Avenger Assembled

Martial Artist [GM Note: You sneak around, you punch things, you practically dodge bullets - you're one of the best fighters in the world even without your superpowers!] Abilities: 8 + 16 + 8 + 2 + 8 + 2 = 52PP Strength: 18 (+4) Dexterity: 26 (+8) Constitution: 18 (+4) Intelligence: 12 (+1) Wisdom: 26 (+8) Charisma: 12 (+1) [GM Notes: He’s a badass! Dexterity and Wisdom of 26 are as high as it is possible for a human being to be without superpowers - and even Strength and Constitution of 18 make him a world-class athlete. He’s of normal Intelligence and Charisma, however. Potentially you could free up points by dropping his Intelligence and Charisma (since those won’t change any of his Saves) - but personally I don’t like to make an ability score just a straight 10 unless there’s a reason for it. Still, it’s up to you!] Combat: 16 + 16 = 32PP Initiative: +12 Attack: +8 Base, +14 Melee Defense: +14 (+6 Dodge Focus, +8 Base), +4 Flat-Footed Grapple: +22 Knockback: -3/-2 [GM Notes: His high Attack and Defense make him one of the best fighters in the world. He should probably Power Attack frequently when fighting opponents close to his Power Level - especially ones who look like they might have a high Toughness. Versus minions, though, he should just take 10 and sweep through them without breathing hard. Here’s an excellent place to free up points - you could easily drop this guy’s base Attack score, buy up more Attack Focus: Melee, and have a goodly number of points to spend elsewhere. You could do the same with his Defense (drop it and buy Dodge Focus) - but be careful, a character this squishy does not want to be caught flat-footed. OTOH, with his skills where they are, catching him flat-footed is going to be very difficult indeed.] Saves: 2 + 4 + 0 = 6PP Toughness: +6/+4 (+4 Con, +2 Defensive Roll) Fortitude: +6 (+4 Con, +2) Reflex: +12 (+8 Dex, +4) Will: +8 (+8 Wis) [GM Notes: +6 is the second-lowest Toughness it’s possible to have as a PL 10 character. Since Toughness DCs are 15+Damage Rank, he’s probably in trouble if he has to make a Toughness save versus anything other than a minion’s pistol or fist - still, with his high Defense and excellent skills, he’s going to be almost impossible to hit in combat, so he doesn’t have to worry about that too much. I didn’t spend many points here because he already has high base Abilities, leading to high base Saves. You could drop his Fort Save and raise his Reflex or his Will - but on the other hand, a guy in this good shape really should have an least an OK Fortitude Save.] Skills: 72R = 18PP Acrobatics 12 (+20) Skill Mastery Climb 1 (+5) Diplomacy 9 (+10) Gather Info 4 (+5) Investigate 4 (+5) Languages 2 (Chinese, Japanese) (Native: English) Medicine 2 (+10) Notice 12 (+20) Skill Mastery Sense Motive 12 (+20) Skill Mastery Survival 2 (+10) Stealth 12 (+20) Skill Mastery [GM Notes: He’s very, very, very skilled! I built this guy as a modern-day ninja - capable of sneaking up on almost anyone, laying them flat-footed with an Acrobatic Bluff, and then giving them a solid beating. He’s almost impossible to fool and he misses almost nothing, in or out of combat. Versus anyone other than another superhero, he's basically untouchable even without superpowers. He’s a good street-level investigator too, making him a good fit for the usual niche that martial artists have in superhero comics. Note that speaking English as his base language does not necessarily make him a WASP like Danny Rand - there are plenty of Asian-Americans out there. You could customize this by making him not such a nice guy (Bluff or Intimidate for that Diplomacy), making him more of a monk-type (adding some Knowledge [Theology and Philosophy], or just drop the skills a bit to make him slightly less the veteran badass that he is here - and free up points to spend elsewhere!] Feats: 29PP Acrobatic Bluff Attack Focus (Melee) 6 Challenge (Fast Acrobatic Bluff) Defensive Roll Dodge Focus 6 Evasion 2 Grappling Finesse Hide in Plain Sight Improved Initiative Move-By Action Power Attack Second Chance (Concentration) Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Notice, Sense Motive, Stealth) Takedown Attack 2 Trance Ultimate Skill (Sense Motive) Uncanny Dodge (Mental) [GM Notes: All these feats are in the Core Rules - check it out! This should give you the flavor of a mystic martial artist somewhere between monk and ninja. With his Skills and Feats (two things you should make sure you know very well if you’re playing a character with very few powers like this) he’s a one-man army capable of sweeping his way through a whole base of minions! Remember - Power Attack vs. superhuman opponents! Even without his