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As to his "morning magic rituals", I'm not personally fond of putting limitations (especially -2 1/4 worth that don't seem all that limiting) on Talents.  Maybe if the powers / talents are assumed to automatically be Non-Persistent (so they drop if he's KO'd or falls asleep, and he has to re-do the rituals), then it might justify that amount of Limitations.  All I can say is, I wouldn't allow them in my game as-is -- otherwise, by RAW he can cast them once and they could last for days/weeks/months... either until he drops them voluntarily or someone Dispels them.
 
That said, logically I'd expect the Danger Sense also wouldn't work on hallowed ground, since it seems to me his ghostly girlfriend couldn't be there to whisper warnings in his ear.
 
Not sure how his girlfriend putting out the lights still allows him to see (the Personal Immunity on the Darkness).
 
Interesting and overall a cool concept.  But some parts of the actual writeup feel a bit too munchkiny for my taste.  Of course, YMMV. 

Not since 5th edition really. The return on the points invested isn't worth the concept and drawbacks.

as his def comes down at dawn
while making love the 2 where ambushed and she was killed but John survived
Her Poltergiest slot would allow her to have a limited touch of John(3 str)

I'm kinda thinking her name should a mix of loves of both Dresden and Constantine so Karrin(from Dresden) would be her first name
now a last name from somebody Constantine cared about
I would leave out Astra Logue   , as the 2nd cartoon series on CW has her being a 10 yr old girl
Zatanna Zatara is mentioned a few times as a love intrest
So his girlfriend's name is Karrin Zatara a police detective

I'm thinking of a tragic love story where he was at least partly responsible for his girlfriend being in her current state and he he would love to free her but can't and his heroic acts are his penance.

Do you by any chance have this character in Hero Designer format?
 
I will figure a way to use him/her/them!!

here is more fun with my girlfriend the ghost
I bought 4 extra speed only for the ghost
Cost Powers END
24 Haunting :My girlfriend the ghost: Multipower, 60-point reserve, all slots Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (90 Active Points); all slots No Conscious Control (-2), No Range (-½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Hallowed grounds; -¼)
2f 1) My girlfriend is bansihde keening your death: Change Environment (-5 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼) (59 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
1f 2) My girlfriend the ghost is breath taking: Change Environment (+2 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Suffocation), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½) (57 Active Points) 0
2f 3) My girlfriend the ghost talks with her ghost friends: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Hearing And Sight Groups), Telescopic: +20 (60 Active Points) 0
1f 4) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+2 Points of Telekinetic STR, +2 Wind Levels, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Indirect (Source Point is the same for every use, path can change with every use; +¾) (57 Active Points) 0
1f 5) My girlfriend the ghostsay lights out: Darkness to Sight Group 9m radius, Personal Immunity (+¼) (56 Active Points) 0
 
14 +4 SPD (40 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only for ghost girlfriend's actions; -1 ½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Not on hollowed ground; -¼)

so yes I borrowed from Pizza Man's idea of a haunted character
I had fun building her as a change enviroment
this is a fleshed out version of the whole character
I kinda went with a mashup of Harry Dresden and John Constantine
as both are haunted by their pasts
comments are welcome

I present

Haunted    aka   John Dresden
Haunted
 
Val Char Cost Roll Notes
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [1]
18 DEX 16 13- OCV: 8/DCV: 8
25 CON 15 14-
23 INT 13 14- PER Roll 14-
23 EGO 13 14- ECV: 3 - 3
20+60 PRE 10 13- / 25- PRE Attack: 4d6/16d6
 
8 OCV 25
8 DCV 25
3 OMCV 0
3 DMCV 0
4 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
 
2+28 PD 0 Total: 2/30 PD (0/15 rPD)
2+28 ED 0 Total: 2/30 ED (0/15 rED)
10 REC 6
20 END 0
15 BODY 5
45 STUN 13 Total Characteristic Cost: 166
 
