Jkeown Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 From my latest experiment, with a caveat, I wrote this while coming down off of anathesic. I have notes to extend this to a full campaign write up. N.O.R.S.E. CMDR THOR, lord of Thrudvang Thor is the son of Odin, lord of the AESIR, the Asgardr space-borne commandos. He weilds the hammer Mjollnr, crafted for him by the Dvergar miliary contractors, Sindri and Brokkr of Savartalfheim. He is truly his father's son, having defeated many Jotun in both space and ground conflicts, gaining much honor for his unit of AESIR. Many of his own warriors have been promoted to either VALKYRIE or EINHERJAR, Odin's elite units, and rather than consider them lost, he exults in their new positions at AESIR Command in Asgard. His love interest is a member of AESIR, Lieutenant Sif. When deployment schedules conspire to allow meetings, they usually engage in games of Tafl and get very drunk. Thor has engaged in an ongoing affair with a Jotun battle-suit pilot, Jarnsaxa. If the affair came to light, it could cause Thor his position. It would be a great embarasment at the very least. In this, he is very like his father, as his mother is the Jotun, Jord, whom he rarely sees due to the current conflict. He has been tasked with tracking down his traitor uncle, Loki, and uncover clues about something called Operation: Ragnarok and the battleship Jormundgandr. Loki is suspected to have gone over to the Jotun. If true, it is likely that Fenris and Hel, Thor's cousins, have most likely defected as well. THOR Val Char 18 STR 15 DEX 15 CON 13 BODY 15 INT 13 EGO 16 PRE 14 COM 4/19 PD 0 Total: 4/19 PD (0/15 rPD) 4/19 ED 1 Total: 4/19 ED (0/15 rED) 4 SPD 15 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 7 REC 0 30 END 0 30 STUN 0 Total Characteristic Cost: 74 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Leaping: 3" / 6" Talents 16 Berserk Fury 3 Absolute Range Sense Skills 3 Combat Driving 12- 3 Combat Piloting 12- 9 +3 with Mjollnr 3 Demolitions 12- 3 Electronics 12- 3 Gambling (Tafl) 13- 0 Language: Asgardian (completely fluent) (3 Active Points) 3 Language: Jotun (completely fluent) 2 Language: Dvergar (fluent conversation) 1 Language: Alfer (basic conversation) 3 Mechanics 12- 3 Paramedics 12- 4 PS: Soldier 13- 3 Stealth 12- 3 Survival 12- 5 Systems Operation (Power Armor) 13- 3 Tactics 12- 1 TF (Large Military Spacecraft) 3 WF (6 points' worth): Common Melee Weapons, Energy Weapons 3 Weaponsmith (Armorer) 12- Total Powers & Skill Cost: 80 Total Cost: 154 100+ Disadvantages 15 Hunted: Jotun 14- (Less Pow, Harshly Punish) 25 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Very Frequently, Severe) 15 Distinctive Features: Uniform (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 15 Dark Secret: Affair With Jotun Jarnsaxa 20 Psychological Limitation: Sense of Duty (Very Common, Strong) Total Disadvantage Points: 90 Standard Equipment: Medium Battle Armor Thor's battle armor, Jarngreipr is a standard issue suit crafted in Asgard by the Ivaldi Brothers. It has been decorated with a great deal of personal heraldry. See Spacer's Toolkit for details on Battle Armor. Mjollnr - Unique Master-crafted Weapon Mjjollnr is crafted from materials that have been phased 90 degrees from realspace, partially existing in the Gungingagap, or hyperspace. While this removes most of the weight, the inertia remains behind, giving it an incredible impact. It has also been fitted with a gravitic motor and tracking device, so it can return to its owner's hand. 1) Impact: Energy Blast 6d6, 16 Charges (Gravitic Power Pack; +0), Armor Piercing (+1/2), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +1/2) (60 Active Points); STR Minimum 18 and higher (-1), No Range (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) (, ) [16] 2) Thrown Hammer: Energy Blast 6d6, 16 Charges (Gravitic Power Pack; +0), Armor Piercing (+1/2), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +1/2) (60 Active Points); STR Minimum 18 and higher (-1), Real Weapon (-1/4) (, ) [16] Ivaldi Laser Pistol: Thor's sidearm was a gift to him by his mother Jord. Though politics prevented her from being present at his graduation, the gift was well recieved. This is a standard laser pistol from Spacer's Toolkit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Nice character background and setting. I would definitely play in that campaign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Thanks! more can be found here: http://www.curufea.com/hero/doku.php?id=resources:n.o.r.s.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Wow. Looks like you played Too Human. They use a nearly verbatim concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Wow. Looks like you played Too Human. They use a nearly verbatim concept. Actually, I read a review of Too Human. I was a little annoyed at the underused concept. Consider this a re-tool of the whole idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Exceedingly REP worthy Sir. Brilliantly written. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Thanks for the Rep, everybody. I have nearly finished putting my notes on the Wiki, and then its on to actually posting HERO constructs of it all. If anyone has any additions, I'd love to hear about them. Additionally... My cancer is still in remission. This is a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR I really like the idea behind the hammer, the battle armor suits from STK are a bit disapointing though. lemme see what I do about some different concepts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR have you looked at any of the old Traveller Sword Worlds information, that or the TNE Star Vikings material? they might prove useful for inspiration at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR I have thought about adding my own battlesuits. The aim is that the mid-range suit makes a Midgardr or Asgardr (or Alfer or whatever) the equal of an unarmored Jotun. Heavy suits are more powerful than a Jotun, by significant margin. I think I need to design some Jotun, just to see what Thor and his buddies are up against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawksmoorSD Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR This sounds like a really sweet idea and could be a lot of fun to play. I'll have to keep an eye on this because it could be a fun game to toss at my players to see if it sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR ok, what are you wanting help with first? I can see plenty of stuff I could help with on this, but where do you want me to start? can you give us more information on the base technologies were working with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR Have you checked out the Wiki articles? While there is some info there, it could bear tricking out. I suppose that N.O.R.S.E. conforms to Star HERO ATRI 10 with some systems (YGGDRASIL and BIFROST) being as high as ATRI 12. Carbon nanotubes, ultra-light, super-hard hypermaterials, self-healing hypermaterials, AI and brain uploading (especially in the case of EINHERJAR) are fairly common. Essentially, the idea is that these guys are advanced, and when they interact with the natives of Northern Europe, they do seem to be gods. Not quite Clarktech, but nearly so. Outside of their starships and battle suits, they are simply very handsome, strong humans, not gods at all. That said, anything you have to add would be welcome. I intend to write an adventure with pregenerated characters and PDF it to make it available to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawksmoorSD Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR I haven't looked at the suit Thor wears but does it give a Str boost? That would be my only real question so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkeown Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Re: Thor of the AESIR I haven't looked at the suit Thor wears but does it give a Str boost? That would be my only real question so far. The initial suit I gave him did not, however, I put a few up on the Wiki that do just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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