[OCC] Lost in Dreams

[MatthewVilter]

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[MatthewVilter]

Melissa Moon

Background

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Melissa Moon is a 21 year old, bright and diligent 3rd year college student at Caltech majoring in history and minoring in aerospace engineering. She would have majored in engineering but then she couldn’t have taken a minor, she is planning to go for a masters in aerospace engineering.

Physically Melissa is a healthy, very attractive young woman of mixed Korean and ”white” descent. 5’8”, black mid-back-length straight hair, light brown eyes that have a bit of a puppy dog look, light skin (level of tan depends on where and when her last camping trip was). Her voice is remarkably clear and pleasant, giving the impression that she is an expert in whatever she talks about. Growing up her parents’ worldview (which she assumed) kept her from thinking of “attractive” as part of her character. Now she is uncomfortable with her sexuality, reacts (at best) awkwardly to compliments, and has never had a boyfriend.

She enjoys fantasy and science fiction books, movies, and television. She played water polo in high school but never got very into it. She would probably enjoy role playing games but the group she approached about learning dnd when she was in high school were creepy and the gaming club on campus is insular and uninviting. She does play board and console games with her roommates.

She was born and raised in Sacramento California. Her mother is an american of nondescript western european descent who is a moderately successful mystery writer. Her father is a 2nd generation Korean-American who works as a high school physics teacher. Both enjoy camping and hiking and have shared that love with Melissa, who now also does a bit of rock climbing.

She has very good relationships with her parents and some of her friends dating back to middle school. She gets on well with her classmates, roommates, and teachers. Her parents and scholarships are paying her way through college but she also works as a math tutor on campus. Ostensibly because it will “look good on her resume” and for extra pocket money but really because she loves math and loves helping people.

Character Sheet

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Basics: (45 points)

ST 9 [-10]
DX 10
IQ 13 [60] //she is a smart cookie
HT 11 [10]

Will 11 [-10] //but not unshakable
Per 12 [-5]
Dmg thr 1d-2, sw 1d-1
BL 16; HP 9; FP 11
Speed 5.25; Move 5

5’8” - 137 lbs //GURPS tells me this is normal

Reactions: (33 points) //total of between +5 and +10

Beautiful [12]
Pitiable [5] //those eyes...
Charisma 1 [5]
Voice [10]
Penetrating Voice [1]

World specific: (5 points)

TL 8, Western culture, English (Native)
Average Wealth
Claim to Hospitality (parents’ house in Sacramento, friend’s farmhouse in the Central Valley, dean of humanities’ house in Pasadena, Homeworld Only -60%) [2]
Contact Group (Caltech, academic skills, skill 15, quite often - 12 or less, Homeworld Only -60%) [8]
Security Clearance (DoD aerospace research at Caltech, Homeworld Only -60%) [2]

Social Stigma (second class citizen (female), -50% certain worlds only) [-2]
Social Stigma (valuable property (female), -50% certain worlds only) [-5] //Are these the right numbers?

Advantages: (30 points)

Eidetic Memory [5] //she better have this just to keep track of what skills she has
Lightning Calculator [2]
Versatile [5]
Standard Operating Procedure (always keeps camping/backpacking/climbing kit checked for condition/missing pieces etc, and gets homework done) [2]

Fit [5]
Rapid Healing [5] //she probably just thinks other people just pack at it too much ;)
Flexibility [5] //natural climber
Deep Sleeper [1] //picked this up camping

Disadvantages: (-60 points)

Sense of Duty (all sapients) [-15] //yeah really
Cannot Harm Innocents [-10] //not that she would know
Code of Honor (Scientist’s*) [-5] //hope this is okay
Responsive [-1]
Humble [-1]

Delusion (my appearance is not useful or intrinsically a good thing) [-5]
No Sense of Humor (dirty jokes only -80%) [-2]
Oblivious (sexuality only -80%) [-1]

Easy to Read [-10]
Truthfulness (12) [-5]

Established Tastes (Dislikes skimpy clothes, bad students, bad teachers, the 1%, and socialism; Likes speculative fiction, good equipment, park rangers, and advanced technology/technology advanced for its culture) [-5]

*Seek the truth; accept inconvenient facts; be sceptical of anecdotal evidence; share knowledge for the good of all; and always cite your sources.

