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Drowned Hero
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Jack Paterlan - Book dealer
Representing Drowned Hero
Investigator Name: Jack Paterlan
Occupation: Book Dealer
Colleges, Degrees: none
Birthplace: London, UK.
Mental Disorders: Necrophobia
Sex:M Age: 40
Background:
Jack Paterlan has a antique store in London he has many gadgets and old things, but he specializes in books, and not only books, but the knowledge in them. He bumped into the profession once he robbed such a store in his late teens and found out about a old book worth at least 5 pounds a fortune in his world. Ha has read much since then and managed to become apprentice under George Hudland educated at St Andrews a man with a store as Jack had now.
He has a bedroom above the store and he keeps a shotgun in the desk and a revolver in his bedroom, knowing that he might gett robbed at any time. Age 40.
Recently interested in getting one of the original books of One Thousand and One Nights. Rumors has it that several old handwriten originals was to become auctioned away in Egypt or Israel.
Jack was working on identifying several books as apart of the University of St Andrews under leadership of Howard Carter in the early 1920's. Where he did good friends being one Fouad Mustafa Nassir a Driver and Body guard and Harrison Harvestrock a jorurnalist covering the results of the investigation being held.
Representing Drowned Hero
Investigator Name: Jack Paterlan
Occupation: Book Dealer
Colleges, Degrees: none
Birthplace: London, UK.
Mental Disorders: Necrophobia
Sex:M Age: 40
Code:
STR: 09
CON: 15
DEX: 14
SIZ: 12
INT: 16
POW: 15
APP: 11
EDU: 18
Idea: 80
Know: 90
Luck: 75
SAN: 75
Dmg Bonus: +0
Magic: 15
Hit Points: 14
Accounting 10%
Anthropology 1%
Archaeology 1%
Astronomy 1%
Bargain 5%
Biology 1%
Chemistry 1%
Climb 40%
Conceal 15%
Credit Rating 15%
Cthulhu Mythos 0%
Dodge 26%
Drive Auto 20%
Electrical Repair 10%
*Fast Talk 55%
First Aid 30%
Geology 1%
*Handgun 75%
*Hide 75%
*History 35%
Jump 25%
Law 5%
*Library Use 50%
*Listen 25%
Locksmith 1%
Machine Gun 15%
Martial Arts 1%
Mechanical Repair 20%
Medicine 5%
Natural History 10%
Navigate 10%
Occult 5%
Operate Hvy. Machine 1%
Persuade 15%
Pharmacy 1%
Photography 10%
Physics 1%
Psychoanalysis 1%
Psychology 5%
Ride 5%
Rifle 25%
Shotgun 30%
*Sneak 40%
*Spot Hidden 50%
Submachine Gun 15%
Swim 25%
Throw 25%
Track 10%
Fist/Punch 50%
Head Butt 10%
Kick 25%
Grapple 25%
Background:
Jack Paterlan has a antique store in London he has many gadgets and old things, but he specializes in books, and not only books, but the knowledge in them. He bumped into the profession once he robbed such a store in his late teens and found out about a old book worth at least 5 pounds a fortune in his world. Ha has read much since then and managed to become apprentice under George Hudland educated at St Andrews a man with a store as Jack had now.
He has a bedroom above the store and he keeps a shotgun in the desk and a revolver in his bedroom, knowing that he might gett robbed at any time. Age 40.
Recently interested in getting one of the original books of One Thousand and One Nights. Rumors has it that several old handwriten originals was to become auctioned away in Egypt or Israel.
Jack was working on identifying several books as apart of the University of St Andrews under leadership of Howard Carter in the early 1920's. Where he did good friends being one Fouad Mustafa Nassir a Driver and Body guard and Harrison Harvestrock a jorurnalist covering the results of the investigation being held.
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Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Important NPC you should know, you can add them to your background as you see fit.
