Baalbamoth Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 so was reading the Gestalt book and was wondering about how you might write up a quirky Gestalt of bad assery... suppress striking good looks triggered by punch? Transformation attack adds the "distinctive features strong reaction complication- beat ugly" triggered by doing body with hth? Healing triggered by... (causing con stun/body, KO someone, head shot, etc) Added PRE only for intimidation/defense? causes knock back? PRE drain damage shield? what other powers would you give the ultimate bad ass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 How do you define "bad ass?" Impressive as hell? Then yes, PRE with "Does Knockback." Able to take a pounding and not fall down? Cannot Be Stunned and some high defenses. Able to take out something tough with one shot? A high damage output attack. All the above? More points to spend than anyone else gets. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary suggests +5 to EGO rolls to resist Animal Handler and Riding rolls. Complication: Stubborn. Some Damage Negation to just stand there and bray when the rider gets fed up and starts beating you with a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalbamoth Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Bad ass: think of any great semi-antihero action hero... Get beat up but never quit, when they are getting the tar beat out of them, when it seems like they are gonna drop they get pissed and erupt with energy and violence. When that happens they don't just knock people out, they beat on them till their faces are brushed bloody and missing teeth. They are vengeful, intimidating, darkly funny, and endlessly determined. I could easily just give him 50+ resistant defenses, 80 str etc... I'm looking for those nifty gimicy powers I see in so many write ups. Without getting specific, here's an example... The "you're pathetic" look... 2d6 aid to PD&ED, delayed return 5 per min, no concious control, triggered when an attack hits but FAILS to cause any effect. Requires eye contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrealone Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Strange that the ultimate bad asses noted, above, seem to entail brick-like chartacteristics. I can also see badassery in terms of Bruce Lee (high speed, high dex, insane DCV) or Clint Eastwood's characters in spaghetti westerns (high dex, high OCV, insane DCV). Some heroic level thoughts that could be scaled up for supers: Three For All: +3 SPEED when facing four or more attackers Sun at Your Back: +9 DCV due to instinctive positioning of one's body with a light source at one's back such that opponents' abilities to properly target are hampered Eagle Eye: No range mod naked advantage for all man-portable ranged weapons that use 'iron sights' (i.e. that do not use telescopic or computerized sighting systems) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 You could also build a set of "Better than You!" Powers, mostly stat boosts... Example: "Stronger than You!" + 30 to 50 Str, only to have a ST higher than and foe in direct conflict with...+5? -1?...+10? -1/2? " Faster than You!" +3 to 6 Speed, as above, +1 than highest Might even be a Unified power, I'd lean towards a Multi power...maybe NCC? Kind of a weird power copier power set, with a spin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Or maybe build around Absortion as a defence, into Stun, Body (End?) "You did not Slay me, so I get Stronger!" adding Strength is an option as well I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalbamoth Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I started thinking about this when I heard Bruce Willis will be staring in the Charles Bronson roll in the remake of "Death Wish" I'm an old fart gamer, I remember being in awe of that movie as a teen. It wasn't about justice really, more about the difference between justice and vengance. The antagonists couldn't just be killed, they had to suffer... A lot. How bout +4 dc only to the last person who attacked him, or anyone who has made a PRE attack. "shaking hands" +6 dcv, only vs people who have been transformed by his "beat ugly" power, or watched someone be transformed by "beat ugly" power. Damage shield or link to all attacks Transformation attack major grants limitation "bad ass attacks cause target to be subject to limb disablement/destruction rules" Or Entangle based on con one limb/body location at a time, based on last hit location hit/targeted. "your not going anywhere" Martial throw linked to suppress any movement power, triggered when opponent attempts to leave base to base contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 The Spleen in Mystery Men had a bad ass power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Action hero powers All covered Force wall OIF object of opportunity (any opaque physical cover) . Duck behind a table car door file cabinet or cardboard box and bullets just blow holes around you. Drive hard Flight must land at end of phase no turn radius extra mass to cover up to 4k tonnes. (basically get in any vehicle and hot wire it then use the flight to move it in ways that no car semi or bus ever should including leaping impossible gaps) Do you feel lucky RKA 2D6 +1 no endurance OIF fire arm of opportunity, (possibly with a roll to see if you finally run out) Power shower Healing 4D6 extra time oif shower of opportunity (get in a shower and suddenly all those wounds dissappear.