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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 4840112" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p><strong>Taylor the Vampire Slayer</strong></p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Long Story]Taylor Marsh was a fairly normal student attending high school in Connecticut. Her family was not phenomenally well off, but they got by. Taylor herself was on the social fringes of her school, a bit too shy and awkward to fit in. As a result she drifted, feeling undefined and directionless. Feeling rejected by more socially successful kids, she rejected them in turn and hung out with the other outcasts. She may have gone down a bad road in time, but fate had no intention of giving her that time.</p><p></p><p>In her junior year, at a school dance, her life skidded off its tracks and went into the ditch at the side of the road where it burst into flames. The dance was interrupted by what seemed to be terrorists at first...short men in weird monk-style robes that seemed obsessed with going after none other than Taylor herself! When the guy she'd gone with (who she wasn't sure if she really liked, but he was okay) tried to stand up to them, they gutted him like a pig. Right there on the gym floor.</p><p></p><p>Then came flashing lights and a sound like thunder. Taylor found herself grabbed as she fled, and watched as a man with a sword...a SWORD of all things...killed one of the terrorist monks! As it fell, its hood rolled back and she realized with dawning horror that these things weren't terrorists at all. They weren't even human!</p><p></p><p>The man that had saved her quickly dragged her to a waiting car as more of the monk-monsters disgorged from the gym, seeking her out. They made it away, and her strange savior introduced himself as James Caine...a 'watcher,' whatever that was. He asked where she lived, and while Taylor was reluctant to tell him at first, she relented when he said the 'harbingers' would have gone to her house too, just in case.</p><p></p><p>Sure enough, there were several there as well. James killed two, but as more spilled out of the house, he was forced to retreat....leaving Taylor's house and family behind, and leaving Taylor herself in a state of complete shock.</p><p></p><p>For the next two days, she fell into a listless state of despondency. James babbled on about 'slayers' and 'watchers' and all kinds of stuff, but none of it mattered. He was going to take her to England, he said, where a council would protect her. She didn't bother telling him he was too late. Most of her was already gone. The girl in the seat beside him was the least part of what she'd been. That's how it felt anyway.</p><p></p><p>By the time they arrived in London, Taylor was starting to bounce back a little. There was some interest just being in England for her, so new was everything. And she was wondering more about this 'council' he was taking her to. When they arrived though, it was James' turn to be horrified. The chambers where the Watcher's Council had met were in ruins. The bodies, they were informed, had been taken away before. It had only been a few days.</p><p></p><p>With nothing else to do, they returned to the United States. James, still trying to process his loss, mentioned there was a slayer in California...he'd heard some 'potentials' had gone there for protection as well. It was all he had to guide them with. James had some money, but not an infinite supply. Flying would simply be too expensive, at least until they got closer. James also pointed out that a plane was too dangerous to risk...even one Harbinger on board could be disastrous since he couldn't use his best weapons safely in the cramped, pressurized environment of an airplane.</p><p></p><p>Before they ever got to Sunnydale though, the unthinkable happened. As Taylor and James were doing some training exercises in the late evening, she felt something change. Like a wind blowing through her...or more accurately, blowing INTO her; filling her up. She nearly broke one of James' ribs with her next jab. Taylor had become the Slayer. Which could only mean Sunnydale had fallen.</p><p></p><p>A few days later they confirmed this with their own eyes. Sunnydale had collapsed...leaving only a crater in the ground. Awed and dismayed by this apparent triumph of evil, the two left the scene. This time they were bound for Cleveland, where apparently ANOTHER Hellmouth was located, and where James hoped to be able to regain contact with any other Watchers that might still be alive.