[Character] Professor Powerful

[Enforcer84]

Professor Powerful

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

45 STR 35 18- Lift 12.8tons; 9d6 [4]

18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 6/DCV: 6

25 CON 30 14-

13 BODY 6 12-

15 INT 5 12- PER Roll 17-

11 EGO 2 11- ECV: 4

15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6

12 COM 1 11-

 

20 PD 11 Total: 20 PD (10 rPD)

20 ED 15 Total: 20 ED (10 rED)

4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12

14 REC 0

50 END 0

50 STUN 1 Total Characteristic Cost: 147

 

Movement:

Running: 6"/12"

Flight: 15"/120"

Leaping: 9"/18"

Swimming: 2"/4"

 

 

Cost Powers END

15 Superhuman Senses: +5 PER with all Sense Groups

7 I used to Box in College: Hand-To-Hand Attack +2d6 (10 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2) 1

40 Superflight: Flight 15", x8 Noncombat 4

10 Supertough Skin: Damage Resistance (10 PD/10 ED)

Skills

9 +3 with Punch/Grab/Haymaker

5 Cramming

2 CuK: Ancient Greece 11-

2 CuK: Roman Empire 11-

3 Deduction 12-

3 Scholar

1 1) KS: Classic Literature (2 Active Points) 11-

1 2) KS: Classical Civilizations (2 Active Points) 11-

1 3) KS: Heraldry (2 Active Points) 11-

1 4) KS: Legends And Lore (2 Active Points) 11-

2 5) KS: Medival History (3 Active Points) 12-

1 6) KS: The Superhuman World (2 Active Points) 11-

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 103

Total Cost: 250

 

100+ Disadvantages

20 Dependent NPC: Brian and Deborah Prentiss (Son and Daughter-in-law 8- (Normal; Unaware of character's adventuring career/Secret ID; Group DNPC: x2 DNPCs)

5 Dependent NPC: Diana Prentiss (Granddaughter) 8- (Normal; Useful Noncombat Position or Skills)

5 Hunted: AARP 11- (Less Pow, NCI, Watching)

10 Hunted: Dr Diabolic 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish)

10 Psychological Limitation: Absent-Minded (must make an INT Roll to remember anything important that's not directly related to his area of expertise) (Common, Moderate)

20 Psychological Limitation: Code of the Hero (Common, Total)

15 Psychological Limitation: Obsessed; Must Study Ancient Cultures At Every Opportunity (Common, Strong)

10 Psychological Limitation: Quick to action (Common, Moderate)

5 Rivalry: Professional (Younger hero, dismissive of the old fogey; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry)

15 Social Limitation: Professor Johan Brian Prentiss (Frequently, Major)

10 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Magic (Common)

10 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN Magic (Common)

15 Experience Points

 

Total Disadvantage Points: 250

 

 

 

Background/History: Jonah was too young to serve in WWII but was a soldier in Korea and has seen his share of combat. He had often dreamt of flying through the air using superhuman powers to help those in need. He’d seen more than a few heroes and villains on TV and even up close in his long life. Jonah married young and lost his wife to pneumonia in 1964. He has one son and entered into teaching when he was in his late thirties.

It seemed that Professor Prentiss was destined to be nothing more than a stogy septuagenarian college professor; that is, until he vacationed in Rome. A few of the classical studies professors decided to take a trip to Greece. While there, Jonah, along with his academic rival, gained superhuman powers after exposure to an alien artifact, they thought was a WWII era gun shell of some sort. Giddy with power, the two old men flew into the air. After a long discussion as to what to do with their newfound abilities, they decided to become hero and villain (flipping a coin) and see who was the better super-man. Professor Prentiss has let his grand-daughter in on the secret, but his annoying hippie commune son and daughter in law are completely in the dark.

 

Personality/Motivation: Decades out of his time, Professor Prentiss is none the less living his dream. He knows he's not the most powerful hero out there, but he's clever and as he becomes more experienced he's becoming very effective. Though he gripes about everything, he's got a true soft spot for the youth; it's why he went into teaching. That, and he's something of an old perv so hanging out with superheroines is the cat's pajamas.

 

Quote: "Now calm down, son. We can handle this in a civilized manner or I can, what's that term? Open a bottle of whoop-ass on you?"

 

Powers/Tactics: Professor Powerful is a generic flying brick. Especially in the early goings of his career and his limited (?) appearance on Superteam! If you want to use him after that, have him develop some brick tricks and more combat abilities (ie fill him out to 350pts)

 

Campaign Use: Sure he looks like a grizzled veteran hero, but he's not. He will sometimes act in wide eyed wonder (and maybe fear) at the life he's landed in. But he's a true hero and he comes with his own arch nemesis! Dr. Diabolic is more the former than the latter. He like Professor Powerful is in it for fun and thrills. He generally doesn't even beak many laws. (Dr. Diabolic is very similar you could use the same sheet for both of them)

 

Professor Powerful can provide some humorous moments.

 

Appearance: Jonah Prentiss is a man in his mid seventies. Before his transformation he was a vibrant, yet small, man. Now, despite his obvious age, he's hale and full of vigor. He has a powerful if not ripped physique; and though his face shows his age, he’s a handsome man. His hairline is quite receded and the graying has almost taken over completely, but since his transformation it seems to have darkened a little.

 

His costume resembles something from the 50's Sci-Fi serials. It has a somewhat military feel. Dark brown pants with a black stripe, black boots, a white shirt under a brown jacket. The jacket is buttoned and has an upturned gauntlet, in gray, as its device. He wears a gold cape, no mask, and no gloves.

[Superskrull]

Re: [CHAR]Professor Powerful

 

 

I like it, it's got charm. Wouldn't be difficult to drop a guy like this into a game.

[Lawnmower Boy]

Re: [Character] Professor Powerful

 

This is a very charming character, but I prefer the original origin. Energy-wanders-out-of-the-physics dept-thing means interdepartmental politics, always the spice of faculty life.

Also, he needs at least 2 points of Greek and 3 Latin; also probably 2 each French, German and Italian and a KS: Linguistics. If he's old-fashioned enough he doesn't get Archaeology and Aramaic/Assyriology. I'd also throw some points towards reflecting a good writing/speaking style.

[Enforcer84]

Re: [Character] Professor Powerful

 

Good catch on the languages! I'll try to revise.