Kreuz Control 3: The Imperfects (brigade, Johnny Ohm)

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Welcome to the new outlet branch of Kreuz control, your one-stop shop for PC-grade characters (IE: mostly PL10 or under). the old thread is here

house rules

builds
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anime/manga
Angel
Dr. McCoy
kitty Pryde
Scott Summers

Comics
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Misc.
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Movies
Hancock

Video games
???

playtests
???

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HOUSE RULES

any changes i make to the 3rd ed design process will go here

for starters

Impervious toughness - instead of being an awkwardly worded extra, its a 1 pp per rank power unto itself. this is supported by it being applied to characters in the back of the DCA rulebook

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"Do I look like i care what people think?"

John Hancock
Created By: xxxxx
First Appearance: Hancock (2009)
Role: jerk with a heart of gold
PL 10 (150)

Abilities (32)
STR 13/2 STA 8/2 AGI 3 FIGHT 3
DEX 0 INT 0 AWA 3 PRE 3

Skills: (15/30)
close combat: unarmed +4
deception +6
insight +4
intimidation +6
perception +6
persuasion +4

Advantages: (7)
attractive, diehard, interpose, luck, move-by action, takedown, taunt

Powers: (85)
Superstrength +15 (28)
- Enhanced STR +11 [22]
- powerlifting +6 [6]
Enhanced STA +6 (12)
flight +6 (12)
immunity +11 (age, life support) (11)
impervious TOU +12 (12)
Protection +6 (6)
regeneration +4 (4)

Offense:
Melee +7/2 (+13 Damage), Initiative +7

Defenses: (11)
Dodge +5, Parry +6, TOU +14, Fort +11/5, Will +6

Complications:
Addiction (Alcoholic)
Motivation (despite protests to the contrary, including his own, Hancock is by his nature a compulsive do-gooder, and will save lives without a second thought
relationship/power loss (Hancock is instinctivly drawn to his immortal counterpart, but loses his powers if he's around her too long
reputation (Hancock tends to cause considerable property damage in the course of his heroics)
secret (an amnesiac, Hancock's presumably troubled past is a blank slate)

Total: Abilities: 32 + Skills 15/30 + advantages 7 + Powers 85 + Defenses 11 = 150

a convert of last years Hancock build by yours truly, this is my first 3rd ed build, and it probably shows. the good news is that yes, second ed builds convert over pretty easy to 3rd. downside is, in order to get away from the d20 liscence, terms had to be changed, so that takes getting used to.

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so, with enough of a buffer that down the road i can expand my index, my first batch of builds will be



The Hellfire Club

yes, the ultra-hot social elite bad boys of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, and their newest member, Kitty Pryde, as seen in X-Men: Misfits, which reinterprets the X-mythos under the grenre of shojo manga. heck, i'll throw in some of the other students as well (and maybe one of the professors). If jabroniville's up for it, once they're done i'd like to pit the Club against his New Mutants.

the first 5 people unfamiliar with this picture to correctly guess the identity of one the boys (besides angel, upper left) fawning over kitty gets to name the build of their choice.

- i repeat, if you've read the book this picture is from or are otherwise familiar with it, please refrain from guessing.
- one try per poster
- multiple guesses are allowed, but only 1 successful guess per winner (so no, you can't sweep the contest)
- no using google/wiki/etc. to research the series, blind guesses only.
- offer expires once i start posting them. but in the interest of fairness, I'll wait until friday, and work on other builds in the meantime

EDIT: contest is over, see below

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Kitty Pryde
Created By: Chris claremont & John byrne/Raina Telgemier & Dave Roman
First Appearance: X-Men: Misfits
Role: the reader surrogate, the good girl
PL 5 (75)

Abilities (24)
STR -1 STA 2 AGI 3 FIGHT 4
DEX 0 INT 2 AWA 2 PRE 0

Skills: (8/16)
acrobatics +4
computers +4
insight +2
perception +2
persuasion +2
stealth +2

Advantages: (3)
agile feint, evasion, great endurance

Powers: (33)
insubstantial +4 (flat: precise, subtle 2, extras: affects others +1, reaction +1) (33)

Offense:
Melee +4 (-1 Damage, dc 14), Initiative +3

Defenses: (6)
Dodge +6 (dc 15), Parry +4 (dc 14), TOU +2, Fort +3, Will +4

Complications:
motivation - Acceptance/Growth: Kitty's a girl who wants to fit in, and to overcome her insecurities.
Prejudice: Kitty is a mutant, and there a number of ordinary human who hate and fear her kind.
relationship (Matt "Forge" Jenkins): the only one of the Hellfire Club Kitty would still want as a freind. unfortunately, hanging out with him attracts the rest
Relationship (John "Pyro" Allerdyce): they've been dating, but Kitty's realized he's a possessive, arrogant jerk, and she's scared of how he'll react if she breaks up with him
Relationship (Bobby Drake): she's developed feelings for the aloof 'Iceman', and the attraction may be mutual, if unspoken.

