M&M - Foot in the Door [Full]

[Mark Chance]

Badgeface
Quote: "I'll protect you!"
Power Level: 10
Concept: High-tech protector
Occupation: Former bodyguard, now adventurer
Real Name: Paul Simmons
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Living Relatives: Anne-Marie Simmons (aged mother).
Height: 6 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Dark brown

Stat Block: PL 10; Init +4 (Dex); Defense 19 (+5 base, +4 Dex), flat-footed 19; Mental Defense 16 (+5 base, +1 Wis), flat-footed 15; Protection +0; Spd 55 ft.; Base Atk +5; Atk +7 melee (+2S, punch), +9 ranged; SV Dmg +3 (Con), Fort +10 (+3 Con, +2 Great Fortitude, +5 Amazing Save), Ref +11 (+4 Dex, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +5 Amazing Save), Will +1 (Wis); Str 14 (+2), Dex 18 (+4), Con 16 (+3), Int 20 (+5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2).
Skills (Ranks): Craft (defensive systems) +10 (5), Spot +8 (7), Taunt +7 (5).
Feats: Chokehold, Expertise, Great Fortitude, Improved Trip, Lightning Reflexes.
Powers:
* Amazing Save (Fortitude, Reflex) +5 [Source: Training; Cost: 2 pp; Total: 10 pp].
* Combat Sense +4 [Source: Training; Cost: 1 pp; Total: 4 pp].
Equipment:
* Badgemask - Deflection +10 [Extras: Deflect Others (x2), Rapid, Reflection; Flaws: Device, Limited - Not vs. Mystical Source; Source: Super-Science; Cost: 4 pp; Total: 40 pp].
* Slickboots - Slick +5 [Extra: Selective, Slide; Flaw: Device, Range - Touch; Source: Super-Science; Cost: 2 pp; Total: 10 pp].
Weakness: Moderate Quirk (always explains his actions), Moderate Quirk (scientific materialist).

How Badgeface's Points Were Spent:
Base Attack: 15 pp
Base Defense: 10 pp
Ability Scores: 33 pp
Skills: 17 pp
Feats: 10 pp
Powers: 64 pp
Weakness: -10 pp
Total: 150 pp

Powers & Tactics: Badgeface derives most of his powers from his super-science devices. His badgemask and slick boots operate via a cyberpsionic interface that enables Badgeface to control both devices with but a thought. His badgemask creates small, localized concentrations of gravitons that can deflect attacks within 100 feet of his person. By fine control of gravitons, Badgeface can actually reflect an attack back to its point of origin. His slickboots use a variation of the badgemask's gravity technology to create a thin, nearly frictionless "layer" of gravitons in a 50-foot radius around Badgeface. He can calibrate the "layer" to exclude designated targets from its effects. Badgeface can also slide along the "layer" to greatly increase his running speed. In addition to these two wonderful devices, Badgeface is an accomplished martial artist.

Since Badgeface can deflect attacks as a free action at range, he prefers to function in a defensive mode, using his badgemask to protect teammates and innocent bystanders from harm. This also puts him a good position to reflect an attack against an enemy. His slickboots give him a reasonable degree of maneuverability and also create a zone that can keep ground-bound foes off-balance. Against mooks, he slides into hand-to-hand, putting his judo skills to good effect.

Badgeface suffers from two noteworthy psychological quirks. First, he always explains what he is doing, both before he acts and while he is in action. Also, Badgeface is a diehard scientific materialist. He adamantly refuses to accept the existence of the supernatural, no matter how blatant the evidence or how illogical his rationalizations become. One major effect of this latter weakness is that he utterly incapable of calibrating his badgemask to deal with mystical attacks.

