Alexander Phade, "Alpha"

[gradius]

Alexander Phade, AKA 'Alpha' AKA 'Gameboy'


Player: Gradius

Name: Alexander Phade
Codename: Alpha, the media has dubbed him 'Gameboy' and he hates it hates it hates it

Age: 20, but prone to change
Height: Varies, but usually 5'10"
Weight: Varies, but usually 180 Lbs
Hair: Varies, but usually silver
Eyes: varies, but usually blue
Nationality: Varies, but usually American

Occupation: Teacher-in-Training, enters pro gaming tournaments whenever they'll let him

Appearance: Alexander's appearance can shift dramatically depending on as little as his mood, but generally his main features are retained in all instances. His hair is silver, spiked at the top and pony tailed in the back, with deep blue eyes and a fair complexion. He's of average height, with a build just barely beyond that, sporting a thin layer of muscle and an equal layer of fat. He can be seen wearing anything from jeans and a t shirt to full blown cosplay, but his 'usual' outfit consists of a pair of jeans with one leg cut off and hemmed at the knee, a simple T Shirt sporting one of many logos or icons, and an overshirt worn like a jacket, unbuttoned and two sizes too large so it hangs nearly to the knees.
When teaching he switches the jeans for unmodified khaki slacks and a smaller overshirt, buttoned.

Personality: Friendly and boisterous, though prone to multitasking even if it's rude. Nothing interrupts the flow of his mad gaming, but he's always willing to have a Player 2. While he often appears to have a short attention span, that's only because he often has a short attention span.

Background: You've all seen it on the news. 'Mutant powers manifest, no survivors'. Alexander's story is much like it, except no one died... In a fit of frustration and abject boredom, young Mr. Phade snapped, his X Factor going wild and...! Turning his entire school 8 bit for several hours. To those within, it was relatively normal aside from the sudden wildness of color and everyone's 'graphics' being shoved into the stone age, but from without it looked as if the school had been literally flattened. Indeed, many thought it was gone, until someone happened to look down, and later, until they'd looked at what was happening from the air to figure out exactly what was going on.
Everything was eventually fixed, Alexander reverting on his own power while the rest were eventually reversed to three dimensions by some hero or other. But obviously, there was nowhere to go from there but the Academy.


F - Fine honed hand eye coordination and sense of timing make him an excellent scrapper, even without his powers.
A - Excellent hand eye coordination, but it sort of stops below the waist. He isn't exactly an acrobat or a runner.
S - Decently well toned, but he relies on technique and power to do damage in a fight rather than brute force.
E - Well trained by long nights of marathon gaming, powered by nothing but mountain dew and corn chips.

R - Reasonably intelligent, but not the sort to hit the books reliably.
I - Fine honed gamer sense and attention to detail.
P - The iron will necessary to complete Tetris.

Hit Points: Ignore this
Mental health: Ignore this

Resources: Students have Poor resources unless they have other income.
Source of Income- The school provides an allowance to those who need it.

Origin of Powers: Mutant

Powers: Alexander's powers are a combination of mid-level Reality Warping, and a muscle memory similiar to that of the Taskmaster. He copies maneuvers from his favorite video games, and reality is warped just enough to make it feasible and effective. Thus, he's a gifted and difficult to predict fighter, often attacking or defending himself in ways that "shouldn't work" or defy common sense.

Reality Warp: Mental blocks and general immaturity limit Alexander's use of his powers, preventing him from reaching getting anywhere near Omega class. Because of that, he can't 'freewheel' any sort of change to reality, and is constrained to specific tricks he learns.
*Character Editor: By going into a trance, Alexander vanishes briefly into what looks like a cartoon dressing room. He can change his gender, race, age, clothing, and make small alterations to his appearance. Aside from being able to blend in with practically any population, this isn't strong enough to mimic any set appearance, and any clothes he puts on can't be removed except by entering the Character Editor again. The news has dubbed this his 'Gameboy Color' and he hates it hates it hates it
*Inventory: Alexander can digitize anything he can physically lift and shove it in his pocket. He can be 'searched' with a contesting roll against the strength of this power and a declaration of what he's being searched for. Any item he's carrying that matches the criteria will mysteriously dedigitize and fall to the floor at his feet. Similiarly, allies can freely access his inventory and pull things out. The news has dubbed this his 'Gameboy Pocket' and he hates it hates it hates it.
*Microcosm: Alpha can, with great effort, transmute a certain area temporarily as he did when he first manifested his powers. This doesn't 'flatten' the area of make it impossible to get into, at least at his current level of proficiency. It's just silly and awesome.

