[Writeups.org] [3E] El Jaguar, Ma Mayhem, Old West guns

[Ghostwise]

He's a Nazi thug with tentacles for arms. There isn't much to say about this guy, though the Dodge/Parry dichotomy works well for him - his quick and precise tentacles make him hard to engage hand-to-hand, but do not protect him from being shot from a distance.

Looking for a second banner to illustrate this entry also lead me to realise he very briefly appeared in 2010 - update done while doing the usual improvements to texts and pictures.

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Backlash
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 01 (04), Stamina 00 (03), Agility 00 (02), Dexterity 01, Fighting 02 (07), Intellect 00, Awareness 00, Presence 01

Averaged PL 7.2

Powers
Enhanced physiology • 11 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Enhanced Strength 1, Enhanced Stamina 3, Enhanced Fortitude 3

Nazi arm-tentacles • 39 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Strong, fast, precise -- Enhanced Strength 2, Enhanced Fighting 5, Enhanced Parry 2, Enhanced Initiative 2, Accurate Attack, Close combat (Tentacles) 6
- Great to manoeuvre quickly -- Enhanced Agility 2, Acrobatics 3, Athletics 6
- Stretchy -- Protection 6 (Limited 3 to his arms), Elongation 2, Chokehold, Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Trip


Combat Advantages
<i>Accurate Attack</i>, All-out Attack, <i>Chokehold</i>, Close Attack 1, Defensive Roll 2, <i>Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Trip</i>, Power Attack

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
<i>Acrobatics 3 (+5), Athletics 6 (+10), Close Combat (Tentacles) 6 (+14), </i>, Deception 1 (+2), Insight 1 (+1), Perception 3 (+3)

Offense
Initiative +10
Tentacles +14, Close, Damage 4

Defense
Dodge 7, Parry 13
Toughness 5*/3, Fortitude 8, Will 3
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Temper Sadistic, violent, bloodthirsty thug
Disability His right eye seems damaged and may be a handicap (reduced peripheral vision, frex)
Temper Dedicated White supremacist and thorough racist



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 9, Dodge/Toughness PL 6, Parry/Toughness PL 9, Fort & Will PL 6
Point total 82 Abilities 10, Defences 14, Skills 3, Powers 50, Devices 00, Advantages 5. Equiv. PL 6.

[Ghostwise]

Another member of the Aryan Brigade part of the Cadre. The main problem with Blind Faith is a powerful mind blast that she used exactly once, flooring the Martian. Marginal mechanics handle this in DCH, but I can't think of a proper tool in DCA and it certainly impacts her PL, so for now i've kept the blast on the side.

Blind Faith's entry recently had its texts and illustrations improved, though as I illustrate this article Isee I need to add a shot from her 2000s appearance. EDIT : done.

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Blind Faith
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 00, Stamina 01, Agility 00, Dexterity 00, Fighting 01, Intellect 00, Awareness 01, Presence 01

Averaged PL 4.2

Powers
Perceptions • 38 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Super-hearing -- Senses 2 (Extended Accurate Auditory)
- Mental senses -- Senses 4 (Accurate Ranged Mental Detect (Sentient beings), Mental Counters Illusions, Mental Trackling 1), Mind Reading 5
- Illusions negation -- Effortless Nullify Illusions 10
- Mind link -- Senses 1 (Communication Link w/Iron Cross), for Blind Faith II only

Combat Advantages
Close Attack 1, Defensive Roll 1

Other Advantages
Equipment 1

Skills
Athletics 1 (+1), Close combat (Staff) 5 (+7), Deception 1 (+2), Insight 3 (+4), Perception 3 (+4), Persuasion 1 (+2)

Equipment
Staff-Mace • Strength-Based Blunt Damage 2, Reach 1, Enhanced Parry 1

Offense
Initiative +0
Unarmed +2, Close, Damage 0
Staff-Mace +7, Close, Damage 2

Defense
Dodge 2, Parry 5**/4
Toughness 2*/1, Fortitude 3, Will 6
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses
** With Staff-Mace

Complications
Disability Blind Faith is blind, which her enhanced senses only very partially compensate for
Obsession Blind Faith has a pathological, racist fixation on skin tone
Temper Violent killer
Relationship Blind Faith was in a relationship with Iron Cross



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 5, Dodge/Toughness PL 2, Parry/Toughness PL 4, Fort & Will PL 5
Point total 68 Abilities 8, Defences 12, Skills 7, Powers 38, Devices 00, Advantages 3. Equiv. PL 5.

