Rose Starke

Krys · Jul 28 '11, 4:41pm

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Oryzarius · 11:47pm

Rose Starke (see that link for "mundane" character sheet)

Description

Age: 16
Appearance: Rose is on the short side (5'2") and definitely wide (160 lbs.), with mixed fat and muscle. Her fair complexion and blue eyes clearly indicate the German/Norwegian heritage common in the region. Her blonde hair is usually worn above the shoulder (to avoid wrestling injuries). Thick glasses normally conceal her eyes, which are usually downcast unless she is in a temper.
Background: The Starkes are a local farming family: Rose is the youngest of four children, and the only daughter. Rose's mother died when she was eight, so she has spent much of her life since then both acting as "woman of the house" for her father and brothers and becoming a "tomboy" in their rough-and-tumble world. Two of her brothers have now left Spring Creek in search of better opportunities, but Rose still helps take care of the family: she can cook, garden, do minor household repairs, and drive a tractor. Rose has always been both shy and stout, so her brothers have helped Rose take care of herself: she caused a minor local scandal in her freshman year when her father insisted that she be placed on the high-school wrestling team (which was entirely male). She has won several matches, and few are willing to bully her any more. As she has grown older, Rose has taken to rambling around Spring Creek Valley, and has discovered a deep love for geology. She disdains the biological sciences (squishy and icky) but loves minerals and fossils of extinct animals.
Personality: Rose is shy around anyone new. (This makes wrestling matches difficult, but at least the setting is highly controlled and you don't usually look someone in the eye while you're sweeping them to the mat.) To those she knows, though, she is a fast friend, almost always willing to lend a hand. In her childhood (particularly after her mother's death) Rose had quite a temper; she has steadily learned to control it, but still tends to wear her heart on her sleeve for all to see. She is definitely not a "morning person," and teachers in the first period of the day know they will not see Rose working with her usual quiet determination. She is insatiably curious, and knows a fair bit about the geography and history of the entire Spring Creek Valley area.

Superpowers [500] (using multiplicative modifiers)

All powers also receive the "Super" power modifier (-5%) and "Elemental (Earth)" power modifier (-10%).

General Powers (present in all forms) [65]
In all her forms, Rose is able to move with ease across natural terrain that would impede others, such as shifting sand or loose gravel. She has the ability to "stick" to earth and stone (including common construction materials) and can climb almost as fast as she can walk. Even in total darkness, Rose can perceive objects and people around her, though only if they are touching earth or stone; even a synthetic carpet will cloak someone if they're standing on it. In areas of raw earth or stone (i.e. not concrete or other processed material) Rose is able to quickly heal injuries and even restore lost limbs.
- Clinging (Attraction, +25%; Specific, earth and stone, -20%) [17]
- Mobility alternate abilities [8]
  - Super Climbing 3 (Specific, earth and stone, -20%) [6]
  - Terrain Adaptation (gravel/scree) [5 -> 1]
  - Terrain Adaptation (sand) [5 -> 1]
- Regeneration (Regular, 1 HP per hour; Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone, -30%; Heals Radiation, +40%) [20]
- Regrowth (Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone, -30%; Bane, plastic in contact with the stump, -10%; Reattachment, +50%) [7]
- Vibration Sense (Accessibility, only for things directly touching earth or stone, -20%; Sense of Perception, +100%) [13]
Shapeshifting ("Quartz" alternate form) [403]
"Rose Quartz" is a massive ten-foot-tall golem of rock and sharp crystals. In this form, Rose's intellect feels dulled, she finds it hard to relate emotionally to others, her voice becomes a rasping blur of rumbles and scrapes, she makes a continuous noise like an ongoing avalanche, and her hands thicken to make fine detail work almost impossible -- but she partakes of the immovable nature of the earth itself, giving her great strength and resistance to physical assaults. She also leaves a thin patina of dust behind wherever she goes, unless traveling underground: "Quartz" can meld imperceptibly with earth or stone and travel through it, including being able to see through about a two-foot thickness. Processed plastics, however, are so removed from the earth where they were born that they cause an increased wounding effect on the "Quartz" form.

