VENDETTA RHAPSODY
BLACK ICE
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 30 STR 20 15- Lift 1600 kg; 6d6 HTH Damage [3] 21 DEX 33 13- OCV: 7/DCV: 7 21 CON 22 13- 13 BODY 6 12- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 14 EGO 8 12- ECV: 5 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 10 COM 0 11- 22/26 PD 10 Total: 22/26 PD (9/13 rPD) 18/22 ED 8 Total: 18/22 ED (9/13 rED) 5 SPD 19 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 10 REC 0 46 END 2 44 STUN 5 Total Characteristics Cost: 152 Movement: Running: 9"/18" Leaping: 6"/12" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills 60 Ultralow Temperature Control: Multipower, 60-point reserve 3u 1) Embrittlement I: Drain PD 4d6, Delayed Return Rate (5 Points per 5 Minutes; +1/2); Only Versus Plastic, Metal, And Non-Living Objects Containing A Significant Amount Of Water (-1), Must Touch Object With Ungloved Hand (-1/4), END 6 3u 2) Embrittlement II: Drain PD Armor 4d6, Delayed Return Rate (5 Points per 5 Minutes; +1/2); Only Versus Plastic, Metal, And Non-Living Objects Containing A Significant Amount Of Water (-1), Must Touch Object With Ungloved Hand (-1/4), END 6 3u 3) Chilling Touch: Energy Blast 6d6, No Normal Defense (LS: Safe Environment: Intense Cold; +1); No Range (-1/2), Must Touch Object With Ungloved Hand (-1/4), END 6 2u 4) Freeze Flesh: RKA 1d6, Does BODY (+1), AVLD (Power Defense; +1 1/2); Only Versus Targets With Normal Organic Body Chemistry (-1/2), No Range (-1/2), Must Touch Object With Ungloved Hand (-1/4), END 5 2u 5) Bring on the Cold: Change Environment 16" radius, -5 Temperature Level Adjustment, Long-Lasting 20 Minutes; No Range (-1/2), Gradual Effect (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12); -1/4), END 4 Martial Arts: U.S.M.C. Close-Quarter Combat Training Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 3 Aikido Throw +0 +1 8d6 +v/5, Target Falls 4 Boxing Cross +0 +2 10d6 Strike 4 Hold -1 -1 Grab Three Limbs, +10 STR for holding on 4 Judo Disarm -1 +1 Disarm; 50 STR to Disarm roll 4 Karate "Chop" -2 +0 HKA 2d6 8 +2 HTH Damage Classes (already added in) 1 Weapon Element: Clubs 4 Armored Vest: Armor (4 PD/4 ED); Activation Roll 11- (-1), OIF (-1/2), Half Mass (-1/2), Real Armor (-1/4) 3 Cold Body: Damage Resistance (3 PD/3 ED) 5 Goggles: Sight Group Flash Defense (8 points); OIF (-1/2) 9 Combat Running: Running 9"; Only To Make Half Moves In Combat (-1), END 2 2 Ultralow Temperature Adaptation: Life Support (Safe in Intense Cold) Perks 3 Reputation: Terror of the St. Louis Underworld (A medium-sized group) 11-, +3/+3d6 3 The Ice Cave: Base (Paid for partially with Resource Points) 14 The Icemobile: Vehicle (Paid for partially with Resource Points) Talents 12 I Survived The 'Nam: Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED) 3 Surprisingly Fast For An Old Man: Lightning Reflexes: +2 DEX to act first with All Actions Skills 15 +3 with HTH Combat 4 CK: St. Louis 13- 3 Combat Driving 13- 3 Concealment 12- 3 Deduction 12- 10 Defense Maneuver I-IV 3 Interrogation 13- 4 KS: The St. Louis Criminal Underworld 13- 2 KS: U.S.M.C. Close-Quarters Combat 11- 3 Language: Vietnamese (completely fluent) 3 Mechanics 12- 3 PS: Auto Mechanic 12- 3 PS: HVAC Mechanic 12- 2 Vietnam Vet: PS: Soldier 11- 5 Power: Rapid Temperature Reduction 12- 5 Security Systems 13- 5 Shadowing 13- 3 Stealth 13- 5 Streetwise 14- 2 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles 3 WF: Small Arms, Blades, Clubs Total Powers & Skill Cost: 248 Total Cost: 400 200+ Disadvantages 15 Dependent NPC: James Fair, nephew 8- (Normal; Unaware of character's adventuring career/Secret ID) 10 Distinctive Features: Very cold skin (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10 Hunted: Drug gang leader 8- (As Pow, Harshly Punish) Notes: This person can be the gang leader who originally ordered the hit on Randall, and may be backed directly by the Second Syndicate. 5 Hunted: ICoMP 8- (Mo Pow, Watching) 10 Physical Limitation: Sensitive To Temperatures Above 30 Degrees Fahrenheit (Frequently, Slightly Impairing) Notes: The upper end of Black Ice's Comfort Zone (FRED p. 441) is 30 degrees Fahrenheit. At 31 to 50 degrees, he suffers -1 REC and loses 1 END/20 minutes. At 51 to 70 degrees, he suffers -2 REC and loses 2 END/20 minutes. At 71 to 90 degrees, he suffers -3 REC and loses 3 END/20 minutes, and so forth. 10 Psychological Limitation: A Special Place In His Heart For Drug Gangs (Uncommon, Strong) 5 Psychological Limitation: Code vs. Killing (the Weak Version) (Uncommon, Moderate) 20 Psychological Limitation: Devoted to Justice (Common, Total) 10 Social Limitation: Presumed Dead (Frequently, Minor) 15 Social Limitation: Secret Identity (Frequently, Major) 15 Social Limitation: Unable To Live A Normal Life (Frequently, Major) Notes: At temperatures that a normal person finds comfortable, Randall looks visibly distressed. His body temperature is such that condensation forms on his skin at such temperatures, making it look like he is sweating profusely. 5 Susceptibility: Temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit 1d6 damage per Minute (Uncommon) 20 Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Heat- and Fire-Based Attacks (Common) 50 Experience Points Total Disadvantage Points: 400
