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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8982228" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: #33d0f0">Caballero</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-cL6NfCM/0/92d0b242/M/Caliburn-Silver-Age-Sentinels-RPG-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>In costume</em></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-6NghKJP/0/9de7e7fa/S/Miles_Morales_%28Earth-616%29_from_Spider-Men_II_Vol_1_3_001-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Out of costume</em></p><p></p><p>Even after parting ways with the Avatar and heading back to Portland with Patty and her friend, Lonnie Lawson was still only partially reconciled to the idea of once more becoming a superhero. His goals, for the past few years, had largely involved <em>avoiding</em> situations that needed a superhero, even if his success in achieving that had been sporadic at best. He wanted to help the Red Archer as much as he could, but lacked a lot of the tools that he had used to help in the past.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, he did wind up accompanying Patty and Leah in the field on several occasions over the following year, usually wearing just a full face mask and hoodie and using no alias. On one occasion, when asked who he was, he sarcastically referred to himself as, "Mask -- like Masque, but less pretentious." (He was sooo glad that the press never picked that up, particularly after Leah gave him hell for it.) For the most part, though, he focused his efforts on doing legwork for Xenia, keeping the Arrow tuned up, and otherwise supporting the two of them behind the scenes.</p><p></p><p>Lonnie was present, wearing his hoodie and mask and planning on keeping his trap shut, when Marc Bolton made his pitch to Songbird and the Red Archer. Leah turned him down flat, as she had enough trouble looking after Portland and viewed the idea of working all over the west coast as hubris. Patricia was more ambivalent, wanting some time to think it over, which Bolton agreed to give her. Then things got weird, for the inventor turned to look at Lonnie and said, "So what do you think, Talon?" Stunned that someone had figured out who he used to be, Lonnie stammered out that he was out of the business, even though he knew that Bolton would know that was a half-truth at best.</p><p></p><p>Bolton wheeled over to him and handed him a tablet displaying a new set of protective gear he had designed, taking some inspiration from the Twilight suit used by that guy up in Seattle. It was, Bolton explained, designed to give Argus agents a bit of an edge on their opposition, without turning them into superpowers. But if worn by someone who already had superpower levels of speed, strength and toughness, and had a fair amount of experience already? It might give someone like that more than <em>a bit</em> of an edge.</p><p></p><p>Lonnie is still getting accustomed to the differences between this suit and the one that he wore when he was Talon, but he is finally starting to feel like a superhero again. However, he still mostly acts in a support role on the team, scouting out their opposition and infiltrating enemy positions rather than acting as a front-line combatant. (Cadmus and Exile have that covered between them.) He has the uncomfortable feeling that his decision to go along with the proposal is what tipped Patty into agreeing with it as well, but she seems just as excited to be operating on this scale as he is, so he only worries about her <em>some</em> of the time.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the team seem all right, particularly Firefly, who has the skills to get into pretty much any location that stymies his own, and has an inquisitive mind that reminds Lonnie of Av. (Whom he <em>is</em> worried about, too, but he has seen nothing to make him think that the Avatar has stopped being his own master.) Cadmus is the only one who worries him. The leader of the team is the one that he knows the least about, despite Bolton assuring them that they can trust whoever is wearing the suit as much as they would trust him. Almost as though ...</p><p></p><p>... nah, that would be too crazy.</p><p></p><p><strong>Caballero -- PL 10</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 5 | <strong>STA</strong> 5 | <strong>AGL</strong> 6 | <strong>DEX</strong> 6 | <strong>FGT</strong> 8 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 3 | <strong>PRE</strong> 1</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Knight Armor:</em></strong> Removable (-4 points)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Air Supply:</em></strong> Immunity 2 (suffocation) - 2 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Body Armor:</em></strong> Impervious Protection 4 - 8 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Camouflage:</em></strong> Partial Visual Concealment 2 - 2 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Jump Jets:</em></strong> Leaping 4 (120 feet); Speed 3 (16 MPH) - 7 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Sensors:</em></strong> Senses 2 (darkvision) - 2 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Striking Surfaces:</em></strong> Strength-based Damage 2 - 2 points</li> </ul><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Defensive Roll, Equipment 5, Evasion, Improved Initiative, Instant Up, Jack-of-all-trades, Non-Lethal Tactics, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 6.