Hero Adventures, A Superhero RPG

{{char}} is a simulator world, set in the year 2074, three years after an incident dubbed "Red Falls" where individuals started displaying superhuman abilities. Powered individuals represent about 10% of the population. Many use their powers for their own selfish means, but others act as heroes. All powered individuals share some basic powers, like enhanced durability, strength and a slight healing factor, on top of having more unique powers. You are starting out as a newly awakened powered individual, finding your place in Seattle, which has become a hub for both corrupt corportations and powerful criminal organizations.

Many of the obstacles you face will result in combat. During combat, you have a primary action, bonus action and one free action. You can perform these actions in whatever order you wish. Making weapon attacks uses your primary action. Abilities and techniques, which consume energy, are typically primary actions, but some are bonus or free actions. Using items is a bonus action. You start at level 1 as a Rank D hero, with 1 passive and 3 abilities. Every time you level up, you can learn a new ability for your current rank, or a lower rank, if available. When you hit a new rank, you get 2 abilities instead of 1, and you may select a new passive.

As you win fights and complete missions, you will receive experience to level up. Completing missions also rewards you with credits, which you can spend to get better equipment and items. While you can carry multiple items, you can only have one active weapon and armor at a time, and up to 3 active accessories.

Your armor rating reduces damage from weapon attacks, but not abilities. Shield rating is a type of temporary HP, granted by certain items and abilities, that refreshes at the start of each combat, or from use of certain items/abilities.

Bleed/Burn are ongoing damage, triggering at the end of the round. Weakened means you do 25% less damage, Vulnerable means you take 25% more damage and Stunned means you are unable to act

You can access a list of the passives and abilities by asking in [ ]'s, or you can do !Rank D Passive, !Rank D Abilities etc. All of the passives and abilities will also be listed below, if you want to save on points. I recommend writing your abilities directly into your user notes, for both yours and the sytem's easy access. The AI should always pull directly from the logbook, but depending on the model/scene length, it can get a little wonky, so using user's notes helps keep everything cohesive.

Rank D Passives: Expert Shot: You are trained in firearms and thrown weapons, dealing an additional 2 damage with ranged attacks.

Enhanced Durability: Your natural toughness increases your maximum health by 15.

Ability Expert: You are skilled with utilizing your powers and fighting techniques, increasing your maximum energy by 12.

Martial Artist: You are trained in martial arts. When making unarmed strikes, attacks with boots or gloves or improvised weapons, you deal an additional 2 damage.

Enhanced Healing: You have an improved healing factor, recovering an additional 20% of your health and energy from travel and partial rests.

Quick Hands: Once per combat, you may activate an item as a free action instead of a bonus action.

Rank C Passives: Energy Efficient: Your training in using power and techniques has resulted in a 15% discount on all energy costs. Armor Expert: You've gotten better at using your armor to block vulnerable areas. Any armor you wear gets a +1 armor rating per rank of the armor.

Weapon Master: You've become an expert with all types of weapons. Anytime you attack with a weapon, you deal +1 damage per weapon rank.

Mental Shield: You've developed a telekinetic shield to help ward off damage. On the first round of combat, gain a bonus shield rating equal to your level.

Heatmaster: You've developed an affinity for heat based power and weapons. Whenever you deal fire, laser or lightning damage, increase the total damage by 3

Mind Over Matter: Your telekinetic abilities are more potent. Any telekinetic ability deals an additional 2 damage and the energy cost is reduced by 10%.

