That's a pretty reasonable stunt...moving skill trappings around is pretty par for the course. Would he let you take it in reverse (can fight HTH based on Weapons training)? Otherwise, pick "Sword" and another weapon and take that Fists stunt that lets you use a couple Weapons with it.

The Catch of Fire is +3 because, as you said, there's a +1 rebate for needing to research it, and most people consider Fire to be +2 availability since it's easy to make. Don't have a weaponized fire? Yes you do; borrow a lighter and some hairspray for instant flamethrower.

Yeah, the group is setup to where people can either run an ongoing game, or do one shots. The group creator flipped out over the stunt (an earlier version of the character had a similar stunt) and said "that's way too powerful."

Granted, I'm not sure how the Vegas GM would treat it, he seems much more reasonable.

Right now, not really. His closest friend is his business partner and co-mentor (with Hegg's Father), a badass/ancient Werebear named Sauli, who has known members of his family for a long time. Tends to get a long with other "fighting types," people who appreciate a good fight. His father is still alive but is not present. He's an only child.

Hey all,

Joining a group on Roll20 where we'll be using the Vegas setting from Paranet Papers. I decided to play as a descendent of Beowulf who now works as a mercenary/supernatural muscle who was forced to go to Vegas as a vacation (he works too hard) and ends up embroiled in whatever is going on. I need some help coming up with the rest of my aspects, and a little bit of work with my Item of Power. We're doing six refresh, 20 skill points, skill cap of great. Any recommendations/suggestions would be much appreciated.

The character as he currently is:

Johan Hegg
High Concept:  Descended From the Great Geat
Other Aspects:
Trouble: Chronic Hero Syndrome
My Blade is a part of me
Standing Against the Onslaught
Skills:
Great: Weapons
Good: Might, Endurance
Fair: Athletics, Lore, Conviction
Average: Presence, Rapport, Guns, Alertness
Refresh: 6
Powers:
Item of Power: Naegling [+2]
- Inhuman Speed [-2]
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Inhuman Strength [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
- The Catch: Fire (Fire weakened Beowulf in the story, but not everyone would know Johan is his descendent, hence the +1) [+1]

Howdy. Need a character for a Las Vegas setting, Paranet Papers. We're doing a lower refresh game, feet in the Water: 6 Refresh, 20 Skill Points, Skill Cap at Great. 
 
Name: Dan Hollander
Basically, I'm envisioning either a vanilla mortal, or maybe a minor talent who is kind of like a modern Old-West type of guy, thinner and wiry, wears cowboy boots, a light leather fringed jacket, has a .45 Colt on his hip (Colt M1917, my personal favorite revolver from the 20th century). Has had some experience with the super natural world. Maybe works as an investigator, and not at all a bad guy. If this were traditional D&D, he'd be Chaotic Good.

I can make the guy, but I'm a little press for time, so I figured if you could help me come up with something, and I can tweak it as need be.

Thanks a ton!

My current Sorcerer (has the ability to be a Wizard, but purposefully avoid contact with the White Council, and lives in a "Neutral" City where they have no power anyway) runs a book shop with a werewolf buddy. Within the Supernatural Community, he's a "Hero for hire" kind of type on the side.

>I don't want to venture into plot device territory

Okay, I'd stat him up like this:

Manannán mac Lir
High Concept: Irish Sea Dog... er God
Trouble: A true friend to the Fomor stabs them in the front!
Background: Going with the flow to the Nevernever
Rising Conflict: Concealed by his Cloak of Mist
Other Aspects: Message in a bottle, Taking Arms against a Sea of Troubles, A flood of magical items

