Pariah Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesama Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. looking back I've seen alot of students. 1 grad student 3 college students 1 High school student 1 research scientist 1 actor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabe Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. How about; Orthodox Rabbi Gym teacher Lawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimble Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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 , can't sing, act, or do much of anything, but is famous nonetheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. One that I haven't actually used, but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werehawk Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. Enforcer: CEO of MacLaren Aerospace Corp.and former astronaut. Whiteraven: High School Student. Mr.Bergerac: History Professor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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' date=' but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient.[/quote'] I have... Willo-Wisp - Hospitalized Mental Patient (His Heroic ID was a Psychic Projection). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephron Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. You might also be interested in this thread: Don't Quit Your Day Job 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. One that I haven't actually used' date=' but have been contemplating, is a hospitalized mental patient.[/quote'] 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. Rattler: Private investigator. Does he moonlight in a daycare for extra cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. Does he moonlight in a daycare for extra cash? Not considering he looks like a rattlesnake.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. Not considering he looks like a rattlesnake.... 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
input.jack Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. Im a Robot Fighter. Oh! My characters' occupations!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Re: Your occupation, please. {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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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