MisterVimes Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 I've been watching a lot of Film Noir in anticipation of my upcoming Pulp Hero/GAC campaign. So, I'll be posting some characters here as I build them. They will be based on characters from film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero James Lee Wong - Played by Boris Karloff [table] [tr] [td=align: center]VAL[/td] [td=align: center]CHA[/td] [td=align: center]Cost[/td] [td=align: center]Total[/td] [td=align: center]Roll[/td] [td=align: left]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]STR[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]11-[/td] [td=align: left]HTH Damage 2d6 END [2][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]16[/td] [td=align: center]DEX[/td] [td=align: center]12[/td] [td=align: center]16[/td] [td=align: center]12-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]CON[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]12-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]23[/td] [td=align: center]INT[/td] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]23[/td] [td=align: center]14-[/td] [td=align: left]PER Roll 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]EGO[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]25[/td] [td=align: center]PRE[/td] [td=align: center]15[/td] [td=align: center]25[/td] [td=align: center]14-[/td] [td=align: left]PRE Attack: 5d6[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]OCV[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]DCV[/td] [td=align: center]15[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]OMCV[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]DMCV[/td] [td=align: center]9[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]PD[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]5 PD (0 rPD)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]ED[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]5 ED (0 rED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]SPD[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]Phases: 4, 8, 12[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]REC[/td] [td=align: center]1[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]END[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]BODY[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center]STUN[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Movement[/td] [td]Combat[/td] [td]NCmbat[/td] [td]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Running[/td] [td=align: center]12m[/td] [td=align: center]24m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Swimming[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Leaping[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]4m forward, 2m upward[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]POWERS[/td] [td]END[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]10[/td] [td]Luck 2d6[/td] [td=align: right]0[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]SKILLS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Acting 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Analyze: Agility Skills 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Bureaucratics 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Charm 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Concealment 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Conversation 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Criminology 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]7[/td] [td]Deduction 16-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Forensic Medicine 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]High Society 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Interrogation 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Scholar[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]1) Art: KS (4 Active Points) 15-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]2) Chinese History: KS (4 Active Points) 15-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]3) History: KS (2 Active Points) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]4) Law: KS (3 Active Points) 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]5) Literature: KS (2 Active Points) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]6) Music: KS (2 Active Points) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]7) Theater: KS (2 Active Points) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right][/td] [td]Languages[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]1) Catonese Chinese: Language (idiomatic)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]2) English: Language (idiomatic)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]0[/td] [td]3) Mandarin Chinese: Language (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Lockpicking 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Oratory 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Persuasion 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Scientist[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]1) Biology: Science Skill 14- (3 Active Points)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]2) Chemistry: Science Skill 14- (3 Active Points)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]3) Melaturgy: Science Skill 14- (3 Active Points)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]4) Physics: Science Skill 14- (3 Active Points)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Security Systems 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Shadowing 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Sleight Of Hand 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Stealth 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Streetwise 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Radio: Systems Operation 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tactics 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Teamwork 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tracking 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Trading 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Ventriloquism 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]WF: Handguns[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]PERKS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]Bill Street: Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 8-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]10[/td] [td]Various favors in Chinatown and among the SFPD: Favor[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]Fringe Benefit: International Driver's License, License to practice a profession, Local Police Powers[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]6[/td] [td]Money: Wealthy[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]12[/td] [td]Famed Detective: Positive Reputation (A large group) 14-, +4/+4d6[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]TALENTS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]12[/td] [td]Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]Eidetic Memory[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]COMPLICATIONS[/td] [td=align: right]Value[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Unfailingly polite (Common; Moderate)[/td] [td=align: right]10[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Loyal to his friends (Common; Total)[/td] [td=align: right]20[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]BACKGROUND/HISTORY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]James Lee Wong is an Oxford educated scientist and dectective resident in San Francisco during the early half of the 20th century. A physicist, chemist, and forensic specialist, Mr. Wong brought science to bear long before the age of "procedural" poilce stories. [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]PERSONALITY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Polite and generous to a fault, Mr. Wong is methodical in his investigations. He is also a man of good humor and a loyal friend. James is respected by all who know him -- even his enemies. [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]QUOTE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]"Greetings. Only the eyebrows of youth would have the temerity to call the beard of age at such an hour."