Mimic

[Opale]

here's the last evolution of Moon Silver Character that was created by the good Enforecer84, in our Octagon Campaign.

Actually some very bad things happened to her, and she became the Mimic... Villains, behave !

 

All critics and suggestions welcome, as always.

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Mimic

 

 

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

12 STR 2 11- Lift 132.0kg; 2d6 [1]

23 DEX 26 14- OCV: 8/DCV: 8

21 CON 11 13-

13 BODY 3

13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12-

10 EGO 0 11- ECV: 3 - 3

10 PRE 0 11- PRE Attack: 2d6

 

 

11+9 PD 9 Total: 11/20 PD (0/9 rPD)

11+9 ED 9 Total: 11/20 ED (0/9 rED)

5 SPD 30 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12

10 REC 6

40 END 4

40 STUN 10 Total Characteristic Cost: 163

 

Movement: Running: 30m/60m

Leaping: 4m/8m

Swimming: 4m/8m

 

Cost Powers END

7 Octagon Commlink: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group) (10 Active Points); Only with other Octagon communicator (-¼), IIF (-¼)

22 Thoughts Stealing: Telepathy 9d6 (Human class of minds), Persistent (+¼), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (79 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), Always On (-½), Only to read (-½), Surface Thoughts Only (-¼), Linked to Mimicking Stolen Powers VPP (-¼)

4 Draining Life Contact I: Drain BODY 1 point, Area Of Effect (1m Surface; Damage Shield; +¼), Persistent (+¼), Constant (+½), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Penetrating (+½), Delayed Return Rate (points return at the rate of 5 per Minute; +1) (12 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), No Range (-½), Always On (-½), Linked to Mimicking Stolen Powers (-¼)

32 Draining Life Contact II: Hand-To-Hand Attack +5d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; +1) (56 Active Points); Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (character get drained 1 BODY everytime she uses power (points return at the rate of 5 per minute); -½), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-¼) 6

107 Mimicking Stolen Powers: Variable Power Pool (Mimicry Pool), 67 base + 100 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Zero-Phase Action (+1), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (217 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), Only For MultiForm (MultiForm is "alternate" Form with all of character's powers and exact copies of target's powers and power-related Complications, and must have the Reversion Limitation & Time Limit up to 20min) (-½), Requires a successful HTH Attack Roll (-½), Cannot Retain Copied Forms (when character switches to another “form,” she immediately loses all previously-copied powers; -¼), Side Effects (Takes 8D6 STUN If Opponent's Power's Active Cost Is Greater Than 80.; -¼), Power Fails To Work IF Cannot Copy Entire Target's Powers (-¼)

 

18 Swift Runner: Running +18m (30m total) 2

8 Strong Bulletproof Spandex Costume: Resistant Protection (9 PD/9 ED) (27 Active Points); Does not work when using a Multiform with higher defenses (-1), OIF Fragile (-¾), Ablative BODY Only (-½)

 

Perks

0 Access : Octagon House Amulet; IAF (-½)

3 Contact: Parents : Mister Murphy, ambassador (Contact has access to major institutions, Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has useful Skills or resources, Contact limited by identity) 8-

2 Fringe Benefit: Diplomatic Immunity (5 Active Points); Limited by Identity (Only for Erin Murphy; -1)

3 Money: Well Off (5 Active Points); Subject to parents approval (-½)

 

Skills

13 +3 OCV with any ONE Stolen Attack Multipower, Variable Special Effects (Any SFX; +½) (13 Active Points)

4 +4 with Stealing Thoughts Power

4 +2 Flight

 

0 Acting 8-

0 Climbing 8-

7 Computer Programming 14-

0 Concealment 8-

0 Conversation 8-

3 Cryptography 12-

3 Deduction 12-

3 High Society 11-

2 Navigation (Air) 12-

3 Paramedics 12-

0 Persuasion 8-

0 Shadowing 8-

3 Stealth 14-

3 Teamwork 14-

0 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Everyman

 

