Jab's Builds: 2nd Edition Stuff (Kept in Reserve)

[Jabroniville]

He can just use Variable Power to Resurrect people- it's Variable Power !

[Kreuzritter]

adding to the jobberdom, jab's mystery guests have fought the x-men (and at least one of their 'junior vasity' x-teen teams), and even lost to freakin' power pack

[Captain Obvious]

adding to the jobberdom, jab's mystery guests have fought the x-men (and at least one of their 'junior vasity' x-teen teams), and even lost to freakin' power pack

Okay, I know who it is now.

[Yar]

I would love to see a Molecule man Dr. Manhattan fight.

[Jabroniville]

Did they just... palette-swap Doctor Fate's costume on the first one? The second one's better, but it's tres "90s".

GRAVITON (Franklin Hall)
Role: Team Threat
PL 15 (247)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 20 (+5) INT 22 (+6) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Bluff 4 (+6)
Computers 4 (+10)
Concentration 10 (+12)
Craft (Mechanical) 4 (+10)
Disable Device 2 (+8)
Intimidate 8 (+10)
Knowledge (Earth Sciences) 6 (+12)
Knowledge (Physical Sciences) 10 (+16)
Knowledge (Technology) 4 (+10)
Notice 4 (+6)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Specialization (Gravity Powers) 2, Dodge Focus 3, Improved Aim, Power Attack, Ranged Pin (Gravity Attack), Startle, Taunt, Ultimate Power (Gravity Lift)

Powers:
"Mastery of Gravitons"
Gravity Control 20 (Extras: Perception Range) (60) -- [68]
Dynamic AP: Move Object 20 (Extras: Perception Range) (60)
Dynamic AP: Environmental Control 15 (High Gravity) (30)
Dynamic AP: Environmental Control 15 (Low Gravity) (30)
Dynamic AP: Deflect (All Projectiles) 12 (36)

"Gravitic Force" Blast 15 (Extras: Area-Cylindar, Penetrating) (60) -- [66]
Dynamic AP: "Gravitic Force" Blast 15 (Extras: Area-Line, Penetrating) (Flaws: Touch Range) (30)
Dynamic AP: "Gravitic Force" Blast 15 (Extras: Area-Burst, Penetrating) (Flaws: Touch Range) (30)
Dynamic AP: "Full Force Field" Force Field 4 (Extras: Impervious, Affects Others 10) (18)

Enhanced Feats 2: Environmental Adaptation (High & Low Gravity) [2]
"Manipulate Own Gravitons" Flight 5 [10]
"Gravitic Force Field" Force Field 6 (Extras: Impervious) [12]
"Gravitic Detection" Super-Senses 4 (Mental Blindsight) [4]

Saves:
Toughness +5 (+11 Force Field, +15 Full Field, Impervious), Fortitude +6, Reflex +4, Will +4

Combat:
Attack +6 (+10 Gravity Powers), Damage +2 (+15 Blast, +20 Thrown Objects), Defense +7 (+10 Dodge), Initiative +2

Abilities: 28 / Skills: 56--14 / Feats: 12 / Powers: 162 / Saves: 5 / Combat: 26 (247)

-Graviton is a serious heavy-hitter, which kind of seems funny when you consider that he's not that famous. Problem is, he's just some generic Scientist Who Goes Crazy After An Accident, and brings nothing else to the table. Too bad- Gravity Control is such a rarely-used power (Light Lass, Star Boy, Gravity and only a handful of others, none famous) that I wish more of these guys could get known, but he's just too dime-a-dozen. His Power Levels are ridiculous- he can lift ISLANDS, and entire buildings, thousands of miles into the stratosphere while still doing other stuff- the guy's ridiculously strong. He shows up fairly rarely, and usually gets stopped by his own flaws (he's crazy and easily convinced to kill himself or run away). He's also currently dead.

