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On the lunar calendar, it is the twelfth of July, 1920; in three days' time, the good people of China will celebrate 中元節, the festival of the dead. The great festival is an ancient tradition shrouded in dark rumours and whispered tales. Now, this festival will be celebrated publicly in Peking city, open to the gazes and inquiries of foreigners. During this month, the 阴气, the aura of death, is at its strongest; it will be during this month that the dead may influence the living realm with an eldritch plot of horror and madness...

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Player ID: crawlingchaosfan
Name/Title: William Isaac Hewitt
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Psychic Ability: Reterocognition
Occupation: Ex Pilot, Amatuer Psychiatrist
Current Residence: Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
Colleges, Degrees: Sussex univeristy. BSC (Hons) Psychology
Birthplace: Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Characteristics:
STR: 12
CON: 14
SIZ: 12
DEX: 15
APP: 16
INT: 16 (Idea - 80)
POW: 18 (Luck - 90)
EDU: 19 (Know - 95)

Qi points: NA
Sanity: 90/99
Phobia/Mental Disorder Type(s): None (Yet)
Maximum Sanity: 99-(Cthulhu Mythos Points)-(miscellaneous)
HP (How long before your Character dies): 13
MP (The Source of all Psychic Powers/Spells): 18
Damage Bonus: 0
Wealth (Is he/she rich?): Yearly Income: $7500 (GBP equiv) Property: $37500 (GBP equiv)

Clothing:

A man of average height. Slim with short blonde hair. His eyes appear either blue or green depending on the surrounding light. His features are youthful, giving the appearance of a man in his early twenties.

Black narrow and straight trousers with a short-lapelled white shit and black 'dickie' bow. The trousers are held up with black braces and these are worn under a short black jacket buttoned at the waist. He also wears a pair of white silk gloves and a black top hat, with a pair of dark brown oxford shoes. In his breast pocket is a white handkerchief and an ornate golden pocket watch.

Background:

William was born in Bristol, in the United Kingdom, in 1896. He was educated in Sussex University where he studied psychology. He graduated at the age of 19 in october and worked for a while as an ordely in a local mental hospital.

When conscription began in 1916 he decied to enlist himself rather than wait for forced enlistment and joined the front line in february 1916. He served as a soldier until August when he volunteered to join the royal flying corps as an observer, flying with a british-chinese pilot called Gang Wei. Encouraged by Gang who saw his potential after proving himself as an observer, Will began pilot training in December 1916. He began his career as a fully fledged pilot just in time for Bloody April (1917) where he saw many of his colleage's killed, including his friend Gang Wei.

When Wei died, will wrote a letter to his family in China (He had a mother, father and younger sister living in Peking), with the help of a translator and began a series of correspondances with them that continued when Will returned from the war in 1918. He had heard from the Wei's about the festival of the dead and was intrigued enough to raise some funds to travel to China, both for the festival and to finally meet the Weis in person.

Dark Secrets (The things that they swear they'll never, ever, ever tell anyone):

He has an illegitemate 3 year old daughter living in france who he sends regular money to to support her upbringing.

Skills (Non-default skills BOLD, Professional Skills ITALICS, Hobbies preceded by a DOT. Checked skills followed by a *):
Accounting (10%):
Algebra (30%):
Animal Training (10%):
Anthropology (01%):
Archaeology (01%):
Art (05%):
Astronomy (01%):
Back Stabbing (40%):
Bargain (05%):
Biology (01%):
Boxing (01%):
Charm (15%) 60%
Chemistry (01%):
Climb (40%):
Conceal (15%):
Cooking (50%):
Craft (05%):
Credit Rating (15%): 65%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%):
Disguise (01%):
Dodge (DEX x 2):
Drive Auto (20%):
Drive Horse-drawn carriage (10%):
Electrical Repair (10%):
Electronics (01%):
Fast Talk (05%):
First Aid (30%):
Folk Lore (01%):
Geology (01%):
Hide (10%):
History (20%):
Hunting (15%):
Jump (25%):
Law (05%):
Library Use (25%): 75%
Listen (25%):
Locksmith (01%):
Lovemaking (25%) 60%
Mechanical Repair (20%):
Medicine (05%):
Natural History (10%):
Navigate (10%): 40%
Occult (05%):
Other Language(01%): Mandarin 51%
Other Language(01%): Cantonese 31%
Own Language (EDU x 5%):
Persuade (15%):
Pharmacy (01%):
Photography (10%):
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%): 61
Psychoanalysis (01%): 41%
Psychology (05%): 65%
Qi Cultivation (00%):
Qi Manipulation (00%):
Ride (05%):
Sneak (10%):
Spot Hidden (25%):
Swim (25%):
Tarot Reading (05%):
Throw (25%):
Track (10%):
Wrestling (CONx5):

