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Reply #1 - Jun 2nd, 2012 at 10:13pm
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Hmmm.. neat.  Captain... simple but seems to need something else...

Star Captain, Captain Cosmic, Sky Captain {meh},
Captain Powers, {eh.. perhaps too close to Austin Powers}, Captain Falcon...{nah.. too much of a chance of FALCON PUNCH..spoofs..we want serious}.

Sky Commander, Iron Eagle, Captain Warp, Captain Justice... {not sure... some of these sound sort of golden age}.

Force Commander, Captain Steel, Starforce, Captain Q.

...so many ..I know some really cheesy..but it all depends on how you present it.
  

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Thanks Rog I had forgot I had used that as the file name. It just represented his Air Force rank nothing more.

I'll write up a narrative background if Dom approves the character. Maybe a name will come to me then. I'm thinking it might be a monkier based on his training as an Op-For with the BSI/STOP teams ... or his old call sign as a F-16 pilot.

Then there's the angst of uniform design - I refuse to call it costume  Smiley
  

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Reply #3 - Jun 2nd, 2012 at 11:16pm
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I actually like Captain... or something similar, and as to it being golden age(ish), his background has him coming from a very different point of view than the rest of the characters.

Reminds me of another Captain, in the Avengers movie... a totally different set of values than the other heroes.

He sounds very cool!
  
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Reply #4 - Jun 3rd, 2012 at 4:01pm
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Thanks Hammer. I don't deny that you will find a number of character elements borrowed from Steve Rogers. I say Steve Rogers not necessarily Captain America.

The two come from different times in history, and if I do my job right that will be reflected in the character. I'm actually researching the poli-sci and history of that period even though I lived it while in the navy to make sure I'm on the right track.

I'm certain I'll be "golden aging" it a touch. Regan, the Russians, the economy, etc. All memories of a simpler time and all that BS'. He's a 'brick' but if he was a martial artist I would play the personality the same.  Tactical fighter. Moral (not black and white - moral) personality. A man who feels out of place and time. Or at least that's the plan. Have to see where the character and game take us.

Captain.

Conveys a sense of authority that is hard to develop in a RPG, and if it isn't a respected authority then it's really just an empty title. Captain America, even Marvell, after their deaths were widely respected. Captain Atom and Marvel (DC) not so much. Not that they aren't good characters and maybe even well liked, but they hardly carry the title 'Captain' with the gravitas of the other two.

In part I think the simple title of 'Captain' would be a great name for the character. Just not sure he could live up to the image I feel it should project. Some solid for for thought though. Thanks.
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Reply #5 - Jun 3rd, 2012 at 5:25pm
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OK, I've been trying to come up with a name for this guy, and how does Bastion sound? (And yes I know that's the name of an X-Men villain).
  

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Origin/Background:
Its 1987, and President Ronald Reagan was struggling with the fallout of the Iran-Contra Affair. In May, the U.S.S. Stark is hit by two Iraqi missiles killing 47 sailors. In June, Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Then came October, and in an instant, for Captain Jason Rollins the world changed forever.

Black Monday was the day stock markets plummeted all around the world, and the day Iran learned harboring meta-terrorist would have a price. A month earlier they had sponsored an attack in Brazil. It was covered up in the news as a radiation accident at an abandoned hospital. The truth was far more sinister. In response, the U.S. in conjunction with British and Israeli forces conducted a top secret surgical strike against a number of meta-terrorist training facilities.

During this multi-pronged attack, Captain Rollins flew with a squadron of F-16s into northern Iran. Operation: Tartarus Valley called for a strike on a training camp near a base near the Urmia Lake Bridge project. Reinforced by the presence of two American metas, a dozen air force Fighting Falcons commenced its attack run in the morning’s pre-dawn light.

In the first two minutes of the battle half the squadron’s jets and one of the ‘heroes’ had gone down to the villains.  Somehow they knew. Whether there had been a leak or by some other means, they knew. Only with the Falcons working as a team with the ‘hero’ were any of them able to survive. They were able to neutralize all but one of the aerial villains. That one in particular was causing havoc.

