Post by Dead Sidekick on Nov 27, 2011 6:03:48 GMT -5
NAME: Leonard Lipshitz
ID: "The Stark Fist"
Form: Born as a mutant. His powers were activated as a result of a head trauma (see his history)
Fighting: Incredible (41)
Agility: Amazing (54)
Strength: Remarkable (31)
Endurance: incredible (41)
Reason: Typical (7)
Intuition: Poor (4)
Psyche: Typical (7)
Health: 167
Karma: 18
Resources
Popularity
Powerbase:
Telekinetic powers that are largely tactile. The tactile nature of his power is largely due to a subconscious self limitation placed on himself. As a perfectlly average kid in every aspect, Leonard idolized the fighters in the movies, especially in the Sunday Afternoon Chinese Theater on PBS. Therefore when his powers erupted he without realizing it molded them to fit the bill of a movie wire martial artist:
- His flight appears to be a wire-assisted leap (although he can change directions)
- He largely limits his Telekinetic powers to augmenting his physical attributes to superhuman-like levels. Amazingly enough, he doesn't realize he's doing it. In reality, he is "only" physically as strong, agile and and the endurance of an olympic athlete of a comparable sport related to each of the traits. He unknowingly uses his powers to "push" his physical abilities as needed. Ironically it is this pushing that has allowed him to build the level of physical ability he really has; it is the ultimate in resistance training!
- What TK he does allow himself to use at range is what he perceives as his limit to "Chi". Chi is also how he justifies his Radar (uuusse the forrrccce Luke!).
- Even his physical invulnerability and regeneration has been molded to a movie effect. In every action movie, the hero gets the crap kicked out of him before winning… therefore he subconsciously lets through **just** enough damage to look like he's been really messed up. The regeneration limits it to just looking bad (unless of course its past his CS)
In reality, Leonard has the potential to be an amazingly powerful telekinetic. Maybe someday he will realize the limits he places on himself are self-imposed, but not today, or likely even next year.
Powers: 5/7
- Telekinesis (incredible: lift up to10 tons, range: 6 areas (minus 1 for each simultaneous act)
-True Flight (psychokinetic controlled leap) (excellent, 150 mph)
Note: although it may be a psychological limitation, he uses this as a "controlled jump" in which he can change directions, etc. The range is limited by the distance of his leap. If there is something for him to "kick off of" - be it a wall, tree or lamp post, etc - he can continue the flight. Otherwise he will float down to earth. Max distance before kicking off of something is 75 up/across
- True Invulnerability (amazing):
Special effect /mechanic: always on tactile telekinetic shield
As a side effect of this power; although he is invulnerable, he looks like he has taken damage (bloody, bruised, mouse over the eye, etc), and he feels it. Although its more in that "ouch…" sort of way. Note this is strictly for effect
- Regeneration (amazing):
Special effect: an extremely precise manifestation of his TK that actually repairs his body
Combined with the special effects of his true invulnerability, basically he can be a total and complete punching bag, look horrible, bloodied, broken, and just keep coming back, fresh as a daisy by the next scene… Best example is "Ash" from Army of darkness.
- Radar Sense (Good)
Special effect/mechanic: Constantly emits low-level "pulses" of telekinetic energy that effectively feels around for him. It can be blocked as traditional Radar
(NOTE: the TK based regeneration and Radar Sense both point to a slight glimmer to the level of precision and power he could potentially possess someday - the ability to mentally control matter at the molecular level.)
Talents (2/5)
Weapon Skills: Blunt Weapons (quarterstaff, +1)
Fighting Skills: Martial Arts B (+1CS in unarmed combat)
Fighting Style:
Like he has with his powers, he augments his fighting to appear like a chinese action film. Although effective, his moves are very flashy. Where as a normal martial artist would simply do a front kick, Leonard would do a "Guile Backwards Arial Summersault" Kick from the Streetfighter video game. Again, it doesn't even occur to him he's doing it. To him, its just normal. So ingrained this is into his thinking, if he was ever tricked into thinking he had been drugged, his style would likely take on the appearance of Jackie Chan's "The drunken master".
Likewise he uses his staff in a similar fashion. Flashy, intricate spins, using it to pole-vault himself into a huge "leap", etc.
In a nutshell, his moves are effective… but kinda cheesy.
