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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8539880" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-F8NSSMp/1/b691bc6c/M/Sherlock-Holmes-and-Dr-John-Watson-as-depicted-by-Sidney-Paget-in-The-Adventure-of-M.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Photograph c. September 1890</em></p><p></p><p>By now, all the world knows them, though their image of them is largely influenced by the countless movies and television programs that never <em>quite</em> get it right. Their association began a pattern that has lasted right up until the present day -- an army surgeon invalided home from a land war in Asia met an eccentric student whose breadth of knowledge was matched only by its startling lacunae; together, they fought crime. The greatest of the great detectives and his dogged chronicler -- but never just his Boswell.</p><p></p><p>Sherlock Holmes was born in 1854, and had his first great adventure while attending Brompton Academy in London. A published account of these events grossly misrepresented them, suggesting that John Watson (seven years older than Holmes) was his schoolmate. Holmes was actually assisted during this affair was one Reginald Musgrave, with whom he would be reunited during his university studies. One detail which this account gets correct, however, was that this was the first meeting between Holmes and a recently minted Detective Constable Gilles Lestrade.</p><p></p><p>It is also correct that this was his first encounter with one Professor Moriarty, though the background presented for him within this tale is utter balderdash. Holmes and Moriarty clashed extensively through the 1880s until their final clash at Reichenbach Falls in 1891. Unfortunately, this caused greater problems than it resolved, for the youngest Moriarty brother seized control of the criminal organization that the elder had created, and continued to create problems for Holmes for years afterward. The younger James Moriarty was far more psychopathic than the elder, and <em>may</em> have gone on to become known as Fantômas, though this is disputed. (Some accounts of his activities under his own name were discovered and published in the 1970s by John Gardner.)</p><p></p><p>Holmes' greatest weakness was that he frequently failed to understand the emotional components of the cases that he investigated. While quick to understand motivations of greed and pride, he was frequently baffled by simpler, more human emotions. (This was how Irene Adler was able to defeat him ... repeatedly.) This was one area where Watson was often more acute than himself, though the latter often exaggerated his own folly in the published accounts of their cases in order to make Holmes seem even more clever than he actually was.</p><p></p><p>While largely retired after his activities leading up to and during World War I (during which he ran a counterintelligence operation that was not, "His Last Bow" notwithstanding, wrapped up before the war broke up) Holmes continued to be sought out to provide consultation on various mysteries, as well as providing tutoring to a number of other detectives. While Watson passed away in 1929, the circumstances of Holmes' death are somewhat ambiguous. One account portrays him as dying in 1947, another a decade after that. It has been suggested that he in fact did <em>not</em> die, but enjoyed extended life thanks to a chemical treatment provided by one of his more noteworthy students, a surgeon and philanthropist from New York. But it seems likely that eventually he set out on a journey into the last great mystery.</p><p></p><p>As far as can be determined, he never had any children. Any individuals claiming descent from the Holmes family are actually descended from his older brother (who, despite some accounts, was married with several children) or have been misinformed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sherlock Holmes - PL 8</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 2 | <strong>STA</strong> 2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 2 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 4 | <strong>INT</strong> 6 | <strong>AWE</strong> 5 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Deductive Glance:</em></strong> Senses 4 (postcognition); Feature (postcognition check made with Investigation instead of Perception) - 5 points</p><p><strong><em>Master of Disguise: </em></strong>Continuous Morph 2 (Other People), Check Required (Deception, DC 13), Removable (–1 point), Standard Action - 5 points</p><p><strong><em>Striking Strength:</em></strong> Strength-based Damage 1 - 1 point</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Accurate Attack, Chokehold, Connections, Contacts, Defensive Attack, Equipment 2, Improved Disarm, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Languages 2 (French, German, others), Power Attack, Skill Mastery (Perception), Ultimate Effort (Investigation), Well-informed.