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ken julian

Jul 27th, '03, 08:59 AM

I'm putting together a team of supers based out of the american southwest set in modern day, but with a old west feel. I've almost finished the team but need a big,strong,tough guy to round out the roster.
any help will be appreciated,thanks in advance,Ken

winterhawk

Jul 27th, '03, 09:15 AM

Well, assuming your team has a cowboy flavor to them...

Longhorn: Minotaur style brick.
Gridiron: Former football player with steel skin
Mesa: Thing like rock skinned brick
Bronco: Brick with extra running

My own brick from the southwest was a COIL gene mutate named Rattlesnake who drove around in a monster truck, drank a lot of beer and gave people the finger...feel free to steal him if your players are wrestling fans.

Argus

Jul 27th, '03, 09:19 AM

I created a 50 Str Brick with a 7 SPD and 29 Dex called Mustang once.
He carried a rope and would Lasso people and tie them up as if he was in a Rodeo. Or throw them around and stuff like that.

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<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Char   </td><td>Cost</td></tr><tr><td align="right">50  </td><td>STR</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td align="right">30  </td><td>DEX</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td align="right">25  </td><td>CON</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>BODY</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>INT</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>EGO</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td align="right">20  </td><td>PRE</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>COM</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">12/24  </td><td>PD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td align="right">12/24  </td><td>ED</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td align="right">7  </td><td>SPD</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>REC</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">50  </td><td>END</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">55  </td><td>STUN</td><td>2</td></tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">24"  </td><td>RUN</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">2"  </td><td>SWIM</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10"  </td><td>LEAP</td><td>0</td></tr></table>Characteristics Cost: 219

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Power</td><td align="right">END</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">29  </td><td>Run Like the wind: +18" Running (24" total) (36 Active Points); Turn Mode (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right">4</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">36  </td><td>Tough Jaw: Armor (12 PD/12 ED) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">9  </td><td>Listen do you Smell that.: Enhanced Perception (+3 to PER Rolls for All Sense Groups) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">18  </td><td>Lasso -- can not use any other power if using entangle: Multipower, 55-point reserve, all slots: (55 Active Points); OAF (Focus Lasso Rope ; -1), Limited Power Range is only 8" on all Powers (-1) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">2u  </td><td>1) Grab and Toss.: Telekinesis (36 STR) (54 Active Points); Can Be Missile Deflected (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right">5</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>2) Rope them doggies.: Entangle 2d6, 2 DEF, Entangle And Character Both Take Damage (+1/4), Area Of Effect (3" Radius; +1) (45 Active Points); Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right">4</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>3) Hog tie the Varmitt: Entangle 4d6, 4 DEF, Entangle And Character Both Take Damage (+1/4) (50 Active Points); Can Be Missile Deflected (-1/4), Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right">5</td></tr></table>Powers Cost: 96

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Martial Arts Maneuver</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">4  </td><td>Ranged Disarm: Lasso Like a whip: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, Range +0, Disarm, +15 STR </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Offensive Trip: Lasso to trip: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, -1 DCV, Range +0, Strike +v/5, Target Falls </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Offensive Strike: Upper Cut: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, STR +4d6 Strike </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">4  </td><td>Martial Block: Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">4  </td><td>Martial Strike: Jab: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, STR +2d6 Strike </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">1  </td><td>Weapon Element: Chain & Rope Weapons </td></tr></table>Martial Arts Cost: 23

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Skill</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">12  </td><td>TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Camels, Equines, Helicopters, Jetskis, SCUBA, Skateboarding, Skiing (snow), Snowboarding, Snowmobiles, Surfing, Windsurfing </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Acrobatics 15- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Breakfall 15- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Animal Handler (Bovines, Equines) 13- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Riding 15- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">1  </td><td>WF: Chain & Rope Weapons </td></tr></table>Skills Cost: 25

Total Character Cost: 363

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Disadvantages</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">30  </td><td>Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Mental Attacks (Very Common) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Many Enemies) Frequently (11-), Severe </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">25  </td><td>Hunted: Euro Star 14- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">30  </td><td>Hunted: Villian of the Week 14- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish; Extensive Non-Combat Influence) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>Reputation: Hot Shot Show off. 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Code Vs Killing (Common; Total) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Distinctive Features: META Human (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Unusual Senses) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Unluck: 1d6 </td></tr></table>
Disadvantage Points: 150

Base Points: 200
Experience Required: 13
Total Experience Available: 13
Experience Unspent: 0

JohnTaber

Jul 27th, '03, 11:51 AM

Had a villain in a similar team of mine called Bison. The members included...

