Aberrant RPG - What's your character like? Part 2

[Essex]

Thanks Jager, I'll look for it.

I guess I should be more clear about Essex's background. I'll do a full write up in a little bit but the gist of it is; The man who would become Essex was an actor hired to play Mr. Sinister in the final X-Men movie. The was an accident on set, an explosion, and Essex erupted. So he looks like Mr. S and has his power suite, but thats it.

[Zima]

write-up to follow

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Name: Leonid Arkadyvich “Zima” Lov

Nature: Survivor

Allegiance: C-Z Megasyndicate

Attributes:

Strength 3

Dexterity (Speed) 4/•

Stamina (Pain Resistance) 4

Enhancements: Enhanced Movement, Rapid Strike

Charisma (Polite) 4/•

Manipulation (Pushing Buttons) 5/•••

Appearance 2

Enhancements: Perfect Guest, The Voice

Intelligence (Memory) 4/•

Perception (Sensitivity) 5/•

Wits (Reaction Time) 5/••

Enhancements: Analyze Weakness, Eidetic Memory, Quantum Attunement, Quickness x2

Abilities:

Awareness 5, Command 2, Endurance 3, Firearms 4, Interrogation 3, Intimidation 4, Investigation 5, Linguistics 1, Martial Arts 5, Melee 4, Resistance 4, Streetwise 4, Style 3, Subterfuge 5, Weave 5

Quantum Powers:

Dominate (Parasitic Possession) 4

Mental Blast (Armor Piercing) 2

Telepathy (Telepathic Channeling) 3

Willpower: 8

Quantum: 3

Taint: 5

(Aberrant Eyes, Anima Banner)

Backgrounds:

Backing •••, Cipher ••••, Eufiber ••••, Node •••, Resources ••••

Merits/Flaws:

Dependent, Eufiber Attuned (Lvl 3)

[Destiny]

Er well here is Destiny.

Birth Name: Jane Wilder

Nova Name: Destiny

Nature: Survivor

Allegiance: Self

D.O.B 2nd April 1996

D.0.E 1st May 2011

Birthplace: London (UK)

Eruption: The lakes (UK)

Strength 5 Dexterity 5 Stamina 5

Perception 5 Intelligence 5 Wits 5

Appearance 5 Manipulation 2 Charisma 2

Might 5 Athletics 5 Legerdemain 1 Martial Arts 3

Stealth 5 Awareness 2 Investigation 2 Academics 2

Computer 3 Linguistics 2 Medicine 5 Science 5

Survival 2 Arts 2 Rapport 1 Intimidation 3 Style 1

Streetwise 1 Subterfuge 1 Etiquette 1

Resources 2

Contacts 2 (OpNet circle of friends)

Allies 2 (Terat seeking to bring her into the fold, note Destiny is unaware of his Terat connections)

Mega Strength 1

Crush

Mega Stamina 1

Adaptability

Shapeshift 1

Psychic Shield 1

Tendril (leathery tail)

Webb hands

Chromatopores

Extra limbs x2 (tentacles ending in webbed hands)

Willpower 3

Taint 1

Quantum 4

Notes

Most of Destiny powers work around the concept of physical mutation, change and continuing alienation of herself. His also affects her mental self however the effects are less extreme harder to spot.

Destiny high app reflects at appear form the hands, the tail and tentacle coming out from under her shoulders she does in fact look like a beautiful if exotic looking girl in her late teens. Also when shapshifing to a human form (i.e. losing the tail and extra limbs) she tends to look like attractive. Also give someone happens to be into tails and tentacles then she has the tail and tentacles they would be into.

Destiny likes to use simple shock tactics dark humour to unsettle the people she meets. She sees herself and culture artist a living statement to twofaced nature and selfishness of the world. Around people she claims to be teragent and around rebels she claims to be above that. On some people this works. I fair number of people she her act for what it is. A thinly hidden sense of loneliness and fear of rejection. She doesn't make for fear of failing. Her social hang-ups stop her from dating, for fear of disgusting people. So she plays gay turning down any women that take her up on the signs as not being good enough. She would go to clubs but she has no one would go with her, apart from her new friend.

Uncomfortable around novas as they make her feel less safe she does from time to time try and seek out their company.

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Background

Jane didn't find growing up easy. Her home life was difficult. Not at living horror were some peoples where, her father was a functional alcoholic and her mother permanently stressed and angry. Her school life was also difficult. Where ever she went she failed to fit in. Too clever for the smokers who hide in the bike shed and too poor for the bright kids whom came up with the more interesting insults for her.

Luckily however she was only a part time victim at school. She was only picked on when the normally targets where to dull that day or somewhere else. She formed few friendships that for some reason or another didn't work out. The OpNet being her only friend thought out her life.

