[OOC] The Hunt for Luptsinna (Old West, Realistic)

[ericthered]

David Egan Gear:

Horse equip:

Saddle            $7.50         15
Bit and Bridle    $1.75         3
Saddle bags        $5             15
Horse Shoes        $2.50         4
Spurs            $1.25         0

Clothing:

                   
Long Coat            $2.50         5
Winter clothes            $9         4
summer Clothes            $3         1
Holster                    
Belt                    
Boots                    
Wide Brim hat            $3         1

Shelter:

 

3 blankets            $3         12
2 tarp            $2         6
1/2" Rope             $0.75         1.8
(5 Yards, 2 pieces)                    
hemp cord             $0.50         3
(20  yards, various pieces)

Tools:

 
Hatchet                    $2             2
Survival Knife            $2.25         1
                    
cheap cook gear            $0.50         3
cheap frying pan                    
cheap pot                    
utensils                     
(fork, spoon spatula)                    
Flint and Steel            $0             0
Charcoal Canteen        $0.50         3
                    
Grooming Kit            $1             0.5
1 Month's Soap            $1             0.25
                    
Bandages (10)            $0.50         1

Weapon accessories

 
Scabbard (riffle)            $1.25         1
Riffle Sling                $0.50         1
200 rounds                    $6         8.6

Gun:

 
Signature Gear: very fine Wincheser '73 -- gunsmith fiddled with it (+2 acc, +1 mal)  [1]
Winchester M1873, .44-40 3d+1 pi+ ACC 3+2 Range 300/2,200 weight: 8.9/0.6 ROF 2 Shots 15+1(2i) ST9† Bulk rcl 2 $105

Horse (Demon)

 
Signature Gear: horse and saddle - "demon" [2]
demon: jet black calvary horse suited to the desert - $200

Total Weight: 101.05 lb
Total Cost: 39.75$

[ericthered]

David's equipment is up.

Prices are in 1875 dollars. I thought I'd get into the feel of things and that seems to have helped.

David is something of a wanderer. He carries about $40 dollars of equipment, wich is a good $15 more than a person in his shoes would normall carry. Of course, $17.50 of it is clothing, so it probably OK, even without invoking the wanderer clause.

The supply list lacks pocket change and food. I'm not planning on him using travel rations, but cooking over the camp-fire using flour and supplementing his meals with game.

I'm also not sure how much money is fair to give him for pocket change. $6.54 would be nice, but I'm not sure if its fair...

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I have added Skinny, knot tying and scrounging. (and signature gear). David should have a single point remaining. Yes, he's over the disadvantage limit by four, but those have not been counted into the total.

[chitoryu12]

I'm also not sure how much money is fair to give him for pocket change. $6.54 would be nice, but I'm not sure if its fair...

I wouldn't really call the equivalent of over $100 "pocket change". But I'll let you carry that much as spending money to be used in-game. The money unspent can be assumed to be applicable to your monthly cost of living as a wanderer.

I think we're settled enough to begin the game. I'll make the IC thread, but people can still submit PCs and I'll work them into the storyline if they're approved. I don't want more than 6 PCs in the party total, though, so anyone over that will be kept in a pool to be drawn from (first come, first serve) in case any PCs leave or die.

[Poonbahbah]

And my character. Feel free to critique and point out mistakes.
She currently has 5 unspent points I figure can go into signature gear. And I still need to buy equipment.
Would http://invisiblecastle.com/ also be a valid place to make dice rolls? I've already got an account there and the rolls have links provided. You can look up rolls by campaign and character and such to make sure one isn't just listing only the favorable rolls.

Jane Cartwright:
Player: Poonbahbah
Ht: 5’ 3”
Wt: 110 lbs
Size Modifier: 0
Age: 20
Point Total: 100 Breakdown: Attributes 40 Sec. Attr. -5 Lang/culture 4 Adv/perks 17 Disadv/quirks -35 Skill 78 extra 0 unspent 1

[40]
Attributes
ST: 10 [0]
DX: 11 [20]
IQ: 11 [20]
HT: 10 [0]

[-5]
Secondary Attributes
HP: 10 [0]
Will: 11 [0]
Per: 11 [0]
FP: 10 [0]

Basic Lift: 20 lbs
Damage thrust: d-2, swing d
Basic Speed: 5.00 [-5]
Move: 5 [0]

[4]
Social Background
TL: 5
Cultural Familiarity: Western
Languages: English (Native/Native)
Spanish Accented/None[2]
French Accented/None [2]

[15]
Advantages
Combat Reflexes [15]
Signature Gear [2] (Wyoming) Calvery Horse with St 27 (BL 146)

Perks

[-30]
Disadvantages
Calous [-5]
Lecherousness [-15]
Skinny [-5]
Social Stigma (Second Class Citizen (Women)) [-5]