Background/History: Randall "Rooster" Fair served in the Marines during the Vietnam War. He received a medical discharge due to wounds received during his third tour of duty, and retired to his old neighborhood in St. Louis to eke out an existence.
Randall watched in frustration as street crews set up shop in public housing complexes, sold drugs out in the open, violently feuded with each other, and preyed on the poor and helpless of his neighborhood. When his nephew James became involved with one of the gangs, Randall tried to intervene and get his nephew out of the gang life. A gang leader had Randall, by now an old man, beaten and left for dead out in the coldest night on record. Instead of freezing to death, Randall recovered and found himself imbued with superhuman strength, the ability to dramatically lower temperatures in people, objects, and areas, and a crippling sensitivity to higher temperatures.
Randall found that he had to spend his days in meat lockers, refrigerated warehouses, or wherever he could find refuge from temperatures above 40 degrees Fahrenheit (the temperature of a typical refrigerator). Ghost Walker discovered Randall hiding in a medical supplies warehouse and helped him adjust to his new existence. Eventually, Randall acquired refrigerated quarters and a new identity - Black Ice.
At temperatures that a normal person finds comfortable, Randall is extremely uncomfortable and looks visibly distressed. His body temperature is such that condensation forms on his skin at such temperatures, making it look like he is sweating profusely. As a consequence, Randall can no longer live a normal life. Randall's wife divorced him long ago and currently lives on the west coast with their daughter.
Personality/Motivation: When Randall was just a normal person, he was powerless to do anything about the corruption and degeneration he witnessed in his neighborhood and elsewhere. Now he has a chance to make things right and to bring the scales of justice a little more in balance. He's started with a campaign against the drug gangs, going after street peddlers and working his way up the organizational ladder to destroy drug sources. As Black Ice, Randall uses his powers to inspire fear and prey upon the criminal element of St. Louis as they once preyed upon the innocent.
Randall's nephew James is now a full-fledged member of a street crew. As Black Ice, Randall sometimes finds himself in the odd predicament of helping keep James out of the clutches of law enforcement, and sometimes assists James' crew in its struggles against rival gangs. James does not know that Black Ice is his uncle.
Powers/Tactics: In combat, Black Ice relies on his hand-to-hand combat training. Black Ice uses his Embrittlement power on obstacles and objects to make them easier to break with his enhanced strength. He uses Bring On The Cold to announce his presence and frighten the criminal element, and Chilling Touch to silently incapacitate targets and for interrogation. He generally avoids of use of Freeze Flesh, using it only under extreme situations.
Black Ice is very sensitive to heat- and fire-based attacks, and quickly runs out of energy at temperatures above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Really hot days (>90 degrees) can be lethal to him. He cannot use his temperature-lowering powers to avoid these sensitivities.
Campaign Use: Black Ice starts his career going after street-level crime and heads up from there (returning to the street now and again to bust some heads). He eventually bumps up against the organization at the top of the criminal food chain - the Second Syndicate.
Appearance: Randall is a 62 year-old black man with a remarkably robust physique. As Black Ice, he is dressed primarily in black and gray, with black pants, gloves, and hat, a gray double-breasted coat, and a gray mask containing black eye lenses. When in uniform, the only indication of the age of the man behind the mask is a slight stoop in the back and shoulders.
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