MAD MAX

V-8 PURSUIT SPECIAL

Val	CHA	Cost	Notes
4	Size	20	Length 5.04m, Width 2.52m, Height 2.52m, Volume 32m^3  Mass 1.6 ton,  OCV +2,  KB -4
30	STR	0	HTH Damage 6d6  END [3]
16	DEX	12

1	PD	-1	3 PD (3 rPD)
1	ED	-1	3 ED (3 rED)
4	SPD	20	Phases:  3, 6, 9, 12
5	OCV	10
5	DCV	10

16	BODY	2
Total Characteristic Cost:  71

Movement:Ground:	44m/176m
		Leaping:	0m
		Swimming:	0m

Cost	Abilities and Equipment
15	"She Sips Nitro With Phase Four Heads! 600 Horsepower Through The Wheels!":  Ground Movement +36m 
	(48m total), x4 Noncombat; OAF (standard tires; -1 ½), Only On Appropriate Terrain (-¼), 1 Continuing 
	Fuel Charge lasting 6 Hours (easily-obtained fuel; -0)
19	Supercharger:  Aid  Ground Movement 4d6, Constant (+½), Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires 
	a Zero Phase Action, Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action to reset; switch on the stick shift; +½); 
	Only to Aid Self (-1), Costs Endurance (to maintain; -½), END (see Notes)
	Notes:  Technically, the supercharger doesn't use END, it uses the engine output to power the belt 
	that drives the blower. However, the Costs Endurance (to maintain) Limitation is the only way to 
	replicate how the Aid should work. At the same time, the Limitation replaces the Side Effect Limitation 
	of "Consumes Fuel Rapidly," as using the supercharger will quickly drain a normal gas tank.
-2	Ground Vehicle:  Leaping -4m
-2	Ground Vehicle:  Swimming -4m
4	Outer Shell:  +2 PD; Limited Coverage (not on windscreen; -¼) plus +2 ED; Limited Coverage 
	(not on windscreen; -¼)
4	Heavy Tyres:  DEF 3, BODY 3
4	Main Force Patrol Radio:  Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group); OIF Bulky (-1), Sense 
	Affected As Hearing Group As Well As Radio Group [very common Sense] (-½)
10	Emergency Lights & Siren:  Sight and Hearing Groups Images, +4 to PER Roll, Reduced Endurance 
	(0 END; +½); OAF Bulky (-1 ½), Set Effect (-1), No Range (-½)

	Skills
2	Enhanced Suspension:  +1 with Ground Movement
1	Airdam And Spoilers:  +2 with Ground Movement; OIF Bulky (-1), Only At Speeds Over 40 MPH (-1)

Total Abilities & Equipment Cost:  55
Total Vehicle Cost:  126

Value Complications
20	Distinctive Features:  Main Force Patrol vehicle (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major 
	Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)

Total Complication Points:  20
Total Cost:  106/5 = 21

Description: The Pursuit Special, a.k.a. "The Black on Black" is a 1973 XB GT Ford Falcon Coupe, with a Concorde front end body accessory, and a supercharger thrust up through the hood (which in truth is only a prop and doesn't actually work). It is a powerful muscle car, said to: “...sips nitro... with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels! She's meanness set to music and the bitch is born to run!” The car is presented to Max early in the film in order to keep him from leaving the Main Force Patrol. Later, he retrieves the car and uses it to chase down Toecutter’s gang.

The Pursuit Special was built based off of the Mustang character sheet found in the HERO System Vehicle Sourcebook and then modified to make it a full-size car.

V-8 Pursuit Special Hero Designer File

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