VALUE CHARACTERISTIC COST BASE PTS NAME: The Lion
15 Strength x1 10 -10 HERO ID: LionHeart
23 Dexterity x3 10 0 PLAYER:
18 Constitution x2 10 16
14 Body x2 10 8 PTS POWERS END
13 Intelligence x1 10 3 10 EC (Mutant Powers) (10),"Mutant
16 Ego x2 10 12 Lion Abilities"
30 Presence x1 10 0 8a) 1D6+1 HKA (Mutant Powers),
8 Comeliness x1/2 10 -1 "Foreclaw swipe",vs physical
13 Physical Defens x1 3 10 defense,Reduced Penetration
13 Energy Defense x1 4 9 (-1/4) 2
5 Speed x10 3.3 17 7b) 1 1/2D6 HKA (Mutant Powers),
12 Recovery x2 7 10 "Raking with Hindclaws",vs
36 Endurance x1/2 36 0 physical defense,Reduced
31 Stun x1 31 0 Penetration(-1/4),Linked(-1/2),
Characteristics Cost: 74 "to grabs",No Knockback(-1/4) 2
8c) 1/2D6 HKA (Mutant Powers),
DISADVANTAGES BASE: 125+PTS "Bite",vs physical defense,No
Distinctive,"registers on 15 Knockback(-1/4),Continuous(+1) 2
mutant detectors",not 7d) 16" RUN (Mutant Powers),x2
concealable,minor Increased End Cost(-1/2) 2/5"
Distinctive,"Is a small lion.", 20 8e) Mind Link (Mutant Powers),any
not concealable,major one mind,x2 # Of Minds,
Physical Lim,"Cannot talk, can 20 Concentrate(-1/4)
only growl, purr, & roar.",all 29f) 23 DEX (Mutant Powers)
the time,greatly 10g) 30 PRE (Mutant Powers)
Physical Lim,"Paws are clumsy 20 10 15 STR,cannot use STR to squeeze
for fine manipulation",all the or throw(-1/2) 2
time,greatly 5 8 Mental Defense (Mutant Powers)
Psych Lim,"curious",uncommon, 5 5 5 Power Defense (Mutant Powers)
moderate 5 5/5 Damage Resistance (Mutant
Psych Lim,"Aquaphobia", 5 Powers),"Tough mutant lion hide"
uncommon,moderate 12 7/5 Armor,"Hi-Tech bulletproof
Psych Lim,"Dislike of canines", 5 polymer jumpsuit",OIF(-1/2),
uncommon,moderate personal focus
Psych Lim,"dislikes fire", 5 9 +3 Enhanced PER (Mutant Powers),
uncommon,moderate with all senses
Rep,"As per Lion",occur 14- 15 5 IR Vision (Mutant Powers)
Hunted,"Genocide",as powerful, 10 3 Ultra Hearing (Mutant Powers)
harsh,appear 8- 5 Discriminatory (Mutant Powers),
Watched,"SAT keeps tabs on his 5 Smell
whereabouts",as powerful, 10 Tracking Scent (Mutant Powers)
non-combat influence,mild, 3 Martial Grab,"Jumps on opponent"
appear 8- 4 Martial Block,"Paw swipe"
3 Choke Hold,"choking bite",
Linked(-1/2),"To bite"
3 Stealth 14-
OCV 8 DCV 8 ECV 5 3 Breakfall 14-
3 Climbing 14-
1 Lang: English,native,literacy,
Cannot speak language, but can
understand and read(0)
Foreclaw = 2d6+1 HKA STR
Hindclaws = 2.5d6 HKA with STR
Bite = 1d6 HKA with STR
Disadvantages Total : 125 176 : Powers Total
Experience Spent + 0 74 + Characteristic Total
Total Points = 250 250 = Total Cost
Lionheart was born into a world where 25 years earlier, terrorists
hijacked a nuclear submarine that was carrying a prototype nuclear
warhead. The warhead was launched when a strike force of combined UNTIL
and PRIMUS commandos tried to thwart the terrorists and take back the
sub. The counterstrike was successful but the warhead was launched before
full control could be regained of the sub. The strike force did manage to
detonate the bird at an altitude of 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean,
thus avoiding the worst damage. The prototype warhead did release an
unknown and still mysterious radiation into the atmosphere.
This radiation, in combination with other pollutants, is credited with the increasing rate of mutations that are now occuring in my campaign world.
BACKGROUND:
Lionheart was born at the Houston zoo, to two apparently normal african
lions. His mother showed unwarranted agression toward him, trying to kill
him almost from the outset of his birth. He had to be separated from her
and cared for by the Houston zoo staff, who absolutely adored him. His
rate of growth was much slower than the norm for lions, and after some
preliminary testing, it was determined that the cub, now named LionHeart,
was a mutant.
It was almost immediately noticed that the cub had an uncanny intelligence. When he was 9 months old, he was sent to the animal behavioural studies department of Penn State University to ascertain his intellectual capacity. They too, adored him.
At age 4 he exhibited the ability to recognize colors not normally visible to the feline eye. A year later, tests showed that he could differentiate shapes and symbols, and that he could associate specific symbol combinations with learned behavior. They decided to try something very bold. They tried to teach him how to read... and succeeded. Lionheart could effectively communicate with human beings by scratching words onto the concrete floor of his pen with his claws.
This got the attention of Genocide, who promptly infiltrated the BSD. Through nefarious dealings (bribes, etc.,) it was arranged that Lionheart was moved to their labs for studies. The supervisors of the project noticed that the scientists working on the project also seemingly became enamoured with the young lion, and began to investigate the possibility of his possesion of telepathic empathy. Their experiments in this area triggered the lion's semi-latent mindlink ability into full potency.
After Genocide decided that they had learned all they needed to know about Lionheart's mutant abilities, they had decided to destroy him. Lionheart overheard two scientists arguing for his life with their supervisor in the room next to his pen. Up until this point, Lionheart had been pretty much the cat in his attitude towards his captivety. They had kept him fed and relatively comfortable (except for those operations on his head) for 2 years. But now he realized the free ride was coming to a permanent end. It was time to go and stake out his own territory. He notified his friends, the two scientists, and asked them for their help.
There was little they could do except to go to an outside agency for help. They approached SAT and asked them to take the lion to safety, promising to also give them all the data on the Genocide operations at the lab. SAT agreed and promptly broke into the lab, and took Lionheart, along with the core of the lab's central computer, to one of their own labs.
After reviewing Genocide's data on the lion, SAT approached Lionheart and asked them to work for them from time to time. In return they would supply him with whatever was at their disposal that he may desire. Lionheart agreed, and worked with SAT as a scout/spy for three years. When he left SAT on good terms, he was given 10 square miles of land (encased by a fence) to prowl upon at will, and all the food he wanted.
Now Lionheart was approaching maturity, and he was getting bored with the easy life, especially after all the action and intrique of working as a spy. One night he climbed a tree next to the border of his territory and jumped the fence...
He now roams the US Southwest, looking for interesting times.
*:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::* * Life is a chair of bowlies. * *:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::* * Charles S. Fox * * midspec@usis.com * *:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*