Post by Stark on Oct 28, 2009 22:32:00 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]THE BLACK KNIGHT[/glow]
Real Name: Dane Whitman
Other aliases: Sir Dane Whitman, The Pendragon
Occupation: Scientist, Adventurer, Reserve member of the Avengers, Champion of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190lbs
Eyes color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Species: Human
ABILITIES
Int: 4
Str: 3/7 (when using the Photonic Sword to enhance his Strength)
Agl: 3
Spd: 2
Dur: 3
HEALTH: 3
ENERGY: 12/15 (when wearing the Black Knight armor)
REGEN: 7/8 (when wearing the Black Knight armor)
ACTIONS
Close Combat: 6
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient
-Master Duelist (when facing, in close quarters, a single or two opponents at most, the Black Knight receives a +2 bonus from GP to his Close Combat)
-Swordfighting
-Hand-to-Hand
-Fighting from Horseback
-Lance
-Martial Arts
-Trained by Captain America
Ranged Combat: 4
(Wpn.modifier)
-Energy Rays
-Bow
-Thrown objects
-Firearms
Horsemanship: 6
Mastery of Magic: 5
-Accumulate Energy
-Does not require one panel to use
Magical Healing: 3
General Knowledge: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Medieval Era
-The Black Knight's ancestors
-The Occult
-Various Knight orders
Technology/Inventing: 5/1
(Int.bonus)
Genetic Engineering: 2
(Int.bonus)
Social Skills/Leadership: 4
-The Black Knight
-Avenger
-Chivalry
-Scientific Community
MODIFIERS
Energy Battery 1
Reflexive Dodge +2
Mental Defense +4
Magical Defense +5
Enhanced Vision 6
-Look past the mundane (see through illusions)
-See and feel Magic and magical properties
Wealth: 5
-In addition to his family's castle in England and his magical possessions
CHALLENGES
-Compulsion to stick up for underdog (-3; Dane is a hero, and he's ready to fight to protect the weak and those in need whenever it is necessary.)
-Haunted past (-2; although it isn't his own past, some of his ancestors have committed several atrocities and a few murders in their lifetimes, and Whitman tries to atone for his family's past sins.)
-Duty (-3; Dane Whitman is the champion of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake, on Earth or anywhere else.)
-Love (-1; Whitman is the fiancé of Sersi, a black haired beauty, an Eternal and fellow member of the Avengers. They love and care for each other deeply, and some of their foes sometimes try to use this against one another.)
-Knight's Code of Honor (-3; as a true Knight and the champion of Avalon, Dane Withman abides to a special code of honor based on that of the Knights of the Round Table themselves. He refuses to lie, to leave a friend behind if he can do anything to help him, and refuses to attack a foe that isn't ready and able to defend himself. He's not stupid, however, and will defend himself if he believes a foe is simply pretending to be defenseless, but if he has any good reason to believe an opponent isn't able to defend himself, he won't attack.)
EQUIPMENT
-Black Knight's Necklace (this is actually a magical necklace that holds the Armor, the Shield, and the swords of the Black Knight at the ready whenever he needs them. All he needs is to say the word "Avalon" while thinking about what pieces of equipment he wants, and they automatically appear at the ready [the armor already on, and sword and shield in his hands, for example]. Only Whitman himself or a member of his family can take the necklace off, and it can hold up to 3 swords at once, the Black Knight's armor and the Shield of Night. Right now, he has two swords in it, the Sword of Light and the Ebony Blade.)
