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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 3316045" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p><strong>BASTION</strong> - PL 10, 150pp</p><p>Concept: Manipulator of kinetic energy.</p><p></p><p>[sblock]ABILITY SCORES</p><p>Strength [STR]: 11</p><p>Dexterity [DEX]: 16</p><p>Constitution [CON]: 15</p><p>Intelligence [INT]: 25</p><p>Wisdom [WIS]: 12</p><p>Charisma [CHA]: 12</p><p>PP Spent: 31</p><p></p><p>SAVES</p><p>Fortitude [FORT]: (Base 4 + Con 2) +6</p><p>Reflex [REF]: (Base 3 + Dex 3) +6</p><p>Willpower [WILL]: (Base 2 + Wis 1) +3</p><p>Toughness [TGH]: (Base 2 + Con 2) +4</p><p>Note: Bastion uses the Defense/Toughness trade-off [+6/+14].</p><p>PP Spent: 13</p><p></p><p>SKILLS</p><p>Acrobatics [4] +7, Computers [8] +15, Concentration [8] +9, Disable Device [8] +15, Investigate [8] +15, Knowledge (physical sciences) [12] +19, Knowledge (technology) [8] +15, Notice [4] +5, Search [4] +11. Total Ranks 64.</p><p>PP Spent: 16</p><p></p><p>FEATS</p><p>Attack Focus (Ranged) 1, Attack Specialization 1 (Force Blast), Eidetic Memory, Improved Initiative 2, Improvised Tools, Power Attack, Ranged Pin</p><p>PP Spent: 8</p><p></p><p>COMBAT ATTRIBUTES</p><p>Attack Bonus [ATK]: +4</p><p>Damage [DMG]: +8 (force blast)</p><p>Defense [DEF]: +6</p><p>Initiative [INIT]: +11</p><p>PP Spent: 20</p><p></p><p>POWERS</p><p>FORCE FIELD 10 [Extras: Affects Others (+1) - 4 Ranks Only, Ranged (+1) - 4 Ranks Only; Power Feats: Progression 1 (Affects Others), Progression 1 (Ranged): 20pp</p><p>KINETIC CONTROL 10 [Array/Damage (Ranged); Power Feats: Alt Powers - Deflect, Flight, Move Object, Nullify Movement, Slow]: 25pp</p><p>MIND SHIELD 7: 7pp</p><p>REFLECTION FIELD 1 [Flaw - Limited (Physical or Kinetic Energy Attacks Only) (-1)]: 7pp</p><p>PP Spent: 59[/sblock]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong></p><p>Standing 6'2 Sebastian is a athletic man with a dark complexion, brown eyes and short cropped but curly hair. Its hard to place his ethnicity although he could be Latino or Polynesian. His costume is purple with blue highlights and around his wrist and calves are metaliic coils which assist in stabilising and directing the kinetic wave around his body. He wears modified goggles to conceal his identity</p><p></p><p>Sebastian Neumann is a scholarly type with a love of tinkering with things to observe what makes them work. He and his girlfriend Leilua also enjoy analysing the physics of various super powers and can spend hours talking about the subject in a way that bores most others.</p><p></p><p><strong>BACKGROUND</strong></p><p><u>Arc 1</u></p><p>Sebastian Neumann was born in Freedom City his parents both teachers, and so as achild he was a witness to much of its going on between the various super powered individuals around him. He was a fan but only to the extent that it challenged him to work out exactly how their powers might work. </p><p>Always a highly intelligent child with an impressive memory he was motivated by an interest in 'making stuff happen' to eventually take up mechanics and the study of advance quantum kinematics at a level far beyond his years. </p><p>Although he didn't know it at the time Sebastian now beleives that he had innate abilities even as a child which manifested as his mind sheild and a minor deflection ability. He recalls a number of occasions where his experiments exploded resulting in a number of 'near misses' as debris and shrapnel went flying around him. It seems that the accident at the lab only intensified an existing gift rather than creating one.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Arc 2</u></p><p>Sebastian was eventually accepted into university graduating with honours and was asked to stay on as a research physicist working in the feild of <em>Kinetic Wave Theory </em> with a particular focus on developing Over unity devices that could benefit mankind. Also working in the laboratory was Leilua Hamilton a research colleague with whom Sebastian has developed a romantic relationship.