you stand no chance and all!”
Background
Dr. Amy Tayloe is one of those rare individuals who excel at everything they set out to do and as a woman of many passions, the things she excels at are numerous indeed. Most of these interests are of the mundane variety (various scientific pursuits, engineering, archaeology, etc.). A few, however, are anything but mundane. Chief among them is her obsession with dimensional travel.
She spent many years and a small fortune embarking on her quest to open a rift to other realms. Despite her frustrating setbacks and dead ends, she pressed on resolutely, inching closer to her goal with each passing day. It was this dogged tenacity that allowed her to finally achieve success. A small hole was torn in the fabric of our dimension and without any hesitation, she stepped into it, not knowing what to expect.
What Amy found was an amazing world of high technology and powerful magic, where the denizens – a race of diminutive, green humanoids called Gz’ulaks – worshipped extradi-mensional visitors as if they were gods. Crossing over into this other world had unfortunate repercussions, however. It twisted and contorted her mind, driving her to megalomania. She was a changed woman… and not for the better. She now viewed herself as the master of all realms and sought to rule every dimension in existence.
Putting her diverse areas of knowledge and the astounding technology at her disposal to use, she constructed power armor that was loaded down with miscellaneous weaponry and gadgets, all the while learning to harness the magic of this world. It was time for our world -- and all others like it -- to bow down to her or be destroyed.
Issue Ideas
Why are the Little Men Always Green?: Following their “god” to this dimension, the Gz’ulaks have decided the world is not paying enough fealty to the one true ruler, and this must be because they do not have a monument worthy of the one true ruler. It starts one morning after a particularly fogging evening, when the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil has been transformed into a likeness of Dr. Devastation. When questioned, Dr. Devastation claims (rightfully) to have no knowledge of this, but she is not at all upset, of course. Upon inspection, the stone has been almost remolded, a process unlike any seen before. Will the Heroes believe Devastation? Is this reworking of the statue a melding of magic and technol-ogy? What other monuments will they rework in her likeness? The Leshan Buddha in China?
Shiva in Rishikesh, India? Mt. Rushmore?
Is There a Doctor in the House?: Devastation, although mad, is acknowledged as one of the smartest people on the planet. Devastation, of course, would tell you that there is no contest, that she is the smartest. Introduce a technomagical menace, a virus, something extra-dimensional, perhaps evil (no doubt goateed) versions of the Heroes show up, and no one knows how to deal with them. Will they approach Devastation? What will her price be to assist those of lesser intelligence?
Model Nation: A bloodless coup of a small European country leads to Dr. Devastation as the ruler of this micro-nation. Within months, this small country has no unemployment, citizens are universally happy, everyone has enough food on their plates, and they have begun work on fascinating new technologies that their Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs the world will revolutionize the globe. Has Devastation truly turned this nation around? Has she put her intelligence to good use? What can other nations learn from her? But are the rumors true, rumors that she is planning to expand her empire? That she is working on training and equip-ping an army with weapons unlike any seen before?
Concept by Cynthia Celeste Miller; Art by Darrel Miller
Miscellaneous
Base EC: +0 Threshold: 10 Points: 150
Playing the Villain
Necroplasm. That is what he calls his new form and the state of matter it is in. Contact with him is poisonous, and he is unafraid of getting his own hands dirty.
But his resources as head of the crime family are where he really shines. He will always have numerous well armed soldiers with him, and given his vast empire, has numerous other resourc-es to call upon.
Why does a villain have Hint? Because he is often able to counter the best-laid plans of heroes (law enforcement is no problem, as most of them are on the payroll). Given that most offi-cial authority is in his pocket, conflicts with him can prove quite problematic, and it is possible that Heroes will be the ones carted away by the police.
Complications
• Loves authentic Italian food
• Fan of the theater- plays, musicals and opera
Miscellaneous
Base EC: +1 Threshold: 12 Points: 250
Traits
NECROPLASM 13 (3/2/1)
• Versatile (Malleable, Poisonous, _____, _____)
• Incapacitate
• Auto-Defend
• Link +5 (68 Points)
EVERYONE IS ON THE PAYROLL 9 (1/2/3)
• Only When the Chips Are Down
• Hint
• Link +5 (35 Points)
MOB RESOURCES/ LACKEYS 9 (1/1/1)
• Link +5 (34 Points)
ATTORNEY 7 (1/2/3)
• +2 in Extended Scenes
• +2 Linked with CUNNING
• Link +3
Background
Consigliere Luka Milekic had it all. He was the family attorney for the Lu-giosi crime family, but apparently when he didn’t get young Dominic off on a speeding ticket, he made an enemy. Dominic rounded up some of his own boys and took care of Milekic.
When they were done, they sealed his body in a barrel of radioactive waste.
Unfortunately, this waste, from a local snack cake factory had some very pe-culiar properties. When Milekic pushed his way out the barrel, he sought
re-venge on Dominic and “his boys” and followed that by seizing control of the entire family. He now has the resources of one of the most powerful crime families at his disposal in addition to his impressive new form and all the powers that it gives him.
Issue Ideas
Time To Dance: The family accountant has come up with a brilliant way to launder money: Dump a whole bunch of funds into a sure-to-fail Broad-way production, and write it off. Unfortunately, no one checked with Ecto-hazard before implementing this plan, and he is now determined to make Equus: The Musical a success. Ectohazard makes as many of the rehears-als as possible, big name stars of stage and screen are signing up to star.
Were they coerced? Investigations into the books might very well lead to some discrepancies, and this could be just enough to put away Ectohazard for good. After all, Al Capone was jailed for failure to pay his taxes. When Ectohazard sends complimentary tickets to the Heroes, will they attend?
Is he finally going straight? Can he distance himself from his former life?
Enemies as Allies: Anonymous tips start pouring in about gang activity with other gangs, leading the Heroes to one successful raid after another.
It’s all part of Ectohazard’s greater plan, eliminate the competition, or rather, have the Heroes do it for him. When the dust settles, he will make his power-grab. If the Heroes catch on, what information does he have on them? What secrets do they have? And if they set up a meeting, are they not doing a greater service eliminating these other operations? And what of the anonymous donation to fund the team? When the paper trail leads back to Ectohazard, how will the other gangs react?
Concept by Barak Blackburn; Art by Tom Martin