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CRACKERJACK (Eugene Wallace) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 20 STR 10 13- Lift 400 kg; 4d6 HTH Damage 21 DEX 36 13- OCV: 7/ DCV: 7 20 CON 20 13- 13 BODY 6 12- 10 INT 0 11- PER Roll 11- 13 EGO 6 12- ECV: 4 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 16 COM 3 12- 8 PD 4 Total: 8 PD (0 rPD) 8 ED 4 Total: 8 ED (0 rED) 4 SPD 9 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 8 REC 0 40 END 0 33 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 103 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swinging: Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills Martial Arts: Classic Comic Book/Crimefighter Training Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 5 Defensive Block +1 +3 Block; Abort 4 Dodge +0 +5 Dodge Versus All; Abort 5 Flying Kick +1 -2 8d6 Strike 5 Kick -2 +1 8d6 Strike 4 Punch +2 +0 6d6 Strike 5 Swing Staff: Swinging 12"; OAF (-1) Perks: 2 Deep Cover (at least one, probably 2-3) Skills: 15 Combat Skill Levels: +3 with Hand-to-Hand 3 Acrobatics 13- 3 Acting 12- 2 AK: Astro City 11- 3 Breakfall 13- 3 Climbing 13- 0 Concealment 8- 0 Conversation 8- 0 Deduction 8- 5 Disguise 12- 2 KS: Astro City Superhero Scene 11- 0 Language: English (native) 0 Paramedic 8- 0 PS: Dancer 8- 5 Rapid Attack (HTH) 3 Shadowing 11- 3 Stealth 13- 0 TF: Small Ground Vehicles 77 Total Powers & Skills Cost 180 Total Character Cost 75+ Disadvantages 15 Psychological Limitation: Braggart And Showoff (Common, Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Gloryhound (Common, Strong) 10 Reputation: Braggart and a bit of a jerk (Lim Geo: Astro City) 14- 15 Social Limitation: Secret ID 5 Unluck: 1d6 45 Arrogant Jerk Bonus 180 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: We know next to nothing about the origins of the masked adventurer who calls himself Crackerjack. Not even his real name ("Eugene Wallace" is just a cover identity). What we do know is that he is very strong, agile, can handle himself in combat, and all around physically impressive. Although not a superhuman, he certainty is at or near the peak of human conditioning. Personality/Motivation: Simply put, Crackerjack is full of himself. He likes to be in the spot light, and actively seems to try and be where the action is. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for his habit of taking the credit for any successes, regardless of who actually did the work. He also will utterly ignore his own failings, often blaming others (even if he doesn't seem totally serious about it). So, although his heart is in the right place, his demeanor is more than enough to turn people off of the idea of working with him. Quote: Ha! Another daring triumph for Crackerjack - the acme of adventurers! Not bad work, if I do say so myself..." Powers/Tactics: Aside from his physical skills and martial arts training, Crackerjack has no real powers. He does get around Astro City via a swing line attached to a long staff of cane. The end of the staff is a large silver sphere which will detach and wrap around objects, allowing Crackerjack to swing above the city streets. Although it looks to make an excellent weapon, Crackerjack is never shown using it as one. You might wish to change this in your game. Appearance: Crackerjack is a tall man with broad shoulders, short curly brown hair, and a carefully trimmed mustache. His costume has red boots, green legs, a wide red belt with a white star in the front, a long sleeved white top with a high red collar, and red gloves. The top is decorated with green stars and is open to his navel (exposing a lot of hairy chest), and trimmed in red. He also wears a green mask that overs his eyes and ears, but leaves the top of his head and the lower half of his face bare. As Eugene Wallace, he is clean shaven, with long blondish hair and a muscular build. Designer's Notes: If Jack-In-The-Box is Spiderman, than I'd peg Crackerjack as Daredevil (The Confessor and Altar Boy have taken the Batman and Robin spot). He is only loosely based on Matt Murdock, of course, keeping the swing staff and martial skill, but not much else. As he's not really had an origin story, this character sheet is mostly guesswork, based on what he's been seen to do in the pages of Astro City. Naturally, being pretty much a blank slate origin wise, you can easily adapt him to whatever use you wish. (Crackerjack created by Kurt Busiek, Brent Eric Anderson and Alex Ross, , character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

It seems I was wrong. I quote from a website: Did you know Alucard is Dracula backwards? Er, yeah. So does the rest of the world. Is Alucard really Dracula? Gonzo animation seems to be of that opinion, and the manga leaves no doubt, judging from a flashback Alucard experiences. You morons! It's Arucard, not Alucard. Says so on the DVD package. The nature of the Japanese language is such that certain translations from Japanese to English are not as precise as they could be. The most literal translation of Alucard's name is Aakaado, so either one is taking a certain amount of liberty from what's written in the manga. Even if his name were written Arukado, as it is for a certain dhampir in the Castlevania games, the sounds of l and r are interchangable in the Japanese language. In addition, the name is written in katakana, one of the two sets of symbols used to represent syllabic sounds in Japanese. Katakana is used almost exclusively for foreign words and names, indicating that the best attempt has been made to transliterate the sounds into Japanese. In such case, translating back to English must take this into account, and seek out not just a similar sounding word, but the word that was most likely to be meant by the author. Because of the obvious Dracula references, it seems clear that Alucard was the intended name. Pioneer just spelled it wrong.

