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<blockquote data-quote="Voda Vosa" data-source="post: 5319916" data-attributes="member: 51271"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: YellowGreen">The Mandarin</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: YellowGreen"></span></strong></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/85092-154555-the-mandarin_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: YellowGreen">Mandarin's Story</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The Mandarin's late father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (and a descendant of Genghis Khan), while his late mother was an English noblewoman. Their son was born in an unnamed village in mainland China before the Communist revolution. The boy's parents died soon after his birth, and he was raised by an order of mystic monks, followers of a lost faith and a dying tradition. </p><p>Every last bit of the family fortune was spent obsessively training the Mandarin in sorcery and combat, with the result that he was completely broke upon reaching adulthood. Unable to pay the taxes on his ancestral home, The Mandarin was evicted by the government.</p><p>Hoping to find a means of revenging himself upon the civilization that had taxed him and rendered him homeless, the Mandarin explored the forbidden "Valley of Spirits," where no one had dared to set foot for centuries. There he found the lost Tomb Of Fang Yim, an ancient China's Sorcerer, of whom Mandarin learned in his years at the monastery. This man was the founder of the order of monks. Over the following years, the Mandarin studied Fang Yim scrolls and magic until he mastered it. He also learned how to use the ten rings he found within the sarcophagi of the deceased mage. </p><p>The Mandarin then became a conqueror and subjugated the villages around the Valley, and, through his powerful magic, rapidly became a power that not even the Chinese Army could successfully challenge.</p><p>After a full carear as a full time villain, Mandarin's attention was drawn upon a great assemble of evil doers, a force he thought he could control, as the mastermind he was. However, and to his utter frustration, he was bested by another ruler, another mastermind who "thought" he was best than the all-mighty Mandarin! Fool! He/She would pay for such insolence... However, for much pride the Mandarin has in his heart, he knew he couldn't stand alone against such massive force. So he tried to create an army of golems and other magical creatures in his castle, hidden in the depths of China's Mountains. However, the mysterious leader of the villains found him, and sent the horde of super humans against him. Mandarin stud no chance against the sheer numbers of the Evil Armada. His forced were decimated and his castle utterly destroyed. He was lucky to escape with his life in the last second using his trusty rings to teleport out of his exploding control room. </p><p>Now even more vengeful, but with no army nor castle, the Mandarin seeks aid from the most unthinkable people. The heroes! He would do anything to achieve his vengeance and obliterate this new threat, even ally himself with his nemesis...