JmOz Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 A mentalist who can shink to about 2" tall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Re: Justify this Originally posted by JmOz A mentalist who can shink to about 2" tall Emma Frost seduces Hank Pym and then steals his shrink gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Hiemforth Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Can he be 2" tall all the time? If so, an alien for whom mental powers and small size happen to be normal traits. So... trying to make your GM's head explode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted December 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Funny, Seriouly I have a villain I am planning on using tomorow night, so would appreciate a bit of help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Originally posted by JmOz Funny, Seriouly I have a villain I am planning on using tomorow night, so would appreciate a bit of help... The Mental Midget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Two suggestions. 1. Link mental powers to shrinking, must shift mass to the astral plane before using powers. Less mass left on physical plane, more power on the psychic/astral plane. 2. The mind is the only reality, size is an illusion, a sufficently developed mind can change the illusion. That could justify growth as well as srinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phydaux Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Originally posted by lemming The Mental Midget? LOL! Damn you lemming, you made me spit water all over my keyboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caped Crusader Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Well, they are constantly trying to find ways to miniaturize components for use in space (less weight, less fuel to boost to orbit...) Could be the victim of an accident during experiments in that direction. Then there's the old "Fantastic Voyage" route, where they are experimenting to try to miniaturize people for use in medical procedures. As far as the mental abilities go, it could either be a side effect of the accident/experiment, or the accident/experiment could have awakened latent psionic abilities in the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 The smaller the brain, the closer the neurons are and the less distance needed to travel for a thought. Just like the shrinking die size in current CPU technology. Having a brain with 1/256 the volume but the same number of cells means that you can think 256 times faster and have 256 times the ego. Hmmm, 45 Int, 45 Ego. This was a villan right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Scrivner Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Memories of Captain Marvel Reminds me of an old Captain Marvel (Shazam!) villain, Mister Mind. He was a wormlike alien with vast mental powers -- but he was tiny and wormlike all the time. A villain like this will need brawny henchmen (with low EGOs) to defend him should the heroes get within striking range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Um, one exists in the CU -- Hummingbird of GRAB. I don't think she can get quite that small and her psionics are second-tier powerwise (AKA the "only vs normals" level). As to "justifying" such a concept -- um, versus what standard? Heck, in terms of the genre add tunneling to what you already have and call him/her the Mind Mole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcholmes Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Re: Justify this Originally posted by JmOz A mentalist who can shink to about 2" tall Villains and Vigilantes: Marionette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farik Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 When the character shrinks they compact their nueral tissue allowing access to regions of the brain untapped by normal humans. So the psychic powers are a side effect of the first shrinking experience and maybe the character has to shrink every so often just to keep the powers accesible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 One of the earlier facetious suggestions actually has some merit -- the mental powers are the character's own, while the Shrinking comes from a gadget. I had a supervillain once (never used, unfortunately) with just such a power combo. The given justifications that the ability to shrink enables the character to use his mental powers aren't bad, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenixcrest Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Originally posted by farik When the character shrinks they compact their nueral tissue allowing access to regions of the brain untapped by normal humans. So the psychic powers are a side effect of the first shrinking experience and maybe the character has to shrink every so often just to keep the powers accesible. I like that one. You could make the mental powers OIHID, and the HID would be shrinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Originally posted by Chromatic Having a brain with 1/256 the volume but the same number of cells means that you can think 256 times faster and have 256 times the ego. Hmmm, 45 Int, 45 Ego. This was a villan right? Wasn't that the justification for Dense Head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Ciaramella Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Re: Justify this Originally posted by JmOz A mentalist who can shink to about 2" tall That is funny... I used to have a gaming friend here in town by the name of Mike Romine... one time the gaming group I was in at the time were making up joke characters about each other and mine for Mike was a shrinking mentalist named... Micro Mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirViss Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 The Puppet King (inspired from a character in Teen Titans). An animated being with the power to control the minds of humans. Okay, he wasn't 2" tall, but I think the idea has merit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 I can't. I really can't. Reverse engineering character concepts is really dicey and generally leads to lame explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 At first I thought this thread would be an angry rebuke to Madonna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 RE: Shrinking gives the character mental powers because their brain is more compact. Um, that's Hummingbird again. No really, read her listing in CKC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Re: Re: Justify this Originally posted by bcholmes Villains and Vigilantes: Marionette Villains and Vigilantes was not known for its consistent character generation system, you know... Anyway, I think it's easier to justify mental powers as an added effect of shrinking that the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Menton's illegitmate offspring was bitten by a radioactive flea...Easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 I had a NPC villain who was a midget with mind control powers. His name was Little Napoleon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Originally posted by TheEmerged RE: Shrinking gives the character mental powers because their brain is more compact. Um, that's Hummingbird again. No really, read her listing in CKC. Sorry did not clarify, I am rewriting Hummingbird of GRAB... See I try to keep powers around a center theme, and I do not allow mutants other than mental powers... So How can shinking be a mental power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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