Hand-to-Hand:
Fist/Punch (50%):
Grapple (25%):
Head Butt (10%):
Kick (25%):

Kung Fu (must be used in tandem with Qi Manipulation and Qi points):
Kung Fu: Flying Darts (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fan (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fists (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Staff (00%):
Kung Fu: Light Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Mantis Reflexes (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Leaping (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Pivot (00%):
Kung Fu: Poison Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Thunder Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Ugly Stick (00%):

Weapons:
Gim Dual Edged Sword Use (01%):
Handgun (20%): 60%
Knife (25%):
Lasso (01%):
Machine Gun (15%):
Nunchuck Use (05%):
Rifle (25%): 75%
Shotgun (30%):
Stick wielding (60%):
Dao Broadsword Use (01%):
Katana Sword Use (01%):

Equipment:

Suitcase containing several suits along similar lines to what he is wearing. Two 'light' reading books - The Awakening by Kate Chopin and The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chestnut. A compass, A map of peking, A dairy complete with some pens and ink and about 200 british pounds worth of Chinese money.

(If allowed he also has a Remington Model 1890 revolver.)

In his pocket is a leather wallet with about £20 worth of chinese money.
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Great to have you on board, Crawlingchaosfan! We'll have a look through your character sheet shortly and we'll try and get the game started ASAP. :)
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Yes. The revolver is allowed, but he is not allowed to carry it with him in public due to police tensions and he only have three bullets at the start (please keep in mind that this is not GTA). ;)
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Player ID: Mr. Handy
Name/Title: Miss Vivienne Grey
Age: 24
Sex: Female
Psychic Ability: Precognition
Occupation: Dilettante
Current Residence: British Embassy, Peking, China
College, Degrees: None
Birthplace: Norwich, England

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Characteristics:
STR 9
CON 15
SIZ 11
DEX 10
APP 11
INT 15 (Idea - 75)
POW 10 (Luck - 50)
EDU 9 (Know - 45) [includes +1 from age]

QI points: 0
Sanity: 50
Phobia/Mental Disorder Type(s): None
Maximum Sanity: 99
Hit Points: 13
Magic Points: 10
Damage Bonus: +0
Wealth: Annual Income $10,000
Clothing: Vivienne wear a white sleeveless dress with a matching hat, with sensible but still stylish black shoes.

Background: Vivienne Grey comes from an upper class family that has a long history in the foreign service. Her father, Sir Arnold Grey, is part of the diplomatic staff at the British Embassy in Peking. Vivienne has come to visit him and her mother, Jane Grey. Her brother Samuel Grey is still in England, though he too plans to join the foreign service one day soon. He is married to Evelyn Grey, and they have a darling six year old girl named Elisabeth. Vivienne adores her niece, who loves her Auntie Viv in return. Vivienne was engaged to a young man named Graham Baxter in 1914, but he enlisted at the outbreak of the Great War and was killed in action.

Dark Secrets: Vivienne is no longer a virgin, having spent the night with Graham before he left for France to fight in the war. She has told nobody, not wanting to risk a scandal.

