2E Project Phoenix OOC

[CaptainChaos]

Here is my PL8 agent. I will post the PL 10 powered version as soon as I am finished tweaking it. Essentially, he will be Leopard totem archetype.

Derek Lane
6'2" 205lbs Black hair, Green eyes

Abilities:
STR: 14 DEX: 16 CON: 14 INT: 12 WIS: 12 CHA: 10

Saves: Toughness: 8 Fort: 7 Reflex: 8 Will: 7

Combat:

Attack: 6 Melee: 7 Ranged: 8 Grapple: 9 Defense: 8 Knockback: -4 Initiative: 3

Skills: (ranks)
Acrobatics: 7 (4)
Bluff: 4 (4)
Climb: 6 (4)
Computers: 3 (2)
Concentration: 9 (8)
Craft:
Chemical: 4 (3)
Electronic: 4 (3)
Mechanical: 4 (3)
Structural: 4 (3)
Disable Device: 9 (8)
Drive: 5 (2)
Escape Artist: 7 (4)
Intimidate: 4 (4)
Knowledge:
Civics: 3 (2)
Tactics: 4 (3)
Language: 3 (Spanish, Arabic, Korean)
Medicine: 5 (4)
Notice: 9 (8)
Search: 9 (8)
Sense Motive: 5 (4)
Sleight of Hand: 7 (4)
Stealth: 11 (8)
Survival: 9 (8)
Swim: 6 (4)

Feats:
Assessment
Attack Focus: Melee
Attack Focus: Ranged 2
Defensive Roll 2
Dodge Focus 3
Endurance
Precise Shot
Quick Draw
Track
Equipment 8
(Binoculars, Camo Clothing, Commlink, Laser Sight, Medkit, Multi-tool, Night Vision Goggles, Rebreather, Assault Rifle, Heavy Pistol, Knife, Tactical Vest)

PP Spent: Abilities 18+ Saves 17+ Combat 22+ Skills 27+ Feats/Equipment 21 = 105pp (saving 15pp towards PL10 build)

I will post the background later.

[mrbassman]

Blackarrow
No action Regeneration is BAD juju, especially every condition like that. You are undercapped on Defense, even if you keep the tactical vest, I would suggest reducing them to Standard action would be better.


Mrbassman
You and Blackarrow are pretty much the same power wise. A sniper is not much help in the narrow areas of the complex.

Admittedly, I sort of skimmed the other submissions. I prefer to submit a character I'd like to play before I look at what else is there. Looking at it, we are surprisingly similar. Sorry blackarrow, I promise I didn't copy yours.
Two things I'd like to point out. First, the low defense/toughness means that my character will likely be hit. A lot. And fail the toughness a lot. If I required an action to regenerate, that's all he'd do just to stay alive. Second, the mechanics on ranged weapons mean that a sniper rifle is just as effective from 10ft as it is from farther away. Cramped spaces don't mean much. Plus the precise shot feat means he can shoot into melee without hitting his own team.

As I look a bit more in depth, I notice one big difference in my character and blackarrow's. My powers only work in close combat and are reactive in nature whereas his work from farther away and take actions to use. Its a subtle difference but greatly change the way they play. I think I'd like to keep this one in the running.

If there are any mechanical changes you'd like me to make, please let me know

[blackarrow]

No worries mrbassman. My powers are also touch range only, though not reactive. Mine is more of a bioelectrical pulse that releases,speeds up, or restricts biological functions, as oppossed to your toxin array. As for my regeneration, I kept my defenses intentionally low and dropped almost all of my points into regeneration for the same reason mrbassman did. If I had to take time healing, i'd lose actions just to stay afloat. If it's a big deal, I can do something else, but if that's the case, i'd just scrap the character and start from the ground up.

[kenseido]

I volunteered to co-GM this game with Aerlwyn, so I will directly address the concerns - since I originally made them.

I understand the idea of using Regeneration as your defense, and I did recognize your were undercapped on Defense. However, No action Regeneration, especially for all conditions, is a "PL breaking" power. By that, I mean it puts the character at a higher effective PL than the rest of the players. That level regeneration makes it very hard to throw suitable challenges at the players, no matter how bad you get hurt, you are back up in a couple of rounds. To have a real challenge, a GM needs to throw a lot of exotic save attacks or fiat - both are very boring for the players.

MrBassman has No action Regen on Bruised, but no other levels, so if he takes a higher degree of damage, his Regen stops until he heals the higher level. But I still prefer Regen to require an action, if nothing else, you get slowed down by being stunned.

Blackarrow, you can reduce them and then throw the points into Protection, with the descriptor still being "fast healing." So you may make your Toughness save, but the visual is the wound heals almost instantly.