Movement: Running: 12m/24m
Leaping: 4m/8m
Swimming: 4m/8m
Teleportation: 10m/20m
 
Cost Powers END
24 Haunting :My girlfriend the ghost: Multipower, 60-point reserve, all slots Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (90 Active Points); all slots No Conscious Control (-2), No Range (-½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Hallowed grounds; -¼)
2f 1) My girlfriend is bansihde keening your death: Change Environment (-5 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼) (59 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
1f 2) My girlfriend the ghost is breath taking: Change Environment (+2 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Suffocation), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½) (57 Active Points) 0
2f 3) My girlfriend the ghost talks with her ghost friends: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Hearing And Sight Groups), Telescopic: +20 (60 Active Points) 0
2f 4) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+1 Points of Damage, +1 Wind Levels, +3 Points of Telekinetic STR, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn), Area Of Effect (32m Radius; +1) (60 Active Points) 0
1f 5) My girlfriend the ghost says lights out: Darkness to Sight Group 9m radius, Personal Immunity (+¼) (56 Active Points) 0
 
14 +4 SPD (40 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only for ghost girlfriend's actions; -1 ½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Not on hollowed ground; -¼)
2 Teleportation: Fixed Location (2 Locations) 0
Notes: His Base and team base
 
97 Variable Magic Power Pool, 60 base + 60 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Half-Phase Action (+½), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (135 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-½), Incantations (Complex; -½)
0 1) Soulfire blast: Blast 5d6, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (4m Radius; +¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; All Or Nothing; +1) (56 Active Points) Real Cost: 28 6
0 2) Napalm for the soul: Blast 3d6+1, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (½ END; +¼), Constant (+½), Uncontrolled (+½), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (ED; All Or Nothing; +1) (59 Active Points) Real Cost: 29 2
0 3) Hell fire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¼), Penetrating (+½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 4) Stinging hellfire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +3 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¾) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 5) Undead banisment: +60 PRE (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30
0 6) quick healing: Healing BODY 2d6, Characteristics (+½), Decreased Re-use Duration (1 Turn; +1 ½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 7) Major trama healing: Healing BODY 6d6 (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 ? Teleportation 10m, x4 Increased Mass, MegaScale (1m = 10,000 km; +2) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
 
Morning magical rituals, all slots Concentration (0 DCV; Character is totally unaware of nearby events; -¾), Gestures (Requires both hands; Complex; -¾), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -¾)
8 1) invisible aura of protection: (Total: 26 Active Cost, 8 Real Cost) +13 PD (Real Cost: 13) plus +13 ED (Real Cost: 13) 0
9 2) Combat Luck (15 PD/15 ED) (30 Active Points)
16 3) Communications with my dead girlfriend the ghost: Danger Sense (general area, any danger, Discriminatory, Function as a Sense, Targeting Sense) (52 Active Points) 14-
 
Perks
5 always knows which horse to pick: Money: Well Off
3 Anonymity
10 Vehicles & Bases
 
Skills
3 Acting 13- (25-)
3 Bribery 13- (25-)
3 Bureaucratics 13- (25-)
3 Conversation 13- (25-)
3 Criminology 14-
3 Inventor 14-
3 Navigation (Dimensional, Land) 14-
5 PS: Mage: all in practioner of the dark arts 14-
3 Persuasion 13- (25-)
3 Security Systems 14-
3 Stealth 13-
3 Streetwise 13- (25-)
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost: 235
Total Cost: 400
 
400+ Matching Complications
15 Hunted: Demons,dark gods,elder things and really ancient somethings Infrequently (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish)
15 Psychological Complication: Smart mouth (Common; Strong)
5 Susceptibility: Holy relics 1d6 damage Instant (Uncommon)
15 Psychological Complication: Hates being ordered around (Common; Strong)
20 Psychological Complication: Protective of normals (Very Common; Strong)
5 Rivalry: Professional (other mages; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry)
 
