The Last Oddetsey

[steven_mcg]

The Last Oddestsey? Not without me, it's not!

Name: Professor Reginald Fortescue Vengeance (Esq.)
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Physical description: Tall and skinny with occasionally bad acne, Professor Vengeance is the best-dressed supervillain this side of New Gothtropolis Central. His everyday attire includes black tie and tails (bow tie, usually; sometimes a cravat, if he feels particularly smug) with matching trousers, socks, dress shoes and boxers, shrouded in an high-collar opera cape and capped off by a bulletproof top hat. He has short brown hair, dark green eyes and a pale nerdly complexion. Will occasionally bust out a monocle to more closely examine objects and generally look more awesome.
Powers: The Professor has no 'superpowers' to speak of, but he does possess the intellect of a criminal mastermind and is a technological genius, able to turn even random junk into some sort of makeshift doomsday device. While not particularly strong or agile, he is a slippery customer whose gangly frame, decent reflexes and tricksy ways makes him difficult to keep in check. He is also a stickler for punctuality, dislikes magic folk (they get all the breaks!) and prides himself on being an exceptionally witty git.

STRENGTH: 1
AGILITY: 1
INTELLIGENCE: 5
WILL: 3

Skills:
~ The Professor's weapon of choice is a walking cane topped with a glowing green gemstone. Not only does it look hella classy, but it also acts as a giant Swiss army knife. Twist the gem and a different device pops out from the bottom. Other people can use the cane, but at their own risk. Only the Prof has mastered its intricacies and even he has trouble keeping track of all the modes and functions it has. The most common, for the record, include a sword blade, helicoptor blades, a jet flame ("Broomstick Mode"), a machine gun barrel, a friggin' laser beam, a pogo stick spring, a torch, and Smarties. Even evil geniuses get the munchies.
~ The ability to craft functional weapons and/or mechanical contraptions out of random objects and scrap. How long they last and how well they can be controlled depends on how long he gets to tinker with them.
~ Expert knowledge of villain psychology. The Professor comes from a long line of rogues and cads and is himself a professional supervillain by trade. He therefore has an intimate knowledge of criminal behaviour in its many forms; from goons, grunts and gangsters to wicked wizards and evil aliens. He can predict their behaviour and anticipate their possible plans with a good degree of accuracy. Takes one to know one, after all.
~ l33t haxxor skillz. In addition to his mechanical skills, the Prof is also a dab hand when it comes to computers. He can disable security grids, crack passwords, plunder bank accounts, spam email inboxes and pirate retro video game soundtracks like nobody's business. Bonus points if it's Linux.
~ Lying and the art of deception. The Professor could lie for his country. In fact, he'd probably lie against it too. He is adept at bluffing, exaggeration, manipulation, distraction and sleight of hand. He has to be to battle strongmen in technicolour long-johns every week without being squashed to a pulp.

D20 Roll: 19

Oh yes. It's good to be back.