For all Rose's alternate forms, she can only transform in an area connected by earth, stone, glass, or metal to the ground. She will revert to her human shape if she spends more than a minute in an area lacking such a connection.
- Shapeshifting (Alternate Form of "Quartz"; Absorptive Change, light encumbrance, +10%; Accessibility, only near earth, stone, glass, or metal connected to the ground, -5%; Maximum Duration, up to 12 hours or one night, -5%; Non-Reciprocal Damage, +50%; Once On, Stays On, +50%; Reciprocal Rest, +30%; Reduced Time 4, takes 1 second, +80%; Takes Recharge, 5 seconds, -10%) [32]
- "Quartz" Template [412 -> 371] (90% cost for Shapeshifting)
  - Acceleration Tolerance [1]
  - Burrower [1]
  - Buy off Bad Sight [9]
  - Buy off Overweight [1]
  - Buy off Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [5]
  - Cannot Float [0]
  - Claws (Long Talons) [10]
  - Combat Reflexes [13]
  - Damage Resistance 25 (Cannot Wear Armor, -40%; Hardened 1, +20%) [68]
  - Decreased Basic Speed 2 [-8]
  - Decreased Intelligence 6 [-102]
  - Disturbing Voice [-8]
  - Doesn't Breathe [17]
  - Doesn't Eat or Drink [9]
  - Enhanced Move 0.5 (Underground) [9]
  - Fit [5]
  - Ham-Fisted (Severe) [-8]
  - Hard to Subdue 1 [2]
  - Increased Strength 18 (Size 1, -10%) [135]
  - Increased Will 4 [17]
  - Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction 2, Limited, very common, physical attacks, -20%) [33]
  - Injury Tolerance (Homogeneous) [34]
  - Injury Tolerance (No Blood) [5]
  - Low Empathy [-17]
  - No Sense of Smell/Taste [-4]
  - Noisy 3 [-5]
  - Penetrating Vision 4 (Specific, earth and stone, -40%) [18]
  - Permeation (Earth; Can Carry Objects, up to light encumbrance, +20%; Extended, stone, +20%) [48]
  - Power Grappling [1]
  - Pressure Support 3 [13]
  - Quirk: leaves a patina of dust behind [–1]
  - Radiation Tolerance (PF 5) [9]
  - Recovery [9]
  - Resistant (Immunity to metabolic hazards) [26]
  - Resistant (Knockback divided by 8, per RPK house rules) [7]
  - Sealed [13]
  - Social Stigma (Freak) [-8]
  - Spines, Long [3]
  - Striking ST 5 (Size 1, -10%) [19]
  - Striking Surface [1]
  - Temperature Tolerance 30 (comfort zone from -95º to 350º F) [26]
  - Unfazeable [13]
  - Vacuum Support [5]
  - Very High Pain Threshold (see RPK house rules) [13]
  - Vulnerability (Common, plastic; Wounding x2) [-25]
- Attributes in "Quartz" form: ST 30 (35 for Striking); DX 13 (unchanged); IQ 8; HT 13 (unchanged). Speed 6, Move 6 (9 underground). HP 30, FP 13. Per 8; Will 12. BL 180 lbs.; 4d–1 thr; 6d+1 sw. Injury Tolerance gives immunity to attacks on "brain" or "vitals"; also, impaling and huge piercing attacks have a wounding modifier of x1/2; large piercing, x1/3; piercing, x1/5; and small piercing, x1/10. Moreover, after that, all physical attacks halve their damage (after subtracting DR and applying wounding modifiers).
Shapeshifting ("Dusty" alternate form) [32]
"Dusty Rose" is an invisible cloud of earthen fragments, sailing through the air along lines of the earth's magnetic field. Such a distributed presence helps Rose's senses of sight and hearing, but makes it impossible for her to speak or to exert more than a slight force on physical objects. "Dusty" lacks the connection with solid earth that "Quartz" possesses, but avoids trouble through her diffuse nature, relative invisibility (though she is easier to see when moving, from glints of reflected light), and utter silence. If her friends are threatened, "Dusty" can whip her sharp fragments around in a ferociously cutting swarm -- and the small size of those fragments means they usually pass right through an opponent's armor! It is exhausting to contract into a denser, more visible cloud, but "Dusty" can manage it briefly before tiring herself, if she needs to unambiguously reveal herself to someone else.

