Alright, I know this is probably frowned upon, but in light of Razorwing's newfound solo Hero status and the nagging voice in the back of my head that said I needed to do something to un-munchkin his Equipment, I submit this minor change to the character. I had to trim some fat from all areas of the character in order to pay for his two Devices, but being as he only ever made use of two Skills (Bluff and Sense Motive) and one Feat (Assessment) in the handful of Shadows Looming thread, it's not like anyone will ever know that it's a different character build. I also added an extra paragraph in his History section explaining his departure from both the Shadow Academy and his mentor-turned-enemy Ronin. I've also added some details to his Equipment and Devices that can be found in the Powers/Tactics section. And last but certainly not least, I used the Character Creation Template instead of just using my own adhoc sheet. I know you guys are going through hell right now, so take your time with this. I'm in no rush, and you have bigger things to handle =] Also, I've disabled the BBC so you can just cut and paste this sheet over the old one if/when it is approved. Thank you for your time.
*EDIT* fixed some spelling errors, removed one rank from Takedown Attack and added Fearless
Players Name: ex3lev3n
Power Level: 10
Trade-Offs: +2 Atk/-2 Dmg, +2 Def/+2 Tgh
Unspent PP: 0 (150/150)
Characters Name: Razorwing
Alternate Identity: Kristian Gerber
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Description:
An extremely athletic young man, Kristian Gerber is in remarkable shape for a sixteen year old. His normal attire consists of black BDU pants and combat boots accompanied by a t-shirt depicting any number of heavy metal bands. As a note of interest, Kristian and the teen hero known as Elite share a strikingly similar appearance, so much so that a casual observer could mistake them for twin brothers.
History: Some time during the 1970's , two extremely gifted teenagers thought to take up the war on crime. This dynamic duo, Cardinal (James Gerber) and Blackbird (Cynthia Schwartz) as they had named themselves, battled against the seedy underbelly of New York City for years at the side of the dark avenger Raven, eventually falling in love. When the Moore Act was passed in the 1980's, James chose to leave New York to help the few remaining heroes of Freedom City battle against the scum and villiany that plagued the once proud city while Cynthia stayed in New York to finish college. Dropping his happy-go-lucky demeanor and his flamboyant costume, he crafted a new identity for himself; one more suited to the social, economic, and anti-heroic theme of the day. Based on a mythological bird from the fabled Utopia Island that was said to be an omen of ill repute, the vigilante known as Razorwing cut a swathe of justice through Freedom City. As an on-again, off-again member of the group ForceOps, James Gerber found himself falling deeply into the darkest places of his soul due to the terrible things he was doing in the name of peace and order. Unable to handle the pressure anymore, James hung up his cowl and returned to New York City a broken man. If it weren't for the love and support of his former friend and confidant Cynthia, now a criminal psychologist, he would have remained a husk of the man he once was. After years of renewed friendship, the two became romantic once more, marrying, and moving out to Freedom City when Mayor Moore was exposed for the crook he really was. Soon Cynthia Schwartz-Gerber was with child, and she gave birth to a wonderful baby boy in the Spring of 1993. These were to be the happiest times of their lives, but Omega had other plans.
When the city was attacked, James did not hesitate to don the guise of Razorwing one last time to aid his fellow heroes in pushing back the extra-dimensional legions at Omega's command, and he gave his life so that so many others may live. In the aftermath of the Terminus Invasion, Cynthia became increasingly depressed and introverted to the point that she was sent to an asylum, her infant son taken into foster care. Kristian, himself a dark and brooding introvert, was raised in orphanages and foster homes for nearly a decade, only seeing his mother once shortly before her death from leukemia.
On the evening before his tenth birthday he was startled out of bed by a powerful hand gripping his mouth and a cold, emotionless voice whispering from the darkness of the room, "I knew your old man, and his son deserves better than this. Come with me and you'll learn the truth." Those words were the beginning of the end of Kristian Gerber. The next six and a half years of his life are like a haunting dream, slipping farther from him the harder he tries to remember, but some things he could never forget. The physical and mental conditioning, the combat drills, the obedience training, the survival tests: all administered by a single figure clad in full body armor known to him only as "Ronin".
With his brutal yet thorough training nearly completed, Ronin gifted the young man with a suit of advanced combat armor resembling that of the original Razorwing's, an utility belt, and a custom motorcycle to aid him in his final test: infiltrate the Labyrinth and recover any data detailing the past of the mercenary group once known as Nemesis. To this end, Ronin has used his connections to have the boy placed in Ev Prep, the front for the nefarious training camp known as the Shadow Academy.
Shortly after his arrival and striking up some quick friendships among the other students, Razorwing set forth to complete his mission under the cover of night. Finding an entrance to a high-tech laboratory deep beneath the grounds of Ev Prep, Razorwing successfully retrieved the data he was sent to obtain, though not without tripping an alarm. Narrowly avoiding an all-out confrontation with the students and faculty of the Shadow Academy, he delivered his package at the predetermined drop-off point, only to be ambushed by Ronin! Ronin took the data-disc and left the battered and beaten Razorwing with one final message before he departed: "Sorry kid, no loose ends." Cast out by his former mentor, he was all alone in a world he hardly understood. Razorwing must now come to terms with the latest raw deal that life has dealt him and strive to become his own man.
