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

[Thorpacolypse]

Great stuff as always, Dweller. I would like to borrow those Harrower Demons.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Great stuff as always, Dweller. I would like to borrow those Harrower Demons.

I've been enjoying your threads lately, just finding it hard to butt-in for a comment!

Feel free to borrow, of course. Just if you use them in a fight online don't forget to direct people here.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Maya Ling - Witness II (Ghost Age)
PL: 10 (210pp)

Ability Scores (92pp)
Strength: 1/8 Stamina: 6 Dexterity: 4 Agility: 10
Fighting: 12 Intellect: 1 Awareness: 8 Presence: 4

Defenses (9pp)
Dodge +12 Parry +12 Will +11 Fortitude +9 Toughness +8/+6 (Flatfooted)

Skills (14pp)
Perceptions 8/+16, Insight 7/+15, Persuasion 7/+11, Deception 3/+7, Stealth 3/+13

Advantages (14pp)
Defensive Roll 2, Power Attack, All-out Attack, Ranged Attack 5, Diehard, Improved Initiative, Takedown, Accurate Attack, Eidetic Memory

Powers (81pp)

Active Meditation (57pp)
Enhanced Strength 7
Speed 7
Leaping 4
Movement 2 (Wall-crawling 2)
Mind Reading +5 (Range: Close, Action 2: Free Action) - Sharing Meditation
-AE: Concealment 10 (Flaws: Mental Only, Passive) - Clouding Meditation
Senses 17
-Touch: Acute
-Hearing: Acute, Rapid, Extended 4, Counters Illusion 2, Detects Lies
-Scent: Ranged 1, Tracking 2, Acute

Energetic Possession (24pp)
Blast +11 - Ghost Blast
-AE: Energy Aura +5 (Subtle 2) - Energy Field
-AE: Insubstantial +4 (Subtle 2) - Ghost Field

Complications
Accident - Ghost Corruption
Responsibility - Fight for Justice and Compassion
Hatred - Angel Armaments

Notes
Maya is the student of Arthur Zinderman, the first Witness. She has been suffering from the energetic possession inflicted by Angel Armaments test-groups before training in active meditation. Active meditation works by becoming ‘one’ in perceptions with one’s surroundings.

[Arthur Eld]

I'm not sure Touch sense dependent is kosher for a Close range power. But maybe I just don't understand it right. Do you mean direct skin-to-skin contact, as opposed to touching someone over armor or clothes, or a costume, as you might with normal Close range powers (Affliction, Damage)?

If so, that seems less like a -1 Flaw, which Sense-Dependent is, and more like a Quirk. Especially sense Touch is the one Sense you can't have Concealment from.

[dwellerofthedeep]

I'm not sure Touch sense dependent is kosher for a Close range power. But maybe I just don't understand it right. Do you mean direct skin-to-skin contact, as opposed to touching someone over armor or clothes, or a costume, as you might with normal Close range powers (Affliction, Damage)?

If so, that seems less like a -1 Flaw, which Sense-Dependent is, and more like a Quirk. Especially sense Touch is the one Sense you can't have Concealment from.

Skin-to-skin is required. But your right, that is more of quirk.

EDIT: That just means it should be the Alternate Power, rather than the concealment. I'll edit that.

Edit 2: Decided the only way to make it work was reduced mind-reading rank. It's more of an-off-chance perk sort of power now.

[Severance]

Really great stuff dweller! I never get tired of seeing your builds.

[dwellerofthedeep]

I get tired of building and posting them occasionally, but at least people want to see the ones I do finish!

It's a bad habit of mine across the board--half-finished books and half-finished builds.

But that doesn't really matter. I'm starting to get back in the swing of things.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Garth Nolan - Human Universe (Ghost Age)
PL: 10 (210pp)

Ability Scores (96pp)
Strength: 6 Stamina: 4 Dexterity: 4 Agility: 6
Fighting: 8 Intellect: 8 Awareness: 4 Presence: 8

Defenses (10pp)
Dodge +8 Parry +8 Will +8 Fortitude +8 Toughness +12

Skills (21pp)
Persuasion 10/+18, Expertise (Energy Business) 8/+16, Computers 8/+16, Insight 4/+8, Perceptions 4/+8, Deception 4/+12, Intimidation 4/+12