Total Complications Points: 400
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

so yes I borrowed from Pizza Man's idea of a haunted character
I had fun building her as a change enviroment
this is a fleshed out version of the whole character
I kinda went with a mashup of Harry Dresden and John Constantine
as both are haunted by their pasts
comments are welcome

I present

Haunted    aka   John Dresden
Haunted
 
Val Char Cost Roll Notes
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [1]
18 DEX 16 13- OCV: 8/DCV: 8
25 CON 15 14-
23 INT 13 14- PER Roll 14-
23 EGO 13 14- ECV: 3 - 3
20+60 PRE 10 13- / 25- PRE Attack: 4d6/16d6
 
8 OCV 25
8 DCV 25
3 OMCV 0
3 DMCV 0
4 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
 
2+28 PD 0 Total: 2/30 PD (0/15 rPD)
2+28 ED 0 Total: 2/30 ED (0/15 rED)
10 REC 6
20 END 0
15 BODY 5
45 STUN 13 Total Characteristic Cost: 166
 
Movement: Running: 12m/24m
Leaping: 4m/8m
Swimming: 4m/8m
Teleportation: 10m/20m
 
Cost Powers END
24 Haunting :My girlfriend the ghost: Multipower, 60-point reserve, all slots Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (90 Active Points); all slots No Conscious Control (-2), No Range (-½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Hallowed grounds; -¼)
2f 1) My girlfriend is bansihde keening your death: Change Environment (-5 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼) (59 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
1f 2) My girlfriend the ghost is breath taking: Change Environment (+2 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Suffocation), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½) (57 Active Points) 0
2f 3) My girlfriend the ghost talks with her ghost friends: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Hearing And Sight Groups), Telescopic: +20 (60 Active Points) 0
2f 4) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+1 Points of Damage, +1 Wind Levels, +3 Points of Telekinetic STR, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn), Area Of Effect (32m Radius; +1) (60 Active Points) 0
1f 5) My girlfriend the ghost says lights out: Darkness to Sight Group 9m radius, Personal Immunity (+¼) (56 Active Points) 0
 
14 +4 SPD (40 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only for ghost girlfriend's actions; -1 ½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Not on hollowed ground; -¼)
2 Teleportation: Fixed Location (2 Locations) 0
Notes: His Base and team base
 
97 Variable Magic Power Pool, 60 base + 60 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Half-Phase Action (+½), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (135 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-½), Incantations (Complex; -½)
0 1) Soulfire blast: Blast 5d6, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (4m Radius; +¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; All Or Nothing; +1) (56 Active Points) Real Cost: 28 6
0 2) Napalm for the soul: Blast 3d6+1, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (½ END; +¼), Constant (+½), Uncontrolled (+½), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (ED; All Or Nothing; +1) (59 Active Points) Real Cost: 29 2
0 3) Hell fire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¼), Penetrating (+½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 4) Stinging hellfire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +3 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¾) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 5) Undead banisment: +60 PRE (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30
0 6) quick healing: Healing BODY 2d6, Characteristics (+½), Decreased Re-use Duration (1 Turn; +1 ½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 7) Major trama healing: Healing BODY 6d6 (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 ? Teleportation 10m, x4 Increased Mass, MegaScale (1m = 10,000 km; +2) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
 
Morning magical rituals, all slots Concentration (0 DCV; Character is totally unaware of nearby events; -¾), Gestures (Requires both hands; Complex; -¾), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -¾)
8 1) invisible aura of protection: (Total: 26 Active Cost, 8 Real Cost) +13 PD (Real Cost: 13) plus +13 ED (Real Cost: 13) 0
9 2) Combat Luck (15 PD/15 ED) (30 Active Points)
16 3) Communications with my dead girlfriend the ghost: Danger Sense (general area, any danger, Discriminatory, Function as a Sense, Targeting Sense) (52 Active Points) 14-
 
Perks
5 always knows which horse to pick: Money: Well Off
3 Anonymity
10 Vehicles & Bases
 
