Mystic Datafiles?

[DarkLoreDave]

In two weeks I'm running a mystic themed game and I see a lack of those types of datafiles. (Other than Dr. Strange on a fan site) I'd love to have some examples of threats to send against the players; any suggestions?

Dave

[Nerd King]

Can you be more specific? Are you looking for Mystic Heroes, villains or mobs? Any particular characters (Dr Druid, Clea, Dread Dormammu, Mordo, Nameless Ones etc....)?

[DarkLoreDave]

To be honest I did not have a specific character I needed; I just wanted to see other takes on building mystic villians so that I could get some perspective about how to reflect mystic-themed powers in the system. I'd say that the level of power I need ranges from mobs of goons to the marquee villian of the piece. A huge "force of nature" like Dormannu is a little less useful because I do not see my charaqcters facing that just yet.

If it helps get ideas; the party consists of Harry Dresden (detective wizard), a mystic martial artist, a Lovecraftian-themed teleporter/blaster & druid-adventurer (he's from books I have not read yet; can't recall the name).

Thanks
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[Nerd King]

Okay - here's a start - Baron Mordo and a group of followers/generic cultists

http://marvel.com/universe/Baron_Mordo

Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo
Affiliations: Solo D8 Buddy D6 Team D4
Distinctions: Would-be Sorceror Supreme, Lust for power, Black magician
Master of the Dark Arts
Sorcery Master D10
Mystic Blast D10
Mind Control D10
Teleport D10
SFX: Focus: If a pool includes a Master of the Dark Arts power, you may replace two dice of equal size with one die +1 step larger.
Limit:
Overconfidence: Step up or add D6 to the Doom Pool and step up Emotional Stress by one
Conscious Activation: While stressed out, asleep, or unconscious, shutdown Master of the Dark Arts. Recover Master of the Dark Arts when you recover that stress or wake up. If you take Mental trauma, shutdown Master of the Dark Arts until you recover that trauma.
Specialities: Mystic Master D10 Menance Master D10 Cosmic Expert D8 Combat Expert D8 Psych Expert D8

Cultists
Team 4D8
Distinctions: Zealous, Misguided, Occulist
Mob Traits
Mystic Blast D8
Sacrificial dagger D6
SFX: Area Attack: Add a d6 and keep an additional effect die for each additional target.
Limit: Mob Cohesion: Defeat Team Dice (with D10 Stress) to reduce mob size.

[DarkLoreDave]

Thanks!

[The Doom Pool]

I believe he is a mystic hero . . . even though I can see the argument as to why not -- but I just posted a full Data File (pre-Civil War) for Blade on my site http://wp.me/p2jKw4-57

[MidnightBlue]

Don't forget that narrative is your friend.

You can take any datafile in the book, hero, villian creature, whatever and declare it mystical with a little flavor tweaking.

Change a specialty to Mystic Expert/Master or just add it to the datafile.

Describe those flame powers as smelling of brimstone and sulfur and the sound it makes as it melts something is less of a "hiss" and more of a "pain-filled wail."

Any power use can be described by the "caster" chanting and making motions with his/her/its hands.

Take the velociraptor pack out of the Basic Game and label it "Hellhound Pack."

Turn the T-Rex into Cerberes.

Declare that that armor wearing datafile is really a mystical suit of armor fueled by the blood and souls of its victims.

You really don't have to do much to get a mystical datafile other than a little flavor tweaking.

Just a thought.

Hope it helps and good luck with your game.