Jack O'Lantern
Biography
Real name: Varies
Height: Varies
Weight: Varies
Gender: Varies
Eyes: Varies
Hair: Varies
Size: Average
Distinguising Features:
Occupation: Criminal
Origin: High Tech
Base: Secret
History
The moniker of the Jack O'Lantern has been used by several criminals. These include the mercenary Jason Macendale Jr., the second Hobgoblin, and Steve Levins, a member of the Red Skull's Skeleton Crew. Daniel Berkhart, an ally of Mysterio, also took up the mantle, as did Maguire Beck, Mysterio's cousin. A man known only as "Jack" took up the mantle in service of the Crime-Master and tracked down any remaining wielders to kill them. Though weapons and abilities vary between Jack-O'Lanterns, common weapons include pumpkin bomb- scythes, and a sticky film-like substance that wraps a victim in fibers. Many members have supernatural powers, as several Jack-O Lanterns have been resurrected from the dead or empowered by demonic entities. Though mostly associated with Spider-Man, Jack-O Lanterns have targeted Captain America, Venom, and Ghost Rider.
Personality
There are a lot of villains who've gone by Jack-O Lantern, but your players are unlikely to care which is which. They want the aesthetic and powers, and this sheet represents an amalgamation of the various people who've used the name. He can zoom around the field throwing grenades and either blasting or slashing his foes. In many ways he's a scaled down Green Goblin, though he packs some edged weapons and webbing powers. The Hellfire blasts might catch players off guard, especially when combined with his combat trickery. His webbing might also surprise them, representing either tricky gadgets or demonic binding powers, letting Jack slow down enemies for his friends to gang up on.
Stats
Rank: 3
Karma: 3
Health: 90
Damage Reduction: 1Focus: 90
Damage Reduction: 0Speed
Run: 5
Climb: 3
Jump: 3
Swim: 3
Swingline: 0
Flight: 0
Initiative: +2E
Abilities
| Ability Score | Defense Score | Non-combat checks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melee | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Agility | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Resilience | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Vigilance | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Ego | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Logic | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Damage
Melee: (dMarvel * 3)) + 3
Agility: (dMarvel * 3) + 5
Ego: (dMarvel * 3)) + 1
Logic: (dMarvel * 3)) + 1
Traits & Tags
Battle Ready
Type: trait
Effect: The character is always mentally prepared for any sort of trouble to start. Add +30 Focus.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Connections
Type: trait
Effect: The character knows someone with access to and knowledge of a particular field. The connection could be a reporter, a police officer, a politician, a mobster and so on. By making an Ego check, the character can call on their contact to provide help in the form of clues, information or resources. The Narrator determines the TN of the Ego check based on the favor requested. This trait can be selected multiple times, using many different types. These include Celebrities, Community, Criminal, Espionage, Military, Outsiders, Police, Professional, Sources, Super Heroes and so on.
Restriction: N/A
Related: Criminals
Combat Reflexes
Type: trait
Effect: The character can react quickly in combat. This grants them one additional reaction each turn.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Situational Awareness
Type: trait
Effect: The character is trained to always keep an eye out for trouble. They have an edge on initiative checks.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Tech Reliance
Type: trait
Effect: The character relies on technology for powers. When they take damage that would render them unconscious, they can instead choose to lose all of their technology-related powers and remain conscious with 1 point of Health remaining. Assuming the character has access to parts and tools, lost powers can be repaired after a battle.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Determination
Type: trait
Effect: The character never gives up, even when they feel like they're at their worst. While demoralized, they do not gain trouble on all actions, though they still cannot maintain concentration or spend further Focus.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Black Market Access
Type: tag
Effect: The character knows how and where they can buy and sell hard-to-find and potentially illegal things.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Deceased
Type: tag
Effect: The character is technically dead—although presumably still able to interact with the rest of the world in some way. They might be a vampire, a ghost, a zombie or even a brain floating in a jar.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Cursed
Type: tag
Effect: Willingly or not, the character is affiliated with Hell. This can open them up to all sorts of nefarious plots and plans.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Signature Weapon
Type: tag
Effect: The character is known for owning and using a specific type of weapon, like Hawkeye's bow or Elektra's sai. This tag can be taken more than once, but each time must be with a different weapon.