Powers:
[-1] Aquatic
[-3] Evocation +1 Control w/ Water, 2 focus items, elements are air, water & spirit
[-3] Thaumaturgy, +1 w/ Crafting, 2 focus items
[-4] Refinement, +1 Control w/ Air, +1 Control w/ Spirit, extra +1 Control w/ Water (+2 total), +2 Focus Items
[-1] The Sight 
[-6] Mythic Recovery
[-6] Mythic Toughness (from Items: flaming helmet & Magic Breastplate, but these are worth nothing since his sword below has the Item of Power bonus; optionally if he is not wearing these, lower the rating to Supernatural)
[+3] The Catch, Cold Iron
[-2] Supernatural Strength
[-1] Ghost Speaker
[-1] Marked by Power
[ 0] Human Guise
[-4] Greater Glamours
[-1] Bless This House
[-2] Righteousness
[-1] Demesne, the Isle of Mann
[+2] Item of Power: unbreakable sword, Fragarach ("The Answerer")
affects

• [-1] Weapon 2 (Weapon 4 with his Inhuman Strength, Weapon 5 w/ True Aim below)
• [-1] True Aim +1
• [-1] Supernatural Sense (detect lies)
• [ 0] Channeling (Air) (in another wielder's hands who doesn't have Evocation, this would grant the ability and cost an additional -2 Refresh)

Stunts:
Tower of Faith (armor 1 vs mental and social if he can pray)
Sailor (+1 w/ Boats, +2 w/ Scuabtuinne aka "Wave Sweeper")
Prankster (+2 Deceit when telling riddles or performing pranks)
Nothing to Sneeze At- I'm still a God! (+2 to Intimidation when resisting The Brush Off from a Mortal)
Leadership
Riposte

Skills:
Legendary (+8): Drive (Boats +9, Scuabtuinne aka "Wave Sweeper" +10), Resources
Epic (+7): Conviction, Lore, Presence* (+8 to Command)
Fantastic (+6): Contacts, Deceit* (+8 w/ riddles & pranks), Discipline, Rapport*, Stealth, Weapons
Superb (+5): Alertness, Craftsmanship, Empathy*, Endurance, Fists, Intimidation*
Great (+4): Athletics, Burglary, Guns, Investigation, Might (+5 Grab, +8 Lift), Performance, Scholarship, Survival

*+1 from Marked by Power when dealing with Magical Community
Focus Items:
Scuabtuinne ("Wave Sweeper"): +1 Control & Power with Water spells (worth 2 items)

Enchanted Items:
Sea borne chariot: +3 bonus to Driving, usable 5x
Cloak of Invisibility: +5 bonus to Stealth, usable 3x
Cauldron of Regeneration: +7 to Scholarship (Healing) Rolls
Magic goblet of truth: +5 Empathy to Detect Lies (usable 3x, worth 2 items)
A protective coat, usable by another; +5 Block vs Attacks (usable 3x, worth 2 items)
Potions: 2 slots for potions worth +7, one time each


Stress:
Physical OOOO[OOOOOO] 1 extra Mild Physical, armor 3
Mental OOOO 2 extra Mild Mental , armor 1
Social OOOO 2 extra Mild Social, armor 1

Refresh Cost: -40

My friend, you are simply fantastic, thank you kindly. This is an NPC I'm excited about. I'm going to slowly tease his identity over several sessions and have some fun with it. Again, thanks!

sdfds68, thank you for that tidbit. I'll need to look into Irish myth a bit more, it sounds interesting.

I don't know much about him, but going by what it says on Wikipedia...he seems to have a lot of magical gear, so maybe some kind of crafting thaumaturgy would be appropriate. And it says he's affiliated with the veil between worlds, so maybe Worldwalker?

Aspects are stats. And people like Lea frequently need more stats than just Aspects. For example, it's important to know that Lea has Unseelie Magic and not Soulfire. And if a player tries to trick her, it's important to know how good she is at spotting lies.

That raises an interesting question, though. How strong do you intend this guy to be? Wikipedia's not very specific about power level, but I'd say he probably needs at least 8 Refresh of Powers and Stunts.

I'm thinking powerful, but killable. Since Irish gods aren't as well remembered as Odin is, he doesn't quite have the same amount of power. But nothing to sneeze at.

Thank you kindly, you're a gentleman and a scholar.