[M&M2E] Ultimate Thunderbolts

[Dayspire]

This thread is for the PbP game "Ultimate Thunderbolts".

First up is Verdant (a.k.a. Plantman, Blackheath, Samuel Smithers).

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VERDANT
Real Name: Samuel Smithers
Gender: Male
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'0"
Age: 32
Hair: Green
Weight: 190 lbs
Identifying Quote: "The Green is most displeased…"

PL: 10 (150 pp)

ABILITIES:
STR: 16 (+3) DEX: 14 (+2) CON: 18 (+4) INT: 16 (+3) WIS: 10 (0) CHA: 12 (+1)

SKILLS:
Bluff (+1), Climb 4 (+7), Diplomacy 4 (+5), Disguise (+1), Drive 2 (+4), Escape Artist (+2), Gather Info (+1), Handle Animal (+1), Intimidate (+1), Earth Sciences 12 (+15), Technology 10 (+13), Life Sciences 14 (+17), Physical Sciences 10 (+13), Medicine 10 (+10), Notice 2 (+2), Profession 4 (+4), Search (+3), Sense Motive 4 (+4), Stealth (+2), Survival 8 (+8), Swim (+3)

FEATS:
Animal Empathy (Plant): Use Diplomacy to affect the attitudes of plants
Endurance (2): +8 bonus on checks requiring endurance or stamina
Improved Grapple: Make grapple checks with only one hand
Improved Pin: -4 penalty on grappling checks against you
Chokehold: Cause an opponent you are grappling to suffocate
Ranged Pin: Make grapple attacks with ranged weapons
Weapon Bind: Follow a successful melee block with a free disarm attempt
Environmental Adaptation: Suffer no penalties from a particular environment
Inventor: Can create temporary devices
Attack Specialization (1): +2 bonus to attack rolls with grappling

POWERS:
2 Comprehend (Plants)
3 Elongation
10 Plant Control (Power Feat: Photosynthesis; Alternate Power: Nauseate 10; Alternate Power: Create Object 10
4 Regeneration (Flaw: Must have water -1; +2 Recovery Rate; +1 Ability Damage; +1 Resurrection)
6 Protection (Extra: Impervious)
2 Summon Plant Minions - 5 total (Extra: Fanatical (+1); Extra: Horde (+1); Power Feat: Progression 2)
4 Immovable

COMBAT:
Attack 6 [Unarmed +3 (Bruise)] Defense 16 (13 flat-footed) Init +2

SAVES:
Toughness 10 (10 flat-footed) Fortitude 10 Reflex 4 Will 6

Abilities 26 + Skills 21 (84 ranks) + Feats 11 + Powers 58 + Combat 24 + Saves 14 – Drawbacks -4 = 150 / 150

DRAWBACKS:
Vulnerable - Fire [Freq DC 10] [Sev DC 5]
Power Loss - when no flora available [Freq DC 15] [Sev DC 10]


GM Notes: You have quite a few attacks here that may not be obvious. First one is that you’re a grappling monster. You can reach across the room with elongation and wrap them in your gnarled wood/vine covered fist, while still doing other things. And you’re tough! Considering your body is more plant than meat. Your regen needs you to either drink water or just sit in it… Like a plant. (Plantman almost killed HydroMan by absorbing him once, interestingly enough) You have up to 5 plant-like minions that will obey your command. Very useful for piling on a particularly tough enemy, or helping out in the lab (you are a genius with biology, after all). You have two drawbacks I thought appropriate – a vulnerability to fire, and your powers don’t work well when there’s no flora around. That’s a rare event, of course – there’s usually some type of flora in the air or in the crevices in a wall. Let me know if you require any changes.
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[Dayspire]

The next character is Fracture (a.k.a. Marrow, Deckard O'Connel)

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FRACTURE
Real Name: Deckard O’Connel
Gender: Male
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Age: 22
Weight: 208 lbs
Height: 6'2"
Identifying Quote: " "

PL: 10 (150 pp)

ABILITIES:
STR: 16 (+3) DEX: 16 (+3) CON: 24 (+7/+5) INT: 12 (+1) WIS: 14 (+2) CHA: 14 (+2)

SKILLS:
Acrobatics 5 (+8), Bluff (+2), Climb (+3), Concentration (+2), Diplomacy 3 (+5), Disguise (+2), Drive 2 (+5), Escape Artist (+3), Gather Info (+2), Handle Animal (+2), Intimidate 11 (+13), Medicine 6 (+8), Notice 11 (+13), Search (+1), Sense Motive 12 (+14), Stealth 8 (+11), Survival 9 (+11), Swim (+3)