</p><p></p><p>[code] </p><p>Abilities </p><p>Strength: 10 0</p><p>Dexterity: 12 1</p><p>Constitution: 10 0</p><p>Intelligence: 18 4</p><p>Wisdom: 10 0</p><p>Charisma: 10 0</p><p></p><p>Total Abilities Cost: 10 </p><p> </p><p>Combat </p><p>Attack Melee: 10 </p><p>Attack Ranged: 10 </p><p>Damage melee: 0 </p><p>Damage Ranged: 10 </p><p>Grapple: 0 </p><p>Defense: 10</p><p>Initiative: 1</p><p></p><p>Total Combat Cost: 0</p><p> </p><p>Saves </p><p>Toughness: 10</p><p>Fortitude: 5</p><p>Reflex: 6</p><p>Will: 6</p><p></p><p>Total Save's Cost: 16</p><p> </p><p>Bonus Skills </p><p>1 Acrobatics </p><p>0 Bluff </p><p>0 Climb </p><p>4 Computers </p><p>8 Concentration </p><p>4 Craft </p><p>0 Diplomacy </p><p>8 Disable Device </p><p>0 Disguise </p><p>1 Drive </p><p>1 Escape Artist </p><p>0 Gather Inf </p><p>0 Handle Animal </p><p>0 Intimidate </p><p>8 Investigate </p><p>8 Knowledge </p><p>0 Language </p><p>0 Medicine </p><p>8 Notice </p><p>0 Perform </p><p>1 Pilot </p><p>0 Profession </p><p>1 Ride </p><p>8 Search </p><p>0 Sense Motive </p><p>1 Sleight of Hand </p><p>5 Stealth </p><p>0 Survival </p><p>0 Swim </p><p> </p><p>Total Skill's Cost: 9</p><p> </p><p>Feats </p><p>Defensive attack 1</p><p>All out attack 1</p><p>Attack Focus (Ranged) 10</p><p>Evasion 2</p><p>Power attack 1 </p><p>Move by action 1 </p><p>Master Plan 1 </p><p>Assesment 1 </p><p>Attack Focus (Ranged) 10 </p><p>Unncanny Dodge(visual) 1 </p><p>Fearless 1 </p><p>Improved Aim 1</p><p> </p><p>Total Feat's Cost: 31 </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Powers Rank </p><p>Left hand magic rings 10 (50 pp to spend, cost 30 pp)</p><p>Magic 20 (40pp)</p><p>>FreeAP: Teleport (Accurate) 10 </p><p>>PF: Easy, Change velocity (2pp)</p><p>>AP: Fire Control 10 (1pp)</p><p>>PF: Blast (Area: Explosion) (1pp)</p><p>>AP: Air Control 10 (1pp)</p><p>>PF: Obscure (1pp)</p><p>>AP: Cold Control(Area:line) 10 (1pp)</p><p>>PF: Blast (1pp)</p><p>>AP: Gravity Control 1 (1pp)</p><p> </p><p>Right hand magic rings 9 (45 pp to spend, cost 27 pp)</p><p>Magic 20 (40pp)</p><p>>FreeAP: Disintegration 10 </p><p>>AP: Mind Control 10 (2pp)</p><p>>AP: Men. blast(Weapon, Autof.) 10 (1pp)</p><p>>AP: Dimensional pocket 10 (1pp)</p><p>>AP: Duplicate 10 (1pp)</p><p></p><p>Protection 10 (10pp)</p><p>Shield 10 (10pp)</p><p>Regeneration 10 (10pp)</p><p>>Recover rate: bruised/uncons 3 </p><p>>Recover rate: Injured/stagger 6 </p><p>>Recover rate: disabled 1 </p><p></p><p>Total Power's cost: 87 </p><p></p><p>Drawback Extra points </p><p>Power loss (Restricted, unable to speak) 3 </p><p></p><p>Points summary </p><p>Abilities </p><p>10</p><p>Combat</p><p>0</p><p>Saves</p><p>16</p><p>Skills</p><p>9</p><p>Feats</p><p>31</p><p>Powers</p><p>87</p><p>Drawback</p><p>-3</p><p>Total</p><p>150[/code]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voda Vosa, post: 5319916, member: 51271"] [size=4][B][COLOR="YellowGreen"]The Mandarin [/COLOR][/B][/size] [IMG]http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/85092-154555-the-mandarin_large.jpg[/IMG] [B][COLOR="YellowGreen"]Mandarin's Story[/COLOR][/B] The Mandarin's late father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (and a descendant of Genghis Khan), while his late mother was an English noblewoman. Their son was born in an unnamed village in mainland China before the Communist revolution. The boy's parents died soon after his birth, and he was raised by an order of mystic monks, followers of a lost faith and a dying tradition. Every last bit of the family fortune was spent obsessively training the Mandarin in sorcery and combat, with the result that he was completely broke upon reaching adulthood. Unable to pay the taxes on his ancestral home, The Mandarin was evicted by the government. Hoping to find a means of revenging himself upon the civilization that had taxed him and rendered him homeless, the Mandarin explored the forbidden "Valley of Spirits," where no one had dared to set foot for centuries. There he found the lost Tomb Of Fang Yim, an ancient China's