Skills: (57 points)

(outdoors, 12 points)
Climbing DX/A - 13 [2] (+3 from Flexibility)
Hiking HT/A - 12 [4]
Swimming HT/E - 11 [1]
Knot-Tying DX/E - 10 [1]
First Aid/TL 8 IQ/E - 13 [1]
Navigation/TL 8 (Land) IQ/A - 8 [at default from IQ-5] //with +3 from GPS this is fine
Navigation/TL 5 (Land) IQ/A - 12 [1] //compass and topo map, maybe TL 6?
>Cartography/TL 5 IQ/A - 8 [at default from Navigation-4 or IQ-5]
Survival (Mountain) Per/A - 11 [1]
Survival (Woodlands) Per/A - 11 [1]
>Camouflage IQ/E - 9 [at default from Survival-2 or IQ-4]

(school, 7 points)
Computer Operation/TL 8 IQ/E - 13 [1]
Research/TL 8 IQ/A - 13 [2]
Writing IQ/A - 12 [1]
>Typing DX/E - 10 [at default from Computer Operation-3, Research-3, or Writing-3]
Teaching IQ/A - 12 [1]
Diplomacy IQ/H - 13 [1] (+2 from Voice) //she also gets +1 on influence rolls from Charisma
Public Speaking IQ/A - 14 [1] (+2 from Voice)
>Performance IQ/A - 12 [at default from Public Speaking-2] (+2 from Voice)

(engineering, 17 points)
Mathematics/TL 8 (Applied) - 13 [4] IQ/H
Engineer/TL 8 (Aerospace) IQ/H - 12 [2]
>Mechanic/TL 8 (Aerospace) IQ/A - 8 [at default from Engineer-4 or IQ-5]
Engineer/TL 8 (Electrical) IQ/H - 11 [1]
>Electrician/TL 8 IQ/A - 8 [at default from Engineer-3 or IQ-5]
Engineer/TL 8 (Electronics) IQ/H - 12 [2]
>Electronics Repair/TL 8 (any) 8 IQ/A - 9 [at default from Engineer-3]
>Electronics Operation/TL 8 (any) IQ/A - 8 [at default from IQ-5, Engineer-5 not in play yet]
Engineer/TL 8 (Robotics) IQ/H - 12 [2]
>Mechanic/TL 8 (Robotics) IQ/A - 8 [at default from Engineer-4 or IQ-5]
Machinist/TL 8 IQ/A - 13 [2]
>Armoury/TL 8 (Body Armor) IQ/A - 10 [at default from Machinist-3]
>Armoury/TL 8 (Heavy Weapons) IQ/A - 10 [at default from Machinist-3] //could be fun...
>Armoury/TL 8 (Small Arms) IQ/A - 8 [at default from Machinist-5 or IQ-5]
Physics/TL 8 IQ/VH - 11 [2]
Chemistry/TL 8 IQ/H - 11 [1]
>Explosives/TL 8 (Fireworks) IQ/A - 8 [at default from Chemistry-3 or IQ-5]
Metallurgy/TL 8 IQ/H - 11 [1]