For all Rose's alternate forms, she can only transform in an area connected by earth, stone, glass, or metal to the ground. She will revert to her human shape if she spends more than a minute in an area lacking such a connection.
- Shapeshifting (Alternate Form of "Dusty"; Absorptive Change, light encumbrance, +10%; Accessibility, only near earth, stone, glass, or metal connected to the ground, -5%; Maximum Duration, up to 12 hours or one night, -5%; Non-Reciprocal Damage, +50%; Once On, Stays On, +50%; Reciprocal Rest, +30%; Reduced Time 4, takes 1 second, +80%; Takes Recharge, 5 seconds, -10%) [32]
- "Dusty" Template [412 -> 0] (free if less than or equal to the cost of "Quartz")
  - 360º Vision (Panoptic 1, +20%) [26]
  - Acute Hearing 4 [7]
  - Buy off Bad Sight [9]
  - Buy off Overweight [1]
  - Buy off Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [5]
  - Cannot Speak (Mute) [-21]
  - Decreased Strength 10 [-85]
  - Doesn't Breathe [17]
  - Doesn't Eat or Drink [9]
  - Extra Hit Points 28 [48]
  - Flight (Low Ceiling, 10', -20%; Planetary, -5%) [24]
  - Hyperspectral Vision [22]
  - Innate Attack (Cut) 5 (Area Effect, 2 yards radius, +50%; Contact Agent, +150%; Emanation, -20%; No Blunt Trauma, -20%; No Knockback, -10%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Variable, +5%) [43]
  - Injury Tolerance (Diffuse; Infiltration, +40%) [125]
  - Injury Tolerance (No Eyes) [5]
  - Injury Tolerance (No Head) [2] (only +2 because "No Brain" is included in Diffuse)
  - Invisibility (Affects Machines, +50%; Extended, Sonar, +20%; Fringe, -10%; Substantial Only, -10%; Usually On, becoming visible costs 1 FP per second, +5%) [46]
  - No Legs (Aerial) [0]
  - No Sense of Smell/Taste [–4]
  - Permeation (Earth; Can Carry Objects, up to light encumbrance, +20%; Extended, stone, +20%) [48]
  - Pressure Support 3 [13]
  - Protected Sense (Hearing) [5]
  - Recovery [9]
  - Resistant (Immunity to metabolic hazards) [26]
  - Sanitized Metabolism [1]
  - Sealed [13]
  - Silence 10 (Dynamic, +40%) [60]
  - Social Stigma (Freak) [–8]
  - Subsonic Hearing [5]
  - Ultrahearing [5]
  - Vacuum Support [5]
- Attributes in "Dusty" form: ST 2; DX 13 (unchanged); IQ 14 (unchanged); HT 13 (unchanged). HP 30, FP 13. Per 14 (Hear 20); Will 14. BL 0.8 lbs.; 1d-6 thr; 1d-5 sw. Injury Tolerances give immunity to crippling, attacks on "brain" or "eyes" or "vitals" or "groin," and most slams or grapples; also, impaling and piercing attacks never do more than 1 HP of damage (regardless of penetration), and other attacks can never do more than 2 HP of injury. Area-effect, cone, and explosion attacks cause normal injury.

7/30:

Repriced Regrowth to 10 cp; made Terrain Adaptation into alternate abilities with Super Climbing. Oooh, more points to play with....
For "Quartz," removed Cannot Speak (Mute) in favor of Disturbing Voice. Mute sounded like it would remove Rose too much from the role-playing in combat situations (though "Dusty" still has it).
Gave "Quartz" long talons, and improved Spines from short to long. Now she can do crushing, cutting, or impaling damage!
Raised DR for "Quartz" from 20 to 25.
Reduced "Quartz"'s Hard to Subdue from 3 to 2; added Noisy 3.
Perk-a-palooza! Gave "Quartz" Acceleration Tolerance, Burrower, Power Grappling, Sanitized Metabolism (which went to "Dusty" too), and Striking Surface.
Drat! Forgot to switch over to multiplicative modifiers. That'll be the next iteration....
Also need to improve "Dusty" now that "Quartz" has gone up in price....

8/1:

Converted over to multiplicative modifiers, even though GURPS Character Sheet seems to choke on them; instead I whipped up a quick spreadsheet. Most abilities stay the same, but Alternate Forms went down by 11 points apiece, and a couple other high-priced powers also showed savings.
Added Doesn't Eat and Drink to both Quartz and Dusty. Don't know how I missed that one....
Gave Fit to Quartz, to represent getting Fatigue back more quickly.
Also swapped out Social Stigma (Monster) in favor of Social Stigma (Freak) so that both forms are weird, but not horrific.
Increased Quartz's ST bonus to 18. Removed Hard to Kill, and reduced Hard to Subdue to a mere level 1.
Removed Sanitized Metabolism from Quartz and added Quirk: leaves a patina of dust behind.
Dusty's template is now 237 points compared to Quartz's 414. That's a lot of room for potential improvements -- assuming they fit the character concept. I think adding extras there may be the final step before the character is finalized.

8/2: All changes apply only to "Dusty."

Added Permeation as for "Quartz."
Added Hyperspectral Vision and Protected Sense (Hearing), to go with the "distributed sensor net" conceit.
Removed No Manipulators (and its discount for Extra Hit Points) and increased ST from 1 to 2 (twice as strong! Wow!).
Also added enough Extra Hit Points to make "Dusty" equal to "Quartz," and make it easier to survive explosions and other attacks that bypass Injury Tolerance (Diffuse).
Added the "Contact Agent" enhancement to Dusty's Cutting Attack; her tiny flakes now ignore DR unless the target has Sealed! Because that's a "penetration modifier," had to remove Armor Divisor.
Template's total is now 414 points -- exactly the same as for "Quartz." Am I efficient or what?

