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Matter-Eater Lad, like Cypher of the New Mutants, struck me as someone whose power is totally unglamourous as far as comic books go, but is still immensely useful. If I understand correctly, can't MEL eat even poisonous or radioactive material without injury to himself? Depending on how much material he could process, cleanup at nuclear plant accidents/chemical labs/etc. could be done with reasonable speed and less risk to others...
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An aside (and I may be presumptous here): if the kid's African-American I'm not sure he'd be too happy about the name Tar Baby.
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Originally posted by Gary
Superman has full life support and flies. If this happened in the comics where Penguin takes out Superman with poison gas, the readers would howl.
Actually, I think Supes was retconned in the comics back to needing to breathe, and I'm quite sure in the animated series he needs to (he wear breathing equipment when travelling in space for sure).
I think previous comments on how Robin may have advantageous knowledge of Penguin's tactics compared to Supes are very relevant here, though there's always the problem that a given PC's player isn't quite as clever as his PC is supposed to be...
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Originally posted by dbcowboy
I'd heard the Tom Sawyer character was created specifically for the movie due to the absence of any American members of the LXG.
I've heard that too. Dorian is also apparently a just-for-the-movie character, perhaps to get a pretty young guy into the cast (I haven't seen the actor playing Tom, but Connery, while handsome, is old and the other guys didn't strike me as particularly good-looking).
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The gnawing limitation was simply to note that rats don't seem to be particularly good diggers, so he wouldn't necessarily be good at digging through soil, even soft soil, but could chew into a tree or such.
Maybe Barton can tell me if I'm guessing right.
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Re: Mr. Squeak suggestions
Originally posted by BartonThanks for posting Mr. Squeak. I like him as a character. Would it be okay for me to use him as a NPC in my game?
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I don't see why not. Feel free to rework him as needed.
I would lower its COM, if you want him to be thought of by others as a "dirty rat". You might want to raise body or stun, both are very good to have at high values.
Actually, he's a lab rat at the superkids' high school who mutated recently (the Lightsleep is a side effect of this). I figure he's cleanly enough but could be one of those oddball semi-hairless rats like this guy, so he may not be all that ugly...
Contortionist is a skill I might take. Rats are very good at wiggling out of your hands (in the wild it makes it harder for birds of prey to hold on to them).
What "every creature" skill(s) is your GM going to allow you to have? Controntionist should be one of them IMHO.
I don't think Jared (the GM) knows, to be honest.
As a GM, the Psychological Limitation: Doesn't Lie (Common; Strong) would be very fun! Watch for your GM to use that "against" you.
FYI pets rats are good "con artists". They learn quickly to hide food and make it look like they are hungry, they learn to "beg" from people (especially small children), and they steal food from each other.
The way I thought of the Psych Lim is that the human concept of the lie hasn't really occurred to him. He can refrain from talking if he thinks he should (ie if someone asks him for something like a password) but basically diplomatic abilities are right out. The stealing of food I figured was part of the 'Thinks somewhat like an animal' Psych Lim-- the concept of property beyond, 'If I can get it, it's mine' also hasn't really occurred to him...
The agoraphobia is a good suggestion. I think I'll put that in. Right now, I'm basically trying to balance having the character be effective with not having him be TOO effective, if you get my drift; I could probably up the END Reserve and maybe the armor but I'm a bit hesitant as to just how much I should.
BTW, since Squeak can only commuicate telepathically, should I buy the +1/4 Telepathic adder for his Mind Control or is it fine as is?
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Here's a tentative writeup of Mr. Squeak, based on Bestiary's Tiny Animal template. Quite a few things may still be subject to change: for instance, I don't know if the GM would recommend Armor over Force Field or if he might not even recommend a higher amount of PD/ED in it (he suggested it in case an explosion or Area Effect attack occurred, as he wasn't sure a creature this size can properly take a Dive for Cover maneuver). Similarly, if he allows me to let Squeak, under extenuating circumstances, use Personal END for a 'last ditch' use of a power when the END Reserve hasn't recovered, I might be able to lower the overall cost of the Multipower and Psychokinetic shield...
