WILD CARDS

CORDELIA CHAISSON

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
8	STR	-2	11-	Lift 75.8 kg; 1 1/2d6 HTH Damage [1]
13	DEX	9	12-	OCV:  4/DCV:  4
13	CON	6	12-
11	BODY	2	11-
15	INT	5	12-	PER Roll 12-
15	EGO	10	12-	ECV:  5
10	PRE	0	11-	PRE Attack:  2d6
14	COM	2	12-

2	PD	0		Total:  2 PD (0 rPD)
2	ED	-1		Total:  2 ED (0 rED)
2	SPD	0		Phases:  6, 12
5	REC	0
26	END	0
22	STUN	0		Total Characteristic Cost:  31

Movement:	Running:	6"/12"
		Leaping:	1"/2"
		Swimming:	2"/4"

Cost	Powers & Skills
300	Cardiac And Respiratory Manipulation:  Multipower, 300-point reserve
20u	1)  System Shutdown:  RKA 4d6, +1 Increased STUN Multiplier (+1/4), Reduced Endurance 
	(1/2 END; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Indirect (+1/2), No Range Modifier (+1/2), 
	NND (defense is Power Defense, not needing to breathe, or not having a heart; +1), Does 
	BODY (+1); Limited Range (20"; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), END 14
7u	2)  System Restart:  Healing BODY 9d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2); Does Not Work On Some 
	Damage (not versus actual wounds, only versus system shock or similar damage; -1/2), Others 
	Only (-1/2), END 13

30	Endurance Reserve  (150 END, 15 REC)
	Notes:  Feeds Multipower

	Skills
8	+4 System Shutdown

3	Bureaucratics 11-
2	CK: New York City 11-
7	Conversation 13-
2	KS: Cable TV Industry 11-
3	KS: Rock Music 12-
4	Language:  Cajun French (idiomatic)
0	Language:  English (idiomatic; literate)
3	Persuasion 11-
2	PS: TV Producer 11-
3	Seduction 11-

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  394
Total Cost:  425

200+	Disadvantages
10	Distinctive Features:  Pronounced Cajun Accent (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; 
	Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
20	Normal Characteristic Maxima
15	Psychological Limitation:  Stubborn (Common, Strong)
15	Psychological Limitation:  Will Only Use Power In Dire Emergencies (Uncommon, Total)
165	Experience Points
425	Total Disadvantage Points

Description: Cordelia is the young niece of "Sewer" Jack Robinson. She is tall and slim, standing 5'7" and weighing 115 lbs. She has black hair, dark eyes, and a pronounced Cajun accent. Her ace power is the ability to stop her target's respiratory and cardiac systems, causing an almost instant (and painful) death. She can also use her power to revive someone who is suffering from shock or similar effects, but she cannot heal actual wounds.

Campaign Use and Designer’s Notes: Cordelia is typical of many Wild Cards characters who have a single power, but a potent one. In addition, her power ends up being very expensive in HERO, totaling 300 Active Points. It could been even more expensive, since (IIRC) she only has to see someone to affect them, meaning the power might have Line of Sight and Area of Effect: Hex (Accurate). But do you really want that in your game? Fortunately, Cordelia’s Psychological Limitations mean she won’t use her power willy-nilly, and thus won’t leave a trail of corpses where ever she goes.

Cordelia Chaisson's Hero Designer File

(Cordelia Chaisson created by Edward Bryant and Leanne C Harper, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)


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