Skills: (Non-default skills BOLD, Professional Skills ITALICS, Hobbies preceded by a DOT)

Accounting (10%):
Algebra (30%):
Animal Training (10%):
Anthropology (01%):
Archaeology (01%):
Art(Dancing) (05%): 25%
Astronomy (01%):
Back Stabbing (40%):
Bargain (05%):
Biology (01%):
Boxing (01%):
Charm (15%):
Chemistry (01%):
Climb (40%):
Conceal (15%):
Cooking (50%):
Craft(Sewing) (05%): 25%
Credit Rating (15%): 65%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%):
Disguise (01%):
Dodge (DEX×2%): 20%
Drive Auto (20%):
Drive Horse-drawn carriage (10%):
Electrical Repair (10%):
Electronics (01%):
Fast Talk (05%):
.First Aid (30%): 55%
Folk Lore (01%):
Geology (01%):
Hide (10%):
History (20%):
Hunting (15%):
Jump (25%):
Law (05%):
Library Use (25%):
.Listen (25%): 55%
Locksmith (01%):
.Lovemaking (25%): 50%
Mechanical Repair (20%):
Medicine (05%):
Natural History (10%):
Navigate (10%):
Occult (05%):
Other Language: Mandarin Chinese (01%): 31%
Own Language: English (EDU×5%): 45%
.Persuade (15%): 55%
Pharmacy (01%):
Photography (10%):
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychoanalysis (01%):
Psychology (05%):
Qi Cultivation (00%):
Qi Manipulation (00%):
Ride (05%): 45%
Sneak (10%):
.Spot Hidden (25%): 55%
Swim (25%):
Tarot Reading (05%):
Throw (25%):
Track (10%):
Wrestling (CON x 5%): 75%

Hand-to-Hand:
Fist/Punch (50%):
Grapple (25%):
Head Butt (10%):
Kick (25%):

Kung Fu (must be used in tandem with Qi Manipulation and Qi points):
Kung Fu: Flying Darts (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fan (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fists (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Staff (00%):
Kung Fu: Light Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Mantis Reflexes (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Leaping (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Pivot (00%):
Kung Fu: Poison Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Thunder Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Ugly Stick (00%):

Weapons:
Gim Dual Edged Sword Use (01%):
Handgun (20%):
Knife (25%):
Lasso (01%):
Machine Gun (15%):
Nunchuck Use (05%):
Rifle (25%):
Shotgun (30%): 50%
Stick Wielding (60%):
Dao Broadsword Use (01%):
Katana Sword Use (01%):

Equipment:
Vivienne has packed several changes of clothes for her trip, as well as spending money, a sewing kit, and toiletries in her handbag. In addition, she has brought a shotgun in case she has a chance to go hunting.
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Welcome aboard, Mr. Handy! We'll wait for 1 more player to join before starting. Lee, there's some more work coming your way, please have a look through. By any luck, we'll get the Prologue up and running within two weeks! :)
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Player ID: DrPeterson
Name/Title: Professor Doctor Endymion Porter
Age: 61
Sex: Male
Psychic Ability: Telepathy
Occupation: Professor
Current Residence: British Compound, Shanghai
College, Degrees: Ma in Ethnography, PhD in Asia Studies: Languages and traditions between the Great Rivers
Birthplace: Canterbury, England

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Characteristics:
STR 8
CON 10 [includes -2 from age]
SIZ 10
DEX 5
APP 9
INT 13 (Idea - 65)
POW 14 (Luck - 70)
EDU 22 (Know - 99) [includes +4 from age]

QI points: 0
Sanity: 70
Phobia/Mental Disorder Type(s): None
Maximum Sanity: 99
Hit Points: 10
Magic Points: 14
Damage Bonus: +0
Wealth:

Clothing: Professor Porter usually dresses to the season, exchanging linen for tweed as the weather gets colder. He prefers khaki and tan colours. When walking, he leans heavily on his sturdy cane. He is a heavy pipe smoker and as a result, is often accompanied by the heady smell of heavy tobacco.

