Maerdwyn
First Post
My really long background post just got eaten by an inadvertant shut down, but here are the stats and a bullet-point version of the background that I'll re-flesh out tomorrow.
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This character is based on one I made for a different PbP game that never got off the ground. I've rethought him, and I like him, so I hope he'll work out. Open to changes, however.
Background
1. Left home in Arabia at age 14 to join up with T.E. Lawrence and fight against the Ottomans during the Great War.
2. Never made it to Lawrence, but did enlist with the British Army, and trained as a scout/sharpshooter.
3. Saw only one battle, and almost all of his companions were killed - he got shellshocked.
4. Made his way to America after the War. Struggled, until and American vet tried to help him by introducing him to painting as a way to work through his troubles.
5. Had a gift for it - sold some paintings , made enough to pay for some therapy and eventually, tuition at NYU, where he studies art.
6. His best paintings are very, very dark. He's not even sure he understand what they mean sometimes; "They're for getting thoughts out, not putting them back in once I'm rid of them," he explains. (perhaps he sold one or two of these to Mr Elias or one of the other characters?)
7. By this point, his painting and his therapy have restored his basically good nature. He has a good command of English, is somewhat well adapted to life in the city, and has just become a naturalized US citizen, having begun the process in 1918, before the quotas of 1921 took effect.
8.( Hopefully there is enough here that there might be reasons Elias would want him for his purposes - if not fee free to suggest changes.)
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Jibril ibn Rashad al Qurayshi (Gabriel Koresh, according to Ellis Island)
Male Human Art student(former soldier) (offense option) 3
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165lbs
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Skin: dark
Age: 22
Str:10/+0
Dex:17/+3
Con:14/+2
Int:15/+2
Wis:13/+1
Cha:12/+1
Hit Dice: 3d6+6
HP: 18
AC: 13 (+3 Dex)
Init: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 30ft
Current Sanity: 65
Max Sanity: 99
20% sanity: 13
Saves:
Fortitude +3 [+1 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +6 [+3 base, +3 Dex]
Will +2 [+1 base, +1 Wis]
BAB: +3
Melee Atk: +3
Ranged Atk: +6
Skills: [(8+2)*4]+10+10 = 60
Bluff: +7 [6 ranks, +1 Cha]
Craft, Painter: +8 [6 Ranks, +2 Int]
Diplomacy: +4 [3 ranks, +1 Cha]
Gather Information: +5 [5 ranks, +1 Cha]
Knowledge (art) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Listen: +5 [4 ranks, +1 Wis]
Forgery: +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]
Research: +7 [5 Ranks, +2 Int]
Sense Motive: +6 [5 Ranks, +1 Wis]
Spot: +6 [5 ranks, +1 Wis]
Speak Language (English): +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]
Feats:
Point Blank Shot (1st level)
WP/Rifle (1st level)
WP/Pistol (Offense Option)
Precise Shot (3rd level)
Languages
Arabic (native), English (+6)
Equipment:
Original savings - $6,000. Yearly income - $3,000.
Wardrobe
4 pairs of pants - 8.00
5 smocks - 2.50
1 pairwork shoes - 4.95
1 topcoats - 14.00
8 men's shirts - 8.00
1 dress shirt - 2.95
1 corduroy suit - 9.95
2 bow ties - .55
1 fedora - 8.95
1 cheap watch -5.95
1 British army uniform, never worn - 10.00
Rented apartment - $520 per year
Tuition - $480 per Semester, two years remaining.
Dictionary English/Arabic - $3.29
Art supplies and easel - $12.90
Various books, 40.00
Pocket knife - .89
Webley revolver, 100 .45 ACP rounds - left over fom War, $27.00
Lee-Enfield Mark III rifle, with bayonete and 100 .303 rounds - left from war, $60.00
Welder's goggles - 2.00
Cheap luggage - 4.00
Chess set - 1.55
Cheap watch - 5.95
Qur'an, ornate - 30.00
Savings left - $4736.62
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This character is based on one I made for a different PbP game that never got off the ground. I've rethought him, and I like him, so I hope he'll work out. Open to changes, however.
