Oh, haha. their designs are so similar, and it hides so much of the face/body type (Aja is Asian, but both girls are rather thick), I couldn't tell. Plus, I mean... lightning... Stormer...
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#31 Ready to Play Energy Controllers: Vloedgolf
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"And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth...? Yeah, too bad I'm an Atheist."
Vloedgolf
Power Level: 9; Power Points: 135; Hero Points: 1
STR: +2/+5 (14/20), DEX: +2 (14), CON: +2/+4 (14/18), INT: +1 (12), WIS: +3 (16), CHA: +2 (14)
Skills: Athletics 3 (+5/+8 as elemental), Expertise (Wisdom, Police Officier) 4 (+7), Insight 3 (+6), Intimidation 5 (+7), Language 2 (English 2, French 2; Native: Dutch 3), Perception 3 (+6), Persuasion 3 (+5), Stealth 3 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+6)
Feats: Assessement, Attack Specialization 1 (Water Control), Benefit 1 (Interpol security clearance), Connected, Contacts, Conspiracy Theorist 1, Distract (Intimidate), Dodge Focus 5, Endurance 1, Equipment 3, Improved Aim, Stunning Attack
Powers:
Elemental Self (Alternate Form 8; Flaw: Projection; Drawback: Power Loss 2 [require an amount of water equal to body mass]; 30pp)
- Enhanced Strength 6
- Enhanced Constitution 4
- Enhanced Feats 2 (Environmental Adaptation 1 [underwater])
- Concealment 10 (all senses; PF: Close Range; Flaw: Limited [underwater only])
- Elongation 2 (10'/20' strike; PF: Chockehold)
- Immunity 3 (environmental [cold & pressure], suffocation [drowning])
- Insubstatial 1 (fluid)
- Pressure Field (Protection 6; Drawback: Power Loss 3 [against thermal attacks])
- Swimming 4 (25 mph)
- Base Power: Hydrokinesis (Move Object 10 [12.8 tons]; Extra: Damaging; Flaw: Limited 1 [water only])
- AP: Dehydration (Fatigue 6; PF: Reversible, Sedation; Extra: Range 1 [ranged])
- AP: Environmental Control 6 (Cold, Hamper Movement [50%], Visibility; PF: Selective)
- AP: Water Tentacles (Snare 5; Extra: Area [burst, targeted], Regenerating)
Equipment: Cell Phone, Handcuffs, Mini-Tracer, Undercover Vest (Protection 3 [subtle])
Service Handgun (+4 ballistic damage [lethal, full power]; crit 20; 40')
3ep in mission specific equipment
Combat: Attack +6 (+8 Water Control; Grapple: +8/+13); Defense +8 (+2 Flat-footed); Initiative +2
Saves: Toughness +5/+10 as Elemental/+2 without any protection, Fortitude +6/+8, Reflex +5, Will +6
Saves:
- Involuntary Transformation (when wounded [very common, DC 15]; -4pp)
Suggested Complications
- Honor (protect & serve): Vloedgolf is a very old school cop.
- Responsibility (Interpol): Vloedgolf is an Interpol agent on active duty.
Vloedgolf (Tidal Wave or Flood in Dutch) is part of a demo game I've run for a couple of years now, I just polished some details and reworked the skills to fit into the format of this series (the original version's powers came from a Device to save points). There's very little fancy here, he's one part plainclothes detective and two parts water controller.
The Elemental form requires huge amounts of water to work, Vloedgolf weight more or less 80 kg, which means that he need 80 liters of water to create his alter-ego.
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Nightfall, Thermite, Thunderbolt
Yay! I was a bit proud of that name.
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Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Nightfall, Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf
I love that I inspired a whole chain of builds here, and I have to say you're doing way more with the concept than I ever did.
Formerly known as Narsil on the ATT and Ronin Army forums.
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Nightfall, Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf
Thanks. I've been much slower than I hoped for with many of these builds, but I'm pretty happy with the results.Scots Dragon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:59 pm I love that I inspired a whole chain of builds here, and I have to say you're doing way more with the concept than I ever did.
#32 Ready to Play Energy Controllers: Payback
Picture by John McCarthy
"Allow me to return the favor."
