[Supers] A More Scientific Golden Age

Prince Charon · 08-05-2021, 03:56 PM

An important (relatively) figure from the scientific history of this worldline:

Umberto di Torino, 1389

Age: 67

Attributes

ST 9 [-10]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 14 [80]; HT 12 [20]

Secondary Characteristics

HP 9; Will 14; Per 14; FP 12

Social Background

Languages: 14th century Piedmontese (Native) [0]; Latin (Native) [6].

TL: 3^

Cultural Familiarity: 14th century Western Europe [0].

Subtotal: 96

Advantages

Gadgeteer (One Skill Only: Pharmacy (Herbal), -60%; Biological, -10%) [8]
Gizmo 1 [5]
Wealth (Comfortable) [10]

Healer Talent 2 [20]

Perks

Dabbler (Current Affairs: Business 11, High Culture 12, People 11, Politics 12, Regional: Piedmont 12). [1]
Dabbler (Liberal Arts: Accounting 11, Astronomy/TL3^ 9, Mathematics (Pure)/TL3^ 9, Mathematics (Surveying)/TL3^ 10, Public Speaking 10). [1]
Honest Face. [1]
SOP: Always has things to write on and with. [1]

Subtotal: 47

Disadvantages

Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]
Delusion ('I hear the voices of angels!') [-10]
Fat [-3]
Overconfidence (12) [-5]
Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]
Phantom Voices [-5]
Sense of Duty (Piedmont) [-10]

Quirks

Fond of horses. [-1]
Loves wine, but isn't picky about the quality. [-1]
Prolific diarist and writer. [-1]
Sings (poorly) while he works. [-1]

Subtotal: -47

Features

Skills

Animal Handling (Equines) [IQ/A] [1] 13
Area Knowledge (Piedmont) [IQ/E] [1] 14
Artist (Drawing) [IQ/H] [1] 12
Chemistry/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14
Current Affairs (Headline News)/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 14
Current Affairs (Science and Technology)/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 14
Diagnosis/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 16*
Esoteric Medicine (Humouralism) [Per/H] [2] 15*
Expert Skill (Natural Philosophy)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14
First Aid/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 16*
Knife [DX/E] [1] 10
Literature [IQ/H] [1] 12
Mathematics (Applied)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [1] 12
Musical Composition (Voice choirs) [IQ/H] [1] 12
Naturalist [IQ/H] [2] 13
Pharmacy (Herbal)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [8] 17*
Philosophy (Medieval Scholastic) [IQ/H] [1] 12
Physiology/TL3^ [IQ/H] [1] 14*
Poisons/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14
Research/TL3^ [IQ/A] [2] 14
Riding (Horse) [DX/A] [2] 10
Surgery/TL3^ [IQ/VH] [1] 13*
Theology (Catholic) [IQ/H] [1] 12
Veterinary/TL3^ [IQ/H] [2] 15*
Writing [IQ/A] [4] 15

Includes +2 from Healer Talent.

Subtotal: 52

Total: 148

Equipment

Nice clothes
Sturdy boots
Keys
Knife
Purse

Notes

Umberto di Torino (Humbert of Turin) was a Late Medieval mad scientist, Piedmontese patriot, and prolific author. The second son of a wealthy Turinese merchant, he had both the money and the time to indulge in intellectual pursuits. Many modern superscience drugs on this Earth are derived from his work. Likewise, historians often refer to his surviving diaries, as he wrote extensively about his life, and the events of the day. His dates of birth and death are uncertain, though if he lived much longer than sixty-seven years, the above character sheet would not be accurate any more.

All his life, Umberto was occasionally plagued by quiet voices that only he could hear (but not quite understand). Eventually, he came to the conclusion that these were angels trying to talk to him, though he rarely managed to get anything meaningful out of them. He has been known to attribute some of his works to their 'advice.' He has both positive and negative reputations from this, such that they cancel each other out (which is why they aren't listed).

He was built partly using the Physician template from GURPS Historical Folks p87 (and the 4e conversion hosted at RPK's MyGURPS.com, p36).

Thoughts?

