Sawed-Off

History

Sawed-Off is a bitter man afflicted with dwarfism and raised in the heart of the darkest city in the world (Why, your Dark Champion's Campaign city, of course). His mother was ashamed off him and his father he never knew. He grew up hearing jokes about basketball scholarships, high chairs, and being crotch level. He was thoroughly humiliated several times by a boy named Chris. Chris was a member of a gang. Chris was beating Sawed-Off up. Chris was cornered by a rival gang. Chris was humiliated at the end of a gun for an hour in front of Sawed-Off by the rival gang leader before the leader shot the man in the knees and made him crawl for it. Chris never made it to the end of the alley. In his own way, the rival gang leader (called "High-Step" who is another character)felt for Sawed-Off and handed him a gun "This'll make you a bigger man, my freind. No one "dis"'s death and if you have that death in your eyes, no one can look down on you." High-Step used Sawed-Off for his errand boy because he could easily be confused with a child. Then Sawed-Off proved he had a knack for killing and doing so with a violent flair. This was something that scared people. It was something that impressed High-Step. Sawed-Off became feared. He had been working out. High Step trained him in the martial arts. His build now meant that he couldn't be mistaken for a kid any more unless it was a 10 year old on steroids. Sawed-Off is High Step's right hand man and he is never far away with a gun in his hand.

Sawed-Off

STR     18      Skills:
DEX     18      Acrobatics, 16-
CON     16      Breakfall, 16-
BDY     16      Climbing, 16-
INT     13      Concealment, 15-
EGO     18      Demolitions, 14-
PRE     18      KS: Drug Effects, Drug Trade, & Common Household Poisons; 15-
COM     8       KS: Inflicting pain and the principles and application of
pain; 15-
PD/rPD  8       KS: Sewers, Utility Systems, Backstreets, & Shortcuts; 15-
ED/rED  8       KS: Campaign City Policemen's names & families; 15-
SPD     4       Lang:Bario Spanish 3 pts.
REC     10      Lip Reading, 14-
END     40      Lockpicking, 16-
STN     50      PS:Butcher, 15-
                Security Systems, 15-
Char Cost:131   Shadowing, 14-
                Stealth, 16-
                Streetwise, 16-
                Tactics, 15-
                WF:Common Melee, Small Arms, Flamethrowers              47

                Scholar                                                 3
                   
                +3 Overall levels                                       30

                Dirty Infighting
                Block   +2/+2   Block, Abort
                Disarm  -1/+1   Disarm,38 STR roll
                Hoist   -2/-2   Grab Two Limbs,
                 'n' Heave      58 STR
                Punch   +0/+2   8d6 dam
                /Kick
                Tackle  +0/+1   STR+2d6+v/5 dam, 
                                you fall, target falls                  20

                +2 DC w/ fighting
                +6 CV w/ combat
                +6 CV w/ combat, only to cancel to hit penalties considered
low (-1 1/2)
                                                                        58
                +6 OCV w/ sawed-off shotgun
                +2 OCV w/ guns
                +4 OCV with gun, only to cancel to hit penalties (-1)   32

                Damage Reduction 50%, Physical, Stun Only               
                Damage Reduction 50%, Energy, Stun Only                 
                +15 PRE, only for defense (-1)                          
                Armor 3 PD/3 ED                                         57

Total Cost:378

Disadvantage
                Berserk:If High Step is killed or at high risk, 14-, 8- -25
                Enraged:If humilated/outsmarted, 11-,11-                -10
                DNPC:Generic "adopted" short kid, Inc., 11-             -20
                Dist Feat:Thickly muscled dwarf                         -15
                Hunted: Police, 8-                                      -20
                Hunted: FBI, 8-                                         -20
                Phys. Lim.:Dwarfism, Inf., Greatly                      -10
                Psy Lim:Casual Killer                                   -10
                Psy Lim:Morbidly faithful to High Step                  -10
                Psy Lim:Vengeful                                        -10
                Psycho-Fucking-Dwarf-Death-Machine Bonus                -128

Appearance

Sawed-Off is a man about 4'7" but weighs nearly 230lbs. He is almost like a disk of bone and muscle. His eyes truly do exude a maliscious gleam as if he is going to cut your throat at any minute and not blink. His face is like a rock, though. Rough hewn stone carved by an artist with little imagination. His body is very tough and the scars that cover his body can't really be seen. They've been sanded down by order of High Step. Sawed-Off will dress stylishly hip but only because High Step wishes it. Role-Playing Notes

Sawed-Off is the right hand man of High Step. He has tortured himself to be better for High Step (High Step, by the way is about as charismatic as Hitler with a cumulative Transform attack based on ECV which is invisible which can turn people into his servants. You get addicted to his personality if you spend enough time around him). Sawed-Off has ripped and burned his skin in hopes of making himself tougher so that he might kill for High Step more efficiently. His Damage Reduction takes into account his high pain tolerance. He is also a stone-cold muthah which accounts for why he is rarely impressed. He runs a good portion of the business for High Step and runs it all on High Step's "Day Off". He will attack in the most efficient manner possible but if he begins to have the upper hand and he is not pressed for time, he will make it slow, painful and humiliating. He uses acrobatics to the fullest in melee combat but would rather just shoot first and then beat you down. Its best to put two characters against him in a fight....really. He rarely speaks but when he does, he is usually threatening them in a low-key calm voice while pointing a gun at them.

Quote:"Tell me a short joke."

Taken from the pages of Jens-Arthur Leirbakk