Fighting Gamer: The other, better trained half of Alpha's mutant gift. He can learn manuevers by playing the game containing them intensively enough. While again not a power in itself, it grants access to the following Stunts, with the possibility of learning new ones as time goes on.

*Spin Attack: A quick spin of a sword that strikes many enemies. By spending one or more rounds charging, Alpha can spin wildly for the same duration he charged, automatically countering melee attacks made on him and making a single, powerful attack on all nearby targets every round on his turn.
*Shoryuken: A spinning uppercut that drills the enemy into the sky, striking repeatedly and knocking their guard.
*Magic: A basic attack spell, which can strike a single target with the power of Ice, Fire, or Lightning. Each uses costs Mental Health.
*Defend: By spending one action, Alpha will take half damage until he takes any other action. This is after all other calculations.

Widgit: Alexander's pet. A squirrel that was caught in the original outburst of his power, and 'joined his party' before it could be found and fixed. Tainted by primal reality warp chaos, Widgit can be 'stored' like an item, and can benefit from the 'Character Editor' to take various forms. Unless specifically noted, however, these forms all have the same stats and abilities. Widgit and Alexander generally cannot fight at the same time, and if one is out, the other cannot target or be targetted.
The news has dubbed Widgit his 'Game Genie' and he hates it hates it hates it.



Equipment - Equipment is very important to Alexander! Any object he fights with for long enough will eventually absorb enough of his power to 'evolve' into a more fantastic form, usually a weapon from whatever game he's been playing.

Master Sword - Formerly a baseball bat carried for self defense. Eventually took the form of the 'Sword That Repels Evil' from Legend of Zelda lore.
Mirror Shield - Formerly a necklace that Alpha always felt safe wearing. Eventually took the form of the Mirror Shield from Legend of Zelda lore.




Weaknesses
Laws of Narrative - Gameboy is strangely susceptible to climactic moments. Any action taken against him that must succeed to continue a plot will work regardless of logic. Disabling him with abilities he's immune to, stealing from his Inventory, or bypassing his defenses all work as long as it's in the name of building tension.

It's You! The...- Similiar to the Laws of Narrative, Alpha has a tendency to be sucked into issues that have nothing to do with him. He always looks like the fated hero of the forgotten tribe, or the False Prophet hated by the latest trendy religion, and it's just a giant pain in the butt. Once he's 'expected' to fill this roll, it can be difficult for him to escape doing so, and the GM can even take full control of the character to make him do certain things.





Skills: Swordplay, Martial Arts, Gunplay, Driving, Programming, Computer Use, Gaming

Notable Notes:

[Trish]

Alexander Phade, AKA 'Alpha' AKA 'Gameboy'


Player: Gradius

Name: Alexander Phade
Codename: Alpha, the media has dubbed him 'Gameboy' and he hates it hates it hates it

Age: 20, but prone to change
Height: Varies, but usually 5'10"
Weight: Varies, but usually 180 Lbs.
Hair: Varies, but usually silver
Eyes: varies, but usually blue
Nationality: Varies, but usually American

Occupation: Teacher-in-Training, enters pro gaming tournaments whenever they'll let him

Appearance: Alexander's appearance can shift dramatically depending on as little as his mood, but generally his main features are retained in all instances. His hair is silver, spiked at the top and pony tailed in the back, with deep blue eyes and a fair complexion. He's of average height, with a build just barely beyond that, sporting a thin layer of muscle and an equal layer of fat. He can be seen wearing anything from jeans and a t shirt to full blown cosplay, but his 'usual' outfit consists of a pair of jeans with one leg cut off and hemmed at the knee, a simple T Shirt sporting one of many logos or icons, and an overshirt worn like a jacket, unbuttoned and two sizes too large so it hangs nearly to the knees.
When teaching he switches the jeans for unmodified khaki slacks and a smaller overshirt, buttoned.

Personality: Friendly and boisterous, though prone to multitasking even if it's rude. Nothing interrupts the flow of his mad gaming, but he's always willing to have a Player 2. While he often appears to have a short attention span, that's only because he often has a short attention span.

Background: You've all seen it on the news. 'Mutant powers manifest, no survivors'. Alexander's story is much like it, except no one died... In a fit of frustration and abject boredom, young Mr. Phade snapped, his X Factor going wild and...! Turning his entire school 8 bit for several hours. To those within, it was relatively normal aside from the sudden wildness of color and everyone's 'graphics' being shoved into the stone age, but from without it looked as if the school had been literally flattened. Indeed, many thought it was gone, until someone happened to look down, and later, until they'd looked at what was happening from the air to figure out exactly what was going on.
Everything was eventually fixed, Alexander reverting on his own power while the rest were eventually reversed to three dimensions by some hero or other. But obviously, there was nowhere to go from there but the Academy.


