Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 13 STR 3 12- Lift 151.6 kg; 2 1/2d6 HTH Damage [1] 35 DEX 75 16- OCV: 12/DCV: 12 12 CON 4 11- 11 BODY 2 11- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 20 EGO 20 13- ECV: 7 10 PRE 0 11- PRE Attack: 2d6 14 COM 2 12- 8/20 PD 5 Total: 8/20 PD (0/12 rPD) 7/19 ED 5 Total: 7/19 ED (0/12 rED) 7 SPD 25 Phases: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 5 REC 0 44 END 10 24 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 154 Movement: Running: 30"/60" Leaping: 2"/4" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills Martial Arts: Art Of Serenity Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 4 Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 5 Defensive Strike +1 +3 8 1/2d6 Strike 4 Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 53 STR to Disarm 4 Killing Strike -2 +0 HKA 2d6 +1 4 Nerve Strike -1 +1 5d6 NND 24 +6 HTH Damage Classes (already added in) 20 Concealed Body Armor: Armor (12 PD/12 ED); Activation Roll 14- (-1/2), IIF (-1/4) 48 Serene Movement: Running +24" (30" total), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Activation Roll 14- (-1/2) 5 Group Radio Comlink: Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group); OAF (-1) 25 Find Weakness 12- with Art Of Serenity 10 Serenity Is Its Own Reward: Luck 2d6 Perks 1 Fringe Benefit: Passport 5 Money: Well Off Talents 9 Ambidexterity (no Off Hand penalty) 18 Combat Sense 15- Skills 5 Defense Maneuver I-II 2 Gambling (Bridge) 12- 7 High Society 13- 5 KS: Bridge 14- 4 KS: Art Of Serenity 13- 0 Language: English (idiomatic; literate) 5 Language: French (imitate dialects) 3 Language: German (completely fluent) 3 Language: Italian (completely fluent) 3 Stealth 16- 3 Tactics 12- Total Powers & Skill Cost: 226 Total Cost: 380 200+ Disadvantages 5 Hunted: London Watch 8- (As Pow, Limited Geographical Area, Capture) 20 Hunted: UNTIL 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Capture) 5 Psychological Limitation: Always Calm (Very Common, Moderate) 25 Psychological Limitation: Hates Corruption (Very Common, Total) 20 Psychological Limitation: Hesitates Before Acting (Very Common, Strong) 15 Reputation: Bridge Champion and Speedster, 14- 15 Social Limitation: Public ID (Frequently, Major) 75 Experience Points 380 Total Disadvantage Points
Designer's Notes:
1) The errata sheet states Shrike has a 20 EGO. I added this in, and adjusted all of her figured characteristics to match.
2) I debated removing the 14- Activation Roll on Shrike's Running as it was fairly illogical, especially since nothing (and I do mean nothing) is mentioned in her write-up to reflect it, but debugging rule number 1 overrode that decision.
3) Edited all of her Hunteds, and tried to fully define all Disadvantages.
4) The original version of Shrike cost 348 points. She now costs 381, a 33 point increase. 16 of those points comes from her new 20 EGO, the rest seems to come from her Radio and Talents.
5) Assessment: Why, exactly, does making oneself calm and serene lead to a 35 DEX, a 7 SPD, and obscene martial arts skill? I mean really, 6 Damage Classes? She beats out every martial artist published for 5th Edition so far, and that includes Kayli the Destroyer at 735 points (of course, let Kayli get all of her Aid pumped into her and its a different story....). Of course, with that 12 CON, she really needs that 35 DEX and 7 SPD. And since she has no levels with her martial arts, Green Dragon with a 27 DEX, 7 SPD, and a mere 350 points, would probably destroy her. Anyway, if Shrike is a world-class bridge player, I'd expect her Gambling to be around 16-. Bumping up her KS wouldn't hurt, and she could even get a PS out of it.
My biggest beef is with Eclipse as a whole. Most of the team has Public IDs and the Fringe Benefit of Passport. They are also Hunted by UNTIL. These two don't really seem to mix. Especially since they are considered to be terrorists working to wreck havoc all through Europe. As a Public ID basically means everyone knows who you are and enemies can attack when ever they want, their terrorist careers would be over fairly quick, as either UNTIL and a slew of superheroes paid them a visit, or someone like Eurostar eliminated the competition. Oh, and almost everyone of them was named by the newspapers... so why do they all have English names?
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