Advantages (7pp)
Power Attack, All-out Attack, Ranged Attack 2, Wealth 3

Powers (76pp)

Contained Universe (76pp)
Insubstantial +2 (Gaseous, Precise) - Expanding Particles
Regeneration 10 - Expanding Particles
Blast +12 - Energetic Surge
-AE: Damage +12 Linked: Affliction +12 (Fortitude, Impaired/Compelled/Paralyzed) - Sapping
-AE: Damage +10 (Area: Burst, Penetrating 4) - Solar Fire
Protection 8 - Stellar Resilience
Flight 10 - Force Resistors
Senses 1 (Detect ‘Star Ghouls’, ‘Universes’ and similar Creatures) - Sense Purity

Complications
Noticeable - Flight (Radio Signal)
Enemy - Sleepers
Rivalry - Other Universes
Secret - Identity

Notes
Garth is like my old character, the Human Nebula, a self-contained mini-universe inside a human being. This sort of character isn’t one-of-a-kind in the Ghost Age, but most don’t even reach Garth’s moderate level of control over their powers. Garth is also known as a hunter of the star-ghouls, creatures that sap the power of the nearest star and gain phenomenal powers from it. Also, Garth is an executive in a large power company, but that does't come up often, as he is a hands-off sort of boss.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Gabriel Blazendal - Wielder of Imaginos (Ghost Age)
PL: 10 (210pp)

Ability Scores (82pp)
Strength: 6/13 Stamina: 3 Dexterity: 3 Agility: 3
Fighting: 7 Intellect: 6 Awareness: 6 Presence: 7

Defenses (15pp)
Dodge +7 Parry +7 Will +13 Fortitude +7 Toughness +13/+3 (without Frost Armor)

Skills (22pp)
Stealth 8/+11, Perceptions 8/+14, Computers 7/+13, Technology 7/+13, Intimidation 8/+15, Treatment 6/+12

Advantages (8pp)
Power Attack, All-out Attack, Accurate Attack, Assessment, Startle, Diehard, Inventor, Takedown

Powers (83pp)

Gemini Frost Armor (removable -1/5) (48pp)
Protection 10 (Impervious 10)
Enhanced Strength 7
Flight 8
Immunity 10 (Life Support)

Awakened Sleeper Sorcery (23pp)
Damage +10 (Area: Shapeable) - Fire
-AP: Create Object +10 - Earth
-AP: Telekinesis +10 - Air
-AP: Affliction +10 (Dazed, Hindered, Unconscious, Resisted by Fortitude, Area: Cone) - Water

Imaginos Rune Sword (removable -2/5, Indestructible) (12pp)
Damage +4 (Strength-based, Inaccurate 2) Linked: Affliction +17 (Resisted by will: Fatigued, Exhausted, Paralyzed) - Runic Blade
-AP: Deflect +9 (Reflection, Variable Descriptor) - Runes of Rejection

Complications
Hatred - Ghostman, Human Nightmare
Rivalry - Sleepers

Notes: This is the first villain for the Ghost Age setting, and, unlike usual for me, he isn't much more powerful than any of the heroes individually. He is still only PL 10 and that’s because I don’t see him as much more than a soldier villain despite his impressive mental stats.

[JoshuaDunlow]

I get tired of building and posting them occasionally, but at least people want to see the ones I do finish!

It's a bad habit of mine across the board--half-finished books and half-finished builds.

But that doesn't really matter. I'm starting to get back in the swing of things.

Well then we are the ones who benefit!! I always enjoy your builds Dweller, you bring something to these characters, that make them stand out. Something I wish I was more adept at doing with my own. Probably cause I can never stay on just one thing for long.. lol Anyways, keep up the good work!

Btw.. Garth Nolan rocks!

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Mia Bez - Knife Bride of Naje (War of the Spirits)
Age: 23
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 140lbs
Affiliations: Kingdom of Naje, Palace of Blades
Description: Dignified and honorable, Mia uses her stealth to accentuate her speed in battle. She usually doesn’t strike from hiding because the Palace of Blades disapproves of such actions. Mia’s attitude is exemplified by this. She seeks to do what is required of her at all times, juggling both propriety and duty.

Background: Born and raised as a member of the Palace of Blades, Mia is no stranger to luxury. She grew up training for high-class duels and quite excelled at this training. As Knife Bride she is a well-respected member of society, but among her own at the Palace of Blades she is known as a particularly determined individual. This is what led the Palace to send her as a representative, to the Serabin to serve Kiush.

