Jul 22, 2008 Jul 13, 2010 7:33 PM NPC Islands of War Bootstrap 13 April 22 Blue Black, Curly, Short Light Green Right 46 80.0 0 Male Goblin 1 Bootstrap is Charda's extremely-unwilling right-hand man, so to speak. He hates her more than anyone else in the world, because she is cruel to him all day long. Bootstrap's duties include the following: A) He serves as Charda's mouth-piece to the rest of the tribe. B) He is a test subject for her experiments. C) He entertains her using various skills. D) He is her diplomat, sent to other tribes when she is in the rare mood required to negotiate. He is recognised as a diplomat by every tribe on Goblicus, so they will not harm him. He is often used as a messenger for this very reason. E) She takes out her frustrations on him, by beating him within an inch of his life. He hates working for her, but things get worse if he refuses to do as she says. She once killed him and then brought him back to life to show him the price of disobedience. Bootstrap has survived as long as he has for several good reasons: A) Common Sense = Not doing stupid things to anger Charda. B) Danger Sense = Knowing when to duck. C) Enhanced Dodge = Knowing how to duck. D) Intuition = Knowing which of multiple paths to take helps him to not get in trouble when Charda hasn't spelled things out completely, which happens all the time. E) Pitiable + Charisma = Looking pathetic in just the right way to avoid being killed by Charda when he does screw up. Also, being able to suck up to the boss is handy. F) Diplomacy + Fast-Talk = Knowing how to deliver bad news to Charda in such a way that she doesn't kill him. G) Intimidation = Knowing how to get the others to do what he asks, so they don't all die at Charda's hands. Bootstrap has developed a variety of skills to entertain Charda, because she tormented him with magic until he got better at them: Singing, Dancing, Hobby Skill (Juggling), Performance and Stage Combat. One day she decided she wanted to see him eat fire. He learned the Fire Eating skill to avoid hurting himself the next time. On another occasion, she threw a bag of puppets at him and demanded a puppet show. She seems quite fond of this, so he spent a great deal of his spare time learning how to throw his voice and mimic the sound of others, to improve his show. He's got a routine that looks vaguely like a Punch and Judy show; this is one of Charda's favourites. He actually saved Charda's Elite Guard from being killed one day by insisting he needed them to put on a puppet show. They followed his lead and now respect him, at least as much as any goblin can respect another. He picked up Sleight of Hand on his own, because he thought putting on a "magic" show might make her laugh and not kill him. One of the tribe's women serves as his assistant if he's doing a show for Charda. 0 0 250 13 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 true true false Advantages Charisma Mental 4 5 B41 +1 to Influence rolls Advantage fortune-telling 1 leadership 1 panhandling 1 public speaking 1 Combat Reflexes Mental 15 B43 Never freeze; +6 on all IQ rolls to wake up or to recover from surprise or mental stun; Your side gets +1 to initiative rolls (+2 if you're the leader) Advantage fast-draw 1 dodge 1 parry 1 block 1 fright_check 2 Common Sense Mental 10 Concious 50 total P45 B43 Advantage Danger Sense Mental 15 B47 Advantage Enhanced Dodge Mental 15 B51 Advantage dodge 1 Fit, Very Physical 15 B55 +2 to all HT rolls to stay conscious, avoid death, resist disease, resist poison; recover FP at twice the normal rate; lose FP at half the normal rate (in both cases, not FP spent for spells or psi powers) Advantage High Pain Threshold Physical 10 B59 Never suffer shock penalties when injured; +3 on