Triumph of the will
Blind Faith once used a mind blast that harmed even the Martian Manhunter, but never used this ability before or since. This is Mental Blast 14 with Improved Critical 3. In games where she can use this ability, this raises her point total to an equivalent of PL9 and her Attack/Effect PL to 14, raising her Averaged PL to 6.8 due to her low defenses. Why she doesn't use this powerful attack more often is left to each GM's ingenuity.

[Ghostwise]

Taurus' entry has had a sizeable upgrade recently - it had been rewritten last year, but just when we did he made an out-of-the-blue return after 25+ years of absence. So some bits had to be left hanging. Now it should be done.

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Taurus (Cornelius van Lunt)
Marvel Universe

Corrupt captain of industry and mastermind of the original Zodiac. Biography, characterisation, pictures, power description and the like at writeups.org



Abilities
Strength 03, Stamina 02, Agility 01, Dexterity 02, Fighting 05, Intellect 02, Awareness 01, Presence 02

Averaged PL 7

Devices
Taurus costume • 3 points (Removable)• Descriptor: Armour
- Impervious Protection 8 (Limited 3 to his head, particularly self-inflicted damage when bull-rushing)
- Power Attack, Precise Attack (Close, Concealment), Takedown 1

Star-Blazer replica handgun • 11 points (Easily Removable)• Descriptor: Fusion ?
- Ranged Energy Damage 9

Combat Advantages
All-Out Attack, Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll 2

Other Advantages
Benefit 2 (Had access to Doom-level technology for a while), Benefit 1 (Ambidexterous), Connected, Contacts, Equipment 1

Skills
Athletics 2 (+5), Close combat (Unarmed) 1 (+8), Deception 5 (+7), Expertise (Astrology) 6 (+8), Expertise (Business) 11 (+13), Insight 4 (+5), Perception 3 (+4), Persuasion 2 (+4), Ranged combat (Handguns) 8 (+9), Technology 4 (+6) (Limited 2 to Operating and Demolitions), Vehicles 4 (+6) (Limited 2 to common land vehicles)

Offense
Initiative +1
Unarmed +8, Close, Damage 3
Star-Blazer replica +9, Ranged, Damage 9

Defense
Dodge 7, Parry 8
Toughness 4*/2, Fortitude 7, Will 6
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Identity BNoth his criminal activities and his Taurus identity were originally well-kept secrets
Obsession With astrology
Temper Misoginistic, tends to underestimate females
Disability Doesn't know how to swim



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 9, Dodge/Toughness PL 6, Parry/Toughness PL 6, Fort & Will PL 7
Point total 102 Abilities 36, Defences 19, Skills 22, Powers 00, Devices 14, Advantages 11. Equiv. PL 7.

Drawn from the stars
For a time van Lunt wielded the original model of the Star-Blazer energy pistol - Ranged Energy Damage 14, with 12 Ranks having Burst Area. The Damage is 16 if using the uncapped scale. This Device costs 13 more points than the replica, and raises his Attack & Effect PL to 12 using the capped scale. His Averaged PL is thus raised to 7.8 -- or 8 using the uncapped scale.

[Ghostwise]

The New Extremists component of the Cadre is even sketchier than the rest, and a lot of the stats are speculative. But then the reason for writing the Cadre up was to have generic, basic villains on hand.

