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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 20:37:19 GMT -5
Amalrus, king of Ophir
Traits Status 7 (king)
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 20:37:35 GMT -5
Aram BakshAram Baksh came forward, walking softly, a portly man, with a black beard that swept his breast, a jutting hooknose, and small black eyes which were never still.— The Man-Eaters of Zamboula Descriptive text goes here. Attributes Comfortable Disadvantages Greed Overweight Reputation (foreign lodgers often vanish; −3 to locals, sometimes) “Peril hides in the house of Aram Baksh!”Quirks Amoral Skills Knife Almost instantly the door opened, framing the tavern-keeper, naked but for his shirt, with a dagger in his hand. Professional Skill (Innkeeper) Stealth Conan followed Aram down a corridor lighted by copper lamps, and it did not please him to note his host’s noiseless tread. Aram’s feet were clad in soft slippers and the hall-way was carpeted with thick Turanian rugs; but there was an unpleasant suggestion of innate stealthiness about the Zamboulan.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 20:37:55 GMT -5
AstreasThe savant Astreas, travelling in the east in his never-tiring search for knowledge, wrote a letter to his friend and fellow-philosopher Alcemides, in his native Nemedia, which constitutes the entire knowledge of the western nations concerning the events of that period in the east, always a hazy, half-mythical region in the minds of the western folk.— A Witch Shall Be Born
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 20:38:10 GMT -5
AtaliHis gaze went again to her unruly locks, which at first glance he had thought to be red. Now he saw that they were neither red nor yellow but a glorious compound of both colors. He gazed spell-bound. Her hair was like elfin-gold; the sun struck it so dazzlingly that he could scarcely bear to look upon it. Her eyes were likewise neither wholly blue nor wholly grey, but of shifting colors and dancing lights and clouds of colors he could not define. Her full red lips smiled, and from her slender feet to the blinding crown of her billowy hair, her ivory body was as perfect as the dream of a god. Conan’s pulse hammered in his temples.— The Frost-Giant’s Daughter According to legend, Atali is daughter to the frost-giant Ymir, god of the Nordheimr. With the temperament of a teen-aged hussy, her favorite pastime is to use her unearthly beauty to taunt injured or dying men on the battlefields of the north. Those victims that are still capable of movement often attempt to pursue her into the frozen wastes, where they die either from exposure or at the hands of her frost-giant brothers. How much of the tale is real and how much mere hallucination, though, is hard to tell…. Attributes ST 8 DX 12 With a shriek of laughter she leaped back and ran… With a scream and a desperate wrench she slipped from his arms…[/i][/font] IQ 10 HT 10 Secondary Characteristics Dmg 1d−4 / 1d−2 BL 13 lbs. HP 10 Will 10 Per 10 FP 10 Speed 5.50 Move 5 Dodge 8 5′3″ This assumes a generic female height of 5¼ foot with a standard deviation of ¼ foot, and that northern barbarians are perhaps a standard deviation taller than the average. 130 lbs. SM 0 Social Background TL: 2 CF: Nordic Languages: Nordheimr (Native) Advantages Terrain Adaptation (Snow) But the girl danced across the snow light as a feather floating across a pool; her naked feet barely left their imprint on the hoar-frost that overlaid the crust. Transcendent …as perfect as the dream of a god. Unaging “Myself when a boy I saw her…” Voice Her laughter was sweeter than the rippling of silvery fountains…Perks Sanitized Metabolism Disadvantages Sadism …poisonous with cruel mockery.Quirks Distinctive Feature (scintillating eyes and hair) Proud Features Thermal Comfort Zone (−5 to 50℉) “You are cold as the snows…”Skills Dancing - 12 (DX+0) Sex Appeal - 20 (HT+10)* * Includes bonuses for Appearance and Voice.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 20:38:29 GMT -5