The Outlaw - Gun guy.
The Mortician - Mentalist with death powers.
Hangman - Guy with a magical rope noose. He was nasty.
Bison - Move through brick guy.

Anywho...good luck!

Crusader108

Jul 27th, '03, 02:34 PM

I had a similar group of Vigilantes in my campaign

Hoss : A mid level brick with a lot of defense.
Broncobuster :Mid level brick w/ entangle
Rawhide :Mid level brick with M.A.:Whip
Stampede : Mid level speedster brick.
Spirit Guide : Mid level brick/mystic
Peacemaker :Mid level brick/mentalist/High PRE(Leader)
Boothill : Undead Marshal (Dual Pistolmaster)

McCoy

Jul 27th, '03, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by winterhawk
Longhorn: Minotaur style brick.

I'd go with that one.

Blue

Jul 27th, '03, 07:37 PM

I like that longhorn idea. But here's one of mine that I have no use for yet in my campaign. Forge is the son of a viper scientist who crafted super-weapons for the agency. The hammer he weilds is his legacy and has granted him a few superhuman powers that he uses to right the wrongs of his family past. He's tall, black, bald, wearing a smith's apron and carrying a large hammer. His special effects typically involve sparks and heat. He has a minor EC only for some flavor (no major offensive powers in there). He might fit nicely into a western group, being a smith by trade.
Forge

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Char   </td><td>Cost</td></tr><tr><td align="right">50  </td><td>STR</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>DEX</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td align="right">28  </td><td>CON</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td align="right">17  </td><td>BODY</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>INT</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10  </td><td>EGO</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>PRE</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">14  </td><td>COM</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">18/26  </td><td>PD</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18/27  </td><td>ED</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td align="right">5  </td><td>SPD</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td align="right">16  </td><td>REC</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">56  </td><td>END</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">60  </td><td>STUN</td><td>4</td></tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>RUN</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">2"  </td><td>SWIM</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10"  </td><td>LEAP</td><td>0</td></tr></table>Characteristics Cost: 178

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Power</td><td align="right">END</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">22  </td><td>Tempered Durability: Damage Resistance (18 PD/18 ED), Hardened (+1/4) (22 Active Points) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">10  </td><td>Reinforced Apron: Armor (8 PD/9 ED) (26 Active Points); Activation Roll 11- (-1), OIF (-1/2) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">6  </td><td>Mountain of Man: Knockback Resistance -3" </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5  </td><td>Tough as nails: Lack Of Weakness (-5) for Resistant Defenses </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">12  </td><td>Tireless Worker: +0 STR, Reduced Endurance 1/2 END (+1/4) (12 Active Points) (Modifiers affect Base Characteristic) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">12  </td><td>Hammer: Hand-To-Hand Attack +4d6, Reduced Endurance 0 END (+1/2) (30 Active Points); OAF (-1), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">25  </td><td>Malleability: Absorption 4d6 (Physical/into PD), Can Absorb Maximum of 34 Points [Notes: SFX: Physical blows cause his muscles to tighten and 'temper' him, make him tougher] </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">15  </td><td>Spot Structural Vulnerability: Find Weakness 12- (Single Attack (Hammer)) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">3  </td><td>Man of Iron: Life Support , Safe in Intense Heat, Sleeping: Character only has to sleep 8 hours per week </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">9  </td><td>Generate Warmth: Change Environment 2" radius, 2 Temperature Level Adjustment (13 Active Points); No Range (-1/2) </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5  </td><td>Heat vision: Infrared Perception </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">7  </td><td>Heat and Sparks: Elemental Control, 14-point powers </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5  </td><td>1) Spark effect: Flash 2d6 (Sight Group), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +1/2) (15 Active Points); Stopped by eye protection (-1/2) [Notes: SFX: striking a surface can purposely cause a spray of sparks] </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">9  </td><td>2) Fire Within: Energy Blast 1d6 (vs. ED), NND: Armor, Insulated clothing, FF Extraordinarily Common Defense (+1/2), Reduced Endurance 0 END (+1/2), Persistent (+1/2), Damage Shield (+1/2), Offensive (+1/4), Continuous (+1) (21 Active Points); Always On (-1/2) [Notes: Due to power's low damage, 0 END power OK'd for EC.
SFX: Natural heat of the character, visible as heat waves] </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5  </td><td>3) Focused burn: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1d6 (vs. ED) (15 Active Points); No STR Bonus (-1/2) [Notes: SFX: Focuses the natural heat of his body to his fist.] </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr></table>Powers Cost: 150

