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Volsung's builds (Overdrive DP7 )

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Post by Volsung »

Guys, I need those sharp minds of yours :D

A long time ago, I was planning to master a super game.
At that time I was not able to find a satisfying system.
And finally I did a gothic-fantasy game.

But the hunger is still there :D
That's also why I joined the forum^^

I guess if I describe my players concept, you could help me to build them.Even the starting powel level (street-level or world class) is not defined.

1)Hydro: an orphen-rich-playboy with powers based on water
2)The hood/Mask/(he never knew): A genius who act as a vigilante.
3)Miss Portal: A barbie girl with 'gate' powers.

1)Ok, when we first tried to create that character, the player was quite greedy. He really wanted to do litteraly tons of things with his power.
To be able to 'move' any liquids around. (Or shape those like some kind of weak illusion)
To throw water jet (of different size or pressure to move or attack)
To use water as a 'force field'
To travel with it (propulsion, kind of super jump , super running or gliding.

2)At first the character was close to mister terrific or Batman.But the last time we talked about him, it was changing to a kind of lethal 'Mac Guyver'.
Capable to improvise according to any situation with minor tools.His ambition (in terms of power level) was almost opposite to the first player^^.

3)The 'gate' power is inspired from the video game 'Portal'.
Being able to create 2 gates in thin air, which 'coincide'.
If you enter through gate A you'd exit out of Gate B, and vice-versa.
There's tons of applications:
Teleportation (on self, on others)... Slamming ennemies under heavy object or simply make them fall from some heights... Phasing or redirecting a projectile...

Tricky :D
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Post by Lindharin »

No time this morning, but I'll help out tonight, Volsung.
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Post by Volsung »

Thanks in advance :D
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Post by Lindharin »

The big question for Hydro is what things can he do at the same time. He can do all of those things fairly inexpensively, if he doesn't mind having them in a multipower with only one available at a time. :) More likely, he'd want at least the following:

* Hard Water Armor: Armor 2 Linked to Deflect 2 [Limitation: Requires water] (3 pts)
* Water Movement: a few points of whichever movement he wants (I wasn't clear if he wanted one of those or all of those; the later would be a multipower).
* Water Mastery multipower:
. . . Water Mastery X (x pts)
. . . Special Attack (+1 pt)
. . . Force Field (+1 pt)
. . . Telekinesis (+2 pts)
. . . Illusion (+2 pts)

That is do-able even in a street level campaign, since for 15 points, he could have 2 ranks in the chosen movement power and 4 ranks (or 5 due to limitations of requiring water) in each of the multipower powers. With more points available, he could split a few of the multipower choices out into stand-alone powers so they can be used simultaneously.

The Hood / Mask situation is tougher. The big issue is the possible conflict on power levels that the players are looking for, and there isn't much the rules can do to help that... :) You could go with a Street Level campaign and the player of Hydro would just have to keep most of his powers in the multipower.

Anyway, the Hood/Mask could be based around a "utility belt" concept, like the "Master Crime Fighter" archetype in the book. It uses Conjuring with a limitation to represent various gadgets on hand. Powers from the Intense Training category would be appropriate, especially Attack Weak Point. Take the Versatile advantage to let you power stunt a completely new power once per issue. Maybe take Special Attack with the Variable enhancement and the Time limitation to represent making improvised explosions (or maybe just Concentration if you want him to be able to do it in-combat). Presumably he would have a high Mind, so will also be the best at noticing things, investigations, etc. so he can shine in your non-combat scenes even if he is deliberately not as combat oriented.

I haven't played Portal, but the concept is one I've toyed with in other supers games. It's a lot of fun! Obviously Teleport, with the Gateway and Variable enhancments plus some range and area. Put that in a multipower with a Special Attack with the Variable enhancement (the attack could be a splurt of lava from the earth's core, a high-pressure blast of water from the deep ocean, falling rocks teleported in above their head, etc, etc). Another multi-power slot could be Conjuration, allowing her to bring things through the portal; this works really well in conjunction with Hydro, she can bring through lots of water that he can control. It is a Teamwork action just waiting to happen, that could be a lot of fun to have in the group. Let's see, what else... Deflection, preferably not part of the multipower, possibly with an Enhancement so that when it "reflects" after rolling doubles she can decide who the reflected attack targets instead of just going back to the original attacker. Clairvoyance, where she opens a portal through which she can observe distant locations (possibly with a Limitation that they can see her too!). In some ways she's the easiest because only Deflect really has to be outside the multipower, plus maybe 1 or 2 ranks of personal teleport to get around while attacking, etc.

I don't have time to do full work ups right now, but does that help at all?
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Here is are two water based characters:

Build 1
Brawn 3 Agility 2 Mind 3

Powers:
Push 3 [Limitation: Must use Water; Enhancement: Variable] 3pts

Movement Multipower: 3pts
Super Swimming 2 (9 squares),
Hovering (surfs on a swell of water) 1 (8 squares)

Water Control Multipower: 5pts
Hydrokinesis: Telekinesis 4 [Limitation:
only Controls water (which he can shape into fists, etc)]
Water Mastery 3
Sea Creature Mastery 3

25 Pts (16 Stat, 11 Powers, -2 Weakness)

Weakness: Double Damage from Electricity.

Build 2

Brawn 3 Agility 2 Mind 1
Weakness: Double Damage from Fire
Powers:
• Ghost Form 2
• Water Jets: Special Attack 1 (Close Range, +1DM (x4 Dmg)) 2pts
• Amorphous Body: Armor 1 (x4 Soak) 1pts
• Healing 3 [Limitation: Only works when around excess water] 2pts

19 Pts (12 Stats, -2 Weakness, 9 Powers)

Build 2 leaves you with plenty of points to add more of your own ideas to.
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Guys that helps a lot!!!!

(We can have more than one power in a multipower?)
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Detective Zero finally updated and posted on rpg.net ^^
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I found those old drawings that could make good Builds^^
When i was a 'mesher' for the Freedom force community (Two great games that I should talk about later :) )
Some artists were (re)-desinging the community's avatars.
My own was derived on my status in the community.
As a mesher I did 3d models playable in those games.So 'Volsung' could be a kind of 'crazed toy maker'.

So I came up with a concept a description, and 'Unkoman' did that art for me.
The Maidbot is named 'Mercy' ;)

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Later I tried another take myself.

With 'Monsieur Volsung'
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An evil scientist, obsessed with world domination through his robot legions.

As a french, it was hilarous to abuse about my country's cliché^^

Giant 'familiar' robot
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Post by kroh »

HA! those are a lot of fun... Love the pulpy robits!

Regards,
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Oh No! Giant French Stereotype Robots!
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Okay, those are hilarious! :lol:
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Ok, here's The Specter for my super brawl in the 30's^^
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Post by gryfn »

I love how you got a spooky themed multipower out of mental powers , well done .
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Post by AslanC »

Very nice stuff man!

Love the Frenchie Robots ;) Those are just too funny!
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My next mystery men for the super brawl^^
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