Mario Zuko – ATAC
Rank: UEEF E-5 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Callsign: Mars
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Build: Rugged and Stocky
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190 lbs
Iq: 14
Me: 15
Ma: 25 85% Trust/Intimidate +1 from level advancement level 3, 8, 10
Ps: 24 +9 in HtH combat
Pp: 28 +7 to Strike, Parry and Dodge +1 from level advancement level 2, 4, 6
Pe: 20 +3 to Save vs. Magic/Poison
Pb: 16 +1 from level advancement level 5, 7, 9
Spd: 43
Natural Aptitude Bonus: Charismatic/Charmer: +3 to MA
Hit Points: 60
SDC: 96
Action Points: 10 /
Bonus Action Points: 3
Diamond of Fate: 2
Alignment: Scrupulous
Level: 10
Number of Attacks: 8 / 12 (14 with Technopathy)
Strike: +9 / +13
Parry: +14 / +17
Dodge: +14 / +17
Roll With Punch: +5 / +8
Pull Punch: 0
Initiative: +2 / +4
Horror Factor: +3 to Save
Perception: +2
+6 to Maintain Balance
Critical Strike From Behind
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20
Hand to Hand Damage: +4Number of Attacks: 8 / 12
Strike: +11 / +15
Parry: +9 / +12
Dodge: +8 / +11
Roll with Punch: +6
Initiative: +1 / +3
Maintain Balance: +5
Hand to Hand Damage: +3
Critical Strike from Behind
Knockout/Stun on a natural 19-20
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20
Cultivator - Going down this path means taking on mental Knacks that do not easily fit into the other two paths. Cultivators can use their powers through their clothing, retain technopathic experiences, make machines operate more efficiently, and with its capstone, can heal Brain-burn.
Tier 1 Cultivator Knacks
Just What I Needed - The Traverser can retain the technopathic experience of 2 high-tech machines at once, instead of 1.
1st upgrade: Summer of '69 - The Cultivator can retain 3 such experiences.
Super Stealth Logan, Mjolnir Tank and Rifleman Cyclone currently memorized.
Touch and Go - Traversers normally require direct physical contact with any machine in order to Traverse with it. With Touch and Go, the Traverser can do this though wearing any manner of clothing, body armor, and mega-suits.
Side-effect: The Cultivator's fingers tingle for 10 minutes after use of this Knack. It is not uncomfortable, just kind of disconcerting.
Gun Love - Any firearm the Traverser is operating will not malfunction when operated. This Knack can be used with any Modern Weapon Proficiency including starship weapons.
1st upgrade: Happiness is a Warm Gun - Upon rolling a Fumble, the Cultivator will not shoot friendly targets, including oneself, by mistake. Instead, the Fumble results in a complete miss.
Final upgrade: Janie's Got a Gun - The Traverser need not be the person operating the firearm, though they still must touch the weapon in order for the power to function.
Side-effect: The Traverser will smell gunpowder as if from a freshly-fired shotgun for one hour after using this Knack regardless of the type of weapon fired.
Superconductor (Traverser can recharge items by holding them) - Traverser can charge small, low-power items like flashlights and smartphones simply by holding them. Full charge for any item takes 10 minutes minus the Traverser's Mental Affinity Attribute bonus, if any, when using that Attribute on the Mental Endurance table.
1st upgrade: The Touch - The Cultivator can recharge high-power items like laptop batteries, electric lawn equipment batteries, and E-clips. The maximum amount of power sources chargeable during a 10-minute period cannot exceed 3 + the Traverser's Mental Endurance bonus (if any).
Tier 2 Cultivator Knacks
Nothin' at All (Traverser gains greater combat advantages while bonded) - The Cultivator enjoys greater combat benefits for traversing with a vehicle, mecha, or the like. Normally, a Traverser's bond adds +1 to nearly all rolls involving the machine or 5% increase to pilot the machine in question. This Knack doubles this bonus to +2/+10%
Final upgrade: Eye of the Tiger - The Traverser adds an additional attack per round whenever bonded with this machine in combat.