Fighting -------- Excellent (14)
Agility----------- Excellent (14)
Srength------------ Good (10)
Endurance ----- Fantastic(30)

Reasoning -- Remarkable (20)
Intuition------ Incredible (40)
Phsyce-------- Incredible (40)

Hit Points: 68
Mental health: 100

Resources: Poor
Source of Income- The school provides an allowance to those who need it.

Origin of Powers: Mutant

Powers: Alexander is a socio-mytho projectionist. This complicated label means that he is an astral projector, who brings to life the contemporary fiction of his time. Had he been born in ancient Greece, he would call upon mighty Gods and terrible monsters. Had he been born during the founding of America, he would call up great pioneers and gunmen of the Wild West. Being born in the 50s would have given him access to all manner of atomic creatures and space machines. He was, however, born in the modern day and so society has given him video games. Unlike most astral projectors, Alexander is able to become a part of the reality he creates, gaining powers and abilities of his pixelated inspiration.

Mytho-Projection: Alexander's base power involves taking fiction from the minds of his peers and making it into reality. He has this ability at Incredible(40) level.

Immersive Projection- These powers relate to changes localized to Alex's person.
*Character Editor- By going into a trance, Alexander vanishes briefly into what looks like a cartoon dressing room. He can change his gender, race, age, clothing, and make small alterations to his appearance. Aside from being able to blend in with practically any population, this isn't strong enough to mimic any set appearance, and any clothes he puts on can't be removed except by entering the Character Editor again. This power is at Remarkable(20) level and the outcome of his roll determines how well it works. Pass or fail, this can only be rolled once per situation. The news has dubbed this his 'Gameboy Color' and he hates it hates it hates it
*Inventory- Alexander can digitize anything he can physically lift and shove it in his pocket. He can be 'searched' with a contesting roll against the strength of this power and a declaration of what he's being searched for. Any item he's carrying that matches the criteria will mysteriously dedigitize and fall to the floor at his feet. Similarly, allies can freely access his inventory and pull things out. Taking an item in or out is an action. Alexander has this ability at Fantastic(30) and therefore can hold 30 items. 'Key Items' do not count against this total. Items in his inventory are not affected by the passage of time. The news has dubbed this his 'Gameboy Pocket' and he hates it hates it hates it.
*Movement Controls- With his powers active, Alexander can move in ways not quite appropriate for real-world physics. This is a passive ability, but with it active he shows as 'active' to Sentinels.
**Jump- Alex can jump his own height (rounded up to even feet) straight up, or twice that forward.
**Wall Jump- As an action, Alexander can jump against a wall or other stable surface. From there, he can slide down at a safe speed, and he may also leap off. He may continue to bound of other surfaces until he runs out of Actions, at which point he is also unable to cling to surfaces and will fall if he does not land on a safe surface.
**Slide- Alex can baseball-slide across any surface that is not explicitly harmful without hurting himself. He may go up to twice his rounded-up height in one go, and he may do this from a standing start. He pay pass under any clearance equal to or higher than one third his rounded-up height.
*Health Items- Alexander can rapidly consume edibles without regard to their of cookedness or wrapping. Instead of gaining nutrition, he gains one hit point per ounce of food he eats. He has this ability at Remarkable(20) level, so he can consume 20 pounces of food per turn in this way assuming he can reach it. If his item weighs more than he can consume in one turn he is stuck devouring it until he has spent enough turns to finish it and then he can move again. The nature of the food he eats will not affect him like it would a normal human, but may causes Status Effects. Food Alex eats for nutrition purposes affects him normally and is consumed at a normal pace.
Example 1: Alex attempts to eat a 40 ounce ham. He cannot move for the rest of the turn, and he cannot move for the rest of his next turn because needs his full 20 points from that turn to finish. On his third turn he gains 40 hit points and can act freely.
Example 2: Alex attempts to eat a 25 ounce raw steak. He cannot move after starting this on his first turn, but as he only needs 5 more points effective his next turn he gains 25 hit points and may act normally. The meat being raw has zero effect on him.
*Theme Music- When he is hearing music from a video game, he gets a bonus to one attribute or task related to the game it is from. Music from a fighting game, for example, increases his Fighting ability. Music from a racing game may improve his ability to drive. The bonus is generally +1. If he cannot hear, or the music is drowned out by other noise, it does him no good.

