Post by Manah on Jan 3, 2024 20:48:53 GMT -5
CAPTAIN HOWLET
Captain of the USS Vanquisher
Captain of the USS Vanquisher
QUOTE: "I'm well aware that the Federation doesn't normally like to rely on overwhelmingly destructive military power, but I'm afraid all rules have exceptions... and I don't only serve the Federation. Let's just say I am more... flexible about the use of violence. Speaking of which..."
Real Name: James Avery Brooks Dunn Howlet
Age: 22 (Birthday: October 5)
Other Aliases: None
Occupation: Warrior, Adventurer, Starfleet Command Officer, Starfleet's Howlet Clan Ambassador, Captain of the USS Vanquisher
Military Rank: Captain, Howlet Clan Ambassador
Marital Status: Single
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs
Eye color: Purple
Hair color: Sandy Brown
Species: Genetically/Mystically-enhanced Human/Fae'Rhal Hybrid (Starborn, ADAM User)
Notes: None
ABILITIES
Int: 9
Str: 5
Agl: 4
Spd: 4
Dur: 7
HEALTH: 7
ENERGY: 27
REGEN: 22
ACTIONS
Combat: 8
(Str.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient
-As MoKF
-Boxing
-Martial Arts
-Firearms
-Phasers/Disruptors
-Thrown objects/weapons
-Starfleet Training
-Acrobatic Fighting
-Fighting multiple opponents
-Options: Balance, Blindfighting, Catch projectiles, Create/Adapt Kung Fu Techniques, Multiple opponents
Tail Whip: 4
(Agl.bonus)
-May manipulate objects with his tail
Parkour: 5
(Agl.bonus)
-As Acrobatics, Swimming and Wall-climbing
ADAM: 8
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Gained via DNA rewriting through use of the miracle component known as ADAM from serums called 'Plasmids', these powers are artificially induced within the user's body and/or mind, allowing them to grow beyond the limitations of ordinary, mortal beings. Luckily, James' body does not suffer from the usual severe disadvantages of regular ADAM thanks to his brother - read below. His powers include:
Amnesia (Atk VS Int + Mental Defense, deals no damage; if successful, allows user to erase some or most of the target's memories, as desired.)- Charge (Stones VS Effect up to Half AN, rounded up + Duration in panels; where Effect grants user Unstoppable at Effect AN with Str.bonus.)
- Cyclone Trap (As Force Blast, Area Effect of Half AN, rounded up; Knocks prone any targets it damages, Air/Wind element.)
- Decoy (As Create Illusion at AN; May only create an illusory clone of the user.)
- Electro Bolt (As Force Blast, 2x damage, Normal and Stun damage, 3x damage VS targets in/under water, Electricity element.)
- Enrage (Atk VS Int + Mental Defense, deals no damage; if successful, enrages the target and causes them to go berserk on anyone in sight, regardless of who they are.)
- Geyser Trap (As Force Blast, Normal and Stun damage, Indirect; Knocks prone any targets it damages, Leaves a large puddle of water in the affected Area. Alternately, usable by the user to add +2 Leaping to one's jumps.)
- Hacking (Stones VS target electromagnetic device's AI + Hacking Defense to assume control of it and both access data and perform any actions the device is capable of.)
- Hypnosis (As Subtle Commands option of Telepathy; requires eye contact.)
- Incinerate (As Force Blast, 2x damage, Sets flammable objects on fire, Indirect, Fire/Heat element.)
- Insect Swarm/Murder of Crows (As Force Blast, Area Attack, Normal and Stun damage, After Effect; via manifestation of a killer bees swarm or a murder of crows.)
- Little Sister Antidote (Stones VS Durability to cure Little Sisters back into normal human girls; requires physical contact. Each Little Sister cured will reward the user with 20 LoEs.)
- Parasitic Healing (As Force Blast; Normal damage, but heals user of 1w of Health per 2w of damage.)
- Peeping Tom (Stones VS Effect up to Half AN, rounded up + Duration in panels; where Effect adds Enhanced Vision - X-Ray Vision. If the user already has Enhanced Vision at a higher MN, paying for full Effect will add the option to user's own Enhanced Vision.)
- Possession (As the Telepathy option of the same name; Usable on both creatures and electromagnetic devices, User can still act while possessing a target; Only 1 target can be possessed at once.)
- Scout (As Astral Projection at AN.)
- Telekinesis (Int.bonus, Wpn.modifier)
- Teleportation (As the Action up to Half AN, rounded up; Must set up a 'teleporting beacon' on an already visited location by paying for maximum teleporting Range, and may only return to said location with this effect.)
