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[Second Aristh]

Wow, forum's gotten quiet. Last time I brought this thread back, there were requests all over the place.

It might be neat to see your take on some of the Cinder Spires characters if you've read the book.

[S1C0]

Thank you for stating that out, what would also be cool is doing Batman's rogue gallery i would particularly like scarecrow and the riddler.

[Sanctaphrax]

This is more like what I expected.

Phreddie Lamar; African-American gang leader who knows just enough about the supernatural to get into real trouble but is regarded as a curiosity and fool by those actually in the know.

John Clarke; a minor official at the UNHQ who inherited the duty of keeping the original of the Unseelie Accords safe from everyone, including Mab.

Sure, I can do these.

It might be neat to see your take on some of the Cinder Spires characters if you've read the book.

I haven't, I'm afraid. I'll need a description if you want me to do anything.

Thank you for stating that out, what would also be cool is doing Batman's rogue gallery i would particularly like scarecrow and the riddler.

Not sure I could do justice to those two. There are a bunch of versions, and I'm not terribly familiar with any of them...

Give me a brief writeup for your preferred version of each and I'll see what I can do.

[regitnui]

This is more like what I expected

We live to please.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with, especially for John Clarke.

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Dr. Manhattan (Scuba Diving)

Watchmen never really puts any solid limits on what Dr. Manhattan can do. So this is pretty speculative.

I think this is the second-highest-Refresh character I've written.

Athletics, here, represents mobility and defense more than traditional athletic ability. I can't remember any scene where he does anything more traditionally athletic than walking. But you're gonna have a hard time hitting or outrunning the guy unless he lets you.

High Concept: Posthuman Superbeing
Trouble Aspect: Just A Puppet Who Can See The Strings
Other Aspects: Physicist, The Ultimate Weapon Of The United States, Disconnected From Humanity, Relationship Troubles, Superhero-ish
Skills:
Fantastic: Scholarship, Athletics
Superb: Presence, Intimidation
Great: Might, Investigation
Good: Endurance, Fists
Fair: Empathy, Deceit, Rapport
Average: Conviction, Discipline, Alertness
Stunts:
A Miracle Of Science (Scholarship): Use Scholarship for Miracles.
Quantum Senses: Use Scholarship for Prophecy and Supernatural Senses.
Watchmaker (Scholarship): Use Scholarship instead of Craftsmanship for watches and high-tech physics gear.
Physicist (Scholarship): +1 Scholarship for physics, further +1 Scholarship for quantum physics.
Hard To Read (Scholarship): Use Scholarship to defend against Empathy reads and Rapport chit-chat.
Powers:
Miracles [-12] (Matter and energy control)
Miraculous Power x6 [-15]
Immunity (physical stress) [-22]
Prophecy [-1]
Gift Of Tongues [-1] (speaks all languages)
Wings [-1]
No Metabolism [-1]
Supernatural Senses (vaguely defined) [-3]
Long-Distance Teleportation [-4]
Variable Abilities (General Shapeshifter) [-10]
Total Refresh Cost:
-75
Refresh Total:
-58

As always, feedback is more than welcome.

That's really awesome, I like what you've done very much!   Im trying to spot if there is anything I recall him doing that's not covered by one power or another, but I dont think there's much missing.  There's not much of a gap between Variable Abilities and Miracles, so things like large scale enlargement or multiple bodies would be covered.  Definitely proper god-levels.   

I do feel like his Immunity should be connected to his scholarship like his other abilities, somehow.  He described his ability to put himself back together as the first thing he learned in his new form.

His prophesy should perhaps be limited by a Catch, since the bad-guy was able to deceive his future sense via a large burst of tachyons (listing on the wiki as more or less his only weakness).


PS, out of curiosity, what /is/ the highest refresh character you've written?

[Taran]

Darth Vader....

[PirateJack]

Darth Vader

Powers
Kill 1d4 enemies per round.

[Taran]

Darth Vader

Powers
Kill 1d4 enemies per round.

I haven't played Star Wars In a while...but I've been playing lots of Epic Duels and Vader is pretty awesome

[Sanctaphrax]

Vader's not that hardcore. Sure, he's tough, but the PCs of Star Wars take him on in more-or-less fair fights and win.

Anyway, I can take a crack at him. There won't be an EU stuff in there, though, since I've only seen the movies. And even that was a while ago...hopefully I won't screw up the details.

That's really awesome, I like what you've done very much!

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I do feel like his Immunity should be connected to his scholarship like his other abilities, somehow.  He described his ability to put himself back together as the first thing he learned in his new form.

His prophesy should perhaps be limited by a Catch, since the bad-guy was able to deceive his future sense via a large burst of tachyons (listing on the wiki as more or less his only weakness).


PS, out of curiosity, what /is/ the highest refresh character you've written?

Thanks.

I considered giving his Immunity some kind of Scholarship-related Limitation, but it seems to me that he's guaranteed to pull off a reconstruction. So there isn't much for his skill to do.

That looked like a Compel to me.

It's this super-spoilery Worm character. Don't click on that link unless you've read Worm: it spoils the only reveal I've ever really liked in fiction. Normally spoilers don't bug me, but this one would've pissed me off.

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Phreddie Lamar (Feet In The Water)

Phreddie's not as tough as he thinks he is.

But he's a lot tougher than the White Court thinks he is. And if the vamps keep feeding on people from his neighbourhood, they're gonna get a nasty surprise.

