Thejoshie Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Players Name: Josh Power Level: 12 Trade-Offs: -3 defense for +3 to toughness Unspent PP: 180/180 Characters Name: Rampage Alternate Identity: Dennis Donaldson (While his identity is secret, he shows no fear of it becoming public.) Height: 7'4" Weight: 590 lbs Hair: None (unable to grow hair) Eyes: Slate Grey. Description: Rampage is dressed like an extra large Black Knight. He wears shiny black armor that occasionally flicker with energy. This armor purposely fools people into thinking that Rampages 'ustoppability' is the result of the armor, when in reality it's sole purpose is to cover Rampages sole weakness: Psychic attacks. History: When project 9 escaped their clutches, the secret illuminti group of rogue scientists found themselves up the perverbial creek without even a boat. Until it was discovered that the escapee left some of her DNA behind on some broken glass. While imperfect, enough DNA was stripped to create a working data of their success. This allowed them to continue their search for the 'perfect weapon. Learning from their mistake, they made sure that this time a test subject would be properly screened. Someone with nothing to lose and everything to gain. Enter Dennis Donaldson, a paralegic who pretty much given up on life. Dennis is a former Army Major who was a secret guinea pig for a second hand super soldier project. This ended brutally, when Dennis was paralized when fighting a german equivelent during WW 2. Like so many failed black ops, the Army swept the desaster under the rug, leaving a bitter Dennis to live with the pain and embarassment. And since the project left him with a considerable resistance to aging, this was a _very_ long time. The scientists, however, proposed to Dennis with a chance to end his suffering. Using a strain of Meta (doped up with Yuki's DNA), the scientists shot up Dennis. The Meta mixed with his empowered bloodstream. His considerable strength doubled, his muscle fabric strenthend to steellike consistancy. Even his shattered spine miraculously healed. The results was beyond their dreams... but not without side effects. While his size, strength, and endurance increased 10 fold, his intelligence dipped down. The scientists could only surmise that this could be the result of Project 9's DNA being partially incompatible to that of Dennis, though more tests was needed as some scientists might think that Dennis may carry psychological damage from WW2. Unlike Project 9, Project 10's process reached completion. While far from perfect, he is their first true success. He even carries a bit more resistance to the 'psychic backlashes' that affected the other projects to this point. While he is still effected, he doesn't suffer a complete power failure from it. Eager to test out his worth, they sent Rampage out on the open market. A free agent 'trouble solver' who is hired either as hired muscle or as an exterminator or enforcer, all in hopes of gathering more raw data. Personality & Motivation: Dennis is a simple man. The Illuminati saved him from a broken spine. He owes them his new life. Being confined to a wheel chair for so long, Dennis is very impatient and antsy, often throwing himself headlong into combat without thinking. Dennis is motivated by two things, his loyalty to the Illuminati, and the thirst to push his new abilities to their limits. In his mind, there should be no one that can take him on. No one. Eventually, however, it is going to go down between him and the US goverment, especially the remnants of the illegal super soldier program of yesteryear. He is the walking evidence that could lead to life imprisonment of various big wigs. And Dennis knows this. Complications: Stats: 19pp STR: 36 (+13/+7) DEX: 10 (0) CON: 19 (+4/+0) INT: 8 (-1) WIS: 10 (0) CHA: 8 (-1) Combat: 10pp Attack +2 (Melee +10, Ranged +2) Grapple +31 Defense 12 (10 flat-footed) Init +0 Knockback -24 Saves: 12pp Toughness: +15 (+4 Con, +11 other) Fortitude: +13 [impervious](+4 Con, +9) Reflex: +1 (+0 Dex, +1) Will: +2 (+0 Wis, +2) Skills: 24r = 6pp Bluff (-1) Climb (+9) Diplomacy (-1) Disguise (-1) Gather Info (-1) Handle Animal (-1) Intimidate 14 (+15) Knowledge [streetwise] 5 (+4) Search (-1) Sense Motive 5 (+5) Swim (+9) Feats: 39pp All-out Attack Attack Focus (Melee) (8) Chokehold Connected (Illuminati) Contacts (Mercenary Contacts) Crushing Pin Dodge Focus (1) Fast Overrun Fearless Fearsome Presence 12 Improved Grapple Improved Overrun Improved Pin Inspire 1 Power Attack Startle Takedown Attack (1) Track Ultimate Effort (1) [ultimate Toughness Save] Unbalancing Strike Powers: 88pp Absorption (Physical, Effect: Boost Constitution) Growth (Extras: Action [Continuous], Flaw: Permanent, PF: Innate) [4] Attack/Def -1, Grapple +4, Stealth -4, Intimidation +2, Space 10ft, Reach 10ft, Strength +8, Con +4, Carrying Strength +5 Protection (Extra: Impervious) [10] Super-Strength (PF: Groundstrike, Countering Punch) [3] Immovable (Extra: Unstoppable) [8] Immunity (Aginig, Disease, Starvation, Thirst, Fatigue) [8] Anti-Psychic Armor (Device, Hard to Lose [10pp]) [2] -Immunity (Mental Effects) [10] Drawbacks: -5pp Knocking his helmet off/Damaging his Armor: -Power Loss (Immunity Mental Effects when subjected to critical hit) [-1] -Vulnerable (Mental effects; common, major) [-4] DC Block: ATTACKS: SAVE DC: DAMAGE TYPE: (Name of Attack) (Save DC/Type) (Type of Damage: Bruise/Injury, or other) Unarmed DC 28/Toughness Bruise Costs: Abilities (19) + Combat (10) + Saves (12) + Skills (06) + Feats (39) + Powers (94) - Drawbacks (05) = 175
MarkK Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Um, what do you see as the general campaign use of this npc?
