Takenoshita Yabu
Yabu is a tall, thin man nearing the end of his life as an active
warrior.
Yabu has spent the last several decades wandering Japan as a
Ronin, or samurai without a lord. His lord was killed in a major
battle when he was a young samurai, just 18. He is now 38, and a
formidable warrior, although not as spry as he once was.
Yabu is very tired of his rootless life, and feels deeply the pain
of decades of odd jobs, bodyguarding for merchants and temporary
hiring for battles. His self-confidence has been gradually eroded by
years of meaningless life, which is reflected in his lower-than-usual
EGO stat. He is quite old for an active fighter, and has seen most of
his contemporaries dying or settling down. To be back in service
again, for a worthy lord, and to die with honor in that service; that
is all he is really seeking anymore.
Yabu has a minor reputation as a duellist, having killed a few
noted samurai in public duels. His experience and study under a
number of masters in various weapons gives him a unique and
unpredictable fighting style (i.e., no Style Disadvantage). In wars
he is capable of some rather dramatic and startling feats, and his
kiai and terrible demeanour can drive the enemy before him like
scared sheep.
Yabu is also a poet of some note.
CHA
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VAL
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COST
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NOTES
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STR
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15
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+10
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3d6, lift 200 Kg
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DEX
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18
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+24
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CON
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13
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+6
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BOD
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8
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-4
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INT
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18
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+8
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EGO
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8
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-4
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PRE
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20
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+10
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COM
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6
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-2
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PD
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4
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+1
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ED
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3
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SPD
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4
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+12
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REC
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6
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END
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20
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-3
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STUN
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25
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Total cost
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+58
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OCV: 6 ± 2 with yari, ± 3 in duels
DCV: 6 ± 2 with yari, ± 3 in duels
ECV: 3
Run: 7"
Jump: 3"
Swim: 2"
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Powers, skills, etc
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2
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+1" running (costs 1 END)
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5
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Kiai. 4d6 PRE Aid, Trigger: Kiai (+1/4). One Charge (-2),
Self Only (-1/2), Offensive PRE Only (-1/2), Extra Time: one
extra phase (-1). 25 active, 5 real.
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14
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Martial Arts Maneuvers (use Art unarmed is free)
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Technique
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OCV
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DCV
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Effect
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Evade
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+5
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Martial Dodge
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Block
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+2
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+2
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Martial Block
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Strike
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+2
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+0
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Fast Strike, 5d6
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Use Art with Sword
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Use Art with Polearm/Spear
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15
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Spear Special Maneuvers. Multipower, 30 pt reserve, Ultra
slots. All slots share the limitation OAF Spear (-1).
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1
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Spear Sweep. 1d6HKA, Area Affect Radius (3" Radius w/
STR), Nonselective (+3/4), Personal Immunity (+1/4). 1D6+1
HKA damage with STR. OAF Spear (-1), Radius Limited by
weapon to 2" (-1/4). 30 active, 13 real. [3 END + 3 END
from STR]
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1
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Arrow Cutting. 10 pts Missile Deflection, can deflect
adjacent attacks (+1/2), +5 to roll. OAF Spear (-1). 15
active,7 real.
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3
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Perk: Samurai
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3
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Skill Enhancer: Samurai (affected skills marked *)
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2
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* PS: Poet 13-
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1
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* KS: Calligraphy 11-
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1
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* High Society (Court Etiquette) 11-
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1
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* KS: Mon 11-
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1
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* KS: Politics and Alliances 11-
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1
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* KS: Great Warriors 11-
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3
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Riding 13-
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3
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Combat Sense 13-
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3
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KS: Analyze Style 13-
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5
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+2 CSL in melee with Yari (OAF -1)
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7
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+3 CSL in all melee, only in formal duels (-1)
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2
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+1 DCV in all combat, only to counteract Armour penalties
(-1)
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3
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WF: Common Melee Weapons, Bow
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5
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Stealth 13-, Tracking 11-
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1
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AK: Japan 8-
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1
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Tactics: 8-
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84
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Total powers cost
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142
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Total Character cost
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1 Accumulated Karma Point
Weapons:
Yari: 1.5d6K. 2d6+1K w/ STR and Martial Arts; 8d6 with butt.
Scabbard: +3d6. 4d6 damage w/ STR (no WF to use with MA)
Wakasashi: 1d6K. 1.5d6K w/ STR and Martial Arts.
Katana: 1d6+1. 2d6K w/ STR and Martial Arts. Can be thrown.
Yumi: +1 Rng 1.5d6K. Concentrate 1/2 DCV, etc. 1d6+1KAP with AP
arrows
DISADVANTAGES 75 points:
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5
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REP: 8-, Noted Ronin Duellist
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10
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DF: Samurai Bearing (Conc)
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0
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DF: Huge Facial Scar (Conc)
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20
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Psych Lim: Code of the Bushi (Com, TOT)
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10
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Psych Lim: Actively seeking an honorable death in service
(Com, mod)
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20
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Psych Lim: Must Avenge All Insults to Self or Lord (Com,
TOT)
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17.....Spent Experience
HALF ARMOUR (-1 DCV (0 after level). 6 locations)
Hachimaki:..........DEF 3, location 5, on 8-
Kote:...............DEF 5, location 6 (on 11-) and 7 (on 14-)
Mogami-do:..........DEF 6, location 10-13
FULL ARMOUR (-2 DCV (-1 after level). 10 locations)
Kabuto and Mempo:.....DEF 7, locations 4-5
Kote:...............DEF 5, location 6 (on 11-) and 7 (on 14-)
Sode:...............DEF 6, location 8-9 (on 14-)
Mogami-do:..........DEF 6, location 10-13
Suneate:..........DEF 5, location 16-17 (front only on 17)
Death Poem for Yabu
A lifetime
To discover a single truth.
A solitary white petal
Drifting in the wind
Comes to rest on my breastplate
More beautiful
Than all the works of man.