Rogue

[Rogue]

"My power is your power and ah can take more than one!"


Name: Rogue
Source: X-men
Affinity: Xceptional
Location: Erde Nona
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Behavior: Rogue is an isolated brawler. Her mutant power renders her unable to touch others without causing significant harm to them. Despite her naturally gregarious, self-described "southern belle" personality, she keeps people at a distance for fear of the danger her powers pose. Rogue's insecurity is hidden behind her general confidence and direct means of interaction, but she is extremely fearful of her powers while also relying on them to achieve her goals. The wonder of new opportunities her powers provide her and the curse of isolation they impose upon her form a difficult balance for her to manage at times, but she does not hold any illusions of being able to ignore them and "live a normal life" so she finds purpose in what she is.
Rogue is an unapologetic warrior when fighting starts, able to take and give punches even before factoring in her mutant abilities. She does not like to be pushed around or manipulated, and will deliver her thoughts on a matter with a fist. She adapts well to different combat situations, able to change her fighting style to accommodate any abilities she might have stolen from the other combatants. She is capable of approaching a situation tactically when required but will tend to favor direct attacks over complicated strategies.

Description: A beautiful young woman in her early twenties, Rogue's most striking feature is the shock of pure white hair at the front of her head, contrasting sharply with the rest of her darker brown hair. She tends to favor green and yellow as the primary colors of her outfits, though when trying to keep a lower profile she will shy away from anything too flashy.

Character History: Raised in a small settlement in the gray area of civilization where Arcadia turns into the Hinterlands, Rogue's earliest memories are of growing up as the adopted daughter of Irene Adler, the village's blind fortune-teller. Though the mysterious woman could be strict at times, Rogue had a relatively normal Erde Nonan childhood, racing chocobos and enjoying the relative peace that Arcadia's proximity provided them. Her idyllic youth fell to pieces when her mutant X-gene activated during an impulsive first kiss, placing her crush Cody Robbins into a coma and absorbing many of his memories in the process.
Disoriented and traumatized, Rogue sought her mother's help, only to find Irene had disappeared from their home without explanation. The people of the village grew increasingly hostile as they learned of Cody's condition, and Rogue was eventually forced to flee the village, chased by an angry mob of the people she had grown up knowing calling her a monster. Since then, Rogue has kept on the move, rarely staying in one location for long, and avoiding close contact for fear of her mutation being discovered.

Spent Essence: 2650

Influence:

Abilities/Skills:

Power Absorption:
Mimic - Rank 6 (2400)
-- Ongoing (600)
-- Indiscriminate (-300)
-- Limited (Requires physical touch) (-300)
-- Side Effect (Mental feedback) (-300)
-- Weakness (does not affect synthetic/inorganic beings) (-150)
-- Weakness (Does not copy equipment) (-0)
Debuff (Fatigue) - Rank 6 (600)
-- Ongoing (600)
-- Indiscriminate (-300)
-- Limited (Requires physical touch) (-300)
-- Side Effects (Mental feedback) (-300)
-- Weakness (does not affect synthetic/inorganic beings) (-0)

Total Cost: 2250

Description: Rogue's Mutant power is the ability to involuntarily absorb the powers, energies, memories, knowledge, talents, personality, physical abilities, and psyche of any living person she touches. This power works for both superhuman abilities, and for more mundane skills, such as driving a racecar or cooking like a gourmet chef. Rogue does not have any control over the activation of this power, absorbing the abilities and sometimes aspects of the personality or physical appearance of anyone she comes into skin-to-skin contact with. This process can be difficult for Rogue, and is incredibly draining for her target, rendering most ordinary people unconscious, though particularly noteworthy individuals have been able to endure and maintain consciousness in the past.
Rogue retains the abilities she has stolen for roughly one minute for each second of contact, though this is more of a guideline than a reliable timer, so there are likely other metrics affecting the precise length of time. Though Rogue is generally able to control her new powers with the training she has stolen from her target, particularly powerful abilities can sometimes prove difficult for her to manage or control. Similarly, the elements of borrowed personality can at times break through when they have particularly strong emotional responses to the situation. It is unlikely that any of these personas could completely overrule Rogue's own, but they can affect her decisions and actions at times. After a length of time, Rogue's stolen abilities will fade, though the aspects of her stolen personalities can linger for longer, and occasionally show up unbidden when she is under sufficient emotional distress.

Flashes of Memory
-Social (Career criminal) 1: 50
-Arcana 1: 50
-Riding (horse) 1: 50
-Knowledge (Psychology) 1: 50
-Social (Leadership) 1: 50

Total Cost: 250

Description: When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs some of their memories alongside their powers, persona and lifeforce. While the powers and mental influences will fade, the memories do not disappear any faster or slower than normal memories would. These disjointed snippets of information are rarely enough to lead to a significant benefit, but Rogue will sometimes find she is surprisingly familiar with things she's never actually learned firsthand.


ARC Trainee:
Riding (Chocobo): 3 (150)

Total Cost: 150

Description: A childhood in a Hinterlands farming village, combined with a crash course in Chocobo Equestrian tactics is quickly turning Rogue into a relatively effective rider, able to guide a chocobo in high-stress situations, and best capitalize on the bird's natural talents.

 

[Rogue]

CONSUMABLES​

Vestigial Powers:

Spoiler

Vestigial power: Shine Job (263)
Sense (sight): Rank 2 (200)
--Ongoing (200)
--Side effect (normal light becomes painful, view is in shades of purple) (-50)
--(Exceptional affinity 25% discount)

When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Riddick had his eyes modified so that he can see perfectly in almost total darkness. This, naturally makes him painfully light-sensitive without his goggles, even to moderate light sources such as flashlights. He can also only see in shimmering shades of purple.

