The Spiderweb: Obsidian the Janus
Contents
Concept
Runaway teenager who was the subject of experiments, with the memories of a veteran knight from a fantasy realm
Identity
Hero Name: Obsidian
Real Name: Blake Feurstein
Look
- Woman
- White (Jewish)
- Elegant clothing
- Iconic costume
- Featureless mask
Abilities
Heightened physical abilities (strength, agility, toughness)
Energy absorption
Substance mimicry.
Labels
| Danger | Freak | Savior | Superior | Mundane | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting | +0 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +3 |
| Current | +0 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +3 |
Moves
The Mask
- You wear a mask and hide your real identity. Once per session, you can affirm either your heroic or secret identity to switch your Mundane with your mask’s Label (Danger). When you reveal your secret identity to someone who didn’t know it already, mark potential.
Game face
- When you commit yourself to save someone or defeat a terrible enemy, mark a condition and take +1 ongoing to all rolls in direct pursuit of that goal. At the end of any scene in which you don’t make progress towards that goal, mark a condition. When you fulfill your goal, mark potential.
Mild-mannered
- When you try to use your civilian identity to deceive, trick, or slip past someone, roll + Mundane. On a hit they buy your facade. On a 7-9, choose one:
- You’re still under observation
- You leave something incriminating behind
- You’re forced to make a fool of yourself to sell it
- On a miss, one of your civilian obligations rears its ugly head.
Relationships
_____________________ knew you from your civilian life first.
You refused to tell ___________________ your secret identity when they asked.
Influence
Measure has influence over Obsidian.
Knight has influence over Obsidian.
Conditions
None Currently
Backstory
When did you first put on the mask? Why? I put on the mask the first time I decided to do something with my powers. The mask is a symbolic line between what I am and what I can be.
Why do you keep a secret identity? Since my family - among other people - will never understand who I really am, and I owe it to myself to know what kind of person I could be if only no one was there to point fingers at me and tell me what to do.
Who, outside of the team, knows about your dual identity? Gavin, my only childhood friend, who supports me in my superhero endeavors since he think it's cool. I have a crush on him since forever, but I can't confess my feelings due to my own convoluted identity issues.
Who thinks the worst of your masked identity? My parents, actually, and they don't even know it's me! They're very traditional people and don't approve of any girl who doesn't knit and cook, never mind going around kicking ass and taking names.
Why do you care about the team?
- It's perhaps selfish, but in a way everyone on the team is an outcast in one way or another, just like me, so I feel like I can be myself around them, just like when I'm around my best friend Gavin.
XP
None currently
