Opale

Hey peeps ! After a week long conversation with my players, I'm having a big turmoil in my mind (is that so different than usual ?... No ! i don't want an answer to that rethorical question ) And there is the big idea I'd like you help me with, as I need infos, advises, on both conceptual and techniques topics. After 2011 terrorist attacks, the patriot act was voted and lead to various wise and unwise decisions. What if a special division of US Army was created, to form a group of mixed agents and metas to fight supercriminals like King Cobra, Ouroboros and the COIL organisation for example ? And that they wouldn't answer to Senates or Assembly, a little bit like the CIA and NSA do, inside and outside USA territory. So come my PATRIOT idea. And my ask for help. 1/ I lack the cultural background to give this project an "american" touch; my thinking is too much french tainted, and I would need your precious thoughts about it. And first what PATRIOT acronym would be ? For a secret division acting like the SHIELD ? 2/ to who or which insitution such an army group would depend ? How many people would be in the secret ? What would it need ? I figured out a disaffected army base somewhere in the territory (but where ? hints someone please ?) would be reactivated. how many people would that involve in a "realistic" way, to give the secret army group a real strike force. How many agents, techs, experts, etc ? 3/ I thought such a group would work first with volonteers, but that they would use also people with no future, as a redemption, or civilian metas they would persuade/force/balckmail, etc... to act for the greatest good of USA. And so train such people with US Army methods So what would could be the PATRIOT Everyman Package be like ? (skills, contact with the persons in charge, talents, perks, Power like communicators or such, Complications, etc ) 4/ One of the main adversary I was going to give to the group would be COIL; both a powerful and reasonably sized supervillain group, with a high danger level. So I guess they would need devices, experts to understand COIL and King Cobras minions motives, and methods. Hints again ? 5 / What relation if any, could exist between with this group and other instituion like PRIMUS, UNTIL, CIA, NSA ,etc ? Opale, not sure on how to join the GI Joes...

thank you all for your answers I'm a bit surprised to learn that LS : Immunity car be used to counter a Transform power. For so cheap btw, but I guess it's unimportant regarding this COIL virus won't be te central tehamtic.

Hey people ! A player of mine desires to play a character whom background includes a storyline with the COIL organization. Alright to me. but in order to do that, he wants also to have a power Defense making the character immune to the COIL virus of King Cobra. It's a limited Power Defense so, I'd normally add the adder "Only Applies Against COIL Virus" (-1) But I don't intend to make the group to fight COIL (at least on a daily basis); so do you think it would be rather a cost of -1 1/2 or -2 ? Regards Opale, coiling like a snake

Mimic would have a huge screened TV, and a monstrous collections of DVD, blue rays, as for CD and a Hifi. She's not able to use computers yet so... and tons of children books as she is nearly illiterate and learn about the world from TV shows. And of course tons if odd and useless objects, toys or outfits, as one one do discovering a world she just joined. Brickhouse would have a very ordered flat, from her navy background, with a collectin of photo books, and a dressing, including a large closet for her shoes/heels. And a white persan cat ! Some posters and calendars of her from Playboy, Pirelli, or Maxim even would ornate a wall, as Trophies from her model career.

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Dunno if this is allowed, but I want to add something about the "vision" I have for the hullahoop villainess I imagine her in movement, launching a kind of colorful blast from the hoop (or hoops maybe ? ) Opale, suffocating from allergies at night

Hulahoop using supervillainess ! And chewing bubblegum !

Hey QM, Hyper-man thanks for the link QM, I'm oogling with big eyes ^^ I guess the character can do lot of things, as Meggan seems to be a mutliple assets character : metamorph, elemental empath. From what I've read, she can't change her gender, but basically can duplicate any power, altough I'd guess for 400 points, very powerful powers should be "rescaled". I don't think she could simulate the biological powers (kryptonian), but she could breath fire like a dragon instead.... It's a bit a strange character

Aloha bunch of crazies I just posted a silly idea for Storn pictural challenge, and I realized I had no clue on how to create such a "monster" there is the big idea : E-morph is a shapeshifter. She can become anything living. She can grow in size or mass. She has been shown to even become creatures in legends. When E-morph was an infant she was a furry baby. This happened because she was cold and, thus, her body adapted. When E-morphshape shifts she gets the special power of whatever being she is impersonating. She once took the shape of a dragon-like being and she gained the power of fire breathing. Once she became a werewolf and had the werewolf's heightened sense and agility. She also grew into a humanoid bunny when she needed to track someone down. She gained the bunny's agility and jumping skills. E-morph can also shape shift into humans. Depending on her mood she shape shifts into whatever her mood reflects. If she feels loved by everyone she shape shifts into a beautiful woman. If she feels hated she will reflect that hatred. She has been shown to mimic creatures that are around her; such as when she took on an appearance similar to <Name-Your-Hero-Here> when she was around him/Her. With her elemental powers she has been shown to alter her appearance due to the weather; such as grow gills and fins when underwater, and grow fur when cold. She can increase her muscles to become stronger. So any guess to make it a 400 character point ? Twisting Mind Opale

