Count me in as another interested player. I'll wait until you've hammered out everything before making a final choice but I'd probably pull from my own list of WoW characters I created in game. I can list my potentials for now.
Rynora (Human Death Knight) - Born a farm girl from Southshore (and for the record, I chose that location long before the Forsaken wrecked it), she absolutely hated her lot in life. She joined an adventuring group for the sake of excitement but bit off more than she could chew. The only reason her story didn't end there was because she was the last member of her party to fall and thus showed potential as a death knight. She committed her share of evil acts before she was freed from the influence. Having mellowed out greatly, she sought to make her unlife useful unlike her normal life. If you plan to do the Argent Circle plot, I can see her joining or at least helping out if she wasn't accepted. She doesn't hate the Horde (though she does have a less than stellar opinion on Sylvanas). Pathfinderwise, I think the Antipaladin without the always chaotic evil requirement would be the best fit. Sure smite good is wasted on her but that's the price paid for switching sides.
Therasha (Worgen Warrior) - Therasha is not her true name but she goes by it as an alias. Therasha was a noble daughter whose family supported Greymane's rule. Even under the curse, that loyalty helped her through the rough moments until the Night Elves arrived. Therasha views her wolf form as a curse and prefers to stay in her human form until she is forced to change under the most dire of circumstances. Arrogant to a fault, she fully supported the construction of Greymane Wall and tends to insult others often. In some ways, its a defense mechanism to hide the fact that she feels like she has lost her place in life. Going with the Argent Circle idea, she would definitely be on thin ice and one step away from being kicked out. She will mock all races with the exception of Worgens and Night Elves. She also tends to go easy on Humans and Blood Elves but feels that Gilneas should have been strong enough to stand alone and perhaps can be again one day.
Amelia (Blood Elf Mage) - Before Arthas' invasion of Silvermoon, Amelia only sought to study under one of the many archmages in the city. Her father had a strong career in politics before he retired and had high hopes Amelia would follow in his footsteps (After all, no self-respecting blood elf should be ignorant of magic). When the invasion occurred, her father wanted to use his skills to help defend the city since he thought one more mage on the field could easily turn the tide. Amelia wasn't so idealistic. She knocked her father unconscious and dragged him out of Silvermoon. When the blood elves returned to reclaim their city, Amelia had earned the scorn of her father. She wanted to prove that her decision was right and so she redoubled her efforts in magic to assist those who wanted to fight against the Lich King. Although she wasn't present for the final battle, Amelia did give the Argent Crusade her full support often casting spells for their members. This hasn't been enough to mend the fences with her father but she hopes her own chance to do something great will come. While she is slow to trust the alliance especially humans, she refused to let that hurdle get in the way of her goals.
Although I'm still willing to continue playing, I think at this point you might want to consider a complete reboot of the plot. As it stands, I can't really think of a smooth way to continue like this.
Hey, I think I might have someone waiting in the wings and willing to join this game. You did say you wanted to keep it going and we did lose one person. I'm going to send them a link but I thought I'd also post a heads-up.
Even with the exodus of our living plot point PC, there are enough points that it can still work out. Of course, Fury will probably need to prove that Breakneck survived the fall (or come up with good doctored evidence) to keep some of the more heroic members of this group in line.
As for Leccia, her job is secondary right now. She sees Al as a big enough threat that she has to go after him before she can get back to her personal mission...or lack there of whatever the case may be.
Looking at the rules, though I freely admit I'm still learning them, I think Conduit's gambit should work. That means his flight speed is equal to Leccia's but like all flying he can't go from 0 to 150. Still, this works in Conduit's favor since his max speed is set to the max speed of the energy type. Leccia would still have the lead but he'd overtake her eventually.
I also somehow love the image of these two flying at high speeds down a city street. Furthermore, the image of Conduit slowly catching up reminds me of the speed focused battles in some of the later sonic games...even if Leccia is essentially playing the punching bag in that scenario.
Edit: Ah, saw the DM ruling. So she outflies Conduit but gets cornered by a different group. That's fine. Besides, she isn't even in the same league as fury so she's caught anyway.
That's fine. I'll work with it. Just because she has reduced stats doesn't mean she can't fight. So when she gets into battle all her stats drop 1 CS per ten rounds until she reaches typical rank. For now, I'm assuming she's a safe distance away but anyone remaining in the hospital has likely saw a nurse grow claws and wings as she ran into a random room away from Tyler's.
Just confirming but can I change my weakness from seeing and hearing lightning and thunder to being hit with lightning or sonic damage. As I said before, it'll be hard for Leccia to do much of anything if she is constantly weakened every time someone shows off an electric attack.
