I had wondered when Harry Potter would show up. The magic in the movies seems very versatile...just like "the Talent" Core Ability.
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How did I miss Equilibrium? That looks really cool. And nice conversions. Everyone. Almost half of the characters stat-ed I have had no clue to their existence. I probably need to watch more TV.
I had wondered when Harry Potter would show up. The magic in the movies seems very versatile...just like "the Talent" Core Ability.
Leatherface (1974)
Leatherface is a "severely mentally retarded and severely mentally disturbed" man who wields a chainsaw. Role: Human Warrior 3 Speed: 30 ft Abilities: Str +4, Dex +2, Con +4, Int -2, Wis +0, Cha -2 Skills: Craft (Cooking) 6 (+4), Craft (Butchery) 6 (+4), Intimidate 6 (+7) Feats: Endurance, Exotic Weapon training (chainsaw), Power, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Startle, Tough Bonus Feat: Weapon Training Favored Feat: Power (Body Control) Power: (Wis, Rank 6): Body Control +6 Core Ability: Determination Combat: Attack +5 Damage +6 Chainsaw or +5 meat hook Defense +5/+7 Initiative +2 Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+1 armor), Fortitude +7, Reflex +3, Will +1 Conviction: 4 Virtue: Good Boy (listens to his ‘pa) Vice: Enthusiasm for skin, meat and bones Possessions: Chainsaw, Leather butcher’s Apron, human flesh mask His real Virtue/Vice would be something like Loyalty (to his family) and Cannibalism or psychopathic, maybe just severe retardation and a sick family. Read the wiki, let me know what you think. His body control power works very well for stalker/crazed killer types...esp ignore pain, Will power and feign death.
Excellent idea! Bravo!
Essentially accurate, but Hannibal's attack focus should be on his "baby," an M-60 machine gun which he uses to great effect, especially in the first couple of seasons.
Face, like the other members of the team, also use Ruger Mini-14 assault rifles on their missions. This should be reflected in their combat stats. The Womanizer vice sounds about right, as does Dishonesty.
It should also be noted that B.A. is proficient with Hannibal's "baby," and that he has trouble with authority(having landed in the stockade numerous times while in VietNam for striking superior officers). Also, the B.A. is short for "Bad Attitude" as well.
The Expert and Warrior levels should be flipped, since he is primarily the team's pilot. Other than that, this seems accurate.
Gotta love Glen Larson physics and the ancient 8 p.m. non-violent time slot. Not all the A-Team's nemeses are Ordinaries or Minions; there were several Hero-types in the series which gave them a run for their money...in particular, Colonel Decker(played by the ubiquitous but underrated Lance LeGault)should have an Expert level at least equal to Hannibal's(Lynch, on the other hand, works well as an Ordinary). Hey?! Where are Amy Allen's stats?!
It's also on both Spike and TV Land as well. "The Constitution's a piece of paper. A kick in the head is a jolt."
I knew someone would know a whole lot more about these guys then the wikipedia had on em. I haven't seen the A team in about 20 years I guess. I did love them when I was young though. I will attempt to make the changes you suggest asap.
The only write up I didn't like was Murdock...I knew right away the warrior levels were gonna be wrong. I want him to have expertise as a Core ability and with his Int bonus he just had to many damn skill points (I don't think his Tactics knowledge should rival Hannibal's for instance). On the wiki they said they didn't use the mini 14's until the later seasons. I really need to watch the series again. or at least a few episodes. FYI On the wiki they mention there is going to be a A-Team 2008 movie.
Wikipedia is not excatly the best reference, IMO. Murdock's Tactics knowledge is defnitely not the equal of Hannibal's, though he can be resourceful...most of his skills are going to be Knowledge-based, in addition to Pilot, Perform and Disguise. They used the Mini-14s from early in season one on, starting(I believe) with the episode with the prison warden using convicts for his own private fight club. Who's going to play Hannibal, though? I believe George Peppard is deceased. "The Constitution's a piece of paper. A kick in the head is a jolt."
Heheh .. the A-Team. How did I miss those guys? Good work, 'bear.
Here's another character from the 80s... I feel like I'm in a rut with the 80's nostalgia, so my next character will be from another decade. 
Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee (Crocodile Dundee, 1986) “That’s not a knife…” “Crocodile” Dundee is a famous Australian hunter and tracker who’s spent most of his time in the Outback. He is uneducated and somewhat naïve about the world beyond what he’s accustomed to, but in his native terrain he is without peer. Role: Human Exp8 Speed: 30 ft. Abilities: Str +2, Dex +1, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +1 Skills: Bluff 3 (+4), Climb 6 (+8 ), Craft (Camp Cooking) 3 (+3), Escape Artist 4 (+5), Handle Animal 3 (+4), Intimidate 9 (+10), Jump 8 (+10), Language (Western Desert Language), Medicine 3 (+4), Notice 9 (+10), Search 9 (+9), Sleight of Hand 6 (+7), Stealth 9 (+10), Survival 10 (+11), Swim 6 (+8 ) Bonus Feats: Animal Empathy Favored Feats: Attack Specialization, Tough Feats: Attack Focus (thrown), Attack Focus (unarmed), Attack Specialization (unarmed), Fascinate (Bluff), Connected, Exotic Weapon Training (Boomerang), Firearms Training, Sneak Attack, Track, Trailblazer, Tough Combat: Attack +7 (+6 base, +1 Dex) (+8 unarmed or thrown), +3 (bush knife, crit 19-20) or +3 (unarmed), Defense Dodge/Parry +7/+9 (+6 base, +1 Dex/+2 Str), Initiative +1 Saving Throws: Toughness +3 (+2 Con, +1 Tough), Fortitude +4 (+2 base, +2 Con), Reflex +7 (+6 base, +1 Dex), Will +3 (+2 base, +1 Wis) Virtue: Just; Vice: Naïve Creation Notes  An expert by the RAW, no house-rules.
As I've mentioned before, duplicating things seen in movies is all in the interpretation. Following that concept, his Fascinate feat is for the “mind trick” that he used to get the buffalo out of the road in the first movie.
The Attack Focus, Attack Specialization, and Sneak Attack feats are for his infamous knockout punch.
Edit: I went on and gave him Exotic Weapon Training (Boomerang). I was reminded of a scene in which he tore the spoiler off of a limosine and threw it like a boomerang. Apparently he does have some ability with it. I also tinkered around with his skills to give him ranks in Craft (Camp Cooking). He knows a few good recipes for roasted goanna... Edit again: I dropped his Weapon Training since he doesn't need that to fight with a knife (it's a simple weapon after all). In it's place I gave him Animal Empathy. He needs that feat in order to use his "mind trick" against animals. Last edited by True20Chick on Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:49 pm, edited 3 times in total.
In a related note, I showed this thread to a friend of mine at work. He suggested that someone could use it to run their own "ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny."
I promised this one a while back, but prompty forgot about it! Those who've enjoyed my Eco session journal may find this an intersting glimpse into that campaign.
RJ the Raccoon (Over the Hedge, 2006) “For humans, enough is never enough! And what do they do with the stuff they don't eat? They put it in gleaming silver cans, just for us!” RJ is a fast-talking con-artist and every bit the stereotype of the “masked bandit.” He professes to be an expert on human society, but in reality his understanding is somewhat lacking. He is a master manipulator, somewhat selfish, but longs for simple companionship. Role: Male Raccoon Exp3 Speed: 20 ft. Abilities: Str -3, Dex +3, Con +1, Int +2, Wis -1, Cha +3 Skills: Bluff 6 (+9), Climb 5 (+8 ), Diplomacy 1 (+4), Disable Device 6 (+9), Escape Artist 6 (+9), Gather Information 5 (+8 ), Knowledge (Human) 1 (+3), Notice 4 (+3), Manipulate (new skill, see below) 4 (+8 ), Search 6 (+8 ), Sense Motive 4 (+3), Sleight of Hand 6 (+9), Stealth 6 (+13) Bonus Feats: Night Vision Feats: Crafty Critter, Improvised Tools, Inspire (Competence), Inspire (Courage), Jack of All Trades, Master Plan Traits: Advanced Paws, Scent 20 ft., Dex for Climb checks Combat: Attack +6 (+1 size, +2 base, +3 Dex), Damage -4 (bite), Defense Dodge/Parry +6/+3 (+1 size, +2 base, +3 Dex/-3 Str), Initiative +3 Saving Throws: Toughness +0 (-1 size, +1 Con), Fortitude +2 (+1 base, +1 Con), Reflex +6 (+3 base, +3 Dex), Will +0 (+1 base) Virtue: Loyal (to those he truly feels are friends); Vice: Selfish Creation Notes A 6-point expert, mainly by the RAW, but with some house-ruling. I made him up using the Raccoon background from my Eco house rules. See below.
