Prehensile Hair
This is a Power that few masculine heroes would admit to having, even if they possessed it. The Power gives the hero's hair the capability of independent, controlled movement, as if each strand were a tiny tentacle, It is also a Power that apparently only women possess. The basis for this may be cultural rather than genetic (in the entire history of comic books, only 3 people had this Power—all women).
Using her Prehensile Hair, the heroine can perform a variety of tasks with the hairs combining to form 1 or more appendages. She can handle objects, pick locks, ensnare a target, and even deliver a powerful blow with a silken fist. In a blunt combat the hair functions as 1 or more attacks. The maximum number of simultaneous actions and the Strength and Agility with which they can be accomplished are functions of the Power rank.
Rank # of Actions Str./Agil. Adjustment Fb
Pr
Ty
Gd
Ex
Rm
In
Am
Mn
Un
SX
SY
SZ
CL1000
CL3000
CL50001
-
-
2
-
3
-
4
5
68
10
12
20
30
40-2CS
-1CS
None
-
+1CS
-
+2CS
-
+3CS
-
+4CS
-
+5CS
-
+6CS
+7CS
Prehensile Hair possesses a sense of touch identical to that of the heroine's hands. Damage to the hair is felt. If you yanked out a lock of Medusa's hair, she'd feel the same pain you'd feel if she broke your finger (and you'd deserve it). Loss of more than half the hair causes pain and damage equal to that caused by a limb lost by the same means; the heroine loses 1/3 of her Health (rounded down).
The motivating Power for the hair is Telekinetic rather than muscular. The individual strands are identical to normal healthy hair. The coloration is often a brilliant red or golden blonde, but can be any color the player desires. The hair's length exceeds the normal limits; strands can reach a maximum length of 20' plus 5 more for each rank above Am.
However long the hair is, when not in active use it contracts and does not extend past the heroine's knees.
If the heroine's Power is nullified somehow, she retains her hair but can no longer feel or control it. The hair immediately cascades to the floor (and beyond) and reduces her Agility and movement rate (excluding Flight) by -4CS.
Range: See Above.