(humanities/social science, 14 points)
Mathematics/TL 8 (Statistics) IQ/H - 11 [1]
Anthropology (Human) IQ/H - 11 [1]
Archaeology IQ/H - 11 [1]
Economics IQ/H - 11 [1]
Expert Skill (Political Science) IQ/H - 11 [1]
History (Ancient Warfare) IQ/H - 11 [1] //casting the net wide here with all these Histories-
History (Medieval Europe) IQ/H - 11 [1] //-hoping for defaults into most all of history
History (Renaissance Technology) IQ/H - 11 [1]
History (Colonialism) IQ/H - 11 [1] //in the colonial period: “Colonial Colonialism” :P
History (Modern International Politics) IQ/H - 11 [1]
History (Korea) IQ/H - 11 [1]
Literature IQ/H - 11 [1]
Psychology IQ/H - 11 [1]
Sociology IQ/H - 11 [1]

(everywoman, 7 points)
Area Knowledge (Sacramento) IQ/E - 13 [1]
Area Knowledge (Pasadena) IQ/E - 13 [1]
Area Knowledge (National Park system) IQ/E - 13 [1]
Current Affairs/TL 8 (Science & Technology) IQ/E - 13 [1]
Cooking IQ/A - 12 [1] //she cooks for her parents when she visits, for example
Bicycling DX/E - 10 [1]
Driving/TL 8 (Automobile) DX/A - 9 [1]

Note: Melissa is not skilled with guns but has familiarity with 9mm pistols and .22 target rifles from when her friend takes her plinking out at the farm.
Note: Some defaults off skills are no higher than basic IQ/DX defaults and are listed just for possible future reference.
Note: I’m quite confident that there are 10 points of "flavor skills” in here somewhere but I not exactly sure which ones they are...

Development

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Originally Posted by ericthered

you have 8 like/dislike perks. thats a little much. Round the total cost to five and we'll call it 'established tastes'.

Originally Posted by MatthewVilter

Yeah good point. Okay, now to squeeze 3 points out of the build... >_<

EDIT: Okay I bumped Truthfulness from (15) to (12) and tweaked my "established tastes" a bit.

Originally Posted by ericthered

I'm a little surprised she doesn't follow current politics, but then again, many historians don't.

Originally Posted by MatthewVilter

Yeah. Plus I think her schedule is probably bursting at the seams as it is...

[Poonbahbah]

Nifty character. Pleasent dreams.

[ericthered]

comments on melissa moon... (not comprehensive):

you have 8 like/dislike perks. thats a little much. Round the total cost to five and we'll call it 'established tastes'.

sorry if I've been slower about posting recently, I recently picked up a full time job and a fiance.... I'll keep posting though, never fear.

[younglorax]

Congratulations on both!

[MatthewVilter]

Originally Posted by Poonbahbah

Nifty character. Pleasent dreams.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by ericthered

comments on melissa moon... (not comprehensive):

you have 8 like/dislike perks. thats a little much. Round the total cost to five and we'll call it 'established tastes'.

sorry if I've been slower about posting recently, I recently picked up a full time job and a fiance.... I'll keep posting though, never fear.

Yeah good point. Okay, now to squeeze 3 points out of the build... >_<

Originally Posted by younglorax

Congratulations on both!

Yeah, nice!


EDIT: Okay I bumped Truthfulness from (15) to (12) and tweaked my "established tastes" a bit.

[ericthered]

and that character is... surprisingly feasible. I'm a little surprised she doesn't follow current politics, but then again, many historians don't.

IC will be up soon.

[MatthewVilter]

Originally Posted by ericthered

and that character is... surprisingly feasible.

Thanks! (I think...)

Originally Posted by ericthered

I'm a little surprised she doesn't follow current politics, but then again, many historians don't.

Yeah. Plus I think her schedule is probably bursting at the seams as it is...

Originally Posted by ericthered

IC will be up soon.

YEAH WOOO

[MatthewVilter]

I remember reading a long time ago something about different patterns/designs for cairns having different meanings but now I'm not finding anything. :/

Not a big deal either way. Just letting you know.

EDIT: Anyway, it makes a lot more sense (in light of the nature of the road and water) for Melissa to be setting up a generic cairn to mark the spot where she was laying when she woke up. Should we just say that is what she was doing?

[ericthered]

That's fine with me.