Someone needed to shut the door so the others could withdraw back into Turkey air space. As the senior surviving member of the squadron Captain Rollins ordered the Falcons to escort the wounded hero home. It was simple math. That hero was a national asset, and his jet was damaged. It likely wouldn’t have made it back home anyway. Out of missiles, Jason bore down on the pursuing villain guns blazing. At the last second the meta-terrorist waved his hands and the last thing Jason saw was a shimmering pool of light ... and then darkness.

. . . and then stars.

Six months . . . and twenty-five years later Jason Rollins is walking across the ECU campus to his Media and Modern Culture class. He was distracted at the moment. After this morning’s training exercise with the BSI, he had decided maybe it was time. He had just moved to Empire City, but he could see what the absence of the Guardians was doing to the city. They needed help. The kind of help he was uniquely qualified to offer.

“Crap … I’m going to need a new uniform.”


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Born and raised on a small farm by his grandparents in the midwest, Jason grew up in a community far from the hero-filled cities of the east coast. But heroes come in many forms, and for Jason, it was his grandfather, a veteran of World War Two. More through actions than words, the old man taught him the importance of values such as honesty, courage, and humility. These principles are what make up the very core of Jason Rollins personality.

As a child he had watched Nixon go through Watergate, and as an adult, Reagan deal with the Iran-Contra Affair, but no one man leads the nation, not even when that one man is the President. Jason may no longer be able to actively serve in the military, but he swore an oath over twenty-five years ago to protect his country from enemies both foreign and domestic. To his last breath, he with faithfully serve and protect its people and the principles they stand for.

The country has changed a lot in the last twenty-five years, in some ways it has stayed the same. The Colts were the same sad team then as they are today, and a good grilled steak and beer still taste best in the backyard with friends and family. What friends he had back then had all grown old now, and his grandparents died a few years ago. The world had rushed full speed ahead over the years, and now he takes university classes hoping someday he can catch up to it all.


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Reply #8 - Jun 4th, 2012 at 1:14pm
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Ranger wrote on Jun 2nd, 2012 at 10:44pm:
Then there's the angst of uniform design - I refuse to call it costume  Smiley


Ha! So he has something in common with a big blue lug I am aware of.

  

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Reply #9 - Jun 4th, 2012 at 1:52pm
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Grin Hey now, even though he too hates the monkey suits, at least this guy recognizes the need of one right off the bat.

I've been waiting on your response my man Smiley I think the lessons learned from Blue are going to pay great dividends playing this character. Just the construction of the powers alone, I so wish I had thought of tweaking Armor like this - wow coming up on 2 years ago.

I was going to make a joke about a Star Hammer but couldn't stop laughing long enough to type it  Wink
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Great backstory, Ranger!  Cool
  
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Reply #11 - Jun 4th, 2012 at 5:45pm
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great story Ranger. Now another character with military background. Something tells me they will have differing views on the world.
  

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Reply #12 - Jun 4th, 2012 at 6:08pm
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Absolutely, and for a number of reasons.

Does 9/11 take place in the Protector's Universe? I know not all GM's incorporate that event and all that followed because of it in their comic worlds. Captain Rollins is of the Reagan era so he'll come from a time of cowboy politics.

He also will see his role as a support element for the police and military, not as a lone avenging 'vigilante'. I hope to try to stress someone who believes in supporting the system (not blindly). Who fosters cooperation between 'heroes' and the government. That they can do more as partners instead of as adversaries.

  Cool Crap that's not bad better save some of that for the game  Grin

Okay off I go to do his Personality/Character Traits.
(Yo Majestic your next buddy light a fire under it pal  Wink)
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Well I was just going to say it was because he was Air Force and Stalker is Navy lol Cheesy
  

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Liberator? Rampart? Strikeforce?
  
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Colt
  

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For some reasnon, I just see that as his call sign as a pilot.

Colt

  

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From his background, I can see him being a big fan of Peyton Manning, even though he's now left the Colts.  Smiley

And yes, I've been working on my character.  Will probably post him in a different thread, so as not to hijack this one.
  
