Since there are rumors flying around that Scarlett Johansson, might be cast to play this role in the Batman II, I decided a write up for this character in Batman the Roleplaying Game style would be appropriate!
PHANTASM
Vengeful Vigilante, Andrea Beaumont
DEX: 8 STR: 4 BODY: 5
INT: 6 WILL: 7 MIND: 5
INFL: 4 AURA: 4 SPIRIT: 5
INITIATIVE: 20 HERO PTS: 75
Skills:
• Martial Artist: 7
• Weaponry (Blades): 9
• Acrobatics: 6
• Thief (Stealth): 8
• Detective: 5
• Disguise: 7
• Persuasion: 5
• Vehicles (Ground): 5
• Business: 4
• Languages (English, some European languages): 5
Advantages:
• Iron Nerves
• Lightning Reflexes
• Resistance to Pain
• Terrifying Presence
• City Knowledge (Gotham City, USA)
• Resources (Comfortable)
• Attractive
Drawbacks:
• Secret Identity (Andrea Beaumont)
• Obsession (Vengeance on those who destroyed her family)
• Haunted Past (Murder of her father, lost life with Bruce)
• Enemy (Gotham mob families, Batman, the Joker)
• Ruthless Methods (Willingness to kill criminals)
Equipment:
• Phantasm Armor and Mask
Provides 5 APs of Physical Protection against most physical attacks, 3 APs versus firearms and explosions. Built-in gas filters and voice modulator. The mask and distortion unit give +2 Column Shifts to uses of Intimidation, Persuasion when she appears as Phantasm.
• Smoke Projector
Wrist-mounted device that projects dense smoke in a single area, treated as 6 APs of Fog/Obscure for visual actions in that area. Characters relying on normal sight suffer appropriate penalties, Stealth checks by Phantasm in her own smoke gain +2 CS.
• Scythe Gauntlet
Heavy bladed weapon mounted over her right hand. EV 6, BODY 7. Treated as a Killing Attack in close combat. Can be used to hook, disarm, or cut cables with appropriate skill checks.
• Grapple Line / Hook
Compact launcher with cable and hook, treated as 5 APs of Swinging for movement between Gotham rooftops and industrial structures. Can also be used as a line to climb or descend, BODY 5 for resisting cuts or strain.
• Armored Cloak
Reinforced cloak that helps conceal body movement and armor. Grants an additional +1 CS to Stealth when used in shadows or smoke, and may be used to briefly entangle or blind foes on a successful Martial Artist or Weaponry check.
Background:
Andrea Beaumont grew up as the daughter of Gotham businessman Carl Beaumont, living in the orbit of Gotham’s moneyed elite. She fell in love with Bruce Wayne in the fragile period when Bruce still considered a normal life. Their engagement ended when her father’s financial crimes placed both of them in the crosshairs of Gotham’s mob. Forced into hiding, Andrea watched her future vanish while the men who ruined her family escaped real justice.
Years later she returned to Gotham masked as the Phantasm, stalking and killing the mobsters tied to her father’s downfall. Cloaked in smoke, distortion, and rumor, she appeared to frightened criminals as a supernatural reaper, which let her work in the shadows while Gotham blamed Batman. Her crusade is efficient and ruthless, driven by grief and rage rather than Bruce’s strict code. Andrea still cares for Bruce and understands his mission, yet she believes the only true answer to Gotham’s worst monsters is permanent removal. In play, Phantasm works well as a tragic adversary, uneasy ally, or pivot point for stories about what the “line” really costs a Gotham hero.
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