Picture by M. Victoria Robado
"Through the dark age
And into the storm"
Stratocaster
Power Level: 8;
Power Points: 120;
Hero Points: 2
STR: +1 (12),
DEX: +3 (16),
CON: +2 (14),
INT: +2 (14),
WIS: +2 (14),
CHA: +3 (16)
Skills: Athletics 3 (
+4), Deception 1 (
+4), Expertise (Charisma, Musician) 5 (
+8), Insight 5 (
+7), Perception 3 (
+5), Persuasion 3 (
+6), Stealth 2 (
+5), Technology 4 (
+6/+10 stage equipment), Vehicles 2 (
+5)
Feats: Attack Specialization 2 (Electrical Control), Beginner's Luck, Benefit 1 (fame), Benefit 1 (Feel the Music [feint with Expertise-Musician]), Connected, Dodge Focus 1, Fascinate (Expertise - Musician), Improved Initiative 1, Leadership, Luck 1, Mechanical Genius (stage equipment), Move-by Action, Set-Up, Teamwork 2
Powers:
Electrical Control (Array 8; PF: Alternate Power 4, Indirect 2 [any electrical device within range]; Drawback: Focus 2 [bass guitar]; 21pp)
- Base Power: Shocking Solo (Blast 8)
- AP: Lighting Strike Twice (Damage 5; PF: Mighty, Stunning Attack; Extra: Secondary Effect)
- AP: Mosh Pit (Stun 5; Extra: Area [burst, general])
- AP: Thunderstorm (Damage 8; Extra: Area [cone, general])
Electric Shield (Linked: Force Field + Shield; Drawback: Focus 2 [bass guitar]; 8pp)
- Linked: Shield 4 (PF: Dedicated Dodge)
- Linked: Force Field 6 (Extra: Impervious [8 ranks]; Flaw: Limited [impervious only against electricity]; Drawback: Partial [hemisphere])
Fell the Lighting (Super-senses 5 [Detect Electricity (mental, Accurate, Acute, Extended 1)]; PF: Alternate Power 1, Truth Sense; 7pp)
- AP: Living Radio (Communication 6 [radio, 20 miles])
Ride the Lighting (Flight 5; Flaw: Platform; Drawback: Focus 2 [bass guitar]; 3pp)
Equipment: Bass Guitar, Goggles, Multi-tool
The Bolt (pick-up truck) (Size: Huge; STR: 35; TOU +9; Speed 4 [100 MPH]; Features: Alarm 1, Navigation System, Off-Road Movement; 10pp)
2ep in mission specific equipment
Combat: Attack +4 (+8 Electrical Control; Grapple: +5); Defense +8/+4 without shield (+2 Flat-footed); Initiative +7
Saves: Toughness +2/+8 with shield, Fortitude +4, Reflex +5, Will +6
Totals: Abilities 26 + Skills 14 (28 ranks) + Feats 19 + Powers 39 + Combat 14 + Saves 8 - Drawbacks 0 = 120
Suggested Complications
- Fame: Stratocaster is a pretty well know bass player and occasional solo singer in the underground heavy metal scene.
- Responsibility (the band): Playing in band and being a superhero are both time consuming.
A comparatively low level electrical controller, all of Stratocaster's powers (except super-senses) are channeled through a bass guitar. How this works more or less up to the player, but I love the idea of her charging into battle swinging a supecharged bass like an axe.
The force field use an old combo of mine, being a partial hemisphere that cover only half the character, but acts as a shield at the same time. I used the same contrction on my old builds of Zatanna and Doctor Fate.