-Black Knight's Armor (+3 Defense, Grants wielder a basic Healing Factor when worn, as well as +1 in Energy Battery, Virtually Indestructible, Collapsible [turns along with Dane's weapons and shield into a necklace, and can be summoned back on by saying the word "Avalon"])
-The Ebony Blade (+5; Mystical AP [Ignores "No Armor Penetration" modifiers, unless the target is made of Adamantium, Vibranium, Uru, and similar mystical and/or Indestructible materials], +5 to Magical Defense, may be used for one panel specifically to absorb Energy, in which case it acts like Energy/Absorption/Reflection of AN 5 [except that the energy must be redirected next panel or lost], but cannot be used in any other way; also gets a +5 bonus to cut through Magical Force Fields [in addition, the Field is broken for good if the Defense bonus it grants is under 5], Collapsible, Indestructible. The true wielder of the blade can be injured, but cannot be killed as long as the blade is in his possession [in other words, Dane simply cannot be killed as long as the Blade will be his, as he cannot lose his last red stone of Health], which in turn makes him immune to "all or nothing" attacks that kill instantly, like a poison gas or something similar. Just like the Black Knight armor, this weapon turns along with Dane's other weapons and shield into a necklace, and can be summoned back on by saying the word "Avalon". In addition, no matter its location, Dane can teleport next to it by using a ritual through Mastery of Magic. It once was cursed, but it was cleansed in the Brazier of Truth by Withman and Doctor Strange. Dane Withman is very reluctant to use it to kill, because it could taint the sword again and resume its curse.)
-Photonic Sword (+4, AP; deals Stun damage VS living beings; this blade, invented by Whitman himself, looks and works very similarly to a lightsaber from Star Wars, cutting effortlessly through most objects. However, when used against a living being, the sword delivers a massive jolt to the target's central nervous system, incapacitating instead of killing. This allows him to effortlessly cut through obstacles and through an opponent's armor, and still be able to spare the victim's life, and as such, is one of Whitman's favorite weapons. In addition, Dane can reverse the energy of his blade to power his arm, making him temporarily much stronger with that arm at the cost of not being able to use the Photonic Sword for anything else [+4 to Strength]. Unlike his other weapons, his shield and his armor, the Photonic Sword is neither collapsible nor indestructible, but Whitman has a few of those both in Castle Garrett and in the Avengers HQ. He usually has one of those on him at all times, just in case.)
-Sword of Light (+5; Indestructible, Collapsible, may fire energy beams from the energy absorbed by the Shield of Night. This sword is Whitman's favored weapon and was given to him by the Lady of the Lake when she made him her champion on Earth. Like the rest of the Black Knight's equipment, it turns into a simple necklace when he doesn't need it and can be summoned back by saying "Avalon".)
-Nathaniel Garret's Power Lance (+3 weapon; can fire Heat Beams [+6 Heat Blast, Range 2], Ionic Blasts [+4, Area Effect, Range 2], Bolo cables [+2 weapon, Range 2, entangle opponent, D: 1 R:5 to escape], Buzz Discs [red-hot metal discs that attach to objects and drain their electrical energy, Range 3, draisn 6 stones per panel, duration: 6 panels], and holds a concealed .45 Machine Gun [+4, 2x damage]. Like most of his weapons, his shield and his armor, Dane can summon this weapon at will by saying "Avalon".)
-Shield of Night (+4 to Defense, Collapsible, Indestructible; also given to Whitman by the Lady of the Lake, this shield can absorb an Energy attack of up to 8 stones that can then be redirected through the Sword of Light as a blast of pure energy. Like the rest of his equipment, the Shield turn into a necklace when not needed and can be summoned by saying "Avalon".)
-Avengers Communicard
-Strider (A majestic, mystical winged horse, Strider carries his wielder in battle without a single hint of fear. Int: 2, Str: 3, Agl: 3, Spd: 3, Dur: 4; Close Combat: 3 [Str.bonus], Flight: 7, Hooves +2 [as Claws]; Reflexive Dodge +3, Magical Defense +5, Self-Contained Lifeform [also grants this modifier to Whitman when he's mounting it], Immune to Fear. Strider can be verbally summoned from/sent to Avalon at will. Although it technically can die, it will be reborn in Avalon and can be summoned again one day after his "death". Strider is even smarter than he seems, and may understand complex commands from Whitman.)
