Superheroes of The Trust OOC Thread (Accepting Alts)

[Vanifae]

Hooray (my last post now seems rather redundant)

Does Apollo Reed pass muster then?

 

[DM_Matt]

Does Apollo Reed pass muster then?

Yeah, he's now an accepted alternate, rather likely to become part of the team soon since it is increasingly appearing that Optic is only here very intermittantly. The one thing I guess I need now is how he wound up working for the Trust, so I can get a good idea of how I would introduce him. I know there is another alternate, though they haven't been at ENW in a bit and this character is a better fit for the group I think.

 

[Elric]

You're 3 pp over now, from what I can tell. Your Feats should cost 22 points, and your powers should cost 51 points.

Additionally, your Toughness save should only be +10, since you have Protection 6 and 18 Con. So you should add 1 rank of Protection back in.

Then you have to drop 4 pp: I say: Ranged Pin, 1 point of Fortitude save, and 1 rank in Flight (but I know you want to be really fast- but that's what I would do ).

Edit- Wait- nevermind. You also messed up and charged yourself 38 pp for your ability scores, but they should only cost 36 pp. So you'd only have to cut 2 pp, which means you could cut the 2 pp I suggested above, add 1 rank of Protection, and keep the Flight.

 

[DM_Matt]

You're 3 pp over now, from what I can tell. Your Feats should cost 22 points, and your powers should cost 51 points.

Additionally, your Toughness save should only be +10, since you have Protection 6 and 18 Con. So you should add 1 rank of Protection back in.

Then you have to drop 4 pp: I say: Ranged Pin, 1 point of Fortitude save, and 1 rank in Flight (but I know you want to be really fast- but that's what I would do ).

I said it passed, but that doesnt mean there are not mistakes for people who are not me to catch. So yeah, Elric just caught some mistakes.

Anyone else with suggestions, feel free to make them. BTW, I allow all PCs another opportunity change their stats after they finish their first major fight, in case they notice anything they want to change after seeing them in action.

 

[Vanifae]

Name: Apollo Reed
Concept: Flying Light Archer
Source of Powers: Unknown most likely Mutant

Stats (36 Points)
STR 12
DEX 20
CON 18
INT 14
WIS 12
CHA 20


Combat (38 Points)
Attack +5/+11 Energy Bow
Defense +5/+11 Dodge (Defense 13 [No Dodge]/21 [With Dodge])
Toughness +11
Fortitude +10
Reflex +10
Will +8
Initiative +9


Skills (18 Points)
Bluff (8) +13/+17 for those that find him Attractive
Diplomacy (10) +15/+19 for those that find him Attractive
Drive (2) +7
Craft – Artistic (4) +6
Gather Information (8) +13
Knowledge – Popular Culture (4) +6
Language – Greek, Latin
Notice (14) +15
Perform – Rock and Roll (12) +17
Sense Motive (8) +9

Feats (21 Points)
Attractive 1
Connected
Dodge Focus 6
Improved Initiative 1
Leadership
Luck 2
Precise Shot
Move-By-Action
Taunt
Attack Specialization 3 (Energy Bow)
Benefit Wealth
Benefit Fame
Quick Change

Powers (52 Points)
Flight 7 (14 Points)
Environmental Control – Light 11 (AP: Blast 11 [Energy Bow]; Visual Dazzle 11; Strike 10 [Extra- Auditory Dazzle [Touch] 11, PF- Mighty, Feature: Guitar, Attack Specialization Guitar 2, Reversible]) (25 Points)
Protection 7 (7 Points)
Immunity – Aging, Light (3 Points)
Super-Senses – Extended Visual, Ultra-Hearing, Ultra-Vision (3 Points)

Apollo was born into a rough life, his mother was never exactly there for him, his dad supposedly skipped town before he was even born, and he grew up a little different from everyone else. He barely made it through school not because he was an idiot but because he only cared about music, and using his burgeoning powers to do something great… of course being a young man he really had no idea what he could do that would be great.

Apollo never knew much about his father, but being that his mother is or at least seems very ordinary he suspects that his father must have been something special. But he had little if anything to go on to find his father and his mother was usually working or too drunk to really give him any direction, so he just used the skills he had to make it. He got through high school on his looks, he was popular but in that mysterious musician kind of way, he had the voice and he had the skill with the axe… his own personal axe that he could create out of pure light…

It formed the center piece of his acts, he has worked with several bands; between his showmanship and his abilities his band “Apollo’s Dream” has taken off and brought him much success, fame, and wealth. But even with his success he still feels somewhat hollow on the inside, that and he was a little jealous of the adulation people gave costumed heroes. He wanted to be a hero; someone that people would love and cheer for, and although he had some of that on the stage he wants more. Being a super hero and a musician has only served to increase his fan base.

But he normally dresses in dark clothes, which is odd given his nature. As a person, Apollo is friendly, a jokester, and all around party guy. He enjoys looking cool, and knows everyone or at least fakes it. He is a health nut, and spends a lot of time working on his body and his art. He is fairly superficial but hates to be called on it and will deny it vehemently.


Made the changes.

http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=32224

 

[Victim]

OK, in character Nitro is probably going to have to pick a name for our team fairly soon. So instead of hashing all of it out in game, we can just try to figure a name out here since some of the characters are occupied in game at the moment. Anyone like any of the ideas I proposed? Spirits of Justice seems a little overly dramatic.

Any of the ones you mentioned sounded pretty good. It's not really that big of deal to me.

I think that second ed character creation is much harder than 1e, since you can't just bang out Force Field+Movement power+Attack+Other with powers as extras and then fill in the rest. If you wanted fast and easy anyway; working out lots of partial extras and power stunts could get messy. But the extra work is usually worth it, IMO. And the archetypes are actually pretty workable prefabs now, instead of cripples.

 

[Vanifae]

I want a better archer name, I am not digging Radiant Sol.

As far as how Apollo came to the Trust I figure he got noticed taking down a major drug operation run by a wicked villainess Hecate or some other mythological focused villain, and although he didn't get her put behind bars he put the operation down, and saved his fans from being drug addled zombies under her will!

Of course everyone knows it was the famous lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Apollo Reed, he even wrote a song about it... "Evil Addiction".

Possible Suggestions: Solar, Sunburst, Bright Eye... ugh

 

[Elric]

I want a better archer name, I am not digging Radiant Sol.

As far as how Apollo came to the Trust I figure he got noticed taking down a major drug operation run by a wicked villainess Hecate or some other mythological focused villain, and although he didn't get her put behind bars he put the operation down, and saved his fans from being drug addled zombies under her will!

Of course no one knows it was the famous lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Apollo Reed, but his alter ego... which I need to refine.

Nice- I like how the character turned out.

You could just have a public identity. My character, Johnny Nitro, is the only one in the group with a public ID at the moment, and he could use some high profile company.

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

BTW, I allow all PCs another opportunity change their stats after they finish their first major fight, in case they notice anything they want to change after seeing them in action.

So, was that little rescue mission my first major fight? I tackled a suburban, and a few robots. Still getting the feel for my character, so I might see something that I would change out or edit, but not without running it by you first. As for group names, The Replacements would be fitting, lol. I don't really have any thoughts on group names, but deciding here OOC would be best. Maybe even a voting system. I don't know.

 

[Vanifae]

Nice- I like how the character turned out.

You could just have a public identity. My character, Johnny Nitro, is the only one in the group with a public ID at the moment, and he could use some high profile company.

That works for me less work.

Edit: Apollo will have a public ID, he likes to be in the public eye... he is flamboyant and loves to make a scene.