Mr. Squeak
Player: Brandi Weed
1" RUN-101" SWIM-11" LEAP1Characteristics Cost: 7Val Char Cost -20 STR -30 15 DEX 15 13 CON 6 3 BODY -14 20 INT 10 20 EGO 20 1 PRE -9 8 COM -1 2/12 PD 2 3/13 ED 0 4 SPD 15 3 REC 0 26 END 0 13 STUN 3
Powers Cost: 306Cost Power END 6 Animal Senses: Enhanced Perception (+2 to PER Rolls for All Sense Groups) 5 Bite: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 0d6 +1 (plus STR) (vs. PD) (uses Personal END) 1 5 Animal Senses: Nightvision 40 Tiny: +8 with DCV 9 Rats Can Chew Through Concrete, given enough time...: Tunneling 1" through 6 DEF material (20 Active Points); Gradual Effect 20 Minutes (-1), Custom Modifier (Only when gnawing) (-1/4) (uses Personal END) 2 10 Resistant to Poisons: Power Defense (15 points) (15 Active Points); Only Works Against Poisons/Chemicals/Drugs Limited Type of Attack (-1/2) 75 Telepathy 10d6, Reduced Endurance 0 END (+1/2) (75 Active Points) 80 Mental Powers: Multipower, 80-point reserve 7u 1) Mind Scan 12d6, Power Can Draw END from Character or END Reserve (+1/4) (75 Active Points) 7 7u 2) Mind Control 12d6, Power Can Draw END from Character or END Reserve (+1/4) (75 Active Points) 7 7u 3) Psychokinesis: Telekinesis (15 STR), Fine Manipulation, Power Can Draw END from Character or END Reserve (+1/4), Based On EGO Combat Value (Mental Defense; +1) (73 Active Points) 7 7u 4) Ego Attack 6d6, Power Can Draw END from Character or END Reserve (+1/4) (75 Active Points) 7 37 Psychokinetic Barrier: Force Field (10 PD/10 ED) (Protect Carried Items), Power Can Draw END from Character or END Reserve (+1/4) (37 Active Points) 4 11 Endurance Reserve (40 END, 10 REC) Reserve: (14 Active Points) REC: (10 Active Points); Personal REC (-1/2)
Skills Cost: 33Cost Skill 3 Climbing 12- 6 Concealment (13 Active Points); Self Only (-1) 18- 15 Stealth 18- 5 Cramming 1 Computer Programming 8- 1 Electronics 8- 1 Mechanics 8- 1 Inventor 8-
Talents Cost: 22Cost Talent 5 Eidetic Memory 4 Speed Reading (x10) 3 Lightsleep 10 Danger Sense (Intuitional) 13- Total Character Cost: 368
Val Disadvantages 20 Distinctive Features: Intelligent Rat (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 20 Physical Limitation: Tiny (.15m, .25kg, +12" KB) (All the Time; Greatly Impairing) 5 Physical Limitation: Mute (Infrequently; Slightly Impairing) 10 Physical Limitation: Thinks somewhat like an animal (Frequently; Slightly Impairing) 15 Social Limitation: Animal/Valuable Property (Very Frequently; Minor) 10 Psychological Limitation: Fear of Fire (Uncommon; Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident (Very Common; Moderate) 15 Psychological Limitation: Doesn't Lie (Common; Strong) 10 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Mental Powers (Uncommon) Disadvantage Points: 120
Base Points: 200
Experience Required: 48
Total Experience Available: 0
Experience Unspent: 0
I notice that with the +1/4 Can use Personal END or Reserve modifier that he's over cost. I may have to hash that out with my GM, or just drop it.
Actually, can that modifier be just applied to the Multipower Reserve, since it's on every slot, or is that illegal?
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Yes to all the above comments on the BTAS episode, but as Kevin noted, it really is a surprise when it turns out to be Bats-- in fact, I think it was for the audience the first time, too.
That episode, besides doing nice adaptations of old Golden and Silver age deathtraps (I don't remember the exact era of the original Giant Penny story) also had some absolutely *precious* dialogue by Paul Dini. Let me indulge in some more quoting!
[Poison Ivy has just shown up...]
Two-Face: [low snarl] Poison Ivy...
Ivy: Hello, Harvey. I see you're looking halfway decent.
TF: Half of me wants to strangle you--
Ivy: And the other half?
TF: Wants to run you over with a cement truck!
[ivy turns to the Penguin and the Joker.]
Ivy: We used to date.
Penguin and Joker, in unison: OhhhHHHHhhhh...
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If you want to get weird, how about a Change Environment, -4 to EGO rolls only to resist the power, a la the Fear Aura in FREd?
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Oo! Oo! How about The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight?
"You'll never prove a thing copper, I'm just a part time electrician. I... I... I... BAD IS GOOD, BABY! DOWN WITH GOVERNMENT!"
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I think with characters like Doomsday we're getting into the distinction between a villain and a monster. I mean, to put it this way-- the Xenomorphs of Alien and the T-800 are great monsters, but are they great villains? Discuss.
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I think the reason this thread's short is that most of the best super-thugs were mentioned in the first couple of posts.
I suppose Toad's a kind of thug, isn't he? I'd be tempted to call him more of a mook, especially the version in Evolution...
I also realized that one of the better DC thugs hasn't been mentioned yet: Killer Croc!
"And then I threw a rock at him!"
"..."
"... So what happened to the giant penny, Harvey?"
"They actually let him keep it!"
"It was a big rock."
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Originally posted by Hermit
I think a lot of people find the "zany Stretcher" a bit overdone judging by this thread
Probably 'cause just about every comic book stretchy hero is a zany, except Reed Richards. I think it's because it's such a *goofy* looking power in most cases... (though that liver-eater in X-Files was a creepy creature!)