all HT rolls to avoid knockdown and stunning; +3 to resist torture Advantage Intuition Mental 15 Inspired 100 total P56 B63 Advantage Legal Immunity (Diplomatic Immunity) Social 20 Only on Goblicus -50 total B65 Advantage Pitiable Physical, Social 5 B22 Advantage Disadvantages Claustrophobia (Enclosed Spaces) Mental -15 15 B149 Disadvantage Duty (Serve Charda) Social FR: 6 -2 total FR: 9 -5 total FR: 12 -10 total FR: 15 -15 total Extremely Hazardous -5 total Involuntary -5 total Nonhazardous 5 total B133 Disadvantage Fat Physical -3 B19 +2 ST vs. knockback Disadvantage disguise -2 shadowing -2 swimming 3 15 Languages Language: Common Mental Native -6 total B23 Spoken 0 total B24 None Spoken 1 total B24 Broken Spoken 2 total B24 Accented Spoken 3 total B24 Native Written 0 total B24 None Written 1 total B24 Broken Written 2 total B24 Accented Written 3 total B24 Native B24 Advantage Language Language Talent Language: Goblin Mental Native -6 total B23 Spoken 0 total B24 None Spoken 1 total B24 Broken Spoken 2 total B24 Accented Spoken 3 total B24 Native Written 0 total B24 None Written 1 total B24 Broken Written 2 total B24 Accented Written 3 total B24 Native B24 Advantage Language Language Talent Perks Form Mastery (Spear) Mental 1 MA50 Let you switch skill at any time Perk Primitive Goblin, Male Advantages Infravision Physical, Exotic 10 No normal vision -10 total B60 B60 Advantage Reduced Consumption Physical 2 2 Cast-Iron Stomach -50 total B80 Food Only -50 total B80 Water Only -50 total B80 B80 Advantage Disadvantages Bad Smell Physical -10 -2 Reaction penalty; Goblins that are taught or forced to bathe regularly do not have this trait Disadvantage Cowardice Mental -10 9 B129 Disadvantage Decreased Strength Physical 1 -10 B14 Disadvantage st -1 Intolerance (Non-Goblins) Mental Scope: Common -5 total B140 Scope: Occassional -2 total B140 Scope: Rare -1 total B140 Scope: Anyone unlike you -10 total B140 B140 Disadvantage Low TL Social 3 -5 B22 Disadvantage Paranoia Mental -10 B148 Disadvantage Sadism Mental -15 12 B152 Disadvantage Short Lifespan Physical, Exotic 1 -10 B154 Disadvantage Social Stigma (Monster) Social -15 B155 -3 Reaction Disadvantage intimidation 1 Features Decreased Size Modifier Physical 1 Feature sm -1 Night Vision Physical 1 F130 Your natural environment is in darkness penalties equal to level; Any divergence from this gives you a penalty to Vision equal to the difference Feature Quirks Arms Hang Down to Knees Physical -1 Green Skin Physical -1 Hates Dwarves and Gnomes Physical -1 Pointed Ears Physical -1 Quirks Dislikes Charda Mental 0 -1 B164 Quirk Combat Fast-Draw Sling Ammo 1 DX/E 2 B194 Combat/Weapon Ranged Combat Knife DX/E 2 B208 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat Skill Force Sword -3 Skill Main-Gauche -3 Skill Shortsword -3 DX -4 Sling DX/H 8 B221 Combat/Weapon Ranged Combat DX -6 Spear DX/A 12 B208 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat DX -5 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Staff -2 Staff DX/A 12 B208 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat DX -5 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Spear -2 Wrestling DX/A 4 B228 Combat/Weapon Melee Combat Entertainment Dancing DX/A 1 B187 Arts/Entertainment DX -4 Fire Eating DX/A 1 B195 Arts/Entertainment Hobby Skill Juggling DX/E 1 B200 Knowledge DX -4 Mimicry Speech IQ/H 2 Arts/Entertainment Performance IQ/A 2 B212 Arts/Entertainment IQ -5 Skill Acting -2 Skill Public Speaking -2 Singing HT/E 1 B220 Arts/Entertainment HT -4 Sleight of Hand DX/H 2 B221 Arts/Entertainment Criminal/Street Skill Filch -5 Stage Combat DX/A 1 B222 Arts/Entertainment Skill Performance -3 Ventriloquism IQ/H 2 B228 Arts/Entertainment Misc Engineer Mining 1 IQ/H 4 B190 