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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zhure" data-source="post: 704676" data-attributes="member: 308">Ben WhiteBen White (real name Obi-Wan Kenobi White AKA Ben White, AKA Ken White)Allegiences: Good, "jedi" code of conduct, bikers5'6"; 150 lbs; Age 24Strong Hero 3/Battle Mind 1Occupation: Athlete (Balance, climb, drive, jump, ride, swim, tumble)14 STR +212 DEX +112 CON +114 INT +212 WIS +110 CHA +0Saves:Fortitude: +5 (+2 Strong Hero, +2 Battle Mind, +1 Con)Reflex: +2 (+1 Strong Hero, +1 Dex)Will: +2 (+1 Strong Hero, +1 Wis)Encumbrance: 58/116/175Defense: 10 + 1 Dex +2 (Strong Hero), +1 (Battle Mind) = 14Proficiencies:Armor: NoneWeapons: Simple, ArchaicSpoken Languages: English (native), JapaneseWritten Languages: English (native), Mandarin, CantoneseSkills:Autohypnosis +6= (5 ranks, +1 Wis)Balance +2= (1 ranks, +1 Dex)Climb +3= (1 ranks, +2 Str)Craft +4= (2 cc ranks (visual art), +2 Int)Drive +2= (1 ranks, +1 Dex)Jump +9= (6 ranks, +2 Str, +1 athlete)Knowledge +5= (Streetwise) (3 ranks, +2 Int)Read/Write -- (3 ranks, Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese)Ride +3= (2 ranks, +1 Dex)Speak Language -- (1 ranks, Japanese)Swim +6= (3 ranks, +2 Str, +1 athlete)Tumble +6= (5 ranks, +1 Dex)Special Abilities:Psionic Powers: 2 PP0th - Finger of Fire (Int); Detect Psionics (Wis)Feats:(Strong Hero bonus) Simple Weapon Proficiency(1st) Weapon Focus: Unarmed Strike(Athlete) Archaic Weapon(Human) Wild Talent (Finger of Fire (Int))(2nd bonus) Combat Martial Arts(3rd) Two Weapon FightingTalents:Melee SmashImproved Melee SmashHIT POINTS: 4d8 +4 (Con) = 24BAB = +3 (+3 Strong Hero, +0 Battle Mind)Melee: +5 (+3 BAB, +2 Str)Ranged: +4 (+3 BAB, +1 Dex)Unarmed Strike, +6 to hit (+5 melee, +1 Weapon Focus); 1d4+4 (1d4+2 Str, +2 melee smash)Wealth: +1 (Athlete)Equipment: Leather JacketMotorcyclePortable Autoclave and tattoo gear"Sometimes keeping a secret is easy, when it's embarassing. Take for example, my name. Even some of my closest friends don't know my real name. They call me 'Ben' or 'Ken,' but my blessed mother decided to curse me with a real zinger of a name."See, it turns out she blames me for missing Star Wars. According to the story she tells me every year on my birthday, I was conceived at a drive-in and she missed the good parts. Of the movie, one assumes she means. So she misses half a movie and I get the name 'Obi-wan.' Middle name, 'Kenobi.' In some ways, it came in handy when I went to Japan. I was already used to the nickname of 'Ken,' so it was easy for my new Japanese friends to adapt. It's one of those rare names that works well in both English and Japanese."When I was a young man, I sword I'd change my name, but as I get older, I get more and more attached to it. It has character, a lot more than all those bland Dave and Bills running around. Nothing wrong with a regular name, but a unique name has a bit of a bite to it."In some ways, I think the confidence dealing with a complicated name led me down this path. I studied in high school, really applied myself, learned Japanese and went overseas. My mom didn't know it, but I wasn't going to Japan to be a regular student, I planned on learning all about irezumi. It's the Japanese full-back tattoo designs inspired during the Tokugawa era. Peasants weren't allowed to wear ornate robes, so they turned their bodies into designs, something no one could take from them"I had a deep appreciation for that kind of permanence. Mom flitted from one man to another; I never knew my real dad. I hope he was a Star Wars fan. I'll probably never know. She likes to talk about it, all except who he is."While I was in Japan, I had a rough time adapting to the culture. I could speak the language well enough, but the culture was so different, I didn't fit in. A friend suggested a lot of different things to try to get acclimated. I was a pig-headed gaigin and I decided I'd impress all those Japanese kids by taking martial arts."Anyway, it was a very 'Karate Kid' cliche. Young gaigin learns to respect the culture, gets into way too many fights. Only this time, the 'movie' ended differently. I never made any great friends and never overcame the cultural barrier. I finally moved back to Texas after six years of being dumped on."These days I wander a lot, do some tattooing, mostly try to sell flash and stop in to see Mom every few months..."Ben, as he calls himself these days, has a dark hair that hangs down like a comma over his forehead. He constantly has to brush it away from his eyes in an unconscious motion.To make ends meet, Ben sells flash for tattoos, does some tattooing, and does custom drawings. His skills aren't the best, but he gives cut rates to bikers, so his fame is starting to spread a little in that circle, at least in Texas. Frankly, Ben can barely make ends meet.Lately, things have been going very strangely for Ben. He sometimes "sees" things, like auras. At first thought it was all a fantasy, but lately he's not so sure. One night of drinking not long ago left him with some fuzzy memories of lighting people's cigarettes without a lighter, but he can't remember all the details. Since then, Ben's been avoiding alcohol until he feels more comfortable with the uneasy feelings he's been getting.</blockquote>

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