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 The Spleen in Mystery Men had a bad ass power. You sure it is not a power filtered through a bad ass instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 so was reading the Gestalt book and was wondering about how you might write up a quirky Gestalt of bad assery... suppress striking good looks triggered by punch? Transformation attack adds the "distinctive features strong reaction complication- beat ugly" triggered by doing body with hth? Healing triggered by... (causing con stun/body, KO someone, head shot, etc) Added PRE only for intimidation/defense? causes knock back? PRE drain damage shield? what other powers would you give the ultimate bad ass? Well, I mentioned in the dream thread, but I have had dreams where I was badly wounded, but got better apparently by willpower, because best guess my dream self just wasn't going to let himself die. Healing through willpower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Gonna Knock you into the Middle of Next Week!: (Total: 70 Active Cost, 19 Real Cost) Extra-Dimensional Movement (Single Point in Time, (next Wednesday) Physical Location Same As Starting Location), Does Knockback (+1/4), Usable As Attack (+1/2), Grantor pays the END whenever the power is used, Grantor can only grant the power to others (70 Active Points); 1 Recoverable Charge (-1 1/4), Increased Endurance Cost (x2 END; -1/2), Extra Time (Extra Segment, Only to Activate, -1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Inaccurate (1/2 OCV; -1/4), Costs Endurance (Only Costs END to Activate; -1/4) (Real Cost: 19) Lucius Alexander Knocked back into a palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Muscle through Aid stun or just plain more stun with a con ego or str roll Cool guys don't look at explosions Flash defense linked to bonus Pre SFX always facing the other way and looking cool Killer one liner 6D6 RKA variable SFX only once per combat player must deliver a suitable one line to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsatow Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 "Beat the living cr@p out of you" = Autofire punch, target must be on the ground(-1). "Sh!t eating grin"= Mind Control set effect "You want to beat me up." telepathic. "One liner morale boosting speech' = Healing Area of Effect selective, incantations. "Now you've made me mad" = Aid to everything 1 Charge triggered when (dog kicked, ally falls, etc.) 6d6 Luck as perfect timing. Comes in at the last possible moment, enters when someone is talking about him. etc. Change environment and transform cosmetic Area of Effect to make him look better. Light shines on him and a breeze blows back his hair and cape while everyone else is covered in sh!t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Pulling your glutes can be pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Spleen in Mystery Men had a bad ass power. Yeah, but my dad has that power too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalbamoth Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Like BOMA's change environment suggestion above, "impressive entrance" +20 PRE only for attack, only upon entering scene, Lightning strikes, all conversation ceases, everyone knows a true bad ass has arrived and the beatings will soon commence. "Second wind" +2dc HtH, +10 PD/ED and 6d6 aid, stun, body, end, only to starting values, triggered when stun body or end reach 25% or less. "the hulk hogan effect" Desolidification 0 end, not to move through solid objects, invisible power effects, Triggered: when taking full recovery, useable only when taking full recoveries. link to +1 DC for every consecutive full recovery taken on these actions, or every opponent's attempt to damage during full recoveries, up to +6 dc, usable once per combat. "Is that the best ya got, ya friggin pansies?" +10 to ego roll only to resist interrogation. "MORTAL KOMBAT!!!" + 1 ocv, +1 DC each phase where a single opponent has remained in base to base, been struck and damaged by HTH. up to +5 ocv/+5 DC "FINISH HIM" 4d6 HKA only after reaching +5 ocv/dcv, if opponent killed by attack +20 PRE (from ripping spine through stomach, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Bad ass: think of any great semi-antihero action hero... Get beat up but never quit, when they are getting the tar beat out of them, when it seems like they are gonna drop they get pissed and erupt with energy and violence. When that happens they don't just knock people out, they beat on them till their faces are brushed bloody and missing teeth. They are vengeful, intimidating, darkly funny, and endlessly determined. I could easily just give him 50+ resistant defenses, 80 str etc... I'm looking for those nifty gimicy powers I see in so many write ups. Without getting specific, here's an example... The "you're pathetic" look... 2d6 aid to PD&ED, delayed return 5 per min, no concious control, triggered when an attack hits but FAILS to cause any effect. Requires eye contact. that ought to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalbamoth Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thinking about that 6d6 luck as perfect timing power... Man that would suck for an eddy haskill type rival... Always shows up at your weakest point, always hits on your girlfriend after your worst fight, is always first to the hospital with flowers when your mom gets sick, always drives by in a shiny new 100k audi when your 93 minivan breaks down... And a few more... "Hits harder than you'd think" +6d6 hth damage, does no actual stun,body,or knockback,only to increase likelihood of con stunning. 4d6 mental illusion based on con, 0 end cumulative. Linked to punch causes little yellow birdies or stars to fly around head. (little too comedic though) "Beats you stupid as well as ugly" 2d6 int drain, delayed recovery 1 week, linked to punch, triggered by being knocked unconcious by bad ass. "ass thoroughly kicked" add +2 advantage all stats/powers to above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Bad Ass: Summon 100-point Mule (20 Active Points); Strong-Willed +4 on EGO Rolls (-1/2) Lucius Alexander might rather summon a palindromedary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Bad Ass: Summon 100-point Mule (20 Active Points); Strong-Willed +4 on EGO Rolls (-1/2) Lucius Alexander might rather summon a palindromedary. Technically, a mule is an ass on only one side of its family. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says sometimes half-assed is still better than what Lucius Alexander can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baalbamoth Posted March 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 +3 to kick maneuver, only to hit puppies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorkca Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 +3 to kick maneuver, only to hit puppies... I thought this was about Bad Ass not Evil?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 +3 to kick maneuver, only to hit puppies... I thought this was about Bad Ass not Evil?? this is a maneuver done by the Ass. That makes the Ass Bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Striking appearance: +3D6 "Dat a**!"...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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