</p><p></p><p>They stayed there for three years, fighting dark things and evil spirits. Their greatest challenge was a demonic warrior who staged sadistic underground gladiatorial combat rings featuring mismatches between humans (both willing and kidnapped) and demons. He himself was the ultimate warrior, emerging only when a challenger arose from the matches. Only those who could defeat "the gauntlet" would win the prize. So Taylor entered the ring and fought through match after match of progressively stronger foes. She and James both assumed that 'the gauntlet' referred to that long hard slog...but it turned out that there was a LITERAL gauntlet, a demonforged magical weapon that he wielded, in conjunction with a corrupted magical sword!</p><p></p><p>Taylor and James stood against this demon lord, and through teamwork and some guile...and maybe some luck...were able to defeat him. They claimed his weapons for themselves, and permanently disbanded the fights. Not long after that, they were discovered by a former high school principal-turned-Watcher named Robin Wood, and a woman named Faith...another slayer! Things had changed in the world, more than they knew. They'd done well on their own. Now it was time for them to join the larger effort to hold the shadows at bay.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Sheety Type Thing]<strong>Name</strong>: Taylor Marsh</p><p><strong>Gender</strong>: Female</p><p><strong>Age</strong>: 20</p><p><strong>Size</strong>: Medium </p><p><strong>Height</strong>: 5' 6" </p><p><strong>Weight</strong>: 129lbs</p><p><strong>Hair</strong>: Black / dyed</p><p><strong>Eyes</strong>: Hazel</p><p><strong>Nationality</strong>: USA</p><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong>: White</p><p></p><p><strong>Power Level</strong>: 8</p><p><strong>Power Points</strong>: 120</p><p><strong>Experience Points</strong>: 0</p><p><strong>Hero Points</strong>: 1</p><p></p><p><strong>ABILITIES </strong>46</p><p>STR 22 (12 PP)</p><p>DEX 20 (10 PP)</p><p>CON 20 (10 PP)</p><p>INT 14 (4 PP)</p><p>WIS 16 (6 PP)</p><p>CHA 14 (4 PP)</p><p></p><p><strong>SAVES </strong>10</p><p>TOUG +8 (5 Con + 3 Feat)</p><p>FORT +8 (5 Base +5 Con +0 Feat +0 Power) (3 PP)</p><p>REF +8 (5 Base +5 Dex +0 Feat +0 Power) (3 PP)</p><p>WILL +8 (4 Base +3 Wis +0 Feat +0 Power) (4 PP)</p><p></p><p><strong>COMBAT </strong>20</p><p>INIT +5</p><p>BASE DEF +4 (8 PP)</p><p>DEF 18 (10 + 4 Base + 4 Feat + 0 Power)</p><p>FLAT-FOOTED 12</p><p>BASE ATT +6 (12 PP)</p><p></p><p><strong>SKILLS </strong>40 SP (10 PP)</p><p>Acrobatics +10 (5 ranks)</p><p>Climb +10 (5 ranks)</p><p>Computer +5 (3 ranks)</p><p>Drive +6 (1 rank)</p><p>Gather Information +5 (3 ranks)</p><p>Intimidate +5 (3 ranks)</p><p>Investigate +5 (3 ranks)</p><p>Knowledge (popular culture) +5 (3 ranks)</p><p>Knowledge (arcane lore) +3 (1 rank)</p><p>Notice +10 (7 ranks)</p><p>Sense Motive +4 (1 rank)</p><p>Stealth +10 (5 ranks)</p><p></p><p><strong>LANGUAGES </strong>(0 ranks) </p><p>--English</p><p></p><p><strong>MOVEMENT</strong></p><p>SPEED 30/60/120</p><p></p><p><strong>FEATS </strong>(12 PP)</p><p>Attractive 1</p><p>Attack Focus (Melee) 2</p><p>Dodge Focus 4</p><p>Defensive Roll 3</p><p>Uncanny Dodge 2</p><p></p><p>POWERS (22)</p><p><strong>Sense Demons </strong></p><p><em>The point is, a Slayer should be able to see them anyway. Without looking, without thinking. Can you tell me if there's a vampire in this building?</em></p><p>- Super Senses +6 (detect, acute, extended, ranged, radius, tracking) 6pts</p><p></p><p><strong>Slayer Healing</strong></p><p><em>I mean... I have bruises... I don’t see a scratch on you.</em></p><p>Regeneration +4, 4pts</p><p>- Recovery Roll Bonus: +5 (Con)</p><p>- Bruised 1/rnd (1)</p><p>- Unconscious 1/rnd (1)</p><p>- Injured 1/5min (2)</p><p></p><p><strong>Gauntlet of Fan'kor the Gladiator</strong></p><p><em>A bizarre looking construct of metallic tendrils and spines all tangled together apparently randomly that fits over the wearer's right hand and forearm up to the elbow. The Gauntlet can animate in response to the will of its wearer, lashing out with sharp metal, or even firing metal spikes singly or in sudden bursts. It can form claws that will dig into walls, making them excellent for climbing. It can also animate as a swarm of tentacles that dig tunnels quickly and through almost any substance.