costs
Abilities 24 + Skills 8/16 + advantages 3 + Powers 33 + Defenses 6 = 74

and here we have Kitty Pryde, main heroine of X-men Misfits, a 15 year old girl dealing not only with her newfound mutancy, but being the first girl at the Xavier Academy in years. she's done a bit of growing since her enrollment, such as realizing her 'freinds' in the Hellfire Club are a bunch of spoiled jerks who saw her more as a pet/mascot than a freind, to say nothing of her should-be-Ex-boyfreind, Pyro. but it's not all bad, she's made real freinds with Kurt, Scott and Fred, and maybe more with Bobby. so on a whole she's looking forward to coming back in the fall... mostly.

pretty straight up conversion, drawing from Jabroniville's rookie wolfsbane build, ironicly enough (the master has become the pupil), so that means Kitty's your average high school girl, with the exception that she can walk through walls

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"Countless girls would throw themselves on a cross to be with me."

Angel
Created By: Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: X-Men: misfits #1
Role: the beautiful one, "Screw the rules, I have money."
PL 5 (75)

Abilities (36)
STR 0 STA 3 AGI 5 FIGHT 1
DEX 2 INT 1 AWA 2 PRE 4

Skills: (13/26)
deception +6
acrobatics +6
insight +4
perception +4
persuasion +6

Advantages: (16)
agile feint, attractive, benefit: wealth 3, connected, daze (deception) defensive roll, evasion, fascinate 2 (deception, persuasion),
improved defense, move-by action, redirect, set-up, taunt

Powers: (5)
flight +5 (flaw: wings -1) (5)

Offense:
Melee +2 (+1 Damage), Initiative +5

Defenses: (5)
Dodge +7/5, Parry +1, TOU +3, Fort +5, Will +5

Complications:
power loss: disable angel's wings, and he can't fly
prejudice (mutant)
relationship: the Hellfire Club are warren's closest freinds
reputation: the Hellfire club have a reputation as a bunch of elitist snobbish jerks.
obsession/reputation: Angel's a born playboy, prone to making a pass at anything cute in a skirt.

costs
Abilities 36 + Skills 13/26 + advantages 16 + Powers 5 + Defenses 5 = 75

faceman & de facto leader of the hellfire club (the xavier academy's social elite, Warren (he prefers his 'Mutant Name' of Angel) is a bit of a far cry from his canon self, being more ye spoiled upper class snob than defender of a world that hates and fears him. if anything, The Hellfire Club ideals are more in line with that of Professor Lensherr/Magneto: handsome, rich, and empowered above the rules.

that said, while Angel shares the clubs sense of entitlement, he's more a hedonist than a future supervillain, and would probably prefer anything over a fight.

that said, while misfits is light on combat, i geared warren to his niche, a defensive flier who prefers using social-fu and aerobatics to confuse the clubs enemies.

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"Ah, I see we have a new student. I must have missed the memo."

Dr. Henry McCoy
Created By: Stan Lee & jack kirby
First Appearance: X-men: misfits #1
Role: math teacher
PL 8 (120)

Abilities (54)
STR 10/5 STA 5 AGI 4 FIGHT 4
DEX 1 INT 3 AWA 3 PRE 2

Skills: (27/54)
arcobatics +6
athletics +6
close combat: unarmed +2
close combat: grappling +2
expertise: teacher +5
expertise: medicine +6
insight +4
intimidation +6
perception +6
persuasion +6
treatment +5

Advantages: (9)
agile feint, diehard, eidetic memory, fast grab, improved grab, improved hold, improved intiative, move-by action, well-informed

Powers: (21)
Superstrength +7 (12)
- enhanced STR +5 [10]
- powerlifting +2 [2]
"built like a bear" protection +5 (5)
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light & Extended Vision, Extended & Acute Scent) (4)

Offense:
Melee +6 (+10 Damage), Initiative +8

Defenses: (9)
Dodge +6, Parry +6, TOU +10, Fort +7, Will +6

Complications:
motivation: responsibility
prejudice: mutant
responsibility: teacher

costs
Abilities 54 + Skills 27/54 + advantages 9 + Powers 21 + Defenses 9 = 120

And here we have the most visible of the Xavier Academy, Dr. Henry "hank" McCoy, nickamed 'Doctor Beast' by the student body, who handles both maths and biology classes.

dr. McCoy also demonstrates how power-growth can work in the misfit-verse, having started his tenure as merely stocky and human-looking, before his powers advanced far enough to turn him into a big, fuzzy, blue teddy bear (providing subtle differences to other versions of Beast). unlike professor rasputin, dr. McCoy cannot resume his human form (or, like a certain librarian, may just enjoy looking like My Teacher Totoro).