Special Moves[/b]- Neither properly immersive or external, these are techniques he has taken from video games. He has the capacity to learn more from repeated observation. Alexander uses these for non-profit purposes only, please support the official release.
*Spells: A basic attack spell, which can strike a single target with the power of Ice, Fire, or Lightning. These cost 10 MH to cast, or 20 for a power attack, and deal Remarkable(20) damage. He can throw them as a ranged attack for their normal damage, or add their damage to a melee or brawling attack.
*Defend: Alpha can choose not to avoid an attack and suffer half damage from it, as well as generally not taking any extra effects from the attack such as a taser stun.
*Spin Attack: When armed with a melee weapon, Alexander can spend 10 MH and roll Fighting. Every enemy in melee range must dodge the attack or take normal weapon damage. This ends his turn and he cannot act until the start of his next turn, but he has True Invulnerability to physical attacks equal ton his Psyche until the start of his next turn.
*Shoryuken: Alexander rolls Fighting at -1 to initiate this attack. If it connects, it does Fantastic(30) damage. Once it connects, whether it deals damage or not, the target and Alex are lifted 10 feet into the air. At this point Alexander rolls Fighting again, at -1 from the previous attack. if he rolls a Green or better, he deals 10 more damage that ignores all armor and the enemy does not get to roll to avoid, and they rise another 10 feet. He then rolls again, at another -1, and repeats this until one of the following happens:
1) Alex chooses to end the attack at Good or earlier. He returns to the ground safely and his turn ends.
2) Alex chooses to end the attack at Typical or Poor. He returns to the ground safely and his turn ends, and he is Exhausted.
3) He rolls a Feeble attack (which damage if it connects). At this point the attack ends and he falls and takes falling damage (see below). He loses 10 MH and is Exhausted.
4) He rolls a Blue result, which has the same effect as rolling Feeble, but he also lands prone.
When the attack ends his opponent and he drop back to the ground. If he scored a Yellow or better, and did damage, on his initial attack, the target falls prone and takes falling damage. The falling damage from this attack is 1 point per 10 feet and is resisted normally.
Note: Hitting the ceiling will not stop the attack, but will stop the ascent and limit the falling damage unless the ceiling is weak enough to be broken through.


External Projection- These uses of Alexander's powers affect the world around him.
*Key Item- Some of the items in Alexander's video game fiction cannot be obtained in reality, and he must use a placeholder object. Given time, this can permanently turn the object into an astral artifact, making it a real-life version of the game object. There are no particular rules for this.
*Virtual Reality: Alpha can, with great effort, transmute a certain area temporarily as he did when he first manifested his powers. To do this, he must spend a full round 'charging up', and on the next turn he rolls his base power, which consumes that turn as well, and costs 20 MH. How well he affects the world depends on the outcome of his roll. The effects spreads a radius of 10 yards per point of his base power, centered on himself. While in the virtualized area, Alexander gains the following abilities:
**Ability Enhancement- Alexander gets a bonus to all four physical stats based on his Virtual Reality roll. If he rolled a Yellow, this bonus is +2CS.
**Double Jump- Any time Alexander jumps from a solid surface, he may make a second mid-air jump using his regular jumping distance rules. A wall-jump entitles him to a double-jump but the midair jump counts against his actions for his number of wall jumps.
** I Choose You- He can spend 20 MH to make Widget into a little elemental combat pet. As an Action, once per round, he can command Widget to use the Spell ability without using any more of his MH. He can instead command Widgit to make a physical attack: he attacks at Fantastic(30) Fighting ability and deals Good(10) Damage, which can either be slashing, piercing, bludgeoning, ice, fire or electric, depending on what attack Alexander called out. Widgit can be used in this way for physical attacks only without spending the MH to power him up.
**Power-Ups- Certain items in the area may be turned into power-ups. The items must be native to the area; they cannot have been in his inventory or brought there by him for the purpose. Cups of coffee might boost his speed, star-shaped objects may give him brief invincibility, first-aid kits may heal him, and colorful mushrooms may make him grow to gigantic size. A potential power-up is not automatically present (unless it would obviously be there) so he may spend an action, announce what effect he needs, and roll Intuition to have the GM decide if he can find it. More powerful unusual items, like mushroom, may impose a penalty. Finding stars is always -3.
**Power-Up Examples:
**Coffee Cup: This can be a cup of coffee, a pot of coffee, a rack of energy shots, whatever; it gives him +1CS to Fighting and Agility for a number of rounds due to the increased speed. The number of rounds is determined by the GM based on what he took in.
**First Aid: From a box of band-aids to a complete first aid kit, touching it gives Alexander restored hit points., The number is determined by the GM based on the object.
**Star: The star makes his skin and clothing flash wildly and renders him immune to all attacks and effects. This lasts for three rounds, starting with the one in which he obtained the star.
**Mushroom: A large mushroom makes him double in height. This gives him +2 Strength and +2 Endurance, as well as Good(10) Armor vs all damage. This lasts until he actually takes damage (which gets past his armor). The damage is negated and he returns to normal size.