8/4: Found some math and other errors while writing up the statblocks.

Bought off Bad Sight (how does a golem wear glasses?) and Overweight (Quartz can't float anyway!) for both Quartz and Dusty. That made them too expensive again. So...
Gave Quartz Decreased Basic Speed 2 (takes her from 6.5 to 6) and lowered Enhanced Move (Underground) to half a level. Also removed All-Out enhancement from Increased Move, since it turns out it didn't make sense by the rules.
Lowered Dusty's Acute Hearing from 6 to 4, and lowered Cutting Attack from 6 dice to 5.
I'd messed up the math in the last set of changes; when Super Climbing went down from 3 levels to 2, it was no longer the most expensive in the set of Alternate Abilities. With a couple of spare points, restored that level, so all is now well again.

Stat Blocks

Rose Starke [650]

ST 12 [20]
DX 13 [60]
IQ 14 [80]
HT 13 [30]

Per 14 [0]
Will 14 [0]
Basic Speed 6.50 [0]
Basic Move 6 [0]

Dodge 9
HP 12 [0]
FP 13 [0]
Damage 1d-1 / 1d+2
BL 29 lbs

Advantages

Absolute Direction [5]
Perk: Dabbler ("woman of the house": +2 default for Cooking, Gardening, Housekeeping, Sewing)
Perk: Dabbler ("farm life": +2 default for Carpentry, Driving (Tractor), Farming, First Aid)
Perk: Dabbler ("academic necessities": +2 default for Computer Operation, Research, Typing, Writing)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Archaeology, Geography, Literature, Poetry)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Bicycling, Climbing, Hiking, Navigation (Land))

Disadvantages

Bad Sight (Near-sighted; Mitigator: glasses) [-10]
Bad Temper (15) [-5]
Charitable (12) [-15]
Curious (12) [-5]
Easy to Read [-10]
Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]
Shyness (Mild) [-5]
Slow Riser [-5]
Squeamish (9) [-15]
Quirks: Attentive, Humble, Likes rocks and minerals, Overweight, TBA. [-5]

Superpowers

Clinging (Attraction; Specific, earth and stone) [17]
Mobility alternate abilities [6]: Super Climbing 3 (Specific, earth and stone) [6] OR Terrain Adaptation (gravel/scree) [5] OR Terrain Adaptation (sand) [5]
Regeneration (Regular, 1 HP per hour; Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Heals Radiation) [20]
Regrowth (Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Bane, plastic in contact with the stump; Reattachment) [7]
Shapeshifting (Alternate Form of "Quartz"; Absorptive Change, light encumbrance; Accessibility, only near earth, stone, glass, or metal connected to the ground; Maximum Duration, up to 12 hours or one night; Non-Reciprocal Damage; Once On, Stays On; Reciprocal Rest; Reduced Time 4, takes 1 second; Takes Recharge, 5 seconds) [32 + 373]
Shapeshifting (Alternate Form of "Dusty"; Absorptive Change, light encumbrance; Accessibility, only near earth, stone, glass, or metal connected to the ground; Maximum Duration, up to 12 hours or one night; Non-Reciprocal Damage; Once On, Stays On; Reciprocal Rest; Reduced Time 4, takes 1 second; Takes Recharge, 5 seconds) [32 + 0]
Vibration Sense (Accessibility, only for things directly touching earth or stone; Sense of Perception) [13]

Background

TL: 8 [0]
CF: Western [0]
Languages: English (Native) [0].
5'2''. 160 lbs. Blonde.

Skills

Archaeology (H) IQ [0]-10*
Area Knowledge (Spring Creek) (E) IQ [2]-15
Bicycling (E) DX [0]-11*
Brawling (E) DX [1]-13
Carpentry (E) IQ [0]-12*
Chemistry/TL8 (H) IQ [2]-13
Climbing (A) DX [0]-10*
Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-12*
Cooking (A) IQ [0]-11*
Driving/TL8 (Heavy Wheeled) (A) DX [0]-11
Farming/TL8 (A) DX [0]-11*
First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-12*
Gardening (E) IQ [0]-12*
Geography/TL8 (Physical) (H) IQ [1]-12
Geography/TL8 (S. Dakota) (H) IQ [1]-12
Geology/TL8 (Earthlike) (H) IQ [2]-13
Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]-13
Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX [0]-11
Hiking (A) HT [0]-10*
History (Spring Creek) (H) IQ [1]-12
Housekeeping (E) IQ [0]-12*
Intimidation (A) Will [1]-12
Lifting (A) HT [2]-13
Literature (H) IQ [0]-10*
Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ [1]-12
Navigation/TL8 (Land) (A) IQ [0]-14†
Paleontology/TL8 (Paleozoology) (H) [1]-12
Poetry (A) IQ [0]-11*
Research/TL8 (A) IQ [0]-11*
Sewing/TL8 (E) DX [0]-11*
Singing (E) HT [1]-13
Sports (Wrestling) (A) DX [2]-13
Swimming (E) HT [1]-14§
Throwing (A) DX [1]-12
Typing (E) DX [0]-11*
Wrestling (A) DX [8]-15
Wrestling Sport (A) [2]-14
Writing (A) IQ [0]-11*