FEATS:
Accurate Attack: Reduce damage bonus to increase attack bonus
All-out Attack: Reduce defense bonus to increase attack bonus
Defensive Attack: Reduce attack bonus to increase defense bonus
Elusive Target: Double penalties for ranged attacks against you in melee
Improved Aim: Double normal aiming bonuses
Improved Block (2): +4 bonus on attack rolls to block
Improved Critical (2): Critical hit on 19 or 20 with 2 attacks
Improved Disarm: +2 bonus on attack rolls to disarm
Improved Initiative (2): +8 bonus on initiative checks
Improved Trip: +4 bonus on trip checks, opponent can't trip you
Power Attack: Reduce attack bonus to increase damage bonus
Precise Shot (2): Ignores concealment unless total cover
Stunning Attack: Your unarmed attack can stun an opponent
Uncanny Dodge: Retain your dodge bonus while flat-footed
Ambidexterity: Eliminate off-hand penalties
Assessment: Know a subject's relative offensive and defensive ability
Diehard: Automatically stabilize when dying
Fearless: Immunity to fear effects
Instant Up: Stand up as a free action
Skill Mastery (1): Intimidate, Notice, Stealth, Sense Motive
Startle: Feint using intimidate rather than bluff
Sneak Attack (1): +2 damage when you surprise attack an opponent
Evasion (1): Suffer 1/2 damage from attacks allowing a Reflex save

POWERS:
4 Enhanced Ability (Constitution)
5 Strike (Power Feat: Mighty; Power Feat: Thrown)
5 Regeneration (+4 Recovery Rate; +1 Ability Damage)
3 Protection

COMBAT:
Attack 10 [Strike (Mighty) +8 (Lethal)] Defense 20 (15 flat-footed) Init +11

SAVES:
Toughness 10 (10 flat-footed) Fortitude 13 Reflex 8 Will 6

Abilities 32 + Skills 17 (68 ranks) + Feats 27 + Powers 19 + Combat 40 + Saves 15 – Drawbacks 0 = 150 / 150

GM Notes: Everything looks good, give me a quote!

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[Dayspire]

Next up, Kaiju (a.k.a. Nuklo, Robert Frank Jr.)
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KAIJU
(A.K.A. Nuklo)
Real Name: Robert Frank Jr.
Gender: Male
Eyes: ??
Hair: ??
Age: ??
Weight: ?? lbs
Height: ??
Identifying Quote: " "
PL: 10 (150 pp)

ABILITIES:
STR: 28 (+9 when grown)/ 20 (+5) DEX: 12 (+1) CON: 18 (+4) INT: 10 (0) WIS: 7 (-1) CHA: 12 (+1)

SKILLS:
Bluff (+1), Climb 6 (+11), Concentration (-1), Mechanical 2 (+2), Diplomacy (+1), Disguise (+1), Drive (+1), Escape Artist (+1), Gather Info (+1), Handle Animal (+1), Intimidate 10 (+11), Popular Culture 5 (+5), Sense Motive (-1), Stealth (+1), Survival (-1), Swim (+5)

FEATS:
All-out Attack: Reduce defense bonus to increase attack bonus
Endurance (1): +4 bonus on checks requiring endurance or stamina
Improved Grapple: Make grapple checks with only one hand
Power Attack: Reduce attack bonus to increase damage bonus
Takedown Attack (1): Gain addtl melee attack when you drop an opponent
Diehard: Automatically stabilize when dying

POWERS:
6 Super Strength
4 Growth (When Activated: +8 Str, +4 Con, Large Size, -1 to Atk/Def, +4 to Grapple, -4 to Stealth, Move +5, +2 Intimidation, Reach 10', +5 Carrying Capacity)
10 Blast (Power Feat: Affects Insubstantial; Extra: Penetrating (+1); Flaw: Tiring (-1))
8 Protection
3 Immunity to Radiation, Starvation
2 Super-Senses: Darkvision
8 Absorption: Energy to Strength (Flaw: Radiation Only (-2))
5 Leaping
6 Regeneration (+2 Recovery Bonus; +2 Recovery Rate; +2 Ability Damage)

COMBAT:
Attack 6 [Unarmed +9 (Bruise)] Defense 16 (13 flat-footed) Init 1

SAVES:
Toughness 12 (12 flat-footed) Fortitude 8 Reflex 5 Will 2

Abilities 19 + Skills 6 (24 ranks) + Feats 9 + Powers 83 + Combat 24 + Saves 12 – Drawbacks -3 = 150 / 150

GM Notes: Kaiju is one tough monster. I can hear Godzilla's roar when I think of him. I added a few things as you can see - you had some points after giving you what you wanted. There is some information up above, let me know what to put in there, or if you want any changes.

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[Dayspire]

Our next member is the amazing Twister (a.k.a. Whirlwind, David Cannon)

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THE TWISTER
Real Name: David Cannon
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Height: 6'1"
Age: 28
Hair: Brown
Weight: 220 lbs
Identifying Quote: "?"

