I have been on a Mutants and Masterminds 3.0 kick of late. I like M&M and I love the new 3rd Edition game. So really it was only a matter of time before I tried out my favorite witches in the new system.
I have done Willow and Tara before for Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Ed. But my write-ups were straight conversions of Unisystem and that might not have worked as well as I thought. So with this I went back to who and what the characters are and stated them up from the ground up. I kept many of the same powers and skills, or at least tried to.
"Willow and Tara" by David Reynolds
I set the girls at PL 10. I did PL 11 previously with 2nd ed and they ended up being really super-powered. Granted, that is fine for me, but I wanted to see what I could do with PL 10 and going by the book. Willow has more powers/spells under Witchcraft, but Tara still has her healing ability and minion in MKF II.
Given that this is for the 3rd edition version of M&M and I was working on a 3rd season for Willow and Tara called "Generation HEX" I am going to combine them together into one. Only fair really since Generation HEX's genesis was in my attempt to add more M&M and BESM style play to my games. In this case this Willow and Tara share a lot of the same history as the ones in my Unisystem games. It is 2011 and they are still together, celebrating 10 years as a couple.
Don't know if they are living in the same world as Justice, but I'd like to think so if I can figure out how, but they are certainly living in the same world with Tarot.
For the purposes of a game I would want them (or at least Tara) be teacher(s) at the local School for the Gifted. For M&M 2nd ed this would be Claremont Academy and I still like that idea.
Willow Rosenberg
PL 10
Strength 0, Stamina 1, Agility 0, Dexterity 0, Fighting 0, Intellect 6, Awareness 4, Presence 2
Advantages
Artificer, Attractive 2, Benefit, Wealth 3 (millionare), Equipment 1, Extraordinary Effort, Inspire, Languages 4, Occult Library, Ritualist, Skill Mastery (Expertise (Magic)), Teamwork, Well-informed
Skills
Expertise (Magic) 14 (+20), Expertise (Science) 12 (+18), Insight 4 (+8), Investigation 4 (+10), Perception 2 (+6), Persuasion 1 (+3), Ranged Combat (Arcane Blast: Blast 10) 1 (+1), Sleight of Hand 1 (+1), Technology 10 (+16), Treatment 8 (+14), Vehicles 1 (+1)
Powers
Magickal Senses: Senses 8 (magic, Awareness: Magical, Counters Illusion: Magical, Detect: Magical 2 (ranged), Postcognition (Limited): Touch, Radius: Magical; Affects Insubstantial 2 (full rank))
Telekinesis: Move Object 4 (mystic, 800 lbs.; Concentration)
Throw Object: Blast 2 (Alternate; magic, DC 17; Diminished Range)
Witchcraft: Magic 12 ([10 active, 30/38 PP, 3/r], DC 25; Affects Insubstantial 2 (full rank), Multiattack)
Arcane Blast: Blast 10 (Alternate; DC 25; Distracting, Noticeable (Light flare))
Astral Projection (Alternate; Activation: Move Action)
Computer Link: Other Communication 5 (Alternate; Sense Type: Computer Link; Linked (Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing 13))
Flight: Flight 10 (Alternate; Speed: 2000 miles/hour, 4 miles/round; Concentration)
Forget: Mind Control 1 (Alternate; mind, DC 11)
Glamour: Illusion 5 (Alternate; magic, Affects: All Sense Types, Area: 30 cft., DC 15)
Magic Sheild: Force Field 20 (Alternate; +20 Toughness)
Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing 13 (Alternate; Affects: 2 Types, inc. Visual - Vision and Hearing, Range: 30 miles; Linked (Magickal Senses: Senses 8) [4 extra ranks]; Concentration)
Telepathy: Mental Communication 5 (Alternate; Advantages: Extended distance with Willow; Distracting)
Teleport: Teleport 10 (Alternate; 4 miles in a move action, carrying 50 lbs.)
