DHBW

I have been reading Transformers fanfics. Too much in fact, not to have ideas for original characters. But before I get to that, here is a boring explanation of terms. Borrows from Stat sheets I saw here on DA. STATS: Strength: Brute physical force Intelligence: Mental Flexibility, strategy, and Acuity. Speed: How quickly you get from A to B. Also affects/considers reaction time. Endurance: How quickly you tire; how well you can take a hit. Rank: How much authority you have. Courage: How well you can take stress, whether under fire or not. Firepower: How hard you can hit. Skill: How experienced you are at using your armament(s). I would add

  "How could it be over so fast?  The words were spoken so quietly, but they felt like an explosion in the ruined wasteland. There weren't even bodies to begin with. When had it all started? The storms, the raging seas, the riots? Why now?  Walking down from her perch, she blinked. It was so bright. Finding her way out would be difficult, but it hadn't changed that much, had it? The light was streaming through the cracks in many places, but she could see anyway.  Trying not to think about the situation too much, the young woman walked down the halls. There were times she had to double back, or squeeze through large cracks in walls or fl

  "I don't know about the others here. I cannot answer for them. I won't even try. I am a stranger here. But that is immaterial. You are harming the weak. You are trampling the poor. You are robbing widows and orphans. You murder the innocent...I could go on...but you should get the gist by now. I will say it once: I. WON'T. STAND. ..for...THIS!!" The robed and armored warriors laughed. Those bystanders nearby screamed in pain. These warriors were unnatural, powerful, and obviously not alive.  Their voices were almost as painful. "Foolish mortal, you cannot think to even slow us down. We have served our Master for so long, we cannot be harm

  The chirpy girl asked, "And what is that?" He replied, "That is a Cellular Telephone, commonly abbreviated 'cellphone.'"  "Oh, what does it do?"  "You can speak with someone who also has one, from far away, if you have their contact information, and if you both have a strong enough signal, and if the batteries of each have sufficient charge."  "Just like a Speaking Stone! And you only need a specific degree of technological infrastructure....fascinating! And it looks like this model," (Here the girl in question delicately touched the object in question and frowned prettily), ...it is called 'iPhone 5?' One of a series of successive itera

  You'd think that a trip to the supermarket would be uneventful. Well, you'd be right...if this were Earth.  Elves? Check. Dwarves, gnomes, and every other race to populate a computer or tabletop RPG? Also here, and a few that were not.  Eight ordinary, confused and terrified humans, from a college campus, who were disturbingly flickering, in an irregular and slightly nauseating manner. Yep, here too.  Lack of panic from those aforementioned humans appearing out of nowhere? Also present.  He sighed. New arrivals were so trying.  Directing his question at them, he spoke:  "I don't suppose you'd like some help?"  However, he was a bi

  The horde of foes exited the murk as he drank the last of his water. They were many, so very many...it did not matter.  He stood alone. Allies would have been welcome, but the others were...occupied; also, a world or two away...and it did not matter.  These things did not belong. Horrible, insatiable appetites, remorseless, made of evil...this also did not matter.  He stretched, then spoke:  "Do you think, then, that you will overcome me because I am not Daniel Lyons, Master of any weapon, or Marcus St. Ryan, Forger of Artifacts...or even The Wanderer, Gatherer of Lost Things...?"  They stilled, ready to strike. No one normal would h

 As he ate, Daniel mulled over what he had seen and done. The land far to the west was gutted--little or no normal flora and fauna, other than what the invaders had needed to leave. Again, not much. All surviving wildlife had fled in advance of the horde. Also, not much had survived in that regard. What had survived, however, were some of the deadliest, most cunning, roaming predtors. They would not arrive for some weeks, but the result would be a cascading effect: Theses predators would push others, eating the normal supply of game. More predators would advance east, further depleting prey. Thus, even though the deadliest natural beasts

Ms. Omega Tier 10, Class 12 Powers: Strength: Can lift hundreds of tons with ease (at rest). *Durability: Extremely resistant to ALL forms of attack: mental, physical, magical; very resistant to reality warping. This is her element. Agility (reaction): On par with some super speedsters, but, since she can shrug off nearly everything thrown at her, it falls to the middle of the pack. Speed (point-to-point): Can cross galactic distances in mere hours, less if she sacrifices energy availability (see Enegy projection)                        due to the ability to tap into the higher reaches of hyperspace. Intelligence: Near-genius; she h

This is a spectrum of the power sets (my own concept, to keep things straight). Powers can be skills, abilities, and/or the nature of a person. For each successive class with a Tier, the previous classes' traits may be true, more so (strengths) or less so (weaknesses), and some types of powers may have their own individual traits besides. Each Tier may be at least 2X more powerful than the one below it, which may lead to confusion as to where they are classified. NOTE: Where powers or skills are not martial/misleading/defensive, then those who are armed will have less difficulty dealing with them. Usually... Tier 1 (characterized by l

**TWO WEEKS EARLIER** Those barbarians sure knew how to howl....He was really tired of hearing it. However, it was necessary to ascertain their strength, numbers, and tactics, if possible. The howling did help in locating the men and women. It would really help if he could get closer, but the enemy had shamans,and some of their idols were in evidence. There were no priests present, for which he thanked the Most High. Even though their magic would not find him, some might have the skill to infer his location, anyway. It had happened before. Nonetheless, Daniel knew he had more work to do. From the east curving partway to the north