's character) has no idea that he does anything other than superheroics - Phidippus has confined his work to the times Ashley's been out patrolling or asleep. (I've dropped a couple hints here and there, but I haven't gone over the top.) I figure the Danger Sense might help to keep him alert, to protect his I.D. if Ashley came barging in unannounced.
To be honest, Phidippus is really more of an NPC at the moment (since I'm always the GM, I didn't have anyone else to jabber about), but I'm looking forward to when SaiyanSlayer takes over for me for a while (as he's mentioned he'd be up to the task) and I describe what I'm going to do for the day.
"What? Since when does Phidippus do that?"
"Since forever - he just hasn't told Ashley!"
Pariah
Mar 29th, '07, 08:10 PM
Jack Diamond: Private detective.
Thunderstrike: Computer programmer, COO of lost teammate's small business.
Pariah: Farmer. On the moon.
Desperado: Professional skier.
Magnetite: Olympic-level gymnast.
Wild Card: Professor of Archaeology at UF-Vibora Bay.
Morningstar: Something menial, still looking for a real job.
Amethyst: Reluctant leader of a secret society that's spent the last 609 years preparing for an alien invasion.
mikesama
Mar 29th, '07, 11:03 PM
looking back I've seen alot of students.
1 grad student
3 college students
1 High school student
1 research scientist
1 actor
Maccabe
Mar 29th, '07, 11:54 PM
How about;
Orthodox Rabbi
Gym teacher
Lawyer
Vondy
Mar 30th, '07, 02:39 AM
My long-term super made his living as a "simple teacher of chumash [Torah]" He was a rabbi, and very talented one in all fields, but his main love was teaching young children the peshat (simple lessons) of the Torah. He was a "rosh yeshiva" - the head of a seminar for rabbinical students.
Others:
A best-selling writer of horror fiction.
A master chef and 5 star bistro owner.
A soccer mom.
A boxing gym owner.
A widely acclaimed fashion and art photographer.
A stunt man.
More to come...
death tribble
Mar 30th, '07, 04:07 AM
Arachneida was a librarian
The Flame was a salesman and then became a government liaison
Thaw was 'officially' George Pappademetriou's bodyguard (as George was the backer of the team). COUGHironmanCOUGH
The Avenger was a reporter
The Magician was an inventor and stage show magician
Dr Density was a student
Negative Man was a scientist
The Voidwalker was an astronomer
British Bulldog was a labourer what is known as a brickie
The Angel (human version) was a police officer
Iron Lady was an MP
Lord Mhoram
Mar 30th, '07, 04:13 AM
Black Cat - before she was a professional interdimensional agent, she made her living from her Martial Arts studio.
Ballstic - Cop
Smokeater - Fireman
Meeb - well, never mind - but in his centuries of life he has be bascially a cop on many worlds.
Terminal Velocity - Student and cook at a high class place - he is in school to become a Chef (taking Chef stuff at school and at Chef school, and at university for business and management).
Sift - Student and Student (one an Fresheman and the other a grad student who is also teaching a couple of 101 classes) both at UF-Vibora Bay.
Angelfire - She's just a singer in a rock and roll band.
Grimble
Mar 30th, '07, 07:49 AM
Jack "Crash" Parker: Mutant brick who worked as a Hollywood stunt man. Got his nick name from crashing all sorts of vehicles for different realistic movie shots.
The Brain: Super-Scientist and gadgeteer. Worked as an accountant for a toy company. He could do in an hour what it would take a normal CPA 2 days to do, and never made mistakes. Therefor his superviser never said a word if he had to leave for any reason, or didn't come in for a few days.
ElectroMite: A shrinker with electric powers worked as a electrician for the city.
Grimble
Rapier
Mar 30th, '07, 08:18 AM
I usually don't do the Secret ID thing.
It's just not something I enjoy. My very first Champions character didn't even have a super-name. He went by his full name.
My last character went by his full name.
All of my characters have some kind of background skills/occupation but there full time occupation is usually Hero! I've always had a philosophical problem with part-time heroes. In my mind it's just not realistically possible. I mean, we all know that if Clark Kent REALLY ran around as much being Superman Perry would have eventually canned his superbutt for the 4 hour lunches.
