Thunderer
Context
This character is an original creation. We often call these “homemades” or “homebrewed” – think home cooking or craft beer.
Many of these characters were created to take part in tabletop role-playing game sessions. Others were invented as a creative writing exercise, often as part of a community event.
This specific character was part of a RPG campaign run by writeups.org contributor Kal El, set in Barcelona.
Background
- Real Name: Unrevealed.
- Marital Status: Single.
- Known Relatives: None.
- Group Affiliation: Council of the 10.
- Base Of Operations: Planet Z.
- Height: 6’7” Weight: 200lbs. Age: 40
- Eyes: Light Blue. Hair: Bald, red beard. Skin: Blue and Red.
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Powers and Abilities
The Thunderer is one of the most powerful lightning wielders in the DC Universe. His lightning bolts are even more powerful than those of the Qwardian Thunderers. In fact, the Council think that Thunderer has been in Qward, due to his codename, his fighting prowess and the surprising science that he sometimes handle.
Thunderer can also cover his body with a coat of high-charged electricity, obtained through the magnetic fields around and near him, the ambient static electricity and his own bio-electric aura (in DC Heroes RPG terms, Lightning Being).
That control of the bio-electric aura allows him to delay unconsciousness for some seconds more than others (Mind Over Matter), ability that can also bestow on others.
History
Thunderer’s spaceship crashed on Planet Z. Since he’s such a skilled pilot, the Council suppose that he was running away from a very dangerous situation.
But the Council doesn’t press its members to talk about their pasts, if they don’t want.So only Thunderer knows about the moments before the crash.
Since that moment, Thunderer became the gadgeteer of the team. He was the one who understood the potential of the Z race, and he ran the experiments that finally let to the creation of the Big Heads, with extra help from Sorcerer (Number 9) and Temptation (Number 10).
Description
Thunderer is a tall, strong, bearded warrior. His face shows the scars of time and experience.When he wields one of his “thunderbolts”, he looks like a little Hephaestus, a little Thor.
He wears the usual Council suit, a dark grey skin tight uniform with one black dot in the left chest.
Personality
Thunderer is a warrior, but also a learned warrior.
He would prefer to win without all of the destruction, but discovered long ago that most beings in the galaxy prefer to die than to lose something they own.May it be their freedom, their wealth or their lives.
So, until a battle starts, Thunderer can be quite given to talk. The moment the struggle begins, it’s now fighting time. And for Thunderer every battle is THE BATTLE.
Quotes
“So you’re fast ? Faster than the sparkling death ?”
Game Stats — DC Heroes RPG
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Thunderer
A 1301 Points Character
| Dex: 10 | Str: 08 | Bod: 09 | Motivation: Mercenary |
| Int: 07 | Wil: 07 | Min: 07 | Occupation: Number 1 |
| Inf: 08 | Aur: 08 | Spi: 08 | Resources {or Wealth}: 16 |
| Init: 025 | HP: 080 |
Powers:
Lightning: 18, Lightning Being: 10, Mind Over Matter: 02
Bonuses and Limitations:
Mind Over Matter: Usable on Others.
Skills:
Gadgetry: 06, Vehicles*: 10, Weaponry (Heavy, Melee, Missile)*: 10
Advantages:
Area Knowledge [Planet Z], Genius.
Connections:
Council of the 10 (Powerful, High).
Drawbacks:
MIA (Challenges), SIA (Loyalty to the Council), Fatal Vulnerability (Lack of Static Electricity, Rare).
Lightning Being
Link: STR
Range: Self.
Type: Auto.
Base Cost 10
Factor Cost: 6
Similar to Flame Being, this Power receives a -2 Column Shift to Physical RV vs. conductive attacks such as using Water Control or grounded metal cables.
Source of Character: Homemade Character.