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Brute
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 14, Stamina 13, Agility 00, Dexterity 00, Fighting 06, Intellect -3, Awareness 00, Presence -2

Averaged PL 10.2

Powers
Big brute • 32 points • Descriptor: Alien physiology
- Growth 2 (Already Factored In, Innate), Enhanced Strength 2 (Limited (to Lifting))
- Impervious Fortitude 12, Impervious Toughness 10
- Intimidation 6 (+6), Daze (Intimidation)
- Improved Grab, Ultimate Effort (Toughness)

Combat Advantages
Close attack 3

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
Perception 1 (+1)

Offense
Initiative +0
Unarmed +9, Close, Damage 14

Defense
Dodge 9, Parry 11
Toughness 13, Fortitude 13, Will 4
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Temper Very violent, wants to kill and eat people
Alien Brute is visibly a huge, dangerous alien and knows little about Earth (though he seems to have some sort of translator device)

Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 12, Dodge/Toughness PL 11, Parry/Toughness PL 12, Fort & Will PL 8
Point total 110 Abilities 56, Defences 18, Skills 1, Powers 32, Devices 00, Advantages 3. Equiv. PL 8.

Uncapped !
On the uncapped scale, Brute's Strength is a 16. This raises his Attack & Effect PL to 13, but you can drop the Lifting Only Strength in his Powers.

[Ghostwise]

This one's just a fighty flyer.

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Golden Eagle
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 02, Stamina 03, Agility 02, Dexterity 01, Fighting 04, Intellect 00, Awareness 01, Presence 01

Averaged PL 7.4

Devices
Winged harness • 14 points (Removable) • Descriptor: Alien technology
- Wings -- Winged Flight 6
- Silent flight -- Stealth 6 (Limited 3 to flying silently)
- Radio -- Radio Communication 2
- Clawed gauntlets and edged wings -- Strength-Based Slashing Damage 2

Powers
Aerial combat • 3 points • Descriptor: Skill
Enhanced Dodge 4, Move-by-Action, Power Attack (all are Limited 1 - only whilst in flight)

Combat Advantages
Close Attack 3, Defensive Roll 2, Improved critical (talons and wings) 1

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
Athletics 4 (+6), Close combat (Talons & wings) 2 (+9), Deception 1 (+2), Perception 3 (+4)

Offense
Initiative +2
Unarmed +7, Close, Damage 2
Talons and wings +9, Close (Reach 1), Damage 4, Critical 19/20

Defense
Dodge 14**/10, Parry 10
Toughness 5/3*, Fortitude 7, Will 4
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses
** Only in flight

Complications
Temper Violent, sadistic killer when set against his enemies
Obsession Deeply racist, hates "race traitors"



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 7, Dodge/Toughness PL 10, Parry/Toughness PL 8, Fort & Will PL 6
Point total 77 Abilities 28, Defences 21, Skills 5, Powers 3, Devices 14, Advantages 6. Equiv. PL 6.

[Goldar]

Hey, GW!

I like the Golden Eagle profile! I especially liked the silent flight, stealth.

LOL. I thought the Brute was the Marvel character, but that one never ate any humans (that I am aware!) The DC one looks a lot like him though, minus the spikes! The stats are probably pretty close and interchangeable, except the INT for the Marvel character would be much higher.

[Ghostwise]

LOL. I thought the Brute was the Marvel character, but that one never ate any humans (that I am aware!) The DC one looks a lot like him though, minus the spikes! The stats are probably pretty close and interchangeable, except the INT for the Marvel character would be much higher.

The Counter-Earth Reed Richards Brute (say that a few times fast) was bloody powerful - he just mopped the floor with Ben. The Reed Brute -- who is indeed also big, muscled, hairless and violet-ish, like the DCU thug above -- has a very old profile by Peter on writeups.org.

We'll have to redo it one day, but after some recent Man-Beast work if I see Counter-Earth again I'll scream.

[Ghostwise]

A new pack of DCA stats discussed here has been published on the site, mostly to get the Thing stuff and the Carol Danvers stuff out. Roll call :

-- The series of four Thing (Benjamin Jacob Grimm) benchmarking entries - Early, Classic, Spiked, Modern - by Pawsplay
-- The third benchmarking entry for the Invisible Woman, by Pawsplay
-- Cammi (Drax's former sidekick)
-- Rampage (Stuart Clarke)
-- Steel(John Henry Irons)
-- The Daredevil benchmarking entry, by Mister O.
-- Snapdragon (Sheoke Sanada)
-- Onyx (pre-Crisis)
-- Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel -- entry 1, entry 2, entry 3

[Ghostwise]

Another racist thug, this one a flamethrower. The split of the attack bonus between the power (they're large beams, easy to hit with) and the skill (she's experienced with those) is probably unnecessary, but heh.

