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Old 06-18-2018, 09:42 AM   #1
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Angela Copperfield real parentage was the result of an eugenic experiment collecting DNA from back to the year 600 A.D. When she was born, she was biologically enhanced further to become the fittest among the best.
Angela was born around 1992 to an unnamed surrogate mother as part of the Project Copperfield. Whereas her genius intellect surpassed all expectations, she was raised under several drug treatments by skilled professionals at her home and grew addicted to both nootropics and stimulants.
At the age of 9, Angela graduated from Columbia University and started her own company under the brand name of Angie´s Magic, becoming its manager and main performer. Isolated from other artists by her young age, and from children by her intellect, Angela´s only comfort was magic itself, and with her magic grew her fame, soon becoming the most famous magician in the world by the age of twelve.
When she came of age she started attending to casinos and, soon starting to consider them all to be total scams, grew an habit of cheating to them and share the profits with the people most in need.



ANGELA COPPERFIELD
ST 11 [10] DX 15 [100] IQ 15 [100] HT 13 [30]
Damage 1d-1/1d+1 BL 24 lbs HP 11 [0] Will 15 [10] Per 15 [0] FP 13 [0]
Basic Speed 7 [0] Basic Move 7 Dodge 10
5' 7" 125 lbs
SOCIAL BACKGROUND
TL 8 [8]
CF: Anglo
Languages: English Group (Native) [6] German Group (Accented) [0] Scandinavian Group (Accented) [0]

ADVANTAGES
Accelerated Learning 2 [40] Ambidexterity [5] Appearance (Beautiful) [12] Charisma 2 [10] Doesn´t Sleep [20] Eidetic Memory (Photographic) [10] Extra Arm 2 (Foot Manipulators; Short) [4] Fit [5] Flexibility [5] Rank 4 [20] Reputation 2 (Celebrated polymath genius; Almost everyone; Recognized all the time) [10] Single-Minded [5] Status 5 (Celebrated multimillionaire business leader) [5] Talent (Born Entertainer 4; Gifted Artist 3; Natural Diver 1) [40] Temperature Tolerance 1 [1] Versatile [5] Wealth, Multimillionaire 1 [75]
DISADVANTAGES
Addiction (Nootropics; Very Expensive; Highly Addictive) [-25] Addiction (Stimulants; Very Expensive; Totally Addictive) [-30] Code of Honor (Magician) [-5] Compulsive Carousing (CR 12) [-5] Compulsive Gambling (CR 6) [-10] Compulsive Generosity (CR 6) [-10] Curious (CR 12) [-5] Disciplines of Faith (Ritualism) [-5] Duty (Angie´s Magic; FR 12) [-10] Enemy (Global Media; FR 12; Utterly Formidable Group; Watcher) [-20] Enemy (Rival Companies; Medium Group; Rival) [-10] Insomniac (Mild) [-10] Kleptomania (CR 12) [-15] Lecherousness (CR 12) [-15] Obsession (Transcend reality) [-10] Pacifism: Cannot Harm Innocents [-10] Secret (Drug Habits; Utter Rejection) [-10] Secret (Kleptomania; Imprisonment) [-20] Secret (Trickster; Imprisonment) [-20] Sense of Duty (Team) [-5] Trademark (A playing card) [-5] Trickster [-15] Workaholic [-5]

PERKS
Citizenship (American) [0] Concealed Carry Permit [1] Convincing Nod [1] Deep Study [1] Efficient (Escape) [1] Efficient (Hypnotism) [1] Efficient [Lockpicking] [1] Haughty Sneer [1] Honest Face [1] Networked (In The Know) [1] Razor Kicks [1] Rehearsed Role (Viewer) [1] Skill Adaptation (Acrobatic Feints) [1] Style Familiarity (Capoeira; Courtesanry; Double Trouble; Long Con; Salesmanship; Short Con) [6] Unusual Training (Breath-Holding) [1]
QUIRKS
Attentive [-1] Like (Fortune-Telling) [-1] Like (Hypnotizing) [-1] Like (Magicing) [-1] Like (Sleight of Hand) [-1] Like (Stealthing) [-1]

