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From: <pitt!CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu!SESHARP%COLOSPGS.BITNET@idis.lis.pitt.edu> Subject: Misc GURPS characters (archive) To: anthony@cs.pitt.edu X-Original-To: anthony@cs.pitt.edu Status: RO Name: Christina Thallis Description: Gawky 15 year old girl, looks 12 due to very late development. She is a multi-PhD social scientist, professor and diplomat. Crazy about aliens and wants to make first contacts. Impatient with adults who don't take her seriously. Design: Steven Sharp -15 pts ST 8 -10 pts DX 9 80 pts IQ 16 -10 pts HT 9 -------- 45 pts Speed 4.5 Move 4 Encumbrance - none(0) PD 0 DR 0 Dodge = 4 Advantages and Disadvantages 5 pts Animal Empathy 15 pts Empathy 30 pts Eidetic Memory 1 10 pts Voice 5 pts Status 1 (child of ambassador) 6 pts Musical Ability +6 4 pts Language Talent +2 -------- 75 pts -10 pts Nearsighted -6 pts Youth -5 pts Skinny -10 pts Jealousy -10 pts Sense of Duty to Aliens -5 pts Odious Personal Habit: disgusting pets -1 pts emancipated minor, income from teaching and books -1 pts uses pets to desensitize xenophobics -1 pts paints personalized designs on people's vacc suits -1 pts explains psychology of own behavior when criticised -1 pts insists condescending adults call her "Doctor" -0 pts imitates Eber arm folding when waiting -0 pts composing music based on Xiang tonal language Skills Artistic skills (don't count against age total) 1 pts Artist 15 .5 pts Bard 17 v .5 pts Computer Music Composing 20 m .5 pts Poetry 15 .5 pts Singing 16 mv .5 pts Writing 15 -------- 3.5 pts Other skills .5 pts Free Fall 7 .5 pts Swimming 8 1 pts Linguistics 16 l .5 pts French 18 lL .5 pts Pentapod 17 lL .5 pts Eber 17 lL .5 pts Sung 17 lL .5 pts Xiang 16 lL .5 pts Gesture 19 lL .5 pts Animal Handling 18 a 2 pts Anthropology 16 1 pts Archeology 15 .5 pts History 14 .5 pts Literature 14 .5 pts Law 13 specialty Treaty Law 19 .5 pts Administration 15 4 pts Diplomacy 20 v .5 pts Fast-talk 15 0 pts Savoir-Faire (own culture)20 sv 0 pts Savoir-Faire (others) 18 sv 0 pts Detect Lies 14 e 1 pts Psychology 18 e .5 pts Theology 14 3 pts Xenobiology 18 6 pts Xenology 20 .5 pts Computer Operation 16 1 pts Computer Programming 15 .5 pts Teaching 15 -------- 27.5 pts Reaction modifiers: +2 from wild animals (a) +4 from tame animals (a) +1 from own culture (s) +2 from those hearing voice (v) +2 from everyone (d) +2 from bureaucrats (A) -2 from adults (y) -1 or more from pet targets Included modifiers: v - voice, m - music aptitude, l - language aptitude, L - linguistics skill, a - animal empathy, s - status, e - empathy, d - diplomacy skill, A - administration skill, y - youth Possessions Laptop computer with sophisticated audio output Large library in computer storage Hardback copies of her three published books Doctoral diplomas Paints Vacc suit painted to resemble Eber "Face-hugger", Pentapod water breather resembling "Alien" face-hugger "Sparkle", Pentapod direction finder with magnets to produce art "Cuddles", Pentapod genetic engineered biosampler with attempted reprogramming "Squishy", bloblike scavenger creature "Scuttle", Xiang symbiotic scavenger insectoid "Boris", burrowvarg Food (some live) for pets Total points = 100 Background: Christina is the daughter of one of the diplomats who managed to start the war with the Sung. As a result of his guilt, she has been raised to be a perfect diplomat. His guilt has been transferred to such an extent that she has a higher sense of duty to alien cultures than to her own. This is fine for first contact situations but will reduce her usefulness as a negotiator in competitive situations. She is the protege of another famous diplomat (whose name I can't recall). She has spent time with all the known alien races. She was more interested in the Xiang than the Sung, partly because less is known about them. She is working on translating their secondary languages. Her music based on Xiang tonal language met with mixed reviews from the Xiang, for reasons she is struggling