Monday, November 08, 2004

OK Rudy, I named your character "Rum Taggert." He's an Exalted of the Dawn caste (members of the Dawn caste are masters of war in all its forms). He's an extraordinarily graceful, quick fighter who brawls best when he's drunk. He's got enough money to buy food, clothes, and booze, he knows people in taverns all over Creation, and he has a wise old mentor who schooled him in the ways of drunken boxing.

He can activate the following magical abilities:

Ferocious Jab -- Rum's punches does double damage!
Fists of Iron Technique -- Rum's fists do lethal (instead of bashing) damage, and can be used to parry weapons
Sledgehammer Fist Punch -- Rum can easily punch through walls and shit
Heaven Thunder Hammer -- Rum's punches cause his opponents to fly back, sometimes for dozens of feet!
Ox-Body Technique -- Rum is supar-tough
Graceful Crane Stance -- Rum is extraordinarily limber, deft, and light -- can run along tree branches and so on.
Alcohol-Resisting Prana -- Rum feels the euphoric effects of alcohol, but it doesn't hinder his coordination, and he never gets hung-over.
Drunken Warrior Technique -- If Rum's been hitting the sauce (and when hasn't he?), he can add bonus dice to his attacks, dodges, and parries -- and he gets better the more drinks he has in him!
Reed in the Wind -- Rum is great at dodging attacks, but he really just bought this charm 'cause he needs it for:
Shadow Over Water -- ... which makes Rum PHENOMENAL at dodging attacks!!!
Reflex Sidestep Technique -- So you think you can fuck with Rum just because you're going to shoot arrows at him or some shit from behind? FUCK YOU, PAL! With this technique Rum can even dodge attacks he doesn't even know about!!!
Essence-Gathering Temper -- ("Essence" is the name of the magical ability used to fuel the Exalteds' powers) This technique lets Rum regenerate magical ability every time he gets hit! So you're think you're bringing him down, when you're really just making him stronger!!!

Virtue Flaw: Every Exalted is haunted by a curse from the past which can turn their moral strength into a horrible weakness. Rum is pretty brave, but when pressed to the edge he is cursed by Foolhardy Contempt, which causes him to challenge people to ridiculous fights, refuse to retreat, and put himself at the front of any combat!