-Increasing AN or gaining new powers require the use of Plasmids created by Travis Howlet Jr.
Starborn: 10
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Having passed through 'The Unity', the power source at the center of the Universe, James was reborn as a Starborn, an ascended human - or in his case, ascended Fae'Rhal/Human hybrid - wielding stars/space/gravity-based superhuman powers. His abilities are described below:
Creator's Peace (Atk VS Int + Mental Defense; Broadcast up to Half AN Area, rounded up; pacifies all enemies and disarms them for a Duration of 1 panel/red stone of 'damage'. Attacking a pacified target allows it to fight back, defend themselves or flee, but not to equip a weapon to do so until the duration expires.)- Deep Freeze (As Force Blast, Area Attack VS Durability to freeze solid; Cold/Ice element. Unleashes the cold of space againt one's foes and/or surroundings.)
- Gravity Control (As Mastery of Gravity; Manipulate only, Gravity Wave - As Force Blast, 2x damage, Normal and Stun damage, AN VS Durability to slam targets on the ground; Gravity Well - 3x damage, AN VS Durability to suck victims to the center of the well to damage/kill/destroy them; Area Effect of up to Half AN, rounded up)
- Drain Life (As Improved Energy Drain, Range 3; also deals 1w of damage and heals user of the same amout per 5 stones drained.)
- Gather Resources (Stones VS Hardness/Weight/Area up to Half AN, rounded up/Technology AN/Highest AN/MN, whichever is highest, to bring all valuable inorganic resources and objects to the user'side.)
- Eternal Harvest (Stones VS Effect + Area up to Half AN, rounded up; success makes all plants of equal to lower complexity to Effect stones to regrow after being harvested, or to simply grow to maturity if they were not already.)
- Gravity Dash (Stones VS Effect up to AN + Duration in panels. Effect adds +1 to base Speed, +2 to all Mobility actions, and +1 to all Damage inflicted/3 stones of Effect. Visually, this power allows the user to move with sudden, near-instant bursts of speed from one location to the other.)
- Inner Demon (Atk VS Dur + Magical Defense, deals no damage; if successful, manifests a Duplicate of the target to attack them for a Duration of 1 panel/red stone of 'damage'. The duplicate is loyal to the user and can obey other orders than just attacking if the user so pleases.)
- Life Sense (Stones VS Effect up to Half AN, rounded up, + Duration in panels; where Effect acts as Enhanced Vision - Detect Organic/Inorganic Lifeforms.)
- Moon Form (Stones VS 3 + Additional Effect up to AN + Duration in panels. Base effect is Immovability; additional Effect adds to user's Toughness and makes it No 2x damage.)
- Parallel Self (Stones VS 10 + Duration of 5 minutes/stone played for said purpose; manifests an alternate universe self of the user - akin to Duplicate Self - with relatively the same A/A/Ms, but may differ here and there - or considerably more than that - at GM's discretion. Still, the duplicate is friendly to the user and will support them as best they can.)
- Particle Beam (As Force Blast, 2x damage, AP (Ignores 3 Toughness if No AP), Area Attack, Cosmic Energy element.)
- Personal Atmosphere/Create Vacuum (Stones VS Area up to Half AN, rounded up, centered on self, and Duration in minutes up to Half AN, rounded up, to create a temporary 'atmosphere' around self, with breathable air, comfortable temperature and no external, dangerous environmental hazards, even in outer space. Can be maintained by re-casting every time the effect is about to end. Alternately, the same stones may be used to remove breathable air from an area for the duration at up to Range 4, causing unprepared victims to potentially suffocate, lose consciousness and eventually die. Again, can be maintained with re-cast if necessary.)
- Phased Time (Stones VS Effect up to AN + Duration in panels; where Effect slows down time for anyone else but the user's - and at GM's discretion, beings immune to Reality/Time Distortion. In game terms, this grants a free additional Action per panel, and 2x the Effect stones to be added to any Action where moving considerably faster than anyone else might play a role.)
- Precognition (As Clairvoyance at up to Half AN, rounded up, Int.bonus, Can perceive through time regardless of proximity. If used prior to a conversation with someone, gain +3 to all Social Skills attempts due to having insight on what the target would like to hear, would *not* like to hear, and the words they would be most likely to best react to. Or worst.)
- Reactive Shield (As Force Field; Effective VS Magic. Defensive Stones are doubled.)