Skills
3 Acting 13- (25-)
3 Bribery 13- (25-)
3 Bureaucratics 13- (25-)
3 Conversation 13- (25-)
3 Criminology 14-
3 Inventor 14-
3 Navigation (Dimensional, Land) 14-
5 PS: Mage: all in practioner of the dark arts 14-
3 Persuasion 13- (25-)
3 Security Systems 14-
3 Stealth 13-
3 Streetwise 13- (25-)
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost: 235
Total Cost: 400
 
400+ Matching Complications
15 Hunted: Demons,dark gods,elder things and really ancient somethings Infrequently (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish)
15 Psychological Complication: Smart mouth (Common; Strong)
5 Susceptibility: Holy relics 1d6 damage Instant (Uncommon)
15 Psychological Complication: Hates being ordered around (Common; Strong)
20 Psychological Complication: Protective of normals (Very Common; Strong)
5 Rivalry: Professional (other mages; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry)
 
Total Complications Points: 400
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

I split up 2 of the effects and modded the base effect
both have the wind and chill effects to add to the creepy factor
 
1st I split the stunning effect from the limited TK
I added area thin cone
this is more an  agent basher ,as it will make agents crap their skivies w/ fear
-4 to their roll may catch some Lts also
Haunted My girlfriend the ghost, all slots No Conscious Control (-2)
28 1) My girlfriend bansihde howling your death: Change Environment (+1 Wind Levels, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment, -4 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (91 Active Points); Limited Range (30m; -¼), Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
 
2nd is the Poltergiest 2 Str TK and 2 pts of Damage can really be a cause havoc in a lab or cell block
17 2) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+1 Wind Levels, +2 Points of Damage, +2 Points of Telekinetic STR, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Indirect (Source Point is the Character, path can change with every use; +½) (56 Active Points); Limited Range (30m; -¼) 0

I went a built a full character ,as I liked the concept
the character is over here

thanks for the concept Pizza Man
it has been a while since I came up with a character design liked
 
 

so yes I borrowed from Pizza Man's idea of a haunted character
I had fun building her as a change enviroment
this is a fleshed out version of the whole character
I kinda went with a mashup of Harry Dresden and John Constantine
as both are haunted by their pasts
comments are welcome

I present

Haunted    aka   John Dresden
Haunted
 
Val Char Cost Roll Notes
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [1]
18 DEX 16 13- OCV: 8/DCV: 8
25 CON 15 14-
23 INT 13 14- PER Roll 14-
23 EGO 13 14- ECV: 3 - 3
20+60 PRE 10 13- / 25- PRE Attack: 4d6/16d6
 
8 OCV 25
8 DCV 25
3 OMCV 0
3 DMCV 0
4 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
 
2+28 PD 0 Total: 2/30 PD (0/15 rPD)
2+28 ED 0 Total: 2/30 ED (0/15 rED)
10 REC 6
20 END 0
15 BODY 5
45 STUN 13 Total Characteristic Cost: 166
 
Movement: Running: 12m/24m
Leaping: 4m/8m
Swimming: 4m/8m
Teleportation: 10m/20m
 
Cost Powers END
24 Haunting :My girlfriend the ghost: Multipower, 60-point reserve, all slots Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (90 Active Points); all slots No Conscious Control (-2), No Range (-½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Hallowed grounds; -¼)
2f 1) My girlfriend is bansihde keening your death: Change Environment (-5 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼) (59 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
1f 2) My girlfriend the ghost is breath taking: Change Environment (+2 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Suffocation), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½) (57 Active Points) 0
2f 3) My girlfriend the ghost talks with her ghost friends: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Hearing And Sight Groups), Telescopic: +20 (60 Active Points) 0
2f 4) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+1 Points of Damage, +1 Wind Levels, +3 Points of Telekinetic STR, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn), Area Of Effect (32m Radius; +1) (60 Active Points) 0
1f 5) My girlfriend the ghost says lights out: Darkness to Sight Group 9m radius, Personal Immunity (+¼) (56 Active Points) 0
 