Heh, at least it will keep Leccia honest around you guys. Just give her a light shock if she gets uppity and she'll be brought back down to reality real quick.
Okay, given her roll, I'd say its going to be common knowledge that one nurse turned into a bluky hulk while another turned into a winged demoness. I'm just glad that I went with a nurse disguise first. Alissa isn't compromised even if Leccia is.
Edit: Actually in Retrospect, could I change my weakness to On Contact rather than on sight. Otherwise, she won't be able to do much of anything around this group. In story, I can say she did panick and run but her shapechange holds.
Finished. Just to note the replacements, I reduced my resources a bit and removed my redundant talent to cover the new power and a few ranks. If she's getting tracking, she's not going to be feeble at it. Typical I can live with and Detective should give her some bonus to it depending on the situation.
First, in regards to suiting up, its a case of the image I posted is pretty much how she looks all the time. She uses her powers to change herself into a normal human. The main sticking point is clothing though. I'd prefer to deal with it as part of her shapechange effect. She can morph her clothes along with the rest of her body. However, Leccia Ebonclaw still needs to find a place to transform since even if she looks nothing like her disguise, any fool can put two and two together if the watch her change. If there is a better power to reflect this than Imitation-Human Changeling let me know.
As for the origin, you forget that Leccia's alterego, Alissa is a private detective. Obviously, she was never formally trained and everything she knows about 'detective work' could probably translate into hunting one's prey. Since there is precedence (albeit very low) to being a licensed detective without any training, that's what I have for her. She could simply be tracking the crooks who broke into the lab because of work. Her main plan is to find them as Alissa, call for police back up, transform in her demonic state, have tons of fun beat up thugs, change back before police come and tell them a good story about a monster tearing up the street. If the cops come early, she can say she backed off so that the thugs didn't flee.
In any case, I'll post the final version of my sheet in the discussion thread later on today.
DemonHeart- You may consider the actual Secret Identity power, or some sort of disguise/shapeshifting power, so you can sort of Shazaam yourself between demon and human. Most non-human body types have difficulty maintaining a secret identity because even when they aren't wearing the costume, they still look like freaks.
Also, Shapeshifting/Possession is very demon-y.
Thought of that too. I know most common folks are morons in comic books but I wasn't about to fly in the face of common sense. When I made my character, I gave her Imitation - Human Changeling. She can morph into any humanoid creature. At Good rank its not fool-proof but she can look like anyone or come up with an original look.
Mainly I want her to physically have wings for flight and claws that work with her 'bladed weapons' talent.
You don't actually need to have the Demon body type to do that.
Take the Claws and Flight powers, with any origin you want, and you have yourself a demon type character. Demons have powerful starting attributes (so I can see the draw), but they also come with a hefty Popularity penalty. (There's a good chance it will start in the negatives, which is villain/Punisher territory)
Even if you wanted to actually be an earthbound demon (like Etrigan or Ghost Rider), you don't need the Demon body type. You just pick any body type you want and put the demon stuff in your Origin.
I'm also not sure the Bladed Weapons talent works with natural claws. Usually that's for swords and knives and stuff. That's a 10 point talent. Honestly, you'd be better off just putting htose ten points into your Fighting attribute. Then you'd be better at everything about fighting, not just in your claws.
Yeah, you are right that I was thinking earthbound demons. I know I don't have to actually be a demon body type to get claws or wings but I like the thematic feel of it. I also have no problems taking that hit to popularity. If she really needs popularity to work for her, that's what the secret ID is for. Besides, I read that negative popularity can be useful too. I can scare folks away so they don't get themselves killed in hero vs villain tussles.
Edit: Okay I looked at that little note that negative pop takes away from karma so I guess I shouldn't let it completely nosedive. Hopefully this pad will last.
Oh, and speaking of popularity, since we are rolling: 1d100 - 5 ⇒ (69) - 5 = 64 64
Here's hoping I'm not too late to the party. Finished my character today in the recruitment thread.
@ Demonic Heart: I am confused on your body alteration powers? I don't see a power entitled as such lol. However there is a power called Abnormal Physiology, that does the same thing your asking. SO a power does exist like that, i think you may have just mislabeled it and it confused me :P
Well, I was perusing the online list and it pointed me back to the advanced players handbook (page 86). If that's not an option, I'll happily change my choices. Mainly I want her to physically have wings for flight and claws that work with her 'bladed weapons' talent.
