Dr. Peyton Westlake
Note: Westlake's stats are included prior/post accident.
F: Typ (06)/ Ex (20)
A: Gd (10)/ Rm (30)
S: Typ (06)/Ex (20)
E: Ex (20)/ Rm (30)
R: Ex (20)
I: Ex (20)*
P: Ex (20)*
Health: 42/100
Karma: 60
Resources: Pr (04)* (See Below)
Popularity: 4 (As Westlake's reputation as a scientist), 10/-10 (Urban Legend and/or to crime)
Talents:
Medicine*
Chemistry
Crime
Jack of All Trades - A little explanation: Westlake is a genius who seems to pick up any skill he needs fairly easily, thus he does not suffer the penalty to try skills untrained.
Repair/Tinker*
Brawler
Powers:
Impervious Will: Westlake's body has suffered 4th degree burns, and as such, had to have experimental surgery done to shut down the pain receptors. As a side-effect, Westlake has gained the following pseudo-powers:
- Immunity to Pain: Westlake cannot feel pain, and will not react to any intensity below Gd (10).
- Westlake's physiology has changed due to the increased production of adrenaline, thus granting him the bonuses to his stats (and providing the limitation - See Below)
- Immunity to stun: Westlake cannot be stunned in conventional means, granting him the ability to act even if a stun or K.O. effect is applied. Mechanically, Westlake gains a second endurance FEAT for every stun effect, successfully resisting on a Green FEAT or better. Westlake can still be slammed and damaged as normal.
- Iron Will: Due to either Westlake's impervious will or the bio-physical aspects of his condition, Westlake can push himself to ignore effects that would otherwise incapacitate him. It is also Westlake's will which allows him to not fall into complete psychosis.
Synthetic Skin: Westlake's greatest creation is a sythentic skin which mirrors real skin in every way. The sythentic skin can be molded and crafted into a variety of appearances, granting Westlake the following abilities:
- Imitation: Westlake can craft 'masks' of individuals so perfectly that they cannot immediate determine that they are fake. While Westlake is limited to someone near his build and/or gender, Westlake's masks have fooled individuals with Ex (20) ability, allowing Westlake to conduct business as the individual without being found out.
- Healing: Westlake has invented a skin in the past which has none of the limitations and can act to perfectly heal a person suffering from extreme damage and/or effects. This special skin grants the Recovery power of Ex (20), and effectively bonds to the damaged areas. Westlake has only perfected this special skin once.
Karma Loss Immunity:
Westlake's situation as a hero is very unique: Westlake suffers no karma loss for killing, destroying property, stealing, or any other actions so long as they are against 'villains' or criminals. In addition, Westlake's standard resources are Pr (04), but can be influenced by what he steals from criminals, and can go as high as Ex (20) in certain situations. Westlake maintains a rigid version his basic moral code (See below in 'limitations')
Contacts:
Westlake had a number of contacts in both the scientific and social environments, but all of them believe him dead.
Darkman has no contacts, as he severed his last contact with his ex-fiance to protect her.
Limitations:
Psychotic: Darkman is nearly psychotic and is not above using extreme violence to achieve his ends. While Darkman suffers, he is not without a moral code, which he follows obsessively - Vengeance against evil at all costs, protect the innocent. Darkman can easily be provoked emotionally, and empathy attacks gain a +1cs against him. In addition, any emotional stimulus of Gd (10) or better will cause Westlake to overreact, as was seen in the original film. Westlake cannot control his anger or rage, and will react as if the slightest event is as important as the most extreme.
Hideous Looks: Darkman suffers from 4th degree burns, and is considered hideous. Any social FEAT is at a -2cs when dealing with Darkman unmasked.
Hunted: Darkman is a hunted figure, by both police and criminals. The police for the most part do not believe in Darkman, but the criminal underworld does, and will stop at nothing to stop him.
Power Limitation: Synthetic Skin: Darkman's synthetic skin suffers from a serious flaw, and that is that it breaks down after 90 minutes after being exposed to light. The skin completely dissolves after three rounds. The only successful attempt to replicate the skin to resist this was used by Westlake to heal a child.
Obsession: Justice: Initially, Darkman was dedicated to restoring himself to normal through perfection of his synthetic skin. After the end of the original film, Darkman has become obsessed with punishing the guilty, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.