They will participate in the adventure – just ignore the death date – it’s 1930, they are still alive. (you can see the full description in Wikipedia)
[sblock=Professor James Edward Quibell] 11 November 1867 - June 5, 1935) British Egyptologist. [/sblock]
[sblock=Journalis/Writer Arthur Edward Pearse Brome Weigall] English Egyptologist, stage designer, journalist and author whose works span the whole range from histories of Ancient Egypt through historical biographies, guide-books, popular novels, screenplays and lyrics. [/sblock]
[sblock=Photographer Harry Burton] (1879–1940) was an English Egyptologist and archaeological photographer. Born in Lincolnshire, England, he is best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings at the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous photographs may be those he took documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The Times published 142 of these images on February 21, 1923. [/sblock]
[sblock=Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie] FRS (3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942), known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. 1923 saw Petrie knighted for services to British archaeology and Egyptology. In 1926, the focus of Petrie’s work shifted permanently to Palestine (though he did become interested in early Egypt, in 1928 digging a cemetery at Luxor which proved so huge that he devised an entirely new excavation system, including comparison charts for finds which are still used today). [/sblock]
[sblock=Prof Henri 'Hans' Frankfort] (February 24, 1897 - July 16, 1954) was a Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist. Born in Amsterdam, Frankfort studied history at the University of Amsterdam and then moved to London, where in 1924, he took an MA under Sir Flinders Petrie at the University College. In 1927 he gained a Ph.D. from the University of Leiden. He married Henriette Groenwegen and later Enriqueta Harris. Between 1925 and 1929 Frankfort was director of the excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) of London at El-Amarna, Abydos and Armant. [/sblock]
[sblock=Elizabeth Thomas] (March 29, 1907 – November 28, 1986) was an American Egyptologist. She is NPCed by me, during the time of adventure she is a M.Sc student. [/sblock]
[sblock=Frederick Jones Bliss] (1857 - 1939) was an American archaeologist. After training under Flinders Petrie in Egypt, Bliss became involved with the Palestine Exploration Fund working in the field of Biblical archaeology at the site of Tell el-Hesi between 1894 and 1897. [/sblock]
Now, for the game - Do you want to roll the dice using Invisiblecastle.com or do you want me to roll the dice for you? Unlike D&D, those are simple d100 rolls.
Lower then the % of the skill – You pass. Higher – you fail. That simple (main reason why I took Chaosium system and not D20 … skills and DC …brrrr….)
DH – Excellent.
I’ll post a link to the RG soon, you can post the character over there.
If any of you have any more suggestions or background thoughts, post them, I want to flesh it up. it will help me in the extensive design of a good thrilling campaign
They will participate in the adventure – just ignore the death date – it’s 1930, they are still alive. (you can see the full description in Wikipedia)
[sblock=Professor James Edward Quibell] 11 November 1867 - June 5, 1935) British Egyptologist. [/sblock]
[sblock=Journalis/Writer Arthur Edward Pearse Brome Weigall] English Egyptologist, stage designer, journalist and author whose works span the whole range from histories of Ancient Egypt through historical biographies, guide-books, popular novels, screenplays and lyrics. [/sblock]
[sblock=Photographer Harry Burton] (1879–1940) was an English Egyptologist and archaeological photographer. Born in Lincolnshire, England, he is best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings at the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous photographs may be those he took documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The Times published 142 of these images on February 21, 1923. [/sblock]
[sblock=Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie] FRS (3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942), known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. 1923 saw Petrie knighted for services to British archaeology and Egyptology. In 1926, the focus of Petrie’s work shifted permanently to Palestine (though he did become interested in early Egypt, in 1928 digging a cemetery at Luxor which proved so huge that he devised an entirely new excavation system, including comparison charts for finds which are still used today). [/sblock]
[sblock=Prof Henri 'Hans' Frankfort] (February 24, 1897 - July 16, 1954) was a Dutch Egyptologist, archaeologist and orientalist. Born in Amsterdam, Frankfort studied history at the University of Amsterdam and then moved to London, where in 1924, he took an MA under Sir Flinders Petrie at the University College. In 1927 he gained a Ph.D. from the University of Leiden. He married Henriette Groenwegen and later Enriqueta Harris. Between 1925 and 1929 Frankfort was director of the excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) of London at El-Amarna, Abydos and Armant. [/sblock]
[sblock=Elizabeth Thomas] (March 29, 1907 – November 28, 1986) was an American Egyptologist. She is NPCed by me, during the time of adventure she is a M.Sc student. [/sblock]
[sblock=Frederick Jones Bliss] (1857 - 1939) was an American archaeologist. After training under Flinders Petrie in Egypt, Bliss became involved with the Palestine Exploration Fund working in the field of Biblical archaeology at the site of Tell el-Hesi between 1894 and 1897. [/sblock]
Now, for the game - Do you want to roll the dice using Invisiblecastle.com or do you want me to roll the dice for you? Unlike D&D, those are simple d100 rolls.
