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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Pinhead from 'Hellraiser' and the Lemarchand Configuration Box

Pinhead




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formerly Captain Elliot Spenser.

F: Ex (20)
A: Ex (20)
S: Ex (20)
E: Mn (75)
R: Ex (20)
I: Mn (75)
P: Mn (75)

Health: 135
Karma: 170
Popularity: -20 as Lead Cenobite
Resources: Am (50) to Mn (75) in the Netherverse.

Talents:
Mystic Origin*
Knowledge: Demonology
Knowledge: The planes
Knowledge: Cenobite Lore
Knowledge: Dark Secrets
Knowledge: Torture
Knowledge: Human anatomy
Knowledge: Human Desires


Powers:
Lead Cenobite: Pinhead's powers derive from both being a cenobite and the position of lead cenobite. As such, Pinhead has several key abilities, some of which are:
- Invulnerability: Gd (10) True Invulnerability to damage.

  • Self Revival: Even if Pinhead is killed or destroyed, he will return.
  • Telepathy: Rm (30)
  • Invulnerable to Toxins, Disease, aging, poisons, and other such.
  • Self-Sustenance: Pinhead does not need to eat, breath, or sleep
  • Illusion Casting: Rm (30) illusion casting
  • Teleportation: Am (50)
  • Gateway: Between worlds and dimensions with Mn (75) ability
  • Combustion: Rm (30)
  • Hooked Chains: Pinhead can manifest and control multiple hooked chains that can strike, reshape, or extend to two areas of length doing Am (50) slashing damage, which also halves effective body armor, body resistance, Armor skin, and True Invulnerability as well as bypassing force fields. The chains are capable of entangling with Rm (30) strength, and also do additional damage from struggling due to the hooks (+1cs for each round of struggle). The Chains are considered one of Pinhead's most noticeable and powerful attacks.
  • Summon and control Cennobites: Pinhead can summon and control lesser cenobites, all who must make a Psyche check against Pinhead's psyche to resist. Unless of equal rank, such as the Channard or Angelique.
  • Create other Cennobites: As seen in the third movie, Pinhead can create cenobites through a process of tapping into the dark desires of an individual and forcing them into becoming a cenobite through killing them. Pinhead must make a psyche FEAT in order to create a Cenobite, and once risen, the new fledgling Cennobites will be under his complete control.



Contacts:
Cennobites: Pinhead has multiple contacts within Cenobite society, serving as their most visual member and lead, although it is debated he is the Cenobite leader (as stated in Hell-bound Heart).

Limitations:
Although Pinhead is extraordinary in power, there are key limitations:

  • Bound by Netherverse rules: Pinhead cannot violate certain rules, and does not do so, punishing his charges who do so. Pinhead must appear when the Lamentation Configuration is solved.
  • Human Nature:Pinhead is vulnerable and loses his protections when reminded of his human life as Captain Spenser. The more Pinhead is forced to remember, the weaker he becomes.
  • Unusual Looks: Pinhead suffers a -1cs reaction bonus.



The Lemarchand Lamentation Configuration Box:




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ornate puzzle box originally described as completely smooth and then re-imagined with gold inlay, the Lemarchand Lamentation Configuration Box was designed as the ultimate puzzle, and when ultimately solved would unlock pleasures unseen...which later turned out to be the realm of the Cennobites and netherverse. The Puzzle box is made of simple wood and inlay, with barely noticeable means to manipulate it. Once solved, the box opens up, taking on a new configuration which also sounds a distant and loud bell. Within 10 rounds, A gate opens and the cenobites arrive.

The box:
Material: Ex (20) material, faintly radiates magic. Requires Ex (20) ability to solve it or 1-6 months. The box opens a gateway within 10 rounds of opening it, summoning Pinhead and other cenobites.


Note:
As with Darkness, Pinhead is difficult to fully stat properly due to how he has been represented, but the high psyche and intuition are clearly justified, especially in view of the nature of what the cenobites are. I placed his Endurance at Mn (75) purely based on the otherworldly nature, the requirements for having a high endurance to be lead cenobite, and again, how he has been represented so far.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Buttonhead from 'Night Breed'

Lie still... it's quicker this way 






 Dr. Philip H. Decker

F: Ex (20)
A: Gd (10)
S: Typ (6)
E: Gd (10)
R: Gd (10)
I: Ex (20)
P: Ex (20)

Health: 46
Karma: 50
Popularity: 2 / - 5
Resources: Gd (10)

Talents:

Sharp Weapons
Resist: Domination*
Law Enforcement*
Psychology
Sociology
Medicine
Forensics
Detective
Stealth

Powers:

Prior to his 'death' at Midian, Buttonhead had no powers.

Contacts:

Doctor Decker was a well-respected psychologist, law enforcement asset, and community leader, with various contacts in those areas and fields. As Buttonhead, Doctor Decker had none of those, and was actually a wanted serial murderer.


Limitations:

  • Secret ID: The general public, law enforcement, or anyone dealing with Doctor Decker had no idea he was a prolific serial killer.
  • Dark Secret: Doctor Decker is far from the kind physician, and is a sociopath monster who is insane.

Shuna Sassi from 'Nightbreed'

Shuna Sassi


Everything has its purpose.




