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REPAIR MACHINE
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ANT JUMPING
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{{Hero power cluster|Name=Ant jumping}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=5|Code=e|Power=Superleap +10" (15"/30" total)|BPts=10|APts=10|Modifier=|Value=|End=4}}
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ULTRASONICS
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STINGER
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=3|Code=e|Power=EB 1d6|BPts=5|APts=10|Modifier=(NND|Value=+1)|End=1}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=|Code=|Power=|BPts=|APts=|Modifier=(No Range|Value=-&frac12;)|End=}}
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ANT CONTROL
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{{Hero power cluster|Name=Ant Control}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=6|Code=e|Power=Mind Control 3d6|BPts=15|APts=22|Modifier=(Area Effect (hex)|Value=+&frac12;|End=2}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=|Code=|Power=|BPts=|APts=|Modifier=(Limited: Ants Only|Value=-2)|End=}}
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ANT COMMUNICATION
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{{Hero power cluster|Name=Ant Communication}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=6|Code=e|Power=Telepathy 3d6|BPts=15|APts=22|Modifier=(Area Effect (hex)|Value=+&frac12;)|End=2}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=|Code=|Power=|BPts=|APts=|Modifier=(Limited: Ants Only|Value=-2)|End=}}
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{{Hero power total|Power cost=87|Skill cost=53|Cha cost=60|Total cost=200}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=10|Code=|Power=Enhanced Senses: 360&deg; sight|BPts=10|APts=10|Modifier=|Value=|End=}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=3|Code=|Power=Life Support: Immune to disease|BPts=3|APts=3|Modifier=|Value=|End=}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=13|Code=|Power=Find Weakness (strike) 13-|BPts=20|APts=20|Modifier=(Not vs. insects, hardened def|Value=-&frac12;)|End=}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=3|Code=|Power=Absolute Time Sense|BPts=3|APts=3|Modifier=|Value=|End=}}
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{{Hero power|Ref=|Cost=3|Code=|Power=Bump of Direction|BPts=3|APts=3|Modifier=|Value=|End=}}
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{{Hero power total|Power cost=74|Skill cost=14|Cha cost=112|Total cost=200}}
==Disadvantages==
==Disadvantages==
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{{Hero disad|Value=15           |Disad=Hunted                     |Text=The Law (more powerful, NCI, 8-, to deport)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=10           |Disad=Enraged                     |Text=When leader is hurt (common, 11-, r11-)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=<sup>1</sup> 0|Disad=Hunted|Text=Ruthless elements within the [[Magnific Order of Rambaldi]] (more powerful, NCI, 8-)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=5|Disad=Psych Lim|Text=Protective of innocents (uncommon, moderate)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=5           |Disad=Psych Lim|Text=Protective of team leader (uncommon, moderate)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=10           |Disad=Physical Limitation         |Text=Illegal alien (infrequent, great)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=10             |Disad=Rivalry                       |Text=Team leader (professional, rival in superior position)}}
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{{Hero disad|Value=15|Disad=Secret ID|Text=Anthony Adam}}
{{Hero disad total|Disad total=50|Base=150|Spent=0|Unspent=0|Total=200}}
{{Hero disad total|Disad total=50|Base=150|Spent=0|Unspent=0|Total=200}}
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==Description==
==Description==
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Sex=Male|Ethnic=Hispanic|Skin=Dark|Height=175cm|Weight=80kg|Build=Well-muscled|
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Sex=Male|Ethnic=Formigas|Skin=Dark|Height=175cm|Weight=80kg|Build=Well-muscled|
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Hair=Black|Style=Short, straight|Eyes=Brown|Age=22|Apparent=22|Hand=Right}}
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Hair=Paired|Style=Large, jointed|Eyes=Compound|Age=22|Apparent=22|Hand=Right (front)}}
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Antron is a typical ant guy living on the fringes of society.  Physically he is fit, perhaps even fairly attractive, thanks to the physical demands of his being an ant guy.  He doesn't have much money, and he sends what he can home to his family (in the old anthill), so his clothes are simple and well-worn (though he does have ants in his pants).  The only jewelry he wears is a ring given to him by his father.
Antron is a typical ant guy living on the fringes of society.  Physically he is fit, perhaps even fairly attractive, thanks to the physical demands of his being an ant guy.  He doesn't have much money, and he sends what he can home to his family (in the old anthill), so his clothes are simple and well-worn (though he does have ants in his pants).  The only jewelry he wears is a ring given to him by his father.
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As an illegal ant, Nesto makes a habit of being unobtrusive.  Downcast eyes and a bit of a slouch usually serve as a cue that this is a person is actually an ant.  Among his friends, though, when there is no great fear of capture and burning with a magnifying glass, Nesto is bright-eyed, passionate and sugar-loving.
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As an illegal ant, Antron makes a habit of being unobtrusive.  Compound eyes and a bit of a slouch usually serve as a cue that this is a person is actually an ant.  Among his friends, though, when there is no great fear of capture and burning with a magnifying glass, Antron is bright-eyed, passionate and sugar-loving.
==Background==
==Background==
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Birthdate=September 27, 1984|Birthplace=[[Texcoco, Mexico]]|Parents=[[Javier Alvarado|Javier]] and [[Maria Alvarado]]}}
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Birthdate=September 28, 1984|Birthplace=[[Anthill, Antopia]]|Parents=[[The Queen]] and [[Ant Drones]]}}
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Nesto came to the United States illegally at the age of 19, travelling through [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], with his brother [[Cesar Alvarado|Cesar]].  They have since separated to minimize the risk that both might be captured and sent home at the same time; thus they hoped to ensure that their family back home would have a steady income from at least one son.  Nesto has worked a variety of odd jobs in the U.S., drawing on the skills his family passed down to him.  Mostly he has been in auto shops and construction sites, making the best living an illegal alien can hope for.  He has worked hard to learn English, too, both in the hopes of better jobs and of eventually becoming a legal American citizen.
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Antron came to the United States illegally at the age of 19, travelling through [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], with his brother Flik.  They have since separated to minimize the risk that both might be captured and imprisoned in a very narrow glass home; thus they hoped to ensure that their family back home would have a steady income from at least one of their ten thousand sons.  Antron has worked a variety of odd jobs in the U.S., drawing on his ability to follow a trail of crumbs.  Mostly he has been in candy shops and picnic sites, making the best living an illegal ant can hope for.  He has worked hard to learn English, too, both in the hopes of better jobs and of eventually becoming a legal ant.
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About the middle of 2006, Nesto started noticing strange things happening around him.  Machines began behaving in unexpected ways &ndash; sometimes playful, sometimes helpful, always odd.  He was saved from a nasty accident on the jobsite when a forklift somehow interposed itself and deflected some equipment that would have fallen on him.  An [[Nesto Alvarado's truck|old pickup truck]] that Nesto had been trying to repair suddenly roared to life and became, in its fashion, his devoted companion.  It didn't take long for Nesto to realize that around him, machines became living beings.  ''How'' such a thing might happen remains a mystery to him.
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People around Nesto generally chalk up these strange occurrences as coincidences or the vagaries of machines and computers.  And the awakened machines usually seem to have an intuitive or instinctive understanding that they should be seen only as machines, so they don't typically act strangely when anyone other than Nesto is watching.  He is grateful for this, for he fears that if anyone ever discovers his mysterious ability, he might have to go on the run.  He has no idea how right he is.
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Dangerous elements within the [[Magnific Order of Rambaldi]] have learned of Nesto's existence.  The Order is dedicated to collecting and safeguarding the arcane [[Rambaldi artifacts]], but criminal elements within the Order believe that Nesto's ability to awaken machines could lead them to a greater understanding of [[Milo Rambaldi|Rambaldi's]] works and his prophecies.  They have not yet approached Nesto directly, either because they are being prevented by some sort of resistance or because they have not yet found the right moment to act.  In any case, once they have brought Nesto in and then finished with him, it is unlikely that they would see any reason to let him live.
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==Notes on Powers==
==Notes on Powers==
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Ants have the ability to move very face in relation to their size. Anthony share that characteristic expanded to human size.
Ants have the ability to move very face in relation to their size. Anthony share that characteristic expanded to human size.
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===Influence & Inspiration===
 