Power Level: 8 (135pp)

Ability Scores (70pp)
Strength: 4 Stamina: 3 Agility: 7 Dexterity: 6 Fighting: 11 Intellect: 2 Awareness: 1 Presence: 1

Defenses (12pp)
Dodge: 11 Parry: 11 Fortitude: 5 Toughness: 5/3 (Flatfooted) Will: 7

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (20pp)
Stealth 7/+14, Acrobatics 7/+14, Athletics 3/+6, Sleight of Hand 7/+13, Expertise (Magic) 4/+6, Perceptions 9/+10, Insight 3/+4

Advantages (21pp)
Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 1, Quick Draw, Improved Critical 3 (Knives), Defensive Attack, Accurate Attack, All-out Attack, Takedown, Move-By-Action, Ranged Attack 5, Ritualist, Hide-In-Plain-Sight, Improved Initiative, Diehard

EQUIPMENT
Knife (Damage +1, Improved Critical, Strength-Based, Thrown) - 3ep
Bridal Knife (Damage +1, Improved Critical, Strength-Based) - 2ep

Powers (12pp)

Knife Bride Acolyte Power Suite (12pp)
Leaping 3
Speed 1
Movement 2 (Surefooted, Wall Crawling 1)
Senses 2 (Darkvision 2)
Healing 4 (Self Only, Temporary) - Spirit Shell

Complications
Responsibility - Take lives in the name of the Palace
Rivalry - The Princes of Naje

Meta-Notes: One of the lightest fighters in the whole setting, Mia is a deadly accurate and lightning fast individual. She packs a couple of knives, and I’d let her use her improved critical feats with both.

Updated Mia again. I realized she wasn't hitting her damage cap. With the war of the spirits finally brewing that could have been a problem.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Layne Mackmar (The Mangrove Suite)
Age: 27
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 250lbs
Description: Layne is a powerfully built black-skinned man, massive and muscular. He has grown used to fighting and running, and takes pride in the right sneak attack rather than the wrong open battle. The ghost of John Dee helps keep him ahead of the monsters magically, but it isn’t just that--Layne himself is scarily intelligent.

Background: When he was a boy, Layne was raised as one of the tunnel-dwelling slaves of the beast Halashash’s Silver Tower, a slave among slaves to keep the house of full of monsters running. Eventually the fungal infection used to suppress Layne’s growth began to fail and he escaped from the tunnels before he could grow so large as to be trapped within them. He lived on the streets of the Old City, doing his best to avoid its monstrous inhabitants and the often cruel nobles for a decade. He survived so long with the help of the Ardine Group, an order of human rebels who dwell both among the nobility and the street craft and who initiated Layne after his long service with them in his 25th year. The initiation was an ordeal, but when it was over, Layne found himself bonded with an ancient ghost, the ghost of one of the humans who once ruled the world eons ago… Doctor John Dee. The good doctor has been an active partner in Layne’s endeavors ever since. Only recently has Layne started to see visions of another kind altogether, the image of a young woman named Rena who occasionally helps, and occasionally inconveniences him with her appearances.

Power Level: 8 (120pp)

Ability Scores (68pp)
Strength: 5 Stamina: 6 Agility: 4 Dexterity: 0 Fighting: 8 Intellect: 5 Awareness: 3 Presence: 3

Defenses (11pp)
Dodge: 8 Parry: 8 Fortitude: 9 Toughness: 8/6 (Unarmored) Will: 7

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (15pp)
Acrobatics 3/+7, Athletics 4/+9, Insight 6/+9, Intimidation 3/+6, Perceptions 3/+6, Persuasion 4/+7, Stealth 5/+9, Treatment 2/+7

Advantages (7pp)
All-out Attack, Equipment 1, Power Attack, Takedown, Diehard, Improvised Weapons, Improvised Tools

Equipment (5ep)
Improvised Garbage Armor (Protection 2, limited: Not ballistic) - 1ep
Steel Rod (Damage +3, Strength-based) - 3ep
Cigarette Lighter - 1ep

Powers (19pp)