Equipment - See 'key items'.
Key Item - Master Sword - Formerly a baseball bat carried for self-defense. Eventually took the form of the 'Sword That Repels Evil' from Legend of Zelda lore. Adds +2CS to damage.
Key Item - Mirror Shield - Formerly a necklace that Alpha always felt safe wearing. Eventually took the form of the Mirror Shield from Legend of Zelda lore. A Level 2 Shield (see Shield rules). With a ready action, he can roll Fighting versus an incoming energy attack and if he beats the attack roll he can deflect the attack back at its originator, who must dodge their own roll or be hit. If the attack was aimed at Alexander and he fails, it hits him. If it was not aimed at him, he gets _1 to his roll to intercept it and failure means it threatens the intended target. He must roll his attempt before the target rolls to evade.

Key item - Widgit- Alexander's pet. A squirrel that was caught in the original outburst of his power, and 'joined his party' before it could be found and fixed. Tainted by primal reality warp chaos, Widgit can be 'stored' like an item, and can benefit from the 'Character Editor' to take various forms. Unless specifically noted, however, these forms all have the same stats and abilities. Widgit can only be ordered to attack in Virtual Reality, but can be asked to do other tasks he can comprehend.
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Fighting -------- Excellent (14)
Agility----------- Incredible (40)
Srength------------ Feeble (4)
Endurance ----- Fantastic (30)

Reasoning -- Poor (8)
Intuition------ Incredible (40)
Psyche-------- Good (10)

Hit Points: 48
Mental health: 58

Abilities:
Skittering- Due to his small size, Widgit may roll Agility to avoid melee attacks.
Chittering- Widgit speaks a language that Alexander can understand, and Widget understands human language - to the degree of what he can comprehend.
Cheek Pouches- Widgit has an inventory like Alexander, but he can only hold one item and that item must weigh less than one pound.
Mobility- Widgit can move on most surfaces with no penalty regardless of their orientation, being that he is a squirrel.

Weaknesses:
Tiny- Due to being so very small Widgit loses 40 total hit points from base pool.

The news has dubbed Widgit his 'Game Genie' and he hates it hates it hates it.
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Music Pod- This is an mp3 player loaded with the theme music he needs for his powers. It has no headphones and instead has an external speaking, because the music isn't as annoying awesome if everyone can't hear it.

Weaknesses
Laws of Narrative - Gameboy is strangely susceptible to climactic moments. Any action taken against him that must succeed to continue a plot will work regardless of logic. Disabling him with abilities he's immune to, stealing from his Inventory, or bypassing his defenses all work as long as it's in the name of building tension.

It's You! The...- Similar to the Laws of Narrative, Alpha has a tendency to be sucked into issues that have nothing to do with him. He always looks like the fated hero of the forgotten tribe, or the False Prophet hated by the latest trendy religion, and it's just a giant pain in the butt. Once he's 'expected' to fill this roll, it can be difficult for him to escape doing so, and the GM can even take full control of the character to make him do certain things.

Culture Clash - in areas where virtually no one knows what he is referencing, it can be difficult to summon up his powers. If he ends up in a retirement home or a forgotten jungle tribe, he may have his video game powers severely weakened or even negated. If he gets to know the local culture, though, he may use his powers on that, generally at -2CS. He does not retain these 'new' powers when he leaves his new friends behind.

Status Effects - Things that would affect a normal person negatively might affect him in a much more generic, temporary way, when his powers are active. For example, eating a piece of spoiled meat as a Health item will not give him botulism, but instead a 'poison' effect where he gets a roll penalty and a small continual hit point loss. Being tasered may give him a 'stun' status, and a knock to the head or a spray of sleeping gas might put him under a 'sleep' effect which he will randomly wake up from. These effects can save him from things that would straight-up kill a normal person, but unfortunately can be set off by things that would not even affect a normal person.

Hard Mode- A Blue on a Virtual Reality may lead to an effect similar to a Yellow result - however, instead of power-ups, local objects become enemies.

Knowledges: Everything about video games, minor knowledge of electronics, remembering to add the 'Knowledges' section to his character submissions.

Skills: Swordplay, Martial Arts, Gunplay, Driving, Programming, Computer Use, Gaming



Notable Notes: