Aengaela

Status: Inactive
System: Rifts

Aengaela started as an NPC, but some of the more interesting times I had with her were when I set aside the GM hat and played her as a PC.

Aengie was also a test character for a new player race I had cooked up for the Rifts setting: the aeralons. Actually, the concept and name for the race predated the game by about ten years or so, having developed it originally back in high school as an extra-dimensional race for a comic-book style character. I have since added this race to my Ranoc fantasy setting with almost no modifications. In all incarnations the aeralons are feather-winged humans with fremen (blue irises on blue corneas) eyes. I make certain to mention that the color of the wings is often linked to hair color -- only platinum blond aeralons would have the ubiquitous white wings. Aengie's wings were brown with black speckles.

As a character, Aengie was a survivor of a Coalition purge of her village that the player group helped repulse. Her father, the village leader, had perished in the purge, and her older sister, the village protector, had to assume the reins of leadership. Because of the cultural responsibilities, Aengie had to be trained to become her peoples' protector, and the party accepted her into their ranks.

Aengie evolved over time. She started out as the wide-eyed girl curious about the world, taking in the sights with a sort of innocence that was a breath of fresh air to the slightly older and much more jaded PCs. When the party returned to their base to meet up with the "support crew", including a number of other PCs and NPCs who had been left behind, one of them, a Conjurer by the monicker 'Chadrick', made a pass at all of the female characters in various fashions. Aengie, being rather innocent, was flattered by the attention and responded appropriately, to the humor of both the players and their characters.

Funny thing... Chadrick's player was female, and I'm a guy. (Our IRC group tends to love gender-bending for the RP challenge.) This was the second time one of her male characters got involved with one of my females (see Derimachia for other details).

Aengie started as a character without an OCC, as I looked through my Library for an appropriate OCC for her to learn. After considering the options, and as the other characters tried to teach her their own ways (Operator, Rogue Scholar, Coalition Grunt, Shifter, etc.), I decided that due to her position as "Protector" for her village that Headhunter would be most appropriate without actually killing the character. Because she wasn't fully trained, I ended up making her a "training" character, with a full level to go before she could be considered a first-level character. I got her halfway there before the game came to a halt; I mostly regret not getting to a conclusion on the side plot she and Chadrick were in.

RCC: Aeralon
OCC: Headhunter
Level: 0
Exp: -1100
Needed: 0
Money: $1785
Black Market Items: $0

Attributes:

IQ: 15

ME: 10

MA: 11

PS: 16

PP: 18

PE: 20

PB: 16

Spd: 19

HP: 26

SDC by Location:

Wings (2): 30 each

Main Body: 60

PPE: 7

ISP: 17

Penalties: All hand to hand attacks against the character do an extra 1D4 SDC points of damage.

Psionics:

Object Read

ISP: 6

Impressions: 54%

Images: 46%

Present: 36%, 4 ISP more

Sixth Sense:

ISP: 2

Bonuses: (first melee only)

Initiative: +6

Parry: +2

Dodge: +3

RCC Skills:

Language: Aeralon: 98%

Language: American: 50%

Literacy: Aeralon: 75%

Land Navigation: 36%

Identify Plants/Fruits: 25%

Hand to Hand: Basic (will upgrade to Expert when training is complete)

RCC Abilities:

Natural winged flight of 160 mph

Sense of Direction: 55%

Track by Sight: 46%

Track by Hearing: 35%

Track by Smell: 28%

OCC Skills: (not yet learned)

Radio: Basic: 35% (+15%)

Radio: Scramblers: 35% (+10%)

Detect Ambush: 30% (+10%)

Detect Concealment: 25% (+15%)

Tracking: 30% (+10%)

Land Navigation: 36% (+10%)

Weapon Systems: 40% (+10%)

Read Sensory Equipment: 30% (+10%)

Pilot: Hovercycle: 70% (+5%)

Pilot: Tank & APC: 36% (+10%)

Pilot: Motorcycle: 60% (+5%)

Cyclone Combat: Basic

Lore: Demon: 25% (+10%)

Language: Dragonese: 50% (+10%)

Language: Spanish: 50% (+10%)

