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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8183643" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: red">Allure</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-wrBNn6p/0/e005fccc/S/Calendar_Girl_%28Fall%29-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Arabella Cully was a rising star in Hollywood at the same time as Janet Baldwin. It would be a mistake to say that they were friends; acquaintances would be closer to the mark, as they competed for the same parts and (in Arabella's mind, at least) competed for other things as well. So when Janet ruined her life by revealing that she was a superpower, Arabella was thrilled to have a rival removed, but she also felt a pang of sympathy, because she <em>did</em> understand what it was like to be hiding a portion of oneself.</p><p></p><p>In her youth in Wisconsin, she'd been more interested in figuring out how things worked, fiddling around with the chemistry set her parents had purchased for her brother (who'd promptly dumped it on her and then went to play baseball.) Of course, this was not at all ladylike behavior, and so she'd been forced to keep her enduring interests in science and technology a secret, especially after she was 'discovered' and began her career as an actress. She channeled the slightly obsessive-compulsive tendencies that had made her a good scientist into her work, taking chances that, say, Janet never did, and becoming a more successful actress as a result. She still kept her hand in by developing her own make-up mixtures, selling them through a secondary identity, but it was a struggle.</p><p></p><p>And then, in 1964, the worst happened. During a dance number, Arabella was 'accidentally' pitched face first into a spotlight, suffering facial burns. Just as whether the incident was actually an accident or not has never been confirmed, the exact degree of those burns is somewhat unclear. On one occasion, when she was unmasked, she was shown to have only a small amount of scarring on her face -- enough to end her career, but certainly not enough to ruin her life. On another, though, her face was shown as a nightmarish mess of scar tissue. And of course, given Arabella's talents with make-up, it is possible that either or both of those faces were false ones.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, Arabella spent two years in isolation, working on the means by which she would avenge herself on all the people who'd turned their backs on her when she was no longer beautiful. Exactly how she was able to induce a hypnotic state in people through applying make-up to their faces has never been adequately explained, but it is believed that the scent of the make-up was actually responsible for the affliction. Equipped with this invention, a mask that contained psychic circuitry allowing her to command her victims with a thought, a group of hired minions and a really big gun, she embarked on a career of terrorism.</p><p></p><p>As fate would have it, her first crime spree interrupted a date that Janey Quantum and Doctor Saturn were having, and the two of them stopped her and turned her over to the police. She became a recurring foe for the Grim Brigade after that, frequently jailed and frequently escaping whenever she got access to the materials to recreate her favorite toys. Janey initially expressed hope that her old friend could be helped, but Arabella's experiences with the prison system were not at all conducive to reform.</p><p></p><p>In the 70s, though, after the age of superheroes was over, she actually did get some help, in the form of psychological treatments that left her without any real criminal ambitions, or, well, <em>any</em> ambitions. Drifting through life, she wound up recruited for the Science department of the Pythonian Insurgency, less because she had any lingering grudges than because they were willing to pay her to do science, rather than menial labor. Pythia expressed an interest in having access to the mind control techniques that Arabella had used, but she claimed to have no memory of the formulas involved. So Pythia arranged for an individual who could hopefully jog her memory to be hired, an individual calling themself Jodie Crowley.</p><p></p><p>Narrowly escaping death in this episode, Arabella continued to work for the Pythons right up until the end. She was arrested and tried for multiple counts of treason, dying in prison in 1999. As far as is known, no one has ever rediscovered the formula for mind control make-up. </p><p></p><p><strong>Allure -- PL 10</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 0 | <strong>STA</strong> 2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 2 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 6 | <strong>AWE</strong> 3 | <strong>PRE</strong> 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong> </p><p><strong><em>Mind Control Makeup:</em></strong> Cumulative Affliction 11 (Resisted by Will; Entranced, Compelled, Controlled), Activation (Standard Action), Check Required (Expertise: Makeup DC 12), Independent (11 rounds), Accurate 3, Removable (-9 points) - 34 points</p><p><strong><em>Mind Control Mask:</em></strong> Mental Communication 2, Limited to Compelled or Controlled Subjects, Removable (-1 point) - 5 points </p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Attractive, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 5, Inventor, Set-up, Taunt</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Heavy Pistol (Ranged Damage 4) and 17 points of equipment as needed (usually spent on a vehicle). </p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Deception 9 (+13), Expertise: Make-Up 8 (+14), Perception 6 (+9), Ranged Combat: Guns 5 (+8), Sleight of Hand 8 (+11), Stealth 8 (+10), Technology 6 (+12), Vehicles 6 (+9).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +2</p><p>Heavy Pistol +8 (Ranged Damage 4)</p><p>Mind Control Makeup +9 (Close Will 11)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 7, Parry 6, Fortitude 5, Toughness 7/2, Will 11</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 46 + Powers 39 + Advantages 12 + Skills 27 + Defenses 19 = 143 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Psychopathy--Motivation. Hatred</em></strong> ("the beautiful people".) <strong><em>Power Loss</em></strong> (anything that removes make-up ends the Mind Control effect.