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Dord, PL 6 [100 PP]
"What do you mean it's not funny if I explain it?"

Info

Real Name:Maxwell Freedman
Identity: Dord
Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Single
Age: 19
Height: 1' / 5'8" / 32'
Weight: 180 lbs
Hair: Short, brown, mussed
Eyes: Brown
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Place of BirthSalt Lake City, Utah

Group Affiliations: Salton Stars
Allegiance(s) UCLA

First Appearance: Salton City Needs Heroes! - 'rejects' special

History: Max was a hyper-active nerd with an over-active sense of curiosity. Between climbing too high on trees, wandering abandoned mines, and asking bullies innocent-but-insulting questions ("Is having such a thick forehead an evolutionary advantage, do you think?"), it's rather amazing Max made it to adulthood more or less in one piece.

During a backpacking trip after finishing high school, Max tried a rare hallucinagen from the Amazon. He swore it let him 'reach out and tug the strings of fate.' Whether or not that's what started it, all we know is that Max was subsequently kidnapped to be human sacrifice for a demon-worshipping cult. Then, when the experimental AI of a government satellite chose to sacrifice itself by intercepting a radiocative meteorite, the flaming remnants crash-landed in the crop-circle where the cult had gathered. So, instead of being the human sacrifice, Max was its sole survivor. Oh, and he got super-powers.

Who knew a summer backpacking in Europe could be so eventful?

Powers

Max has the ability to contract or expand the space between the molecules of his body, changing his size. When he shrinks down, his increased density toughens him up, and the energy of his constrained molecules in his tiny body super-charges him. Aside from the high of it, he's also learned to harness that energy to propel himself with great force. When mini-maxed, he has a tendency to careen through the scene as a frenetic 'human pinball.'

He can also expand his structure, growing significantly. Realizing the potential of this 'ballooned' form, Max fashioned himself a gliding cape rig, which allows him to glide or drift downward thanks to his (and thus the cape's) expanded volume without increased weight.

Audition tape interview

Maxwell Freedman, unaired audition interview. Open auditions at Mall of the Millenium

Max walks past the camera. The sound of muffled talking. He wanders back to the camera, points to the chair placed there for auditioners.

Oh! This chair! See, there were other chairs over there, so I just thought, it can't be this one that's so close and ... oh, yeah, there is a big camera in front of it. Heh. Should have noticed that, huh?

blushes, then composes self.

Okay. Hit me.

1. Ooh, my energy! Not just that crazy hyper-charge I get when I shrink, but really, I'm just always on the go. How can I not change the world with that much pep, right?

2. Sometimes I have nightmares that I can't un-shrink. Or ... these are private, right? I ... well, one time the nightmare was that only a ... certain part of me was stuck mini-sized. Man, I can't believe I told you guys that! Cameras in the face are like truth serum or something.

3. Well, since I don't know how a guy lives without a planet, I guess you gotta go with 'save the world,' right?

4. I can't shrink other folks. I kinda think being that small really changes your perspective. Maybe if I could do that, folks would figure out how small we all are, really. Woah, that was way too hippie-talk. I swear I only had that one trip...

5. Two words: hyper. active. Man, my folks had a handful with me. Always running around, getting myself scraped up. I don't think I got far enough past 'ooh, shiny!' most of the time to really think about being a hero. Well, except that one time I tried to fly off the roof. The three broken bones cured me of that one.

6. Hey, if the people at home don't have HD, I might not appear on TV! Oh, man, that was a good one... 'cause I shrink, and you'd have to have HD to see me when I'm small ... okay, maybe it's only funny to me.

7. Aw, there's always hope for the world. The future? Man, I haven't thought about it much. Guess I'm still a little like that kid my parents barely got out of the house alive. Flying cars! Yes. Flying cars in the future. And hover rocking chairs for old folks like me.

8. This season I'm hoping for a really rocking secret HQ. And road trips! Love the road trips. No forced day jobs though; that was such a snore season ... I mean, that was less interesting than the other super compelling seasons. So, it was only normally compelling ... crud

9. I'd say I'd hate for the cops to have to tussle with indestructible flying guys who can throw cars. Yoinks. If there weren't anarchs, I'd be all for archons living normal lives. But that's not how it is, you know?

10. Ooh, you missed giving the 'no wishing for more wishes' clause. Totally wishing for more wishes, 'cause then I wouldn't go into meltdown trying to pick one thing.

11. Speedy Gonzales. Only guy I know who has more energy than me. Plus, he's tiny, too!

Stats

Note: Values which change with Max's size are indicated as three values in the following order: Shrunken / Normal / Enlarged

Power Level: 6
Power Points: 100
Hero Points: 1
Reputation: +0

ABILITIES: 16 PP
Strength: 1/10/10 (-5/+0+0)
Dexterity: 16 (+3)
Constitution: 12 (+1)
Intelligence: 16 (+3)
Wisdom: 10 (+0)
Charisma: 12 (+1)

SAVING THROWS: 17 PP
Toughness: +6/+1/+1 = 5 protection + 1 CON/ +1 CON / +1 CON
Fortitude: +6 = 5 BASE + 1 CON
Reflex: +10 = 7 BASE +3 DEX (half damage fail, no damage success)
Will: +5 = 5 BASE

COMBAT: 12 PP
Damage Bonus: -5/+0/+0
* Sneak attack +3
Base Attack: +6/+2/+0
Defense: +8/+4/+2
Flatfooted: +6/+4/+0
Initiative: +3

SKILLS: 44 ranks (11 PP)
Acrobatics 8 (+11)
Concentration 8 (+9)
Diplomacy 4 (+5)
Disable Device 4 (+7/+9 with MW tools)
Escape Artist 4 (+7)
Equipment 4 (20 ep)
Intimidate 0 (-6/+0/+4)
Stealth 4 (+19/+7/-1)

FEATS: 10 PP
Acrobatic Bluff
Defensive Attack
Eidetic Memory
Evasion 2
Improvised Tools
Move By Action
Sneak Attack 2
Takedown Attack

POWERS: 34 PP

Shrinking 8 [8 pp] (Size: Tiny)
AP: Growth 8 [1 pp] (Size: Huge. Flaws: Dispersal)

Protection 5 [5 pp] (LINKED TO Shrinking)

Bouncing 4 [6 pp] (Ricochet 2, Flaws: only while Tiny)
AP: Leaping 6 [1 pp] (Flaws: only while Tiny)

Strike 6 [3 pp] (Flaws: only while Tiny)

Device 1[3 pp] (Gliding cape, hard to lose. Flaws: only while Huge)
Gliding cape:
Super Movement: Slow Fall
Flight 3 (Flaw: Gliding)

EQUIPMENT 20/20 ep
Smart phone, mini-tracer, night vision goggles, flashlight, gas mask, taser (simple), MW lockpicks, MW electronic kit

DRAWBACKS: None
COMPLICATIONS: None

TRADE OFFS: None

Cost summary: Abilities 16 + Skills 44 ranks (11 pp) + Feats 10 + Powers 34 + Combat 12 + Saves 17 = 100 PP

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