Re: bourne

 

Well I would say he would need a higher Combat Driving, but maybe his Overall levels would just have been in that.

 

Electronics and System Operations: Communications. The whole cell phone trick he did in Bourne Ultimatium.

 

Also TF: SCUBA when he got on the boat in B.I.

 

Interrogation was used a few times

 

High Society. He was able to be a believable buyer for the yaht.

 

Persuasion was used a few times, and goes along with the acting.

 

I would also give him KS: Counter Terrorist Tactics, and/or Gov't Agency Proceedures.

 

For disads: In love with...What's her name. Even when she's not around she influences him and his decisions ("I'm not going to kill you because she wouldn't want me to")

He's also hunted by former KGB (I'm pretty sure that was the Jackel that was chasing him in Russia).

 

I haven't seen Bourne Ultimatum yet, but that's what I've got from the first two.

Re: bourne v2

 

Ok, here's version 2:

 

Jason Bourne

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

15 STR 5 12- Lift 200.0kg; 3d6 [3]

18 DEX 24 13- OCV: 6/DCV: 6

18 CON 16 13-

18 BODY 16 13-

18 INT 8 13- PER Roll 14-

18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6

15 PRE 5 12- PRE Attack: 3d6

18 COM 4 13-

10 PD 9 Total: 10 PD (0 rPD)

11 ED 10 Total: 11 ED (0 rED)

4 SPD 12 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12

8 REC 2

36 END 0

35 STUN 0

Total Characteristic Cost: 133

 

Movement:

Running: 9"/18"

Leaping: 3"/6"

Swimming: 2"/4"

 

Cost Powers END

3 Situational Awareness 4: +1 PER with all Sense Groups

4 Treadstone Training: Reduced Endurance (1/2 END; +1/4) (4 Active Points) applied to Running

Notes: Can run flat out for a half mile before hands start shaking.

1 Treadstone Training: Life Support (Extended Breathing: 1 END per Turn)

 

Martial Arts

Escrima

Maneuver OCV DCV Notes

8 +2 HTH Damage Class(es)

5 Weapon Element: Blades, Chain & Rope Weapons, Default Element, Empty Hand, Garrote, Karate Weapons

Notes: Default element is Clubs

4 De Cadena (Martial Block) +2 +2 Block, Abort

4 Martial (Martial Disarm) -1 +1 Disarm; 35 STR to Disarm

4 Pattern Strike (Counterstrike) +2 +2 7d6 Strike, Must Follow Block

4 Redonda/Punch (Fast Strike) +2 +0 7d6 Strike

4 Sinawali/Kick (Martial Strike) +0 +2 7d6 Strike

5 Takeaway +0 +0 Grab Weapon, 35 STR to take weapon away

3 Takedown +1 +1 5d6 Strike; Target Falls

4 Weapon Bind +1 +0 Bind, 35 STR

 

Commando Training/Dirty Infighting

Maneuver OCV DCV Notes

4 Choke (Choke Hold) -2 +0 Grab One Limb; 3d6 NND

4 Escape (Martial Escape) +0 +0 40 STR vs. Grabs

4 Karata "Chop" (Killing Strike) -2 +0 HKA 2d6

5 Hoist 'n' Heave (Custom) -2 -2 Grab Two Limbs, +20 STR to Throw

3 Tackle (Flying Tackle) +0 -1 5d6 +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove

 

Hapkido

Maneuver OCV DCV Notes

5 Joint Break -1 -2 Grab One Limb; HKA 2d6 , Disable

5 Killing Throw (Breaking Throw) -2 +0 HKA 2d6 , Target Falls

Perks

3 Anonymity

2 John Michael Kane: Deep Cover

2 ?: Deep Cover

2 ??: Deep Cover

2 ???: Deep Cover

2 ????: Deep Cover

2 ?????: Deep Cover

5 Money: Well Off

Talents

6 Situational Awareness 1: Combat Luck (3 PD/3 ED)

27 Situational Awareness 2: Danger Sense (immediate vicinity, out of combat, Function as a Sense) 14-/13-

9 Ambidexterity (no Off Hand penalty)

5 Eidetic Memory

3 Lightning Reflexes: +2 DEX to act first with All Actions

3 Lightsleep

5 Rapid Healing

4 Speed Reading (x10)

Skills

3 Acting 12-

3 Analyze: Combat 13-

3 Analyze: Style 13-

3 Breakfall 13-

3 Bribery 12-

3 Bugging 13-

3 Climbing 13-

3 Combat Driving 13-

18 +3 with HTH and Ranged Combat

6 +2 with any three maneuvers or a tight group of attacks

Notes: Rapid Fire & Sweep

3 Concealment 13-

3 Conversation 12-

5 Cramming

3 Deduction 13-

10 Situational Awareness 3: Defense Maneuver I-IV

3 Demolitions 13-

3 Electronics 13-

3 Fast Draw 13-

3 Feint 13-

3 High Society 12-

3 Interrogation 12-

2 KS: Escrima 11-

3 KS: The Espionage World 13-

2 KS: The Military/Mercenary/Terrorist World 11-

3 KS: Counter Terrorist Tactics 13-

3 Linguist

2 1) Language: French (fluent conversation; literate) (3 Active Points)

