Sentinel Comics RPG Core Rulebook

After taking the Accident power source, Sarah moves
on to the archetype section. There, she selects Blaster.
The Blaster archetype instructs her to start by assigning
a die to an Elemental or Energy power. She chooses
Electricity and assigns to it.
Later in the same step, Sarah chooses this ability:
ICON NAME TYPE
GAME TEXT
Disabling Blast
Attack using [power]. Hinder using your Min die.
So she picks [power] to be Electricity.
Likewise, she takes this ability:
ICON NAME TYPE
GAME TEXT
Energy Immunity
If you would take damage from [element/energy
you have a related power for], instead reduce that
damage to 0 and Recover that amount of Health.
Sarah sets the bracketed section to Electricity. So not
only can Sarah’s hero throw Electricity around, but she
can absorb Electricity when hit with it. She decides to
rename Disabling Blast to Shocking Strike and Energy
Immunity to Lightning Rod.
Ability Types
All abilities fall into three categories: Action,
Reaction, or Inherent. When recording the ability
on your hero sheet, fill in the type where it says
“Type” by recording A, R, or I as specified by that
ability. Abilities usually involve one or more of the
action types (Attack , Defend , Overcome
, Boost , Hinder , and Recover ) and
you can use their icon where it says “Icon”.
A
I
Action Type Icons
The action type icon give you a quick guide to which
action each of your abilities uses. You don’t have
to painstakingly craft those icons on your own hero
sheet, though. You can just use some shorthand
icons to remind you what your hero can do, like
the ones in this image:
( Trouble drawing a fist? Try something like a burst.)
Choosing Principles
Whenever you gain a principle, record the
appropriate text in the During Roleplaying, Minor
Twist, and Major Twist sections on the first page
of your hero sheet. Then record that principle’s
Green ability in the appropriate slot at the bottom
of the “Green Abilities” section on the second
page of your hero sheet. When recording the
twists, do not answer the questions. Rather, record
the questions as asked — they’re things the GM
can ask you when your hero faces a minor or
major twist. The complete list of Principles begins
on page 123.
Auxiliary Sheets
Some of the more complex hero options require
use of an extra sheet, called an auxiliary sheet, as
shown on page 12. If you don’t need an auxiliary
sheet, you don’t have to use one. However, you
can also use this sheet to note any reminders about
how your hero works, keep track of the names of
people you meet in the game, doodles, etc.
Jim Brooks is the hero Time-Slinger — formerly known
as Chrono-Ranger. He’s not officially part of a team,
but he works with the Sentinels of Freedom to teach
new heroes, such as the hero team Daybreak.
In the following pages, we walk through the process
of Christopher creating Time-Slinger as a new hero.
Normally we’d use the constructed method, since he’s
an existing hero in the Sentinels world and we have
a general idea of what his sheet would look like. But,
in this case, we use the guided method to illustrate
the process. Throughout this chapter, we add to Time-
Slinger’s hero sheet using each step so you see the
system in action.
What Goes Into a Hero?
C
Intro
Playing
the Game
reating
H eroes
Moderating
the Game
The
Bullpen
Adventure
Issues
The
Archives
Appendices
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