0 AK: California 8-

2 CK: San Francisco 11-

2 CuK: San Francisco Teen Scene 11-

0 PS: Student 11-

2 KS: Octagon 11-

2 KS: DEMON 11-

2 KS: Mystic World 11-

2 KS: Supervillain 11-

 

3 Linguist

1 1) Language: Cantonese (fluent conversation) (2 Active Points)

0 2) Language: English (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)

2 3) Language: French (completely fluent) (3 Active Points)

1 4) Language: Italian (fluent conversation) (2 Active Points)

1 5) Language: Japanese (fluent conversation) (2 Active Points)

1 6) Language: Mandarine (fluent conversation) (2 Active Points)

2 7) Language: Spanish (completely fluent) (3 Active Points)

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 277

Total Cost: 440

 

400+ Disadvantages

25 Accidental Change: Touch Someone's Skin Always (Common)

15 Psychological Complication with Variable SFX: Gets psychological quirks from those she drains (Common; Strong)

20 Psychological Complication: Code vs Killing (Common; Total)

15 Psychological Complication: Both Craving and Afraid to get close/touch someone else (Common; Strong)

5 Physical Complication: Bad Dreams (More and more of misplaced, bad, or useless memories floating around in her head from the ones she drained) (Infrequently; Barely Impairing)

20 Social Complication: No Intimacy (cannot do normal human activities such as hold hands, kiss, etc) Frequently, Severe

15 Negative Reputation: Power Stealer & Psychic Vampire, Frequently (Extreme)

 

25 Dependent NPC: Mr and mrs murphy Frequently (Normal; Unaware of character's adventuring career/Secret ID; Group DNPC: x2 DNPCs)

20 Enraged: versus Mystical/magical opponents (Very Common), go 11-, recover 14-

25 Hunted: DEMON Infrequently (Mo Pow; NCI; PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find; Harshly Punish)

10 Social Complication: Secret ID : Erin Murphy Infrequently, Major

5 Vulnerability: 1 ½ x STUN Darkness (Uncommon)

15 Watched: Erin's parents Very Frequently (Less Pow; NCI; PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find; Watching)

40 Experience Points

(20 points unspent)

 

Total Disadvantage Points: 440

 

Background/History: Erin Murphy didn't want to become a superhero. She was content to go to school, get her grades and eventually become a translator or interpreter. She was always good with languages and loved learning new ones. Then one of her school mates kidnapped her. He said she was to be the sacrifice at the full moon to bring eternal night. At the last minute she was rescued by just as the ceremony reached its climax. Many assumed that the spell had been dissipated harmlessly. A couple of week later Erin knew it wasn't true. The energy went somewhere alright, straight into her. She sought out the hero group that rescued her for help, to see if they could remove the power. When it was found that it had bonded to her and would only be removed with her death, she decided to make to best of it and use the powers. She joined the Octagon Supergroup to fight all kind of threats to mankind.

One day she was trapped with her Teammates of the Octagon House supergroup by villains that made them accused of terrorism, and she spent enough time in custody in the PRIMUS HQ of San Francisco to decide when this story will end for good, she'll do all she could to loose her powers and live a normal life.

And that's what happened.. or nearly. She turned to God and the illuminate of the New Dawn, a growing community of christian puritans that promised the "supernaturals" to heal them from there unholy abilities. She was fraid, she was desperate, and she welcomed the support those afraid but religious people offered her after having been treated like a freak.

And in a night of sacred prayers, it seems the DEMON Morbane that was controlling this sect, managed to rip off her powers from her. That's what she thought. But the only thing he did was transfering the holy light god power from her body to be replaced with some Greedy corruption, that turned her into a powerful tool. Soon she realized her curse and the battle against the Morbane came to lethal climax when her freinds from the Octagon House came to rescue her. The Morbane was dead, and she was now a mimicking power stealer, which touch was uncontrollably deadly and able to rip someone thoughts with just a brush of flesh.

Her body was a prison, and it would be her redemption from having failed. Now she's known as Mimic. And her new story begins.

 

Personality/Motivation: Once joyful and cheerful, tough shy and well educated, Erin has turned slightly more gloomy and sad, her new powers giving her hard time in most social situations.