- Reanimation (Stones VS Dur + Magical Defense of targeted corpse; success reanimates them under user's command for 1 minute/2 panels per red stone of 'damage', with all A/A/Ms intact, but completely subservient to the user's will.)
- Solar Flare (As Force Blast, 2x damage, Area Effect of up to Half AN, rounded up; Indirect, Sets flammable objects on fire; Fire/Heat element.)
- Supernova (As Force Blast, 3x damage, AP, Area Effect of up to AN centered around but excluding self, Sets flammable objects on fire, Causes heavy collateral damage; Fire/Heat/Concussive elements.)
- Void Form (As Invisibility at AN.)
Black Ops: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Stealth
-Search room/area
-Infiltration/Exfiltration
-Surveillance
-Security systems
-Escape artist
Technology: 8
(Int.bonus)
Vehicle Operations: 8
-Light vehicles
-Heavy vehicles
-Motorcycles
-Aircrafts
-Starships
-Military vehicles
-System Operations
-Federation/Howlet Clan
Cooking: 7
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Roasting/Baking/Frying
-Boiling/Steaming/Smoking
-Earth recipes
-Federation recipes
-Xeno recipes
-Desserts
-Food safety
General Knowledge: 8
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Fae'Rhal culture
-United Federation of Planets
-Cooking and Ingredients
-Xenocultural Science
-USS Vanquisher
-Starborn
-ADAM/EVE/Plasmids
-Tactical lore
Perform: 4
(Agl.bonus)
-Singing
-Acoustic Guitars
-Electric Guitars
-Calligraphy
Statecraft: 8
-Handsome
-Persuade
-Diplomacy
-Humor/Sarcasm
-Intimidate
-Starfleet Protocol
-Leadership
-Captain
MODIFIERS
Immortality
Acute Sight/Smell/Hearing +2
Healing Factor
Energy Battery 2
Deep Reserves +12
-Both from EVE serum and the Quantum Essence of a Starborn.
Fox Tail +1
-Semi-Prehensile
Reflexive Dodge +3
Toughness +4
Mental Defense +6
Immunities
-Fate Alteration/Reality Distortion
Targeting +3
Fast-Draw +2
Fae'Rhal Physiology
-As a Fae'Rhal/Human hybrid, James has inherited the superior physiology of Fae'Rhal kind, along with numerous additional organs. Namely, he has 2 hearts, 3 lungs, 3 kidneys and a secondary brain located inside the chest cavity.
-Said organs do not naturally regenerate if damaged/destroyed, but artificial or regrown organs are not impossible with sufficiently advanced medical science.
Photographic Memory
Magical Potential
-While their race isn't known for producing a lot of mages, Fae'Rhal do have an innate capacity to learn several different mystic arts including Ki, Chakra, Magic, and so on, provided they have a proper teacher/trainer/sufficiently extensive information.
Starborn
-If killed, otherwise dying or simply via physically passing through the Unity - the Center of the Multiverse - James will be reborn again, and significantly empowered. In game terms, this effectively functions as Reconstitute Self, but will also give him 50w character stones (typically but not always to improve his Starborn powers or gain new ones). He will not reappear in the same location either, instead manifesting in his Starborn Guardian ship, wearing his Starborn Spacesuit, in orbit around the Earth.
Reconstitute Self
-Upon being killed, destroyed or otherwise passing away, a Starborn's body will turn into what appears to be star light and/or cosmic dust, before dissolving away. However, they will not remain dead; see Starborn above.
Wealth: 8
-Gains $100 million per month/issue
-Currently has $10 billion
Resources: 8
-Loyal Aide (His first officer, Commander Keqing, is a very capable, professional Starfleet officer who is more than capable of handling James' general responsibilities while he is away.)
-Powerful Enforcer (Lieutenant Commander Kagura Mikazuchi is so powerful physically that she can hold her own against James in a pure combat skill contest, despite being supposedly a 'mere human' as far as they know, so much so that said human nature is often put into question by everyone involved, including Kagura herself.)
-Combat Team (While they are not all 'superhuman' per se, James' fellow senior officers of the USS Vanquisher are all highly trained and capable individuals both on the field and attending their duties on the ship. And some of them DO qualify as fairly darn superhuman, truth be told.)
-Unique Technology (ADAM, EVE and Plasmids, reverse engineered and perfected by Travis Howlet Jr. While not necessarily readily available to James without paying a visit to his brother, it is still relatively accessible nonetheless at Travis' discretion.)
-Respected Status (While most people mostly admire his renown as the Captain of the USS Vanquisher or as an ambassador of the Howlet Clan, those in the know are often in awe before James' cooking skills which is borderline legendary.)
