Chronossar

Continuing my experiment with the ICONS random character generation system to help build characters to populate my as-yet-untitled Supers setting, I present the first villain of the series. Risus stats are presented first, followed by ICONS stats, followed by setting/continuity notes.

CHRONOSSAR ("The Commissar of Time")

Description: A permanently distracted young man with unkempt hair and darting eyes. His athletic frame fills out a vaguely militaristic hooded uniform emblazoned with a hammer, sickle, and hour-glass. He is never seen without his trade-marked Hammer of Time.

Cliches: Commissar of Time (4d8); Communist Saboteur and Spy (2); Brilliant and Under-appreciated Lab Assistant (2);  Former College Football Player (1).

Sidekicks: Grunt Squad of Future Selves (4)

Hook: Permanently distracted (massive penalties to alertness checks that aren't critical to his personal safety).

Tools: Atlantean chronocrystal "Hammer of Time".

Tale: The child of Dust Bowl refugees, Gary Huggins was recruited by Comintern agents while attending the Silverlode Institute of Science & Technology. Sympathetic to the communist ideal, he agreed to keep his affiliation secret in the hopes that he could work his way into a position where he could bring about the downfall of capitalist society. He finally got his chance after accepting a job in a Blue Horizons applied archaeology laboratory. While experimenting with mysterious Atlantean crystals, he suddenly found himself face to face with versions of himself from minutes into the future. He promptly stole the device and began serious work as a Comintern saboteur. It was only a matter of time before his constant time travel started to unhinge his mind. Dropping all pretense of subtlety, he donned a Soviet-style costume and announced his presence as "Chronossar" with a series of high-profile capers.

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Commissar of Time: Slowing time to act fast relative to everyone else; traveling short distances backward in time (no more than minutes); receiving warnings from the immediate future (time-traveling duplicates count as sidekicks). Also includes monomaniacal ranting, collaborating with other villains, planning crimes, escaping when those crimes are foiled by heroes.

Communist Saboteur and Spy: Spouting communist propaganda; infiltrating restricted areas; stealing secrets; blowing shit up; contacting real members of Comintern.

Brilliant and Under-appreciated Lab Assistant: Science! (specializing in understanding ancient/alien technology); writing reports; filing paperwork; operating lab equipment; making coffee.

Former College Football Player: Being strong and athletic; tackling people; throwing things; catching thrown objects; taking a hit.

Grunt Squad of Future Selves: Appearing in moments of danger; teaming up with Chronossar.

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CHRONOSSAR (ICONS Version)

Prowess 3 [Typical]
Coordination 4 [Good]
Strength 4 [Good]
Intellect 4 [Good]
Awareness 1 [Weak]
Willpower 3 [Average]

Stamina 7, Determination 1

Powers: Time Control Device 3 [Super Speed, Fast Attack, Duplication 5, Precognition 4, Danger Sense 5]
Specialties: Science (Physics)

Qualities:
Epithet: Commissar of Time
Catchphrase: "Let's try that again!"
Catchphrase: "I saw that one coming"
Connections: Comintern

Challenges:

Personal: Criminally insane

Personal: Squeamish (won't kill directly)

Devices: Powers depend on his Atlantean Hammer of Time
Social: Secret identity (still works at Blue Horizons)

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NOTES

Silverlode Institute of Science & Technology
Founded in 1908 just prior to the discovery of Atlantean ruins in and around local mountain peaks, the Institute was uniquely positioned to study the strange artifacts that were discovered therein. Renamed Silverlode University in 1924, it was expanded to include liberal arts and social sciences. Science and engineering students still technically enroll into the "Institute".

Blue Horizons
Technology company specializing in exploiting the exotic minerals and Atlantean artifacts native to the region.

UPDATE (7/24/2010): At Sea of Stars' suggestion, I've replaced all references to "Rod of Eternity" with "Hammer of Time".