* Includes +2 from Dabbler
† Includes +3 from Absolute Direction
§ Includes +1 from Overweight

Rose Quartz
ST 30 [155]
DX 13 [60]
IQ 8 [-22]]
HT 13 [30]

Per 8 [0]
Will 12 [17]
Basic Speed 6 [-8]
Basic Move 6 [0]
(9 underground)

Dodge 9
HP 30 [0]
FP 13 [0]
Damage 4d-1 / 6d+1
BL 180 lbs

Disadvantages

Bad Temper (15) [-5]
Cannot Float [0]
Charitable (12) [-15]
Curious (12) [-5]
Disturbing Voice [-8]
Easy to Read [-10]
Low Empathy [-17]
No Sense of Smell/Taste [-4]
Noisy 3 [-5]
Shyness (Mild) [-5]
Slow Riser [-5]
Social Stigma (Freak) [-8]
Squeamish (9) [-15]
Vulnerability (Common, plastic; Wounding x2) [-25]
Quirks: Attentive, Humble, Leaves a patina of dust behind; Likes rocks and minerals, TBA. [-6]

Superpowers

Acceleration Tolerance [1]
Burrower [1]
Claws (Long Talons) [10]
Clinging (Attraction; Specific, earth and stone) [17]
Combat Reflexes [13]
Damage Resistance 25 (Cannot Wear Armor, Hardened 1) [68]
Doesn't Breathe [17]
Doesn't Eat or Drink [9]
Enhanced Move 0.5 (Underground) [9]
Fit [5]
Ham-Fisted (Severe) [-8]
Hard to Subdue 1 [2]
Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction 2; Limited, very common, physical attacks) [33]
Injury Tolerance (Homogeneous) [34]
Injury Tolerance (No Blood) [5]
Mobility alternate abilities [6]: Super Climbing 3 (Specific, earth and stone) [6] OR Terrain Adaptation (gravel/scree) [5] OR Terrain Adaptation (sand) [5]
Penetrating Vision 4 Specific, earth and stone) [18]
Permeation (Earth; Can Carry Objects, up to light encumbrance; Extended, stone) [48]
Power Grappling [1]
Pressure Support 3 [13]
Radiation Tolerance (PF 5) [9]
Recovery [9]
Regeneration (Regular, 1 HP per hour; Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Heals Radiation) [20]
Regrowth (Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Bane, plastic in contact with the stump; Reattachment) [7]
Resistant (Immunity to metabolic hazards) [26]
Resistant (Knockback divided by 8) [7]
Sealed [13]
Spines, Long [3]
Striking ST 5 (Size 1) [19]
Striking Surface [1]
Temperature Tolerance 30 (Comfort zone from -95º to 350º F) [26]
Unfazeable [13]
Vacuum Support [5]
Very High Pain Threshold [13]
Vibration Sense (Accessibility, only for things directly touching earth or stone; Sense of Perception) [13]

Advantages

Absolute Direction [5]
Perk: Dabbler ("woman of the house": +2 default for Cooking, Gardening, Housekeeping, Sewing)
Perk: Dabbler ("farm life": +2 default for Carpentry, Driving (Tractor), Farming, First Aid)
Perk: Dabbler ("academic necessities": +2 default for Computer Operation, Research, Typing, Writing)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Archaeology, Geography, Literature, Poetry)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Bicycling, Climbing, Hiking, Navigation (Land))

Background

TL: 8 [0]
CF: Western [0]
Languages: English (Native) [0].
9'7''. a few thousand lbs?

Skills

Archaeology (H) IQ [0]-4*
Area Knowledge (Spring Creek) (E) IQ [2]-9
Bicycling (E) DX [0]-11*
Brawling (E) DX [1]-13
Carpentry (E) IQ [0]-6*
Chemistry/TL8 (H) IQ [2]-7
Climbing (A) DX [0]-10*
Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-6*
Cooking (A) IQ [0]-5*
Driving/TL8 (Heavy Wheeled) (A) DX [0]-11
Farming/TL8 (A) DX [0]-11*
First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-6*
Gardening (E) IQ [0]-6*
Geography/TL8 (Physical) (H) IQ [1]-6
Geography/TL8 (S. Dakota) (H) IQ [1]-6
Geology/TL8 (Earthlike) (H) IQ [2]-7
Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]-13
Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX [0]-11
Hiking (A) HT [0]-10*
History (Spring Creek) (H) IQ [1]-6
Housekeeping (E) IQ [0]-6*
Intimidation (A) Will [1]-10
Lifting (A) HT [2]-13
Literature (H) IQ [0]-4*
Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ [1]-6
Navigation/TL8 (Land) (A) IQ [0]-8†
Paleontology/TL8 (Paleozoology) (H) [1]-6
Poetry (A) IQ [0]-5*
Research/TL8 (A) IQ [0]-5*
Sewing/TL8 (E) DX [0]-11*
Singing (E) HT [1]-13
Sports (Wrestling) (A) DX [2]-13
Swimming (E) HT [1]-13
Throwing (A) DX [1]-12
Typing (E) DX [0]-11*
Wrestling (A) DX [8]-15
Wrestling Sport (A) [2]-14
Writing (A) IQ [0]-5*