AtalisOn a certain night, then, while the people of Yaralet shivered in their bolted houses, a strange conclave was taking place in the small velvet-hung taper-lighted chamber of Atalis, whom some called a philosopher and others a rogue. Atalis was a slender man of medium height, with a splendid head and the features of a shrewd merchant. He was clad in a plain robe of rich fabric, and his head was shaven to denote devotion to study and the arts. As he talked he unconsciously gestured with his left hand. His right arm lay across his lap at an unnatural angle. From time to time a spasm of pain contorted his features, at which time his right foot, hidden under the long robe, would twist back excrucriatingly upon his ankle.— untitled (The battlefield stretched silent…)
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Post by darklordbob on Nov 18, 2021 21:02:12 GMT -5
I'm not the biggest GURPs guy, but I like what I see. You can tell thought went into this.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:35:40 GMT -5
I'm not the biggest GURPs guy, but I like what I see. You can tell thought went into this. Indeed, I would like to see a future version of GURPS undergo a partial regression, to something more resembling its Third Edition. Keep any rules improvements, maybe return to the old generic line art, but most importantly convert the system's jargon into descriptive words that flow naturally with the text, so as to allow readers to utilize the concepts without necessarily being tied to the system mechanics.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:36:58 GMT -5
Baal-pteorThis man was naked except for a loin cloth and high-strapped sandals. He was brown-skinned, with close-cropped black hair and restless black eyes that set off a broad, arrogant face. In girth and breadth he was enormous, with huge limbs on which the great muscles swelled and rippled at each slightest movement. His hands were the largest Conan had ever seen. The assurance of gigantic physical strength colored his every action and inflection.— The Man-Eaters of Zamboula Descriptive text goes here. Attributes ST 14 In girth and breadth he was enormous, with huge limbs on which the great muscles swelled and rippled at each slightest movement. His hands were the largest Conan had ever seen. His mighty arms were unnaturally long, and his great hands opened and closed, twitching convulsively. The level of ST, Lifting ST, and Arm ST focuses on providing the maximum human potential in his grip. DX 12 And like the stroke of twin cobras, the great hands closed on Conan’s throat. As per Cobra, from Pizard’s Animalia in GURPS. IQ 11 IQ 11 is a prerequisite for the Simple Illusion spell. Note, however, that Baal-pteor’s mesmerism doesn’t quite fit with the standard illusion magic in GURPS. HT 12 As per Cobra.Secondary Characteristics Dmg 1d+2 / 2d BL 50 lbs. HP 13 Will 11 Per 12 FP 12 Speed 6.00 Move 6 Dodge 9 6′6″ Slightly taller than Conan… 285 lbs. …and much heavier… SM 0 Social Background TL: ? CF: ? The Kosalan salaamed… Languages: Kosalan? (Native) “Once, long ago and in another land, I had another name…” Stygian (Native) Advantages Arm ST +1 Lifting ST +1 Sorcerous Empowerment 1 (Limited Colleges, Illusion) Perks Special Exercises (Arm ST; Lifting ST) Disadvantages Sadism Baal-pteor was laughing at him, and that laugh was edged with menace that made the hackles rise on Conan’s neck…Skills Artist (Illusion) - 11 (IQ+0) Wrestling - 16 (DX+4) “I was chosen by the priests of Yajur in my infancy, and throughout childhood, boyhood and youth, I was trained in the art of slaying with the naked hands—”Techniques Choke or Strangle “When I was a child they gave me infants to throttle; when I was a boy I strangled young girls; as a youth, women, old men and young boys. Not until I reached my full manhood was I given a strong man to slay on the altar of Yota-pong. // “For years I offered the sacrifices to Yajur. Hundreds of necks have snapped between these fingers—” Despite Baal-pteor’s talk about having snapped necks, his style seems to rely on the slow application of pressure rather than the suddenness of the Neck Snap technique.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:37:33 GMT -5
BalthusHe was a young man of medium height, with an open countenance and a mop of tousled tawny hair unconfined by cap or helmet. His garb was common enough for that country—a coarse tunic, belted at the waist, short leather breeches beneath, and soft buckskin boots that came short of the knee. A knife hilt jutted from one boot-top. The broad leather belt supported a short heavy sword, and a buckskin pouch. There was no perturbation in the wide eyes that scanned the green walls which fringed the trail. Though not tall, he was well built, and the arms that the short wide sleeves of the tunic left bare were thick with corded muscle.— Beyond the Black River