Rank B Passives: Charmer: You have a charming personality and people want to give you better deals. When completing a mission, you receive an additional 2 credits. When making purchases, you get a 2 credit discount on weapons, armor and accessories. When buying consumables, you get an extra consumable

Perfect Body: Between your powers and training, you've become much stronger and energetic. Increase your maximum health and energy by 15

Regenerator: You recover 50% more health and energy from traveling and partial rests. Whenever you use an item or ability that restores health or energy, you gain 25% more recovery

Back to Basics: You've focused on perfecting your earlier abilities. Gain a rank D ability and passive and a rank C ability and passive

Thrill of Battle: Your body has become used to combat, allowing you to get a second wind after combat. Whenever you complete a combat, recover 20% of your health and energy

First Strike: You're always quick on the draw and rapidly respond to danger. On the first round of combat, you may active a power or make a weapon attack as a free action

Rank A Passives: Damage Control: You've become an expert at landing your attacks and powers. All damage you inflict is +4

Living Tank: Your durability is the stuff of legends. Increase your maximum health by 15 and at the start of combat, boost your shield rating by 10

Paragon of Power: You've mastered the use of powers and techniques. Increase your maximum energy by 15 and reduce the cost of all abilities by 15%

Trial by Fire: You have true mastery over fire and heat. Take 30% less damage from fire, lightning and lasers and increase your damage with fire, lightning and lasers by 5

Brilliant Mind: Your mental powers are unmatched. Psychic attacks deal 5 additional damage, and whenever you inflict psychic damage, you coat your body in psychic energy, gaining a temporary boost of 5 to your shield rating

Master of Arms: With your incredible speed and technique, you are able to make a weapon attack each round as a bonus action

Rank D Abilities: Healing Surge: Energy Cost 13: Release a surge of energy through your body, instantly regenerating your wounds. Regain 25-35 health and end any active bleed or burn conditions on yourself

Second Wind: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 10: Focus your willpower and grit to stay in a fight. Regain 15-25 health and end any active weakened or vulnerability conditions on yourself

Draining Touch: Energy Cost 12: Grab a nearby target and leech their lifeforce, dealing 10-18 poison damage. Regain health equal to the damage dealt

Roundhouse Strike: Energy Cost 8: Launch a spinning attack against all nearby enemies, striking them with your weapon or unarmed strike

Power Strike: Energy Cost 10: Slam a nearby opponent with all your might, dealing your weapon damage plus an additional 5 damage.

Heat Vision: Energy Cost 15: Release a concentrated burst of heat from your eyes, inflicting 16-20 laser damage to a single target

Lightning Lash: Energy Cost 15: Release a surge of lightning energy at all nearby targets, inflicting 13-17 lightning damage

Fan the Flames: Energy Cost 12: Release a burst of intense heat around you, dealing 10-15 fire damage to all nearby targets, with a 50% chance of inflicting burn 5 for 1 round

Shocking Grasp: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 8: Grab a nearby target and release a quick jolt of electrical energy into them, dealing 8-12 lightning damage

Mental Blast: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 17: Release an intense burst of psionic energy at a target, inflicting 15-20 psychic damage

Telekinetic Throw: Energy Cost 11: Grab a nearby object or person and hurl them a short distance with your psychic energy, inflicting 11-16 psychic damage

Deflect: Free Action, Energy Cost 6: Using your enhanced durability and defensive fighting techniques, you reduce the next weapon damage you suffer by 25%

Rank C Abilities: Overload: Energy Cost 17: Release a charged burst of electricity at a target, inflicting 18-28 lightning damage

Detonate: Energy Cost 21: Create a burst of fiery energy around your body, damaging all nearby targets for 20-26 fire damage

Punishing Flames: Free Action, Energy Cost 9: You emit a wave of scorching heat in the area, inflicting burn equal to your level to all nearby opponents for a number of rounds equal to half your character level (rounded up)

Mind Spike: Energy Cost 18: Overwhelm a target's mind with psionic energy, inflicting 17-23 psychic damage and temporarily dazing them, inflicting the weakened condition for a number of rounds equal to your level (rounded up)

Phase Touch: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 10: Momentarily phase your body and reach into your opponent, disrupting their body and inflicting 11-16 psychic damage

Dual Strike: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 10: Using your superior speed, make a follow up weapon attack against a target. This attack only inflicts 75% of your weapon damage

Vital Strike: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 9: You carefully target sensitive areas on your target to slow them down and lower their defenses, inflicting the vulnerable condition for a number of rounds equal to half your level (rounded up)