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He'd actually have very little knowledge of Peyton Manning. Peyton was in college when he dissappeared.

Now me? I like it so much I'm thinking of changing his name from Jason to Colt (have I mentioned I'm a fan of the Longhorns  Wink)

PS: Dom has named the Character and someone here is the grand winner of a bonafide "no prize" (ala Stan Lee)  Cool
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I don't think Peyton was in college yet. He isn't quite that old. Smiley Go ahead, change it to Colt. Will he throw out 80's era cultural references?
  
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lol ... uhm by college I meant sixth grade? Good catch Hawk.

... and yes I have 86 and 87 wiki on stand for pithy cultural references at the ready. There's no way I'm going to depend on my memory  Cheesy



next step uniform Wink
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Challenger explosion.
  
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Ranger wrote on Jun 6th, 2012 at 1:43am:
next step uniform

How is the uniform coming along? How about a stylized version of his flight suit?
  
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I sent Dom some ideas on that very matter just the other day . . . and you my friend win the second "No Prize" (ala Stan Lee) of this thread. I did have a stylized flight suit  of sorts in mind for parts of it's design.

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Weight: 594 lbs. (appears to be 200 lbs.)
Hair: Blonde
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Reply #25 - Jun 11th, 2012 at 12:36am
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I like the Rocketeer's Jacket but I know that's too old and out of period.

"Lord Guard and Guide the men who fly,
Through the great spaces in the sky.
Be with them always in the air,
In darkening storms or sunlight fair;
Oh hear us when we lift our prayer,
For those in peril in the air!"
  

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Except for the fact my guy is Blonde, the following is a visual of flyboy's headshot. I got the original idea from the goggles WWI aviators would wear.

I'd like for it to be the one piece of tech/gear he would have ... at some point. It's suppose to be a streamlined version of military-grade nightvision goggles and laser-range binoculars. (available on amaxon.com - lol)  Wink

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I like this one best because the earpieces can also serve as comm-gear.
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So, What is his name? Captain Flyclops? Grin Sorry, bad joke. Looks cool to me.  Smiley
  
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Ick ... that sounds like someone running with the Floop Brothers buddy.

It is considered bad form to try to give oneself a call sign. It's why I asked for help. He would think giving himself one presumptuous. Dom came up with one that I think nicely fits his theme, so in that line of thought, I think it's only right he chooses when to "officially" hang the moniker on the character.  Wink

It's killing me not to though  Grin
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  Ick ... that sounds like someone running with the Floop Brothers buddy.

Sorry, but I did say it was a Bad joke.
  
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Here's a little something that popped into my head.

CODENAME: RAMPART Pt. 1

January 13, 2012, an Air National Guard base located upstate from Empire City.

Senior Airman Ryan Richards yawns as he stretches his arms in the early morning light of the air traffic control tower. He’d had a late night and was still shaking off the effects of one too many drinks, when squawk in his headphones snapped him out of his daze.

“Tower this is Hammer Two Three, over.”

He glanced down at the radar screen in front of him, as the two icons representing a pair of a pair of A-10 ground attack aircraft slowly worked their way across the screen. They were right on schedule, and would be in view within a few short minutes.

Just as he pressed his radio’s push to talk switch to respond, the screen flickered, and then went blank. “What the hell?” he thought, as he double checked the power. But before he chad a chance to move, BOOOOMMM!

Glass flew everywhere as the control tower’s windows shatter from the force of the shockwave. Airman Richards and the tower’s other occupants were sent flying onto the floor, just as the radio came alive with excited chatter.  “Jeezus! What the hell is that? Tower, can you see this?” “It’s some kind of…some kind of hole in the sky.”

"You're not going to believe this, but an F-16 just flew out of the hole!"

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Awesome... Hammer Two Three... love it!  Wink
  
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Elucidate please  Embarrassed
  

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Not to speak for him, but I think Hammer was just appreciating your use of the phrase with his name in it (just like I liked the use of the Majestic7 over on the MHG forums).  Smiley
  
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LOL  Smiley

I thought it might be reference to a tank regiment in Texas. I vaguely remember there use to be an Op-For training ground in the lone star state somewhere.

