[WWII][3E] Four Russian opolchenie (worker-fighters)

copeab · 12-08-2009, 07:43 AM

All characters copyright 2009 by Brandon Cope

Here are four Russian opolchenie, civilian workers with minimal military training who took up arms in defense of Mother Russia in 1941 due to a shortage of trained soldiers. They were primarily used to man static defenses and often did more to build them than fight from them. Once these characters are replaced by regular troops and go back their regular jobs, their Duty will be reduced or eliminated, increasing their point total. See p.W:RT51 for more info and a template. While the write-ups assume the NPCs are based around Stalingrad -- the GM should feel free to change this, requiring only minimal changes (Moscow is another good choice).

Gear is up to the GM, but as noted on p.W63, Wealth level should be a guide to the quality and quantity of equipment. A suggestion is a greatcoat, Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 with 30-60 rounds, a large knife or bayonet, perhaps a helmet and maybe one F-1 hand grenade. Most other standard gear would be missing, in poor repair, or scrounged civilian items.
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Joe the Farmhand
Setting: WWII

ST: 11 [10]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 10 [0]; HT: 10 [0]

Advantages: Strong Will +2 [8]

Disadvantages: Duty [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5]; Loner [-5]; Semi-Literacy [-5]; Voices [-5]

Skills: Agronomy-12 [6]; Animal Handling (Horses)-13/7 [1]; Area Knowledge (Western Russia)-12 [4]; Carpentry-12 [4]; Driving (Heavy Wheeled)-10 [2]; First Aid-10 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-12* [1]; Knife-11 [1]; Riding (Horse)-9 [1]; Scrounging-11 [2]; Survival (Arctic)-9 [1]; Survival (Woodlands)-10 [2]; Teamster-10 [2]; Veterinary (Horses)-13/7 [1]

Languages: Russian-10 [0]; Uzbek-9 [1]; Moldavian-8 [1/2]; Estonian-8 [1/2]

Notes: This NPC is a multi-skilled rural handyman who has worked in several spots around the Soviet Union over the past decade.
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Jane the Mechanic
Setting: WWII

ST: 10 [0]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 11 [10]; HT: 10 [0]

Advantages: Disease Resistant [5]; Hard to Kill +3 [15]

Disadvantages: Duty [-15]; Overweight [-5]; Laziness [-10]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5]

Skills: Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-12 [2]; Axe/Mace-11 [1]; Driving (Automobile)-9 [1]; First Aid-10 [1/2]; Guns (Rifle)-12* [1/2]; Mechanic (Automobile)-13 [6]; Mechanic (Gasoline engine)-13 [6]; Scrounging-12 [2]; Survival (Arctic)-10 [1]

Languages: Russian-10 [0]

Notes: This NPC is an automotive mechanic.
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Joe the Welder
Setting: WWII

ST: 11 [10]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 10 [0]; HT: 11 [10]

Advantages: Alcohol Tolerance [5]; High Pain Threshold [10]

Disadvantages: Compulsive Behavior (Binge Drinking) [-10]; Duty [-15]; Lame (Crippled leg) [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5]

Skills: Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-11 [2]; Carousing-11 [2]; First Aid-10 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-11* [1/2]; Knife-10 [1/2]; Metallurgy-12 [6]; Poetry-8 [1]; Professional Skill: Welder-12 [6]; Scrounging-12 [4]; Streetwise-9 [1]; Survival (Arctic)-9 [1]

Languages: Russian-10 [0]

Notes: This NPC is a hard-drinking metal worker.
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Joe the Teacher
Setting: WWII

ST: 10 [0]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 13 [30]; HT: 9 [-10]

Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Danger Sense [15]; Single-Minded [5]

Disadvantages: Bully [-10]; Duty [-15]; Fanaticism (Communism) [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5]

Skills: Administration-12 [1]; Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-12 [1/2]; First Aid-12 [1/2]; Guns (Rifle)-13* [1]; Knife-11 [1]; Leadership-12 [1]; Mathematics-13 [4]; Scrounging-12 [1/2]; Soldier-12 [1]; Survival (Arctic)-12 [1]; Tactics (Infantry)-11 [1]; Teaching-13 [2]

Languages: Russian-13 [0]; German-11 [1/2]

Notes: A math teacher who was a soldier in the Great War and Civil War, this NPC will tend to try to take charge of any worker-soldiers who he can make listen to him. However, his actual combat experience was quite limited and two decades ago ...

PPoS · 12-08-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by copeab

Joe the Teacher

Advantages: Danger Sense [15]

Notes: A math teacher who was a soldier in the Great War and Civil War, this NPC will tend to try to take charge of any worker-soldiers who he can make listen to him.

Just an observation; wouldn't Combat Reflexes be a better fit ? I mean since he actually has quite a lot of previous combat experience ?

copeab · 12-08-2009, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by PPoS

Just an observation; wouldn't Combat Reflexes be a better fit ? I mean since he actually has quite a lot of previous combat experience ?

I need to edit that to be more clear. While he was a soldier over 20 years before, he didn't get much combat experience. I strongly considered giving him Overconfidence or possibly a Delusion.

