Generic NPCs

[dragoonbuster]

So I was watching Breaking Bad again and the mood struck to stat out some of the main characters.

I set the PL to Feet in the Water and ignored the Pure Mortal bonus because there isn't a supernatural side to their world. Then I gave Walter a bump to Waist-Deep because I think he's been through quite a lot and deserves a bump. I gave Mike a bump to Waist-Deep because he's been around the block too. Gus is set to Submerged because he spent twenty years building his empire, and that's not including his time as a Chilean general. These stats corresponds roughly to the end of Season 4/beginning of Season 5.

Walter White
HC: Meth-Chef for the Entire Southwest
Trouble: Pride Goeth Before the Fall
OA: A Man Provides For His Family, Stage Four Lung Cancer (In Remission), Call Me...Heisenberg, I AM The Danger, You're Four Steps Ahead...I'm Twelve Steps Ahead

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Skills:
+4 Scholarship
+3 Intimidation, Conviction, Presence
+2 Rapport, Deceit, Craftsmanship, Empathy
+1 Driving, Guns, Alertness, Contacts


Stunts:
- Criminal Chemist (+1 to chemistry research, +2 for crime-related chemistry research)
- It's All Just Chemistry (Scholarship): You may use Scholarship instead of Craftsmanship to Make Things if there is a basis for its function in chemistry.
- I'm A Meth-Chef (Scholarship): You have earned a lot of money making meth. You may roll Scholarship for the Buying Things trapping of Resources
- I Don't Know What You Mean, Honey (Deceit): You gain +2 on Deceit rolls when trying to maintain your identity as Heisenberg as a secret.

Starting Refresh: 7
Refresh Spent: 4
Remaining Refresh: 3

Jesse Pinkman
HC: I'm A Criminal, Yo
Trouble: Everything Around Me Turns to Shit
OA: Captain Cook turned This Old Dude's Assistant; Science, Bitch!; Recovering Addict; Loyal to the End; My Cook Is As Good As Heisenberg's

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Skills:
+4 Deceit, Contacts
+3 Resources, Presence
+2 Scholarship, Empathy
+1 Rapport, Conviction


Stunts:
- Slingin' Stacks (Deceit): You get +2 on rolls when concealing, hiding, or covering up a drug deal
- Ear to the Ground (Contacts)
- Resilient Self Image (Conviction)

Starting Refresh: 6
Refresh Spent: 2
Remaining Refresh: 4

Gustavo Fring
HC: The Meth-King Of The American Southwest
Trouble: The Mexican Cartel
OA: The Former Grand Generalissimo, Owner of Los Pollos Hermanos (and more), Twenty Year Plan In The Making, Low-Key Philanthropist Alter-Ego, Always Four Steps Ahead

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Skills:
+5 Presence
+4 Resources, Rapport, Deceit
+3 Contacts, Conviction, Scholarship
+2 Discipline, Alertness, Empathy
+1 Endurance, Guns, Investigation


Stunts:
- Calm Blue Ocean
- The Weight of Reputation
- Leadership
- Unshakable
- Takes One to Know One
- Ear to the Ground

Starting Refresh: 10
Refresh Spent: 6
Remaining Refresh: 4

Mike Ehrmantraut
HC: I'm In "Private Security"
Trouble: I'm Surrounded By Amateurs
OA: I've Seen Just About Everything You Can See In This Business, Dead-Eyed Bastard, Ex-Cop With My Own Rules, I've Got Guys, My Grand-daughter Kaylee Is My World

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Skills:
+4 Investigation
+3 Guns, Empathy, Contacts
+2 Burglary, Intimidation, Fists, Driving
+1 Scholarship, Fists, Conviction, Presence


Stunts:
- Always On Guard (Investigation): You may roll Investigation instead of Alertness for Avoiding Surprise
- I Keep Both Eyes Out (Investigation): You may roll Investigation instead of Alertness for Passive Awareness
- I Know Just The Guy
- Pin the Tail

Starting Refresh: 7
Refresh Spent: 4
Remaining Refresh: 3

Saul Goodman
HC: Albuquerque's Premier Scumbag Ambulance-Chaser
Trouble: All My Clients Are Criminals
OA: If A Lie Doesn't Work...Make It A Bigger Lie; I Always Get My Cut; Listen....Let's Talk This Out; If The Going Get's Tough, I'm Outta Here; ...There's This Guy I Helped Out Of A Pinch...

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Skills:
+4 Rapport
+3 Scholarship, Contacts
+2 Presence, Empathy, Deceit
+1 Resources, Alertness, Burglary, Stealth


Stunts:
- I Know Just the Guy
- Ambulance Chaser: +1 to scholarship when related to New Mexican law, +2 when related to ambulance-chasing type of cases and using the law against the police to clear criminals.
- Honest Lies

Starting Refresh: 6
Refresh Spent: 3
Remaining Refresh: 3

Hank Shrader
HC: ASAC of the Albuquerque Office of the DEA
Trouble: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
OA: Real Men Don't Cry; I Survived A Hit From The Mexican Cartel; They're Minerals, Marie; A Big Mouth and a Bit of a Temper

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Skills:
+4 Investigation
+3 Intimidation, Contacts
+2 Scholarship, Guns, Rapport
+1 Presence, Endurance, Alertness, Conviction


Stunts:
- I Know Just The Guy (Contacts)
- DEA Agent (+1 Investigation rolls pertaining to drug investigation and +2 specifically for Meth)
- Ear To The Ground

Extreme Physical Consequence filled (See OA): [Shot Up By The Cartel]

Starting Refresh: 6
Refresh Spent: 3
Remaining Refresh: 3

[Sanctaphrax]

Stage Magician (Hydrophobe)

Considered giving them stunts for escape artistry and building magic props, but after thinking about it a bit I decided to keep the power level low.

High Concept: Stage Magician
Other Aspects: Never Explain The Trick, It's All About Confidence
Skills:
Good: Deceit
Fair: Presence, Empathy
Average: Conviction, Rapport, Craftsmanship
Stunts:
Stage Magic (Deceit): May use Deceit +1 for magic tricks and pickpocketing. No penalty for complicated magic tricks.
Showmanship (Deceit): Use Deceit instead of Performance when putting on a magic show.
Pickpocket (Deceit): No penalty for pickpocketing attempts.
Total Refresh Cost:
-1 (Pure Mortal)
Refresh Total:
1

Chemist (Hydrophobe)

As a mathematician, I find chemistry kind of intimidating. It's an academic subject, lots of papers and math and stuff, but you can actually get yourself hurt or killed if you screw it up badly enough. Plus it has obvious criminal applications!

High Concept: Chemist
Other Aspects: Well-Paid, Pretty Practical For An Academic
Skills:
Good: Scholarship
Fair: Resources
Average: Endurance, Alertness, Investigation, Discipline
Stunts:
Chemistry PhD (Scholarship): +1 to chemistry knowledge, additional +1 to some subfield.
Practical Chemistry (Scholarship): May use Scholarship to create drugs, poisons, explosives, and other chemicals.
Total Refresh Cost:
0 (Pure Mortal)
Refresh Total:
2

EDIT: And now that I look at the post above mine, the chemist seems oddly topical. Might've been some subconscious inspiration there.