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I have been working on a Vigilante project. Basicaly it is a guide to creating Vigilante's. Primarily it is a gadget book for the Batman crowd, but I want to include a couple package deals as well.

 

So anyways, I am tying to think of some example vigilante characters, any source is welcome.

 

Now a few defining terms, for this project a Vigilante is a character who is primarily interested in street crimes (Deals with mobsters, drugs, murderers, thiefs, etc...) and whose powers are primarily from enhanced training (However some powers are possible). These are guidelines however, as the feel of the character is more important than the powers they may or may not possess.

 

Now a few characters I could think of:

 

Batman & family (Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, etc...)

Blue Beetle

Daredevil

Punisher

Cast of Watchmen (except Blue genetila man)

Green Arrow (Please note that Hawkeye is not on this list, as he tends to be more Super Hero than vigilante imo)

 

Anyways as I said, I am looking primarily for ideas, mostly example characters, but also would love to hear some more concept type ideas...

 

My thanks in advance

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Are you using Dark Champions: The Animated Series as a reference? This really sounds like something DC: TAS calls "Hudson City Powers".

 

Another couple of characters that come to my mind:

 

The Question (Vic Sage, not Renee Montoya)

Daredevil

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I found DC:TAS to be somewhat of a let down, a part of this project is that I wanted to codefy my thoughts on the subgenre (which I call Street Level Super Heroes/Street Level Champions instead of DC:TAS do to a distaste for the name)

 

As for the Question, good catch, Daredevil was already on the list

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Other characters to look at: Mage, Grendel, Casey Jones, Crimson Avenger, Iron Fist, Power Man, Shadowhawk, Spawn, Badger, Darkness, Kick-Ass, Manhunter, Ravager, The Spirit, Justice Inc., The Human Target, Doc Savage, Nemesis, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom ;)

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Other characters to look at: Mage' date=' Grendel, Casey Jones, Crimson Avenger, Iron Fist, Power Man, Shadowhawk, Spawn, Badger, Darkness, Kick-Ass, Manhunter, Ravager, The Spirit, Justice Inc., The Human Target, Doc Savage, Nemesis, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom ;)[/quote']

 

good list, thanks sketch

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Here are the templates I use for my Martial Arts/Detective characters

 

Male

 

Val Char Cost

20 STR 10

18 DEX 24

20 CON 20

12 BODY 4

18 INT 8

11 EGO 2

20 PRE 10

18 COM 4

8 PD 4

6 ED 2

4 SPD 12

8 REC 0

40 END 0

32 STUN 0

Total Characteristics Cost: 100 Points

 

Female

 

Val Char Cost

15 STR 5

20 DEX 30

18 CON 16

11 BODY 2

18 INT 8

14 EGO 8

20 PRE 10

18 COM 4

7 PD 4

7 ED 3

4 SPD 10

7 REC 0

36 END 0

28 STUN 0

Total Characteristics Cost: 100 Points

 

Cost Skills

3 Acrobatics 13-

3 Breakfall 13-

3 Criminology 13-

3 Deduction 13-

3 Disguise 13-

3 Lockpicking 13-

4 Martial Block

4 Martial Dodge

4 Martial Strike

3 Martial Throw

5 Offensive Strike

3 Security Systems 13-

3 Shadowing 13-

3 Stealth 13-

3 Streetwise 13-

Total Skills Cost: 50 Points

 

Total Cost: 150 Points

 

 

I use these as the base for my versions of Batman, Black Canary, Captain America, etc.

 

Note that I am now using the tradiation Val/Char/Cost version from this point on.

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Other characters to look at: Mage' date=' Grendel, Casey Jones, Crimson Avenger, Iron Fist, Power Man, Shadowhawk, Spawn, Badger, Darkness, Kick-Ass, Manhunter, Ravager, The Spirit, Justice Inc., The Human Target, Doc Savage, Nemesis, Mandrake the Magician, and The Phantom ;)[/quote']

 

Don't forget The Shadow.

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

good list' date=' thanks sketch[/quote']

Anytime Jm :)

 

Don't forget The Shadow.

True ... as well as The Spider, Dr. Occult, Zatara, The Bat, and most of the pulp-era vigilantes/"mystery men" ...

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Re: Help with Vigilante Project

 

Lots of Golden Age characters: the Sandman, Wildcat, the (Golden Age) Atom, Tarantula, Mr Terrific, a whole bunch of flagsuits, Manhunter, Manhunter (and probably Manhunter as well), the Guardian, and, well, too many others to mention.

 

Oh, and Moon Knight. Heck, Spidey, too, while we're at it.

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