Sorcerer, of whom Mandarin learned in his years at the monastery. This man was the founder of the order of monks. Over the following years, the Mandarin studied Fang Yim scrolls and magic until he mastered it. He also learned how to use the ten rings he found within the sarcophagi of the deceased mage. The Mandarin then became a conqueror and subjugated the villages around the Valley, and, through his powerful magic, rapidly became a power that not even the Chinese Army could successfully challenge. After a full carear as a full time villain, Mandarin's attention was drawn upon a great assemble of evil doers, a force he thought he could control, as the mastermind he was. However, and to his utter frustration, he was bested by another ruler, another mastermind who "thought" he was best than the all-mighty Mandarin! Fool! He/She would pay for such insolence... However, for much pride the Mandarin has in his heart, he knew he couldn't stand alone against such massive force. So he tried to create an army of golems and other magical creatures in his castle, hidden in the depths of China's Mountains. However, the mysterious leader of the villains found him, and sent the horde of super humans against him. Mandarin stud no chance against the sheer numbers of the Evil Armada. His forced were decimated and his castle utterly destroyed. He was lucky to escape with his life in the last second using his trusty rings to teleport out of his exploding control room. Now even more vengeful, but with no army nor castle, the Mandarin seeks aid from the most unthinkable people. The heroes! He would do anything to achieve his vengeance and obliterate this new threat, even ally himself with his nemesis... [code] Abilities Strength: 10 0 Dexterity: 12 1 Constitution: 10 0 Intelligence: 18 4 Wisdom: 10 0 Charisma: 10 0 Total Abilities Cost: 10 Combat Attack Melee: 10 Attack Ranged: 10 Damage melee: 0 Damage Ranged: 10 Grapple: 0 Defense: 10 Initiative: 1 Total Combat Cost: 0 Saves Toughness: 10 Fortitude: 5 Reflex: 6 Will: 6 Total Save's Cost: 16 Bonus Skills 1 Acrobatics 0 Bluff 0 Climb 4 Computers 8 Concentration 4 Craft 0 Diplomacy 8 Disable Device 0 Disguise 1 Drive 1 Escape Artist 0 Gather Inf 0 Handle Animal 0 Intimidate 8 Investigate 8 Knowledge 0 Language 0 Medicine 8 Notice 0 Perform 1 Pilot 0 Profession 1 Ride 8 Search 0 Sense Motive 1 Sleight of Hand 5 Stealth 0 Survival 0 Swim Total Skill's Cost: 9 Feats Defensive attack 1 All out attack 1 Attack Focus (Ranged) 10 Evasion 2 Power attack 1 Move by action 1 Master Plan 1 Assesment 1 Attack Focus (Ranged) 10 Unncanny Dodge(visual) 1 Fearless 1 Improved Aim 1 Total Feat's Cost: 31 Powers Rank Left hand magic rings 10 (50 pp to spend, cost 30 pp) Magic 20 (40pp) >FreeAP: Teleport (Accurate) 10 >PF: Easy, Change velocity (2pp) >AP: Fire Control 10 (1pp) >PF: Blast (Area: Explosion) (1pp) >AP: Air Control 10 (1pp) >PF: Obscure (1pp) >AP: Cold Control(Area:line) 10 (1pp) >PF: Blast (1pp) >AP: Gravity Control 1 (1pp) Right hand magic rings 9 (45 pp to spend, cost 27 pp) Magic 20 (40pp) >FreeAP: Disintegration 10 >AP: Mind Control 10 (2pp) >AP: Men. blast(Weapon, Autof.) 10 (1pp) >AP: Dimensional pocket 10 (1pp) >AP: Duplicate 10 (1pp) Protection 10 (10pp) Shield 10 (10pp) Regeneration 10 (10pp) >Recover rate: bruised/uncons 3 >Recover rate: Injured/stagger 6 >Recover rate: disabled 1 Total Power's cost: 87 Drawback Extra points Power loss (Restricted, unable to speak) 3 Points summary Abilities 10 Combat 0 Saves 16 Skills 9 Feats 31 Powers 87 Drawback -3 Total 150[/code] [/QUOTE]
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