REH's Hyborian Age -- An Adaptation for GURPS Fourth Edition
Feb 18, 2022 2:41:38 GMT -5
Post by 1F409 on Feb 18, 2022 2:41:38 GMT -5
Valeria
She was tall, full-bosomed and large-limbed, with compact shoulders. Her whole figure reflected an unusual strength, without detracting from the femininity of her appearance. She was all woman, in spite of her bearing and her garments. The latter were incongruous, in view of her present environs. Instead of a skirt she wore short, wide-legged silk breeches, which ceased a hand’s breadth short of her knees, and were upheld by a wide silken sash worn as a girdle. Flaring-topped boots of soft leather came almost to her knees, and a low-necked, wide-collared, wide-sleeved silk shirt completed her costume. On one shapely hip she wore a straight double-edged sword, and on the other a long dirk. Her unruly golden hair, cut square at her shoulders, was confined by a band of crimson satin.
Attributes
ST 11
She was stronger than the average man…
DX 13
He knew she was as quick and ferocious as a tigress.
She wheeled cat-like…
With a curse Valeria leaped, lithe as a panther…
IQ 11
As per Able Seaman, from GURPS Supporting Cast: Age of Sail Pirate Crew.
HT 11
As per Able Seaman.
Secondary Characteristics
Dmg 1d−1 / 1d+1
BL 25 lbs.
HP 11
Will 11
Per 11
FP 11
Speed 6.00
Move 6
Dodge 10*
Parry 14 (broadsword)*
5′6″
160 lbs.
SM 0
Social Background
TL: 3
CF: Hyborian
Languages:
Aquilonian (Native)
…and Conan asked, in the Aquilonian tongue…
Stygian (Accented)
He was gibbering in the Stygian tongue, though in a dialect unfamiliar to her.
Advantages
Acute Vision 1
“…I’m accounted sharp-eyed among the sea-rovers.”
Attractive
Combat Reflexes
Quick and unexpected as the move was, she almost matched it; for even as he grabbed her, her dirk was in her hand and she stabbed murderously at his throat.
Fearlessness 1
Whatever perils lay ahead of them, their foes would be men. And Valeria of the Red Brotherhood had never seen the face of the man she feared.
High Pain Threshold
She glanced down, for the first time aware of a stinging in the muscles of her leg.
Perks
Brotherhood (The Red Brotherhood)
Disadvantages
Bloodlust
Her eyes danced and her lips smiled without mercy. Again she was Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, and the hum of her steel was like a bridal song in her ears.
Quirks
Proud
…she had always fiercely resented any man’s attempting to shield or protect her because of her sex.
…her feminine vanity prompted her to visualize him as scowling and muttering with chagrin, and she grinned with gleeful malice…
Skills
Broadsword - 20 (DX+7) [22]†
…her long straight blade…
Valeria brought into action a finesse of sword-play that dazzled and bewildered her antagonists before it slew them.
Leadership - 11 (IQ+0) [2]
Navigation (Sea) - 11 (IQ+0) [2]
Riding (Horse) - 13 (DX+0) [2]
The woman on the horse reined in her weary steed.
Seamanship - 11 (IQ+0) [1]
Shiphandling (Ship) - 11 (IQ+0) [4]
“You know I’ve [Conan] commanded bigger ships and more men than you [Valeria] ever did in your life.”
Wildcard Skills
Swashbuckler! - 15 (DX+2) [48]
Acrobatics, Brawling, Fast-Draw, Stealth, Wrestling, etc.
With one tigerish movement she was over the balustrade and dropping to the floor behind the awful shape.
She fought him with fists, feet, knees, teeth and nails, with all the strength of her magnificent body and all the knowledge of hand-to-hand fighting she had acquired in her years of roving and fighting on sea and land.
Quick and unexpected as the move was, she almost matched it; for even as he grabbed her, her dirk was in her hand and she stabbed murderously at his throat.
Neither made as much noise as a cat would have made.
More by luck than skill he caught her wrist, and then began a savage wrestling-match.
