LC: Super Scrubs - LightOfmidnight's PC

Dec 24, 2024 2:32 pm
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Dec 24, 2024 9:21 pm
Current thoughts:


-Alien race that feeds on blood, would search for planet with other populations on it to set up civilizations, feeding on the populace
- Affected by the light from stars, but didn't always have a choice due to needing habitable planets so would have buildings/suits to protect
- Character was youngest and newest member of a scout force on a ship that could travel very fast through space to find such planets. Found earth, and sent and signal earmarking it for a generation ship to come and invade.
- The scouts built a secure location in a cave to go into slumber in long sleep, taking times for one to stay awake and watch over the lsumbering others - this and their other activities helped caused vampire myths.
- Earthquake/natural disaster happened crushing/damaging the pods. The others passed, but hers was furthest away from the fall, only damaging minor functions.
-The member on watch maybe assumed all dead/ran off/plot line/hand wave?
- Woke not to friendly face and invade world but to archaeologists thinking they had found a tomb of an old civilization.
- Ended up being contained by heroes after there was report of a hostile powerful individual.
- Has been in custody half a prisoner/half a research subject in Longshot city, with progress on teaching her to understand the native language, and vice a versa being made.
- With the sentinel's dead and everyone scrabbling for a new defence team a deal was made. She got more freedoms/the chance to become a citizen on Earth if she joined the team and helped. Not seeing another choice, and feeling very lost and uncertain agreed.

Can come up with other things if you don't feel that works.

One query one the sun weakness - Would you allow her to have a full skin suit that protects her (Of causing allowing issues if it's torn/damaged), or is she stuck to only night?
Dec 25, 2024 5:49 am
Love this, loads for me to work with, Light. Couple of initial questions:

1. What does her race actually feed on? Blood, emotion, soul energy, salt, etc.?
2. Those that took her into custody and studied her / helped her... they do not know about her people and her mission, correct?
3. Does she work with / for the same agency as Bowl's character? It would seem to make some sense. A special government thing that we'll all name soon enough.

To answer your question, I had exactly the same idea and concern! I don't want her restricted to only operating at night, and was going to suggest a special suit! So we're on the same page and you should proceed with that idea. Agreed on it being fragile / damageable... and like the idea of her having to be careful about that. And dependent on her bosses to supply and maintain said suit.

4. What do you see happening to her in sunlight, and how quickly?
5. What -exactly- is it that hurts her? UV?
Dec 25, 2024 5:14 pm
1. With the subtype roll looks like it has to be blood, or blood is at least part of it. Though may make the energy drain ability fun, unless maybe also drawing it out of wounds/also able to feed off energy
2. Yeah, she probably kept that to herself, instead claiming to be a stranded explorer or similar. (On that note realised I hadn't noted but in my head something happened to the force and it should have turned up but didn't. But could also just be its taking a long time/et whatever works story wise if this goes beyond one-shot)
3. Could do! If Bowl doesn't mind. Maybe shes the 'obvious contribution' and her agent is the secret one. Or multiple agencies/different goverment branches.

Suit it is!

4+5 Not yet sure. Was thinking maybe stealing from superman and doing vague hand wavey 'yellow sun energy', but UV is the simpler answer. Likely burning, quiet severe. So if she's completely without protection she probably need cover fast, but a tear in a suit won;t kill her but will hurt quite bit/take time to recover.

Oh realized I need to pick a form for shifting. As going with the scouts provided reasons for vampire myths it is probably akin to a large bat. maybe slightly alien, but close enough for it to morph into a bat in myths.
Dec 25, 2024 5:58 pm
I kind of like the idea of our backstories being a bit connected through the shady agency. Maybe we're both sent by the same agency, but while you don't like them, I still do. And while I know that they sent you, you don't know I'm employed by them as well as officially, I'm just part of the military.
Dec 25, 2024 6:30 pm
That does work. The agency where the ones overseeing her containment/study, and the ones that the cut the deal. So she has no particular loyalty to them, just hopes they'll keep their side of the bargain.

