The New Circle

[Guest Skaramine]

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Introducing the Quarter action figures -

 

Goyle

(I changed his chest back to the thing from the Silver Surfer.)

 

Feyfire

 

Professor Tesseract

 

Phantasma

 

The whole team

 

And of course, Dragonstar.

[OddHat]

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Skaramine again.

 

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[Guest Skaramine]

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I'm thinking of renaming Feyfire Elffire... and his looks... my girlfriend just said he couldn't be more flaming obvious if he was wearing pink. (She said he looks just like George Michael.)

 

I dunno...

 

Then again... I don't have any gay superheroes...

[OddHat]

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I'm thinking of renaming Feyfire Elffire... and his looks... my girlfriend just said he couldn't be more flaming obvious if he was wearing pink. (She said he looks just like George Michael.)

 

I dunno...

 

Then again... I don't have any gay superheroes...

 

Well, there's no reason he has to be straight. However, athletic yet slightly feminine men get all the female attention they can handle.

 

Bastards.

[Guest Skaramine]

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Yeah.

 

Prince. Orlando Bloom. Jason Mewes. John Stamos. Every glam-rocker from Poison to the Crue (yeah, they're manly... )

[Lightray]

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Well, there's no reason he has to be straight. However, athletic yet slightly feminine men get all the female attention they can handle.

 

Bastards.

He's not gay. He's bishi.

 

... although he needs better hair.

[Guest Skaramine]

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He's not gay. He's bishi.

 

... although he needs better hair.

I dunno... i kinda like it.

 

Plus it comes with the earring.

[megaplayboy]

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Okay, here's part one of Deus Ex Machina(the second part will have the background, powers/tactics, campaign use(as villain, hero, or NPC), and notes on 'balancing' the character for different campaigns)

 

Deus Ex Machina

(Ominus Deus Rex--the ominous god king)

 

Characteristics

 

120/20 STR 10

25 DEX 45

75 CON 130

75 BODY 130

45 INT 35

45 EGO 70

150/50 PRE 40

30 COM 20

80/20 PD 16

60/20 ED 5

6 SPD 25

40/20 REC 2

150 END 0

175/125 STUN 2

 

Cost: 530

 

Skills

 

60 6 overall levels

3 Oratory 19-

3 Inventor 18-

3 KS: Earth superheroes 18-

3 KS: Earth supervillains 18-

3 KS: Alternate Earths 18-

6 Gambling 18-(Board games, card games, dice games)

3 AK: Earth dimension 18-

27 AK: Realm Ominus 42-(RO is a vast holding comprising all of the dimensions, universes and multiverses conquered by DXM)

15 KS: Inhabitants of Realm Ominus 30-

137 Power skill: Primal flux manipulation 85-

(Note: primal flux is a form of energy more fundamental and unified than magic or

cosmic power--the currency of transdimensional intrigue)

50 10 levels with all noncombat uses of powers

3 Combat Piloting 14-

3 Combat Driving 14-

3 Riding 14-

3 Persuasion 19-

3 Seduction 19-

3 High Society 19-

3 PS: Dimensional Conqueror 18-

3 Analyze: Magic 18-

4 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Anthropomorphic Mecha,

Carts & Carriages, Chariots, Equines

3 Tactics 18-

3 KS: Magic 18-

10 Two Weapon fighting(HtH)

3 Teamwork 14-

4 AK: Omniverse 20-

4 KS: Entities of Omniverse 20-

8 Navigation(Air, Astral, Dimensional, Land, Marine, Space, Temporal), 19-

 

Cost: 377

 

Talents

 

75 Danger Sense, any area, any danger, Analyze,

Discriminatory, functions as a sense, targeting, transmit, 30-

5 Eidetic memory

26 Universal translator, usable by others, 20-

 

cost: 106

 

Perks

 

100 Custom perk: Lord of Realm Ominus

(Emperor, Head of state of large interstellar society, leader of religion, military, membership in Cosmic Council)

15 Filthy rich

10 Reputation, Ominus Deus Rex, dimensional overlord, ruler of a myriad multiverses

(a large group), 8-, +10/+10d6

24 Contact: cosmic council

(contact has access to major institutions, significant contacts of its own, contact has extremely useful skills or resources),

organization contact (x3), 12-

1050 Followers--loyal subjects of Realm Ominus, up to 250+ disads, x10^60 members

(note: obviously this won't come up that much, but it represents a nearly limitless "talent pool" the character can call on in a crunch)

