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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 3009981" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p><strong>Mac</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>“Mac”</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Macasa Miyamoto</p><p><strong>Background:</strong> Grease Monkey</p><p><strong>Role:</strong> Expert 6</p><p></p><p><em>“Will it work? I don’t fly ‘em, I just build ‘em, gago.”</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Virtue: </strong> Loyal </p><p><strong>Vice: </strong> Cynical</p><p><strong>Core Ability:</strong> Expertise</p><p><strong>Conviction: </strong> 6 </p><p><strong>Reputation:</strong> +2 (known in gear-head circles)</p><p><strong>Abilities: </strong> Str +1, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +2, Wis +1, Cha +0</p><p><strong>Saving Throws:</strong> Toughness +2 (leather jacket), Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +3</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills (from best to worst):</strong></p><p>Craft (mechanical) +14 (9 ranks)</p><p>Craft (electrical) +10 (8 ranks)</p><p>Craft (structural) +10 (8 ranks)</p><p>Disable Device +10 (8 ranks)</p><p>Knowledge (technology) +10 (8 ranks)</p><p>Knowledge (physical science) +10 (8 ranks)</p><p>Drive +9 (7 ranks)</p><p>Pilot +9 (7 ranks)</p><p>Bluff +6 (6 ranks)</p><p>Concentration +6 (5 ranks)</p><p>Gather Information +6 (6 ranks)</p><p>Intimidate +6 (6 ranks)</p><p>Notice +6 (5 ranks)</p><p>Search +6 (5 ranks)</p><p></p><p><strong>Languages (5 ranks): </strong> Cebuano/Visayan, English, Japanese, Malay, Spanish, Tagalog</p><p></p><p><strong>Feats: </strong> </p><p>Analyze Device</p><p>Benefit (field tester)</p><p>Canny Dodge</p><p>Gear Head</p><p>Jury Rig</p><p>Machine Empathy</p><p>Pride & Joy</p><p>Set-Up</p><p>Skill Focus (craft, mechanical)</p><p>Stunning Attack*</p><p>Two Weapon Fighting</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">* As his fighting style is Filipino stick fighting, I’d like his Stunning Attack to apply to his clubs.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Combat (club & fist*):</strong> Attack +4, Damage +3 (increases to +5 if both attacks hit), Critical 20/+3, Range 10’, Parry +5, Dodge +8, Initiative +2</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">* I'm getting clarification on the two-weapon fighting rules.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Wealth:</strong> 0 </p><p><strong>Gear:</strong> Old hanger/workshop, toolkits (electrical, mechanical, structural, disable device), leather jacket, smoke grenade, flash goggles, multi-tool, 2 escrima clubs, passport (American-Filipino), motorcycle</p><p></p><p>Mac, as he’s known by his American buddies, is an out of work aircraft mechanic who dreams of building a masterpiece and getting rich. He’s been good with his hands ever since he was a kid dismantling radios, and he’s got a sharp mind which he puts to use equally well with back-handed compliments and memorizing plane specs. Mac’s got good common sense from growing up in the city, and keeping the Aero Hero from getting into heap big trouble. Engaged to the same girl (Filimina) since he was 16, Mac hasn’t had the gumption to tie the knot yet. In fact, he hasn’t summoned up the gumption to start his own business, pay off his loans, give up chain smoking and hard drinking, or tell his parents what he’s really been doing the last couple years. Mac’s got cold feet.</p><p></p><p>He worked in various hangers throughout South Asia, though always the less reputable sorts. He was blackmailed into working for a smuggling outfit, and American spies offered him a way out – helping build a top secret plane! It was a dream come true for Mac, but it quickly turned into a nightmare as it became clear his ruthless contractors were willing to threaten, lie, and torture to keep the plane a secret. Those days are behind him however, and now Mac does freelance work only. Even among his closest allies, he insists he is on the look out for “his next gig.” Mac enjoys listening to the radio, hanging out at bars, going on motorcycle rides with his fiancé, talking shop, and listening to jazz greats Paul Whiteman and King Oliver. One of his dreams is to meet and sing with Duke Ellington’s band.