 

Quote: No quote as she feels they are silly.

 

Powers/Tactics: Erin powers have made her a Thoughts stealer and power mimicker. She has aswell the ability to supercharge her hands with her own life force, weakening herself when she does so, and short circuiting one foe nerve system when she hits.

Actually she's able to copy any foe full abilities and skills, but only one at a time. She didn't receive a close combat training yet, so her offensive skills are still in progress.

 

Campaign Use: She discovers her new powers and new how dangerous they can be, both physically and socially. She has a "Rogue Syndrome" (Marvel TM), been both wishing physical intimacy and refusing herselfto do so in fear of hurting someone.

She kept her old vulnerabilities and complications in waiting that the character "stabilize" in a way or another (yes 215 points of Complications is a bit too much).

 

Appearance: Out of costume a rather charming pretty young lady of about 18 years old, with blond hair and green eyes.

 

Else she wears a full body covering costume in silver and gold fabric, with only face and hair free. She uses to pull off her gloves when she needs to use her power stealer abilities.

[psyber624]

Re: Mimic

 

This is a question regarding rules, not a character critique, but how does she use the OCV with copied multipowers, when she only gains those powers in the multiform. Wouldnt she have to buy that skill for the multiform in order to use it with powers from the multiform? Also, is the OCV bonus only intended to be used with copied Multipowers? or is it intended to be useable with any copied attack (not everyone has a multipower...)

 

Trying to figure out how this would work... the limitation requires her to keep all her normal powers in her multiform, as well as any powers that the target has. I am not sure if the intent is for her to copy characteristics/skills/talents as well as powers or not, but even if that is the case then she will not be able to copy pretty much anyone (100 control cost means max of 500 pt spent on the multiform, if she is copying all of herself in there then she only has 60 pts left to spend on copied powers, so if her target has more than 60 points of power her copy attempt will fail...)

 

I get what your trying to do with this power, I am just wondering where my understanding of it is wrong. I am fairly certain I am just understanding something incorrectly this time, and just want to understand to improve my knowledge of the game. Not trying to say that you are wrong here.

[Opale]

Re: Mimic

 

So, to respond as completely as possible.

Normally sh'ed be able to copy any power/characteristic/skill from her target, including the Combat skill levels. Yes it's odd, but given the active cost limit allowed in the campaign, and she already overgoes it (100 points is quite large but permit to copy most villains we meet), it is the only solution I've found. If you or anyone know a better way, I'd gladly know about it

Then, we use a "common sense" multiform understanding, meaning she'd normally gain all the abilities of ther target, with the choice to loose them at any moment. If she tries to copy someone too powerful for her (Cf Rogue vs Magneto/Warlock/Sprial), she'd crumble by schock or such.

 

Regarding the armor for example, as it's a focus, I wondered how to make it unusable with powers that would normally damage it (ie. copying a flame aura for the Human Torch for instance; Rogue doing it ends all naked, her clothings been not ignifugated).

 

As for the OCV, I know she lacks offensive skill and in a way it's normal, as she'd be able to use someone's power as well as this person do.

 

Tricky build to be playable by a PC, but that's the intent.

 

Mimicking Best character builder attempt number 1, from Opale.

[Doc Samson]

Re: Mimic

 

It's a very creative build (I remember the post where everyone was tossing around ideas). Her multiform is defined as (and should have enough points) to include her entire character plus the powers she copies/ steals. The reason for the multiform vpp instead of just a regular vpp is that she can also mimic powers bought as skills and talents.

[Opale]

Re: Mimic

 

Thanks DocSamson.

About keeping all abilities, it's what I wished, but I doubt it's the case. But again, I had to push up a bit the limit the GM made

 

I can be convincing when need be.. erm ermm.

 

Anyway, it's a VPP with 100 points pool and 100 points Control, for making Mimic able to copy a character up to 500 points max, and including a Reversion Limitation -1/2 (so 67 points Pool finally) described on my old 5th Edition.