* Includes +2 from Dabbler
† Includes +3 from Absolute Direction

Melee Attacks	Skill	Damage	Reach	Parry	Notes
Punch	13	4d-1 cr	C,1	9
Stab	13	4d+3 imp	C,1	9
Rake	13	4d+3 cut	C,1	9
Kick	11	4d cr	C,1	No	If miss, roll DX or fall
Stabbing Kick	11	4d+4 imp	C,1	No	If miss, roll DX or fall
Raking Kick	11	4d+4 cut	C,1	No	If miss, roll DX or fall

Dusty Rose
ST 2 [-65]
DX 13 [60]
IQ 14 [80]
HT 13 [30]

Per 14 [0]
(Vision 17; Hearing 18)
Will 14 [0]
Basic Speed 6.50 [0]
Basic Move 6 [0]
(flying 12)

Dodge 9
HP 30 [48]
FP 13 [0]
Damage 1d-6 / 1d-5
BL 0.8 lbs

Disadvantages

Bad Temper (15) [-5]
Cannot Speak (Mute) [-21]
Charitable (12) [-15]
Curious (12) [-5]
Easy to Read [-10]
No Legs (Aerial) [0]
No Sense of Smell/Taste [-4]
Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]
Shyness (Mild) [-5]
Slow Riser [-5]
Social Stigma (Freak) [-8]
Squeamish (9) [-15]
Quirks: Attentive, Humble, Likes rocks and minerals, TBA. [-4]

Superpowers

360º Vision (Panoptic 1) [26]
Acute Hearing 4 [7]
Clinging (Attraction; Specific, earth and stone) [17]
Doesn't Breathe [17]
Doesn't Eat or Drink [9]
Flight (Low Ceiling, 10'; Planetary) [24]
Hyperspectral Vision [22]
Innate Attack (Cutting 5; Area Effect, 2 yards radius; Contact Agent; Emanation; No Blunt Trauma; No Knockback; No Signature; Selective Area; Variable) [43]
Injury Tolerance (Diffuse; Infiltration) [125]
Injury Tolerance (No Eyes) [5]
Injury Tolerance (No Head) [2]
Invisibility (Affects Machines; Extended, Sonar; Fringe; Substantial Only; Usually On) [46]
Mobility alternate abilities [6]: Super Climbing 3 (Specific, earth and stone) [6] OR Terrain Adaptation (gravel/scree) [5] OR Terrain Adaptation (sand) [5]
Permeation (Earth; Can Carry Objects, up to light encumbrance; Extended, stone) [48]
Pressure Support 3 [13]
Protected Sense (Hearing) [5]
Recovery [9]
Regeneration (Regular, 1 HP per hour; Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Heals Radiation) [20]
Regrowth (Accessibility, only in areas of raw earth or stone; Bane, plastic in contact with the stump; Reattachment) [7]
Resistant (Immunity to metabolic hazards) [26]
Sanitized Metabolism [1]
Sealed [13]
Silence 10 (Dynamic) [60]
Subsonic Hearing [5]
Ultrahearing [5]
Vacuum Support [5]
Vibration Sense (Accessibility, only for things directly touching earth or stone; Sense of Perception) [13]

Advantages

Absolute Direction [5]
Perk: Dabbler ("woman of the house": +2 default for Cooking, Gardening, Housekeeping, Sewing)
Perk: Dabbler ("farm life": +2 default for Carpentry, Driving (Tractor), Farming, First Aid)
Perk: Dabbler ("academic necessities": +2 default for Computer Operation, Research, Typing, Writing)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Archaeology, Geography, Literature, Poetry)
Perk: Dabbler ("minor academic interests": +2 default for Bicycling, Climbing, Hiking, Navigation (Land))

Background

TL: 8 [0]
CF: Western [0]
Languages: English (Native) [0].
A diffuse cloud with occasional mineral glints; almost weightless.

