Champions of Justice
RIPTIDE

NAME : Murray Nichols IDENTITY : Public OPERATIONS : Miami, FL, USA POWER LEVEL : 12 PLAYER :
npc or James Taylor or Kenn
Riptide

STRENGTH 12 STAMINA 12 AGILITY 9 DEXTERITY 0 FIGHTING 9 INTELLECT 4 AWARENESS 9 PRESENCE 4
Abilities Cost: 114

Lifting STR 18 6000 tons Swimming SPD 12 2000 MPH Running SPD 7 250 MPH Leaping LVL 7/9 900 ft.(water) ½ mile (land) Impervious ignores up to 5 damage Regenerate every 5 rounds

DODGE (AGL) 10 (DC 20) PARRY (FGT) 10 (DC 20) FORTITUDE(STA) 12 TOUGHNESS(STA) 14 WILL (AWE) 12
Defense Cost: 5
Offense:

Unarmed
+12 Close, Damage 12, crit. 18-20 Thrown Objects +12 Ranged, Damage 12 Mental Attack -- Perception Area, Damage 7 selective or 9 Underwater Punch +8 Close, Damage 16, crit. 18-20

INITIATIVE +13

Accurate Attack Accurate Notice All-Out Attack Animal Empathy (Sea) Attractive 2 Benefit 2 (CoJ, Wealth 1) Connected Defensive Attack Equipment 10

Evasion Fascinate (Persuasion) Favored Environment (Water) Great Endurance Improved Initiative 1 Improved Critical 2 (Unarmed: 18-20) Interpose Luck 2

Move-By Action Power Attack Second Chance(Water Attacks) Set-Up 1 Skill Mastery (Persuasion, Unarmed) Takedown 1 Taunt Teamwork
Advantages Cost: 39
Notes:

Acrobatics 10 9 1 Athletics 14 11 2 Close Combat 9 9 -- Unarmed 12 9 3 Grab 12 9 3 Deception 8/13 4/5 4 Expertise
Oceanography 15 4 11 Fishing 5 4 1 Lovemaking 10 4 6 Insight 10 9 1

Intimidation 10 3 7 Investigation -- 4 -- Perception 15 9 6 Persuasion 15/20 4 11 Ranged Combat 1 1 -- Thrown 12 0 12 Sleight of Hand 4 0 4 Stealth 10 9 1 Technology 5 4 1 Treatment 5 4 1 Vehicles 4/8 0 4
Skills Cost: 39

Built for the Ocean Depths: Immunity (Drowning, High Pressure, Cold); 22 Senses 4 (Darkvision, Ultra-Hearing, Extended Hearing); Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation-Underwater); Protection 2; Density Growth 1, permanent; Impervious Protection 9 Enhanced Constitution: Immunity 2 (Disease, Poisons); Regeneration 2 4 Heat Exchanging Skin: Concealment 1 (Infrared), Partial, Permanent 1 Movement Array 11 AE Aquatic Athleticism: Swimming 6; Leaping 4 10 AE Land Movement: Speed 4; Leaping 6 1 Other Powers Array 9 AE Extra Lifting: Enhanced Strength 6, Only for lifting 6 AE Aquatic Pushing: Enhanced Strength 12, Only for lifting, only 1 while swimming (May push 400 ktons through the water) AE Athletics Boost: Leaping 3 (stacks w/Land jumping; stacks w/Aquatic 1 jumping; Speed 3 (stacks w/Speed; stacks w/Swimming) AE Supercavitation: Swimming +6 (stacks w/Swimming) 1 Mental Powers Array 33 AE Mind Blast: Perception Ranged Damage 7 28 AE Mental Blast: Perception Area Damage 7, Selective, vs Will 1 AE Mental Burst: Perception Area Damage 9, vs Will 1 AE Mental Telepathy: Comprehend 4 (language is understood, can 1 undertand language, and is understood by animals, Resisted by Will; Communication 3 (Mental, small nation), Area AE Mind Probe: Mind Reading 12, Subtle 1, Insidious, Split 2 1 (Mind Reading 6 vs 2 targets or Mind Reading 4 vs 3) AE Mental Control: Mind Control 7 1 Piloting: Enhanced Vehicles 4, not with Land Vehicles 1 Underwater Punch: STR-based Damage 4, Inaccurate 2 2
Powers Cost: 83
Devices Cost: 0
Total Cost: 280
Base Points: 192 ExP Spent: 88 Experience Points Total: 91 Total Points: 280
Equipment:

