Proposing Prospero
Kids decided to watch
Lord of the Rings. Gave me time to work. Seeing as how Yellow Sign's character was a psionic-type, I decided to be like nature and abhor the impending vacuum. Hope everything is a-okay.
PROSPERO
Quote: "If it's not real, how did it knock out your partner?"
Concept: Disillusioned doctor trying to make a difference
Occupation: Medical researcher
Real Name: Ethan Monroe
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Light brown
Hair: Black but graying
History: Ethan Monroe has never been a lucky man. Throughout his life, it seems as if Fate conspires against him time and time again. Like the time in his childhood when stumbled out in front of the oncoming truck, and Ethan's father pushed him out of harm's way, dying under the vehicles wheels to save his son. Or how about the time his doctoral thesis, including the back-up computer files, were destroyed in the fire? That accident cost Ethan another six months of work.
Then there was another incident just about a year ago. Ethan's wife Emily was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Terminal, of course. He personally undertook his wife's treatment, pushing the field of medical treatment into bold new territory. Ethan may very well have saved his wife and developed a revolutionary leukemia treatment. His work was in scientific journals world-wide, and the fame brought much-needed donor-dollars into the San Angelo medical community.
And then everything came crashing down around Ethan.
The villainess Ariel, a dangerous woman with command over the weather, was in the maximum security wing of the hospital being treated for injuries sustained while being apprehended during the commission of her latest crime. Her partner, the brutal and powerful Caliban, attacked the hospital to free his accomplice. In the ensuing violence, the chemotherapy facilities in which Ethan was treating Emily caved in. A fire resulted, complicated by the presence of radioactive materials. Emily died. Ethan's hands, crushed under a piece of heavy machinery, have never recovered the full range of motion.
To top everything off with a heaping dose of irony, the same accident that killed Emily and ended Ethan's career as a physician also unlocked a metaphorical door in Ethan's brain. He developed mighty, versatile psionic abilities.
After a few months discovering the scope of his new powers, Ethan has taken on the identity of Prospero, costumed crime-fighter!
Explanation of Powers: Prospero's main powers stem from his telepathy. He can communicate mentally with people, cause people to experience extremely realistic illusions, and induce temporary paralysis of voluntary muscles. He has developed formidable awareness and strength of will as well as an uncanny sixth sense that enables him to evade harm. Most remarkably of all, Prospero can actually project his consciousness into the mind of another person, taking complete control of that person's body and becoming able to delve deeply into that person's memories. He also apparently has relatively undeveloped telekinetic powers, which explains his ability to fly.
For some reason Prospero does not understand, use of his telepathic powers is often accompanied by multi-colored, twinkling lights and the sounds of dischordant, tiny chimes. These displays occur in conjunction with mental communication, around people telepathically paralyzed, upon initial manifestation of illusions, and around the head of a possessee.
Stat Block: PL 10; Init +5 (Dex); Defense 25 (+9 base, +5 Dex, +1 Dodge); Spd 30 ft. (Fly 25 ft.); Base Attack +3; Atk +3 melee (0S, punch); SV Dmg +2 (Con), Fort +2 (Con), Ref +17 (+5 Dex, +2 Lightning Reflexes, +10 Amazing Save), Will +15 (+5 Wis, +10 Super-Wisdom); Str 10 (+0), Dex 20 (+5), Con 14 (+2), Int 12 (+1), Wis 20 (+15), Cha 13 (+1).
Skills (Ranks): Concentration +18 (3), Listen +18 (3), Medicine +20 (3), Profession +20 (5), Sense Motive +18 (3), Spot +18 (3).
Talents: All-Around Sight, Dodge, Evasion, Indomitable Will, Lightning Reflexes, Psychic Awareness.
Powers: Amazing Save (Reflex) +10 [
Source: Psionic;
Cost: 1 pp;
Total Cost: 10 pp]; Flight +5 [
Power Stunt: Super-Flight;
Source: Psionic;
Cost: 2 pp;
Total Cost: 12 pp]; Telepathy +10 [
Extras: Illusion (
Extra: Damaging,
Flaw: Limit - Creatures Only), Paralysis, Possession (
Flaw: Limit - Mind Transfer), Super-Wisdom;
Flaws: Limit - Full Effect Against Possessee Only, Limit - Obvious {twinkling lights and tiny chimes};
Source: Psionic;
Cost: 5 pp;
Total Cost: 50 pp].
Weakness: Unlucky
PP Breakdown
Ability Scores = 29 pp
Attack = 9 pp
Defense = 18 pp
Skills = 20 pp
Feats = 12 pp
Powers = 72 pp
Total = 160
FYI Re: Telepathy
Telepathy base cost = 2 pp
Extra: Illusion with Extra: Damaging = 2 pp
Extra: Paralysis = 1 pp
Extra: Possession with Flaw = 1 pp
Extra: Super-Wisdom = 1 pp
Subtotal = 7 pp per rank
Flaw x2 = -2 pp
Total = 5 pp per rank