 

And yes , all your help and ideas where made of good use, so thanks to all one more time

 

Opale, mimicking the Millenial masters the best she can.

[Hyper-Man]

Re: Mimic

 

Very nicely done. That's a very good example of the same basic outline I used to describe DCU's Parasite.

[Opale]

Re: Mimic

 

Thanks Hyperman.

 

I didn't understood all in your build, especially the low control pool cost (28 points?), but i'll study it better

 

Opale.

[Opale]

Re: Mimic

 

Another version and another background for the same character. I just liked it so much I couldn't resist.

This version includes more accurate points on how her Power Stealing abilities works, and small but funny surprises, all in a proper 400 points character.

 

Hopes you enjoy, and critics always welcome.

 

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Mimic

 

 

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

12 STR 2 11- Lift 132.0kg; 2d6 [1]

18 DEX 16 13- OCV: 10/DCV: 10

18 CON 8 13-

12 BODY 2

13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12-

13 EGO 3 12- ECV: 3 - 3

13+17 PRE 3 12- / 15- PRE Attack: 2 ½d6/6d6

 

 

20 PD 18 Total: 20 PD (0 rPD)

18 ED 16 Total: 18 ED (0 rED)

6 SPD 40 Phases: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

8 REC 4

30 END 2

40 STUN 10 Total Characteristic Cost: 197

 

Movement: Running: 12m/24m

Flight: 40m/160m

Leaping: 4m/8m

Swimming: 4m/8m

 

Cost Powers END

In Whatever Form She Is... (66 AP)

7 1) Octagon Commlink: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group) (10 Active Points); Only with other Octagon communicator (-¼), IIF (-¼)

24 2) Thoughts Stealing: Telepathy 9d6 (Human class of minds), Persistent (+¼), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (79 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), Always On (-½), Only to read (-½), Surface Thoughts Only (-¼)

4 3) Draining Life Contact I: Drain BODY 1 point, Area Of Effect (1m Surface; Damage Shield; +¼), Persistent (+¼), Constant (+½), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Penetrating (+½), Delayed Return Rate (points return at the rate of 5 per Minute; +1) (12 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), No Range (-½), Always On (-½)

17 4) Metallic Winged Mount: Flight 40m, x4 Noncombat, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (67 Active Points); OIF Bulky Expendable (Extremely Difficult to obtain new Focus; -2), Requires A Riding Skill Roll with TF : Riding Animals (Flying Beasts) (Characteristic roll; Must be made each Phase/use; -1)

7 5) Kiss Me! : Shock and Awe: +17 PRE (17 Active Points); Offensive Only (-1), Requires A Roll (Attack roll; -½)

7 6) Shock and Awwww, Missed: Drain OCV 2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (30 Active Points); One Use At A Time (-1), Drain Effect Works Only Vs Mimic (-1), No Range (-½), Requires A Charm Roll (Skill roll; -½), Requires a PRE+10 Effect Attack Roll (-½)

 

20 Draining Life Contact II: Blast 4d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; +1) (45 Active Points); Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Character gets drained 1 BODY everytime she uses power(points return at the rate of 5 per minute); -½), No Range (-½), No Knockback (-¼) 4

85 Mimicking Stolen Powers: Variable Power Pool (Mimicry Pool), 50 base + 100 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Zero-Phase Action (+1), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (200 Active Points); Skin Contact Required (-1), Requires a successful HTH Attack Roll (-½), Cannot Retain Copied Forms (when character switches to another “form,” she immediately loses all previously-copied powers; -¼), Side Effects (Takes 8D6 STUN If Opponent's Power's Active Cost Is Greater Than 80.; -¼), Limited Power : Must keep the Octagon Commlink, Thoughts Stealing & Draining Life Contact I Powers, own's perks, Talents, Skills, and Mental (INT, EGO, PRE) stats) Power loses about a fourth of its effectiveness (from 500 CP) (-¼); all slots Only For MultiForm (MultiForm is "alternate" Form with all of character's powers and exact copies of target's powers and power-related Complications plus Physical Skills, and must have the Reversion Limitation & Time Limit up to 20min ) (-½), Cannot Copy Powers From Items/Focus (ie. gadgets, armors, cybernetics), neither Perks nor Talents (-¼), Power Fails To Work If Cannot Copy Entire Target's Powers (-¼)