-Graviton occasionally boasts near-PL X level powers (firing a rock in China through someone in Australia's head, WHILE IN LOS ANGELES), but I think PL 15 serves the 'usual' version well. He's like Magneto on crack, using vast powers (an Area Line Blast +15 to make PL, a +20 Damage Move Object toss) to wipe out entire teams of people. He has two separate Arrays, split so he can do both at once- he can keep an entire facility (and the rock it's sitting on) aloft thousands of feet into the air, while throwing helicopters, superheroes and rocks around, all while Flying and keeping up his Force Field. He can use both Movement-based powers at Perception Range (but still has to aim to hit), and his Area Effects have ranges into the hundreds of feet. To say he's a team effort is a drastic understatement.

[catsi563]

to me the one irony of the Molecule mans godhood was that it was Victor "Im better than everyone" Vondoom who gave him the confidence boost to become what he did. He literally with a basic level of psychology took a meek little man and turned him into a god with no limitations save his own will.

As for Graviton hes a great villain to throw against teams of players. you cant beat him physically because of his raw power, but you can bluff, psycheout and trick him like there's no tommorow. hell thats how Moonstone/meteroite beat him, she got inside his head boosted his confidence then completely evicerated him all without landing a single punch.

[kenseido]

Shouldn't Gravity Control 20 (Extra: Perception Range) cost 60pp, not 40pp?

[kenseido]

I was wondering if you would consider doing some Thunderbolts builds before 3E came out?

[MisterO]

Ah, Graviton. The only supervillain in my recent memory whose motivation boils down to "Impress chicks." Good work on a un-godly powerful loser.

[Horsenhero]

Wait...you mean that isn't an appropriate motivation for any heterosexual man? Dang it! Now I need to find a new motivation.

[catsi563]

no its a great motivation. but theres a difference between impresisng the girls through being yourself and natural ability, and over compensating for being a small man by showing off how greta you are with your fancy car--money, awesome gravitic powers, super mansion etc etc-- like he does. the Leader is the same way> a small minded man given an incredible gift to help people and instead fo doing things to make the world a better place he shows how small he is by playing to his own ego.

its actually a common super villain complication persay.

[Horsenhero]

Yes...yes it is. It is the "I am insecure, therefore I will try to buy/scare/posture you into loving me.

It's about as complicated as the Shocker, Vulture, Melter complication of: I am a genius who invented technology that any military would pay me a bazillion dollars for and the patents would make me ungodly rich forever...so what do I do with it? I rob banks.

And this faulty decision making process is what keeps most super-heroes active in their hobby.

[Jabroniville]

Haha, wow, my math was horrendous with Graviton there. BOTH big sets of powers were off by a whole rank's cost, I think because I added secondary Extras on after I'd already calculated it, and forgot to add them in. Oh well, he was expensive in the first place- now he's APPROPRIATELY expensive, far beyond even Magneto by now.

[Jabroniville]

THE CIRCUS OF CRIME
Created by: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
Role: Cavalcade of Jobbers

-I loved seeing these guys, way back when I was a kid and read a re-print of the Spider-Man issue where he & Daredevil met up and defeated the entire Circus. It had several classic 60s Marvel touches, like the heroes meeting and fighting (at least the 'misunderstanding' was replaced with mind control) in a brawl without a solid winner, and tons of stupid, ugly-looking mooks going flying. They're reappeared a dozen times over the years, but after getting demoted to Mooks early on, they never regained any dignity- they just got their asses kicked by the dozen, never doing any major damage to a hero again. But they're just so MOOK-Y, that they demand to be statted. In fact, I'm shocked it's taken me this long to do it. And what better for Build #1800 than the Circus of Crime?

-The Circus members are in fairly good shape, and often quite Charismatic, but are still quite cheap, minor-level Mooks who have no chance against an experienced hero unless they fight en masse, which they always do. With The Ringmaster's Hypnosis, they usually end up with another ally (typically a hero like Spider-Man or Luke Cage or something) who does the most damage, while all the others dogpile and try to use their Teamwork feats. The entire crew is about PL 5-6, below every other Marvel character ever (even BOOMSLANG!), and 2 PL higher than most common Mooks- their best members are a step beyond a SWAT Team Officer, which seems about right.