Shuna Sassi

F: Rm (30)
A: In (40)
S: Gd (10)
E: Rm (30)
R: Gd (10)
I: In (40)
P: Ex (20)

Health: 110
Karma: 70
Popularity: 0/20 (General/Midian)
Resources: Pr (4)

Talents:
Thrown Weapons
Sharp Weapons
Dance
Seduction
Knowledge: Midian Lore
Crime*

Powers
Member of Midian: Shuna Sassi is a 'monster' and a member of Midian's society. Shuna's uniqueness is based around her feral characteristics, as well as her empathic powers. Shuna possesses the following abilities:

  • Natural Weaponry: Quills: Shuna is covered head to toe in barbed quills, which she can 'throw' up to 1 area away. By using her dancing ability and agility, Shuna can actually perform an area attack with her quills, which do ex (20) sharp damage, halving effective body armor.
  • Poison: Shuna's quills are coated in a natural poison, which does Rm (30) damage and forces those who Shuna makes a successful hit on to make an End FEAT or be poisoned. If Shuna makes a '00' roll, the individual must make an End FEAT or begin the dying process immediately.
  • Empathy: Shuna is a low-level empath, capable of reading humans as well as Midian citizens with Gd (10) ability
  • Pheromones: Shuna emits pheromones at Rm (30) level, and when used in combination with her empathy and talents makes her very desirable.
  • Regeneration*: Shuna possesses Ex (20) regeneration. As a side effect, Shuna's aging is severly slowed.
  • Recovery: Shuna possesses Ex (20) recovery
  • Tracking: Shuna, like her lover Peloquin, can track with Ex (20) ability

Contacts:
Shuna has contacts within the Midian culture, as well as a close contact with her love Peloquin. Shuna has alluded to various criminal contacts in human culture, as well as being well-connected to various figures through higher echelons of society (She was the lover and ultimately murderer of a US Senator).

Limitations:
  • Unusual Looks: Shuna is non-human in appearance, which adds to her strange appeal. Shuna does not usually wear clothing, and has no modesty about her appearance.
  • Casual Killer: While not psychotic, Shuna is none the less casual about taking a life, viewing it philosophically.
  • Devoted to Midian: Shuna is devoted to her home and her people, and will do whatever needs to be done to protect both.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Rawhead Rex from 'Rawhead Rex'











Rawhead and Bloody Bones, Tommy Rawhead, Rawhead Rex

F: Am (50)
A: Ex (20)
S: In (40)
E: Am (50)
R: Gd (10)
I: In (40)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 160
Karma: 80
Resources: Pr (4)
Popularity: - 10


Talents:

Hunting
Mystic Origin*


Powers:

Demon: Rawhead Rex is a pagan demon, capable of extraordinary acts of bloodlust, gore, and perverse violence. As a demon, Rex has many attributes which make him nearly unstoppable from conventional means. Rex has displayed the following abilities (at least in the movie and short story):
  • True Invulnerability*: Rex has shown Ex (20) resistance to most conventional means of damage, and cannot be killed under normal circumstances due to his nature. Rex is completely immune to standard damage types, and can only be hurt through bypassing his natural invulnerability or other means. As Rex is a figure in Irish/Celtic mythology and legend, Rex is not hampered by traditional religious icons, such as wardings and such from the church. Please see Rex's limitations for more information.
  • Natural Weaponry: Claws: Rex possesses claws that can rend through natural material with ease (tearing through high tensile aluminum in seconds), as well as carving through human flesh with Rm (30) ability. Rex's claws are considered a mystical attack, and halve the effectiveness body armor, resistance, and other forms of protection.
  • Natural Weaponry: Fangs: Rex's mouth is a row of powerful sharp teeth that allow him to bite for In (40) damage. The bite is similar to his claws in that it is considered a mystical attack, halving effective protections.
  • Supernatural Senses: Rex possesses keen senses at Rm (30), which ironically also treat as protected senses at the same rank.
  • Tracking: Rex is capable of tracking individuals with Rm (30) ability, as shown in th film where he follows the primary protagonist on foot and waits for opportunity to kill his son.
  • Regeneration*: Rex can regenerate damage quick enough, with Am (50) ability
  • Recovery: Rex recovers Endurance ranks at a heightened level, providing him with Rm (30) recovery.
  • Hyper Running: While not overtly stated, Rex is was capable of maintain pursuit with a vehicle in the film and picking the appropriate time to strike. It would be safe assume Rex can move faster than normal with Gd (10) hyper running.

Contacts:

None


Limitations:

  • Pregnant Women: While it seems rather odd, in the short story, Rex's downfall came from a fertility Idol wielded by a pregnant woman, drawing the parallels between male and female sexuality in pagan religion. Rex can only be 'killed' by the use of the idol in the hands of a pregnant woman. Rex is immediately banished accordingly, and in the movie, it simply has to be a woman.
  • Unusual Looks: Rex suffers an extreme -2cs reaction upon first encountering him.
  • Bloodlust: Rex suffers from bloodlust, seeking to cause as much mayhem and violence as possible.
  • Imprisonment: It is possible that Rex could be re-imprisoned under the earth if the conditions were met, but this is pure speculation and up to the judge to interpret.