Oh She with the Prehensile Hair

Mr. Gridlock · February 15, 2009

Medusa was always one of my favorite Silver Age characters and I'm finally getting a chance to play a character with prehensile hair.

Question: If I want her hair to have a sort of "feedback" effect in that if it were directly targeted, would you build that with a Susceptibility is that just built into Stretching because it's her part of her (and would have her natural PD/ED)?

The other way I had thought to build her hair was to use TK with a Physical Manifestation and a Side Effect (for the feedback). Question: how long does it take to reform her hair once it's been attacked (as per Physical Manifestation, which doesn't specify)? A Phase? PS12? Has to be healed back per her REC/month?

Val     Char     Points     Total     Roll     Notes
15     STR     5     25     14-     HTH Damage 5d6 END [1]
20     DEX     30     20     13-     OCV 7 DCV 7
20     CON     20     20     13-     
13     BODY     6     13     12-     
18     INT     8     18     13-     PER Roll 13-
14     EGO     8     14     12-     ECV: 5
18     PRE     8     18     13-     PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6
18     COM     4     18     13-     
8     PD     5     8/14         8/14 PD (0/6 rPD)
8     ED     4     8/14         8/14 ED (0/6 rED)
4     SPD     10     4         Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
8     REC     2     8         
40     END     0     40         
31     STUN     0     31         
6"     Running     0     11"         
2"     Swimming     0     2"         
5"     Leaping     0     5"         Total Characteristics Cost: 110

Cost     Powers     END

   Prehensile Hair    
6     1) Extra Limbs (10), Inherent (+1/4) (6 Active Points)
25   2) Stretching 5", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (37 Active Points); no Noncombat Stretching (-1/4), Limited Body Parts (Extra Limbs; -1/4)
8     3) +10 STR, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (15 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), Linked (Extra Limbs; -1/4)
8     4) Missile Deflection (Physical Attacks) (15 Active Points); Costs Endurance (-1/2), Will Not Work Against Heavy Missiles (-1/4)

10     Hair Movement: Multipower, 10-point reserve    
1u     1) Running +5" (11" total) (10 Active Points); no Noncombat movement (-1/4)
1u     2) Clinging (normal STR) (10 Active Points); Costs Endurance (-1/2)
1u     3) Swinging 10" (10 Active Points); no Noncombat movement (-1/4)

6     [i]Iron Will:[/i] Mental Defense (10 points total) (7 Active Points); Nonpersistent (-1/4)    0

   Hair Fighting
4     1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort
4     2) Disarm: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, Disarm; 45 STR to Disarm
3     3) Legsweep: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, -1 DCV, 8d6 Strike, Target Falls
5     4) Hair Pummel: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 11d6 Strike
4     5) Squeeze: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 11d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab
4     6) Hair Smash: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 9d6 Strike
4     7) Wraparound Choke: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, Grab One Limb; 3d6 NND
5     8) Wraparound: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, 45 STR , Grab Four Limbs;
8     9) +2 HTH Damage Class(es)

   Perks
1     Fringe Benefit: Licensed Social Worker

3     Well-Connected
4     1) Contact: William Dunne, attorney (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has very useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) (5 Active Points) 8-
4     2) Contacts (5 Active Points) 11-

1     Money: Well Off

   Talents
12     Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)
5     Lightning Reflexes: +3 DEX to act first with Prehensile Hair

   Skills
20    [i]Can Put Her Mind to it:[/i] +2 Overall
6     [i]Prehensile Hair Advantage: [/i]+2 with Martial Maneuvers
8     [i]Prehensile Hair Advantage: [/i]+4 with Sweep maneuver
5     [i]Socially Adept:[/i] +1 with Interaction Skills
3     Breakfall 13-
3     Bureaucratics 13-
3     CK: City 13-
3     Conversation 13-
3     High Society 13-
3     Jack of All Trades
1     1) PS: Cooking (2 Active Points) 11-
2     2) PS: Fundraiser (3 Active Points) 13-
3     3) PS: Social Worker (4 Active Points) 14-
3     KS: City Politics 13-
3     KS: The Legal System 13-
4     Language: Spanish (completely fluent; literate)
3     Lockpicking 13-
Notes: She uses her hair as the lockpicks
2     Musical Instrument Familiarity 11-
3     Oratory 13-
3     Persuasion 13-
5     Rapid Attack (HTH)
2     SS: Psychology 11-
3     Seduction 13-
3     Streetwise 13-
3     Tactics 13-
3     Teamwork 13-
Total Powers & Skills Cost: 240

Total Cost: 350

200+     Disadvantages
20     Dependent NPC: Street Kids from her Shelter 8- (Normal; Group DNPC: x4 DNPCs)
10     Distinctive Features: "Now that's a full head of hair!" (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Virtually Everyone)
5     Hunted: City Police 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching)
10     Hunted: Various people/criminals she's crossed paths with 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish)
20     Normal Characteristic Maxima
20     Psychological Limitation: Code Against Killing (Common, Total)
20     Psychological Limitation: Protective of Children (Common, Total)
10     Reputation: Meddlesome Social Worker , 11-
15     Social Limitation: Public ID (Frequently, Major)
Total Disadvantages Points: 130

jwpacker · February 15, 2009