</em></p><p>- Device +3 (Hard to Lose, 15pt capacity) 12pts</p><p>Blast +6 (12)</p><p>- AP Blast +6 (Touch range, Cone Area Effect) 1</p><p>- AP Strike 2 (Penetrating, Mighty, Reach 1) 1</p><p>- AP Super Movement +2 (Wall Crawling 2), Burrowing +3, Immovable +2, Strike +2 (Mighty)</p><p></p><p>COST</p><p>Abilities [46]</p><p>Combat [20]</p><p>Saves [10]</p><p>Skills [10]</p><p>Feats [12]</p><p>Powers [22]</p><p>Drawbacks [0]</p><p>Total [120]</p><p>Unspent [0][/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 4840112, member: 4936"] [B]Taylor the Vampire Slayer[/B] [sblock=The Long Story]Taylor Marsh was a fairly normal student attending high school in Connecticut. Her family was not phenomenally well off, but they got by. Taylor herself was on the social fringes of her school, a bit too shy and awkward to fit in. As a result she drifted, feeling undefined and directionless. Feeling rejected by more socially successful kids, she rejected them in turn and hung out with the other outcasts. She may have gone down a bad road in time, but fate had no intention of giving her that time. In her junior year, at a school dance, her life skidded off its tracks and went into the ditch at the side of the road where it burst into flames. The dance was interrupted by what seemed to be terrorists at first...short men in weird monk-style robes that seemed obsessed with going after none other than Taylor herself! When the guy she'd gone with (who she wasn't sure if she really liked, but he was okay) tried to stand up to them, they gutted him like a pig. Right there on the gym floor. Then came flashing lights and a sound like thunder. Taylor found herself grabbed as she fled, and watched as a man with a sword...a SWORD of all things...killed one of the terrorist monks! As it fell, its hood rolled back and she realized with dawning horror that these things weren't terrorists at all. They weren't even human! The man that had saved her quickly dragged her to a waiting car as more of the monk-monsters disgorged from the gym, seeking her out. They made it away, and her strange savior introduced himself as James Caine...a 'watcher,' whatever that was. He asked where she lived, and while Taylor was reluctant to tell him at first, she relented when he said the 'harbingers' would have gone to her house too, just in case. Sure enough, there were several there as well. James killed two, but as more spilled out of the house, he was forced to retreat....leaving Taylor's house and family behind, and leaving Taylor herself in a state of complete shock. For the next two days, she fell into a listless state of despondency. James babbled on about 'slayers' and 'watchers' and all kinds of stuff, but none of it mattered. He was going to take her to England, he said, where a council would protect her. She didn't bother telling him he was too late. Most of her was already gone. The girl in the seat beside him was the least part of what she'd been. That's how it felt anyway. By the time they arrived in London, Taylor was starting to bounce back a little. There was some interest just being in England for her, so new was everything. And she was wondering more about this 'council' he was taking her to. When they arrived though, it was James' turn to be horrified. The chambers where the Watcher's Council had met were in ruins. The bodies, they were informed, had been taken away before. It had only been a few days. With nothing else to do, they returned to the United States. James, still trying to process his loss, mentioned there was a slayer in California...he'd heard some 'potentials' had gone there for protection as well. It was all he had to guide them with. James had some money, but not an infinite supply. Flying would simply be too expensive, at least until they got closer. James also pointed out that a plane was too dangerous to risk...even one Harbinger on board could be disastrous since he couldn't use his best weapons safely in the cramped, pressurized environment of an airplane. Before they ever got to Sunnydale though, the unthinkable happened. As Taylor and James were doing some training exercises in the late evening, she felt something change. Like a wind blowing through her...or more accurately, blowing INTO her; filling her up. She nearly broke one of James' ribs with her next jab. Taylor had become the Slayer. Which