-Position of Authority (Captain of the USS Vanquisher, by far the strongest starship of the United Federation of Planets.)
-Influential Connections (With Travis Howlet Jr, his brother and the official leader of the Howlet Clan. As the Clan's ambassador - and family - James can typically count on Travis for assistance, support and the opening of some doors.)
-Private Army (As the Captain of the USS Vanquisher, James has access to literal hundreds of trained Starfleet officers and personnel with all the gear, weaponry and equipment they may need.)
CHALLENGES
-Altered Biology (-2; if analyzed, scanned or otherwise medically or scientifically examined, a Starborn will be very clearly and obviously different to a human being with even simple tests, both biologically and neurologically. As such, they can relatively easily be identified by such fairly simple examinations. Furthermore, if ever killed, a Starborn will seemingly turn into star light and dust, before dissolving into thin air, instead of leaving a body behind.)
-Looking Non-Human (-2; has a long, semi-prehensile fox tail the same color as his hair, no body hair outside the head, tail, and eyebrows, and produces excessive earwax.)
-Psychological (-2; moderate compulsion to be armed at all times. James shares his species' love/obsession with weapons and arms of all kind, as well as the desire to be armed at all times, despite his own, personal power and his own preference for physical might and martial arts.)
-Psychological (-2; battlethirst. Like most Fae'Rhals, James loves a good scrap, and will eagerly get in a fight when necessary. And sometimes even when it's just fun. He isn't stupid, however, and won't start fights for no good reason or in poor timing/situations.)
-Psychological (-1; mild recklessness. Despite extensive Starfleet training, James is still sort of a daredevil at times.)
-Psychological (-1; mild short temper. Again, while he takes his duties seriously, James can still let his emotions get the best of him sometimes.)
-Psychological (-0; minor detachment from humankind. Upon becoming a Starborn, James became something beyond the 'level' of humanity, a higher form of being, immortal, and with infinite potential. While he may currently still be close to his original self, most Starborn grow more and more detached from regular humankind over time and with each rebirth through the Unity. Maybe this challenge will increase in the future ?)
-Code of honor (-3; James was raised with Fae'Rhal traditions and beliefs, acting accordingly to their values and views of what actually makes up 'honor'. He is a born warrior, respects the values of strength, courage and honor, loves weapons and combat, supports his clan, and so on. He fights honorably, doesn't cheat or lie, keeps his word, and respects strong and similarly honorable opponents.)
-Duty (-4; to the Howlet Clan first, and the Federation and Starfleet next.)
-C.T.S.U.F.U (-3; like pretty much the rest of the Howlet family, James is very much a hero, fighting evil, helping people in need and protecting those in danger.)
-Inhuman appetite (-2; like all Fae'Rhals, James has a massive appetite, and a tendency to eat like a wild, famished beast even when the food is cooked.)
-Deadly Enemies (-3; while many Starborn are mostly just doing their thing and not especially caring about what others of their kind do, some of them do care, and sometimes don't like what they see. Depending on their views and beliefs, some Starborn oppose or even hunt down other Starborn just because of what they are.)
EQUIPMENT
-Currently worn: Starfleet Command Officer Uniform (+2 defense, +3 Energy Defense. A full, skintight body suit red and black in color, which can be easily worn under other clothes. On the neck part of the suit, the insignia of the rank of Captain can be seen.)
-Type II Hand Phaser (+1 to +6 wpn.modifier, Range 5; May use any or none of the following options: 2x damage, Limited or Full AP, Area Effect around point of impact - Area 2 per Weapon Modifier; Normal or Stun damage, Attack VS Durability to Stun for 1 panel/stone of damage, Successful attack triggers Wpn.modifier VS Durability, 2x damage; victim is vaporized if killed/destroyed; and/or Increase Range by reducing Wpn.modifier accordingly. A powerful Hand Phaser typically used by Security Officers, but as a Fae'Rhal, James wouldn't have accepted to serve in Starfleet without the right to bear arms regardless of situation. A variable settings weapon, it can be used for a wide variety of situations.)
-Fae'Rhal Combat Knife (+2, Limited AP)
-Starfleet Combadge (Communicator device, Acts as a Universal Translator, Range of 25,000 miles, or 37,500 miles when boosted by a ship's transceiver.)
-Command Tricorder (Small handheld computer device; adds +2 to all uses of Technology related to scanning and knowledge in general. Also functions as a Cybernetic Senses at AN 7 when used to scan anything, including gases, radiations, substances, lifeforms, bacterias, etc. Can be used to analyze various forms of matter, energy and chemicals, and connect to other devices to transfer the data collected. Unlike other Tricorders, this one is better overall, but unfocused on any specific task.)
