MK's Nook: Cyclops as Batman Sidekick, Mace Returns

[razzputin]

Coming soon! Promise!

(Just busy on my latest paperback opus.)

cool, looking forward to it. btw good luck on your opus.

[MorningKnight]

Ronin



"No, don't bother to get up, boys. I'll find the bathroom myself. *mumbles* Stupid mobsters..."

pencils = david finch
inks = jimmy reyes
colour = sean ellery

Power Level: 11 (165 power points)

Abilities: STR 14(+2) DEX 26(+8 ) CON 16(+3) INT 13(+1) WIS 17(+3) CHA 13(+1)

Skills: Acrobatics 8 (+16), Climb 8 (+10), Craft (Mechanical) 8 (+9), Gather Information 8 (+9), Intimidate 8 (+9), Investigate 8 (+9), Knowledge (Streetwise) 8 (+9), Knowledge (Tactics) 8 (+9), Notice 12 (+15), Search 8 (+9), Stealth 8 (+16), Survival 8 (+11), Swim 4 (+6)

Feats: Acrobatic Bluff, Attack Focus (Ranged) 2, Attack Specialization (Bow) 2, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 4, Dodge Focus 4, Equipment 3, Evasion 2, Improved Aim, Improved Critical (17-20)(Bow) 3, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Instant Up, Move-by Action, Precise Shot, Quick Draw 2 (Draw Bow, Load Bow), Ranged Pin, Set-Up, Takedown Attack 2, Teamwork, Throwing Mastery 4, Track

Powers:
Martial Arts - Strike 2 (Mighty,Split Attack)
-PF:AP-Trip 2 (F:Range (Ranged->Touch), PF: Mighty)
Uncanny Eyesight -Super-Senses 2 (Extended (Normal sight),Extended (Normal sight))
Amazing Archer - Blast 4 (Extras: Autofire, PF: Mighty, Flaw: Requires Bow and ammunition)

Combat:
Attack +10 Melee, +12 Ranged, +16 with Bow
Damage +2 Unarmed, +4 Martial Arts, +5 Sword, +4 Nunchaku, +5 Shuriken (Throwing Mastery), +6 Bow (17-20 Critical), +4 with Heavy Pistol (Split Attack), +4 Submachine Gun (Autofire)
Defense 25 (Flat-footed: 15)
Initiative +12
Grapple: +12 (Attack - +10,Strength - +2,Size - +0)

Saves: Toughness +7(+3 Flat-footed) Fortitude +7 Reflex +9 Willpower +6

Lifting: 175 lb.
Equipment (18 points):
Arsenal Array: Bow (8) (He got it back in Secret Invasion - YAY!)
Sword (1)
Nunchaku (1)
Bolos (1)
Shuriken (1)


Drawbacks:
Disability (Hearing Impaired - has hearing aid;Common,Minor)

Cost Summary:
Ability 39 + Skills 26 (104 Ranks) + Feats 41 + Powers 11 + Combat 42 + Saves 8 - Drawbacks -2 = 165 / 165

:arrow Clint has matured a little over the years, and after being trained by Captain America, he can punch his way out of a paper bag if necessary. As Ronin, he took to utilizing other weapons than his favored bow to hide his identity as Hawkeye. Luckily, having been trained by the swordsman, his skill with blades translated into being relatively useful with a sword and melee impact weapons. For range, he also utilized shuriken occasionally, and used his nunchuks as bolas, justifying an equipment point for that.

:arrow Of course, Clint is on par with Oliver Queen with his basic weapon. +16 - as well as being able to do +6 damage with blunt or bladed shafts even without resorting to trick arrowheads. Throw in the improved Critical - granted, this is the highly experienced Barton, a little more skilled and capable, and having relied on his non-archery skills for a piece. I used Blast with the Mighty extra and the Flaw requiring the actual Bow to duplicate that if Clint has a stick tied end to end with a string and other sticks handy, he can put someone on their tail. It's a fudge alongside the Throwing Mastery.

:arrow While Clint is a rather good leader, it's because he's more of a team player. His Teamwork and Set-Up are the things he uses as an Avengers leader, not Leadership like Cap would.

:arrow Skillwise, Clint is pretty handy. His original arrows were ones he made himself, hence his Craft score. His tactics are pretty good, in single and group combat. His Notice is pretty obscene because of his excellent vision - he was named Hawkeye for a reason. If his hearing aid gets knocked out, his Perception rolls drop in regards to hearing across the board, so he doesn't get the Auditory based Uncanny Dodge.

