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Part Two of the Hallowe'en Edition of COTW is a trio of
characters for Horror and Horror-Fantasy campaigns; this,
the second of those characters, is a young actress with
plans to use Necromancy to change the world. This is the
Third of Six COTW posts this week.
Jennifer Williamson; well-intentioned necromancer
(c) copyright 2000 Brandon Cope
Total Points: 27 Points
Age mid-20s; 5'4"; 135 pounds; a young woman with a boyish
appearance, with lightly-tanned skin, short curly black hair
and brown eyes.
ST 9 [-10] - thrust 1d-3, swing 1d-1
DX 10 [-] - basic speed 5, move 5, dodge
5
parry
(knife) 5
IQ 13 [30]
HT 10 [-]
WL 13 [-]
ADVANTAGES: Magery 2 (Necromancy College only)
[16].
DISADVANTAGES: Delusion (Thinks that Necromancy can help in
everyday life) [-5]; Odious Personal Habit (Places
the search for occult knowledge above the safety of others)
[-10]; Secret (Necromancer) [-10].
QUIRKS: Unusual sense of humor; Thinks she's unattractive,
Very strong interest in the supernatural. [-3]
SKILLS: Acting-14 [4]; Area Knowledge (Home Area)-13
[1]; Guns/TL7 (Pistol)-12* [1]; Disguise-14
[4]; Knife-10 [1]; Occultism (Undead)-13
[2]; Research-13 [2]; Singing-11
[2]; Thaumatology-12 [2]; Theology-11
[1].
*includes +2 from IQ
LANGUAGES: English (native)-13 [0].
GRIMOIRE: Animation-13 [1]; Death Vision-13
[1]; Lend HT-13* [1]; Minor Healing-13*
[1]; Sense Spirit-13 [1]; Skull Spirit-13
[1]; Steal Strength-13 [1]; Summon Spirit-13
[1]; Zombie-13 [1].
*usable only in High or Very High Mana areas
EQUIPMENT
Jennifer Williamson has no equipment of note unless she is
armed, in which case she will have a small knife (1d-3
cut/imp) and a .32 revolver (2d-3 cr, 5 shots).
BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer is a necromancer hiding under the cover of an
actress in a travelling troupe which performs at renaissance
festivals. She frequently plays the role of the Angel of
Death - prompting her fellow actors to give her the nickname
"Jenna of the Scythe". She is almost obsessed with the
supernatural, an unnatural interest that has almost
attracted the eyes and ears of the Cabal on a few occasions.
Considering the illegality of many of her activities, it is
attention she can best do without.
As a teenager, Jennifer developed an interest in necromancy
- stemming from her interest in fiction - and, through
lengthy research in forgotten parts of old libraries and
trips to sellers of obscure and arcane books, she was able
to teach herself the basics of the dark arts.
Now she is a practising mage, although she is quite
different from the stereotypical necromancer; rather than
assembling an undead army to take over the world, or
something similarly nefarious, Jennifer feels that
necromancy could be as important a tool as any other kind of
magic, given proper research and application. She does, of
course, realize the cultural inertia - in the form of total
revulsion towards necromancy - she must overcome, but
Jennifer is willing to try.
ENCOUNTERED
Jennifer travels constantly, so she can encountered just
about anywhere.
CANONICALITY
Jennifer is designed using standard GURPS rules.
WHAT IF?
As written, Jennifer Williamson is a modern-day character,
though she spends most of her time re-enacting the
romanticised Renaissance. But Jennifer - especially in her
theatrical "role" of Jenna of the Scythe - would work
reasonably well in a traditional fantasy campaign. In a more
historically-minded Middle Ages campaign, there would be two
major obstacles: the Church, and the fact that she is a
woman. These are not insurmountable, however, and would only
add to the character's passion.
ADVENTURE SEED
Grave Robber: The PCs become aware of a series of apparent
grave robberies - though only the bodies are being stolen.
The only common link is that the crimes occur around the
same time a renaissance festival is held in the area.
Further investigation will reveal that there are five acts
and vendors that have appeared in all of the festivals.
Finding out who is responsible - and why - is up to the
PCs.
- written by Brandon Cope (copeab@hotmail.com)
- editted and formatted by andi jones
(andi@angelwerks.com)
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