Or maybe not.  Roll Eyes

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Nope, he got it right, always like to see your name come up...

I play the character Adamas in Calebhero's campaign... I thought it was soo cool when I was watching Trespass with Nicholas Cage, and he explained where the word for Diamonds comes from, the Greek Adamas... too cool! Wink
  
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Jason Rollins (reboot)
Quote:
(13) Strength
(12) Endurance
(14) Intelligence
(15) Agility
(16) Charisma


Super Powers
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Rolled on: March 31, 2015, 5:31 p.m.

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1d100 → [03] = Adaptation
1d100 → [21] = Flame Power
1d100 → [64] = Mutant Power
1d100 → [53] = *discarded*
1d100 → [74] = *discarded*
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Reply #39 - Mar 31st, 2015 at 10:40pm
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Okay after some rolling on Invisible Castle we have a power set that dovetails with Rollin's personal journal-based adventures during the campaign hiatus. I kept the original Base Characteristics and if this meets with Dom's approval, then with a little adjusting he looks like a re-powered force for good.

Obviously his Skill set is going to remain the same. I think the Willpower will be the "B" variety to simulate all the physical training he's been doing training with the BSI. Your basic Olympic level athlete bump in Strength, Endurance, and Agility. It not only works with the past couple years personal canon but using Willpower as a Defense avoids running up against Doms "one defense" rule.

Will need to brainstorm with Dom on appropriate way to combine the Flame Powers and where the Mutant Power fits into the power set. He sort of looks like Supernova(?). Maybe looking at his build will generate some ideas.

Phoenix (mutant power = telepathy?), Sunfire (boost flame/flight?) Helios (sun based powers?) ... ?

I'm thinking with parts of his history mirroring (which I didn't see until I started playing him) Captain Atom that his flame powers are more solar in origin than say the Human Torch or DC's Fire. This also suggest that even though not the true origin of his cancer like symptoms, that the struggles with the nuclear trio of villains in our off time had an effect on his system.

Definitely still a Work in Progress
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Ranger, I'll get with you next week and see what we can work out. Then I'll start working my way through the rest of the team.
  

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Sounds like a plan. Smiley

Meanwhile look for an entry where Rollins pilots a Griffon Transport Craft to Las Vegas. Something about dropping off a Crisis Management Team before being released to 'finally' take a X-49 thermospheric. Wink
  

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Ranger wrote on Mar 31st, 2015 at 10:40pm:
It not only works with the past couple years personal canon but using Willpower as a Defense avoids running up against Doms "one defense" rule.


So what exactly is Dom's "one defense" rule?  Characters can only use a single defense?
  
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POWERS & SKILLS

**General Notes on Power Levels & Skills**

As a GM I tend to limit players to what I consider a reasonable level of power. If you look at most of the published V&V materials, most of the characters tend to have 3-6 powers, with one attack and one defense. While I may allow more than that, you're going to have to come up with a really good explanation for me to do so.


Emphasis mine of course Smiley

Obviously there are examples that digress from this rule, but that's Dom's call. I like simple myself because the tighter a build's conceptual bells and whistle the easier it is to focus on developing the character.

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Jason Rollins (reboot)
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(13) Strength
(12) Endurance
(14) Intelligence
(15) Agility
(16) Charisma


Super Powers
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Rolled on: March 31, 2015, 5:31 p.m.

1d100 → [22] = Flame Power
1d100 → [03] = Adaptation
1d100 → [21] = Flame Power
1d100 → [64] = Mutant Power
1d100 → [53] = *discarded*
1d100 → [74] = *discarded*
1d100 → [99] = (99) Willpower



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Ranger wrote on Apr 2nd, 2015 at 2:48pm:
dsumner wrote on Oct 9th, 2009 at 5:02pm:
POWERS & SKILLS

**General Notes on Power Levels & Skills**

As a GM I tend to limit players to what I consider a reasonable level of power. If you look at most of the published V&V materials, most of the characters tend to have 3-6 powers, with one attack and one defense. While I may allow more than that, you're going to have to come up with a really good explanation for me to do so.