:arrow Should Clint get his trick arrows back, his Blast boost power won't apply to the ability scores of the devices. The Amazing Archer ability applies primarily to the regular shafts, by dint of aerodynamics.

:arrow Most of the time, Clint as Ronin is only going to be PL 7.5 in hand to hand or 8.5 with thrown weaponry, but PL 11 Defensively. Put the bow in his hands, though, he becomes PL 11 offensively.

:arrow (spoiler)

Clint's also back together with Mockingbird, who was a Skrull prisoner.

[death tribble]

Where did you get that picture of Ronin ?
It is jaw dropping amazing.

I cannot comment on the build but that is just knock out.

[MorningKnight]

Google image search. It was in a thread on a message board by the colorist of that picture.

I loved it.

[Libra]

It does have a certain prescence. It seems to have floored a few people in any case.

[MorningKnight]

It does have a certain prescence. It seems to have floored a few people in any case.

Thanks. I'll keep it, and I have to edit this, since I neglected to give Clint an Attack Specialization in Swords. 10 just isn't good enough for an Avenger and someone trained by the Swordsman.

[Libra]

No problem. Cheap Puns and Compliments are my stock in trade.

[MorningKnight]

No problem. Cheap Puns and Compliments are my stock in trade.

And this is why I like you so much.

[Libra]

. . .

Flattery will get you even more compliments!

[The Ilethryl Knight]

Nice Ronin! Man, Clint Barton always wears the coolest costumes. Loved the purple outfit, and love the Ronin duds as well. Still, I like the character best when he uses a bow. Can't wait till he takes down Bullseye and resumes his rightful role as Hawkeye. I'm guessing Marvel will probably get someone else to become Ronin when that happens. I wonder who it will be?

[MorningKnight]

I'mma make a big tub of popcorn when Clint and Bullseye square off.

Maybe the girl who took over as Hawkeye will be the new Ronin.

Or, since Samurai are known for their bowcraft, he lets the girl keep the Hawkeye motif, and he just adds a bow to his gear.

[MisterO]

Ronin



"No, don't bother to get up, boys. I'll find the bathroom myself. *mumbles* Stupid mobsters..."

[/quote]

I like your Ronin/Hawkeye build quite a bit. It interesting to see "super-skills and training" as Powers, especially for characters who don't have "superpowers" as such. From how you set up them up I take it you're a Champions/HERO player too.

BTW, now that I have seen what books you have written I now know where to start in the legendary Mack Bolan book series. Whenever I browse through action/adventure book section at B&N or Half-Price I'm a bit at a bit of a loss.

[MorningKnight]

Oh, I love super-skills. Steve Long and Dark Champions was a favorite book.

I have the Executioner over on Power-Glove, but I'll put him here, with some rewrite.

[MorningKnight]

Ronin (cleaned up and playable)


(From Marvel.com)

Power Level: 10 (150 power points)

Abilities: STR 14(+2) DEX 18(+4) CON 18(+4) INT 12(+1) WIS 16(+3) CHA 12(+1)

Skills: Acrobatics 8 (+12), Bluff 6 (+7), Climb 8 (+10), Concentration 6 (+9), Craft (Chemical) 4 (+5), Craft (Electronic) 4 (+5), Craft (Mechanical) 4 (+5), Escape Artist 10 (+14), Gather Information 6 (+7), Intimidate 8 (+9), Investigate 4 (+5), Knowledge (Streetwise) 6 (+7), Knowledge (Tactics) 8 (+9), Notice 8 (+11), Search 8 (+9), Sense Motive 6 (+9), Stealth 10 (+14), Survival 6 (+9)

Feats: Attack Focus (Ranged) 2, Attack Specialization (Bow), Attack Specialization (Sword), Defensive Roll, Dodge Focus 4, Dual Wield, Elusive Target, Equipment 3, Evasion, Improved Aim, Improved Critical (Bow) 4, Improved Critical (Sword) 2, Improved Initiative, Jack-of-All-Trades, Ranged Disarm, Ranged Pin, Ranged Trip, Set-Up, Takedown Attack 2, Taunt, Teamwork, Track, Uncanny Dodge

