Scanner

Tortured psychic on the run

Scanner
Quotation "Stop thinking at me!"
First Appearance Forgotten Tales #19, 2001
Real Name Ryan Joseph Beisley
Identity Secret ID
Player NPC
Origin Gifted
Archetype Mirror
Team Affiliation Solo
Base Of Operations Portland, OR, USA
Range Of Operations National

Description

Age 36 Nationality American
Height 191 cm (6' 3") Hair Blonde
Weight 84 kg (185 lbs) Eyes Grey
Gender Cis Male Sexuality Homosexual

Scanner usually wears a black suit and tie. He seems uncomfortable at the best of times, and nervous or irritable the rest of the time.

Attributes

Agility 2
Brawn 1
Endurance 4
Presence 8
Reason 3
Power Level 8
Plot Points: 1
Character Points Spent: 60
Unspent Experience: 0

Skills

  • Close Combat
  • Deception
  • Diplomacy
  • Manipulation
  • Medicine
  • Mental Combat (+)
  • Ranged Combat

Gifts

  • Tenacious
  • Unsettling

Powers

Danger Sense
Reaction
Force Field
Quick action
Mental Resistance
Constant
Mind Blast
Standard action
Mind Control
Standard action
Telekinesis
Standard action
Telepathy
Standard action
Mass Telepathy
Standard action; 10 m radius
Ultra-power: Mental Powers
Varies

Ultra-power: Mental Powers

Clairvoyance
Standard action
Mind Blast, Mass
Standard action; 10 m radius
Mass Mind Control
Standard action; 10 m radius
Mind Hold
Standard action
Telepathy, Great
Standard action; 100 m radius
Super-presence
Constant

Equipment

Cell Phone (PL 1)
Multi-tool (PL 1)

Movement

Base Move Double Move All-out Move
Run 4 m 8 m 24 m (14 km/h)
Swim 2 m 4 m 12 m (7 km/h)
Jump 1 m

Personality

Scanner is uncomfortable around other people, and prefers to be alone. He isn’t deliberately unpleasant, but he finds the dichotomy between what other people think and what they say almost physically painful. He is more likely to reply to what people are thinking at him rather than to what they have said. Most of the time, this makes his behaviour socially unacceptable.

Motivations

Detachment
The character seeks to avoid any emotional entanglements on a personal or professional level.
Rebellion
The character doesn't fit into the larger society.

Complications

Uncontrolled Power
Scanner is unable to completely block out the thoughts of those around him.

History

Ryan never fit in with the other children. He always seemed strange and aloof, and he seemed to like it that way. It was not until he was in his early teens that his telepathic abilities began to surface. Disturbed by the “voices” Ryan said he heard, his parents had him committed to a mental institution for treatment. He was freed from this institution a decade later when two posthumans broke into the facility to rescue another patient. Since then, Scanner has been on the run and on his own.

Powers and Abilities

Scanner is one of the most powerful telepaths on earth. He also has a variety of other mental abilities, but these are not as potent as his telepathic abilities. Unfortunately, he does not have complete control over his telepathy. He is unable to completely screen out others’ thoughts, making it uncomfortable for him to be near crowds.

Summary

Attributes 41 + Skills 8 + Gifts 2 + Powers 9 = 60 / 60