I during her last year at school Jane made a decision she regretted still does. She decided to on the school camping trip. Although bright Jane lack motivation to push herself at school. This did not stop her from believing she was better than her class mates when it came to down to most things. She was wrong, she was bright not a prodigy. However on the camping trip she decided to prove herself above (and deep down seek the approval of) her classes by showing how good a wood person she was. She failed and simply made a fool of herself.

It has been said but it is unconfirmed that the form she could on at her eruption was so horrifying at some of the girls present have still to recover from the shock. The small press coverage afterwards did look into the schools bulling policy and dig up as much dirt as they could however the camping trip was delayed and Jane dropped out of school. After few months most of the people concerned stop thinking about it Jane never made the press again.

[Zima]

and, finally, here's the write-up:

A Russian native, Leonid Arkadyvich Lov’s coming of age was amongst the chaos and near-lawlessness of the fall of the USSR. At the time, organized crime was proliferating – feeding off of the disturbed economy and the trend of privatization that had rendered much of the country’s resources liquid. Leonid was cheerfully swept up into this expansion, seeing the Organizatiya as one of very few paths to success.

Almost twenty years later, he had ridden out the transitions of the Nova Age to come to a relatively comfortable position in the Camperelli-Zukhov Megasyndicate. Having gained a small measure of his superiors’ trust, he was one of those chosen to begin moving guns into areas of Middle Asia contested with the Heaven Thunder Triad. These ventures were rather profitable, but only mildly successful at increasing the Syndicate’s market in the region.

In late 2008, Leonid was riding shotgun on a shipment in Tajikistan. Arriving safely in Khorugh, he and his associates met with their buyers. However, Heaven Thunder had caught wind of the deal and chose to make an example of those involved. Leonid erupted during the ensuing firefight. Riding the rush of eruption, he slaughtered most of the Heaven Thunder enforcers while his associates destroyed most of the shipment and retreated. Days later, he found himself back home in St. Petersburg – still riding the body of one of the Heaven Thunder soldiers.

He reestablished contact with C-Z, rapidly working out the limits of his abilities over the course of the next couple of weeks. Leonid’s superiors, delighted to have an already loyal nova on their hands, began to ensure their investment – improving his position in the organization and beginning to eliminate records of his prior life. For official purposes, Leonid Arkadyvich Lov had died back in Khorugh.

For a time after eruption, Leonid was markedly cold and unemotional – earning his nom de guerre, Zima (meaning ‘Winter’). Whether this was some kind of shock from eruption or a permanent metal disorder that he has since learned to hide is unknown to everyone but himself.

Leonid has spent the years since his eruption developing his powers and finding his niche in the syndicate. When necessary, he acts as an assassin, filling the remainder of his time with freelance work. This degree of independence is unusual but allowed since he has proven that his loyalty and effectiveness is beyond reproach.

Leonid has been married since 2003. His wife, Liza Mikhailovna Lov, was from an Organizatiya family and had some superficial knowledge of the business. However, uncomfortable with the danger and illegality of it, she always chose to distance herself from Leonid’s ‘work.’ For a time after his eruption, Liza believed Leonid to be dead, but he soon came back. However, their relationship began to break down, and they have been separated for more than three years now - though he still takes care of her from a distance.

When Leonid possesses someone, his anima banner kicks in. Instead of quietly discorporating, he dissolves into a ghostly, slightly distorted version of himself, only visible for moments before slipping into the host body. This intermediate form is very noticeable, apparently composed of incandescent blue-white ectoplasm. Also, this state sometimes comes to the fore when he is embodied. If he expends relatively large quantities of quantum in a relatively short period of time, his anima becomes visible as a corona of brilliant blue-white light. This state remains until he ceases to spend quantum, though for the rest of the scene it will reemerge if he spends any quantum at all. Additionally, he may deliberately reveal his anima at any time – either as a form of identification, or simply to leave an impression.

His eyes are also a minor abberration - they turn bright blue (from his natural dark brown) in response to confrontational emotion. This aberration affects host bodies as well.

[Seraphim]

I'm elminating the enchancement that gave everyone concern, and simply using standard Telepathy instead.

[Williams]

Herbert "Williams" Simms

Nature:Survivor

Allegiance:Independent

Eruption:2009

Strength:2

Dexterity:5(coordinated) -Athletics 2, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Stealth 1

Stamina:4(tenacious)-Endurance 3, Resistance 3

Perception:3 -Awareness 2, Investigation 2

Intelligence:5 -Academics 1, Computer 1, Intrusion 3, Science 2, Survival 1

Wits:3 -Biz 2

Appearance:2 -Intimidation 2

Manipulation:4(domineering) -Interrogation 2, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 2

Charisma:2 -Command 1

Backgrounds:Cypher 3, Node 2, Resources 1, Contacts 1(Teragen)

Powers:

Telekinesis 5

Armour 2

Psychic Shield 3

Willpower 7

Taint 4

Quantum 5

Quantum pool 30

**Story**

Williams was born into a comfortable middle class American family in the year 1986. His parents' wealth allowed him to attend the best schools, and to fulfil a wide variety of material desires, yet he never related to them on an emotional level. Throughout his childhood years, he felt an increasing yet vague dissatisfaction with both his mandated path and society in general. It was not until he entered university that he was able to quantify this feeling.

