Xavier Onassiss Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 I'm working on a Kazei 5 character: a low-level (female) esper who becomes a street samurai. And I'm completely drawing a blank on costume ideas. This character will appear in the "Escape From Outbackistan" adventure at GenCon, so there's also a bit of post-apocalyptic/zombie-slayer genre cross-over involved. Any suggestions or links would be greatly appreciated. Thanx heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! The sensible answer would be bio-steel bodysuit with armored plating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! The sensible answer would be bio-steel bodysuit with armored plating. Unfortunately, "sensible" doesn't necessarily apply to this scenario.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! I figured as much. But then, Shion's 'costume' was chosen as much for usefulness as for impressiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassifiedTSBBR Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! IMAO & naturally it's worth what you paid me for it: Points to address: 1) ESPer 2) Street Samurai 3a) "Escape from" 3b) "outbackistan" (failed post-Oz state?) 3a = Leather, Metals/Chains, Studs/Spikes, Dark Colours. 2 = Leather, Armour, Weapons, Studs/Spikes, Chains, Dark Colours chosen to not be spoiled by blood stains. 3b = Leather (Leather is occuring a lot in my thinking), Gems/Bling, Weapons. 1 = Gems & Crystals, Obvious Psi-Tech (sorry, not familiar with Kazei-5 per se). 2+3a+3b = (S)Punky hair-style. 1 = Odd Hair Colour/Growth/Texture. So Let's See what I come up with: Headgear: Outdoors, & assuming (3b) includes an Aussie-like influence, 'Western/Cowboy-styled hat banded with semi-precious stones with New-Agey meanings' (like these linked reference images, but with more appropriate materials: A, B, C). Indoors: Hairnets, Headbands, & Scarves with New-Agey Crystals (reference images, not quite what I described, but more accurate than the words I had: A, B,C). Footwear: Boots, Combat Boots, The colour of dried blood (with lighter patches near the ankle preferably). Legwear(?): Leather trousers, Shin-guards (appropriated from sporting code, then metal plates riveted on?), Dark Purple perhaps? Torsowear: Leather again, slightly lighter than the trousers, but with a darker patten forming a bullseye apparently mid-torso (if they shoot for the bullseye, it's not the heart, & she can have an armoured plate under it). Outerwear: Leather Duster with a mix of Metal & Kevlar(-substitute) plates & metal chains (not mail), Padded Studded shoulders & elbows. Handwear: Leather Gloves with Studs on the back of the off-hand one. Dunno if it'll be of any use, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! I figured as much. But then' date=' Shion's 'costume's was chosen as much for usefulness as for impressiveness.[/quote'] Well, that got me thinking... I probably should go for something as different from Shion as possible. Shion is emblematic of the the successful, elite, esper weapon: she's powerful, wealthy, and stylish even when fitted out for combat. OTOH, the character I'm working on was part of a corporate esper project who was considered a failure: her esper powers were deemed too weak to be useful (although there's a lot you can do with 15pts) so she left and became a street samurai. Then the 'zombie apocalypse' occurred... now ten years later she's scrounging for combat gear, and any bits of 'bling' she's wearing are likely to be an afterthought. The results of this thinking are now posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! Yeah, I saw that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! IMAO & naturally it's worth what you paid me for it: Points to address: 1) ESPer 2) Street Samurai 3a) "Escape from" 3b) "outbackistan" (failed post-Oz state?) 3a = Leather, Metals/Chains, Studs/Spikes, Dark Colours. 2 = Leather, Armour, Weapons, Studs/Spikes, Chains, Dark Colours chosen to not be spoiled by blood stains. 3b = Leather (Leather is occuring a lot in my thinking), Gems/Bling, Weapons. 1 = Gems & Crystals, Obvious Psi-Tech (sorry, not familiar with Kazei-5 per se). 2+3a+3b = (S)Punky hair-style. 1 = Odd Hair Colour/Growth/Texture. So Let's See what I come up with: Headgear: Outdoors, & assuming (3b) includes an Aussie-like influence, 'Western/Cowboy-styled hat banded with semi-precious stones with New-Agey meanings' (like these linked reference images, but with more appropriate materials: A, B, C). Indoors: Hairnets, Headbands, & Scarves with New-Agey Crystals (reference images, not quite what I described, but more accurate than the words I had: A, B,C). Footwear: Boots, Combat Boots, The colour of dried blood (with lighter patches near the ankle preferably). Legwear(?): Leather trousers, Shin-guards (appropriated from sporting code, then metal plates riveted on?), Dark Purple perhaps? Torsowear: Leather again, slightly lighter than the trousers, but with a darker patten forming a bullseye apparently mid-torso (if they shoot for the bullseye, it's not the heart, & she can have an armoured plate under it). Outerwear: Leather Duster with a mix of Metal & Kevlar(-substitute) plates & metal chains (not mail), Padded Studded shoulders & elbows. Handwear: Leather Gloves with Studs on the back of the off-hand one. Dunno if it'll be of any use, but there you go. Good suggestions. I missed this post when I did the character pic, but some of these ideas ended up being used in her costume anyway, so thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! Yeah' date=' I saw that.[/quote'] Oddly, I ended up adding a power to the character sheet after doing that pic; it got me wondering if a low-powered esper could actually knock a hole in a wall like that. Here's what I came up with: Telekinetic Ram: Tunneling 1m through 7 PD material; Esper Side Effects (-1/4) (15 active points) It probably needs one more limitation to reflect the fact that it's really only good for knocking big holes in the walls; aside from that I think it'll work as advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! No Noncombat Movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! No Noncombat Movement? Good catch. Yeah, NCM is a must for this power. I might also put Extra Segment on it -- punching thru 7PD on 15 points would require any normal attack power to use a 'haymaker' maneuver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassifiedTSBBR Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! Good suggestions. I missed this post when I did the character pic' date=' but some of these ideas ended up being used in her costume anyway, so thanks![/quote'] It had to be moderated, presumably because I got all linky, not realising doing so might require moderation. (unless this post also ends up going to moderation, in which case I officially will have no idea what triggers it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! It had to be moderated, presumably because I got all linky, not realising doing so might require moderation. (unless this post also ends up going to moderation, in which case I officially will have no idea what triggers it). You might want to ask a moderator to be sure, but IIRC, posts from new members are moderated until they reach a certain post count. Nothing serious, just forum policy. And if nobody else told you yet, welcome to the Hero forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassifiedTSBBR Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Re: Kazei 5 character; costume ideas needed! Thank you for the welcome. I was aware there are limitations on low-count posters, but my last post, & probably this one, should still be subject to them (& the former did not appear to be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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