</p><p></p><p>Filipino-Japanese by ethnicity, Mac is in his mid-twenties but can easily be mistaken for a teen due to his boyish good looks; if he bothered to clean himself up he might be rather attractive. He sports short-cropped black hair and a thin black moustache; a small scar mars his lip. Often his grey eyes are covered by safety goggles, though strangely he is constantly smoking even around explosives. When its too warm for his stained overalls, Mac wears a tank top, revealing a pro-Philippines independence tattoo on his left shoulder.</p><p></p><p>He’s the “Sancho Panza” of the group, always questioning but never disobeying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 3009981, member: 20323"] [b]Mac[/b] [b]“Mac”[/b] [B]Name:[/B] Macasa Miyamoto [B]Background:[/B] Grease Monkey [B]Role:[/B] Expert 6 [I]“Will it work? I don’t fly ‘em, I just build ‘em, gago.”[/I] [B]Virtue: [/B] Loyal [B]Vice: [/B] Cynical [B]Core Ability:[/B] Expertise [B]Conviction: [/B] 6 [B]Reputation:[/B] +2 (known in gear-head circles) [B]Abilities: [/B] Str +1, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +2, Wis +1, Cha +0 [B]Saving Throws:[/B] Toughness +2 (leather jacket), Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +3 [B]Skills (from best to worst):[/B] Craft (mechanical) +14 (9 ranks) Craft (electrical) +10 (8 ranks) Craft (structural) +10 (8 ranks) Disable Device +10 (8 ranks) Knowledge (technology) +10 (8 ranks) Knowledge (physical science) +10 (8 ranks) Drive +9 (7 ranks) Pilot +9 (7 ranks) Bluff +6 (6 ranks) Concentration +6 (5 ranks) Gather Information +6 (6 ranks) Intimidate +6 (6 ranks) Notice +6 (5 ranks) Search +6 (5 ranks) [B]Languages (5 ranks): [/B] Cebuano/Visayan, English, Japanese, Malay, Spanish, Tagalog [B]Feats: [/B] Analyze Device Benefit (field tester) Canny Dodge Gear Head Jury Rig Machine Empathy Pride & Joy Set-Up Skill Focus (craft, mechanical) Stunning Attack* Two Weapon Fighting [SIZE=2]* As his fighting style is Filipino stick fighting, I’d like his Stunning Attack to apply to his clubs.[/SIZE] [B]Combat (club & fist*):[/B] Attack +4, Damage +3 (increases to +5 if both attacks hit), Critical 20/+3, Range 10’, Parry +5, Dodge +8, Initiative +2 [SIZE=2]* I'm getting clarification on the two-weapon fighting rules.[/SIZE] [b]Wealth:[/b] 0 [b]Gear:[/b] Old hanger/workshop, toolkits (electrical, mechanical, structural, disable device), leather jacket, smoke grenade, flash goggles, multi-tool, 2 escrima clubs, passport (American-Filipino), motorcycle Mac, as he’s known by his American buddies, is an out of work aircraft mechanic who dreams of building a masterpiece and getting rich. He’s been good with his hands ever since he was a kid dismantling radios, and he’s got a sharp mind which he puts to use equally well with back-handed compliments and memorizing plane specs. Mac’s got good common sense from growing up in the city, and keeping the Aero Hero from getting into heap big trouble. Engaged to the same girl (Filimina) since he was 16, Mac hasn’t had the gumption to tie the knot yet. In fact, he hasn’t summoned up the gumption to start his own business, pay off his loans, give up chain smoking and hard drinking, or tell his parents what he’s really been doing the last couple years. Mac’s got cold feet. He worked in various hangers throughout South Asia, though always the less reputable sorts. He was blackmailed into working for a smuggling outfit, and American spies offered him a way out – helping build a top secret plane! It was a dream come true for Mac, but it quickly turned into a nightmare as it became clear his ruthless contractors were willing to threaten, lie, and torture to keep the plane a secret. Those days are behind him however, and now Mac does freelance work only. Even among his closest allies, he insists he is on the look out for “his next gig.” Mac enjoys listening to the radio, hanging out at bars, going on motorcycle rides with his fiancé, talking shop, and listening to jazz greats Paul Whiteman and King Oliver. One of his dreams is to meet and sing with Duke Ellington’s band. Filipino-Japanese by ethnicity, Mac is in his mid-twenties but can easily be mistaken for a teen due to his boyish good looks; if he bothered to clean himself up he might be rather attractive. He sports short-cropped black hair and a thin black moustache; a small scar mars his lip. Often his grey eyes are covered by safety goggles, though strangely he is constantly smoking even around explosives. When its too warm for his stained overalls, Mac wears a tank top, revealing a pro-Philippines independence tattoo on his left shoulder. He’s the “Sancho Panza” of the group, always questioning but never disobeying. [/QUOTE]
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