450 Followers--elite Army of the Realm, up to 750+ disads, x10^24 members

(dispersed over a vast realm, and occasionally used for

dimensional conquest--rarely summoned except under great duress)

500 Followers--circle of immortals, up to 1500+ disads, x10^12 members

(deities of various conquered pantheons, dimensional entities, superbeings,

cosmic beings, etc--generally stay in the Realm, serving to help administer the realm and other courtly duties)

175 Followers--the Bellissima Belladonnas, up to 800+disads, x 8 members

(personal retinue which accompanies him to Earth dimension, handles various details,

provides some personal protection, maintenance on Machina, etc)

2000 Base--the Realm Ominus

(a vast holding of about 10,000 multiverses, one of the largest realms in all existence--contains various facilities and

resources too numerous to mention)

575 Base--Imperial palaces, up to 2500+disads, x32,000 bases

(at least one per multiverse, plus others)

425 Base--Museum of Alternate Earths, up to 1500+ disads, x 32,000,000 bases

(he has the largest collection of alternate earths in existence)

100 Various favors from powerful or interesting NPCs

 

cost: 5,424

 

Powers

Innate immortal abilities

150 Life Support(total, per Galactic Champions,

plus immunity to temporal alterations, reality alterations, spiritual alterations), inherent

25 Damage Resistance(20rPD, 20rED), hardened

10 Hardened PD,ED

90 Damage Reduction, Physical, 75%, Resistant, hardened, inherent

90 Damage Reduction, Energy, 75%, Resistant, hardened, inherent

60 Power Defense 40 points, hardened, inherent

60 Mental Defence 46 points, hardened, inherent

160 Healing, can heal limbs, resurrection, 6 BODY/points,

vs. all reduced powers and characteristics(+2), 0 END, Persistent,

inherent(361 active points), Extra time(regeneration only: 1 turn)(-1 1/4)

(can only be killed by powerful dimensional entities or special artifacts)

62 +75 BODY, inherent, only to delay true death(-2)

(must be taken to -150 Body to truly die)

50 Extra-dimensional movement, return to Realm Ominus when seriously injured or deeply unconscious

(-10 BODY or -31 STUN), inherent, trigger, 0 END Persistent

10 0 END cost on 20 STR

18 +6" running, total 12", 0 END cost

180 12d6 Luck, inherent, Usable by others(in direct contact),

area effect(18" radius), selective

 

sub-cost: 965 points

 

Immortal powers

 

200 Clairsentience, see past, future, and into related dimensions,

sight, hearing, taste/smell, touch and danger sense,analyze,

discriminatory, increased arc of perception(360 degrees), targeting,

telescopic +20, x8 range(7400"(14.8km)) cost: 20 END per phase

(Ominus can look into the future and see the 10 most likely outcomes of a given course of action)

250 naked advantage: Megascale 4(1" = 1000km) on Clairsentience, can be scaled down +25 END cost per phase

1350 Variable Power Pool: Primal Flux manipulation, 1000 points, inherent,

no time to change, no roll to change, requires a skill roll to activate

(note: -1/5 active points in earth dimension, -1/10 active points in mystical dimensions,

-1/20 active points in Realm Ominus)(-1/2), gestures(-1/4)(note: every

power requires Ominus to gesture with his fingers, hands and wrists--

if they are restrained, he is unable to use his VPP or multipower)(2625 active points ),

x10 END cost in Earth dimension(-3 1/4), may use personal END or END reserve(+1/4)

1000 END Reserve 10000 points

500 1000 REC for End reserve, only recovers in Realm Ominus(-1)

26 +100 PRE, costs END to use(-1/2), may use personal END or END reserve(+1/4),

x10 END cost in Earth dimension(-3 1/4)(Divine Aura power)

sub-cost: 3,326 points

 

Common "shtick" powers

360 Multipower, 360 Active points, inherent, gestures

36 u Entangle, cannot be escaped with teleportation, hardened,

Area Effect Radius, Selective, half End cost, 12d6, 12 DEF

(sfx: a horde of buxom heavily muscled amazon warrior women appear

and grab the targets by their limbs--when the entangle is broken, the warriors disappear) 16 END

