Shikarr Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... Very immpressive members for the Mist Viper Clan. Are Glorious Songbird and Celestial Lion coming also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... yes, yes, all in good time. Actually, I am feeling under the weather tonight, so probably tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Monday 06/14/2004Celestial LionPlayer: NPC Villain; Leader of the Eight Immortals Val Char Cost 20 STR 10 24 DEX 42 22 CON 24 15 BODY 10 18 INT 8 18 EGO 16 60 PRE 50 20 COM 5 15/21 PD 11 12/18 ED 8 6 SPD 26 10 REC 4 44 END 0 45 STUN 9 9" RUN05" SWIM012" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 223Cost Power END 26 Aura of Invincibility: Change Environment 2" radius, -1 OCV, Long-Lasting 20 Minutes, Personal Immunity (+1/4), Mobile (+1/2) (26 Active Points) 3 12 Concealed Ninja Armor: Armor (6 PD/6 ED) (18 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 20 Deflecting And Dodging: Missile Deflection (Any Ranged Attack) 0 9 Extremely Perceptive: +3 PER with all Sense Groups 0 14 Fearless: (Total: 40 Active Cost, 14 Real Cost) +20 Mental Defense (40 points total) (20 Active Points); Only To Resist Fear (-2) (Real Cost: 7) plus Power Defense (20 points) (20 Active Points); Only To Resist Fear (-2) (Real Cost: 7) 0 16 Guarded Mind: Mental Defense (40 points total) 0 22 Heirloom Ninja-to And Saya: Multipower, 44-point reserve, (44 Active Points); all slots OAF (-1) 1u 1) Blade: HKA 1 1/2d6, Affects Desolidified One Special Effect of Desolidification (Supernatural effects; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (44 Active Points); OAF (-1), STR Minimum (-3/4), Real Weapon (-1/4) 0 1u 2) Blinding Powder In Saya: Sight Group Flash 2d6 (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF (-1), No Range (-1/2) [1] 1u 3) Hilt/Saya As Club: HA +2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (15 Active Points); OAF (-1), STR Minimum (-3/4), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) 0 1u 4) Sageo As Strangling Garrotte: HA +3d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (22 Active Points); OAF (-1), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Required Hands Two-Handed (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4), STR Minimum (-1/4), Must Follow A Successful Grab Maneuver (-1/4) 0 1u 5) Saya And Sageo As Climbing Platform: +1 with Climbing Skill (5 Active Points); OAF (-1) 1u 6) Saya As Breathing Tube (Takezutso): Life Support (Expanded Breathing: Underwater) (5 Active Points); Only Works Close To The Surface (-1), OAF (-1) 0 11 Inspire: Aid PRE 1d6, Area Of Effect (1" Radius; +1), Selective (+1/4) (22 Active Points); Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Incantations (voice range; -1/4) 0 10 Leader's Luck: Luck 2d6 0 47 One of the Eight Immortals: Life Support (Extended Breathing: 1 END per 20 Minutes; Immunity All terrestrial poisons and chemical warfare agents; Immunity All terrestrial diseases and biowarfare agents; Longevity Immortal; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum), Inherent (+1/4) (47 Active Points) 0 18 Regeneration: Healing: Regeneration 2 BODY, Can Heal Limbs, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (50 Active Points); Extra Time (Regeneration-Only) 1 Turn (Post-Segment 12) (-1 1/4), Self Only (-1/2) 0 14 Shortsword: (Total: 30 Active Cost, 14 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1d6 (2d6 w/STR) (15 Active Points); OAF (-1), No Knockback (-1/4) (Real Cost: 7) plus +3 with OCV (15 Active Points); OAF (-1) (Real Cost: 7) 1 8 Strong Leaper: Leaping +8" (12" forward, 6" upward) 1 6 Strong Runner: Running +3" (9" total) 1 3 Strong Swimmer: Swimming +3" (5" total) 1 2 Trackless Stride: Gliding 3" (3 Active Points); Ground Gliding (-1/4) 0 2 Trackless Stride: Gliding 3" (3 Active Points); Ground Gliding (-1/4) 0 4 Ultra-Impressive: Does Knockback (+1/4) for up to 40 Active Points of PRE (10 Active Points); Only With Appropriate Presence Attacks (-1), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2) 1 Powers Cost: 250Cost Martial Arts Maneuver Mist Viper Taijutsu 12 1) +3 HTH Damage Class(es) 4 2) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort 4 3) Blood-Fist Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +0 DCV, 9d6 Strike 4 4) Death-Fist Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1 1/2d6 5 5) The Neck-Throw Of Saito Junzo: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1 1/2d6 , Target Falls 4 6) Saito Masao's Invincible Grip: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, Grab One Limb; 3 1/2d6 NND 5 7) Saito Yuriko's Strike Of Revenge: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 11d6 Strike 3 8) The Sting Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +1 DCV, 7d6 Strike; Target Falls 1 9) Weapon Element: Blades 1 10) Weapon Element: Chain & Rope Weapons 1 11) Weapon Element: Fist-Loads 1 12) Weapon Element: Karate Weapons 1 13) Weapon Element: Polearms 1 14) Weapon Element: Staffs 1 15) Weapon Element: War Fan Martial Arts Cost: 48Cost Skill 6 +3 OCV with Ninja-to 24 +3 with All Combat 9 +3 with Ninjutsu 3 Acrobatics 14- 3 Acting 21- 3 Breakfall 14- 3 Bribery 21- 3 Bureaucratics 21- 3 Climbing 14- 3 Concealment 13- 3 Conversation 21- 3 Demolitions 13- 3 Fast Draw 14- 3 High Society 21- 3 Interrogation 21- 3 Linguist 4 1) Language: Cantonese (idiomatic) 4 2) Language: English (idiomatic) 4 3) Language: Indonesian (idiomatic) 0 4) Language: Japanese (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 4 5) Language: Korean (idiomatic) 1 6) Language: Ninja Clan Codes and Symbols (Fluent Conversation; Literacy) (3 Active Points) 3 Lipreading 13- 3 Lockpicking 14- 3 Oratory 21- 5 PS: Ninja 15- 3 Paramedics 13- 3 Persuasion 21- 3 Scholar 1 1) KS: Bushido (2 Active Points) 11- 2 2) KS: Clan History & Lore (3 Active Points) 13- 4 3) KS: Ninjutsu (5 Active Points) 14- 1 4) KS: The Martial World (2 Active Points) 11- 1 5) KS: The Superhuman World (2 Active Points) 11- 1 6) KS: Yakuza (2 Active Points) 11- 3 Seduction 21- 3 Shadowing 13- 3 Sleight Of Hand 14- 7 Stealth 16- 3 Streetwise 21- 2 TF: Ninja Water-Walking Devices, Small Rowed Boats 3 Tactics 13- 3 Teamwork 14- 10 Two-Weapon Fighting (HTH) 9 WF: Common Martial Arts Melee Weapons, Common Melee Weapons, Common Missile Weapons, Blowguns, Fukimi-Bari, Garrote Skills Cost: 174Cost Perk 8 Reputation: Feared Assassin (A medium-sized group) 14-, +4/+4d6 9 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Mist Viper Clan, Membership: The Eight Immortals 5 Money: Well Off 35 Followers: Mist Viper Ninja Perks Cost: 57Cost Talent 3 Lightsleep Talents Cost: 3Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Style Not Concealable, Noticed and Recognizable, Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses, Detectable by Large Group 10 Hunted: Mantis 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish) 20 Hunted: Nippon Ichiban 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, NCI, Harshly Punish 10 Hunted: own ninja clan 11- (Frequently), More Powerful, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching 20 Psychological Limitation: Casual Killer (Very Common, Strong) 20 Psychological Limitation: Loyal To Mist Viper Clan (Common, Total) 20 Psychological Limitation: Shattered Idealist. Believes in nothing. (Very Common, Strong) 15 Reputation: lethal Japanese assassin, Frequently (11-), Extreme 5 Rivalry: with other ninja clans Professional (; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 5 Unluck: 1d6 Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 405Total Experience Available: 405Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 755 Height: 1.89 m Hair: Golden Blonde Weight: 99.00 kg Eyes: Blue Appearance: Hitoshi is an unusual looking man. Tall and broad shoudered, he is a blue eyes, golden haired Japanese man. His "nightsuit" is red with gold trim a black belt, gloves, and slippers. HIs sword is gray with an ivory handle depicting a protective spirit. He tends to dress in modern casual styles when not on a mission.Personality: None. As of this writing, Celestial Lion merely does what he is told. Though he is a tremendous leader and those under his command would die for him he cares not. He's lost everyhting that meant anything to him now. He simply lives to serve the Elders. All is not as hopless as he and the other seven Immortals believe. He will regain a sense of self soon, and his ideals will eventually follow. For now he is simply a puppet in his mind. Quote:"I will destroy you; that is my mission."Background: Hitoshi was always loyal. He saw the Mist Viper not as "mere" assassins, but as honorable warriors; a link to a greater age. He knew his profession had its detractors, but he worked tirelessly to improve the self image of his clan. His dreams were to take the Mist Viper to the upper echelons of Imperial service; an honorable position of spies and agents to the Emperor. He felt that becoming one of the Eight Immortals would be a step in that direction. He could assume a position of leadership in the clan and gently nudge them in his desired direction. When the rituals began, he had feared that he'd nothing of value to sacrifice. He would find out later how wrong he was. As the rituals dragged on he heard things. Whispers in the back of his mind. Truths that he'd ignored or avoided. The Mist Viper were assassins, they cared not for Japan and her people, but prestige and coin. The elders weren't noble; they sought to use the new Immortals until they no longer were valuable and then slay them and take their immortality for themselves. When he stepped away from the rituals as the Embodiment of Charisma; the ultimate leader, he no longer cared. He'd sacrificed his ideals and now was a hollow vessal, knowing that he commits evil and that his masters are irredeemable. the Celestial Lion is little more than a loyal dog. Powers/Tactics: A superbly trained warrior with physical skills bordering on Legendary; Celestial Lion also has an enormous personal aura. He walks into a room and heads turn; he utters a command and his men scurry to carry it out. His opponents fear him though he knows not the meaning of fear. He could stand toe to toe against the Destroyer and not flinch. Campaign Use: The "Leader" of the Eight Immortals, Celestial Lion never the less tends to lead his initiates on missions rather than working with the others (This is what the Elders prefer). CL isn't too outlandish but if you want to tone him down still, drop his PRE to 40, his SPD 5 and his DC's to 2. His natural defenses should top out at 12 and 10 as well. If you want to make him more powerful, use him with agents or others, he's a great "Team" player. To make him tougher on his own, increase his Dex to 26, his DC's to 4 and his total DEF to 25; give him a few more "Ninja Tricks" as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Tuesday 06/15/2004Glorious SongbirdPlayer: NPC Villianess; Member of the Eight Immortals Val Char Cost 15 STR 5 26 DEX 48 20 CON 20 12 BODY 4 13 INT 3 14 EGO 8 20 PRE 10 50 COM 20 9/18 PD 6 9/18 ED 5 6 SPD 24 10 REC 6 40 END 0 40 STUN 10 9" RUN03" SWIM06" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 169Cost Power END 12 Concealed Armor: Armor (6 PD/6 ED) (18 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 20 Deflecting And Dodging: Missile Deflection (Any Ranged Attack) 0 18 Ninja-to And Saya: Multipower, 37-point reserve, (37 Active Points); all slots OAF (-1) 1u 1) Blade: HKA 1 1/2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (37 Active Points); OAF (-1), STR Minimum 15 (-3/4), Real Weapon (-1/4) 0 1u 2) Blinding Powder In Saya: Sight Group Flash 2d6 (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF (-1), No Range (-1/2) [1] 1u 3) Hilt/Saya As Club: HA +2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (15 Active Points); OAF (-1), STR Minimum 15 (-3/4), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) 0 1u 4) Sageo As Strangling Garrotte: HA +3d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (22 Active Points); OAF (-1), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Required Hands Two-Handed (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4), STR Minimum 4 (-1/4), Must Follow A Successful Grab Maneuver (-1/4) 0 1u 5) Saya And Sageo As Climbing Platform: +1 with Climbing Skill (5 Active Points); OAF (-1) 1u 6) Saya As Breathing Tube (Takezutso): Life Support (Expanded Breathing: Underwater) (5 Active Points); Only Works Close To The Surface (-1), OAF (-1) 0 44 One of the Eight Immortals: Life Support (Extended Breathing: 1 END per Turn; Immunity All terrestrial poisons and chemical warfare agents; Immunity All terrestrial diseases and biowarfare agents; Longevity Immortal; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum), Inherent (+1/4) (44 Active Points) 0 28 One Hundred Fists Technique: HA +4d6, Penetrating (+1/2), Autofire (10 shots; +1) (50 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, -1/4) 5 18 Rain of Shuriken: RKA 1d6, Autofire (10 shots; +1), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1) (45 Active Points); OAF (Shuriken or throwing irons; -1), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2) 0 18 Quick Healing: Healing: Regeneration 2 BODY, Can Heal Limbs, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (50 Active Points); Extra Time (Regeneration-Only) 1 Turn (Post-Segment 12) (-1 1/4), Self Only (-1/2) 0 7 Peerless Climber: Clinging (normal STR) (10 Active Points); Requires A DEX Roll (-1/2) 0 6 Awareness: +2 PER with all Sense Groups 0 3 Strong Leaper: Leaping +3" (6" forward, 3" upward) 1 6 Strong Runner: Running +3" (9" total) 1 7 Strong Willed: Mental Defense (10 points total) 0 1 Strong Swimmer: Swimming +1" (3" total) 1 25 Unearthly Beauty Effects: Elemental Control, 50-point powers 17 1) Stupifying Hitomi: Sight Group Flash 4d6, Personal Immunity (+1/4), Area Of Effect (6" Radius; +1 1/4) (50 Active Points); No Range (-1/2) [Notes: Strikes a pose and people simply stare.] 