CHARACTER: Rocky Balboa

[Game Show Man]

Rocky Balboa
Player: Slyvester Stallone
Val Char Cost
16 STR 6
13 DEX 9
18 CON 16
18 BODY 16
12 INT 2
16 EGO 12
13 PRE 3
12 COM 1
10 PD 9
4 ED 0
3 SPD 7
7 REC 0
36 END 0
35 STUN 0
6" RUN 0
2" SWIM 0
3" LEAP 0
Characteristics Cost: 81
Cost Power
20 Tough: Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Requires A CON Roll (No Active Point penalty to Skill Roll; -1/4), Character Must Be Aware of Attack (-1/4)
5 Like Hitting a Piece of Iron: Damage Resistance (10 PD)
Powers Cost: 25
Cost Martial Arts Maneuver
Boxing
4 1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort
3 2) Clinch: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 46 STR for holding on
4 3) Cross: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 9d6 Strike
5 4) Hook: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 11d6 Strike
3 5) Jab: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +1 DCV, Strike
16 6) +4 HTH Damage Class(es)
Martial Arts Cost: 35
Cost Skill
9 +3 with Boxing
0 Acting 8-
2 AK: Philadelphia 11-
1 Animal Handler 8-
3 Analyze: Style 11-
3 Breakfall 12-
1 Bureaucratics 8-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
3 Conversation 12-
0 Deduction 8-
2 KS: Boxing 11-
0 Language: English (completely fluent; literate)
3 Paramedics 11-
0 Persuasion 8-
0 PS: Professional Boxer 11-
2 PS: Loan Shark 11-
5 Rapid Attack (HTH)
0 Shadowing 8-
0 Stealth 8-
3 Streetwise 12-
0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles
Skills Cost: 37
Cost Perk
6 Contact: Gazzo (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 11-
15 Follower (Mickey Goldmill)
1 Fringe Benefit: Professional Boxer's License
Perks Cost: 22

Total Character Cost: 200
Pts. Disadvantage
0 Normal Characteristic Maxima
5 Distinctive Features: Phildelphia Accent (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
25 DNPC: Adrian and Paulie 14- (Normal; Group DNPC: x2 DNPCs)
5 Money: Poor
20 Psychological Limitation: Fighter's Mentality (Common, Total)
15 Reputation: unskilled club fighter, 14-
10 Reputation: loanshark for the mob, 11-
20 Rivalry: Professional (Apollo Creed), Rival is Significantly More Powerful, Rival is a Player Character, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
Disadvantage Points: 100
Base Points: 100
Experience Required: 0
Total Experience Available: 0
Experience Unspent: 0

[Shaft]

Looks good except for the Damage Resistance. 10 pts of damage resistance means bullets bounce off him. (9mm do 1d6+1 on average, 5.56mm rifle rounds do ~2d6). I'd drop it entirely. A normal PD 10 simulates his toughness quite well, what with the normal characteristic maxima being 8.

[Edsel]

If you still want to have some resistant defense you can go with Combat Luck to make it cinematically more realistic. In that case I'd drop the PD to 7 to maintain a total PD of 10. Though I think I agree with Shaft that a boxer really doesn't need resistant defenses.

[bcaplan]

Maybe Rocky should have Regeneration, or at least a really high Recovery?

[Game Show Man]

Okay, then, how's this?


Rocky Balboa - The Italian Stallion
VAL CHA Cost Total Roll Notes
16 STR 6 16 12- HTH Damage 3d6 END [3]
13 DEX 9 13 12- OCV 4 DCV 4
18 CON 16 18 13-
18 BODY 16 18 13-
12 INT 2 12 11- PER Roll 11-
16 EGO 12 16 12- ECV: 5
13 PRE 3 13 12- PRE Attack: 2 1/2d6
12 COM 1 12 11-
10 PD 9 10 10 PD (0 rPD)
4 ED 0 4 4 ED (0 rED)
3 SPD 7 3 Phases: 4, 8, 12
9 REC 4 9
36 END 0 36
36 STUN 1 36
6 RUN 0 6" END [1]
2 SWIM 0 2" END [1]
3 LEAP 0 3" 3" forward, 1 1/2" upward
CHA Cost: 86
Cost POWERS
20 Like Hitting a Piece of Iron: Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50%
(30 Active Points); Requires A CON Roll (No Active Point penalty to Skill Roll; -1/4),
Character Must Be Aware of Attack (-1/4) - END=0
POWERS Cost: 20
Cost MARTIAL ARTS
Boxing
4 1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort
3 2) Clinch: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 46 STR for holding on
4 3) Cross: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 9d6 Strike
5 4) Hook: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 11d6 Strike
3 5) Jab: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +1 DCV, Strike
16 6) +4 HTH Damage Class(es)
MARTIAL ARTS Cost: 35
Cost SKILLS
9 +3 with Boxing
0 Acting 8-
2 AK: Philadelphia 11-
1 Animal Handler 8-
3 Analyze: Style 11-
3 Breakfall 12-
1 Bureaucratics 8-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
3 Conversation 12-
0 Deduction 8-
2 KS: Boxing 11-
0 Language: English (completely fluent; literate)
3 Paramedics 11-
0 Persuasion 8-
0 PS: Professional Boxer 11-
2 PS: Loan Shark 11-
5 Rapid Attack (HTH)
0 Shadowing 8-
0 Stealth 8-
3 Streetwise 12-
0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles
SKILLS Cost: 37
Cost PERKS
6 Contact: Gazzo (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 11-
15 Follower (Mickey Goldmill)
1 Fringe Benefit: Professional Boxer's License
PERKS Cost: 22
Value DISADVANTAGES
0 Normal Characteristic Maxima
5 Distinctive Features: Phildelphia Accent (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
25 DNPC: Adrian and Paulie 14- (Normal; Group DNPC: x2 DNPCs)
5 Money: Poor
20 Psychological Limitation: Fighter's Mentality (Common, Total)
15 Reputation: unskilled club fighter, 14-
10 Reputation: loanshark for the mob, 11-
20 Rivalry: Professional (Apollo Creed), Rival is Significantly More Powerful, Rival is a Player Character, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
DISADVANTAGES Points: 100
Base Pts: 100
Exp Required: 0
Total Exp Available: 0
Exp Unspent: 0
Total Character Cost: 200

