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| Michael Hedrick; Deceptively gifted or lucky idiot? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 19 2014, 07:05 AM (121 Views) | |
| fearjunkie | May 19 2014, 07:05 AM Post #1 |
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Character Name: Michael Hedrick Character Stats: STRENGTH: 4 PERCEPTION: 5 ENDURANCE: 6 CHARISMA: 5 INTELLIGENCE: 5 AGILITY: 8 LUCK: 7 Character Race: Human Approx. age: 23 Character Personality: One would think Michael Hedrick should have gotten himself a long time ago. He's a goofball, a buffoon who has an undying sense of idealism. He refuses to kill an intelligent being (non-feral ghouls, super mutants, humans) opting to shoot the weapons out of their hands or kneecap someone over outright killing them. He's not the type to look for a fight, but when he does get into one, it's a sight to behold. When the crap hits the fan and Michael realizes that he's got to kill someone, it's like someone's hit a switch. He goes from bumbling, nonthreatening wanderer to a very scary gunslinger. All pacifism goes out the window in a hail of gunfire. But when the smoke clears and he's left the building, it's back to being the good-natured buffoon. Character Appearance: Michael is 5 feet and 8 inches tall and weighs about 151 pounds. He wears a long brown duster that's seen better days and keeps his revolver prominently holstered at his hip. He has messy blond hair and bright green eyes behind amber-tinted aviator sunglasses. Michael's got a lanky body frame and spindly limbs. He's got a somewhat higher-pitched voice. Michael is clean-shaven, with a narrow face and high cheekbones. His skin is lightly sun-tanned as a result of his roaming way of life, and he's got a few scars under his clothes from various fights, Starting equipment: Rudimentary revolver, homemade shotgun, duster coat, aviator sunglasses (amber lenses) Character story: Michael was born in southern Arizona to a caravan driver (his father) and a mercenary(his mother). He lived on the move, rolling in from one town to the next with his parents and the other traders as he learned every thing he needed to know about life in the Wastes. He enjoyed the nomadic lifestyle. It gave him chances to see new places and meet interesting people. However, things went bad in Texas when Michael was 12. There was an ambush by raiders, armed to the teeth with rifles and shotguns. They attacked mercilessly, killing Michael's father and wounding his mother. Other traders went down despite their attempts to fight back, killing all but three of the raiders. As one of the raiders was about to finish off Michael's mother, Michael picked up a pistol. What happened next was either luck or untapped skill. Michael put the first raider down in a rather messy way with a headshot and killed the other two raiders with a few gut shots. However, the act of killing these people was a massive shock to Michael and he passed out afterwards. When he came to, he and his mother were in Bucket Town. A different caravan going down the same road had found the boy and his mother and rushed them into town to get them medical attention. Though Michael was physically unscathed, the wounds his mother had received were much more severe, causing her to lose the use of her legs. Michael and his mother were taken in by a kindly old bartender. Michael began learning how to fight, but made sure to learn how to disable his opponents without killing them. Eventually, he matured and was getting antsy. The nomadic way of life was calling out to him again, and he had to heed the call. Michael said his goodbyes and set off on a journey across the wasteland, wondering what he would find. Character strengths and weaknesses: Michael is a crack shot and a quick draw with a revolver. He's got a knack for being in the right place at the right time and making the best of his situation. He's quick on his feet, too, capable of running for cover whenever things get heated and the lead starts flying. However, he has a staunch policy against unnecessary killing his opponents, seeking only to subdue them with shots to the hands and legs. Unfortunately, this tends to get Michael hurt, as his opponents tend not to be so merciful. Unfortunately, he comes across as a simpleton to a lot of people and often doesn't get taken seriously. He has a bad habit of wearing his heart on his sleeve and has a hard time keeping his emotions in check. Michael often is too merciful for his own good and there's been times where people he's previously tangled with come back looking for revenge. He's also a really bad liar, and has difficulty holding his liquor, meaning it doesn't take much for him to get punch-drunk. Up to three Traits: Good Natured, Revolving Killer, Scatterbrain Edited by fearjunkie, Feb 13 2018, 06:20 AM.
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| Midnight Rider | May 19 2014, 03:14 PM Post #2 |
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The Super Cereal
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I don't know if you've talked to someone in chat or if you discovered this on your own but you have fixed about half the issues I was going to discuss. Your appearance section needs to be beefed up some more, I could use more weaknesses, and we'll see where we are after those changes. You've made solid progress on this so far, keep it up. |
![]() Gordon "Stone" Hennigan, SPECIAL: 5.6.9.3.5.10.3. Level: 6 HC Peter McCullough SPECIAL: 4, 4, 4, 10, 10, 4 , 4, Level 3 HC THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY The spirits have taken an interest in you for all the wrong reasons! Unexpected challenges will come to you during your RPs but the rewards doled out will be much juicier. It is possible to live with such a curse, but if you would rather live curse free, you could simply sell the corpse and wash your hands of the whole situation. Lmgthev: MBP is handsome LonesomeDrifter23: Sometimes I think MBP is a being made entirely of satire. | |
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| fearjunkie | May 20 2014, 03:19 AM Post #3 |
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| Midnight Rider | May 20 2014, 07:36 AM Post #4 |
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The Super Cereal
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Okay solid progress so far. With the appearance section we look for three paragraphs. If you need some ideas think about your other senses, you have sight well covered, but how does he smell? is his breath bad? do any of his joints click? is he gassy? etc. Also with weaknesses, you've fleshed out personality weaknesses rather well but I need you to talk about combat weaknesses too. This is a must as combat is a large focus of the stories here. |
![]() Gordon "Stone" Hennigan, SPECIAL: 5.6.9.3.5.10.3. Level: 6 HC Peter McCullough SPECIAL: 4, 4, 4, 10, 10, 4 , 4, Level 3 HC THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY The spirits have taken an interest in you for all the wrong reasons! Unexpected challenges will come to you during your RPs but the rewards doled out will be much juicier. It is possible to live with such a curse, but if you would rather live curse free, you could simply sell the corpse and wash your hands of the whole situation. Lmgthev: MBP is handsome LonesomeDrifter23: Sometimes I think MBP is a being made entirely of satire. | |
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