dweller's Depths - Torus Reloaded (Rys, Katar)

[dwellerofthedeep]

I'm so similar to you in this regard its scary, JD!

I really like 3rd edition's approach to ability scores, but it took a while for me to get my head around it. And I too only own the PDF so far. Would get the hard copy if I wasn't dirt-poor.

[Thorpacolypse]

Hey JD!

Still posting strong I see.

After all this time my thread had only found its way to the fifth page, I was surprised. Oh, and I think I might be learning to understand 3rd edition mechanics at last.

Anyway, I've got some new settings I've been working on in other systems, but it should take too long to convert to M&M. Just need to dig up the illustrations for a few of them.

It's not that much difference, but yes, it took even me a while to wrap my head around some of it. But thankfully, now that I do.. I've been going back, and stream lining a lot of my builds lately. I've grown to like 3E more than the 2E, though there are some trade offs to it. 3E's elegant nature really has merit, but it is quite the jump from 2e to 3e, when your used to having saves/defenses above normal. And for the most part humans, don't have a strength greater than 3, 7 in everything else. Though honestly, I find myself caping most "normal" humans about 5. With 6-7 for the really exceptional ones.

I'd still like to get my hands on actual physical copy of the book.. Sometimes reading a PDF, is really inconvienient for me. I'm just poor as Sin these days.

I've grown to like 3E better for the most part, too. And it's definitely easier to run and play with newbies.

You know, about the book, I did the book/$5 PDF combo order when the MnM 3E handbook came out because I originally felt the same way, but really, I do all my building on the computer so I use the PDF all the time. My paper book is sitting and gathering dust God knows where.

Glad to see you back, Dweller.

[dwellerofthedeep]

For me there is still something about a hard-copy, especially of gaming books that I find attractive, but what can ya do, the price has to be right and I'm poor.

Thanks for the re-welcome Thor!

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Harrower Demon (Archetype) (Speed Limit)
Species: Demon

Description: Ugly as sin, and vicious, Harrower Demons live only to feed on the vitas of humans and fae. Some demons are complex in emotion and motivation. Harrower Demons are not them.

PL: 7 (105pp)

Ability Scores (62pp)
Strength 6 Stamina 8 Dexterity 3 Agility 6
Fight 6 Intellect -1 Awareness 2 Presence 1

Defenses (2pp)
Dodge 6 Parry 6 Fortitude 9 Will 3 Toughness 8 (8 Impervious)

Skills (8pp):
Stealth 4/+10, Intimidation 4/+5, Athletics 4/+10, Acrobatics 4/+10

Advantages (5pp):
Power Attack, Takedown, Startle, Diehard, All-out Attack
Powers (28pp)

Harrower Demon Power Suite (28pp)
Impervious Toughness 8
Senses 3 (Detect Vita, Darkvision)
Speed 1
Movement 3 (Wallcrawling 2, Burrowing 1)
Regeneration 10

Complications
Summoning Contracts (may be summoned by mortals at any time)

Notes: A big dumb demon for Mikael to summon for fights. These guys actually turned out pretty fearsome as mobile bricks.

[prodigyduck]

Good to see you back, Dweller. It's been too long without your original works.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Good to be back, Prodigy.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Vomaine Yedhoi - Leader of the Toaren Delegation (War of the Spirits)
Age: 58
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 220lbs
Affiliations: Imperial Toare
Description: Vomaine is a heavy-set but surprisingly quick warrior. He is stern and imposing and wields a greatsword that could slice through any armor.

Background: Vomaine has grown strong through alliances in the Toaren Empire. He is an elder of Toare, a spirit warrior, and has a large family of his own from during his years of service, though his wife passed away ten years ago. He has fought the northern forces of the Quiata his whole life.