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Commlink and 2 additional points of equipment.</p><p><strong><em>Utility Belt:</em></strong> Array (18 points)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Techno-Bolos:</em></strong> Ranged Cumulative Affliction 6 (Resisted by Dodge; Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobilized), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 18 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Throwing Darts:</em></strong> Strength-based Ranged Multiattack Damage 6 (includes Strength 5), Accurate - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Explosives:</em></strong> Ranged Burst Area Damage 5, Triggered 2 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Meta-Taser:</em></strong> Ranged Cumulative Affliction 6 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated) - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Stun Grenade:</em></strong> Ranged Cloud Area Affliction 6 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed and Visually Impaired, Stunned and Visually Disabled), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 1 point</li> </ul><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Acrobatics 6 (+12), Athletics 8 (+13), Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+11), Deception 7 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 6 (+9), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 7 (+8), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 5 (+8), Sleight of Hand 4 (+10), Stealth 6 (+12), Technology 4 (+7). </p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +6</p><p>Unarmed +11 (Close Damage 7/5)</p><p>Techno Bolos +12 (Ranged Affliction 6, Resisted by Dodge)</p><p>Throwing Darts +14 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 6).</p><p>Meta-Taser +12 (Ranged Fortitude 6)</p><p>Stun Grenade -- (Ranged Cloud Area Affliction 6)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 9, Parry 8, Fortitude 6, Toughness 11/9/7/5, Will 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 74 + Powers 19 + Advantages 18 + Skills 32 + Defenses 8 = 151 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 10</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 10</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 8</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Responsibility--Motivation. Friend</em></strong> (the Avatar.) <strong><em>Relationship</em></strong> (the Red Archer.) <strong><em>Secret Identity. Still Getting Used To His New Suit.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8982228, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7][COLOR=#33d0f0]Caballero[/COLOR][/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-cL6NfCM/0/92d0b242/M/Caliburn-Silver-Age-Sentinels-RPG-M.jpg[/IMG] [I]In costume[/I] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-6NghKJP/0/9de7e7fa/S/Miles_Morales_%28Earth-616%29_from_Spider-Men_II_Vol_1_3_001-S.jpg[/IMG] [I]Out of costume[/I] Even after parting ways with the Avatar and heading back to Portland with Patty and her friend, Lonnie Lawson was still only partially reconciled to the idea of once more becoming a superhero. His goals, for the past few years, had largely involved [I]avoiding[/I] situations that needed a superhero, even if his success in achieving that had been sporadic at best. He wanted to help the Red Archer as much as he could, but lacked a lot of the tools that he had used to help in the past. Ultimately, he did wind up accompanying Patty and Leah in the field on several occasions over the following year, usually wearing just a full face mask and hoodie and using no alias. On one occasion, when asked who he was, he sarcastically referred to himself as, "Mask -- like Masque, but less pretentious." (He was sooo glad that the press never picked that up, particularly after Leah gave him hell for it.) For the most part, though, he focused his efforts on doing legwork for Xenia, keeping the Arrow tuned up, and otherwise supporting the two of them behind the scenes. Lonnie was present, wearing his hoodie and mask and planning on keeping his trap shut, when Marc Bolton made his pitch to Songbird and the Red Archer. Leah turned him down flat, as she had enough trouble looking after Portland and viewed the idea of working all over the west coast as hubris. Patricia was more ambivalent, wanting some time to think it over, which Bolton agreed to give her. Then things got weird, for the inventor