My Little Mahou Shoujo:Gillian Tell

Gillian Tell is a character in the My Little Mahou Shoujo game, played by Squidheadjax

Background

Most who have only seen the girl with thick-rimmed glasses, a bob of red hair, a peppering of freckles, and a varied assortment of overalls quickly assume her to be a reticent wallflower or just a background character. But that's only because she's observing. Taking notes. When the time comes, she is outspoken, honest (and blunt) to a fault, and simply unable to back down. Her expression is usually intense and thoughtful, and she does not bear 'advice' to smile graciously. While the books she's always seen reading often conceal a notepad, she truly is a voracious reader as well, with a love of literature and the classics.

The bullies and the mean girls know that she knows things. Casual gossip that only ever slipped out once or twice. Hidden insecurities. Who's betraying who, and who's planning to. She never uses this maliciously - just to intervene in defense of herself and others, which she pursues stubbornly. While this confrontational honesty serves her journalistic ambitions well, and has earned her more than a few admirers, friendship has been more difficult for her; the everyday diplomacy and soft touch required for positive human interaction isn't her forte.

She writes for the school newspaper, and keeps trying to land an internship at the local paper. If only she had a truly amazing story to tell...

Abilities

• Agile 3
• Perceptive 2
• Art of Invisibility 2
• Charismatic 2
• Iron Will 2
• Knowledge 1 Social Media (2)

Transformation 5

• Psychic 2
• Telekinetic 4
• Barrier 4

Weaknesses

• Love Interest 1 (Grace Leong)
• Compulsion 2 (Truthful)
• Ageism 1
• Weak 1
• Short Temper 1
• Sensitivity 2 (Lower-class status)

Combat Stats

Paper Strike

• Dice 7 DX 5 END 0
• Accurate x2, Non-Penetrating, Weak vs. Fire and Water

Paper Barrage

• Dice 7 DX 5 END 10
• Accurate x2, Armor -2, Barrier Buster, Weak vs. Fire and Water, Elaborate Gestures

Paper Mache

• Dice 5 DX - END 10
• Paralyzing x2, Cancel vs Fire and Water

Paper Storm

• Dice 7 DX 7 END 10
• Accurate x2, Area, Effective x2, Weak vs Fire and Water, Elaborate Gestures, Activate

MHR Sheet (Obsolete)

Affiliations

• Enemies d10
• Self d8
• Friends d6

Distinctions

• No legacy is so rich as honesty d8
• If requiring fail, she will compel d8
• Courage is standing up for the unpopular d8

Powers

Element of Honesty

For Gillian, the Element of Honesty's power manifests as an enhancement to her awareness (which usually manifests for all who wield it) and the ability to manipulate paper, manifesting her belief in the importance of the written word and its ability to convey truth.

• Superhuman Senses d10
• Paper Mastery d10
• Paper Blast d8
• SFX: Area Effect: Spend 1 PP to add 1d6 to the pool for each additional target affected with Paper Blast; keep one effect die per target
• SFX: Danger Sense: Spend 1 PP to add Superhuman Senses or step it up by +1 if already in your pool and reroll all dice on a reaction
• Limit: Water Vulnerability: Step up all effect dice generated by a water-based action that step down an asset created by Paper Mastery, Paper Mastery itself, or Paper Blast to gain 1 PP
• Limit: Fire Vulnerability: Step up all effect dice generated by a fire-based action that step down an asset created by Paper Mastery, Paper Mastery itself, or Paper Blast to gain 1 PP

True Reflections

Extending the powers granted by the Element of Honesty, Gillian can call forth manifestations of her enemies' fears, regrets, and life stories; show an ally the strength others see in them; and turn foes' strength against them. While she doesn't have the same potential for vast mystical potency as one chosen by the Element of Magic, Gillian is eager to explore this new means of self-expression

• Telepathy d10
• Mimic d8
• SFX: Mirror Match: By peering into their mind and turning their abilities against them, Gillian can give her foes more than just a taste of their own medicine. If she uses a complication from Telepathy against a character, and uses a Mimic asset from the same character, she can keep an extra effect die to inflict emotional stress without spending the extra PP.
• SFX: Emotional Healing: Add Telepathy to your rolls to help another recover stress. Spend 1 PP to recover your own or another's Emotional stress, or step back their Emotional trauma.
• Limit: Dreadful Truths: Both 1 and 2 on your dice count as opportunities when using a True Reflections power, but only 1s are excluded from being used for totals or effect dice.

Specialties

• Menace Master d10
• Covert Expert d8
• Tech Expert d8
• Mystic Expert d8
• Psych Expert d8

Milestones

Element of Honesty

• 1 XP - When you tell someone a truth they don't want to hear.
• 3 XP - When you inflict emotional stress through brutal honesty
• 10 XP - When your honesty costs you a close friendship, or you reveal a major truth you've kept hidden to protect others.