Kaede Kimura Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Using my open Veteran slot Blue Bolt Power Level: 10 (150/154PP) built as PL8 Unspent Power Points: 4 Trade-Offs: +1 Defense/-1 Toughness In Brief: Young alien supergenius, stranded on Earth after fleeing her home galaxy Theme: I Like It Heavy - Halestorm Rock of Ages - DJ Schmolli Alternate Identity: Vueriz (Public) Birthplace: Planet Zirtimzar in the Varagos System, Unknown Galaxy (To Humans) Residence: Claremont Academy. Occupation: Student Affiliations: Claremont. Family: Vysalla (Mother), Zurangar (Long-Suffering Elder Brother) Description: Age: 16 Gender: Female Ethnicity: Alien (Zirtimzara) Height: 3’11 Weight: 236 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Blue and White Vueriz is very obviously an alien, with aquamarine blue skin speckled with spots that light up slightly in the sun to the human eye (They fluoresce under UV light), large fuzzy ears and a long (relative to her) prehensile tail. She has a pear shaped figure, lacking a human's mammary glands but still possessing wide hips, and when her mouth is exposed she has very pointed teeth. She is very short by human standards, standing just shy of four feet tall, but her fluorocarbon based anatomy gives her a surprising level of weight despite her diminutive stature. Ever present on her face is her breathing mask, so that she can survive Earth’s atmosphere, into which she has jury-rigged her Universal Translator. She dresses in punk style, tank tops, combat boots, jeans and spikey bits all making frequent appearances in her outfits, although jackets are not a common accessory as she overheats in Earth’s climate. One thing people will notice is that often she will wear incongruous (and frequently unstylish) red clothes. When she goes out to do heroics she has a specific look however, a low cut pale wisteria shirt, purple jeans, a leather (slightly climate controlled) jacket and red gloves, boots and knee pads (She thinks they’re black.) Around her waist goes a utility belt with her many gadgets magnetised on, and some tech has been attached to her gloves so that she can remote control her board. History: Vueriz is from a distant galaxy, kept relatively peaceful by a ruling committee focused on the perpetuation of logic and reason. This bored her to no end. No more great frontiers to explore, no grand evil empires to fight and certainly no haring off on wild adventures with only a gun at your hip and song in your soul. What’s a self-respecting (and self-proclaimed) rebel supposed to do in the face of all this rubbish? Well Vueriz’ answer was to violate superluminal speed limits across three sectors and get noise complaints from everyone within several kilometres of her at any given time (Not to mention the several counts of graffiti and illegal tampering with proprietary technology) and generally disturb the peace the good public servants tried to uphold. This is of course how she discovered that the law is not described as having a long arm for no reason, and that the squeaky clean government was mostly PR. She was scheduled for reeducation for her (admittedly quite extensive, if (mostly) minor) crimes. Working frantically, she kludged together some enhancements for her (illegal) skyboard, and proceeded to briefly become the fastest moving thing in her entire galaxy. Within moments her jury-rigged upgrade was failing, spreading itself across multiple light years of space, but even without it she was still locked inside of a pocket of space which rendered her speed nearly infinite, and would have been stuck in it potentially forever, but as luck would have it, her course set her very close to a large gas giant in an unknown (to her) galaxy, the gravity of the planet she would later learn was known as Jupiter disturbed the bubble of space resulting in it failing, ejecting her to the Earth, where she crash landed near Freedom City. From there, it was a surprisingly short process for her to be filed in as a minor from an unknown alien species and packaged off to Claremont. You’d think these humans dealt with alien teens a lot or something. Personality & Motivation: Vueriz is loud (some would say obnoxious), energetic and cheerful at the opportunity to explore a whole new galaxy of aliens and superheroes, going on adventures and fighting bad guys. If asked she’d admit that she misses her family, but she’s here now so dwelling on it isn’t something she cares to do. She likes her life like she likes her tech, fast, bright and loud, and as much of all of those as possible. It should be no surprise that she was drawn like a moth to a flame to punk, rock, metal and electronic