Dr Archeville

Like I said in the "A New Day, A New Way" thread, I'm fine with you joining that.

Like I said in the "A New Day, A New Way" thread, I'm fine with you joining that.

Yes! Know that I am the one you seek! I am the one born to rule, destined to conquer! Let those who fear me follow me. Let those who oppose me die! For I am a GM, and this I command!

Yes! Know that I am the one you seek! I am the one born to rule, destined to conquer! Let those who fear me follow me. Let those who oppose me die! For I am a GM, and this I command!

Instead of the complication (and bulkiness) of having five separate character sheets (via Metamorph), why not do the alternate personae as an Array, as seems to be done in the original draft of the character? There's a character in the Paragons setting, Icon, who does something similar.

Instead of the complication (and bulkiness) of having five separate character sheets (via Metamorph), why not do the alternate personae as an Array, as seems to be done in the original draft of the character? There's a character in the Paragons setting, Icon, who does something similar.

The power... the POWER!!!!! Muah hah hah hah hah!!!!

The power... the POWER!!!!! Muah hah hah hah hah!!!!

"You can't speak in zhat? Vhat a horrible design!" Archeville said, doing a double-take at the gleaming man. "Vhat if you need to cry out for help? Or talk on zhe phone? Just vhat is zhe range on your telepathic communication?" "Out back, eh? Vell, vould you mind seeing if you could find him, vhile I look for mein ozher companion? She is... excitable, und vould possibly react... poorly to seeing you."

"You can't speak in zhat? Vhat a horrible design!" Archeville said, doing a double-take at the gleaming man. "Vhat if you need to cry out for help? Or talk on zhe phone? Just vhat is zhe range on your telepathic communication?" "Out back, eh? Vell, vould you mind seeing if you could find him, vhile I look for mein ozher companion? She is... excitable, und vould possibly react... poorly to seeing you."

Sounds fine by me. Quiett, Jack, how 'bout you?

Sounds fine by me. Quiett, Jack, how 'bout you?

'Star,' eh? Didn't Alan say his last name was Starsmore? Archeville thought to himself. He might be the same... general build could be a match... could just be a coincidence, though. "'Star,' eh?" the scientist says with a quirked eyebrow. "Vell, zhat does seem fitting, vhat mit zhe blasts und zhe flyink und zhe shiny metallic hide. As for myself," he bowed with a grand flourish, "I am Herr Doktor Viktor Archeville, Genius of Science, newly arrived to this wondrous city from Germany." He looks around the room, still fiddling with the weird rod-like device in his hands, "I vas here mit two ozhers, a young bright-eyed man, college-aged, und a younger voman, a high schooler. I don't zhink zhey ran avay during zhe conflict, but I am not sure. Vould you help me look for zhem?" And would you please stay out of my mind? I'm German, you don't know what sort of porn I might have up here!

'Star,' eh? Didn't Alan say his last name was Starsmore? Archeville thought to himself. He might be the same... general build could be a match... could just be a coincidence, though. "'Star,' eh?" the scientist says with a quirked eyebrow. "Vell, zhat does seem fitting, vhat mit zhe blasts und zhe flyink und zhe shiny metallic hide. As for myself," he bowed with a grand flourish, "I am Herr Doktor Viktor Archeville, Genius of Science, newly arrived to this wondrous city from Germany." He looks around the room, still fiddling with the weird rod-like device in his hands, "I vas here mit two ozhers, a young bright-eyed man, college-aged, und a younger voman, a high schooler. I don't zhink zhey ran avay during zhe conflict, but I am not sure. Vould you help me look for zhem?" And would you please stay out of my mind? I'm German, you don't know what sort of porn I might have up here!

"Ja, zhings do seem... cleared," Archeville commented as he looked around the nearly-empty club, though folks were already starting to peek in through doors and out from behind counters. "Keira? Are you here? Are you okay? Alan? Alan?!" he called out as he reached into his labcoat pocket and pulled out what looked like a short rod with numerous lights and buttons along it's length.