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>9 points of equipment as needed.</p><p>221-B Baker Street: Size Diminuitive; Toughness 6; Features Laboratory, Library, Living Space - 1 point</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Athletics 5 (+7), Close Combat: Unarmed 5 (+9), Deception 10 (+12), Expertise: History 4 (+10), Expertise: Science 4 (+10), Expertise: Streetwise 5 (+11), Expertise: Violin 4 (+6), Insight 5 (+10), Investigation 7 (+13), Perception 7 (+12), Persuasion 6 (+8), Stealth 6 (+8).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +6</p><p>Unarmed Combat +9 (Close Damage 3)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 7, Parry 9, Fortitude 5, Toughness 2, Will 9</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 8</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 50 + Powers 10 + Advantages 17 + Skills 34 + Defenses 17 = 128 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Curiosity--Motivation. Addiction</em></strong> (cocaine.) <strong><em>Eccentricities</em></strong> (many.) <strong><em>Friendship</em></strong> (John Watson.) <strong><em>Ignorance.</em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Dr. John Watson -- PL 6</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 1 | <strong>STA</strong> 3 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 2 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2 </p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Equipment 2, Improved Initiative, Teamwork</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Pistol (Ranged Damage 3), Medical Bag, and 3 points of equipment as needed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Expertise: Doctor 8 (+11), Expertise: Military 5 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+7), Insight 8 (+10), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 4 (+7), Ranged Combat: Guns 7 (+9), Treatment 6 (+9).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +5</p><p>Unarmed +2 (Close Damage 1)</p><p>Pistol +9 (Ranged Damage 3)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 5, Parry 4, Fortitude 5, Toughness 3, Will 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 32 + Advantages 4 + Skills 26 + Defenses 13 = 75 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 4</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 6</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Friendship--Motivation. Family</em></strong> (wife.) <strong><em>Old Injuries.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: This represents Holmes and Watson around 1889.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8539880, member: 30538"] [size=150]Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson[/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-F8NSSMp/1/b691bc6c/M/Sherlock-Holmes-and-Dr-John-Watson-as-depicted-by-Sidney-Paget-in-The-Adventure-of-M.png[/img] [i]Photograph c. September 1890[/i] By now, all the world knows them, though their image of them is largely influenced by the countless movies and television programs that never [i]quite[/i] get it right. Their association began a pattern that has lasted right up until the present day -- an army surgeon invalided home from a land war in Asia met an eccentric student whose breadth of knowledge was matched only by its startling lacunae; together, they fought crime. The greatest of the great detectives and his dogged chronicler -- but never just his Boswell. Sherlock Holmes was born in 1854, and had his first great adventure while attending Brompton Academy in London. A published account of these events grossly misrepresented them, suggesting that John Watson (seven years older than Holmes) was his schoolmate. Holmes was actually assisted during this affair was one Reginald Musgrave, with whom he would be reunited during his university studies. One detail which this account gets correct, however, was that this was the first meeting between Holmes and a recently minted Detective Constable Gilles Lestrade. It is also correct that this was his first encounter with one Professor Moriarty, though the background presented for him within this tale is utter balderdash. Holmes and Moriarty clashed extensively through the 1880s until their final clash at Reichenbach Falls in 1891. Unfortunately, this caused greater problems than it resolved, for the youngest Moriarty brother seized control of the criminal organization that the elder had created, and continued to create problems for Holmes for years afterward. The younger James Moriarty was far more psychopathic than the elder, and [i]may[/i] have gone on to become known as Fantômas, though this is disputed. (Some accounts of his activities under his own name were discovered and published in the 1970s by John Gardner.) Holmes' greatest