FIRE-EATER (Tomas Ramirez)
PL 5 (56)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 18 (+4) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 2 (+6)
Bluff 4 (+6)
Intimdiate 4 (+6)
Knowledge (Pop Culture) 2 (+2)
Language (Spanish, English) 1
Notice 3 (+3)
Perform (Circus Acts) 4 (+6)

Feats:
Defensive Roll, Equipment 2, Power Attack, Teamwork

Equipment:
"Fire-Eating Tools"
Fire Strike 5 (Feats: Extended Reach 2) (7)

Powers:
Immunity (Fire Damage) (Flaws: Limited to Half) [3]

Saves:
Toughness +3 (+4 D.Roll), Fortitude +3, Reflex +4, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +5, Damage +2 (+5 Breathing Fire), Defense +5, Initiative +4

Abilities: 22 / Skills: 20--5 / Feats: 4 / Powers: 3 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 20 (56)

-He eats fire and shoots it out at guys. Very simple.

RAJAH (Kabir Mahadevu)
PL 3 (46)
ST 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Bluff 3 (+5)
Handle Animal 10 (+12)
Notice 2 (+3)
Perform (Circus Acts) 4 (+6)
Survival 1 (+2)

Feats:
Animal Empathy, Equipment (Elephant Trainer Stuff), Minion 6 (2 Elephants)

Saves:
Toughness +2, Fortitude +2, Reflex +2, Will +1

Combat:
Attack +4, Damage +1, Defense +4, Initiative +2

Abilities: 16 / Skills: 20--5 / Feats: 8 / Powers: 0 / Saves: 1 / Combat: 16 (46)

INDIAN ELEPHANT (x2)
PL 9 (70), Minion Rank 5, Sidekick Rank 14
ST 28 (+9) DEX 8 (-1) CON 20 (+5) INT 3 (-3) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 7 (-2)

Skills:
Intimidate 8 (+6, +10 Size)
Notice 8 (+10)
Perform (Circus Acts) 8 (+6)
Survival 4 (+6)

Feats:
Endurance, Fast Overrun, Improved Critical (Slam), Power Attack, Rage

Powers:
Speed 1 [1]
Protection 5 (Extras: Impervious 5) [10]
"Trunk" Additional Limb 1 [1]
Super-Senses 5 (Scent, Tremorsense- Half Effect) [3]
"Tusks" Strike 1 (Feats: Mighty) [1]

Growth 10 (Feats: Innate) (Flaws: Permanent) [21]

Saves:
Toughness +10, Fortitude +11, Reflex +1, Will +6

Combat:
Attack +9 (+6 Size), Damage +10 (+11 Tusks), Defense +4 (+1 Size), Initiative -1

Drawbacks:
No Hands [-4]
Mute [-4]
Poor Vision [-2]

Abilities: -9 / Skills: 28--7 / Feats: 6 / Powers: 38 / Saves: 13 / Combat: 26 / Drawbacks: -10 (70)

-Rajah controls a couple elephants to do damage for him, becoming one of the most lethal threats of the Circus.

LIVEWIRE (Rance Preston)
PL 6 (70)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 18 (+4) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 16 (+3)

Skills:
Acrobatics 4 (+7)
Bluff 4 (+7)
Escape Artist 3 (+6)
Handle Animal 3 (+6)
Intimidate 2 (+5)
Knowledge (Pop Culture) 5 (+5)
Notice 4 (+4)
Perform (Rope Stunts) 7 (+10)
Profession (Rodeo Cowboy) 8 (+8)
Survival 4 (+4)

