Character for Review: Cpt Starlight

[Doppler]

This is my Buck Rogers-Meets-Hawkman character. Yet to have a chance to play him, but he seems like fun. Criticism welcome.

 

Captain Starlight

 

Background:

Peter Starr, a member of the Science Corps, was a dashing alien who cam to Earth some 30 years ago to track down some interstellar villains. Unfortunately, his spaceship crashed somewhere in the Midwest and he was stranded here. Luckily though, he was well-versed in human culture by his superiors before undertaking this mission, and was easily able to get a job at the local Midwest University as an astronomer while he rebuilt his damaged craft.

 

In time, he took a wife, who died in childbirth. The child was sickly (possibly from the co-mingling of DNA between species), and would have died, had Dr. Starr built a fantastic device that "drew the very ultrascopic rays from the stars" and infused them into the infant. Andy, as the child was called grew to adulthood, finding it easy to excel in science due to his superior alien intellect and nightly lessons from his learned father. He was a strong boy too, although still very sickly, as he remains to this day.

 

As the years passed, the elder Starr taught the young man about Keldor, their homeworld; and the Science Corps. Andy decided he, too, wished to be considered for membership into the elite space patrol organization, and Peter taught him everything he needed to know. Peter and Andy even wove together a new kind of fabric to make Andy's Science Corps outfit out of! (Incidentally, Andy lives of of the stipend provided to him by patenting this new fabric, called Gammacloth-3).

 

Father and son worked shoulder-to-shoulder, rebuilding the advanced alien spacecraft bit by bit in the old barn near the main telescope. On the eve of the elder Starr's test flight, Andy was in town getting some souveniers to show the people of Keldor. A giant explosion rocked the observatory! Andy dashed behind a building, donned his Science Corps outfit, and flew to investigate.

 

Scant moments before he arrived, the spacecraft took off! In the old barn, his father laid dying, obviously the result of a nefarious attack. Peter told his son, "It-it was Gorlo, one of the criminals I tracked to Earth many years ago. He must have been tracking our progress, waiting for his chance to strike. You are now Captain Starlight. You must prove yourself to be a worthy hero! Go get that man, and put him under arrest- for vandalism and grand theft spaceship!"

 

Andy easily overtook the spacecraft, opened the hatch, and flew inside. He grabbed Gorlo (a hideous beast- it's hard to say how he survived unnoticed for 30 years) in one powerful hand, and ripped the dashboard (!) out with the other, tossing it to the Earth below. He said, "If you want Father's spacecraft so badly, you can have it!" With this, he flew off. The rocket ship careened into space, doubtless killing its only passenger, who screamed all the way to his doom.

 

Description:

In his secret identity, Andy Starr is a tall, slender man with bookish glasses, who smokes a pipe (to make him look more professorial). He wears checked shirts, and blazers with patches on the elbows. His shoes usually show signs of wear.

 

As Captain Starlight, his costume is red, white, and blue. His chest and cape are blue, emblazoned with white stars. His trunks and boots are red, and his boots also have three stars running down the outsides vertically. His face is covered with a 3/4 cowl mask of blue. Because of his outfit, he is often called "The Star-Spangled Avenger" even though the stars signify those in the sky rather than those on the flag.

 

 

Val	Char	Cost
25	STR	15
23	DEX	39
20	CON	20
15	BODY	10
23	INT	13
10	EGO	0
15	PRE	5
10	COM	0
16	PD	5
16	ED	6
5	SPD	17
10	REC	2
40	END	0
38	STUN	0

6" RUN02" SWIM05" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 132

 