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Machines view Nesto as a natural leader.  Even AIs that he did not awaken recognize him as a powerful personality deserving of devotion.  His desires are taken as commands, his wishes as imperatives, and his safety and well-being are worth sacrificing for.  Humans, however, don't see even the slightest hint of any of this.
 
[[Category:Player-characters in TV Superheroes]]
[[Category:Player-characters in TV Superheroes]]

Current revision as of 19:22, 20 August 2007

Image:Heroman_4th.png This article uses the 4th Edition of the Hero System rules.
Content may be incompatible with the latest version of the rules.
Antron
Author DrEris
Power Scale Low-Powered Superheroic
Class Other
Species Human
Player DrEris
Campaign TV Superheroes
Role Hero
Base
Status Inactive

Contents

Characteristics

POWER VALUE CURRENT STAT COST POWER VALUE CURRENT STAT COST
30 30 STR 20 10 10 PD 4
20 20 DEX 30 9 9 ED 4
25 25 CON 30 4 4 SPD 10
10 10 BODY 0 11 11 REC 0
13 13 INT 3 38 38 END -6
11 11 EGO 2 38 38 STUN 0
20 20 PRE 10
20 20 COM 5 Characteristics Cost: 112
BASE LEVELS CURRENT TOTAL
OCV 7 + 0 = 7
DCV 7 + 0 = 7
ECV 4 + 0 = 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Phases