BoloOfEarth
Mar 30th, '07, 08:22 AM
My namesake, Bolo, was an electrician. (Also part of how he got his electrical powers.)
Having mostly GM'd for the past 18 years, I've seen PCs with a wide variety of jobs. Here's a sampling of some of the more fun / unusual ones:
Bounty Hunter
Meteorologist
SCUBA Diving Instructor
Irish Pub Owner
Emergency Medical Technician
Martial Arts Instructor
Teacher of deaf/hearing-impaired students
UNTIL Agent
Covert PRIMUS Agent (assigned to infiltrate the local hero team; they never knew)
The public ID brick that liked to smack his enemies with empty vans did some commercials for Chevrolet. "In my line of work..." (picks up van by front end) "...you can't deal with shoddy vehicles." (Uses van like a baseball bat to send Ogre flying into a wall) "That's why I like Chevy vans. They're built to last." (Sets van down, then turns to van owner and hands him a business card) "Sorry, mister, you'll need to give that to your insurance agent." (Van owner looks in shock at Ogre-shaped dent in side of van, gets in, and drives off.)
Hyper-Man
Mar 30th, '07, 08:45 AM
I usually don't do the Secret ID thing.
It's just not something I enjoy. My very first Champions character didn't even have a super-name. He went by his full name.
My last character went by his full name.
All of my characters have some kind of background skills/occupation but there full time occupation is usually Hero! I've always had a philosophical problem with part-time heroes. In my mind it's just not realistically possible. I mean, we all know that if Clark Kent REALLY ran around as much being Superman Perry would have eventually canned his superbutt for the 4 hour lunches.
I tried this initially in the last superhero game I played in. My character's nickname was Titanium Chef but his real name was public as he had a cooking show on cable (doesn't everyone these days?). Unfortunately, the public ID really began to be a pain as the character was designed as a skill heavy martial-brick and was underpowered for the stories the GM went with. Not really the GM's fault since he was new to 5e (last played with BBB/4th). I ended up bringing in my namesake (HM) and had a fun campaign that we may get back to eventually.
Supreme Serpent
Mar 30th, '07, 09:15 AM
Lessee...some characters...
Omega - marketing/fundraising
Cat-man (modern) - inventor
Cat-man (1930s) - mystery writer
Jack O'Lantern (1930s) - explosives/munitions plant worker, later owner
Raze - former alien soldier, professional govt super
Comet - former test pilot, professional govt super
Nemesis - wealthy
Rapunzel - student (high school)
Vector - student (college)
Speed Demon - student (college)
The Flea - student (high school, later college)
Hornet - wealthy/scientist
Elementus! - scientist
Yeti - student (high school)
The Entangler! - scientist, professional supervillain
Taurus - former lab tech, former hero, professional supervillain
The Eel - thief, professional supervillain/thief
Superion - professional android super-henchman
Frogman - investigative reporter
Johnny Thunder! - former pro wrestler, moderately wealthy
Green Beret - professional government super
Archangel - archaeologist
Bunny
Mar 30th, '07, 05:57 PM
1. a nun who was also the daughter of a mafia consigliere
2. the handicapped daughter of a German geneticist
3. a celebrity with no talent, who, like Paris Hilton :P, can't sing, act, or do much of anything, but is famous nonetheless
BobGreenwade
Mar 31st, '07, 01:22 PM
One that I haven't actually used, but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient.
Werehawk
Mar 31st, '07, 02:14 PM
Enforcer: CEO of MacLaren Aerospace Corp.and former astronaut.
Whiteraven: High School Student.
Mr.Bergerac: History Professor.
Weldun
Mar 31st, '07, 02:29 PM
Current Character
The Specter - Building Superintendant for the PC's base. (Seriously.)
Other Characters (Retired, Dead or in Reserve.)
Arbiter - Criminal Psychologist
Beastlord - Private Investgator
Briareus - Antiquinarian
Facet - Jeweller (with a Public ID)
Gargoyle - Lawyer (Specialising in Superhuman Law) (Public ID: He's an 800kg stone statue!)