5 19 2) Caught in her Eyes: Entangle 3d6, 3 DEF, Takes No Damage From Attacks Limited Group (+1/4), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense applies; +1) (67 Active Points); Eye Contact Required (Constant Power requires eye contact throughout use; -1), Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4) 7 50 3) She's got the looks that kill!: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6, Attack Versus Limited Defense (EGO score; +1 1/2) (112 Active Points); Requires Eye Contact (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4) [Notes: Basically she wills a heartattack on her victim. They must be able to see her.] 11 Powers Cost: 305Cost Martial Arts Maneuver Mist Viper Taijutsu 8 1) +2 HTH Damage Class(es) 4 2) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort 4 3) Blood-Fist Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +0 DCV, 7d6 Strike 4 4) Death-Fist Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1d6 +1 5 5) The Neck-Throw Of Saito Junzo: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1d6 +1 , Target Falls 4 6) Saito Masao's Invincible Grip: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, Grab One Limb; 3d6 NND 5 7) Saito Yuriko's Strike Of Revenge: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 9d6 Strike 3 8) The Sting Of The Mist Viper: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +1 DCV, 5d6 Strike; Target Falls 1 9) Weapon Element: Blades 1 10) Weapon Element: Chain & Rope Weapons 1 11) Weapon Element: Fist-Loads 1 12) Weapon Element: Karate Weapons 1 13) Weapon Element: Polearms 1 14) Weapon Element: Staffs 1 15) Weapon Element: War Fan Martial Arts Cost: 44Cost Skill 2 +1 OCV with Ninja-to 3 +1 with Taijutsu 32 +4 with All Combat 3 Acrobatics 14- 3 Breakfall 14- 3 Climbing 14- 3 Concealment 12- 3 Conversation 13- 3 Defense Maneuver I 3 Disguise 12- 3 High Society 13- 3 Jack of All Trades 2 1) PS: Dancer (3 Active Points) 14- 2 2) PS: Escort (3 Active Points) 13- 2 3) PS: Kunoichi (3 Active Points) 12- 1 4) PS: Masseuse (2 Active Points) 11- 3 5) PS: Singer (4 Active Points) 14- 3 Linguist 4 1) Language: Arabic (idiomatic) 4 2) Language: English (idiomatic) 2 3) Language: German (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 0 4) Language: Japanese (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 1 5) Language: Ninja Clan Codes and Symbols (Fluent Conversation; Literacy) (3 Active Points) 3 6) Language: Russian (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 3 7) Language: Spanish (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 3 Lipreading 12- 3 Lockpicking 14- 3 Mimicry 12- 3 Paramedics 12- 3 Persuasion 13- 3 SS: Pharmacology/Toxicology 12- 3 Scholar 1 1) KS: High Society (2 Active Points) 11- 1 2) KS: Mist Viper Clan History & Lore (2 Active Points) 11- 2 3) KS: Ninjutsu (3 Active Points) 12- 1 4) KS: Pop culture (2 Active Points) 11- 1 5) KS: Popular Fashions (2 Active Points) 11- 1 6) KS: The Martial World (2 Active Points) 11- 3 Security Systems 12- 5 Seduction 14- 3 Shadowing 12- 3 Sleight Of Hand 14- 5 Stealth 15- 3 Streetwise 13- 3 Teamwork 14- 9 WF: Common Martial Arts Melee Weapons, Common Melee Weapons, Common Missile Weapons, Blowguns, Fukimi-Bari, Garrote Skills Cost: 156Cost Perk 8 Reputation: Feared Assassin (A medium-sized group) 14-, +4/+4d6 9 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Mist Viper Clan, Membership: The Eight Immortals 5 Money: Well Off 35 Followers: Mist Viper Ninja Perks Cost: 57Cost Talent 6 Combat Luck (3 PD/3 ED) 3 Lightsleep 15 Skill Master (+3 with all Skills based on PRE) Talents Cost: 24Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Style Not Concealable, Noticed and Recognizable, Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses, Detectable by Large Group 15 Distinctive Features: Unearthly Beautty (Inspires lust, Admiration, and/or Jealousy) (Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20 Hunted: Nippon Ichiban 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, NCI, Harshly Punish 15 Hunted: Oan Koroshi (Jilted Suitor) 8- (As Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 10 Hunted: own ninja clan 11- (Frequently), More Powerful, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching 20 Psychological Limitation: Casual Killer Very Common, Strong 20 Psychological Limitation: Loyal To Ninja Clan/Employer (Common, Total) 10 Psychological Limitation: Yearns to be more than a "Pretty Face" (Common, Moderate) 15 Reputation: lethal Japanese assassin, Frequently (11-), Extreme 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 405Total Experience Available: 405Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 755 Height: 1.59 m Hair: Black Weight: 43.00 kg Eyes: Brown Appearance: a little over 5 feet tall, a little under 100lbs. Black hair, brown eyes. Everything else is slightly variable. Her beauty is so transcendant that everyone sees her slightly different. She can be leaner, or more curvaceous, lighter skinned or darker, lighter or darker hair, etc.. She is the viewer's ideal as to what the perfect Japanese woman should look like. Her nightsuit is pale gray with black designs, often depicting wings, or flowers. She wears a black domino mask, covered in ornate, golden designs. Her sword is gleaming silver with a delicately carved handle, green jade in the shape of a bird's head. Personality: Hitomi is a loyal member of the Clan. She has become a bit more bloodthirsty since her transformation due to the fact that she wants attention for anything other than her looks. She was never vain; and now it drives her mad. Almost every man she meets seeks to possess her, the women tend to hate her; its to the point she prefers to spend most of her time alone. Her agents are women, all are exceptionally beautiful and all are trained to use their looks to their advantage. But she also trains them not to see themselves as merely objects of beauty, but of beings of power and passion. She simply can't seem to do it herself.Quote:"You were not watching my sword, were you?"Background: Hitomi was one of the Mist Vipers' most successful kunoichi. Stylish, attractive, and dedicated, she set the standard. She had been the lover of one of the Chunin for almost a year when he suggested that she volunteer for the Eight Immortals. A bit reluctant (since the first group had all perished during the rituals), she finally aquiesed to his request and volunteered. It was during the beginning stages of the rituals that she found out he had another lover. When it came time to sacrifice her dearest belonging; she gave up her love for him. Upon the completion of the rituals, she became Glorious Songbird, the Embodiment of Beauty. The title is very accurate, everything about her is unparallelled beauty, her figure, her face, her clothes, her voice, everything. Sadly, she didn't sacrifice her love for her superior, it never existed; what she sacrificed was her station. She is no longer Hitomi the skilled kunoichi, she is merely the beautiful one. People don't see Hitomi anymore, they merely bask in her radiance. They don't hear the words to her songs, just her voice. They don't see the skill of her attacks, just the grace. Hitomi never succeeds any more, the Beauty does. To top it off, Hurricane Dancer hates her, and takes every opporotunity to belittle and intimidate her. Although she is still loyal to the Clan, she yearns for a way to escape the perfect shell that she now inhabits. Powers/Tactics: Glorious Songbird is supernaturally beautiful. She can use her beauty in many ways; all of these are conscious efforts on her part. She wills her effects on her victems. She can cause them to become so enraptured by her that they loose the ability to focus on anything else (Flash), or she can hold a victems gaze with her own, paralyzing them (Entangle), lastly she can inspire such desire that her foes actually can suffer pain and even death from her merest glance (KA), the ability might (at GM's Descretion) have a greater effect on someone who has a weak heart or high blood pressure (+1d6) and alternately less effect on those who are not interested in a beautiful woman (-1d6). Her appearance is supernatural and she can effect anyone that can appreciate beauty, as well as beings that aren't human.Aside from this she is also a skilled combatant, having trained intensely since the transformation, hoping that her skill in battle would win her praise, but as such this has not yet happened. Campaign Use: Her abilitis aren't too high but if you want to tone her act down, drop her DEX to 24 and SPD 5, eliminate the DC's for her martial arts and get rid of her "Looks that Kill" Attack. If you want to make her more powerful increase her CON and BODY to 23 each, give her an extra DC or two with her martial arts, and increase her "Looks" attack to 4d6. Alternately, you could give her more "strikes" or special attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Re: Tuesday 06/15/2004 Just a quick note on the Eight Immortals. You may notice that each had to sacrifice somehting dear to them for their tremendous power. Although they think its permanent, it technically isn't. The scrolls told the Elders that the Immortals gain power and begin to overcome their deficiencies the longer they work together. However, the Elders are planning on usurping the Immortality (using a seperate scroll, written after the rituals to create the Immortals). They keep them separate on purpose to limit their growth. Assuming the Elders fail in thier plans, the Immortals would ben interesting (and by that time highly potent) foes for a Galactic Champions team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... Congrats on the 8 Immortals. I looked at each in turn looking for the hideous stat. Of those I think Hurricane Dancer is the winner. But as to the point about sacrificing what you hold dear, getting some of the stuff back is easy. The sacrifice of a lived one is going to be difficult to recover. Overall kudos on a well thought out group and linking it into Hero Universe via the Mist Vipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... True, much of what they gave away would be easy to get back in game terms (partucularly HD's Skills) but as far as the game goes, she's going to require decades to re-learn it. Also the Eight all think they are cursed...perhaps that didn't come out in the origins. The Elders kind of convinced them that the sacrifices were permanent. HD will no longer be skilled, she'll be limited to intuition and reflex, CL will no longer be able to feel inspired himself. His will actually be the easiest to recover. GS will need to get over the fact that not everyone will see her as an object of beauty, BT will probably never miss his soul, but it will come back to haunt him in other ways, he's my token psycho and I haven't figured out what direction to take him. AE feels he lost his Telepathic powers forever he feels handicapped without it. DE Knows his parents are dead but he can't remember anything about them. UD ??? I apparently didn't have him sacrifice anything... odd... Stone Serpent will eventually fall in love again (He's worried that whomever he loves will die ) Hurricane Dancer will begin to earn skill levels and feel in control again. Blood Tiger might eventually desire his soul again and work towards becoming a man rather than his slide into monstrosity. Undying Dragon has not been fleshed out properly...I will need to ponder him Divine Eagle will slowly start to remember his parents All Seeing Eye will eventually have his telepathic powers return to him Celestial Lion will find a cause that inspires him Glorious Songbird will overcome her insecurities about who she is. It will happpen over time but yeah, they were fun. I only thought of them last week and they rather flowed through me. Sure it was easy having the Pick Attribute, Layer on Ninja Template, Make immortal... so the charactersheets were really quick, but the personalities and backstory came really quickly too. I was pleased. I might have to do a little tinkering.. I'm thinking of altering the lifesupport for some of them, and fix Undying Dragon's background to infer a sacrifice...but yeah, I really liked them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... With all due Props to Hermit for his heroic prose and the idea for the team... I present my next Superteam. Working Title the Redeemers! The Office of Dr Jonathan Wildman, Warden and Head Scientist of Stronghold “Come in, John,†Dr. Wildman said as he motioned the man in the doorway to a chair, “It’s a pleasure to see you again. And I must say the new costume is a good look for you.†John Robertson smiled briefly and took the second chair at Dr Wildman’s desk. He set six file folders on the desk and opened the top one idley while he collected his thoughts. “It’s an interesting group you have for me, Doc,†He said at length. “Aren’t they?†Dr Wildman smiled again and nodded to the young woman at his right. “They want to change,†Dr. Laura Prince said as she looked at a legal pad in her lap. She was an astonishingly beautiful young woman trying vainly to conceal the fact behind severe hair style, dress style, and large glasses. John had a difficult time not staring; “They might not even admit it to themselves, but these six “Supervillains†want out.†“Well, they’re pretty run of the mill,†John said with a slight frown. “World beaters rarely want to reform, John. These were minions; they got into crime because it was easy, because there was no other way, because they didn’t know any better. These aren’t evil men and women, John; they are in over their heads and they could very well become what you are looking for. I have a great deal of faith in Laura’s recommendations.†John smiled at Dr. Prince again, “That’s good enough for me I guess. Send them to Ready Room Six.†He got up to leave. “For what it’s worth Mr. Robertson,†Dr Price said as he was leaving, “I believe in what you are doing and I know you will succeed. You were obviously meant for this job.†He didn’t turn back, but she noticed that he squared his shoulders a little more and held his head a little higher. * * * Ready Room Six Four men and two women in orange prisoner garb sat in at a large table. In front of them were manila folders. They didn’t look at them; instead they looked straight ahead at the man in front of them. “Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, I am John Robertson. You may know of me,†He spoke brusquely and quickly, he wanted to get the formalities out of the way. “I know you,†one of the men said. An African-American sitting to his right spoke, “You used to be a Silver Avenger. But you got fired for being corrupt.†The man’s name was Terrence Brayden, also known as Conductor. And he knew Silver Avenger Robertson quite personally having been arrested by him on three occasions. “Well, that’s mostly true,†John said trying to keep his tone even, “But the last part was not true. I never took part in corruption or the murder of Peter Hawkins, I was fired for not reporting what I knew.