Martinl_00 has got away fast from the gates with a character sheet for his marines character, “Bob” Rossulius. I'm not sure whether it's ”GURPS in the manner of van Gogh” or an early sketch. In this case I'd like to suggest that since the Marines are most likely to use GURPS “fully operational combat system, very tough” the latter might be better.
Kiaus Menelmacarius Rossulius ('Bob')
- Player
- martinl_00
- Posting
- Imperial Marines ‘Action’ Team Gunner
- Elevator pitch
- So stoic he might be a brick
- Name
- Private Kaius Menelmacarius Rossulius
- Origin
- New Rome
- Thumbnail concept
- Kaius lives soldiering. Stoic, disciplined, and loyal, he seems a living ideal of Roman martial virtue. Kaius' newer comrades joke that he has more in common with the combat drones than with humanity - his nickname of 'Bob' is an indirect allusion to 'Robot' via Robert. Those who have known him longer know better.
- Backstory
- Rossulio is from a subculture that hails the 'old virtues,' not only of New Rome, but Classical Rome. (Note: Said virtues are a highly idealized and warped subset, as is traditional with cultures obsessed with historical virtue.) Rossulio is particularly good with stoicism, which was highly praised, and logic, which was not praised when he applied it to his subculture. After a stint in 'exile' among the mainstream new Romans, he decided his aptitudes and values would serve both him and the Empire well as an Imperial Marine.
- Description
- Malcolm X, without the glasses
Charsh Rossulii
Stats
ST 15
DX 12
IQ 12 Will 16
HT 13
(Dis)Ads
Combat Reflexes
Hazardous Duty (Empire)
Code of Honor (Marine)
Sense of Duty (Survival of Humanity)
High Pain Thresh
Imperturbable
Voice
Charisma +1
Skills
Shooting Stuff 15
Soldiering Stuff 15
Bot Wrangling 15
Throwing 14
Routine Ship Maintenance 11
Falling out of the sky onto folk who'd rather you didn't visit 13
Marine Martial Art 14
Living in Space Stuff (Free fall, vac suit etc.) 13
Scouty Stuff (Stealth, survival, etc.) 12
Bodyguard Stuff 14
Shortsword Sport 13
Shield Sport 13
Javelin Sport 13
History 12
Philosophy (Stoic) 14
Public Speaking 12