music. She brings this energy to her heroics as well, bad guys can’t seem so scary when the (dashing and super cool, she swears) heroine is still rocking out and having a good time while they’re monologuing. If pressed on why she’s doing it, her surface level answer would just be about how cool it is to be a hero, but deep down she has a burning desire for freedom not just for herself, but for everyone. Now if only she could stop getting noise complaints. Powers & Tactics: Vueriz’ anatomy is naturally superhuman, featuring an incredible resistance to radiation and cold from the natural circumstances of her home world as well as basic toughness from the fluorocarbons that make up her skin and bones.She also has the ability to see higher light bands than humans, able to see UV light and visually detect Radiation from even higher in the electromagnetic spectrum, although she cannot see by X-Rays or Gamma Rays. She also possesses an incredibly powerful brain, already comparable to many of Earth’s greatest super-computers and genius heroes. Unfortunately for her, despite her impressive mental abilities, Blue Bolt doesn’t naturally tend to think things through when it comes to fighting, not having much actual practice doing so, mostly focusing on dodging and shooting when actually forced into an even confrontation. If allowed to dictate the pace of a fight she can however prove quite devious, able to set traps and line up trick shots with her grenades. The majority of her flashier pieces of tech use particle acceleration tech to operate, creating quite spectacular light shows. Her most impressive piece of technology is her skyboard, laced through with tubes carrying high velocity particles. These are both her means of transportation and her primary method of direct attack, ejecting particles to maneuver, firing them at the bad guy, or creating a beam through an electromagnetic tunnel across the front of the crescent shape to create a particle beam blade to attack as she flies past. The particle cannon can be reconfigured on the fly to draw more particles and power, becoming nothing more than a large gun platform at full power. She also uses its many powerful magnets to lock her in place upon it and lift cargo. Upon her utility belt currently hang four items; First is her Meson Driver, a pistol that functions by launching Mesons at relativistic velocities. By scanning the exact distance to the target (Or the wall behind the target if her aim is off) the Meson driver precisely calculates the velocity its unstable projectiles must travel to reach just inside the surface before they decay, releasing the energy into the surface structure, weakening it. It is very slow to fire due to this however, as the internal computer must recalculate constantly, lest the projectile detonate too soon, or too late and cause a great deal more harm than Vueriz intends. Her Aurora Roarer spins in place like a firework, launching charged particles in every direction, creating a localised aurora, fizzing and whistling about her targets, the lightshow overwhelming their senses, blinding them temporarily. The Nervebuzzer ejects vast quantities of electrons at every target within its range, creating large unequal charges throughout their bodies which then equalises with the ground, shocking them all over. The Infrasound Concert by contrast is very simple, it’s a very powerful infrasound emitter, vibrating the internals of those too close, disrupting them. Each of them possesses only a limited amount of power however, only good for five uses before needing recharging (And replacement wires) Finally her mask and gloves are significantly less impressive. The mask is primarily designed to keep the atmosphere of planets she finds herself upon from poisoning her, containing a gas recycler for its internal gas stores, although it also contains an atmospheric testing device, and plays host to her Universal Translator after she combined the two pieces of technology. The gloves are even simpler, they allow Vueriz to remote control her Skyboard when it is close enough, a holographic display appearing over her hands for her to control its internal computers through. Complications: What did you say?: Vueriz’ Universal Translator is almost the genuine article, but suffers from reliability issues, mistranslations and grammatical errors plague it, and sometimes it ceases entirely. The GM can rule that the Universal Translator has run into an error, giving her incorrect info or completely failing, preventing Blue Bolt from speaking with her allies. Which is the red wire!?: Zirtimzara cannot see the red spectrum, seeing red coloured objects as black instead. This