* Includes bonus from Combat Reflexes.
† Improved from Swashbuckler!.
She was tall, full-bosomed and large-limbed, with compact shoulders. Her whole figure reflected an unusual strength, without detracting from the femininity of her appearance. She was all woman, in spite of her bearing and her garments. The latter were incongruous, in view of her present environs. Instead of a skirt she wore short, wide-legged silk breeches, which ceased a hand’s breadth short of her knees, and were upheld by a wide silken sash worn as a girdle. Flaring-topped boots of soft leather came almost to her knees, and a low-necked, wide-collared, wide-sleeved silk shirt completed her costume. On one shapely hip she wore a straight double-edged sword, and on the other a long dirk. Her unruly golden hair, cut square at her shoulders, was confined by a band of crimson satin.
— Red Nails
Descriptive text goes here.Attributes
ST 11
She was stronger than the average man…
DX 13
He knew she was as quick and ferocious as a tigress.
She wheeled cat-like…
With a curse Valeria leaped, lithe as a panther…
IQ 11
As per Able Seaman, from GURPS Supporting Cast: Age of Sail Pirate Crew.
HT 11
As per Able Seaman.
Secondary Characteristics
Dmg 1d−1 / 1d+1
BL 25 lbs.
HP 11
Will 11
Per 11
FP 11
Speed 6.00
Move 6
Dodge 10*
Parry 14 (broadsword)*
5′6″
160 lbs.
SM 0
Social Background
TL: 3
CF: Hyborian
Languages:
Aquilonian (Native)
…and Conan asked, in the Aquilonian tongue…
Stygian (Accented)
He was gibbering in the Stygian tongue, though in a dialect unfamiliar to her.
Advantages
Acute Vision 1
“…I’m accounted sharp-eyed among the sea-rovers.”
Attractive
Combat Reflexes
Quick and unexpected as the move was, she almost matched it; for even as he grabbed her, her dirk was in her hand and she stabbed murderously at his throat.
Fearlessness 1
Whatever perils lay ahead of them, their foes would be men. And Valeria of the Red Brotherhood had never seen the face of the man she feared.
High Pain Threshold
She glanced down, for the first time aware of a stinging in the muscles of her leg.
Perks
Brotherhood (The Red Brotherhood)
Disadvantages
Bloodlust
Her eyes danced and her lips smiled without mercy. Again she was Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, and the hum of her steel was like a bridal song in her ears.
Quirks
Proud
…she had always fiercely resented any man’s attempting to shield or protect her because of her sex.
…her feminine vanity prompted her to visualize him as scowling and muttering with chagrin, and she grinned with gleeful malice…
Skills
Broadsword - 20 (DX+7) [22]†
…her long straight blade…
Valeria brought into action a finesse of sword-play that dazzled and bewildered her antagonists before it slew them.
Leadership - 11 (IQ+0) [2]
Navigation (Sea) - 11 (IQ+0) [2]
Riding (Horse) - 13 (DX+0) [2]
The woman on the horse reined in her weary steed.
Seamanship - 11 (IQ+0) [1]
Shiphandling (Ship) - 11 (IQ+0) [4]
“You know I’ve [Conan] commanded bigger ships and more men than you [Valeria] ever did in your life.”
Wildcard Skills
Swashbuckler! - 15 (DX+2) [48]
Acrobatics, Brawling, Fast-Draw, Stealth, Wrestling, etc.
With one tigerish movement she was over the balustrade and dropping to the floor behind the awful shape.
She fought him with fists, feet, knees, teeth and nails, with all the strength of her magnificent body and all the knowledge of hand-to-hand fighting she had acquired in her years of roving and fighting on sea and land.
Quick and unexpected as the move was, she almost matched it; for even as he grabbed her, her dirk was in her hand and she stabbed murderously at his throat.
Neither made as much noise as a cat would have made.
More by luck than skill he caught her wrist, and then began a savage wrestling-match.
* Includes bonus from Combat Reflexes.
† Improved from Swashbuckler!.