RIPTIDE
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Reputation - Riptide is known in some circles as a violent environmentalist because of his hatred of the indiscriminate slaughterers of ocean life.
Relationships - Murray is known for his abilities at pleasing the female sex.
Weakness - Riptide dehydrates when away from water for an extended time, becoming impaired, disabled, then incapacitated before his condition becomes dying. Exposure to desiccants accellerates the process. Immersion in water immediately removes all accumulated conditions. Fire and heat based attacks vs Riptide get +5 effect.
Vulnerability - Riptide's senses are very sensitive. Sonic and other sensory attacks vs Riptide get +2 to the Attack Check and +2 to the effect.
Origins - Riptide is unaware that he is one quarter Erylusian.
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Known Background: Riptide first appeared publicly about eleven years ago. He was a teenager who helped rescue a beached Humpback Whale on the shore near Everest’s Bay, Maine. At the time he wore normal clothing and did not identify himself. Shortly thereafter, he started his work as a "Super Hero of the Sea". It was at that time he started wearing a uniform and using the code name "Riptide". His heroic career has been largely involved with menaces on the ocean. This has ranged from battling whale poachers on the high seas to fighting pirates to fighting oceanic super villains such as Orca and Devil Fish. His first contact with the Champions of Justice took place during his first year of adventuring. After their second meeting, he was offered membership in what was still a small group. He declined full-time membership, but he has worked with them an honorary or reserve member for the past ten years. Personality: Murray Nichols is a complex man full of contradictions. He has no desire to lead a double life, but he avoids mentioning his real name. He loves being around people, socialising, and having a good time, but is, at heart, a loner and spends much of his time alone, at sea. He genuinely likes his fellow Champions of Justice, but he rarely hangs around with them. |
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And he seems to take life as it comes and is almost irreverent about most things; however he is very concerned about the oceans, and its life and ecology and the state of the world. Riptide is the kind of man that if asked to help, he will, but the rest of the time follows his own path through life. He is also something of a ladies’ man. He can be quite the charmer. While not being serious about relationships, he tends to find girls in every port. Powers/Tactics: Riptide has two major powers. The first is that his body is very adapted to life in the ocean. He can breathe while under water and he can swim in excess of 400 knots. To survive the pressure in the ocean’s depths, his body is incredibly strong and can withstand enormous pressure. Over the past ten years he has adopted a fighting style that makes the best use of his strength, durability and agility. He can see in the darkest oceans and has incredible hearing. Riptide is also a psionic, although he dislikes using these abilities. He can read and command minds or simply shut them down. His reluctance to use them causes him extra effort when using them. |
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Appearance: Riptide is a very attractive man, and very muscular. His reddish blond hair is quite long, and he stands 5’10". His muscle density is very high and he weighs close to 350 lb. though this isn’t particularly noticeable. He usually favors costumes in sea green and/or light blue.
Riptide was created and designed by Ken Hallaron. He is a GMPC.
© Copyright 1988, 2012 - Kenneth G. Hallaron
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Last updated on 14 May 2012