powers, he's a solid PL 9 offensively, making him one of the world's top martial artists even when he's not calling on his inner dragon, or whatever descriptor you want to give him. This is an excellent place to free up points, whether it’s by dropping flavor feats like Second Chance (Concentration) and Trance, moving more of his Attack and Defense into Attack Focus (Melee) and Dodge Focus, or by dropping ranks in Dodge Focus and shifting more Toughness into Defensive Roll. You could also look at some of the fighting styles in the book to see if you want to make him a boxer or some specialized form of fighting and pick out particular feats for that. - he's just some generic martial artist style here.] Powers: 6 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 13PP Descriptors: all Chi Chi Array 2 (4PP Array, Feats: Alternate Powers 2) [6PP] Base: Damage 2 (Feats: Improved Critical, Mighty) {4/4} AP: Healing 2 (Extra: Total, Flaw: Personal) {4/4} AP: Super-Movement 2 (Wall-Crawling 2 [full speed, keep dodge bonus]) {4/4} Leaping 1 (x2, Running Long Jump 28', Standing Long Jump 19', Vertical Leap 7') [1PP] Speed 1 (10 MPH / 100' per Move Action) [1PP] Super-Senses 5 (Mental; Accurate [+2], Acute, Radius, Ranged) [5PP] [GM Notes: OK, the powers here are built to mimic the feel of your wuxia heroes/martial arts movie heroes. He can use some sort of ‘steel palm’ technique to punch through oak doors, meditate to recuperate more quickly from injuries, or run right up walls if he has to! With his Speed he runs as fast as a charging bear - far faster than a human being can run. He can also make great leaps and fight without being able to see his opponents with his eyes. This is the natural place to customize the build or even free up points - tweak these Powers with any descriptor you want, or even drop them altogether. 13PP could buy you a whole lot of things to spend elsewhere, maybe on higher Abilities, more Skills, more Feats... on the other hand, it’s pretty fun to have some kind of Power to stunt off. You could drop the Chi, buy even more Super-Senses, pick up a Device to give you Damage and Super-Movement and add the Blind Drawback for a Daredevil type - or change the descriptors a bit (without actually changing the math!) and make him Misty Knight with cyborg limbs.] Drawbacks: (-0) + (-0) = -0PP [GM Notes: Think hard about that Blind Drawback!] DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed w/no Powers Touch DC 19 Toughness Damage [Physical] Strike Touch DC 21 Toughness Damage [Physical] Totals: Abilities (52) + Combat (32) + Saving Throws (6) + Skills (18) + Feats (29) + Powers (13) - Drawbacks (0) = 150/150 Power Points

Paragon [GM Note: You fly really fast, you’re really strong, bullets bounce off your chest, you can go out in space without a spacesuit] Abilities: 10 + 2 + 10 + 0 + 2 + 4 = 28PP Strength: 40 [20] (+15/+5) Dexterity: 12 (+1) Constitution: 40 [20] (+15/+5) Intelligence: 10 (+0) Wisdom: 12 (+1) Charisma: 14 (+2) [GM Notes: The Paragon is really strong! In fact, she’s the strongest of all the sample builds. You might want to consider dropping her Strength and using the points to buy a higher Attack or different Feats. Another thing you might want to change is that she’s still pretty strong without her powers - that may or may not fit your concept.] Combat: 10 + 10 = 20PP Initiative: +1 Attack: +5 Base Defense: +5 Base, +2 Flat-Footed Grapple: +28 to +20 (Super-Strength) Knockback: -12/-2 [GM Notes: She might not look like a particularly good fighter but a +5 Base Attack bonus will still get you through most fights. She’s probably going to shrug off most counter-attacks even if she misses! She rolls the same whether she’s punching someone or picking up a bus to throw at them. (Make sure you let the civilians get off first, Paragon!) You could free up some points to personalize the build by dropping her Attack and Defense scores and buying Feats like Attack Focus (Melee) and Dodge Focus - note that this sheet is actually a little unusual in that I didn’t use those feats down below. Remember no more than 2/3rd of her Attack and Defense bonuses can come from Feats, so you couldn’t take her down lower than +2 Attack or +2 Defense.] Saves: 0 + 4 + 6 = 10PP Toughness: +15/+5 (+5 Con, +10 Enhanced Con) [10 Impervious] Fortitude: +15/+5 (+5 Con, +10 Enhanced Con) Reflex: +5 (+1 Dex, +4) Will: +7 (+1 Wis, +6) [GM Notes: The Paragon’s massive Fort Save means that even if something targeting her body gets past her immunities, it’s probably not going to affect her physically. Her Reflex save isn’t great - against an opponent of her PL who targets Reflex Saves, she’s probably in trouble. Her Will Save is OK. You could probably