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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Grackle" data-source="post: 1793531" data-attributes="member: 23976">Smoke DragonPower Cap:10 (powerful!)(Villain.  KOed x0)DescriptionReal Name: None Age: ?, Length: 10’7”, Weight: N/A , Gender: Female, Eyes: Black.AbilitiesStr:4, Dex:18, Con:4, Int:10, Wis:16, Cha:20Combat Attacks:   Melee:+9/DC:19, Ranged:+4/DC:19, Unarmed:+9/DC:19, Mental:--- Defense:   Evade:+9/DC:19 Dodge:+9/DC:19, Shield:+8/DC:18Initiative: +4/14Speed: 50ft flySaves:   Damage: -3/+4, KO: 19, Stun:14, Hit:9   REF: +4, FORT:-3, WIL: +13Villain Points: 5FeatsAttack finesse, Evasion, Darkvision, All Around Sight, Skill Focus- Bluff, Self Destruct*Combat Skills Melee attack: 5Unarmed attack: 5Dodge: 5Evade: 5Shield:5SkillsBonus: Str-3 Dex+4 Con-3 Int+0 Wis+3 Cha+15Bluff: 31(13), Diplomacy: 19(4), Hide: 27(13), Innuendo: 17(2), Intimidate: 18(3), Knowledge=arcane: 7(7), Listen: 7(4),  Move Silently: 27(13),  Science=archaeology: 6(6), Sense Motive: 16(13),  Spot: 5(2), Taunt: 19(4),PowersIncorporeal (none, personal, permanent)The Smoke Dragon is composed of a cloud of black smoke that can travel anywhere a gas could go; i.e. not through air tight seals or solid matter.  As such, she is very quiet and is always considered to be moving silently.  She is difficult to see when merged w/smoke clouds, but her presence is easliy detected by a burning smell, and she risks setting off smoke alarms.  She is lighter than air and can fly, but not cannot move at sprint speed.  Smoke Dragon can create a cloud of smoke in 50ft radius that provides half concealment.  She is immune to suffocation, criticals, starvation, disease, poison, exhaustion, nausea, cold and fire.(Extra:blending (f:restricted=only-in-smoke), obscure (x:extra-sense=scent,f: partial), fly (f:no-sprint), superskill=move-silently (x:always-silent),  duration=continuous, immunity; Flaw: permanent, obvious=scent, limited=gaseous; Source: mystic; Cost 6pp/rank)Possession +10 (half, touch, sustained, will)By filling a persons lungs with her own body, Smoke Dragon can take control of a person’s mind.  If the target has immunity to suffocation, or has no lungs to fill, the power is ineffective.  It’s clear if someone is possessed b/c a thick black smoke pours out of their mouth every time they exhale. (Extra: super CHA, ghost touch, mental protection; Flaw: obvious, ineffective=gas attack, range=touch; Source: mystic; Cost 3pp/rank)Duplication +10 (half, personal, continuous)Smoke dragon is capable of creating two copies of herself as a half action, and can have up to 40 “dragonettes” existing at one time.  These dragonettes appear exactly like the original but have a power cap of 5 instead of 10.  A dragonette can only live for 5 rounds in the open air, so it must find a person to possess in order to survive. Smoke Dragon and all her duplicates maintain a mental link, and if the original Dragon dies one of the duplicates immediately becomes the new Smoke Dragon.(Extra: hordeX2, mental link, survival, continuous; Flaw: restricted=host, limited=2-dupes-only; Source: mystic; Cost 5pp/rank) Weaknesses: Bottled:   Smoke Dragon can be placed in a sealed container.  This is usually how she’s captured.  Others ??? Appearance/Personality/ Background Smoke Dragon is a demonic force that can only manifest itself in the smoke of humans being burned alive.  There aren’t many witch-burnings nowadays so she usually shows up after someone falls asleep while smoking in bed.  Although she isn’t physically threatening, Smoke Dragon is almost impossible to catch.  She’s smart enough to always leave one or two possessed people hanging back from any confrontations.  That way, if she dies the reserved duplicate will become the new original. If threatened in combat, Smoke Dragon will first create a cloud, then make duplicates for one or two rounds, and then have all the dragonettes split up in different directions.  Her enemies will then have to decide which dragon to follow.  If any dragonette gets away successfully, she will self destruct and transfer to that form.  Smoke Dragon is also a good liar and follows the number one rule of Super Villainy:  make the heroes do all the work for you.OOC CommentsI wanted to create a villain with mass possession.  I thought about doing an area of effect mind control or something like that, but then decided duplication and possession had more style.  It makes her almost impossible to catch.  Using Duplication there is always a “real” character and the less real duplicates, but combining the survival extra, and a feat that allows her to will her own death seemed like a tricky away around the situation where “if you get the queen all the workers die too.”This is another "Day from Hell" villain.  I expect that the PCs will foil whatever she's doing and kill some duplicates, but not capture her.  Hopefully she'll make a good recurring villain.</blockquote>

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