Realising that the common structures of society, such as politics, money, religion, and a steady job were nothing more than artificial and oppressive he realised that the idea of living a life within these structures was alien and abhorrent. Instead, upon leaving university he dropped into anonymity, taking the name "Williams" in place of his given name. For two years, he lived an anonymous and poor existence in an attempt to escape what he percieved as coercion, taking various short-term jobs, both legal and illegal. It was during one of the former that he erupted. When a local criminal gang attempted to blackmail him into smuggling a consignment of Mite, his anger caused him to manifest potent telekinetic abilities. Smashing apart his blackmailers as if they were twigs, he strode out of the building; his anger masking the eruption headache.

Ideally, this would have been a most advantageous event, but as a telekinetic of prodigious ability, he now became a valuable commodity to a number of organisations. Resenting any attempt to curb his freedom, he acted angrily, and when they initially refused to take 'no' for an answer, violently towards attempts by organisations such as DeVries and Utopia. Determined to remain a free-agent, and increasingly angered by the constant attempts of various organisations and factions to coopt him towards their goals, he has recently started listening to overtures from within the Teragen.

**Abilities and appearance**

Williams is 5'11'', with straight, unkempt black hair. His favoured clothing is a grey longcoat, worn over nondescript, practical clothing.

He has potent telekinetic abilities, which he will use to great effect when angered. His grasp of telekinesis also encompasses a form of armour, whereby he unconciously hardens a thin layer of air adjacent to his skin into a barrier capable of resisting small-arms fire. Also, those psychic novas who have attempted to control him have reported being repulsed by an intense wave of outrage and anger.

High levels of Taint cause his telekinesis to express involuntarily in accompaniment of strong emotions such as anger and determination, manifesting in a telekinetic wind, which, directly proportional to the magnitude of the emotion felt, ruffles clothes and picks up dust and dirt.

[RPG Post]

Name: Anna ‘Renaissance’ Lei Nature: Caregiver Demeanour: Explorer Residence: New York City

Strength •••

Dexterity ••••/•••• (Steady)

Stamina ••••/• (Determined)

Enhancements: Fast Tasks, Adaptability

Charisma ••••/•• (Cool)

Manipulation ••••/• (Witty)

Appearance •••••/••• (Elegant)

Enhancements: Seductive Looks, Appearance Alteration, First Impression, Copycat, Persuader, Soothe

Intelligence ••••/• (Imaginative)

Perception ••••/••• (Intuitive)

Wits •••••/••••• (Creative)

Enhancements: Analyse Weakness, Analytical Touch/Taste, Bloodhound, EM Vision, Hyperenhanced Hearing, Synthesia, Artistic Genius

Skills:

Endurance •••, Resistance •••, Awareness •••, Linguistics • (Chinese [Native], English),

Streetwise ••, Martial Arts •••, Stealth ••, Athletics •, Style ••• (Fashion, Makeup), Rapport ••, Subterfuge ••, Etiquette •• (Social Graces), Perform, Academics •• (Culture), Arts ••••• (Design, Sculpture), Biz •• (Merchandising)

Willpower: •••••

Quantum: •••••

Quantum Pool: 30

Taint: ••••

Initiative: ••••••••••••••••••

Quantum Powers:

Molecular Alteration • (Shape Alteration); Elemental Anima [Heat] •• (Alter Temperature, Enhance/Diminish); Invulnerability [Energy Attacks] ••; Invulnerability [Physical Attacks] ••

Backgrounds:

Resources •••, Node •, Influence •••, Contacts ••••• (Taipei, Yale, Art Community)

Flaws/Merits:

Dependent – 4 (Five Younger Siblings); Minority – 2 (Taiwanese Immigrant, Legal Minor)

Aberrations:

Anima Banner

For more details, look in the ‘Public Faces’ thread.

[Templar]

Templar was actually an NPC in a game that was then converted into a PC for a short running high-powered campaign so he isn't a startling level character.