Without a doubt, he is. (IMO) As I understand it, the original managa isn't done yet, which is why season 2 of HELLSING is delayed. Sounds about right.

Nope. It is quite clearly "Arucard." I *think* the original manga creator goes with that as well.

Oh, I own htat, and will use it as well. There is a volume 2 planned, but I don't know when it will come out.

For thsoe who've seen the anime... I just watched all 13 episodes and took 14 pages of notes. Conversion data and world info to follow in the upcoming weeks. I'm wondering if Arucard is going to break 1,000 points... I'm fairly sure he's going to shatter 500 and am pretty sure he will hit near 750.

As I'm mostly familier with the Dark Horse/Adam Warren Dirty P--- ahem... Lovely Angels!. All I can say is "Looks Good!"

He's on the website as well.

Did him a long time ago -- check the website.

Odd... for me they are white on dark gray.

From that fine comic series "Astro City," I present AC's take on Spidey. JACK-IN-THE-BOX II (Zachary Johnson) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 18 STR 8 13- 300 kg; 3 1/2d6 23 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8/ DCV: 5 18 CON 16 13- 13 BODY 6 12- 18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13- 15 EGO 10 12- ECV: 5 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 14 COM 2 12- 8 PD 4 Total: 8 PD (0 rPD) 8 ED 4 Total: 8 ED (0 rED) 5 SPD 17 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 8 REC 0 36 END 0 31 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 124 Movement: Leaping: 24"/48" Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills Martial Arts: Classic Comic Book/Crimefighter Training Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 4 Block +2 +2 Block, Abort 5 Flying Dodge +0 +4 Dodge All Attacks; Abort; FMove 5 Kick +1 -2 7 1/2d6 Strike 4 Punch +0 +2 5 1/2d6 Strike 5 Takeaway Grab Weapon, +10 STR to take weapon away 34 Confetti: Entangle 5d6, 5 DEF, Blocks Sight Group; 16 Charges (-0), OIF (Costume; -1/2), Limited Range (4"; -1/4) 18 Electro-Nose: EB 12d6, Stun Only (-0); 6 Charges (-3/4), OAF (-1), No Range (-1/2), 13 Handsprings: Stretching 4â€, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Always Direct (-1/4), OIF (Costume; -1/2), Limited Body parts (arms; -1/4), No Noncombat Stretching (-1/4) 20 Footapults: Leaping +20" (24" forward, 12" upward), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); OIF (Costume; -1/2) Perks: 5 Money: Well-off 4 Reputation: Well-known Astro City Hero (Astro City, 14-) +2/+2d6 Skills: 10 Combat Skill Levels: +2 with Hand-To-Hand 10 Agility: Combat Skill Levels: +2 with DCV 3 Acrobatics 13- 3 AK: Astro City 13- 2 AK: Bakerville 11- 3 Breakfall 13- 3 Climbing 14- 3 Concealment 13- 0 Conversation 8- 0 Deduction 8- 0 Language: English (native) 3 Inventor 13- 0 Paramedic 8- 3 PS: Engineer/Toy Designer 13- 2 PS: Mechanical Drawing 11- 3 Shadowing 13- 3 SS: Mechanical Engineering 13- 3 Stealth 13- 3 Streetwise 13- 0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles 174 Total Powers & Skills Cost 298 Total Character Cost 150+ Disadvantages 15 DNPC: Tamara Johnson (Norm) 11- 15 Hunted: The Brass Monkey (As Pow) 11- 0 Hunted: The Trouble Boys (LessPow, Lim Geo, Watching) 11- 20 Psychological Limitation: Code Versus Killing (C, T) 10 Psychological Limitation: Joker And Wisecracker (C, M) 15 Psychological Limitation: Wants To Make The World A Better Place/Driven To Help Others (C, S) 15 Social Limitation: Secret ID (Zachary Johnson) 58 Masked Clown Bonus 298 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Jack-in-the-Box has been around in Astro City for over thirty years, although he has gone missing for extended lengths of time (such as from 1983 to 1989). This is due to the fact that Zachary Johnson is the *second* Jack-in-the-Box, the first being his father, who started his crime-fighting career in the early sixties. Zachary knew nothing of his father's secret identity, and thus had no idea why he vanished in October of 1983 to ever return. It wasn't until after his mother died in 1989 and Zachary found his father's gear that he knew. In turn, Zachary donned the costume and became the second Jack-in-the-Box, seeking justice against the man who murdered his father. Finally, Zachary himself, troubled by reports of his future (more importantly, his death and what becomes of his family), steps down as Jack-in-the-Box, handing the costume over to a young man named Roscoe James, thus ensuring Astro City will always have its clown-masked defender. Personality/Motivation: Jack-in-the-Box's quote pretty much sums his attitude. Since donning his father's costume he's more than filled the vacancy left by the death of Jack-in-the-Box I. He's come to realize that he can make a difference in people's lives and is unable to stand idle when there is a chance he can help. By the same token, he will not kill, and will stop others from killing if at all possible. Finally, Jack projects are carefree attitude (to an extent) while in the costume, and will banter with his foes, hurling wisecracks and simple insults along with confetti and shots from his handsprings. Quote: "Can I read in the paper about murder -- about rape, and more -- and know I could have stopped it? How could I live with myself?" Powers/Tactics: All of Jack's powers are the result of physical training (he is in excellent shape), or from his costume and equipment. His two most obvious "powers" are his footapults, which allow Jack to spring great distances and his handsprings, which allow him to punch foes short distances away. Jack also carries a shoulder bag, in which he keeps several clown noses rigged to serve as tasers. Finally, he can project "confetti" from his hands, entangling his foes in a plastic spray that rapidly hardens to be almost unbreakable (at least for normal people). In combat Jack makes use of movement as his greatest weapon. He bounces around quite a bit, never standing still for long, and often Sweeps his attacks, striking two foes at once. For the record, Jack's powers were built roughly around a 60 Active Point base, but this can easily be modified to make his more powerful if you so wish. Appearance: Under his mask, Jack-in-the-Box is a handsome black man in his late twenties (roughly 27 or 28 years old). He's in excellent physical shape, with a strong, muscular build. As Jack-in-the-Box, Zachary wears a red bodystocking with a black diamond pattern over the upper torso, arms, and along the sides of his legs. Thick bands of red and green disks encircle his forearms and calves, marking the location of his handsprings and footapults. A ruff of red fur/hair frames his face, which is a white mask with red lips and black circles around the eyes. Designer's Notes: Jack-in-the-Box is an obvious parallel to Marvel Comic's Spiderman, what with his method of locomotion, his confetti, wisecracks, and general attitude. However, he's "just" a well-trained normal, and doesn't have Spiderman's superhuman agility and strength. This made it a little difficult to rate his physical abilities. I ended up deciding to give him a DEX and SPD that seemed to go with his general power level, which was someone who could play in the 350-point range (alas, he ended up 298...). You can easily alter these numbers to fit your own tastes. In addition, I could easy see giving Jack Combat Luck and/or some Damage Reduction defined as "Rolling With The Punch." He might have additional powers as well in his bag of tricks, although he hasn't shown any in the stories I have of him. (Jack-in-the-Box II created by Kurt Busiek, Brent Eric Anderson and Alex Ross, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