†“The thin blue line?†This time it was one of the women, John shot her a look and she quickly avoided his gaze. “Yes,†He checked his notes, “Jessica, is it?†“Uh-huh.†She said, still not meeting his gaze. They were all staring at him now. He took a deep breath. “I failed in my duty to my country and her people,†John said quietly, “A year and a half ago; I uncovered evidence that a few of my fellow Primus Silver Avengers were taking bribes. Primus had already been rocked by scandals before, and I felt the need to protect it from further bad press. So I took my evidence to the parties I knew were involved and gave them an ultimatum: Stop or I go public. This turned out to be a mistake. To get rid of me, they framed me for the murder or Peter Hawkins. If it hadn’t been for the detective work of Nighthawk of the Champions, I would be here as an inmate. I put the desire to keep Primus’ nose clean ahead of my duty to the laws and citizens of the United States. It haunts me to this day; but I have been given another chance. A second chance that I feel I deserve; I feel as well, that you six deserve a second chance.†The gaze of the six prisoners intensified. “What kind of second chance?†Came from the back “Glad, you asked Carl,†John said, “I was given the name of six Stronghold inmates who, for what ever reason, seemed to have it in them to reform. The Doctors Wildman and Price spoke highly of you all. You probably can guess that I am not wearing a Primus Silver Avenger uniform; this is the uniform of the Challenger. You six have all been known by other names: Conductor, Hyperman, the Quickling, the Fabricator, White Eagle, and Scorn. As of tomorrow, those names are gone. You will be serving out the remainder of your sentences under my supervision and command. In the folders in front of you, you will find your new “Superhero†identities; you will find your new “secret†identities, and the terms of this program. I urge you to read it through before signing as once you have signed the release you will be mine.†“You are dismissed.†Forty-eight hours later… “Welcome aboard fellow Redeemers.†Challenger said to the six new heroes, standing or sitting uneasily in their new costumes. “Our adventure is about to begin.†Up next. The Challenger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... Hey, that's a nice break and well-done, Enforcer84, this is the sort of thing I like to see in character books, some insight via demonstration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Wednesday: June 17th, 2004ChallengerPlayer: NPC; Leader of Operation Justice Val Char Cost 35 STR 25 26 DEX 48 25 CON 30 15 BODY 10 15 INT 5 14 EGO 8 23 PRE 13 14 COM 2 20/26 PD 13 20/26 ED 15 5 SPD 14 12 REC 0 50 END 0 50 STUN 4 9" RUN02" SWIM07" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 187Cost Power END 7 Efficient Physiology: Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) for up to 40 Active Points of Strength (10 Active Points); Activation Roll 14- (-1/2) 0 Operation Justice Comlink Pendant, all slots IIF (-1/4) 16 1) Scrambled Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group), Concealed (-4 with Radio Perception/Transmission PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+3 versus Range Modifier) (20 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 20 2) Tracking Chip: Detect Other Comlink Pendants 12- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Range, Telescopic (+7 versus Range Modifier) (25 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 8 3) Operation: Justice Secured Computer Access: Mind Link , Computers class of minds, One Specific Mind, Any distance (10 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 2 4) Clock Timer: Absolute Time Sense (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 2 5) GPS: Bump Of Direction (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 5 Toughness: Damage Resistance (5 PD/5 ED) 0 12 Armored Costume: Armor (6 PD/6 ED) (18 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 6 Enhanced Vision: +3 PER with Sight Group 0 10 Augmented Physiology: Power Defense (10 points) 0 6 Swift: Running +3" (9" total) 1 23 Glue Grenades: Entangle 5d6, 5 DEF, Explosion (lose 1d6 and 1 DEF per 1"; +1/2) (75 Active Points); OAF (-1), 4 Charges (-1), Range Based On Strength (-1/4) [4] 30 Particle Beam: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2) (67 Active Points); OAF (-1), 12 Charges (-1/4) [12] Powers Cost: 147Cost Martial Arts Maneuver Kung Fu (Wu Shu) 5 1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +3 DCV, Block, Abort 4 2) Disarm: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, Disarm; 45 STR to Disarm roll 4 3) Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +5 DCV, Dodge, Affects All Attacks, Abort 4 4) Escape: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 50 STR vs. Grabs 5 5) Flying Kick: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, -2 DCV, 11d6 Strike 3 6) Joint Lock/Grab: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 45 STR for holding on 5 7) Kick: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 11d6 Strike 4 8) Knife Hand: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1d6 +1 3 9) Legsweep: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, -1 DCV, 8d6 Strike, Target Falls 4 10) Punch: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 9d6 Strike 3 11) Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +1 DCV, 7d6 +v/5, Target Falls 4 12) Tien-hsueh Strike: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, 2d6 NND 4 13) Tiger/Dragon Claw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 11d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab 4 14) Uproot/Sand Palm: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 50 STR to Shove 1 15) Weapon Element: Axes, Maces, and Picks 1 16) Weapon Element: Blades 1 17) Weapon Element: Chain Weapons 1 18) Weapon Element: Clubs 1 19) Weapon Element: Hook Sword 1 20) Weapon Element: Polearms 1 21) Weapon Element: Staffs 1 22) Weapon Element: Three-Section Staff 1 23) Weapon Element: Whips 1 24) Weapon Element: Wind and Fire Wheels Martial Arts Cost: 66Cost Skill 5 +1 with HTH Combat 16 +2 with All Combat 2 AK: Atlanta 11- 3 Acrobatics 14- 3 Analyze: Combat 12- 3 Breakfall 14- 3 Bureaucratics 14- 3 Climbing 14- 3 Concealment 12- 3 Criminology 12- 3 Deduction 12- 3 High Society 14- 3 Interrogation 14- 2 KS: Criminal Law 11- 2 KS: Operation Redemption 11- 2 KS: Kung Fu 11- 2 KS: PRIMUS 11- 2 KS: The Law Enforcement World 11- 0 Language: English (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 2 Language: Spanish (fluent conversation) 3 Paramedics 12- 3 Security Systems 12- 3 Shadowing 12- 3 Stealth 14- 3 Streetwise 14- 3 Tactics 12- 3 Teamwork 14- 4 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Small Arms Skills Cost: 90Cost Perk 5 Computer Link: DOSPA Databases 5 Money: Well Off 3 Well-Connected 11 1) Contact: Atlanta PD (Contact has access to major institutions, Contact has useful Skills or resources), Organization Contact (x3) (12 Active Points) 11- 17 2) Contact: DOSPA (Contact has access to major institutions, Contact has very useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact), Organization Contact (x3) (18 Active Points) 11- 3 3) Contact: Nighthawk (Contact has extremely useful Skills or resources) (4 Active Points) 8- 5 4) Contact: Silver Avenger Mayte Sanchez (Contact has extremely useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) (6 Active Points) 11- 14 Fringe Benefit: Concealed Weapon Permit (where appropriate), Membership: Leader of Operation: Justice Field Team, Passport, Security Clearance: DOSPA Perks Cost: 63Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Style Limitation (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses; Not Distinctive In Some Cultures) 15 Hunted: DOSPA 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Watching) 15 Hunted: The Marauder 11- (As Pow, Harshly Punish) 20 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 15 Psychological Limitation: By the book (Common, Strong) 20 Psychological Limitation: Dedicated to protecting America and her ideals (Very Common, Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: seeks to atone for his failings (Common, Strong) 10 Reputation: Fallen Silver Avenger, 11- 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 10 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Occasionally, Major) 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x STUN Poisons & Toxins (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 203Total Experience Available: 203Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 553 Height: 1.86 m Hair: Black Weight: 102.00 kg Eyes: Blue. Appearance: John Robertson is a handsome man in his mid thirties. His lean physique belies his mass; he wears "Flag suit", consisting of a dark blue body suit with a golden eagle on the chest, white stars on his shoulders and white leggins, his gloves,.belts, and boots are red. He wears a facemask that leaves his mouth and chin uncovered.Personality: Challenger is a good man. He is still somewhat impulsive, occasionally maverick, but he is a good man and a good leader. He regrets his past decisions and privately mourns the loss of his career in PRIMUS it was all he had ever wanted. He is a good leader and treats his charges with respect. It is still early in the game and they see him as a glorified parole officer more than a team leader, but they seem to be coming around. Quote:"Gigawatt, hit 'em high! Powerwoman, hold the bridge until Skyguard can get the bus to safety! How's that power rerout coming Innovator?"Background: John Robertson was one of the few, the proud, the Silver Avengers of PRIMUS. Sure there had been scanals but they were behind them now, the organization had put years of dedicated service together after the horror that was the Armstrong Incident and the Golden Avenger situation. John had been stationed in Atlanta, it wasn't a high profile job, but he was good at it and dedicated. He got along well with his fellow agents and had contacts throughout the organization.Then it came. One of his street level contacts, Peter Hawkins, a "recreational chemist" who had been on PRIMUS payroll for years, sent him disturbing memos. Silver Avengers were on the take. John didn't believe it of course. Sure, Peter had never led him astray, but the information could have easily been misconstrued. John had gotten to PRIMUS as an investigative agent and put his skills to good use. He was distressed to find the truth even worse than Peter had reported. The Avengers were taking bribes, selling evidence, even extorting money from low level criminals for easy escapes. John didn't want another scandal to hurt PRIMUS, so he confronted one of the agents. He told them to cut it out or he'd go to the higher ups. In hindsight, if John hadn't been so afraid of a scandal he'd have gone to his supervisors first. The Avengers quickly figured out John was the only one with the information and they killed Peter Hawkins and framed John for the murder. His access to his files restricted; John made a desperation phone call to Millennium City. He had gotten on quite well with Mayte Sanchez and appealed to her for assistance. She contacted Nighthawk of the Champions (as she couldn't get involved) and he went down to Atlanta and solved the case. The scandal was unavoidable and all the agents involved were prosecuted. John was relieved of duty, his actions had hindered the investigation into the corruption and lead to the murder of Mr. Hawkins. He wasn't charged but he was disgraced. Then he was summoned into DOSPA headquarters. Andrew Rochester told him about Operation Redemption. It was a chance for super-powered criminals, those who showed a strong chance for rehabilitation could work some of their sentence off as agents of Justice. Rochester wanted him to lead them. He felt that John's own "redemption" would be sped along by this project. Eight months later, Operation Justice made their public debut against Firewing. It's going to be a long hall but Challenger feels he and his team is up to it. Powers/Tactics: Having gone through PRIMUS Silver Avenger Tactical Training, Challenger is well suited for leading a small team of superbeings. He no longer has the PRIMUS issued equipment to back him up so he relys almost completely on his physical skills and training. He uses Kung Fu in combat and has really upped his training since he left PRIMUS, Innovator has devised a few items for him to take into battle. He tends to avoid the Particle Beam as he doesn't want to destroy much or risk hitting an innocent bystander. He does like the entangle grenades though.Campaign Use: Challenger's abilites should not be altered too much as he is fairly average for a Silver Avenger. He is a little quicker due to his intense training (no longer has any paper work to deal with). If you want to lower his effectiveness eliminate or tapper his equipment. To make him more powerful, increase the equipment load or power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Thursday, June 18th, 2004GigawattPlayer: NPC Hero; Member of Operation: Justice Val Char Cost 30 STR 20 18 DEX 24 30 CON 40 12 BODY 4 13 INT 3 11 EGO 2 18 PRE 8 10 COM 0 12/18 PD 6 12/18 ED 6 5 SPD 22 12 REC 0 60 END 0 60 STUN 18 6" RUN02" SWIM06" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 153Cost Power END 27 Absorb Power: Absorption 8d6 (energy, Energy to STUN) (40 Active Points); Limited Phenomena (Electricity Only) (-1/2) 0 12 Armored Costume: Armor (6 PD/6 ED) (18 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 75 Electrical Controll: Multipower, 75-point reserve 2u 1) Arc Escape: Teleportation 20", MegaScale (1" = 1 km; +1/4), Safe Blind Teleport (+1/4), Trigger (When below 0 BODY; +1/4) (70 Active Points); No Conscious Control (-2), Only Between ConductorsOnly Between Conductors Or Through Wires (-1/2) 7 7u 2) Ball Lightning: Energy Blast 7d6, Area Of Effect (4" Radius; +1) (70 Active Points) 7 4u 3) Deadly Lightning: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (45 Active Points) 4 2u 4) Direct Current Paralysis: Entangle 3d6, 3 DEF, Only Versus Targets With Muscles Or Comparative Structures (+0), Takes No Damage From Attacks All Attacks (+1/2), Continuous (+1) (75 Active Points); Vulnerable (Electrical; -1), No Range (-1/2), Lockout (must maintain contact with victim; loss of contact negates entangle) (-1/2), Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4) 7 7u 5) Lightning Blast: Energy Blast 12d6, Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (75 Active Points) 3 1u 6) Lightning Punch: Hand-To-Hand Attack +4d6 (20 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2) 2 6u 7) Neverending Lightning Blast: Energy Blast 6d6, Continuous (+1) (60 Active Points) 6 1u 8) Power Device: Aid Endurance 4d6 (40 Active Points); Technological/Electricity-based END Only (-1), Others Only (-1/2), Only Restores to Starting Values (-1/2) 0 5u 9) Power Down: Drain Electrical Powers 3d6, One Power At A Time (+1/4), Ranged (+1/2) (52 Active Points) 5 25 Electrosense: Detect Energy Fields 12- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Range, Targeting Sense 0 20 Flight Belt: Flight 15" (30 Active Points); OIF (Antigravity Belt; -1/2) 3 20 OHM Effect: Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Only Works Against Limited Type Of Attack Electricity (-1/2) 0 17 Ride The Lightning: Flight 15" (30 Active Points); Only Along Electrical Wires (-3/4) 3 Operation Justice Comlink Pendant, all slots IIF (-1/4) 2 1) Clock Timer: Absolute Time Sense (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 2 2) GPS: Bump Of Direction (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 8 3) Operation: Justice Secured Computer Access: Mind Link , Computers class of minds, One Specific Mind, Any distance (10 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 16 4) Scrambled Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group), Concealed (-4 with Radio Perception/Transmission PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+3 versus Range Modifier) (20 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 20 5) Tracking Chip: Detect Other Comlink Pendants 12- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Range, Telescopic (+7 versus Range Modifier) (25 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 Powers Cost: 279Cost Martial Arts Maneuver VIPER Brawling 4 1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort 4 2) Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +5 DCV, Dodge, Affects All Attacks, Abort 4 3) Punch: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 8d6 Strike 3 4) Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +1 DCV, 6d6 +v/5, Target Falls Martial Arts Cost: 15Cost Skill 5 +1 with HTH Combat 6 +2 with VIPER Blasters 20 +4 with Ranged Combat 4 Computer Programming (Computer Networks, Personal Computers) 12- 3 Electronics 12- 3 KS: Computer Databases 12- 3 KS: Computer Interfaces 12- 2 KS: Operation: Justice 11- 2 KS: The Local Underworld 11- 2 KS: The Superhuman World 11- 2 KS: VIPER 11- 1 Language: Basic (basic conversation) 1 Language: C (basic conversation) 3 SS: Computer Control Systems 12- 3 Stealth 13- 3 Streetwise 13- 3 WF: Small Arms, Blades Skills Cost: 66Cost Perk 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice 3 Anonymity Perks Cost: 6Cost Talent 3 Lightning Reflexes: +2 DEX to act first with All Actions Talents Cost: 3Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Often causes slight static electrical effects (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Simple Tests) 20 Hunted: DOSPA 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find, Watching) 10 Hunted: Dr Moreau 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) [Notes: Dr.Moreau had seen the appearance of Conductor as too great of a coincidence and kept a file on him. He also noticed when Conductor disappeared from Stronghold (thought this isn't common knowledge) and the appearance of Gigawatt.] 15 Hunted: The Ultimates 8- (Mo Pow, Harshly Punish) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 15 Psychological Limitation: Protective of Innocents (Common, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Seeks to atone for his past misdeeds (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Wants to leave the "tights" game behind (Common, Moderate) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Magnetic Attacks (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 172Total Experience Available: 160Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 522 Height: 1.90 m Hair: Black Weight: 80.00 kg Eyes: Brown Appearance: Gigawatt, in his costume is a well built African-American with brown eyes that glow electric blue when he uses his powers. He wears a pale blue bodysuit with golden lightning bolts on his chest, arms and legs. His boots and gloves are white. He wears a blue head piece that doesn't cover his face but large opaque golden goggles keep his identity safe. If you want his Conductor costume, it was a black body suit with copper colored lightning bolt on the chest and a full face mask. His boots and guantlets were also copper colored. William Bettis dresses in casual, off the rack clothing. Personality: Gigawatt is a serious young man now. He had always gone with the flow. He had never really questioned his life, always taking the easy way out. But that's all behind him now. Its not about the easy way. Its not about the money. Its about living the right way. He has quickly become the second in command of Operation: Justice, he trains hard, and he has the trust of his team and leader. Quote:"Don't you get it? Can't you see the bigger picture? There is an entire world out there! Stop thinking only of yourself!" Background: Terrence "Trey" Braydon was a decent kid growing up. He loved his mom and his older sister. He tried his best in school and got a scholarship to the city college; but things just didn't work out. He was 14 when he got into the gang scene. He was smart, athletic, and a "good" guy, he treated his friends well. It was easy for a VIPER recruiter to impress him with the money and the prestige and the comraderie of VIPER. He bought into it for a while. His time with VIPER wasn't bad. He enjoyed hanging with the other agents, the nest leader treated his men well. It wasn't until Trey balked at the assassination of a local politician and his family that his days in VIPER were anything but good. Feeling uneasy with the idea of gunning down a man's family; Trey went to his nest leader. He figured he might get reassigned to guard duty or something, but apparently it was the last sign his leader needed that Trey wasn't "VIPER Material" after all. Trey was assured he'd be placed on the auxilery guard for that mission and went back to his barracks. WIthout a care in the world he went to sleep. He awoke later, strapped to a table with the piercingly cold eyes of Dr. Moreau gazing at him. "Apparently, you didn't work out" The Dr. said with a trace of a grin on his thin lips. Trey tried to scream, but he had been gagged. He became aware of a numbness throughout his body. He frantically looked around for anything that would tell him this was a horrible nightmare or terrifying prank. "I have used a mutated series of glands from bioelectric producing animals, such as eels. The cells have more or less been accepted by your body and your health hasn't significantly suffered. I am planning to study your body's ability to absorb the electrical current. Perhaps these will allow me to create a superbeing capable of controlling and emiting powerful electrical current. You however, will simply be overloaded and fried. Its too bad you didn't work out. Without another word Dr Moreau flipped the switch. Trey was in agony. He couldn't even scream. For 45 seconds the pain was overwhelming. Then it began to quickly ebb. The modified cells were protecting him. The powerlevel increased and he felt pain again. Soon this too subsided. For the next eleven minutes he alternated between pain and relief. He was dimly aware of the hum of the equipment and the occasional crackle of energy. Dr. Moreau was impressed; the cells were absorbing and overcoming the charge. He had already surpassed the current of a lightning strike. His equipment was actually being pushed to the limit. Perhaps this subject would survive. How would he explain that? At the highest level, the young man's body seemed to be readily copping with the output until suddenly a bright light flashed and the equipment was destroyed. The table and its contents had become no more than a pile of ash. Moreau sighed with relief and called for a cleaning crew. Trey didn't die ofcourse. The surge of power apparently subconsciously made his desire of escape possible and he transported out in a backlash of energy. He was shot along powerlines and eventually found himself naked near a nearby hydro electrical plant. The experiment indeed granted him superhuman powers and he quickly put them to use robbing a few stores to clothe and feed himself. He settled into the life of a mid-card supervillain, working for various bosses and organizations (but never VIPER) under the name Conductor. He was caught and jailed a few times but often escaped or was released so he could work with yet another burgeoning criminal mastermind. After a few years he simply stopped getting sprung. He sat in Stronghold for almost two years before he worked up the courage to write his mother. She never replied to his letters, but he wrote her weekly. He aslo spent time with Dr. Price discussing his criminal career. He'd never really thought about why he never tried to do anything else. After a third year in Stronghold he got a visit from his mom and sister. It was a tearful reunion; his mother, dying from cancer, wanted to see him again before she died. They spent all afternoon together in a room provided by Dr. Wildman. After that day, Trey became a model prisoner. He and his mother corresponded up until her death in 2003. Then he wrote to his sister. When John Robertson sought villains who might want a second chance at life; who might be convinced to use their talents for the good of America and not their own selfish desires, Cunductor was the first name on the list. Trey Braydon is gone. William Bettis, aka Gigawatt, is a young man trying to find his way into the world. He still writes his sister. He's visited his mother's grave and he's begun correspondance classes in computer programming. He is unsure if he will remain Gigawatt after his sentence is completed. He's grown tired of the super powered game. But for now, he simply wants to be the man his mother always wanted him to be. Powers/Tactics: Gigawatt is a living electrical generator. He can absorb, and emit electrical current in a variety of ways. While he was once simply a blaster, he has become alot more creative in his use of this powers since he began studying computers and electronics. He has lower end defenses so he tends to keep his distance. He does have a few surprises for anyone who assumes he's toast in a hand to hand situation. Campaign Use: Trying hard to reform and become a normal man. At this point in his heroic career, Gigawatt simply wants out of the tights game. As he begins to appreciate the need for superheroes and understand that he can do great acts of good, he will warm up to the idea more. If you want to run him as Conductor simply eliminate the last three slots in his Multipower, drop the pool to 60 pts and eliminate the Operation:Justice Comlink Pendant. 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Enforcer84 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Re: Thursday, June 18th, 2004 Adjust the HD file for the 12 pts xp; I forgot his armored costume on the initial post. Hastily corrected you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Friday June 19th, 2004PowerwomanPlayer: NPC Heroine; Member of Operation: Justice Val Char Cost 65 STR 55 21 DEX 33 33 CON 46 16 BODY 12 13 INT 3 12 EGO 4 20/30 PRE 10 14 COM 2 28 PD 15 28 ED 21 5 SPD 19 20 REC 0 66 END 0 66 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM041" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 220Cost Power END 16 Adrenaline Surge: Aid STR 4d6 (40 Active Points); 4 Charges (-1), Self Only (-1/2) [4] 13 Environmental Adaption: Life Support (Immunity Alcohol; Longevity 200 Years; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum) 0 10 Immovable: Knockback Resistance -5" 0 4 Intimidation: +10 PRE (10 Active Points); Only To Make Fear/Intimidation-Style Presence Attacks (-1), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2) 5 Really Deep Breath: LS (Self-Contained Breathing) (10 Active Points); Stops Working If Character Speaks, Is Stunned, Or Is Knocked Out (-1/2), Extra Time (Extra Segment, Only to Activate, -1/4), Can Only Be Activated In Breathable Atmosphere (-1/4) 0 11 Stentorian Voice: Hearing Group Images 1" radius, +/-6 to PER Rolls (23 Active Points); Set Effect (only to amplify character's voice; -1) 2 28 Super-Leaping: Multipower, 28-point reserve 3u 1) Basic Super-Leaping: Leaping +28" (41" forward, 20 1/2" upward) (28 Active Points) 3 1u 2) MegaLeaping: Leaping 8", MegaScale (1" = 1 km; leap takes 1 Phase per km; +1/4) (10 Active Points) 1 28 Supertough Skin: Damage Resistance (28 PD/28 ED) 0 10 Thud: +20 PD (20 Active Points); Only Protects Against Damage From Falls (-1) Brick Tricks 12 1) Armful: Telekinesis (10 STR), Affects Porous, Trigger (when character picks up appropriate substances; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (44 Active Points); Only Works On Difficult-To-Grasp Substances (see Ultimate Brick) (-1), Instant (-1/2), No Range (-1/2), Requires A Brick Tricks Roll (-1/2) 0 22 2) Distance Punch: Double Knockback (+3/4) for up to 60 Active Points of STR (45 Active Points); Requires A Brick Tricks Roll (-1/2), Increased Endurance Cost (x2 END; -1/2) 8 32 3) Super-Strength Smash-Through: Tunneling 1" through 18 DEF material (56 Active Points); Requires A Brick Tricks Roll (-1/2), No Noncombat Movement (-1/4) 6 Powers Cost: 195Cost Martial Arts Maneuver Brick Tricks Martial Art 4 1) Bearhug I: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 17d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab 5 2) Bearhug II: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 2d6 NND 4 3) Big Push: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 80 STR to Shove 4 4) Break Free: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 80 STR vs. Grabs 4 5) Deadly Smash: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1d6 +1 5 6) Deadly Throw: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +0 DCV, HKA 1d6 +1 , Target Falls 5 