*deep breath* Movie Daredevil

[cyclonekath]

In a move that will wipe out any good will I might have earned, I admit to the world

I
Like
The
Daredevil
Movie
More
Than
The
Comics
Version

That out in the open, it's write-up time. Also my future write-ups here will be text only to avoid web space issues, if you want the all singing all dancing image sheet write-ups, the MURPGList Yahoo Group is the place to go.

Daredevil - Movie

Secret ID: Matt Murdock

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red-Brown
Species: Mutagenic

Intelligence: 4
Strength: 3
Agility: 4
Speed: 3
Durability: 3

Health: 3 Energy: 9

Actions:
Close Combat: 4
(Agility Bonus or Weapon Modifer)
- Hand-to-hand
- Blind Fighting
- Boxing
- Billy Club
Ranged Combat: 2
(Weapon Modifier)
- Billy Club
Concentration: 7
(Intelligence Bonus)
Legal Skill: 4
(Intelligence Bonus)
Acrobatics: 4
(Agility Bonus & Billy Club Modifer)
Social Skills: 3
- Legal Community
- Law Enforcement

Modifiers:
Human, Blind
Wealth [1]
Reflexive Dodge: [+3]
Sonar Sense: 5
Heightened Senses: 5 excluding sight

Equipment:
Billy Club: [+4] Close or Ranged Combat. When used to travel the rooftops, adds to Acrobatics. Can be disguised as cane for the blind. Cool (red) color.

Challenges:
Endless path of vengence
Senses too superhuman
Sticks up for the underdog

Description:
Young Matt Murdock lost his sight in a freak accident when a forklift, swerving to avoid hitting him, spilt bio-medical waste into his eyes. However Matt discovered his other senses were heightened to superhuman levels, and he commited himself to honing his new abilities. When his pro boxer father is murdered for refusing to throw a fight, Matt seeks vengeance. Protecting the innocent as a lawyer by day and dispensing brutal justice against the guilty at night, Matt roams the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil, a mythical figure dubbed the Man Without Fear.

While he can not see, Matt's other senses function so well that nobody would even consider Darevil non-sighted. His sense of smell allows him to identify individuals, no matter how they try to camouflage their natural odor. He can hear a noise a block away and tell if someone is lying by listening to changes in their heat rhythm. Most notably his sense of hearing is so acute, that a resonant sound will bounce off things and give him a radar-like image of his surroundings. Daredevil wields a single weapon, his billy club. As Matt Murdock, he carries it disguised as a blind man's cane. The implement separates into two parts: The straight portion contains a metal shaft and can be used as a weighted fighting baton, while the other section incorporates a grappling hook and cable mechanism that Daredevil uses to traverse the city skyline.

While Matt Murdock is a man without fear, he is also a man without hope, locked into a path of vengence and revenge that will never end. His incredible sense of hearing which allows him to function so well is also a lieability, forcing him to sleep in an isolation chamber to block out the constant noise of big city life. While not above using his handicap to help pick up women, Matt all too frequently breaks up with them due to his inability to let them into his dark crusade driven life.

Cyc

[psistrike]

Haven't seen the movie but note the differances.He is 3 inches taller but 25 lbs. lighter then the comic book version,that doesn't make any sense.His Abilities are the same as the comic book version despite less experience,the same goes for his Legal Skill, Concentration,Acrobatics,and his Social Skills.The only major change was giving him different specializations in some Actions,lowering his Reflexive Dodge by 1,and giving him a Sonar Sense with no MN and Heightened Senses instead of Radar Senses which actually makes senses function with superhuman sharpness already.
What was the point of this write-up,he is barely changed from the comic version's stats and the major changes make no sense.I think you are too big of a fan of the movie to see that there are no real differances in stats except the costume not being armored.Sorry to be so harsh,but it's what I observed in the write-up.

[cyclonekath]

Well, actually the height and weight are the most commonly listed for Ben Affleck

The Sonar bit was a goof. Now fixed.

IMO Radar Sense is rather cheap and much to comic Daredevil specific. Movie DD never shows off the normal text reading bit (invitations were engraved) and comic Radar Sense doesn't operate like the sonic resonance sight of the movie version, and sonar seemed to match. Yet Sonar doesn't include all the wiz bang features of Radar Sense, so I had to fudge with heighted senses.

Other problems was trying to balance it out to make his actions/modifers useful while staying true to the movie version. MURPG ranges are just too great and rise too quickly with each level.

Cyc

[psistrike]

His sight works differently then the comic book version,I can buy that having seen a special showing how his sight in the movie worked.But Sonar Sense 5,that is 500 feet distance for his Sonar.Isn't that a bit high for him?

[cyclonekath]

As I said, need it high enough to be actually usefull, but the ranges end up not being true. Well, he can 'see' that far, as seen in high rise dive, just not any major detail.

I was considering making a new echolcation modifer, an even better match than sonar, but I prefer to work in the system.

Cyc

[psistrike]

Okay I can understand how hard it is to fit an existing character into the system when you're trying to stat them up yourself.Just trying to help and you gave me good reasons for the stats he has.Nice job. ;D

[cyclonekath]

Always better to get constructive comments.

[RoyCowan]

While we're on the subject, there was one question I had that applies to both versions of Daredevil. His bill club is listed as a +4 weapon. Is it actually that large a part of his fighting and acrobatic abilities?

I haven't read a lot of Daredevil (just the Frank Miller runs and the current series), but it seems like the billy club could a +2 or 3 with the abilities it usually modifies raised to make up the difference. Maybe I'm underestimating how fundamental the billy club is to Daredevil's actions, though.

-- Roy Cowan

[i3ullseye]

The comic book DD had 2 different types of senses. He HAS had the full radar, and he also has the full sonar. Just depends on what time frame you are talkign about. For the most part, he lost the radar sense, but his other senses are so keen he developed the sonar variety naturally with the aid of a Martial Arts master named Stick.

The billy club is a huge component of what he does, even in the comics. Consider that when using it, he can fight with 3 stones each panel and never get tired. That is enough for a 7 stone attack, and a 4 stone defense EVERY panel. That is JUSt what he does when fighting thugs.