F Rm 26 +1 CS = In 36
A Ex 16 +1 CS = Rm 26
S Ex 16 +1 CS = Rm 26
E Rm 26 +1 CS = In 36
R Gd 8
I Rm 26
P Ty 5
123 on Stats
Health 124
Karma 39
Resources: Gd 11 (12 points)
Leccia Popularity Fe -15 (10 Starting -5 Secret ID -2 CS Demon)
Alissa Popularity Fe 0
Demonic Invulnerable to Heat and Fire
Demonic Fire Generation 8 Gd
Fire Control 10 Gd (20 points)
Body Alteration: Wings / Flight 20 Ex (10 for power, Flight bonus at +1 CR, 10 points to increase flight to Gd)
Body Alteration: Claws 20 Ex (10 for power, 10 for Gd, + 1 CS on strength for damage)
Imitation: Human Changeling 10 gd (10 points for power, 10 for gd rank)
Biophysical Control: Regeneration 10 Gd (20 points for power and rank)
100 on powers
Talents
Bladed Weapons (10pts)
Detective (5pts)
Contact
Professional (Law): Thomas Vitroli (District Attorney) (bonus detective)
Weakness: Psychological, Negates Powers: Sees or hears Lightning and Thunder regardless of natural or power driven source.
Personality:
One might be hard pressed to call Leccia a genuine hero. She hasn't killed anyone since the middle ages but she still enjoys getting into brawls and beating people up. Win or lose, as long as she still gets to exist, she doesn't mind the outcome. She will often put down anyone she deems pathetic and praise strength. The years have also sharpened her tongue and she has learned to appreciate wit. Leccia doesn't mind playing up to the stereotypes of a demon but she has lost a bit of her edge in that regard.
The only reason she still fights criminals is because folks find it slightly less objectionable than beating up innocents. Superpowered criminals also provide an interesting challenge. By siding with heroes, she can have sparring matches with them and wail on villains. Her battle with Fredrick did give her new insight on humanity. While she would never admit it, she fell in love with his noble spirit and would love nothing more than to see that radiance again. She wouldn't ever wish to end all life on Earth. Furthermore, she has a habit of lying to herself. She doesn't quite realize how much she is turning away from evil all because she learned to respect a human.
Exceedingly Long Background:
Leccia was no different than most demons when she first came into the mortal plane during the medieval age. She looked down on humanity as pathetic and took great pleasure in burning their villages and towns to ground. She did have some trouble adjusting to weather though. She once ignorantly flew through a lightning storm and electrocuted herself. If not for her regeneration, she might have died right there. This experience still haunts her to this day even if she doesn't admit it. Still, she got used to the environment and happily joined other demons as they rampaged through the land. However, this all came to an end when a powerful priest named Fredrick Vitroli and a contingent of clerics from the holy church launched a crusade against the demons. It was Fredrick's plan to lure the wandering demons into a canyon pass. They would ward the walls of the canyon with every incantation they knew and then collapse the two entrances creating a makeshift pit. Several of the clergy acted as live bait and the demons fell for it in the power-drunk high. The wards activated and the pit was formed. However, it didn't work as well as expected. A large bulk of the demons were indeed paralyzed but the more powerful ones including Leccia were merely weakened.
Leccia along with a few other demons climbed out of the pit and launched a counter-attack against the clergy. Leccia herself faced off against Fredrick. The demoness had expected a short fight but Fredrick was holding her own. Her pride got the better of her and when other demons started to close in to assist, she told them to back off and even attacked those that didn't listen. As the battle reached its zenith, Fredrick made a desperate gamble. He tackled Leccia and sent both of them tumbling into the pit. He struggled with her every inch of the fall and barely managed to right both of them so that Leccia took the brunt of the landing. Stunned, she tried to reach out for his neck but he slammed a holy symbol against her chest intensifying the seal. Leccia was now trapped by the wards. Finally free from combat, Fredrick collapsed on the ground next to Leccia. He knew that his fate now lied in his comrades on the cliff.
Although Leccia was unable to move, she could still speak. She ranted that if Fredrick had fought her at her full power, he would have died. However, she was surprised to hear him agree with her. He told her that she was the most powerful demon he had ever fought in his life. Leccia was at a loss of words at this statement. Of all the things she never expected to hear praise from an enemy much less a human. The sounds of battle finally died down, but neither Leccia nor Fredrick could tell who won and at what price. Leccia commented that if any demons survived it was 50/50 whether or not they'd bother to release her and the others. Fredrick joked that his party would likely think he was dead and give him a nice funeral. A whole day passed before they would learn the truth. Having nothing to do but talk, Leccia found herself intrigued by this human. She even bothered to ask his name, even if she did say it was so she could write it on his tombstone. While she desperately wanted a rematch with Fredrick, a part of her actually started to respect his strength.
