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<blockquote data-quote="Acid_crash" data-source="post: 1538710" data-attributes="member: 16278"><p>Stats for character:</p><p></p><p>Character Name: Jason Franks</p><p>Code Name: </p><p>Power Level: 10</p><p>Sex: Male</p><p>Height: 5'11"</p><p>Weight: 190 lbs</p><p>Hair: Brown</p><p>Eyes: Blue-green</p><p>Occupation: wannabe college student, current employee for local Circle K (work nights).</p><p></p><p><em>Abilities</em> [pp: 14] </p><p>Strength: 14 +2</p><p>Dexterity: 14 +2/+10 (normal/alternate form - does not modify ranged attacks)</p><p>Constitution: 14 +2</p><p>Intelligence: 10 +0</p><p>Wisdom: 14 +2</p><p>Charisma: 8 -1</p><p></p><p><em>Saves</em> </p><p>Fortitude: +2</p><p>Damage: +2</p><p>Reflex: +2</p><p>Will: +2</p><p>In Alternate Form, he also has Protection 8.</p><p></p><p><em>Weaknesses</em> [+20 pp]</p><p>Transformation - whenever Jason suffers extreme mental stress he can undergo an uncontrollable transformation into his Alternate Form by failing a Will save vs. DC 15.</p><p>Disturbing - whenever Jason's body undergoes it's change into it's spider form he is disturbing to look at, causing a -5 penalty to Bluff and Diplomacy checks, can't pass in normal society, and may also cause fear in those who wouldn't understand who he is.</p><p></p><p><em>Movement</em> </p><p>Base Foot Speed: 30 ft/60 ft/120 ft</p><p>Clinging: 30 ft</p><p>Leaping: 40 ft standing jump/??? ft running jump</p><p>Swinging: 40 ft/80 ft/160 ft (sacrifice Dex bonus if going full distance)</p><p></p><p><em>Combat</em> [pp: 22]</p><p>Initiative: +2/+14 (normal/alternate form)</p><p>Base Attack: +6</p><p>--melee: +8</p><p>--ranged: +8</p><p>--mental: +8</p><p>Base Defense: +2</p><p>--Defense: 14/23/24 (14 is not in Alternate Form, 23 is in Alternate Form, 24 if using full dodge vs. one opponent)</p><p>--Flat-footed: 12</p><p>--Mental: 14</p><p></p><p><em>Attacks</em> </p><p>Claw/Fang: +8 to hit, 10L.</p><p>--Drain Strength: rank 8 Strength Drain linked with claw/fang (used by choice)</p><p>Punch: +8 to hit, 2S (normal form)</p><p></p><p><em>Feats</em> [pp: 32]</p><p>Either form -</p><p>Immunity Disease, Poison, Critical Hits [6 pp]</p><p></p><p>Alternate form -</p><p>Dodge, Evasion, All-Around Sight, Darkvision, Blindsight, Surprise Strike, Rapid Strike, Power Attack, Takedown Attack, Penetrating Attack x2 (claw/fang), Improved Initiative, All-out Attack. [26 pp]</p><p></p><p><em>Powers</em> [pp: 96]</p><p>Base Power - Alternate Form: Swarm of Spiders rank 8 [40pp]</p><p>--Protection (8)</p><p>--Elasticity (8)</p><p>--Natural Weapons (Claws/Fangs) (8)</p><p>extras:</p><p>--Leaping (8) [8pp]</p><p>--Swinging (8) [8pp]</p><p>--Super-Senses (8) [8pp]</p><p>--Super-Dexterity (8) [24pp]</p><p>power stunts:</p><p>--Drain - Strength (linked to claws/fangs) (8) [2pp]</p><p>--Clinging (8) [2pp]</p><p>--Microscopic Vision (8) [2pp]</p><p>--Combat Sense (8) [2pp]</p><p></p><p><em>Skills</em> [6pp] (normal/alternate form)</p><p>Move Silently: 2 + 2/10 = +4/+12 </p><p>Spot: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12</p><p>Listen: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12</p><p>Acrobatics: 2 +2/+10 = +4/+12</p><p>Climb: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12</p><p>Knowledge-chess: 2 + 0 = +2</p><p></p><p><strong>Total Costs</strong> </p><p>Abilities: 14</p><p>Base Attack: 18</p><p>Base Defense: 4</p><p>Skills: 6</p><p>Powers: 96</p><p>Feats: 32</p><p>Weaknesses: -20</p><p>unspent: 0</p><p>Total spent: 150</p><p></p><p>Note: For the Alternate Form, the spiders look like a cross between a black widow and a tarantula.</p><p></p><p>Background:</p><p>Jason Franks has always been a troubled person. From as early as he can remember he has had horrible nightmares, and they were always spider related. Nothing his mother did, or the institutions she took him to, helped him with them. </p><p></p><p>He was raised as a single kid by a single mother. She never told him about his father, or who he was, except that he died in a car crash shortly after she got pregnant. (Real fact: his mother was raped by a man and she didn't want to tell anybody about that, and she never knew that the man who raped her was a werespider). She never got pregnant again, and she did her best to love him and raise him.