Powers:
Martial Arts: Strike 2 (Mighty)
-PF:AP-Trip (Mighty)
Super-Senses 4 (Extended (Normal sight) x3,Low-Light Vision)

Combat:
Attack +11 Melee, +13 Ranged, +13 Sword, +15 Bow
Damage Unarmed +4 (Martial Arts), Trip +4 (Martial Arts), Bow +5 (Crit 16-20), Sword +5 (Crit 18-20), Nunchaku +4 (Throwable), Bolos Snare 4
Defense 22 (Flat-footed: 22)
Initiative +8
Grapple: +13 (Attack - +11,Strength - +2,Size - +0)

Saves: Toughness +4 Flat-footed, +5 Aware but unarmored, +7 Armor flat footed, +8 with Armor and Aware, Fortitude +8 Reflex +8 Willpower +6

Lifting: 175 lb.
Equipment (15 points):
Chain-Mail Armor (3), Bow (9), Sword (1), Nunchaku (1), Bolos (1)

Drawbacks:
Disability (Hard of Hearing -2 to hear without Hearing Aids;Uncommon,Minor)

Cost Summary:
Ability 30 + Skills 30 (120 Ranks) + Feats 34 + Powers 8 + Combat 38 + Saves 11 - Drawbacks -1 = 150 / 150

Size: Medium
Created With Mutagen! version 0.8.7a - beta

I've updated and cleaned up my previously sloppy and ungainly Ronin build. Now, Clint's bad as heck, but using the real Bow rules (strength bonus is added to Bow damage), and adding Talesin's excellent Dual-Wield Benefit, we now have a Clint who is really powerful with his swords (PL9) and obscenely accurate with his bows(PL10) he's a 150 point playable character. With both Sword and Bow, his Critical threats increase his ability to put the hurt on someone.

I can't help but have the bow at the top of the Arsenal array. It'd be wrong otherwise. I've also given Clint the feats Ranged Disarm and Ranged Trip (which he can use with his nunchakus as well as with blunt or sharp arrows).

Should Clint get his TRICK arrows back, he could easily be popped up to PL11 with Explosive, Snare, and other trick arrows that give him the artillery to take down powerful opponents.

[MorningKnight]

The second part of my updates. Power-Glove's background is now tightly tied in with his history as Powerboy.

Power Glove (Gadgeteer)



Power Level: 10; Power Points Spent: 150/150

STR: +2 (14), DEX: +1 (12), CON: +2 (14), INT: +7 (24), WIS: +5 (20), CHA: +0 (10)

Tough: +2/+12, Fort: +6, Ref: +6, Will: +8

Skills: Computers 8 (+15), Diplomacy 4 (+4), Disable Device 8 (+15), Gather Information 8 (+8), Investigate 4 (+11), Notice 4 (+9), Sense Motive 4 (+9), Craft (electronic) 8 (+15), Craft (mechanical) 8 (+15), Knowledge (physical sciences) 8 (+15), Knowledge (technology) 8 (+15)

Feats: Beginner's Luck, Eidetic Memory, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Equipment, Master Plan, Skill Mastery (Computers, Craft (Mechanical), Craft (Electronic), Disable Device), Fighting Style: Boxing, All-Out Attack, Defensive Attack, Elusive Target, Improved Block, Power Attack, Takedown Attack

Powers:
Force Field Belt (Device 6) (hard to lose)
Force Field 10 (+10 Toughness; Impervious)
Flight 5 (Speed: 250 mph, 2200 ft./rnd)
Power Gloves (Device 5) (easy to lose)
Telekinesis 12 (Strength: 60, Carry: 17 tons / 34 tons / 51.2 tons / 102.4 tons)
Strike 10 (Alternate; DC 27; Mighty, Extended Reach 8 (40 ft.), Variable Descriptor 2 (Broad group - Energy Construct Shapes (Cutting, Blunt or Impaling)))
Quickness 4 (Perform routine tasks at 25x speed; One Type (Mental))

Equipment:
Laptop Computer
Cell Phone
Comm-link
Flash Goggles
Multi-tool

Attack Bonus: +8 (Ranged: +8, Melee: +8, Grapple: +10)

Attacks: Unarmed Attack, +8 (DC 17), Strike 10, +8 (DC 27)

Defense: +8 (Flat-footed: +4), Knockback: -11

Initiative: +1

Languages: Native Language

Totals: Abilities 34 + Skills 18 (72 ranks) + Feats 13 + Powers 41 + Combat 32 + Saves 12 + Drawbacks 0 = 150

Complications:
Secret Identity (Known to employers, his nerd clique)
Responsibility (SPIRAL Labs, his nerd clique)
Enemy (Vincent Destruv)
Romance (Severa)
Rivaly (Morning Knight)


I had a perfectly good costume design laying around, a perfectly good name, and a favorite old character concept - a gauntlet of power with an extension field, making him a short range blaster, or a pocket paragon. Welcome back the Power Glove.

