Longarm

Physical Description: Light brown hair, blue eyes. Rugged features. Arms are a foot longer than normal. 6', 5" tall, 264 lbs.

Background: Longarm's family are horse breeders/farmers for the nobility. The third (and largest) of three sons, he decided to make his own way as a bounty hunter and became quite successful. His shield has a symbol of a stalking grizzly bear in front of a three building columns (representing the Hall of Justice).

Attributes: ST 15 [60], DX 13 [30], IQ 12 [20], HT 13 [30]

Advantages: Acute Vision +3 [6], Acute Hearing +2 [4], Animal Empathy [5], Charisma +1 [5], Combat Reflexes [15], High Pain Threshold [10], Toughness 1 [10], Wealth (Comfortable) [10]

Disadvantages: Cannot Harm Innocents [-10], Reduced Move -1 (bad knees) [-5], Reputation -2 (criminals, always) [-5], Sense of Duty (close friends and companions) [-5], Vow (bring escaped criminals to justice) [-15]

Quirks: Speaks in cliches or near-cliches. Prefers cold weather. Humble. Incompetency in Jumping due to bad knees. Relentless in pursuit.

Skills: Animal Handling-14* [1], Area Knowledge-15 [6], Axe/Mace-14 [4], Bard-12** [1], Body Language-15^ [4], Brawling-15 [4], Carousing-12 [1], Crossbow-14 [2], Intimidation-12 [2], Lasso-13 [2], Law-12 [4], Leadership-13** [2], Orienteering-12 [2], Riding (horses)-16* [0.5], Savoir-Faire-12** [0.5], Shadowing-15 [8], Shield-13# [0.5], Stealth-14 [4], Streetwise-11 [1], Survival (Plains)-13 [4], Swimming-13 [1], Tactics-12 [4], Tracking-18^ [8], Traps-15 [8], Wrestling-14 [4]

* Includes bonus for Animal Empathy
** Includes bonus for Charisma
^ Includes bonus for Acute Vision
# Includes bonus for Combat Reflexes

Maneuvers: Arm or Wrist Lock-14 [0.5], Choke Hold-13 [2], Hit Location (Lasso) +3 [4]

Noteworthy Possessions: Well-trained horse, pot-helm, scale armor, fine mace.

Quote: "You can't escape from Longarm or the law!"

Total Points: 245

Design Note: (reference for pro football fans) Visualize Dan Hampton, former defensive tackle with the Chicago Bears, for the physical image of this character.


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