Emphasis mine of course Smiley

Obviously there are examples that digress from this rule, but that's Dom's call. I like simple myself because the tighter a build's conceptual bells and whistle the easier it is to focus on developing the character.

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Thank you, sir.  Now that I see it I remember it, but I hadn't recalled that before.
  
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Reply #46 - Apr 4th, 2015 at 4:13am
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@Majestic: Your welcome mi' amigo.

It's a good rule especially for PbP I think. Simplifies the number of things a GM has to keep track of. If you have any one of the biggies such as Armor, Invulnerability, Non-Corporeal etc your good to go. It's the combining of the lesser Defenses such as Flame Power, Light or Lightning Control etc. with other Defenses our illustrious GMs earn their "pay" when making a call on if they go over the top.

@Hawk: I kind of like it myself. It has a quasi-flight suit look to go with the solar-based motif. Of course the flight provided by Flame Powers is like putting a bi-plane up against a Tomcat when compared to the true Flight power but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It could give the character good reason to pilot the Thunderwing Smiley Even the Human Torch and Starfire travelled with the team when they had to use a vehicle for longer trips.  Cool


Even though I've never felt one way or the other for Gravity Powers and I wouldn't want to be the artist, I've always absolutely loved this look.
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@Ranger, sure regular flight is faster, but flame powers also provides movement, attack, and defense. So, not necessarily a bad trade-off. Smiley Yeah, we should have the best pilot flying our aircraft. How is the character coming along?
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Reply #48 - Apr 4th, 2015 at 9:04pm
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Oh there's no doubt it's one of the better powers to get especially when you only have two or three powers. Have you seen the defense Smiley I'd say doubling the power effectively gets you about the same as if you had flight and power blast.

I believe it's one of the enduring things about the game Jeff and Jack wrote as kids. With minor exceptions *cough* Ice Powers *cough* if you keep an eye out for crazy synergy (Size Control/Hgt Agl B) it still is a well balance game to simulate comic book play.

I'm have a Journal entry almost ready but waiting to see if Dom might want to go a different direction on the reboot ... I'm not locked in on the Flame Powers. Who knows we might see a skill monkey or shrinking hero - a different type of Captain Atom - lol - by time he shares his wiley GM master plan  Cool
  

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I can't wait to see where you are going with Jason. Smiley
  
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Since I've got a few minutes of time, I'm going to throw this out there. One of the possible ways to "jumpstart" your new power set is that you were secretly recruited to be the test pilots for the X-29. On your flight, which was specifically scheduled to see how the craft stood up to being bombarded by the radiation generated by a solar flare, it's shielded failed (to some "tinkering" by an organization you all will come into conflict with), resulting in you being exposed to what should have been a lethal dose of radiation. But, due you your unique physiology, it altered your power set.

On the "Mutant Power" front, how does this grab you? Mutant Power: Solar Sustainment: As long as he is exposed to direct Solar radiation, for at least 8 hours per day, he has no need to sleep or eat, and regains points to his Power at rate = to his Healing Rate each turn.

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I think that is an excellent idea (including mysterious villain organization) I will dovetail that storyline neatly into the the most recent post I put together for Captain Rollins.

The Solar Sustainment idea sounds intriguing. Well themed, useful, not pushing anything over the top.

Are you okay with a flat +6 to Str, End, Agl, as the results of the Olympic level athletic training?

Will work on a character sheet this weekend  Cool
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Random thoughts

I've been bouncing around the idea of a containment suit designed to control and refine his powers. It pretty much kills his secret identity and love life Sad Even as a kid the Wildfire Dawnstar relationship was a real bummer. Poor guy.

  

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dsumner wrote on May 4th, 2015 at 10:24pm:
Ranger, you'll be seeing a "news story" about a specific space flight posted here shortly.


I know if there was a riot of Boost-addicts rampaging through the city... Thunderbolt would certainly have made an appearance to assist the police in rounding up the super-powered hooligans.