Feats:
Attack Specialization (Electrified Lariat), Equipment (Special Gear), Improved Disarm, Power Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Electrified Lariat" Device 4 (easy to lose) (Feats: Restricted to Those With Special Gear to Handle It) [13]
Both Powers Linked
Snare 6 (Flaws: Limited to One Target at a Time) (6)
Electrical Control 6 (12)

Saves:
Toughness +4, Fortitude +4, Reflex +3, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +4 (+6 Lariat), Damage +2 (+6 Lariat), Defense +5, Initiative +3

Abilities: 24 / Skills: 44--11 / Feats: 5 / Powers: 10 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 18 (70)

-A moderately-developed minor character for this crew, he uses an Electrified Lasso to tie people up.

TEENA THE FAT LADY (Mary Stensen)
PL 5 (56)
ST 18 (+4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 4 (+7)
Bluff 4 (+6)
Intimidate 4 (+4)
Notice 4 (+4)
Perform (Circus Acts) 4 (+6)

Feats:
Fast Overrun, Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Tough 3

Powers:
"Extremely Fat" Immovable 1 [1]

Saves:
Toughness +6, Fortitude +3, Reflex +3, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +5, Damage +4, Defense +4, Initiative +3

Abilities: 24 / Skills: 16--4 / Feats: 6 / Powers: 1 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 18 (56)

-Hey, this is sorta like my Pink Pearl build. She's fat and tough, and unusually quick for her size.

THE GREAT GAMBONNOS (Ernesto & Luigi Gambonno) (x2)
PL 5 (60)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 20 (+5) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 6 (+11)
Bluff 1 (+3)
Language (Italian, English) 1
Notice 4 (+4)
Perform (Circus Acrobatics) 8 (+10)

Feats:
Favoured Environment (Airborne), Environmental Adaptation (Highwires/Trapeze/Airborne), Equipment 1 (Clubs +2), Fast Overrun, Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Set-Up, Teamwork, Ultimate Acrobatics Skill

Saves:
Toughness +3, Fortitude +3, Reflex +5, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +4 (+5 Airborne), Damage +2 (+4 Clubs), Defense +6 (+7 Airborne), Initiative +5

Abilities: 24 / Skills: 20--5 / Feats: 9 / Powers: 0 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 20 (60)

-A pair of Trapeze-Artist criminals. Good athleticism, but they're no match for guys like Daredevil & Spider-Man when THEY get on the ropes, too.

THE HUMAN CANNONBALL (Jack Pulver)
PL 6 (40)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 16 (+3) INT 9 (-1) WIS 9 (-1) CHA 10

Skills:
Acrobatics 6 (+9)
Bluff 4 (+4)
Notice 4 (+4)
Profession (Human Cannonball) 6 (+6)

Feats:
Environmental Adaptation (Being Shot Out of a Cannon), Equipment 2 (Cannon), Power Attack

Equipment:
Cannon (Blast 9, Flaws: Full-Round Action to Reload) (18)

Powers:
Immunity 5 (Falling Damage) (Flaws: Limited to Half) [3]

Saves:
Toughness +3, Fortitude +3, Reflex +3, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +3, Damage +2 (+9 Cannon), Defense +3, Initiative +5

Abilities: 14 / Skills: 20--5 / Feats: 4 / Powers: 3 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 12 (40)

-An idiotic guy who shoots himself out of a cannon. There could be a more complicated way to stat him firing himself, but it's basically an inaccurate +9 Blast, and most anyone can kick the tar out of him otherwise.