Lower then the % of the skill – You pass. Higher – you fail. That simple (main reason why I took Chaosium system and not D20 … skills and DC …brrrr….)
DH – Excellent.
I’ll post a link to the RG soon, you can post the character over there.
If any of you have any more suggestions or background thoughts, post them, I want to flesh it up. it will help me in the extensive design of a good thrilling campaign
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Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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You are welcome to join, it will be a slow-medium paced game. 1 post every couple of days.
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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If some of you wants to extend the background and add more (family, childhood or anything else) he is more then welcome
Yog_Sothoth
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Harry v2
Ok, here are my stats re-rolled in the site SVZ posted:
Roll Lookup
Roll Lookup
str:10
con:16
dex:13
siz:12
int:17
pow:15
app:11
edu:15
idea:85
knowledge:75
luck:75
damage bonus:0
magic points:15
hit points:14
sanity:75
Occupations skills (300):
disguise (60)
hide (60)
library use (45)
listen (55)
other language (36)
photography (60)
sneak (46)
spot hidden (45)
Hobby skills (170):
conceal (40)
dodge (26)
history (25)
locksmith(21)
natural history (25)
navigate (15)
own language (70)
persuade (40)
track (40)
handgun (60)
I have decided to play Harry Burton's apprentice during the archeological expedition to Egypt (I think that it's a good historical reference as to how the characters know each other) and I'll be playing as a journalism student (25 y.o. at the beginning of the campaign) at the Uni. with a junior journalist position at "The Times" - where Harry was sent to Mid. East also to cover the riots in 1929.
Please acknowledge so I can prepare a tidy char. sheet.
Ok, here are my stats re-rolled in the site SVZ posted:
Roll Lookup
Roll Lookup
str:10
con:16
dex:13
siz:12
int:17
pow:15
app:11
edu:15
idea:85
knowledge:75
luck:75
damage bonus:0
magic points:15
hit points:14
sanity:75
Occupations skills (300):
disguise (60)
hide (60)
library use (45)
listen (55)
other language (36)
photography (60)
sneak (46)
spot hidden (45)
Hobby skills (170):
conceal (40)
dodge (26)
history (25)
locksmith(21)
natural history (25)
navigate (15)
own language (70)
persuade (40)
track (40)
handgun (60)
I have decided to play Harry Burton's apprentice during the archeological expedition to Egypt (I think that it's a good historical reference as to how the characters know each other) and I'll be playing as a journalism student (25 y.o. at the beginning of the campaign) at the Uni. with a junior journalist position at "The Times" - where Harry was sent to Mid. East also to cover the riots in 1929.
Please acknowledge so I can prepare a tidy char. sheet.
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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I updated the list of the known NPCs in the RG.
Insight - please post your character in the RG.
DH - I failed to see the skills "Own language"
Yog - Own language is English. I saw that you have skill points in Other language as well, please edit and write the Other language. (you can choose one and whatever language you want, but I think Arabic or Hebrew fit the most).
I'm working on the opening of the campaign. I have some horrific and interesting ideas. I wish us all a good game.
Insight - please post your character in the RG.
DH - I failed to see the skills "Own language"
Yog - Own language is English. I saw that you have skill points in Other language as well, please edit and write the Other language. (you can choose one and whatever language you want, but I think Arabic or Hebrew fit the most).
I'm working on the opening of the campaign. I have some horrific and interesting ideas. I wish us all a good game.
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