Payback
Power Level: 10; Power Points: 150; Hero Points: 1
STR: +3 (16), DEX: +3 (16), CON: +3 (16), INT: +4 (18), WIS: +2 (14), CHA: +0 (10)
Skills: Athletics 3 (+6), Deception 7 (+7), Expertise (Intelligence, breaking and entering) 4 (+8), Insight 2 (+4), Language 3 (German 2, French 2; Native: English 3), Perception 4 (+6), Persuasion 5 (+5), Sleight of Hand 4 (+7), Stealth 4 (+7), Technology 2 (+6/+10 security systems), Vehicles 2 (+5)
Feats: Accurate Attack, Attack Focus 2 (melee), Connected, Equipment 1, Fast Overrun, Improved Concealment, Mechanical Genius 1 (security systems), Move-by Action
Powers:
Kinetic Absorbtion Field (Linked: Boost + Force Field + Immovable; 36pp)
- Boost 9 (Kinetic Effect, one at a time; Extra: Action 1 [Reaction]; Flaw: Limited [up to damage bonus or +9], Personal only)
- Force Field 9 (Extra: Impervious; Flaw: Physical Only)
- Immovable 9 (Extra: Unstoppable)
Kinetic Discharge (Damage 1; PF: Alternate Power 3, Mighty; Extra: Conductor [solid surfaces]; 9pp)
- AP: Ground-pound (Trip 3; Extra: Area [explosion, general], Knockback; Flaw: Range [touch])
- AP Kinetic Push (Move-Object 3; Extra: Conductor [solid surfaces], Damaging; Flaw: Limited Direction [away from Payback], Range 1 [touch])
- AP: Kinetic Shockwave (Damage 1; PF: Mighty; Extra: Area [cone, general])
Speed 1 (10 mph; PF: Alternate Power 1; 2pp)
- AP: Leaping 1 (jumping distance x2)
Kinetic Suit (Device 2 [hard to lose]; 8pp)
Devices:
Kinetic Suit (10pp of effects)
- Energy Storage (adds Slow Fade 1 to Boost)
- Dampening Circuity (removed the Physical Only flaw from 4 ranks of the Force Field)
- Starlight Lenses (Super-Senses 1 [Low-light Vision])
- Visor (Sensory Shield 2 [visual])
Equipment: Commlink, Thieves Tools
3ep in mission specific equipment
Combat: Attack +6 (+8 melee; Grapple: +11); Defense +8 (+3 Flat-footed); Initiative +3
Saves: Toughness +12 (Impervious 9) against physical/+7 (Impervious 4) against energy/+3 without Force Field, Fortitude +6, Reflex +5, Will +7
Totals: Abilities 24 + Skills 16 (32 ranks) + Feats 18 + Powers 53 + Combat 18 + Saves 10 - Drawbacks 4 = 120
Suggested Complications
- Honor (no killing): He might a thief, a spy and a liar, but Payback never kills on purpose.
- Enemies (lots): A great deal many people have a bone to pick with Payback, starting with D.A.R.P.A. and the Pentagon.
A former crook turned tiger team specialist, Payback is a brick/kinetic controller hybrid with a high-risk/high-reward mechanic. He hit his defensive caps straight away, but need to be punched in the face a few times te reach his offensive ones.
This is quite possibly the highest degree of Impervious -- and Immovable -- I've ever put on a single character (usually I cap it at rank 6), but I think it's worth the shot.
#33 Ready to Play Energy Controllers: Rime
Picture by Salvador Trakal
"Cold as the void and just about as forgiving."
Rime
Power Level: 8; Power Points: 120; Hero Points: 1
STR: +1/+3 (12/16), DEX: +3 (16), CON: +2 (14), INT: +2 (14), WIS: +3 (16), CHA: +1 (12)
Skills: Athletics 2 (+5), Deception 4 (+5/+9 Attractive), Expertise (Widsom, Bounty Hunter) 4 (+7), Insight 3 (+6), Intimidation 4 (+5), Perception 3 (+6), Persuasion - (+1/+5 Attractive), Stealth 3 (+6), Technology 2 (+4), Vehicles 3 (+6)
Feats: Attack Specialization 2 (Zero Beam), Attractive 1, Benefit 1 (Licensed Bounty Hunter), Contacts, Cunning Fighter, Dodge Focus 3, Well-Informed
Powers:
Cybernetic Arms (Enhanced Strength 6 [limited to arms] + Shield 2; Drawback: Power Loss 2 [after an electrical attack]; 4pp)
Half-Machine (Immunity 16 [Cold Damage, Disease, Poison, Sleep, Starvation & Thirst, Suffocation [all], Environmental [all]; Flaw: Half-effect [all but Environmental]; Drawback: Weak Spot; 9pp)
Zero Beam (Array 9; PF: Alternate Power 4; 22pp)
- Base Power: Coolant Release (Environmental Control 5 [Cold [extreme], Hamper Movement [50%], Visibility]; Flaw: Range 1 [touch])
- AP: Freezing Spray (Paralyze 6; Extra: Area [line, targeted])
- AP: Hypothermia Shot (Blast 6; Extra: Alternate Save [Fortitude])
- AP: Ice Patch (Trip 5; PF: Improved Throw; Extra: Area [burst, general], Knockback)
- AP: Ice Wall (Create Object 7; PF: Progression 2 [size]; Flaw: Permanent)
Cybercom Suite (Device 2 [hard to lose]; 8pp)
Devices:
Cybercom Suite (10pp of effects)
- Datalink 4 (Radio; PF: Cyberspace)
- Linguistic Database (Comprehend 3 [speak, understand and read languages, understand machines]; Flaw: Limited [pre-programmed languages])
Equipment: Nu-Fiber Suit (Protection 4 [subtle])
1ep in mission specific equipmentJetbike (Size: Medium; STR: 15; TOU +7; Flight 5 [250 MPH; Low Ceiling]; Features: Navigation System, Remote Control; 14pp)
Combat: Attack +6 (+10 Zero Beam; Grapple: +7/+9); Defense +10 (+3 Flat-footed); Initiative +3
Saves: Toughness +6/+2 without armor, Fortitude +5, Reflex +4, Will +4
Totals: Abilities 24 + Skills 14 (28 ranks) + Feats 14 + Powers 41 + Combat 22 + Saves 5 - Drawbacks 0 = 120
Suggested Complications
- Obsession (the contract): True to her cold character, Rime never calls off a contract.