Background: Endymion is a well-established academic in his field and has lived in China for the better part of the last 50 years. Originally the son of the British envoy to the weakened Qing-dynasty, Endymion has always had an affinity with the East. He lived and travelled extensively between the YangTze, Mekong and Huang Ho rivers to complete his research, driven by the quest(ion) to find out how the closeness of the great rivers and connection to the sea impacted the tradition and languages of the different cultures there.

The past 20 years he worked at the University of Shanghai, teaching Classical Chinese, and Colonial history.

Endymion's wife Margareth died about ten years ago after a childless marriage.

To relax, Professor Porter likes to paint in a dramatic and expressive style, reminiscent of Joseph Turner's work.


Dark Secrets: Margareth found out that Endymion was having affairs with several members of the staff, and that indeed some of their more European-looking children were his. They had an argument and Endymion hit his wife, causing her to stumble and fall down the stairs, breaking her neck.

Skills: (Non-default skills BOLD, Professional Skills ITALICS, Hobbies preceded by a DOT)

Accounting (10%):
Algebra (30%):
Animal Training (10%):
.Anthropology (01%): 65%
.Archaeology (01%): 55%
Art(Painting) (05%): 55%

Astronomy (01%):
Back Stabbing (40%):
.Bargain (05%): 50%
Biology (01%):
Boxing (01%):
Charm (15%): 44%
Chemistry (01%):
Climb (40%):
Conceal (15%):
Cooking (50%):
Craft (05%):
.Credit Rating (15%): 60%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%):
Disguise (01%):
Dodge (DEX×2%): 10%
Drive Auto (20%):
Drive Horse-drawn carriage (10%):
Electrical Repair (10%):
Electronics (01%):
Fast Talk (05%):
First Aid (30%):
Folk Lore (01%):
Geology (01%):
Hide (10%):
History (20%): 50%
Hunting (15%):
Jump (25%):
Law (05%):
.Library Use (25%): 65%
Listen (25%):
Locksmith (01%):
Lovemaking (25%):
Mechanical Repair (20%):
Medicine (05%):
Natural History (10%):
Navigate (10%):
Occult (05%):
.Other Language: Mandarin Chinese (01%): 50%
.Other Language: Classical Chinese (01%): 70%

Own Language: English (EDU×5%): 99%
.Persuade (15%): 60%
Pharmacy (01%):
Photography (10%):
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychoanalysis (01%):
.Psychology (05%): 50%
Qi Cultivation (00%):
Qi Manipulation (00%):
Ride (05%):
Sneak (10%):
Spot Hidden (25%):
Swim (25%):
Tarot Reading (05%):
Throw (25%):
Track (10%):
Wrestling (CON x 5%): 50%

Hand-to-Hand:
Fist/Punch (50%):
Grapple (25%):
Head Butt (10%):
Kick (25%):


Weapons:
Gim Dual Edged Sword Use (01%):
Handgun (20%):
Knife (25%):
Lasso (01%):
Machine Gun (15%):
Nunchuck Use (05%):
Rifle (25%):
Shotgun (30%):
Stick Wielding (60%): 65%
Dao Broadsword Use (01%):
Katana Sword Use (01%):

Equipment:
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The character concept looks fine. I'll wait around for you to flesh out the character a bit more and then I'll plop you right in.
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Grand!
Sorry for the delay :)

How do I determine the supernatural talent?
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You could either roll dice or just decide. I mean, it's more of a Pulp-y story than a traditional Cosmic Horror story, so there's some leeeway here and there to make it a bit more fun.
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I think I've finished :)
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Amazing. Delightfully dark. I've got a plan for your character already... :twisted:
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DrPeterson, you're welcome to hop in at this point; introductory post made.
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Player ID: Mallet
Name/Title: Edward Carver
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Psychic Ability: Telepathy
Occupation: Journalist (Foreign Correspondent) and Writer
Current Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Colleges, Degrees: Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Edward Carver
Edward Carver
Characteristics:
STR: 08
CON: 11
SIZ: 09
DEX: 12
APP: 14
INT: 16 (Idea - 85)
POW: 13 (Luck - 65)
EDU: 17 (Know - 80)
SAN 90