Power Level: 8 (150pp)

Ability Scores (50pp)
Strength: 4 Stamina: 3 Agility: 3 Dexterity: 1 Fighting: 7 Intellect: 2 Awareness: 3 Presence: 2

Defenses (14pp)
Dodge: 7 Parry: 7 Fortitude: 8 Toughness: 9/3 (without armor) Will: 8

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (11pp)
Stealth 4/+7, Perception 4/+7, Insight 6/+9, Intimidation 4/+6, Persuasion 4/+6, Expertise (General) 4/+6

Advantages (13pp)
Equipment 2, Power Attack, Takedown, Assessment, Leadership, Diehard, Ranged Attack 6

EQUIPMENT
Great Sword (Damage +5, Strength-based, Improved Critical) - 6ep
-AE: Bow (Damage +3, Ranged 3, Strength-based) - 1ep
Dagger (Damage +1, Strength-based, Improved Critical, Thrown) - 3ep

Powers (62pp)

Armor of Ice (Hard to Remove) (36pp)
Protection 6 (Impervious)
Immunity 6 (Cold Damage, Hot Temperatures)
Affliction +9 (Action: Reaction, Fortitude: Hindered, Immobile, Paralyzed, Triggered by Opponent hitting him in Melee) - Defensive Freeze

Spirit General Power Suite (26pp)
Nullify +8 (Range: Perception, 1 Magic/Spirit Effect at a time) - Drawing in Spirits
Power Lifting 2

Complications
Responsibility - Honor of Toare, Family
Enemies - Quiata Generals

Meta-Notes: A big sword and tough armor make Vomaine a tough, though conventional customer in battle.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Eline Heigelom, Hierophant of Edede (War of the Spirits)
Age: 33
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 137lbs
Affiliations: Holy Nation of Edede
Description: A haunting presence surrounds Eline. Even her fellow subjects in the holy nation find her unnerving much of the time. Whether she is stern or kind, this aura follows her, but she shows both in equal measure.

Background: Eline has a link to the mighty founders of Edede through the temporal swam she was gifted with upon her miraculous birth. She is a reborn Hierophant, both fully herself and fully inheriting the mantle of Coraye, the hierophant of many ages past who founded the holy nation.

Power Level: 8 (150pp)

Ability Scores (82pp)
Strength: 0 Stamina: 2 Agility: 4 Dexterity: 1 Fighting: 8 Intellect: 6 Awareness: 5 Presence: 5

Defenses (13pp)
Dodge: 8 Parry: 8 Fortitude: 5 Toughness: 8/2 (w/out Swarm) Will: 11

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (10pp)
Expertise (Priestess) 4/+10, Perception 4/+9, Persuasion 4/+9¸ Deception 4/+9, Expertise (Magic) 4/+10

Advantages (6pp)
Artificer, Leadership, Takedown, Defensive Attack, Accurate Attack

Powers (40pp)

Time Distortion (40pp)
Damage +8 (Improved Critical) - Time Edge
Protection 6 - Temporal Resilience
Regeneration 10 - Temporal Recovery
Speed 9 - Temporal Swarm
-AE: Flight 4 (Subtle) - Temporal Bubble
Enhanced Advantages 4 (Improved Initiative 4) - Temporal Swarm
Senses 1 (Time Sense)

Complications
Responsibility - Hierophant of the Holy Nation of Edede
Rivalry - Imperial Toare

Meta-Notes: Extremely fast and a good hitter, but not great against hordes.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Kiushi Mystic - Initiate (Archetype) (War of the Spirits)
Affiliations: Kiushi Mystic Order
Description: Kiushi Mystics are animal-like shapeshifters, peaceable and vegetarian.

Power Level: 5 (75pp)

Ability Scores (46pp)
Strength: 1 Stamina: 4 Agility: 5 Dexterity: 0 Fighting: 5 Intellect: 3 Awareness: 4 Presence: 1

Defenses (2pp)
Dodge: 5 Parry: 5 Fortitude: 5 Toughness: 5 Will: 5

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (6pp)
Expertise (Mysticism) 4/+7, Perceptions 4/+8, Persuasion 2/+3, Science 2/+5

Advantages (3pp)
Teamwork, Trance, Ritualist

Powers (18pp)

Kiushi Racial (18pp)
Protection 1
Senses 4 (Extended Vision 2, Darkvision 2)
Alternate Form - 1st Layer
-Flight 3 (Flaw: Winged)
-Enhanced Strength 4
-Regeneration 2

Meta-Notes: Your average Kiushi Mystic is an initiate, and sees the world to be healed, to be made safe for their kind by separating it from the Odri World.