14 +4 SPD (40 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only for ghost girlfriend's actions; -1 ½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Not on hollowed ground; -¼)
2 Teleportation: Fixed Location (2 Locations) 0
Notes: His Base and team base
 
97 Variable Magic Power Pool, 60 base + 60 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Half-Phase Action (+½), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (135 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-½), Incantations (Complex; -½)
0 1) Soulfire blast: Blast 5d6, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (4m Radius; +¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; All Or Nothing; +1) (56 Active Points) Real Cost: 28 6
0 2) Napalm for the soul: Blast 3d6+1, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (½ END; +¼), Constant (+½), Uncontrolled (+½), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (ED; All Or Nothing; +1) (59 Active Points) Real Cost: 29 2
0 3) Hell fire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¼), Penetrating (+½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 4) Stinging hellfire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +3 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¾) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 5) Undead banisment: +60 PRE (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30
0 6) quick healing: Healing BODY 2d6, Characteristics (+½), Decreased Re-use Duration (1 Turn; +1 ½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 7) Major trama healing: Healing BODY 6d6 (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 ? Teleportation 10m, x4 Increased Mass, MegaScale (1m = 10,000 km; +2) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
 
Morning magical rituals, all slots Concentration (0 DCV; Character is totally unaware of nearby events; -¾), Gestures (Requires both hands; Complex; -¾), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -¾)
8 1) invisible aura of protection: (Total: 26 Active Cost, 8 Real Cost) +13 PD (Real Cost: 13) plus +13 ED (Real Cost: 13) 0
9 2) Combat Luck (15 PD/15 ED) (30 Active Points)
16 3) Communications with my dead girlfriend the ghost: Danger Sense (general area, any danger, Discriminatory, Function as a Sense, Targeting Sense) (52 Active Points) 14-
 
Perks
5 always knows which horse to pick: Money: Well Off
3 Anonymity
10 Vehicles & Bases
 
Skills
3 Acting 13- (25-)
3 Bribery 13- (25-)
3 Bureaucratics 13- (25-)
3 Conversation 13- (25-)
3 Criminology 14-
3 Inventor 14-
3 Navigation (Dimensional, Land) 14-
5 PS: Mage: all in practioner of the dark arts 14-
3 Persuasion 13- (25-)
3 Security Systems 14-
3 Stealth 13-
3 Streetwise 13- (25-)
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost: 235
Total Cost: 400
 
400+ Matching Complications
15 Hunted: Demons,dark gods,elder things and really ancient somethings Infrequently (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish)
15 Psychological Complication: Smart mouth (Common; Strong)
5 Susceptibility: Holy relics 1d6 damage Instant (Uncommon)
15 Psychological Complication: Hates being ordered around (Common; Strong)
20 Psychological Complication: Protective of normals (Very Common; Strong)
5 Rivalry: Professional (other mages; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry)
 
Total Complications Points: 400
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

so yes I borrowed from Pizza Man's idea of a haunted character
I had fun building her as a change enviroment
this is a fleshed out version of the whole character
I kinda went with a mashup of Harry Dresden and John Constantine
as both are haunted by their pasts
comments are welcome

I present

Haunted    aka   John Dresden
Haunted
 
Val Char Cost Roll Notes
15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [1]
18 DEX 16 13- OCV: 8/DCV: 8
25 CON 15 14-
23 INT 13 14- PER Roll 14-
23 EGO 13 14- ECV: 3 - 3
20+60 PRE 10 13- / 25- PRE Attack: 4d6/16d6
 
8 OCV 25
8 DCV 25
3 OMCV 0
3 DMCV 0
4 SPD 20 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
 
2+28 PD 0 Total: 2/30 PD (0/15 rPD)
2+28 ED 0 Total: 2/30 ED (0/15 rED)
10 REC 6
20 END 0
15 BODY 5
45 STUN 13 Total Characteristic Cost: 166
 
