One of the first blogs I encountered was Tim Knight's Hero Press. He had a lot of the same interests I did and he writes about a lot of cool stuff. I like to joke that Hero Press is "The Other Side" of England.
Like my Johan, he has a character that has gone with him from game to game, but in particular Villians & Vigilantes. His character, the Acrobatic Flea, is something of a mascot of Hero Press. He has built the Flea for many universes, much like I do for my Larina.
So it stands to reason there is a Flea in NIGHT SHIFT.
The Acrobatic Flea for NIGHT SHIFT
Aspiring reporter Sean Edward Ridire got his dream job at Weirdly World News. Figuring out he would get the big scoop on the truth about UFOs and aliens. But a chance encounter with a vampire and helping a victim out introduced the vigilante known only as the Acrobatic Flea to the world of the supernatural.
In the worlds of NIGHT SHIFT this Acrobatic Flea patrols the dark streets of Knight City protecting the innocents of the world from the creatures of the night. Donning a protective suit and special night vision goggles he keeps his identity secret. Using his contacts at WWN he hunts down the stories AND the monsters.
Here he is for Night Shift. NIGHT SHIFT is available from the Elf Lair Games website (hardcover) and from DriveThruRPG (PDF).
The Acrobatic Flea3rd level Survivor (Human)
Archetype: Correspondent
Strength: 12 (0)
Dexterity: 14 (+1) S
Constitution: 15 (+1)
Intelligence: 13 (+1) P
Wisdom: 14 (+1)
Charisma: 15 (+1) S
HP: 16
Alignment: Light
AC: 5 (tactical suit)
Attack: +1
Fate Points: 1d6
Stealth skills; Climbing; Danger Sense (1-4); Sneak Attack +4, x2; Read Languages 80%
Survivor Skills
- Open Locks: 35%
- Bypass Traps: 30%
- Sleight of Hand: 40%
- Move Silently: 40%
- Hide in Shadows: 30%
- Climbing 75%
- Perception: 50%
Skills
Research, Insight, Notice (x2)
Gear
Tactical suit, night vision goggles, climbing gear.
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This could be a lot of fun! I like this, I would love to use the Flea as an NPC one time. Hope you approve Tim!
5 comments:
I really enjoy this take on the Flea.
Thank you so much for this. That's a really cool spin on the character. Do let me know if you get to use him in any of your adventures!
There's a Flea superhero over in the PS238 webcomic as well, although he's still in grade school and much more of a Spider-Man expy with the added ability to command insects (ala Antman but more versatile) and leap quite absurd distances. He casually hops off of a plane in flight at one point and keeps right on going without pause.
He's pretty acrobatic but not capital-A Acroboatic. :)
This is awesome! If you don't mind my asking...how did that art come to be?
@Pun, thanks!
@Tim, So pleased you like them.
@Dick McGee, yeah I remember PS238. Sounds fun.
@Jonathan Linneman, I used Midjourney for the art.
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