Restriction: N/A
Related: Frag GrenadesScythe (Reach+1, Melee Damage Modifier +1)
Streetwise
Type: tag
Effect: The character knows how things are handled on the street, who's in charge of various criminal enterprises and how to avoid issues with them.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Supernatural
Type: tag
Effect: The character has powers that are magical or based on something magical.
Restriction: N/A
Related: N/A
Villanous
Type: tag
Effect: The character is a villain, someone who cares little for the rights of others, up to and including their right to live.
Restriction: The character cannot also be Heroic.
Related: N/A
Powers
Accuracy 2
Description: The character is a sharpshooter.
Duration: Permanent
Effect: The character adds +2 to their Agility damage multiplier, and they gain a +2 bonus to Agility checks other than attacks.
Combat Trickery
Description: The character is a tricky one!
Action: Reaction
Trigger: The character makes an attack.
Duration: Instant
Cost: 5
Effect: Once per battle, when the character is attacking targets of equal or higher rank, the character automatically rolls a 1 on their Marvel die, and that die cannot be affected by trouble. If the character is attacking multiple targets, all the targets must be of equal or higher rank.
Environmental Protection
Description: Environmental effects don't bother the character.
Duration: Permanent
Effect: The character is not harmed by intense cold or heat, the pressure of the deep seas or the intense radiation and vacuum of space. The player can choose any or all of these protections, as best fits with the character concept.
Flight 1
Description: The character can soar into the sky.
Duration: Permanent
Effect: The character can fly. Their combat Flight Speed is equal to their rank times their Run Speed. Outside of combat, they can move three times their Flight Speed.
Sturdy 1
Description: The character has protection from physical damage.
Duration: Permanent
Effect: The character's body is so sturdy that they have Health Damage Reduction 1. If this power stems from armor or anything else removable-like Iron Man's armor-the character should apply the Tech Reliance trait to it.
Elemental Burst
Description: The character fires a burst of their element.
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10
Effect: The character makes a ranged attack against an enemy in line of sight. If the attack is a success, it inflicts regular damage. On a Fantastic success, the enemy takes double damage instead and the elemental type's special effect.
Elemental Blast
Description: The character blasts a foe with their element.
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10
Cost: 5
Effect: The character makes a ranged attack with an edge at an enemy in line of sight. For this attack, add +1 to the character's Agility damage bonus for every 2 points of Focus they spend. On a success, an affected target takes that total damage. On a Fantastic success, an affected target takes double that total damage and suffers the elemental type's special effect.
Vicious Attack
Description: The character strikes a felling blow.
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Effect: The character makes a close attack. If the attack is a success, the enemy takes regular damage. On a Fantastic success, the enemy takes double damage and suffers the weapon's special effect.
Exploit
Description: The character finds a weak spot and exploits it.
Action: Reaction
Trigger: A Fantastic success on an attack using the character's weapon that deals at least 1 point of damage
Duration: Instant
Cost: 5
Effect: The character makes a Melee attack against the target's Resilience defense score. If the attack is a success, the damage it does ignores Health Damage Reduction. On a Fantastic success, the target suffers double damage and the weapon's special effect.
Webcasting
Description: The character can snare a target in a web.
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10
Effect: The character makes a ranged attack on an enemy. If the attack is a success, the web paralyzes the enemy. On a Fantastic success, the enemy is also pinned. Breaking free from webbing requires a Melee check (target number 20).
Webgrabbing
Description: The character snares a foe in a web.
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10
Cost: 5
Effect: The character makes a ranged attack on an enemy. If the attack is a success, the character grabs the target with a web. On a Fantastic success, the target can also be pinned. Breaking free from webbing requires a Melee check (target number 20).