{"id":176,"date":"2015-12-03T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/?p=176"},"modified":"2015-12-09T22:59:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T03:59:28","slug":"grimsta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/2015\/12\/03\/grimsta\/","title":{"rendered":"BAKER-CLASS HERO: GRIMSTA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Grimsta\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Grimstav2<\/a>\u00a0[CLICK FOR PDF]<\/p>\n

Grimsta<\/b> – PL 10<\/h4>\n

Strength 4, Stamina 2, Agility 3, Dexterity 5, Fighting 8, Intellect 3, Awareness 2, Presence 4<\/p>\n

Advantages<\/b>
\nAttractive 2, Benefit, Status 2: Celebrity, Benefit, Wealth 3 (millionare), Connected, Diehard, Grabbing Finesse, Great Endurance, Inspire 2, Leadership, Startle<\/p>\n

Skills<\/b>
\nAthletics 4 (+8), Close Combat: Energy Aura: Strength-based Damage 6 3 (+11), Deception 4 (+8), Insight 2 (+4), Investigation 2 (+5), Perception 4 (+6), Persuasion 6 (+10), Stealth 1 (+4), Technology 5 (+8)<\/p>\n

Powers<\/b>
\nGrimsta’s Field<\/b>
\nEnergy Aura: Strength-based Damage 6<\/b> (Linked; DC 25; Reach (melee): 5 ft., Reaction 3: reaction)
\nForce Field: Protection 8<\/b> (Linked; +8 Toughness; Impervious, Reaction: reaction, Sustained)
\nRegeneration: Regeneration 8<\/b> (Every 1.25 rounds)<\/p>\n

Offense<\/b>
\nInitiative +3
\nEnergy Aura: Strength-based Damage 6, +11 (DC 25)
\nGrab, +8 (DC Spec 15)
\nThrow, +5 (DC 19)
\nUnarmed, +8 (DC 19)<\/p>\n

Complications<\/b>
\nFame: Grimsta is a superstar and has more than his share of adoring fans. His appearances are publically known and it’s never hard to track down Grimsta as he makes appearances at shows, eats at upscale restaurants, or works on a movie set.
\nFlashbacks: The tornado that destroyed his hometown and killed his family and friends still haunts him. It’s not the sheer power of the storm that causes his flashbacks, but the fear that he’ll be helpless to save innocent lives.<\/p>\n

Languages<\/b>
\nNative Language<\/p>\n

Defense<\/b>
\nDodge 3, Parry 8, Fortitude 2, Toughness 10, Will 2<\/p>\n

Power Points<\/b>
\nAbilities 62 + Powers 57 + Advantages 15 + Skills 16 (31 ranks) + Defenses 0 = 150
\nPROFILE:\u00a0<\/strong>Charles Michael Hope was born in Smithville, Mississippi and raised by his father after his mother left them. Charles\u00a0was a naturally gifted athlete and active his entire life. That he could earn a free ride in university and even a possible\u00a0career in sports never seemed in doubt. Charles\u2019s father was a pragmatist, however, and a successful construction\u00a0contractor. He never wanted his son to rely on an athletic scholarship alone when any minor injury could sideline\u00a0Charles\u2019s career, and the chance to hit the \u201cBig Leagues\u201d after university was a longshot. So he ensured Charles\u00a0maintained a high GPA and helped him excel at mathematics, enough to earn him a scholarship in Engineering at the\u00a0University of Alabama and a spot as Fullback for the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n

Charles\u2019s hard work and relatively charmed life took a hard turn in April of 2011, when four days of extreme tornado\u00a0activity savaged Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and other nearby states. The so-called Super Outbreak\u00a0killed 355 people over the course of four days, and at the height of the storm, Charles risked life and limb to reach his\u00a0father when he could no longer reach him. Charles arrived in time to see an F5 Tornado wipe Smithville from the map,\u00a0which then sent him and his car flying. That should have killed him, but the tornado became his trigger event.\u00a0Charles ended up miles from home, his car totaled while he remained relatively unscathed beneath a glowing forcefield\u00a0and regenerative powers. He made his way back slowly across the damaged landscape, helping people when he could\u00a0and saving several lives along the way. He also picked up a local camera crew who documented his walk and later\u00a0turned it into a documentary called \u201cThe Grim Mile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smithville was gone, and Charles\u2019s father was among the victims, but the young man\u2019s powers and instant celebrity\u00a0status changed his life. He made televised appearances and did the talk-show circuit, helping Smithville rebuild with the money\u00a0he earned. He never hesitated to jump into a various situations to help people, and always managed to avoid being\u00a0\u2018yesterday\u2019s news.\u2019 He was picked up by the Superior Talent Agency and achieved the dream so many metas\u00a0struggled to make reality\u2026 using their powers to fight crime, waiting for the limelight and translating it into endorsement\u00a0deals and a career in entertainment. What made Charles, or Grimsta as he came to be called, so successful was that\u00a0he was an earnest young man and everything he did was because he genuinely liked helping people.<\/p>\n

Grimsta is rarely a superhero these days. His focus is on acting and producing, though his father\u2019s influence remains a\u00a0strong guiding factor. He regretted never finishing his education, and is considering going back into engineering. And\u00a0he wonders if he shouldn\u2019t be fighting the good fight as a costumed hero, but for the moment, there always seems to\u00a0be meetings, appearances, and work that gets in the way.
\nHero Lab and the Hero Lab logo are Registered Trademarks of LWD Technology, Inc. Free download at http:\/\/www.wolflair.com
\nMutants & Masterminds, Third Edition is \u00a92010-2015 Green Ronin Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grimstav2\u00a0[CLICK FOR PDF] Grimsta – PL 10 Strength 4, Stamina 2, Agility 3, Dexterity 5, Fighting 8, Intellect 3, Awareness 2, Presence 4 Advantages Attractive 2, Benefit, Status 2: Celebrity, Benefit, Wealth 3 (millionare), Connected, Diehard, Grabbing Finesse, Great Endurance, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s6OdZi-grimsta","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":211,"url":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/2015\/12\/10\/charlie-class-hero-riot-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":176,"position":0},"title":"CHARLIE-CLASS HERO: RIOT ACT","author":"Lucien","date":"December 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Riot Act\u00a0(CLICK FOR PDF) Riot Act - PL 8 Strength 5\/2, Stamina 4\/1, Agility 1, Dexterity 2, Fighting 7, Intellect 2, Awareness 3, Presence 3 Advantages Assessment, Benefit, Security Clearance: Police Officer, Chokehold, Contacts, Equipment 8, Improved Aim, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Interpose, Languages 1, Prone Fighting, Quick Draw Skills\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hero Stats"","block_context":{"text":"Hero Stats","link":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/category\/hero-stats\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":273,"url":"http:\/\/mozaikcomics.com\/HeroesWithoutBorders\/blog\/2016\/01\/21\/hero-beat-shredded-gym\/","url_meta":{"origin":176,"position":1},"title":"HERO BEAT: SHREDDED GYM","author":"Lucien","date":"January 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Shredded Gym is called the Venice Beach of the East Coast, if New York had surf, sun, palm trees, and roller-skates. 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