Oh, sure, I'l get right on it. The Hanged Man is, IMO. impossible. He's like the Phantom Stranger -- he can do anything but we have no idea how or why. Looney Leo is easy -- he's a fairly normal (stat-wise) anrthomorphic lion with roughly 50 pts of Life Support.

I might do the Mock Turtle, and then Jack-in-the-Box.

From the pages of Astro City. GOLDEN GLOVE II (Yolanda Costello) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 8 STR -2 11- Lift 75 kg; 1 1/2d6 18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 6 / DCV: 6 13 CON 6 12- 9 BODY -2 11- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 13 EGO 6 12- ECV: 4 13 PRE 3 12- PRE Attack: 2 1/2d6 16 COM 3 12- 3 PD 1 Total: 23 PD (20 rPD) 3 ED 0 Total: 23 ED (20 rED) 4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 5 REC 0 26 END 0 20 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 54 Movement: Flight: 20" / 40" Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 20 Powergloves: Elemental Control, 30-Point Powers; OIF (-1/2) 20 1) Can Lift Tons: +40 STR, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) 15 2) Sound Dampening Field: Darkness versus Hearing Group 12" Radius; No Range (-1/2), END 6 15 3) Smoke Screen: Darkness versus Sight Group 6" Radius; No Range (-1/2), END 6 20 4) Laser: Energy Blast 12d6, END 6 17 5) Energy Field: Force Field (20 PD/20 ED), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Must Be Aware Of Attack (-1/4) 20 6) Flight: 20", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) 6 Powergloves Energy Source: Endurance Reserve (30 END, 6 REC); OIF (-1/2) Skills: 10 Combat Skill Levels: +2 with Powergloves 3 AK: Kiefer Square 12- 0 Climbing 8- 3 Concealment 12- 0 Conversation 8- 0 Deduction 8- 0 English (native) 3 Lockpicking 13- 0 Paramedic 8- 0 PS: "Black Mask" 8- 3 Security Systems 12- 3 Shadowing 12- 3 Stealth 13- 3 Streetwise 12- 164 Total Powers & Skills Cost 218 Total Character Cost 125+ Disadvantages 20 Normal Characteristic Maxima 10 Psychological Limitation: Angry At The World (C, S) 15 Psychological Limitation: Wants To Get Out [of Kiefer Square] (C, S) 15 Social Limitation: Secret ID (Yolanda Costello) (F, Major) 33 Experience 218 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Yolanda Costello is the daughter of Maxie Costello, better known to the world at large as the blackmask (a.k.a. supervillain) Goldenglove. Having experimented with her father's gloves while he was in jail, Yolanda managed to discover all sorts of powers her father never knew about. Now, with him dead, Yolanda has decided to become the new Goldenglove, acting as a cat burglar in order to get out of Kiefer Square and away from her life of near poverty. Personality/Motivation: Tired of being poor (despite the millions her father took in during his career), Yolanda has decided she's going to get "out" and her father's gloves are her ticket to a life of riches and freedom. Instead of being a "good girl" and going to school so she can end up with a boring life rotting away in Kiefer Square, she's going to take what she wants, regardless of the consequences. Of course, as she's only about 16 years old, she's not willing to listen to reason and will ignore any arguments that she's making a big mistake. Quote: "These gloves are my ticket out -- and I'm takin' it." Powers/Tactics: The golden gloves were found in a wrecked spaceship (along with a skeleton). They grant the wear great strength, allowing him to lift heavy weights and punch through most materials. Yolanda has discovered additional powers, such laser blasts, a forcefield, sound-dampening fields and even a smoke screen. It is possible that due to the nature of the gloves they have even more powers and abilities Yolanda doesn't know about. Appearance: Yolanda is a young girl of about 16 years of age. She has a slender and athletic figure, brown skin, and dark reddish-brown hair that falls past her shoulders. Her costume as Goldenglove II consists of white (or silver) Spandex pants, a red tunic, red boots, and a red and gold visor/"helmet." Designer's Notes: Golden Glove II seems to remind me of Green Lantern in some ways. The gloves also remind me of Larry Niven's "soft weapon" from the short story of the same name. It is possible the gloves are meant to be used by a spy and/or solo soldier, and might have such powers as invisibility and the like. I based her powers around a simple 60 active point cap, and her stats around her fight scene with Steeljack. The 0 END powers were run nonstop, while the ones that cost END I presumed to be powered from a small energy source (hence her reluctance to use them). You could rewrite the EC and END Reserve to make all the powers cost END. In that case I'd up the REC to allow her to run the Force Field, Flight, and STR pretty much nonstop. (Golden Glove II created by Kurt Busiek, Brent Eric Anderson and Alex Ross, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