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8183643, member: 30538"] [size=150][color=red]Allure[/color][/size][color=red][/color] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-wrBNn6p/0/e005fccc/S/Calendar_Girl_%28Fall%29-S.png[/img] Arabella Cully was a rising star in Hollywood at the same time as Janet Baldwin. It would be a mistake to say that they were friends; acquaintances would be closer to the mark, as they competed for the same parts and (in Arabella's mind, at least) competed for other things as well. So when Janet ruined her life by revealing that she was a superpower, Arabella was thrilled to have a rival removed, but she also felt a pang of sympathy, because she [i]did[/i] understand what it was like to be hiding a portion of oneself. In her youth in Wisconsin, she'd been more interested in figuring out how things worked, fiddling around with the chemistry set her parents had purchased for her brother (who'd promptly dumped it on her and then went to play baseball.) Of course, this was not at all ladylike behavior, and so she'd been forced to keep her enduring interests in science and technology a secret, especially after she was 'discovered' and began her career as an actress. She channeled the slightly obsessive-compulsive tendencies that had made her a good scientist into her work, taking chances that, say, Janet never did, and becoming a more successful actress as a result. She still kept her hand in by developing her own make-up mixtures, selling them through a secondary identity, but it was a struggle. And then, in 1964, the worst happened. During a dance number, Arabella was 'accidentally' pitched face first into a spotlight, suffering facial burns. Just as whether the incident was actually an accident or not has never been confirmed, the exact degree of those burns is somewhat unclear. On one occasion, when she was unmasked, she was shown to have only a small amount of scarring on her face -- enough to end her career, but certainly not enough to ruin her life. On another, though, her face was shown as a nightmarish mess of scar tissue. And of course, given Arabella's talents with make-up, it is possible that either or both of those faces were false ones. Regardless, Arabella spent two years in isolation, working on the means by which she would avenge herself on all the people who'd turned their backs on her when she was no longer beautiful. Exactly how she was able to induce a hypnotic state in people through applying make-up to their faces has never been adequately explained, but it is believed that the scent of the make-up was actually responsible for the affliction. Equipped with this invention, a mask that contained psychic circuitry allowing her to command her victims with a thought, a group of hired minions and a really big gun, she embarked on a career of terrorism. As fate would have it, her first crime spree interrupted a date that Janey Quantum and Doctor Saturn were having, and the two of them stopped her and turned her over to the police. She became a recurring foe for the Grim Brigade after that, frequently jailed and frequently escaping whenever she got access to the materials to recreate her favorite toys. Janey initially expressed hope that her old friend could be helped, but Arabella's experiences with the prison system were not at all conducive to reform. In the 70s, though, after the age of superheroes was over, she actually did get some help, in the form of psychological treatments that left her without any real criminal ambitions, or, well, [i]any[/i] ambitions. Drifting through life, she wound up recruited for the Science department of the Pythonian Insurgency, less because she had any lingering grudges than because they were willing to pay her to do science, rather than menial labor. Pythia expressed an interest in having access to the mind control techniques that Arabella had used, but she claimed to have no memory of the formulas involved. So Pythia arranged for an individual who could hopefully jog her memory to be hired, an individual calling themself Jodie Crowley. Narrowly escaping death in this episode, Arabella continued to work for the Pythons right up until the end. She was arrested and tried for multiple counts of treason, dying in prison in 1999. As far as is known, no one has ever rediscovered the formula for mind control make-up. [b]Allure -- PL 10 Abilities: STR[/b] 0 | [b]STA[/b] 2 | [b]AGL[/b] 2 | [b]DEX[/b] 3 | [b]FGT[/b] 3 | [b]INT[/b] 6 | [b]AWE[/b] 3 | [b]PRE[/b] 4 [b]Powers:[/b] [b][i]Mind Control Makeup:[/i][/b] Cumulative Affliction 11 (Resisted by Will; Entranced, Compelled, Controlled), Activation (Standard Action), Check Required (Expertise: Makeup DC 12), Independent (11 rounds), Accurate 3, Removable (-9 points) - 34 points [b][i]Mind Control Mask:[/i][/b] Mental Communication 2, Limited to Compelled or Controlled Subjects, Removable (-1 point) - 5 points [b]Advantages:[/b] Attractive, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 5, Inventor, Set-up, Taunt [i]Equipment:[/i] Heavy Pistol (Ranged Damage 4) and 17 points of equipment as needed (usually spent on a vehicle). [b]Skills:[/b] Deception 9 (+13), Expertise: Make-Up 8 (+14), Perception 6 (+9), Ranged Combat: Guns 5 (+8), Sleight of Hand 8 (+11), Stealth 8 (+10), Technology 6 (+12), Vehicles 6 (+9). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +2 Heavy Pistol +8 (Ranged Damage 4) Mind Control Makeup +9 (Close Will 11) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 7, Parry 6, Fortitude 5, Toughness 7/2, Will 11 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 46 + Powers 39 + Advantages 12 + Skills 27 + Defenses 19 = 143 points [b]Complications: [i]Psychopathy--Motivation. Hatred[/i][/b] ("the beautiful people".) [b][i]Power Loss[/i][/b] (anything that removes make-up ends the Mind Control effect.) [/QUOTE]
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