36 u Energy Blast, AVLD(ED force field), Affects desolid,

Area effect--any area(20 hexes), selective, half end cost, 16d6

(sfx: a blast of primal energy sweeps across an area at which Ominus gestures) 17 END

24 u Telekinesis, STR 180, fine manipulation, half end cost,

affects whole object(-1/4), may be escaped with a DEX roll -8(-1/4)

(sfx: giant hands reach out and grab the object pointed at)

36 u Summon Warrior of the Realm, up to 750 points,x4 members,

select from limited group(+1/4), slavishly devoted(+1)--may perform up

to 45 tasks

(sfx: summons mighty warriors from Realm Ominus to defend him or perform other tasks)

36 u Summon Imperial Mount, up to 600 points, select from broad group(+1/2),

slavishly devoted(+1), x4 duration--may perform up to 180 tasks

(sfx: summons a "ride"--could be a mythological animal, like a pegasus or dragon, or a vehicle, like a Bond car or jet)

35 u Summon Imperial Subjects, up to 350 points, up to 64 members,

broad group(+1/2), specific persons, slavishly devoted --up to 45 tasks

(sfx: summons a group of famous humans from real life or fiction to help Ominus with some task)

36 u Healing, restore lost limbs, resurrection, 9.5d6, heal all reduced abilities simultaneously(+2) 36 END

36 u Major Transform 4d6, into anything, variable advantage +2(+4) 0-36 END

36 u Extradimensional Movement

("transports" affected area to alternate reality--creates an area in which

physical reality is altered--does not transport targets to his realm, but alters

reality locally--he is still subject to the same limitations in Earth

dimension as before; this is basically a non-combat power to "work miracles",

and smaller ones are easier to maintain than big ones)

35 u Mental Illusions, 14d6, Variable Advantage +2(+4)

36 u Energy Blast, 18d6, No Range Modifiers, Indirect, Area effect--accurate, AVLD(ED force field)

(sfx: Ominus points at a target and a beam of primal energy homes in on them--

a focused, hyper-accurate version of the sweeping blast above--generally reserved for tougher foes)

36 u Teleport 31", x4 mass, Variable Advantage +2(+4)

sub-cost: 778 points

 

Giant Machina powers(common limitation is "only inside Giant Machina",

which is a -1/4 limitation similar to OIHID--the Machina can't be

taken everywhere, and takes a phase to "start up" one Ominus enters it;

The Machina is always at least 100 m tall, and up to 220 m tall and 100 kton-

-it resembles a giant adamantite colossus clad in "spartanized/Hellenized" plate armor, carrying a giant gladius and shield)

140 +100 Strength, Area Effect 2" radius, non-selective, 0 END cost

(Direct punches do 24d6 damage, and any targets caught in the

radius take 20d6 damage)

182 32" Stretching, no-noncombat, no velocity bonus, 0 END Persistent

40 -25" Knockback Resistance

700 Force Wall, 40rPD,40rED, up to 100" tall and 100" wide

(600 base cost), double hardened, stops teleport x2,

personal immunity, 0 END Persistent,

Trigger: whenever an attack drops the wall it goes

back up,

No Range, Restricted Shape(Machina)(-1/4), Feedback(-1)(notes: the personal immunity permits Ominus to enter and exit the machina

without lowering the defenses(he still has to make his

attacks indirect to attack through the field); the armor of the machina protects any passengers inside from harm)

91 +38" running, 0 END cost

22 +18" swimming, 0 END cost

60 25" flight, 0 END cost

60 10" flight, 0 END cost, Megascale 8(1" = 10 million km),

can be scaled down to 1" = 1 km

(can fly at about 50mln km/sec, which is about 170x lightspeed)

132 10" Tunneling through 30 DEF, 0 END cost

180 Multipower, Machina arsenal, 180 active points, indirect

12 u HKA, 4d6(8d6 w/STR), Penetrating, 0 END cost

6 u Missile Deflection vs. all ranged attacks, affects adjacent hexes, reflect back at attacker