This is RJ at the start of the film. Sometime during the course of the movie, he and the other animals must have gained a level or two. By the end of the film he also has Animal Savant and ranks in the Computers skill.
My Eco group has pressured me to include a "Caffiene Rule" to mimic the events at the climax of the Over the Hedge movie. Their suggestion: by taking a full-round action to chug a heavily caffienated drink and paying 1 Conviction, a character can get the benefit of the Between Moments feat from Borrowed Time. Clever players...
Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) Size: Small Speed: 20 ft. Abilities: Str -3, Dex +2 Bonus Feat: Night Vision Traits: Advanced Paws (+2 bonus to Manipulate skill checks), Scent 20 ft., Raccoons use their Dex instead of their Str for Climb checks. Natural Weapon: Bite New Skill: Manipulate Dexterity The Manipulate skill reflects either an animal’s natural ability to use human tools or a time spent practicing to use these tools. Check: Anytime you attempt to use a human designed tool or item, make a Manipulate skill check. The Difficulty of the Manipulate skill check depends on the complexity of the tool. At times, subject to Narrator discretion, you must succeed at a Manipulate check before attempting skills such as Craft and Disable Device.
Challenges: Nimble Paws. For each +5 increase to the Difficulty, you can decrease a Manipulate check’s action type by one step, to no less than a move action; i.e. a standard action to a move action, or a full round action to a standard action. Reducing a full round action to a move action would increase the Difficulty by +10. Try Again: Yes. Action: Varies by complexity. Some actions, such as using a typewriter, may take several rounds or even minutes. Special: Creatures suffer a -1 penalty on Manipulate skill checks per size category above and below Medium. Creatures with the Advanced Paws trait have a +2 bonus on all Manipulate skill checks. New Feat: Animal Savant Prerequisite: Crafty Critter You have the bizarre ability to understand complex human inventions and concepts. You can put ranks into the Computers, Drive, Knowledge (behavioral sciences, business, civics, and physical sciences), and Pilot skills. New Feat: Crafty Critter Your understanding of human tools and concepts surpasses that of most other Aware animals. You can put skill ranks into the Craft, Disable Device, Disguise, Knowledge (art, popular culture, and technology), and Medicine skills.
I'm going Bruce Willis and doing stats for Corbin Dallas (The Fifth Element, 1997) and Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins (Hudson Hawk, 1991). Also on my plate are Dr. Daniel Jackson (Stargate), Beck (The Rundown), and Capt. Montgomery Scott "Scotty" (Star Trek IV, the Voyage Home, 1986).
Dunndee was another one of my all time favorites. Very cool.
RJ is frickin awsome. And so is your Eco story jornoul. Very cool. I would love to play in that game. Did you make the adventure's yourself? I am surprised I had never heard of the Eco game. Seems so fun.
I've got so many favorite characters in my head, I don't know which one I want to do.
Interesting thread. "The Constitution's a piece of paper. A kick in the head is a jolt."
Thanks!
Every one! I get a basic idea for what I want to do on a given week, and just take it from there. I use "kids movies" like Charlotte's Web, Babe, Cats and Dogs, and other such movies for inspiration.
It was only a fluke that I found it. I don't really even use the PDF for Eco anymore, just the True20 core book and my home-brew animal backgrounds, skills, and feats.
