I am a fan of super hero RPG's, and I just picked up Prowlers and Paragons Unlimited Edition to see what can be done with it. As with most games, you can learn a lot just going through the character creation process.
I decided to start with a villain from another game I ran briefly: The Ice Reaper.
Image below courtesy of MidJourney AI in Discord.
For PPUE, this is a 148 point character that I would consider a Boss-level opponent for a 125 to 150 point game.
Abilities - 53 Points
Agility 10d
Intellect 6d
Might 10d
Perception 8d
Toughness 10d
Willpower 9d
Talents - 24 Points
12 Talents at 2d each
Powers - 71 Points
Armor 12d CON: Not against Fire/Extreme Heat (-4 Points) (8 Points)
Aura 12d CON: Not against Fire/Extreme Heat (-4 Points) (8 Points)
Elemental Control (Ice/Cold) 12d (Blast – Ice Knives, Ensnare, Immunity (Ice/Cold), Irritant – Ice Mist, Slick, Strike - Claws) CON: Not against Fire/Extreme Heat) (– 4 Points) (32 Points)
Immunity (Magic) (3 Points)
Immortality (3 Points)
Regeneration (Fast) (12 points)
Vanish (3 Points)
Wall Crawling 4d (2 points)
Flaws
Frenzy
Frightening
The Ice Reaper is an supernatural parasite - an ice demon - attached to Hyun Wang, a criminal in South Korea. When it manifests, Wang's body is transformed into an approximation of the creature's otherworldly form. The two share a mutual respect and have a productive working relationship, although Wang must often fight against the Ice Reaper's blood lust and desire to resolve tense situations by killing everyone involved.
This serves as a Severe Compulsion and requires a Willpower roll against a Threshold value (required net successes to avoid transformation) whenever Wang is angered or stressed. As long as the source of his anger or stress is present, the Threshold value will increase by 1d each page!
He can permit the creature to take over at any point.
This creature cannot be removed (Banished) from Hyun Wang unless he allows it.
Background
Hyun Wang is the leader of a small gang known as the Sixth Circle that serve as the core enforcers of a larger criminal syndicate. Wang's reputation as a merciless killer is enhanced by the rumors of his leashed demon.
Hyun Wang and a small group of other gang members raided the private collection of what he believed to be a rival gang boss in 1998. While searching for valuable items to steal, he broke into a secure case and grasped an ice demon talisman. He was immediately possessed by the Ice Reaper, transforming into the creature’s earthly form and slaughtering the gang members with him.
Afterwards, the demon and Wang achieved an understanding that allows both to achieve their goals. Wang has risen high in the criminal syndicate ranks while using the demon to cow or eliminate his rivals.
Tactics
The Ice Reaper is a supernatural horror. It enjoys toying with victims and will draw out any encounter where it holds tactical superiority.
First, it will fill a zone with ice mist to cloud vision and confuse any opponents (Irritant power), and coat the floors with ice (Slick power). Then it will make use of Vanish and Wall Crawling to move about the area and pick off player characters one-by-one using its claws, all while taunting them from different places. It will use the Ensnare power to trap them in a block of ice to keep them from fighting back if needed.
It is vulnerable to Heat and Fire. It will try to remove someone with that capability from the fight before they can become a problem.