Character Creation and Setting Discussion

[2column] [col] [abilities=ID] [b]Name:[/b] [_=Cal Tan] [color="grey"]Cal is a rugged man with haunted brown eyes and messy black hair. He carries himself as if the weight of a hundred mechanoids hang from his shoulders. His voice is quiet and yet firm.[/color] [/abilities] [b][abilities=Aspects] [_=High Concept: Tomorrow Legion envoy & fire-scarred Burster] [_=Trouble: Cal's spark is on the edge of failure (He carries grief, guilt and a mild death wish at the passing of his wife and son)] [_=Aspect: The quiet voice that steadies the room] [_=Aspect: Eyes that remember Tolkeen. References to Tolkeen and its fall trigger panic.] [_=Aspect: Fire should change, not consume. Cal is trying to find a new spark by focusing on changing and improving the lives of others] [_=Aspect: Cal is impervious to Fire and Heat?] [_=Aspect: ][/b] [/abilities] [abilities=Stunts] Read the Thermals: Because I watch reflections and micro-tells like heat buildup in palms or sweat (Sense Fire and See Aura?), I get +2 to Cleverly create an advantage to read a room or a person. Box Breathing: Because I have been dealing with my pain, once per scene, when panic or grief would derail me in a social moment, treat a failed social overcome as a tie (I steady my pulse and keep talking) Warm Words, Low Flame: Because I have been working on processing my grief, I get +2 to Carefully overcome and de-escalate a volatile situation, turning a brewing fight into a conversation Legion Credentials: Because I am a Legion envoy, I get +2 to Carefully overcome red tape, checkpoints, or suspicion when invoking Tomorrow Legion authority. Once/session treat a failure as a tie instead? Thermal Mirage: Because I bend heat and light, I get +2 to Flashily create an advantage when I use shimmer, smoke, or glare to blind, dazzle, or conceal (Combination of Fire Eruption and Fire Bolt). Cauterize and Fuse: Because I know fire’s edge, once per scene I may Cleverly overcome to stabilize a wounded ally or fuse a broken thing. (Deaden Pain?)[/abilities] [/col] [col] [table][b]Refresh[/b]|[b]Fate Points[/b] [size="0"]t[/size] [size="300"][_=3][/size]|[size="300"][_=3][/size][/table] [abilities="Aproaches"] [table="rolls compact"] Aproaches| Careful|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+2] Clever|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+3] Flashy|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1] Forceful|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1] Quick|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+0] Sneaky|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1][/table] [/abilities] [abilities=Background] Cal Tan sat in the bustling shop amidst a sea of talk and merriment. He casually tipped and swirled his glass on the table, the amber fluid causing the light to reflect and refract in a dancing pattern on the table top. Cal stared at the pattern that resembled a roiling flame. Not for the first time, Cal thought. [i]What is fire? An agent of change, a catalyst, a winnower or something more primordial?[/i] Sighing, he took a drink of the bitter liquid and then lowered the glass again to dance on the table. [i]The ancients said that we all have a spark. Something uniquely given to us in the process of our creation or awakening. A spark that can provide passion, change, fulfillment and joy.[/i] Cal let out a derisive snort. If that was true, Cal was quite certain his spark was going out. He looked around the small establishment seeing people drinking, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Cal wondered if any of them knew how quickly that could change. As he mused, he found himself wondering how many establishments like this one had been in Tolkeen before the fall. That line of thought caused Cal's face to tighten and his breathing to go ragged. Ev... Pil... Cal grit his teeth and closed his eyes forcibly breathing in and out in a practiced rhythm. Gradually, the panic subsided. Cal opened his eyes and stared at his drink with a bitter expression. Standing, he downed the drink in one gulp wiping the residue from his lips. What was past was past, all he could do now was push forward hoping creation gave him a new spark or... finally extinguished his agony.[/abilities] [/col] [/2column] [abilities="Ouch, Damage, Stress!"] [table][b][size="150"]Stress[/size][/b]|[b][size="150"]Consequences[/size][/b] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]1:[/b] [_=0/1][/color]|Mild: (2) [_=] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]2:[/b] [_=0/1][/color]|Moderate: (4) [_=] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]3:[/b] [_=0/1][/color]|Severe: (6) [_=][/table] [/abilities]

[2column] [col] [abilities=ID] [b]Name:[/b] [_=Cal Tan] [color="grey"]Cal is a rugged man with haunted brown eyes and messy black hair. He carries himself as if the weight of a hundred mechanoids hang from his shoulders. His voice is quiet and yet firm.