Blogging A to Z: B is for Bear!

What can I say but my son Bear is an incredibly imaginitive little guy who always amazes me with the things he comes up with. Halloween is a particular favorite as it gives Daisey a chance to show off her crazy costume skills and Bear to show off his imagination. The October after we arrived in Germany, we took a trip to Bavaria and visited the town of Oberammergau. From there we visited King Ludwig II's Linderhof Palace as well as Hoenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. It was an enchanting trip to be sure and one that struck a particular chord with my then 3 1/2 year old son Bear. Bear was particularly taken with the story of the swan knights that were said to have built a castle in the area in the 12th century. Lohengrin, the Swan Knight became a particular favorite of Bear. I played some of Wagner's Operas for him and he loved them. So enchanted was he with Lohengrin, the very next Halloween, he asked his incredibly skilled mother to make him a Swan Knight costume for Halloween. Here's the result:

Pretty cool huh?

As I said, Bear's vivid imagination never ceases to amaze me. The next Halloween he and his mom decided the family should be superheroes. Mind you, not the DC or Marvel superheroes, but original superheroes. Bear developed the idea of a superhero named Firebull and detailed his costume and powers to the ever talented Daisey. My daughter Rosa (who loves princesses and Fairies decided to be the superheroine Fairy Tale). Here's the results of the costume based off of Bear's specifications:

So to celebrate my incredibly gonzo imaginative boy Bear, I've done up Firebull's Stats using the 4C supers system (a Marvel FASERIP clone that is freely available here). The name, powers, and ideas are all Bear's idea, to include his alterego as a paleontologist. Firebull is copyright of myself and Bear Bingham and may not be used withour permission.

Name: Firebull
Origin: Changed Human

Melee: 20
Coordination: 40
Brawn: 10
Fortitude: 30
Intellect: 50
Awareness: 30
Willpower: 6

Damage: 100
Fortune: 86


Lifestyle: 10
Repute: 10

Powers:

Flight: 30
Fireblast: 30
Trident (has the following powers):
Fire control: 50
Fireshield: 50

Description: A field paleontologist searching for fossil specimens in the deserts of the American southwest, Bear discovered a mystical trident hidden in a cave on one of his digs. The trident forged a bond with the young paleontologist and transformed him into the hero known as Firebull! Able to harness the power of the raging inferno, Firebull seeks to battle injustice wherever it is found.

The mystical trident has altered Bear's physiology granting him the ability to fly and project gouts of flame (which he channels through the "scorpion horns on his costume or with his trident - which increases the effectiveness and intensity of the blast to the trident's fire control rank of 50). When weilding the trident, Firebull is resistant to fires/heat less than 50 in rank intensity. In addition, Firebull can create a flame barrier around himself of 50 in rank intensity.

Firebull is a man of meager means in his every day life and possessed of something of a weak will in the sense that he can be overly brash and rush to judgement. This can land him in hot water from time to time.