Characters

[Leitz]

Post your characters here. I'll try to put up some of the NPCs, so you can see what they are like.

[Spearmint]

How does this look

[Leitz]

Here are some notes on your skills. Note that there's an addition to the Mechanics post: If you have no skill in something, the TN is raised by 5, and your dice do not explode. If you have a 0 in a Knack, you have no additional dice, but you don't suffer the unskilled penalty.


Acrobat (Recommend removing this, as its Basic Knacks are covered under Sailor or Athlete)

Athlete
Basic:
- Climbing 1
- Footwork 1 (Great Defense Knack!)
- Sprinting 1
- Throwing 1
Advanced:
- Break Fall 0
- Leaping 0
- Long Distance Running 0
- Lifting 0
- Rolling 0
- Swimming 0
- Swinging 0
- Side Step 0

Captain
Basic:
- Strategy 1
- Tactics 1
Advanced:
- Ambush 0
- Bribery 0
- Cartography 0
- Diplomacy 0
- Gunnery 0
- Incitation 0
- Leadership 0
- Logistics 0

Dirty Fighting
Basic:
- Attack (Dirty Fighting)
Advanced:
- Attack (Improvised Weapon) 0
- Eye-gouge 0
- Kick 0
- Parry (Improvised Weapon) 0
- Throat Strike 0
- Throw (Improvised Weapon) 0

Fencing
Basic:
- Attack (Fencing) 1
- Parry (Fencing) 1
Advanced:
None (In a full blown game we'd have Sword Schools, etc. Overly complex for a short term thing.)

Firearms
Basic:
- Attack (Firearms) 1
Advanced:
- Reload (0) Reduces reload time.

Merchant
Basic:
- Shipwright 2 (Begins higher because you only get one basic Knack)
Advanced:
- Accounting 0
- Appraising 0
- Bartending 0
- Haggling 0

Sailor
Basic:
- Balance 1
- Climbing 1
- Knotwork 1
- Rigging 1
Advanced:
- Cartography 0
- Leaping 0
- Navigation 0
- Pilot 0
- Sea Lore 0
- Swimming 0
- Weather 0

Streetwise
Basic:
- Socializing 1
- Street Navigation 1
Advanced:
- Scrounging 0
- Shopping 0 (local knowledge for the right deals, and, um, things)
- Underworld Lore 0

[Leitz]

Able Drinker costs 1 point, and heavy drinking will not effect your rolls. If you also remove Acrobat, that gives you 3 points to spend. As written, he is a very naturally gifted young man without much real world experience.

[Spearmint]

That looks great. I will amend my sheet.

What can 3 points get me? Improve a civil skill or advance a martial one or pick up a lifestyle handicap or boon?

[Leitz]

That looks great. I will amend my sheet.

What can 3 points get me? Improve a civil skill or advance a martial one or pick up a lifestyle handicap or boon?

Improve basic Knacks (1 point is + 1, can be stacked), or buy one Advanced Skill.

If he's a ship board fencer, then Attack (Fencing) to 2 and Balance to 3. That means he has 5k3 for Fencing attacks; roll 5 dice, keep 3. With Balance, someone aboard a ship needs a 20 to hit him. Footwork is like balance, but on land.

Or if you see him as wanting to become a pirate Captain, then Pilot (Advanced Skill) might be useful. Or Leadership.

[shaidar]

Jack "Mad Dog" Maddox
Grizzled old sea-dog bos'n (english)

Traits

Brawn: 2
Finesse: 2
Resolve: 3
Wits: 2
Panache: 2

Advantages

Able Drinker
Keen Senses
Toughness

Skills

Dirty Fighting
Basic:
- Attack (Dirty Fighting): 3
Advanced:
- Attack (Improvised Weapon): 1
- Eye-gouge: 0
- Kick: 0
- Parry (Improvised Weapon): 1
- Throat Strike: 0
- Throw (Improvised Weapon): 1

Firearms
Basic:
- Attack (Firearms): 1
Advanced:
- Reload (Reduces reload time): 0

Sailor
Basic:
- Balance: 3
- Climbing: 2
- Knotwork: 2
- Rigging: 2
Advanced:
- Cartography: 0
- Gunnery: 0
- Leaping: 1
- Navigation: 1
- Pilot: 2
- Sea Lore: 1
- Swimming: 0
- Weather: 0

Streetwise
Basic:
- Socializing: 2
- Street Navigation: 2
Advanced:
- Scrounging: 0
- Shopping (local knowledge for the right deals, and, um, things): 0
- Underworld Lore: 1

Expertise/Languages

Leadership: 1
Incitement: 1
Spanish: 1

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[Leitz]

For organization, I usually keep the knacks sorted under their skills, and separated by Basic/Advanced so I know how much they cost to improve.

Figure 2 points for a language, common ones besides English are Spanish, French, and Dutch.

Looks like a great character, I'll think on some ideas for him.

[shaidar]

Thanks.

Once it's finalised I'll rearrange the knacks/skills as suggested. The current way makes it easier to track points spent.

Is there a local patois? I'm think Spanish, Dutch and a local language.

[Leitz]

Is there a local patois? I'm think Spanish, Dutch and a local language.

Your Sailor skill would cover the ability to talk with other sailors. I'm not sure how much langauge divergence had happened in the time period. I'll ask about period of choice in the OO Sea thread.

[shaidar]

I've updated my character sheet for "Mag Dog" with the remaining skills and reformatted it.

[Leitz]

NPCs

Passengers

Dona (Lady) Maria Estrella Dominica Gabriella de Lopez-Etrenos, Spanish noblewoman
Geraldo, her overworked but dedicated manservant
Various attendants; four ladies in waiting, three chefs, sixteen seamstresses, two jewelers, and twelve porters/lackeys.

A Spanish priest of some sort, carrying a sword and very contemptous of everyone else.

Half a dozen Scottish criminals, chained belowdecks.

Three Jewish men of Prussian nationality. They keep to themselves and are unarmed.

Half a dozen Dutch Freemasons, along with their implements and materials.

Thirteen Italian females of dubious morality.


Crew

Captain Althuis

First Mate George

Bos'n Mad Dog

four sailors of no real skill