"Ja, zhings do seem... cleared," Archeville commented as he looked around the nearly-empty club, though folks were already starting to peek in through doors and out from behind counters. "Keira? Are you here? Are you okay? Alan? Alan?!" he called out as he reached into his labcoat pocket and pulled out what looked like a short rod with numerous lights and buttons along it's length.

Ah, thanks, I'll be sure to remember that! ('Course, Doc never knew the plant-girl he fought was named Dryad, but it's easier to type that than "plant-girl" )

Ah, thanks, I'll be sure to remember that! ('Course, Doc never knew the plant-girl he fought was named Dryad, but it's easier to type that than "plant-girl" )

If you don't like using Improved Critical and such feats to represent "highly skilled," why not a Limited form of Blast? Something like Blast 5 (Limited: Only to add to firearm Blast damage after taking a full round to aim)? Or Boost Ballistic-based Blast 10, Personal Only?

If you don't like using Improved Critical and such feats to represent "highly skilled," why not a Limited form of Blast? Something like Blast 5 (Limited: Only to add to firearm Blast damage after taking a full round to aim)? Or Boost Ballistic-based Blast 10, Personal Only?

Roman soldier could be good, especially once he sees Centurions statue, and reads up about the man from a world where 'his' empire never fell. Though communicating would be a big problem. Possessed Demon-Girl wouldn't be too hard to stat out, depending on how it's built (one char with alternate form? Demon as char with girl as 'Sidekick'? Some sort of Involuntary Transformation?). The Guitar Hero ( ) could be a ton of fun. I can see both Maestro and Doc Otaku crashing his parties. Guy-meshing-into-Armor is a very nifty idea (sorta like how DC's Cyborg was originally set, he was afraid of being overtaken by his cybernetic parts and losing his humanity). There's an easy way to hook it into the Freedom City Universe, too: have the armor be a lost prototype suit of Grue-made morphic power armor (designed to combat the Star Knights) (or, heck, maybe it is a Grue!). Would he know he's melding? If he does, would he want it to stop? (I'm guessing that, stats-wise, you'd start out as a regular power armor type, thens lowly use earned pp to move powers out of the suit and into the character directly.)

Roman soldier could be good, especially once he sees Centurions statue, and reads up about the man from a world where 'his' empire never fell. Though communicating would be a big problem. Possessed Demon-Girl wouldn't be too hard to stat out, depending on how it's built (one char with alternate form? Demon as char with girl as 'Sidekick'? Some sort of Involuntary Transformation?). The Guitar Hero ( ) could be a ton of fun. I can see both Maestro and Doc Otaku crashing his parties. Guy-meshing-into-Armor is a very nifty idea (sorta like how DC's Cyborg was originally set, he was afraid of being overtaken by his cybernetic parts and losing his humanity). There's an easy way to hook it into the Freedom City Universe, too: have the armor be a lost prototype suit of Grue-made morphic power armor (designed to combat the Star Knights) (or, heck, maybe it is a Grue!). Would he know he's melding? If he does, would he want it to stop? (I'm guessing that, stats-wise, you'd start out as a regular power armor type, thens lowly use earned pp to move powers out of the suit and into the character directly.)

A high Toughness score (with a "Weak Spot" drawback for lucky headshots) can represent a Zombie's "why won't they go down?!" ability, too. Mechanically, they probably won't take much damage at first, but eventually will be whittled down (since each Bruise/Hit imposes a cumulative -1 on future Toughness saves), though all the hits can still be described as the loss of gory bits.

A high Toughness score (with a "Weak Spot" drawback for lucky headshots) can represent a Zombie's "why won't they go down?!" ability, too. Mechanically, they probably won't take much damage at first, but eventually will be whittled down (since each Bruise/Hit imposes a cumulative -1 on future Toughness saves), though all the hits can still be described as the loss of gory bits.

WE've lost another one... Transcript of his December YouTube vid can be read here. Particularly moving is the last bit: