Fate Character Profiles

The information below are character sheets for the major characters in the Asylum Stories using the Fate Core System.
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	Warren "War" DeMontford High Concept North's Pet Assassin Skills Trouble Aspect Proudly Ignorant In Places +4 Notice Aspect Mostly Human +3 Shoot, Stealth Aspect Multiple Occupancy Psyche +2 physique, Fight, Burglery Aspect The Time, The Man +1 Resources, Athletics, Provoke, Contacts Stunt 1: The DeMontford Factor Because War's biology is only 'Mostly Human' He can cope with situations that would floor most people. Game Mechanic:+2 to physique tests where endurance and healing is a factor. Stunt 2: The shot makes the shot Because war unknowingly augments his firearms accuracy with magic, guiding the bullet to it's target, he is able to pull off more accurate shots, and hit targets he can not technically "see" Game Mechanic:+2 to any "called shots" where acurracy is significant.
	Emrys Glyndwr High Concept Old Man of Magic Skills Trouble Aspect Age catches up with all +4 Lore Aspect Long Serving in all respects +3 Will, Investigate Aspect I like my retinue +2 Decieve, Resources, Crafts Aspect Respect of my magical peers +1 Notice, Rapport, Empathy,Contacts Stunt 1: MAGIC Having spent his life studying magical forces, Emrys has an almost instinctual understanding of magic and the supernatural Game Mechanic:By making a successful Lore role Emrys can formulate and carry out a magical ritual to place an aspect on the situation or target. Stunt 2: Speaking of which... Emrys has spent all his life researching magic and the supernatural from all around the world. There are no human languages that he has not mastered, and a significnat number of none human ones that he can at least understand. Game Mechanic:Polyglot.
	Al Springer High Concept SWORD's Flushing Dog Skills Trouble Aspect Locked doors are a personal insult +4 Drive Aspect Always a way in, always a way out +3 Athletics, Notice Aspect Bad Lad (reformed) +2 Lore, Burglary, Stealth Aspect If It's got wheels it's mine +1 Shoot, Investigate, Rapport, Will Stunt 1: The Joy of Riding Having spent so much of his early life 'scrumping for cars' Al has a natural affinity for vehicles, and can drive/ fly pretty much anything given a few minutes to look over the controls. Game Mechanic:'Drive' skill can be applied to ANY vehicle without penalty. Stunt 2: There are no Barriers Al is small and agile and determined. It is a very hard to contain him. Game Mechanic:Al can spend a fate point to get out of any location or situation. Where he ends up might not be better.
	George "Cairngorm" Kentigern High Concept SWORD's Man Mountain Skills Trouble Aspect To Big For His Own Good +4 Physique Aspect Nothing Gets Past Me +3 Fight, Shoot Aspect Incomprehensible accent +2 Provoke, Athletics, Lore Aspect Bones of Stone +1 Will, Investigate, Contacts, Rapport Stunt 1: Take the blow Cairngorms bulk means it takes a lot to actually hurt him. Game Mechanic: Use Physique to defend in fight involving fists or blunt weapons, Stunt 2: Strong Silents Bad Cop Thanks to his size and accent, George can be intimidating even when just standing there. Game Mechanic: Use Physique instead of provoke when intimidating/ interrogating people.
	Iain McKeller High Concept Gay Goth Technomancer Skills Trouble Aspect The Men in My Life +4 Investigate Aspect Magic- It's all numbers really +3 Lore, Rapport Aspect Quietly a Genius +2 Will, Notice, Empathy Aspect Black until there is a darker colour +1 Athletics, Stealth, Contacts, Craft Stunt 1: Thinking it through. Iain is a skilled mathemagician and trained as a scientist. He can always approach a problem methodically and with logic Game Mechanic:+2 to any skill test when Iain has chances to sit back and anaylse the situation logically. Stunt 2: Computers are the future Iain is taking Emrys's ritual magic to the next level by technologising it. He is creating a library of Apps that can be used as required. Game Mechanic: Techno magic - Iain can create a programme that will make a magical effect to put an aspect on a target. Requires a successful lore roll to identify the magical principle and a successful investigate to write the programme.