Qi points: NA
Sanity: 90/99
Phobia/Mental Disorder Type(s): One episode of panic attack (ran away).
Maximum Sanity: 90/99-(Cthulhu Mythos Points)-(miscellaneous)
HP (How long before your Character dies): 10
MP (The Source of all Psychic Powers/Spells): 13
Damage Bonus: 0
Wealth (Is he/she rich?): Yearly Income: High ; Property:

Appearance:

A man of small height. Slim with short black hair and brown eyes. He appears to be his age (early thirties). He has a very slight limp and uses an walking cane (which has a concealed sword). He is alway very elegantly dressed.


Background:

Edward was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1888. He was educated in Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. When the Great War began he volunteered from the beginning, rapidly becoming an officer but then was injured early in the war when he was shot in the leg. He was subsequently transferred to Military Intelligence where he proved himself more then up to the task. At the end of the War he returned to Vancouver and to his work as a journalist in his father’s newspaper, The Vancouver Guardian. The newspapers’ leaning is towards left-wing politics, and is very well connected with various political and media organisations around the world.

Edward has been sent to China as a political correspondant to report on the impending revolution which will transform a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country into a modern, democratic, and socialist state, One of his aims when arriving in Beijing is to secure an interview with the current president, Xu Shichang.

Edward’s father is Canadian-born Charles Carver, and his mother is Han Suyin, from China. Edward learned Cantonese and Mandarin from childhood. Edward has a twin brother, Henry, with whom he corresponds regularly. They have a special bond, and you could swear that they can read each other’s thoughts.

Dark Secrets (The things that they swear they'll never, ever, ever tell anyone):

He had a panic attack during the war and abandoned his men. They all died, apparently, and no one knows this secret except himself. He vows it will never happen again,


Skills (Non-default skills BOLD, Professional Skills ITALICS, Hobbies preceded by a DOT. Checked skills followed by a *):

Accounting (10%):
Algebra (30%):
Animal Training (10%):
Anthropology (01%): (40 %)
Archaeology (01%):
Art (05%):
Astronomy (01%):
Back Stabbing (40%):
Bargain (05%):
Biology (01%):
Boxing (01%):
Charm (15%) 70%
Chemistry (01%):
Climb (40%):
Conceal (15%):
Cooking (50%):
Craft (05%):
Credit Rating (15%): 70%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%):
Disguise (01%):
Dodge (DEX x 2):
Drive Auto (20%): (35 %)
Drive Horse-drawn carriage (10%):
Electrical Repair (10%):
Electronics (01%):
Fast Talk (05%):
First Aid (30%):
Folk Lore (01%):
Geology (01%):
Hide (10%): 35 %
History (20%): (70 %)
Hunting (15%):
Jump (25%):
Law (05%):
Library Use ( 25%): 75%
Listen (25%):
Locksmith (01%):
Lovemaking (25%)
Mechanical Repair (20%):
Medicine (05%):
Natural History (10%):
Navigate (10%): 40%
Occult (05%):
Own Language(01%): Mandarin 85%
Own Language(01%): Cantonese 85%
Own Language (EDU x 5%): English 85 %
Other Language (01 %): Latin 60 %
Persuade (15%):
Pharmacy (01%):
Photography (10%):
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychoanalysis (01%):
Psychology (05%):
Qi Cultivation (00%):
Qi Manipulation (00%):
Ride (05%):
Sneak (10%): (35 %)
Spot Hidden (25%): (60 %)
Swim (25%):
Tarot Reading (05%):
Throw (25%):
Track (10%):
Wrestling (CONx5):

Hand-to-Hand:
Fist/Punch (50%):
Grapple (25%):
Head Butt (10%):
Kick (25%):

Kung Fu (must be used in tandem with Qi Manipulation and Qi points):
Kung Fu: Flying Darts (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fan (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fists (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Staff (00%):
Kung Fu: Light Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Mantis Reflexes (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Leaping (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Pivot (00%):
Kung Fu: Poison Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Thunder Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Ugly Stick (00%):