THE STRONGMAN (Bruce Olafson)
PL 6 (37)
ST 22 (+6) DEX 12 (+1) CON 20 (+5) INT 8 (-1) WIS 10 CHA 10

Skills:
Intimidate 6 (+6)
Language (Swedish, English) 1
Perform (Circus Acts) 5 (+5)

Feats:
Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Improved Grab, Improved Pin, Equipment (500 lb. Weight), Power Attack

Equipment:
500 lb. Weight Set (Strike +1, Mighty, Restricted to ST 22 or higher) (3)

Saves:
Toughness +5, Fortitude +5, Reflex +1, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +3 (+5 Melee), Damage +6 (+7 Weights), Defense +3, Initiative +1

Abilities: 14 / Skills: 12--3 / Feats: 6 / Powers: 0 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 12 (37)

-Pretty much your standard Mook, plus a ton of raw strength. He can heft a 500 lb. weight at Spidey, but SURPRISE- the ol' Web-Head just grabbed it and launched it at another couple bad guys.

THE CLOWN (Eliot "Crafty" Franklin)
PL 6 (80)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 18 (+4) CON 18 (+4) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+7)
Bluff 5 (+7)
Diplomacy 3 (+5)
Escape Artist 2 (+6)
Intimidate 2 (+4)
Knowledge (History) 2 (+3)
Knowledge (Pop Culture) 3 (+5)
Knowledge (Streetwise) 4 (+5)
Notice 4 (+6)
Perform 5 (Circus Acts) (+7)
Sense Motive 3 (+5)

Feats:
Accurate Attack, Dodge Focus 2, Distract (Bluff), Equipment 4 (Clown Gadgets), Improved Critical (Trick Cane), Power Attack, Teamwork

Equipment:
"Clown Gadgets"
"Gas Cane" (Sleep 5, Area-Cloud) (15) -- (18)
AP: "Magnum Pistol" (Blast 5) (10)
AP: Juggling Balls (Strike +1, Mighty 3, Thrown 4) (8)
AP: Trick Cane (Strike +2, Mighty, Extended Reach 2) (5)

Saves:
Toughness +4, Fortitude +4, Reflex +4, Will +4

Combat:
Attack +8, Damage +2 (+3-4 Weapons), Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +4

Abilities: 30 / Skills: 36--9 / Feats: 11 / Powers: 0 / Saves: 2 / Combat: 28 (80)

-Eliot's actually been given some characterization after being a generic background Mook for years, but it didn't really matter. Even splitting off from the Ringmaster and forming his own Circus multiple times never gave him anything more than "Named Mook" status, and he still goes down easy.



THE RINGMASTER (Maynard Tiboldt)
PL 10 (90)
ST 10 DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 14 (+2) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 18 (+4)

Skills:
Bluff 5 (+9)
Drive 2 (+3)
Escape Artist 4 (+5)
Gather Information 2 (+6)
Knowledge (Streetwise) 5 (+7)
Knowledge (Pop Culture) 4 (+6)
Notice 4 (+6)
Perform (Circus Ringmaster) 6 (+10)

Feats:
Dodge Focus 2, Minions 6 (25 Thugs)

Powers:
"Ringmaster's Hat" Device 10 (easy to lose) [30]
Mind Control 10 (Extras: Sight-Based Perception Area, Conscious, Sustained) (50)

Saves:
Toughness +1, Fortitude +2, Reflex +2, Will +4

Combat:
Attack +4, Damage +0 (+10 Hypnosis), Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +1

Abilities: 20 / Skills: 32--8 / Feats: 8 / Powers: 30 / Saves: 4 / Combat: 20 (90)

-Obviously the highest-PL and most expensive guy, he has the Mind Control w/ Perception Extra, plus the ability to keep the guys Conscious and doing stuff while under his thrall, and usually only a reversal (ie. taking the hat off and un-brainwashing the guy) will save the hero. It's high-level, but aside from that, The Ringmaster folds like a card table with the slightest touch.

[Woodclaw]

Ok these are really the top of the jobberism, but I think that they are really funny villains too (even funnier when you remember that Pricess Python was originally a member of the circus before joining the Serpents). They also tried to go legit more often than not, but soemhow they always went back to their old tricks to round up some extra money.

I have only one minor nitpick, I think that Ringmaster's hypnotic cap should be sense dependant, since one who can't see the whirling thing can't be hypnotized.