Gomez's Masks of Nyarlathotep Game: OOC
Cannibal_Kender
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I wanna play the antiquarian. You know somebody's got to be the antiquarian.
Heh. My character is an antique. 
Cannibal_Kender
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Charles Whitford
Male Human Antiquarian (defense option) 3
Height: 5' 4''
Weight: 173 lbs
Hair: brown
Eyes: hazel
Age: 49
Str: 10 (+0)
Dex: 13 (+1)
Con: 14 (+2)
Int: 17 (+3)
Wis: 15 (+2)
Cha: 12 (+1)
Hit Dice: 6 + 2d6 +6
HP: 20
AC: 11 (+1 Dex)
Init: +1 (+1 Dex)
Speed: 30ft
Saves:
Fortitude +5 [+3 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +2 [+1 base, +1 Dex]
Will +5 [+3 base, +2 Wis]
BAB: +1
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +2
Skills
Appraise +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Forgery +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Gather Information +7 [6 ranks, +1 Cha]
Knowledge (occult) +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (history) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Research +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (art) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (anthropology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (latin) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (french) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (chinese) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (spanish) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (arabic) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language [german] +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Feats:
Skill Focus (knowledge occult)
Skill Focus (research)
Skill Focus (appraise)
Languages
English, French, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic
History
Charles Whitford was born in 1877 in Portage New York. His early life was not a happy one. His mother died giving birth to him. His father, though well off, was a bitter man, who had lost an eye and most of an arm in the Civil War. He drowned his sorrows in liquor, and had no time for his young son.
Once he was old enough, his father sent him to a series of boarding schools, and eventually to a military academy. It was at the boarding schools where Charles first aquired his love of reading and history. After graduating from the Oak Ridge military academy in '97, Charles spent several years in the army. It was here he discovered a knack for learning new languages. The army was quick to make use of this talent. Charles spent several months in Cuba during the Spanish-American War working as a translator. After the war was over, he spent the five years stationed in various places around the world, utilizing his language skills. Much of his knowledge of foreign cultures and history was gained at this time.
In 1902, Charles's father passed away. Charles retired from the military, and used meager amount his father left him to open a small antique store in New York City. In the intervening years he has aquired a reputation as a knowledgeable historian and antiquarian. He store, while not earning him a fortune, has done well. He specializes in various oddities and antiques from around the globe, including occult paraphenalia.
A quiet retiring man, Charles only really comes alive when discussing history with customers or aquaintances. He has a small drab apartment in Brooklyn, but spends most of his time at his store. It was here he befriended Jackson Elias. Jackson came into his shop one day. They got to talking, and discovered a mutual interest in the occult. Jackson makes a point to visit the store when in New York, and they maintain a sporadic corespondence. Charles is well known in local academic and antiquarian circles.
Male Human Antiquarian (defense option) 3
Height: 5' 4''
Weight: 173 lbs
Hair: brown
Eyes: hazel
Age: 49
Str: 10 (+0)
Dex: 13 (+1)
Con: 14 (+2)
Int: 17 (+3)
Wis: 15 (+2)
Cha: 12 (+1)
Hit Dice: 6 + 2d6 +6
HP: 20
AC: 11 (+1 Dex)
Init: +1 (+1 Dex)
Speed: 30ft
Saves:
Fortitude +5 [+3 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +2 [+1 base, +1 Dex]
Will +5 [+3 base, +2 Wis]
BAB: +1
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +2
Skills
Appraise +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Forgery +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Gather Information +7 [6 ranks, +1 Cha]
Knowledge (occult) +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (history) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Research +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (art) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (anthropology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (latin) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (french) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (chinese) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (spanish) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (arabic) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language [german] +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Feats:
Skill Focus (knowledge occult)
Skill Focus (research)
Skill Focus (appraise)
Languages
English, French, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic
History
Charles Whitford was born in 1877 in Portage New York. His early life was not a happy one. His mother died giving birth to him. His father, though well off, was a bitter man, who had lost an eye and most of an arm in the Civil War. He drowned his sorrows in liquor, and had no time for his young son.