Skills

Archaeology (H) IQ [0]-10*
Area Knowledge (Spring Creek) (E) IQ [2]-15
Bicycling (E) DX [0]-11*
Brawling (E) DX [1]-13
Carpentry (E) IQ [0]-12*
Chemistry/TL8 (H) IQ [2]-13
Climbing (A) DX [0]-10*
Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-12*
Cooking (A) IQ [0]-11*
Driving/TL8 (Heavy Wheeled) (A) DX [0]-11
Farming/TL8 (A) DX [0]-11*
First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [0]-12*
Gardening (E) IQ [0]-12*
Geography/TL8 (Physical) (H) IQ [1]-12
Geography/TL8 (S. Dakota) (H) IQ [1]-12
Geology/TL8 (Earthlike) (H) IQ [2]-13
Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]-13
Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX [0]-11
Hiking (A) HT [0]-10*
History (Spring Creek) (H) IQ [1]-12
Housekeeping (E) IQ [0]-12*
Intimidation (A) Will [1]-12
Lifting (A) HT [2]-13
Literature (H) IQ [0]-10*
Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ [1]-12
Navigation/TL8 (Land) (A) IQ [0]-14†
Paleontology/TL8 (Paleozoology) (H) [1]-12
Poetry (A) IQ [0]-11*
Research/TL8 (A) IQ [0]-11*
Sewing/TL8 (E) DX [0]-11*
Singing (E) HT [1]-13
Sports (Wrestling) (A) DX [2]-13
Swimming (E) HT [1]-13
Throwing (A) DX [1]-12
Typing (E) DX [0]-11*
Wrestling (A) DX [8]-15
Wrestling Sport (A) [2]-14
Writing (A) IQ [0]-11*

* Includes +2 from Dabbler
† Includes +3 from Absolute Direction

Ranged Attacks	Skill	Acc	Damage	Range	RoF	Shots	Rcl	Notes
Shardstorm	9	3	5d cut	2 (Emanation)	1	N/A	1	Variable; Selective Area; ignores DR unless Sealed; no blunt trauma or knockback

Equipment

Connington · 10:06am

This is really well put together. There are still some things that need tightening up just a little bit.

Social Stigma (Minor) is a campaign disadvantage. We all have it, but don't get points for it. It's generally balanced out by a low level patron in the form of parents.

I'm sure you've seen the post, but Krys has said that Regrowth is worth 10 cp.

Rose spends 4 points to raise to raise 2 Hard techniques by one level. It'd be more efficient to spend those 4 points to raise her Wrestling skill. Your skill level with those techniques wouldn't change, you'd be better at everything else, and you'd get +1 to ST for grappling purposes.

You could define Super Climbing and both forms of Terrain Adaption as alternate abilities, although you may have already rejected that possibility.

I notice that neither Rose, Rose Quartz, or Dusty Rose have a ranged attack. Intentional omission?

For Rose Quartz:

You might want to give some thought to purchasing a striker, defined as sharp crystal extending from your arm or something. It's four extra base damage, which a little better than another dice of damage. At the very least take the Striking Surface perk (from Supers and Power Ups: Perks) so that your fists count as brass knuckles.

Instead of buying lots of Hard To Kill/Subdue, try buying straight HT and selling back the extra basic speed. It's only an extra point per level, and the fringe benefits are great. Heck, if you sell of the extra FP, it's actually cheaper.

For Dusty Rose:

If she doesn't have a head or eyes, she probably doesn't have a neck either, and should have the appropriate Injury Tolerance.

Oryzarius · Jul 30 '11, 3:33pm

Thank you for the commentary and suggestions! I'm going to hold off on any changes until Krys gives the final word on multiplicative modifiers. Some specific responses follow:

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Originally Posted by Connington

Social Stigma (Minor) is a campaign disadvantage.

Yep. That's why the base character is 146 points rather than 150; -5 for Social Stigma (Minor) and +1 for the free point in Area Knowledge (Spring Creek). Sorry; I should have made that more clear on the sheet or in notes.

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I'm sure you've seen the post, but Krys has said that Regrowth is worth 10 cp.

Yes, that and multiplicative modifiers should save several points! So... make Regeneration better or buy some stat increases? :-)

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It'd be more efficient to spend those 4 points to raise her Wrestling skill.... You could define Super Climbing and both forms of Terrain Adaption as alternate abilities....

Those are both excellent points. Thanks!

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I notice that neither Rose, Rose Quartz, or Dusty Rose have a ranged attack. Intentional omission?

It didn't seem to "feel" quite right, I had trouble coming up with something "in theme" (other than manifesting rocks to hurl), and it threatened to take points away from other advantages like added ST and DR, which I already feel may be slightly on the low side for the character concept (though I have no idea how to judge appropriate/relative levels).