Hardcase - Mathematics Lecturer and Professional Chess Player
Lu Deng (Green Lantern) - Licensed Restauranteur (with a Public ID)
Millenial - Paramedic (Public ID)
Professor Grey - University Lecturer with tenure
Three-Piece - A Lawyer AND a Stockbroker AND an Image Consultant. (Public ID and in three places at once.)
One that I haven't actually used, but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient.
I have...
Willo-Wisp - Hospitalized Mental Patient (His Heroic ID was a Psychic Projection).
Mephron
Mar 31st, '07, 03:09 PM
Steel Thunder: public ID, but teaches cooking and women's self-defence classes.
Gadgetqueen: public ID, mad scientist.
Monseigneur Jean-Claude des Champs: public ID, Roman Catholic Priest (assigned to the special spiritual needs of the superheroes of Earth, thus his place in the hierarchy)
Mindshadow: secret ID, works for the FBI tracking down the very subtle psionic criminals
The Night: high school student, secret ID. (gets out of school at 3; does homework, eats dinner, goes to sleep at 6, gets up at 10, patrols until 2, goes back to sleep, gets up at 7, goes to school; schedule different on weekends.)
Enforcer84
Mar 31st, '07, 03:45 PM
Enforcer: Security Specialist. He's a "silent partner" in a security firm. Does mostly consulting work. He's been a personal bodyguard and a Security Chief as well. (He also publishes romance novels (of varying degrees of explicitness) under a couple of pseudonyms), briefly was an exotic dancer, and for a year served as the "Indentured Love Servant" of a superpowered Non Villainess )
Mantis: Runs a small franchise of martial arts dojos.
Captain Blaster: Owner/CEO of a publicly traded Engineering Firm.
Mammoth: Architect
Psi-Queen: used to be a professional Diplomat. Now, she's just the bossiest of Earth's Defenders. She lives off her trust fund.
Powerman: Private Investigator
Captain Tempest Unemployed Physicist; employed Courier.
Ultraman: Freelance Illustrator/Writer of comic books & Gaming material; studio musician
Corsair: Rock Star
Celestial Lion: Rock Star (in same group as Corsair); web page Designer
Valeria: Pharmacist (works part time at a hospital)
Mageknight: Retired Industrial Engineer, used bookstore owner
Mermaiden: Retired Chemical Engineer, co-owner of used bookstore, consultant at ocean research facility
Atalanta: Retired physical therapist; volunteer at children's clinic
Crucible: Technical writer in robotics industry
Karmakaze
Mar 31st, '07, 06:35 PM
You might also be interested in this thread: Don't Quit Your Day Job (http://herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45755)
Let's see, lately...
Sparkle - stripper
Tammy - former child star (no secret id)
Roxy - crashed alien (no day job)
Delusion - mental patient
Dragonfly - college student
Bolt - college professor
Shinobi - pagan priestess
AliceTheOwl
Apr 2nd, '07, 06:54 AM
One that I haven't actually used, but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient.
Not quite the same thing, but one character was an escaped science experiment. She had Asperger's Syndrome, and was a blast to play. Her curiosity about EVERYTHING and deadpan delivery cracked the rest of the group up.
She didn't hold down a real job because she couldn't, and had no interest in it. Being a superhero took up quite enough of her schedule. Though, in the stretches between superfights, she'd wander into the police station, pick up the Missing Person flyers, and write on them where each person was.
Obviously, a mentalist.
BobGreenwade
Apr 2nd, '07, 07:07 AM
Finally getting around to actually posting the superhero occupations I've used in play:
Captain Photon: Research Assistant in physics (he only had his Master's).
Emerald Eye: Archaeologist.
Mental Man: Professional surfer.
Armor Man: Inventor (though obviously one with trouble coming up with good names for his stuff).
Shadow Panther: Police officer.
Sky Prince: Exiled prince from an alien world.
Miss Dozen: Baker. (Get it?)
Captain Glory: Archaeologist, inventor, linguist, and UNTIL consultant.
The Creature: College student.
Rattler: Private investigator.
Hyper-Man
Apr 2nd, '07, 08:03 AM
Rattler: Private investigator.