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People use 10% of their brains. the rest is filled with curds and Whey."

Scott "cyclops" Summers
Created By: Stan Lee & jack kirby
First Appearance: x-men: misfits
Role: soapbox sadie, the dutiful/stoic brother, stick-in-the-mud

PL 6 (90)

Abilities (40)
STR 1 STA 3 AGI 3 FIGHT 3
DEX 4 INT 1 AWA 3 PRE 2

Skills: (17/34)
athletics +4
expertise: current events +4
expertise: politics +4
insight +6
intimidation +4
perception +6
persuasion +4
vehicles +2

Advantages: (7)
assessment, defensive roll, evasion, improved initiative, move-by action, precise attack, teamwork

Powers: (15)
"eyebeams" blast +6 (flat: accurate, precise, ricochet) (15)

Offense:
Melee +3 (+1 Damage) Eyebeams +8 (+6 dmg), Initiative +

Defenses: (11)
Dodge +8, Parry +5, TOU +4/3, Fort +5, Will +6

Complications:
prejudice: mutant
motivation: responsibility - Scott is a firm beleiver in Professor Xavier's teachings of peace & brotherhood
reputation: Scott is considered "mister Anti-social", to the point that his only freinds seem to be Fred, Bobby and Kitty. also, there's a rumor he's yet to move past the epsilon-delta level
nemesis/responsibility: despite the issues between them, Scott cares deeply for his brother Alex
obsession: Scott's a declared vegan, and won't hesitate to espouse its virtues on others. Scott's also a sucker for political stuff, even if it means listening to a few minutes of anti-mutant rhetoric

costs
Abilities 40 + Skills 17/34 + advantages 7 + Powers 15 + Defenses 11 = 90

Scott's a far cry from the team leader he may one day become, but he's got potential, rallying some students together when the Hellfire Club's antics start going too far.

you may have noticed he's not attached to a certain redhead or blonde. well, emma isn't mentioned in Misfits, and Professor Grey is on leave during its' events (and this scott is such a stick in the mud i doubt a teacher/student affair would develop)

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just an update on the hellfire club contest, i'm extending the deadline for a bit, or at least until i get s'more guesses/entries.

I'm not sure what clues i can give out, as i can be pretty bad with them...ah

- one has a totally hot sister
- 3 were created by chris claremont
- two have had supervillain careers
- 3 have been x-men
- one isn't a mutant
- at least 3 of them have died (they got better)

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Fred Dukes
Created By: stan lee & jack kirby
First Appearance: x-men: misfits
Role: the big guy, gentle giant
PL 7 (98)

Abilities (26)
STR 10/3 STA 12/3 AGI 2 FIGHT 2
DEX 0 INT 0 AWA 2 PRE 1

Skills: (10/20)
close combat: unarmed +2
expertise: food +6
insight +4
persuasion +4
perception +4

Advantages: (8)
diehard, fast grab, great endurance, improved grab, improved defense,improved hold, improved initiative, iron stomach

Powers: (46)
enhanced STR +7 (14)
enhanced STA +9 (18)
impervious TOU 12 (12)
powerlifting +2 (2)

Offense:
Melee +4 (+10 Damage), Initiative +6

Defenses: (8)
Dodge +2, Parry +2, TOU +12, Fort +6, Will +5

complications
accident: fred's a big guy, and even heavier than he looks, such that he's the unintentional butt of cartoonish fat jokes
prejudice: mutant
prejudice: 'big dumb blob of a fat kid"
quirk: big eater - fred's idea of a 'light lunch' is something like 6 cheesburgers, jumbo fries and a diet coke

costs
Abilities 26 + Skills 10/20 + advantages 8 + Powers 46 + Defenses 8 = 98

one of Kitty's other freinds, blob has yet to show any signs of becoming a supervillain as the many other versions of Blob have become, instead being just a big, easy-going gentle giant.

in combat, Fred tries to make himself the centre of attention, getting his opponents to concentrate their attacks on him rather than his freinds. and, if he's anything like the real blob, he can probably dish it out too.

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Okay, the hellfire club contest is now unfortunately closed, after it was pointed out to me that aside from angel, there's no real way to tell the boys apart or guess at their natures.

so, here we go, working clockwise from 12:00



tanned, holding dresses - Quicksilver

dark sunglasses, bad boy looks - Pyro (sorry to the two people that guessed Cyclops)

the effinimate, holding magazine - Longshot

the nerd/smart looking one - Forge

the other guy - Havok

angel has already been statted.

