[UA] Quick Favor

[Gaston Phillips]

Thank you's to Matt, Gareth, and Joe.  Much, much appreciated, all.

Basically, I'd been reading through the two UA books I /do/ have
(Statosphere and LG$) when a concept occurred to me.  I won't even pretend
it's not cribbed from this list.

The character needs a name.  Something really american.  Jake Burton.
Jack Slade.  John Savage.  Something pulp.  

Anyway. The concept.

Raised in L.A.  His parents were gaffers and foley artists. Grew up as an
assistant to a famous Stage Magician. The taste of celebrity left him with
a hunger for gambling and the acoutrements of wealth. As a teenager, he
started working as a stunt double. He fell onto hard times. Ended up
working as a getaway driver. One of the magician's old contacts hired him
for a long run of jobs, during which he learned the basics of
entropomancy. On his own, he struck out as a Grifter, working the short
con, and became an avatar of the Two Faced Man.

Picked up on the run, he works for The New Inquisition, but is still
dodging a string of debts and markers out. He just can't resist flashy
cars asking to be stolen, drag racing for high stakes, or gambling for any
stakes at all.

Body 60: Stunt Man (Gen'l Ath) 50, Stage Fighting 40 (Struggle)
Speed 60: Escape Artist (Dodge) 30, Getaway Driver 45, The Way of the Gun
15
Mind 35: Seen a Lot of Movies (Gen'l Education) 15, Counts Cards (Notice) 
    30, Hotwire 20
Soul 65: Short Con (Lie) 30, *Ent'mancy* 30, Avatar:2FM 20, Hustle (Charm)
15

Opinions?  Is it kosher to fudge the basic stats like that to make them,
well, different?


gaston


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