7) Fist-Grab: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +1 DCV, Grab One Limb, Block 3 8) Grab: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 75 STR for holding on 5 9) Legbreaker: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -2 DCV, Grab One Limb; HKA 1d6 +1 , Disable 4 10) Punch: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +0 DCV, 15d6 Strike 4 11) Slam: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, STR +2d6 Strike; Grab Two Limbs; Target Falls 3 12) Tackle: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -1 DCV, 13d6 +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove 4 13) Toughness: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort 3 14) Wrestler's Throw: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +1 DCV, 13d6 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls Martial Arts Cost: 57Cost Skill 20 +4 with HTH Combat 3 Power 13- 2 AK: San Fransisco 11- 3 Interrogation 13- (15-) 2 KS: Local Criminal Underworld 11- 2 KS: Operation: Justice 11- 2 KS: The Superhuman World 11- 1 Language: Spanish (basic conversation) 3 Lipreading 12- 3 Shadowing 12- 3 Streetwise 13- (15-) 2 Survival (Urban) 12- 1 Teamwork 8- Skills Cost: 47Cost Perk 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice 6 Contact: Eldritch (Contact has extremely useful Skills or resources, Good relationship with Contact) 11- Perks Cost: 9Val Disadvantages 15 Distinctive Features: Amazonian Beauty (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10 Hunted: Black Diamond 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish) 5 Hunted: Bulldozer 8- (Less Pow, Harshly Punish) 15 Hunted: DOSPA 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 5 Physical Limitation: 2 times normal mass (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) 10 Physical Limitation: Medical-Resistant Skin (Infrequently, Greatly Impairing) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfidence (Very Common, Moderate) 15 Psychological Limitation: Protective Of Innocents (Common, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Wants to be loved (Common, Moderate) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 178Total Experience Available: 178Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 528 Height: 2.00 m Hair: Formerly Blonde, now Dyed Black Weight: 175.00 kg Eyes: Green Appearance: Tall and attractive, Allyson now dyes her hair black and wears it much shorter. Its cut to about her chin. She has a muscular, "va-voom" style physique (Big Everywhere!) and wears a red and gold costume with black trim. (Inspired by the 2nd Ed Villains & Vigilantes game cover). Allyson tends to dress "grily" when not in costume. She wears skirts and blouses. She doesn't mind showing skin. Personality: Her life as Melissa was hell, but Allyson was stronger than she thought she was. A decent young lady was always lurking just below the surface but bad luck always kept her from a decent life. Her bad relationships have made her somewhat gunshy about romance and aside from Innovator no one on the team seems to be "interested". It doesn't really bother her. Quote:"This should hurt just a bit."Background: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." That's the old quote and to Melissa Stahl it was a life lesson. She had been a happy girl once. But that was before her father stole her innocence. Her mother never intervened, and her teenage years were a horror that you hear about in the news but, if you are lucky, you never experience. Things changed for her when she was ninteen. Perhaps it was the abuse, perhaps it was the alcohol and drugs she'd turned to in order to cope, but her mutant powers didn't errupt during puberty; they slowly prestented themselves over the course of a year. She grew over a foot in height, added 250lbs of muscle, bone, and superstrong flesh. Melissa turned on her father and reduced him to a simpering, mewling man, begging for his life. She almost killed him, but something made her stop. Her mother called 911 and a MARS unit was dispatched. Melissa struck her mother in a fit of rage and simply leaped off into the distance. Living on the streets wasn't much easier when you were a superstrong powerhouse and Melissa quickly began using her powers for personal gain. She was found by a low-level enforcer for the local crime lord. He took Melissa under his wing and molded her into as supervillainess, she took the name Scorn. Their relationship went badly after she found him with another woman. They found him hanging from his belt on a flagpool. Scorn spent much of the early 90's as a superpowered enforcer. She worked with various temporary teams and had a number of unhealthy relationships. Finally she was captured by Eldritch in San Fransisco and faced trial. She was shocked to find that the jury had found her not guilty of assault on her parents; that her entire supervillain career might have been avoided if she hadn't run away after the violent confrontation. Unfortunately, her other crimes were not dismissed. She was sentenced to Stronghold for 12 years. During her time at Stronghold, Melissa spent a lot of time with Dr. Price. When Challenger offered her a spot on the team and a new life, she jumped at it. Her brief time with Operation: Redemption (Publicly referred to as Operation: Justice) has been wonderful. It has been a relief to work with decent people, even Innovator and his lame come-ons haven't bothered her. Although it hasn't stopped her from hanging him on doors and dropping him in garbage bins. Powers/Tactics: A classic brick, Powerwoman has just begun to develop some "tricks" with her superhuman physiology, she had been a give a punch take a punch kind of fighter before. She is very strong and can survive in all sorts of hostile environments. She can leap tremenous distances, even beyond what a superhumanly strong individual should be able to. She is a front line fighter, often working with Challenger and Skyguard to spearhead operations. Campaign Use: Powerwoman is a brick with attitude, she's a little less out going than She-Hulk but its a pretty close parallel. If you want ot make her less formidable Drop her STR to 55 and her DEF to 25. If you want to run her as Scorn, drop the Brick Tricks List. To make her more powerful, increase her STR to 70-75 and her DEF to 35+, you could altenately give her a DEX 24 and SPD 6... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... Hey' date=' that's a nice break and well-done, Enforcer84, this is the sort of thing I like to see in character books, some insight via demonstration.[/quote'] Sounds a lot like the set up for the Redemption campaign Kara is running in the GGU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Re: Hero A Day...Sorta... It's very Thunderbolts inspired. I'd run a campaign where the PC's played the 4th ed villains (sans Mechanon of course) trying to become heroes in a world that needed them. I just wanted to make new characters for this one. Thank you all for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Saturday, June 20th, 2004GlimmerwingPlayer: NPC; Member of Operation: Justice Val Char Cost 10 STR 0 36 DEX 78 25 CON 30 17 BODY 14 18 INT 8 11 EGO 2 18 PRE 8 14 COM 2 8/25 PD 6 8/25 ED 3 8 SPD 34 10 REC 6 50 END 0 35 STUN 0 21" RUN02" SWIM02" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 191Cost Power END 22 Armored Costume: Armor (11 PD/11 ED) (33 Active Points); OIF (Reinforced Costume; -1/2) 0 29 Rapid Healing: Healing 4 BODY, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (80 Active Points); Extra Time (Regeneration-Only) 1 Turn (Post-Segment 12) (-1 1/4), Self Only (-1/2) 0 7 Running Up Buildings: Clinging (normal STR) (10 Active Points); Cannot Resist Knockback (-1/4), Must Make At Least A Half Move Each Phase (-1/4) 0 75 Speed/Quickness Tricks: Multipower, 75-point reserve 4u 1) Dizzying Spin: Drain DEX 4d6 (40 Active Points) 4 4u 2) Hyper Throwing: Blunt Objects: Energy Blast 8d6 (40 Active Points) 4 3u 3) Hyper Throwing: Sharp Objects: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6 (30 Active Points) 3 3u 4) I'll Take Those!: Telekinesis (20 STR), Area Of Effect (6" Radius; +1 1/4), Selective Target (+1/4) (75 Active Points); Only To Disarm/Grab Objects (-1), No Range (-1/2) 7 3u 5) Moving Attack: Hand-To-Hand Attack +5d6, Area Of Effect (10" Line; +1 1/4) (56 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2), Linked To Running Or Other Movement Power (-1/2) 6 3u 6) Run-By Grabbing: (Total: 50 Active Cost, 31 Real Cost) +30 STR (30 Active Points); Only For Grab-Bys (-1), No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), Non-Persistent (-1/4) (Real Cost: 11) plus +10 with Grab-Bys (Real Cost: 20) 3 40 Superhuman Speed: Multipower, 40-point reserve 4u 1) Overdrive Running: Running 15", Megascale (1" = 1 km; +1/4) (40 Active Points) 4 3u 2) Super-Running: Running +15" (21" total), Improved Noncombat Movement (x4) (35 Active Points) 3 Operation Justice Comlink Pendant, all slots IIF (-1/4) 2 1) Clock Timer: Absolute Time Sense (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 2 2) GPS: Bump Of Direction (3 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 8 3) Operation: Justice Secured Computer Access: Mind Link , Computers class of minds, One Specific Mind, Any distance (10 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 16 4) Scrambled Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group), Concealed (-4 with Radio Perception/Transmission PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+3 versus Range Modifier) (20 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 20 5) Tracking Chip: Detect Other Comlink Pendants 13- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Range, Telescopic (+7 versus Range Modifier) (25 Active Points); IIF (-1/4) 0 Powers Cost: 248Cost Skill 10 +2 with HTH Combat 15 +5 with Running 3 Acrobatics 16- 3 Breakfall 16- 3 Concealment 13- 10 Defense Maneuver I-IV 2 KS: Fantasy Literature 11- 2 KS: Pop Culture 11- 2 KS: The Superhuman world 11- 3 Lockpicking 16- 2 Navigation (Land) 13- 3 Security Systems 13- 3 Shadowing 13- 3 Sleight Of Hand 16- 3 Stealth 16- 3 Streetwise 13- 2 Survival (Urban) 13- 3 Teamwork 16- Skills Cost: 75Cost Perk 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice Perks Cost: 3Cost Talent 12 Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED) 3 Ambidexterity (-2 Off Hand penalty) 3 Lightning Calculator 15 Lightning Reflexes: +10 DEX to act first with All Actions 6 Speed Reading (x100) Talents Cost: 39Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Mutant (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort) 15 Hunted: DOSPA 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 20 Hunted: The Shadowprince 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 10 Psychological Limitation: Lives for adventure (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Mischevious and playful (Common, Moderate) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident (Very Common, Moderate) 10 Social Limitation: Minor: Age 15 (Occasionally, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN toxins and poisons (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 206Total Experience Available: 206Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 556 Height: 1.63 m Hair: Red Weight: 53.00 kg Eyes: Green Appearance: An attractive fourteen year old girl. Aubrey has red hair and green eyes and a runner's build. She has a new costume based on a white body suit with gold metallic chest, shoulders, and thighs, her boots and gloves are red and she wears a set of red goggles. Small stylized white wings adorn her back, these are ofcourse non functional.Personality: The youngest member of the team, she sometimes feels a bit alone. Powerwoman makes every effort to be her friend but she's almost twelve years older. Aubrey (her new name) has had to grow up rather fast, but she still harbors her fantasies and still yearns for adventure. She works well with the others but when her sentence is done she might seek a hero team more her own age.Quote:"Didja see that? No, I guess you wouldn't."Background: Jessica's mutant powers emerged when she was twelve. They allowed her to act out her fantasies. As the elusive Quickling, she took part in petty theft and vandalism. It was fun and no one ever got hurt. That was the case at least until HE showed up. The man, calling himself the Shadowprince, appeared before Quickling and threatened her parents’ lives if she didn't work for him. Frightened and unsure of how to get out of it, she agreed. The Quickling became a much more violent threat, she used her powers along with the Shadowprince's other servants; Graywarden, Gollum, Pandora, and Burner, to harm, harass, and even murder their master's enemies. It eventually became too much for Jessica to bear and she left cryptic messages for the local hero team in Seattle. They managed to peace together the clues and rescue Jessica's parents from their prison. Once his bargaining chips were gone, the Shadowprince found how much Quickling had resented his "employment". She led the heroes to his lair and personally beat him into unconsciousness. Then she turned herself in. Her sixteen months at Stronghold (as there is no superpowered minor correctional facility) consisted of daily talks with Dr. Price and eventually a meeting with Challenger. She took the job, came up with yet another fantastic name and began working on the lighter side of the superhuman color wheel. She doesn't regret it; Her parents have been safely relocated and as of yet the Shadowprince has stayed away. Powers/Tactics: A speedster. She isn't as blindingly fast as some but she is incredibly agile and a natural acrobat. She uses her powers mostly in combat but Challenger has been stressing the importance of combat training and she is picking up some new tricks. She's slowly learning martial arts as well.Campaign Use: A speedster with an emphasis on agility. She doesn't do troughs as much as move bys. If you want to weaken her a bit drop her SPD to 7 (or 6 but that's a bit much) and get rid of her area affect attack. To improve her combat abilities, give her martial arts and a few more move by based attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Sunday June 21, 2004InnovatorPlayer: NPC; Member of the Operation: Justice Val Char Cost 15/25 STR 5 15/21 DEX 15 15/25 CON 10 15/20 BODY 10 30 INT 20 17 EGO 14 18 PRE 8 12 COM 1 4/27 PD 1 4/27 ED 1 4/5 SPD 15 6/11 REC 0 30/50 END 0 31/51 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM03"/5" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 100Cost Power END 80 Toys & On the Spot Solutions: VPP (Gadget Pool), 60 base + 20 control cost, (90 Active Points); all slots OIF (-1/2) 0 1) Strong Pulson Carbine: Energy Blast 12d6, 16 Charges (+0) (60 Active Points); OAF (-1), Limited Range (175"; -1/4) Real Cost: 27 [16] 0 2) Force Field: Force Field (15 PD/15 ED) (30 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) Real Cost: 20 3 0 3) Bola Gun: Entangle 3d6, 3 DEF, Entangle And Character Both Take Damage (+1/4) (37 Active Points); OAF (-1), 4 Charges (-1) Real Cost: 12 [4] "Onboard Computer" [Notes: A cybernetic system hooked to his left eye. Looks like a high tech monocle attached to his temple.] 