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GWEN DISTEFANO [PL 11] 180pp
Concept: A teenage girl who has recently discovered that her father was Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man.
Appearance: Female Caucasian, 16 years old, 5’4”, 115 lbs, shoulder-length blonde hair, sometimes kept in a ponytail, usually wears blue jeans and a solid color t-shirt or baby-t.
Trade-Offs: Toughness +10 / Defense +12

ABILITY SCORES

ABILITY SCORES
STR 11
DEX 18/30
CON 13
INT 15
WIS 18
CHA 16
Subtotal: 31pp.

ATTACK, DAMAGE, SAVES

ATTACK, DAMAGE, SAVES
BAB +5
BDB +7
TOUGH (+1 CON + Defensive Roll) +6 (total)
FORT (+1 CON + 7 base) +8 (total)
REFLEX (+10 DEX +2 base) +12 (total)
WILL (+4 WIS + 5 base + Mind Shield 3) +12 (total)
Subtotal: (38+31) 69pp.

SKILLS

SKILLS
Acrobatics [4] +14, Diplomacy [4] +7, Gather Information [4] +7, Knowledge – Pop Culture [2] +4, Notice [12] +16, Perform – Dance [6] +9, Sense Motive [8] +12, Swim [4] +4.
44 ranks total
Subtotal: (11+69) 80pp.

FEATS

FEATS
Defensive Roll [5], Dodge Focus [5], Evasion [2], Improved Init [2].
Subtotal: (14+80) 94pp.

POWERS

POWERS
ENHANCED DEXTERITY 12 [Ex: Uncanny Dodge 5]. 17pp.
ESP 3 [Based on Visual; Ex: Super-Senses (Danger Sense (Mental), Vision Counters Obscure (Darkness)); PF: Subtle]. 10pp.
MIND SHIELD 3. 3pp.
SUPER-MOVEMENT 4. [Swinging, Wall-Crawling]. 4pp.
SUPER-SENSES 4 [Postcognition (Fl: Uncontrolled) 2 ranks, Precognition (Fl: Uncontrolled) 2 ranks]. 4pp.
TELEPATHY 8 [16pp Array based on Mental Communication/Mind Reading; PF: Dynamic (applies to array), AP – Illusion (PF: Dynamic), AP – Mind Blast (Fl: Action – Full Round (-1) Unreliable (-1); 2pp/rank), AP- Mind Control (PF: Dynamic; 2pp/rank)]. 22pp.
WEBS 11 [22pp Array based on Snare; PF: Dynamic (applies to array), AP – Blast, AP – Deflect (Slow/fast Projectiles, PF: Dynamic; 2pp/rank)]. 26pp.
Subtotal: (86+94) 180pp.

COMPLICATIONS

1. Secret identity (in that she tries to conceal her true identity when in public... she doesn't have a superhero name yet).
2. Has a weakness for male heroes she thinks are 'cute'.

BACKGROUND IN BRIEF

Note: The following is what Gwen has told about her origin. Recent revelations have started to cast doubt on whether this origin is legitimate.

Gwendolyn Roma DiStefano was born 16 years ago. Gwen Stacy, the girlfriend of Peter Parker (known to the world as Spider-Man), was pregnant with Peter’s child, but died at the hands of the Green Goblin when only three months pregnant. Peter didn’t even realize Gwen was pregnant at the time. The baby was strong, however, and Dr. Curt Connors (also known as the Lizard), Peter’s friend and sometimes mentor, rescued the embryonic child and raised the girl in his lab to the age of twelve months. Not experienced in raising children, Dr. Connors left the baby at a local orphanage, but has kept tabs on the girl ever since.

Adopted by the DiStefano family, Gwen grew up in Queens, New York, not far from her father. Gwen was a happy and outgoing child, and was very popular in school, and was academically successful. In the summer of her 14th year, however, things started to change. Gwen’s fingers started to seep with sticky material, and she found herself becoming supernaturally aware of her surroundings. Gwen feared she might be a mutant, but concealed this from her adoptive parents.

Soon, Dr. Connors paid Gwen a visit, to check up on his project, but also to inform Gwen as to her true origin. Feeling the truth too much to take, Gwen ran away from home, and bouned from shelter to shelter, never sure of where she would end up next. During this time, Gwen’s powers grew, but her control of them did not.

A chance meeting with Dr. Hank McCoy (the Beast of X-Men fame) changed Gwen’s life forever. Dr. McCoy took Gwen to Charles Xavier’s Institute for Higher Learning, where Gwen enrolled beginning her 15th year.

Since then, Gwen has gained control of her powers for the most part. Gwen has opened up to the X-Men and a few fellow classmates regarding her origin. Recently, Dr. McCoy, doing research on Gwen’s abilities, learned that Gwen Stacy was not pregnant at the time of her death. Armed with this knowledge, Gwen questions the validity of what Dr. Connors told her that fateful day, and whether she truly is the daughter of Peter Parker.