fhplotterywheel | Character Abilities Tally!

Entry tags:

abilities tally

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!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Please reply with a detailed explanation of which weapon/s your character is comfortable with and their skill level/s.

Tyrion can get through a battle and not get himself killed. He's better with a dagger and shield than a full-sized sword, and he's really not the first person you'd call for this in general, but he's spent his whole life around knights -- if you just need to hand somebody something sharp and have them thwack at bad guys, he can do it.

No clue why I didn't put this in the tally before, but:

In a rare exception to the Buffyverse guns-are-bad rule, Wes is a near-perfect shot, and can shoot two guns while flying through the air and still make his target. He's also passable with a sword or a dagger (thanks, Percy), and probably cockier about it than his talents really merit. But really, it's the gun thing. Go to him. He'll shoot stuff for you.

Herc is a fan of the classics: The sword, the shield, the mace, and the bow-and-arrow. He's very, very good with all of the above, and isn't above cutting limbs off of evildoers. He's had three thousand years to practice.

Dave is a near-expert knife-thrower. He's only used throwing knives in exhibitions and talent shows and he's a little out of practice, but as long as his nerves aren't shot, he can can hit a target very easily.

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.

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.

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.

Sam can wield a blow gun with deadly accuracy.

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

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

Petra has basic proficiency with a throwing spear, bow and arrow, and a blowgun (granted, one loaded with liquid foundation), which she's used for hunting and bad-guy-dissuading purposes. She's by no means expert with any of them, but she can get by and defend herself. She has a basic knowledge of how guns work, but I'm going to say she's never actually used one.

She's also pretty nasty with a can of hairspray.

Edited 2011-09-26 18:27 (UTC)

Morrigan carries a staff with her wherever she goes, and is more than happy to use it to hit stupid people on the head.

Alistair is a Templar warrior, trained since he was ten years old. He's skilled especially in working with the sword and shield, but he can handle two-handed swords and axes and warhammers as well.

Claudia has and can use a long distance taser designed by Nicola Tesla. She's getting to the point of being able to make them herself, and modify them into a "Tesla grenade" (thanks, canon!). This taser has a range similar to a typical gun, and knocks the target out while disrupting their short term memory so that they forget approximately the five minutes before being tasered. It can be used to kill, if the wielder "double taps".

Alex is proficient with most human weapons due to his father's careful tutelage. He can handle a gun, bow and arrow, spear, rocket launcher, knife, various types of sword...whatever. His chosen weapon, and the one he is most capable with, is the Grasscutter Blade, a 'perfect' katana out of Japanese mythology, which can cut anything and has a blade which is impermeably stained red.

Hermione uses a wand, and can use it for defensive spells to do things like stun or disarm a person, and she's really pretty good with it.

As she's somewhat Deathy, Susan has access to Death's sword, which is so sharp it canonically splits snowflakes in half. It can be used to sever the soul from the body, but can be used as a weapon. She doesn't have it in Fandom, but could in theory get a hold of it if needed.

Warren has been training with Lucivar in Kaeleer in the use of Eyrien sticks. He's not a professional with them by any means yet, in that he still can't quite hold his own against an Eyrien Warlord Prince who has been using sticks longer than most of humanity has had a written language. Increased stamina, durability, and muscle density thanks to his mutation help make up for lack of experience, at least a little. They mean that he can be pretty dangerous with them when the need arises.

The need just hasn't arisen yet. Sooner or later, Warren is going to scare himself with those sticks.

Jonothon has no formal training with weapons whatsoever.

But so help him, if he finds himself unable to use his powers for whatever reason, he can and will brain you upside the skull with a brick. Or a lamp. Or whatever he can get his hands on that will leave you with a serious concussion.

And then he will snark at you and call you a loser and walk away.

Jack can shoot a gun. Yep. And probably some other hi-tech stuff but he would mostly shoot a gun.

Mercy is an excellent shot with handgun or a variety of rifles/shotguns. She can also make her own bullets.

Cara's familiar with the usual range of fantasy/medieval type weapons, so swords, daggers, bows, slings, crossbows, she's your girl.

The main weapon she uses though are her agiels, aka, the magical dildos. They're about a foot-long baton-type weapon and in addition to being able to give a decent whallop, they cause intense pain (it's desribed as pretty much the worst pain possible) or death if applied to the heart, to anyone they touch. Including the person wielding them.

Modifying Bruce's entry here a little:

Bruce has a utility belt in which he keeps shuriken, bolos, smoke bombs, small explosives, flash grenades, brass knuckles, a mechanical grapple that has a powerful winch and can be used as a powerful taser gun..

Bruce is very comfortable using all of those things. He has great accuracy with the shuriken and bolos, and he knows what he's doing with the explosives.

Bruce is also experienced - but not yet an expert by any means - with swords, staffs, and other melee weapons.

Zayne is a decent shot with a blaster, and he's fairly skilled with a lightsaber. He can use it to dispatch most droids and unskilled opponents quickly. And he can usually prolong a duel long enough for an unlikely twist to tip things in his favor. But he will NEVER, EVER be good enough to win a fair duel against a Force user. Or a highly skilled non-Force user.

Zayne's particular lightsaber has a slightly elongated hilt with a small curve in the middle that gives Zayne a unique grip that works well for him. The blade is a bright blue, due to having four blue crystals fused together inside it. It also has the names of his murdered classmates from Taris inscribed on the hilt.

Zayne also has a pair of Phrikite vambraces, although he only usually wears one on his right forearm/wrist. The Phrikite metal is able to withstand all but the strongest blows from a lightsaber, helping to keep Zayne's hand from being sliced off. When a lightsaber blade touches the metal, it glows.

Edited 2011-09-27 03:28 (UTC)

Character Abilities Tally!

Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry

Re: Weaponry