Does he moonlight in a daycare for extra cash? :)
BobGreenwade
Apr 2nd, '07, 08:10 AM
Does he moonlight in a daycare for extra cash? :)Not considering he looks like a rattlesnake.... :eek:
Weldun
Apr 2nd, '07, 12:47 PM
Not considering he looks like a rattlesnake.... :eek:YES!!
In my City On The Edge campaign, there are mutant animals populating an area of the city (I'm a fan of Eastman and Laird). I now have to include a daycare center run by a Rattlesnake.
input.jack
Apr 5th, '07, 10:20 PM
Im a Robot Fighter.
Oh! My characters' occupations!...
Basil
Apr 8th, '07, 09:24 PM
{snip}
...she used her BA in English to get freelance editing jobs for how-to books, companies that made textbooks for police academies, and for Paladin press... a publisher who used to put out books like "How to Change Identities" and "How to Convert an SKS to Full Automatic" and the life (I have no idea if they are still in business). Having full recall of every book she ever worked on, she had quite the collection of skills, and could work from home on her own schedule.
Yes, Paladin Press is still around. You can check out their website at http://www.paladin-press.com
I like this idea: could make for a very interesting skill set. :eg:
Major Tom
Apr 9th, '07, 08:25 AM
Because of the circumstances under which he gained his powers, Powerstar
is, for the most part, a full-time superhero. In his secret ID, however, he's a
college student at UF Vibora Bay (majoring in astrophysics).
Major Tom :dyn
bwdemon
Apr 9th, '07, 09:44 AM
Some of my more recent efforts...
Bum
Day trader
Independently wealthy
Professional hero (sponsored by government, corporation(s), secret organizations, and/or clients)
Student
Badger
Apr 13th, '07, 12:36 AM
Well, my character arent exactly employed/doesnt come up much.
Badger- unemployed, basically a recluse when not fighting, living outside the city in the surrounding wilderness. (had it been mentioned)I would have had him have worked in low-wage factory jobs when young (late teens) and the like.
Frosty Bob- Former Soldier and Mercenary. (only thing he knows) Occasional bouncer (when bored and/or needs a little money)
Mike W
Apr 13th, '07, 08:32 PM
It seems as though every super with a secret ID will fall into the same group of occupations: journalist, military, photographer, or wealthy. While there are exceptions to this norm, they are rare and far between. The most common exception is a younger character being a student. I would like to hear about some of the more unusual occupations that a super would take. This could be related to their power(s) (track/field for speedsters) or with skills (private dective for detective skills). There might even be no connection to the adventuring character (ie: accountant). Any character occupation that would make you drop your jaw is what I would like to hear about.
Let's see, jobs for my characters have included:
scientist
detective
professor
But the best one: one of the PCs in the last group I GM'ed ran a comic book store in his secret ID. This had all sorts of implications on his character(including his sometimes knowing things about villains from reading comics), doing "research" by checking in with the fanboy websites, and his tendency to pick up/"acquire" real superhero/villain artifacts which he would occasionally sell online for extra bucks. And of course, his own character did a live appearance at the store opening.
Finnious
Apr 16th, '07, 07:17 AM
What about the janitor aka Hong Kong Fuy
mangahunterd
Apr 16th, '07, 08:30 AM
My favorite character was a guy named Scarab. He was a Goth Musician recovering from a Heroine Addiction.... he was also a brick with an 80 STR.... he was pretty nasty. Occult based artifact empregneated itself in his body and gave him his powers.
BobGreenwade
Apr 16th, '07, 09:09 AM
My favorite character was a guy named Scarab. He was a Goth Musician recovering from a Heroine Addiction.... he was also a brick with an 80 STR.... he was pretty nasty. Occult based artifact empregneated itself in his body and gave him his powers.Heroine addictions aren't as rare among heroes as you might think. I'm pretty sure Captain Kirk was addicted to heroines. ;)
Enforcer84
Apr 16th, '07, 07:56 PM
Heroine addictions aren't as rare among heroes as you might think. I'm pretty sure Captain Kirk was addicted to heroines. ;)
I know I am.
T. K. Bertram
Apr 19th, '07, 07:37 PM
Doc Pope: Currently assigned to the PD's CSI department with the rank of Inspector.
Mage: Living off investments made over a very long life.
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