hi there ! What about an empathic metamorph ? A character adopting his appearance to his environment, may it be aggressive or just to unconsciously look like the way people imagine it (example a 3-images composed view of a handsome super switching between a werewolf/aquatic/demonic/whatever form wearing the same costume ? ). Challenge would be to mixup smoothly the 3 images and transformations - say a form at each side of the main appearance, so you KNOW this is the same character. Not sure I was clear Need more coffee ! Hugs all Sleepy Opale

Listening to you all, that give me marvelous ideas ^^ Here is what I come up with, any comment welcome as I'm unsure about the Specific Modifier I put about the 1/10th CP part (on lower character levels it makes it easier, and more difficult on Supers, which is fine) Vipāka Karma: Major Transform 3d6-1 (A Human Into a Human With Another Karma/Life, from the transformation based on making amends for their past wrongs), Transform Succeeds When It Scores A Number Of BODY Equal To The Double Of 1/10th the Target's Total Points, including XP and Complications (+0), Variable Special Effects (Target may be turned into any other person with a bad karma (unluck) or good Karma (Luck); +1/4), Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points) Karmanic Opale

The Black Scorpion (idea I'll use for my VB setting)

I'll read a bit about this Spiritual Transform LL In Fact I think it might be a compound transform : one for the bodyswapping body (physical) and one for the Karma thingy (spiritual)... or am I trying to be too explicit ? @Cassandra : keep the good idea to add Luck/Unluck

After compiling all your idas to my settings and needs, here is the toy ^^ The Scorpion Tail Deceptive Attack: (Total: 7 Active Cost, 3 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1 point, Armor Piercing (+1/4) (6 Active Points); OIF (hidden till it is first used, gains a temporary IIF till it is used for the first time; -1/2), No STR Bonus (-1/2), Only In Alternate Identity (-1/4), Restrainable (grab braid or not enough room to twirl it; -1/4) (Real Cost: 2) <b>plus</b> Stretching 1m; Only To Cause Damage (-1/2), no Noncombat Stretching (-1/4), Only In Alternate Identity (-1/4) (Real Cost: 1) Thanks alot to all for your help Opale

So basically it's a Severe Transform (Anybody Into Any other person with another Karma) ?

hmm Say I want the character to be able to push someone up or down on his karma path ? So reincarnate him/her immediately into someone/something else, even if he/she is still alive at this moment ? just that might help me to get an idea on how it works

Annnnndd... this is a new Opalistic question, so hands on buzzers guys ^^ Providing I want to create a character that is an hindu God incarnation, and make him able to change someone's Karma, I have several options : - moving his mind in another body(human/animal/plants/mineral...) - changing his "karma" count so to speak how would you do that with ? With a transform Power ? I was never very comfy with the How to class transformations in minor/major/severe... So if any of you has hints ? Karma Sutra Opale

No, there is no need to grab someone, just to slice someone face with a vicious blade tied to the hair and Yes, I'm working on something for the Vibora Bay moving on my campaign

thankee peeps ^^

Aloha 'veryone I recently watched some fun chinese martial arts movies with friends, and I got a good laugh. One of the character was having his long hair put in a braid, and there was a vicious dart/small blade at the end of it, so he could use it for surprise moves to slice his adversaries by twirling moves. So it got my imagination working. how would you (cheaply if possible) construct such a thing ? Not only to made damage by the way, as it seems to be a good way to distract a foe Opale, must get my hair longer to try this !

The perfect Evolution for Superman, is to become... Wonder Woman Now this is an interesting character which I can easily relate to when I daydream "La Femme est l'avenir de l'Homme" Opale

*big grin*

huh ? *falls from the nearby closet* there is a villainess named Opale in CU ??!!!! o_o

copy that all ! thanks all for the advises. Opale, thinking she'd be a fun villainess at VB

Aloha fellow Heroes, Villains and GMites ! A turnabout in my campaign made my players an myself pondering about playing in Vibora Bay for the unique mystic setting it offers. Problem is my PCs are too powerful for the VB settings, from what I read of the book. So, I am considering using a GM fiat devices/thingy to level down their might sliightly. Question is : what is the average I should consider ? Usually a 6th ED PC with 400 CP does something like 12d6 Damage for OCV 11 and has a defense between 16 (martial artists) and 30 (Brocks) VB bricks seems to be much less strong (9d6 ?) but what about the other limits ? If someone has a hint or a good house rule for that ? In advance , mahalo nui loa for the help Erzulie Mounted Opale