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It's possible, though difficult, to do a serious stretcher: Reed Richards is in no wise a goofy guy.
If his project codename wasn't a joke, he might go with that as a name... I feel stuck for a non-goofy name right now.
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Matilda May comments: Gotcha. I bet I know just which High-Tech Villain character you meant, too.
The game I ran Irving in ran up against that group and also Destruction Crew. I think we found DC more interesting on several levels, and I always had this image of Irving meeting Jackhammer (whose weapons he busted) when Jackhammer was on parole (or an escapee) and out of the suit:
'Hey, I remembah yew! Yer that great big f*ckin' *line* who broke my hammers, man...'
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Re: Name that villian!
Originally posted by RevHooligan1. Think Ving Rhames in a gold body suit with wrap-around shades. (originaly a Infinity Gauntlet Thug with the bellbottoms trimmed down and the wifebeater sanded off.)
G-Dawg
2.Masked Bluehaired Dude holding katana and smirking. (Hypertime Riddler repainted and holding a sword)
Stinkoman! That's the name of talented fighter if ever there was one!
3. Flaming Chick. (Pyro from the waist down, BoomBoom from the waist up, painted as flames)
The Flaming Queen. Especially if she's just *looking* for an excuse to start a fight...
4. Crazed Shirtless Scotsman (Hercules w/o the headgear and painted in Hunting Gordon Tartan)
Mad Jack MacBlood
5.Marilyn Manson Spider Monster. (Sheild sniper head and torso, Arcane's spider body and creepy arms. Really looks like MM from Mechanal Animals. Luckily, it doesn't sing.)
Boris.
[fully expecting to be smacked now.]
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It might be more interesting to keep the power low enough to affect normals-- lots of them-- rather than heroes. It could spread a team awfully thin if they have to stop the villain AND stop a bunch of looters AND those people whose simmering racism just suddenly boiled over and who are now trying to beat the crap out of each other...
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Originally posted by Jhamin
High-Tech enemies was half great. ... The book also had a realllly lame set of space aliens (how are they high tech again?) and one of the worst Matilda May characters I have seen in a gaming supplement.
Matilda May? Is this anything like the eponymous "Mary Sue" of bad fanfiction (is that redundant) fame?
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Performing a bit of thread necromancy here...
I was thinking some more about Mr. Squeak (who's still a work in progress), and how I would model the rat's ability to gnaw through something like concrete...
I'm figuring Tunneling 1" through DEF 6, with Takes Extra Time as a limitation-- a normal rat can't go through 1" of ANYTHING in a phase, except *maybe* Jello.
But how much extra time should it take? I'm figuring between 20 minutes and an hour, or would it actually be a bit less?
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Irving, the NYPL Lion who I posted here, was a great source of non-combat roleplaying oddities. In his writeup I mentioned the Xeno's Paradox discussion with Armadillo, but there was also the time when trying to stop a riot of Road Kill fans (the team had already taken out the band proper and were leading them away) he ended up first getting their attention by roaring into a mike (and blowing out some speakers) and then attempting to captivate them with the spookiest, most Hell-laden imagery he could think of (our group imagined Road Kill as something akin to Marilyn Manson or one of those Swedish black-metal groups)... Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
It didn't really work.
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Originally posted by Crusader108
Flash Attack w/ gestures and incantations
*exposes cleavage*
" Taa Daa "
More like Presence Attack, Does Knockback. Maybe even Double Knockback.
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Did they bring back Underoos or am I just confused here?
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I'll be impressed if Damage Inc. gets through that without being turned into a wet smear on the wall (cause if he snaps they probably WILL terminate him with extreme prejudice).
Amusingly, as I type this Discovery Channel is running an episode of "FBI Files" featuring a militia group called God's Will who plans to overthrow the government and who was funding its efforts by bank robbery-- with bombs.
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Originally posted by Squid
... Another one, a mind controlled Kitty kicks Wolverine in the shin and he hops up and down in agony. A 14-year-old girl kicks a man with adamantium bones in the shin, and he's the one who's hurt.
Actually, there's quite a lot of nerves in the shin, at least that's my impression, since I've heard of people making other people go owowow by sort of scraping their shoe-edge down the front of the shin in preparation for a foot stomp.
But Kitty should've been hopping up and down too...
[i can't quite get into the show myself, but it was nice to see them bring back Nightcrawler as a regular, even if he has a stringy-looking haircut.]
Breaking Personality Stereotypes for the Archetypes
in Champions
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Watchmen stuff: though it's strongly implied that yes, Hooded Justice is gay and fond of rough trade, the guy who pretended to be a supervillain so he could get beat up was called Captain Carnage. We never see him in the comic book because he died sometime back after Rorshach threw him down an elevator shaft.