-Castle Garrett, in England
-Highly advanced technological instruments (as needed)
==============================================
STORY: Dane Whitman was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts and is best known as the modern-day Black Knight, continuing a legacy that began in medieval England. The first Black Knight, Whitman's ancestor Sir Percy of Scandia, lived during the reign of King Arthur. Percy's murder at the hand of his nemesis Modred began a string of successors, all of them Percy's descendants.
It was revived by Whitman's uncle Nathan Garrett, who became the supervillain Black Knight II. After being mortally wounded during a battle with Iron Man, he escaped to his estate, summoned his nephew to confess his crimes, and asked him to restore honor to their family legacy and atone for Garrett's misdeeds. Whitman accepted, initially using his uncles armor and weapons to fight crime and protect those in need, becoming the new Black Knight himself.
His first encounter with the Avengers resulted in a fight, as the heroes mistook him for his uncle, but the misunderstanding was soon resolved along with the short battle. Dane was later asked to join the group, and would be an on and off, both full time and reserve member of the team, even leading it once in a while. The young man was a true adventurer and hero, joining the Defenders for a while, and becoming one of the only close friends of the mysterious Doctor Strange, fighting the supernatural to his side more than once. After a few misadventures such as being turned to stone by a kiss from the Asgardian goddess Enchantress, and returning to the 12th century where he became the Champion of Avalon and of the Lady of the Lake, Whitman returned to the present and found true love in Sersi, an Eternal. Now more a hero than ever before, the Black Knight rides the skies of New York and England once more, fighting, like a true Knight, for justice and freedom.
As Dane Whitman was attempting an experience in his laboratory in Castle Garrett, he noticed a strange anomaly in the energy readings of his computers that seemed to be related to dimensional travels. To the untrained eye, it seemed like a very unusual physical phenomenon, but Whitman knew better. For having trained under Stephen Strange, Merlin himself and the Lady of the Lake in the dark arts, he was fully aware that this was quite probably not a physical phenomenon at all... rather a magical one, and he needed to know more about it. Only one person could help him with this all... so Whitman headed for Greenwich Village to meet his old friend.CA
Real Name: Dane Whitman
Other aliases: Sir Dane Whitman, The Pendragon
Occupation: Scientist, Adventurer, Reserve member of the Avengers, Champion of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190lbs
Eyes color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Species: Human
ABILITIES
Int: 4
Str: 3/7 (when using the Photonic Sword to enhance his Strength)
Agl: 3
Spd: 2
Dur: 3
HEALTH: 3
ENERGY: 12/15 (when wearing the Black Knight armor)
REGEN: 7/8 (when wearing the Black Knight armor)
ACTIONS
Close Combat: 6
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient
-Master Duelist (when facing, in close quarters, a single or two opponents at most, the Black Knight receives a +2 bonus from GP to his Close Combat)
-Swordfighting
-Hand-to-Hand
-Fighting from Horseback
-Lance
-Martial Arts
-Trained by Captain America
Ranged Combat: 4
(Wpn.modifier)
-Energy Rays
-Bow
-Thrown objects
-Firearms
Horsemanship: 6
Mastery of Magic: 5
-Accumulate Energy
-Does not require one panel to use
Magical Healing: 3
General Knowledge: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Medieval Era
-The Black Knight's ancestors
-The Occult
-Various Knight orders
Technology/Inventing: 5/1
(Int.bonus)
Genetic Engineering: 2
(Int.bonus)
Social Skills/Leadership: 4
-The Black Knight
-Avenger
-Chivalry
-Scientific Community
MODIFIERS
Energy Battery 1
Reflexive Dodge +2
Mental Defense +4
Magical Defense +5
Enhanced Vision 6
-Look past the mundane (see through illusions)
-See and feel Magic and magical properties
Wealth: 5
-In addition to his family's castle in England and his magical possessions
CHALLENGES
-Compulsion to stick up for underdog (-3; Dane is a hero, and he's ready to fight to protect the weak and those in need whenever it is necessary.)
