User:Bill/Rifts Week by Week/Ashara

The Shing, powerful mystic lions of the Thundercloud Galaxy, are prone to bouts of wanderlust that take them to the far corners of the multiverse. It was inevitable that one would eventually find its way to Rifts Earth. Ashara found herself in the New German Republic and decided that protecting the freedom and lives of the German people would be a worthy distraction for a while. Since joining the NGR's special tactical regiments, she has used her powers to beat back the assaults of many alien monsters including gargoyles, brodkill, and worse.

Notes

This character is highly vulnerable until she uses one or more of her magical spells to grant herself some degree of megadamage protection. While she is capable of inflicting a substantial amount of melee damage, a single point of megadamage will destroy her. The character has an enormous variety of magical powers to select from, which may prove to be overwhelming for newer players that are not very conversant with the specific powers. While I will be preparing extensive notes for each character, until the player becomes fluent with the basic function of each power he or she will not be able to fully utilize them. I expect there to be situations where the player will comment that they have just found the perfect power for a situation that has already resolved. That can be very frustrating.

A couple powers that I do want to highlight: The character can use superior metamorphosis to effectively conceal her alien nature against all but those sensitive to the supernatural and magic. The character possesses some healing powers, but she is intended to be a highly effective infiltrator with superior melee abilities. Using invisibility, reduce self, and mystic portal she should be able to enter virtually anywhere undetected. She can use giant and super-healing to transform herself into a juggernaut of destruction. She can also act in a counter-magic role, using dessicate supernatural and negate magic.

Ashara is a highly flexible character that will suit a wide range of play styles. She is, however, required to be female. The Shing have powers that are gender specific, so anyone that chooses to play Ashara will be playing a female character. Similarly, the character's alignment is non-negotiable. She is quite capable of leaving Earth with minimal effort. Only in the interest of pursuing an agenda, in this case saving lives and protecting freedom, does she have a good reason to stay.

Statistics

RCC: Shing Lioness Level: 3 (4481) Alignment: Scrupulous

Horror/Awe: 12 (+4 roaring) Current Age: 19 (82 max)

Gender: Female Height: 4'1" (at shoulder) Length: 8' Weight: 720lbs

HP: 43 SDC: 30 MDC: By magic PPE: 248 ISP: 41

IQ

13

ME

12

MA

12

PS

32

PP

11

PE

15

PB

13

SPD

30

(22.5 mph)

Natural Abilities

Leap	20'x30' standing; 24'x36' with a running start
Speed Sprint	Run SPD +10 (30mph) for 1d4 minutes; 2x per hour
Track by Scent	+10; +2 to track people; +4 to follow blood trail
Sense Supernatural	Senses both good and evil; 600' radius
Claws	May be used to increase strike damage by +3d6 megadamage
Robotic Strength	Shing are more powerful than normal creatures but not quite supernatural
Roar	Can be heard for five miles

Combat

Melee Attacks: 6 Initiative: +3 Strike: +6 Parry: +6 Dodge: +3 Perception:+3

Disarm: +4 Entangle: +4 Pull Punch: +5 Save vs Horror: +4

Restrained Claw	1d4 (+3d6) MD	Full Claw	2d4 (+3d6) MD	Power Claw*	4d4 (+3d6) MD
Bite	2d4 MD	Kick	2d8 (+3d6) MD	Leap Kick*	4d8 (+3d6) MD

*Counts as two attacks.

Skills

Climbing	+11/+9	Gymnastics	v+2	Intelligence	+11	Track People	+12
Detect Ambush	+14	Herding	+14	Land Navigation	+15	Wilderness Survival	+14
Detect Concealment	+9	Holistic Medicine	+10/+8	Prowl	+11	Barter (s)	+8
Dance	+11	Hunting	--	Swimming	+12	Language: German (s)	+11
Dowsing	+8	Identify Plants & Fruits	+10	Track Animals	+10/+12	Literacy: German (s)	+8

(s) Secondary Skill

Native language proficiency is +18. The Shing have no written language.

Psionics

Shing save as major psionics.

Death Trance	Read Dimensional Portal	Sense Evil
Meditation	See the Invisible	Sense Magic
Mind Block	Sense Dimensional Anomaly	Sense Time

Magic

Blinding Flash	Cloud of Smoke	Fire Bolt	Magic Net	See Aura	Telekinesis
Breathe Without Air	Concealment	Giant	Manipulate Objects	See the Invisible	Teleport: Lesser
Carpet of Adhesion	Death Trance	Globe of Daylight	Metamorphosis: Superior	Sense Evil	Thunderclap
Chameleon	Dessicate the Supernatural	Invisibility: Simple	Mystic Portal	Sense Magic	Tongues
Charm	Energy Bolt	Invisibility: Superior	Negate Magic	Shadowmeld
Cleanse	Electric Arc	Lantern of Light	Paralysis: Lesser	Super-Healing
Cloak of Darkness	Fire Blast	Levitation	Reduce Self	Superhuman Speed