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[Note: This post is brought to you by Thesaurus.com! “Making net-savvy hipsters sound smarter than they really are since 1995.â€] Mode of Incitation In the past, my motivation for my challenges has been a fear that my son might actually look up to me someday, and I wanted to feel like I had a right to that kind of admiration. The thought of the words “I want to be like my dad†made me cringe, because I’ve known since the day he was born that he can be so much better than that. The truth of the matter, though, is that I don’t have any control over what he’ll look up to, or aspire to become when he grows up. He’ll have to figure that out for himself, for better or worse, just like I did. In the mean time, I can make myself a role model to him in another way; by becoming my own hero. My motivation is to seek the limits of my own potential, and to become the person I’ve always wanted to be... because I can. That’s an example that anyone can get behind. Main Quest: Become My Own Hero As you may already be aware, I was recently involved in an accident that resulted in the development of certain abilities that might generally be considered beyond what a human should be capable of... you might say they’re “superhumanâ€, but I prefer to think of myself as an “Exoticly Skilled Person†or Esper, for short. I read someplace that great power comes with great responsibility, so learning to live with my new skills and how best to utilize them has become something of a focal point for me. Like any red-blooded American nerd, I would prefer to take my powers on the road and go all Don Quixote on the world’s collective butt, but I’m not the sort to just tilt headlong into a windmill without thinking things through a bit. If I’m going to sally forth righting all wrongs and what-not, I’ve got some prep-work to do! Indomitable Aspect (+3 CON, +2 CHA) What criminal would cower in fear at the sight of a man hunched and bent from the combination of too many hours at a desk and an improperly balanced physique? In order for my dramatic entrances to have the proper psychological impact, I’ll need to tighten up my posture, get my shoulders pinned back, and straighten out my neck to make each of my 71 inches count for all their worth. 3 min Posture correcting stretch/exercise routine 10x/week, NOT ALL AT ONCE!!! Metacarpus Mount (+2.5 DEX, +2.5 STR) In the hero game, hands and feet are often interchangeable depending on the circumstances, so it behooves a newcomer to feel as at home with his weight on one as the other. 5:00 Hand balancing practice 5x/week (starting with Crow Stance) Ferocious Fixity (+4 WIS, +1 STA) Sometimes things get rough, and then they get real rough. That’s just life, even if you’re not trying to defend the innocent from the forces of evil, so heroes in particular need to have more than average commitment to the task at hand. NEVER SAY DIE! Stick to the scheduled physical activities for EACH AND EVERY WEEKDAY. 1 point/day that all goals are hit. Details are tracked in the battle log, but the basic pattern looks like this: Warmup -> Workout/Breakdance -> Stretch/Massage -> Meditation Aspirations to Assassination I call myself a part-time assassin, and yet I have NEVER completed an Assassin's Guild mini challenge. I'm doing it now. No points here, since the mini's are self-rewarding. (Come to think of it, I've never completed a Ranger's Guild mini, either, but that's a problem for another day) Let’s get quixotic! [Edit: format errors, BEGONE!]