2 2) Language: German (fluent conversation; literate) (3 Active Points)

2 3) Language: Russian (fluent conversation; literate) (3 Active Points)

0 4) Native Language: English (idiomatic; Literate) (4 Active Points)

3 Lockpicking 13-

4 Navigation (Air, Land, Marine) 13-

3 Paramedics 13-

3 Persuasion 12-

3 PS: Tradecraft 13-

5 Rapid Attack (HTH)

5 Rapid Attack (Ranged)

3 SS: Pharmacology/Toxicology 13-

3 Security Systems 13-

3 Shadowing 13-

30 +3 Overall Skill Levels

3 Sleight Of Hand 13-

3 Stealth 13-

3 Streetwise 12-

3 Survival 13-

3 Systems Operation 13-

3 Tactics 13-

6 TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Jetskis, Parachuting, Basic, SCUBA, Snowmobiles, Two-Wheeled Motorized Ground Vehicles

3 Traveler

1 1) AK: Europe (2 Active Points) 11-

1 2) AK: Home country or region (USA) (2 Active Points) 11-

1 3) AK: Southeast Asia (2 Active Points) 11-

1 4) CK: London (2 Active Points) 11-

1 5) CK: Madrid (2 Active Points) 11-

1 6) CK: Moscow (2 Active Points) 11-

1 7) CK: New York (2 Active Points) 11-

1 8) CK: Paris (2 Active Points) 11-

1 9) CK: Tangier (2 Active Points) 11-

1 10) CK: Zürich (2 Active Points) 11-

8 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Small Arms, Garrote, Homemade Weapons, Karate Weapons, Off Hand

3 Weaponsmith 13-

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 387

Total Cost: 520

 

175+ Disadvantages

20 Hunted: CIA 14- (As Pow, NCI, Mildly Punish)

0 Normal Characteristic Maxima

15 Reputation: Deadly Assasin, 14- (Extreme; Known Only To A Small Group)

10 Psychological Limitation: Obsessed about rediscovering his past (Uncommon, Strong)

10 Psychological Limitation: Amnesiac about past before becoming Jason Bourne (Uncommon, Strong)

15 Psychological Limitation: In love with...What's her name (Uncommon, Total)

105 Custom Disadvantage: Treadstone Training

170 Experience Points

 

Total Disadvantage Points: 520

 

 

Background/History: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bourne

 

 

Quote: Who has a safety deposit box full of... money and six passports and a gun? Who has a bank account number in their hip? I come in here, and the first thing I'm doing is I'm catching the sightlines and looking for an exit. I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a gun is the cab of the gray truck outside, and at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Now why would I know that? How can I know that and not know who I am? No, it doesn't start to come back. The knot's like everything else, I just found the rope and I did it. The same way I can, I can read, I can write. I can add, subtract. I can make coffee. I can shuffle cards. I can set up a chessboard. I swear to God, if I even feel somebody behind me, there is no measure to how fast and how hard I will bring this fight to your doorstep. I'm on my own side now.

Re: bourne

 

Nice call on the 3 PS: Tradecraft 13-, but I'd probably make it 15- to make it 18- with Overall Levels. That would put him as one of the best on the planet (and I'd hate to think there were others that were better than him).

 

Comparing the two, I'm wondering if you learned somethings or what was the reason behind a few things like:

You raised his COM but lowered his PRE, was this just gut feelings or was there reasoning?

Re: bourne

 

Nice call on the 3 PS: Tradecraft 13-, but I'd probably make it 15- to make it 18- with Overall Levels. That would put him as one of the best on the planet (and I'd hate to think there were others that were better than him).

 

Comparing the two, I'm wondering if you learned somethings or what was the reason behind a few things like:

You raised his COM but lowered his PRE, was this just gut feelings or was there reasoning?

 

I might add 3 SL's with all skills. I try to avoid decisions on how good a character is at one specific thing and focus on the broad suite of abilities they have. It's like the Limited Power Limitation. Everyone is going to have a different opinion on what the limitation is going to be worth for a particular build. That's good. That can easily be changed. I only care about the bigger stuff like "Do you agree that all the Advantages, Limitations and Framework construction fits the concept?".

 

I decided to lower his PRE to 15 since I raised his EGO from 15 to 18 to help explain how he 'broke out' of his programming and he isn't that physically imposing. His actions will give him plenty of PRE attack bonuses. COM is just the final balancer I usually use to get to an even breakpoint on the total character costl.

Re: bourne

 

I rented and watched the first two movies yesterday, and hopefully will see the third film in another week. Right now I'm going through all the extra features on The Bourne Supremacy DVD. I will definitely watch both again before I return them to Hollywood Video.

 

Very enjoyable thrillers; vastly better than the source books by Ludlum. Matt Damon was perfect for this role.