Keeping an eye on her and making sure she stays in line is likely another thing asked of your character
Dec 25, 2024 7:05 pm
I could imagine my character having received some kind of thing to keep you in line if necessary. Kind of like a Kryptonite equivalent. If that's okay with you. Not because I as player want power over you but because it would probably mean drama if your character finds out xD
Not sure what that would be, though (if we want to go that route, which is fully up to you). Something to disable your suit in some way?
Dec 25, 2024 7:12 pm
That works. Or maybe the suit also has reverse function to emit UV that she may or may not know about.e It definitely makes sense if they;re going to let loose an alien they have a way to contain her.
Dec 26, 2024 1:55 am
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On that note realised I hadn't noted but in my head something happened to the force and it should have turned up but didn't.
It might take a long time, or this can be a mystery. She doesn't know why they never arrived!
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Likely burning, quiet severe.
Once we both get a better grasp on the mechanics and see them in play we can button this down.

Dig the idea of an alien bat-thing.

And on this Agency that you're now both connected to:

Sounds to me like it's part of the government, or even the military then? Though I suppose it could easily be an embedded defense contractor. You two care either way?
Dec 26, 2024 2:10 am
...so her suit is her "self-destruct" button a la Suicide Squad?
Dec 27, 2024 4:33 pm
Also wondering if her drain works if she just touches people... meaning the suit would serve two purposes!
Dec 27, 2024 7:37 pm
Harrigan says:
Also wondering if her drain works if she just touches people... meaning the suit would serve two purposes!
That's an interesting thought. I was thinking that, though she may protest to the ability being blocked. Perhaps a compromise was reached where say one hand is modified to allow the transfer?

Or yeah she has to take off the glove to do it, so making she she's not directly in sunlight.

To clarify what was said is chat -
She feeds off life force, which can cause ageing/deage her
She /other members of the scout group would rotate more frequently that originally stated, taking the opportunity to also feed to extend their life force so they could sustain their sleep state while waiting.

I am happy with whatever you what to do with this agency
Dec 29, 2024 3:52 pm
All sounds good, and we can refine and tweak in play.

Shoot that sheet over whenever you get a chance!
Jan 1, 2025 2:20 am
Okay, reviewing the sheet!

Basics look good, except I'm unclear on names. 'Name' is what the public, media, and possibly team call you. 'Secret or Public ID' is your real name. You can decide if it's secret, or if the world knows who the person is behind the mask. Sorry, that's an old Champions habit.

To be clear, some examples:

Name: Spider-man
Secret ID: Peter Parker

Name: Mr. Fantastic
Public ID: Reed Richards
Okay... fill in the Costume through Smile section when you can.
I never gave you (or anyone) the text for the powers you have, so in case you need it...

Absorb Stamina (Power)
As a melee attack, you drain the vitality of another creature and absorb it into yourself. On a hit, you do damage as Modest Beast and gain the same amount of stamina. What this actually looks like is up to you (e.g., a bite on the jugular vein, or energy absorption through the palms of your hands).

(I'll drop Modest Beast damage on your sheet for you.)

Superstrength (Power)
Great for breaking sturdy things and moving heavy things. Whenever you deal physical damage with an unarmed attack, hand-to-hand weapon, or thrown weapon, multiply your damage result by your Superstrength rank.

Example: Gronk succeeds in hitting Nab with an unarmed attack. He rolls 1d6 and consults the unarmed damage table. His result is five, which normally does two points of damage. Gronk then multiplies the result by his Superstrength (3), for a total of six damage.

Shapeshift (Power 4)
You can look however you want to. The FBI is rumored to have enlisted dozens of your kind to infiltrate and undermine leftist organizations. Your mass doesn’t change, but your volume and density can. Roll at disadvantage to shift into any form that abandons the basic anatomy of your species.

Hand-to-Hand Fighting
Includes unarmed combat, as well as any melee weapons that aren’t too bizarre to figure out in a hurry.
Any final questions?

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