Post by Exusiai on Oct 30, 2018 2:07:58 GMT -5
WAR MACHINE
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Real Name James Rupert Rhodes
Other current aliases "Rhodey"
Former aliases Iron Man
Dual identity Known to U.S. government and S.H.I.E.L.D. authorities
Current Occupation Government agent
Former Occupation United States Marine, pilot, aviation engineer, Co-owner Circuits Maximus, president and CEO of Stark International
Citizenship United States of America
Legal status No criminal record
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marital status Single
Known relatives Unnamed mother
Usual base of operations Quincarrier, Camp Hammond, Stamford Connecticut
Former base of operations Stark Enterprises Complex, Silicon Valley, California; Stark International Plant, Long Island, New York; Circuits Maximus, Silicon Valley, California; Avengers Compound
Current group membership Secret Avengers, Office National Emergency
Former group membership Initiative, Avengers
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height 6'1", (with armor) 6'6"
Weight 210 lbs (with armor) 575 lbs
Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Other distinguishing features None
POWERS & ABILITIES
(*=Linked)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Real Name James Rupert Rhodes
Other current aliases "Rhodey"
Former aliases Iron Man
Dual identity Known to U.S. government and S.H.I.E.L.D. authorities
Current Occupation Government agent
Former Occupation United States Marine, pilot, aviation engineer, Co-owner Circuits Maximus, president and CEO of Stark International
Citizenship United States of America
Legal status No criminal record
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marital status Single
Known relatives Unnamed mother
Usual base of operations Quincarrier, Camp Hammond, Stamford Connecticut
Former base of operations Stark Enterprises Complex, Silicon Valley, California; Stark International Plant, Long Island, New York; Circuits Maximus, Silicon Valley, California; Avengers Compound
Current group membership Secret Avengers, Office National Emergency
Former group membership Initiative, Avengers
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height 6'1", (with armor) 6'6"
Weight 210 lbs (with armor) 575 lbs
Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Other distinguishing features None
POWERS & ABILITIES
DEX | 5 / 9 | STR | 3 / 20 | BODY | 4 / 17 |
INT | 8 | WILL | 9 | MIND | 8 |
INFL | 6 | AURA | 4 | SPIRIT | 6 |
INIT | 21 / 25 | HP | 36 |
(*=Linked)
- Skills Detective: 8*, Gadgetry: 8*, Martial Artist: 5*, Military Science: 8*, Vehicles: 5*, Weaponry: 5*
- Advantages Connections: Tony Stark (High), SHIELD (High), Initiative (High), US Government (High); Iron Nerves; Rich Family/Friends (Tony Stark); Scholar: Aerial Combat
- Drawbacks Secret Identity
- Alter Ego James Rhodes
- Motivation Upholding the Good
- Occupation Adventurer
- Wealth 7
- EQUIPMENT
WAR MACHINE MODEL V, MK I: This black and silver armor was made for exclusivly for Rhodes following Tony Stark's return from a coma. Its powers are:- Ability Enhancement The armor increases the reaction time and strength of the wearer [Dex: 9, Str: 20]
- Anti-Theft Device Attempts to copy or dismantle the circuitry causes the armor to detonate in two phases with a blast radius of 40' [Thief (Security Systems): 13, Bomb: 17, Radius: 2 APs]
- Body Armor: The War Machine armor is constructed of molecular aligned crystallized iron over a base of titanium nitrite covered with a poly-carbon coating as an extra layer of protection. When the armor is activated (which is usually the case, unless its electrical systems are down) this microscopic scale chain mail is made rigid by numerous computer-controlled magnetic beam projectors. The armor offers additional protection from heat or cold attacks [Body: 14, Skin Armor: 3, Cold Immunity: 2, Flame Immunity: 2]
- Deploy-able Missile Box: features a deploy-able Missile Box with an eight missile cache, stored in “silos” with one-shot frangible weather seals capable of launching a payload of different missiles according to mission: Anti-Tank, Anti-Ship, Spent Uranium Core Armor-Piercing, Flame Bomb, Fire Suppressant, Smoke, Tear Gas, Radio Repeater and a Sub-Nuke (equivalent to 1.8 kilotons of TNT). The box is a removable module, used when needed. It attaches to the shoulder via magnetic clamping. When in the stowed position, it’s in standby mode, resting on the back like a backpack. When deployed, it quickly drives up a high-speed positioning rail and locks in place. [EV: 11, Range: 9, Ammo: 8]
- Electric Mini Gun: resting on the shoulder is deployed from the back using the same technology as the missile box. With its own laser sight guidance system, the Mini-Gun can tilt and swivel to acquire and strike targets. Similar to those found on military aircraft, the spiral-packed magazine carries 1,800 caseless, electrically primed, 3.9 mm regular or spent-uranium-core armor-piercing rounds. It can be set to fire 1 or 1,000 rounds per second. [EV: 9, Range: 8, R#2]
- Electronic Counter Measures The armor is coated in a metastasized paint with a precise thickness to destructively interfere with RADAR band microwaves. [Thief (Stealth): 13; Limitation: only effective against RADAR & SONAR]