-Haunted past (-2; although it isn't his own past, some of his ancestors have committed several atrocities and a few murders in their lifetimes, and Whitman tries to atone for his family's past sins.)
-Duty (-3; Dane Whitman is the champion of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake, on Earth or anywhere else.)
-Love (-1; Whitman is the fiancé of Sersi, a black haired beauty, an Eternal and fellow member of the Avengers. They love and care for each other deeply, and some of their foes sometimes try to use this against one another.)
-Knight's Code of Honor (-3; as a true Knight and the champion of Avalon, Dane Withman abides to a special code of honor based on that of the Knights of the Round Table themselves. He refuses to lie, to leave a friend behind if he can do anything to help him, and refuses to attack a foe that isn't ready and able to defend himself. He's not stupid, however, and will defend himself if he believes a foe is simply pretending to be defenseless, but if he has any good reason to believe an opponent isn't able to defend himself, he won't attack.)
EQUIPMENT
-Black Knight's Necklace (this is actually a magical necklace that holds the Armor, the Shield, and the swords of the Black Knight at the ready whenever he needs them. All he needs is to say the word "Avalon" while thinking about what pieces of equipment he wants, and they automatically appear at the ready [the armor already on, and sword and shield in his hands, for example]. Only Whitman himself or a member of his family can take the necklace off, and it can hold up to 3 swords at once, the Black Knight's armor and the Shield of Night. Right now, he has two swords in it, the Sword of Light and the Ebony Blade.)
-Black Knight's Armor (+3 Defense, Grants wielder a basic Healing Factor when worn, as well as +1 in Energy Battery, Virtually Indestructible, Collapsible [turns along with Dane's weapons and shield into a necklace, and can be summoned back on by saying the word "Avalon"])
-The Ebony Blade (+5; Mystical AP [Ignores "No Armor Penetration" modifiers, unless the target is made of Adamantium, Vibranium, Uru, and similar mystical and/or Indestructible materials], +5 to Magical Defense, may be used for one panel specifically to absorb Energy, in which case it acts like Energy/Absorption/Reflection of AN 5 [except that the energy must be redirected next panel or lost], but cannot be used in any other way; also gets a +5 bonus to cut through Magical Force Fields [in addition, the Field is broken for good if the Defense bonus it grants is under 5], Collapsible, Indestructible. The true wielder of the blade can be injured, but cannot be killed as long as the blade is in his possession [in other words, Dane simply cannot be killed as long as the Blade will be his, as he cannot lose his last red stone of Health], which in turn makes him immune to "all or nothing" attacks that kill instantly, like a poison gas or something similar. Just like the Black Knight armor, this weapon turns along with Dane's other weapons and shield into a necklace, and can be summoned back on by saying the word "Avalon". In addition, no matter its location, Dane can teleport next to it by using a ritual through Mastery of Magic. It once was cursed, but it was cleansed in the Brazier of Truth by Withman and Doctor Strange. Dane Withman is very reluctant to use it to kill, because it could taint the sword again and resume its curse.)
-Photonic Sword (+4, AP; deals Stun damage VS living beings; this blade, invented by Whitman himself, looks and works very similarly to a lightsaber from Star Wars, cutting effortlessly through most objects. However, when used against a living being, the sword delivers a massive jolt to the target's central nervous system, incapacitating instead of killing. This allows him to effortlessly cut through obstacles and through an opponent's armor, and still be able to spare the victim's life, and as such, is one of Whitman's favorite weapons. In addition, Dane can reverse the energy of his blade to power his arm, making him temporarily much stronger with that arm at the cost of not being able to use the Photonic Sword for anything else [+4 to Strength]. Unlike his other weapons, his shield and his armor, the Photonic Sword is neither collapsible nor indestructible, but Whitman has a few of those both in Castle Garrett and in the Avengers HQ. He usually has one of those on him at all times, just in case.)