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Leonard was the kid who thought differently; the kid with only a few friends. Few friends, because his tastes in entertainment were so highly evolved as compared to his contemporaries. Few but him truly understood the pure intricacies of chinese action theater, the subtle nuances of dice as they rolled across a table on a friday night, the blissful…
Ah, who we kidding here? Leonard was a nerd. A great kid, but a nerd none the less. The last to get chose, the first to get picked on. Leo-NERD his many bullies liked to call him. They would pick on him constantly, and he would take it. However, LeoNERD, er, um, I mean, Leonard had an escape - his Chinese action films. After school he would go home and pop one in the VCR, and watch it for the 100th time. On Sundays he would spend all afternoon at the run down movie theater on West Street that would run all day Chinese Action Theater marathons. The leads in these movies were his heros; larger than life icons that stood in their stalwart way for good against evil.
One day… Leonard thought - I will be one of them; the defender of the weak, vanquisher of eveelll! The unjust will quiver at the name of…. "THE STARK FIST!!!!" Yes dear reader, The Stark Fist. Ever since he was 5, he lived out a fantasy world where the Stark Fist would reign justice on the bad guys. Bad guys feared him, Good guys wanted to be him, and Chicks just wanted him. It was good to the Stark Fist. One day, Leonard knew it was his destiny to be this hero.
There was just one slight problem. He wasn't quite sure how to become the Stark Fist.
So, he started training in the martial arts, devoting his heart and soul to it. Ok, stop right there. Yeah, we know there was no Dojos that didn't have a few Leonard pounding bullies along the way. But don't worry… our hero had an answer for that as well. After a few failed attempts to get to Master Gi's Krazy Karate Emporium were foiled by several Nefarious wedgies by a few dastardly thugs (and one particularly mean girl scout), Leonard realized he had everything he needed at home. The mystic tomes of knowledge where there all along.
His chinese martial arts movies.
Wasting no time, he pulled his "fruit of the looms" out of his cheeks, popped in a movie, and started emulating the moves in the movies.
Leonard practiced for days, until, he knew his training was complete. His dad told him if he heard one more "WUWWWAAAAA!!!" followed by a "Thump… 'ouch'" he was taking all of his movies away. But Leonard knew it was really fate stating "Mighty Stark Fist, your training is complete. Now go forth, and let your fist of vengeance be the storm of justice that rains revenge on the dark".
Wasting no time, Leonard strode off into the early evening (because bedtime was at 9) to go forth and smite.
Within minutes, his opportunity presented itself. The Girlscout from Hell that had wedgied him was slapping around a mime! Now THIS was injustice; the poor pasty white victim's pleas for help went unheard in the night, tears mixed with white face paint making the slightest pattering noise on the sidewalk. Oh If only he would break character!
With a mighty leap (ok, yeah, you caught me again. It was really more like 10 jumps strung into an awkward goose like hop), he sprung into the scene! Leonard - now the Stark Fist - Jumped into battle!
"Alrighty you foul beanie wearing harpy from heck - time to earn your merit badge in humility!!!" he yelled, as he struck a heroic pose with his fists in the air, and balance on one leg, the other spring loaded to unleash a kick! Unfortunately he lost his balance and bonked his head on the sidewalk. Immediately he was overtaken by the worst headache he had ever gotten. The last thing he saw before blacking out was the oncoming blur of forest green and a whirling brown sash.
When he finally came to, his underwear was once again in his crack, and the witch had taken the money from his pocket that was for his milk the next day. Dejected, he headed home. So down was he that when he crossed the street to get to his house he failed to see the oncoming bus, alerted only to it's presence when it honked at him. Acting purely out of instinct, Leonard leap straight up…. then in mid air, changed directions landing on a nearby rooftop!
Like an avalanche of knowledge, it hit him. It was all a test, and he had passed! Tonight the Stark Fist truly was born!!!!!
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Today Leonard fights as the Stark Fist, one of the finest and potentially most powerful fighters around. There is just one slight problem. Although he is now 6'3, 240 pounds of ripped muscle, inside, he is still that 6'3 150 pound lanky geek. Even though he looks the part, he can't play it well. He tries really hard to come off as the tough guy and looks the part, but when he starts talking the whole image just falls apart. But in his mind, he sounds bad@$$. Sometimes he messes up his big lines, sometimes they are just bad. Other times he might stumble on a door jam, or a bird will poop on him mid-dramatic pose. He just can't catch a break...