PEREGRINE (Cathy Colby) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 20 STR 10 13- Lift 400 kg; 4d6 HTH Damage 18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 3 / DCV: 3 18 CON 16 13- 13 BODY 6 12- 10 INT 0 11- PER Roll 11- 13 EGO 6 12- ECV: 5 18 PRE 8 13- PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6 12/16 COM 2 12- 7 PD 3 Total: 7 PD (0 rPD) 6 ED 2 Total: 6 ED (0 rED) 4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 8 REC 0 36 END 0 232 STUN 0 Value After / OIF (Costume; -1/2) Total Characteristics Cost: 89 Movement: Flight: 20"/40" Gliding: 20"/40" Leaping: 20" / 40" Running: 6"/12" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills 27 Glider Harness: Multipower, 40-Point Pool; All OIF (-1/2) 5 1) m Free Flight: Flight 20"; OIF (-1/2) 3 2) m Soaring: Gliding 20"; OIF (-1/2) 1 3) m Wing-Assisted Jumping: Leaping +16" (20" forward); OIF (-1/2), Forward Movement Only (-1) 8 Neopolis Police Department Radio Ring: Radio Perception/Transmission; IIF (-1/4) Perks: 2 Fringe Benefit: Neopolis Police Powers Skills: 10 Combat Skill Levels: +2 with HTH Combat 3 Acrobatics 13- 2 AK: Neopolis 11- 3 Breakfall 13- 3 Bureaucratics 13- 0 Climbing 8- 0 Concealment 8- 3 Conversation 13- 3 Criminology 12- 0 Deduction 8- 2 KS: Law Enforcement 11- 2 KS: Literature 11- 0 Language: English (native) 0 Paramedic 8- 3 PS: Police Officer 12- 0 Shadowing 8- 0 Stealth 8- 3 Systems Operation 11- 0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles 83 Total Powers & Skills Cost 172 Total Character Cost 75+ Disadvantages 10 Hunted: NPD (MoPow, NCI, Watching) 8- 15 Psychological Limitation: Devout Christian (C, S) 10 Psychological Limitation: Strong Dislike For Certain Forms Of Lawbreakers (C, S) 20 Social Limitation: Subject To Orders (VF, M) 42 Lieutenant Peregrine Bonus 172 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Next to nothing is said about Peregrine's background in the series. She's married, is a lieutenant in the Neopolis Police Department and has strong Christian beliefs (Jack Phantom says she's "a born again"). That's about all we know about her. Personality/Motivation: As a devout Christian, Peregrine doesn't swear ("creep" and "jerk" is about as bad as she gets), doesn't take the Lord's name in vain (and doesn't like to hear others use it, either), and tries to be understanding of her fellow man. On the other hand, Jack Phantom, a lesbian, makes the comment "I'm lucky she even works with me". Although, I'll admit the two do work well together as an investigative team. Peregrine does have a dark side to her as well. She tends to set her beliefs aside when dealing with certain criminals. Her near throttling Mr. Bennet (who killed to three people in a teleportation accident) comes to mind, as does Jack Phantom having to restrain from virtually beating Sun Woman into a pulp. Quote: "McCambridge, one of you fly this creep downtown. Bill Bailey lost his legs in a 'porter collision. Let him explain Mr. Bennet's 'rights.'" Powers/Tactics: Peregrine's primary power seems to be her glider harness, which allows her to fly (or so I presume ). This harness also seems to allow her to leap great distances in long low arcs (as seen when she attacks Sun Woman). The movement values assigned for her harness are pure guesswork, and were mainly given to her as a way of making her harness "useful" in a game setting. Aside from her harness, Peregrine is also very strong (due to constant physical exercise) and is capable of lifting a slightly-built man with one hand (the aforementioned Mr. Bennent by the neck). Peregrine's other powers (if any) are unknown. She might have some form of martial arts training (it does seems likely). The same goes for her skills, my selections is based on things seen in "Top Ten" as well as typical police officer skills. Appearance: Peregrine is of average height with a muscular build. Her hair is cut very short and looks to be white in color. Peregrine's costume is black/purple bodysuit with yellow/gold arms and legs and black boots. A yellow "gorget" with a vague birdlike shape covers her shoulders and upper chest. Her glider harness straps onto her back and has a roughly 10' wingspread when fully extended. The wings are purple on the outside and yellow on the inside. Peregrine also dons a long black wig and a yellow circlet to complete her costume (and yes, I do think she's better looking/more striking in her costume than out of it). Designer's Notes: This is only a speculative write-up for Peregrine. She appears sporadically in "Top Ten" and even the one issue that concentrates the most on her (issue 8) shows little of her powers/skills beyond the obvious. On the other hand, nothing says everyone in Top Ten has to be a 300+ point superhuman either. As written she makes an excellent Golden Age costumed hero, just needing a handgun (Colt .45 auto?) to make her fit in. Personally, I'd add a basic martial arts package (such as karate), maybe some body armor, a utility belt, and some skills to fully round her out. (Peregrine created by Alan Moore and Gene Ha, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