X X X
BODY DAMAGE STUN DAMAGE END SPENT
0 0 0
OTHER DAMAGE
None

Skills & Perks

COST SKILL ROLL  
3 Electronics 11  
3 Inventor 12  
3 Mechanics 11  
   
0 Lang English (native)  
2 PS Mechanic 11  
1 SC General Science 8  
1 SC Genetics 8  
   
1 Perk: "Queen Ant"  
14 Skills Cost

Powers & Talents

COST   POWER BASE
POINTS 		ACTIVE
POINTS 		MODIFIERS END
 
  Ant Powers
5 EC Ant Powers 5 5
 
  Endo-Exo Skeleton
7 e Armor 4PD/4ED 12 12 0
 
 
  Wall Crawling
5 e Clinging 10 10 0
 
 
  Scurry
5 e Running +5" (11" Total) 10 10 2
 
 
  Ant jumping
5 e Superleap +10" (15"/30" total) 10 10 4
 
 
  Stinger
3 e EB 1d6 5 10 (NND +1) 1
(No Range -½)
 
 
  Ant Control
6 e Mind Control 3d6 15 22 (Area Effect (hex) +½ 2
(Limited: Ants Only -2)
 
 
  Ant Communication
6 e Telepathy 3d6 15 22 (Area Effect (hex) +½) 2
(Limited: Ants Only -2)
 
 
10 Enhanced Senses: 360° sight 10 10
3 Life Support: Immune to disease 3 3
13 Find Weakness (strike) 13- 20 20 (Not vs. insects, hardened def -½)
3 Absolute Time Sense 3 3
3 Bump of Direction 3 3
74   Powers Cost
14   Skills Cost
112   Characteristics Cost
200   Total Cost

Disadvantages

VALUE DISADVANTAGE DESCRIPTION
10 Enraged When leader is hurt (common, 11-, r11-)
5 Psych Lim Protective of innocents (uncommon, moderate)
5 Psych Lim Protective of team leader (uncommon, moderate)
5 Psych Lim Leery of authority (uncommon, moderate)
10 Rivalry Team leader (professional, rival in superior position)
15 Secret ID Anthony Adam
50 Disadvantages Total UNSPENT XP
150 Base Points 0
0 Experience Points Spent
200 Total Points  

Description

Blurb
Antron is Anthony Adam, son of world-famous geneticists who tinkered with him as an embryo to save him from deformities. They used ant DNA to make him hale, healthy, and whole. It also had the side-effect of giving him superpowers.
SEX ETHNICITY SKIN TONE HEIGHT WEIGHT BUILD
Male Formigas Dark 175cm 80kg Well-muscled 
HAIR COLOR HAIR STYLE EYE COLOR AGE APPARENT AGE HANDEDNESS
Paired Large, jointed Compound 22 22 Right (front) 
ALIAS(ES)
None 
CURRENT RESIDENCE
 
MARITAL STATUS SPOUSE CHILDREN (AGE)
Single None None 

Antron is a typical ant guy living on the fringes of society. Physically he is fit, perhaps even fairly attractive, thanks to the physical demands of his being an ant guy. He doesn't have much money, and he sends what he can home to his family (in the old anthill), so his clothes are simple and well-worn (though he does have ants in his pants). The only jewelry he wears is a ring given to him by his father.

As an illegal ant, Antron makes a habit of being unobtrusive. Compound eyes and a bit of a slouch usually serve as a cue that this is a person is actually an ant. Among his friends, though, when there is no great fear of capture and burning with a magnifying glass, Antron is bright-eyed, passionate and sugar-loving.

Background

DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH PARENTS' NAMES
September 28, 1984 Anthill, Antopia The Queen and Ant Drones 

Antron came to the United States illegally at the age of 19, travelling through Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his brother Flik. They have since separated to minimize the risk that both might be captured and imprisoned in a very narrow glass home; thus they hoped to ensure that their family back home would have a steady income from at least one of their ten thousand sons. Antron has worked a variety of odd jobs in the U.S., drawing on his ability to follow a trail of crumbs. Mostly he has been in candy shops and picnic sites, making the best living an illegal ant can hope for. He has worked hard to learn English, too, both in the hopes of better jobs and of eventually becoming a legal ant.

Notes on Powers

Endo-Exo Skeleton

Anthony's Armor power is a reflection of his exo-skeleton. His skin seems no different than a normal human, however it is much tougher and more durable. This feature is because of his unique bio-chemistry.

Wall Crawling

Anthony's ability to crawl up vertical surfaces is identical to the ability ants have to scale surfaces.

Scurry

Ants have the ability to move very face in relation to their size. Anthony share that characteristic expanded to human size.

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