[HERO System 5th Edition] Flexibility Test: The Naked Tornado!

Since we’re getting some interest in the HERO system as of late, let’s give a small example of  HERO character generation, and exactly why people say that you can actually build “anything” with the system if you try.

See, that’s a bold claim to make of any system, and to be fair, HERO’s done a pretty good job at being able to keep up with it.  The system is fairly complex for character creation, and while there’s simple math going on, I can understand why it may be intimidating to the regular RPG player.

So just to run the system through the ropes, let’s go ahead and see if we can build a character out of an oddball concept.  For this entry, I’m using a character built by a college buddy of mine, the bizzare Luchador inspired Naked Tornado!

The Naked Tornado is the name of the legendary crime-fighting luchador, who wears a vivid red mask with a “T” on his forehead… and wearing nothing else.  He had a body of a greek god, but seeing as he was a wholesome hero out to do good for the world, his naughty bits are perpetually concealed by a magical, black, rectangular censor bar that follows him on it’s own accord.

The Naked Tornado is not simply an exemplary Luchador capable of the high-flying maneuvers of the fighting art, but he is also capable of weilding his censor bar to a variety of effects.  These include blinding a foe by hurling his censor bar to wrap about the person’s eyes (all while the comic panel displays the Naked Tornado only from the waist up,) as well as being able to wield the censor bar as a heavy melee weapon or in a variety of attacks.

Now to the character sheet (with comments for each one):