I figured the lack may give room for other PCs to shine, and Rose Quartz can always throw objects in the environment if it becomes important. That said, I don't want to build in a deficiency which leaves the character behind. Any advice?

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You might want to give some thought to purchasing a striker, defined as sharp crystal extending from your arm or something.

A striker is an entire extra limb isn't it? I'd have to describe it as a pseudo-scorpion tail or something, which starts to infringe on the mental image of a blocky humanoid figure. Is there a graceful way to add such a spur? (Come to think of it, that's what Claws are for, isn't it? Hmmm....)

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At the very least take the Striking Surface perk (from Supers and Power Ups: Perks) so that your fists count as brass knuckles.

Oooh, good point! Will do!

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Instead of buying lots of Hard To Kill/Subdue, try buying straight HT and selling back the extra basic speed. It's only an extra point per level, and the fringe benefits are great. Heck, if you sell of the extra FP, it's actually cheaper.

Interesting. I'll have to see what the math looks like on that, but it sounds like a good idea. I haven't played with the entire idea of buying up primary attributes and buying down their secondaries, though I've seen violent arguments about IQ! and the like on the SJG forums in the past.

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For Dusty Rose: If she doesn't have a head or eyes, she probably doesn't have a neck either, and should have the appropriate Injury Tolerance.

Do you think she needs it? Doesn't Breathe would seem to prevent asphyxiation and choking, and I figured Injury Tolerance (No Head) probably already precluded decapitation.

Krys · Jul 30 '11, 3:38pm

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Originally Posted by Oryzarius

Do you think she needs it? Doesn't Breathe would seem to prevent asphyxiation and choking, and I figured Injury Tolerance (No Head) probably already precluded decapitation.

It doesn't prevent attacks to the neck, so I agree with Connington, you should use the few points to get rid of the neck.

Oryzarius · 4:37pm

EDIT: I make it a point not to get into extended arguments with a gamemaster, who I think should have the final say without any player grumbling, so this will be my only pursuit of the "No Neck" issue, after which I will accept Krys' decision.

The only possible purposes for neck attacks would be extra wounding multipliers as in Campaigns p. 399 (averted by Injury Tolerance (Diffuse)), the "special effect" chance for decapitation on a killing cutting blow (prevented by Injury Tolerance (No Head)), and the opportunity for choking or asphyxiation (negated by Doesn't Breathe). So, even if someone did attack Dusty Rose's supposed "neck," they wouldn't gain any benefit from it.

I'll take Injury Tolerance (No Neck) if you feel it necessary but, as I read the rules, it seems highly redundant with my existing advantage purchases.

(End EDIT)

Oh, a question: in my mental conception, Rose Quartz is really heavy. Is there a disadvantage to represent that, sort of like Third Edition's "Inconvenient Size" disadvantage?

I suppose extreme weight could just be a zero-point "special feature" (like Doesn't Float which, come to think of it, I should specifically take), but it seems like it could come up often enough (carrying capacity for rescuers or vehicles; walking on rope bridges or rotted floorboards or rooftops) to be worth a few negative points.

Krys · Jul 30 '11, 7:01pm

My mistake. Injury Tolerance Diffuse already includes all others. Remove No Eyes, no Head, you automatically don't have any. Remember that you still can be blinded, though not by an attack to your eyes, but by light only.

Concerning infiltration: do you realy want it?

Krys · Jul 30 '11, 7:06pm

Concerning weight, I'll have a look if there is something in the rules, else we'll handle it similar to Gigantism or such thing.

Oryzarius · Jul 30 '11, 11:47pm

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Originally Posted by Krys

My mistake. Injury Tolerance Diffuse already includes all others. Remove No Eyes, no Head, you automatically don't have any. Remember that you still can be blinded, though not by an attack to your eyes, but by light only.

Well, now let me use my single response to argue against my own benefit. Sure, I'd take the points... but Injury Tolerance (Diffuse) specifically includes only No Blood, No Brain, and No Vitals. Even though crippling is impossible, I figured No Eyes made some sense since Dusty is basically a distributed sensor net; you're unlikely to be able to blind all the pieces at once! Face attacks do give a -5 to knockdown rolls, presumably because of shock/startle reflexes, so I thought it wasn't an unreasonable requirement to take since Dusty really is a diffuse cloud rather than a man-shaped swarm.

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Concerning infiltration: do you realy want it?

Well, I didn't take Permeation for the "Dusty" form, and it seemed to make sense with the concept (tiny flakes of mica-like mineral floating in air).

Krys · Jul 31 '11, 5:25am

*sigh* I just shouldn't answer late at night. OK, let's see. Yes, you are right, no eyes does prove a disadvantage, due to not being able to be blinded. But following the same line, you should take no neck as well. If I compare Diffuse [10] with the cost of the other ITs, I'd say: just subsume the others.