…delirium Mk. III

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Name: Jen Tanaka
Background: Academic
Power Source: Extradimensional
Archetype: Shadow
Personality: Inquisitive

Alone in the lab, Jen gawked at the electron microscope scans. This microbe was weird. So many inert structures that, with the slightest mutation, would turn it into a super-deadly, super-contagious pathogen. This thing was a time bomb. Thank God she found it at this stage.

"All right, little buddy," she mumbled at the screen. "Let's figure out how to keep you from hurting people."

"Yeah, please don't do that," came a vast, resonant voice from inches behind her.

Jen squawked in terror and hopped onto the desk, turning to face—

"Oh, right, um… be not afraid," said the towering angel, its black and gold armor glinting with an unseen light, its razor-edged scythe held casually in one massive hand.

A thin, animal noise wheezed from Jen's open mouth.

The angel sighed. Jen felt the sound in her bowels. "So, that," the angel said, pointing to the rendering on the computer screen, "is going to be the plague that ushers in the end times. Eventually. It was supposed to… how did you even find it?"

"I was looking for pathogen precursors! Cells that don't cause disease but might in the future! It's the subject of my dissertation!" Jen shouted in bursts.

"Of course." The angel shook its head, clearly annoyed. "Okay, look, just leave that one alone, okay? Don't mess with it. Do your paper or whatever about something else."

Something in Jen's gut went cold. "But," she started, surprising herself, "but I can't just… my whole goal is to prevent a pandemic! That's the point! God made me for this!"

She didn't know how deeply she believed it until she yelled it at the Angel of Death.

The angel threw up its muscled arms. "Well, God made me for this! And I've been working on it for way longer! And I'm not the Angel of Death. That's not a thing! Okay, you know what—" And the angel lifted its scythe in both hands.

Jen found herself more bemused that the angel had read her mind than afraid that it was winding up to reap her. She wondered for a moment if anyone would pick up her research before she realized that she was still alive and the angel was… pronouncing something?

"…deputized in the name of the Light to serve the Divine Will until you are released from your duties, amen. Okay, great. Your assignment is to not write your thing about that." Once again, it pointed to the screen.

Jen looked at the image of the microbe. The screen bobbed below her. She was hovering on black-feathered wings. The giant scythe in her hands felt light and natural. The Light flowed through her, along with waves of smoky darkness, both pulsing with unearthly power.

The angel was strolling toward the lab's exit.

Jen tried to fly after it, but tumbled to the floor in a heap. "Wait! What am I supposed to do now?" She heaved herself up, leaning on the scythe like a crutch.

The angel shrugged. "I dunno. Go be a superhero for all I care." And it left.

Principles

Powerless

You value training and hard work over enhanced abilities. You understand how to get things done without powers and how to exploit flaws in powered individuals.

Action: Use your knowledge of the limitations of super powers in an Overcome action and use your Max die. Hero points for all.

Minor Twist: What temporary injury did you just suffer?

Major Twist: What more serious injury did you just suffer?

Science

You are up to date on and understand most modern scientific theories and research and can quote from them during conversations.

Action: Overcome while applying specific scientific principles. Hero points for all.

Minor Twist: What were the surprising effects of leveraging that scientific principle in this situation?

Major Twist: Oh heck! What just blew up?

Powers

  • Grim Scythe (Signature Weapon): d12
  • Radiant: d10
  • Telepathy: d8
  • Flight: d6

Qualities

  • Science: d12
  • Medicine: d8
  • Stealth: d6
  • Angelfied Microbiologist: d8

Abilities

Green (d6 / 26–21)

  • Death Angel Transformation: (Attune) Boost yourself using Radiant. That bonus is persistent and exclusive. Damage dealt using that bonus is all Radiant.
  • Divine Retribution: (Untouchable) Reaction, When you would be dealt damage, roll a d4 while in the Green zone, d6 while in the Yellow, or d8 while in Red. Reduce the damage you take by the value rolled. Attack another target with that roll.
  • Heaven's Harrier: (Sabotage) Attack using Grim Scythe. Remove one physical bonus or penalty, Hinder a target using your Min die, or maneuver to a new location in your environment.

Yellow (d8 / 20–10)

  • Armor of Holiness: (Diversion) Reaction, When you would take damage, Defend against that damage by rolling your single Radiant die.
  • Be Not Pretty Afraid: (Aura of Pain) Attack multiple targets using Telepathy. Then, take irreducible damage equal to the number of targets hit.
  • Reflection of Glory: (Bizarre Strike) Attack using Radiant. Use your Max die. Hinder that target with your Mid die. Hinder yourself with your Min die.

Red (d10 / 9–1)

  • Cruel Angel's Thesis: (Ultimate Weapon) Boost yourself using Grim Scythe. Use your Max die. That bonus is persistent and exclusive. Attack using your Mid die plus that bonus.
  • The Great Equalizer: (Purification) Remove all bonuses and penalties from the scene. You cannot use this ability again this scene.

Out

  • Choose an ally. Until your next turn, that ally may reroll one of their dice by using a Reaction.