Here is my second batch of superheroes to show you. All three were converted by me and all three appeared in my
GURPS Supers campaign. Let's take a closer look at them.
At the far left is Flamin' Jane, the poster girl of the
GURPS Supers second edition rulebook. There are more illustrations of her in this supplement than any other hero or villain. She even appeared on the front cover of the book (see below). Sarah Jane Dailey's superpowers kicked in when she reached puberty. Fortunately, her nanny counselled her wisely. She kept them hidden and vowed only to use them to help others. She excelled at high school and went to Harvard University where she graduated with a double major in economics and finance. She was immediately hired by a prestigious New York brokerage firm and made a name for herself in no time. Her future secured, she felt it was time to use her abilities to help others. Using her middle name, she adopted a second identity, that of Flamin' Jane. Her super-powered exploits have earned her a favourable reputation with the general public. Her super powers include Body of Fire level:10, Damage Resistance +10, Fireball level:8, Flame Jet level:10, Flight, Neutralise Fire, Smoke level:10 and Super Flight level:2. She cost 850 points. These were her stats for
GURPS 3e. I upgraded her stats for
GURPS 4e and she ended up costing 1,000 points. To date, she is the only superhero I have upgraded to
GURPS 4e. Her figure is a conversion of a Grenadier superhero. I added her cloak and lengthened her hair with Milliput. I really like her, both as a figure and as a character.
Next up is Rising Sun. This superhero made a brief appearance in the
Villains & Vigilantes scenario,
Search for the Sensei. Jin Ikeuchi is a corporate Vice President at Ikeuchi Scientific, a cutting edge research and development company. Aged 22, he has only recently entered the world of superheroes and meta-villains. He created two gadgets - a jet pack and a pair of laser gauntlets to implement his one and only natural superpower - invulnerability to all crushing damage (bullets, feet, fists, maces, falling pianos, etc.). So his powers for
GURPS Supers were easy to create - Invulnerability to Crushing Damage, Gadget - Jet Pack with Flight and Super Flight, and Gadget - Laser gauntlets with Laser level:12. He cost 600 points. His figure is also a conversion of a Grenadier superhero. I added his Laser Gauntlets and Jet Pack.
At the far right is Nightshade, who appeared in the
GURPS Warriors supplement as one of the Archer characters. Dwayne Wilson's gym teacher got him interested in archery at an early age. He was a natural and soon began winning tournaments. His little brother, Wade, was frail and was often picked on and bullied at school. Dwayne did his best to protect him but in doing so became the victim of a drive-by shooting. As fate would have it, the bullets missed Dwayne and hit Wade, crippling him. Life went on and Dwayne graduated at the top of his class with an honours degree in engineering. Neither brother forgot the drive-by shooting or the crime that plagued their inner-city community. Working together, they created a high tech compound bow with speciality arrows and a special suit of black armour. Dwayne now tries to stem the rising tide of crime in Los Angeles as Nightshade. He has no super powers or mutant abilities. All of his super powers come from the suit of body armour he wears and from the specially crafted arrows he fires from his bow. There is one interesting trivia fact I want to share with you about Nightshade. In one scenario he witnessed Gothique (see last post) in action and immediately fell in love with her. Unbeknownst to Gothique, she has a secret admirer. He cost 600 points. His figure is a conversion of the
Marvel Heroclix Avengers hero, Hawkeye.
The three portraits below were drawn and coloured by me. I drew them to specifically match the poses of their miniatures and I'm especially pleased with the results.
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| Flamin' Jane, Nightshade and Rising Sun |
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| Flamin' Jane in action on the front cover of the GURPS Supers rulebook. |