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:37:50 GMT -5
BêlitBêlit sprang before the blacks, beating down their spears. She turned toward Conan, her bosom heaving, her eyes flashing. Fierce fingers of wonder caught at his heart. She was slender, yet formed like a goddess:\ at once lithe and voluptuous. Her only garment was a broad silken girdle. Her white ivory limbs and the ivory globes of her breasts drove a beat of fierce passion through the Cimmerian’s pulse, even in the panting fury of battle. Her rich black hair, black as a Stygian night, fell in rippling burnished clusters down her supple back. Her dark eyes burned on the Cimmerian.— Queen of the Black Coast Descriptive text goes here. Attributes ST 8 …a Shemite bow, such as Bêlit had taught her pirates to use. ST 7 is the minimum for a short bow, but ST 8 offers a more typical weight for Bêlit’s presumed height. The latter would also be necessary if she were to wield other pirate-themed weapons, such as the cutlass and hatchet. DX 13 …supple and dangerous as a she-panther. IQ 13 Hers was the mind that directed their raids… HT 11 As per Able Seaman, from GURPS Supporting Cast: Age of Sail Pirate Crew.Secondary Characteristics Dmg 1d−4 / 1d−3 BL 13 lbs. HP 10 Will 13 Per 11 FP 11 Speed 6.00 Move 6 Dodge 10* Parry 12* 5′3″ The Shemites are generally of medium height… 115 lbs. She was slender, yet formed like a goddess: at once lithe and voluptuous. The assumption here is that “lithe” and “voluptuous” cancel out, resulting in no adjustment to weight. SM 0 Social Background TL: 1? CF: Black Kingdoms Stygian Languages: Kushite (Accented) Pelishtim (Native) Advantages Combat Reflexes …and Bêlit wheeled, her crimson lips a-snarl, as if she expected to see a rival corsair sweeping in to despoil her of her plunder. Feared 1 (Accessibility, only amongst superstitious blacks) According to GURPS Basic Set: Characters, Social Regard means, “You are a member of a class, race, sex, or other group that your society holds in high regard.” Moreover, the Feared version uses as example, “a god among men or an Amazon warrior.” Bêlit was adopted into a society of black warriors despite her race and sex. It may be, also, that she encouraged (or at least did nothing to dissuade) a belief that she was possessed of divinity. Fearlessness 1 “I was never afraid. I have looked into the naked fangs of Death too often.” Very Beautiful …formed like a goddess…Disdvantages Greed Bêlit’s eyes were like a woman’s in a trance. The Shemite soul finds a bright drunkenness in riches and material splendor… …and Bêlit wheeled, her crimson lips a-snarl, as if she expected to see a rival corsair sweeping in to despoil her of her plunder. She looked at him vaguely, in her eyes the blank blaze of her strange passion, her fingers working at the gems on her breast. Reputation (pirate; −3 to potential prey, sometimes) And survivors of butchered Stygian ships named Bêlit with curses…Quirks Hedonist Alternately described as “Sensualist”, this seems to fit with her wild attraction to Conan, exemplified in her spontaneous performance of a mating dance. Other aspects of Hedonist could overlap with Greed, though.Skills Area Knowledge (Black Coast) Default level, though perhaps training from presumed royal background. Dancing “And she danced, like the spin of a desert whirlwind, like the leaping of a quenchless flame, like the urge of creation and the urge of death.” Savoir-Faire (High Society) “…Bêlit, whose fathers were kings of Askalon!” Sex Appeal The extent to which this may have helped her maintain dominance amongst her crew requires more investigation. Strategy (Naval) It is doubtful that she would have had actual training in this, though her above-average IQ certainly would provide her with a better default level than her crew were likely to have had.Wildcard Skills Pirate! - 16 (DX+3) Presumably, this includes Shiphandling’s prerequisites of Leadership, Navigation, and Seamanship. …a Shemite bow, such as Bêlit had taught her pirates to use. Bow would be a low-TL equivalent of Guns (Pistol).* Includes bonus from Combat Reflexes.