[-5]
Quirks
Code of Honor [-1] Stay bought and get the job done
Incompetence [-1] Singing
Bow Legged [-1]
Likes (Candy) [-1]
Dislikes (Braggerts) [-1]

[78]
Skills
Acting (A) Iq-1 [1]-10
Animal Handling (A)
(Dog) IQ-1 [1]-10
(Equines) IQ-1 [1]-10
Armoury (A)
(Small Arms) IQ-1 [1]-10
Brawling (E) DX [1]-11
Climbing (A) DX [2]-11
Detect Lies (H) Per-2 [1]-9
Diplomacy (H) Per-2 [1]-9
Escape (H) DX-2 [1]-9
Fast Draw (E) +1 from Combat Reflexes
(Pistol) Dx+1 [1]-12
(Long Arm) Dx+1 [1]-12
(Ammo) Dx+1 [1]-12
Fast Talk (A) Iq-1 [1]-10
Filch (A) DX-1 [1]-10
First Aid (E) Iq [1]-11
Forced Entry (E) Dx+2 [4]-13
Gesture (E) Iq [1]-11
Guns (E)
(Pistol) Dx+3 [8]-14
(Rifle) Dx+2 [0]-12 Default from Pistol
(Shotgun) Dx+2 [0]-12 Default from Pistol
Hiking (A) Ht-1 [1]-9
Holdout (A) Iq+1 [4]-12
Interrogation (A) Iq+1 [4]-12
Intimidation (A) Will-1 [1]-10
Knife (E) DX [1]-11
Lasso (A) Dx [2]-11
Leadership (A) Iq+1 [4]-12
Lockpicking (A) Iq [2]-11
Observation (A) Per+1 [4]-12
Packing (A) Iq-1 [1]-10
Pickpocket (A) Dx [2]-11
Riding (A)
(Equines) DX+1 [4]-12
Search (A) Per-1 [1]-10
Sewing (E) Dx [1]-11
Smuggling (A) Iq-1 [1]-10
Stealth (A) Dx+1 [4]-12
Streetwise (A) Iq [2]-11
Tactics (H) Iq [4]-11
Teamster (A) Iq [2]-11
Traps (A) Iq [2]-11
Wrestling (A) Dx [2]-11

Equipment $5,000 -621 survival -295 clothes -1800 arms -100 for ready money leaves $2,184 for the hope chest her mother's holding onto.

Survival $99
($621) (36.25 lb)
Gun-Cleaning Kit $20, 0.5 lb
Wet Weather Clothing $120 2 lb.
Grooming Kit $25, .5 lb
Sewing Kit $1, neg.
Compass $25, neg.
Maps $100, neg.
Charcoal Filter Canteen*2 $50, 6 lb
Sleeping Bag $100, 8 lb
Tarp $20, 3lb
Pub Tent $75, 10 lb
Hobo Knife $5 .25 lb
Flint and Steel $5, neg
Personal Basics $5, neg
First aid Kit $50, 2 lb
Climbing gear $20, 4 lb

Clothes
($295) (14.5 lb)
Nice cowboy hat $60, 0.5 lb
Duster (Long Coat $50, 5 lb
Chaps (Legs DR 1*) $40, 2 lb
Boots, High (Feet DR 2* also Legs 3/6ths) $100, 6 lb
Cartridge Bandoleer $15, 1 lb (holds 50 bullets)
Whistle $5, neg
Spurs $25, neg +1 ride

Arms
($1,800) (30.8 lb)
Small Knife $30, 0.5 lb
Derringer, .44 Caplock*2 $260, 0.8/.022 lb
Ammunition (9) Bullets $5 0.2 lb.
S&W Number 3, .44 Russian $550, 2.5/.3 lb
Ammunition (50) Bullets $50, 2.5 lb
Belt Holster $25, 0.5 lb
Remington Hammer Lifter, 12G 2.5” $250, 7.4/.2 lb
Ammunition (25) Bullets $50, 2.5 lb
Scabbard $25, 1 lb
Winchester M1873, .44-40 $420, 8.9/.6 lb (.0375/bullet)
Ammunition (80) Bullets $60, 3 lb
Scabbard $25, 1 lb

Combat Load: 21.7755 (around town)
14.5 from clothes + .5 Small Knife + .8+.044 Derringer*2 + .044, 2 bullets in Bandoleer (biB) + 2.5+.25 S&W#3 + .6, 12 biB + .5 Belt Holster + 1.1, 11 Shotgun Shells biB, + .9375, 25 Winchester rounds biB

