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Character Abilities Tally!

Hey, guys!

For everybody's convenience, for both BDEs and personal plots, we try to keep a running list of the various abilities possessed by FH characters; the last time we did this was in January, so three runs of newbies later seemed like a good time to catch up.

If you ever find yourself saying, "Hey, I need a magic user/archer/ninja/dork who has all the dialogue to Galaxy Quest memorized," this list of powers is meant to be there for you to take a look at. It's not mandatory; it just gives everybody a better reference when they're looking for people to help out with plots, and hey, might get your character roped into something fun!

Here's how we deal with updating this baby!

All of the previous posts have been compiled into a spreadsheet that you can always head over to check; it's linked on the FH community info page.
This post only needs to be filled out for new characters, or if you have a correction/update for your older ones. If your stuff is listed over on the spreadsheet and nothing's changed, there's no need to fill out that category again. (And my poor aging eyes will love you because it's one less cell to update on a seven-page spreadsheet.)
Anything that is

a) a canon power or ability of your character, or
b) a skill/ability developed during their time in the game

and could be used in a plot in some way, please list below in the correct thread. This is for all character types - students, teachers, townies and alumni/expats - and covers everything, not just the wacky powers. We also appreciate yer fighting, research, weapons, support skills and ability to speak Tev'Meck.

The categories focus on "what can you do" instead of worrying about whether that's a magic or mutant or species-specific ability. So wacky powers are broken into spellcasting, psionic powers, and superhuman physical attributes, and non-wacky powers are divided into weapons, fighting, support, and miscellaneous (aka "It doesn't seem to fit in any of those groups, but dammit, you need to know that my character can do it!")

Thank you so much in advance for taking the time to do this!

[~~Wait for the OCD or NO CUPCAKES.~~ OCD up, cupcakes for all!]

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Kate's got special blood. It has a dormant strain of Immortuus in it, which is the pathogen that creates vampires in her world.

It grants her an immunity to sickness since it chomps up viruses for breakfast, and makes her immune to both vampirism and lyncanthropy. Under certain circumstances it can be used to cure others.

Bo's good with knives (including but not limited to throwing), swords, guns, frying pans and apparently crossbows. Don't ask me where she got the training in those or how much of it is instinctive. It's a Canadian show; go with it.

Apparently magic can be done by humans in Kenzi's world, and her family does it enough to know spells that work. Like summoning Baba Yaga, even though that's a terrible, terrible idea.

Bo's been street-fighting/fight-clubbing for ten years or so, and is damn good at hand-to-hand. Also, hamstringing giants.

Bart also has the ability to create Speed Force based "scouts." They are copies of him with all of his powers which, when finished with their assignment, pop out of existence, transferring their memories and experiences to Bart. He really doesn't use this ability any more because of the trauma of having one of them die.

Bod can use a dagger and won't stab himself in the eye with it. Basically, he'll handle a weapon if it's needed but it's not his first choice.

Kate likes swords, and is extremely talented with them. She's been trained in a few other weapons but would not choose to use them for the most part. Her sword is Russian shaska that occasionally drips magic and liquifies undead flesh. Yum.

Ranged weapons are less her forte. She's great with throwing knives, passable with a bow, but sucks beyond the telling of it with anything involving guns.

I'm putting this here, since these are the properties of the items he stole from Ares' Armory (by walking up to it with a Zeusdamn Javelin Anti-Tank Missile and blowing open the doors). This means that while Herc has the abilities here, technically in dire scenarios he could lend them out (barring one, which I'll note).

The Sword of Peleus: Sharp enough to cut through anything. Herc has used it to cut through guns, limbs, and even Gambit's staff. Poor Gambit.

The Bow and Arrows of Heracles: The arrows are sharp enough to pierce any armor.

The Shield of Perseus: The face of the shield features an image of the Medusa, and the eyes of that image are wrapped in cloth... for if those eyes are exposed, those in its gaze are temporarily turned to stone.

The Helm of Hades: Renders the wearer invisible. This, sadly, is the one that Herc can't lend out. Because having it in his possession is what is protecting him from being found by the gods. Cause they're kind of angry he busted open Ares' Armory.