Side-effect: None.
Pioneer - This path is devoted to exploring the Blue World, finding and assisting Cores, all the while understanding their facts and truths as well as make use of the powers Cores use. Pioneers can sense the realities of the Blue World and its inhabitants, travel along at greater speeds with others, and eventually be regarded by Cores as a non-hostile entity by default. No path does these things better than the Pioneer.
Tier 1 Pioneer Knacks
Find Your Way Back - The Pioneer suffers less disorientation upon returning to the physical world (called Return Disorientation). Reduce the 1d4+1 minute disorientation duration by 1 minute (to a minimum of 1 minute). Also, if lost in the Blue World, this Knack provides the Traverser a 33% chance to know the way to return to their Entry Point in the Blue World (but it does not provide travel!).
1st upgrade: Finding My Way - the chance improves to 67%. Reduce Return Disorientation by half (with a minimum of 30 seconds). [2 points]
Final upgrade: Mama, I'm Coming Home - The chance improves to 99%. The Pioneer is immune to Return Disorientation and is able to act normally and immediately upon returning from the Blue World.
Side-effect: After using this Knack, upon returning to the physical world, the Traverser's footsteps make the sounds of someone walking through some great and lost wilderness for 10 minutes (-10% to Prowl rolls).
Moving in Stereo - The Traverser in the Blue World can move along the ground 25% faster and leap 25% higher and farther.
Common Skill Set
Language – English: 98%
Literacy – English: 98%
Computer Operation: 98%
Mathematics – Basic: 98%
Pilot Automobile: 98%
Pilot Hover Cycle and Hover Vehicles: 98%
OCC Skills
Combat Driving
Land Navigation: 96% +4%
Military Etiquette: 95% +5%
MECT Ground Veritechs (All)
Pilot Ground Veritechs (All): 98%
Pilot Tanks and APCs: 98%
Radio – Basic: 98%
Running
Weapon Systems: 98% +1 with Vehicle Weapons
WP Energy Pistol +1 to Strike at levels 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
WP Energy Rifle +1 to Strike at levels 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
Hand to Hand: Martial Arts – Tae Kwon Do
MOS Skills – Communications Specialist
*Advanced Electronic Warfare: 98%
Basic Electronics: 90% + 5%
*Computer Repair: 90% +5%
Cryptography: 85% +5%
*Electronic Countermeasures: 98% +5%
Laser Communications: 95% +5%
Sensory Equipment: 95% +5%
Language – Zentraedi: 98%
Secondary MOS Skills – Armorer
Basic Mechanics: 98%
Field Armorer/Munitions Expert: 98%
Mecha Engineering: 90% +5%
*Optic Systems: 90% +5%
Physical Labor
Recognize Weapon Quality: 75% +5%
Salvage: 98% +5%
Vehicle Armorer: 98% +5%
Weapons Engineer: 90% +5%
Bonus OCC Related Skills
Boxing
NavigationRetrained for Thai Kickboxing at level five
Body BuildingRetrained for Thai Kickboxing At level five
Secondary Skills
3 spent to upgrade to HtH Tae Kwon Do
Level 2: WP Heavy MD Weapons +1 to Strike at levels 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 15
Level 3: Gymnastics
--Sense of Balance: 73% +3
--Work Parallel Bars and Rings: 81% +3
--Back Flip: 84% +2
--Prowl: 65% +5
--Climbing: 60% +5
--Climb Rope/Rappel: 74% +2
Level 4:DemolitionsRetrained for Thai Kickboxing At level five
Level 5: Thai Kickboxing
Level 6: Demolitions 82% +3%
Level 7: MECT Mjolnir
Level 8: MECT Cyclone
Level 9: Cooking 50% +5%
Level 10: Cooking, Professional Grade +10%
Wish List
Military Tactics +10
Detect Ambush +10 from Military Tactics
Detect Concealment +10 from Military Tactics
Camouflage +10
Acrobatics
Jeet Kune Do (*skills to replace with JKD)
LEVEL ADVANCEMENT BONUSES - Tae Kwon Do
Combat skills
Attacks per Melee: 4
Escape Moves: Roll with Impact, Maintain Balance.
