Saturday, April 9, 2016

Making MHR Characters: Richard Fisk (ANOHotMU #4)

Well, it's been a couple of weeks, but we're back at it. We're about halfway through the book with the week's entries, and I've learned a few things:
1. Less can be more, especially for a villain or character who isn't the main focus of the scene.
2. If a power has a 1d6 listed, justify it.
3. Make characters you want to play.

Our first character tonight is one of my favourite Spidey villains: Richard Fisk. Yeah, I know, not a popular choice, but I really like the guy. Well, not in the sense that I think he's a misunderstood hero or something, but in the sense that he's compelling and I want to see more of him. Complex, many layered and (checks Marvel Wiki article) dead? Ah, man, Marvel, why?

Anyhow, this write-up is from his time as Blood Rose, both because I think it's his coolest costume (although I can't find a good image online) and because it's a useful one for the purposes of statting. Like I said above, less is more with some villains, and Richard Fisk was only occasionally the focus of a Spider story, and even then it had a lot more to do with his many, many Specialties than his acumen as a fighter or anything.

Richard Fisk
Solo 1d8
Buddy 1d6
Team 1d10


Distinctions
Duplicitous
Power-Hungry
Schemer


Blood Rose Costume
Gun 1d6
Enhanced Durability 1d8
SFX: Environment Suit - Spend a die from the doom pool to ignore physical stress or trauma caused by a gas, poison, suffocation or other similar attack.
SFX: Focus - In a pool including a Blood Rose costume power, replace two dice of equal size with one die of +1 step.
Limit: Gear - Shut down Blood Rose Costume and step up or add 1d6 to the Doom Pool. Spend 1d6 from the doom pool to recover.


Specialties
Business Expert 1d8
Combat Expert 1d8
Covert Expert 1d8
Crime Master 1d10
Menace Master 1d8
Psych Expert 1d8
Tech Expert 1d8

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