Superman design please help

[djday38]

Hi Guys,

I am starting a new champions campaign soon using a mixed DC/Marvel universe using the Heroclix minatures.

 

the first character I am attempting to model is Superman.

To give you a little background, I am going for the modern version of Supes as per recent JLA issues.

He will start at the top end of the power scale with STR 100

(the same as my universe Thor and starting Hulk before getting mad).

His Dex is 35 (very high for my universe but characters such as Beast, Nightcrawler and Spidey will have dex from 40 to 50).

 

I am not concerned in fitting any character into a point value, I want detailed write ups as true to the character as possible, so there point totals are irrelevant.

 

I have used the Superman's posted at The Great book of real heroes site extensively in the following wrie up especially Sam Bell's and Micheal Santorineos.

 

pls feel free to give as much comment good or bad as possible,

I have not run champions 5th before and have not run 4th edition for a long time so may well be very rusty on some rules.

 

Here he is

 

Superman (Clark Kent)

 

CHARACTERISTICS

 

STR 100 (90)

DEX 35 (75)

CON 80 (140)

BOD 60 (100)

INT 16 (6)

EGO 22 (24)

PRE 100 (90)

COM 35 (13)

PD 45 (25)

ED 35 (19)

SPD 8 (35)

REC 36 (0)

END 250 (45)

STUN 150 (0)

 

SKILLS, PERKS, TALENTS

Cost Name Roll

3 Analyze 12

3 Bureaucratics 29

20 2 Overall Combat Lvls

3 Computer Pgoramming 12

3 Conversation 29

3 Deduction 12

5 Disguise 13

5 Knowledge - Metropolis 14

2 Knowledge - Super Criminals 11

3 Oratory 29

3 Power Strength 29

6 Proffesional - Reporter 15

3 Systems Operation 12

3 Teamwork - JLA 15

2 Navigation 12

3 Paramedic 12

5 Area Knowledge - Metropolis 14

3 Knowledge - Literature 12

20 Universal Translator

4 Area Knowledge - Smallville 13

3 Knowledge - Krypton 12

5 Contact - Perry White 11

4 Contact - Emil Hamilton 8

6 Contact - Guardian 8

5 Contact - Gangbuster 8

24 Contact - JLA 11

6 Contact - Batman 8

6 Contact - Wonder Woman 8

6 Contact - Supergirl 8

6 Contact - Superboy 8

24 Contact - White House 8

4 Contact - Bibbo 8

24 Contact - Metropolis SCU 8

 

POWERS

Cost, Name, End.

64 Heat Vision - 12d6 Energy Blast Armor Piercing, No Knockback (13)

 

80 Movement Multipower (80 pt reserve) Ultra

9 1. Flight - Flight 40 usable under water U (18)

18 2. Space Flight - Faster Than Light Travel 4 Light years U (2

5 3. Super Running - Running 31 U (10)

 

180 Super Breath Multipower (180 pt reserve) Ultra

12 1. Air Blast - 12d6 Energy Blast Area Effect 27 Thin Cone X2 Knockback, Does no Damage (24)

11 2. Ice Blast - 6d6 Entangle (Ice) Area Effect 27 Thin Cone Vulnerable to Fire & Heat (22)

 

40 Impossible to Kill - Damage Resistance 45PD 35ED

45 Life Support - Life Support (total)

42 Super Senses - Infared Perception, Microscopic Vision Sight X10, N Ray Vision (Not Vs Lead), +8 Perception all groups

20 Hard To Move - Knocback Resistance -10

15 Lack of Weakness - Lack of Weakness -15 (PD/ED)

7 Instant Change - Cosmetic Transform 2d6 Clothes to Costume.

6 Flash Defense - Flash Defense 6

DISADVANTAGES

Cost, Disadvantage, Roll

 

10 DNPC - Lois Lane 14

5 DNPC - Jimmy Olsen 11

20 Dedicated to Truth & Justice

25 Code Vs. Killing

5 Rivalry with Lois (Proff)

15 Secret Identity (Clark Kent)

30 Susceptibility - Kryptonite 3d6 per segment

5 Watched by Perry White 8

15 Overconfident

30 Vulnerability X2 Magic

5 DNPC - Ma & Pa Kent 8

5 DNPC - Lana Lang 8

5 Hunted Braniac 13 8

5 Hunted Parasite 8

5 Hunted Cyborg 8

5 Hunted Metallo 8

5 Hunted Darkseid 8

5 Hunted Doomsday 8

5 Hunted Mr. Mxyzptlk 8

10 Hunted Lex Luthor 11

10 Hunted by enemies of JLA 8

20 Protective of Innocents

20 Vulnerability X1.5 Sonics

20 Vulnerability X2 Kryptonite

 

There you go, he chugs in at 1424 points.

A couple of other notes, I have changed the teamwork skill slightly for my campaign in that it only works for teams or heroes you have worked with extensively in the past or currently.

I will be leaving recovery alone unless someone has a actual healing or regeneration power as I do not want combat any longer than it currently will be. the smae applies to stun in most cases.

I have given characters a rich lsit of contacts and hunted's as I want the characters to reflect their long comic histories as much as possible and this gets over to the players the campaign has a rich background and past and interacts without their presence.

 

tell me what you think

Dean

[SuperPheemy]

Remember to add Perk: Membership Justice League of America. The League has resources beyond it's members.

[djday38]

Yep, great point, thks very much. I have costed his JLA membership at 6 points. Does that sound about right?

 

rgds

Dean

[AlHazred]

Not up on the comic books, but based on the Justice League show on Cartoon Network, that would seem fair. Although I wonder, would that be a Perk: Membership in the Justice League, or would that be like a PC contributing points toward the group's Base?

[Stargazer]

actualy its a bit of both i think...no?

[Yogzilla]

Re: Superman design please help

 

Originally posted by djday38

...I am going for the modern version of Supes as per recent JLA issues.

 

In that case, you can lose the FTL Flight - - current incarnation of Superman cannot exceed the speed of light.

 

-Yogzilla

[djday38]

Ok, have taken out the FTL flight.

 

any other thoughts good, bad or indifferent?

 

rgds

Dean

[Wildcat]

for a good 4th edition version of Superman, take a look at the Viper book and Viperia (if she wasn't a Supergirl clone I don't know who would be.)

you got most of what she did, but she might give ya ideas

 

WC

[TheTemplar]

I would add some form of Megascale flight. Megascale has replaced FTL for 5ed, and you buy it as 1"=Xkm. He can still fly around the world pretty darn fast...just not at FTL speeds.

Read up on Megascale and see if it fits into your interpretation of the Supe concept.

 

-T

[JmOz]

Lower the Con (to about 40), by some more as "Non Persistent" He is quite easy to get a good blow on at first

 

I would suggest a defensive MP that includes desolid (with various advantages and limitations) for when he does the bullets can't hurt me while I just stand/fly here routine

[TheTemplar]

Originally posted by JmOz

Lower the Con (to about 40), by some more as "Non Persistent" He is quite easy to get a good blow on at first

 

I would suggest a defensive MP that includes desolid (with various advantages and limitations) for when he does the bullets can't hurt me while I just stand/fly here routine

 

Ah, the age old observation! The George Reeves Superman would let bullets bounce off him left and right, but the second a perp threw an emptied revolver at him, Superman would dodge it! ROFL! Love it.

 

-T

[JohnTaber]

No sure if anyone mentioned it but the Breath powers should be No Range.