PL: 10 (150 pp)
Hero Points: 1

ABILITIES
STR: 14 (+2) DEX: 16 (+3) CON: 16 (+3) INT: 10 (0) WIS: 10 (0) CHA: 14 (+2)

SKILLS
Acrobatics 12 (+15), Bluff 12 (+14), Climb (+2), Diplomacy (+2), Disguise (+2), Drive (+3), Escape Artist 12 (+15), Gather Info (+2), Handle Animal (+2), Intimidate (+2), Current Event 14 (+14), Notice 8 (+8), Acting 12 (+14), Profession 14 (+14), Sense Motive 12 (+12), Sleight of Hand 12 (+15), Stealth (+3), Swim (+2)

FEATS
Assessment, Attack Focus (1), Blind-Fight, Chokehold, Elusive Target, Evasion (1), Grappling Finesse, Improved Grab, Improved Pin, Move-by Action, Power Attack, Takedown Attack (1), Dodge Focus (2)

POWERS
Blast (Extra: Area - Burst +1) [10]
Spinning [10], (Power Feat: Radius Sight) [1]
Flight [5]
Super-Strength [2],
Snare (Flaw: Touch) [10]

COMBAT
Attack 6 [Blast +10 (Bruise)] Defense 13 (10 flat-footed) Init 3

SAVES
Toughness 3 (3 flat-footed) Fortitude 3 Reflex 5 Will 0

Abilities 20 + Skills 27 (108 ranks) + Feats 14 + Powers 73 + Combat 14 + Saves 2 – Drawbacks 0 = 150 / 150

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[Dayspire]

Next is The Professional (a.k.a. Taskmaster, Anthony Scartelli)

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THE PROFESSIONAL
Real Name: Anthony Scartelli
Gender: Male
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Age: ?
Weight: 220 lbs
Height: 6'2"
Identifying Quote: "Tell me if you know who this is from..."

PL: 10 (150 pp)
Hero Points: 1

ABILITIES:
STR: 20 (+5) DEX: 20 (+5) CON: 20 (+5) INT: 16 (+3) WIS: 14 (+2) CHA: 12 (+2)

SKILLS:
Acrobatics (+5), Bluff 4 (+5), Climb (+5), Computers (+3), Concentration (+2), Diplomacy 4 (+5), Disable Device (+3), Disguise (+1), Drive (+5), Escape Artist (+5), Gather Info (+1), Handle Animal (+1), Intimidate 8 (+9), Investigate (+3), Medicine (+2), Notice 12 (+14), Pilot (+5), Profession (+2), Ride (+5), Search (+3), Sense Motive 12 (+14), Sleight of Hand (+5), Stealth 8 (+13), Survival (+2), Swim (+5), Languages 1

FEATS:
Accurate Attack: Reduce damage bonus to increase attack bonus
All-out Attack: Reduce defense bonus to increase attack bonus
Assessment: Know a subject's relative offensive and defensive ability
Beginner's Luck: Spend a Hero Point to gain 5 temp skill ranks
Defensive Attack: Reduce attack bonus to increase defense bonus
Dodge Focus: +4 Dodge bonus
Eidetic Memory: Perfect recall of everything you've experienced
Elusive Target: Double penalties for ranged attacks against you in melee
Equipment (5): 25 points worth of equipment
Evasion (2): Suffer no damage from attacks allowing a Reflex Save
Improved Aim: Double normal aiming bonuses
Improved Block (2): +4 bonus on attack rolls to block
Improved Defense: +6 dodge bonus from the total defense action
Improved Disarm: +2 bonus on attack rolls to disarm
Improved Grab: Grapple as a free action after a successful attack
Improved Grapple: Make grapple checks with only one hand
Improved Initiative (1): +4 bonus on initiative checks
Improved Pin: -4 penalty on grappling checks against you
Improved Throw: Opponent uses lesser of Str or Dex against trip attacks
Improved Trip: +4 bonus on trip checks, opponent can't trip you
Instant Up: Stand up as a free action
Jack of All Trades: Use any skill untrained
Power Attack: Reduce attack bonus to increase damage bonus
Precise Shot (1): No penalty for shooting or throwing into melee
Quick Draw: Draw & ready a weapon as a free action
Redirect: Trick an opponent into hitting someone else
Sneak Attack: +2 damage when you surprise attack an opponent
Takedown Attack: Gain addtl melee attack when you drop an opponent
Throwing Mastery (1): +1 damage with thrown weapons
Uncanny Dodge: Retain your dodge bonus while flat-footed
Ambidexterity: Eliminate off-hand penalties
Ultimate Effort (?): Spend hero point for auto 20 for 1 action

POWERS:
2 Nemesis (Flaw: Limited to skills and feats)

