Xmen type characters

[doctorjeff98]

I spend a lot of money buying clearance items from the local RPG shops. I don't worry about learning the rules, but I blend all of the special abilities, psychic abilities, spells, effects from magic items, etc. together and use them whatever purpose I need. Someone could easily use those types of things to create superhero characters.

 

[presumed_druid]

Items could be used to simulate a lot of the abilities they use.

Cyclops: A visor that can shoot out searing light.

Storm: Cloak of weather control.

Wolverine: Gauntlets of the bear (or more fitingly,the wolverine).

Nitecrawler: blink cloak.

Collosus: Girdle of Iron Golem Strength.

Angel: Wings of Flying.

Iceman: Wand of Frost.


Not quite what you were looking for, but it may give you some ideas and options

 

[fba827]

<snip>And I'd love to see what people think Cyclops Eye Beams should be in D&D terms.

Searing Light spell-like ability that comes out of his eyes.

 

[Noldor Elf]

Searing Light spell-like ability that comes out of his eyes.

Isn't that Aasimar with couple of feats from Races of Faerun (Celestial Blood and the other that would give searing light instead of daylight 3/day)

 

[Steverooo]

And I'd love to see what people think Cyclops Eye Beams should be in D&D terms.

Marvel has stated that Cyclop's eye-beams are a kinetic attack, not laser, light, etc. Hence, in 3e, a Force effect. Incorporeals, beware!

Also, he has the ability to narrow/widen the beam spread from cone to ray, and probably spread, through his visor. Without it, it would be field-of-view (roughly 1/4 sphere).

 

[Joker]

I think it's really hard to do in 3e b/c spells and like-abilities take time to cast/activate and some spells have components. Psions work better but they're powers aren't as powerful as arcane spells.

Now if you made the abilities Extraordinary it would be a different story.