Design/Invention Engineer 5 mathematics applied Skill Explosives Demolition -6 Skill Geology -6 Poisons 1 IQ/H 4 B214 Criminal/Street Medical Spy IQ -6 Skill Chemistry -5 Skill Pharmacy -3 Skill Physician -3 Running HT/A 4 B218 Athletic HT -5 Stealth 1 DX/A 4 B222 Criminal/Street Police Spy IQ -5 DX -5 Traps 1 IQ/A 8 B226 Criminal/Street Military IQ -5 Skill Lockpicking -3 Outdoor Camouflage IQ/E 2 B183 Military Outdoor/Exploration IQ -4 Skill Survival -2 Climbing 1 DX/A 2 B183 Athletic Criminal/Street Outdoor/Exploration DX -5 Scaling H 4 B233 Skill Climbing -3 Athletic Criminal/Street Outdoor/Exploration Technique Survival Arctic Per/A 2 B223 Outdoor/Exploration Per -5 Skill Naturalist -3 Skill Survival Desert -3 Skill Survival Island/Beach -3 Skill Survival Jungle -3 Skill Survival Mountain -3 Skill Survival Plains -3 Skill Survival Swamplands -3 Skill Survival Woodlands -3 Survival Island/Beach Per/A 2 B223 Outdoor/Exploration Per -5 Skill Naturalist -3 Skill Survival Tropical Lagoon -4 Skill Survival Arctic -3 Skill Survival Desert -3 Skill Survival Jungle -3 Skill Survival Mountain -3 Skill Survival Plains -3 Skill Survival Swampland -3 Skill Survival Woodlands -3 Survival Jungle Per/A 4 B223 Outdoor/Exploration Per -5 Skill Naturalist -3 Skill Survival Arctic -3 Skill Survival Desert -3 Skill Survival Mountain -3 Skill Survival Plains -3 Skill Survival Swampland -3 Skill Survival Island/Beach -3 Skill Survival Woodlands -3 Tracking Per/A 4 B226 Outdoor/Exploration Per -5 Skill Naturalist -5 Weather Sense 1 IQ/A 4 B209 Everyman Outdoor/Exploration IQ -5 Social Diplomacy IQ/H 4 B187 Business Police Social IQ -6 Skill Politics -6 Fast-Talk IQ/A 4 B195 Criminal/Street Social Spy IQ -5 Skill Acting -5 Gesture IQ/E 2 B198 Social IQ -4 Interrogation IQ/A 4 B202 Military Police Spy IQ -5 Skill Intimidation -3 Skill Psychology -4 Intimidation Will/A 4 B202 Criminal/Street Police Social Per -5 Skill Acting -3 Leadership IQ/A 2 B204 Military Social IQ -5 Public Speaking IQ/A 2 B216 Business Scholarly Social IQ -5 Skill Acting -5 Skill Performance -5 Skill Politics -5 Armor 4 0 0.0 1 Heavy Leather Leggings 1 4 60 4.0 B283 Limb Armor legs 2 1 Heavy Leather Sleeves 1 4 50 2.0 B283 Limb Armor arms 2 1 Leather Armor 1 4 100 10.0 B283 Body Armor torso 2 groin 2 1 Leather Gloves 1 - 30 0.0 B284 Gloves hands 2 1 Leather Helm 1 4 20 0.5 B284 Headgear skull 2 face 2 1 Shoes 1 - 40 2.0 B284 Footwear feet 1 Weapons 4 0 0.0 Pouch, Small 1 4 10 0.5 B288 3.0 60 Sling Stone 0 4 0 0.05 B276 Ammunition Missile Weapon Scabbard, Knife 1 4 3 0.3 1 Large Knife 0 4 40 1.0 B272 sw-2 cut 6 Swung C,1 -1 No DX -4 Skill Knife 0 Skill Force Sword -3 Skill Main-Gauche -3 Skill Shortsword -3 Skill Sword! 0 thr imp 6 Thrust C -1 No DX -4 Skill Knife 0 Skill Force Sword -3 Skill Main-Gauche -3 Skill Shortsword -3 Skill Sword! 0 thr imp 6 Thrown +0 x0.8/x1.5 1 T(1) -2 DX -4 Skill Thrown Weapon Knife 0 Melee Weapon Missile Weapon 1 Sling 0 4 20 0.5 B276 sw pi 6 0 x6/x10 1 1(2) -4 DX -6 Skill Sling 0 Missile Weapon 1 Spear 0 4 0 0.0 B273 sw+2 cr 9† Swung 1,2 +2 No DX -5 Skill Staff 0 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Spear -2 thr+2 cr 9† Thrust 1,2 +2 No DX -5 Skill Staff 0 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Spear -2 Using Staff skill Melee Weapon 1 Spear 0 4 40 4.0 B273 thr+2 imp 9 Thrust 1* 0 No DX -5 Skill Spear 0 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Staff -2 thr+3 imp 9† Thrust 1,2* 0 No DX -5 Skill Spear 0 Skill Polearm -4 Skill Staff -2 thr+3 imp 9 Thrown +2 x1/x1.5 1 T(1) -6 DX -4 Skill Thrown Weapon Spear 0 Skill Spear Thrower -4 Skill Thrown Weapon Harpoon -2 Melee Weapon Missile Weapon Portrait 8.5 11 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Monochrome Single Normal