[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]APPEARANCE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Height: 1.80 m[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Weight: 75.00 kg[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Hair: Black[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Eyes: Brown[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Wong is tall, lean, and slightly stooped. He is rarely seen without his glasses, a senisble hat, and his walking cane. [/td] [/tr] [/table] Base Pts: 175 Exp Required: 111 Total Exp Available: 111 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Captain Bill Street - Played by Grant Withers [table] [tr] [td=align: center]VAL[/td] [td=align: center]CHA[/td] [td=align: center]Cost[/td] [td=align: center]Total[/td] [td=align: center]Roll[/td] [td=align: left]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]STR[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left]HTH Damage 4d6 END [4][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]DEX[/td] [td=align: center]16[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]CON[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]INT[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]12-[/td] [td=align: left]PER Roll 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]EGO[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]12-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]PRE[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left]PRE Attack: 4d6[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]OCV[/td] [td=align: center]15[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]DCV[/td] [td=align: center]15[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]OMCV[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]4[/td] [td=align: center]DMCV[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]4[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]PD[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]8 PD (0 rPD)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]ED[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]8 ED (0 rED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]SPD[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]Phases: 4, 8, 12[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]REC[/td] [td=align: center]2[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center]END[/td] [td=align: center]2[/td] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center]BODY[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]13[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center]STUN[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Movement[/td] [td]Combat[/td] [td]NCmbat[/td] [td]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Running[/td] [td=align: center]12m[/td] [td=align: center]24m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Swimming[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Leaping[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]4m forward, 2m upward[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]POWERS[/td] [td]END[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]Luck 1d6[/td] [td=align: right]0[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]MARTIAL ARTS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right][/td] [td]Boxing, Modern[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]1) Block: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]2) Clinch: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, 30 STR for holding on[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]3) Cross: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +2 DCV, 6d6 Strike[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]4) Hook: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 8d6 Strike[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]5) Jab: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +1 DCV, 4d6 Strike[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]6) Weapon Element: Cestus[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]SKILLS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Charm 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Criminology 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Deduction 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Interrogation 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Lockpicking 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Persuasion 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Security Systems 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Shadowing 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Streetwise 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Radio: Systems Operation 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tactics 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Teamwork 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tracking 12-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]WF: Handguns[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]PERKS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]8[/td] [td]James Lee Wong: Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]Fringe Benefit: Local Police Powers[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]Hard Boiled Detective: Positive Reputation (A medium-sized group) 11-, +2/+2d6[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]TALENTS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]12[/td] [td]Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Handsome Giant: +1/+1d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters)[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]COMPLICATIONS[/td] [td=align: right]Value[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Terrible Temper (Very Common; Moderate)[/td] [td=align: right]15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Loyal to his friends (Common; Total)[/td] [td=align: right]20[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Unluck: 1d6[/td] [td=align: right]5[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]BACKGROUND/HISTORY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Captain WIlliam "Bill" Street is a man's man and the chief investigator on the San Francisco Police Department. The long suffering Street considers James Lee Wong his closest friend and, while Street's techniques are often as subtle as a right hook, he relies on his friend Wong's keen intellect to solve the crimes that he alone cannot solve. [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]PERSONALITY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Often brusk and quick of temper, Bill Street is a loyal friend and has, beneath his badge, a heart of gold. Bill's sole goal is to make the streets safe for the citizens of his city -- a city he is quite proprietary of. Street's tenacity invariably targets him toward the guilty party eventually, but his hard boiled tactics sometimes take a circuitous route. [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]QUOTE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]To Bobbie Logan: "Logan! What are you doing here!?"To James Lee Wong: "Wong, boy am I glad to see ya!"To any police officer in the vicinity: "Bring the car around!" [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]APPEARANCE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Height: 1.90 m[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Weight: 100.00 kg[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Hair: Black[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Eyes: