WILD CARDS

THE HARLEM HAMMER
(Mordecai Albert "Kai" Jones)

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
54	STR	44	20-	Lift 44.6 tons; 10 1/2d6 HTH Damage [5]
17	DEX	21	12-	OCV:  6/DCV:  6
25	CON	30	14-
25	BODY	30	14-
23	INT	13	14-	PER Roll 14-
18	EGO	16	13-	ECV:  6
20	PRE	10	13-	PRE Attack:  4d6
12	COM	1	11-

30	PD	19		Total:  30 PD (30 rPD)
30	ED	25		Total:  30 ED (30 rED)
4	SPD	13		Phases:  3, 6, 9, 12
16	REC	0
50	END	0
65	STUN	0		Total Characteristic Cost:  222

Movement:	Running:	6"/12"
		Leaping:	10"/20"
		Swimming:	2"/4"

Cost	Powers & Skills
13	Great Strength:  Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) for up to 54 Active Points of STR
30	Increased Mass:  Damage Resistance (30 PD/30 ED)
2	Increased Mass:  Knockback Resistance -1"
7	Rapid Healing:  Healing 1 BODY, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2); Extra Time 
	(Regeneration-Only) 1 Minute (-1 1/2), Self Only (-1/2)
11	Altered Metabolism:  LS  (Immunity: All terrestrial diseases and biowarfare agents; Sleeping: 
	Character only has to sleep 8 hours per week)

	Perks
5	Money:  Well Off
4	Reputation:  Harlem Hammer; One of the world's strongest men 
	(world wide) 11-, +2/+2d6

	Skills
6	+2 with Block, Haymaker, Punch
	 
2	CK: New York City 11-
3	KS: Assorted Esoteric Information And Trivia 14-
3	KS: Automobiles And Automotive Repair 14-
0	Language:  English (idiomatic; literate)
3	Mechanics 14-
2	PS: Auto Mechanic 11-
4	TF:  Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Agricultural & Construction Vehicles, Tracked Military 
	Vehicles
3	Trading 13-

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  98
Total Cost:  320

200+	Disadvantages
15	Dependence:  Heavy Metal Salts Takes 1d6 BODY Damage (Extremely Difficult To Obtain, 1 Hour)
5	Physical Limitation:  Heavy (~475 lbs) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing)
5	Physical Limitation:  Increased Metabolism: Eats Four Times The Human Norm, Body Temperature Of 
	106 Degrees (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing)
15	Psychological Limitation:  Dislikes Doctors, Scientists, Hospitals And Laboratories (Common, 
	Strong)
10	Psychological Limitation:  Prefers To Be Left To Himself (Common, Moderate)
70	Experience Points
320	Total Disadvantage Points

Description: The Hammer is tall and very heavy, standing 6'1" and weighing 475 lbs. His wild card power has granted him massive physical strength and virtual immunity to physical harm. It has also altered his metabolism, replacing his skeletal structure with heavy metal compounds, and allowing him to regenerate from any physical damage that occurs to him. He barely has to sleep, is virtually tireless, and is somewhat faster than normal people. The Hammer prefers to keep out of the public eye. He thinks of himself as a joker and wants little to do with the typical ace 'heroics.’

Campaign Use and Designer’s Notes: The Hammer appeared briefly in the novels, but I do recall a very HERO System moment in one story. Hammer gets hit with most of an Ak-47’s magazine and slowly slumps to the ground afterwards. He’s out cold due to the sheer number of shots but is otherwise unharmed. Just like a Champions brick taking a mass of STUN, but no BODY.

As written, Hammer makes for a good low-point brick, although you could ups his DEX to 18 or 20 and his CSLs to HTH if you wanted him to be more in line with 350-point supers.

Harlem Hammer's Hero Designer File

(Harlem Hammer created by Victor Milan, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)


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