PPoS · 12-08-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by copeab

I need to edit that to be more clear. While he was a soldier over 20 years before, he didn't get much combat experience. I strongly considered giving him Overconfidence or possibly a Delusion.

Fair enough, just though that even if it was long ago he actually did fight; he might quickly get "back into old shoes" so to say. But I guess that Combat Reflexes are for more experienced combatants.

Overconfidence is always fun though :)

12-08-2009, 07:43 AM	#1
copeab Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: near Houston	[WWII][3E] Four Russian opolchenie (worker-fighters) All characters copyright 2009 by Brandon Cope Here are four Russian opolchenie, civilian workers with minimal military training who took up arms in defense of Mother Russia in 1941 due to a shortage of trained soldiers. They were primarily used to man static defenses and often did more to build them than fight from them. Once these characters are replaced by regular troops and go back their regular jobs, their Duty will be reduced or eliminated, increasing their point total. See p.W:RT51 for more info and a template. While the write-ups assume the NPCs are based around Stalingrad -- the GM should feel free to change this, requiring only minimal changes (Moscow is another good choice). Gear is up to the GM, but as noted on p.W63, Wealth level should be a guide to the quality and quantity of equipment. A suggestion is a greatcoat, Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 with 30-60 rounds, a large knife or bayonet, perhaps a helmet and maybe one F-1 hand grenade. Most other standard gear would be missing, in poor repair, or scrounged civilian items. ----------------- Joe the Farmhand Setting: WWII ST: 11 [10]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 10 [0]; HT: 10 [0] Advantages: Strong Will +2 [8] Disadvantages: Duty [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5]; Loner [-5]; Semi-Literacy [-5]; Voices [-5] Skills: Agronomy-12 [6]; Animal Handling (Horses)-13/7 [1]; Area Knowledge (Western Russia)-12 [4]; Carpentry-12 [4]; Driving (Heavy Wheeled)-10 [2]; First Aid-10 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-12* [1]; Knife-11 [1]; Riding (Horse)-9 [1]; Scrounging-11 [2]; Survival (Arctic)-9 [1]; Survival (Woodlands)-10 [2]; Teamster-10 [2]; Veterinary (Horses)-13/7 [1] Languages: Russian-10 [0]; Uzbek-9 [1]; Moldavian-8 [1/2]; Estonian-8 [1/2] Notes: This NPC is a multi-skilled rural handyman who has worked in several spots around the Soviet Union over the past decade. ------------------ Jane the Mechanic Setting: WWII ST: 10 [0]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 11 [10]; HT: 10 [0] Advantages: Disease Resistant [5]; Hard to Kill +3 [15] Disadvantages: Duty [-15]; Overweight [-5]; Laziness [-10]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5] Skills: Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-12 [2]; Axe/Mace-11 [1]; Driving (Automobile)-9 [1]; First Aid-10 [1/2]; Guns (Rifle)-12* [1/2]; Mechanic (Automobile)-13 [6]; Mechanic (Gasoline engine)-13 [6]; Scrounging-12 [2]; Survival (Arctic)-10 [1] Languages: Russian-10 [0] Notes: This NPC is an automotive mechanic. --------------- Joe the Welder Setting: WWII ST: 11 [10]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 10 [0]; HT: 11 [10] Advantages: Alcohol Tolerance [5]; High Pain Threshold [10] Disadvantages: Compulsive Behavior (Binge Drinking) [-10]; Duty [-15]; Lame (Crippled leg) [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5] Skills: Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-11 [2]; Carousing-11 [2]; First Aid-10 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-11* [1/2]; Knife-10 [1/2]; Metallurgy-12 [6]; Poetry-8 [1]; Professional Skill: Welder-12 [6]; Scrounging-12 [4]; Streetwise-9 [1]; Survival (Arctic)-9 [1] Languages: Russian-10 [0] Notes: This NPC is a hard-drinking metal worker. ---------------- Joe the Teacher Setting: WWII ST: 10 [0]; DX: 11 [10]; IQ: 13 [30]; HT: 9 [-10] Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Danger Sense [15]; Single-Minded [5] Disadvantages: Bully [-10]; Duty [-15]; Fanaticism (Communism) [-15]; Poverty (Struggling) [-5] Skills: Administration-12 [1]; Area Knowledge (Stalingrad)-12 [1/2]; First Aid-12 [1/2]; Guns (Rifle)-13* [1]; Knife-11 [1]; Leadership-12 [1]; Mathematics-13 [4]; Scrounging-12 [1/2]; Soldier-12 [1]; Survival (Arctic)-12 [1]; Tactics (Infantry)-11 [1]; Teaching-13 [2] Languages: Russian-13 [0]; German-11 [1/2] Notes: A math teacher who was a soldier in the Great War and Civil War, this NPC will tend to try to take charge of any worker-soldiers who he can make listen to him. However, his actual combat experience was quite limited and two decades ago ... __________________ A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope GURPS 3e stuff: http://copeab.tripod.com Last edited by copeab; 12-08-2009 at 08:27 AM.