Brown[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Street is a giant of a man. He is tough and hard boiled and is never seen without his signature fedora. [/td] [/tr] [/table] Base Pts: 175 Exp Required: 36 Total Exp Available: 36 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Bobbie Logan - Played by Marjorie Reynolds [table] [tr] [td=align: center]VAL[/td] [td=align: center]CHA[/td] [td=align: center]Cost[/td] [td=align: center]Total[/td] [td=align: center]Roll[/td] [td=align: left]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]STR[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]11-[/td] [td=align: left]HTH Damage 2d6 END [2][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]DEX[/td] [td=align: center]16[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]CON[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]11-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]INT[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left]PER Roll 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]EGO[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]PRE[/td] [td=align: center]8[/td] [td=align: center]18[/td] [td=align: center]13-[/td] [td=align: left]PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]OCV[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]DCV[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]OMCV[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center]DMCV[/td] [td=align: center]9[/td] [td=align: center]6[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]PD[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]5 PD (0 rPD)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]ED[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]5 ED (0 rED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center]SPD[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]3[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left]Phases: 4, 8, 12[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]REC[/td] [td=align: center]1[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center]END[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]20[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center]BODY[/td] [td=align: center]0[/td] [td=align: center]10[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center]STUN[/td] [td=align: center]5[/td] [td=align: center]30[/td] [td=align: center][/td] [td=align: left][/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Movement[/td] [td]Combat[/td] [td]NCmbat[/td] [td]Notes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Running[/td] [td=align: center]12m[/td] [td=align: center]24m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Swimming[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]END [1][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Leaping[/td] [td=align: center]4m[/td] [td=align: center]8m[/td] [td=align: left]4m forward, 2m upward[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]POWERS[/td] [td]END[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]15[/td] [td]Luck 3d6[/td] [td=align: right]0[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]SKILLS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]I never miss a thing: +2 with perception[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right][/td] [td] [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Acting 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Bureaucratics 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Charm 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Concealment 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Conversation 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Deduction 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]High Society 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Lockpicking 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]7[/td] [td]Persuasion 15-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]Shadowing 14-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]7[/td] [td]Stealth 15-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Streetwise 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tactics 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Teamwork 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Tracking 13-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]2[/td] [td]TF: Common Motorized Ground Vehicles[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]PERKS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]Bill Street: Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]James Lee Wong: Contact (Contact has useful Skills or resources, Very Good relationship with Contact) 11-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]5[/td] [td]Various favors in throughout San Francisco: Favor[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]1[/td] [td]Fringe Benefit: License to practice a profession[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]4[/td] [td]Ace Reporter: Positive Reputation (A large group) 11-, +2/+2d6[/td] [/tr] [/table][table] [tr] [td]Cost[/td] [td]TALENTS[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]6[/td] [td]Combat Luck (3 PD/3 ED)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]3[/td] [td]Simulate Death[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td=align: right]6[/td] [td]Gorgeous Reporter: +2/+2d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters)[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]COMPLICATIONS[/td] [td=align: right]Value[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Always gets her story (Common; Total)[/td] [td=align: right]20[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Psychological Complication: Loyal to her friends (Common; Strong)[/td] [td=align: right]15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Unluck: 1d6[/td] [td=align: right]5[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]BACKGROUND/HISTORY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Roberta "Bobbie" Logan is an Ace Reporter for the San Francisco Herald. Notorious for getting her story, Bobbie is a constant source of irritation to, her sometimes boyfriend, Captain Bill Street. [/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]PERSONALITY[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Bobbie is atenacious reporter foing whatever it takes to get her story. She's funny, sassy, and has a mouth that will "get her in trouble." Her courage is unquestionable, but when the action is over she is known to faint from the delayed fear (some would call it common sense) that she never seems to feel in the moment of action.[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]QUOTE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]To Bill Street: "Oh Bill! You know I'm going to get that story!"To Bill Street: "I'm just waiting on you to be brilliant."To James Lee Wong: "Finally, someone who's polite!""Four bucks? What'd she do, buy the whole bar?!"[/td] [/tr] [/table][table=width: 1024] [tr] [td]APPEARANCE[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Height: 1.60 m[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Weight: 55.00 kg[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Hair: Blonde[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Eyes: Green[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Bobbie is a stunningly beautiful woman with a qick smile and flashing green eyes. Her clothing is always stylish and she is seldom seen on a case without her trenchcoat. [/td] [/tr] [/table] Base Pts: 175 Exp Required: 27 Total Exp Available: 27 Exp Unspent: 0 Total Character Cost: 202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Good stuff, MisterVimes! What movie are these characters based on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Good stuff' date=' MisterVimes! What movie are these characters based on?