Veil: Concealment 10 (Alternate; All Senses)
Equipment
Ritual Tools 1, Cell Phone (Smartphone), Computer
Offense
Initiative +0
Arcane Blast: Blast 10, +1 (DC 25)
Forget: Mind Control 1 (DC Will 11)
Grab, +0 (DC Spec 10)
Telekinesis: Move Object 4, +0 (DC 14)
Throw, +0 (DC 15)
Throw Object: Blast 2, +0 (DC 17)
Unarmed, +0 (DC 15)
Witchcraft: Magic 12, +0 (DC 25)
Complications
Prejudice: Jewish Lesbian Wicca
Relationship: Tara
Languages
English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Russian
Defense
Dodge 3, Parry 0, Fortitude 5, Toughness 1, Will 7
Power Points
Abilities 26 + Powers 65 + Advantages 20 + Skills 29 (58 ranks) + Defenses 10 = 150
Tara Maclay
PL 10
Strength 1, Stamina 1, Agility 0, Dexterity 0, Fighting 0, Intellect 3, Awareness 5, Presence 2
Advantages
Animal Empathy, Artificer, Attractive, Benefit, Wealth (well-off), Equipment 3, Extraordinary Effort, Inspire, Languages 4, Minion 2, Occult Library, Ritualist, Skill Mastery (Expertise (Magic)), Teamwork, Well-informed
Skills
Expertise (Horse Riding) 4 (+7), Expertise (Humanities) 8 (+11), Expertise (Magic) 10 (+13), Insight 8 (+13), Investigation 5 (+8), Perception 2 (+7), Persuasion 2 (+4), Ranged Combat (Arcane Blast: Blast 10) 2 (+2), Sleight of Hand 2 (+2), Technology 2 (+5), Treatment 8 (+11), Vehicles 1 (+1)
Powers
Magickal Senses: Senses 8 (magic, Awareness: Magical, Counters Illusion: Magical, Detect: Magical 2 (ranged), Postcognition (Limited): Touch, Radius: Magical; Affects Insubstantial 2 (full rank))
Mystic Healing: Healing 9 (Activation (move action), Limited (Touch only))
Telekinesis: Move Object 4 (mystic, 800 lbs.; Concentration)
Throw Object: Blast 2 (Alternate; magic, DC 17; Diminished Range)
Witchcraft: Magic 11 ([9 active, 27/35 PP, 3/r], DC 24; Affects Insubstantial 2 (full rank), Multiattack)
Arcane Blast: Blast 10 (Alternate; DC 25; Distracting, Noticeable (Light flare))
Astral Projection (Alternate; Activation: Move Action)
Flight: Flight 10 (Alternate; Speed: 2000 miles/hour, 4 miles/round; Concentration)
Glamour: Illusion 5 (Alternate; magic, Affects: All Sense Types, Area: 30 cft., DC 15)
Magic Sheild: Force Field 14 (Alternate; +14 Toughness)
Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing 12 (Alternate; Affects: 2 Types, inc. Visual - Vision and Hearing, Range: 16 miles; Linked (Magickal Senses: Senses 8) [4 extra ranks]; Concentration)
Telepathy: Mental Communication 5 (Alternate; Advantages: Extended distance with Willow; Distracting)
Teleport: Teleport 10 (Alternate; 4 miles in a move action, carrying 50 lbs.)
Equipment
Apartment, Athame 1, Car, Cell Phone (Smartphone), Computer
Offense
Initiative +0
Arcane Blast: Blast 10, +2 (DC 25)
Grab, +0 (DC Spec 11)
Telekinesis: Move Object 4, +0 (DC 14)
Throw, +0 (DC 16)
Throw Object: Blast 2, +0 (DC 17)
Unarmed, +0 (DC 16)
Witchcraft: Magic 11, +0 (DC 24)
Complications
Prejudice: Lesbian Wicca
Relationship: Willow
Languages
English, French, Gaelic, Greek, Japanese, Latin
Defense
Dodge 4, Parry 0, Fortitude 4, Toughness 1, Will 8
Power Points
Abilities 24 + Powers 67 + Advantages 22 + Skills 27 (54 ranks) + Defenses 10 = 150
Minion - Miss Kitty Fantastico II - PL 10
Strength 0, Stamina 0, Agility 2, Dexterity 2, Fighting 1, Intellect 1, Awareness 1, Presence 1
Skills
Athletics 2 (+2), Close Combat (????) 1 (+2), Deception 1 (+2), Insight 1 (+2), Perception 3 (+4), Stealth 4 (+6)
Powers
Fly: Flight 2 (Speed: 8 miles/hour, 120 feet/round; Wings) - MKF has wings that fold up on to her back and stay hidden unless she is using them.
Luck Control: Luck Control 1 (Negate Luck) - she is a black cat after all.
Mental Link: Mental Communication 1 (Sense Type: Telepathy; Limited (only with Willow and Tara))
Offense
Initiative +2
Grab, +1 (DC Spec 10)
Throw, +2 (DC 15)
Unarmed, +1 (DC 15)
Complications
Quirk: Lazy
Quirk: Curious
Languages
Cat, Telepathy
Defense
Dodge 2, Parry 1, Fortitude 0, Toughness 0, Will 1
Power Points
Abilities 16 + Powers 8 + Advantages 0 + Skills 6 (12 ranks) + Defenses 0 = 30
All in all I like them, but would like to hear what the experts have to say.
Tara gets the car (specially designed hybrid Subaru Outback), apartment and MKF II on her sheet to spread the points around. Willow is brilliant and the most power witch on the planet maybe, but she considers Tara to be just as potent. Both girls have Wealth, in my games Willow sold her software company, Red Witch, and remained on as their paid consultant. This gives her freedom to work when she wants and still have money. Red Witch makes the world best computer security systems; and all have a back door that only Willow knows how to access.
In my WitchCraft game, Tara has more Essence or magical energy than Willow does, not sure how replicate that here.
Note: That fantastic bit of art up there is from David Reynolds, one half of the brilliant ShadowGirls comic team.
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