Impressive Costume

Impressive Costume by Shadowknight

First let me say there are hundreds of costumed Superheroes out there without this feat. But if you take this feat it give some nice bonus. Have you ever noticed how some female heroine tend to have a costume that seem to accentuate every positive feature in their anatomy well this feat is a way of explaining it. How about the fact that some dark heroes tend to melt into the shadows and move silently this feat is a partial explanation of those abilities. Finally there's the patriotic hero or heroine whose very presence seem to exude charm, trustfulness and safety this feat is a way of explaining such abilities. There are basically 3 versions of this feat you can only choose 1 only.

Patriotic:
These costume tend to have a slight military feel to them, but they all tend to have a Motif that stress or shows off some aspect of who the hero represents. Usually an Eagle or Star & Stripes somewhere in the costume to represent the USA, a Maple Leaf to represent Canada, a Fleur De Lis for France, a Union Jack for England, a Hammer & Sickle to represent Russia, an Almond Tree for Israel, etc. Most of these Heroes & Heroines tend to have military titles attached to their name like Captain being used 75% of the time, but Major, Colonel, Commander or General is also used. In game terms whenever fighting for a cause, for country ideas or their countries interest they receive +1 to Awe factor and +1 to save vs Fear or Horror Factor, +1 to Hit & Damage, +2 to sv vs Mind Control. Let me state clearly they must e fighting for their countries national interest. It can't be when they are stopping Joe Blow the bank robber, the purse snatcher, drug dealer or pimp.(I.E But if they are trying to stop the Master of Nations from blowing up the Israeli Embassy in Germany Major Masada would receive those bonus while fighting inside the Embassy to stop MoN and his minions]. It also goes without saying the patriotic hero has 1 Courtesy Rank in either the National police force of his country in the U.S that usually means the FBI in some other countries all police have jurisdiction all over the country but they are just assigned to certain cities or 1 military branch equal to his name for free. Should he desire it to be greater or have in more than 1 military branch he must pay for the Courtesy Rank feat like anyone else.

Cost: 2 feats

Bonus: While fighting in his home country or for his country or world survival he seems to feed off the hopes of his nation. He receive a Bonus +20 to SDC, + 20% to save vs Coma/Death. 50% of the time their costume is also armored add an additional +2 to A.R

Limitation: Patriotic SH are usually under orders, at the very least are given suggestions or influenced by their countries leadership like President, Prime Minister, King, Queen or Military Elite like the Joint Chief of Staff. Once every 5th level the GM can influence the Patriotic Hero to perform a mission for the Gov't. While refusal won't get him arrested but he loses ALL Courtesy Rank he had even those he paid with his own feat, a second refusal when he's another 5 levels higher will cause the Gov't to attempt to blacken his name or try to frame him for a minor crime. More likely than not the Gov't won't send him to jail for more than 6-9 months but it will tar his reputation in his own country

Powerful, Handsome & Sexy:
This costume seems to accentuate the masculinity & the sexiness of the said hero or heroine. In the male hero it's usually very bold primary colors like Blue, Red, Yellow, White & he has a capes. No matter the color combination the hero usually seems an inch or 2 taller, more muscular, handsome. In the heroine her costume is usually a variant of a skin tight swimsuit in primary colors that seem to accentuate her breast, legs & round butt, unlike the male who tend to favor cape the female version is usually without a cape but instead has boots. Like the male version she seems taller & prettier in her costume as if there's an invisible spotlight on her. In game terms whenever the hero or heroine is in uniform they receive +1 to M.A, +2 P.B for the first 10 minutes of contact with the public, in addition they receive +1 to Awe Factor and they appear 2 lvl higher than they are. Finally minions fighting said hero or heroine needs to make a saving throw of 8+ character lvl or lose Initiative & -1 to hit the first round when fighting him or her.

Bonus: This type of hero or heroine tend to have a fan base, and people usually think only the best of them, unlike most other heroes they don't have o divulge their secret identity in court to testify.

Limitation: In a like manner they tend to attract a rogues gallery who want to take them down, because they are so handsome or pretty in other words jealousy. They also tend to attract people who to show the world they are more powerful then said hero or heroine. Most of the time the strongest or most powerful opponent choose them to take out first in a Superhero brawl.

Shadowy or Dark:
This type of costume tend to help the character blend in shadows or night, this usually the hero or heroine without powers like Physical Training, Special training or Natural Genius. Their costume tend to accentuate Dark colors like Black, Grey, Brown, Red, Blue and rarely White. In a like manner their Superhero name tend to imply Darkness, Night, Shadow or an Animal that comes out at night.{ I.E Shadow Eagle}, In game terms they receive +10% to Rogue & Espionage skills, +2 to Awe Factor and when fighting criminals in the Dark, Shadows or at Night he seems to melt in the Darkness. Unless the criminal has Night-sight, Infra Red Goggles or the power they receive -2 to Hit him.

Cost: 2 feats

Bonus: The uniform is usually bullet & fire resistant add +2 A.R to whatever armor the character has built into his uniform, also his uniform has built in Infra Red lens, Telescopic lens, Built in Police Radio receiver only and amplified hearing. If you already have Shadow Skill feat this will only cost 1 feat to purchase. Finally the extremities like knuckles, knees, feet, elbows, fingers are reinforced any strike will do an additional 1D4 Damage.

Limitation: This type of hero or heroine tend to attract crazies who either want to kill them, or their families to prove they aren't scared of him or her. Finally Dark heroes tend to have a love/hate relationship with authorities like the police, While they might appreciate and thankful he's around to help them, at least 10%-15% of the Police Force resent him as a show off or glory hound. 90% of the time it's the corrupt or lazy cops who should never have been Police Officer in the first place who feels that way, but good luck proving your innocence when such a cop tries to frame you.