After-Action Report: Character Creation Challenge

Hey, I did it.  31 days, 31 RPG characters.  They weren't all winners, but they're all playable and built within the rules of their systems.  I'll call that a success. Here's the breakdown by game and campaign: 40K RPG: Arbitrator Karl UriahMister SunshineTech-Priest Flavia ZeeThebe Severine Call of Cthulhu: Herman BentzIvy FranklinMatilda LakeOrson Luckstrim GURPS… Read More »

Doctor Martin LaCour (GURPS)

Doctor Martin LaCour (100 points) Doctor LaCour is Professor LaCour’s husband.  While she’s out investigating Things That Should Not Be, he’s at home saving lives at the hospital.  On weekends, especially when Giselle is out of town, he spends a good chunk of time at the fencing school.  He’s alright, but not great.  One of… Read More »

Augustus (GURPS)

Augustus (150 points) Augustus is a 150-point character suitable for use as a starting character in a medieval GURPS campaign.  He’s patterned after a Roman Legionary, but his attitude would likely have had him thrown out of any proper army.  Typically he softens up opposition with his javelins, switching to the shortsword when they get… Read More »

Brotherhood Sergeant (GURPS)

Brotherhood Sergeant (100 points) The Brotherhood’s requirements for squad leader and sergeant are pretty simple.  A trooper must have survived several engagements and demonstrated some level of aptitude, and it helps if he’s an even bigger jerk than his squadmates.  Being smarter than the average trooper doesn’t hurt either.  If selected, he’s given basic tactical… Read More »

Lieutenant Jack Harrison (Star Trek Adventures)

Lieutenant Jack Harrison Jack’s parents were assigned to Vulcan when he was a young boy, and he chose to go to school there instead of following them to their next assignment.  Some people call him cold, when the reality is he just sees no point in losing control.  To make up for Vulcans’ increased strength… Read More »

Rex Rampage (GURPS Autoduel)

Wilbur “Rex Rampage” Bertrand (150 points) As a teenager, Wilbur Bertrand was a loser.  He didn’t have any friends, didn’t apply himself, and was bullied relentlessly.  Part of it was because he was a short, scrawny nerd.  The rest was because he was a bitter little incel. So he joined the Army to make him a… Read More »

Professor Giselle LaCour (GURPS)

Professor Giselle LaCour (100 points) Giselle LaCour is a professor of antiquities and anthropology at a small university.  She spends most of the year teaching the next generation of archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists, and does a field expedition every summer.  Most of these expeditions are standard fare helping out with archaeological digs and the like,… Read More »

Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch (GURPS Autoduel)

Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch (100 points) I’m going to do a two-fer this time for reasons that should be obvious.  Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch are an independent owner-operator truck crew in Autoduel America.  They haul loads of cargo from city to city, fending off bikers, roadblock gangs, and other threats.  Felix is the… Read More »

Captain Randolph Lahey (Star Trek Adventures)

Captain Randolph Lahey Randolph Lahey commands the Federation starship Skye.  He rose through the ranks as a pilot and negotiator, with his diplomatic skills landing him first the Skye’s XO position and then her Captaincy.  The Admirals consider these skills his greatest strength, especially as they extend to the rest of his crew.  Unlike some… Read More »