When you say Active Points, do you mean for a single power? So if Inferno's Flame Jet is 100 Active Points, its Martinez Rating is 10? Or is the scale for the character as a whole?

From the comic series TOP TEN. JEFF SMAX (Jaafs Macksun) Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 45 STR 35 8 Lift 12.5 tons; 8d6 HTH Damage 20 DEX 30 13- OCV: 7 / DCV: 7 35 CON 50 16- 20 BODY 20 13- 10 INT 0 11- PER Roll 11- 12 EGO 4 11- ECV: 4 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 10 COM 0 11- 33 PD 25 Total: 33 PD (33 rPD) 33 ED 26 Total: 33 ED (33 rED) 4 SPD 10 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 15 REC 0 70 END 0 60 STUN 2 Total Characteristics Cost: 212 Movement: Running: 8" / 16" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 100 Pulse Bolts: Multipower, 100-Point Pool 10 1) u Narrow Beam Pulse: EB 20d6, END 10 7 2) u Wide Beam Pulse: EB 10d6, Area Of Effect (11" Cone; +1); No Range (-1/2), END 10 16 Invulnerable: Hardened for 33 PD/33 ED (+1/4) 41 Invulnerable: Damage Resistance (33 PD/33 ED), Hardened (+1/4) 6 Heavy: Knockback Resistance -2" 4 Long Legs: Running +2' (8" Total), END 2 4 Reach: Stretching 1â€, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Always Direct (-1/4), No Noncombat Stretching (-1/4), No Velocity Damage (-1/4) 8 Neopolis Police Department Radio Ring: Radio Perception/Transmission; IIF (-1/4) Perks: 2 Fringe Benefit: Neopolis Police Powers Skills: 16 Combat Skill Levels: +2 with Combat 2 AK: Neopolis 11- 3 Bureaucratics 13- 0 Climbing 8- 0 Concealment 8- 0 Conversation 8- 3 Criminology 12- 0 Deduction 8- 2 KS: Law Enforcement 11- 0 Language: English (native) 0 Paramedic 8- 2 PS: Police Officer 11- 0 Shadowing 8- 0 Stealth 8- 3 Streetwise 13- 0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles 231 Total Powers & Skills Cost 444 Total Character Cost 200+ Disadvantages 15 Distinctive Features: Huge Blue Man/NPD Officer (NC) 5 Hunted: Gangs In South Green (AsPow, Lim Geo) 8- 10 Hunted: NPD (MoPow, NCI, Watching) 8- 5 Physical Limitation: Large (I, S) 10 Psychological Limitation: Surly And Anti-Social (C, M) 10 Psychological Limitation: Notable Dislike For/Tries To Deny, His Origins (U, S) 10 Reputation: NPD Officer/Invulnerable/Surly 11- 179 Big Blue Bonus 444 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Little information is given about Smax's origins in the pages of Top Ten. One can surmise a lot, however, based on the clues given over the course of the series. Jeff Smax's real name is Jaafs Macksun, and I can only presume he comes from a very magic-rich "fantasy" dimension, complete with dragons, elves, and even singing swords (or whatever it is Smax keeps in his closet at home). His parents are never named, and Smax himself states he was brought up by his Uncle Mack and Aunt Minka (hence the last name of "Macksun" or "Mackson"). He came to Neopolis at some point, and eventually became a police officer, probably because his size, strength, and general invulnerability made it his best choice of an occupation. Personality/Motivation: For the most part Smax is an antisocial loner with a surly attitude. Part of this may be due to his attempt to get away from his origins, or to keep people away from himself so he want have to answer questions about himself he'd rather not hear. On the other hand, he has dated women in Neopolis, specifically Synaesthesia Jackson (who said touching him "tasted like bitter ashes"). It is worth noting that some of his behavior may stem from the loss of his previous partner, Stochastic Fats, who was murdered in is own home. For the record, Smax is partnered with Toybox in issue 1, and grows to be rather protective of her, slowly coming out of his self-imposed shell. Quote: "Captain Traynor, sir? All due respect, sir... Permission to use extreme force." Powers/Tactics: Smax is, flat-out, invulnerable. He can withstand a building falling on him, and is able to go toe-to-toe (for a while) with Commissioner Ultima in issue 10. He also seems to be superhumanly strong (he can punch through a building wall), and can fire a force blast from a white handprint on his chest. I'm unsure how strong he actually is, or how powerful the force blast is, and made educated guesses based on the comic series. His Wide Angle Pulse might be less damaging, as he didn't exactly injure a roomful of dancers when he used it (although he did stun every single one of them...). On the other hand, his primary blast did send Ultima through a wall, and effectively KO'd Ernesto Gograh with one shot. Appearance: Smax stands something like nine feet tall, with a broad and very muscular build. His skin is dark blue, while his hair and eyebrows are off-white. There is a white handprint on his chest. His police "uniform" is dark blue boots/trousers the same color as his skin, a white utility belt, and white gloves/sleeves connected to a long white cloak/jacket. Designer's Notes: This is only a speculative write-up for Smax. He appeared in all 12 issues of "Top Ten" and was due to get his own mini-series in which he returns home after the death of his Uncle Macks. Unfortunately, I've never seen/read the latter, so I don't know what, if anything, I might have missed. His might be stronger, or not. As for his defenses, I tried to building someone that was really hard to hurt with much of anything, and admit to looking at Durak from some ideas. (Smax created by Alan Moore and Gene Ha, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

