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power and Class 1000 range, and could
produce a personal force field capable of
absorbing Class 1000 amounts of any
damage (save from mental, psionic, or
magical attacks). Because of her control
over molecules (similar in many ways to
that now used by the Molecule Man),
Phoenix could fire blasts of Unearthly heat
or cold as well as telekinetic force bolts.
She could also cause objects to freeze or
burn spontaneously by mental command if
they were within Unearthly range, inflicting
up to Unearthly damage each turn.
Phoenix was also capable of telekinetic
flight, propelling herself at up to Class
1000 speeds in space. If flying in an atmosphere
or carrying passengers with her
telekinetic powers, however, she kept her
maximum speed at Unearthly levels and
protected the passengers with Unearthlyclass
force fields. Phoenix was able to
combine her speed and use of a force field
to turn herself into an unstoppable ram,
punching through starship hulls with ease.
By altering her own internal molecular
structure, Phoenix was able to completely
regenerate all of her wounds in one turn.
She could ignore the extremes of heat and
cold with Class 1000 ability so long as she
was conscious, and could withstand arctic
cold or the furnace at the heart of a star.
She could make herself immune to all
corrosive atmospheres and substances,
and could exist in any environment.
Her molecular control allowed her to
control weather as well, and she could
summon or create any form of atmospheric
phenomenon (windstorms, tornadoes,
lightning, rain, etc.) within
Unearthly range, and having up to
Unearthly effects.
Use of her telekinetic powers to slay
another being brings about an immediate
Red Psyche FEAT roll to avoid turning into
Dark Phoenix, if the killing was combatrelated
but entirely accidental. This roll
may be reduced to a Yellow FEAT if the
slaying was not combat related and was by
accident, but the resulting emotional
upheaval Phoenix experiences will be
strong in any event. Premeditated murder
brings an automatic change to Dark
Phoenix.
Atomic transformation: At first believed
to be an advanced form of her telekinesis
power, this Unearthly ability allowed
Phoenix to transform any one substance
into another. She could even transform
living substances into nonliving materials
(such as turning a tree into gold, or a
houseplant into solid crystal), and was able
to turn the solid-steel body of Colossus
back into flesh against his will — and keep
it that way. On a mundane level, Phoenix
used this power to alter her clothing and
costume (and those of everyone within
line-of -sight range). Assumedly, Phoenix
could create corrosives and poisons — but
doing so against a living opponent would
cause her to make a Yellow Psyche FEAT
roll to keep from changing into Dark
Phoenix, with a Red FEAT roll following if
her opponent died (with automatic failure
if murder was intended).
If Phoenix uses this atomic transformation
power on a living being, she must
make a Psyche FEAT roll to prevent reversion
to Dark Phoenix. Using it on unintelligent
life like plants produces a Green
FEAT roll; if used on living creatures (reptiles,
mammals, etc.) that are not considered
to have human-level intelligence or
be capable of developing a civilization, she
must make a Yellow FEAT roll. Using this
power on an intelligent, thinking being of
any sort (which Phoenix would be able to
identify at once by telepathy) causes a Red
FEAT roll. At the worst, using this power
to purposefully kill an intelligent, living
being causes automatic reversion to Dark
Phoenix form.
Power absorption: Phoenix was able to
increase her Health by absorbing raw
energy in the area around her. She could
draw in Class 1000 amounts of power in a
single turn, but could take no other action
in that turn. However, drawing in power
induced a craving for more power and
threatened to bring out the Dark Phoenix
within her. If absorbing energy of up to
Excellent levels, Phoenix must make a
Green Psyche FEAT roll or revert to her
Dark Phoenix form. If taking in energy up
to Amazing levels, a Yellow Psyche FEAT
roll is required. Energy absorption of up
to Shift X power requires a Red FEAT roll,
and absorption of Class 1000 power automatically
causes a reversion to Dark
Phoenix.
Telepathy: Phoenix was capable of reading
thoughts at Unearthly distances with
Unearthly power. She could fire bolts of
Unearthly mental power at the same
range, doing Unearthly damage or stunning
victims for 10-100 turns. Because her
telepathic ability was uncontrolled to a
certain extent, she commonly read the
thoughts of everyone within three areas of
her and suffered no Karma loss for mindreading.
Phoenix was easily capable of altering
the thoughts and personality of an opponent
in the manner of Professor X,
though she did so in desperation. She drove
Mastermind insane, but did so in order
to save her personality. An attempt to alter
someone’s thoughts, personality, or sanity
produces a loss of all Karma and a Green
Psyche FEAT roll to avoid turning into
Dark Phoenix. Phoenix need only make a
Psyche FEAT roll to accomplish the above,
shifting to the left one column for every
rank of Psyche over Typical possessed by
her opponent.
Space-warp creation: As an outgrowth of
her abilities to rearrange matter and
energy, Phoenix could create space warps
through which she would travel across the
universe at hyper-light speeds. This power
functions as a sort of teleportation ability
at the Class 1000 level, reaching intergalactic
distances with ease.
Note: Phoenix could increase any of the
above-mentioned Unearthly limits on her
powers, but doing so risked bringing on
her Dark Phoenix form. A shift X power
usage means a Green Psyche FEAT roll to
prevent the reversion, while Class 1000
use means a Red FEAT roll.
Talents: Fashion modeling (Good ability)
Personality: Phoenix duplicated the
majority of Jean Grey’s behavior and attitudes.
She tended to be absorbed in her
own problems, but she possessed a strong
moral character and desired to do good.
She was proud of her “mutant” heritage
(still believing herself to be the original
Jean Grey) and would go to great lengths
to help her fellow X-Men.
Phoenix had extremely close ties with
numerous mutant heroes. Cyclops was
her lover and was closest to her. Storm
and Colossus were like sister and brother
to her, and Moira MacTaggert thought
of Phoenix as her daughter. Wolverine
bore a secret love for Phoenix, and
Professor X was her mentor (and a distant
fatherly figure as well). Of course, the
events of the Dark Phoenix period and
Marvel Girl’s reappearance may have
altered these conditions.
Because of her past dealings with
Sentinels, Magneto, the Hellfire Club,
the Shi’ar, and Mastermind, a reborn
Phoenix may harbor considerable dislike
for these beings. She would try to handle
it appropriately, but may find herself
seriously considering a more lasting
revenge against them. If she fails a Green
Karma FEAT roll upon encountering these
beings, she may take steps to ensure that
they never have the chance to harm her
or her friends again (player’s choice as to
the handling of this matter, but the Judge
should keep Karma losses and chances for
Dark Phoenix appearance in mind).
Limitations: Phoenix was essentially an
energy being who adopted Marvel Girl’s
human form and personality, but was not
able to eliminate or control its original
nature. The phoenix-force represents the
emotional principle of rebirth through
destruction, and this conflicted with Jean
Grey’s personality, which sought to use
reason, create, and do good. So long as
“Jean Grey” was in control of Phoenix, she
behaved in a responsible and self-sacrificing
manner.
However, the Jean Grey persona was
continually tempted by the lure of her
own powers and rattled by mental assaults
from criminal forces, particularly
Mastermind, which eroded her self-control.
It is possible that Phoenix was driven
insane by her own dual nature and conflicting
desires to do good and to destroy.
Any action that led to the death of another
being, the altering of its essential nature
or personality, the absorption of high
levels of power (feeding her passion and
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