Bruce Lee

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by Nymdok

No mention of Steve McQueen!?!?! What manner of heresy by ommision is this!?!?

Edit: A steve McQeen Quick refresher course.

Nymdok

He's on the B-Team with Jim Kelly, Bolo Yeung, and Sammo Hung. Just in case they're needed.

P.S. that link is awesome.

[Nymdok]

Originally Posted by aesir23

P.S. that link is awesome.

Thanks :)

In a world where males put 'product' in thier hair, get manicures, dress like dandies and brag about getting in touch with their 'feminie side' its hard to believe that these Mighty Swaggering Dinosaurs of Machismo ever existed much less commanded reverence.

John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Lee Van Cleef......miss em.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled Topic :)

Nymdok

[panton41]

You don't buy Chuck Norris as an Ally, you use Clerical Investment.

[Lord Carnifex]

Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

(see Martial Arts p. 164 for Jeet Kune Do)

One could easily justify Perks and skills from Tai Chi, Wing Chun, a couple of other forms of Kung Fu, Boxing, Escrima, and Silat as well. Indeed, master Bruce is probably the exemplar of investing a lot of points into DX and Striking Strength, and putting a few points into a lot of skills. And if ever a case is made for some sort of martial arts Talent, Bruce would be a good argument for it - the rate he picked up and mastered physical skills was amazing.

Other traits not yet mentioned:
Lifting (a critical failure of this would lead to demonstration of Strong Will and Single Minded as he rebounded from a significant back injury that might have crippled him)
Writing
Philosophy (Taoism)
Intimidation
Social Stigma (second class citizen): Chinese in California

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Darth_Bane

How many point character do you think Bruce lee would be?

Let's see.

We'll set the Dex first. That ought to be our major expenditure. I'd call a 16 the minimum and would be willing to entertain the idea of a 20 (if not Bruce, who?). We can compromise on an 18 for 160pts.

Then we need to go for about a 14 HT and Very Fit. 40 + 15 and we're already at 215.

ST 13 or higher?. +30.

IQ 11? +20.

More FP and Basic Move/Speed are also conceivable and we're about to break 300 already.

Then there's multiple Skills (Acrobatics, Karate, Judo plus stage Combat and Art versions at above default) at DX+2 or higher. Martial Arts seems to at least seriously contemplate Skill levels (of someone) at 22-26 and maybe higher.

I don't think we're going to be able to keep this under 400.

[sir_pudding]

Any idea how many languages he spoke? Cantonese, Mandarin, English, certainly. Didn't he also learn Spanish?

[vitruvian]

Originally Posted by aesir23

That argument makes sense for Norris, but Jabbar was a long time friend and student, IIRC.

Other badasses of the time, like Bob Wall, Danny Inosanto, and possibly Wally Jay (inventor of Small Circle Jujitsu) would possibly be full on Allies, too (with perhaps limited frequency of appearance), as well as several of the not-so-tough-but-rich-and-famous film star students he had when his school was en vogue.

Actually, come to think of it, you could make a whole party of high point martial artists in Bruce Lee's circle of friends.

Bruce Lee is the Hero, Bob Wall is the Lancer, Wally Jay is the Smart Guy, Kareem is the Big Guy, and a young, unknown stunt man by the name of Jackie Chan is the Comic Relief.


Together, they fight crime.

[EDIT] I apologize for overusing the hyperlink function. I just got really excited about this idea. Perhaps I'll make these characters up, and run a one shot in which they're kidnapped by time travelers or something.

Nah, it's got to be a dynamic duo rather than a Five Man Band, and they've both got to have faked their deaths... Little Dragon and the King. Driving around the country in a replica of the Black Beauty from the Green Hornet TV show.

[sir_pudding]

How do you stat the disadvantage that killed him? Susceptible? Unusual Biochemistry? Destiny?

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

How do you stat the disadvantage that killed him? Susceptible? Unusual Biochemistry? Destiny?

Good question. It's the type of thing that would be ignored in every rpg game I've ever seen, because it's so unadventurous.

[SimonAce]

My take on Bruce (simplified)

St 13
DX 15
IQ 11
HT 13

Advantages
Attractive
Reputation
Comfortable
Allies (several)
Combat Reflexes
High Pain Threshold
Very Fit
Strong Will +4

Disadvantages
Workaholic (CB: Work) 5
Obsession (be the best) 10
Dependents (Family) 6-
Code of Honor 10
Social Stigma (Minority)

Quirks
1 Does not believe in superstitions
2 rare allergy
3 uses anything that works

Skills
Karate 18-22 art and combat
Judo 16
everything in Jeet Kun Do maxed out
Tons of other Martial Arts Skills and perks
Performance
Languages
Teaching
Writing
Dancing
Acrobatics
Jumping
Climbing
Philosophy
Intimidation