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Offline Katarn

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Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« on: January 31, 2011, 06:01:49 AM »
An idea I got earlier today.  Try to give the various LotR characters their stats using DFRPG material:

Power Level: Submerged

Include Skills, Power/Stunts, High Concept/Trouble/Aspects, Stories if you Want.  Write them as if you were creating them for a game.

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Gandalf
Frodo
Samwise Gamgee
Merry
Pippin
Aragorn
Boromir
Legolas
Gimli
Gollum
Bilbo
Smaug
Thorin Oakenshield
Witch-King
Nazgul
Sauron
Saurman
Faramir
Denethor
Eomer
Eowyn
Orc
Uruk-Hai
etc.
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 07:32:32 AM »
Orc
High Concept: Opposite of Elf
Trouble: Descended From Corrupted Elves
Other Aspects:
Breed like rabbits
Attacks in Hordes

Skills:
All applicable combat skills
Intimidation
No other social, mental, or subtle skills.

Powers:
None

Stunts:
Various, but all combat orientated.
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 07:47:12 AM »
Sauron

High Concept: The Lord of the Rings (I really should of thought of this one )
Trouble: Bound to the One Ring
Other Aspects:
Fallen Ainur
Servant of Melkor
Necromancer
Controller of the Nazgul
Lord of Mordor

Skills: Sufficient
Powers: Too many to list include Physical Immunity, Evocation, Thamaturgy,+50 refinement and Incite Emotion fully upgraded and some.  
  

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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 02:29:31 PM »
Yeah......

Gandalf and Sauron are pretty much gods.

Statting them would be like statting Mab.
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 05:22:45 PM »
Quote from: BumblingBear on January 31, 2011, 02:29:31 PM
Yeah......

Gandalf and Sauron are pretty much gods.

Statting them would be like statting Mab.

Hence the challenge lol.
I'll do one:

Thorin Oakenshield

High Concept: Dwarven Prince
Trouble: Arrogant Stubborn Leader
Other Aspects:*Dwarven Pride
*Exile's Shame
*Tell our Foes nothing
*The Treasure is Ours
*Unite Against Greater Foes

Skills: Intimidation, Weapons, Athletics, Other Combat Stats

Stunts: Again, various combat (not leadership)- but good with impromptu weapons

Equipment: Orcrist, Shield, Axe
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2011, 12:25:45 AM »
Hmmm, Gandalf was sent to oppose Sauron and given human-form.  He definitely had vulnerabilities, but overcoming them was, of course, the real challenge.  Tolkien's style of writing clashes with contemporary sword and sorcery style where at least passable descriptions of combat are offered to the reader, so we are left with examples from the movies or our imagination.  Gandalf could not stand alone against a horde of Orcs, but he would certainly not wade into them with staff and sword.  On the other hand, lack of discipline on the Orcs' part may cause them to rout before his Maiar fury...unless they are driven to victory by the will of Saruman or the Witch-King of Angmar.

That being said, the LotR Fellowship as PCs would require good rping and acceptance that one guy is playing Gandalf the Grey, Wielder of Narya and Enemy of Sauron and another is playing Boromir, First Son of Gondor whose Sword Is Of No Use Here.

Gandalf the Grey
High Concept: Wisest of the Maiar
Trouble: Enemy of Sauron
Wielder of Narya
Lead by Counsel Not by Force
You Cannot Pass
A Wizard Is Never Late
Then You Will See Gandalf The Grey Uncloaked
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2011, 05:36:32 AM »
You forgot "subtle and quick to anger".
Can't forget that!
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2011, 09:01:19 PM »
Samwise Gamgee

High Concept : Loyal Servant Hobbit
Trouble: Loyal to a fault

Other Aspects: Stay True to Myself, Adventures Need Practical People, There's Always Hope

Craftsmanship, Conviction +5
Empathy, Endurance +4

Samwise is the true, unsung hero of the War of the Ring.  His loyalty and strength carried Master Frodo through the darkest times, all the way to Mt. Doom.  Samwise Gamgee is the ONLY mortal being to have ever given up the Ring voluntarily, without coercion, when he could have chosen otherwise.
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2011, 12:20:38 AM »
Quote from: davetheyogi on February 02, 2011, 05:36:32 AM
You forgot "subtle and quick to anger".
Can't forget that!

Yea, that's probably a better one than You Cannot Pass...or swap for the last one...
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2011, 04:43:06 AM »
Sauron

High concept: Dark Lord of Mordor
Trouble: My power is bound in the one ring

Aspects:
Loyal servant of Morgoth
Crafter without peer
Mighty hoard of dark forces
Lord of the Rings!
Patient schemer

Craft +8
Lore +7
Conviction +6
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Re: Stat Challenge: Lord of the Rings
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2011, 09:57:06 PM »
Aragorn
High Concept: Isildur's Heir to the Throne of Gondor and Arnor
Trouble: Enemy of Sauron [or really, just cut/paste his High Concept into Trouble also :)]

Now, Aragorn's Aspects are troublesome, because the bastard was just so awesomely awesome such that Compels to the negative are hard to come by...

Dunedain Ranger of the North
Friend to Gandalf the Grey
Wielder of Anduril, Flame of the West
Betrothed to Arwen Undomiel, Daughter of Elrond
Healing Hands

Loathe as I am to assign numbers...
+6 Presence, Discipline, Survival
+5 Scholarship, Endurance, Weapons, Contacts
+4 Endurance, Conviction, Stealth, Athletics
I guess the most annoying thing about heroes of this caliber is that the "skill pyramid" becomes restrictive, so I'll just stop here
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