Once he was old enough, his father sent him to a series of boarding schools, and eventually to a military academy. It was at the boarding schools where Charles first aquired his love of reading and history. After graduating from the Oak Ridge military academy in '97, Charles spent several years in the army. It was here he discovered a knack for learning new languages. The army was quick to make use of this talent. Charles spent several months in Cuba during the Spanish-American War working as a translator. After the war was over, he spent the five years stationed in various places around the world, utilizing his language skills. Much of his knowledge of foreign cultures and history was gained at this time.
In 1902, Charles's father passed away. Charles retired from the military, and used meager amount his father left him to open a small antique store in New York City. In the intervening years he has aquired a reputation as a knowledgeable historian and antiquarian. He store, while not earning him a fortune, has done well. He specializes in various oddities and antiques from around the globe, including occult paraphenalia.
A quiet retiring man, Charles only really comes alive when discussing history with customers or aquaintances. He has a small drab apartment in Brooklyn, but spends most of his time at his store. It was here he befriended Jackson Elias. Jackson came into his shop one day. They got to talking, and discovered a mutual interest in the occult. Jackson makes a point to visit the store when in New York, and they maintain a sporadic corespondence. Charles is well known in local academic and antiquarian circles.
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Andrew D. Gable
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Here's my character. He's a relative of my character in another PbP (Baxter Llewellyn), and he's mentioned in the backstory. Also the other characters, and Mr. Elias! The "damned data" in my Knowledge is general Fortean stuff.
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William T. Llewellyn-Phelps
Male author (defense option) 3
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 232 lbs
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Gray
Age: 38
STR 12 +1
DEX 10
CON 14 +2
INT 17 +3
WIS 13 +1
CHA 15 +2
HP: 24
AC: 10
Init: +4 (+4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 30’
Sanity: 65
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +3
BAB: +0
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +0
Skills: Craft (photography) +6, Craft (writing) +9, Diplomacy +4, Gather Information +7, Innuendo +2, Knowledge (archaeology) +3, Knowledge (damned data) +10, Knowledge (history) +5, Research +9, Sense Motive +3
Feats: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (knowledge—damned data)
Languages: English, Welsh +4
Wealth (saved): $7,331.40
Wealth (income): $4,000
Items on Hand: Colt M1917 Pistol, worn tweed jacket, fedora, button-up shirt, pants, leather shoes, 12 cigars
Items at New York Apartment: Subscription to news clipping service, collection of books on unexplained phenomena and popular literature of the day
William Tully Llewellyn-Phelps was born in 1887 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The Llewellyn-Phelpses were distant relations of the Llewellyns of Liverpool, a well-known shipbuilding family, although not nearly so well off. Early in his life, William became enthralled with the notions of the weird, supernatural happenings in his neighborhood. For years, he researched the events through local and not-so-local papers, sometimes going as far afield as London. He made special study of the various strange events in England’s Severn Valley. In 1913, he published his first book, The Lens at Goatswood and other Mysteries of West Anglia. This was swiftly followed by Behold! (1915).
But with the outbreak of World War I, William enlisted in the British Army along with his cousin, Baxter. He was discharged from the war after he developed cholera. William retired to his home in Wales, and after he recovered he moved to the United States. Here, he set up residence in New York, continuing his love affair with the weird, but focusing now on American instances. Here, he developed extensive contacts, including the eccentric psychic Miriam C. LeGou and the historian Charles Whitford. He also made the acquaintance of another "morbid" author, Jackson Elias. Elias’, LeGou’s, and Whitford’s input helped him with his third book, In the Mind’s Eye (1923). He is currently researching a fourth.
