Monday, October 16, 2006

Gretta

Name: Gretta
Animal: Dog
Experience: 100

Profile (Main)
WS: 30 / 15 / 30
BS: -
S: 25 / 15 / 25
T: 25 /15 / 25
AG: 30 / 10 / 30
INT: 15 / 5 / 15
WP: 30 / 10 / 30
FEL: -

Profile (Secondary)
A: 1 / 1 / 1
W: 7 / 3 / 7
SB: 2 / - / 2
TB:
2 / - / 2
M: 6 / - / 6
MAG: -
IP: 0 / - / 0
FP: 1 / - / 1

Skills: Follow Trail, Perception +20, Swim
Talents: Flee, Keen Senses, Natural Weapons

Notes: A scrappy mutt found wandering the streets of the small town of Liebstedt, Talabecland, Gretta was plied with food and the skillful animal training of the miner, Bargrimm. She followed he and his friends to an abandoned mine at the foot of the Farlic Hills where she proved her fierceness and loyalty in a pitched battle with a one-armed troll.

Advancements: Gretta has the capability to grow into a truly fierce opponent, and even begins with a Fate Point usually reserved for players. She gains experience at half the rate of her owner, so if Bargrimm earns 100 experience points for an adventure, Gretta will earn 50. She must, however, be mostly present during the adventure to earn the experience. As with player characters, 100 experience points will buy ability increases in 5 point increments on the Main Profile, 1 point increments on the Secondary Profile. The only exception is Gretta's potential second attack, which will cost 200 points rather than 100.

4 comments:

Randy Lander said...

Gretta was way too skilled to be just some mutt. I bet she was a wardog that got lost in some unfortunate skirmish, and Bargrimm saved her after a year or two on the streets and rekindled her skills.

Dave said...

Interesting theory!

Unknown said...

what is her potential secondary attack anyways?

Dave said...

>>what is her potential secondary attack anyways?

It's not a unique attack, just the ability to make two attacks in a single round. Right now, none of you has that ability, but it'll start becoming an option as you get into second careers. And for the record, although Old Hob, the Troll, was somewhat limited by old burn injuries, he did have two attacks. You might remember a few occasions where he was taking two swipes in a single round.

The way a character uses two (or more) attacks is to take the "Swift Attack" in combat. It's a full round action, so it's the only action you can take that round (no movement or aiming or reloading), but if you take it, you can make as many attacks as you have for your Attacks Characteristic. In other words, you need to already by next to your foe for a Swift Attack to do you any good.

You CAN potentially use it with ballistic attacks from a distance, but only if it's with a weapon that can be reloaded with a free action (repeater crossbows and pistols; very rare) or if you've got a loaded weapon in each hand.