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Skill</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">2  </td><td>Gambling 13- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Riding 13- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">4  </td><td>Weaponsmith (Firearms, Muscle-Powered HTH, Muscle-Powered Ranged) 13- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>KS: Metalsmith 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>SS: Metallurgy 12- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Power (DEX-based) 14- </td></tr></table>Skills Cost: 22

Total Character Cost: 350

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Disadvantages</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>Distinctive Features: Uncomfortable warmth surrounds him (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Dependence: Areas over 100 degrees Powers Gain 11- Activation Roll (Common; 6 Hours) [Notes: Areas below 100 degrees tend to deplete his natural warmth. His own environmental abilities cannot compensate for this (their existence is partly the cause of this problem)] </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Enraged: Hammer Taken (Common), go 14-, recover 14- [Notes: Hammer is his legacy and no one has right to it but him.] </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>Hunted: Posse Comitatus (Vigilantes) 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Hunted: Viper 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish; Extensive Non-Combat Influence) [Notes: Father was a viper weaponeer] </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Chronic Gambler (Common; Moderate) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Loner Mentality (Common; Moderate) [Notes: While Forge realizes the necessity of being in a team, he feels isolated by his powers and seeks to be alone.] </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Reputation: Link in a criminal chain 11- [Notes: Previous owners of the hammer have been criminals.] </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Cold attacks (Uncommon) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Cold Attacks (Uncommon) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">25  </td><td>To be decided before play </td></tr></table>
Disadvantage Points: 150

Base Points: 200
Experience Required: 0
Total Experience Available: 0
Experience Unspent: 0

McCoy

Jul 27th, '03, 09:11 PM

Maybe I've watched too much Bravestar, but I've had this image stuck in my head for a while. Imagine a centaur, wearing a Stetson and a gunbelt. No idea where this came from, no idea what one would do with it, it was just there.

Crimson Arrow

Jul 28th, '03, 12:25 AM

Are you going for old west, or modern? Comedy, cliched, or serious?

Cliched/Comedy:- Dangerous Dan McGrew, probably a 40 STR brick, but with cinematic brawling skills. Loves using the chin block. If you want extra comedy, he wears a red flannel shirt, a big hat and eats cow pies. This one is a combination of the character Rimmer played in the Gunmen of the Apocalypse story in "Red Dwarf" with the costume and trappings of Desperate Dan, the Dandy Man. Don't know who he is? Have a look http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/despdan.htm

As for serious ones, you've already had a lot of good suggestions, so maybe brief details of the other team members would help.

Capt Fantastic

Nov 9th, '10, 07:41 PM

Hey, looks like I'm late on this thread, but just in case someone else is reading this: my best friend and I have been playing in a campaign set in the west. Our team is called The Renegades, and our characters are Captain Fantasic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (old Elton John album). Silly as they sound, they're our favorite characters. We've been playing them or versions of them for nearly 20 years. Brown Dirt Cowboy is a brick who also has a lasso (super-strong cable bought as Stretching so he can do tricks with it).

Badger

Nov 9th, '10, 09:49 PM

Just make sure to name him Bebop

DocSamson

Nov 10th, '10, 06:05 AM

I once played in a Texas based game where all the characters had a Texas theme. Our original brick was indeed a minotaur type character named Longhorn but we eventually ended up with a brick named Pumpjack. He had the ability to absorb vast amounts of crude oil (black gold, texes tea, you get the idea) giving him Density Increase and host of other oil related powers ranging from Running (via an oil slick) to a Desolidification (slippery coat) that could only be used to slip out of Grabs and Entangles.

