Big Trouble in Little China

[the_glasglow]

I was Reading through YS and Harry's note on Riposte (p156) made me want to watch Big Trouble in Little China again. I thought I'd stat out Jack Burton, as a character in a possible one off tribute game:
Jack Burton

High Concept: Wise-cracking Truck Driver
Trouble: "What I thought we were, racial differences aside, was a couple of old friends"
Background: "Have you paid your dues? yes sir the check is in the mail"
Rising conflict: The Pork Chop Express
Story Aspects:
"It's all in the Reflexes"
"She can't get enough of me"
"I'm a reasonable guy, but I've just experienced some very unreasonable things"
"Give me your best shot pal, I can take it!"

Stunts
Proffessional Gambler
Juggler
Riposte
Bend and Break

Superb: +5
Driving
Great: +4
Endurance, Might
Good: +3
Athletics, Guns
Fair:+2
Weapons, Resources
Average: +1
Conviction, Deceit

Now I just need to do Wang Chi, Egg Shen, and Gracie Law!

[deathwombat]

I'm looking forward to more

[Pirogath]

That is super amusing my only comment I would swap guns for conviction... he's super bad with guns lol

[the_glasglow]

lol - yes - I was trying to come up with a skill he was actually good enough in to replace it with - I suppose conviction covers the self belief involved with quoting yourself all the time!

[the_glasglow]

Wang Chi - still needs a couple of aspects, but I can't find enough decent quotes from him

Wang Chi
High Concept: Martial-Artist Restraunter
Trouble: Miao Yin - the girl with green eyes
Background: Dragon of the Black Pool Restaurant
Rising Conflict:"What I thought we were, racial differences aside, was a couple of old friends"
Story Aspects:
"Cops got better things to do than get killed"
"My mind and my spirit are as one"


Stunts
Martial Artist
Armed Arts (sword)
Footwork


Superb: +5
Alertness
Great: +4
Fists, Conviction
Good: +3
Discipline, Endurance
Fair:+2
Scholarship, Resources
Average: +1
Lore, Deceit

[the_glasglow]

Not totally sure how all these aspects invoke/compell, but they were all good quotes
Egg Shen
High Concept: Wizard Tour-guide
Trouble: "I am the past come back to haunt you Lo Pan"
Background: "See? That was nothing"
Rising conflict: "that's how it always begins. Very small"
Story aspects:
"The Evil Dream Will Die"
"see things no one else can see, do things no one else can do"
The Six Demon Bag
"China is in the heart"

Superb: +5
Lore
Great: +4
Resources, Conviction
Good: +3
Discipline, Presence
Fair:+2
Scholarship, Investigation
Average: +1
Fists, Deceit

Not sure about Powers - Probably full wizard load-out, he seems to have a bucket load of enchantments/foci and definitely does potions!

[Sanctaphrax]

How much refresh do these guys have? They've got Superb skills (which suggests 8+ refresh) but only 25 skill points apiece (which suggests 7 refresh).

[the_glasglow]

I was going for 7 refresh, but letting them go for a single superb (more so I'd have to allocate less skills)

[deathwombat]

Don't forget these characters are soo cool they transcend the rules........

[Arcteryx]

I LOL'd when I saw this thread - I only just saw it again on the weekend. I always wished it had a sequel, and I heard that the Adventures of Jack Burton have come out in comic book form.

[Ren]

I approve this idea, and it could be set in any Chinatown really...I think that was one of the best and most under-rated and FUN movie of its times...heck combine that with my idea for the Mogwai and you could truly have some fun...hrm come to think of it, an entire game set in a Chinatown somewhere, wiht only loose connections to the actual city it is set in...
A chance to use the Jade Court!

[devonapple]

My current campaign is run out of San Francisco's Chinatown, with warden trainees apprenticed to a Chinese White Council Wizard with a long-standing conflict with the Jade Court.

[deathwombat]

A Chinatown based campaign would be very interesting

[gaelvin]

A while back, Rick Neal did a partial write-up for Lo Pan, as well as a couple comments about Egg Shen,

http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=552

They're the last couple bits before the comment section.

[Livemike]

Jack only uses "Juggler" and "Riposte" when he's under the influence of "9 Dragon Potion" (at least I think that's what it was called).  It's not at all clear he could do them when not under the influence of what is effectively a powerful combat drug.  Even so it's clear that Lo Pan didn't expect him to be able to do anything like that.  So maybe he's actually pretty at grabbing things out of the air and throwing them back compared to normal people, just not good enough to do it reliably when not on drugs.  .