During my little weekend without the internet and tv after a short power-outage, I made a few characters myself. One of the is indeed Rick O'Connell. It was a quick write-up but it was fun. Other write-ups I did was Vassili Zaitsev (Enemy at the Gates), the Iron Giant (The Iron Giant), Kent Mansley (The Iron Giant), and Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats). Rick O'Connell (The Mummy, 1999) "I know my treasure." Rick O'Connell is an American treasure-seeker who was part of the French Foriegn Legion in Libya prior to the incidents that ensued in the movie, The Mummy. 8th-level Human (Expert 4/Warrior 4) Speed: 30 ft. Abilities: Str +1, Dex +2, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +1. Skills: Climb +10 (9 ranks), Handle animal +5 (4 ranks), Jump +11 (10 ranks), Knowledge: history/"treasure" +6 (6 ranks), Notice +9 (8 ranks), Ride +6 (4 ranks), Search +6 (6 ranks), Survival +5 (4 ranks), Swim +5 (4 ranks). Languages: Enligsh and French. Feats: Attack focus (pistol), Defensive roll, Dodge focus, Firearms training, Great fortitude, Lucky, Point blank shot, Precise shot, Quick draw, Two-weapon fighting, Uncanny dodge, Weapons training. Traits: Determination. Combat: Attack +8 shotgun (+6 base, +2 dex), +9 pistol (+6 base, +2 dex, +1 feat), +7/+7 dual pistols (+6 base, +2 dex, +1 feat, -2/-2 two-weapons), Damage +5 shotgun, +3 pistol, Defense dodge/parry +19/+18 (+6 base, +2 dex, +1 feat/dodge), Initiative +2 (+2 dex). Saving Throws: Toughness +2 (+1 con, +1 feat), Fortitude +7 (+5 base, +1 con, +1 lucky), Reflex +6 (+5 base, +2 dex, +1 lucky, -2 multirole), Will +4 (+2 base, +1 wis, +1 lucky). Viture and Vice: ? and ?. Convicition: 6. Reputation: +3. Wealth: +6. Equipment: Shotgun (+5 damage, 20/+3, 40 ft range inc.; see further details in the core rules), Two revolvers (+3 damage, 20/+3, 30 ft range inc.), Two autopistols (+3 damage, 20/+3, 30 ft range inc.), Dynamite (+5 damage, 50 ft radius, Reflex save DC 15; see further details in the core rules). • Determination: Can spend a point of Conviction to immediately erase all bruised and hurt damage conditions (and their associated penalties). • Expert Good Saving Throw: Reflex. Character Notes House-Rulings: Nothing is house-ruled with this character, it is all according to the rules as written.
Level: I based his level not on what I thought he was, but how many feats he might have first. I had a bigger list but trimmed it down as I remembered about conviction points.
Virtues and Vices: I left these blank because I couldn't decide on what they were.
Here is my Vassili Zaitsev.
Vassili Zaitsev (Enemy at the Gates, 2001) "I am a stone. I do not move." Vassili Zaitsev, a Russian soldier forced into the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. During the battle his shooting skills earn him a quick promotion to sniper division, where he starts to become a legendary sniper. After countless successful stalks, his fame has grown and is confronted with Major Konig, the German's top marksman who has been sent after Vassili. 10th-level Human (Expert 3/Warrior 7) Speed: 30 ft. Abilities: Str +0, Dex +4, Con +1, Int -1, Wis +2, Cha +1. Skills: Knowledge (tactics) +8 (9 ranks), Notice +15 (13 ranks), Search +12 (13 ranks), Stealth +20 (13 ranks), Survival +6 (4 ranks). Feats: Attack focus (sniper rifle), Attack specialization (sniper rifle), Far shot, Favored opponent (snipers), Firearms training, Hide in plain sight, Improved critical (sniper rifle), Improved precise shot, Precise shot, Point blank shot, Skill focus (stealth), Sneak attack 2, Renown. Traits: Determination, Sneak attack (+4 damage with surprise attacks). Combat: Attack +14 sniper rifle (+9 base, +4 dex, +1 feat), Damage +6 sniper rifle (+5 base, +1 feat; 17-20/+4, 375 ft range inc.), Defense dodge/parry +23/+19 (+9 base, +4 dex), Initiative +4 (+4 dex). Saving Throws: Toughness +1 (+1 con), Fortitude +4 (+3 base, +1 con), Reflex +10 (+8 base, +4 dex, -2 multirole), Will +5 (+3 base, +2 wis). Viture and Vice: ? and ?. Convicition: 7. Reputation: +6. Wealth: +6. Equipment: Mosin-nagant 7.62mm sniper rifle (base stats: +5 damage, 19-20/+4, 250 ft range inc.), 3.5x power PU telescopic sight, Camouflage cloak*. * See Character Notes below. • Determination: Can spend a point of Conviction to immediately erase all bruised and hurt damage conditions (and their associated penalties). • Expert Good Saving Throw: Reflex. Character Notes This is Vassili Zaitsev as portrayed in the movie Enemy at the Gates, not based on the real Vassili.
House-Rulings: I have tried to minimze the amount of house-rules I applied to this character. The only thing that I have changed from the core rules is his Wealth score and his camouflage. Everything else is as it should appear following the core rules as written.
Camouflage cloak:[/i] This is a heavy cloak that allows Vassili to better blend into his surroundings, giving him a +4 bonus to stealth (hide) checks when in posistion. This bonus only applies if he has spent a full minute (1o rounds) beforehand.
Virtues and Vices: I left these blank because I couldn't decide on what they were.
Wealth Score: Normally his wealth score would be +16, but I intentionally left it at +6 because he is an enlisted soldier and appears to not have much in the way of wealth before hand.
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