Earth 10: Aquaman

I broke with type here and built the hero I would want to play if someone were sharing the GM duties with me. In my case I love playing super-strong characters and I love scientist/explorer types, so my Aquaman became an explorer type scientist with super-strength. The oceans are huge and unexplored for coolness there, and the cultural analysis stuff that comes from him being a ‘fish out of water’ also has a ton of potential. For the record the average Atlantean has 5 in their Physical Stats, but with the -2 penalty for a lot of things under water net out as kinda close to being human(they also all cans see ultraviolet and are pretty resistant to cold, pressure and sensory attacks). Thanks to the chemical treatment that made it possible for Artur Curi to travel on land (and I got rid of the water weakness, since it is boring) Aquaman is super-strong, tough and fast even for Atlanteans.

I could have called it there, but the siren call of the point system made it too easy to add new powers, so I stole whole heatedly from a character Asha made years ago, who was an aquatic type with super-skin that could mimic any aquatic animal powers. That gave me a nice broad power set to mimic – camouflage, poison, light, electricity – while keeping to a consistent theme. As with the Question he has a lot of smaller powers which don’t amount to much in DC hero power scales but are quite potent against normal people.

Player

Brian

Affiliation

Justice Alliance of America

Character

Aquaman

Secret ID

Artur Curi is a famed scientist and explorer in Atlantis; on land he works odd jobs on the coastline as an excuse to explore.

Metaphor

Spirit of Exploration

Attributes

Normal

Enhanced

Normal

Enhanced

Normal

Enhanced

Current

Defense

Notes

Dex

9

Str

11

Body

10

Physical

12

12 Ton

Lift

Int

4

Will

4

Mind

5

Mental

7

64 MPH

Run

Infl

4

Aura

4

Spirit

4

Spiritual

7

6

Hero Pts

Initiative

17

Running

4

6

Wealth

3

60k

Income

Abilities

Name

Potency

V. Factor

Scarcity

Notes

Water Adaptation

3

5

5

Breathe water, add to resist cold, pressure and some sensory attacks, base swim 8 mph

Super-senses

5

5

5

Ultra-violet vision (Atlantean standard). Passive sonar (in water) and hyper-sensative

touch, which are part of his biologically enhanced skin.

Swimming

8

2

5

super-fast swimming at 256 mph, faster than all but fastest torpedos

Lightning

5

3

5

No range (but 10' radius in water) electrical charge

Invisibility

5

6

20

Color & texture changing skin, does not effect his clothes (hence the speedo of power)

Poison Touch

5

3

10

skin can create paralyzing neurotoxin, once delivered attacks each round until resisted.

Flash

5

4

5

can emit bio-lumiescence, which is often used as a bright light to blind opponents.

Running

6

2

5

Can run at 64 mph

Skills

Expertise

V. Factor

Scarcity

Description

Influence

6

7

Artur can be very charming, and occasionally passionate direct

Interview

7

5

His scientific training lets him tease out unexplored lines of thought

Invention - Science

9

8

He is very skilled at biochemistry

Investigate - Science

11

5

He is an exceptional scientific investigator

Medicine - Physical

9

5

Artur is a skilled surgeon and in finding new ways to treat problems

Origins

Earth 2

Son of a famous ocenaographer who set up an air-filled residence in ruined Atlantis and raised him via Atlantean principles

Earth 1

Son of an Atlantean princess and a lighthouse keeper, Arthur Curry was made king of Atlantis when the old regent died.

Earth 9

Outcast-at-birth son of an Atlantean princess and an immortal sorcerer, Orin survived  thanks to his fathers heritage.

Earth 10

Atlantis' famed biologist and explorer, Artur Curi made a seurm that let him travel to the ultimate unknown - the surface!