Also... Thunderbolt would have made sure to get video pictures of the damage and destruction... using his machine control.. he would have texted a message to Mr. Leonetti, and Anvil {of course untracable}... with the attached pictures.

The message, "Surly.. you can see THIS is bad for business, gets the cops all riled and looking for someone to blame? Stop pushing Boost!  Or next time it might be property of YOURS that gets demolished!"
  

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Thunderbolt wrote on May 5th, 2015 at 4:42pm:
dsumner wrote on May 4th, 2015 at 10:24pm:
Ranger, you'll be seeing a "news story" about a specific space flight posted here shortly.


I know if there was a riot of Boost-addicts rampaging through the city... Thunderbolt would certainly have made an appearance to assist the police in rounding up the super-powered hooligans.

Also... Thunderbolt would have made sure to get video pictures of the damage and destruction... using his machine control.. he would have texted a message to Mr. Leonetti, and Anvil {of course untracable}... with the attached pictures.

The message, "Surly.. you can see THIS is bad for business, gets the cops all riled and looking for someone to blame? Stop pushing Boost!  Or next time it might be property of YOURS that gets demolished!"


Actually this gives me an idea for an in character story thread. So, I'll be posting it tonight. T-Bolt, along with anyone else who wants to join in, can post.
  

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dsumner wrote on May 4th, 2015 at 10:24pm:
Ranger, you'll be seeing a "news story" about a specific space flight posted here shortly.

Cool. I'm pleased my Work in Progress thread can inspire some creative story telling.

Sorry I haven't sent that update of the character yet. First it was the Big Inventory now my job is being eliminated in the company and the house is up for sale due to the divorce ... so life's been a bit hectic lately. Smiley
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Sorry to hear about it being hectic but wish you the best Ranger
  
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dsumner wrote on May 4th, 2015 at 10:24pm:
Ranger, you'll be seeing a "news story" about a specific space flight posted here shortly.

Note for Dom: You might want to prepare a particular  NPC if you haven't already.

After the above is posted I am going to write up a journal entry where Rollins looks up Starburst. He will ask her and Skyhawk to mentor him through the process of learning to control his powers.  Cool
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Ranger wrote on May 9th, 2015 at 1:10pm:
dsumner wrote on May 4th, 2015 at 10:24pm:
Ranger, you'll be seeing a "news story" about a specific space flight posted here shortly.

Note for Dom: You might want to prepare a particular  NPC if you haven't already.

After the above is posted I am going to write up a journal entry where Rollins looks up Starburst. He will ask her and Skyhawk to mentor him through the process of learning to control his powers.  Cool


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I 'think' I incorporated all the campaign character guidelines but consider this still a WIP until approved by Dom. Still haven't decided a name yet ... as always hardest part of character for me as it sets the characters image as much as any uniform.

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Jason Rollins: ... "I never left."


Identity: Jason Rollins
Side: Good
Affiliation: Protectors
Base of Operations: Empire City
Sex: Male
Age: 25 (50)
Level: 2
Training: Intelligence

Powers:
1: Willpower A: Olympic level athlete, +6 to Str, End, Agl.
2. Flame Powers B (x2): Range = 37", PR = 3 per an attack, and 1 per hour of flight. Damage = 2d12. Max flight speed = 116 mph. Infravision.
3. Mutant Power (Thermo-absorption): Absorb and metabolize infrared energy. No need to eat or sleep, and recovers Power as per Healing Rate in between turns when "charged" with sunlight or its equivalent.
4. Adaptation: PR=1 per hour or when used as a defense.
5. Vulnerability: loses 3d10 Power if exposed to the effects of teleportation or dimensional travel.
6. Special Requirement: Healing Rate requires to be "charged" with 8 hours of sunlight or its equivalent.


Skills:
1. Knowledges: Aerospace Engineering, Military Studies, and the U.S. Air Force.
2. Skills: Piloting, Navigation, Survival, Command, Leadership, and Tactics. Skills: Combat First Aid, Observation, and Sign Language.
3. Knowledge: BSI Operations and a Contact within the agency's STOP teams.

