Arthur Pendington was born on the 16th of November 1835, in a difficult childbirth which resulted in his mother's death. His father having died earlier in service to Her Magesty's Armed Forces, he was raised on a distant aunt's estate, though not by her and only until such time as he was old enough to be sent to boarding school. Fortunately his family's wealth and been placed in the hands of ethical and sensible men and he was able to attend one of the finest schools in Oxford.
He had always been intelligent, but it wasn't until his was 15, when he attended The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851, that he became truly enchanted with all things scientific and technological. Prior to this he had been concentrating on finance and economics, money being the one true consolation in his life.
He was accepted into Oxford University, where he met his good friend George Colthurst St. Barleigh. An equally bright individual, though less analyitcal and more 'creative' in his approach to the sciences, he and Arthur complimented each other well and had soon earned several degrees between them and been offered professorships at the university.
Arthur had found himself concentrating human augmentation (cybernetics), seeing it as the ultimate manifestation as man as a tool-using animal and made several breakthroughs in the field, but had delved into many other areas of study, thinking of himself as a renaisance man. This was due largely to a fascination with the work of Leonardo DaVinci he developed after George had convinced him there was more to scince than mere formulae and equations.
Unfortunately, during an experiment involving smaller more efficient steam engines, using more energy efficient substance than regular water under higher pressures, there was an accident. The boiler ruptured, super heated steam and liquid killing George, several lab assistants, and disfiguring Arthur, removing his left arm and leg and scarring the rest of his body. Rather than mourning in the usual way as most people would, he began to obsess over the accident. Wracked with guilt he went over the equations over and over again, to see where he went wrong, he was sure the boiler was strong enough, certain of it, and he couldn't find anything to suggest otherwise. Many of his peers considered this behaviour distasteful enough, but when he began making claims that the accident MUST have been the result of sabotage, accusing rivals in the Thaumaturgy Department whom he'd often berating as being panderers of parlour tricks and superstition, not real scientist at all, he was thrown out of Oxford and largely ostricised by the scientific community.
He now lives in a large apartment in London (most of which as been given over to all manner of scientific equipment), continuing various research funding himself largely on contracts from organisations wishing to avoid public scrutiny, occoasionaly even the military, or people wanting equipment they couldn't otherwise aquire either for reasons of legality or specificity. His background in cybertechnology meant he was easily able to over come his disabilty with a new arn and leg (Ironically, his body reacted adversely to the implants and even made him more supsceptable to disease. This ofcourse proves his belief that humans are weak, the solution being to make better implants.), but his torso is still badly scarred and he has been renderred impotent. Though his new limbs funtion perfectly, he tends to put on an unatural stiffness when in publis and carries a walking stick, which his actually a cleverly disguised stun baton. He tends to dress smartly wearing brown suits and coats, with an overcoat, and almost always wears gloves to cover his artificial hand. He still has visible scarring on the left side of his face and neck, even behind his round dark tinted glasses.
Bod – 2
Agi – 3
Rea – 2
Str – 2
Cha – 3
Int – 4
Log – 5
Wil – 4
Ini – 6
Edge - 2
Essence - 1.6
Condition Monitor - Physical 9(11), Stun 10
SkillsElectronics (equivalent) group 3
Cracking (equivalent) group 3
Mechanic (equivalent) group 2
Chemistry 3
Cybertechnology 6
Clubs(Stun Baton) 3(5)
Forgery 3
Armorer 2
Ettiquette(Scientific Community) 1(3)
Artisan 1
Knowledge Skills (27 free + 5 CSP)
Oxford University 4
Computers (equivalent) Background 3
Mechanics (equivalent) Background 3
Chemistry Background 2
The Works of Leonardo DaVinci 3
Britain’s Scientific Community 3
London’s Theatre Scene 2
Retailers of Scientific Apparati and Supplies 3
Engineering and Metalworking Firms 2
English N
French 2
German 2
Latin 3
FledgesGuts, 5
Home Ground (Oxford), 10
Addiction Moderate (Tabacco Pipe), -10
Sensitive System, -15
SINner, -5
Weak Immune System, -5
Contacts (9 Free)
Street Urchin/Rat Catcher - Tom Squire C2/L1
The boy who catches the rats in Arthur's building is a good source of information regarding gossip and rumours on the streets. The boy, though uneducated, shows an interest in Arthur's work and Arthur not being one to shy from orating the importance of said work, the two often exchange pleasantries.