Weapons:
Gim Dual Edged Sword Use (01%):
Sword Cane: 75 %
Handgun (20%): 75 %
Knife (25%):
Lasso (01%):
Machine Gun (15%):
Nunchuck Use (05%):
Rifle (25%): 75%
Shotgun (30%):
Stick wielding: 75 %
Dao Broadsword Use (01%):
Katana Sword Use (01%):

Equipment:

Maps of China and of different Chinese cities. Various writing material (pens, paper, diaries, etc.). Letters of introduction.
Cane with hidden sword.
.38 Revolver (1D10; 15 yards; 6)
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Alright, it's a really great character sheet. Welcome aboard! I'll make an introductory post for you in short order. :)
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Mallet, you're welcome to post at any time.
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Player ID: Starspawn338
Name/Title: Doctor Bernard Randall
Age: 46
Sex: Male
Psychic Ability: Spirit Projection
Occupation: Medical Missionary
Current Residence:
Colleges, Degrees: BA Vanderbilt University / MD Vanderbilt Medical College
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota

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Characteristics:
STR: 11
CON:13
SIZ: 14
DEX: 13
APP: 14
INT: 16 (Idea - 80)
POW: 18 (Luck - 90)
EDU: 13 (Know - 65) {includes +3 from age}

Qi points: 0
Sanity: 90
Phobia/Mental Disorder Type(s): None
Maximum Sanity: 99
HP 14 13
MP 18
Damage Bonus: +1d4

Wealth: Annual Income $7,500

Clothing: Bernard wears nice clothes but they are plain and utilitarian. He does not like to call attention to himself with his style of dress, preferring neutral colors so as not to engender any negative first impressions.

Background: Bertrand was born in St. Paul, Minnesota as the oldest of 8 children. His mother moved the family to Tennessee when he was sixteen years old because she wanted better educational and religious opportunities for her children. His father didn't move with the family. This was supposed to be a temporary arrangement but his father never did rejoin the family.

Bernard graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and worked for ten years to support his mother and younger siblings. A decade after graduation, Bernard applied to Vanderbilt Medical University where he studied medicine until 1910, when he obtained his M.D., followed by a short internship as a doctor. Before graduation, Bernard applied to the Methodist Episcopal Church for a posting abroad as a missionary worker. He was appointed the job with high praise.

Religion played a significant role throughout Bernard's childhood. He had a Methodist upbringing, and attended Sunday school every week. When he applied for the posting as a missionary, he wrote that at age 11 he had accepted Christ as his personal savior, and that at age 14 he had a desire to devote himself to God's service. Additionally, in his final years as a college student, Bernard was an active member of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, They aimed to enroll a sufficient number of properly qualified students who propose to devote their lives to foreign missionary work.

Dark Secrets: (The things that they swear they'll never, ever, ever tell anyone)

Bernard found out that his father was unfaithful to his mother and when the family moved to Tennessee it was a heated discussion with his father that lead to a physical confrontation that is the real reason his father never rejoined the family. His mother and siblings never found out.


Skills: (Non-default skills BOLD, Professional Skills ITALICS, Hobbies preceded by a DOT. Checked skills followed by a *)
Accounting (10%):
Algebra (30%):
Animal Training (10%):
Anthropology (01%): 40%
Archaeology (01%):
Art (05%):
Astronomy (01%):
Back Stabbing (40%):
Bargain (05%):
Biology (01%):
Boxing (01%):
Charm (15%)
Chemistry (01%):
Climb (40%):
Conceal (15%):
Cooking (50%):
Craft (05%):
Credit Rating (15%): 60%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%):
Disguise (01%):
Dodge (DEX x 2):
Drive Auto (20%):
Drive Horse-drawn carriage (10%):
Electrical Repair (10%):
Electronics (01%):
Fast Talk (05%):
First Aid (30%): 75%
Folk Lore (01%):
Geology (01%):
Hide (10%):
History (20%):
Hunting (15%):
Jump (25%):
Law (05%):
Library Use (25%):
Listen (25%):
Locksmith (01%):
Lovemaking (25%)
Mechanical Repair (20%): 30%
Medicine (05%): 80%
Natural History (10%):
Navigate (10%):
.Occult (05%): 20%
Other Language(01%): Mandarin Chinese 47%
Own Language (EDU x 5%): 65%
Persuade (15%): 70%
Pharmacy (01%):
.Photography (10%): 40%
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychoanalysis (01%):
Psychology (05%): 40%
Qi Cultivation (00%):
Qi Manipulation (00%):
Ride (05%):
Sneak (10%):
Spot Hidden (25%):
Swim (25%):
Tarot Reading (05%):
Throw (25%):
Track (10%):
Wrestling (CONx5):

