DEADSHOT CHARACTER QUESTIONS

[gamemaster72]

This is a question for those who are familiar with Deadshot:

Do both the mask and the armor require the "Conceal Vital Signs" Feature, or was it just a mistake to put in on both? Also,is the purpose of this feature to conceal himself from detection? (Body Heat, Heartbeat, etc.) Or is there another purpose that I'm missing?

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[Murkglow]

Do both the mask and the armor require the "Conceal Vital Signs" Feature, or was it just a mistake to put in on both?

I doubt both are required but it's not necessarily a mistake. Perhaps if he is wearing only one of the two pieces he still gains the benefit (like if he took off his mask he would still have the feature).

Also,is the purpose of this feature to conceal himself from detection? (Body Heat, Heartbeat, etc.) Or is there another purpose that I'm missing?

I would expect the main point of the feature is to allow him to play dead. It might also conceal heatbeat and body heat from super hearing and heat vision too though. I expect the complete list of what that kind of feature gives you changes from GM to GM.

[gamemaster72]

Do both the mask and the armor require the "Conceal Vital Signs" Feature, or was it just a mistake to put in on both?

I doubt both are required but it's not necessarily a mistake. Perhaps if he is wearing only one of the two pieces he still gains the benefit (like if he took off his mask he would still have the feature).

Also,is the purpose of this feature to conceal himself from detection? (Body Heat, Heartbeat, etc.) Or is there another purpose that I'm missing?

I would expect the main point of the feature is to allow him to play dead. It might also conceal heatbeat and body heat from super hearing and heat vision too though. I expect the complete list of what that kind of feature gives you changes from GM to GM.

Thanks Murk! Does anyone know how this functions in the comics?

[Omega Girl]

I don't recall it coming up at all in the recent run of Secret Six. Might just be author prerogative.

[gamemaster72]

Ok, thanks guys!

[Captain Werewolf]

IIRC, it also prevented people (clients, targets, or heroes) from using his heartbeat or whatever to learn his true identity or whether he's lying, something Superman (and in The Other Universe, Daredevil) has done on occasion. So, perhaps a minor circumstance bonus to any effect with a descriptor that has something to do with reading someone's vital signs.

[gamemaster72]

Awesome. Thanks for that insight!