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Heatmonger
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 00, Stamina 02, Agility 01, Dexterity 03, Fighting 02, Intellect 00, Awareness 01, Presence 01

Averaged PL 5.8

Powers
Heat control • 19 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Flame projection -- Ranged Fire Damage 8, Diminished Range 1, Ranged Combat (Flame projection) 4, Precise Attack (Ranged, Concealment)
- Heat bubbles -- Environment 1 (Up to extreme heat)

Combat Advantages
Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll 2, <i>Precise Attack (Ranged, Concealment)</i>

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
Athletics 2 (+2), Close attack (Unarmed) 1 (+5), Deception 1 (+2), Expertise (Celebs and super-heroes) 4 (+5), Insight 1 (+2), Perception 3 (+4), Persuasion 1 (+2), Ranged combat (Flame projection) 2 <i>(plus 4 Ranks from Heat Control for a total of 6)</i>, Vehicles 3 (+6)

Offense
Initiative +1
Unarmed +5, Close, Damage 0
Flame projection +9, Ranged, Damage 8

Defense
Dodge 6, Parry 5
Toughness 4/2*, Fortitude 5, Will 4
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Temper Violent, sadistic killer
Obsession Thoroughly racist
Power Loss The tech on her arms and neck likely play a role in controlling her powers



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 9, Dodge/Toughness PL 5, Parry/Toughness PL 5, Fort & Will PL 5
Point total 66 Abilities 20, Defences 14, Skills 9, Powers 19, Devices 00, Advantages 4. Equiv. PL 5.

[Ghostwise]

I've completely rewritten Alex's entry not too long ago and she "just" has elite soldier stats so heh, why not.

Well, with abnormal vehicular skills and unusual hand-to-hand training.

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Captain Alexandra Goncharova
The Red Star

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Abilities
Strength 01, Stamina 02, Agility 01, Dexterity 03, Fighting 05, Intellect 01, Awareness 01, Presence 01

Averaged PL 5.6

Combat Advantages
Defensive Roll 2, Grabbing Finesse, Improved Smash, Improved Trip

Other Advantages
Benefit (Krawl Captain of the Red Fleet), Benefit (Personal friend of Skymarshall Antares), Equipment 6

Skills
Athletics 2 (+3), Close combat (Unarmed) 2 (+7), Deception 1 (+2), Expertise (Military officer) 10 (+11), Insight 3 (+4), Perception 4 (+5), Persuasion 1 (+2), Ranged combat (Firearms) 4 (+7), Ranged combat (Vehicular weapons) 4 (+7), Technology 4 (+5) (Limited 2 to Operation and Demolitions), Treatment 2 (+3) (Limited 2 to Revive and Stabilise), Vehicles 6 (+9)

Equipment
- Kuvalda shotgun -- Multiattack Ranged Ballistic Damage 6, Armour-Piercing 1, Diminished Range 1, Feature (Incendiary ammunition) • 19 points
- Crew vest -- Protection 4 (Limited 2 to Sharp Impact), Radio communication 2 • 10 points

Offense
Initiative +1
Unarmed +7, Close, Damage 1
Shotgun +7, Ranged (Dim. Range 1), Damage 6

Defense
Dodge 6, Parry 8
Toughness 4/2*, Fortitude 5, Will 6
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Relationship Maya's best friend
Responsibilities Extensive responsibilities as a military officer



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 7, Dodge/Toughness PL 5, Parry/Toughness PL 6, Fort & Will PL 6
Point total 75 Abilities 30, Defences 16, Skills 16, Powers 00, Devices 00, Advantages 13. Equiv. PL 5.

[Ghostwise]

Goncharova's entry got (speculative) stats for Renko. Nobody ever cares about Renko, but at writeups.org we're better than that.

