Here is the first of what I hope to be a series of preview articles for upcoming Team Books. Each article will look at two character builds from the next Team Book. I’ll try to cast the spotlight on iconic characters or characters with mechanics that I find interesting or innovative. Where appropriate I will give Taliesin the credit they deserve and provide links to their original posts.
As you have probably noticed by now my Team Books have been concentrating on Marvel’s premier superhero team, their villainous counterparts, and their supporting cast: the Avengers. Up next are probably the Avengers’ most dangerous foes. Each enemy serving their own agenda and needing the combined force of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to halt their nefarious ploys. One such foe to terrorize the Earth is the Lord of Limbo, Kang the Conqueror! The mysterious 40th century villain known as Kang is driven only by the total conquest of the universe across all timelines. Armed with a vast array of futuristic gadgets, weapons, vehicles, and time travel technology Kang is a formidable opponent for any of the Avengers. Time travel has its drawbacks unfortunately and Kang is just as likely to find his plans stopped by a displaced version of himself as he is by the heroes. Without further ado here is the man himself:
Kang
PL14
Abilities
Strength 3 [8], Stamina 3, Agility 2, Dexterity 2, Fighting 8, Intellect 8, Awareness 2, Presence 4
Powers
40th Century Battle Armor: 75 points, Removable (-15 points) • 60 points total
Augmented Strength: Enhanced Strength 5 • 10 points
Gauntlets: Array (24 points)
Concussive Blasters: Ranged Damage 12 • 24 points
• Anti-Gravity Generator: Burst Area Move Object 8 • 1 point
Force Field: Protection 12, Impervious • 24 points
Self-Contained Environment: Immunity 10 (Life Support) • 10 points
Time Travel: Movement 3 (Time Travel 3) • 6 points
Hover Pad: Flight 8 (500 MPH), Removable (-3 points) • 13 points
Summon Devices: Variable 6 (30 points, for summoning devices), Continuous, Move Action • 54 points
Equipment
Headquarters: The Center • 24 points
Huge; Tou 14, Features: Communications, Computer, Concealed 2, Defense System, Hangar, Holding Cells, Infirmary, Isolated, Laboratory, Library, Living Space, Personnel, Power System, Security System, Temporal Limbo, Workshop
Vehicle: Time Ship • 65 points
Huge; Str 8, Speed 12, Def 6, Tou 12, Features: Remote Control; Dimension Hopping (Movement 2 (Dimension Travel 2: alternate Marvel Earths)), Interstellar Flight (Movement 3 (Space Travel 3)), Flight 12, Life Support (Immunity 10), Time Travel (Movement 3 (Time Travel 3))
Advantages
Benefit 6 (Wealth 6), Close Attack 2, Eidetic Memory, Equipment 18, Inventor, Ranged Attack 8, Well-Informed
Skills
Expertise: History 12 (+20), Expertise: Time Travel 12 (+20), Investigation 8 (+16), Persuasion 8 (+12), Technology 16 (+24), Vehicles 8 (+10)
Offense
Initiative +2
Concussive Blasters +10, Ranged, Damage 12
Unarmed +8, Close, Damage 8
Defense
Dodge 10, Parry 10
Toughness 15 (Impervious 12) / 3*, Fortitude 8, Will 16
*Without Force Field
Power Points
Abilities 64 + Powers 127 + Advantages 37 + Skills 32 + Defenses 29 = Total 289
Complications
Motivation–Conquest: Kang wishes to rule over all of time.
Enemy: Kang is the eternal foe of the Avengers.
Relationship: Kang has feelings for Ravonna.
Rivalry: Kang must contend with time-displaced versions of himself, including other Kangs, Immortus, and Rama-tut, to name a few.
Real Name: Nathaniel Richards
The original build along with others can be found here. http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?p=777006#p777006
Here are Taliesin’s design notes.
“Design Notes: I built Kang as a combination battlesuit and gadgeteer. He has a slew of typical powers built into his armor. In addition, he can call upon any weapon from throughout the timestream with a snap of his fingers. The devices produced by this power are individually Removable, but the power to do so is not, so I’ve not applied this modifier. Kang’s power level assumes the use of these devices.
Kang’s point total doesn’t account for his nearly unlimited resources (except as indicated by Wealth) and minions (usually robotic armies).”
One such servant of the Conqueror is the enigmatic Space Phantom. Following the orders of Immortus, the Space Phantom uses its bizarre power to become and individual to infiltrate a planet and sow confusion and discord in preparation for an ultimate invasion. Here is his profile:
Space Phantom
PL14
Abilities
Strength 1, Stamina 1, Agility 1, Dexterity 1, Fighting 5, Intellect 3, Awareness 3, Presence 0
Powers
Temporal Banishment: Perception ranged Movement 14 (Dimensional Travel [Limbo]), Attack, Resisted by Will, Limited to One Subject • 29 points
Temporal Movement: Movement 4 (Dimensional Travel [Limbo]; Temporal Travel 3) • 8 points
Transform Self: Linked to Temporal Banishment: Morph 4 (Any Form), Uncontrollable-Must take on target’s form; Variable 40 (200 points, for mimicking traits plus reallocation of non-Power existing traits), Limited to targets banished to Limbo, Uncontrollable-Must mimic all target’s traits • 216 points
Advantages
Benefit 4 (Cypher 4)
Skills
Expertise: History 12 (+15), Expertise: Tactics 8 (+11), Expertise: Time Travel 12 (+15), Technology 8 (+11)
Offense
Initiative +1
Temporal Banishment, Perception ranged, Movement, Resisted by Will (DC 24)
Unarmed +5, Close, Damage 1
Defense
Dodge 5, Parry 5
Toughness 1, Fortitude 7, Will 15
Power Points
Abilities 30 + Powers 253 + Advantages 4 + Skills 20 + Defenses 22 = Total 329
Complications
Motivation–Loyalty: Immortus.
Weakness: Attempting to banish and mimic a powerful being like a god causes the Space Phantom to be banished to Limbo himself.
Design Notes. The Space Phantom is a powerful mimic with a twist. His power set allows him to function as if it were Possession or Mind Switch, but has the added benefit of removing its target from the scene. When using Transform Self the Space Phantom effectively becomes the target being mimicked, taking on their appearance and copying all of their traits. He does suffer from a shockingly vague weakness, exemplified by the attempt to transform into Thor in his first appearance.
Transform Self only serves to mimic target’s successfully affected by Temporal Banishment. The target of this power must pass a DC 24 Will resistance check or be banished to the Limbo dimension, a vast and desolate plain of existence. On subsequent rounds the effect is Resistible by Will and a successful check to overcome the effect returns the victim to their home reality and ends the Space Phantom’s Transform Self power.
A number of builds in this series use the Dimensional Banishment power template and it may appear that they have been costed oddly. This is because the character pays full points cost for the initial Dimensional Travel Movement effect up to the ranks they require. After that additional ranks do not allow the character to banish targets to additional dimensions and as such come with the Flaw: Limited to Resistance Checks only. I’ve tried to avoid writing this out each time to avoid clutter.
Up next: Avengers Villains Team Book.
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