Notes: Acrobatics, Breakfall, Climbing, Combat Skill Levels, Contortionist, Defense Maneuver, Fast Draw, Martial Arts, Rapid Attack, Skill Levels with Agility Skills, Sleight of Hand, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Familiarity plus Powers and abilities defined as "super-skills" or "enhanced physical training" such as a Blast or RKA defined as "super-accurate throwing" or HTH Attack defined as a secret martial arts maneuver.

 

Perks

0 Access : Octagon House Amulet; IAF (-½)

 

Talents

9 Inhuman Beauty: +3/+3d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters)

 

Skills

4 +4 with Stealing Thoughts Power

 

3 Charm 12- (15-)

3 Concealment 12-

2 AK: Brittania 11-

2 KS: Mystic World 11-

3 Mimicry 12-

3 Riding 13-

3 Stealth 13-

 

0 Acting 8-

0 Deduction 8-

0 Paramedics 8-

0 Shadowing 8-

0 TF: Riding Animals, Everyman

0 PS 11-

0 Language (idiomatic; literate) (5 Active Points)

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 203

Total Cost: 400

 

400+ Disadvantages

25 Accidental Change: Touch Someone's Skin Always (Common)

15 Psychological Complication with Variable SFX: Gets psychological quirks from those she drains (Common; Strong)

20 Psychological Complication: Code vs Killing (Common; Total)

15 Psychological Complication: Both Craving and Afraid to get close/touch someone else (Common; Strong)

5 Physical Complication: Bad Dreams (More and more of misplaced, bad, or useless memories floating around in her head from the ones she drained) (Infrequently; Barely Impairing)

20 Social Complication: No Intimacy (cannot do normal human activities such as hold hands, kiss, etc) Frequently, Severe

15 Negative Reputation: Power Stealer & Psychic Vampire, Frequently (Extreme)

 

(56 points unspent)

 

Total Disadvantage Points: 400

 

Background/History: In the Dimension of Brittania, Teleios, the mystic version of himself, assembled an humunculus based on the relics and parts from ancient and actual heroines, surnatural creatures and superhumans. His supposed goal, was to create a perfect servant with the ability to absorb and fight back dangers from ennemies, in the way of the "Fight fire by fire" means.

He named the female creature Mimic, and filled up her blank mind with basic education and knowledges that may help him in his mystic researches.

 

Personality/Motivation: Mimic is a strong willed and down to earth woman who has no shame in her game. But most of the time when her confidence is on high, she's wild, and fun. Most fans (to come !) know her for her bad girl,sexy, kick-ass, real, and gritty persona.

Despite the very dangerous nature of her Powers, she's always looking for contact and has huge aspiration of intimacy, most often with metas, hoping one might be able to handle her draining life abilities.

Her education didn't include anything useful about coping with people, intimately or not, so she'll likely be trying things around without malice and causing major mistakes at first.

 

Quote: Wha's hap'nin' to me?!!

 

Powers/Tactics: Mimic powers have made her a Thoughts stealer and power mimicker. She has aswell the ability to supercharge her hands with her own life force, weakening herself when she does so, and short circuiting one foe nerve system when she hits.

Actually she's able to copy any foe full abilities and skills, but only one at a time.

 

Campaign Use: She discovers her powers and how dangerous they can be, both physically and socially. She has a "Rogue Syndrome" (Marvel TM), been both wishing physical intimacy and refusing herself to do so in fear of hurting someone.

 

Appearance: Mimic is a surnaturally beautiful woman, been a creation-breed of an amazon heroine, a succubus, a faerie and of the "Panther Legacy".

Else she wears a full body covering costume in silver and gold fabric, with only face and hair free. She uses to pull off her gloves when she needs to use her power stealer abilities or to kiss her target by surprise !