Vestigial power: Scion of an Old God (188)
Master Skill
-Arcana - Rank 5: (250)
(Exceptional discount 25%)

When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Of all the members of the Mindbreaker Order, Sigmund stands above each and every one of them in his comprehensive knowledge of all things supernatural.

Vestigial Power: Shadow pass (675)
Teleport Rank 3 [900]
(Exceptional discount 25%)

When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Shinku steps into his shadow, warping out of reality then reemerging at any point within 12 meters of his original location.

Vestigial power: Ambition Severers (600)
Damage 4 (400)
--Ranged (200)
--Affects Multiple 1(200)
(Exceptional discount 25%)

When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Chara summons a row of red magical knives behind her back that accelerate towards a target at high speeds, blanketing an area with a shower of blades made of crimson magic. these bursts of magic cannot be picked up and quickly fade once they've struck their target, but cut sharper than any ordinary knife would. Chara used to be restricted to not moving while summoning these blades, but as time has gone on and certain traumatic situations have occurred, she's learned to fire on the go.

Vestigial Power: Enkidu (750)
Debuff 5 (500)
--Ranged (250)
--Ongoing (500)
-Limited (Less Effective on Non-Gods) (-250)
(Exceptional discount 25%)

When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Gilgamesh opens various portals around the area of his target, with golden chains throwing themselves out to bind around the limbs of their target. For divine or god-like enemies, these chains can feel impossible to escape, as they constrict tightly around these opponents. For common mortals, these chains just slow them down and are easier to tear off.

Vestigial Power: Wyvern Knight (450)
Piloting (flying beasts) 6 (300)
Athletics (mounted combat) 6 (300)
Exceptional (-25%)

Descriptor: When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

Alleane is an aerial combat expert, able to maintain control of his wyvern even amidst the chaotic tumult of the battlefield. The most extreme feats are only possible when the rider and steed are so familiar with one another as to anticipate each other's movements, But Alleane can ride even an unfamiliar beast with noticeable skill.

Vestigial Power: Mastermind (450)
Social (Manipulation) 6 (300)
Knowledge (Trap design) 6 (300)
Exceptional (-25%)

Descriptor: When Rogue touches someone, she absorbs elements of their psyche along with their powers. These fade to the recesses of her mind over time, but they are never entirely gone. Periods of extreme stress can cause the psyches to resurface, and when this happens the associated power can return as well.

As D.A.V.E. was specifically designed to be an amalgam of the many contestants that had participated in the Carnivale Rosa's Death Game, it would be very easy to surmise that the robot possessed no original abilities. While the power may have come from other sources, the plotting and organization required to engineer the takeover of the event did not come from prior participants. D.A.V.E. is very adept at engineering a situation and maneuvering a foe, whether physically or mentally, into a situation that is to D.A.V.E.'s advantage.

Unchecked Power Absorption: (2981)
Mimic - Rank 11 (4400)
-- Ongoing (1100)
-- Indiscriminate (-550)
-- Limited (Requires physical touch) (-550)
-- Side Effect (Mental feedback) (-550)
-- Weakness (does not affect synthetic/inorganic beings) (-275)
-- Weakness (Does not copy equipment) (-0)
Debuff (Fatigue) - Rank 8 (800)
-- Ongoing (800)
-- Indiscriminate (-400)
-- Limited (Requires physical touch) (-400)
-- Side Effects (Mental feedback) (-400)
-- Weakness (does not affect synthetic/inorganic beings) (-0)
Subtotal: 3975
(Exceptional Discount 25%)

Descriptor: Rogue's Mutant power is the ability to involuntarily absorb the powers, energies, memories, knowledge, talents, personality, physical abilities, and psyche of any living person she touches. This power works for both superhuman abilities, and for more mundane skills, such as driving a racecar or cooking like a gourmet chef. Rogue does not have any control over the activation of this power, absorbing the abilities and sometimes aspects of the personality or physical appearance of anyone she comes into skin-to-skin contact with. This process can be difficult for Rogue, and is incredibly draining for her target, rendering most ordinary people unconscious, though particularly noteworthy individuals have been able to endure and maintain consciousness in the past.

Rogue retains the abilities she has stolen for roughly one minute for each second of contact, though this is more of a guideline than a reliable timer, so there are likely other metrics affecting the precise length of time. Though Rogue is generally able to control her new powers with the training she has stolen from her target, particularly powerful abilities can sometimes prove difficult for her to manage or control. Similarly, the elements of borrowed personality can at times break through when they have particularly strong emotional responses to the situation. It is unlikely that any of these personas could completely overrule Rogue's own, but they can affect her decisions and actions at times. After a length of time, Rogue's stolen abilities will fade, though the aspects of her stolen personalities can linger for longer, and occasionally show up unbidden when she is under sufficient emotional distress.

Rogue must carefully monitor how much power she absorbs from a person, for her own safety as well as theirs. Taking too much can have a very bad effect on her, both physically and mentally. Despite her bravado she is scared about what this kind of action could do to her, and to her victim. if placed into dire enough straits she could potentially do so, which allows her to copy large amounts of her victim's abilities as well as quite heavily debilitating her target.

 

[Rogue]

PURCHASE LOG

Purchased: ARC Trainee (5/27/2022)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Shine Job (7/18/2022)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Scion of an old god (7/18/2022)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Shadow Pass (7/18/2022)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Ambition Severers (7/18/2022)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Enkidu (7/18/2022)
Purchased: Unchecked Power Absorption (7/18/2022)
Upgraded: Power Absorption (1/28/2024)
Used: Unchecked Power Absorption (3/24/2024)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Wyvern Knight (4/2/24)
Purchased: Vestigial power: Mastermind (4/2/24)
Purchased: Unchecked Power Absorption (4/2/24)