Hand-to-Hand:
Fist/Punch (50%):
Grapple (25%):
Head Butt (10%):
Kick (25%):

Kung Fu (must be used in tandem with Qi Manipulation and Qi points):
Kung Fu: Flying Darts (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fan (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Fists (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Iron Staff (00%):
Kung Fu: Light Body (00%):
Kung Fu: Mantis Reflexes (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Leaping (00%):
Kung Fu: Monkey Pivot (00%):
Kung Fu: Poison Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Thunder Palm (00%):
Kung Fu: Ugly Stick (00%):

Weapons:
Gim Dual Edged Sword Use (01%):
Handgun (20%):
Knife (25%):
Lasso (01%):
Machine Gun (15%):
Nunchuck Use (05%):
Rifle (25%): 50%
Shotgun (30%):
Stick wielding (60%):
Dao Broadsword Use (01%):
Katana Sword Use (01%):

Equipment:
Bible
Pocket Watch
Medical Case with doctor's supplies
Eastman commercial camera with film and a film developing kit
30.06 Hunting Rifle with ammunition
Last edited by Starspawn338 on Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:28 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Character Sheet Submission

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Very nice Investigator !

Maybe our Keeper will allow him have a higher score in Mandarin ?

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Here's a handy reference to how Other Language: Mandarin will work in context:
12% = You can read and understand simple notes. You can understand verbal greetings and tonal inflections. Nothing else beyond that.
25% = You can read and understand about 3/4 of the average Chinese-print newspaper. You can speak pidgin Chinese, which essentially means that communication will be limited and there will be a penalty to persuade/APP rolls if attempted against Chinese NPCs.
50% = The fluency rate of the majority of the Chinese population at the time.
75% = You read, write, and understand modern Chinese texts and could understand some portions of ancient Chinese scripture. You can speak fluently and impress most Chinese NPCs. You gain a bonus to persuade/APP rolls if attempted against Chinese NPCs
<80% = University professor level Chinese.

...So, in other words, perhaps some reworking might be necessary.
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HelplessBystander wrote:Here's a handy reference to how Other Language: Mandarin will work in context:
12% = You can read and understand simple notes. You can understand verbal greetings and tonal inflections. Nothing else beyond that.
25% = You can read and understand about 3/4 of the average Chinese-print newspaper. You can speak pidgin Chinese, which essentially means that communication will be limited and there will be a penalty to persuade/APP rolls if attempted against Chinese NPCs.
50% = The fluency rate of the majority of the Chinese population at the time.
75% = You read, write, and understand modern Chinese texts and could understand some portions of ancient Chinese scripture. You can speak fluently and impress most Chinese NPCs. You gain a bonus to persuade/APP rolls if attempted against Chinese NPCs
<80% = University professor level Chinese.

...So, in other words, perhaps some reworking might be necessary.
Ok, I reworked the character. Originally I had the thought that my missionary would be single minded in the superiority of his own beliefs, language and culture and wouldn't learn to integrate into a foreign society before relocating there.

However, in light of your comment, I got rid of barter and lowered a couple other skills and am now approaching the character as if he has studied Chinese culture and has an appreciation and respect for it and therefore learned the language before being posted there as a missionary. I assume 47% will be considered fluent in the language but with a noticeable foreign accent which I believe to be acceptable.
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