[Arthur Eld]

Good to see you back and posting new stuff, dweller!

Minor notes about the Kiushi Initiates, in 3E its called Perception, not Notice.

And from how I count, their Powers only add up to 18 points. Remember, Wings is a -1 per rank Flaw for Flight, not a flat -1. So their Flight only costs 3 points.

[dwellerofthedeep]

In my defense I made those stats a while back and am only just now posting them. The flight thing is something I was not aware of though. Very interesting and useful.

On the perception versus notice... would you believe I meant to do that?

Thanks for the help Arthur!

EDIT: revised the mystics stats. Added 2 ranks of Science and Ritiualist cause I think they fit.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Codename Enkhidu - of the Sinzaat Hierarchy
Setting: Center
PL: 14 (310pp)

Abilities (102pp)
Strength: 6/8 (Growth), Dexterity 9, Agility 7, Stamina: 6/8 (Growth)
Intellect: 8, Awareness: 4, Fighting: 8, Presence: 3

Defenses (32pts)
Dodge +15, Parry +15, Fortitude +14, Will +14, Toughness +13

Skills (17pts)
Stealth 4/+11, Acrobatics 4/+11, Computers 10/+18, Perceptions 6/+14, Intimidation

6/+10, Science 4/+12

Advantages (7pts)
Diehard, Fearless, Power Attack, Improved Initiative, Defensive attack, Assessment,

Ranged Attack 1

Powers (152pp)

Aukhar Regalia (77pp)
Flight 14 - 28pp
Growth 2 (Innate, Removable -1/5) - 4pp
Immunity 15 (Life Support, Fatigue) - 15pp
Senses 25 (Radius Radar, Extended 10, Extended Vision 6, Thermal Vision 1, Radiation

Sensor 1) - 24pp
Features 1 (Onboard Computer) - 1pp
Protection 5 - 5pp

Human Storage Device (37pp)
Quickness 4 (limited to physical tasks) - 2pp
Additional Limbs 5 (5 additonal arms, Projections) - 5pp
Elongation 10 (Additional Limbs only) - 5pp
Damage +6 (Multiattack, Ranged 6, Accurate 6) - Limb Shot - 24pp
-AE: Damage +12 (Area: Cone) - Wave of Limbs - 1pp

Armaments (38pp)
Damage +18 (Ranged, Split Power) - Beam Ports - 37pp
-AE: Damage +18 (Ranged, Limited: 5 Rounds of Firing, Multiattack) - Missile Swarms -

1pp

Complications:
Enemy - Salas Liu Hierarchy
Phobia - The Goddess Ishtar and her Aukhar

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Myo - 1st of the Kism (Immortal Mercy)
Age: 8,800 Years
Height: 15’10”
Weight: 1,000lbs
Affiliations: The Kism
Description: Appearing as a humanoid with a single oculus, and few to no other features, Myo is also a giant. His skin is green, and tendrils of the curse radiate from his oculus.

Background: Maladrites are the more refined side of Demons, and they are also somewhat younger. Myo is an old Maladrite and nemesis of Mother Mercy. Like all Maladrites the source of his immortality is a marred version of the Immortad spiritual property, resulting in some vulnerability. For this reason, Myo has not often gone to war in the human world since the founding of the Kism about seven centuries ago. Before that he fought against the demons of Iem, Gorsheva, Mother Mercy, and the Elder and sometimes allied with them when they clashed with the Primes. He founded the Kism with the other four members and is the first Maladrite the followers of the Kism reach out to when seeking aid. Ironically, his power is in Demortad, making him less receptive to the pleas of most mortals.