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Pyro
Created By: Chris Claremont & John Byrne
First Appearance: X-men: misfits #1
Role: The Bad boy, the hot head, clingy Jealous guy
PL 7 (85)

Abilities (20)
STR 2 STA 3 AGI 3 FIGHT 2
DEX 3 INT 1 AWA 2 PRE 3

Skills: (21/42)
acrobatics +4
athletics +4
deception +4
expertise: literature +6
insight +3
intimidation +6
perception +6
persuasion +4
ranged combat: powers +3
vehicles +2

Advantages: (7)
attractive, diehard, evasion, improved initiative, move-by action, startle, taunt

Powers: (26)
fire control +8 (18)
- energy control "fire blast" +8 [16]
- ap: energy control "flame wall" +3 (extra: area-shapable +1) [15]
- ap: environment +4 (heat 2, light 1, extra: selective +1) [16]
force feild +3 (3)
immunity +5 (fire damage) (5)

Offense:
Melee +2 (+1 Damage), ranged +6 (+8/3 damage) Initiative +7

Defenses: (11)
Dodge +7, Parry +4, TOU +6/3, Fort +5, Will +5

Complications:
prejudice: mutant
motivation: Thrills. Pyro feels being a mutant entitles them to do whatever they want.
relationship: the Hellfire Club are warren's closest freinds. actually, its implied theyre his only freinds
relationship: Pyro's dating kitty, but is increasingly jealous and possessive, almost to the point of violence.
reputation: the Hellfire club have a reputation as a bunch of elitist snobbish jerks.
rivalry: iceman - these two get along about as well as their respective elements.
temper: Pyro gets worked up over just about anything, especially when it concerns Kitty

costs
Abilities 20 + Skills 21/42 + advantages 7 + Powers 26 + Defenses 11 = 85

the 'leading man' of X-men: Misfits, Pyro seems like the cool rebellious bad boy boyfreind, but as the book progesses it becomes clear to both the reader and Kitty that he's a future supervillain waiting to happen, from his beleif in mutant superiority to his increasingly violent temper

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Longshot
Created By: Chris Claremont & Art Adams
First Appearance: x-men: misfits #1
Role: the metrosexual, the ditz
PL 7 (105)

Abilities (30)
STR 2 STA 3 AGI 8 FIGHT 4
DEX 8 INT 0 AWA 2 PRE 2

Skills: (22/44)
acrobatics +8
athletics +6
deception +6
expertise: entertainment +6
expertise: fashion +4
persuasion +6
perception +6
ranged combat: throwing +2

Advantages: (7)
attractive, def roll, diehard, evasion, improved initiative, move-by action, taunt

Powers: (36)
mutant reflexes (36)
- Enhanced AGI +5 [10]
- enhanced DEX +5 [10]
- enhanced FIGHT +4 [8]
- enhanced advantages +6 (throwing mastery 4, agile feint, precise shot: cover, redirect, uncanny dodge) [6]
- movement +1 (sure footed) [2]

Offense:
Melee +5 (+2 Damage), ranged +10/8 (+4 thrown objects), Initiative +12

Defenses: (10)
Dodge +10, Parry +7, TOU +4/3, Fort +5, Will +5

Complications:
prejudice: mutant
motivation: thrill-seeker. if it sounds like it'll be fun, Longshots up for it
obsession: longshot is all about appearances, and infatuated with anything he deems 'cute'.
relationship: The Hellfire Club are Longshot's closest freinds, particularly havok
reputation: the Hellfire Club has a reputation of being elitist, snobbish jerks

costs
Abilities 30 + Skills 22/44 + advantages 7 + Powers 36 + Defenses 10 = 105

just a regular mutant here in the misfits verse, Longshot's clearly got a planner career as a fashion designer, and is something of a ditz (he goes full 'sparkly idealistic anime eyes' at the mere thought of accessorising a planned ensemble for kitty with an ovesized ball of yarn.) but, of the club, he's a pretty okay guy, clearly there just for the perks and his freindship with havok.

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Longshot
Powers: (36)
mutant reflexes (36)
- Enhanced AGI +5 [10]
- enhanced DEX +5 [10]
- enhanced FIGHT +4 [8]
- enhanced advantages +6 (throwing mastery 4, agile feint, precise shot, redirect, uncanny dodge) [6]
- movement +1 (sure footed) [2]

With the new way Precise Attack work in 3E, does Longshot's apply to Ranged Attacks against Cover, or concealment?

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counted for cover

edit: figures my first reply is somebody pointing out the rrrors in my math...