juggle her saves a bit - you could give her an even lower Reflex Save and pump up that Will Save - there aren’t many Reflex-based powers that could hold a character like this, since she could rip her way out of Snares and the like easily enough.] Skills: 24R = 6PP Diplomacy 8 (+10) Notice 8 (+9) Sense Motive 8 (+9) [GM Note: The Paragon’s skills are solid for what characters like her are probably going to be doing - she can talk in a friendly way to people, she can observe details, and she can figure out what people are about. Other than that, though, they’re pretty bare bones. That’s not such a bad thing - these skills work great for a farm girl fresh off the bus from Kansas, or maybe a Claremont teenager right at the beginning of their hero career. On the other hand, spending points on skills is a great way to make the character distinctive! This would be a great place to spend PP - whether you free it up by cutting down on her Powers, adding Drawbacks, or maybe with PP earned in play. One possible source of customization would be to give her Skills reflective of a Secret Identity, like more interaction skills for a journalist, or Knowledge (Arcane Lore) for someone empowered by ancient gods] Feats: 7PP Fearless Interpose Leadership Luck Quick Change Takedown Attack Ultimate Save (Toughness) [GM Notes: All these Feats are in the Core Rules - check them out! She can do most of the things a Superman type can do, whether it’s changing her costume at super-speed, shrugging off the threats of a cosmic tyrant, taking hits for her squishier friends, beating up minions, or taking the big hits from that cosmic tyrant’s eyebeams. She’s a bit of a one-dimensional fighter - something to customize or improve with earned PP, if you like.] Powers: 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 19 = 79PP Descriptors: all genetic Enhanced Constitution 20 (to Constitution 40 [+15]) [20PP] Enhanced Strength 20 (to Strength 40 [+15]) [20PP] Immunity 10 (Life Support, Starvation and Thirst) [10PP] Impervious Toughness 10 [10PP] Paragon Array 8 (16PP Array, Feats: Alternate Power, Dynamic 2) [19PP] DBE: Flight 0-8 (0 - 2500 MPH / 0 - 25000' per Move Action) {2-16} DAP: Super-Strength 0-8 (Effective Strength 40-80, Heavy Load: 3 tons - 1440 tons) {2-16} [GM Notes: She’s about as strong and tough as it’s possible for a PL 10 character to be - and downright impervious to most forms of physical harm. Bullets bounce off her chest! Her Dynamic Array means that she divides her points between Flight and Super-Strength - so with 16 PP in the array she can have, for example, Flight 4 [8PP] and Super-Strength 4 [8PP] active at the same time, or Flight 3 and Super-Strength 5, etc. Note that even with no Super-Strength at all, she’s still strong enough to lift a fully-loaded car - and with her Super-Strength all the way, she’s strong enough to lift a destroyer escort! She’d just better be on dry land when she does that - since she can't fly when using her strength to its utmost. If you want a Hulk-type Powerhouse instead of a Superman-style flying brick, just shift that Flight to Leaping. If you free up some points with Drawbacks or changing things around, you could get her some Super-Senses. The best way to buy her laser vision would be as an Alternate Power off her Enhanced Strength; Blast 5 (Feats: Accurate 5) [15PP] is rules-legal and would fit in there nicely. This is the best place to free up points on the sheet. Dropping her Paragon Array down (maybe to Flight 5 / Super-Strength 5) would give you a significant number of potential points. You could drop some or all of her immunities - maybe she still can’t breathe in space. (Her massive Fort save will help cover for missing immunities.) Dropping Impervious, or adding a Flaws so that it only works vs. Physical or Energy Damage, is another great source of points.] Drawbacks: (-0) + (-0) = -0PP [GM Notes: Another great source of PP for a character like this! There’s Normal Identity (When Exposed to Glowing Green Rocks; Uncommon Occurrence; Major Intensity) [-4PP], Weakness (Glowing Green Rocks; Uncommon Occurrence; -1 Constitution Per Minute) [-5PP] for character with problems with certain meteors. (In the FC-verse, we often use daka crystals as a stand-in for kryptonite.) There’s also Vulnerability (Fire; Common Occurrence; Major Intensity) [-4PP] for Martians and the like. But of course you can use whatever you want!] DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed w/no Powers Touch DC 20 Toughness Damage [Physical] Unarmed Touch DC 35 Toughness Damage [Physical] Totals: Abilities (28) + Combat (20) + Saving Throws (10) + Skills (6) + Feats (7) + Powers (79) - Drawbacks (0) = 150/150 Power Points