Basic Defensive Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
Advanced Defenses: Multiple Dodge, Power Block/Parry (does damage!), Automatic Roll, Breakfall.
Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Knife Hand, Backhand, Palm Strike, Duo-Fist Strike.
Basic Foot Attacks: Kick Attack, Snap Kick Roundhouse Kick, Backward Sweep, Reverse Turning Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick), Drop Kick (Combination Fall/Dodge/Kick). GM: I am adding "Side Kick". A linear kick using most of the major muscle groups of the leg and gluteus maximus, this attack does d10 damage.
Jumping Foot Attacks: Jump Kick, Flying Jump Kick, Flying Reverse Turning Kick.
Special Attacks: Death Blow, Leap Attack, Combination Grab/Kick, Butjapgo Chagi (Special! One opponent is grabbed and another is kicked simultaneously. Only take one melee action, but requires two successful Strike Rolls (sic). Does 1D6 to the oponent grabbed and 2D6 damage to the opponent kicked).
Weapon Katas: None.
Level Advancement Bonuses
1st - +2 to Maintain Balance, Critical Strike from Behind.
2nd - +2 to Roll with Impact. +2 to Damage.
3rd - +1 Attack per round
4th - +2 to Parry, +2 to Dodge, Critical Strike on natural roll of 18 or higher.
5th - +2 to Maintain Balance, +1 to Strike
6th - +2 to Roll with Impact, +1 to Damage
7th - +1 Attack per round
8th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knock-Out/Stun on natural roll of 18 or higher.
9th - +1 Attack per round, +2 to Maintain Balance.
10th - +2 to Roll with Impact, +1 to Initiative, +1 Strike, +1 to Damage.
11th - +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage
12th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Death Blow on natural roll of 19 or higher.
13th - +1 Attack per round, +1 to Maintain Balance.
14th - +1 to Roll with Impact, +1 to Damage.
15th - +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
Tai Kickboxing
1st - 3 attacks per melee, +2 to Parry, +2 to Strike, +2 to Maintain Balance, +1 to Dodge, Critical Strike from Behind
2nd - +1 attack per melee, +2 to Roll With Punch
3rd - Knockout/Stun on a Natural 19-20
4th - +2 Damage, Critical Strike on a Natural 18-20
5th - +1 attack per melee, +2 to Maintain Balance
6th - +1 attack per melee, +1 to Strike
7th - +1 to Strike, +1 to Initiative, +1 to Damage
8th - +1 to Maintain Balance, +1 to Roll With Punch
9th - +1 attack per melee
10th - +1 to Maintain Balance, +2 to Parry/Dodge
11th - +1 attack per melee
Equipment of Note:
German Sheppard photo from VHT
Credstick with 15,000 on it
Penknife
LP-3 Laser Pistol
A handgun available to RDF elite.
Weight: 1 1/2 pounds (.7 kg)
Range: 200 feet.
S.D.C. Damage: 4d6 per blast. Does not inflict Mega-Damage
Rate of Fire:
Payload: 10 shot E-clip.
2 magazines
1. CBR Mk. 2E Heavy Armor
M.D.C. by Location:
Helmet - 45
Arms (2) - 30 each
Legs (2) - 50 each
Main Body - 105
Weight: 25 pounds (11.25 kg).
Movement Penalties: -15% penalty on skills requiring flexibility and mobility such as Swimming, Climbing, Acrobatics, Escape Artist, etc., and reduces running speed by 10%.
2. Choice of shield type:
Heavy Shield: 55 M.D.C. Weight: 15 pounds (6.75 kg), -10% to skills that require manual dexterity (Pick Locks, Demolitions, Field Surgery, etc.) +2 to parry.
3. Your sidearm is the IPP-5H Heavy Ion Pulse Pistol. You begin with 3 E-clips (two on your hip, one in the weapon), holster, 2 magazine pouches, and cleaning kit.
IPP-5H Heavy Ion Pulse Pistol
With a wider barrel and higher capacity energy regulator than the standard IPP-5, the IPP-5H has nearly twice the penetration and stopping power of its smaller sibling.
Weight: 7lbs
Range: 600 feet
Mega Damage: 2d6 MD for a single blast, 6d6 MD for a three round burst
Payload: 21 single shots or 7 bursts.
HLW-6 Heavy Laser Squad Support Weapon with Infrared Targeting Scope
The first successful energy Squad Assault Weapon (SAW) built by the ASC designers.
Weight: 37lbs
Range: 4,000 feet
Mega Damage: 1d4x10+5 MD for a rapid fire burst
Payload: Six bursts per magazine. A wearable power pack can also be connected to the HLW-6 to extend its capacity. The power pack is a rechargeable, high output capacitor that connects to the rear of a trooper’s utility belt or beneath a standard daypack or combat patrol pack. It holds enough energy for an additional 20 bursts.
Note: A PS of at least 17 is needed or must have the WP Heavy MD Weapons skill to use this weapon without penalty. All others are -3 to strike. IR Scope adds a +1 to Strike and lets me fight in the dark.
Current Payload: 10 magazines in two bandoliers.
4. Tactical Jump Pack (requires no skill proficiency to operate; only practice. Your characters are experienced in its use having been trained here on Eglin ASC base). Can jump 200 feet up or 450 across, and by combining running and jumping, can hit a speed of 60mph carrying 350 lbs.
5. Survival Knife
6. 2 Cobalt Grenades - 3d6 MDC damage, 15 foot blast radius
7. 2 smoke grenades (one yellow, one red)
8. 4 flares
9. Two sets of duty fatigues
10. One dress uniform
11. Survival pack (includes 4 packs of Meals Ready to Eat or M.R.E.s and a 2-liter air-tight canteen).
12. Binoculars (small, compact)
Ten Questions:
1. Describe your butt. (Small? Flat? Round and healthy? Be honest!)
2. List your close family with a heartfelt description of each.
3. Discuss your favorite mecha and why it is your favorite.
4. Discuss our least-favorite mecha along with your reasons.
5. Describe one of your favorite meals and why you like it.
6. What was the last song you really enjoyed?
7. If you could visit anywhere in Florida, where would it be?
8. If you could get a kiss from anyone, anywhere, who would it be?
9. If you could mind-control all of the Malcontents, what would you have them do?
10. Write down whatever is on your mind.
1. As a very physical person, I am quite confident that there is not more than a trace of unwanted body fat on my frame. My butt looks quite sexy, well rounded and quite firm. I'm sure that the ladies love watching me in my shorts as I walk away from them.
2. I don't know of a person still alive on this world that has not suffered a loss of a loved one at the hands of the Zentraedi. So many lives were lost; I must count myself lucky that so many of my own close family has come through this in one piece. My mother is Eliza Zuko, a civilian school teacher at Monument City, she has taught high school mathematics for years. As old as she is, she can still play the piano better than anyone else I know, and she always has a kind word to offer up to people. Dad is Kevin Zuko, born and raised in the old city of New York. When the SDF-1 came down, he signed up to be a Destroid pilot in the new UEG. He is now stationed in Monument City where he is now a Drill Sergeant, teaching a new generation of soldiers what it means to be Army in a post-Zentraedi world. He is a great role model for me, and I wake up every day with the goal to make dad proud of me. I had two siblings before the invasion, but sadly, my oldest brother Stan was a casualty of the Zentraedi assault on the SDF-1. Stan was a Valkyrie pilot, having volunteered while living as a refugee on the great ship. He was able to survive all the way through the trip back to Earth from Pluto, and was killed over Ontario when the main shield of the SDF-1 overloaded and blew up. His loss has hurt the family, but we consider ourselves lucky that we have had only one loss in the immediate family. I am the middle child, just one year older than my sister Marie Kramer. She is a married housewife, working on her own family with my brother-in-law Alex Kramer. Marie was the pampered princess of our family, and in the eyes of our father, she could do no wrong. We fought like cats and dogs in our younger days, but now, we are close friends with Marie constantly trying to hook me up with some friend of hers that she thinks I just 'have' to meet. I love my sister and would walk through fire to protect her from harm, and dad is no different. Not that I have to worry to much about her, though. Marie is a real fireball.
