Green Lantern

A paragon of willpower, who fights injustice throughout the cosmos, Green Lantern is a heroic figure in any universe. His power ring gives him the power to create nifty green constructs – manifested from anything he can imagine. That's a lot of potential!

On the battlefield, Green Lantern should fit a balance between creating constructs that affect foes – perhaps by hindering their movement and interrupting their plan – and using those constructs to beat on his enemies. It is an interesting balance to build for, and I wasn't sure which of the two roles – Bruiser and Controller – should be the primary.

Thankfully, the Tangible Dream Conscious Mind helped to answer that question for us. Imaginary Weapon – the unique focus cantrip that Tangible Dream Psychics get access to at level 1 – is all about manifesting a weapon from one's imagination and hitting someone with it, pretty hard. So with that in mind, we'll start as a primary Bruiser and build the Controller aspects over time.

Imaginary Weapon gives a nice d8 strike that uses a spell attack – great for a character with Charisma as a Key Ability Modifier. The downside is that it takes 2 actions, but it scales very quickly – auto heightening with every spell level. Plus, it can be amped for extra damage and targets.

As the build goes on, Green Lantern can weave a lot of additional utility into rounds, summoning constructs like walls, mirror images and entities to hinder and harm enemies.

Outside of battle, Hal has a little less utility than some of his other Justice League peers. His Master Diplomacy can be helpful, and his flight can get him to places that others cannot, but there's not a ton more outside of that.

But, who knows: if he can dream it, he can do it.

Human - Versatile Heritage

As the first Human to join the Green Lantern Corps, it would feel like sacrilege to choose any ancestry than Human. That said, going from a terrestrial life to a galactic life makes him pretty versatile, which he uses for an extra general feat.

Aeromancer at level nine has an ethnicity requirement RAW, but let's say his Lantern Corps induction counts and assume your GM isn't a dick.

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Driver

Like Tracer, Hal was a pilot of experimental planes before becoming a superpowered hero. He can use that experience to help drive any number of vehicles his group might come across, usually pretty well.

The background also gives a Strength or Dexterity boost, which Hal will split between his ancestry boosts to be evenly strong and agile.

Psychic – Tangible Dream /  Wandering Reverie

The Tangible Dream Conscious Mind unlocks the fantasy of Green Lantern very well – what can be imagined can be created. That power starts with a dazzling light, a powerful shield and the real fun: an imaginary weapon.

It was covered above, but since it is os vital to the build, it's worth pointing out a few more features of the Imaginary Weapon cantrip. One is that it can be either bludgeoning or slashing damage each time it is used – Hal can choose to make something blunt or something sharp. The versatility can be useful against certain enemy types. As well, critical hits have the added effect of optionally pushing enemies away. A bit of extra control for a character that wants it.

The Wandering Reverie Subconscious Mind is also interesting, but a bit less directly thematic for Green Lantern. It can be used to Fade Into Daydreams for a single action, creating concealment until the next round. Perhaps the ring is making a giant green fog.

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Hal Jordan was a great pilot, and as a ring-powered flyer he is incredibly acrobatic. Beyond that, he is't the most uniquely skilled character. He does have a bit of extra diplomacy, which is necessary for negotiating with all those Lantern Corps.

Legendary: Acrobatics
Master: Diplomacy, Society
Expert: Athletics, Lore: Piloting

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