The Return of the Character a Day Thread

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by whswhs

Which in itself seems to suggest that random rolling can't be relied on to generate good characters.

It's not really an issue of it generating good characters as a lot of players wanting more input into the kind of character.

Mind Control
Disintegration Ray
Flame Power
Pet: A smallish dragon with the stats of a pegasus plus the ability to breath 1d12 fire.
Heightened Attack +7 damage
Physical Handicap

Drop Mind Control, Disintegration Ray, Physical Handicap

Dragon Knight
Strength: 07 (12)
Endurance: 16
Agility: 09
Intelligence: 09
Charisma 09

Mind Control
Disintegration Ray
Flame Power
Pet: A smallish dragon with the stats of a pegasus plus the ability to breath 1d12 fire.
Heightened Attack +7 damage
Physical Handicap

Level 7 +2 Strength, +2 Endurance, +1 Agility, +1 Charisma, 5 inventing attempts

Male Weight 130 lbs
Invention: Powered Armor: 23 points of armor, +5 Strength
Basic Hits: 3
Modified Hits: 5 (7)
Damage Modifier: 0
Accuracy: 0
Movement: 41 (46)
Power: 50 (55)

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Mind Control
Disintegration Ray
Flame Power
Pet: A smallish dragon with the stats of a pegasus plus the ability to breath 1d12 fire.
Heightened Attack +7 damage
Physical Handicap

Drop Mind Control, Disintegration Ray, Physical Handicap

Does the character himself breathe fire, or is it only the pet that does so?

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by whswhs

What I'm trying to do is somewhere in between the two cases you describe. My goal was to roll up characters, using a random process, but to have them be characters who were plausible as the early superheroes of a timeline. "Hang together as concepts" may not be enough to reliably yield superheroes, even leaving out "players will want to personally play" as a qualification.

Have you looked at Mutants and Mastermind's Game Master Kit and Quickstart Character Generator?

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

Have you looked at Mutants and Mastermind's Game Master Kit and Quickstart Character Generator?

No. I've played in a campaign of Mutants and Masterminds, and I didn't really like it as a system; its powers had too many package deals. I like some of the published settings, but I'd be more likely to run them in a different system.

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by whswhs

Does the character himself breathe fire, or is it only the pet that does so?

The character shoots fire. His pet just has the same power.

[David Johnston2]

Oh for crying out loud. More noncorporealness, and vibratory powers

Rolled on Magic/Psionics

Heightened Charisma B +6
Psionics
Heightened Intelligence B +15

Rolled on Devices

Vibratory Powers Device
Non-Corporealness Device

Rolled on Skills

Pet
Heightened Endurance A +16
Heightened Agility A +4

Lowered Intelligence -8

[Irish Wolf]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Oh for crying out loud. More noncorporealness, and vibratory powers

Rolled on Magic/Psionics

Heightened Charisma B +6
Psionics
Heightened Intelligence B +15

Rolled on Devices

Vibratory Powers Device
Non-Corporealness Device

Rolled on Skills

Pet
Heightened Endurance A +16
Heightened Agility A +4

Lowered Intelligence -8

Drop Pet, Psionics, and Lowered Intelligence, and you have someone who invented a device that vibrates them just out of phase with reality. It apparently can also project vibrations at others, presumably when not being used to remain incorporeal.

[David Johnston2]

Mister Why
Strength: 09
Endurance: 21
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 27
Charisma: 17

Heightened Charisma B +6
Heightened Intelligence B +15
Vibratory Powers Device 10 charges, Range 36, Damage 2d8
Non-Corporealness Device: 13 hours
Heightened Endurance A +16
Heightened Agility A +4
Male 190 lbs
Level 1

Basic Hits: 4
Modified Hits: 22
Damage Modifier +4
Accuracy: +1
Detect Hidden: 20%
Detect Danger: 24%
Carrying Capacity: 269
Base HTH damage: 1d6
Reaction Mod +2
Movement 42
Power 69

Mister Why is a genius dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of the world and neutralizing hidden evils. Although he's just getting started he is a very tough customer and a brilliant detective.

[David Johnston2]

Vibratory power
Animal/Control
Light Control
Reduced Strength -7

<wince> This one hurts. Frankly, as a GM if a player rolled up this character, I would expand what light control can do, because I'm dropping everything except light. I'm sick of vibration.

Nicholas Bright
Strength: 09
Endurance: 08
Agility: 07
Intelligence: 19
Charisma: 14
3 powers

Light Control

Male 90 lbs
Level 4 +3 Intelligence

Basic Hits: 2
Modified Hits: 2
Damage Modifier +1
Accuracy -2
Detect Hidden 14%
Detect Danger 18%
Reaction Mod: 1
Carrying Capacity: 69 lbs
Basic HTH: 1d3
Movement: 24
Power: 53

Nicholas Bright aspires to a career as a superhero. He has a superpower and everything. He's also 10 years old. An unathletic 10 years old. Superheroes do not welcome his attempts to win their mentorship.

[David Johnston2]

Natural Weaponry +1 accuracy/+2 damage
Pet
Heightened Expertise: Single Weapon
Willpower
Heightened Attack
Heightened Endurance A: +12
Non-Corporeal Device
Willpower
Heightened Charisma A +14
Prejudice

<sigh> Honestly the non-corporeal die rolls just keep coming