The Hydro-plane 37 CoJ Communicator COJ-007 2 Contribution to CoJ Bases and CoJ Vehicles 6 DC Bubble Helmet 5
Complications:
Weakness - Riptide dehydrates when away from water for an extended time, becoming impaired, disabled, then incapacitated before his condition becomes dying. Desiccants accellerates the process. Immersion in water immediately removes all accumulated conditions. Fire and heat based attacks vs Riptide get +5 effect.
Vulnerability - Riptide's senses are very sensitive. Sonic and other sensory attacks vs Riptide get +5 to the effect.
Reputation - Riptide hates the indiscriminate slaughter of ocean life, and is known as a violent environmentalist.
Relationships - Murray is known for his numerous romantic and/or sexual liasons.
Origins - Riptide is unaware that he is one quarter Erylusian; the grandson of his rival, Tritan.


HYDRO-PLANE

HOMEBASE : Miami, FL, USA SIZE : Huge OWNER : Riptide
The Hydro-Plane

SIZE (Huge) 2 STRENGTH 9 TOUGHNESS 11 DEFENSE -2

Lifting STR 9 12 tons Flight SPD 11 4000 MPH Water SPD 7 250 MPH

Engines Array AE Afterburner: Flight 12 24 AE Jets and Impeller: Flight 9, Aquatic 1 Features: Alarm, Navigation System, Radar, Hidden Compartments, Sonar 13 Radar Shielding: Concealment to Radar 2
Total Points: 37


The Lothario of the Sea

Known Background: Riptide first appeared publicly about sixeen years ago. He was a teenager who helped rescue a beached Humpback Whale on the shore near Everett’s Bay, Maine. At the time he wore normal clothing and did not identify himself. Shortly thereafter, he started his work as a "Super Hero of the Sea". It was at that time he started wearing a uniform and using the code name "Riptide". His heroic career has been largely involved with menaces on the ocean. This has ranged from battling whale poachers on the high seas to fighting pirates to fighting oceanic super villains such as Orca and Devil Fish. His first contact with the Champions of Justice took place during his first year of adventuring. After their second meeting, he was offered membership in what was still a small group. He declined full-time membership, but he has worked with them a reserve member for several years.

Personality: Murray Nichols is a complex man full of contradictions. He has no desire to lead a double life, but he avoids mentioning his real name. He loves being around people, socialising, and having a good time, but is, at heart, a loner and spends much of his time alone, at sea. He genuinely likes his fellow Champions of Justice, but he rarely hangs around with them. And he seems to take life as it comes; however he is very concerned about the oceans, and its life and ecology and the state of the world. Riptide is the kind of man that if asked to help, he will, but the rest of the time follows his own path through life. He is also quite the ladies’ man. A charmer who isn't serious about relationships, he tends to find at least one girl in every port.

Powers/Tactics: Riptide has two major powers. The first is that his body is very adapted to life in the ocean. He can breathe while under water and he can swim in excess of 430 knots. To survive the pressure in the ocean’s depths, his body is incredibly strong and can withstand enormous pressure. Over the years he has adopted a fighting style that makes the best use of his strength, durability and agility. He can see in the darkest oceans and has incredible hearing. Riptide is also a psionic, although he dislikes using these abilities. He can read and command minds or simply shut them down. His reluctance to use them causes him extra effort when using them. Some years back, Ms. Scarlet gave a repainted, weaponless, prototype of the scarlet Ship to Murray. She dubbed it the Hydroplane.

Appearance: Riptide is a very attractive man, and very muscular. His reddish blond hair is quite long, and he stands 6'0". His muscle density is very high and he weighs close to 390 lb. though this isn’t particularly noticeable. He usually favors costumes in sea green and/or light blue.

Riptide was created and designed by Ken Hallaron. He is an NPC, but has been played recently both by James Taylor and Ken Hallaron.

© Copyright 1988, 2024 - Kenneth G. Hallaron

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Last updated on 23 September 2023