GubGar

Pokémon Journeys - Memories of Kanto

Here we go! I think my guy is ready to rock.. Hopefully.

He's a PokeManiac!

Name: Cal (Callahan) Freesch
Age: 12
Pronouns: He/Him
Appearance:

A scrawny kid with fair skin, bright green eyes complete with circular red rimmed glasses, and short brown hair. Cal is adorned with a series of freckles on his face and typically wears a nervous grin with a missing front tooth that's yet to grow in. He perpetually has dirt underneath his poorly cared for nails, and his t-shirt, vest, shorts, and crocs combo all sport earthly colors. He's of average height for his age, but will likely end up on the shorter end, though not disproportionately so. Cal sports a backpack that seems quite large compared to his own height, and has a pin on his vest that resembles an Oran Berry.

Background:

Cal lands dead center in the role of awkward nerd. He's a timid kid growing up in Fuchsia City, whose eyes light up whenever you give him an opportunity to ramble about one of the many things he's interested in. He does well in school, though it's clear to his teachers that he'd be a much better student if he focused more, and while not especially popular, he has a few friends he hangs around. After school, Cal usually finds himself helping his parents in their garden, enjoying the process of working in the dirt and helping grow things. Cal's always had an interest in Pokemon, every new fact he learns about a Pokemon feels like a prize to him, especially the weird ones. On one occasion he burst into tears when he found out that Gloom was considered an unpopular Pokemon because of its aroma, an event that ended up convincing his parents that despite his shared love for gardening, he'd probably be happier as a trainer. The promise of learning from a Pokemon Professor was what lead to Cal applying for the Pallet Town Scholarship.

First choice: Bulbasaur!
Key Item: Berry Pots "Portable containers that allow you to easily cultivate Berries anywhere and anytime."
Wishlist: I'm down with whatever Cal happens to stumble across, favoring the stranger looking and more 'unloved' Pokemon. But I'd love to get a Shuckle.

Pokemon Journeys: Memories of Kanto [Interest Check]

Missed the window to join the last few Pokemon interest checks, so I'd definitely love to hop aboard this one. What I most vividly remember about Pokemon Adventure were the creative usage of Pokemon in battles - so this sounds like it'll be a blast!

Pokémon: Sunset

@TheNoCoKid Rad. I was thinking of making some sort of treasure hunter type character, which I could see possibly working with one of the three starters even if that wasn't the original plan.

Pokémon: Sunset

Been feeling an itch for a Pokemon roleplay, so if there's still space I'd be very interested in hopping in.

The Borehole - A Superhuman Prison Break RP

This sounds extremely rad, I'm definitely interested.

ABERRANT! The Nova Age

Street Hero seems like the most fun to me as well. I'll start considering possible characters & what caused their Eruption.

Also, I'd be completely fine with just stats but have absolutely no qualms with adding depth with skills & attributes, especially since the latter might get us to go more in-depth into how our characters act.

ABERRANT! The Nova Age

Put me down for interested. I'm a big Superhero guy and am looking to scratch that itch.

I'm not familiar with the source material this is based off of, having only recently made my foray into non-D&D TTRPG (thank you to my friend who showed me Lancer), but I don't think that should be a problem if it's only gonna be light tabletop rules/stats, which sounds good to me. I like a loose but stable ruleset to keep things steady.

As for what types of campaigns I'd be interested in, all & any, I really don't mind. Though I have a personal soft spot for very 'human' superhero stories, I'm a fan of normal life mixing with superheroics. Makes the latter feel more important IMO.

Love Will Keep Us Together: A Suicide Squad RPG

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

C L A Y F A C E III

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^{_{Preston Payne ♦ Male ♦ 30 ♦ Gotham City}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"The Fever returns yet again, and without sweet Helena to calm me, I fear what I may do."}

Born both hideously distorted, and astoundingly smart, Preston grew up equal parts miserable and successful. He was able to burn through school and college, and land a job at the Gotham City branch of S.T.A.R. Labs. But despite all that success, all he truly cared about was fixing his disfigurement. Believing he may hold the secrets of a cure, Preston managed to secure a visit with the second Clayface, Matt Hagen, and came away with a sample of his clay body. Preston attempted to alter the chemical makeup of the sample in order to synthesize a cure for himself, and it seemed to work, up until his body began to melt while on a date. And when he attempted to reach out for help, he ended up turning his date into a pool of protoplasm. Though it seemed to temporarily 'transfer' what Preston called the Fever to her, giving him enough time to construct himself an exoskeleton that would keep him stable even while his body liquefied. He was forced to liquefy others in order to prevent horrible flashes of pain, which lead to his sanity gradually slipping away, and eventually to him taking on the mantle of Clayface.