- Electromagnetic Pulse: The armor is capable of generating an EMP which shuts down all electrical devices (and all but War Machine's life support and sensors) in a mile radius for six minutes. [Mind Blast: 10; Area Effect; Limitation: affects electronics only]
- Energy Absorption War Machine can absorb energy for use in his repulsor systems, physical augmentation, and flight systems. [Energy Absorption: 11; Absorbed Energy Adds to Power Reserve, Power Reserve: 8; Must be fueled by Energy Absorption (Claws, Flight, Force Shield, Repulsion, Str)]
- Flame Thrower: Mounted on the armor's left gauntlet.[Flame Project: 6]
- Flight A combination of electric powered turbines located in the boots and jet pack allow War Machine to fly at a maximum speed of Mach 2 [Flight: 10]
- Force Shield: War Machine can generate an energy shield from either one of his gauntlets. [Force Shield: 5]
- Gauntlet Mini-Cannon: Located on the right arm is a retractable Chain Gun, a.k.a. Gauntlet Mini-Cannon. The variably configured gun contains eight kinds of specialty 3.9 mm ammo: Spent-Uranium-Core Armor-Piercing, High Explosive, Concussion Type, High-Temperature Thermite, Tear Gas, Tracer, Flare, and Smoke. The cannon is capable of firing any of them at a moment's notice.[EV: 6, Range: 5, R#2]
- Laser Sword Mounted in the left gauntlet is a device capable of generating a laser sword [Claws: 13]
- Life Support The War Machine armor provides its wearer with protection from radiological attacks and approximately one hour's worth of recycled air [Sealed Systems: 10]
- Protected Senses The armor contains ear-protectors to baffle incoming noise of greater than 70 decibels. Similarly, blinding lights automatically trigger polarized lenses in War Machine's eye slots, which offer protection against such flares. However, a blinding attack can possibly affect War Machine before his armor's computers can react. The armor must make a Power Check AV/EV against the Dexterity OV/RV of the opponent to successfully protect War Machine's eyes. War Machine can manually trigger the lenses without computer assistance if he expects to be attacked with a bright light, but doing so penalizes him -1 CS for Perception checks requiring sight. [Shade: 8; Bonus: Usable against sonic attacks as well; Limitation: Dice Action]
- Repulsors: War Machine's primary weapons are these particle beam emission units; microscopic matter projected at the speed of light current War Machine armor has repulsors with a range of 100 yards. [Attraction/Repulsion: 13; Repulsion only, Range: 5 APs]
- Sensors The War Machine armor contains various sensors including Infra-vision, Radar, Sonar, " Life" Detectors, and Electrical power Detectors (showing War Machine power-lines in a building's walls, for example,) built, into his helmet. He can also tune in to all radio bands and frequencies, and transmit on private wavelengths, CB, and Ham radio channels. War Machine's microcomputers have the ability to provide translations for incoming messages in many of the Earth's more popular languages. [Radar Sense: 4, Sonar: 5, Life Sense (Life in General): 4, Detect (Power lines): 5, Radio Communications (scrambled): 18, Comprehend Languages (Terran Only): 13]
- Unibeam The armor's chest beam (range of 4 APs for all effects) can produce an incredible heat or laser beam, a floodlight, and a tractor beam. [Heat Vision: 9, Flash: 6, Telekinesis: 8]
- Targeting Computer The armor has integrated an improved Stark R.F.S. Mark VIII Targeting Computer used for offensive tactics (i.e. repulsors, modular weapons), it now makes threat assessment recommendations. Other computer upgrades include an automatic pilot along with refined system and utility checks. A better radiation sensor was also added. It also possesses a defensive capacity to lock in and track incoming targets (up to sixty at one time). All information is relayed to an L.E.D. readout in the helmet's visor [[Int: 7, Will: 4, Mind: 3, Acrobatics (dodging): 5, Military Science (Cartography, Danger Recognition, Tracking): 11, Weaponry (Exotic): 11; Limitation: Internal armor weapons only, Recall: 15]
- Voice Modulator: The armor has a built-in voice scrambler to disguise the wearer's voice [Artist (Actor): 13]
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Rhodes is a fierce and determined leader, dedicated to doing what is right, no matter the cost. He seeks to work within the law to seek order and justice, but isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty when absolutely necessary. While Rhodes has had serious disputes with Tony Stark in the past, he believes in Stark’s ideals and respects him as a close personal friend.
Beneath his generally serious demeanor is a quick wit and sharp sense of humor that he uses to calm rising tempers before he’s forced to unleash the immense firepower contained within the War Machine
Source GHOTMU MU2, MHR-3 Avengers Archives, OHOTMU Master Edition, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying-Fifty State Initiative
Exusiai's Notes I always loved this version of the armor, and I loved that they gave James his own book.
Multiplier Base x8.5 Attribute Cost: 372; Powers: ---; Skills: 294; Advantages: 3204; Drawbacks: 85; Game Balance: (-4)