can cause problems as red is a very common marker colour on Earth. So red warning labels simply look like black stickers, and a room lit with emergency lighting is just dark to her. The GM can rule the Vueriz misses something or is struggling to see due to the red colouration or red light. Crap! Gimme back my belt!: As Blue Bolt, Vueriz has a utility belt which she stores her Meson Launcher and Bombs on, if she loses it she might be in a bit of a bind. If circumstances result in her utility belt being inaccessible, Blue Bolt cannot switch her Gun & Grenades array. What? Never seen an Alien before?: Vueriz is an alien, obviously so, and can’t blend in with a crowd, as a result Vueriz has no secret identity. This can cause problems in her personal life as people can both recognize her as an extraterrestrial and (after she’s made a name for herself as Blue Bolt) a superhero. Bigots, groupies and villains can all make Vueriz' civilian life difficult. There’s no tap water for me to extract air from here!: Vueriz’ mask may be able to sustain itself for significant amounts of time by recycling the Fluorine she breathes, but it’s not 100% efficient. If a mission takes a while, she may have to delay to find a source. The GM may rule that her mask is running low on Fluorine, requiring her to stop her current activity to replenish it. Alien ‘rebel’: Vueriz is not known for being good at following rules about keeping the peace, and frequently irritates figures of authority, resulting in a reputation already forming around her. Police and other authority figures may recognize Vueriz, and be unhelpful given her tendency to thumb her nose at them. The GM may worsen their attitudes towards her by one. Abilities: 0 + 4 + 4 + 26 + -2 + 2 = 34PP Strength: 10 (+0) Dexterity: 14 (+2) Constitution: 14 (+2) Intelligence: 36 (+13) Wisdom: 8 (-1) Charisma: 12 (+1) Combat: 8 + 6 = 14PP Initiative: +13 (+13 Intelligence [Speed of Thought) Attack: +12 Particle Blades (Base 4, Accurate 4), +4 Melee (Base 4), +4 to +6/+8 Particle Cannon (Base 4, Attack Focus [Ranged] +2 to +4), +6/+8 Ranged (Base 4, Attack Focus [Ranged] +2 to +4) Defense: +9 (+3 Base, +6 Dodge Focus), +2 Flat-Footed Grapple: +4 (+4 Melee Attack) Knockback: -6/-3 Saving Throws: 2 + 6 + 1 = 9PP Toughness: +7 (+2 Con, +5 Protection) Fortitude: +4 (+2 Con, +2) Reflex: +8 (+2 Dex, +6) Will: +0 (-1 Wis, +1) Skills: 104R = 26PP (1PP = 4 Skill ranks) Acrobatics 8 (+10)Skill Mastery Bluff 4 (+5) Y Computers 6 (+19) Craft (Electrical) 13 (+26) Craft (Mechanical) 13 (+26)Skill Mastery Craft (Chemical) 8 (+21) Disable Device 8 (+21) Escape Artist 5 (+7)Skill Mastery Knowledge (Physical Sciences) 5 (+18) Knowledge (Life Sciences) 3 (+16) Knowledge (Technology) 13 (+26) Knowledge (Popular Culture) 2 (+15) Language 0 (Zirtimzaran [Native]) Perform (Percussion Instruments) 3 (+4) Pilot 13 (+15)Skill Mastery Feats: 14PP Luck 2 Attack Focus (Ranged) 2 Dodge Focus 6 Eidetic Memory Inventor 1 Move-by-Action 1 Skill Mastery 1 (Acrobatics, Craft [Mechanical], Escape Artist, Pilot) Powers: 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 17 + 16 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 61PP Super Senses 3 (Radiation Vision; Descriptor Frequency: Common; Sense Type: Visual; Default: Accurate, Acute, Ranged; Extras: Ultravision; Feats: Innate) [4PP] (Biology, Alien, Light, UV, Radiation) Protection 5 (Alien Body; Drawbacks: Noticeable) [4PP] (Biology, Alien) Additional Limbs 1 (Tail; Feats: Innate) [2PP] (Biology, Alien) Quickness 4 (Feats: Innate, Speed of Thought; Flaws: One Type [Mental]) [4PP] (Biology, Alien) Immunity 2 (Environmental Radiation and Cold; Feats: Innate) [3PP] (Biology, Alien, Radiation) Immunity 10 (Radiation Descriptor; Feats: Innate; Flaws: Limited) [6PP] (Biology, Alien, Radiation) Device 5.6 (Skyboard; 28PP Container; Flaws: Easy-to-Lose) [17PP] (Tech, Magnetism, Radiation) Enhanced Feat 2 (Computer Assist; Attack Focus [Ranged] 2, Evasion 1) [3PP] (Computer) Particle Accelerator Array 12 (24PP Array; Feats: Alternate Power 1) [25PP] Base Power: [5 + 3 + 2 + 14 = 24PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Atomic Particles) Flight 6 (Flaws: Platform; Drawbacks: Doesn't Work Underwater) [5PP] Immovable 3 (Stability Assist [3PP] (Computer) Move Object 2 (Maglock; Flaws: Range [Touch]) [2PP] Damage 4 (Particle Blades; Extras: Targeted Area [Trail]; Feats: Accurate 4, Improved Critical 2) [14PP] Alternate Power: [20 + 1 + 3 = 24PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Subatomic Particles) Damage 8 (Particle Cannon; Extras: Ranged; Feats: Accurate Attack, Power Attack, Precise, Split Attack) [20PP] Flight 1 (Flaws: Platform; Drawbacks: Doesn't Work Underwater) [1PP] Immovable 3 (Stability Assist [3PP] (Computer) Device 4.2 (Gun & Grenades; 21PP Container; Feats: Multiple Weapons 3; Flaws: Easy-to-Lose) [16PP] (Tech) Gizmos Array 9.5 (19PP Array; Feats: Alternate Power 3; Drawbacks: Distracting) [27PP] Base Power: [19PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Magnetism, Radiation, Subatomic Particles, Meson) Drain 8 (Meson Driver; Drain Toughness; Extras: Affects Objects, Ranged; Feats: Improved Critical 2, Slow Fade 2; Flaws: Action [Full Action]; Drawbacks: Full Power) [19PP] Alternate Power: [19PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Magnetism, Radiation, Atomic Particles, Light, Aurora) Dazzle 8 (Aurora Roarer; Visual Dazzle; Extras: Area [Cloud]; Feats: Ricochet, Thrown 1, Triggered 2; Flaws: Unreliable [5 Uses]; Drawbacks: Full Power) [19PP] Alternate Power: [19PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Sound, Infrasound) Nauseate 8 (Infrasound Concert; Extras: Area [Burst]; Feats: Ricochet, Thrown 1, Triggered 2; Flaws: Unreliable [5 Uses]; Drawbacks: Full Power) [19PP] Alternate Power: [19PP] Additional Descriptor(s): (Magnetism, Subatomic Particles, Electron, Electricity) Stun 8 (Nervebuzzer; Extras: Area [Burst]; Feats: Ricochet, Thrown 1, Triggered 2; Flaws: Unreliable [5 Uses]; Drawbacks: Full Power) [19PP] Device 1 (Breathing Mask; 5PP Container; Flaws: Hard-to-Lose) [4PP] (Technology, Gas, Fluorine) Immunity 2 (Suffocation) [2PP] Comprehend 2 (Universal Translator; Understand All Languages, Speak One Language; Flaws: Duration [Sustained]) [2PP] (Computer) Super-Senses 1 (Atmosphere Tester; Sense Type: Olfactory; Default: Radius, Ranged; Extras: Analytical) [1PP] Device 0.2 (Control Gloves; 1PP Container; Flaws: Hard-to-Lose) [1PP] (Technology, Light, Radio, Hologram) Datalink 2 (Remote Control [100ft. Range]; Flaws: Limited [Skyboard Only]) [1PP] Drawbacks: (-6) + (-2) = -8PP Weakness (Inhaled Oxygen; Frequency: [Uncommon]; Intensity: [Moderate, -1 Constitution Drain], Accelerated Effect [1 Minute]) [-6PP] Vulnerability (Heat; Frequency: Common; Intensity: Minor [+1DC]) [-2PP] DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC 10 Toughness Damage Particle Cannon Ranged DC 23 Toughness Damage Meson Driver Ranged DC 18 Fortitude Drain (Toughness) Aurora Roarer Ranged DC 18 Fortitude Dazzle Infrasound Concert Ranged DC 18 Fortitude Nauseate Nervebuzzer Ranged DC 18 Fortitude Stun Totals: Abilities (34) + Combat (14) + Saving Throws (9) + Skills (26) + Feats (14) + Powers (61) - Drawbacks (-8) = 150/154 Power Points Edited March 31 by trollthumper +2 PP for Feb 2024 Link to comment
Fox Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Nothing too bad here: I'm not sure how the Duration flaw on the Targeting Computer works. A sustained duration effect needs a free action to maintain - so it can't be used or maintained if a character's stunned or unconscious or the like. But those conditions also prevent a character from making attacks, so how does a Duration flaw actually limit the use of Attack Focus [Ranged]? The Particle Accelerator Array's Dynamic feats aren't incorrect - you can have them if you want them - but I do recommend against it. No matter how you balance out the two dynamic settings, you're always left with one that's a sub-optimal Damage power. Is the intention to just shave off those four power feats sometimes when you still want utility powers out of the other setting? The Particle Blades are over their stated cost, I'm afraid - Damage 4 w/ 1 extra is 8pp, plus 6 feats is 14pp rather than 12. Comprehend requires separate ranks for speaking and understanding language - as-written Blue Bolt an speak English, but not understand it. (I attribute this to the needlessly complicated way Comprehend's Languages description is written in the books - but it's one rank to read anything, one rank to understand anything, one rank to speak any one language at once / two ranks to speak all languages simultaneously.) Link to comment
Kaede Kimura Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) The targetting computer's a good point. I didn't think about it. As for the Dynamic Array, in my original build it was using Feats to let me switch up my Attack Bonus vs. Damage to have a variable to hit tradeoff, but Thev pointed out the much simpler solution of Power Attack and Accurate Attack, so I'll probably drop it, free up the PP for fixing those errors you pointed out. Thank you for pointing out the Comprehend, it is really weirdly written. Edit: Fixed the issues Edited December 17, 2023 by Kaede Kimura Link to comment
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