-Templar-

Strength - 5 (Mega 5)

Dex - 5 (Mega 5)

Stamina - 5 (Mega 3)

(Enhancements- Irresistible Force, Lifter, Enhanced Movement, Accuracy, Rapid Strike, Catfooted, Hardbody, Regeneration, Adaptability)

Charisma - 2

Manipulation - 4 (Mega 2)

Appearance - 3

(Enhancements- Persuader)

Intelligence - 4 (Mega 1)

Perception - 5 (Mega 5)

Wits - 4 (Mega 3)

(Enhancements- Quicknessx2, Multitasking, Mental Prodigy: Tactical, Electromagnetic Vision, Hyperenhanced Hearing)

Quantum Powers:

,,

Quantum Imprint - 4

Claws - 5

Psychic Shield - 5

Hypermovment - 3 (Extra mode flight, running)

Flight - 3

Forcefield - 5

Disrupt - 5

Sensory Shield - 5

Invisibility - 3

Quantum - 5

Taint - 7 (Aberrant eyes (glowing white), Aberrant skin (covered in glowing red symbols), Glow (crimson aura), Permanent power (forcefield)

Backgrounds: Resources: 2 (what's left over from his days as an Elite) Node: 4 Cypher: 5 (he had to train for a long ass time for that) Dormancy: 5

(Note on Abilities: most of the ones he has are maxed out but there are quite a few that he hasn't a clue about, such as computer use and politics)

Description: Templar started his nova life as a US Ranger, working against a terrorist group called the "Beholders of Shiva". They were fanatically loyal to their leader who was a nova that had taken the name "Iron Shiva" and had promised to take over the local area with a great show of force. The US military had responded in an effort to quell the nova and her followers before everything got out of hand, and people got hurt. So the Rangers where sent in to do some recon for some elites that had been hired to take out the nova lead terrorist cell, also on the agenda was a distraction attempt to get an accurate count of how many terrorists and novas there were and how well defended their camps was. Unfortunately (or fortunately as the case turned out later for the soldier name Nathaniel Winters) Templar as he would soon name himself was assigned the job of blowing up the western bridge leading into the complex. Armed with a large supply of C-4 he made his way stealthily to the least protected part of the bridge and got to work, as he was working he noted that there seemed to be a lot of activity inside the camp and decided that it might be worth the risk to take a peek. He hurried along with his task and then after placing the detonator into the explosive he made his way over to the camp's main entrance. When he peeked through the door he saw the strangely clad warriors ordering around the troops, one of which look like the nova that he saw in his briefing. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one watching the entrance and as he watched these novas (that's what he assumed they were as they were wearing this "uufiber" (or whatever it was called) stuff that he had seen on his laptop) and as he gazed dumbstruck at them bullets started whizzing past his head and meant started shouting and running towards him from outside. This quickly alerted everyone inside who also started running towards the commotion. Nathaniel was stuck between a rock and a hard place ... but decided he had a better chance against the soldiers on the outside than the novas on the inside, so he had an idea ... running past the bridge at full tilt he managed to avoid being blown away by the soldiers running towards him and slide under the area that he had rigged to explode. As he kept running the soldiers followed him intent on making an example of the "infidel". Nathaniel scrambled for his remote detonator as he ran and as he grabbed it he was shot in the leg by one of the more skilled terrorists, he tripped in agonising pain and the detonator fell to the ground hitting a rock and causing it to go off ... still very close to the bridge Winters was struck by flying sticks and pieces of rock and he had the most terrible headache, but then there was nothing but blackness. When Templar came too he was in the middle of the camp the buildings around him had collapsed inwards and he was covered in blood, strewn around him lay the sliced up bodies of a dozen terrorists. Winters doubled over and cried he couldn't understand what had happened and prayed that he not become a monster ... having never killed before it was so hard for him to come to terms with it, considering the ferocity that must have over come him ... in that moment his emotions of fear, regret, and hatred for himself overwhelmed him and his nova body immediately responded shutting off his emotions to protect himself for shutting down mentally. About 30 minutes later one of the hired novas came to investigate the sudden attack on the terrorist camp, only to find Templar walking slowly through the woods, his body almost naked and glowing strangely around his tattered uniform. The nova (named "Frozen Edict") quickly picked him up and flew him to the nearest Devries area where he was trained as an elite. He continued on as an elite for a number of years focusing on exploring his abilities and mastering them the best he can. His stern attitude and "take no bullshit" fist fighting lead him to leave Devries and start exploring the world on his own, he is thinking of joining up with the Teragen in an attempt to meet their leader as he thinks Mal may know things about novas that others haven't found out yet ... but so far he is undecided and thus merely roams the world trying to unlock his emotions once again and find out what he has become and who he is.

This is the character when I stopped playing him. And since it's the only sheet I have for him I thought I would use it.

(EDIT: Edited to fit with the faq that I forgot to read beforehand (thanks for telling me Director Black) added Quantum Imprint to make up for the sudden downgrade in most of his powers, and Adaptability because... I never really thought about it like that "V"... thanks ) anything else I missed out feel free to IM or mock me in public )

[Violette 'V' D'Aronique]

If he's got permanent forcefield, no attunement, and no adaptability, how does he eat!