Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Blood and Vigilance: NPCs

Now we come to the title character of the Winter Soldier arc himself, Cap's ex-sidekick, Bucky, now the Winter Soldier.


James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky aka The Winter Soldier (Fast Hero 10/Recon Training 10): CR 20; Medium-size humanoid; HD 10d8+30 plus 10d8+30; HP 150; Mas 19; Init +13; Spd 45 ft; Defense 35, touch 28, flatfooted 30 (+0 size, +5 Dex, +13 class, +3 equipment, +4 Natural); BAB +14; Grap +16; Atk +16 melee (1d12+8, Combat Martial Arts), or +28 ranged (2d12+0, Barrett Light 50); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ ; AL Alexander Lukin (under duress); SV Fort +11, Ref +23, Will +7; AP 10; Rep +5; Str 16, Dex 36, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 8.
Occupation: Military (Hide, Move Silently)
Skills: Balance +19, Climb +22, Drive +23, Escape Artist +29, Hide +43, Jump +4, Knowledge (Streetwise) +3, Knowledge (Tactics) +11, Listen +11, Move Silently +43, Navigate +6, Pilot +23, Spot +21, Survival +16, Swim +13, Tumble +31
Feats: Acrobatic, Armor Proficiency (light), Combat Martial Arts, Commando Training, Dead Aim, Defensive Martial Arts, Dodge, Elusive Target, Far Shot, Jump School, MOS Rifleman (Knowledge [Tactics], Spot, Survival), Mobility, Personal Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Sniper School, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus
Talents (Fast Hero): Evasion, Uncanny Dodge 1, Uncanny Dodge 2, Defensive Roll, Increased Speed
Talents (Recon Training): Camouflage, Long Range Reconnaissance, Fast Mover +5, Ghost, Fast Mover +10, Marksmanship 1, Marksmanship 2, Sharpshooter 1, Sharpshooter 2, Sniper 1

Powers: Cybernetic Arm +18 (see possessions below for details), Cybernetic Chest +18, Superhuman Dexterity +20, Regeneration +12 (heal 8x as fast or 160 HP for 8 hours of rest), Superhuman Strength +2 (cross-class power)

Power Stunts: Slow Aging (Regeneration), Swinging (Superhuman Dexterity), Increased HTH damage x4 (Superhuman Strength), +4 to Strength-based skills

Possessions: PL 8 Cybernetic Left Arm: Dermal Arm Armor +2, Power Arm 5 (+10 Climb, Escape Artist, Swim; +10 Grapple checks; +5 melee damage), Hydraulic Lifter 2 (+4 Str. checks, +20 lbs. carrying capacity), PL 8 Cybernetic Chest: Subdermal Chest Armor +2, Enhanced Heart 1 (+3 MDT, immune to Dazed, Shaken and Stunned), Adrenaline Boost 3 (+4 Reflex saves or +2 Dodge bonus to Defense for 1d4+1 rounds, usable twice per day, user Fatigued for one hour after use), Undercover Vest, Barrett Light .50

As before, I make no claims on IP I dont own, this is strictly a fan thing.

2 comments:

Walt said...

Now this is the kind of stuff that you want to see in a blog. Nice! What was the art for Winter Soldier like...Decent or groovy?

Regards,
Walt

Chuck said...

Very nice.

They had two artists, a really good one for the present day, and a seperate artist for the many flashbacks to WW II in the book. The flashbacks were done in a black and white, film noir style.

It was really well done all around.

Chuck

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