ID: "The Stark Fist"
Form: Born as a mutant. His powers were activated as a result of a head trauma (see his history)
Fighting: Incredible (41)
Agility: Amazing (54)
Strength: Remarkable (31)
Endurance: incredible (41)
Reason: Typical (7)
Intuition: Poor (4)
Psyche: Typical (7)
Health: 167
Karma: 18
Resources
Popularity
Powerbase:
Telekinetic powers that are largely tactile. The tactile nature of his power is largely due to a subconscious self limitation placed on himself. As a perfectlly average kid in every aspect, Leonard idolized the fighters in the movies, especially in the Sunday Afternoon Chinese Theater on PBS. Therefore when his powers erupted he without realizing it molded them to fit the bill of a movie wire martial artist:
- His flight appears to be a wire-assisted leap (although he can change directions)
- He largely limits his Telekinetic powers to augmenting his physical attributes to superhuman-like levels. Amazingly enough, he doesn't realize he's doing it. In reality, he is "only" physically as strong, agile and and the endurance of an olympic athlete of a comparable sport related to each of the traits. He unknowingly uses his powers to "push" his physical abilities as needed. Ironically it is this pushing that has allowed him to build the level of physical ability he really has; it is the ultimate in resistance training!
- What TK he does allow himself to use at range is what he perceives as his limit to "Chi". Chi is also how he justifies his Radar (uuusse the forrrccce Luke!).
- Even his physical invulnerability and regeneration has been molded to a movie effect. In every action movie, the hero gets the crap kicked out of him before winning… therefore he subconsciously lets through **just** enough damage to look like he's been really messed up. The regeneration limits it to just looking bad (unless of course its past his CS)
In reality, Leonard has the potential to be an amazingly powerful telekinetic. Maybe someday he will realize the limits he places on himself are self-imposed, but not today, or likely even next year.
Powers: 5/7
- Telekinesis (incredible: lift up to10 tons, range: 6 areas (minus 1 for each simultaneous act)
-True Flight (psychokinetic controlled leap) (excellent, 150 mph)
Note: although it may be a psychological limitation, he uses this as a "controlled jump" in which he can change directions, etc. The range is limited by the distance of his leap. If there is something for him to "kick off of" - be it a wall, tree or lamp post, etc - he can continue the flight. Otherwise he will float down to earth. Max distance before kicking off of something is 75 up/across
- True Invulnerability (amazing):
Special effect /mechanic: always on tactile telekinetic shield
As a side effect of this power; although he is invulnerable, he looks like he has taken damage (bloody, bruised, mouse over the eye, etc), and he feels it. Although its more in that "ouch…" sort of way. Note this is strictly for effect
- Regeneration (amazing):
Special effect: an extremely precise manifestation of his TK that actually repairs his body
Combined with the special effects of his true invulnerability, basically he can be a total and complete punching bag, look horrible, bloodied, broken, and just keep coming back, fresh as a daisy by the next scene… Best example is "Ash" from Army of darkness.
- Radar Sense (Good)
Special effect/mechanic: Constantly emits low-level "pulses" of telekinetic energy that effectively feels around for him. It can be blocked as traditional Radar
(NOTE: the TK based regeneration and Radar Sense both point to a slight glimmer to the level of precision and power he could potentially possess someday - the ability to mentally control matter at the molecular level.)
Talents (2/5)
Weapon Skills: Blunt Weapons (quarterstaff, +1)
Fighting Skills: Martial Arts B (+1CS in unarmed combat)
Fighting Style:
Like he has with his powers, he augments his fighting to appear like a chinese action film. Although effective, his moves are very flashy. Where as a normal martial artist would simply do a front kick, Leonard would do a "Guile Backwards Arial Summersault" Kick from the Streetfighter video game. Again, it doesn't even occur to him he's doing it. To him, its just normal. So ingrained this is into his thinking, if he was ever tricked into thinking he had been drugged, his style would likely take on the appearance of Jackie Chan's "The drunken master".
Likewise he uses his staff in a similar fashion. Flashy, intricate spins, using it to pole-vault himself into a huge "leap", etc.
In a nutshell, his moves are effective… but kinda cheesy.