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Lieutenant Renko
The Red Star

Abilities
Strength 01, Stamina 02, Agility 00, Dexterity 03, Fighting 02, Intellect 01, Awareness 01, Presence 00

Averaged PL 4.4

Combat Advantages
Defensive Roll 1, Ranged Attack 2

Other Advantages
Benefit (Krawl Lieutenant of the Red Fleet), Equipment 6

Skills
Athletics 1 (+2), Close combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4), Expertise (Military officer) 8 (+9), Insight 2 (+3), Perception 4 (+5), Ranged combat (Firearms) 1 (+6), Ranged combat (Vehicular weapons) 4 (+9), Technology 4 (+5) (Limited 2 to Operation and Demolitions), Treatment 2 (+3) (Limited 2 to Revive and Stabilise), Vehicles 6 (+9)

Equipment
- Kuvalda shotgun -- Multiattack Ranged Ballistic Damage 6, Armour-Piercing 1, Diminished Range 1, Feature (Incendiary ammunition) • 19 points
- Crew vest -- Protection 4 (Limited 2 to Sharp Impact), Radio communication 2 • 10 points

Offense
Initiative +0
Unarmed +4, Close, Damage 1
Shotgun +6, Ranged (Dim. Range 1), Damage 6

Defense
Dodge 4, Parry 4
Toughness 3/2*, Fortitude 5, Will 3
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Relationship Dysfunctional friendship with Alexandra
Responsibilities Extensive responsibilities as a military officer

Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 6, Dodge/Toughness PL 4, Parry/Toughness PL 4, Fort & Will PL 4
Point total 56 Abilities 20, Defences 11, Skills 15, Powers 00, Devices 00, Advantages 10. Equiv. PL 4.

[Ghostwise]

The entry for the Cat (Greer Nelson in 1972, before Tigra) has recently been polished and reillustrated, so before we return to the Cadre goons...

I hesitated to distinguish her native abilities as Greer from her powers, but the list of enhanced this and enhanced that doesn't take too much room and it helps explain what her nebulous powers are.

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The Cat (Greer Nelson)
Marvel Universe

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Abilities
Strength -1 (05), Stamina 00 (04), Agility 00 (05), Dexterity 01 (04), Fighting 00 (05), Intellect 02 (04), Awareness 01 (04), Presence 00 (02)

Averaged PL 9.4

Powers
Tumolo's new female power • 59 points • Descriptor: Cat People science
- Augmented abilities -- Enhanced Strength 6, Enhanced Stamina 4, Enhanced Agility 5, Enhanced Dexterity 3, Enhanced Fighting 5, Enhanced Intellect 2, Enhanced Awareness 3, Enhanced Presence 2, Enhanced Fortitude 3, Enhanced Dodge 4, Enhanced Parry 4
- Superhuman hearing -- Senses 2 (Extended Hearing, Ultra-Hearing)
- Superhuman jumps -- Leaping 4
- Superhuman mental speed -- Quickness 4 (Limited 2 to processing information - say, reading)
- Intuitive movement analysis -- Senses 2 (Acute Analytical Tactile), Technology 6 (+11) (Limited 2 to Operating and Security) and apparently Sleight of Hand 6 (+10)
- Superhuman intuition -- Senses 2 (Extended Acute empathic sense), Insight 4

Devices
Night vision cowl lenses • 1 point (Removable) • Descriptor: Technology
Senses 1 (Low-Light vision)

Cat's claw Array • 5 points

- Claws on her gloves and boots -- Strength-Based Close Slashing Damage 1
- The same claws used as climbing aids -- Movement 1 (Wall-Crawling)
- Cat's claw shot as a grappling hook -- Movement 1 (Swinging)
- Cat's claw used to grab, trip, strike, etc. at a distance -- Elongation 2 (Quirk 2 - Strength is considered 1 Rank lower when used through Elongation, and no fine manipulation ability), Variable Descriptor (Blunt or Slashing), Improved Disarm

Combat Advantages
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 4, Defensive Roll 3, Evasion 1, Improved Defense, Improved Trip, Move-by Action, Ranged Attack 5

