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Ghostfreak:
Looking for the advice on how to go about building an emisarry of power whose sponser is the crawling chaos himself and is a huge fan of captain america. So much so that his item of power is a black and white version of cap's shield. 16 refresh and 40 skill points. Please give your experienced thoughts and opinions as I don't wish to build unoptimally; wasting refresh on powers and stunts not needed. My original build was a balance of the physical building blocks and shield stunts to do the captain america thing. The young man is in junior school looking to get a track/sports scholarship for college and by 45 to 48 refresh, we should be all in high school.

Quantus:
Hmmm, Based on this: "Nyarlathotep delights in cruelty, is deceptive and manipulative, and even cultivates followers and uses propaganda to achieve his goals."  I think you are looking for, well...This:

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Going Full-Hydra in JrHigh you could have him be a Budding Psychopath who uses manipulation and emotional control to build a cadre of followers, take down enemies (rival bullies, the rich kid who has something he wants, etc), subvert authority, etc.

Ghostfreak:
Hmmm. I am listening. The refresh to build said character is 16, skill points is 40.

Quantus:

--- Quote from: Ghostfreak on June 07, 2018, 03:17:41 PM ---Hmmm. I am listening. The refresh to build said character is 16, skill points is 40.

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Admittedly I not the best for actual mechanical design (let alone balance), that was just my first thought based on your description and a wiki search for "Nyarlathotep" (who I admittedly thought was an obscure Egyptian deity or something, rather than Lovecraftian). 


But spitballing Id consider some wampire style emotional pushing, either some sort of Inspire Loyalty but Id lean toward something more along the lines of Stoke Suspicion, to be paired with enough social graces to manipulate their darker suspicions and fears for your own ends. 

The real issue to consider is that JrHydra would be a much more social-focused build, so you will have to decide how much to invest in that vs the Capt. America side that would need to be more physically focused.  Deciding how much to commit to the social side will be the big limiter on both. 

Ghostfreak:
Hmmm; you bring up a very valid point.

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