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Fireman

Fireman is a "normal super" - an everyday person who just happens to have superpowers to make his job easier.  In this case, he's a fire fighter in the campaign city, and his powers are to absorb and suppress flames.  He can use his powers to extinguish a house fire or hobble a flame-wielding villain in seconds.

Erik Haynes used to be a normal fire fighter.  One day his crew went to put out a fire at a chemical plant that was also a front for a PSI operation.  At one point he was separated from his crew, and trapped inside the building.  The fire seemed to take on a life of its own, as if it had a malevolent intelligence.  Erik had only a fire extinguisher and an ax to defend himself.  In a titanic struggle of willpower, the spirit of the flames conceded that it could not defeat Erik, and yielded to him as master as the spirit poured into his body and all the flames were extinguished.

It is conceivable that Fireman could do other things with flame, like project flame, as well as absorb it.

Today, Erik tries to balance his sense of duty to his community with his sense of duty to his family, and the fact that he is only human and can't be everywhere, all the time, to fight all the fires in the world.

Fireman has become a small celebrity in his home city, as his powers are extremely useful.  The PCs could encounter him any time the fire department gets called, or they could call him if they expect trouble with a flame-wielding villain.

 

Fireman

CHARACTERISTICS:

  13 Str   3
  14 Dex  12
  18 Con  16
  11 Bod   2
  13 Int   3
  18 Ego  16
  13 Pre   3
  10 Com   0
   5  Pd   2
   4  Ed   0
   3 Spd   6
  10 Rec   6
  36 End   0
  30 Stn   3

POWERS:

   2 +1" Running
 316 Multipower, 316 active points, "Master of Flame"
  17 u 3d6 Drain v. All Fire Powers (+2), Damage Shield (+1/2), 0 End (+1/2), Explosion
       (+1/2), -1 DC / 3" (+1/2), Return 5 pts / 5 minutes (+1/2), "Draws flames into 
       himself"
  31 u 2d6 Transfer v. All Fire Powers (+2) to any Mulitpower Slot (+1/4), Ranged (+1/2), 
       Return 5 pts / 5 minutes (+1/2), Continous (+1), 0 End (+1/2), Must have delayed 
       phase (-1/2), Only v. those who attack him with fire powers (-1/2), +50 Maximum,  
       "Feedback link - continously draws flames away from attacker"
  27 u 12d6 Suppress v. All Fire Powers (+2), AE r. (+1), 0 End (+1/2)
  31 u 30d6 Dispel v. All Fire Powers (+2), 0 End (+1/2)

   7 Regeneration, 2 Body/Turn, Only when surrounded by raging fire (-2), "Supported by 
     spirit of the flames"
   7 +10 Recovery, Only when surrounded by raging fire (-2) 
  11 Armor (0,16), Only v. Fire/Heat (-1 1/4)
  27 3/4 rED Damage Reduction, Only v. Fire/Heat (-1 1/4)
   8 LS:  Self-Contained Breathing, Only v. gases released by Fire (-1/4)
   3 LS:  Immune to Heat/Cold
   8 Spatial Awareness, Only when surrounded by raging fire (-2), "Flame sense"

   6 PS:  Fire Fighter, 15-
   2 KS:  Sailing, 11-
   1 Combat Driving, 8-
   1 Tactics, 8-
  15 Resistance +5
   3 Bump of Direction			
   3 KS:  Parenting, 12-
   5 AK:  Home City, 14-
   5 Paramedic, 12-
   5 +1 level with Multipower
   2 Weapon Fam.:  small arms
   2 Vehicle Fam.:  Large and Small Ground Vehicles
					


DISADVANTAGES:

  10 Sworn to protect innocents
   5 Dist. Feat.:  body temperature is 100 degrees Fahrenheit
  10 Watched by Police and Fire Department
  10 DNPC:  Skilled Normal, Wife, 8-
  10 DNPC:  Normal, Kids, 8-
  20 Normal Charactersitic Maxima
  10 Public ID

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