Other Advantages
Beginner's Luck, Second chance (Fear/intimidation)

Skills
Acrobatics 6 (+11), Athletics 6 (+11), Close combat (Unarmed/Claws) 3 (+12), Deception 3 (+5), Expertise (Biology) 2 (+6), Insight 3 <i>(7 (+11))</i>, Perception 7 (+11), Persuasion 4 (+6), Ranged combat (Cat's claw) 3 (+12), <i>Sleight of Hand 6 (+10)</i>, <i>Technology 6 (+11) (Limited 2 to Security)</i>, Vehicles 2 (+6)

Offense
Initiative +5
Unarmed +12, Close, Damage 5 (or 6 with the Claws, which are never used against living beings)
Cat's Claw +12, Elongation 2, Damage 4

Defense
Dodge 12, Parry 12
Toughness 7/4*, Fortitude 9, Will 8
* Without Defensive Roll Bonuses

Complications
Identity Typical secret ID
Obsession The Cat is very curious and likes to investigate
Prejudice As Greer, she often runs into sexism issues
Relationship Caretaker for the disabled Dr. Tumolo



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 9, Dodge/Toughness PL 10, Parry/Toughness PL 10, Fort & Will PL 9
Point total 123 Abilities 6, Defences 12, Skills 20, Powers 59, Devices 6, Advantages 19. Equiv. PL 9.

[Ghostwise]

More Cadre/Aryan Brigade thuggery, this one a big bruiser. Iron Cross is a bit annoying since he took damage from Black Canary's unarmed moves (and that was well before she was really trained by Shiva -- +1 or +2 damage bonus) but could go mano-a-marciano with the Manhunter (+15 or +16 damage bonus). With Dinah's Power Attack it's vaguely possible if she keeps rolling well and J'onn keeps rolling poorly, I suppose - but I've reused the Luck trick to have Iron Cross stand up a big better against upper-tier strong guys.

And of course, no Impervious - this alone would have solved the disparity were we not talkin' about a 15-points difference.

And yeah, this guy seems to have a very narrow repertoire of abilities.

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Iron Cross
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 02 (13), Stamina 02 (07), Agility 01, Dexterity 01, Fighting 02 (04), Intellect 00, Awareness 00, Presence 01

Averaged PL 8.2

Powers
Super-strength • 46 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Enhanced Strength 11, Enhanced Stamina 5, Enhanced Fighting 2
- Protection 4 (Limited 2 - only vs. Blunt Impact)
- Luck 4 (Limited 3 - only on Toughness saves vs. Blunt Impact)
- Growth 1 (Always On and already factored in)

Psychic link • 1 points • Descriptor: Psychic
Senses 1 (Mind Link with Blind Faith II)

Combat Advantages
Close Attack 2

Other Advantages
Language (German)

Skills
Close combat (Unarmed) 2 (+8), Insight 1 (+1), Perception 3 (+3), Persuasion 1 (+2)

Offense
Initiative +1
Unarmed +8, Close, Damage 13

Defense
Dodge 7, Parry 9
Toughness 11*/7, Fortitude 10, Will 4
* Blunt Impact Descriptors only

Complications
Temper Violent brute
Obsession Thoroughly racist



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 11, Dodge/Toughness PL 8, Parry/Toughness PL 9, Fort & Will PL 7
Point total 89 Abilities 18, Defences 17, Skills 4, Powers 47, Devices 00, Advantages 3. Equiv. PL 6.

Note
For PL computations his Toughness was considered a 9.

[Ghostwise]

A flying blaster from the Cadre version of the New Extremists. Like the rest, little is known about him - which means you can use him in your game however you like.

I guess I should rework the Enhanced Dodge While Flying thing into some previous profiles and the rules document... folks in comics are usually harder to hit when they're flying, but it is not built into the Flight Power in DCA (which is a fine design decision, mind you).

