Exiles - Spider-Man

So I’m presently working on a scenario for some upcoming conventions (DexCon, NerdNYC Recess) and figured I may as well post a few of the pre-generated characters I’ll be using for it.

I’m was a  big fan of the comic Exiles and, once checking out the game, decided to create my own mini-event using that as my background.  For anyone unfamiliar with Exiles, it’s basically Silders meets Quantum Leap meets the X-Men.  Feel free to check out Marvel’s wiki page for more information.  The idea is to create characters that are, at the same time, both familiar and different.  Most of the time this can be accomplished by just tweaking the backstory a little.  Sometimes the change is one where the powers become different or shuffled about.

The first character I created, though not a mutant, is a familiar face though his history has diverged from the original as alternate-realities are wont to do.  Without further ado, I give you SPIDER-MAN!

Note:  I’ve got a Photoshop character template that was created by Mark Meredith, but as I am unfamiliar with the program and haven’t had time to take a closer look at it, I’ve done this as pretty much straight text.

SPIDER-MAN

AFFILIATIONS

Solo  D10

Buddy  D8

Team  D6

DISTINCTIONS

Former Killer

Guilty Conscience

A Man of Two Minds

POWER SETS

Symbiote

     Enhanced Durability     D8              Enhanced Senses         D8

     Enhanced Stamina        D8              Leaping                       D8

     Superhuman Reflexes   D10            Superhuman Strength   D10

     Wall Crawling              D6              Web Slinging               D8

• SFX:  Multipower. Use two or more Symbiote powers in your dice pool, at -1 step for each additional power.
• SFX:  Spider-Sense. Spend 1 PP to add Enhanced Senses (or step up by +1 if already in your pool) and reroll all dice on a reaction.
• SFX:  Grapple. Add d6 and step up effect die by +1 when inflicting a web-related complication on a target.
• Limit:  Fire and Sonic Vulnerability. When making a reaction against fire-based or sonic-based actions, Spider-Man takes emotional stress equal to the effect die of the attack. If the reaction is successful, emotional stress is reduced -1 step.  This effect happens regardless of whether he also takes physical stress. If he’s stressed out by emotional stress, he flees immediately.

SPECIALITIES [You may convert Expert D8 to 2D6, or Master D10 to 2D8 or 3D6]

Acrobatic Master        D10

Combat Expert            D8

Covert Expert              D8

Menace Expert            D8

MILESTONES

That Could Have Been Me

1 XP    when time you show sympathy to a villain.

3 XP    when you try to talk a villain down despite the odds.

10 XP  when you either sacrifice yourself to help a villain or disproportionately punish a villain.

I Just Want Somewhere To Belong

1 XP    when you give support to or aid another hero.

3 XP    when you confront a team member about your place on the team or aid a team member at cost to

            yourself.

10 XP  when you either walk away from your team or join it for good.

HISTORY

Cletus Kasady was a borderline psychopath and a homicidal maniac who spent more time in jail and institutions than he ever did at home. He would have spent the remainder of his life in prison if it hadn’t been for Spider-man, or more specifically, the symbiote.  When Peter Parker threw off the alien symbiote, the wounded organism located a new host.  Kasady.  Newly empowered as “Venom”, he escaped from prison and began a cross-country murder spree which culminated in a final showdown where Peter Parker was consumed, body and soul, by the costume.

The act of murder against the first host caused an unexpected occurrence.  The soul of Peter Parker took root in Kasady and the Symbiote, creating a completely new entity.  Kasady began to feel remorse for the evils he had done and repented, vowing to work on earning his forgiveness.  The symbiote stabilized and the bond between itself and Kasady became a permanent one, with the two of them losing some of their previous abilities in favor of the more traditional Spider-man traits.

Wearing the black costume in homage to Parker, he began a heroic career, doing what he could to try and make up for years of suffering and his unconventional tactics have sometimes put him at odds with his fellow heroes.

PERSONALITY

Cleetus Kasady is a man driven by crushing guilt to atone for the wrongs he has committed. He believes that, like Parker, that with great power comes great responsibility and strives to live up to the ideals as well as he can. Unlike Parker, he is sometimes is a bit more aggressive than other heroes; especially since he knows far better than many what the villains are capable of. He nevertheless gives his all to fight and protect innocents whenever possible. Very little scares Spider-Man but he hides his uncertainty in battle with a strong, silent demeanor, eschewing the incessant torrent of wisecracks and taunts that Parker favored.

ABILITIES & RESOURCES

With the aid of his symbiote, Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, agility, and reflexes, as well as a sixth sense attuned to danger. An attraction field based around his palms and the soles of his feet enables him to cling to most surfaces and even climb them.  The symbiote has given Kasady the ability to generate webs in the same way that Parkers technological web-shooters used to and Kasady can use this “webbing” to form swing lines or nets, and even to spin together solid structures, such as small barriers or parachutes.

In spite of the wealth of allies Spider-Man had cultivated over the years, most of them know that this isn’t the hero they once knew and have somewhat shunned the new, darker hero though they cannot doubt his effectiveness.  In the absence of these contacts, Kasady normally has little else to rely on besides pure gumption and blind luck.