Eventually, several humans scaled down the cliff with ropes. They were surprised to see Fredrick alive and actually just came down to claim his body. Although one or two demons managed to escape, the plan was more or less a success. Although he was limping, he tried to stand as straight as he could. He announced to all the demons in the pit that the seal would remain in place for 1000 years, one year for every human slain before this battle. Since they believed killing a demon sent them back to the abyss, imprisoning them was a far harsher punishment. The runes prevented them from needing food or water while they were inside the pit. With that, his allies lifted him up and out of the pit.
Leccia had a lot of time to think about her actions. While her fellow demons were cursing humanity or their own collective weakness, the demoness merely admitted that there was more to weak race than she first suspected. For the first ten years of their sentence, Fredrick would stop by every six months to check on the wards and make sure that they could last the entire time. During each of his visits he would talk to Leccia. While she spit out venomous insults, he kept his composure and either agreed with her or point out logical flaws. Regardless, he always left her with something new to think about. Soon, despite their constant verbal fights, she was looking forward to his visits. After the eleventh year, he only came once a year. By the twentieth, he didn't come at all anymore.
The ages past slowly but suddenly, the paralysis began to fade. At 250 years, every demon in the pit could move freely again. The other supplemental wards were still in place but that hardly mattered for the demons. All the other demons let out cries of joy and raced out of the pit as fast as they could. They decided to split up to the far corners of the world to cause havoc unto humanity. Leccia merely sat down in a crosslegged position and continued to count the days. The demoness knew that Fredrick had to be dead by now and clearly no one remembered to check the runes. This thought actually made her sad to some degree. She had gained enough respect for Fredrick that she decided to stay in honor of his victory. The remaining wards held out for 750 years. They kept her from aging or dying so long as she remained in the pit. Sediment and residue blocked out the sun and her pit became an underground cavern. Although she had no real sense of time, she opted to wait until the last of the wards faded.
Leccia emerged from her underground prison to a world born anew (at least in her eyes) Gone were the simple mud huts and stick shacks she had recognized. Steel and concrete replaced everything. Realizing she was out of her league, she immediately disguised herself and went info hunting. As she learned more about how much humans had evolved, her curiosity increased. Since she didn't have any connections, she used petty crime to build her income. At first, she chose to turn into a demon whenever she wanted to mug someone since it seemed her kind were now myths. As she grew more accustom to this world, she began targeting criminals and stealing anything they had since she felt it would attract the least amount of attention. She traveled across Europe this way. Strangely enough, she hasn't actually killed anyone yet and probably wouldn't even notice that pattern until someone pointed it out. Sometimes, she would come across a cop or detective that fell in the line of duty but hadn't been discovered by their peers yet. She hid the body and took their general appearance. These disguises never lasted long but it gave her new insight to the way humans acted.
During her downtime between shape shifting, she spent her time trying to track down Fredrick's descendants. She believed that his line would create unrivaled warriors. She managed to figure out that his offspring migrated to America. She swiftly snuck aboard the nearest seaworthy vessel and headed for the land of opportunity. When she arrived, she tracked down the descendant and was immediately disappointed. Thomas Vitroli was a prosecution attorney and had zero combat experience whatsoever. She was furious enough that she almost killed him after she learned the truth. The only thing that stayed her hand was the terrible idea that she would end the line of a worthy human. Thomas manage to use this hesitation to his advantage and made a case that he fought with words, not fists. Leccia was intrigued and decided to let him live. She spied on Thomas in numerous disguises and watched him work in courtrooms. She honestly found this type of battle boring but she reluctantly admitted it was a battle. Thomas never turned down a case, even cases against mobsters whom usually sent death letters through third parties. One day, one of those disgruntled people tried to assassinate Thomas. Leccia managed to stop the assassin but she did it more because he was ruining her observations rather than actually caring for Thomas' life. Besides, she was used to hunting down criminals anyway thanks to her trek through Europe. Thomas and Leccia came to a working agreement of sorts. She would be track down criminals and work as a private investigator while he put them behind bars.
Eventually, she learned of beings called superheroes. Her heart leaped with joy at the thought of meeting and fighting against humans that could challenge her. She continued her criminal hunt but also wished to fight those who were stronger than her. Despite her eagerness to fight heroes, she hated to fight distracted opponents. Most times, she would run across a cape in the mists of helping someone else. Thus, she would aid that hero for the sake of having him or her all to herself later on. Unfortunately, the media and onlookers made that a nearly impossible task. Frustrated, she began issuing ultimatums saying that she would willingly join any hero who gave her a decent fight.
Hey there. I'd like toss my hat into this superpowered ring too. And if my name wasn't a dead giveaway, I plan to work on a demonic character. Yeah, my demon will be of the heroic brand but I expect a lot of confusion and bad press.