Mr Bassman, the sniper rifle doesn't really fit the theme of the game. Plus, you can't have a Permanent power with an Alternate Power on it. Kind of overrides the Permanent part, even if the Alternate is also Permanent. If you want to put a Feat on it that lets you drop the Permanent, but it beecomes Distracting, that would be allowable. Then the AP would be Distracting and not Permanent.

[blackarrow]

I'll go ahead and make a new character tonight. As pointed out, my power set is similar to mrbassman's, and as my character would need to be reworked anyway, I'll be the one to rebuild. Powerset will be low level telepathy and pre/post cognition (if that's game breaking let me know) which will mostly translate to enhanced attk, def, and feats. Going to make him a formerly wealthy iranian who studied sanda near zheng zhou. I'll give him a few techniques as powers.

[kenseido]

Not a fan of precog, unless it's uncontrolled. Post isn't bad. Doing the Enhanced Combat and Danger Sense route works fine, just restrict the actual precog power or say its only a few seconds ahead so you can only use it for the combat stuff.

[Aerlwyn]

From Poodle

I will definitely go with the psionic and probably rely on equipment for major offensive capabilities. I was thinking counter-terrorist with some hostage negotiation skills thrown in if I have the points. What skills do you think I would need:
I was thinking diplomacy, bluff, psychology, sense motive.

[mrbassman]

Mr Bassman, the sniper rifle doesn't really fit the theme of the game. Plus, you can't have a Permanent power with an Alternate Power on it. Kind of overrides the Permanent part, even if the Alternate is also Permanent. If you want to put a Feat on it that lets you drop the Permanent, but it beecomes Distracting, that would be allowable. Then the AP would be Distracting and not Permanent.

Thanks for the feedback. I wasn't thinking when I AP'ed a permanent power. I'll see if I can remake this guy into a scrapper. I'd probably leave the contact drain, but redo abilities, feats, and combat. How much longer do I have before recruiting is closed?

[kenseido]

I am not aware of a deadline being set at this point. When we decide on one, we will definitely post it. and update the thread title.

[poodle]

Yakov Avram was a mossad infiltration agent, trained to peak condition, specialising in getting to those people who thought they were untouchable. He used the methods available, explosives, knives, bare hands if necessary. Despite the claims to the contrary many countries have an unofficial relationship with Israel and mossad. It was on one "cultural exchange" that Yakov was asked to use his skills to help a special ops team on Canadian soil to shut down project phoenix. There it all went horribly wrong.

Revenant PL8 118pp/PL10 150

Str 20 +5
Dex 20 +5
Con 20 +5
Int 10 +0
Wisdom 20 +5
Charisma 10 +0
[pp 40]

Toughness +5, Fortitude +5, Reflex +5, Will +5

Initiative+21
hp 3
Attack +10, Defence +10
[40pp]

Skills: Acrobatics +8+5, Climb +8+5, Concentration +0+5, Craft chemical +12, Disable device +12, Languages English,( Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish),Notice 12+5=17, Search +8, Sense motive 8+5, Stealth +12+5=17
[20pp]

Feats:All-out attack, Elusive target, Chokehold, Beginners Luck, Die Hard, Eidetic Memory, Evasion 2 ranks, Fearless, Hide in plain sight, Improved Grab, Jack of all trades, Luck 2 ranks, Power Attack, Seize Initiative, Stunning Attack, Uncanny Dodge
[18pp]

Complications:
Allegiance to Israel and Mossad
Jewish.
Amoral. Orders are meant to be followed. We don't get to choose the ones we don't like.

After modification
Powers: Shapechange Rank 3 (limitations humanoids only-1, requires full action-2, requires concentration check DC 15-1)
Superspeed Container
Speed 4
-ap wall running2.
Improved initiative 4
Super speed feats (move-by-attack, precise shot2, improved aim, quickdraw2, fast overrun, improved overrun, improved trip, takedown attack2).

40+40+20+18+32=150

[XeroKhan]

Sorry, Poodle. I already took the name "Golem".

[CaptainChaos]

Here is my completed submission for review.