</p><p></p><p>In the course of their research the team attempted to push a test device to double-unity and thats when everything changed. As the device was pushed over unity Sebastian observed a sudden collapse in the kinetic wave signature and a degredation of the quantum barriers. Triggering the evacuation the team tried to escape but were too late and the device exploded releasing an unrestrained wave of kinetic energy blasting out through the lab, destroying half the building.</p><p></p><p>Three people died that day, members of the research team, but amazingly Sebastian and Leilua emerged relatively unscathed, although Sebastians body seemed to glow as if surrounded by an energy feild. Leilua claims that Sebastian grabbed her and the pair were suddenly sheathed in a visible force feild which sheilded them from harm. The feild persisted for another three weeks before Sebastian learnt to subdue it. </p><p></p><p>Since then the pair have investigated the phenomena and theorise that Sebastian generates a bonded kinetic wave around his whole body which interacts with external kinetic energy sources to manifest a number of abilities including the kinetic force feild which saved their lives, the ability to move objects, slow and nullify movement and even the ability to fly by 'surfing' along the Global kinetic wave generated by molecular motion. </p><p></p><p><u>Arc 3: The Present</u></p><p>Inevitably the university research center was targeted by villains eager to gain access to the Kinetic Wave research. Sebastian responded and was soon joined by other 'heroes' including Century Girl, Glory and Nanite. Together they were able to thwart the attack of the contracted super-mercenaries. </p><p>It was during the clean up and introductions that Sebatians name was misheard as Bastion a name which he subsequently adopted as his own public alias when as 'Bastion' he decided to take up the hero trade...</p><p></p><p><strong>COMPLICATIONS</strong></p><p>1.Romantic Interest with Leilua Hamilton a researcher at the University</p><p>2.There are some who blame Sebastian for the explosion that killed the rest of his research team, or at least for not saving them. Sebastian still feels guilty about this but has come to terms with things.</p><p>3.The enmity of a secret organisation</p><p>4.Can be something of a nerd when it comes to analysing the physics of super powers</p><p></p><p><strong>Catchphrase</strong></p><p><span style="color: Wheat">"I've got a theory on that!"</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 3316045, member: 1125"] [B]BASTION[/B] - PL 10, 150pp Concept: Manipulator of kinetic energy. [sblock]ABILITY SCORES Strength [STR]: 11 Dexterity [DEX]: 16 Constitution [CON]: 15 Intelligence [INT]: 25 Wisdom [WIS]: 12 Charisma [CHA]: 12 PP Spent: 31 SAVES Fortitude [FORT]: (Base 4 + Con 2) +6 Reflex [REF]: (Base 3 + Dex 3) +6 Willpower [WILL]: (Base 2 + Wis 1) +3 Toughness [TGH]: (Base 2 + Con 2) +4 Note: Bastion uses the Defense/Toughness trade-off [+6/+14]. PP Spent: 13 SKILLS Acrobatics [4] +7, Computers [8] +15, Concentration [8] +9, Disable Device [8] +15, Investigate [8] +15, Knowledge (physical sciences) [12] +19, Knowledge (technology) [8] +15, Notice [4] +5, Search [4] +11. Total Ranks 64. PP Spent: 16 FEATS Attack Focus (Ranged) 1, Attack Specialization 1 (Force Blast), Eidetic Memory, Improved Initiative 2, Improvised Tools, Power Attack, Ranged Pin PP Spent: 8 COMBAT ATTRIBUTES Attack Bonus [ATK]: +4 Damage [DMG]: +8 (force blast) Defense [DEF]: +6 Initiative [INIT]: +11 PP Spent: 20 POWERS FORCE FIELD 10 [Extras: Affects Others (+1) - 4 Ranks Only, Ranged (+1) - 4 Ranks Only; Power Feats: Progression 1 (Affects Others), Progression 1 (Ranged): 20pp KINETIC CONTROL 10 [Array/Damage (Ranged); Power Feats: Alt Powers - Deflect, Flight, Move Object, Nullify Movement, Slow]: 25pp MIND SHIELD 7: 7pp REFLECTION FIELD 1 [Flaw - Limited (Physical or Kinetic Energy Attacks Only) (-1)]: 7pp PP Spent: 59[/sblock] [B]APPEARANCE[/B] Standing 6'2 Sebastian is a athletic man with a dark complexion, brown eyes and short cropped but curly hair. Its hard to place his ethnicity although he could be Latino or Polynesian. His costume is purple with blue highlights and around his wrist and calves are metaliic coils which assist in stabilising