Antron
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| - | + | 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. | |
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| - | + | Anthony's ability to crawl up vertical surfaces is identical to the ability ants have to scale surfaces. | |
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Revision as of 00:28, 8 August 2007
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||
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Skills & Perks
| COST | SKILL | ROLL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Electronics | 11 | |||
| 3 | Inventor | 11 | |||
| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Repair Machine | |||||||||
| 9 | e | Transform 2d6 Minor | 20 | 60 | (Cumulative | +½) | 0 | ||
| (Broken machine to working machine) | (Invisible Power Effects, total | +1) | |||||||
| (Reversed by breaking again) | (Zero END cost | +½) | |||||||
| (Extra Time: 5 minutes per roll | -2) | ||||||||
| (No Range | -½) | ||||||||
| Influence & Inspiration | |||||||||
| 15 | PRE +30 | 30 | 30 | (Only to AIs and living machines | -1) | 0 | |||
| Lucky | |||||||||
| 15 | Luck 3d6 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| 87 | Powers Cost | ||||||||
| 53 | Skills Cost | ||||||||
| 60 | Characteristics Cost | ||||||||
| 200 | Total Cost | ||||||||
Disadvantages
| VALUE | DISADVANTAGE | DESCRIPTION | |
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| 15 | Hunted | The Law (more powerful, NCI, 8-, to deport) | |
| 1 0 | Hunted | Ruthless elements within the Magnific Order of Rambaldi (more powerful, NCI, 8-) | |
| 20 | Normal Characteristic Maxima | ||
| 10 | Physical Limitation | Illegal alien (infrequent, great) | |
| 5 | Poor | Income of about $10,000 per year | |
| 50 | Disadvantages Total | UNSPENT XP | |
| 150 | Base Points | 0 | |
| 0 | Experience Points Spent | ||
| 200 | Total Points | ||
1 Value reduced due to exceedance of campaign limits.
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 |
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| Male | Hispanic | Dark | 175cm | 80kg | Well-muscled |
| HAIR COLOR | HAIR STYLE | EYE COLOR | AGE | APPARENT AGE | HANDEDNESS |
| Black | Short, straight | Brown | 22 | 22 | Right |
| ALIAS(ES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| CURRENT RESIDENCE | ||
| MARITAL STATUS | SPOUSE | CHILDREN (AGE) |
| Single | None | None |
Nesto is a typical hispanic man living on the fringes of society. Physically he is fit, perhaps even fairly attractive, thanks to the physical demands of his work in construction. He doesn't have much money, and he sends what he can home to his family, so his clothes are simple and well-worn. The only jewelry he wears is a ring given to him by his father.
As an illegal alien, 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 not to be noticed. Among his friends, though, when there is no great fear of capture and deportation, Nesto is bright-eyed, passionate and fun-loving.
Background
| DATE OF BIRTH | PLACE OF BIRTH | PARENTS' NAMES |
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| September 27, 1984 | Texcoco, Mexico | Javier and Maria Alvarado |
Nesto came to the United States illegally at the age of 19, travelling through Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his brother 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.
About the middle of 2006, Nesto started noticing strange things happening around him. Machines began behaving in unexpected ways – 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Repair Machine
Nesto is able to make almost any broken machine function again. He has to be actively working on the machine at the time, but he can squeeze function out of any device, no matter how hopeless. The repairs aren't very durable, however. If the machine suffers enough damage to disable it again, regardless of whether it was disabled in the same way as it had been originally, Nesto's repairs will fall apart and have to be begun again. (Note, however, that if Nesto stays with the machine for long enough, it will awaken, gain a REC score, and might heal the original damage.)
Influence & Inspiration
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.