Portions of the WOD to HERO matieral I was was sent by Robert has been posted. More to follow.

Man... they'll let anyone into the AMP these days...

Own it. I'll look it over.

I've been slowly gettign everything cleaned. I'm working on the Werewolf stuff now. I think I want to use your Demon Hunter X stuff make a Ninja Hero/anime monster hunter character (with the tight cheongsam and a whacking big sword-thingy).

That was some of my thoughts. Oh, Robert, have you seen the updated matieral for WOD to HERO?

I was really dissapointed in Spriggan. The animation was nice, the the story took a left turn into... not sure what. I wished they'd kept to the original story-line and characters' I kept waiting for Jean to monster out and he never did...

YU OMINAE Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 13/38 STR 3 12-/17- Lift 150 kg; 2 1/2d6 HTH Damage/ Lift 4800 kg; 7 1/2d6 HTH Damage 21/24 DEX 39 14- OCV: 8 / DCV: 8 20 CON 20 13- 14 BODY 8 12- 18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 13- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6 14 COM 2 12- 7 PD 4 Total: 22 PD (15 rPD) 7 ED 3 Total: 22 ED (15 rED) 4/5 SPD 9 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 8 REC 2 40 END 0 32 STUN 1 Value after / is from Omihalcon Armor Suit Total Characteristics Cost: 120 Movement: Running: 8" / 16" Leaping: 16" / 32" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 37 Omihalcon Knife: HKA 2d6 (3d6 with STR), Armor Piercing x2 (+1), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); OAF (-1) 14 Sig-Saur P226: RKA 1d6+1, 20 Shots (+1/4); OAF (-1) plus +1 OCV; OAF (-1) Martial Arts: "Kung Fu" Maneuver OCV DCV Damage 4 Block +2 +2 Block; Abort 4 Disarm -1 +1 48 STR Disarm 4 Dodge +0 +5 Dodge vs All; Abort 4 Elbow +2 +0 9 1/2d6 Strike 5 Flying Kick +1 -2 11 1/2d6 Strike 4 Punch +0 +2 9 1/2d6 Strike 5 Side Kick -2 +1 11 1/2d6 Strike 3 Throw +0 +1 7 1/2d6 + v/5; Target Falls 1 Use Art With Blades 75 Psychic Blow: Multipower, 112-Point Pool; OIF (Omihalcon Armor Suit; -1/2) 5 1) u Psychic Blow: EB 15d6, Affects Desolidified (spirit/ghost forms only; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4): OIF (-1/2), No Knockback (-1/4), No Range (-1/2), END 5 6 2) u Psychic Blow: Dispel Esper Powers 30d6, any esper/psi power one at a time (+1/4); OIF (-1/2), No Range (-1/2) 18 Omihalcon Armor Suit: +25 STR, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 4 Omihalcon Armor Suit: +3 DEX; No Figured Characteristics (-1/2), OIF (-1/2) 7 Omihalcon Armor Suit: +1 SPD, OIF (-1/2) 37 Omihalcon Armor Suit: Armor (15 PD/15 ED), Hardened (+1/4); Covers All Locations But Location "3" [face] (-0), OIF (-1/2) 8 Omihalcon Armor Suit: Leaping +8" (16" total), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), OIF (-1/2) 4 Fast On His Feet: Running +2" (8" total), END 2 17 Chi Sense: Detect Chi, Discriminatory, Ranged, Sense, 360-Degree Perception 3 Radio Headset: Radio Listen and Transmit, OIF (Omihalcon Armor Suit; -1/2) 34 Armor Suit Armbands: Stretching: 15", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), OIF (Omihalcon Armor Suit; -1/2), Always Direct (-1/4), Cannot Do Damage (-1/2), Limited Body Part (armbands; -1/4), No Fine Manipulation (-1/2), No Noncombat Stretching (-1/4) Talents: 9 Matchless Coordination: Ambidexterity (No Off-hand) 3 Bump of Direction 37 Danger Sense, Sense, Any Danger, General Area Skills: 24 Combat Skill Levels: +3 with Combat 0 AK: Japan 8- 0 Climbing 8- 0 Concealment 8- 0 Conversation 8- 0 Deduction 8- 2 KS: Ancient Artifacts 11- 2 KS: Arcam Foundation 11- 2 KS: Literature 11- 3 KS: Military World 13- 2 KS: Occult World 11- 2 KS: Other Special Corps 11- 0 Language: Japanese (native) 3 Paramedic 13- 2 PS: Striker 11- 3 Security Systems 13- 3 Stealth 14- 3 System Operations 13- 0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles 4 WF: Small Arms, Knife, Thrown Knife 407 Total Powers & Skills Cost 527 Total Character Cost 200+ Disadvantages 10 Hunted: Enemies of the Arcam Foundation (AsPow) 8- 10 Hunted: Arcam Foundation (MoPow, NCI, Watching) 8- 20 Psychological Limitation: Always keeps his promises (C, T) 15 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident (C, S) 10 Psychological Limitation: Wants To Remain "Normal" (C, M) 15 Reputation: Yu Ominae "Striker"/Black-listed operative 14- 20 Social Limitation: Subject To Orders (VF, M) 227 Striker Bonus 527 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Yu Ominae is the main character of the manga series Striker. He is a special operative for the Arcam Foundation, and is often sent on missions all over the world to recover strange and mysterious artifacts left from ancient and highly-advanced civilizations. Yu is an orphan, whose parents were brutally murdered by an unknown individual (or organization). He is a ward of Arcam, and lives in Japan, attending an Arcam-run school. Aside from these few clues, the rest of his past is pretty much a mystery. Personality/Motivation: On one hand, Yu is pretty much a normal teenager. He attends school, worries about his