[Char] Instinct

[Doc Samson]

This is character I played some time ago. He was alot of fun to play but he could also be used as a misunderstood villain. As his powers are bought via Multiform, you need to be prepared ahead of time to get the most use out of him. He may be a bit thin on skills for some, but it would be easy to dump the Regen and Life Support to free up points for more background stuff.

 

CHARACTERISTICS

Val Char Points

20 STR 10

20 DEX 30

20 CON 20

20 BODY 20

18 INT 8

20 EGO 20

20 PRE 10

18 COM 4

8 PD 4

8 ED 4

4 SPD 10

10 REC 4

50 END 5

50 STUN 10

10" Running 8

5" Swimming 3

4" Leaping 0

170 Total Characteristics Points

 

SKILLS

Cost Name

5 Animal Handler 14-

5 Breakfall 14-

10 +2 with HTH Combat

3 Scientist

2 1) SS: Biology 13- (3 Active Points)

2 2) SS: Veterinary Medicine 13- (3 Active Points)

2 3) SS: Zoology 13- (3 Active Points)

3 Scholar

2 1) KS: Animals (3 Active Points) 13-

2 2) KS: Judo (3 Active Points) 13-

2 3) KS: Karate (3 Active Points) 13-

5 +1 with a group of similar Skills

2 WF: Common Melee Weapons

45 Total Skills Cost

 

PERKS

Cost Name

2 Reputation: Super Animal Rights Activist (A large group) 11-, +1/+1d6

2 Total Perks Cost

 

TALENTS

Cost Name

1 Resistance (1 point)

1 Total Talents Cost

 

POWERS

Cost Power END

105 Unstable DNA: Variable Power Pool (Mimicry Pool), 70 base + 35 control cost, No Skill Roll Required (+1), Powers Can Be Changed As A Zero-Phase Action (+1) (175 Active Points); Only for Multiform (Multiform is an alternate form of the character with exact copies of an animal's abilities and ability related disadvantages.; -1/2), Only to Mimic Animal Abilities (-1/2), Abilities May Only be as Powerful as the Mimicked Animal's Abilities (-1/2), Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Side Effect does a predefined amount of damage; -1/2)

22 Healing 1 BODY, Resurrection, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (60 Active Points); Extra Time (Regeneration-Only) 1 Turn (Post-Segment 12) (-1 1/4), Self Only (-1/2) 0

5 Life Support (Longevity: Immortal) 0

132 Total Powers Cost

 

DISADVANTAGES

Cost Disadvantage

20 Normal Characteristic Maxima

5 Enraged: When animals are harmed (Uncommon), go 8-, recover 14-

25 Hunted: Genetch Agents and Mutants 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Harshly Punish)

15 Hunted: The Police 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Watching)

5 Money: Animal Rights Spokesman Poor

25 Psychological Limitation: Protective of animals and the environment (Very Common, Total)

15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident (Very Common, Moderate)

15 Reputation: Extremist Animal Rights Advocate, 14-

20 Social Limitation: Public Identity (Frequently, Severe)

5 Social Limitation: Harmful Secret (Occasionally, Minor)

150 Total Disadvantages Cost

 

APPEARANCE

Instinct wears a sleeveless deep orange colored costume with dark brown gloves, boots, belt, and shoulder pads. His mask covers his upper face but leaves his hair and lower face exposed. His chest symbol is a gold paw print.

 

BACKGROUND

Silas Theron always had a strong love of animals and "wanted to be a vet when he grew up” for as long as he could remember. When he got into College, the sciences captured his imagination and solidified his belief that Veterinary School was a surely the path he was meant for. Whether it was poor grades in the non-sciences or the distractions of sports, he never got the acceptance letter to veterinary school he eagerly craved. As he still wanted to work with animals and had a strong aptitude for science, he decided research would be a good second choice for a career. Unfortunately for him, the places where science and animals cross paths are not very kind to the animals. For a long time he ignored his guilt by telling himself it was for the “betterment of humanity”, but eventually his guilt caught up with him. He was working in a genetics laboratory that experimented on transgenic animals at the time. A particularly brutal experiment convinced him that he had had enough and he set his mind to getting out of the research field. Consumed with guilt, he decided that quitting his job was not enough. To redeem himself, he decided he needed to put an end to the place where he himself has taken part in the experimentation on animals. Using a recipe he found on the internet and chemicals he was able to acquire in the research laboratory, he created a bomb with the intention on destroying the building he worked in. He stayed late one night and waited until after everyone else had left. He then evacuated all the test animals from the building. His inexperience in the proper handling of explosives caused him to mix the chemicals improperly and as a result they exploded much sooner than he anticipated. He was still inside the genetics lab when the shockwave blasted him through a rack of hazardous chemicals. He body was trapped under a mixture of rubble, viral vectors and potent mutagens. The last thing he remembers was looking at his crushed legs and thinking was “Well, I don’t think the doctors would be able to fix that anyway even if I somehow got out of here.” He awoke beneath some foliage in the woods that surrounded the research facility campus with no memory of how he survived or escaped. Later he would attribute it simply to “good instincts”. In the coming weeks he discovered that he had the ability to mimic the attributes and abilities of any animal he could think of. His also takes on some minor flaw related to the animals he imitates. With a bit of practice, he quickly mastered his new powers and set out to be a superhero. Becoming a superhero felt to him like he had discovered his secret, but true, calling. He now uses his powers to protect not only people, but also animals and the environment. His strong belief in animal rights sometimes puts him at odds with the authorities, though he seeks to avoid violent conflicts with the police. He is able to eek out a meager living as a public speaker at animal rights rallies and conventions and he frequently attends high profile animal rights protests to be in the public spotlight.

 

PERSONALITY

Instinct is motivated by a strong compassion for animals and a deep seated guilt over his past involvement in animal research. Though he genuinely cares for people, his first priority is to the animals and the environments in which they live. He is overconfident in his animal born abilities to handle any situation. Though his strong belief in animal rights has often put him at odds with the authorities in the past, he seeks to avoid violent conflicts with the police as he knows that will only hurt his cause. He regrets the rash decision that lead him to blow up his former employer’s building and he realizes that if this information became public, it could ruin his credibility as a hero.

 

QUOTE

"If people were more like animals the World would be a better place."

 

POWERS/TACTICS

Though his powers allow him to fill many different rolls on a team, Instinct feels most comfortable filling the role of the team’s "Big Man" or “Brick”. He often mimics an animal’s strength, size, or weight to give himself superhuman strength and durability. When solo, he will employ various animal senses and modes of movement to stalk his prey. His only limitations seem to be the weaknesses he inherits from the animals he imitates and the boundaries of his own imagination.

 

CAMPAIGN_USE

Though GeneTech is after him, it’s not for the reason Instinct thinks. He assumes they want revenge on him for destroying one of their animal research facilities, but in fact, it is because they want to capture him to study his DNA and retrieve what could be the only remaining sample of the experimental mutagen they were working on. The research they are performing is highly illegal and violates numerous laws. It is for this reason that they have not reported his terrorist act to the police. They fear that public knowledge of their vendetta would bring the unwanted attention of the authorities. In their last encounter, one of the agents on a GeneTech recovery team referred to Instinct as Subject "Prime-8”. Though Instinct hasn’t drawn any conclusions from this as of yet, the agent was severely reprimanded for his indiscretion.

 

Character created with Hero Designer (version 2.42)