weakness was that he frequently failed to understand the emotional components of the cases that he investigated. While quick to understand motivations of greed and pride, he was frequently baffled by simpler, more human emotions. (This was how Irene Adler was able to defeat him ... repeatedly.) This was one area where Watson was often more acute than himself, though the latter often exaggerated his own folly in the published accounts of their cases in order to make Holmes seem even more clever than he actually was. While largely retired after his activities leading up to and during World War I (during which he ran a counterintelligence operation that was not, "His Last Bow" notwithstanding, wrapped up before the war broke up) Holmes continued to be sought out to provide consultation on various mysteries, as well as providing tutoring to a number of other detectives. While Watson passed away in 1929, the circumstances of Holmes' death are somewhat ambiguous. One account portrays him as dying in 1947, another a decade after that. It has been suggested that he in fact did [i]not[/i] die, but enjoyed extended life thanks to a chemical treatment provided by one of his more noteworthy students, a surgeon and philanthropist from New York. But it seems likely that eventually he set out on a journey into the last great mystery. As far as can be determined, he never had any children. Any individuals claiming descent from the Holmes family are actually descended from his older brother (who, despite some accounts, was married with several children) or have been misinformed. [b]Sherlock Holmes - PL 8 Abilities: STR[/b] 2 | [b]STA[/b] 2 | [b]AGL[/b] 2 | [b]DEX[/b] 2 | [b]FGT[/b] 4 | [b]INT[/b] 6 | [b]AWE[/b] 5 | [b]PRE[/b] 2 [b]Powers: [i]Deductive Glance:[/i][/b] Senses 4 (postcognition); Feature (postcognition check made with Investigation instead of Perception) - 5 points [b][i]Master of Disguise: [/i][/b]Continuous Morph 2 (Other People), Check Required (Deception, DC 13), Removable (–1 point), Standard Action - 5 points [b][i]Striking Strength:[/i][/b] Strength-based Damage 1 - 1 point [b]Advantages:[/b] Accurate Attack, Chokehold, Connections, Contacts, Defensive Attack, Equipment 2, Improved Disarm, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Languages 2 (French, German, others), Power Attack, Skill Mastery (Perception), Ultimate Effort (Investigation), Well-informed. [i]Equipment:[/i] 9 points of equipment as needed. 221-B Baker Street: Size Diminuitive; Toughness 6; Features Laboratory, Library, Living Space - 1 point [b]Skills:[/b] Athletics 5 (+7), Close Combat: Unarmed 5 (+9), Deception 10 (+12), Expertise: History 4 (+10), Expertise: Science 4 (+10), Expertise: Streetwise 5 (+11), Expertise: Violin 4 (+6), Insight 5 (+10), Investigation 7 (+13), Perception 7 (+12), Persuasion 6 (+8), Stealth 6 (+8). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +6 Unarmed Combat +9 (Close Damage 3) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 7, Parry 9, Fortitude 5, Toughness 2, Will 9 [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 6 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 6 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 8 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 7 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 50 + Powers 10 + Advantages 17 + Skills 34 + Defenses 17 = 128 points [b]Complications: [i]Curiosity--Motivation. Addiction[/i][/b] (cocaine.) [b][i]Eccentricities[/i][/b] (many.) [b][i]Friendship[/i][/b] (John Watson.) [b][i]Ignorance.[/i] Dr. John Watson -- PL 6 Abilities: STR[/b] 1 | [b]STA[/b] 3 | [b]AGL[/b] 1 | [b]DEX[/b] 2 | [b]FGT[/b] 2 | [b]INT[/b] 3 | [b]AWE[/b] 2 | [b]PRE[/b] 2 [b]Advantages:[/b] Equipment 2, Improved Initiative, Teamwork [i]Equipment:[/i] Pistol (Ranged Damage 3), Medical Bag, and 3 points of equipment as needed. [b]Skills:[/b] Expertise: Doctor 8 (+11), Expertise: Military 5 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+7), Insight 8 (+10), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 4 (+7), Ranged Combat: Guns 7 (+9), Treatment 6 (+9). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +5 Unarmed +2 (Close Damage 1) Pistol +9 (Ranged Damage 3) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 5, Parry 4, Fortitude 5, Toughness 3, Will 7 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 32 + Advantages 4 + Skills 26 + Defenses 13 = 75 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 6 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 4 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 6 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 6 [b]Complications: [i]Friendship--Motivation. Family[/i][/b] (wife.) [b][i]Old Injuries.[/i][/b] [i]Note: This represents Holmes and Watson around 1889.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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