Travel Load: As above +Wyoming
Wyoming (BL 146) Carrying 216.553 lb
Jane 110 lb + 21.7755 her combat load
Bit and Bridle -, 3 lb +2 to control mount
Horse Shoes -, 4 lb
Saddle and Tack -, 15 b
Saddle Bags 3 lb + 36.25 Survival Gear + 4.66 in ammunition not on Bandoleer (5 derringer/33 S&W/14 Remington/40 Winchester)
Scabbard*2 2 lb
Unloaded Remington 7.4 lb
Winchester with 15 shots 9.4625

Offense
Fist d-2 cr skill 11 parry 9
Small Knife d-3 cut c,1 skill 11 parry 8
or d-3 imp c
Derringer 2d-1 pi+, 1, 50/550, 1, 1(20,) 6, -1
S&W#3 2d pi+, 2, 120/1300, 1, 6(3i,) 10, -2 Note: normally doesn't have the first round chambered.
Remington 1d+1 pi, 3, 40/800, 2x8, 2(4i,) 10, -6, 1/5 Note: normally neither chamber has a round in it.
Winchester 3d+1 pi+, 3, 300/2200, 2, 15+1(2i,) 9, -5, 2 Note: normally doesn't have a round chambered.

Wyoming (Cavalry Horse with +25% St $5,000)
ST 27 DX 9 IQ 3 HT 11 Wil 11 Per 12 Spd 5 Dodge 9 Move 8 (Reduced to 6 for light encumbrance) SM +1
Combat Reflexes; Domestic Animal; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground Speed 16); Hooves; Peripheral Vision; Quadruped; Weak Bite
Brawling-10; Mount-12 (Gives +1 to ride skill)

Defenses
Dodge- 9
Parry (brawling) – 9
Parry (knife) – 8

Back Story:
Grew up in a frontier town she helped her mother do seamstress work until about the age of 13. From there she was able to get herself hired onto a nearby ranch where she picked up the majority of her skills. At a bit shy of her 18th birthday she moved east to see what life was like in the big cities where a con man spotted some untapped talent and taught her a few things and she was able to help him pull a few off. He's decided to retire and she started making her way back west when the darnedest letter catches up with her.

Appearance
Red hair to her shoulders. A plethora of freckles. tanned skin.

[Justin_Bedard]

Thank you for the good critique.
Firstly, Both character sheets add up to exactly 100 points (Well, they did...), and I've double-checked my rewrite several times. GCS doesn't screw up very often, but I might have somewhere. Secondly, thank you for showing me of combat reflexes, that's a much better trait than enhanced dodge. Thirdly, you just saved me a point in skills with that off-hand training perk, so that's good.

[Grand Old Duke]

Thanks Poonbahbah, I generally don't like using defaults if it makes sense that my character would have the skill anyway, but your post has made me re-read the rules and I've realised that i can increase some skills from default. I've changed my character sheet so i now have 12 in rifle and pistol, and I've saved 2 points in first aid. I've put a point into signature gear to give him a set of surgical tools and another into an equipment bond for it.

He's carrying a lot of stuff at the moment, everything that isn't clothing or his medical kit is in his backpack.

[Poonbahbah]

4+30+15+31= 80 in stats. Remember you miscouted Dx 13 [60] -1.75 spd [-35] +1Mv [5] = [30] not [25]
+33 in skills = 113
+54 advantages = 167
-60 disadvantages = 107

And you should consider yourself lucky you have been given special dispensation to have more then -30 in dsadvantages... At least until they come into play. And you'll save a.point when you switch the technique to a perk but you're still [6] over [100.] I imagine you'll just lower move and find a point from a skill somewhere.

[ericthered]

Thanks for the analysis, Poonbahbah. No character should be made in a vacuum.

I'm aware of survival defaults. I don't have the two points and I want those two at least at 12, as I anticipate using them.

This is 1875. I'll spelle riffle any way I feal like. They ain't standarised spelling quite yet. At least not were I grew up. Thank ya anyhow though. Read with heavy accent.

Stalker is from the Power ups book. I could have sworn I saw Observation in the list the first time, but checking, I didn't. It did seem a little strange for the set, I admit. I have the correct number now.

I am very aware of guns' excellent defaults. David doesn't carry a pistol for monetary reasons.

What's Jane supposed to be good at? Or is the point that she's not bad at anything at all?

[Poonbahbah]

Feel free. I just felt like pointing it out. I know the British spell several words a bit differently from what I'm used to. Why shouldn't you?

My first thought was a wilderness scout. You made that. Than maybe a vet who could double as physician Duke made that, more or less. Then I noticed the group doesn't really have a leader. So I made that. And she is also something of a theif which is another skill the group is lacking in. She should be able to pull her weight in a fight. So yeah something of an all rounder and feeling in some important skills.

[Justin_Bedard]

1 word: Gigantism.
I've still got to check if everything's good and proper... I removed 1 point in advantages somwhere... gotta find the "waldo"...