12 u EB 12d6 NND(ED force field)(sword fires divine lightning) 12 END

10 u EB 32d6, extra time: full phase(eye beams charge up and fire primal energy--usually haymakered) 16 END

10 u Flash vs. Sight group,14d6, Area Effect cone, x 2 area, no range(polished shield) 18 END

 

sub-cost: 1,657 points

 

Realm Lord powers(common limitation, powers only work in Realm Ominus(-1))

15 +20 Lightning Reflexes

30 +6 Overall levels

75 Realm Lord Armor: 20rPD/20rED/20rMD/20rPwD, hardened(Ominus is adorned with gleaming ceremonial armor as a mark of regency)

75 Realm Lord Scepter, 150 Active points

6 u 20d6 Hand Attack

7 u 10d6 Drain vs. Body

7 u 5d6 Transform into anything

7 u 15d6 Heal Endurance

97 Teleportation, 10", Safe Blind teleport(+1/4), Megascale 32(1"= a LONG way), may be scaled down to 1"= 1km

187 Mind Scan 30d6(human, animal, machine and alien minds), +60 ECV, half END cost 15 END

4000 Duplication, up to 7000 points/duplicate, easy recombine, x250,000 duplicates, up to 100% different(+1),

ranged recombination(+1/2)

(may recombine with any duplicate within about 2 km),

rapid duplication, x1000 duplicates/split(+2 1/2)

(duplicates have about 3000 points after paying for duplication -

-they typically have characteristics about 75-80% of the base form,

innate abilities at about 50-60%, no perks, a 300 pt. VPP,

some shtick powers at about half power, no machina, and other realm lord powers at 50%

--Ominus sends these forms out to take care of administering his realm or to "multi-task" in the ways someone like Tyrannon might)

55 Mind Link, only with duplicates, any distance, up to 250,000 minds

 

 

sub-cost: 4,561 points

 

total cost: 530+377+106+5424+965+3326+778+1657+4561= 17,734 points

 

 

Disadvantages

10 Distinctive features: aura of immense extradimensional power--

registers as entity-level being(Concealable; Extreme Reaction;

Detectable only by unusual senses)

15 Physical Limitation--giant machina's size limits its utility

(frequent, greatly impairing)

20 Physical Limitation--must return to Realm Ominus for 2 days after every 12 days gone

(notes: to stay longer than 12 days, make an ego roll, -1 per extra day, so up to 21 days, a 15- roll(due to overall levels)

; at 28 days, an 8- roll; must return no later than 28 days)

15 Social Limitation--responsibilities as dimensional ruler

(Frequently, Major)(he has to monitor events in his realm, preside over ceremony, etc)

20 Vulnerability--hand to hand attacks outside his machina, x2 STUN

15 Watched by Cosmic Council, 8-(Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, watching)

(The CC is basically kind of a cross between the Q Continuum and the

Republican Senate(with thousands of entities assembling in a giant cosmic

chamber),

designed to meet and resolve transdimensional disputes and other issues--

on good days they are very effective at enforcing peace and discipline,

and on bad days they're more like the worst caricature of the UN)

25 Hunted by Azoth the Lord of Chaos and its minions, 8-

(Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise easy to find,

Harshly Punish--Azoth is a triune being with three(or 4) manifestations:

Azar the Unforgiving, lord of destruction, Othar the Corruptor, mistress of dark desires,

and Zotha the Many-eyed, invisible except for its eyes and carrier of the Chaos Madness)

15 Hunted by Nefarious Omnius Dei aka Kid Nefarious

(Less Pow, PC has a Public Id or is otherwise easy to find, Harshly Punish--

NOD is an alternate "doppelganger" of ODR who actually slew his mild

mannered father and absorbed his power, then merged with many other evil

selves, though not as many--his schemes are generally more juvenile or

simplistic, and he has the cruelty of the worst adolescent bullies)

15 Hunted by Megarath the Magnificent, 11-

(as Pow, PC is easy to find, mildly punish--

Megarath is a rival dimension lord and an "ex-girlfriend" of ODR

who still carries either a grudge or a torch, depending on what side of the

cosmos she woke up on this eon--

commands a horde of "superion warriors")

15 Hunted by Monstersaurus, 11-(as Pow, Harshly Punish--

Monstersaurus is a Big Giant Monster the same size as the Deus Ex Machina,

the campaign universe equivalent of the Big G)