Weight: 210 lbs.
Basic Hits: 5
Agility Mod: -
Strength: 19
Endurance: 18
Agility: 21
Intelligence: 14
Charisma: 16
Reaction from: Good: +2 /Evil: -2
Hit Mods.: 8.52
Hit Points: 43
Healing Rate: 2.5
Power: 72
Damage Mod.: +2
Accuracy: +4
Carrying Capacity: 910 lbs.
Basic HTH Damage: 1d8
Movement Rates: 58” ground, 510 (1,020)" flight
Perception: 10%
Intuition: 14%
Inventing Points: 2.8
Inventing: 42%
Heroic Points: 2
Origin and Background: Scientific Accident
Legal Status: US citizen in good standing

Origin and Background: Jason was lost in time during a mission against meta human terrorist. Powers were lost and altered after mysterious circumstances and a mission involving an experimental outer-atmosphere combat fighter.

Combat Tactics/M.O.: A trained combat pilot, Rollins prefers to engage the enemy at range using aerial skills to gain positional advantage whenever possible.

Personality/Character Traits: Raised with Midwestern conservative values and almost three decades out of his own time Jason prefers to observe the world around him, taking action when needed. With or without powers he has dedicated his life to serving his country and its people.
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Interesting look. I'll tinker with my "news story/news release"  a bit, and post it.
  

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Interesting look. I'll tinker with my "news story/news release"  a bit, and post it.


Yes I tried various Wildfire pictures but without being red white and blue star didn't feel right.  Then the absorption thing kind of hit me and I thought of Sunspot. Really not in love with either one or the name but you got to start somewhere I guess
  

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That's an excellent question. As a game balance issue I'd say it's purely Dom's call.

As a storyline device I would say he requires an 8 hour charge with the ability to do so multiple times each day. That in turn however would require him to stay relatively at rest those eight hours (the equivalent of bed rest) and of course he could not benefit from traditional medical assistance as other characters do.
  

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I'll say 8hrs total per day (he could be exposed to a UV lamp or tanning bed  - hell he could sleep in a tanning bed) for it to work properly. 6 hrs would heal 75%, 4 hrs 50%, 2 hrs. 25%. But I'd play it by ear, as I prefer the story to move along without getting tide up to much in game mechanics.
  

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Interesting look. I'll tinker with my "news story/news release"  a bit, and post it.


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I'll post it Sunday night for you guys to read over, as well as adding to the "Rampage" thread. I'm also thinking of adding a a post about some on goings at ECU (School Daze, and no that's not spelled incorrectly) and a detailed version of why they sent you up on the test flight in the first place (be on the look out Dawn's Early Light).
  

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I was thinking about doing some fan fiction with the Boost rampage, surely some of Dirk's students are involved with this stuff...
  
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Sure Hammer, join in. I cain' t wait to read what you have to post. Smiley
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Ranger like the new look I always liked Sunspot looks like you guys have been keeping the game going. I may have to dust off Stalker or come up with something new if thats ok

Sounds good to me.
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Up to you Zeus! Nice to hear from you man! Smiley  Diesel and Thunderbolt are still playing.. Stalker would be nice to have back... but whatever is good for you!
  

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Re: Work in Progress
Reply #74 - May 19th, 2015 at 5:16pm
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Thunderbolt wrote on May 19th, 2015 at 11:55am:
Up to you Zeus! Nice to hear from you man! Smiley  Diesel and Thunderbolt are still playing.. Stalker would be nice to have back... but whatever is good for you!

I agree.
  
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Reply #75 - May 19th, 2015 at 10:34pm
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Hammer wrote on May 18th, 2015 at 9:17pm:
I was thinking about doing some fan fiction with the Boost rampage, surely some of Dirk's students are involved with this stuff...