Ghost of Dee (19pp)
Enhanced Skills (6 (Science 4/+9, Expertise (Magic) 8/+13)
Enhanced Advantages 2 (Ritualist, Skill Mastery: Expertise (Magic))
Features 1 (Mental Library - Magical)
Quickness 16 (Limited: Mental Tasks Only)
Quickness 8 (Limited: One Task: Ritual Casting Only)

Complications
Accident - Rena’s Apparition
Enemy - Monsters

Notes: I built this guy as a different take on an old concept. In a city ruled by monsters he is a pretty small-fry, but give him enough time to prepare and he can whip up some major butt-kicking with the help of the Ghost. I like how he turned out--one part grizzled streetfighter, the other part sorcerer if not a spell-slinger. Also, I’m trying to keep some builds at standard cost, just because I think it is more entertaining to build with some restrictions.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Tiros Rankin - Noble of Agony’s Mantle (The Mangrove Suite)
Age: 24
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 155lbs
Affiliations: The Noble House of Hadrylon and Sub-House Rankin
Description: Tiros is a wiry man with a huge grin, even when not wearing his noghai mask. He has a more sadistic streak than most nobles, and can be cruel even to his own kin. He likes to laugh, and he finds or makes plenty of reasons to find twisted enjoyment.

Background: Born in House Rankin’s darkest warrens, deep under the city, Tiros grew up being trained as a street hunter and potential assassin in the sweltering climbs of Agony’s Mantle, a place where magma seethes just beneath the surface. He survived on a steady diet of fresh meat and stimulants for most of his life. After earning his way to the surface, Tiros began to seek his own ends, gradually leaving his house’s interests behind in favor of the most beautiful and thrilling hunts and with them, the most terrible kills. His favorite prey is of course, the lowborn humans of the city.

Power Level: 9 (150pp)

Ability Scores (88pp)
Strength: 2 Stamina: 3 Agility: 7 Dexterity: 7 Fighting: 10 Intellect: 5 Awareness: 2 Presence: 3

Defenses (8pp)
Dodge: 10 Parry: 10 Fortitude: 4 Toughness: 8/6 (Flatfooted) or 5/3 (without armor) Will: 6

Skills/Ranks/Bonus (23pp)
Stealth 10/+17, Perceptions 6/+8, Acrobatics 8/+15, Intimidation 4/+7, Deception 8/+11, Ranged Combat (Throwing Daggers) 7/+14, Close Combat (Sword) 3/+13

Advantages (13pp)
Hide In Plain Sight, Assessment, Accurate Attack, Daze (Deception), Agile Feint, Equipment 3, Quick Draw, Improved Initiative, Defensive Roll 2, Power Attack

Equipment (10ep)
Throwing Daggers (Ranged Damage +2, Strength Based, Improved Critical) - 5ep
Shadow Armor (Protection +3, Subtle) - 4ep
Razor Sword (Damage +3, Improved Critical 2, Strength-based) - 5ep
Cell Phone - 1ep

Powers (18pp)

Noghai Mask (Removable: complication only) (13pp)
Regeneration 10
Speed 1
Movement 1 (Permeate)

Hunter Noble Training (5pp)
Leaping 1
Movement 1 (Wallcrawling 1)
Senses 2 (Darkvision 2)

Complications
(Primarily a Villain)
Power Loss - Removal of Noghai Mask (normally melds to face)
Rivalry - House Hadrylon

Notes: He is a sneaky bastard, but a fairly low-level villain in this setting.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Heart Attack II - Natalie Grace Ballard (Ghost Age)
Age: 19
PL: 9 (165pp)

Ability Scores (84pp)
Strength: 0 Stamina: 5 Dexterity: 5 Agility: 10
Fighting: 10 Intellect: 5 Awareness: 2 Presence: 5

Defenses (5pp)
Dodge 10 Parry 10 Will 5 Fortitude 7 Toughness 8/5 (W/out Defensive Roll)

Skills (8pp)
Ranged Combat (Heart Leech) 5/+10, Acrobatics 3/+13, Athletics 5/+5, Deception 3/+8

Advantages (8pp)
Defensive Roll 3, Move-by-action, Agile Feint, Attractive, Power Attack, All-out Attack

Powers (60pp)