Llewellyn-Phelps is a massive brute of a man; but though he cuts an imposing figure, he is a harmless sort. In conversation, he often tends to be intellectual and sometimes reverts to the language of his forebears. His attitude is markedly scarred by his time at war, and this is most noticable when he's drinking. At these times, Llewellyn-Phelps is prone to fits of depression. He leads a somewhat Spartan lifestyle, especially as his immediate family is rather poor. Llewellyn-Phelps has a wife, Madelyn, and a four-year old daughter, Dorothy.
*****
William T. Llewellyn-Phelps
Male author (defense option) 3
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 232 lbs
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Gray
Age: 38
STR 12 +1
DEX 10
CON 14 +2
INT 17 +3
WIS 13 +1
CHA 15 +2
HP: 24
AC: 10
Init: +4 (+4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 30’
Sanity: 65
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +3
BAB: +0
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +0
Skills: Craft (photography) +6, Craft (writing) +9, Diplomacy +4, Gather Information +7, Innuendo +2, Knowledge (archaeology) +3, Knowledge (damned data) +10, Knowledge (history) +5, Research +9, Sense Motive +3
Feats: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (knowledge—damned data)
Languages: English, Welsh +4
Wealth (saved): $7,331.40
Wealth (income): $4,000
Items on Hand: Colt M1917 Pistol, worn tweed jacket, fedora, button-up shirt, pants, leather shoes, 12 cigars
Items at New York Apartment: Subscription to news clipping service, collection of books on unexplained phenomena and popular literature of the day
William Tully Llewellyn-Phelps was born in 1887 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The Llewellyn-Phelpses were distant relations of the Llewellyns of Liverpool, a well-known shipbuilding family, although not nearly so well off. Early in his life, William became enthralled with the notions of the weird, supernatural happenings in his neighborhood. For years, he researched the events through local and not-so-local papers, sometimes going as far afield as London. He made special study of the various strange events in England’s Severn Valley. In 1913, he published his first book, The Lens at Goatswood and other Mysteries of West Anglia. This was swiftly followed by Behold! (1915).
But with the outbreak of World War I, William enlisted in the British Army along with his cousin, Baxter. He was discharged from the war after he developed cholera. William retired to his home in Wales, and after he recovered he moved to the United States. Here, he set up residence in New York, continuing his love affair with the weird, but focusing now on American instances. Here, he developed extensive contacts, including the eccentric psychic Miriam C. LeGou and the historian Charles Whitford. He also made the acquaintance of another "morbid" author, Jackson Elias. Elias’, LeGou’s, and Whitford’s input helped him with his third book, In the Mind’s Eye (1923). He is currently researching a fourth.
Llewellyn-Phelps is a massive brute of a man; but though he cuts an imposing figure, he is a harmless sort. In conversation, he often tends to be intellectual and sometimes reverts to the language of his forebears. His attitude is markedly scarred by his time at war, and this is most noticable when he's drinking. At these times, Llewellyn-Phelps is prone to fits of depression. He leads a somewhat Spartan lifestyle, especially as his immediate family is rather poor. Llewellyn-Phelps has a wife, Madelyn, and a four-year old daughter, Dorothy.
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Gomez
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Man, those are some damn fine characters and backgrounds! Keep it coming!
There seems to be a bit of confusion on Languages. CoC d20 characters do not get bonus languages because of there Int. They can speak and read theire native language fluently and any other "foreign" languages require a Speak Language language skill (each language being a different skill) when they need to use it in a difficult situation; Reading a tome, etc.
Keep it coming!There seems to be a bit of confusion on Languages. CoC d20 characters do not get bonus languages because of there Int. They can speak and read theire native language fluently and any other "foreign" languages require a Speak Language language skill (each language being a different skill) when they need to use it in a difficult situation; Reading a tome, etc.
Andrew D. Gable
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Edited my guy to fix the language thing.
I could have sworn I read that that CoC characters could have multiple languages. Anyway, I'll get to changing that later today.
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