CHARACTER: Rocky Balboa

**Game Show Man** · Dec 23rd, '06, 03:58 PM

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** · Dec 24th, '06, 06:58 AM

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** · Dec 24th, '06, 07:21 AM

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** · Dec 24th, '06, 10:09 PM

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

**Game Show Man** · Dec 27th, '06, 02:40 AM

Okay, then, how's this?

Code:

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** · Dec 27th, '06, 02:43 AM

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.

Code:

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** · Dec 27th, '06, 10:31 AM

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.