Background
1. Left home in Arabia at age 14 to join up with T.E. Lawrence and fight against the Ottomans during the Great War.
2. Never made it to Lawrence, but did enlist with the British Army, and trained as a scout/sharpshooter.
3. Saw only one battle, and almost all of his companions were killed - he got shellshocked.
4. Made his way to America after the War. Struggled, until and American vet tried to help him by introducing him to painting as a way to work through his troubles.
5. Had a gift for it - sold some paintings , made enough to pay for some therapy and eventually, tuition at NYU, where he studies art.
6. His best paintings are very, very dark. He's not even sure he understand what they mean sometimes; "They're for getting thoughts out, not putting them back in once I'm rid of them," he explains. (perhaps he sold one or two of these to Mr Elias or one of the other characters?)
7. By this point, his painting and his therapy have restored his basically good nature. He has a good command of English, is somewhat well adapted to life in the city, and has just become a naturalized US citizen, having begun the process in 1918, before the quotas of 1921 took effect.
8.( Hopefully there is enough here that there might be reasons Elias would want him for his purposes - if not fee free to suggest changes.)
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Jibril ibn Rashad al Qurayshi (Gabriel Koresh, according to Ellis Island)
Male Human Art student(former soldier) (offense option) 3
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165lbs
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Skin: dark
Age: 22
Str:10/+0
Dex:17/+3
Con:14/+2
Int:15/+2
Wis:13/+1
Cha:12/+1
Hit Dice: 3d6+6
HP: 18
AC: 13 (+3 Dex)
Init: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 30ft
Current Sanity: 65
Max Sanity: 99
20% sanity: 13
Saves:
Fortitude +3 [+1 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +6 [+3 base, +3 Dex]
Will +2 [+1 base, +1 Wis]
BAB: +3
Melee Atk: +3
Ranged Atk: +6
Skills: [(8+2)*4]+10+10 = 60
Bluff: +7 [6 ranks, +1 Cha]
Craft, Painter: +8 [6 Ranks, +2 Int]
Diplomacy: +4 [3 ranks, +1 Cha]
Gather Information: +5 [5 ranks, +1 Cha]
Knowledge (art) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Listen: +5 [4 ranks, +1 Wis]
Forgery: +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]
Research: +7 [5 Ranks, +2 Int]
Sense Motive: +6 [5 Ranks, +1 Wis]
Spot: +6 [5 ranks, +1 Wis]
Speak Language (English): +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]
Feats:
Point Blank Shot (1st level)
WP/Rifle (1st level)
WP/Pistol (Offense Option)
Precise Shot (3rd level)
Languages
Arabic (native), English (+6)
Equipment:
Original savings - $6,000. Yearly income - $3,000.
Wardrobe
4 pairs of pants - 8.00
5 smocks - 2.50
1 pairwork shoes - 4.95
1 topcoats - 14.00
8 men's shirts - 8.00
1 dress shirt - 2.95
1 corduroy suit - 9.95
2 bow ties - .55
1 fedora - 8.95
1 cheap watch -5.95
1 British army uniform, never worn - 10.00
Rented apartment - $520 per year
Tuition - $480 per Semester, two years remaining.
Dictionary English/Arabic - $3.29
Art supplies and easel - $12.90
Various books, 40.00
Pocket knife - .89
Webley revolver, 100 .45 ACP rounds - left over fom War, $27.00
Lee-Enfield Mark III rifle, with bayonete and 100 .303 rounds - left from war, $60.00
Welder's goggles - 2.00
Cheap luggage - 4.00
Chess set - 1.55
Cheap watch - 5.95
Qur'an, ornate - 30.00
Savings left - $4736.62
The ball should really get started rolling from here. 