Genetic Spirits (60pp)
Super Speed 9 (Wall Running, Water Running)
Leaping 3
Senses 2 (Rapid Vision 2)
Weaken Stamina +8 (Ranged 4) Linked: Weaken Strength +8 (Ranged 4) - Heart Leech
-AE: Damage +8 (Improved Critical 3, Incurable) Linked: Weaken Stamina +8 (Improved Critical 3, Incurable) - Nervous System Attack
Immunity 1 (Heat Temperatures)

Complications
Accident - Partial Possession by Her Mother’s Ghost
Rivalry - Tom V
Motivation - Honor to carry on the name

Notes: The daughter of Lillian Ballard and an unknown super, Natalie is still fairly young and inexperienced, but she’s inherited her mother’s powers pretty much beyond her expectations. She has the heart-stopping powers and the super speed, but usually doesn’t appear to have inherited her mothers’ temperamental nature and violent moods, except when the ghost of her mother influences her mind subtly, a problem Natalie is well aware of.

[dwellerofthedeep]

Name: Johan Munk - Renegade Carrier Pilot (Challengers)
PL 10 (150pp)

Abilities (24pp)
Strength 0/8 Dexterity 5 Agility 4 Stamina 0/8
Intellect 0 Fighting 2 Awareness 2 Presence -1

Defenses (6pp)
Dodge 10/6 Parry 2 Fortitude 0/8 (In Carrier) Will 2 Toughness 0/10 (Impervious 7)

Skills (10pp)
Ranged Combat (Heavy Pistol) 6/+15 Technology 2/+2, Vehicles 4/+9, Perceptions 2/+4, Close Combat (Unarmed) 6/+8

Advantages (6pp)
Ranged Attack 4, Equipment 2

EQUIPMENT
Flightsuit (0ep)
Jacket (0ep)
311 Special - Ballistic Pistol (Ranged Damage +5, ranged 3) - 8ep
Communicator (1ep)
Rebreather (1ep)

Powers (104pp)

Removable (-1) Scylla - Hydra Class Light Carrier (104pts)
Flight 7 - 14pp
Growth 8 (Quirk: No arms (-8pp), Permanent, Innate) - 9pp
Features 2 (Room for 1 short-term Passenger, Vehicles Checks replace Athletics) - 2pp
Immunity 10 (Life Support) - 10pp
Protection 2 (Impervious 7) - 9pp
Regeneration 5 - Nanotech Recover Nodes - 5pp
Senses 10 (Analytical (Sight), Infravision, Extended 2 (Sight), Radius 2 Radar 2, Distance Sense, Direction Sense) - 10pp
Deflection +10 - Point Defense Screens - 10pp
Summon +5 (Sensory Link, Active, Multiple Minions 3 (8 Morae Heavy Drones), Continuous, Controlled, Mental Link) - 61pp

Morae Class Heavy Drone
PL 10 (75pp)
Strength 0/2 Dexterity 0 Agility 2 Stamina -
Intellect - Fighting 0 Awareness 0 Presence -
Dodge 13/12 (Size) Parry 0 Fortitude NA Will 0 Toughness 7
Skills: Ranged Combat (Main Cannon) 10/+10
Advantages: Teamwork
Powers: Immunity 30 (Fortitude Saves), Growth 2 (Permanent, Innate, Quirk 1 Whip-arm only (-2pp), Protection 5, Deflection +10, Damage +10 (Ranged 6), - Main Cannon; -AP: Damage +5 (Ranged 6, Multiattack) - Machine Gun, Flight 7

Complications
Motivation - Broke
Reputation - for expensing a lot of money on jobs
Addiction - Slur (And other Drugs)
Reputation - ex-military/Rivalry - Military Carriers

Initiative +4 (Reduce to +2 for Moraes)

Attacks
311 Special +15 (DC 20)
Unarmed +8 (DC 15)
Unarmed (Ram) +8 (DC 23)
[Morae] Main Cannon +10 (DC 25)

Notes
Johan is quite a mercenary, and a great shot, but he comes into his own only when piloting Scylla and commanding its drones. The carrier itself is weaponless, unlike most of those that see actually military service, but that is hardly a major concern with eight heavily armed Morae drones at Johan’s disposal. The carrier itself isn’t like a lot of spaceships pictured in fiction, in that it has no living space and would be rather uncomfortable to live in for any amount of time. Scylla’s nanotechn recovery nodes are the most remarkable thing about the ship in this setting, as most carriers (Read: pretty much all the others) cannot handle any major level of damage.