10 1) Operation: Justice Secured Computer Access: Mind Link , Computers class of minds, One Specific Mind, Any distance 0 20 2) Scrambled Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group), Concealed (-4 with Radio Perception/Transmission PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+3 versus Range Modifier) 0 25 3) Tracking Chip: Detect Other Comlink Pendants 15- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Range, Telescopic (+7 versus Range Modifier) 0 3 4) Depth Finder: Absolute Range Sense 3 5) Internal Clock: Absolute Time Sense 3 6) Onboard Compass: Bump Of Direction 5 7) Memory Storage Cells: Eidetic Memory Light Exoskeleton combat suit, all slots OIF (-1/2) 16 3) Exoskeleton Defense: Armor (8 PD/8 ED) (24 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 27 4) Anti Gravity Belt: Flight 15", Improved Noncombat Movement (x8) (40 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 4 5 2) Attribute Enchancement I: +10 STR (10 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 1 9 2) Attribute Enhancement II: +6 DEX (18 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 10 1) Attribute Enhancement III: +10 CON (20 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 5 1) Attribute Enhancement IV: +5 BODY (10 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 7 1) Attribute Enhancement VI: +1 SPD (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 7 1) Attribute Enhancement VII: +5 REC (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 7 1) Attribute Enhancement VIII: +20 END (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 13 1) Atribute Enhancement IX: +20 STUN (20 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 20 11) Life Support Unit: Life Support (Eating Character only has to eat once per week; Immunity All terrestrial diseases and biowarfare agents; Immunity All terrestrial poisons and chemical warfare agents; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum; Self-Contained Breathing; Sleeping Character only has to sleep 8 hours per week) (41 Active Points); Linked to Force Field (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 0 Optic Systems, all slots OIF (-1/2) [Notes: The "Monocle" cannot be removed without surgury, but it can be disabled with an electronics roll at - 6] 10 1) Magnefying Vision: Microscopic with Sight Group (15 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 7 2) Peripheral Enhancement: Increased Arc Of Perception (240-Degree) with All Senses (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 0 3) Psionic Detection Models: Mental Awareness; OIF (-1/2) 0 11 4) Radar Sensors: Radar (Radio Group), Telescopic (+1) (16 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 12 5) Satellite Feed: High Range Radio Perception (Radio Group), Concealed (-1 with High Range Radio Perception PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+5) (21 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Sense Affected As Sight and Hearing [very common Sense] (-1/4) 0 4 6) Sensory Enhancements: +2 PER with All Sense Groups (6 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 3 7) Spectral Analysis : Ultraviolet Perception (Sight Group), Sense Affected As Sight (+0) (5 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 16 8) Spectral Analysis Unit: Detect A Single Thing (Energy) 15- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Analyze, Range, Telescopic (+6), Sense Affected As Sight (+0) (24 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 3 9) Spectral Analysis: Infrared Perception (Sight Group), Sense Affected As Sight (+0) (5 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 2 10) Ultrasonic Hearing: Ultrasonic Perception (Hearing Group), Sense Affected As Hearing Group (+0) (3 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 Powers Cost: 343Cost Martial Arts Maneuver Aikido 4 1) Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +5 DCV, Dodge, Affects All Attacks, Abort 4 2) Escape: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 30 STR / 40 STR vs. Grabs 3 3) Hold: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 25 STR / 35 STR for holding on 5 4) Strike: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +3 DCV, 3d6 / 5d6 Strike 3 5) Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +1 DCV, 3d6 / 5d6 +v/5, Target Falls Martial Arts Cost: 19Cost Skill 3 Breakfall 12- (13-) 3 Bureaucratics 13- 3 Computer Programming 15- 3 Cryptography 15- 3 Deduction 15- 3 Electronics 15- 3 Forensic Medicine 15- 13 Gadgeteering 20- 3 Inventor 15- 3 Mechanics 15- 3 Scholar 2 1) KS: Other Dimensions (3 Active Points) 15- 2 2) KS: Scientific World (3 Active Points) 15- 2 3) KS: Superpowers (3 Active Points) 15- 2 4) KS: The Superhuman World (3 Active Points) 15- 3 Scientist 2 1) SS: Aeronautical Engineering 15- (3 Active Points) 2 2) SS: Aerospace Enginering 15- (3 Active Points) 2 3) SS: Astrophysics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 4) SS: Battlesuit Engineering and Design 15- (3 Active Points) 2 5) SS: Biochemistry 15- (3 Active Points) 2 6) SS: Biology 15- (3 Active Points) 2 7) SS: Chemical Engineering 15- (3 Active Points) 2 8) SS: Chemistry 15- (3 Active Points) 2 9) SS: Cybernetics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 10) SS: Exobiology 15- (3 Active Points) 2 11) SS: Genetics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 12) SS: Mathematics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 13) SS: Medicine 15- (3 Active Points) 2 14) SS: Nuclear Physics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 15) SS: Physics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 16) SS: Robotics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 17) SS: Solid State Physics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 18) SS: Sub-Atomic Physics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 19) SS: Temporal Physics 15- (3 Active Points) 2 20) SS: Weapons System Engineering 15- (3 Active Points) 3 Streetwise 13- 3 Systems Operation 15- 3 Teamwork 12- (13-) Skills Cost: 103Cost Perk 5 Money: Well Off 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice Perks Cost: 8Cost Talent 3 Lightning Calculator 6 Speed Reading (x100) Talents Cost: 9Val Disadvantages 15 Hunted: DOSPA 11-, More Powerful, NCI, Watching 10 Hunted: Pentagon 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 20 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, NCI, Harshly Punish 20 Psychological Limitation: Code Against Killing Common, Total 10 Psychological Limitation: Disdain for bureaucratic corruption (Uncommon, Strong) 10 Psychological Limitation: Enjoys matching wtis with other "Geniuses" (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Hunts James Donaldson (aka Golden Fang, Nest leader in Silicon Valley) (Uncommon, Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident Very Common, Moderate 10 Rivalry: Professional (Demogogue of the LoJ; Rival is Significantly More Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Unaware of Rivalry) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity Frequently (11-), Major 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 232Total Experience Available: 232Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 582 Height: 1.79 m Hair: Red Weight: 75.00 kg Eyes: Green Appearance: Innovator is a healthy guy, almost six fee tall and about 165 lbs. He has red hair and green eys. He doesn't tan well. The Innovator wears a light exoskeleton that leaves his face open but covers his torso, arms, legs, neck and back of his head. The exoskeleton is white wth blue trim the "chest plate" is black with a white circuitry design contained in a circle on his chest. His gadget pool often takes the apearance of modules or weapons hooked to the armor. Personality: Brad is pretty laid back. Supremely confident in his skills, he never proved to be the gibbering mad scientist type he was often portrayed to be in the media during his trial. Since he fights on the side of the angels now, he works (in his copeous spare time) at finding evidence against Jim Donaldson. He is as yet unaware thad Donaldson is a VIPER nest leader.Quote:"Nice toy, I can make it better."Background: Frank was a happy man. He had graduated top of his class at MIT and seemed on the fast track to success. In fact his scores had been the highest the university had seen since Gallelao Anderson back in the late 80's. Frank's friend Jim Donaldson was an MBA from Harvard who offered the capitol for Frank's start up business. The two partners became very rich men when the company went public in 1996. Then Frank was an unhappy man. A call from their accountant claiming that Jim had been embezzling brought Frank from the lab to the office building one night. However, when he arrived, Frank found the accountant dead. Frank went to pick up the phone when Jim and the cops burst in the door. Jim fingered Frank as the murderer telling the officers that the accountant had uncovered Frank's embezzlement! Frank escaped and vowed revenger. Jim sold the company to a large technology conglomerate and was in the clear. Frank developed the Fabricator identity to get revenge on Jim. Realizing he needed capital he robbed a few banks first. It became a rush. He found he enjoyed matcing wits with the Heroic geniuses; this became his obsession, and his hatred of Jim Donaldson ebbed. Then he bit of more than he could chew and challenged Demogogue's intellect with one of his capers. Their similar backgrounds and studies had made the idea too good to resist. But Demogogue proved his better and he was captured. It was at this time that he was tried for the murder of the accountant and sentenced to 25 years in prison. His intellect, though not considered a mutation was considered formidable enough to put him into Stronghold. He spent four years there, and in that time proved that he wasn't the killer the courts made him out to be. Challenger took him in the initial group for Operation: Redeption. Frank took a new identity, Brad Einstein and a new heroic identity, the Innovator. Powers/Tactics: His dislike for Demogogue is born of jealousy. It shows most in his standard equipment which resembles his rival's in function, particularly his sensor implant. He isn't as big on combat as the rest of the team but often is the only ranged response; so he generally packs a gun of some sort.Campaign Use: Innovator is a good guy to have on your team. His tinkering and "innovations" are a good rationale for any type of power upgrade. If you want to make him a bit more limited of a combatant, get rid of the "attribute enhancements" in his exoskeleton. If you'd like ot improve him, Open Gadgets and Gear, pick a neat toy and give it to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Monday June 22nd, 2004SkyguardPlayer: NPC Hero; member of Operation: Redemption Val Char Cost 60 STR 50 24 DEX 42 30 CON 40 15 BODY 10 20 INT 10 17 EGO 14 20 PRE 10 20 COM 5 30 PD 18 30 ED 24 5 SPD 16 18 REC 0 60 END 0 60 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM012" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 239Cost Power END 13 Bracing: Knockback Resistance -10" (20 Active Points); Costs Endurance (-1/2) 2 45 Flight: Multipower, 45-point reserve 4u 1) Brick Flight: Flight 15", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (45 Active Points) 0 4u 2) Supersonic Flight: Flight 10", Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4), MegaScale (1" = 100 km; +3/4), Can Be Scaled Down 1" = 1km (+1/4) (45 Active Points) 2 15 Can Take A Punch: Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Requires A CON Roll 12- (assumes CON Roll of 12- or 13-; -3/4), Character Must Be Aware Of Attack (-1/4) 0 4 I Can See For Miles And Miles: MegaScale (1" = 1 km; +1/4) for Sight (6 Active Points); Costs Endurance (-1/2) 1 52 Really Tough Skin: (Total: 52 Active Cost, 52 Real Cost) Hardened (+1/4) for 30 PD/30 ED (15 Active Points) (Real Cost: 15) plus Damage Resistance (30 PD/30 ED), Hardened (+1/4) (37 Active Points) (Real Cost: 37) 0 13 Super-Physiology: LS (Extended Breathing: 1 END per 20 Minutes; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum) 0 5 Super-Sensitive Eyes: Nightvision 0 4 Super-Strong Ears: +2 PER with Hearing Group 0 6 Super-Strong Eyes: +3 PER with Sight Group 0 12 Super-Strong Eyes: +8 versus Range Modifier for Sight Group 0 20 Supertough Form I: (Total: 20 Active Cost, 20 Real Cost) Lack Of Weakness (-10) for Normal Defense (Real Cost: 10) plus Lack Of Weakness (-10) for Resistant Defenses (Real Cost: 10) 0 15 Supertough Form II: Power Defense (15 points) 0 Powers Cost: 212Cost Skill 16 +2 with All Combat 3 Brick Tricks 13- 3 Conversation 13- 3 Deduction 13- 3 Hoist 14- 3 Interrogation 13- 2 Navigation (Air) 13- 3 Paramedics 13- 3 Security Systems 13- 3 Streetwise 13- 3 Teamwork 14- Skills Cost: 45Cost Perk 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice Perks Cost: 3Val Disadvantages 5 Distinctive Features: Unique giger counter signature (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort) 15 Hunted: DOSPA 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 20 Hunted: VIPER 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 10 Physical Limitation: Medical-Resistant Skin (Infrequently, Greatly Impairing) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code Against Killing (Common, Total) 15 Psychological Limitation: Guilt; feels the need to atone for his misdeeds. (Common, Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Stubborn (Common, Strong) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Magic (Uncommon) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Magic (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 