For reference the other members of the Lone Stars were...
Longhorn - former Houston Oiler with minotaur (brick) powers
Pumpjack (replaced Longhorn) - Oil Tycoon with oil (brick) powers
Matador - a Mexican bullfighter with a confusing Multipower of Images (self), Invisibility, Desolidifcation, and Teleportation plus bullfighting skills (martial arts)
Ranger - a Texan (patriot) marksman (weaponmaster) and leader of the team
Twister - a rodeo star with whirling (speedster) powers
Wildfire - a model with fire powers (energy projector)
Thunder Hawk - an American Indian shaman (mystic) with spirit powers (mentalist)
Chupucabra (replaced Thunder Hawk) - a Mexican Indian mutant with a VPP of animal powers (metamorph)
... and one or two more I can't remember at the moment.

Stone

Nov 10th, '10, 07:35 AM

Call him Lonestar

BoloOfEarth

Nov 10th, '10, 08:38 AM

A Texas brick should have Growth, with a continuous Aid to his own Growth, only to become larger than anyone else around. Just sayin'. ;)

I'm reminded of the Texan who visited Maine. No matter what natural wonder his host pointed out, the Texan boasted about Texas having something bigger or better. Irritated, the Maine man put a live lobster in the Texan's bed when he wasn't looking. When the Texan pulled back the sheet and saw the lobster, he shouted in surprise, "What the heck is that?!" The man from Maine smiled and said, "Oh, that's a Maine bedbug. Don't you have bedbugs in Texas?" The Texan regained his composure and said, "Oh, sure we do. I've just never seen a baby one before!"

yukonhorror

Nov 10th, '10, 10:15 AM

Cactus Jake: Brick with lots of grabs, pokey (KA) skin, maybe dehydration powers, needle machine gun,

JPicasso

Nov 10th, '10, 05:01 PM

How about a steam locomotive based char? I'm thinking steampunk or wild wild west (for effects only) he has a move-through with xtra knockback (the cow catcher) , and lots of running (straight line only), some sort of flash and/or darkness (steam) and a wicked punch.

Possibly would make a nice villian ala juggernaught.

pinecone

Nov 12th, '10, 01:25 PM

A Texas brick should have Growth, with a continuous Aid to his own Growth, only to become larger than anyone else around. Just sayin'. ;)

I'm reminded of the Texan who visited Maine. No matter what natural wonder his host pointed out, the Texan boasted about Texas having something bigger or better. Irritated, the Maine man put a live lobster in the Texan's bed when he wasn't looking. When the Texan pulled back the sheet and saw the lobster, he shouted in surprise, "What the heck is that?!" The man from Maine smiled and said, "Oh, that's a Maine bedbug. Don't you have bedbugs in Texas?" The Texan regained his composure and said, "Oh, sure we do. I've just never seen a baby one before!"

I like the Tall Texan....I was going to recomend the same thing...

Lucius

Nov 12th, '10, 04:08 PM

A Texas brick should have Growth, with a continuous Aid to his own Growth, only to become larger than anyone else around. Just sayin'. ;)

I'm reminded of the Texan who visited Maine. No matter what natural wonder his host pointed out, the Texan boasted about Texas having something bigger or better. Irritated, the Maine man put a live lobster in the Texan's bed when he wasn't looking. When the Texan pulled back the sheet and saw the lobster, he shouted in surprise, "What the heck is that?!" The man from Maine smiled and said, "Oh, that's a Maine bedbug. Don't you have bedbugs in Texas?" The Texan regained his composure and said, "Oh, sure we do. I've just never seen a baby one before!"

Having been to both states...

I think Maine has bigger mosquitoes

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary says you wouldn't believe what's hidden out on the plains of Texas and in the dark virgin forests of northern Maine....in fact, they're counting on that

Arkham

Nov 17th, '10, 11:43 AM

Call him Lonestar

He'd be a Texas-ninja with one throwing star that always returns to his hands.