-Sword of Light (+5; Indestructible, Collapsible, may fire energy beams from the energy absorbed by the Shield of Night. This sword is Whitman's favored weapon and was given to him by the Lady of the Lake when she made him her champion on Earth. Like the rest of the Black Knight's equipment, it turns into a simple necklace when he doesn't need it and can be summoned back by saying "Avalon".)
-Nathaniel Garret's Power Lance (+3 weapon; can fire Heat Beams [+6 Heat Blast, Range 2], Ionic Blasts [+4, Area Effect, Range 2], Bolo cables [+2 weapon, Range 2, entangle opponent, D: 1 R:5 to escape], Buzz Discs [red-hot metal discs that attach to objects and drain their electrical energy, Range 3, draisn 6 stones per panel, duration: 6 panels], and holds a concealed .45 Machine Gun [+4, 2x damage]. Like most of his weapons, his shield and his armor, Dane can summon this weapon at will by saying "Avalon".)
-Shield of Night (+4 to Defense, Collapsible, Indestructible; also given to Whitman by the Lady of the Lake, this shield can absorb an Energy attack of up to 8 stones that can then be redirected through the Sword of Light as a blast of pure energy. Like the rest of his equipment, the Shield turn into a necklace when not needed and can be summoned by saying "Avalon".)
-Avengers Communicard
-Strider (A majestic, mystical winged horse, Strider carries his wielder in battle without a single hint of fear. Int: 2, Str: 3, Agl: 3, Spd: 3, Dur: 4; Close Combat: 3 [Str.bonus], Flight: 7, Hooves +2 [as Claws]; Reflexive Dodge +3, Magical Defense +5, Self-Contained Lifeform [also grants this modifier to Whitman when he's mounting it], Immune to Fear. Strider can be verbally summoned from/sent to Avalon at will. Although it technically can die, it will be reborn in Avalon and can be summoned again one day after his "death". Strider is even smarter than he seems, and may understand complex commands from Whitman.)
-Castle Garrett, in England
-Highly advanced technological instruments (as needed)
==============================================
STORY: Dane Whitman was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts and is best known as the modern-day Black Knight, continuing a legacy that began in medieval England. The first Black Knight, Whitman's ancestor Sir Percy of Scandia, lived during the reign of King Arthur. Percy's murder at the hand of his nemesis Modred began a string of successors, all of them Percy's descendants.
It was revived by Whitman's uncle Nathan Garrett, who became the supervillain Black Knight II. After being mortally wounded during a battle with Iron Man, he escaped to his estate, summoned his nephew to confess his crimes, and asked him to restore honor to their family legacy and atone for Garrett's misdeeds. Whitman accepted, initially using his uncles armor and weapons to fight crime and protect those in need, becoming the new Black Knight himself.
His first encounter with the Avengers resulted in a fight, as the heroes mistook him for his uncle, but the misunderstanding was soon resolved along with the short battle. Dane was later asked to join the group, and would be an on and off, both full time and reserve member of the team, even leading it once in a while. The young man was a true adventurer and hero, joining the Defenders for a while, and becoming one of the only close friends of the mysterious Doctor Strange, fighting the supernatural to his side more than once. After a few misadventures such as being turned to stone by a kiss from the Asgardian goddess Enchantress, and returning to the 12th century where he became the Champion of Avalon and of the Lady of the Lake, Whitman returned to the present and found true love in Sersi, an Eternal. Now more a hero than ever before, the Black Knight rides the skies of New York and England once more, fighting, like a true Knight, for justice and freedom.
As Dane Whitman was attempting an experience in his laboratory in Castle Garrett, he noticed a strange anomaly in the energy readings of his computers that seemed to be related to dimensional travels. To the untrained eye, it seemed like a very unusual physical phenomenon, but Whitman knew better. For having trained under Stephen Strange, Merlin himself and the Lady of the Lake in the dark arts, he was fully aware that this was quite probably not a physical phenomenon at all... rather a magical one, and he needed to know more about it. Only one person could help him with this all... so Whitman headed for Greenwich Village to meet his old friend.CA