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Cloudburst
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 01, Stamina 02, Agility 01, Dexterity 03, Fighting 02, Intellect 00, Awareness 00, Presence 01

Averaged PL 6.6

Powers
Weather Power • 40 points • Descriptor: Overmaster enhancements
- Flight 5
- Ranged Lightning Damage 13
- Environment 4 (Visibility -2) and possibly other weather control effects

Aerial combat • 2 points • Descriptor: Skill
Enhanced Dodge 3, Move-by-Action (both are Limited 1 - only whilst in flight)

Combat Advantages
All-Out Attack, Close Attack 2, Ranged Attack 2

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
Athletics 2 (+3), Close combat (Unarmed) 1 (+5), Insight 1 (+1), Perception 3 (+3), Ranged Combat (Lightning) 4 (+9)

Offense
Initiative +1
Unarmed +5, Close, Damage
Lightning bolts +9, Ranged, Damage 13 (will usually use All-Out Attack)

Defense
Dodge 6, Parry 5
Toughness 4/2*, Fortitude 6, Will 3
* Without Defensive Roll

Complications
Temper Violent thug



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 11, Dodge/Toughness PL 6, Parry/Toughness PL 5, Fort & Will PL 5
Point total 88 Abilities 20, Defences 15, Skills 6, Powers 42, Devices 00, Advantages 5. Equiv. PL 6.

Note
The New Extremists normally front-load their assaults. They'll spend any Hero Points they have in the first round to raise mediocre and poor dice rolls, concentrating on the offensive but leaving little for defense. Thus, they'll hit quite hard at first, but then run dry and be easier to mop up than you'd expect. They also prefer offensive tactic - for instance Cloudburst normallly uses All-Out Attack, especially early in the fight.

[Ghostwise]

I had forgotten there were so many of these guys. But well, there were three teams (plus the immortal guys about whom nothing is known). And that means a lot of minor entries getting their texts and illustrations reviewed and improved.

EDIT - and I finally noticed the template-cut-n-paste mistake giving her a 900lbs weight. Heh.

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Death Angel
DC Universe

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Abilities
Strength 01, Stamina 02, Agility 04, Dexterity 01, Fighting 03, Intellect 00, Awareness 01, Presence 02

Averaged PL 7.6

Powers
Magic powers • 37 points • Descriptor: Magic, and possibly something like Succubus
- Transfixing vision -- Ranged Affliction 10 (resisted by Will, entranced & hindered, defenseless & immobile, Instant Recovery Flaw)
- Soul-draining shadow fangs -- Close Spiritual Damage 8 (resisted by Will) Linked with Persistent Regeneration 8 (Limited 3 to damage with spiritual, psychic, necromancy and other paranormal or semi-paranormal mental Descriptors)
- Eldritch bolts -- Ranged Magic Damage 7

Combat Advantages
Close Attack 1

Other Advantages
None demonstrated

Skills
Acrobatics 4 (+8), Athletics 5 (+6), Close combat (Unarmed) 3 (+7), Deception 3 (+5), Insight 4 (+5), Perception 4 (+5), Persuasion 2 (+4), Ranged combat (Eldritch bolts) 7 (+8)

Offense
Initiative +4
Unarmed +7, Close, Damage 1
Shadow fangs +7, Close, Damage 8
Eldritch bolts +8, Ranged, Damage 8
Transfixing vision +10, Ranged, Affliction 10

Defense
Dodge 9, Parry 7
Toughness 4/2*, Fortitude 6, Will 9
* Without Defensive Roll

Complications
Temper Violent thug
Distinct appearance Succubusian looks



Power levels
Trade-off areas. Attack & Effect PL 10, Dodge/Toughness PL 7, Parry/Toughness PL 6, Fort & Will PL 8
Point total 102 Abilities 28, Defences 20, Skills 16, Powers 37, Devices 00, Advantages 1. Equiv. PL 7.

Note
The New Extremists normally front-load their assaults. They'll spend any Hero Points they have in the first round to raise mediocre and poor dice rolls, concentrating on the offensive but leaving little for defense. Thus, they'll hit quite hard at first, but then run dry and be easier to mop up than you'd expect. They also prefer offensive tactic - for instance Cloudburst normallly uses All-Out Attack, especially early in the fight.