to figure out. She spent some time with the Eber and is well versed in their customs. When waiting she still tends to fold her arms up and place her hands on her shoulders in imitation of their arm folding. While teaching as a guest lecturer at Beta Canum Venaticorum, she has taken advantage of the opportunity to visit the Pentapod colony. She learned to swim a little just to be able to join them in the water. Her introduction to the campaign would have been fun, since I would have asked the GM to give the crew just her name and reputation and let them be surprised when picking her up. As she gets older, she may outgrow her poor health and physical awkwardness. If puberty ever sets in, she may blossom into an attractive woman like her mother. She may even care by then. She was designed for the Traveller 2300 background. Alien races will need to be modified for a different background. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Beauford "Bubba" T. Johnson Description: Overweight middle-aged red-neck whose greasy T-shirt barely contains his beer gut. Perpetually unshaven. Space mechanic with no tolerance for formally trained engineers. Not likeable, but necessary. Better NPC than PC. Design: Steven Sharp 30 pts ST 13 thrust = 1d, swing = 2-1 30 pts DX 13 20 pts IQ 12 10 pts HT 11 -------- 90 pts Speed 6 Move 5 Encumbrance - light(1) PD 0 DR 0 Dodge = 5 Advantages and Disadvantages 10 pts Mechanical Aptitude (+3 bonus, our invention based on Math Aptitude) 15 pts Intuition (include +3 IQ bonus on mechanical problems) -5 pts Tobacco addiction -5 pts Odious Personal Habit: cigars -10 pts Jealousy (particularly of engineers) -5 pts Stubbornness -5 pts Overweight -1 pts Slight intolerance, non-whites or aliens -1 pts Uses laser torch for everything including cigar lighter -1 pts Slightly lazy -1 pts Gripes constantly -1 pts Cheats at cards Skills .5 pts Brawling 12 .5 pts Beam weapon (torch) 14 .5 pts Computer operations 11 .5 pts First aid 11 2 pts Free fall 13 2 pts Vacc suit 12 1 pts Gambling 11 1 pts Sleight of hand 11 1 pts Math 10 (where he gave up on engineering) 2 pts Groundcar mechanic 15 2 pts Power plant mechanic 15 4 pts Jump drive mechanic 16 2 pts Space plane mechanic 15 1 pts Electric motor mechanic 14 Possessions Laser welding torch (maximum 10 yd focus) Miscellaneous tools Supply of cheap cigars Pornographic playing cards normal playing cards marked deck of playing cards pinups numerous baseball caps with humorous sayings plus standard stuff everybody needs Total points = 100 Background: Bubba was born and raised in Oklahoma. He was always mechanically minded, starting with groundcars when he was in his teens. Having paid little attention in school, he seemed likely to end up a car mechanic his entire life. He worked at a spaceport repairing ground vehicles and then extended his expertise to spacecraft engines. A hunch about a problem with an unfamiliar shuttle engine on which he was supposedly only assisting the ship's engineer impressed a ship's officer sufficiently that he was offered a job and engineering training. Unfortunately, he found math as difficult as it had always been. He found the work of a shipboard mechanic to be more to his liking than his previous job, however. He likes performing continuing maintenance on the same equipment and is adept at cannibalizing machinery to jury-rig repairs to more essential equipment. The fact that equipment he has maintained and understands completely frequently confounds engineers accustomed to original specifications is an added benefit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tex Description: Rangy Texas gunslinger never seen without a "chaw" and his gun, boots and hat. Tells tall tales and doesn't care for being questioned about them. Considers himself a gentleman. Design: Steven Sharp 10 pts ST 11 thrust = 1-1, swing = 1+1 60 pts DX 15 20 pts IQ 12 20 pts HT 12 -------- 110 pts Speed 6.75 Move 6.75 Encumbrance - none(0) PD 0 DR 0 Dodge = 7 Parry = 11 (Brawling) Advantages and Disadvantages 15 pts Combat