145Base Points: 200Experience Required: 154Total Experience Available: 154Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 499 Height: 1.82 m Hair: Blonde Weight: 113.00 kg Eyes: Blue Appearance: A super teen. Skyguard is a deceptively lean young man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a white costume with blue gloves, boots, and belt. A blue vortex adorns his chest. He wears a blue mask. He disdains a cape, instead wears a black leather jacket wtih rolled up sleeves over his costume.Personality: Losing his family was tough on Lee. He blamed himself for surviving, his father for dying when he was young, his stepfather for not taking care of everyone, and the world for letting it happen. It didn't take long for him to realize that he wasn't getting anywhere with is super-powered fit of self destructive pique; but he didn't know where to go from there. The final confrontation between himself and superheroes ended with him in tears at the feet of Ironclad, not a punch thrown. He was ready to repay society. It is this feeling of responsibility that leads him to such great lengths as Skyguard. Lee will most definately stay with the team when his sentence is over (if they let him).Quote:"We've all had it rough, let me help you."Background: Zach Lee was transformed from a normal teenager into a superpowered being by a painful accident involving a matter transport beam and his alcholoic but brilliant step father. The accident destroyed the house killed Zach's entire family, his mother, step-father, and two sisters. Unable to cope with his own survival, Zach lashed out at the world. Hyperman, as he called himself, was a superpowered vandal. He destroyed property, attacked government installations, picked fights with superheroes; all in a subconscious effort to die. He was mostly successful at keeping innocents from coming to harm but a few injuries happened. When he was finally captured and put into Stronghold he had done over 2billion dollars in damage to various cities and installations. Dr Price was surprisingly successful at getting through to him and he made rapid improvement in his rehabilitation. Of the six initial prospects, Challenger was least impressed with Hyperman, superpowered delinquents weren't his style, even the Quickling had shown more maturity. However, as Skyguard, he has managed to earn his leader's grudging respect through dedication and hard work. Powers/Tactics: A classic "flying brick", Skyguard hasn't developed the arsenal of Brick Tricks yet. He mainly flies and smashes his foes. Challenger is seeking to get him to apply his might more creatively. Campaign Use: Skyguard is a brick on the verge of being something more. If you want to limit his combat ability, simply reduce his Characteristics, that's all he really has at this point anyway. If you'd like to use a m ore evolved Skyguard, add some brick tricks to his arsenal. The Ultimate Brick would help here considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Tuesday June 23, 2004Iron EaglePlayer: NPC; Member of Operation: Redemption Val Char Cost 35/45 STR 25 25 DEX 45 20/35 CON 20 12 BODY 4 10 INT 0 11 EGO 2 20 PRE 10 12 COM 1 15/30 PD 8 15/30 ED 11 5 SPD 15 11 REC 0 40 END 0 40 STUN 0 6" RUN02" SWIM07"/9" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 141Cost Power END 5 Enhanced Hearing: +5 PER with Single Sense Group 0 10 Enhanced Sight: +5 PER with Sight Group 0 15 Far Seeing: +10 versus Range Modifier for Sight Group 0 45 Natrual Flight: Flight 20", x4 Noncombat 4 5 Nightsight: Nightvision 0 18 Parabolic Hearing: +12 versus Range Modifier for Hearing Group 0 6 Toughened Flesh: Damage Resistance (6 PD/6 ED) 0 5 Ultravision: Ultraviolet Perception (Sight Group) 0 50 Weapons Systems: Multipower, 75-point reserve, (75 Active Points); all slots OIF (-1/2) 5u 1) Gauntlet-Mounted Machine Gun: Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6, Armor Piercing (+1/2), Autofire (5 shots; +1/2), 250 Charges (+1) (75 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) [250] 3u 2) Shoulder-Mounted Blaster: Energy Blast 10d6 (50 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 5 Iron Eagle Combat Suit, all slots OIF (-1/2) 2 1) Clock Timer: Absolute Time Sense (3 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 3 2) Cooling System: Force Field (6 ED) (6 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Only Works Against Limited Type of Attack (fire/heat; -1/2), 12 Charges (-1/4) [12] 6 3) Environmental Protection System: Life Support (Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum) (9 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 2 4) GPS: Bump Of Direction (3 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 7 5) Internal Oxygen Supply: Life Support (Self-Contained Breathing), 1 Continuing Fuel Charge lasting 6 Hours (replacement oxygen supply, Easy to obtain; +0) (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) [1 cc] 7 6) Operation: Justice Secured Computer Access: Mind Link , Computers class of minds, One Specific Mind, Any distance (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 7 7) Polarized Lenses: Sight Group Flash Defense (10 points) (10 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 6 8) Powered Armor Communications Suite: High Range Radio Perception (Radio Group) (12 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Sense Affected As Sight And Hearing Group As Well As Radio Group [very common Sense] (-1/2) 0 20 9) Powered Armor Standard Battery: Endurance Reserve (150 END, 15 REC) (30 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 30 10) Powered Armor: Armor (15 PD/15 ED) (45 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 13 11) Resiliance Augmentation: +15 CON (30 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), Does Not Apply To CON Rolls (-1/4) 13 12) Scrambled Radio: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group), Concealed (-4 with Radio Perception/Transmission PER Rolls), Rapid (x10), Telescopic (+3 versus Range Modifier) (20 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 40 13) Sonic Flight: Flight 15", MegaScale (1" = 100 km; +3/4), Can Be Scaled Down 1" = 1km (+1/4) (60 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 6 5 14) Strength Augmentation: +10 STR (10 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 1 17 15) Tracking Chip: Detect Other Comlink Pendants 11- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Range, Telescopic (+7 versus Range Modifier) (25 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) 0 17 16) Wing Assisted Flight Enchancement: +5 with Flight (25 Active Points); OIF (-1/2) Powers Cost: 362Cost Skill 5 +1 with Ranged Combat 10 +2 with HTH Combat 5 Accurate Sprayfire 3 Breakfall 14- 3 Combat Piloting 14- 3 Concealment 11- 3 Demolitions 11- 2 KS: Mutant Issues 11- 2 KS: The Hope 11- 1 KS: The Superhuman world 8- 3 Mechanics 11- 4 Navigation (Air, Land, Marine) 11- 3 Oratory 13- 3 Paramedics 11- 3 Persuasion 13- 5 Rapid Attack (Ranged) 2 SS: Orthonology 11- 3 Stealth 14- 3 Systems Operation 11- 3 Teamwork 14- Skills Cost: 69Cost Perk 3 Fringe Benefit: Membership: Operation: Justice Perks Cost: 3Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Mutant (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort) 15 Hunted: DOSPA 11- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 20 Hunted: The 5th Column 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 10 Hunted: The Hope (Racist gang/criminal enterprise) 8- (Less Pow, NCI, Harshly Punish) 10 Psychological Limitation: Ashamed of his past (Common, Moderate) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 15 Psychological Limitation: Shy and withdrwan (Very Common, Moderate) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Subject to Orders (Frequently, Major) 10 Susceptibility: Sonic Attacks, 2d6 damage Instant (Uncommon) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Poisons/Toxins (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 150Base Points: 200Experience Required: 225Total Experience Available: 225Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 575 Height: 1.88 m Hair: Blonde Weight: 91.00 kg Eyes: Blue Appearance: A tall and broad shouldered man in his mid thirties, Iron Eagle has short blonde hair, blue eyes and a powerful build. His armor is white with a "Wing Pack" on his back. His Shoulder mounted blasters can rotate 90 degrees so he can use them while flying horizontally or hovering vertically. His guantlet ammunition is fed through lines from his backpack. The guantlets, boots, and legs are blue, the helmet face plate is also blue. A Stylized set of wings are placed over his heart.Personality: Bobby's life has always been in someone else's hands. He followed his father despite not believing in the movement. He became a spokesperson for the Hope and the tool of Father Harvey because he needed the approval and percieved love from the man. He's aged alot in the last six years; he follows Challenger without question, but not out of a need for acceptance, but because its how he wants to spend the rest of his days. Atoning for the sins of his past. As Sebastion Jones, he is a shy and introverted man but one driven to make a difference. He want's desperately to escape his past. He avoids talking to his more ethnic handlers for fear of insulting them or saying something wrong. He may overcome this. Quote:"Yes, Sir."Background: Bobby Pride was born to a white supremist in the pacific northwest. His mother died during childbirth and he was raised by his father. Bobby's dad took him out of public schools shortly after his freshman year of highschool after Bobby pointed out to his father that the minorities in his class did not live down to the stereotypes his father had always perscribed them. When his mutant abilities first appeared Bobby's father tried to "beat them out of him"; he survived due to the rugged nature of his abilities. Bobby both hated his father and yearned for acceptance. He tried to do the "right thing" by his dad and join him in the White Power movement. They got involved with a burgeoning organization known as The Hope (as in the Great White Hope) headed by a "Church of Universal Truth" minister named Leeland Harvey. Harvey was everyhing that Jack Pride was not; kind, soft spoken. He took great interest in Bobby. It was he who came up with the White Eagle persona for him. Though The Hope preaches against mutants as well as any non-white, "Father" Harvey thought that a subtle use of Bobby's mutant powers would be beneficial to the movement. Jack was so happy he actually hugged his son and treated him like a father should. Leeland Harvey took Bobby under his wing. He was educated at a local school and trained in the use of his powers in private. When Leeland felt he was ready, he presented Bobby with a costume; explaining that his mutant powers couldn't be revealed, Father Harvey told Bobby that they would infer the suit held the power and that it was the design of innovative scientists sympathetic to their cause. Although dispondent that he had to continue to hide his "gifts" Bobby was thrilled to be a "superhero". He made public appearances and spoke on the behalf of The Hope and "fought crime" (though he later found out much of the crimes were staged). He was directed behind the scenes by Father Harvey. During his thirteen months as the White Eagle, Bobby often sparred verbally or through the headlines with an African-American hero known as Fire-Lion. The 'feud' was carefully cultivated by Leeland Harvey. Fire-Lion had a history for violence, and activism. Harvey surmised (quite correctly) that he could be coaxed into attacking White Eagle. The idea was not so much to show White Eagle's power, but to show that the "Afro-Hero" as Harvey had dubbed Fire-Lion, was unstable, violent and a danger to white people. The Hope had studied their target well (often sending him tips on their calndestine operations to gague his abilities and weaknesses); and several men with specially designed sonic rifles intended to drive Fire-Lion into a frenzy. They ambushed Fire-Lion and captured him. Then they allowed him to escape during a televised rally. White Eagle goaded him on local television. Then the Sonic Rifles were used. The weapons worked too well; White Eagle, in an effort to defend himself from Fire-Lion's pain induced rage, broke the hero's neck. This was all caught on film and suddenly Bobby was very aware of police officers moving towards him. He looked to Father Harvey for help and found that his mentor had vanished. Bobby went quietly and was taken to jail. His arraignment was quick and he felt he had a good chance. His attorney said it was a clear cut case of self defense. Bobby's life fell out from under him when James Watson, the brother of the man known as Fire-Lion showed up as the first witness for the prosecution with detailed notes and evidence how his brother was set up. The worst part was that the evidence that was presented pointed soley to White Eagle. The Hope, Father Harvey, and all the people who had put the plan together were cleared by the evidence, but Bobby's hands were everywhere. He paid the thugs who he had defeated, his men harrassed Fire-Lion; he had syphoned funds from The Hope to develope the sonic rifles, it was all there in black and white. Bobby Pride was found guilty and sent to Stronghold. It was five years he had been there when he was introduced to Malcom Watson. The man known as Fire-Lion had recovored but still had to retire from crime fighting. He met with Bobby on only one occasion. They talked for hours; Malcom made it perfectly clear that he did not believe the evidence that had been presented. It hadn't been gathered by himself and he didn't think Bobby was smart enough or evil enough to do all that he was said to. "You're just a thug, Eagle. You are no mastermind." Bobby apologized for his part in the assault but still felt hollow. He spent most of his incarceration alone. Then with Dr Price. She saw throught his defenses and brought out the young man that still wanted to be loved. It was her recomendation that he be offered Redemption. He was one of the six called into the Ready Room to meet the Challenger. He was going to get a second chance. Powers/Tactics: Iron Eagle's battle suit makes him the only true ranged combatant. It is designed to help him maneuver better, or achieve supersonic speeds. It provides lifesupport and a light exoskeleton to make the suit easier to handle. Much of the adjustments were done by Innovator. Sebastion himself is has low level superhuman strength, is very agile and fast and tough, able to ignore low caliber bullets and knives, and has very accute hearing and vision. Campaign Use: Something of a surprise for those who take his armor away. If you want to lower his abilities a bit reduce his mutant characteristics (STR, CON, PD/ED). If you'd like to improve im add some more weapons. 