EQUIPMENT:
9 Machine Pistols [Dmg +4, Crit 20,Ballistic Autofire, 30ft)
5 Katana [Dmg +3, Crit 19-20, Slash]
4 Armor [Undercover vest: +3 toughness, subtle]
2 Medium Composite Shield [+2 Dodge, +2 Block vs fast]
1 Comm link
1 Nightvision goggles

COMBAT:
Attack 12 [Machine Pistols +4 (lethal), Katana +3 (lethal), Hand-to-Hand +5] Defense 22 (13 flat-footed) Init +9

SAVES:
Toughness 8 (2 flat-footed, Battle Armor +3) Fortitude 6 Reflex 8 Will 4

NOTES:
Max Attack +2 / Max Save DC -2
Max Defense +2 / Max Toughness -2

Abilities 42 + Skills 12 (48 ranks) + Feats 40 + Powers 14 + Combat 36 + Saves 6 – Drawbacks 0 = 150 / 150

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[lissilambe]

Kaiju looks good. Very good. I think you lined him up with what I had in mind near perfectly. A couple of questions as I lack the book.

1) Does Protection work the same way in 2e, that is, does it subtract from the damage bonus of an attack before toughness save is rolled?

2) Unless it's changed, a 7 should provide a -2 penalty, not a -1 (I'm assuming that the skills are a full list of all skills, so most of the bonuses from them extend from his ability score bonuses).

3) I'm not sure on carrying capacities in 2e, how much can he lift at each of his two strength levels? I was hoping for some minimal super-strength even at his normal height, so I'm just not sure how well 20 works. But then again, I also want to ask about super-strength 6, just so I understand what that means.

4) I apologize for the lack of personal info. I thought it was included in my original write up. THe blanks should read: height 6'2" (I'm thinking around 10'-12' tall when growth is activated...does that fit the power ranks?), weight 225 lbs, eyes Blank white (no iris), hair: bald, skin soft gold (looks like a deep tan from afar); quote: "Hey! You're not a nice guy!" (pouts and breathes fire)

thanks for everything, and I'm very jazzed

Take care
Don

 

[Dayspire]

1) Does Protection work the same way in 2e, that is, does it subtract from the damage bonus of an attack before toughness save is rolled?

No, it's a direct bonus to the toughness save now.

2) Unless it's changed, a 7 should provide a -2 penalty, not a -1 (I'm assuming that the skills are a full list of all skills, so most of the bonuses from them extend from his ability score bonuses).

You're absolutely right. It's a flaw in the character generator that I already pointed out to the creator, hopefully it will be fixed soon.

3) I'm not sure on carrying capacities in 2e, how much can he lift at each of his two strength levels? I was hoping for some minimal super-strength even at his normal height, so I'm just not sure how well 20 works. But then again, I also want to ask about super-strength 6, just so I understand what that means.

Super-Strength in 2E just adds to lifting, and grappling, basically. Without growth, you have 20 Strength +6 Super Strength, and that means you have this carrying/lifting capacity: Light: 4.3 tons, Med 8.5 tons, Heavy 12.8 tons, Max 25.6 tons. While grown it's 9.8 tons, 19.6 tons, 29.4 tons, and 58.9 respectively.

4) I apologize for the lack of personal info. I thought it was included in my original write up. THe blanks should read: height 6'2" (I'm thinking around 10'-12' tall when growth is activated...does that fit the power ranks?), weight 225 lbs, eyes Blank white (no iris), hair: bald, skin soft gold (looks like a deep tan from afar); quote: "Hey! You're not a nice guy!" (pouts and breathes fire)

thanks for everything, and I'm very jazzed

Great! I'll add that. I'm looking forward to your post.

 

[Gideon]

Now that I have the book and have read it through a couple times I'd like to drop my Dex by 2, my Reflex save by 1 and my fort save by 2 and pick up the Aura extra on Strike. If that ain't cool just let me know.

 

[Dayspire]

I apologize, Gideon. I should have gotten back to you sooner. My schedule hasn't exactly been great lately.

I'd rather you not take the aura on that. As it stands, Fracture is... well... a MONSTER. Maxed attack, maxed defense, nasty regen, and very decent damage. He's almost a pure grade A fighting machine. I think you could stand up to a PL 10 Wolverine, with *ease*. So let me ask you why you want to do it - do you feel that Fracture is underpowered in any way? Or is this just a flavor thing?

 

[Gideon]

No worries on the timing. Straight flavor. I just envisioned his body covered in jagged bone spikes. Then I thought, "That can't be much fun to punch." Hence Aura. But aura as Keia pointed out makes double saves on an unarmed attack (which I don't want).

I think it will work well as a Power Stunt on the Strike. That way it takes a lot of effort for Fracture to have his whole body all boned up. Now, that I am thinking about it. That might be the best flavor anyway.

If you want, i can reduce Fracture's combat skills.