=================================================
Leonard was the kid who thought differently; the kid with only a few friends. Few friends, because his tastes in entertainment were so highly evolved as compared to his contemporaries. Few but him truly understood the pure intricacies of chinese action theater, the subtle nuances of dice as they rolled across a table on a friday night, the blissful…
Ah, who we kidding here? Leonard was a nerd. A great kid, but a nerd none the less. The last to get chose, the first to get picked on. Leo-NERD his many bullies liked to call him. They would pick on him constantly, and he would take it. However, LeoNERD, er, um, I mean, Leonard had an escape - his Chinese action films. After school he would go home and pop one in the VCR, and watch it for the 100th time. On Sundays he would spend all afternoon at the run down movie theater on West Street that would run all day Chinese Action Theater marathons. The leads in these movies were his heros; larger than life icons that stood in their stalwart way for good against evil.
One day… Leonard thought - I will be one of them; the defender of the weak, vanquisher of eveelll! The unjust will quiver at the name of…. "THE STARK FIST!!!!" Yes dear reader, The Stark Fist. Ever since he was 5, he lived out a fantasy world where the Stark Fist would reign justice on the bad guys. Bad guys feared him, Good guys wanted to be him, and Chicks just wanted him. It was good to the Stark Fist. One day, Leonard knew it was his destiny to be this hero.
There was just one slight problem. He wasn't quite sure how to become the Stark Fist.
So, he started training in the martial arts, devoting his heart and soul to it. Ok, stop right there. Yeah, we know there was no Dojos that didn't have a few Leonard pounding bullies along the way. But don't worry… our hero had an answer for that as well. After a few failed attempts to get to Master Gi's Krazy Karate Emporium were foiled by several Nefarious wedgies by a few dastardly thugs (and one particularly mean girl scout), Leonard realized he had everything he needed at home. The mystic tomes of knowledge where there all along.
His chinese martial arts movies.
Wasting no time, he pulled his "fruit of the looms" out of his cheeks, popped in a movie, and started emulating the moves in the movies.
Leonard practiced for days, until, he knew his training was complete. His dad told him if he heard one more "WUWWWAAAAA!!!" followed by a "Thump… 'ouch'" he was taking all of his movies away. But Leonard knew it was really fate stating "Mighty Stark Fist, your training is complete. Now go forth, and let your fist of vengeance be the storm of justice that rains revenge on the dark".
Wasting no time, Leonard strode off into the early evening (because bedtime was at 9) to go forth and smite.
Within minutes, his opportunity presented itself. The Girlscout from Hell that had wedgied him was slapping around a mime! Now THIS was injustice; the poor pasty white victim's pleas for help went unheard in the night, tears mixed with white face paint making the slightest pattering noise on the sidewalk. Oh If only he would break character!
With a mighty leap (ok, yeah, you caught me again. It was really more like 10 jumps strung into an awkward goose like hop), he sprung into the scene! Leonard - now the Stark Fist - Jumped into battle!
"Alrighty you foul beanie wearing harpy from heck - time to earn your merit badge in humility!!!" he yelled, as he struck a heroic pose with his fists in the air, and balance on one leg, the other spring loaded to unleash a kick! Unfortunately he lost his balance and bonked his head on the sidewalk. Immediately he was overtaken by the worst headache he had ever gotten. The last thing he saw before blacking out was the oncoming blur of forest green and a whirling brown sash.
When he finally came to, his underwear was once again in his crack, and the witch had taken the money from his pocket that was for his milk the next day. Dejected, he headed home. So down was he that when he crossed the street to get to his house he failed to see the oncoming bus, alerted only to it's presence when it honked at him. Acting purely out of instinct, Leonard leap straight up…. then in mid air, changed directions landing on a nearby rooftop!
Like an avalanche of knowledge, it hit him. It was all a test, and he had passed! Tonight the Stark Fist truly was born!!!!!
==================
Today Leonard fights as the Stark Fist, one of the finest and potentially most powerful fighters around. There is just one slight problem. Although he is now 6'3, 240 pounds of ripped muscle, inside, he is still that 6'3 150 pound lanky geek. Even though he looks the part, he can't play it well. He tries really hard to come off as the tough guy and looks the part, but when he starts talking the whole image just falls apart. But in his mind, he sounds bad@$$. Sometimes he messes up his big lines, sometimes they are just bad. Other times he might stumble on a door jam, or a bird will poop on him mid-dramatic pose. He just can't catch a break...
