Name : Eddie "Knuckles" Cicotte
Age : 38
Gender : Male
Occupation : Ex MLB player.
Birthplace : Detroit.
Characteristics:
STR : 85
CON : 60
SIZ : 50
DEX : 70
APP : 55
INT : 60
POW : 90
EDU : 50
MOV: 9
BUILD: 1
LUCK:
51
SANITY: 61
Daily SAN Threshold (1/5): 49
phobias/mental disorders:
Hit Points:
8 / 11
Magic Points: 18
Damage Bonus: +1D4
Build: +1
MOV: 9
Backstory: Eddie "Knuckles" Cicotte was a starting pitcher and a knuckleball specialist who won 208 games and lost 149 over the course of a 14-year career pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and White Sox. He was often accused of greasing his balls but no umpire could catch him in the act.
Eddie's best year was 1917, when he won 28 games and led the league in wins, ERA, and innings pitched. On April 13 he threw a no hitter against the St. Louis Browns. That year, the White Sox went to the World Series, defeating the New York Giants 4 games to 2. Cicotte won Game 1, lost Game 3, and pitched six innings of relief in Game 5 for a no-decision.
Injuries reduced Cicotte to a 12-19 record in 1918, but in 1919, he rebounded to win 29 games and once again lead the league in wins, winning percentage, and innings pitched, as well as in complete games. His 1919 salary was $6,000, but he had a provision for a $10,000 bonus if he won 30 games. As the season drew to a close, owner Charles Comiskey ordered manager Kid Gleason to bench Cicotte, denying him a chance at a 30-win season and the bonus money. Some have speculated this was his motivation for throwing the 1919 world series.
In 1920 Cicotte along with seven other Chicago White Sox players (One of which was Shoeless Joe Jackson) were banned for life from the MLB for taking mob money to fix the 1919 world series. These players were nick named the Chicago Black Sox and and to this day are considered the most scandilous players in sports history.
After his ban from baseball, Eddie Cicotte entered into a deep depression and became a reclusive drunk. Very rarely leaving his small appartment, Eddie spends what remains of his payoff cash on booze and women. Hated by Chicago, Eddie has grown angry and bitter. The guilt of his actions have kept him from moving away. The only places in town who will even take Eddie in are mob owned pubs and casinos who tolerate Eddie because of all the money he made the mob during the 1919 world series. Eddie considers his degredation and self loathing pennance for his cheating ways. Whether or not his guilt will save or consume him remains to be seen.
Personal Description: Eddie is is slim but strong. The booze and psychosis has aged him but he still has the cicotte charm.
Ideology / Beliefs: Eddie isn't much for a belief system any longer. His decisions are made quickly and heavily dependent on his current mood or state of mind. He feels guilt for his part in the Notorious Black Sox scandal which causes him to make rash decisions from time to time for the good or the bad.
Significant People: Brother: Jack- Deceased. Wife: Rose. Two daughters: Rose and Virginia. One son: Edward Jr.
Meaningful Locations: Chicago. Family lives in Detroit in Eddie's house.
Treasured Possessions: large engraved pearl baseball charm. Louisville Slugger bat, Original Cleats (spikes) from old baseball days.
Traits: Prone to delusions of grandeur.
Hallucinates wildly from his past. Mainly centred on his time as a Pitcher for the White Sox but may also draw upon memories of his childhood and family in Detroit whom he had denied and forgotten in his confident but delusional state.
SKILLS
Accounting (10%):
Anthropology (01%):
Appraise (05%):
Archaeology (01%):
Art/Craft: Baseball (05%): 74%
Charm (15%):
Climb (20%): 24%
Credit Rating (00%): 5%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%): 3%
Disguise (05%):
Dodge (DEX/2): 42%
Drive Auto:(20%): 58%
Electr. Repair (10%):
Fast Talk (05%):
First Aid (30%):
History (05%):
Intimidate (15%):
Jump (20%):
Language (Other) (01%):
Language (Own) (EDU):
Law (05%):
Library Use (20%):
Listen (20%): 28%
Locksmith (01%):
Mech. Repair (10%):
Medicine (01%):
Natural World (10%):
Navigate (10%):
Occult (05%):
Opr. Hvy. Mch. (01%):
Persuade (10%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychoanalysis (01%):
*check passed* Psychology (05%):
Ride (05%): 20%
Science (01%):
Sleight of Hand (10%):60%
*check passed* Spot Hidden (25%): 75%
Stealth (20%): 64%
Survival (10%):
Swim (25%): 30%
*check passed* Throw (20%): 75%
Track (10%):
Hand-to-Hand:
Fighting/Brawl(25%): 60%
Fighting - Bat: 77%
Firearms :
Handgun (20%): 64%
Rifle/Shotgun (30%):
EQUIPMENT:
At home: Old stained White Sox Jersey which he uses to wipe up spills around his apartment.
On his person: A single pearl (large) with silver threads to look like a baseball. (His good luck charm)
In bag: Knife, fork, empty glass jar, old cleats, safety pins, pens and paper, pillow case, towel, extra lighter, razor, box of .38 bullets (approx. 35 left), .22 Short Automatic Pistol, 50 bullets in a box.
Tied under trenchcoat: Bat (1D8 + DB)
In pants pocket: .38 Revolver (1D10), $725
In trenchcoat: Silver Flask