[Game Show Man]

And here's his opponent from the first two films, later his trainer and friend, the Master of Disaster himself, Apollo Creed. These numbers represent the character as he first appeared in Rocky (1976), as do the numbers for ol' Rock above.


Apollo Creed - The Master of Disaster
VAL CHA Cost Total Roll Notes
15 STR 5 15 12- HTH Damage 3d6 END [3]
18 DEX 24 18 13- OCV 6 DCV 6
16 CON 12 16 12-
16 BODY 12 16 12-
16 INT 6 16 12- PER Roll 12-
16 EGO 12 16 12- ECV: 5
20 PRE 10 20 13- PRE Attack: 4d6
15 COM 3 15 12-
6 PD 3 6 6 PD (0 rPD)
3 ED 0 3 3 ED (0 rED)
5 SPD 22 5 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
6 REC 0 6
32 END 0 32
32 STUN 0 32
8 RUN 0 8" END [2]
2 SWIM 0 2" END [1]
3 LEAP 0 3" 3" forward, 1 1/2" upward
CHA Cost: 109
Cost POWERS
4 Good Footwork: Running +2" (8" total) - END=1
4 Lightning Fists: HA +1d6, Autofire (3 shots; +1/4) (6 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2) - END=1
20 Tough: Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Requires A CON Roll (No Active Point penalty to Skill Roll; -1/4), Character Must Be Aware of Attack (-1/4) - END=0
POWERS Cost: 28
Cost MARTIAL ARTS
Martial Arts: Boxing
4 1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort
3 2) Clinch: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 35 STR for holding on
4 3) Cross: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 7d6 Strike
5 4) Hook: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 9d6 Strike
3 5) Jab: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +1 DCV, Strike
8 6) +2 HTH Damage Class(es)
MARTIAL ARTS Cost: 27
Cost SKILLS
9 +3 with Boxing
15 +3 with DCV
0 Acting 8-
0 AK: Los Angeles 8-
5 Analyze: Combat 13-
3 Breakfall 13-
3 Bureaucratics 13-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
0 Deduction 8-
3 High Society 13-
3 KS: Boxing 12-
0 Language: English (completely fluent; literate)
3 Oratory 13-
3 Paramedics 12-
3 Persuasion 13-
4 PS: Professional Boxer 13-
5 Rapid Attack (HTH)
0 Shadowing 8-
0 Stealth 8-
3 Tactics 12-
0 TF: Small Motorized Ground Vehicles
SKILLS Cost: 62
Cost PERKS
20 Follower (Tony "Duke" Evers)
1 Fringe Benefit: Professional Boxer's License
15 Money: Filthy Rich
9 Reputation: The Master of Disaster (A large group) 14-, +3/+3d6
PERKS Cost: 45
Cost TALENTS
8 Lightning Reflexes: +5 DEX to act first with All Actions
TALENTS Cost: 8
Value DISADVANTAGES
15 DNPC: Maryann Creed 11- (Normal)
25 Psychological Limitation: Fighter's Mentality (Very Common, Total)
20 Psychological Limitation: Overconfident (Common, Total)
20 Psychological Limitation: Showboater (Common, Total)
5 Rivalry: Professional (Rocky Balboa), Rival is Less Powerful, Rival is a Player Character, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
15 Social Limitation: Public ID (Very Frequently, Minor)
28 Master of Disaster Bonus
DISADVANTAGES Points: 128
Base Pts: 150
Exp Required: 0
Total Exp Available: 0
Exp Unspent: 0
Total Character Cost: 278

[Shaft]

The damage reduction should be for normal instead of resistant, IMHO. The man can take a massive amount of normal damage, but I think a knife, gun or chainsaw will do its full damage. Hitting him is not literally like hitting a piece of iron. Feel free to disagree with me though. As stated, this is just the way I see it.

Rocky Balboa in the Champions Universe might be on the low end of bulletproog though.