</p><p></p><p>He was homeschooled most of his life, never fitting into the public school system. He tried a few times, but he was either picked on by bullies, fell asleep in class and had nightmares at school, or lashed out against the teachers when they tried punishing him. This behavior continued until he turned 18.</p><p></p><p>At 18, a special mental institution had created a secret testing drug that was supposed to get rid of nightmares, and desperate for her son, Jason's mother put Jason in the program. Amazingly enough, it seemed to have worked, and Jason had a real full night's sleep. Unfortunately, it had unpreditable side-effects. </p><p></p><p>Jason, nor his mom, nor anybody else at the institution, knew that Jason had variant genetics in his body. So far, the only thing he had experienced was nightmares, but this drug intensified his genetics. The nightmares did go away, but his body started to change. He didn't become aware of the changes until one fateful day he got news by his doctors that his mother had been in an accident and was in the hospital. Enraged and stressed, Jason lost control of his body. He fully changed into a hoarde of spiders, lashed out at his doctors and killed them. It wasn't until after he broke out of the institution and waking up from falling unconsciout because of the change that he realized what he had done. </p><p></p><p>He went to go visit his mother, who was alive long enough for her to say the words, "I love you Jason, you are a special boy with a special gift. Do me proud." Then she died. Jason cried. The police still don't know who exactly committed the murders, but on file they have what looks like a massive swarm of spiders swarming over everything.</p><p></p><p>Six months later, Jason was working the first job of his life at the local Circle K, when a stranger walked in and handed him an envelope. Inside was a letter, asking him to attend a special school. With nothing else pressing, and the chance to maybe meet a girl someday at a school, Jason will at least go check out what this school is all about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acid_crash, post: 1538710, member: 16278"] Stats for character: Character Name: Jason Franks Code Name: Power Level: 10 Sex: Male Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue-green Occupation: wannabe college student, current employee for local Circle K (work nights). [I]Abilities[/I] [pp: 14] Strength: 14 +2 Dexterity: 14 +2/+10 (normal/alternate form - does not modify ranged attacks) Constitution: 14 +2 Intelligence: 10 +0 Wisdom: 14 +2 Charisma: 8 -1 [I]Saves[/I] Fortitude: +2 Damage: +2 Reflex: +2 Will: +2 In Alternate Form, he also has Protection 8. [I]Weaknesses[/I] [+20 pp] Transformation - whenever Jason suffers extreme mental stress he can undergo an uncontrollable transformation into his Alternate Form by failing a Will save vs. DC 15. Disturbing - whenever Jason's body undergoes it's change into it's spider form he is disturbing to look at, causing a -5 penalty to Bluff and Diplomacy checks, can't pass in normal society, and may also cause fear in those who wouldn't understand who he is. [I]Movement[/I] Base Foot Speed: 30 ft/60 ft/120 ft Clinging: 30 ft Leaping: 40 ft standing jump/??? ft running jump Swinging: 40 ft/80 ft/160 ft (sacrifice Dex bonus if going full distance) [I]Combat[/I] [pp: 22] Initiative: +2/+14 (normal/alternate form) Base Attack: +6 --melee: +8 --ranged: +8 --mental: +8 Base Defense: +2 --Defense: 14/23/24 (14 is not in Alternate Form, 23 is in Alternate Form, 24 if using full dodge vs. one opponent) --Flat-footed: 12 --Mental: 14 [I]Attacks[/I] Claw/Fang: +8 to hit, 10L. --Drain Strength: rank 8 Strength Drain linked