Derek Lane
6'2" 205lbs Black hair, Green eyes

Abilities:
STR: 14 DEX: 16 CON: 14 INT: 12 WIS: 12 CHA: 10

Saves: Toughness: 8 Fort: 7 Reflex: 8 Will: 7

Combat:

Attack: 6 Melee: 7 Ranged: 8 Grapple: 9 Defense: 8 Knockback: -4 Initiative: 3

Skills: (ranks)
Acrobatics: 7 (4)
Bluff: 4 (4)
Climb: 6 (4)
Computers: 3 (2)
Concentration: 9 (8)
Craft:
Chemical: 4 (3)
Electronic: 4 (3)
Mechanical: 4 (3)
Structural: 4 (3)
Disable Device: 9 (8)
Drive: 5 (2)
Escape Artist: 7 (4)
Intimidate: 4 (4)
Knowledge:
Civics: 3 (2)
Tactics: 4 (3)
Language: 3 (Spanish, Arabic, Korean)
Medicine: 5 (4)
Notice: 9 (8)
Search: 9 (8)
Sense Motive: 5 (4)
Sleight of Hand: 7 (4)
Stealth: 11 (8)
Survival: 9 (8)
Swim: 6 (4)

Feats:
Assessment
Attack Focus: Melee
Attack Focus: Ranged 2
Defensive Roll 2
Dodge Focus 3
Endurance
Precise Shot
Quick Draw
Track
Equipment 8
(Binoculars, Camo Clothing, Commlink, Laser Sight, Medkit, Multi-tool, Night Vision Goggles, Rebreather, Assault Rifle, Heavy Pistol, Knife, Tactical Vest)

PP Spent: Abilities 18+ Saves 16+ Combat 22+ Skills 27+ Feats/Equipment 21 = 104pp (saving 16pp towards PL10 build)



Panther

Pl 10 150pp

Abilities:
STR: 20 DEX: 24 CON: 20 INT: 12 WIS: 12 CHA: 10

Saves: Toughness: 10 Fort: 11 Reflex: 12 Will: 7

Combat:

Attack: 7 Melee: 9 Ranged: 9 Grapple: 16 Defense: 9 Knockback: -5 Initiative: 7

Skills: (ranks)
Acrobatics: 11 (4)
Bluff: 4 (4)
Climb: 13 (8)
Computers: 3 (2)
Concentration: 9 (8)
Craft:
Chemical: 4 (3)
Electronic: 4 (3)
Mechanical: 4 (3)
Structural: 4 (3)
Disable Device: 9 (8)
Disguise 15 (0) Morph
Drive: 9 (2)
Escape Artist: 11 (4)
Intimidate: 4 (4)
Knowledge:
Civics: 3 (2)
Tactics: 4 (3)
Language: 3 (Spanish, Arabic, Korean)
Medicine: 5 (4)
Notice: 9 (8)
Search: 9 (8)
Sense Motive: 5 (4)
Sleight of Hand: 11 (4)
Stealth: 15 (8)
Survival: 9 (8)
Swim: 9 (4)

Feats:
All Out Attack
Assessment
Attack Focus: Melee 2
Attack Focus: Ranged 2
Defensive Roll 3
Dodge Focus 3
Endurance
Grappling Finesse
Instant Up
Precise Shot
Quick Draw
Track

Powers:
Enhanced Con 6
Enhanced Dex 8
Enhanced Str 6
Enhanced Trait (Climb 4 ranks)
Leaping 3 (10x) Running Jump 150ft, Standing Jump 75ft, High Jump 37ft
Morph 3 (single appearance, Flaw: move action)
Protection 2
Speed 3 (50mph/440ft per round)
Strike 5 (mighty)
Super Movement 2 (Slow Fall, Trackless)
Super Senses 3 (Low Light Vision, Scent, Tracking:scent)


PP Spent: Abilities 18+ Saves 17+ Combat 26+ Skills 27+ Feats 18+ Powers 44 = 150pp

Derek has been an avid hunter since his father first taught him when he was 12. Every season, the two of them would go hunt deer, ducks, turkeys, and other wild animals. Derek was an above average student in school but had no interest in going to college. Instead he joined the army. It was there that his years of hunting experience helped. He quickly was given the chance to join the Special Forces. The years of practice being patient, hiding, and moving stealthily served him well. One day, he was ordered to assist in closing down a government facility codenamed Project Phoenix. On paper, it looked straightforward enough. Just a bunch of scientists and a dozen or so security personnel who had refused orders to shut down. Their mission was to go in and force them to close down.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The entire force was captured. When they woke up, they found themselves on medical examining tables. All their equipment, weapons, and clothing were gone. One by one they each discovered a terrible truth. The scientists had experimented on each of them. They were all changed now, no longer just human.

[XeroKhan]

Now that we have poodle's and captainchaos'es submissions, are there gonna be any specific day for starting this "shindig".

[kenseido]

I think there are still some changes for some of them. Let me check with Aerlwyn.

[Aerlwyn]

I should have posted up each role for the agent side of the game as well so players could fill in that role in addition to the role that they have with their power set.


Heavy weapons/Demolitions
Intelligence/Interrogation
Tech/Communications
Small arms/Close Combat
Chemical weapons specialist
Scout/Tracker