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Icelander · 03-27-2017, 05:28 PM

When making an NPC, Adeline Wong (b. 1982, San Jose, CA), who is a Special Agent (1811) of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) branch of the Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a random roll indicated that Ms. Wong was a fairly serious amateur at some type of martial art.

Other rolls have established that Adeline Wong is ST 9; DX 12; IQ 12 (Per 11; Will 11) and HT 10. She does not have Fit, though she may have done so in her twenties (she'll turn 35 this year) and her law enforcement duties are not tactical in nature. Wong was born in San Jose to Chinese-American parents, both of whom were bilingual. She speaks Cantonese and English fluently, Mandarin and Spanish fairly well, having both learned them as AP electives and had some friends who speak them.

Wong has a bachelor degree in Accounting and a Masters in Finance and before she became a federal agent, she spent some years working in investment banking and as the CFO of her husband's startup company. It was the failure of that startup and the loss of all her savings invested in it, including her equity in the house, that led to her to look for an alternate career. She joined the HSI in 2012.

I'm looking to spend maybe 10-30 points on Wong's hobby, which doesn't make her world-class or anything (for one thing, her stats aren't world class), but might allow her to survive if she's attacked and grappled without having her sidearm drawn. She might have been better at her chosen style once, but probably practises just once or twice a week by now. Still, that's 15-30 years of practice, probably on average 2-3 a week over that period.

I suppose Wong is marginally more likely to be interested in a Chinese martial art than a Japanese, Filipino or an Indonesian one, but she's really just an American and has never even visited China, despite having learned the language. She might have had friends who were into kickboxing, judo or bjj or her parents could have signed her up for classes in pretty much anything for the health benefits or to help her with self-discipline.

Does anyone have suggestions for what martial art style it might be likely, interesting or representative for Wong to have studied in San Jose during the 90s?

Wing Chun is stereotypical, but it also seems to be fairly popular in San Jose and the skills taught could actually be useful to Wong in her newest assignment, thus making this background possibly relevant in game terms, always a plus.

The American Kickboxing Academy in in San Jose. What style would she have learned in GURPS terms if she attended self-defence classes there and eventually graduated to taking MMA classes for fun?

Other suggestions?

03-27-2017, 05:28 PM	#38
Icelander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iceland*	Hobby Martial Art for Character Growing up in San Jose, CA (b. 1982) When making an NPC, Adeline Wong (b. 1982, San Jose, CA), who is a Special Agent (1811) of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) branch of the Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a random roll indicated that Ms. Wong was a fairly serious amateur at some type of martial art. Other rolls have established that Adeline Wong is ST 9; DX 12; IQ 12 (Per 11; Will 11) and HT 10. She does not have Fit, though she may have done so in her twenties (she'll turn 35 this year) and her law enforcement duties are not tactical in nature. Wong was born in San Jose to Chinese-American parents, both of whom were bilingual. She speaks Cantonese and English fluently, Mandarin and Spanish fairly well, having both learned them as AP electives and had some friends who speak them. Wong has a bachelor degree in Accounting and a Masters in Finance and before she became a federal agent, she spent some years working in investment banking and as the CFO of her husband's startup company. It was the failure of that startup and the loss of all her savings invested in it, including her equity in the house, that led to her to look for an alternate career. She joined the HSI in 2012. I'm looking to spend maybe 10-30 points on Wong's hobby, which doesn't make her world-class or anything (for one thing, her stats aren't world class), but might allow her to survive if she's attacked and grappled without having her sidearm drawn. She might have been better at her chosen style once, but probably practises just once or twice a week by now. Still, that's 15-30 years of practice, probably on average 2-3 a week over that period. I suppose Wong is marginally more likely to be interested in a Chinese martial art than a Japanese, Filipino or an Indonesian one, but she's really just an American and has never even visited China, despite having learned the language. She might have had friends who were into kickboxing, judo or bjj or her parents could have signed her up for classes in pretty much anything for the health benefits or to help her with self-discipline. Does anyone have suggestions for what martial art style it might be likely, interesting or representative for Wong to have studied in San Jose during the 90s? Wing Chun is stereotypical, but it also seems to be fairly popular in San Jose and the skills taught could actually be useful to Wong in her newest assignment, thus making this background possibly relevant in game terms, always a plus. The American Kickboxing Academy in in San Jose. What style would she have learned in GURPS terms if she attended self-defence classes there and eventually graduated to taking MMA classes for fun? Other suggestions? __________________ Za uspiekh nashevo beznadiozhnovo diela! Last edited by Icelander; 03-27-2017 at 05:48 PM.