20 Hunted by the Lollipop Guild, 8-

(Mo Pow, easy to find, harshly punish--

the worst crew of munchkinized fantasy RPG players given real powers,

contracted to snuff Ominus and collect their gold points and experience pieces)

20 Psych Lim--Fear of physical abuse(common, Total)--

note: in a Silver Age game, change this to "Physical coward outside of machina"

15 Psych Lim--protective of friends, fans, teammates and subjects(common, strong)

15 Psych Lim--bores easily, doesn't focus well on repetitive tasks(Very Common, Moderate)

15 Psych Lim--hedonistic pleasure seeker(Very common, moderate)

15 Psych Lim--superbeing fanboy(Very common, moderate)

 

total: 265 points(+bonus)

 

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 155 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

 

Appearance: extremely handsome young man of mediterranean ethnicity,

usually dressed in the gown of a roman emperor, or wearing a custom

tailored Italian suit. Apparent age late teens/early twenties, when he is

extremely frightened or extremely pleased he may appear to be in his early

teens.

[Kristopher]

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If you could...please insert some line breaks?

 

Thanks.

[megaplayboy]

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If you could...please insert some line breaks?

 

Thanks.

 

I'm trying really hard to do that, but it looks the same every time on my screen. I'll try a couple different ways--how many characters per line do you want?

[Kristopher]

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Yipes! It shrank!

 

Um...about 70 to 75 characters per line would work. It's just that with no breaks, it makes a big scrollbar at the bottom of the screen, at least on my setup.

[megaplayboy]

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Yipes! It shrank!

 

Um...about 70 to 75 characters per line would work. It's just that with no breaks, it makes a big scrollbar at the bottom of the screen, at least on my setup.

okay, I'm going line by line and adding breaks on all the long stuff(there's a lot!), so hopefully it'll get straightened out and cleaned up. I did the writeup in wordpad, since my HD is offline.

[Guest Skaramine]

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I'm trying really hard to do that' date=' but it looks the same every time on my screen. I'll try a couple different ways--how many characters per line do you want?[/quote']

It was my fault. The widescreen version of the teamshot did the messing, don't blame Megaplayboy.

[Lightray]

Yikes! I actually think it may be Skaramine's "The whole team" pic that's making the forum display all wonky.

 

Although I've seen people's "Location" line of their post do something similar a few times lately, too.

 

You made all the text smaller, too, didn't you? Anyway, I'd recommend trying ~100 characters per line (roughly), to see if that helps.

[Kristopher]

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It was my fault. The widescreen version of the teamshot did the messing' date=' don't blame Megaplayboy.[/quote']

 

I think it differs depending on which setup you're viewing from. Your post stretched the page a little, from my PoV. I was going to say something, and forgot until MPB's post.

 

So, um, fix your crap too.

[megaplayboy]

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Okay, I've (mostly) cleaned it up and re-sized it, there shouldn't be anything longer than about 80 characters or so. Phew!

[Guest Skaramine]

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I think it differs depending on which setup you're viewing from. Your post stretched the page a little, from my PoV. I was going to say something, and forgot until MPB's post.

 

So, um, fix your crap too.

[Kristopher]

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I'm not sure how to interpret that, so just so it's clear, my comment was intended as an entirely friendly one.

[Guest Skaramine]

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I'm not sure how to interpret that' date=' so just so it's clear, my comment was intended as an entirely friendly one.[/quote']

A lighthearted response to "fix your crap."

 

Emphasis on the lighthearted.

[Kristopher]

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A lighthearted response to "fix your crap."

 

Emphasis on the lighthearted.

 

Ok...good. I occasionally forget that not all circles of people are as thick-skinned and edgy as some of mine, and let something like that slip.

[Guest Skaramine]

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It's cool. My anger is swiftly draining away from me this weekend. Lots of garbage. I just need to finish my writeup of Boneface, though.

[megaplayboy]

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Okay, Deus Ex Machina, part deux:

 

Quote: "You have chose the wrong stage to perform upon, for now the Deus Ex Machina will remove you from it!"