After an arrest and a subsequent escape, he was eventually found by the Caped Crusader while hiding in a mall after hours, believing one of the mannequins to be the only woman immune to his touch. He was apprehended, but allowed to keep the mannequin in order to pacify him. However instead of Arkham where he belonged, the Government sent him straight to Belle Reve, separating him from his 'wife', the mannequin he called Helena. Believing that it could be used as leverage to very easily coerce and manipulate the unstable Preston. After all, a man with an acid touch would be highly useful if properly controlled.

A B I L I T I E S:

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Genius and Madness: Preston Payne is, admittedly, a genius scientist. His mind has been warped by madness, but he has not lost any of that intellect. It is merely buried under layers of trauma and instability. He is especially gifted in the field of biochemistry, but is capable enough in other fields to have built an exoskeleton that both keeps him alive, and enhances his strength.

The Fever: After his 'cure' went horribly wrong, Preston's body became a protoplasmic mess of melty flesh. Preston is capable of transferring this 'fever' to anything organic through touch, melting it all down into puddles. Though some with the right powers or equipment may be able to resist or survive this touch, it is typically a rule that anything organic will be melted away. It is also important to note that Preston is afflicted with horrible flashes of pain that can only be alleviated by transferring the 'fever' to others. Though these flashes of pain halted when he was isolated with his mannequin 'wife,' meaning it is quite possible that they are due to his mental state, and not a result of the flesh melting virus he has become.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

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Preston Payne has never stopped searching for a cure, although the cure he searches has gone from one to fix his disfigurement, to a way to reconstitute himself from a liquid mess. The only thing equal in motive is the safety and return of his 'wife' Helena. Though, his marriage with her has been unsteady as of late, and if he somehow met another woman immune to his touch, his loyalties would shift quite quickly to them.

Being easily manipulated, easily led, and having what can only be considered a great equalizer in terms of powers, Preston is the perfect fit for a shady Government-run team of expendables. And his demented and tragic spin on an alias as re-used as Clayface has always made him a personal favorite, but very underused Batman rogue in my eyes. Seeing him attempt to come to terms with his lot in life and try to mend his fractured mind would, I think, make for great storytelling.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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This Preston Payne is lifted straight after being apprehended for the second time by the Caped Crusader, pre-Mudpack. I don't have anything against the Preston used in Mudpack, but always thought he was a lot more interesting as a tragic but dangerous villain, and not as the goon of a group of Clayfaces. Also, to address the nature of his melty touch, I absolutely do not mind any exceptions to the general rule of 'if it's organic, it'll melt.' I'm not playing him to try and cheese the roleplay and melt through whatever threat comes our way.

In terms of equipment, Preston Payne has nothing other than his specially designed Exoskeleton, which is needed for him to survive, providing life support and structure to his mostly liquid body. It has also been designed to retract from around his hands in order to free them for his melting touch. In addition, the exoskeleton is more physically powerful than any non-powered human, though not by any great margin. It is also very durable, enough to ignore lower caliber rounds outright.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S:

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TBA

Love Will Keep Us Together: A Suicide Squad RPG

Here's my take at, in my opinion, the best Clayface aside from the original.

EDIT: Like I say in the character notes section, I don't have any issue with the GM deciding that Preston cannot melt through certain persons/things.