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Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Re: Tuesday June 23, 2004 The next several characters are going to be low powered (read 250 pts) characters representing the "Contestants" on a Wildguard Inspired "Reality superhero show" The show, titled: Avant Guard: The Training Days, is something of an audience participation show. The viewers cast their ballots for who stays on the team while a pannel of judges (including a retired superhero, cashing in on his past) also cast votes. The initial run of people was over a hundred. The only hard and fast ruleis that they have to have a bonified superpower. Most of these contestants are earnest, wannabes who have a chance at becoming what they dream. There are a few surprises though and I will post them too. The show is popular, but there is a bit of coldness from established heroes who think it's demeaning. Also Millennium City's own Cavalier is suing because he had the idea first (though rumors persist he might end up a highly paid judge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Wednesday June 24th, 2004Kale MahnnPlayer: NPC Hero; Contestant for Avant Guard Val Char Cost 50 STR 15 14 DEX 12 40 CON 20 12 BODY 4 10 INT 0 11 EGO 2 18 PRE 8 14 COM 2 17/35 PD 3 17/35 ED 4 3 SPD 6 18 REC 0 80 END 0 63 STUN 5 6" RUN02" SWIM010" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 81Cost Power END 131 Body Of Metal: (Total: 142 Active Cost, 131 Real Cost) Armor (18 PD/18 ED) (54 Active Points); Visible (-1/4) (Real Cost: 43) plus Knockback Resistance -4" (Real Cost: 8) plus +25 STR, Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (31 Active Points) (Real Cost: 31) plus +20 CON (Real Cost: 40) plus +4 PD (Real Cost: 4) plus +5 ED (Real Cost: 5) 1 Powers Cost: 131Cost Skill 2 KS: Landscaping 11- 3 KS: College Football 12- 2 KS: Flower Arranging 11- 3 Mechanics 11- 3 Hoist 11- 3 PS: Surfer 12- 2 PS: Cook 11- 4 PS: Landscaper 13- 3 Streetwise 13- 2 Survival (Tropical) 11- 3 Teamwork 12- 8 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Rafts, Small Rowed Boats, Surfing, Two-Wheeled Motorized Ground Vehicles, Two-Wheeled Muscle-Powered Ground Vehicles, Windsurfing Skills Cost: 38Val Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Mutant (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable Only By Technology Or Major Effort) 10 Hunted: Institute for Human Advancement 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Watching) 10 Hunted: Show's Producers 14- (As Pow, Watching) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 15 Reputation: Reality TV Superhero, 14- 15 Social Limitation: Public Identity (Frequently, Major) 20 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Electrical Attacks (Common) Disadvantage Points: 100Base Points: 150Experience Required: 0Total Experience Available: 0Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 250 Height: 2.00 m Hair: Black Weight: 117.00 kg Eyes: Brown Appearance: Kale is tall and muscular. He is the handsome muscle-beach dude archetype rather than the heavyset behomoth archetype. He has black hair, brown eyes and tanned skin. When activates his powers his body becomes metallic resembling copper in color with his "hair" a glossy black. His eyes inexplicably become metallic green when he transforms. His standard costume is mentioned in his Background/History.Personality: Kale wants to be a hero to honor his lost love. He is one of the favorites on the show due to the overwhelming sympathy his story illicits. He gets along well with everyone, and although he often shakes his head in disbelief over some of the characters and antics going on around him, he does as good a job as he can. Quote:"What do you think about Copper-Top? No? Okay...What do you want me to lift?"Background: Kale Mahnn is from hawaii. Samoan on his mother's side and Hawiian/Scottish on his father's side, he grew up a big boy. When his mutant powers kicked in at the age of 13 he hid them. They weren't useful for a life of surfing and would prevent him from playing football at the University of Hawaii. After college he got a job as a landscaper and settled into the rest of his life. Then he met Jillian Park. Jillian was lovely, vivacious, and they fell in love almost immediately. Their courtship was fast and they were sending wedding invitations out nine months later. Although he was initially concerned how she would feel about his mutant power to change into a walking metallic statue, he decided to tell her the day before the wedding. Kale was surprised to find that Jillian was not only fine with his mutant abilities but she constantly told him he should do something with them. But Kale wasn't into the tights game and he simply wanted to be a family man. Jillian was diagnosed with cancer three days after their first anniversary; in six months she was gone. Kale's life had gone through such joy and pain in those three years that he didn't know what to do. He decided to honor Jillian's wish of him "doing something" with powers and when he saw the ads for Avant Guard: The Training Days, he decided it would be a start. Kale still has trouble wrapping his brain around the superhero stuff; he is the only contestant with a Public Identity, he simply hasn't come up with a name or costume. He wears work boots, blue jeans, and an old UH football jersey. Powers/Tactics: Kale can become a being of living metal. This gives him tremendous strength, endurance, and resiliance. He was alway big and strong and this simply expands upon that. He has begun to pick up some "Brick" style skills (Hoist) and the trainers are trying to get him to perform Brick Tricks. He has shown to be one of the most durable contestants so far. Campaign Use: The Avant Guard: TTD group is supposed to be somewhat light hearted, somewhat silly, but with potential. Many of these guys have no skill levels to speak of, and often have skills and powers that do not at complement each other. If you want to make them even closer to "Normals" drop his base STR to 15 or 20. His DEF can drop to about 20 as well. If you want these guys to be a bit more formidable...good luck! Just kidding! Besides the obvious Stat Increase, you could add some versatility to him by giving him Brick Tricks, or the Brick Martial arts, but CSL's are a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Thursday June 25th, 2004ElectronPlayer: NPC; Contestant on Avant Guard Val Char Cost 15 STR 5 11 DEX 3 20 CON 20 10 BODY 0 15 INT 5 13 EGO 6 18 PRE 8 20 COM 5 6/22 PD 3 8/32 ED 4 4 SPD 19 10 REC 6 40 END 0 40 STUN 12 6" RUN02" SWIM03" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 96Cost Power END 22 Elemental Control, 44-point powers 23 1) Lightning Blast: Energy Blast 9d6 (45 Active Points) 4 30 2) Power Down: Drain Electrical Powers 3d6, One Power At A Time (+1/4), Ranged (+1/2) (52 Active Points) 5 22 3) Electric Shield: Force Field (16 PD/24 ED) (40 Active Points) 4 15 4) Arc Travel: Teleportation 20" (40 Active Points); Only Between ConductorsOnly Between Conductors Or Through Wires (-1/2) 4 Powers Cost: 112Cost Skill 3 Computer Programming 12- 9 Electronics 15- 3 Mechanics 12- 3 SS: Electrical Engineering 12- 3 Security Systems 12- 3 Systems Operation 12- Skills Cost: 24Cost Talent 3 Bump Of Direction 15 Lightning Reflexes: +10 DEX to act first with All Actions Talents Cost: 18Val Disadvantages 10 Hunted: Show's Producers 14- (As Pow, Watching) 20 Psychological Limitation: Code vs Killing (Common, Total) 10 Psychological Limitation: Enjoys the spotlight (Common, Moderate) 15 Reputation: Reality Show Superhero, 14- 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Susceptibility: Intense Magnetic Fields, 1d6 damage per Phase (Uncommon) 5 Vulnerability: 1 1/2 x BODY Magnetic Attacks (Uncommon) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Magnetic Attacks (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 100Base Points: 150Experience Required: 0Total Experience Available: 0Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 250 Height: 1.81 m Hair: Blonde Weight: 80.00 kg Eyes: Blue Appearance: A handsome man in his mid twenties. He wears a blue costume that shows off his physique, with white boots, gloves, a gold belt and a gold "E" on his chest. He wears a facemask that leaves his mouth and hair showing. Personality: He enjoys his time in the spotlight. He wants to be honest about himself but has decided against using the show as a soapbox. He doesn't want to be the subject of "A very special" or "Controversial" Hero Talk issue. He didn't inform the producers he was gay and he's kept it from the fellow contestants simply because some of them are bound to be unable to deal with it. He's decided to see where the show goes. If he makes the final cut he'll deal with his fellow teammates in private and then go public. Quote:"I still find it a little unnerving that bolts of lightning jump from my fingertips."Background: James gained his powers in an accident when he was a student at MIT. A serious young man growing up, getting superpowers loosened him up tremendously. He finished school and began to think about his future. He came out to his parents shortly before graduation, both his sexual orientation and his superpowers. It was a bit much but they coped with it. James was weighing the possibility of using his powers for good or simply using them to help him in his career as an engineer. When he heard about the Avant Guard tryouts, James jumped at the chance to become a superhero. Powers/Tactics: Right now? Blast and hope you hit. He generally speads his electrical bolts to have a better chance of hitting right now. His "deadly" lightning is very draining and highly unstable.Campaign Use: If you want to make him closer to normal drop his characteristics. 15's and 13's are good. His EC could be dropped to 20 pts. If you want a more potent version CSL's first then see about adding new electrical abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Friday June 26th, 2004Mister MakoPlayer: NPC; Contestant on Avant Guard: TTD Val Char Cost 35 STR 25 20 DEX 30 20 CON 20 10 BODY 0 15 INT 5 11 EGO 2 20 PRE 10 9 COM 0 15 PD 8 15 ED 11 5 SPD 20 12 REC 2 40 END 0 40 STUN 2 6" RUN020" SWIM07" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 135Cost Power END 12 Aquatic Empathy: Animal Handler (Aquatic Animals) 18- 5 Breathe Underwater: Life Support (Expanded Breathing) 0 3 Deep Sea Adaption: Life Support (Safe in High Pressure; Safe in Intense Cold) 0 18 Improved Swimming: Swimming +18" (20" total) 2 15 Jaws: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1d6 (2d6 w/STR) 1 8 Protective Skin: Damage Resistance (8 PD/8 ED) 0 5 Underwater Eyes: Nightvision 0 Powers Cost: 66Cost Skill 2 AK: Atlantic Coast 11- 12 Navigation (Marine) 17- 3 Paramedics 12- 2 SS: Oceanography 11- 12 Survival (Marine) 17- 8 TF: Jetskis, Rafts, Skiing (water), Small Motorized Boats, Small Rowed Boats, Surfing, Swimming Beasts, Windsurfing 3 Tracking 12- Skills Cost: 42Cost Talent 2 Environmental Movement (no penalties underwater) 5 Lightning Reflexes: +7 DEX to act first with All Actions (11 Active Points); Underwater Only (-1) Talents Cost: 7Val Disadvantages 5 Distinctive Features: Razor sharp pointed teeth. (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10 Hunted: Show's Producers 14- (As Pow, Watching) 10 Psychological Limitation: Bully (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Likes to scare people (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Obsessed with Shark movies (Common, Moderate) 10 Psychological Limitation: Self Important (Common, Moderate) 15 Reputation: Reality TV Superhero, 14- 5 Rivalry: Professional (Kale Mahnn; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 10 Unluck: 2d6 Disadvantage Points: 100Base Points: 150Experience Required: 0Total Experience Available: 0Experience Unspent: 0Total Character Cost: 250 Height: 1.75 m Hair: Green Weight: 75.00 kg Eyes: Golden Yellow Appearance: A normal enough looking man with grayish green hair and yellow eyes. He has alot of aquatic themed tattoos on his upper arms, shoulders, and back. He wears a gray and white shark inspired costume. His most notable feature is his sharp pointed teeth. He wears a sharktooth on a chain around his neck at all times. He doesn't wear gloves or shoes.Personality: Mister Mako isn't in heroing for the right reasons. He is very impressed with his powers and his "image" he has several aquatic inspired tattoos on his arms and back. He likes to scare his fellow contestants, is sure that he's the greatest thing since sliced bread and will set the world on fire. He is rapidly becoming very unpopular with the other contestants. Quote:"Daa-DUN Daa-DUN Da-DUN Da-DUN!"Background: Chad Wallace literally got his powers from being bitten by a radioactive shark. He has the scars to prove it. He decided to become the worlds greatest superhero and when he saw the ads for a Superhero Reality show based in Miami he jumped at the chance. Mister Mako knows he's going to win. He loves showing the world how feeble some of these losers are. He is still nursing a bruised ego from when the Unnamed Metal Man threw him across the training room.Powers/Tactics: A hybrid man/shark with razor sharp teeth, low level superhuman strength and resiliance, impressive swimming and underwater abilities. He likes to grab foes and bite them. Campaign Use: He's not nearly as tough as he thinks he is. If you want to tone him further down drop his STR to 30. If you want to make him closer to his self image: CSL's, increase STR to 40, CON to 30, BOD to 20, DEF to 20 (10 Resistant) and his bite to 2d6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Re: Friday June 26th, 2004 is it wrong that I gave myself 5 stars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Re: Friday June 26th, 2004 is it wrong that I gave myself 5 stars? No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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