Language: Japanese: 50% (+10%)

WP: Energy Pistol

WP: Energy Rifle

WP: Automatic Pistol

WP: Assault Rifle

WP: Sword

Hand to Hand: Expert

OCC Related Skills: (not yet learned) (4)

Basic Math: 45%

Literacy: American: 30%

Hand to Hand: Airborne

Sniper

Secondary Skills: (6)

Cook: 35%

Art: 30%

Calligraphy: 35%

Combat Bonuses:

Attacks/Melee: 3

Strike: +4

Parry: +4

Dodge: +2, +6 hover, +6 <= 80mph, +8 >= 90 mph

Roll with Impact: +2

Pull Punch: +2

Airborne Combat Bonuses:

Attacks/Melee: 2, includes time to reposition for next attack

Strike: +4

Parry: +4

Dodge: +4, +8 hover, +8 <= 80mph, +10 >= 90 mph

Roll with Impact: +4

Automatic Initiative vs. ground-based opponents

Mid-air grappling

Cyclone Combat Bonuses:

Attacks/Melee: 4

Strike: +5

Parry: +5

Dodge: +4 (motorcycle only)

Leap Dodge: +3, automatic

Roll with Impact: +4

Pull Punch: +2

Saving Throws:

vs. coma/death: +10%

vs. Poison: +3

vs. Magic: +3

Equipment:

2 sets of clothes

Cap

Knapsack

Brush and comb

English primer

Knapsack

Backpack

Dress clothing

Camouflage clothing

Tent

Saddlebags

2 Canteens

Gas mask & air filter

Hatchet

(needed to get:

Robot Medical Kit

IRMSS

5 weeks rations)

Armor:

CVR-she (modified), blue

MDC by Location:

Main Body: 45

Wings (2): 35 each

Arms (2): 20 each

Legs (2): 35 each

Weapons:

Survival Knife

Damage: 1D6 SDC

C-18 Laser Pistol

Damage: 2D4 MDC

Range: 800 feet

Payload: 10 shots/E-Clip

Ammo: 6 E-clips

C-10 Light Assault Laser Rifle

Damage: 2D6 MDC

Range: 2000 feet

Payload: 20 shots/E-Clip; 30 shots/long E-Clip

Ammo: 6 Long E-Clips

Wolf Auto-Pistol

Cartridge: 9mm

Weight: 3.5 bs.

Damage: 2D6 SDC

Rate of Fire: Standard

Range: 800 ft.

Payload: 20 round magazine

Ammo: 6 clips

Vehicle/Mount

VR-038 LT Cyclone, blue

MDC by Location, Cycle Mode:

Headlight: 2

Tires (2): 2 ea.

Storage Boxes (2): 2 ea.

Rear Rocket Thrusters: 50

Main Body: 150

MDC by Location, Armor Mode:

Tires (2): 2 ea.

Rocket Thrusters: 50

Forearm Shields (2): 50 ea.

Legs (2): 100 ea.

Head: 50

Main Body: 150

Speed:

Cycle mode: 210 max, 150 gas, 80 cruising

Armor mode, running: 60 mph

Leap: 20 ft. high or across

Booster Leap: 100 ft. high or across

Range: 200 miles on gasoline, 2 months on Protoculture

Height:

Armor: 7 ft.

Cycle: 3.6 ft.

Width:

Armor: 3.4 ft.

Cycle: 1.6 ft.

Length:

Armor: 3.1 ft.

Cycle: 5 ft.

Weight: 110 lbs.

Strength: Equal to a PS 30

Radar: 20 targets, short-range (1 mile?)

Radio: Wide-band and Directional, 2 mile range

Weapons:

RL-6 Heavy Rocket Cannon

Range: 4000 ft.

Missile Type: Armor-Piercing

Damage: 1D4 x 10 MDC

Rate of Fire: single shot, up to 6 per melee

Payload: 6 missiles

Weight: 16 lbs.

MDC of Weapon: 3

Hand to Hand Damage:

Punch: 1D4 MDC

Kick: 1D4 MDC

Leap Kick: 2D4 MDC

Body Flip/Throw: 1D4 MDC

Body Block/Tackle: 1D4 MDC

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