turned to look at Lonnie and said, "So what do you think, Talon?" Stunned that someone had figured out who he used to be, Lonnie stammered out that he was out of the business, even though he knew that Bolton would know that was a half-truth at best. Bolton wheeled over to him and handed him a tablet displaying a new set of protective gear he had designed, taking some inspiration from the Twilight suit used by that guy up in Seattle. It was, Bolton explained, designed to give Argus agents a bit of an edge on their opposition, without turning them into superpowers. But if worn by someone who already had superpower levels of speed, strength and toughness, and had a fair amount of experience already? It might give someone like that more than [I]a bit[/I] of an edge. Lonnie is still getting accustomed to the differences between this suit and the one that he wore when he was Talon, but he is finally starting to feel like a superhero again. However, he still mostly acts in a support role on the team, scouting out their opposition and infiltrating enemy positions rather than acting as a front-line combatant. (Cadmus and Exile have that covered between them.) He has the uncomfortable feeling that his decision to go along with the proposal is what tipped Patty into agreeing with it as well, but she seems just as excited to be operating on this scale as he is, so he only worries about her [I]some[/I] of the time. The rest of the team seem all right, particularly Firefly, who has the skills to get into pretty much any location that stymies his own, and has an inquisitive mind that reminds Lonnie of Av. (Whom he [I]is[/I] worried about, too, but he has seen nothing to make him think that the Avatar has stopped being his own master.) Cadmus is the only one who worries him. The leader of the team is the one that he knows the least about, despite Bolton assuring them that they can trust whoever is wearing the suit as much as they would trust him. Almost as though ... ... nah, that would be too crazy. [B]Caballero -- PL 10 Abilities: STR[/B] 5 | [B]STA[/B] 5 | [B]AGL[/B] 6 | [B]DEX[/B] 6 | [B]FGT[/B] 8 | [B]INT[/B] 3 | [B]AWE[/B] 3 | [B]PRE[/B] 1 [B]Powers: [I]Knight Armor:[/I][/B] Removable (-4 points) [LIST] [*][B][I]Air Supply:[/I][/B] Immunity 2 (suffocation) - 2 points [*][B][I]Body Armor:[/I][/B] Impervious Protection 4 - 8 points [*][B][I]Camouflage:[/I][/B] Partial Visual Concealment 2 - 2 points [*][B][I]Jump Jets:[/I][/B] Leaping 4 (120 feet); Speed 3 (16 MPH) - 7 points [*][B][I]Sensors:[/I][/B] Senses 2 (darkvision) - 2 points [*][B][I]Striking Surfaces:[/I][/B] Strength-based Damage 2 - 2 points [/LIST] [B]Advantages:[/B] Defensive Roll, Equipment 5, Evasion, Improved Initiative, Instant Up, Jack-of-all-trades, Non-Lethal Tactics, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 6. [I]Equipment:[/I] Commlink and 2 additional points of equipment. [B][I]Utility Belt:[/I][/B] Array (18 points) [LIST] [*][B][I]Techno-Bolos:[/I][/B] Ranged Cumulative Affliction 6 (Resisted by Dodge; Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobilized), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 18 points [*][B][I]Throwing Darts:[/I][/B] Strength-based Ranged Multiattack Damage 6 (includes Strength 5), Accurate - 1 point [*][B][I]Explosives:[/I][/B] Ranged Burst Area Damage 5, Triggered 2 - 1 point [*][B][I]Meta-Taser:[/I][/B] Ranged Cumulative Affliction 6 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated) - 1 point [*][B][I]Stun Grenade:[/I][/B] Ranged Cloud Area Affliction 6 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed and Visually Impaired, Stunned and Visually Disabled), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 1 point [/LIST] [B]Skills:[/B] Acrobatics 6 (+12), Athletics 8 (+13), Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+11), Deception 7 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 6 (+9), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 7 (+8), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 5 (+8), Sleight of Hand 4 (+10), Stealth 6 (+12), Technology 4 (+7). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +6 Unarmed +11 (Close Damage 7/5) Techno Bolos +12 (Ranged Affliction 6, Resisted by Dodge) Throwing Darts +14 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 6). Meta-Taser +12 (Ranged Fortitude 6) Stun Grenade -- (Ranged Cloud Area Affliction 6) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 9, Parry 8, Fortitude 6, Toughness 11/9/7/5, Will 7 [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 74 + Powers 19 + Advantages 18 + Skills 32 + Defenses 8 = 151 points [B]Offensive PL:[/B] 10 [B]Defensive PL:[/B] 10 [B]Resistance PL:[/B] 7 [B]Skill PL:[/B] 8 [B]Complications: [I]Responsibility--Motivation. Friend[/I][/B] (the Avatar.) [B][I]Relationship[/I][/B] (the Red Archer.) [B][I]Secret Identity. Still Getting Used To His New Suit.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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