"Stress Born" PCC in CE

Chaos Earth is here & now. Let the Chaos ensue.

Moderators: Immortals, Supreme Beings, Old Ones

User avatar
Jay05
Adventurer
Posts: 749
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:36 am
Location: Reno NV

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Jay05 »

WildWalker wrote:Had me a fun "duh" moment today when I was trying to figure out how a "regular joe" or "regular jane" could survive an attack from a supernatural menace. I sort of combined the idea of an unrealized Latent Psychic and the abilites of either an Exceptional Physical Prowess Genius or an Exceptional Physical Strength Genius with some ideas from a Psi-Slinger.

The idea still needs some work but I think it works...so...I present to you:

=====
Stress Born

Before the coming of the Rifts there were often tabloid stories of people who, in times of stress, managed to perform seemingly impossible feats of strength or endurance.

Few realized that many of these individuals were Latent Psychics who had simply never manifested any powers and had drawn upon those reserves to perform those feats.

After the Coming of the Rifts a few of these individuals found themselves in such dire circumstances that under the stress they essentially became almost supernatural creatures themselves.

Stress Born are born from a stress event. The event that triggered them burned up most of their PPE but gave them the following:
  • Low PPE. Whatever event triggered them burned up most of their PPE. Stress Born only have 1d3+1 PPE.
  • Unbelieveable Toughness. Due to an almost inhuman ability to avoid the worst of any attack all SDC attacks do only half damage. Any MDC attacks do SDC damage. Players can typify it as durability, agility, superior senses or any combination of them based on the character concept.
  • Hysterical Strength. In a stressful situation the Stress Born gains +10 Physical Strength and it is is treated as being Supernatural. In addition, hand to hand damage is MDC versus MDC opponents.
  • Not quite right anymore. Whatever the event was it left the character scarred. All Stress Born have one Insanity. It can be either chosen by the Player (with the help of the GM) to match the trauma that triggered them or rolled randomly (which might give the Player an idea of what triggered them).
=====

So...what do y'all think?

WildWalker
Sounds like a cool basic concept to me. And makes a good bit of sense. And as a concept could work in any megaversal setting actually.
User avatar
Jay05
Adventurer
Posts: 749
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:36 am
Location: Reno NV

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Jay05 »

WildWalker wrote:
Jay05 wrote:...as a concept could work in any megaversal setting actually.

I did the first pass late last night for CE but I think you might be right!

This could be a straight trade for minor psychic powers in any Rifts game. Be a neat base to build a first edition Vagabond, Wilderness Scout or City Rat on top of. In an SDC setting ( including BTS) I could see it used by ditching the MDC damage notes in Unbelievable Toughness and Hysterical Strength. I think it might be fun to play one in Nightbane too. I have not seen the actual rules for Dead Reign but I could see this as the base for a character that could actually not be a "Victim"...would be a very different take, but since I'm not into role-playing victims that works for me!

I'm excited about the possibilities! I really want to play a game now and try it out...

Thanks for the input Jay05!

WildWalker
You're welcome. And once you get it pounded out to your satisfaction, maybe submit it for the Rifter.
User avatar
Jay05
Adventurer
Posts: 749
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:36 am
Location: Reno NV

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Jay05 »

personally I think it sounds that good. What do you think guys should wildwalker submit this for publication?
User avatar
Jay05
Adventurer
Posts: 749
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:36 am
Location: Reno NV

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Jay05 »

What? No one else sees potential in this player created class?
User avatar
Ziggurat the Eternal
Hero
Posts: 1558
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:50 pm
Location: Gah, never give it away!

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Ziggurat the Eternal »

I like it, and think it could be used as is.

If however, you do come up with a refinement or up-grade, please do share it!
Balabanto wrote:Well, something called The Devastator should Devastate things. 1d6x10 couldn't devastate your mother in Rifts.

amodernheathen wrote:If, in one posting, I can increase the hellish chaos of even a single planet seven-fold, then I believe that I have done my duty as a Game Master to the widows and orphans of that world. By increasing their number. Drastically.
User avatar
The Oh So Amazing Nate
Hero
Posts: 1455
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:29 am
Location: West Central region of Indiana

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by The Oh So Amazing Nate »

I like it!! I think it would even work in a HU setting, minus the MDC damage of course, especially with the 'need for heroic adventures obsession'. The pc would be a low to mid level (at max) character who manages to reluctantly convince the Big Time Supers that they are useful by getting in the way and helping out....without being turned into a paste by the villian.
Look upon me and tremble ye masses. For I am The Necroposter!
keir451 wrote:Amazing Nate; Thanks for your support!

Razzinold wrote:And the award for best witty retort to someone reporting a minor vehicular collision goes to:
The Oh So Amazing Nate!

Nate, you sir win the internet for today! You've definitely earned the "oh so amazing" part of your name today. :lol:
User avatar
Captain Shiva
Adventurer
Posts: 771
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:44 am
Comment: In sheer daemonic strangeness I am unparalleled
Contact:

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Captain Shiva »

This could even be used as an origin for acquiring super powers.
Have you ever been thrown out of a Rifts game for being smarter than the Game Master?
Noon
Champion
Posts: 1616
Joined: Sat Sep 30, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Australia
Contact:

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Noon »

I don't know about the toughness thing - in rifts it's typically a forcefield or supernatural flesh or something fairly explicit. It's not as abstract as chalking it up to durability or agility or whatever.