Reflexes -5 pts Addiction: Tobacco -10 pts Odious Personal Habits: chewing tobacco, spitting, rowdiness etc. -15 pts Compulsive Liar -10 pts Gentleman's Code of Honor -1 pts doubting his tall tales is an insult -1 pts wears boots in bed -1 pts uses racial epithets for "furriners" -1 pts calls women "Ma'am" -1 pts exaggerated accent (of course!) -------- -30 pts Skills 8 pts Revolver 20 default Thumb-slipping 18 default Other gun types 16 1 pts Fast-draw pistol 16 .5 pts Fast-draw knife 15 1 pts Throw knife 15 1 pts Knife 15 2 pts Holdout 12 1 pts Brawling 15 .5 pts Lasso 13 2 pts Riding 15 1 pts Acrobatics 13 1 pts Whip 14 1 pts Spanish 11 -------- 20 pts Possessions Prince Albert coat, shirt, pants, long johns cowboy hat and boots with spurs Colt Single Action Army (Peacemaker) gunbelt with pistol ammunition derringer chewing tobacco lucky silver dollar horse and tack (if appropriate) Total points = 100 Background: This character was intended for a Victorian campaign and is a stereotypical "gun-toting American." As such he doesn't need any more history. Besides, he makes up a different story every time he's asked. If he were played in a Western campaign, he might need some history to set him apart from the other characters more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Hunter (legal name John Doe) Description: Bronzed and muscled 7' 280# man in loincloth. Classic jungle lord type from South America with animal control powers. Design: Steven Sharp 128 pts ST 31 thrust = 3+1 60 pts DX 15 45 pts IQ 14 45 pts HT 14 -------- 278 pts Speed 7.25 Move 9 Encumbrance - none(0) PD 0 DR 3 Dodge = 8 Parry = 9 Advantages and Disadvantages 5 pts Attractive 5 pts Absolute Direction 5 pts Animal Empathy 30 pts Alertness +6 15 pts Combat Reflexes 15 pts Danger Sense 5 pts Double Jointed 10 pts Night Vision -------- 90 pts -30 pts Primitive/TL 1 -15 pts Barbarian -15 pts Technophobia -10 pts Illiterate -10 pts Sense of Duty to Innocents -5 pts Truthful -1 pts puzzled by women's admiration of his physique -1 pts strong silent type -1 pts comments on inferiority of civilized morals -1 pts comments on inferiority of civilized senses -1 pts translates native words into long English phrases -------- -100 pts Super Advantages 25 pts Animal Speech 25 pts Regeneration (1 HT/hour) 15 pts Damage Resistance 3 (buy more when body regenerates massive damage) -------- 65 pts Super Skills 48 pts Nature Power 8 8 pts Sense Animal 13 16 pts Animal Control 15 -------- 72 pts Skills 8 pts Animal Handling 20 2 pts Acrobatics 14 4 pts Running 14 1 pts Swimming 15 2 pts Climbing 18 8 pts Spear 17 1 pts Knife 15 16 pts Bow 17 1 pts Fast-draw arrow 16 14 pts Naturalist 19 default Survival (any) 16 default Tracking 14 (add +6 for Alertness) 1 pts Camouflage 14 4 pts Stealth 16 1 pts Traps 13 .5 pts Gesture 13 .5 pts English 12 -------- 64 pts Weapons and Possessions Item Cost Wt. Skill Damage Spear 17 imp 4+1 Bow 17 imp 4+1 (house rule) Arrows Large knife 15 cut/imp 1+2 Loincloth Black male jaguar ("Shadow-falling-silently-from-above") Spotted female jaguar ("Dappled-pattern-made-by-sunlight-shining-through-jungle-canopy") Monkey ("Chatterer-who-says-nothing-of-importance") Hawk ("Lightning-striking-from-a-cloudless-sky") Total points = 469 Background: Hunter was raised by South American Indians in much the same way as the character in "The Emerald Forest." He would have been an impressive specimen even if he had not gained superpowers. Like all the metahumans in the campaign in which he appeared, his powers were gained as a result of the Void. In other campaigns, shamanistic magic could have produced them. Not wanting to be at all original here, his presence in New York is due to falling in love with the beautiful daughter of a university professor. Both she and her father were stranded in the jungle during an expedition. After rescuing them in all the cliched ways, he accompanied them to the city, bringing his unorthodox pets. He works at the zoo in Central Park and has reduced muggings in the park considerably.