[/quote'] They are from the Mr. Wong series of films made between 1939 and 1940. The first five are streaming on Netflix right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Very nice group of character translations. Feels rather like a team of pulp-game PCs. The subject inspires me to repost the background to one of my favorite PCs to play. He was designed for a low-powered Champions game, but would easily scale for a pulp game that allows for the supernatural: Deadeye was originally Frank Caine, a private investigator with a personality reminiscent of those classic film noir P.I.s like Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade: tough, jaded, cynical, but with a rough code of honor and desire to do the right thing. He investigated a series of ritual killings, which culminated in him stumbling onto a fancy-dressed guy using weird lightshow powers to apparently attack three helpless women. Frank shot the man from behind, killing him instantly. The women showed their gratitude by transforming into demonic monsters and ripping Frank to shreds. Awakening in Limbo, Frank heard voices that claimed to be Higher Powers informing him that the man he shot was a powerful white sorceror and that the "helpless women" were three succubi responsible for the ritual killings, whom the sorceror was trying to banish. They told Frank that his murder of the sorceror had incurred a great karmic debt which he would have to repay through benevolent acts on Earth. They sent Frank back; thing is, they didn't send him back alive. He looks and sounds normal, but to any close examination he is in effect a walking corpse. Deadeye (as he calls himself) has classic detective and brawling skills, the power to detect supernatural forces, to strike blows at the souls of his opponents rather than their physical bodies, and the toughness and resilience to physical damage that comes from being, well, dead. He also has the power to drain the life force from living beings, which can be lethal if Deadeye doesn't control its use carefully. However, he sometimes has no choice but to use this power, as his body can no longer heal itself naturally; this is the only way he can repair injuries to it. Deadeye's normally dark sense of humor has gotten even blacker as a result of his new status, which sometimes makes people around him uncomfortable. He was never much of a joiner in life, but he feels very lonely and isolated from the rest of mankind since his return, and finds acceptance among other paranormals. I broke up my game group one day when one of the PCs cracked a joke and I replied as Deadeye, "Ha! You kill me... Oops." Unfortunately I haven't had an opportunity to play him in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Very nice group of character translations. Feels rather like a team of pulp-game PCs. The pulps and film noir are kissing cousins. Many of the films were based on pulp stories (or ideas liberally lifted from them). Mr. Wong, for example, appeared in Colliers Magazine before getting the movie treatment. The Rocketman serials lifted ideas from Bulletman comics, Flash Gordon obviously started with the King Feature strips, Tarzan, Phantom Empire, and the Shadow were all taken from or inspired by the Pulps. Many of the same archetypes were present in both Pulp and Film. And that's a great character writeup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero "It rained last night, which is good. We needed something to wash the puke out of the gutters." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero "It rained last night' date=' which is good. We needed something to wash the puke out of the gutters."[/quote'] I think you're getting the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Voice-overs always help, even if they're just in your head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero "There's a thesaurus in the library. Yeah is under "Y". Go ahead, I'll wait. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero A real-life line that fits the genre, too: "You looking for sympathy, son? You find it in the dictionary, between s--t and syphilis." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero LADY IN THE LAKE (1947) Adrienne (Audrey Totter): “Do you fall in love with all of your clients?” Philip Marlow (Robert Motgomery): “Only the ones in skirts.” THE THIRD MAN (1949) Lime (Orson Welles) to Martins on ferris wheel: “You know, I never feel comfortable on these sort of things. Victims? Don't be melodramatic. Tell me. Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever? If I offered you twenty thousand pounds for every dot that stopped, would you really, old man, tell me to keep my money, or would you calculate how many dots you could afford to spare? Free of income tax, old man. Free of income tax." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Do you have these for Hero Designer? And in any event, can I get copies and post them to my website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Do you have these for Hero Designer? And in any event' date=' can I get copies and post them to my website?[/quote'] Sure do. I'll have to grab them at some point this weekend. I was going to post them with the html on my page when I started editing the export format (set up for my site) and deciding on the formatting. In the meanwhile, here's the html: Film Noir Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Sure do. I'll have to grab them at some point this weekend. I was going to post them with the html on my page when I started editing the export format (set up for my site) and deciding on the formatting. In the meanwhile, here's the html: Film Noir Hero Ah,m well, I use a totally different html format for my site. Still, your stuff looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Ah' date='m well, I use a totally different html format for my site. Still, your stuff looks really nice.[/quote'] It's just a lazy piece of php I threw together that builds links to anything I toss in the directory. I just ftp'd the HDC files up there, so if you go look at the page, you'll see the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Got 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Got 'em. Next week I'll work on Charlie Chan and King of the Rocket Men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero film noir - a motion picture with and often grim urbane setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism and despair. Are you certain that the Mr. Wong films were actually film noir. I haven't seen them so I don't know. However, they sound similar to the Charlie Chan series and it certainly wasn't film noir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero Are you certain that the Mr. Wong films were actually film noir. I haven't seen them so I don't know. However' date=' they sound similar to the Charlie Chan series and it certainly wasn't film noir.[/quote'] You're absolutely right. I'm honestly lumping black and white detective, serial, and noir together because Film Noir Hero is shorter than that and I plan to explain the differences, but I wanted a central repository. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero I can understand wanting to have a more succinct title. I'm just worried about linguistic drift. Actual film noir is special enough to warrant its own term, so I feel distinction are worth making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero I can understand wanting to have a more succinct title. I'm just worried about linguistic drift. Actual film noir is special enough to warrant its own term' date=' so I feel distinction are worth making.[/quote'] I certainly agree. And by the end result that will be clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Re: Film Noir Hero I've posted them to my site, but haven't uploaded the new pages yet. Hopefully by Monday you'll see the material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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