He also might want to check out what's going down at ECU over in the School Daze thread. Just saying.... Wink
  

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Reply #76 - May 20th, 2015 at 1:51am
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I like the possibility of a Power Chord Stalker version of Brave and the Bold.
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Reply #77 - Jul 1st, 2015 at 11:34pm
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Reply #78 - Jul 5th, 2015 at 12:41pm
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If my phone could flip this I'd make this into (Star Captain, Captain Sol ...?) new avatar.

I like the eagle and visor combo reminiscent of Ramparts original uniform Smiley
  

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Reply #79 - Jul 5th, 2015 at 1:08pm
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I agree, it looks cool.
  
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Reply #80 - Jul 5th, 2015 at 5:13pm
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Uuuoooo!  That's Sexy! I like Ranger...Tre' Cool! Smiley
  

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Reply #81 - Mar 22nd, 2016 at 4:09pm
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Name

Quote:
Jeh Johnson: "Son, we need you back"
Jason Rollins: ... "I never left."


Identity: Jason Rollins
Side: Good
Affiliation: Protectors
Base of Operations: Empire City
Sex: Male
Age: 25 (50)
Level: 2
Training: Intelligence

Powers:
1: Willpower A: Olympic level athlete, +6 to Str, End, Agl.
2. Flame Powers B (x2): Range = 37", PR = 3 per an attack, and 1 per hour of flight. Damage = 2d12. Max flight speed = 116 mph. Infravision.
3. Mutant Power (Thermo-absorption): Absorb and metabolize infrared energy. No need to eat or sleep, and recovers Power as per Healing Rate in between turns when "charged" with sunlight or its equivalent.
4. Adaptation: PR=1 per hour or when used as a defense.
5. Vulnerability: loses 3d10 Power if exposed to the effects of teleportation or dimensional travel.
6. Special Requirement: Healing Rate requires to be "charged" with 8 hours of sunlight or its equivalent.


Skills:
1. Knowledges: Aerospace Engineering, Military Studies, and the U.S. Air Force.
2. Skills: Piloting, Navigation, Survival, Command, Leadership, and Tactics. Skills: Combat First Aid, Observation, and Sign Language.
3. Knowledge: BSI Operations and a Contact within the agency's STOP teams.

Weight: 210 lbs.
Basic Hits: 5
Agility Mod: -
Strength: 19
Endurance: 18
Agility: 21
Intelligence: 14
Charisma: 16
Reaction from: Good: +2 /Evil: -2
Hit Mods.: 8.52
Hit Points: 43
Healing Rate: 2.5
Power: 72
Damage Mod.: +2
Accuracy: +4
Carrying Capacity: 910 lbs.
Basic HTH Damage: 1d8
Movement Rates: 58” ground, 510 (1,020)" flight
Perception: 10%
Intuition: 14%
Inventing Points: 2.8
Inventing: 42%
Heroic Points: 2
Origin and Background: Scientific Accident
Legal Status: US citizen in good standing

Origin and Background: Jason was lost in time during a mission against meta human terrorist. Powers were lost and altered after mysterious circumstances and a mission involving an experimental outer-atmosphere combat fighter.

Combat Tactics/M.O.: A trained combat pilot, Rollins prefers to engage the enemy at range using aerial skills to gain positional advantage whenever possible.

Personality/Character Traits: Raised with Midwestern conservative values and almost three decades out of his own time Jason prefers to observe the world around him, taking action when needed. With or without powers he has dedicated his life to serving his country and its people.
  

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Re: Work in Progress
Reply #82 - Mar 23rd, 2016 at 1:53am
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Ranger, does this work for you as a new character image?

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Re: Work in Progress
Reply #83 - Mar 28th, 2016 at 11:47pm
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Nice flame effects Smiley Suit looks like it could be a prototype the squints at Quantam Tech would be working on to help him with his new abilities.
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Reply #84 - Mar 30th, 2016 at 5:07pm
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Ranger wrote on Mar 28th, 2016 at 11:47pm:
Nice flame effects Smiley Suit looks like it could be a prototype the squints at Quantam Tech would be working on to help him with his new abilities.


So I'm guessing that's a yes then? Wink
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Reply #85 - Apr 1st, 2016 at 7:45pm
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Lol yes Smiley
  

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