 

Background: Long ago, in a multiverse very similar to our own,

a young boy god of little standing had just completed destroying

his abusive father and absorbing his essence, when he sensed

his very multiverse come under attack by a dark chaotic entity

known as Azoth. with his newfound power(his father had been

a pantheon head) the young deity did what he could to defend

his realm, but sensed that he would fail. He formed a desperate

plan: he would swiftly travel from adjacent multiverse to adjacent

multiverse, finding his counterparts, and absorb both them and

his hated father's doppelgangers. He would use this power to

save his realm, and these others(which were also soon to be

invaded, since they bordered his multiverse). Though he

encountered other resistance in the process, he was highly

successful, and increased his power to a vast extent. In the

process he consolidated thousands of realms in their entirety,

and dozens if not hundreds of others in partiality. Inadvertently

in the process of protecting the nigh infinite inhabitants of the

"Realm Ominus" from the Chaos Madness, he permanently overrode

everyone's free will--they now seemed to live only to serve him.

Though he spent eons trying to reverse the effect, he was never

able to find a way he found satisfactory. Though there were endless

pleasures and benefits to being a dimensional lord, there was one

great drawback. Aside from the occasional need to defend his realm,

and also for "protective" annexations/invasions of other dimensions,

there was little challenge or novelty in this existence for the young

entity. Eternal boredom seemed to be thew reward for all of his hard

work and sacrifice. But in some of these realms there had been

beings known as "superheroes" who dressed in colorful costumes,

had colorful names and many exciting adventures. Such beings

fascinated Ominus. He couldn't decide whether to be a hero or

a villain, but wanted to join in such a fun "game". Ominus crafted

a gigantic metallic warrior colossus out of the purest Adamant,

and travelled to a dimension untouched by Chaos. There he found

the city of Rome on the planet Earth, and intended to attack the

city to get superheroes to fight him. But apparently a giant fire-

breathing dinosaur had beaten him to it. Ominus showed his

displeasure by attacking the monster. After a tough fight, the god

in the machine defeated Monstersaurus, and discovered to his

surprise that the inhabitants of the city were cheering him on.

Apparently they regarded him as a superhero. And they were

lauding him of their own free will. Ominus was deeply touched,

and vowed to do his best to play the role of a superhero whenever

he could. He still had to keep track of the Realm Ominus, but now

he had something more fulfilling to occupy his free time with.

 

(Silver Age Villain option: Ominus chose to be a supervillain instead,

and repeatedly showed up with one elaborate/esoteric scheme

after another.

 

NPC option: Ominus occasionally tries to do heroic or villainous things,

but regards it all as a big game, his chief aim being to hang out with

all the wonderful supers.)

 

Powers/Tactics:

In his own realm, Deus Ex Machina is nearly omnipotent--only

a determined group of iconic heroes or master villains could hope

to subdue or defeat him. In this dimension he is much less powerful,

hence the need for the colossus. The giant warrior is immensely

strong and tough, but is an easy target for attack, and most of his

divine abilities can not be targeted out of the machina. Outside of

the armored giant Ominus can work miracles with a mere gesture,

but if his hands are restrained he can do little. Typically

D.Ex Machina will first attempt to grab and subdue lesser foes,

and smash worthy opponents. Occasionally he will draw his sword

and shield to face a particularly deadly foe. Outside of his machina,

Ominus prefers to use his powers to subdue his foes in creative ways,

rather than simply pummeling them with raw power.

 

He is extremely reluctant to engage any foe in hand to hand combat

outside of his machina. Since he needs to use his hands(or at least

wiggle his fingers) to use his power, even a simple entangle can

cause him great inconvenience.

 

Campaign Use: Affable mega-hero eager to help, a literal

"deus ex machina" to help out when the PCs have bitten off way

more than they can possibly chew. Or a comic relief mega-villain

who shows up to pester the PCs(ala Myxzlpltk,

Impossible Man, et al) before they find a way to exploit his

weaknesses and send him packing. Or something in between.

Since he has a museum of Alternate Earths, it's possible he could be

a means of kick-starting a "Champions in 3-D" style campaign.

 

Personality/motivation: Ominus Deus Rex is basically a boy-man in

personality. Though he is well-accustomed to getting literally

anything and everything he wants without limit, he is surprisingly

game and receptive to the give and take he encounters with

other heroes. He is very friendly, almost overeager at times,

because he really has had very few true friends over the milennia.