Kenzi is mid-range with knives, your basic street-level stay-out-of-my-face fighting; and Wes has been teaching her guns, which she's still a beginner at but doing pretty well anyway. She won't shoot or stab herself, has a better-than-even chance of doing so to someone else.

Also, she swings a mean frying pan.

Bod's incredibly skilled at using the environment around him to his advantage. Canonically, he dispatches four bigger, stronger, and skilled men using just the graveyard and the things within. He's apt at hiding, great at baiting people into traps and pretty damn stealthy.

Dave is also a ventriloquist, can make award winning jam, and has a great mind for random baseball, state, and pop culture trivia.

Edited 2011-09-27 02:46 (UTC)

Kenzi's more of a runner than a fighter, but she's done it enough to be able to get away and not hurt herself, and no qualms about hurting someone else. She also tends to improvise well. And probably chick-fight to the death.

Edited 2011-09-26 18:09 (UTC)

Sam can wield a blow gun with deadly accuracy.

Mind you, she's only used one for paintballs, but still.

Nathan's fucking immortal, mate! He can be killed but, after a little bit of time, he comes right back to life as if nothing happened. Any injury will be healed, any illness will be gone and he'll be right back to entertain you!

Kenzi is an accomplished pickpocket, decent forger, knows how to hot-wire cars, and does the occasional break-in. She's also pretty good at getting people to tell her stuff, and is handy with the iPhone record button. So, a pro-level thief, though not expert yet.

Neal can pick your locks and your pockets, forge just about anything... and paint and/or age a painting pretty much perfectly. What, it's a skill.

Sam is a brawler, and she's far stronger than she looks like she should be. She can throw grown men at least three times her weight from a standing position and has been known to take down all sorts of people in canon. She's a good improviser, the sort who can make just about anything into a weapon. She probably can't take someone whose trained all their lives or has super powers, but anyone else?

Bring it.

Neal is apparently very good with guns, though he doesn't like to use them if he can help it.

Kenzi's whole family apparently runs scams and can get you fake passports, or information where they are in Canada through less-than-legal means.

She also is completely bilingual in Russian ~~yay canon confirming!~~.

Sam's awesome with a set of lockpicks, and has a tendency to carry around hardware and tools. Up to and including an electric jigsaw with a hack blade (the better to cut the chain on your door with).

TERRIBLE. KENZI.

Kate isn't an academic in most ways, but due to a crazy upbringing speaks a few languages and reads several more. Canonically she's strongest in Russian, Latin and English, but can read weird ancient languages so I'd imagine she has a certain basic knowledge in things like Hebrew and ancient Greek because they come in handy when reading ancient magic scrolls.

She also knows a ridiculous amount about mystical creatures. Like a walking encyclopedia.

Medically, she can slap on an R-kit or a bandage, mumble a few healing chants and has a small stock of rm3d.

Sam can tell the supernatural from the non supernatural by colors in his mind. All humans register as certain colors (reds, oranges due to body temperature) but people like vampires, werewolves, zombies, dead things, they all register differently and he can see it in his mind so he'll know what you are unless it's something he hasn't seen before.

Sam also has the ability to 'push' people into doing things he wants. If he wants someone to answer a question, do a jig, jump off a roof, he could push them into doing it with his mind. It's not a skill he uses often.

Okay, just gonna throw this all here since this is my third edit. Sam's a necromancer which means he can raise the dead. He's incredibly powerful (his ability is described as a cold, icy river rushing through him). Raising the dead means he can also see the dead and he's been able to do that since he was a kid even if he thought he was just having a nightmare.

Edited 2011-09-26 19:06 (UTC)

Sam wields the awesome power of influence over millions and millions of internet comedy variety show fans. She can raise hundreds of dollars in the matter of a few days. She can track down people who've dropped off the radar and gone into hiding. She can gather thousands of hours of teenagers doing random dances. All just by asking for it on iCarly.

Kate's no stronger than any normal girl would be after a lot of training, but she has had a lot of training in multiple martial arts and has fought in arenas. She is not above fighting dirty, and makes up for her comparative lack of strength and size by moving fast.

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