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:38:21 GMT -5
Bragi“This day I have seen four score men fall, and I alone have survived the field where Wulfhere’s reavers met the wolves of Bragi.”— Conan, in The Frost-Giant’s Daughter
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:38:44 GMT -5
Bunda ChandThe king of Vendhya was dying. Through the hot, stifling night the temple gongs boomed and the conchs roared. Their clamor was a faint echo in the gold-domed chamber where Bunda Chand struggled on the velvet-cushioned dais. Beads of sweat glistened on his dark skin; his fingers twisted the gold-worked fabric beneath him. He was young; no spear had touched him, no poison lurked in his wine. But his veins stood out like blue cords on his temples, and his eyes dilated with the nearness of death. Trembling slave-girls knelt at the foot of the dais, and leaning down to him, watching him with passionate intensity, was his sister, the Devi Yasmina. With her was the wazam, a noble grown old in the royal court.— The People of the Black Circle Descriptive text goes here. Advantages Status 7 (king)
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 18, 2021 21:39:09 GMT -5
ConstantiusConstantius, whom men called the Falcon, was tall, broad-shouldered, slim-waisted, lithe and strong as pliant steel. He was handsome in an aquiline, ruthless sort of way. His face was burnt dark by the sun and his hair, which grew far back from his high, narrow forehead, was black as a raven. His dark eyes were penetrating and alert, the hardness of his thin lips not softened by his thin black moustache. His boots were of Kordavan leather, his hose and doublet of plain, dark silk, tarnished with the wear of the camps and the stains of armor rust.— A Witch Shall Be Born Descriptive text goes here. Attributes ST 12 …strong as pliant steel.Secondary Characteristics HP 11 6′0″ Assuming that “tall” indicates a standard deviation greater than average. 190 lbs. Assuming that “lithe” indicates 10% less weight than normal.Social Background TL: 3? CF: Eastern Languages: ? Advantages Handsome He was handsome in an aquiline, ruthless sort of way.Quirks Amoral “When I decided to take the throne of Khauran, I cast about for a man to aid me, and chose the Falcon, because of his utter lack of all characteristics men call good.”
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 20, 2021 15:27:12 GMT -5
Black One93 points The superb symmetry of body and limbs was more impressive at close range. Under the ebon skin long, rounded muscles rippled, and Conan did not doubt that the monster could rend an ordinary man limb from limb. The nails of the fingers provided further weapons, for they were grown like the talons of a wild beast. The face was a carven ebony mask. The eyes were tawny, a vibrant gold that glowed and glittered. But the face was inhuman; each line, each feature was stamped with evil—evil transcending the mere evil of humanity. The thing was not a human—it could not be; it was a growth of Life from the pits of blasphemous creation—a perversion of evolutionary development.— The Pool of the Black One Attribute Modifiers ST +5 [50] Under the ebon skin long, rounded muscles rippled, and Conan did not doubt that the monster could rend an ordinary man limb from limb. ST 15 with All-Out Attack (Strong) would average 8 basic damage. With wounding from Sharp Claws, that becomes 12 injury, enough to cause dismemberment. IQ +1 [20] They evidently thought that they were herding him into the corner themselves, and Conan found time to reflect that they probably looked on him as a member of a lower order, mentally inferior to themselves.Secondary Characteristic Modifiers Move +1 [5] They were rangy rather than massive… …their long legs sweeping them over the ground at headlong speed. SM +1 (1 hex) …the least of them, standing upright, would have towered head and shoulders above the tall pirate [Conan]. They were rangy rather than massive… Head and shoulders would measure at least 1¼ foot, putting the smallest of them at 7½ foot. 415 lbs. Traits Handsome (Impressive) [12] The superb symmetry of body and limbs was more impressive at close range. Sharp Claws [5] The nails of the fingers provided further weapons, for they were grown like the talons of a wild beast. Sharp Teeth [1] Towering above their assailants, the giants wrought havoc with talons and teeth, tearing out men’s throats, and dealing blows with clenched fists that crushed in skulls. Unnatural Features 2 (golden eyes and inhumanly evil face) [−2] But the face was inhuman; each line, each feature was stamped with evil—evil transcending the mere evil of humanity.Skills Brawling - 10 (DX+0) [1] …taloned hands lifted as if to fend off attack. Climbing - 9 (DX−1) [1] “…squatting like an ape among the branches, leering down at me.”
