09-17-2022, 05:25 AM | #1 |
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(3e) Pulp Hero, Dan Powers
1930's New-England, United States
Dan Powers is a Final Year Collage Student and part of the Army Air Core ROTC on a partial Athletics Scholarship. he doesn't have enough Credits to graduate with a Degree but will walk away with Diplomas in Athletics and Aviation provide he doesn't skip to many more classes and passes most of his upcoming exams. he spends most of his days skipping classes to race motorcycles and automobiles when not making the training commitments for his place on the Collages Boxing, Savate and Wrestling Squads and the reserve teams for Rugby and Lacrosse. he also spends his time crashing experimental Rocket Planes built by his former roommate . he spends his evenings carousing drinking and womanizing. Str 12, Dex 14, IQ 12, Ht 12 Advantages: Acceleration Tolerance, Attractive, Ally (150pts, 9 or less), Charisma +1, Courtesy/Reserve Rank 3, Daredevil Disadvantages: Code of Honor (major), Enemy (Group), Pacifism (Can not harm innocents), Seance of Duty (large Group) Quirks: Many, including, Board Minded,Energetic, Imaginative, Proud, Chess Player Skills: Guns 15, Wrestling 14, Gunner/TL6 (Machine Guns) 14, Gunner/TL6 (Rockets) 14, Sports (Baseball) 12, Sports (Lacrosse) 12, Sports (Rugby) 12,, Chess 12, First-aid/TL6 11, Electronics Operations/TL6 (Comms) 10, Engineer/TL6 (Aircraft) 10, Mechanic/TL6 (Aircraft) 11, Mechanic/TL6 (I.C.E.) 10, Mathematics 10, Carousing 10, Savoir-Faire 11, Sex Appeal 10, Driving/TL6 (Auto) 12, Motorcycle/TL6 13 Pilot/TL6 (Heavy Aircraft) 12, Pilot/TL5 (Light Aircraft) 12, Pilot/TL6 (Rocket Plane) 12, Navigation/TL6 11 Martial Arts: Boxing, Savate Boxing 14, Karate 14, Broadsword 12, Fencing 13, French 11, Tournament Law (Boxing) 12, Body Language 10, Running 9 , Swimming 10, Wrestling 14 Back Kick 13, Drop Kick 11 Jump Kick 13, Spin Kick 14, Kicking 14, Hit Location 13, Jab 12, Roundhouse Punch 12, Slip 4, Riposte 11, Feint 16 Unspent Points: 2 The Campaign is a Pulp Adventure along the lines of Flash Gordon, the (Primary) Villains are the "Von" a (Fascist Coded) Invading extra-terrestrial Empire who are physically indistinguishable from earth men except for their male leaderships proclivity for menacing facial hair and women's revealing choice in clothing. most of their Tech is TL8 but they have some Experimental TL9 stuff. Last edited by Drop Bear; 09-21-2022 at 04:35 AM. |
09-17-2022, 05:43 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
Which Guns skill does he have? There are several.
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09-17-2022, 06:22 AM | #3 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
ATM the GM is being fairly loose with Guns, as long as it is a CPR Small Arm (so no BAR's) and he thinks you are familiar you are good. Dan owns a Colt M1917, is checked out on the M1903 & M1911 and had used a Tommygun with penalties. he has also shot one of the Invaders "Rocket Guns" (Gyro-jet Rifle) at Default and picked up a "Ray Pistol" that he uses at Default.
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09-17-2022, 07:31 AM | #4 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
If it was acquired before the invasion Gunner(Machineguns) needs some explanation.
There are several possibilities. Spendign his summer vacations running supplies ot the Paraguayans in the Chaco War would be one.
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09-17-2022, 08:02 AM | #5 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
He is a Army Air Core ROTC Officer, he has Gunner, Flight Engineer, Radio Operator, Navigator and Co-Pilot Wings, the coming Weekend he was to test for his Pilots Wings, but plans changed. he is also a licensed Civilian Pilot.
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09-17-2022, 08:44 AM | #6 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
That's okay if want but from what I know of such programs he'd be lucky to get any actual flying hours out of it much less firing line time. Between wars actual Air Corps pilots got few resopurces.
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09-17-2022, 05:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
He has skill level 10 in at least two of those skills, skill level 11 in Navigation. Isn't that a bit low for those qualifications?
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09-17-2022, 05:47 PM | #8 |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
He is also the Test pilot for his friends Army R&D project. as we found out 6X.30 Cal dose little to a metal skinned rocket unless you hit it in the Cockpit or Engine, and the 1&1/2 inch rockets we had are too slow to reliability hit air targets but worked a treat in Ground Attack.
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09-17-2022, 06:59 PM | #9 |
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Oz
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
Before WWII there were Air ROTC programs at UC Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, the University of Illinois, MIT, and Texas A&M. So in New England that means only at MIT.
Were there athletic scholarships as such before 1950? From 1905 until at least 1939 the National Collegiate Athletic Association amateurism rules insisted that financial aid to students must be needs-based and not contingent upon participation in sports, or else the students would count as professionals.
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09-17-2022, 07:49 PM | #10 | |
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Re: (3e) Plup Hero, Dan Powers
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As for his Collage we went for a generic "Somewhere in New England" but the Engineering program is almost deferentially associated with MIT. Because of his Father Dan started out in Civ-Admin, but quickly transferred his major to Engineering and had to take a 2nd major in PE to get a Sports Scholarship because his parents weren't going to pay for a Degree they didn't approve of, couldn't keep his marks up so he transferred to Aviation but had to keep his 2nd major, the Partial Scholarship wasn't going to pay his way so he joined the ROTC to make up the short fall. since his family dose tend to do a term in the army and his parents are a Grate War Vet they have softened and do send him money for cost of living but refuse to pay for classes they don't approve of. |
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