Thejoshie Posted April 14, 2009 Author Posted April 14, 2009 Either as a trouble stirrer, or as someone who can face more than one hero by himself. He's a mercenary, so he can be hired by anyone who needs super human muscle and or protection from/against the heroes. He's the type of villian, where you going to have to get creative to beat him. Sure, he can be beaten traditionally, but to fight him straight-up will be a long and painful process. Though to be fair, he won't be in scenario's where his goal is to beat a hero up. He'll mostly be in scenarios where he'll have a particular mission or goal and a hero gets in the way. If you never read it, read the first time Spider-man went up against the Juggernaut. On paper, Juggernaut should've wiped the floor with him, but Spider-Man out-smarted hm and defeated him usiong anymeans neccessary (though he _did_ get his butt severely kicked in the process). Does tyhat answer your question, or is there a more specific one you had in mind?
MarkK Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 His across the board defenses make him seem difficult to affect with much of anything, while his all out attack+high attack bonus make for that he will generally smear what he hits. That ontop of this it is a tier 2 npc makes it feel a bit like your own private Doomsday, goes the concern.
Thejoshie Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 I'm all for balance. What ideas of compromise do you have in mind? Different tier? Lower Defense or Attack?
MarkK Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 For one thing, turning the immunity to mental effects into, say, a will save of +10
Thejoshie Posted April 25, 2009 Author Posted April 25, 2009 Alright, your idea is pretty good, but I did something else. Sand made a pretty intreiging sugestion and I added two linked drawbacks that similates his Armor getting damaged (or the iconic 'his helmet is knocked off'). Check it out under drawbacks and give me your thoughts.
MarkK Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 He has a hard to lose device. The situations where the helmet could be removed are few as a result. So.. no, that really doesn't address the problem.
Thejoshie Posted April 25, 2009 Author Posted April 25, 2009 the helmet coming off is the power loss, the power loss is the helmet being blown to bits/being removed or smashed etc. In other words, he would 'lose' the immunity after a critical hit.
Thejoshie Posted April 25, 2009 Author Posted April 25, 2009 Exactly. He has an insanely low defense, so someone with improve critical has a good chance of doing it, since the critical threat will likely be a hit. It doesn't have to beat his toughness, only his defense. So while his impervious will likely wipe out the attack, he will still be vulnerable to the draw back: his weakness will be open. I guess a crit roll has the usual chance of coming up as any other roll, it depends on luck. Still, one other thing to consider: A critical hit, at this rate, would mean nothing to Rampage. But _now_, even IF his impervious wipes out damage, his immunity to mental effect will still be nullified. So yeah, Imp Crit (who'll nail a crit from 17-20)and a Pyschic would be able to handle him nicely.
Dr Archeville Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Your Defense has almost nothing to do with how often you're hit with a crit. The only thing which influences that is the attacker's luck with his dice (i.e., how often he rolls a 20), and whether or not he has any Improved Crit (which is actually very rare, and house rules here are you can only have 2 ranks of it anyway, so at best it becomes "how often he can roll 18+"). Also, how long after the crit would he be 'open' to mental attacks?
Thejoshie Posted April 25, 2009 Author Posted April 25, 2009 Till he has a chance to repair his armor (in-game terms, till the end of combat and sometime afterwards).
MarkK Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Exactly. He has an insanely low defense, so someone with improve critical has a good chance of doing it, since the critical threat will likely be a hit. It doesn't have to beat his toughness, only his defense. So while his impervious will likely wipe out the attack, he will still be vulnerable to the draw back: his weakness will be open. I guess a crit roll has the usual chance of coming up as any other roll, it depends on luck. Still, one other thing to consider: A critical hit, at this rate, would mean nothing to Rampage. But _now_, even IF his impervious wipes out damage, his immunity to mental effect will still be nullified. So yeah, Imp Crit (who'll nail a crit from 17-20)and a Pyschic would be able to handle him nicely. Okay.. look, you just said "as long as someone rolls /really/ high, has taken multiple improved critical feats, /and/ they have a psychic with them, this character is totally stoppable." This is a tier 2, and ultimately thus pretty much your personal npc, and it seems like little more than a venue for your beating the crap out of everyone, with little window for recourse. Again, if your guy simply had a high will save instead of total psychic immunity, that would be a lot more palatable.
Thejoshie Posted April 27, 2009 Author Posted April 27, 2009 I have no problem doing the high will power. I'll make the edits. Question though: Would it be okay if I changed the immunity to enhanced will power? That way, when he loses his helmet and/or his armor is damaged, he'll drop to his original +2 will, which keeps his weakness intact. In layman terms: Enhanced will 10 which bumps his will save to +12... but after a critical hit, he loses enhanced will and it drops to +2.
MBCE Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Is this still being worked on? It's been a month since any work was done on the character.
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