3. From the moment I first laid eyes on the Spartas, I was in love. Sleek lines and contours give the hover tank a visually pleasing view, and her small size hides a massive amount of armor and firepower, more than enough to make any Zentraedi think twice about crossing me while I'm at the controls of my rig. Hell, even the old Destroids have little on me when I'm going full out in combat.
4. My least favorite mecha would have to be any of the new Battloids that the ASC has come up with. Why should we even worry about having those rust-buckets when you have the ATAC on the job? Feh! Compared to a Spartas, none of them can stand up and face me, toe to toe, weather its in a urban environment or out in the field.
5. Steak and baked potatoes are, in my opinion, proof of a kind and loving God. There is something about a flame grilled hunk of dead cow that can bring a smile to my face no matter how bad of a day I'm having. That first bite is nothing less than Nirvana on a plate. Combine that with a spud with bacon and cheese, or even just butter, and you have yourself a meal fit for a king.
6. Music has always been a big part of my life. I'm talking the classics of rock, not this bebop crap that the kids listen to now days. The latest song that I've heard on my Ipod is Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky. Sweet.
7. Hard to say where I'd go to in Florida. I'm not much of a beach-goer, I'm not a retired old man, and I've never been interested in Disney World. Mickey Mouse is just a six foot rat, for crying out loud. What else is there to do there?
8. Gillian Anderson. Hands down, she has got the most sexy, deep, husky voice of any woman I've ever heard. That lady can just whisper in my ears and that would be more than enough to get my interest, if you know what I mean. The fact that she is still gorgeous doesn't hurt anything, either.
9. The Zentraedi are so uptight and focused on being this awesome warrior race, and in the past, they were awesome and dominated every field of combat that they come across. Then they come to Earth, and we spank their bitch-asses from one end to the other. If I ever had the chance, I wouldn't kill them off, but instead, embarrass the hell out of them. Make them do something totally contrary to the image they are working on of the Ultimate Warrior Race. Perhaps have a gigantic (pun intended) My Little Pony-themed tea party.
10. I'm a simple guy with simple needs and goals. My career as a soldier is my life, but someday, I'll find that someone special to share my life with. Probably a fellow soldier, since I don't have much time for a someone that is not willing to step up and do their part to help protect the Earth and rebuild the damage done by the Zentraedi. Raise a few kids, and finally, at a ripe old age, I'll retire as a high ranking officer of the Tank Corps, talked about in the same historical reverence as fellow tankers Rommel and Patton. Someday, all that will happen, but for now, I'm just working on being the very best that I can be.
Born and raised in New York City, Mario Louis Zuko was a youngster when his father was assigned to be a Destroid pilot on Macross Island. The whole family was relocated to the small island in the South Pacific, and when the Zentraedi began their attack, they were all swept up in the SDF-1's botched Fold Space, and then the young boy spent the next year as a passenger on the great ship as they flew back home. Mario's time on the flagship of the UEG inspired him to join in the armed forces as soon as he was old enough.
Starting his career in the communications branch of the Army, Mario decided to stay on Earth when the UEEF was being formed to go off world, and in order to make the best use of his skills, he requests a transfer into the newly formed Army of the Southern Cross and began cross training in the Armor Corps as a tanker and field armorer. When he's not working on keeping the mecha in his squad up and running, he is the electronic voice to link the team together with Command and Control.
In his time in the ATAC, he has truly come into his own as a soldier. While he had already passed one set of Basic Training in the Army, his skills and physical abilities were brought to a whole new level due to the intensity of his training. At this point in his life, Mario is a model soldier. He has his sights set high, and doesn't want to do anything to put his career desires in peril.
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