with claw/fang (used by choice) Punch: +8 to hit, 2S (normal form) [I]Feats[/I] [pp: 32] Either form - Immunity Disease, Poison, Critical Hits [6 pp] Alternate form - Dodge, Evasion, All-Around Sight, Darkvision, Blindsight, Surprise Strike, Rapid Strike, Power Attack, Takedown Attack, Penetrating Attack x2 (claw/fang), Improved Initiative, All-out Attack. [26 pp] [I]Powers[/I] [pp: 96] Base Power - Alternate Form: Swarm of Spiders rank 8 [40pp] --Protection (8) --Elasticity (8) --Natural Weapons (Claws/Fangs) (8) extras: --Leaping (8) [8pp] --Swinging (8) [8pp] --Super-Senses (8) [8pp] --Super-Dexterity (8) [24pp] power stunts: --Drain - Strength (linked to claws/fangs) (8) [2pp] --Clinging (8) [2pp] --Microscopic Vision (8) [2pp] --Combat Sense (8) [2pp] [I]Skills[/I] [6pp] (normal/alternate form) Move Silently: 2 + 2/10 = +4/+12 Spot: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12 Listen: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12 Acrobatics: 2 +2/+10 = +4/+12 Climb: 2 + 2/+10 = +4/+12 Knowledge-chess: 2 + 0 = +2 [B]Total Costs[/B] Abilities: 14 Base Attack: 18 Base Defense: 4 Skills: 6 Powers: 96 Feats: 32 Weaknesses: -20 unspent: 0 Total spent: 150 Note: For the Alternate Form, the spiders look like a cross between a black widow and a tarantula. Background: Jason Franks has always been a troubled person. From as early as he can remember he has had horrible nightmares, and they were always spider related. Nothing his mother did, or the institutions she took him to, helped him with them. He was raised as a single kid by a single mother. She never told him about his father, or who he was, except that he died in a car crash shortly after she got pregnant. (Real fact: his mother was raped by a man and she didn't want to tell anybody about that, and she never knew that the man who raped her was a werespider). She never got pregnant again, and she did her best to love him and raise him. He was homeschooled most of his life, never fitting into the public school system. He tried a few times, but he was either picked on by bullies, fell asleep in class and had nightmares at school, or lashed out against the teachers when they tried punishing him. This behavior continued until he turned 18. At 18, a special mental institution had created a secret testing drug that was supposed to get rid of nightmares, and desperate for her son, Jason's mother put Jason in the program. Amazingly enough, it seemed to have worked, and Jason had a real full night's sleep. Unfortunately, it had unpreditable side-effects. Jason, nor his mom, nor anybody else at the institution, knew that Jason had variant genetics in his body. So far, the only thing he had experienced was nightmares, but this drug intensified his genetics. The nightmares did go away, but his body started to change. He didn't become aware of the changes until one fateful day he got news by his doctors that his mother had been in an accident and was in the hospital. Enraged and stressed, Jason lost control of his body. He fully changed into a hoarde of spiders, lashed out at his doctors and killed them. It wasn't until after he broke out of the institution and waking up from falling unconsciout because of the change that he realized what he had done. He went to go visit his mother, who was alive long enough for her to say the words, "I love you Jason, you are a special boy with a special gift. Do me proud." Then she died. Jason cried. The police still don't know who exactly committed the murders, but on file they have what looks like a massive swarm of spiders swarming over everything. Six months later, Jason was working the first job of his life at the local Circle K, when a stranger walked in and handed him an envelope. Inside was a letter, asking him to attend a special school. With nothing else pressing, and the chance to maybe meet a girl someday at a school, Jason will at least go check out what this school is all about. [/QUOTE]
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