[/color] [/abilities] [abilities=Aspects] #[b]High Concept: Tomorrow Legion envoy & fire-scarred Burster[/b] [_=Cal is a member of the Tomorrow Legion serving to try to make a place for all thinking people. He is a former Burster who fought in defense of Tolkeen before it fell.] #[b]Trouble: Cal's spark is on the edge of failure[/b] [_=Cal carries grief, guilt and a mild death wish at the passing of his wife and son. This becomes more apparent when references are made to the fall of Tolkeen.] #[b]Aspect: The quiet voice that steadies the room[/b] [_=Cal's quiet yet intimidating presence can help to calm escalated situations, but might be perceived as weakness in certain circumstances] #[b]Aspect: Eyes that remember Tolkeen[/b] [_=References to Tolkeen and its fall trigger panic.] #[b]Aspect: Fire should change, not consume[/b] [_=Cal is trying to find a new spark by focusing on changing and improving the lives of others] #[b]Aspect: Hunted heat signature[/b] [_=Cal's roll in the defense of Tolkeen has left him wanted by the Coalition and psy- hunters. ] #[b]Aspect: Cal keeps his promises to the dead[/b] [_=Cal tries to protect civilians, sway undecided forces with survivor stories and call in help from those who respect sacrifice, but he won't walk past suffering and honors vows and defends the vulnerable even if it endangers the mission.] [/abilities] [abilities=Stunts] #Read the Thermals Because I watch reflections and micro-tells like heat buildup in palms or sweat (Sense Fire and See Aura?), I get +2 to Cleverly create an advantage to read a room or a person. #Warm Words, Low Flame Because I have been working on processing my grief, I get +2 to Carefully overcome and de-escalate a volatile situation, turning a brewing fight into a conversation #Legion Credentials Because I am a Legion envoy, I get +2 to Carefully overcome red tape, checkpoints, or suspicion when invoking Tomorrow Legion authority. Once/session treat a failure as a tie instead? #Thermal Mirage Because I bend heat and light, I get +2 to Flashily create an advantage when I use shimmer, smoke, or glare to blind, dazzle, or conceal (Combination of Fire Eruption and Fire Bolt). #Cauterize and Fuse Because I know fire’s edge, once per scene I may Cleverly overcome to stabilize a wounded ally or fuse a broken thing. (Deaden Pain?) #Psychic Body Field Because I can raise a Psychic Body Field, I get +2 to Flashily defend against physical or energy attacks in my zone when I describe the rippling heat aura. On succeed with style, also place a scene aspect like Heat Haze or Dazzling Refraction with 1 free invoke. #Join Minds Once per scene, I may Cleverly overcome to establish a short-lived telepathic link among myself and up to two allies in my zone or an adjacent zone. While the link holds this scene, the first create advantage one of us makes for another linked ally gets +2 (one time). The GM can compel attention from Dog Boys/Psi-Stalkers if I establish the link in hostile territory. #Box Breathing Once per scene, when panic or grief would derail me in a social moment, treat a failed social overcome as a tie (I steady my pulse and keep talking)[/abilities] [/col] [col] [table][b]Refresh[/b]|[b]Fate Points[/b] [size="0"]t[/size] [size="300"][_=5][/size]|[size="300"][_=5][/size][/table] [abilities="Scale and Bonus"] [table][b][size="150"]PERSONAL[/size][/b]|[b][size="150"]OPPONENT[/size][/b] [_S0=0/1]Mundane | [_O0=0/1]Mundane [_S1=1/1]Superhuman/Supernatural | [_O1=1/1]Superhuman/Supernatural [_S2=0/1]Otherworldly | [_O2=0/1]Otherworldly [_S3=0/1]Legendary | [_O3=0/1]Legendary [_S4=0/1]Godlike | [_O4=0/1]Godlike [/table] [b]Roll Bonus[/b] [_RB=0] [b]Modifier[/b] [_M$=+S1 + S2*2 + S3*3 + S4*4 - O1 - O2*2 - O3*3 - O4*4 + RB] [/abilities] [abilities=Aproaches] [table="rolls compact"] Aproaches| Careful|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+2][_$=+M] Clever|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+3][_$=+M] Flashy|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1][_$=+M] Forceful|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1][_$=+M] Quick|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+0][_$=+M] Sneaky|[size="0"]4df[/size][_=+1][_$=+M][/table] [/abilities] [abilities=Background] Cal Tan sat in the bustling shop amidst a sea of talk and merriment. He casually tipped and swirled his glass on the table, the amber fluid causing the light to reflect and refract in a dancing pattern on the table top. Cal stared at the pattern that resembled a roiling flame. Not for the first time, Cal thought. [i]What is fire? An agent of change, a catalyst, a winnower or something more primordial?[/i] Sighing, he took a drink of the bitter liquid and then lowered the glass again to dance on the table. [i]The ancients said that we all have a spark. Something uniquely given to us in the process of our creation or awakening. A spark that can provide passion, change, fulfillment and joy.[/i] Cal let out a derisive snort. If that was true, Cal was quite certain his spark was going out. He looked around the small establishment seeing people drinking, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Cal wondered if any of them knew how quickly that could change. As he mused, he found himself wondering how many establishments like this one had been in Tolkeen before the fall. That line of thought caused Cal's face to tighten and his breathing to go ragged. Ev... Pil... Cal grit his teeth and closed his eyes forcibly breathing in and out in a practiced rhythm. Gradually, the panic subsided. Cal opened his eyes and stared at his drink with a bitter expression. Standing, he downed the drink in one gulp wiping the residue from his lips. What was past was past, all he could do now was push forward hoping creation gave him a new spark or... finally extinguished his agony.[/abilities] [/col] [/2column] [abilities="Stress and Consequences"] [table][b][size="150"]Stress[/size][/b]|[b][size="150"]Consequences[/size][/b] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]1:[/b] [_=0/8][/color]|Mild: (2) [_=] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]2:[/b] [/color]|Moderate: (4) [_=] [color=";zoom:200%;"][b]3:[/b] [/color]|Severe: (6) [_=][/table][/abilities]