-Starfleet PADD (+2 to all Computers uses; Can remotely connect with computers. A 'Personal Access Display Device' serving as a portable microcomputer with multifunction touch-pad controls, tons of programs, standard Combadge capabilities, extensive data storage capacity, remote starship operations controls, videogaming, and so on. A PADD can operate without recharge for 100 hours. It can either be recharged instantly with an appropriate power cell, or recharged over 2 hours via pretty much any electromagnetic energy source.)
RESERVE EQUIPMENT
-Starborn Spacesuit Astra (+3 Defense, No 2x damage, No AP; +3 to Energy Defense; +3 to the use of all Starborn powers, Indestructible. Cannot be scanned, replicated or identified. A white, sleek, form-fitting armored spacesuit with matching helmet with an opaque visor, made of solidified Cosmic energy and adapting perfectly to its matching Starborn user. Like Starborn themselves, it is said their Spacesuits also evolve when they pass through the Unity. If killed, a Starborn's Spacesuit will dissolve just like their user, but 'respawn' on them when they are reborn.)
-Broken Britannian Harken Pistol (Basically a weaponized grappling hook, this strange pistol looks like a high-tech wheel-lock pistol with a dagger sticking out of the barrel. While broken, James has managed to rid it of most of the rust and dirt.)
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STORY: Captain James Howlet of the USS Vanquisher is not only one of the most effective and efficient Starfleet officers in recorded history; he is also the official ambassador for the Howlet Clan of the Fae'Rhal. Technically answering to the authority of his brother Travis Howlet Jr - who himself leads the Howlet Clan in general as their father prefers fighting over leadership duties - James is also in command of the only Indomitable class Starship in the entire Federation, a design created by Travis, their mother Henrietta, Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich and the Federation's other top engineers. While most Federation ships rely on diplomacy and negotiations to de-escalate conflicts, the Indomitable was created hand-in-hand with the best and brightest Fae'Rhal scientists as an answer to situations requiring a more... heavy-handed approach.
Indeed, as a Fae'Rhal warrior in addition to his background as a Starship officer, James was more than happy to volunteer as the captain of the closest thing to a full-on combat-focused warship the Federation has ever created, while still retaining solid facilities in other areas for the sake of versatility. Still, the Vanquisher is more than equipped to answer force with... well, even greater force when the need arise. He's obviously expected to follow standard Federation guidelines if possible, but as a Fae'Rhal "ambassador" (both with and without quotation marks), he is known to be more than willing to power up weapon systems when the need arise.
James himself is not only a capable warrior, but also a quite significantly talented Starfleet officer with quite a bit of technological know-how, general knowledge, tactical skills and field experience. But perhaps more amazing are his superhuman abilities: one of the extremely rare Starborn, he wields various cosmic, stars/space/gravity-based powers. Furthermore, Travis was able to perfect the use of ADAM, EVE and the plasmids formula they discovered in an underwater city known as Rapture, rendering it considerably safer and more stable, apparently lacking any of the usual negative side effects and risks, and James was one of the first to benefit from his experiments, at his brother's request. Said powers have proven to be invaluable in the young man's adventures.
Along with his crew of talented, capable individuals with both great skill and potential, Captain James Howlet travels the blackness of space to further the interests of both the Federation, and the Howlet Clan. To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations...
...to boldly go where no one has gone before!
U.S.S VANQUISHER (Indomitable-class Federation Starship)
Senior Officers Roster
Captain - Captain James Howlet
First Officer - Commander Keqing (♀ Human/Caitian Hybrid)
Chief Flight Control Officer - Lieutenant Issei Hyoudou (♂ Human)
Chief Operations Officer - Lieutenant Commander Nami (♀ Orion)
Chief Engineering Officer - Dr. Hal "Otacon" Emmerich (♂ Trill Engineer/Hacker/Tech Specialist)
Chief Tactical/Security Officer - Lieutenant Commander Kagura Mikazuchi (♀ Human? Has displayed superhuman strength and speed several times in the past; her true nature is unknown.)
Chief Medical Officer - Dr. Joseph "Medic" Heilburger Ludwig (♂ Human)
Chief Science Officer - Commander Lunamaria Hawke (♀ Human/Vulcan Hybrid Scientist/Inventor)
Ship Counselor - Lieutenant Commander Fubuki (♀ Betazoid Esper)