He is extremely unimpressed by displays of welath, fame, power,

or sexual prowess, since he has "been there, done that"

10,000 times over. He is extremely impressed by heroism and

sacrifice--it inspires him. If asked about his realm, he will speak

about it cordially and gradually, but is reluctant to invite anyone

to his realm, as there is a strong possibility that prolonged stays

will sap their free will like it has everyone else. Due to his father's

abuse, Ominus is extremely fearful of physical attack when he is

not inside his Machina. Under assault and duress, he will tend to

emotionally collapse. Ominus' maturity varies greatly--at times he

seems very boyish, and at other times he will display the maturity

of a very old being. His biggest flaw is that he bores very easily,

and long team briefings are the least enjoyable aspect of

superheroing to him.

[csyphrett]

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The Dimension Commandoes 2

Captain Steve Charlton pulled on the wheel, listening to radio chatter from the ships in the neighborhood. The Hub had spotted this incursion, passed the word to him and his team, and here he was flying over the Pacific wondering what was going on.

 

"It's a boundary crosser, Captain," said a voice in Charlton's radio.

 

Charlton had sent one of his team ahead. Mister Mist was an expert at getting into places he shouldn't be in, and liked to sneak around anyway. His voice was a conglomeration of dozens of other voices all talking together like an out of sync chorus. He also knew when something had crossed part of the veil to reach their part of reality.

 

"Trouble on your six, Cap," said another, more distinct voice in Charlton's mind. "Better look after yourself."

 

Charlton knew better than to disregard that other voice, even if he was the only one that heard it. He concentrated on the steering yoke, eyes closed for the few seconds he needed. Suddenly he was standing at the stern of the plane, scanning the sky while also piloting in the cockpit. Two flares told him that a pair of strange aircraft were trailing the drop ship.

 

A glimpse of the future told him that the two trailing craft would fire on his. He wouldn't have known except for the voice in his ear. He let his concentration slip so he could function in the real world again.

 

"We have unfriendlies on our six, Q-man," Charlton said into his intercom. "Take them out. Everyone else, get ready to board that other craft while we provide a distraction."

 

"Thanks again, Duck," he whispered to himself, "wherever you are."

 

******

Steve Charlton had always known where things were, what was the likeliest thing to happen. It was usually a feeling of some type, never anything distinct. That changed when he and his best friend, Waylon ‘Duck' Stodge, died.

 

The boys were ice fishing not far from Steve's grandparents' house. The Charlton family lived within walking distance for generations. Each son, or daughter, moved to a house close to the ancestral homestead, or bought land and built a house on it. The Stodges had moved to the neighborhood and the boys had hit it off right away.

 

On this particular day, they had went to a local lake that had frozen over during the night to do a little fishing. They hadn't expected to catch anything. It was an excuse to goof off from their chores. In this case, tragedy struck when the ice cracked and sent the boys to the bottom of the lake. Steve passed out from oxygen deprivation as he tried to get out of the freezing water. His parents found him at the lake's edge.

 

Duck's body was never found.

 

Steve's feelings grew until he saw pictures of what was going to happen, what had happened, and what was going on a good distance away. This helped him when he joined the Air Force and became a pilot. He put in his time quietly, listening to the warning voice in his head when it spoke.

 

He came to believe that Duck Stodge was still alive somewhere and warning him of danger, and when the opportunity to gain access to other dimensions needed someone like him, he jumped at the chance. His best friend is alive and he won't stop until he has found him.

[megaplayboy]

Re: The New Circle

 

My apologies--there are a handful of math errors on the DXM writeup--I hand typed the character into wordpad before copying to the board. The dupes should be about 3000 points after paying for duplication, not 4000. The powers in the multipower for the Machina should all be indirect(+1/4), to allow them to work through the force wall--I changed the costs, but I'm not sure they're completely accurate.

I don't have a lot of experience doing 5-digit writeups(does anybody)?

[Guest Skaramine]

Re: The New Circle

 

Boneface is a teammate of Dragonstar's, and has the potential for being a character of mystical origin. He's inspired by three of my favorite heroes, Nightwing, Nightcrawler and Captain America.

 

I introduce, Kurt Dixon, Boneface