Daryl Pirowski first got hold of the Power Gauntlets at age 10. He was a young tinkerer who had stumbled on the remnants of a suit of power armor damaged in a superhuman battle. Daryl grabbed what he could - the gloves - and ran. This was very different from the radios he dismantled and rebuilt, but the electronics were similar enough that he could work with them. He was able to resize them after three years of tinkering, developing them so that he could become a teenaged superhero, and one of the first of his generation not to have been some form of sidekick.

The Gauntlets themselves are only gravity displacement devices - powerful tractor beam emitters that could switch modes and produce enormous amounts of concussive force with a punch. In the time he was tinkering, he was able to replicate the gravitic projector design in order to produce a protective force field and a means of propulsion. His current limit is around 50 tons, a marked increase over the earlier power output, but this is due to Daryl's increased knowledge and technical skill. He also upped the speed on his flight pack, tired of being the slowest thing in the sky.

Another thing that has assisted the young man in his efforts has been training under one of the world's most skilled boxers in order to improve his fighting ability as a Paragon.

As Power Boy, Daryl gained a wealth of experience and combat skill. Today, after twelve years, he's one of the better heroes of his home city as Power Glove. He's not the best fighter, or the strongest paragon, but he's smart and determined.

Gone is the telepathy, the government conspiracy background, and a cleaner, streamlined back story.

Power Glove
Power Level: 10 (150 power points)

Abilities: STR 16(+3) DEX 18(+4) CON 16(+3) INT 16(+3) WIS 18(+4) CHA 18(+4)

Skills: Computers 6 (+9), Craft (Electronic) 8 (+11), Disable Device 6 (+9), Gather Information 6 (+10), Intimidate 8 (+12), Knowledge (Physical Sciences) 6 (+9), Knowledge (Streetwise) 6 (+9), Knowledge (Technology) 8 (+11), Notice 6 (+10), Search 6 (+9)

Feats: All-out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 4, Dodge Focus 4, Interpose, Inventor, Jack-of-All-Trades, Power Attack, Well-Informed

Powers: Device (hard to lose) 12

Combat:
Attack +5, +9 Melee
Damage +3 Unarmed, +11 with power gauntlets
Defense 19 (Flat-footed: 12)
Initiative +4
Grapple: +8 (Attack - +5,Strength - +3,Size - +0)

Saves: Toughness +11*/+3 Fortitude +6 Reflex +6 Willpower +8
Up to 8 is Impervious, depending upon field elongation.

Lifting: 230 lbs to 29 tons
Devices:
Power Gauntlet (Hard to Lose):
Communication (Radio) 4
Force Field 8
Immunity 9 (Life Support)
Impervious Toughness 8 (Dynamic)
PF:DAP- Elongation (Strike)(F: Arms only) 8
Strike 8 (PF:Mighty)
Super-Strength 8 (Heavy Load 29 Tons)
PF:AP-Flight 8,Dynamic Power) (2500 mph)

Cost Summary:
Ability 42 + Skills 17 (66 Ranks) + Feats 14 + Powers 48 + Combat 20 + Saves 9 = 150 / 150

Size: Medium
Description:

Created With Mutagen! version 0.8.7a - beta

I decided to try something here by allowing for a sliding scale for the Impervious Toughness for the Force Field and Elongation as a Dynamic power source, under the idea that the stretching of the field lowers the integrity of the Force Field's Imperviousness. I also made use of the excellent Super-Strength/Flight Dynamic system Talesin likes to use.

Power Glove/Powerboy is a blend of Captain Shazam! Marvel and Green Lantern, with some help from Earth 3's Power Ring for the naming (Sorry, love that name). As such, he's a blend between Paragon and a close-support blaster - his Elongation REALLY allows him some versatility in combat, though Grappling other Paragons and Powerhouses will introduce him to a lot of hurt if he picks someone too strong.


edit Made better picture.