Cost	Power	END
10	Nictitating Membranes: Flash Defense (10 points) (Sight Group)
14	Duplicate Vital Organs: +21 BODY (42 Active Points); Only to determine point of death (-1 1/2), No Figured Characteristics (-1/2) (not added to totals)
50	Tachyon Manipulation Flight: Flight 25"	5
12	Armored Science Corps Uniform: Armor (6 PD / 6 ED) (18 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) (added to Primary Value)
38	Ultrascopic Tube: Multipower, 62-point reserve, all slots: , 32 Charges on whole multipower (+1/4) (77 Active Points); OAF (-1)
3u	1) Particle Beam: Energy Blast 12d6 (vs. ED) (60 Active Points)
3u	2) Wide-Angle Particle Blast: Energy Blast 8d6 (vs. ED), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +1/2) (60 Active Points)
2u	3) Radiation Blast: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (vs. ED) (45 Active Points); 3 Charges per Use (-1/2)
2u	4) Ultrascopic Energy Ray: Energy Blast 5d6 (vs. ED), Attack Versus Limited Defense: Power Defense (+1 1/2) (62 Active Points); 3 Charges per Use (-1/2)
10	Radio-Ray: Radar, 1 Continuing Fuel Charges lasting 1 Hour each (+0) (15 Active Points); Affected as Sight or Radio Group (-1/2)
15	Radar-Poon: Multipower, 30-point reserve, all slots: (30 Active Points); OAF (-1)
1u	1) Grappler Mode: Swinging 20", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (30 Active Points)
1u	2) Hook and Winch Mode: Climbing (13 Active Points) 19-
1u	3) Bola-Line: Entangle 3d6, 3 DEF (30 Active Points); 1 Recoverable Charges (-1 1/4), Lockout (-1/2), Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4)
1u	4) Hook and Winch Mode II: Telekinesis (13 STR), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (29 Active Points); Only to pull objects toward character (-1), Affects Whole Object (-1/4), Nonindirect (-1/4)

Powers Cost: 163

 

 

Cost	Skill
3	Forensic Medicine 14-
3	Paramedics 14-
2	KS: Police Procedures 11-
2	PS: Law Enforcement 11-
2	PS: Astronomer 11-
3	Criminology 14-
3	Deduction 14-
3	Breakfall 14-
3	Scientist Skill Enhancer
2	SS: Astronomy (INT-based) (3 Active Points); Modified by Scientist Enhancer (-1/4) 14-
2	SS: Space Sciences (INT-based) (3 Active Points); Modified by Scientist Enhancer (-1/4) 14-
2	SS: Physics (INT-based) (3 Active Points); Modified by Scientist Enhancer (-1/4) 14-
2	SS: Electrical Engineering (INT-based) (3 Active Points); Modified by Scientist Enhancer (-1/4) 14-

Skills Cost: 32

 

Cost	Perk
2	Money (Well Off: $200k per year)

Perks Cost: 2

 

 

 

Total Character Cost: 329

 

Val	Disadvantages
15	Social Limitation: Secret Identity, Frequently (11-), Major
20	Psychological Limitation: Code vs. Killing, Common, Total
20	Psychological Limitation: Always keeps his word, Very Common, Strong
10	Psychological Limitation: Always Fights Fair, Common, Moderate
10	Physical Limitation: Unique Physiology Requires Some Special Medical Care, Infrequently, Greatly Impairing
15	Hunted: Enemies and Criminals of Keldor, his homeworld, More Powerful, 8- (Occasionally), Harshly Punish
15	Watched: Midwest University, As Powerful, 14- (Very Frequently), Watching, Extensive Non-Combat Influence, Limited Geographical Area, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find
10	Vulnerability: Disease- or Poison-Based Attacks, Uncommon, Vulnerability Multiplier (2x STUN)
10	Vulnerability: Disease- or Poison-Based Attacks, Uncommon, Vulnerability Multiplier (2x BODY)
5	Distinctive Features: Nonhuman DNA, Easily Concealed, Extreme Reaction, Detectable Only By Unusual Senses

Disadvantage Points: 130

 

Base Points: 200

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[Southern Cross]

Re: Character for Review: Cpt Starlight

 

Captain Starlight has 330 points of disadvantages,but is built on 329 points.

Also,he's built on less points than a Standard Superhero,though his liberal use of focii helps compensate.

[MagicPegasus]

Re: Character for Review: Cpt Starlight

 

For a climbing device I use Clinging with lots of limitations. Regular Climing skill only gives 3" movement. Clinging (can't use STR to stick to surface, only verticle up or down movement, no -1d6 kb, max of 30" total movement because of line length, max of 10" movement per phase, must have the Climbing skill, -1 1/2). Each item being a 1/4 limitation. He doiesn't have to make a skill roll for each phase he moves, unless he is moving in a unussual manor or something bad is hapening to him. This device is a Powered Grappling Line that pulls the character up to the top of a building. He can be climbing along as he's moving or just let it hoist him up.

[Doppler]

Re: Character for Review: Cpt Starlight

 

up! Also: is this suitable for a GA campaign?