THE WASP 1888

"WASP"
NAME: Lady Janet Van Dyne 1st APP: issue # 1:1: , October 19, 2007. QUOTE:  : "For the Queen!" BORN:  : April 2, 1862 BASE OF OPS:  : London EDUCATION/CAREER:  : A few years at Cambridge RELATIVES/CONNECTIONS:  : Lord Vernon Van Dyne, Lady Jessica Van Dyne (parents, both deceased) STATUS:  : Known Gifted GROUP AFFILIATION:  : The Imperials KNOWN POWERS/ABILITIES:  : The singular abilities to shrink down to the size of an insect, fly with tiny wasp-like wings and project some sort of stinging energy from her hands.

CIVILIAN IDENTITY: Lady Janet Van Dyne

Height / Weight: 5'6" or ~1" Weight? A lady never tells...

Super-Powers & Abilities: Shrinking 20, Flight 3, Blast 6

Stand Alone Title

"The Wasp at the Earth's Core!": ...telling the exciting tales of ...

CONCEPT: Insect Totem with ties to the Fey

QUOTES: (for in and out of game quotes)

Victorian to Modern Marvel Differences

• Superpowers are gained from Fey energies, not Pym particles.
• Considers Dr. Henry Pym a commoner and a rogue scientist who has meddled in the natural order of things too often.
• Knows of Dr. Pym's romantic interests in her, which make her despise him even more...

Backlog

Lady Janet Van Dyne is a spoiled kid of a privileged upbringing by the (very) eccentric and accomplished inventor, Lord Vernon Van Dyne. Since his death, she's been force to grow up very fast. She doesn't know the full extant of her connection to the faerie realm (surprise me!). She only knows that both she and that bounder Pym were granted eldritch powers when the rogue's experiment went wrong. For the past 6-7 years Janet has been England's most desirable bachelorette. She has had dozens of suitors, but so far the only man that intrigues her is Lord Greystoke, aka Tarzan. She is fiercely loyal to the Queen, and has a burning hatred for Pym - but perhaps she doth protests too much? She often fights with as well as along side of Pym as they battle various faerie beasts that have made it through since Pym's electric portal blew up.

BACKGROUND SINCE

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What is your Heroic Motivation?

Patriotism

As a Lady of the Realm and a witness to the dangers of contact with the Fey it is her duty to defend Britain against all threats, foreign and domestic.

Complications or Character Flags

Hatred for Dr. Henry Pym

Janet blames Dr. Pym for the death of her father, Lord Vernon Van Dyne.

3x5

Friends

(list 3 people that would help you for free; list name, your relationship, their concept in 1-2 sentences, where are they now.)

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Contacts

(list 3 people that would help you for a price; list name, your relationship, their concept in 1-2 sentences, where are they now.)

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Enemies

(list 3 people that are your adversaries; list name, your relationship, their concept in 1-2 sentences, where are they now.)

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Locations

(list 3 locations in the game setting that are important to your character, important can be "good" or "bad"; list name, your relationship, the concept in 1-2 sentences, when last you were there.)

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Organizations

(list 3 groups in the game setting that are important to your character, important can be "good" or "bad"; list name, your relationship, the concept in 1-2 sentences, what they may be up to now.)

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STAT BUILD

THE WASP

PL: 8 (122 pp)

ABILITIES: STR: 10 (0) DEX: 16 (+3) CON: 18 (+4) INT: 18 (+4) WIS: 20 (+5) CHA: 16 (+3)

SKILLS: Bluff 5 (+8), Concentration (+5), Diplomacy 7 (+10), Disguise (+3), Escape Artist (+3), Gather Info 7 (+10), Handle Animal (+3), Intimidate (+3), Knowledge: Arcane Lore (+12), Medicine 5 (+10), Notice 8 (+13), Dance 5 (+8), Singing 5 (+8), Nobility 5 (+10), Ride 5 (+8), Search 5 (+9), Sense Motive 5 (+10), Stealth (+3), Survival 5 (+10), Swim 5 (+5)

FEATS: Attractive (1), Connected, Diehard, Evasion (2), Redirect, Set-Up, Stunning Attack, Track, Well-Informed

POWERS: *Shrinking [20], Continuous [20], All or nothing [20], *Flight [3], Only when shrunk [3], *Blast [8] - DC:23:tough, Autofire x2 [8], Only when Shrunk [8],

COMBAT: Attack 8 [unarmed -5 (Bruise), blast 8 (Bruise)] Defense 22 (22 flat-footed) Init 3

SAVES: Toughness 4 (4 flat-footed) Fortitude 7 Reflex 5 Will 7

DRAWBACKS: none

COSTS: Abilities 38 + Skills 18 (72 ranks) + Feats 10 + Powers 47 + Combat 0 + Saves 7 – Drawbacks 0 = 120 / 120

NOTES:

Normally 20 levels of Shrinking would confer a +12 Attack bonus to this character. To stay within the PL8 campaign limit, her Attack bonus is lowered to +8.

When Shrunk, Strength is 1 (-5 modifier), ground movement is 5' per round, Grapple modifier is -20 and Stealth modifier is +20 (!).

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