grades, tries to maintain a good attendance record, and so on. On the other hand, he is dedicated to helping Arcam keep the world safe by sealing away dangerous technologies (such as the berserker he had to deal with in Secret of the Berserker). Yu has and will kill as part of his job, but doesn't want to become a killer. He realizes, though, that some sacrifices have to be made for the greater good, and that someone has to make them. His quote (see below) pretty much sums up his attitude. It should be pointed out that Yu has stated his willingness to go against Arcam if he finds out that Arcam is collecting artifacts for non-benevolent purposes. As he put it: "...if that happens, I'll destroy Arcam with my own two hands!!" Yu will always keep his word, once given, but getting him to give his word is a difficult matter (he doesn't make idle promises). Idle boasts, on the other hand, come little more easier, and Yu does seem to be a touch reckless and overconfident in exactly how powerful his suit is (although its hard to blame him all things considered). Quote: "I always keep my promises -- and that's not going to change now... maybe I'm just being sentimental, but my only connection to normal life is there, at school. Without school I'd totally lose my grip on reality! And if I ever forget it, then I'm a "berserker." I - I don't want to become just a war machine." Powers/Tactics: Yu possess a number of abilities, both in and out of his suit. To be honest, some of these powers seem very hodgepodge, thrown together without regard for an underlying theme (which is not a bad thing!). Anyway, lets start at the top: Yu is stated to be "Gifted with matchless coordination and reflexes." and even out of his suit is a very capable hand-to-hand fighter. He has undergone extensive martial arts training at the hands of Oboro, and is skilled both in unarmed and knife combat. His Arcam training has given him familiarity with a wide variety of weapons, such as pistols and assault rifles, and it is likely that Yu can use just about any firearm he can get his hands on. Yu is also fairly intelligent, and is well-versed in information dealing with Arcam, Arcam's competitor's, ancient artifacts, the world's military, and things dealing with the occult. In combat, Yu's biggest edge is his omihalcon muscle suit. This suit is effectively bulletproof, and is also heat-resistant and pressure-resistant. It multiplies Yu's strength by 30 (150 kg x 30 = 4500 kg), and grants him increased agility. It would seem that the suit needs to be "turned on" before it can be used to its full potential. Certain scenes make it look like Yu has to activate the suit, causing the artificial to visually swell. This might be considered a -1/4 limitation (Extra Time: Full Phase) on any focused characteristics, but I doubt it would come into play enough to be worth it. In addition to his suit, Yu carries a Sig-Saur P226 and a knife made from omihalcon. The knife is capable of cutting through most anything, and can even penetrate another omihalcon armored suit! At one point Yu stated the knife could affect "spirit forms" but I was unsure what was meant by that remark. Yu's suit also has a pair of wire launchers attached to the forearms. The launchers have 30 meters of line, small rock-climbing anchors and a motor strong enough to lift two to three people. Yu's final power is his "psychic blow." Apparently, the suit allows him to concentrate psi energy into his fists, and then use this concentrated energy to dissipate an incoming psi attack or destroy spirits (hence the "Affects Desolid" Advantage). Yu has several additional skills. He was able to spot a hidden surveillance camera from 50 yards away (his Danger Sense), has a highly accurate Bump of Direction, and seems to be able to detect others by sensing their "chi." In combat, Yu prefers to fight hand-to-hand, taking out his opposition with the power of his armored muscle suit. He is practical, however, and will use firearms if his opposition is so armed, or if he cannot close the distance. His psychic blow is saved for those with psi powers, or ghosts and spirits. Appearance: Yu is of average height for a 17-year old, with a thin, but well muscled build. He has short, spiky black hair and brown eyes. He tends to dress in casual clothing typical of a teenager when not wearing his armored suit. Yu will often wear his armored suit under normal clothing. Especially if operating in a dangerous area or under cover. When on a mission, Yu will wear his suit, and then add an equipment vest, and over that wear a weapon harness and belt. The pistol is kept in a cross-draw holster, while the knife is worn across the small of the back. Designer's Notes: Due to internal inconsistencies in the translation of Striker, it is possible that Yu has more powers than the character sheet shows. In The Armored Warrior story, Yu states he is "immortal." He also seems to heal fairly rapidly from serious injuries inflicted by Col. MacDougal. In later stories, this apparent regenerative power isn't mentioned again.

YOSHINO SOMEI Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 10 STR 0 11- Lift 100 kg; 2d6 HTH Damage 15 DEX 15 12- OCV: 5 / DCV: 5 13 CON 6 12- 8 BODY -4 11- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 10 PRE 0 11- PRE Attack: 2d6 12 COM 1 11- 3 PD 1 Total: 3 PD (0 rPD) 3 ED 0 Total: 3 ED (0 rED) 4 SPD 15 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 5 REC 0 26 END 0 20 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 53 Movement: Running: 6" / 12" Swimming: 2" / 4" Cost Powers & Skills 16 Necromancy: Retrocognition Clairsentience (Sound Group), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Concentrate (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Extra Time (Full Phase; -1/2), No Range (-1/2), Only Through Senses Of Others (specific souls/spirits; -1/2), Retrocognition Only (-1) 22 Sense Spirits: Detect Spirits, Sense, Discriminatory, Ranged, 360 degrees, 12- Perks: 10 Money: Wealthy Skills: 10 Combat Skill Levels: +2 with Firearms 5 Acting 12- 0 AK: Home Area 8- 3 Climbing 0 Climbing 8- 0 Concealment 8- 0 Conversation 8- 0 Deduction 8- 1 KS: Arcam 8- 2 KS: Ancient Artifacts 11- 5 KS: Boobytraps 13- 0 Language: Japanese (native) 0 Paramedic 8- 0 PS: Student 8- 2 PS: Treasure Hunter 11- 0 Shadowing 8- 1 SS: Archeology 8- 0 Stealth 8- 2 Survival (Temperate/Subtropical) 12- 0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles 2 WF: Small Arms 81 Total Powers & Skills Cost 134 Total Character Cost 75+ Disadvantages 20 Psychological Limitation: Greedy and self-centered (VC, S) 10 Reputation: Treasure Hunter Extraordinary 11- 15 Social Limitation: Secret ID (treasure hunter and artifact thief) (F, M) 14 Treasure Hunt Bonus 134 Total Disadvantage Points Background/History: Yoshino is a 16 year-old school girl who spends her spare time hunting for various artifacts and treasures from around the world. Yoshino's mother was an intelligence operative with Spirit Medium powers similar to Yoshino's. At some point, Yoshino's mother was deemed "A threat to national security," and was terminated. Before she was killed, Yoshino's mother taught Yoshino everything she knew, so that Yoshino wouldn't end up like her. Yoshino herself has decided to hit the governments of the world where hurts -- their bank accounts -- and makes a living stealing artifacts and treasures and selling them to the highest bidder. Personality/Motivation: Yoshino is fairly self-centered and very greedy. She's in this business for the money, and isn't highly concerned with compassion for her fellow man. She considers Arcam to be just as bad as all the other corporations out there hunting for artifacts. She does seem to have some liking for Yu Ominae, although this attraction only looks to go one-way. Quote: "I decided I wasn't going to waste my talents and youth!! So I became a thief! I steal everything those jerks who run things want, and sell 'em for a huge profit." Powers/Tactics: Yoshino's main edge in her quest to get to an artifact before anyone else is her Spirit Medium powers. She can talk to the dead (Necromancy) and is able to get them to tell her where certain artifacts are hidden. Yoshino is also a fairly adept fighter, and will use traps, explosives, and gunfire to get what she wants. She prefers to gain her artifacts by stealth and guile, however, as opposed to using direct force. Appearance: Yoshino stands about 5' tall, with an athletic build and shoulder-length blonde hair. Designer's Notes: Yoshino carries all sorts of equipment including the following French assault rifle: Fusil Automatique MAS: RKA 2d6-1, Autofire (5 shots; +1/2), 25 Shots (+1/4); OAF (-1) plus +2 OCV, +1 RMod; OAF (-1). Total Cost: 28 points. Other gear and weapons are up to the Game Master. Rest assured that Yoshino will always be well-equipped when encountered. (Yoshino Somei created by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)