SKILLS
Acrobatics [4]-15 Acting [2]-15 Administration [2]-15 Animal Handling (Columbidae) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Feloidea) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Glossata) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Leporidae) [2]-15 Area Knowledge (Chicago; Lived there) [1]-15 Area Knowledge (Las Vegas; Lived there) [1]-15 Area Knowledge (New York; Lived there) [1]-15 Artist (Magic) [24]-20 Body Language [2]-15 Breath Control [12]-15 Camouflage [8]-18 Carousing [4]-15 Computer Operation [1]-15 Connoisseur (Magic) [4]-18 Dancing [2]-15 Disguise [2]-15 Diving Suit (2)-15 Electronics Operation (Media) [2]-15 Electronics Operation (Security) [2]-15 Electronics Repair (Security) [2]-15 Engineer (Magician Equipment) [24]-20 Escape [12]-18 Explosives (Fireworks) [2]-15 Fast-Draw (Pistol) [1]-15 Fast-Draw (Ammo) [1]-15 Fast-Talk (2)-15 Filch [8]-18 Fire Eating [2]-15 Fortune-Telling (Palmistry) [12]-18 Gambling [2]-15 Guns (Pistol) [1]-15 Hobby Skill (Juggling) [1]-15 Holdout [12]-18 Hypnotism [24]-20 Karate [4]-15 Knife [1]-15 Leadership [2]-15 Lip Reading [2]-15 Lockpicking [12]-18 Machinist [2]-15 Makeup [1]-15 Mathematics (Applied) [1]-15 Mechanic (Magician Equipment) [8]-18 Merchant [2]-15 Observation [2]-15 Occultism [2]-15 Performance [2]-15 Pickpocket [24]-20 Professional Skill (Magician) [20]-20 Psychology [4]-15 Public Speaking [2]-15 Religious Ritual (Wicca) [4]-15 Research [2]-15 Savoir-Faire (High Society) [1]-15 Search [2]-15 Sex Appeal [8]-15 Shadowing [8]-18 Shortsword [2]-15 Singing [1]-15 Sleight of Hand [16]-18 Smallsword [2]-15 Smuggling [12]-18 Stealth [20]-20 Swimming [2]-15 Theology (Wicca)-15 Ventriloquism [2]-15 Wrestling [2]-15 Writing [2]-15
TECHNIQUES
Big Store (Leadership) [6]-20 Close-Quarters Battle (Guns/Pistol) [2]-17 Dangerous Suggestion (Hypnotism) [6]-25 Disappearing (Stealth) [11]-20 Dual-Weapon Attack (Guns/Pistol) [5]-15 Elicitation (Fortune-Telling) [6]-23 Hypnotize the Unwilling (Hypnotism) [6]-25 Kicking (Karate) [3]-15 Regurgitation (Holdout) [8]-18 Targeted Attack (Skull/Pistol) [5]-12 Watch and Jewelry Removal (Pickpocket) [11]-20 Work by Touch (Lockpicking) [6]-18

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Old 06-18-2018, 09:50 AM   #2
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Secret (Kleptomania) and Secret (Trickster) should be combined, and named for the actual crimes committed, not the disadvantages. You wish to also raise the frequency of appearance since you're combining them.
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Old 06-18-2018, 10:00 AM   #3
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Secret (Kleptomania) and Secret (Trickster) should be combined, and named for the actual crimes committed, not the disadvantages. You wish to also raise the frequency of appearance since you're combining them.
Like shoplifting/pickpocketing and casino scamming for example?
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Old 06-18-2018, 10:05 AM   #4
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Like shoplifting/pickpocketing and casino scamming for example?

Yes! Either persistent habits or one or two big historical moments.
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Old 06-18-2018, 10:12 AM   #5
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Yes! Either persistent habits or one or two big historical moments.
Nice! She already has Compulsive Gambling, Kleptomania and Trickster, so I guess I will come up with some dangerous persistent habits.

Pd. And voila! I managed to throw in the mix the Compulsive Generosity too:

"When she came of age she started attending to casinos and, soon starting to consider them all to be total scams, grew an habit of cheating to them and share the profits with the people most in need."

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Old 06-18-2018, 11:17 AM   #6
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ADVANTAGES
… Doesn't Sleep [20]

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... Insomniac (Mild) [-10]
You can't claim a disadvantage for sleep difficulties if you don't need to sleep.
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Old 06-18-2018, 11:36 AM   #7
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What's her total point value? I'm not going to go through and add all those numbers in brackets, but I'd like to know. . . .
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Old 06-18-2018, 11:38 AM   #8
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You can't claim a disadvantage for sleep difficulties if you don't need to sleep.
Agreed, no double dipping allowed. Now, you could have Less Sleep 4 and Insomnia, it actually makes sense that an insomniac would get used to having less sleep, but Doesn't Sleep and Insomnia are a forbidden combination. I would also only allow one Secret because, quite frankly, a 10 point Secret pales in comparison to a 20 point Secret.

In general, I do not allow more than 100 points of negative traits, plus 5 points in quirks, into my campaigns, so the character would be banned for being a freakshow. The character would be unplayable because you would have a 50% chance every session of one of the secrets coming out, which means that every other session is about dealing with her secrets. If that is not bad enough, she is nuttier than a fruitcake, and should be drugged to her gills in a padded cell rather than endangering society.

As it stands right now, she is a drug addicted potential sex criminal (she has nothing that prevents her from seeking underage partners) with a penchant for dangerous pranks and random theft who everyone recognizes. Her mental problems should be global news at Status 5 and parents should keep their children away from her while the local authorities should be pulling her over every day to search for drugs. My suggestion would be to trim the disadvantages to 100 points, plus 5 points in quirks, and get rid of anything that is not essential to the character concept.
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Old 06-18-2018, 11:43 AM   #9
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Animal Handling (Columbidae) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Feloidea) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Glossata) [2]-15 Animal Handling (Leporidae) [2]-15
Columbidae and Leporidae are both families, but Feloidea is a suborder. The asymmetry seems odd. Is there a specific reason you want her to be skilled at training civets, hyenas, and mongoose as well as cats (Felidae)?

I had to look up Glossata, and again it's a suborder, but in this case it doesn't bother me; in fact I might have just said "Lepidoptera," as the great majority of Lepidoptera are butterflies and moths, which is which Glossata seems to cover. I'm not sure, though, what sort of "training" you envision her doing with butterflies. Or is this simply the kind of handling that a beekeeper does with honeybees? I suppose that might be called Animal Handling, though it doesn't let you do nearly as much as you can do even with snakes, let alone trained poodles.
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Old 06-18-2018, 11:46 AM   #10
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As it stands right now, she is a drug addicted potential sex criminal (she has nothing that prevents her from seeking underage partners) with a penchant for dangerous pranks and random theft who everyone recognizes.
Do you require a special advantage (or disadvantage) to keep an adult, even one with Lecherousness, from pursuing children sexually?
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