Missekai'd: A Cortex Genre Mashup:Nathan Bourne

Nathan Bourne

Distinctions

SHIELD Superspy

Nathan's an elite agent of SHIELD, a highly skilled and accomplished operative with many successful missions under his belt, considered a peer among the likes of Black Widow, Quake and The Calvary.

Hinder: Gain 1 plot point when you roll a instead of a to represent your distinction in a high stakes action.

One Man Army: Spend a PP to double this distinction for a scene when you are outnumbered by foes.

Deep Cover Specialist

Nathan's particular forte is infiltrating other organizations, pretending to belong while learning their secrets and eventually sabotaging their operations.

Hinder: Sometimes your distinction works against you. Gain 1 plot point when you roll a instead of a to represent your distinction in a high stakes action.

Master Roleplayer Spend a plot point to double this distinction while trying to sell a cover.

Veteran of Marvel Weirdness

In the course of his missions Nathan has repeatedly encountered the stranger and more wondrous parts of the world. Super science, magic, strange cosmic anomalies, he's seen and learned how to somewhat cope with them all. He may not be able to build supertech but he can figure out how to operate anything he finds and maybe even do simple repairs. He might not be a sorcerer but he can recognize their spells and maybe can even use an artifact if he manages to get his hands on one. Aliens, demons, miscelaneous entities, if he doesn't already know what they are and what they can do he can learn in short order.

Hinder: Sometimes your distinction works against you. Gain 1 plot point when you roll a instead of a to represent your distinction in a high stakes action.

I can use this! Spend a plot point to gain a asset when taking or repurposing someone else's gear.

Abilities

Illusions

SFX: Spend a PP to create illusions that appear for all characters in a scene.

Limit: Exhaustion - Shut down Illusions to gain a PP. Activate an opportunity to restore the power.

Telepathy

SFX: Spend a PP to read another character’s surface thoughts.

SFX: Spend a PP to be able to use Telepathy to mimic other Abilities closely associated with telepathic powers, such as Astral Projection or Mind Control, for a scene.

Limit: Psychic Feedback - If Nathan is telepathically connected to a subject and unprepared when they experience an intense sensation such an injury, gain a PP and a Mentally Strained Complication.

Approaches

Careful | Charming | Clever | Forceful | Quick | Sneaky

Objectives

Adapt | Aid | Escape | Explore | Profit | Reform