 

[Kevin Perrine]

Fulcrum

FULCRUM
Quote: "BOOM!!"
Power Level: 10
Concept: brick/original
Occupation: Construction Worker (dumptruck driver and demolitions)
Real Name: Tommy Fuller
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Freedom City
Marital Status: Divorced
Living Relatives: Jan Fuller (ex-wife), Sam Fuller (son).
Height: 7 ft. 7 in.
Weight: 553 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

Stat Block:
FULCRUM, PL: 10, brick, Name: Tommy Fuller, male,
Size: Large; INIT: +1, DEF 12/11; SPEED 70, FLIGHT 10; MELEE +8, RANGED +4, MENTAL 0, SV: DMG +12, FORT +5, REF +1, WILL -3; STR 20, DEX 12, CON 20, INT 5, WIS 5, CHA 14.

SKILLS: Demolitions* +4.

FEATS: Durability (Super), Power Attack, Heroic Surge, Imp. Critical, Imp. Grapple, Imp. Trip, Move-By Attack, Rapid Strike, Rapid Takedown, Takedown Attack.

POWERS: GROWTH [+4], Reach +10', Speed +5', E: Continuous [+4], E: Immovability [+4], E: Protection [+4], E: Super Strength (4 free) [+6], E: Super Strength (total) [+10], PS: Lifting x3 [+3], E: Shockwave [+10], E: Running [+10], E: Amazing Save - Damage [+7], E: Immunities- Pressure, Suffocation [+2], E: Mental Protection [+5], FLIGHT [+2].

COST: abilities 16, combat 16, skills 4, feats 20, powers 94, weakness 0, total 150.

Background: Fulcrum developed full powerful abilities the day his dumptruck began to topple off a bridge-overpass... A crane operate drunk on duty swung his crane into Tommy's truck. The truck seemed to move in slow motion as Tommy jumped from the cab to the highway below - the truck fell some 50 feet. The oncoming cars swerved to avoid the man not seeing the falling truck. Tommy "caught" the truck on his broad shoulders teetering it to fall safely beyond the oncoming traffic. He heard one onlooker describe his action as the "fulcrum" that levered the massive truck from killing the drivers below.
Tommy had no idea how, when or why this amazing strength that he could now feel pumping through his muscles came from. Tommy ran, then flew getting far away from the confusing accident. It wasn't long before the headaches followed... He was afraid for himself, his family - someone was sure to take him away if he came clean........ The government, superheroes thinking he was a villain, someone...
Over several months after the loss of his job (because of the incident) and his wife leaving, confusion and insomnia lead to Tommy walking the night. By the next morning waking his young son for breakfast the "hero" Fulcrum was born - he couldn't hold it in, he told his son about the night. How he'd helped people....... and the headaches were gone.
Then and there he and his 11 year old son Sam designed and colored a costume, Tommy called work and school - father and son would be sick for the day... They had work to do. Sam, uneffected by his father's slow wit found the word his father remembered - that the man on the freeway had called him.....
"Fulcrum"
ful·crum )P)Pronunciation Key(flkrm, fl-)
n. pl. ful·crums or ful·cra (-kr)
1. The point or support on which a lever pivots.
2. An agent through which vital powers are exercised.

It was PERFECT!
The point of support... the agent of Vital Powers...

They rushed out for material and began work on the costume. With a backbrace and gaunlets of leather built in Tommy donned the mask. It was perfect. Colors and cape.
Then...
Then they flew - the day was glorious for both father and son.

 

[Gramcrackered]

Ain't got time right now to double-check everyone's characters, so I'll just say the two things I spotted right off the bat.

Kevin Perrine: Is Fulcrum's son a super as well? Because if he is, I'm simply not going to be able to have him as a constant figure (ie, through the Sidekick feat). I'd have to re-readjust all my encounters again, which would just be irritating.

Also, what's with the * on the Demolitions skill?