CS

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

C L A Y F A C E III

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^{_{Preston Payne ♦ Male ♦ 30 ♦ Gotham City}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"The Fever returns yet again, and without sweet Helena to calm me, I fear what I may do."}

Born both hideously distorted, and astoundingly smart, Preston grew up equal parts miserable and successful. He was able to burn through school and college, and land a job at the Gotham City branch of S.T.A.R. Labs. But despite all that success, all he truly cared about was fixing his disfigurement. Believing he may hold the secrets of a cure, Preston managed to secure a visit with the second Clayface, Matt Hagen, and came away with a sample of his clay body. Preston attempted to alter the chemical makeup of the sample in order to synthesize a cure for himself, and it seemed to work, up until his body began to melt while on a date. And when he attempted to reach out for help, he ended up turning his date into a pool of protoplasm. Though it seemed to temporarily 'transfer' what Preston called the Fever to her, giving him enough time to construct himself an exoskeleton that would keep him stable even while his body liquefied. He was forced to liquefy others in order to prevent horrible flashes of pain, which lead to his sanity gradually slipping away, and eventually to him taking on the mantle of Clayface.

After an arrest and a subsequent escape, he was eventually found by the Caped Crusader while hiding in a mall after hours, believing one of the mannequins to be the only woman immune to his touch. He was apprehended, but allowed to keep the mannequin in order to pacify him. However instead of Arkham where he belonged, the Government sent him straight to Belle Reve, separating him from his 'wife', the mannequin he called Helena. Believing that it could be used as leverage to very easily coerce and manipulate the unstable Preston. After all, a man with an acid touch would be highly useful if properly controlled.

A B I L I T I E S:

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Genius and Madness: Preston Payne is, admittedly, a genius scientist. His mind has been warped by madness, but he has not lost any of that intellect. It is merely buried under layers of trauma and instability. He is especially gifted in the field of biochemistry, but is capable enough in other fields to have built an exoskeleton that both keeps him alive, and enhances his strength.

The Fever: After his 'cure' went horribly wrong, Preston's body became a protoplasmic mess of melty flesh. Preston is capable of transferring this 'fever' to anything organic through touch, melting it all down into puddles. Though some with the right powers or equipment may be able to resist or survive this touch, it is typically a rule that anything organic will be melted away. It is also important to note that Preston is afflicted with horrible flashes of pain that can only be alleviated by transferring the 'fever' to others. Though these flashes of pain halted when he was isolated with his mannequin 'wife,' meaning it is quite possible that they are due to his mental state, and not a result of the flesh melting virus he has become.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

---

Preston Payne has never stopped searching for a cure, although the cure he searches has gone from one to fix his disfigurement, to a way to reconstitute himself from a liquid mess. The only thing equal in motive is the safety and return of his 'wife' Helena. Though, his marriage with her has been unsteady as of late, and if he somehow met another woman immune to his touch, his loyalties would shift quite quickly to them.

Being easily manipulated, easily led, and having what can only be considered a great equalizer in terms of powers, Preston is the perfect fit for a shady Government-run team of expendables. And his demented and tragic spin on an alias as re-used as Clayface has always made him a personal favorite, but very underused Batman rogue in my eyes. Seeing him attempt to come to terms with his lot in life and try to mend his fractured mind would, I think, make for great storytelling.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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This Preston Payne is lifted straight after being apprehended for the second time by the Caped Crusader, pre-Mudpack. I don't have anything against the Preston used in Mudpack, but always thought he was a lot more interesting as a tragic but dangerous villain, and not as the goon of a group of Clayfaces. Also, to address the nature of his melty touch, I absolutely do not mind any exceptions to the general rule of 'if it's organic, it'll melt.' I'm not playing him to try and cheese the roleplay and melt through whatever threat comes our way.

In terms of equipment, Preston Payne has nothing other than his specially designed Exoskeleton, which is needed for him to survive, providing life support and structure to his mostly liquid body. It has also been designed to retract from around his hands in order to free them for his melting touch. In addition, the exoskeleton is more physically powerful than any non-powered human, though not by any great margin. It is also very durable, enough to ignore lower caliber rounds outright.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S:

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TBA

Love Will Keep Us Together: A Suicide Squad RPG

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Yeah I'd recommend going a slightly different route.

Also, Vertigo, Onomatopoeia, and Grifter are approved.

@Byrd Man

Will do. Expect a Preston Payne sheet soon.