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Jaemys: Bastion?
Descalceus:
I'm using the SJ rules for the in Astral Adventurer's Guide and it disagrees with you on several if not all points.
First off, it makes a head and makeshift hands. No mention of a face is made, and faces are more detailed than hands, so I'm thinking no face to speak of, certainly not one where he can ape Rigid expressions, if it would even occur to him.
And no, no spontaneous color changes. Color changing, per the rules in the book, anyhow, are done with dyes absorbed through the pores of the skin. In fact, that is the core building block of the character: Dyer, a plasmoid Esthetician and Alchemist that specializes in....wait for it...dyes for coloring plasmoid skin.
Ditto is a shapeshifter based on the old silver age Legion of Super Heroes pet Proty. Plasmoids aren't all that at all. And "head" doesn't include ears, necessarily, so I doubt earrings. Again, more detail than makeshift hands.
And that leaves the final question: Why would he want a face? He doesn't need a place for a mouth, nose or eyes. All he needs is a head sticking out of his armor so he can see, and, if desired, wear a hat or helmet (which may come with the armor). Sure, there are reasons others might want him to have one, but he doesn't need one, and, even if it were possible, it would be a lot of (needless) work for him, and it would only show what he wanted you to see. Much as the Shield mentioned above does.
I actually have thought about my character, and read the description given in the book. Including it's limits.
Mind you, that doesn't preclude Alter Self or Disguise Self being used.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:41, Sat 18 May.