Power Level: 15 (300pp)

Ability Scores (84pp)
Strength: 6/10 Stamina: 6/10 Agility: 3 Dexterity: 6 Fighting: 8 Intellect: 5 Awareness: 6 Presence: 2/13

Defenses (25pp)
Dodge: 11 Parry: 11 Fortitude: 15 Toughness: 19 (9 Impervious) Will: 15

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (33pp)
Perception 10/+16, Athletics 6/+10, Acrobatics 6/+9, Intimidate 6/+19, Stealth 5/+8, Ranged Combat (Magic) 13/+19, Persuasion 8/+21, Expertise (Maladrite, Magic) 4/+9, Insight 4/+10

Advantages (10pp)
Power Attack, Takedown, Close Attack 7, Ultimate Skill (Perception)

Powers (148pp)

Greater Maladrite Power Suite (148)
Immortality 5
Regeneration 10
Protection 9 (Impervious)
Growth 4 (Permanent, Innate)
Kism Blade - Damage +5 (Strength-based, Improved Critical)
Senses 11 (Darkvision 2, Vision Counters Concealment 4, Extended and Acute Hearing)
Leaping 1
Speed 8
-AP: Flight 4
Immunity 6 (Aging, Suffocation)
Damage Aura +10 - Demortad Aura
-AP: Damage +17 (Range 3) Linked: Weaken Stamina +17 (Range 3) - Aura Spike
Enhanced Presence 11 (Dynamic) - Maladrite Aura
-DAP: Elongation 11 (Action: Free Action) - Maladrite Ribbon
-DAP: Create +11 - Maladrite Barrier
-DAP: Nullify +11 (All Magic in an area) - Maladrite Disjunction
-DAP: Weaken Stamina +17 (Ranged 5) - Maladrite Scythe

Complications
Enemy - Mother Mercy
Responsibility - Honor the Kism’s Bonds
Ambition - Spread the Kism’s influence

Meta-Notes: The first of the Kism, Myo is a big, bad killer. It took me a while to get him right. This is the power of a greater demon/maladrite with the demortad properties.

[dwellerofthedeep]

NEW SUPERHERO SETTING!

The Corporate Age has ended. The National Age is past...
These ages left behind are the graves of countless heroes and villains…
But their legacies are still felt.
Their gods are today’s monsters.
Welcome to the Ghost Age.

Keep your eyes out for more on this thread.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Richard Harker - Ghost Man (Ghost Age)
PL: 10 (210pp)

Ability Scores (86pp)
Strength: 2/10 Stamina: 3 Dexterity: 7 Agility: 7
Fighting: 10 Intellect: 6 Awareness: 6 Presence: 2

Defenses (14pp)
Dodge +10 Parry +10 Will +13 Fortitude +7 Toughness +10/+7 (Flatfooted)/+3 (W/out Armor)

Skills (21pp)
Stealth 7/+14, Perceptions 4/+10, Deception 4/+6, Insight 7/+13, Technology 7/+13, Science 7/+13, Vehicles 6/+13

Advantages (13pp)
Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 2, Ranged Attack 3, Power Attack, Defensive Attack, Evasion, Improved Initiative, Takedown

EQUIPMENT
Cell Phone w/Camera - 2ep
Armored Costume (Protection 4, Subtle 1) - 5ep
Staff (Damage +2, Split Attack) - 3ep

Powers (76pp)

Psychic (6pp)
Senses 6 (Postcognition 1, Detect Ghosts 1, Sight Counters Concealment 4) - Psychic Vision

Ghost Gauntlets (removable -1/5, dual item) (57pp)
Telekinesis +10 (Precise, Affects Insubstantial) - Ecto Chains
-AE: Damage +10 (Improved Critical, Affects Insubstantial, Ranged) - Ecto Blast
Enhanced Strength 8 (Affects Insubstantial 10) - Ecto Injection
Power Lifting 1 - Ecto Injection
Flight 5 (Subtle 1) - Ecto Chains

Vampire Mask (removable -1/5, indestructible) (13pp)
Drain +10 (Stamina) - Drain Blood
-AE: Drain +10 (Awareness) - Drain Spirit
-AE: Affliction +10 (Will, Dazed/Nauseated, Limited Affect, Area: Burst) - Narcotic Aura
Regeneration 3

Complications
Accident - “The Mask Hungers”
Enemies - Sleepers, Eradicator, Solipsis
Responsibility - Hunt monsters for Harriet March
Secret - Identity

Notes
Richard is the first character of this new setting, and the only one who is a flat-out remake. He's a good deal beefier than the last version of him I made way back in second edition. Personality-wise he's an honorable and intelligent fighter, but when the mask hungers he can do some pretty terrible things.