08-05-2021, 03:56 PM	#29
Prince Charon Join Date: Dec 2012	Re: [Supers] A More Scientific Golden Age An important (relatively) figure from the scientific history of this worldline: Umberto di Torino, 1389 Age: 67 Attributes ST 9 [-10]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 14 [80]; HT 12 [20] Secondary Characteristics HP 9; Will 14; Per 14; FP 12 Social Background Languages: 14th century Piedmontese (Native) [0]; Latin (Native) [6]. TL: 3^ Cultural Familiarity: 14th century Western Europe [0]. Subtotal: 96 Advantages Gadgeteer (One Skill Only: Pharmacy (Herbal), -60%; Biological, -10%) [8] Gizmo 1 [5] Wealth (Comfortable) [10] Healer Talent 2 [20] Perks Dabbler (Current Affairs: Business 11, High Culture 12, People 11, Politics 12, Regional: Piedmont 12). [1] Dabbler (Liberal Arts: Accounting 11, Astronomy/TL3^ 9, Mathematics (Pure)/TL3^ 9, Mathematics (Surveying)/TL3^ 10, Public Speaking 10). [1] Honest Face. [1] SOP: Always has things to write on and with. [1] Subtotal: 47 Disadvantages Code of Honor (Professional) [-5] Delusion ('I hear the voices of angels!') [-10] Fat [-3] Overconfidence (12) [-5] Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5] Phantom Voices [-5] Sense of Duty (Piedmont) [-10] Quirks Fond of horses. [-1] Loves wine, but isn't picky about the quality. [-1] Prolific diarist and writer. [-1] Sings (poorly) while he works. [-1] Subtotal: -47 Features Skills Animal Handling (Equines) [IQ/A] [1] 13 Area Knowledge (Piedmont) [IQ/E] [1] 14 Artist (Drawing) [IQ/H] [1] 12 Chemistry/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14 Current Affairs (Headline News)/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 14 Current Affairs (Science and Technology)/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 14 Diagnosis/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 16* Esoteric Medicine (Humouralism) [Per/H] [2] 15* Expert Skill (Natural Philosophy)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14 First Aid/TL3^ [IQ/E] [1] 16* Knife [DX/E] [1] 10 Literature [IQ/H] [1] 12 Mathematics (Applied)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [1] 12 Musical Composition (Voice choirs) [IQ/H] [1] 12 Naturalist [IQ/H] [2] 13 Pharmacy (Herbal)/TL3^ [IQ/H] [8] 17* Philosophy (Medieval Scholastic) [IQ/H] [1] 12 Physiology/TL3^ [IQ/H] [1] 14* Poisons/TL3^ [IQ/H] [4] 14 Research/TL3^ [IQ/A] [2] 14 Riding (Horse) [DX/A] [2] 10 Surgery/TL3^ [IQ/VH] [1] 13* Theology (Catholic) [IQ/H] [1] 12 Veterinary/TL3^ [IQ/H] [2] 15* Writing [IQ/A] [4] 15 Includes +2 from Healer Talent. Subtotal: 52 Total: 148 Equipment Nice clothes Sturdy boots Keys Knife Purse Notes Umberto di Torino (Humbert of Turin) was a Late Medieval mad scientist, Piedmontese patriot, and prolific author. The second son of a wealthy Turinese merchant, he had both the money and the time to indulge in intellectual pursuits. Many modern superscience drugs on this Earth are derived from his work. Likewise, historians often refer to his surviving diaries, as he wrote extensively about his life, and the events of the day. His dates of birth and death are uncertain, though if he lived much longer than sixty-seven years, the above character sheet would not be accurate any more. All his life, Umberto was occasionally plagued by quiet voices that only he could hear (but not quite understand). Eventually, he came to the conclusion that these were angels trying to talk to him, though he rarely managed to get anything meaningful out of them. He has been known to attribute some of his works to their 'advice.' He has both positive and negative reputations from this, such that they cancel each other out (which is why they aren't listed). He was built partly using the Physician template from GURPS Historical Folks p87 (and the 4e conversion hosted at RPK's MyGURPS.com, p36). Thoughts? __________________ Warning, I have the Distractible and Imaginative quirks in real life. "The more corrupt a government, the more it legislates." -- Tacitus Five Earths, All in a Row. Updated 12/17/2022: Apocrypha: Bridges out of Time, Part I has been posted. Last edited by Prince Charon; 08-05-2021 at 04:07 PM.