Note: Being a gang leader is in large part about intimidation, and Phreddie's good at that. But his CONSISTENTLY UNDERESTIMATED Aspect can be Compelled to make him instantly fail to intimidate a supernatural being.

High Concept: Clued-In Gang Leader
Trouble Aspect: Knows Enough To Be Dangerous
Other Aspects: Consistently Underestimated, Overestimates Himself, I Look After My People
Skills:
Great: Intimidation, Contacts
Good: Presence, Guns
Fair: Athletics, Resources
Average: Endurance, Deceit
Stunts:
Don't Mess With Me (Intimidation): Use Intimidation instead of Rapport for social defense.
The Wrong Side Of The Law (Contacts): +2 Contacts among criminals and drug users.
Gang Leader (Contacts): Use Contacts to have minions.
Force Of Personality (Presence): Use Presence for the mental stress track.
Dirty Money (Resources): +2 to Resources when using it on a grey or black market transaction.
Total Refresh Cost:
-3 (Pure Mortal)
Refresh Total:
3

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John Clarke (Feet In The Water)

High Concept: United Nations Lawyer
Trouble Aspect: Guardian Of The Accords
Other Aspects: Run Away!, Incorruptible, I Think You'll Find That That's Illegal
Skills:
Great: Scholarship
Good: Alertness, Discipline
Fair: Athletics, Empathy, Lore
Average: Conviction, Presence, Resources, Contacts
Stunts:
Clued-In Lawyer (Scholarship): +1 to Scholarship for law, further +1 for the Unseelie Accords.
The Law Is On My Side (Scholarship): In a legal debate, or any conversation he can plausibly turn into a legal debate, use Scholarship to attack and defend.
Legal Threats (Scholarship): Use Scholarship to threaten people with the wrath of the United Nations or the Unseelie Accords.
Really Jumpy (Alertness): +2 to notice people sneaking up on him or trying to steal the Accords from him.
Total Refresh Cost:
-2 (Pure Mortal)
Refresh Total:
4

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Darth Vader (Submerged)

High Concept: Sith Lord
Trouble Aspect: Family Ties
Other Aspects: Former Jedi, Half-Machine, The Emperor's Right Hand, Terrifying Warrior, The Power Of The Dark Side
Skills:
Superb: Weapons, Conviction
Great: Intimidation, Piloting
Good: Endurance, Presence
Fair: Alertness, Discipline, Athletics
Average: Survival, Scholarship, Investigation, Fists, Empathy
Stunts:
Strong In The Force (Conviction): Use Conviction for knowledge of the Force.
The Sith Rule The Galaxy (Conviction): Twice per session, use Guide My Hand for free to draw upon the resources of the Empire.
Join Me! (Intimidation): Use Intimidation in place of Rapport to try and turn people to the Dark Side.
Powers:
Marked By Power [-1]
True Aim [-1]
Guide My Hand [-1]
Item of Power (Lightsaber) [+1]
  Laser-Sharp (weapon 5) [-1]
  Defect Bolts (use Weapons to block ranged attacks) [-1]
Telekinesis [-2]
Total Refresh Cost:
-9
Refresh Total:
1

[regitnui]

Cool! I like what you've done with Phreddie and John. I never would've thought of making John a Superlawyer. He might even be worth a player instead of just an NPC with those stunts. Thanks!

[Taran]

Vader's not that hardcore. Sure, he's tough, but the PCs of Star Wars take him on in more-or-less fair fights and win

I just wrote the name without putting much thought as to what he might have.  My knowledge of him is from the movies and from some of the rp stuff.  I never read any of the books. 

I wasn't sure if you'd go spirit magic or incite effect.  Telekinesis fits perfectly, though.

I don't remember anyone but Luke fighting him.  Usually people just run from Vader.  Vader captures Solo and the group in the Sky City and, even though Solo fights back, Vader disarms him pretty easily.

Vader only loses at the very end of the series, after Luke trains and becomes a full Jedi.  He's supposed to be the strongest Dark Jedi in the Galaxy.  (then again, there's only 2)  In any case, I feel he should be stronger.

Telekinesis seems to fit but I'd give it all the upgrades.  He can choke and all that and rip heavy objects off of walls.

His suit is supposed to give him boosted strength and endurance.  In the first movie, he lifts a guy off the floor with one hand and crushes his throat.  I'd probably give him Inhuman Strength and Toughness.  Not sure about recovery, though...doesn't seem to fit.  The strength would boost the damage on his Telekinesis and let him lift heavier objects with his mind.

I'd give him supernatural senses: sense the force; sense Force users; identify force users.   He can 'feel' when Luke is on a ship 100's of km's away - or even on the same planet.

He also deflected bolts with his hands...so I'm not sure if that power should be part of his light saber.  Maybe just the defensive upgrade of telekinesis.

In any case, that puts his refresh in the low teens, which isn't super high but still tough.

I like your stunts and Guide My Hand seems appropriate for almost any Jedi.

Marked BY Power (Empire?)

[Herlaking]

I'm kinda curious if anyone has done a politician, something like a generic president of the US, or an evil mayor in the style of Richard Wilkins III from Buffy.

[regitnui]

A thought occurs; has anyone attempted a druid in the vein of Atticus O'Sullivan from the Iron Druid series?

[Taran]

A thought occurs; has anyone attempted a druid in the vein of Atticus O'Sullivan from the Iron Druid series?

There's been a few attempts.  You'd have to searh for It though.