Stormcloud
Powers Qualities
Awareness d8 Banter d6
Electricity d8 Fitness d6
Flight d8 Imposing d6
Weather d10 Cloudy! d8
Status
Health: Health: 20+5/hero
Current Health: Current Health:
Die Health Range
GREEN d10 20-16
YELLOW d8 15-8
RED d6 7-1
Approach: Dampening Archetype: Fragile
Upgrade: Defense Shield Mastery: Atmosphere
Abilities
Action Name Type Game Text
travel Fly Away I Whenever your personal zone changes, you may immediately move elsewhere in the scene or leave entirely.
hinder Fog Bank A Hinder a location using Weather. All targets other than you at the location that cannot see or sense through fog reduce all of their dice by one size when taking an action or reaction that affects non-adjacent targets.
attack hinder Ionize A Hinder with Weather + Electricity + Cloudy! using your Max die. That Storm Cell penalty is persistent and exclusive. As long as that penalty is on the target reduce their highest power die of your choice by one die size. Then, you may Attack that target using your Mid die.
attack defend Lightning Rod A Attack a target that has a Storm Cell penalty on them with Electricity using your Max + Min die. Defend against all attacks against you with your Mid die until the start of your next turn.
invert Atmospheric Shroud I You cannot be damaged by anyone except yourself until the defense shield is destroyed. The defense shield has 40 Health or can be deactivated with three Overcome successes. If a hero takes a minor twist working on the shield you can make an Attack as a Reaction using Weather.
overcome recover Atmosphere Mastery A Overcome with Weather using your Max die. On a success, remove one success from the deactivating challenge. Alternatively, instead of removing a success use the Max die to Recover that much of the defense shield's Health. This ability cannot be used if the defense shield has been completely removed.
Character Details
Background: Dampening Power Source: Fragile
Personality: Atmosphere Archetype: Defense Shield
Principle: Principle:
Physical Attributes
Gender: F Age: 32 Height: 5'6'' Weight: 105 lbs
Eyes: Blue Hair: White Skin: Pale Build: Shapely
Stormcloud is often cloaked in a swirling vortex of fog and electricity, giving her a perpetually hazy and imposing silhouette. The air around her is charged with static, causing her hair to float and clothes to ripple even when there's no wind. The light around her shifts and warps, giving her form a menacing, unnatural quality. When she is actively using her powers, she is the eye of a chaotic storm, with lightning arcing around her and clouds forming at her command. Her appearance is a visible reflection of her inner turmoil and powerful abilities.
Biography
Born with a temperament as volatile as the weather, Stormcloud's mutant abilities manifested early and explosively, making her a pariah even among her own family. Unable to control the electrical surges and atmospheric shifts that mirrored her emotions, she was cast out and forced to live on the fringes of society. This isolation and rejection hardened her, leaving her with a deep-seated resentment for the 'normal' world that feared and ostracized her. She survived by using her growing powers to create temporary havens and to intimidate anyone who crossed her, her innate arrogance masking a profound loneliness.
Her true turn to villainy came after a chance encounter with the militant mutant mastermind Exigent. Where others saw a dangerous freak, Exigent saw potential. He offered her not just acceptance, but a purpose. Under his guidance, Stormcloud learned to focus her raw power and refine her control, transforming her unpredictable surges into precise and devastating attacks. He also instilled in her a militant ideology, convincing her that a world that rejected mutants deserved to be ruled by them. This alliance provided her with the structure and validation she craved, solidifying her path toward supervillainy.
With Exigent's resources and tactical mind, Stormcloud was able to move beyond simple acts of intimidation. Her new purpose allowed her to unleash her full power, embracing her role as a harbinger of chaos. Her reputation as a formidable and unhinged powerhouse grew, and she became known for her theatrical, destructive displays of power. She revels in the fear she inspires, believing it to be a sign of the respect she was denied for so long. Her loyalty to Exigent is unwavering, as he was the only one who saw her for what she was and helped her embrace it.
Capabilities and Motivations
Stormcloud's formidable power set is centered around manipulating weather and electricity. She can conjure devastating electrical attacks, create thick, disorienting fogs to hinder her foes, and deploy a personal atmospheric defense shield that makes her untouchable until it's been dismantled. The true strength of her abilities lies not in overwhelming force, but in control and persistent, tactical degradation.
Her primary motivation is to punish the world that spurned her and to achieve a place of power and respect. She sees her alliance with Exigent not as subservience, but as a path to that ultimate goal. She's not just a destructive force, she's vindictive and theatrical and enjoys every moment of her villainous ascendancy.
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