 

[Velmont]

Eole
public ID: Sean Edward
HP: 5

gender: Male
age: 20s
height: 5’7”
weight: 145
size: Medium
hair: Short mess blonde
eyes: deep dark blue
skin: light pale white

~~~ABILITIES~~~
STR 10 +0
DEX 20 +5
CON 16 +3
INT 14 +2
WIS 12 +1
CHA 14 +2

~~~SAVES~~~
DMG +3
FORT +3
REF +5
WILL +1

~~~MOVEMENT~~~
INIT +5
SPD 30’ FLY: 50’

~~~COMBAT~~~
BASE DEFENSE 6
DEF 15
FLAT 10
MENTAL 11

BASE ATTACK 4
MELEE +0
RANGED +5
MENTAL +1

~~~SKILLS~~~
*Drive [+6/1]
Craft: Cooking [+10/5]

* = Trained Only

~~~FEATS~~~
Aerial Combat
Fame
Mental Link (Sister)
Skill Focus: Craft: Cooking

~~~POWERS~~~
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ELEMENTAL CONTROL: AIR [+5 pp/rank+36, 86 total] 10 Ranks
- SOURCE: Mutation
- SPECIAL:
- EXTRAS: Create Elemental, Elemental Movement, Elemental Shield
- P EXTRAS: Deflection 6 (extra: Rapid x2, Reflection x2, stunt: Deflection Bonus: Projectiles)
- STUNTS: Elemental Snare, Suffocate

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~~~WEAKNESSES (2 MAX)~~~
None

~~~COST~~~
ABILITIES [26]
BASE ATT [12]
BASE DEF [12]
SKILLS [6]
FEATS [8]
POWERS [86]
WEAKNESS [0]
TOTAL [150]
UNSPENT [0]

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~~~BACKGROUND~~~
X

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Craft: Cooking [+10/5]

I think cooking works better as a profession. (Profession: Cook)

Fame

It's kind of early for that isn't it?

 

[Velmont]

I think cooking works better as a profession. (Profession: Cook)

Nope, as you create something out of that skill, it is a craft. The best proof I can offer you, is read the craft skill, cooking is one of the example given by the book.

It's kind of early for that isn't it?

I should call the feat: Famous Cook. My restaurant will be reknown. I will even have done a cooking show, but due to my lack of social skills, I will be no more, but my cooking book are selling good.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Nope, as you create something out of that skill, it is a craft. The best proof I can offer you, is read the craft skill, cooking is one of the example given by the book.

Works for me, but your also making a living via it so I don't think profession is to wrong.

I should call the feat: Famous Cook.

Ahh so it's the everyday you that's famous cool.

Maybe sis can leach of of him then...

So how old do you want our characters to be? (I would rather not be an "old hag" so keep it under 25 please. )

 

[Kevin Perrine]

Kevin Perrine: Is Fulcrum's son a super as well? Because if he is, I'm simply not going to be able to have him as a constant figure (ie, through the Sidekick feat). I'd have to re-readjust all my encounters again, which would just be irritating.

Also, what's with the * on the Demolitions skill?

I assumed it was okay to write history and backstory. His son is backstory not a sidekick, not a minion, not anything but background story - otherwise he'd be listed in the stats as you suggest. He'd likely be at home, school or with his mom most times...
If that's not the plan the delete my backstory.

Demolitions Skill is a skill that NEEDS ranks in it to use. Fulcrum has 4 ranks in it but only brings him up to a +1 since his Int/Wisdom are so low. I assumed it would be good for a construction worker (background) to have some background skills... The * represents the fact you need skill to use it.
I used Simpson's Excel Character Builder to construct the stats and it automatically drops the * in when necessary.


does that answer everything?

 

[Velmont]

So how old do you want our characters to be? (I would rather not be an "old hag" so keep it under 25 please. )

I don't see him be famous as a cook at 21... he need some time to become famous, so I'll make him 24.

 

[Gramcrackered]

I assumed it was okay to write history and backstory. His son is backstory not a sidekick, not a minion, not anything but background story - otherwise he'd be listed in the stats as you suggest. He'd likely be at home, school or with his mom most times...
If that's not the plan the delete my backstory.

No, the background's good. I was just double-checking that I wasn't going to have to factor in another player.

does that answer everything?

Ayep.