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Post by 1F409 on Nov 20, 2021 16:00:14 GMT -5
The CrawlerSomething came writhing up the steps, something that slithered and rustled and brought a chill in the air with it. Conan lashed down with his great sword and felt the blade shear through something that might have been flesh and bone, and cut deep into the stair beneath. Something touched his foot that chilled like the touch of frost, and then the darkness beneath him was disturbed by a frightful thrashing and lashing, and a man cried out in agony.— Red Nails This serpentine creature was found in the catacombs beneath Xuchotl, and used by the Xotalancas in their feud with the Tecuhltli. It emits an unnatural cold, is capable of tracking by scent, and has a fearsome reputation amongst the locals. Attributes ST 13 DX 12 IQ 3 HT 14 Secondary Characteristics Dmg 1d+1 / 2d−1 BL 40 lbs. HP 10 Will 3 Per 14 FP 14 Speed 6.50 Move 6 Dodge 10 Includes bonus from Combat Reflexes. 15 ft. long 125 lbs. SM 0 Assuming SM +2 from length, reduced for slenderness.Traits Bad Sight (Motion Sensitive 5) Source: Pizards’ GURPS Miscellanea Bad Smell The reek and chill of the deep black earth were about it… Born Biter …a reptilian head, broad as the head of a crocodile, with down-curving fangs that projected over the lower jaw. Combat Reflexes Crushing Striker (tail; Long, +1 SM) …the darkness beneath him was disturbed by a frightful thrashing and lashing, and a man cried out in agony. Discriminatory Smell “If they put it on our trail, it will follow us to the very doors of Tecuhltli!” Domestic Animal “How could the Xotalancas control such a brute?” Having been brought up from tunnels beneath the catacombs in Xuchotl, the Crawler is likely a wild animal that is trained or somehow controlled. That the wounded creature returned to Xotalanc to die suggests that it adapted to life amongst the people there. Fangs …a reptilian head, broad as the head of a crocodile, with down-curving fangs that projected over the lower jaw. Low Empathy Night Vision 6 Peripheral Vision Restricted Diet (carnivore) Scales Serpentoid Conan released her and turned on the steps, his ears and instincts telling him their foes were hard at their backs. And the sounds were not all those of human feet. Something came writhing up the steps, something that slithered and rustled… …an ophidian shape that writhed slowly and painfully into view, flowing in a dull-hued length from a chamber door… Conan peered behind the couch. It was a great serpent which lay there limp in death, but such a serpent as he had never seen in his wanderings. The reek and chill of the deep black earth were about it, and its color was an indeterminable hue which changed with each new angle from which he surveyed it. A great wound in the neck showed what had caused its death. Source: GURPS Template Toolkit 2: Races Temperature Control 1 (Always On; Cold; Emanation) …and brought a chill in the air with it. Something touched his foot that chilled like the touch of frost… “…it was as cold as ice to the touch.”Skills Brawling - 12 (DX+0) Tracking - 17 (Per+3) Includes bonus from Discriminatory Smell.
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