Sunday, July 25, 2010

The Atlantean

Another character generated with ICONS and converted to Risus, this time a villain...
THE ATLANTEAN (Harriett Rushford/Binkhod Saranth)
Description:
Slender and stern looking blond woman dressed in a black Atlantean wizard robe embellished with copper (orichalcum?) eldritch symbols. Perpetually angry and armed with a spear that crackles with arcane power.
Cliches: Reawakened Atlantean Wizard [4d8], Atlantean Warrior in the Body of an Disgruntled Housewife (3), Social Climber (2).
Hook: Dueling Personalities.
Tools: Wizard robes, spell ingredients, orichalcum spear that doubles as a wizard's staff.
Tale: As the wife of a famously eccentric professor of archaeology, Harriett Rushford felt like the laughingstock of the Silverlode social set. That was until she heeded the call from something in her husband's study. Slipping away during a faculty party, she discovered a crystalline bottle filled with the glowing essence of an imprisoned entity. Without hesitation, she unstopped the container and released the spirit of the renegade Atlantean Wizard, Binkhod Saranth. The ancient sorcerer fused with the disgruntled housewife, slew everyone in the house, and embarked on a campaign of revenge against anything remotely reminiscent of his/her former masters.
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Reawakened Atlantean Wizard: Having supernatural senses and incredible willpower; casting spells (espcially a signature shrinking spell); telekinetically hurling objects with great force and reflecting attacks; reading surface thoughts and emotions.
Atlantean Warrior: Fighting with primitive weapons, being very coordinated (but not all that strong); being extremely pissed off; keeping a tidy home; cooking a mean casserole.
Social Climber: Brow-beating people into doing what she/he wants; political intrigue; spreading rumors; being catty.
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THE ATLANTEAN (ICONS Version)
Prowess 5 [Great]
Coordination 6 [Superb]
Strength 3 [Mediocre]
Intellect 5 [Great]
Awareness 7 [Fantastic]
Willpower 7 [Fantastic]
Stamina 10, Determination 1
Powers: Wizardry 6 (Reflection, Shrinking), Telekinesis 7 (w/ Attacking option), Telepathy 2
Specialties: Occultism [Expert]
Qualities:
Identity: Atlantean Wizard
Motivation: Destroy Authority
Motivation: Seek Power
Identity: Social Climber
Challenges:
Personal: Battling Personalities
• Imperfect knowledge of modern society
• Personal: Gender issues (man sharing a woman's body)

2 comments:

Trey said...

Interesting character. I'm been meaning to check out ICONS...

Risus Monkey said...

@Trey: I continue to be very excited about ICONS. There have been many excellent Superhero RPGs, but ICONS is the first that really speak to my current preference for rules lite systems.