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Manic Pixie Dream Girl


Originally posted on the SJ Games forum, reposting here so I don't lose it. Apparently, some people didn't understand that she's a joke character (she's a literalized metaphor: a pixie, manic[-depressive], and deals with dreams), not optimized or otherwise purposeful. Nevertheless, she's a GURPS-legal and very nearly DF-compliant 250 point character.


Attributes

ST 5 [-50]; DX 15 [100]; IQ 15 [100]; HT 11 [10].

Secondary Characteristics

SM-6; Damage 1d-4/1d-3; BL 5 lbs.; HP 1 [-8]; Will 15 [0]; Per 12 [-15]; FP 9 [9]; Basic Speed 6.5 [5]; Basic Move 6 [0].

Advantages

Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Enhanced Dodge 1 [15]; Flight (Winged, -25%) [30]; Magery 3 [35]; Reduced Consumption 4 [8]; Spirit Empathy [10].

Perks

Pixie Shot [1].

Disadvantages

Dependency (Mana; Very Common; Constantly) [-25]; Manic-Depressive [-20]; Skinny [-5]; Obsession (Teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures) [-10]; Overconfidence [-5*]; Post-Combat Shakes [-5*]; Stubbornness [-5].

Quirks

Too many to list.

Skills

Hidden Lore (Dreams) (A) IQ [2]-15; Occultism(A) IQ [2]-15; Alchemy (VH) IQ [8]-15; Thaumatology (VH) IQ [1]-15; Hazardous Materials (Magical)(A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Research (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Speed-Reading (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Teaching (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Writing (A) IQ-1 [1]-14; Meditation (H) Will-1 [2]-14; Staff (A) DX+2 [8]-17; Throwing (A) DX+1 [4]-16; Fast-Draw (Potion) (E) DX [1]-15; Climbing (A) DX-1 [1]-14; Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-14; Gesture (E) IQ [1]-15; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ [1]-15; Scrounging (E) Per [1]-12; Body Sense (H) DX-2 [1]-10; Musical Instrument (Ukulele) (H) IQ-1 [2]-14

Spells

(all spells (H) IQ+1 [1]-16)

Dream Viewing; Dream Sending; Dream Projection; Sleep; Daze; Foolishness; Apportation; Blur; Darkness; Continual Light; Light; Complex Illusion; Simple Illusion; Sound; Colors; Lightning; Purify Air; Seek Air; Create Air; Destroy Air; Shape Air; Air Jet; Wall of Wind; Windstorm; Spark Storm; Madness; Drunkenness; Fascinate; Sense Emotion; Sense Foes.

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Peter D said…
You should post more characters, wacky or not.
January 16, 2014 at 2:43 PM
Iron Llama said…
I'm working on methods of automatically generating large numbers of NPCs, so experimental results may appear here at some point.
January 16, 2014 at 3:37 PM
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