- Reputation (coldest b***h this side of the Milky Way): Rime takes professionalist to a whole new level and never ever gets personally involved.
One thing I really never liked about ice controllers is the idea of "ice armor". I mean ice is tougher than human flesh, but only when it's really thick ... a 2mm layer of thin ice won't do any good against an attack. So I decided to work the concept into something different and came up with an alien bounty hunter with cybernetic arms and a super-low temperature weapon.
In terms of characterization this is perhaps my lowest, but I'm just coming out of a writer block, so sue me.
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Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
Rime is very cool.
My favorite is Kinetic so far.
My favorite is Kinetic so far.
The ATT member formerly known as both MorningKnight and Power-Glove.
Just call me Doug.
Just call me Doug.
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
Thanks.
Payback is kind of guilty pleasure of mine since I didn't think he would turn out any good, but the final result is surprisingly effective. Although I have to admit: I think that now I understand the reasoning behind 3e Impervious.
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Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
Oh yeah? How so? All I remember is people complaining about it all the time .
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
The long and short of it is: what is the purpose of Impervious?Jabroniville wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 9:30 amOh yeah? How so? All I remember is people complaining about it all the time .
My general feeling is that Impervious is meant to prevent the game from slowing down to a crawl when a brick character is peppered with low level attacks. If I'm playing a brick I don't want to roll a Toughness save every time a thug with a gun shot me, I want to walk right through them without thinking. Still, the general tropes of the superhero genre requires a level of reciprocal vulnerability between the main characters (e.g. Hawkeye injuring Piledriver with a normal wooden arrow during the original Secret Wars).
2e Impervious, while perfectly serviceable, open the flodgates to characters that can take high level damage right on the chin without even flinching, like Payback Above. Impervious 9 means that even a dedicated anti-tank weapon won't do jackshit and this is usually where I feel the need to draw a line.
3e Impervious is meant to reflect that lower-end invulnerability, but I think that it's still way too pricy for what it does.
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
One more note on Impervious. My personal general purpose solution would be to just limit it to half the Toughness save bonus.
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
Sorry for the lack of content folks, but I just finished a week long rush of translations.
Plus I might have got the inspiration for a new project. It probably won't be M&M, but you'll never know
Plus I might have got the inspiration for a new project. It probably won't be M&M, but you'll never know
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Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
Pretty much the way I feel about it. I ended up cracking and going back to using it as the RAW states, but I'm thinking about that thought of only making it 1 pp per rank and just limiting it to have of the overall Toughness. 2E Impervious was a bit broken, I thought, what with being able to have something like Toughness 16 all being Impervious.Woodclaw wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 10:52 am 2e Impervious, while perfectly serviceable, open the flodgates to characters that can take high level damage right on the chin without even flinching, like Payback Above. Impervious 9 means that even a dedicated anti-tank weapon won't do jackshit and this is usually where I feel the need to draw a line.
3e Impervious is meant to reflect that lower-end invulnerability, but I think that it's still way too pricy for what it does.
Me fail English? That's unpossible. - Ralph Wiggum
Re: Warehouse W - Energy Controllers: Thermite, Stratocaster, Vloedgolf, Payback, Rime
My current idea is 1pp per Rank limited to half the maximum Toughness.Thorpocalypse wrote: ↑Sat May 12, 2018 4:54 pmPretty much the way I feel about it. I ended up cracking and going back to using it as the RAW states, but I'm thinking about that thought of only making it 1 pp per rank and just limiting it to have of the overall Toughness. 2E Impervious was a bit broken, I thought, what with being able to have something like Toughness 16 all being Impervious.Woodclaw wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 10:52 am 2e Impervious, while perfectly serviceable, open the flodgates to characters that can take high level damage right on the chin without even flinching, like Payback Above. Impervious 9 means that even a dedicated anti-tank weapon won't do jackshit and this is usually where I feel the need to draw a line.
3e Impervious is meant to reflect that lower-end invulnerability, but I think that it's still way too pricy for what it does.