Movement: Running: 12m/24m
Leaping: 4m/8m
Swimming: 4m/8m
Teleportation: 10m/20m
 
Cost Powers END
24 Haunting :My girlfriend the ghost: Multipower, 60-point reserve, all slots Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (90 Active Points); all slots No Conscious Control (-2), No Range (-½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Hallowed grounds; -¼)
2f 1) My girlfriend is bansihde keening your death: Change Environment (-5 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼) (59 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Vs Pre not Con; -0) 0
1f 2) My girlfriend the ghost is breath taking: Change Environment (+2 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Suffocation), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½) (57 Active Points) 0
2f 3) My girlfriend the ghost talks with her ghost friends: Retrocognitive Clairsentience (Hearing And Sight Groups), Telescopic: +20 (60 Active Points) 0
2f 4) My girlfriend the poltergeist: Change Environment (+1 Points of Damage, +1 Wind Levels, +3 Points of Telekinetic STR, -1 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 1 Turn), Area Of Effect (32m Radius; +1) (60 Active Points) 0
1f 5) My girlfriend the ghost says lights out: Darkness to Sight Group 9m radius, Personal Immunity (+¼) (56 Active Points) 0
 
14 +4 SPD (40 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only for ghost girlfriend's actions; -1 ½), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Not on hollowed ground; -¼)
2 Teleportation: Fixed Location (2 Locations) 0
Notes: His Base and team base
 
97 Variable Magic Power Pool, 60 base + 60 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Half-Phase Action (+½), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (135 Active Points); all slots Restrainable (-½), Incantations (Complex; -½)
0 1) Soulfire blast: Blast 5d6, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (4m Radius; +¼), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Power Defense; All Or Nothing; +1) (56 Active Points) Real Cost: 28 6
0 2) Napalm for the soul: Blast 3d6+1, STUN Only (+0), Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), Reduced Endurance (½ END; +¼), Constant (+½), Uncontrolled (+½), Attack Versus Alternate Defense (ED; All Or Nothing; +1) (59 Active Points) Real Cost: 29 2
0 3) Hell fire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¼), Penetrating (+½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 4) Stinging hellfire: RKA 2d6, Area Of Effect (16m Cone; +½), Thin Cone (-¼), +3 Increased STUN Multiplier (+¾) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 5) Undead banisment: +60 PRE (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30
0 6) quick healing: Healing BODY 2d6, Characteristics (+½), Decreased Re-use Duration (1 Turn; +1 ½) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 7) Major trama healing: Healing BODY 6d6 (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
0 ? Teleportation 10m, x4 Increased Mass, MegaScale (1m = 10,000 km; +2) (60 Active Points) Real Cost: 30 6
 
Morning magical rituals, all slots Concentration (0 DCV; Character is totally unaware of nearby events; -¾), Gestures (Requires both hands; Complex; -¾), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -¾)
8 1) invisible aura of protection: (Total: 26 Active Cost, 8 Real Cost) +13 PD (Real Cost: 13) plus +13 ED (Real Cost: 13) 0
9 2) Combat Luck (15 PD/15 ED) (30 Active Points)
16 3) Communications with my dead girlfriend the ghost: Danger Sense (general area, any danger, Discriminatory, Function as a Sense, Targeting Sense) (52 Active Points) 14-
 
Perks
5 always knows which horse to pick: Money: Well Off
3 Anonymity
10 Vehicles & Bases
 
Skills
3 Acting 13- (25-)
3 Bribery 13- (25-)
3 Bureaucratics 13- (25-)
3 Conversation 13- (25-)
3 Criminology 14-
3 Inventor 14-
3 Navigation (Dimensional, Land) 14-
5 PS: Mage: all in practioner of the dark arts 14-
3 Persuasion 13- (25-)
3 Security Systems 14-
3 Stealth 13-
3 Streetwise 13- (25-)
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost: 235
Total Cost: 400
 
