Spider-Man for Strands of Fate

One of my favorite multi-genre RPG systems is Strands of Fate, by Mike McConnell of Void Star Games (also makers of the transhuman cyberpunk RPG Nova Praxis). It’s the only version of FATE that ever really clicked for me. Over the New Year’s holiday, and while sick the last few days, I’ve fooled around with writing up some characters from media for Strands.

There’s a new edition of Strands currently in playtest (Yay!) I haven’t had a chance to do much more than glance at it, but I’m confident it will be awesome. You can get the current edition in PDF from DriveThruRPG at the first link below, or in print from Lulu at the second. If you do get Strands of Fate, I’d strongly recommend the supplement Strands of Power, as it adds a lot more Advantages, clarity, and options for your campaigns.

So, how about a web-spinning wallcrawler for your Strands games?

Side Note: Image credit unknown; from Pinterest.

Character Name Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Details

  • XP 0
  • PL World-class
  • FP/Refresh 10
  • TL 4

Aspects

  • Defining Aspect: Photographer and widely distrusted crimefighter.

Character Aspects

  • Ambition: Defend New York from crime and evil.
  • Background: Bitten by a radioactive spider.
  • Conviction: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
  • Disadvantages: Hated by the editor of the Daily Bugle magazine (his boss), and by many of its readers.

Specialty Aspects

  • Exceptional Skill: Dropout Science Grad Student (Reason)
  • Foes: Sought by the Sinister Six (Agility)
  • Gear: Camera (Resources)
  • Help: Tenuous contacts with S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers (Persuasion)
  • Inferior Skill: Complicated personal life (Empathy)

Physical Abilities

  • Agility 2
  • Endurance 1
  • Perception 1
  • Strength 1

Mental Abilities

  • Craft 3
  • Knowledge 3
  • Reasoning 4
  • Willpower 3

Social Abilities

  • Deception 1
  • Empathy 1
  • Persuasion 1
  • Resources 0

Affinity Abilities

  • Affinity – Spider Powers 5
    • Power Source: Radiation Accident
  • Affinity – Inventions 1
    • Power Source: Technology

Advantages

  • Genius at Work (-2, SoP pg. 17)
  • Razor Tongue (-2, SoP pg. 23)
  • Radiation Accident Powers
    • Evasive Step (-2, SoP pg. 15)
    • Reflexive Evasion (-2, SoP pg. 24)
    • Sense (Danger, Uncommon, -2, SoP pg. 125)
      • Modifiers: Passive (-2)
    • Super-Agility (Metro Class, -6, SoP pg. 134)
    • Super-Strength (Metro Class, -4, SoP pg. 136)
    • Wall-Walker (-1, SoP pg. 150)
      • Modifiers: Passive (-2)
  • Technology Powers
    • Augmented Movement (Web-Swinging, -2, SoP pg. 50)
      • Modifiers: Limited Ammo (+1)
    • Imbue Creature (Webbed, -3, SoP pg. 82)
      • Modifiers:
        • Limited Ammo (+1)
        • Ranged (-1)
    • Imbue Zone (Webbed, -2, SoP pg. 85)
      • Modifiers: Limited Ammo (+1)

Stress

  • Physical 7
  • Mental 7
  • Social 1
  • Wealth 4

Gear

  • Belt with Spotlight and Tracers.
  • Camera (from Aspects).
  • Garish Spider-Costume
  • Latest issue of the Daily Bugle
  • Nebbishy Civilian Clothes.
  • Science textbook (heavily annotated).

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