and directing the kinetic wave around his body. He wears modified goggles to conceal his identity Sebastian Neumann is a scholarly type with a love of tinkering with things to observe what makes them work. He and his girlfriend Leilua also enjoy analysing the physics of various super powers and can spend hours talking about the subject in a way that bores most others. [B]BACKGROUND[/B] [U]Arc 1[/U] Sebastian Neumann was born in Freedom City his parents both teachers, and so as achild he was a witness to much of its going on between the various super powered individuals around him. He was a fan but only to the extent that it challenged him to work out exactly how their powers might work. Always a highly intelligent child with an impressive memory he was motivated by an interest in 'making stuff happen' to eventually take up mechanics and the study of advance quantum kinematics at a level far beyond his years. Although he didn't know it at the time Sebastian now beleives that he had innate abilities even as a child which manifested as his mind sheild and a minor deflection ability. He recalls a number of occasions where his experiments exploded resulting in a number of 'near misses' as debris and shrapnel went flying around him. It seems that the accident at the lab only intensified an existing gift rather than creating one. [U]Arc 2[/U] Sebastian was eventually accepted into university graduating with honours and was asked to stay on as a research physicist working in the feild of [I]Kinetic Wave Theory [/I] with a particular focus on developing Over unity devices that could benefit mankind. Also working in the laboratory was Leilua Hamilton a research colleague with whom Sebastian has developed a romantic relationship. In the course of their research the team attempted to push a test device to double-unity and thats when everything changed. As the device was pushed over unity Sebastian observed a sudden collapse in the kinetic wave signature and a degredation of the quantum barriers. Triggering the evacuation the team tried to escape but were too late and the device exploded releasing an unrestrained wave of kinetic energy blasting out through the lab, destroying half the building. Three people died that day, members of the research team, but amazingly Sebastian and Leilua emerged relatively unscathed, although Sebastians body seemed to glow as if surrounded by an energy feild. Leilua claims that Sebastian grabbed her and the pair were suddenly sheathed in a visible force feild which sheilded them from harm. The feild persisted for another three weeks before Sebastian learnt to subdue it. Since then the pair have investigated the phenomena and theorise that Sebastian generates a bonded kinetic wave around his whole body which interacts with external kinetic energy sources to manifest a number of abilities including the kinetic force feild which saved their lives, the ability to move objects, slow and nullify movement and even the ability to fly by 'surfing' along the Global kinetic wave generated by molecular motion. [U]Arc 3: The Present[/U] Inevitably the university research center was targeted by villains eager to gain access to the Kinetic Wave research. Sebastian responded and was soon joined by other 'heroes' including Century Girl, Glory and Nanite. Together they were able to thwart the attack of the contracted super-mercenaries. It was during the clean up and introductions that Sebatians name was misheard as Bastion a name which he subsequently adopted as his own public alias when as 'Bastion' he decided to take up the hero trade... [B]COMPLICATIONS[/B] 1.Romantic Interest with Leilua Hamilton a researcher at the University 2.There are some who blame Sebastian for the explosion that killed the rest of his research team, or at least for not saving them. Sebastian still feels guilty about this but has come to terms with things. 3.The enmity of a secret organisation 4.Can be something of a nerd when it comes to analysing the physics of super powers [B]Catchphrase[/B] [COLOR=Wheat]"I've got a theory on that!"[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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