400+ Matching Complications
15 Hunted: Demons,dark gods,elder things and really ancient somethings Infrequently (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish)
15 Psychological Complication: Smart mouth (Common; Strong)
5 Susceptibility: Holy relics 1d6 damage Instant (Uncommon)
15 Psychological Complication: Hates being ordered around (Common; Strong)
20 Psychological Complication: Protective of normals (Very Common; Strong)
5 Rivalry: Professional (other mages; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry)
 
Total Complications Points: 400
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Yeah, Beast has the kind of build I'd lean toward, instead of an NPC or a separate build, a set of powers the GM controls and which act outside the characters volition.  Define their special effect as "ghost girlfriend" and you're set with a pretty inexpensive but interesting and useful concept.

X amount of Luck visible effect
X amount of Combat Luck visible effect
My girlfriend the ghost:  Change Environment (+1 Points of Telekinetic STR, +1 Wind Levels, -2 Temperature Level Adjustment, -4 to Characteristic Roll or Skill Roll, Long-Lasting 1 Turn, Stunning), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (90 Active Points 26 Real Points); No Conscious Control (-2), Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (vs Pre not Con; -0)

You should restrict the points on villains the heroes face too.  One problem right from the start in Champions was the villains presented were two or three times the starting points of any hero. 
 
Villains should win because of underhanded tactics and by putting innocents in danger, not because their so powerful they can't be touched.
 
This isn't The Flash.

Have you thought about hard caps? Though it sounds though that the main problem is your players like one type of game and you another. Perhaps talk to your group and tell them that you would enjoy having a skill based scenerio  now and again. It’s acknowledged that the GM should hav fun too.

I did not like it compared to 2nd edition by Chaosium
and neither did those I played 2nd ed with and got rid of it shortly there after
 
how many adventures and supplements where done for it is usually a good indicator
IIRC Avalon Hill went into near hibernation   in the early 90's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuneQuest
 

In terms of Hero combat, there's very little difference between a falchion and a gladius.  There are notable differences in real life (different designs are good at different tasks, strong in various areas and weaker in others) but those distinctions are very minimal in terms of combat in an RPG. 
 
For example, a curved blade will tend not to catch in a victim and get stuck when slashing, but isn't as good at stabbing.  A straight blade stabs well, but does not chop well.   A big heavy blade chops through hard objects well but does poorly against things like ropes where a slim, light blade excels.  Big heavy weapons are more tiring than light ones, but the light ones are more prone to breaking and further are harder to re-sharpen after battle. 
 
But in Hero terms those distinctions are either not worth the complexity to represent or so minimal they aren't going to show up in the somewhat abstracted combat.
 
Watch some episodes of Forged In Fire on TV (history channel I believe, I watch it On Demand later on), and you can see demonstrations in various tasks and how the different designs perform.

Hi Hero Geeks:  Hope this is ok to post.
 
Noble Knight Games is having like an 80% off sale on some products.  There is a BUNCH of great Hero stuff for sale!
https://www.nobleknight.com/ClearanceItems?CategoryId=1&ManufacturerId=39
 
Check it out! 

If you are dead set on "roll high", then roll the dice, subtract the result from 21 and apply that as the roll using the normal rules.
 
We still have some abilities that work better if you make the roll by half - how does that work in your model, Sean?

Maximillian, V.I.N.CENT, and old B.O.B. from The Black Hole come to mind as interesting and diverse synthetics.

Yeah, and what the Dead Poets Society should be.

The LACER
or
KNOTTY MAN

APG1 has a new Stunning option for Change Environment you should check out.  I've posted more details on older threads of similar topic.
 
[Notes: From APG1 page 83 - The Stunned effect lasts as long as the Change Environment is maintained (1 Turn*). However, when affected the victim gets to make a CON Roll immediately (at -6*), and if the roll succeeds the attack has no effect on him. If the roll fails, he gets to make an additional CON Roll every Phase he's affected at a cumulative +1 (so +1 on his second roll, +2 on his third, and so on). As soon as any roll succeeds, the power immediately stops affecting him and he has his full Phase in which to act.]