I think the stress manifesting as a temporary psychic body fields, that are basically the psychic energies of stress so intense and focused they actually create a psychic force field. Perhaps not over the entire body - it just manifests where the PC is concerned he'll get hit.

Indeed in terms of roleplay, the more things that upset the character, the more MDC the field has, might suit it. That's a bit like spiritual attributes from riddle of steel, for anyone who remembers.
User avatar
Ziggurat the Eternal
Hero
Posts: 1558
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:50 pm
Location: Gah, never give it away!

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Ziggurat the Eternal »

WildWalker wrote:Hi Ziggurat the Eternal! I was actually thinking about a "trained" version without the "Insanity". Essentially a three skill version of Martial Arts but I'm not sure how ballanced that is...I guess it being Rifts/Chaos Earth, ballance isn't THAT big a deal... :D

Seriously, though, from a metagame point of veiw, MDC in the 12-50 range and hand to hand damage in the 1d6-3d6 range doesn't seem like much of a deal breaker to me. The real question is how it plays. I have always hated needing armor just to survive so, I am really liking this as an almost universal adder...

Actually, that makes a TON of sense if you think about it...

How about a new Insanity:

Obsession: Heroic Adventurer. A person with this obsession has an irrational need to help people. He/she is willing to go to far away places, put themselves in immensely dangerous situations and do things that normal people would consider crazy to satisfy thier obsession.

WildWalker

This is pretty good stuff, and I have a player using it in a Nightbane campaign, it's working out pretty well. He isn't too powerful compared to Nightbane, but he puts on a good show next to regular humans. Best part is, he is a Minister.
Balabanto wrote:Well, something called The Devastator should Devastate things. 1d6x10 couldn't devastate your mother in Rifts.

amodernheathen wrote:If, in one posting, I can increase the hellish chaos of even a single planet seven-fold, then I believe that I have done my duty as a Game Master to the widows and orphans of that world. By increasing their number. Drastically.
User avatar
Ziggurat the Eternal
Hero
Posts: 1558
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:50 pm
Location: Gah, never give it away!

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Ziggurat the Eternal »

WildWalker wrote:
Ziggurat the Eternal wrote:This is pretty good stuff, and I have a player using it in a Nightbane campaign, it's working out pretty well. He isn't too powerful compared to Nightbane, but he puts on a good show next to regular humans. Best part is, he is a Minister.

You just made my night! What is the Minister's insanity? Would it be possible for you to post the Character sheet and background?

WildWalker

His insanity is that he believes his power comes from god, and he must continue to do gods work to keep it. This involves many things, but is beginning to lean towards killing everything remotely related to the nightlords. He always offers redemption to mortals.
Balabanto wrote:Well, something called The Devastator should Devastate things. 1d6x10 couldn't devastate your mother in Rifts.

amodernheathen wrote:If, in one posting, I can increase the hellish chaos of even a single planet seven-fold, then I believe that I have done my duty as a Game Master to the widows and orphans of that world. By increasing their number. Drastically.
User avatar
Ziggurat the Eternal
Hero
Posts: 1558
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:50 pm
Location: Gah, never give it away!

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Ziggurat the Eternal »

WildWalker wrote:That has just SO much "win"! It sounds like the PCC works exactly as designed...against a dedicated "bad mother" it's a bit weak but the character can now "dance the dance" if he's lucky or careful...

Awesome!

WildWalker

Yeah, he can throw down with the big boys when he has to. I'm working on nabing a copy of the character sheet, should have his vitals up by the end of the week.
Balabanto wrote:Well, something called The Devastator should Devastate things. 1d6x10 couldn't devastate your mother in Rifts.

amodernheathen wrote:If, in one posting, I can increase the hellish chaos of even a single planet seven-fold, then I believe that I have done my duty as a Game Master to the widows and orphans of that world. By increasing their number. Drastically.
User avatar
Blindscout
Adventurer
Posts: 452
Joined: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:38 pm
Comment: An armed populace is a safe populace.
Location: Port Orchard, WA

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Blindscout »

Blindscout fires his TW Thread Resurrection rifle!

I was digging through older posts today and found this. I'm going to use it in the BTS 2095 game I'm running.
Guy_LeDouche wrote:Any experiment of any kind that starts with "hold my beer" should make the property owner immune to frivolous lawsuits.

Mack wrote:Oh, and if the POTUS evey gave me a nuke, I think I'd aim it at Bieber.


_/|,[____],
--...-L-[]IIII[]-
.^._.^.-===-
()_) ()_)-o-)_)

BEEP BEEP Let's go for a ride in the Jeep!
User avatar
Lt Gargoyle
Champion
Posts: 1604
Joined: Fri Dec 06, 2002 2:01 am
Comment: Well men if we're going to die, then let us die with honor.
Location: In the Land of La La
Contact:

Re: "Stress Born" PCC in CE

Unread post by Lt Gargoyle »

great concept and yes i think you should summit it. once you get it refined i think it would work in my games.
Well men if we are destine to die, let us die with honor

If all of your wishes are granted then many of your dreams will be destroyed.

The final form of a person character lies in their own hands


Image
Post Reply

Return to “Rifts®: Chaos Earth™”