Champions – The Brick, Cornerstone of the Mandate

The Brick is very very strong. The Brick is almost invulnerable. The Brick is easily confused and manipulated. The Brick’s power set is very simple. His life is less so.

A founding member of the Mandate, The Brick was one of their most reliable members. While heroes with complex powers, and strange histories, and weird dimensional connections came and went, The Brick was always there to announce “Hey! Cut Out All This Villainy!”

No one was to know where The Brick came from for quite some time. He simply appeared one day during an apartment-building fire-and-collapse to assist and soon became known as a local – if occasionally somewhat bumbling – hero. A visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a tag for his car drew the attention of several other heroes – and resulted in The Brick joining in the newly-founded Mandate – when a crazed transformation expert changed his car (and several other cars) into a small herd of Triceratops.

From then on he battled Zombies, Affrighter, Catastrophe, the Ten Demons, the Silver Twilight, and Undead Nazis, competed in the Tournament of the Dragon, took Children to School, fought Tyrannon, had to swim though the earth’s mantle, associated with succubuses and unicorns, confused the Seven Horsemen – and finally elected to remain behind in the Silver Twilight to help seal the portals between that dark realm and the Earth.

Along the way he turned out to be a shapeshifted psychic dolphin. And yes, that was weird, even if it did make sense of a lot of his limitations and personality patterns.

 

The Brick

 

Value	Characteristic	Points
70/80	STR	60
18	DEX	24
48	CON	76
15	BODY	10
8	INT	-2
17	EGO	14
20	PRE	10
10	COM	0
38/40	PD	24
38/40	ED	28
5	SPD	22
24	REC	0
36	END	-30
74	STUN	0
	Total	236

 

Points	Powers	END
9	Elemental Control: Invulnerability (15-pt reserve); Always On: -½; Visible (Absurdly large, hulking, and blatantly superhuman (and red)): -¼
a-14	Damage Resistance (40 PD/40 ED).
b-26	Damage Reduction (Physical, 75% Resistant).
c-9	Damage Reduction (Energy, 50% Resistant).
d-9	Power Defense (30 pts).
e-9	Life Support (total).
f-9	Modified Characteristic: PD; Hardened: ×3, ¾.
g-9	Modified Characteristic: ED; Hardened: ×3, ¾.
h-14	Modified Characteristic: STR; Reduced END: Zero, +½.
13	Density Increase-2 (×4 mass); Mass: 0 kg/0.00 lbs; Extra PD: +2; Extra ED: +2; Extra STR: +10; Knockback: -2″; Reduced END: Zero & Persistent, +1; Always On: -½	0
10	Detect Villainy (+0 to PER); Time Required: Instant, +2; Range: Ranged, +5
4	10″ Gliding (NC: 20″); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×2, +0; Non-Combat (MPH): 37; Generic Limitation (Air Swimming): -½; Generic Limitation (Only when being a Dolphin): -1
6	Running (+3″, 9″, NC: 18″); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×2, +0; Non-Combat (MPH): 11	2
5	Lack of Weakness (-5 to Roll)
146	Total Powers

 

Points	Skills, Talents, Perks	Roll
20	+4 level w/HTH Combat
3	Oratory	13-
23	Total Skills, Talents, Perks

 

Cost	Equipment
	0-Point Magical Computer / Local Guidebook. This is always full of basic information on the local area and can sometimes summarize events for him. He does have to read it.
0	Total Equipment

 

125+	Disadvantages
25	Hunted: Random Loony of the Week (14-); Capabilities: As Powerful, 10; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Hunting, ×1; Punishment: Harsh, 0
15	Hunted: Dagger (8-); Capabilities: More Powerful, 15; Non-combat Influence: None, +0; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Hunting, ×1; Punishment: Harsh, 0
5	Watched: The Press (8-); Capabilities: Less Powerful, 5; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Only Watching: ×½; Punishment: Harsh, 0
5	Watched: The Whale Alliance (8-); Capabilities: As Powerful, 10; Non-combat Influence: None, +0; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Only Watching: ×½; Punishment: Harsh, 0
20	Honorable (Common, Total)
15	Boundlessly Naive and Heroic (Common, Strong)
15	Gets Confused Easily (Very Common, Moderate)
10	Amnesia (Infrequently, Greatly)
20	Accidental Change to Dolphin when Wet (14-)
10	Public Identity
15	Dependent NPC: Random Youngster (Normal, 11-); Skills: Normal, +0
30	Vulnerability to Mental Powers (2× Effect); Attack: Very Common, +15
15	Distinctive Features: Huge Red Super-Muscled Hulk; Concealability: Not Concealable, 15; Reaction: Noticed and Recognizable, +0
200	Total Disadvantages

 

COSTS:

Char.

Powers

Total

Total

Disadv.

Base

Exp.

236

+

169

=

405

405

=

200

+

125

+

80

 

OCV	DCV	ECV	Mental Def.	PD/rPD	ED/rED	Phases
6	6	6	0	40/40	40/40	3, 5, 8, 10, 12