could only mean Sunnydale had fallen. A few days later they confirmed this with their own eyes. Sunnydale had collapsed...leaving only a crater in the ground. Awed and dismayed by this apparent triumph of evil, the two left the scene. This time they were bound for Cleveland, where apparently ANOTHER Hellmouth was located, and where James hoped to be able to regain contact with any other Watchers that might still be alive. They stayed there for three years, fighting dark things and evil spirits. Their greatest challenge was a demonic warrior who staged sadistic underground gladiatorial combat rings featuring mismatches between humans (both willing and kidnapped) and demons. He himself was the ultimate warrior, emerging only when a challenger arose from the matches. Only those who could defeat "the gauntlet" would win the prize. So Taylor entered the ring and fought through match after match of progressively stronger foes. She and James both assumed that 'the gauntlet' referred to that long hard slog...but it turned out that there was a LITERAL gauntlet, a demonforged magical weapon that he wielded, in conjunction with a corrupted magical sword! Taylor and James stood against this demon lord, and through teamwork and some guile...and maybe some luck...were able to defeat him. They claimed his weapons for themselves, and permanently disbanded the fights. Not long after that, they were discovered by a former high school principal-turned-Watcher named Robin Wood, and a woman named Faith...another slayer! Things had changed in the world, more than they knew. They'd done well on their own. Now it was time for them to join the larger effort to hold the shadows at bay.[/sblock] [sblock=Sheety Type Thing][B]Name[/B]: Taylor Marsh [B]Gender[/B]: Female [B]Age[/B]: 20 [B]Size[/B]: Medium [B]Height[/B]: 5' 6" [B]Weight[/B]: 129lbs [B]Hair[/B]: Black / dyed [B]Eyes[/B]: Hazel [B]Nationality[/B]: USA [B]Ethnicity[/B]: White [B]Power Level[/B]: 8 [B]Power Points[/B]: 120 [B]Experience Points[/B]: 0 [B]Hero Points[/B]: 1 [B]ABILITIES [/B]46 STR 22 (12 PP) DEX 20 (10 PP) CON 20 (10 PP) INT 14 (4 PP) WIS 16 (6 PP) CHA 14 (4 PP) [B]SAVES [/B]10 TOUG +8 (5 Con + 3 Feat) FORT +8 (5 Base +5 Con +0 Feat +0 Power) (3 PP) REF +8 (5 Base +5 Dex +0 Feat +0 Power) (3 PP) WILL +8 (4 Base +3 Wis +0 Feat +0 Power) (4 PP) [B]COMBAT [/B]20 INIT +5 BASE DEF +4 (8 PP) DEF 18 (10 + 4 Base + 4 Feat + 0 Power) FLAT-FOOTED 12 BASE ATT +6 (12 PP) [B]SKILLS [/B]40 SP (10 PP) Acrobatics +10 (5 ranks) Climb +10 (5 ranks) Computer +5 (3 ranks) Drive +6 (1 rank) Gather Information +5 (3 ranks) Intimidate +5 (3 ranks) Investigate +5 (3 ranks) Knowledge (popular culture) +5 (3 ranks) Knowledge (arcane lore) +3 (1 rank) Notice +10 (7 ranks) Sense Motive +4 (1 rank) Stealth +10 (5 ranks) [B]LANGUAGES [/B](0 ranks) --English [B]MOVEMENT[/B] SPEED 30/60/120 [B]FEATS [/B](12 PP) Attractive 1 Attack Focus (Melee) 2 Dodge Focus 4 Defensive Roll 3 Uncanny Dodge 2 POWERS (22) [B]Sense Demons [/B] [I]The point is, a Slayer should be able to see them anyway. Without looking, without thinking. Can you tell me if there's a vampire in this building?[/I] - Super Senses +6 (detect, acute, extended, ranged, radius, tracking) 6pts [B]Slayer Healing[/B] [I]I mean... I have bruises... I don’t see a scratch on you.[/I] Regeneration +4, 4pts - Recovery Roll Bonus: +5 (Con) - Bruised 1/rnd (1) - Unconscious 1/rnd (1) - Injured 1/5min (2) [B]Gauntlet of Fan'kor the Gladiator[/B] [i]A bizarre looking construct of metallic tendrils and spines all tangled together apparently randomly that fits over the wearer's right hand and forearm up to the elbow. The Gauntlet can animate in response to the will of its wearer, lashing out with sharp metal, or even firing metal spikes singly or in sudden bursts. It can form claws that will dig into walls, making them excellent for climbing. It can also animate as a swarm of tentacles that dig tunnels quickly and through almost any substance.[/i] - Device +3 (Hard to Lose, 15pt capacity) 12pts Blast +6 (12) - AP Blast +6 (Touch range, Cone Area Effect) 1 - AP Strike 2 (Penetrating, Mighty, Reach 1) 1 - AP Super Movement +2 (Wall Crawling 2), Burrowing +3, Immovable +2, Strike +2 (Mighty) COST Abilities [46] Combat [20] Saves [10] Skills [10] Feats [12] Powers [22] Drawbacks [0] Total [120] Unspent [0][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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