Personality & Motivation: Many would describe Kristian Gerber as an introvert and a sociopath, and they would be right. His life before Ronin's tutelage was lacking in all the qualities that led to the healthy psychological development of a child, and his intense training at the hands of a gun-for-hire did little to reinforce what little positive influences Kristian had. He had always thought of himself as a weapon forged to do battle at the whims of the highest bidder, but now he feels he has a new purpose. Abandoned by the only person he's ever really known and hunted by one of the largest villainous conglomerates in the world, Razorwing has decided to use his skills and fighting abilities to combat the injustices of the world that he himself had once committed.
Powers & Tactics: A skilled martial artist and acrobat, Razorwing uses his utility belt's array of weaponry and his state-of-the-art grapple gun to full advantage to even the playing field against his adversaries before going in close for the finish. His costume, the Raptor Mk. II Advanced Combat Armor, was a prototype developed for the SAS but never saw mass production due to the enormous price tag. The suit is constructed from "kinetic weave kevlar", a lightweight fabric that redistributes kinetic energy for both offensive and defensive purposes. It's mission profile specifications were designed for stealthy infiltration/exfiltration operations. On top of a remarkable resistance to environmental temperature and ballistic damage, the suit possesses a set of retractable "glider wings" that allow for airborne delivery and the mask houses both an advanced sensor suite and a rebreather unit. The grapple gun was another prototype that was mothballed due to an unpractical cost and lack of demand, researched and developed by ASTRO Labs.
Complications:
Enemies: Branded a traitor by the Shadow Academy, a security threat by the Labyrinth, and a failure by Ronin, Razorwing is constantly hunted by the forces set against him.
Off the Grid: Kristian Gerber has been missing since he was ten years old. As such, he is without any form of identification (driver's license, social security card, etc.) unless he reports himself to the proper authorities. Kristian Gerber is dead to the world, and Razorwing prefers to keep it that way.
Reputation: His years of combat training did not include "painless takedowns" or "submission moves" that are meant to subdue rather than terminate. Razorwing's tactics and philosophy on fighting are simple: put them down, hard and fast. He has no compunction about maiming or crippling his opponents if the need arises.
Struggling: Lacking any real income, Razorwing is forced to scrounge for food, shelter, and other basic resources.
Stats: 6+6+6+6+6+6 = 36pp
Str: 16 (+3)
Dex: 16 (+3)
Con: 16 (+3)
Int: 16 (+3)
Wis: 16 (+3)
Cha: 16 (+3)
Combat: 12+12 = 24pp
Attack: +6, +12 Melee and Razorblades
Grapple: +15
Defense: +6, +12 Dodge Focus 6 (+3 flat-footed)
Knockback: -4 (-1 flat-footed)
Initiative: +7
Saves: 4+4+4 = 12pp
Toughness: +8 (+3 Con, +3 Protection, +2 Defensive Roll)
Fortitude: +7 (+3 Con, +4)
Reflex: +7 (+3 Dex, +4)
Will: +7 (+3 Wis, +4)
Skills: 14r = 56pp
Acrobatics 8 (+11) (Skill Mastery)
Climb 2 (+5)
Computers 2 (+5)
Disable Device 2 (+5)
Drive 2 (+5)
Intimidate 8 (+11) (Skill Mastery, Startle)
Knowledge (streetwise) 2 (+5)
Knowledge (tactics) 2 (+5)
Languages 2 (Base: English; Arabic, Russian)
Notice 8 (+11) (Skill Mastery)
Profession (mercenary) 2 (+5)
Search 2 (+5)
Sense Motive 2 (+5)
Stealth 8 (+11) (Skill Mastery)
Survival 2 (+5)
Swim 2 (+5)
Feats: 36pp
Attack Focus 6 (melee)
Attack Specialization 3 (Razorblades)
Assessment
Defensive Roll 2
Diehard*
Dodge Focus 6
Equipment 6
Evasion 1
Fearless
Hide in Plain Sight
Improved Initiative 1
Jack-of-All-Trades
Power Attack
Skill Mastery 1 (Acrobatics, Intimidate, Notice, Stealth)
Sneak Attack 2
Startle
Takedown Attack 1
Uncanny Dodge 1 (auditory)
Powers: 16+12 = 28pp
Device 4 (Armored Costume/technology; hard to lose) [16pp]
Device 4 (Grapple Gun/technology; easy to lose) [12pp]
Drawbacks: 0 = 0pp
none
DC Block:
Blast 5 --- 20/Toughness --- Bruised, Staged
Blast 5 (Explosion 2) --- 20/Toughness --- Bruised, Staged
Snare 8 --- 18/Reflex --- Snared
Strike 5 --- 20/Toughness --- Bruised, Staged (crit 19-20)
Trip 8 --- 18/Reflex --- Tripped
Costs: Abilities (36) + Combat (24) + Saves (12) + Skills (14) + Feats (36) + Powers (28) - Drawbacks (00) = 150pp
Updated by Geez3r