Actor - Anthony Robinson C1/L2
A local actor who mat Arthur when his was exploring his thespian interests. He's not an unskilled makeup artist and often up to date on the latest news and gossip regarding London's high society.
Apothecary - Will Plunkett C3/L1
A retailer of various scientific supplies aswell as chemicals and medicines, Will still calls himself an apothecary because he's somewhat of a romantic.
Resources - £ 195,000
High Lifestyle x 2 months, 20,000
Basic Doc Wagon Contract 1year, 5000
Fake SIN 3 (Reginald Melchett), 3000
Stun Baton (disguised as walking stick), 400
Lined Coat, 700
+chem/fire/insulation 5, 2500
Glasses, 25
+flare comp
+vision Enhancement 3, 350
Datajack, 500
Smartlink, 1000
Full Cyber-arm, 15000
+cyber holdout pistol
++regular ammo x 100
+4 stregth
+4 agility
+grapple gun, 4500
Full Cyber-leg, 15000
+large smuggling compartment x 2, 4000
Transys Avalon 4/4, 5000
+response/signal boost 5/5, 5000
Custom OS 5/5, 5000
+analyse 5
+browse 5
+command 5
+edit 5
+encrypt 5
+armour 5
+attack 5
+blackout 5
+databomb 5
+decrypt 5
+defuse 5
+exploit 5
+spoof 5
+track 5, 47500
Printer, 5
Projector/Screen, 200
Data Chips/Books 6 x40, 2400
Maps 6 x20, 600
Chemistry/Cybertechnology/Electronics/Mechanics/Armorer Shops, 25000
Cybertechnology/Elecronics/Mechanics/Armorer/Forgery Kits, 2500
Commercial Explosives 3 x3, 300
FlashBang Grenades x2, 60
Gas Grenades x5, 100
+CS/Tear Gas x3, 60
+Neurostun x2, 120
Thermal Smoke Grenades x2, 70
Narcojet x5, 250
Disposable Syringe x10, 100
Jammer (Area) 4, 2000
Jammer (Directional) 6, 3000
Tranciever 6, 1200
White Noise Generator 6, 300
Goggles (sort of*), 50
+lowlight
+thermo
+vision enhancement 3
+magnification, 600
Periscope, 50
Headphones, 50
+audio enhancement 3
+select sound filter 3, 900
Atmosphere sensors 3**, 75
Camera, 100
Cyberware Scanner 6, 450
Directional Microphone, 50
+spatial recognizer, 100
Gieger Counter, 50
MAD Scanner 3, 225
Microphone, 50
Radio Signal Scanner 6, 150
Autopicker 6, 1200
Chisel, 20
Miniweilder, 250
Wirclippers, 25
Maglock Passkey 4, 8000
Maglock Sequencer 4, 800
Flash Light, 25
Light Sticks x10, 50
Flare Gun, 50
Flares x4, 100
Rapelling Gloves, 70
Respirator 6, 600
MicroWire 200m, 100
Regular Rope 200m, 100
Glue Sprayer, 150
Aztech Crawler, 1700
+camera
+microphone
+motion sensor
+tranciever 6, 1400
Renraku Stormcloud, 2600
+atmospheric sensors
+camera
+directional microphone
+radio signal scanner 6
+tranciever 6, 1575
£545 change for, let's say, stationary (Arthur always carries a notepad and something to write with) and other innocuous items I may have over looked or incorrectly assumed are covered by lifestyle.
Starting Cash (4d6 x500)
6/4/3/3, £8000
*Think the Benjamin Franklin glasses from National Treasure.
**Wind speed/direction gauges, barometric pressure gauges, a
Tempest Prognosticator, that sort of stuff.
I *THINK* that's everything done. It's a pity the only vehicle I wanted doesn't exsist, which is probably good since I think I'd need to redo my skills just to use it.
But one thing makes me wonder. This one thing is, how to handle those needed die rolls? Is there some program or does gm handle those or how do we handle it? I ask this because this is my second forum based roleplaying game and in first game the our great gm handled all rolls, secretly. Giving us only results and descriptions.
), £ = Alt+0163.
Also you more'n likely know who "The Bruiser" is. 
