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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 2888492" data-attributes="member: 118">Joseph A. VaughnPL: 6 (90pp) Abilities: STR: 12/32/0 (+1/+11/--) DEX: 14 (+2) CON: 12 (+1) INT: 12 (+1) WIS: 12 (+1) CHA: 12 (+1)Skills: Knowledge: History 4(+5), Notice 2(+3), Search 2(+3), Stealth 4(+6)Feats: Diehard, Luck (2), Power Attack, Stunning Attack, Ultimate Save (Fort, Toughness)Powers:"Density Control", Density 10 (Modifiers: Duration - Continuous; Power includes: Str +20, Impervious Protection 5, Immovable 3, Super Strength 3, Mass x10; 2 AP) [42 pp]-AP: "Low Density", Insubstantial 1 (liquid-like density) (Modifiers: Duration - Continuous) + Elongation 5 + Protection 5 + Suffocate 6-AP: "Lower Density", Insubstantial 2 (gas-like density) (Modifiers: Duration - Continuous) + Flight 4 + Suffocate 6Immunity 3 (Critical hits, high pressure) [3pp]Equipment: (0 EP) noneCombat:  Attack +3 (Tough DC23 for melee, Fort DC16 for Suffocate); Defense 12 (11 flat-footed); Init +2Saves:  Toughness +8 (5 impervious), Fortitude +5 (4), Reflex +4 (2), Will +4 (3)Drawbacks: NoneComplications: None, though promise to late wife may count on occasionTrade-Offs: -2 Attack/+2 Damage, +2 Toughness/-2 DefenseAbilities 14 + Skills 3 (12 Ranks) + Feats 7 + Powers 45 + Combat 10 + Saves 11 = 60/60 ppBackground:[sblock]Joe was born and raised in a middle class family in middle-America (St. Louis). He was always a pretty average guy. He had good but not great grades, came off the bench in football and basketball, and was the “Bored Police Officer #2” in the school play. In college, Joe earned a degree in history, which he would later use to land a job as an assistant to the purchasing manager of a food wholesale company. In short, there was absolutely nothing remarkable about his life, except for Susan.Joe met Susan during his senior year of college. She was everything a person could hope to be – energetic, brilliant, attractive, athletic, ambitious, and charismatic. The two of them fell in love and married a year after graduation. Joe considered himself incredibly lucky to have met someone so wonderful, someone whose energy pushed him to stretch his own comfort zones. He often wondered just what it was she saw in him, even to the point of feeling unworthy to be her husband. When he inquired as to why she married him, she would just smile and say that there was something deep within him that she was drawn to…something she was determined to unleash upon the world.On the day of their first wedding anniversary, Susan collapsed. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with a rare and fatal heart condition, and the doctors didn’t expect her to last through the night. Susan regained consciousness only for a couple minutes before passing away, during which she said farewell to Joe and insisted that he make her one promise. Susan wanted him to “do something with his life…something extraordinary.” Through his tears, Joe vowed that he would.Joe was devastated by her passing. He cursed at the cruelty of fate for taking someone so wonderful from the world at such a young age. Over the next few months, Joe sank further into depression. He put on a good face for his friends and family, but everyone knew that he was hurting badly. What made things worse for Joe was the daunting task of fulfilling his vow to Susan. He had no idea how he could possibly do something “extraordinary” with his life, especially something worthy of her memory. Joe had always stood by his promises in the past – a mark of pride for him – but this one only buried him further in his sorrow.When things looked their bleakest, Angel and Bastien came calling. He was a bit dubious as to the nature of their program at first. On the other hand, a small part of him wanted to believe that Susan had somehow foreseen this path for him. He needed a change in his life. He needed to find a way to fulfill his vow. Joe took them up on their offer and joined the Transcendental Human Project.In the three months at the Project, Joe’s depression has all but vanished. He is amazed at his new powers and has gained a sense of confidence that he never before possessed. As the time at the facility came to a close, however, a hint of doubt began to creep back into his mind. “Okay Susan,” he would say quietly to himself. “You’re gonna have to help me figure out just what I’m supposed to do with these powers.”His sole focus and responsibility in life right now is to fulfill his promise to his deceased wife. Having supernatural powers alone, he believes, would not be "extraordinary" enough by Susan's standards.[/sblock]Description:[sblock]Joe, 24 years old, rarely stands out in a crowd from his looks.  He's in decent shape, but is by no means buff.  At 6' tall, 200 lbs, he's a good-sized guy, but would never be mistaken for a professional athelete.  He has no scars, birthmarks, or tattoos.  His hair is brown and cut short.  He usually dresses down when he can get away with it - jeans, t-shirt, flannel long-sleeves, sweat shirts, tennis shoes, hiking boots, etc.When Joe uses his powers to increase his density, his appearance changes very little.  His skin becomes slightly darker as it loses its translucency (can't see veins and such).  It's a subtle thing, but can be a little unnerving.  Most people will pick up on the difference but won't be able to figure out just what is different about him.In his lower density forms, the vapor-like one in particular, Joe's body has trouble maintaining a "normal" appearance.  It tends to wobble, bend, and move in unnatural ways.  As his density reaches its lower limits, people can start to see through his body.  (Conveys no concealment advantages.)[/sblock]Notes/Misc.[sblock]Joe's density alterations allow him to vary his weight from less than half a pound to around 2,000 lbs.  If he tries really hard, he can increase it further, but he finds the effort taxing and rarely pushes himself that way.  When increasing his density, his muscle mass increases, granting him incredible strength.  (Lift - 3 ton, 6 ton, 9 ton, 18 ton, 22 ton - while in dense form.)In lower density forms, his body becomes more nebulous and flexible.  He can contort in otherwise impossible directions, stretching and flowing through the smallest gaps.  Though he has never done so to another person, he is pretty sure that he can force his lower density body into the nose and mouth of a person, cutting of their ability to breathe.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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