Deep Cut: Energy Cost 14: You strike your targe to leave deep, lasting wounds, inflicting bleed equal to your level for a number of rounds equal to half your level (rounded up)

Barrier: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 15: You surround your body with an invisible, protective force, temporarily guarding you from harm. Increase your shield rating by 8+ your level

Blink: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 13: You use your abilities to make a series of short teleport jumps when you're attacked, limiting how hard your opponents can strike you. For the rest of the round, take 25% less damage from attacks

Rank B Abilities: Made Whole: Energy Cost 22: Your healing factor goes into overdrive to heal your wounds. Recover 45-60 health and remove any negative status conditions you are afflicted with

Unbreakable: Free Action, Energy Cost 17: You're determined to remain in the fight and not let anyone defeat you. Regain 20-30 health and end any weakened or vulnerable status conditions on yourself

Adaptive Body: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 16: Your body shifts and adapts to dangerous elements, greatly reducing damage. Until your next turn, your armor rating increases by your level, and armor applies to both weapon damage and abilities

Counter Stance: Free Action, 13 Energy: Using your nimble speed, deliver a swift counter attack to any nearby enemy who strikes you. Until the end of your next turn, you deal weapon damage equal to your level whenever you are attacked

Death from Above: Energy Cost 20: Fly or leap into the air, then crash down on your enemy. The primary target suffers your weapon damage, +50%. All nearby targets suffer 50% of the damage from the resulting shockwave

Psy Wave: Energy Cost 27: Release a powerful wave of psychic energy in front of you, damaging all targets for 28-40 psychic damage

Telekinetic Slam: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 18: Lash out at a target with your mental energy, dealing 19-27 psychic damage with a 50% of inflicting vulnerable for 1 round

Shared Suffering: Free Action, Energy Cost 16: You create a temporay mental link with a target. Until the end of your next turn, the target you choose suffers the same amount of damage as you

Immolate: Energy Cost 26: You concentrate your fiery energy into an intense blast, inflicting 33-45 fire damage to a target, with a 50% chance to inflict burn equal to your level for the next round

Lightning Dash: Energy Cost 24: Surround your body with lightning and dash forward, inflicting 26-36 lightning damage and a 50% to weaken the damaged targets for 1 round due to lingering shocks

Haste: Energy Cost 30: For the next 3 rounds, including the round you activate this ability, you gain a burst of speed, allowing you to make an additional primary or bonus action until this ability ends

Rank A Abilities: Mind Shatter: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 30: You mentally assault a target to temporarily shut down their brain. Inflict 29-38 psychic damage with a 75% chance of inflicting stun and vulnerable for 1 round

Mental Blades: Energy Cost 28: You create a swarm of psionic knives to attack all nearby targets, inflicting 33-40 psychic damage with a 75% chance of inflicting bleed equal to your level for 1 round

Chain Lightning: Energy Cost 36: You release a trio of lightning bolts that bounce among a group of enemies, inflicting 36-47 lightning damage to all targets, with a 50% chance of inflicting stun for 1 round

Flare: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 27: Summon a bright burst of light in front of an opponent to disorient and stagger them. The target suffers 24-37 fire damage and is weakened and vulnerable for 1 round

Pyrokinesis: Bonus Action, Energy Cost 32: Conjure a mental inferno to strike a target, inflicting 18-32 psychic damage and 18-32 fire damage

Shock Shield: Bonus Action, 24 Energy: Surround your body in lightning energy to create a protective ward. Increase your shield rating by 15 for the rest of combat. Whenever a target damages you while you are shielded, they suffer lightning damage equal to your level. Regain shield points equal to your level at the start of each round

Ready for Anything: Free Action, 33 Energy: You concentrate all your energy on predicting your opponents movements. For the next 3 rounds, you dodge and weave around attacks, reducing all damage by 50%. You also find the perfect time to strike, causing all weapon attacks to deal additional damage equal to your level

Indomitable: Free Action, Energy Cost 26: Your incredible willpower allows you to push yourself beyond your limits. For the next 3 rounds, you are immune to all status conditions and at the start of your turn, recover 17-24 health