Sentinel Comics RPG Core Rulebook

he couldn’t remember what the address label had
said, even though he knew where he was supposed
to go. His employer was not impressed by this
explanation, and he was fired for non-delivery.
With an unexpected day off and a reluctance to
head home and confess his failure, he spent the
afternoon in an abandoned cement factory, testing
the bounds of the powers imparted by the seal.
He set out the next week with a dozen handmade
business cards for “Momentum Private Courier,”
the address of a family friend who was willing to be
his first client, and a pamphlet on Freedom Plaza.
Capabilities and Motivations
Thanks to the fragment of the relic that he carries
with him at all times, Headlong can make parts of his
body or surfaces he touches completely frictionless,
allowing him to build up incredible levels of speed,
and even allowing him to temporarily “skate” on
walls and ceilings. Coupled with his athleticism and
acrobatic skill, he can rapidly accelerate towards
foes from any angle, bouncing between surfaces
and channeling the resulting momentum into
devastating attacks. He likes to keep moving in a
fight at all times, and he’s very good at making snap
decisions and acting on them. For good or for ill,
this tends to apply to his life as well. He wants to
help his family pay off their debts, so he’s always
looking for opportunities to build his brand.
Personal Life
Headlong’s need to keep his identity secret meant
he initially kept the team at arm’s length when
not in the field or class, where he was always in
costume. However, time and trust softened his
attitude, and he eventually told them his real name.
With that reveal, he started socializing more and
soon counted them as his best friends. Given that
the rest of the team tend to stand out, he’s been
urging them to differentiate their personal and
public personas a bit more — having Muerto haunt
their cell phones during social stuff, helping Aeon
Girl present as a bit less alien, treating Muse less like
a kid, and asking Rockstar if she’d take the star off
once in a while. It’s an ongoing process.
Brandon is always looking for opportunities to
grow his business. He always keeps a supply of
business cards with him. It’s not uncommon for
him to break away from the others to talk up
the benefits of hiring a courier when he spots an
opportunity. It doesn’t always work, but it would
never work if he didn’t try. He can take a hundred
rejections if it means that he gets one paying client.
The way he sees it, everyone has something that
they want delivered. His fast talking occasionally
comes in handy for the group — it’s useful to have
someone who can talk their way around a bouncer
when they have Vanessa with them, or to soothe
tempers after Megan annoys someone.
Daybreak doesn’t have an official leader, but they
all listen to Headlong in a crisis. He’s certainly the
most decisive, with the ability to quickly assess the
situation, put together a plan, and get everyone
moving. This backfires sometimes — he doesn’t
look closely enough and misses a detail, or he
overrides a teammate’s concerns when moving
quickly. The rest of the team admires Headlong’s
dedication, passion, and strength of will, but they
don’t see that under the surface, his drive to
work harder than anyone else stems from deep
uncertainties about his place on the team. Where
all of his teammates have innate powers, Headlong
knows that without the broken seal that gives him
his powers, he’s just another kid. He knows that
sooner or later, the rest of Daybreak is going to find
out about the relic and then… they’ll see that he
doesn’t belong with them. He doesn’t know what
will happen when that moment comes, so he just
keeps moving.
Heroes
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Intro
Playing
the Game
Creating
Heroes
Moderating
the Game
the
Bullpen
Adventure
Issues
A rchives
the
Appendices