	Clifford Magdelane High Concept Gods Own Sniper Skills Trouble Aspect Forgotten and overlooked +4 Stealth Aspect Tall lankey Red head +3 Shoot, Notice Aspect Longarm Oversight +2 Faith, Athletics, Will Aspect Knight of the Church Militant +1 Investigate,Fight, Drive, Craft Stunt 1: Silent Witness Because as a sniper it was often essential for his survival and for those he was looking after not to be spotted, Cliff has developed technigues to get to oversite points unseen Game Mechanic:By spending a fate point Clifford can get from one place to another without being unobserved, as long as no one is looking at him when he leaves or observing his destination. Stunt 2: The Power of God Compells me Cliff was instructed to keep an eye on Warren for the Church Militant and to keep him safe. This is not the first mission the Church Militant have sent him on. He can draw on his religious belief to keep focused and help him in his tasks. Game Mechanic: Clifford can use Faith to create an aspect that he can use to augment any task relevents to his current religious Quest. Stunt 3: The shot makes the shot Because Clifford knowingly augments his firearms accuracy with magic, guiding the bullet to it's target, he is able to pull off more accurate shots, including hitting targets he can not see. This includes shooting through walls or in complete darkness. Game Mechanic:Clifford can use firearms test to place a "In my sights" tag on any target, as long as it is in the range of the weapon, regardless of its location or any intervening cover. FATE:-1 Clifford has one less fate point, due to having an extra stunt, but he does have God on his side as a consulation
	William "Bill" Ross High Concept SWORD Emergency Responce Skills Trouble Aspect Big Mouth +4 Athletics Aspect Out of the Fire +3 Rapport, Physique Aspect Contacts with The Eastend Family +2 Will, Notice, Fight Aspect He's my brother +1 Medic, Contacts, Craft, Schoot Stunt 1: Lie still and lean on it. As a fireman, Bill had to deal with a lot of injuries. He is a qualified paramedic Game Mechanic:Bill can reduce the severity of a consequence caused by injury or illness by making a successful Medic roll. Stunt 2: The flow of the fire Bill spent his life placing himself in danger for the good of others - it has left him with a level of 'danger sense' Game Mechanic: Notice to spot danger is unimpeded by conditions like poor lighting (smoke) or walls if a situation is likely to result in harm for himself or those he protects.
	Kirsty Goddard (Nee Wilmot) High Concept Captivating Witch Skills Trouble Aspect Just can't leave it alone +4 Rapport Aspect Firey Redhead +3 Lore, Contacts Aspect I am a happily married woman +2 Craft, Decieve, Notice Aspect The joy of winding up men +1 Will, Resources, Investigate, Empathy Stunt 1: Natural Spell Slinger Kirstry taps into some inner strength when casting magic, although she has studied many magical texts, it all comes form the heart. Game Mechanic: Kirsty casts magic using Rapport -by spending a fate point she can make a rapport role to places a magical aspect on a target. Stunt 2: Actually I think you will find that... Kirsty has studied widely all sorts of strange subjects, this coupled with her almost photographic memory makes her something of an irritating know it all. Game Mechanic: Spend a Fate point to use Lore instead of any other skill, but only after some one else has made an attempt. Her skill role adds to the original result to increase the success.
	Darren "Daz" Ramsbottom High Concept Solid all round soldier Skills Trouble Aspect Bottom of the bottle +4 Craft Aspect Surplus to requirements +3 Shoot, Notice Aspect These City Streets +2 Athletics, Faith, physique Aspect The Church Picked Me Up +1 Will, fight, Provoke, Drive Stunt 1: Fix it in the field With his unit Darren was often left the tast of keeping thier electical equipments and vehicles working in hostile enviroments, often with out the correct equipment. Game Mechanic:+2 to craft to repair and jury rig equipment. Stunt 2: Fresh face in the Faith Darren has become a member of the Padre's Southwark Flock since he ended up living rough on the streets. They are helping him deal with his alcoholism and other issues following his experiences in Afganistan. In return he is using his DIY and repair skills to help keep the churchs meager resources going. Game Mechanic: Daz can use Faith instead of Contacts or resources by calling on the support of his friends in the church.
	Dr Dorian Lakin High Concept The Last of the Arcane Spell Slingers Skills Trouble Aspect Nerves don't work +4 Lore Aspect My Wizard's Staff +3 Will, Craft Aspect Uninvited Astute Observations +2 Drive, Rapport, Investigate Aspect I specialised Early +1 Provoke, Empathy, Resources, Contacts Stunt 1: I can be Enchanting-kind of My studying magical texts, and through the rituals he uncovers, Dorian can create magical amulets that other people can use. Game Mechanic:Requires a successful lore roll to identify the magical principle and a successful craft to create the magical item. The number of successes determines the number of aspects the item has. These can be tapped by who ever is using the amulet. Stunt 2: Sagacuious Assessments Before finally getting a field assignment, Dorian spent a lot of time reviewing reports and accounts for the active agents. He can call upon these observations to guide his own actions and advise others Game Mechanic: Dorian can use a lore test to create an aspect that refers to a previous encounter bewteen Asylum personel and the entity or situation they are facing. This aspect can then be tapped by others.
	Jack DeMontford High Concept Son Of War Skills Trouble Aspect When I go, I GO +4 Survival Aspect Selkie born, Asylum Bred +3 Shoot, Stealth Aspect My Bro is Ace +2 Athletics, Investigate, Physique Aspect Unbounded Enthusiasm +1 Provoke, Will, Burglary, Craft Stunt 1: Selkie Skills Jack is a selkie and has the aquatic oxygen reclaimation system that allow Selkie to survive in deep water Game Mechanic:Jack can not drown, unless the water he is in is completely deoxygenated. Stunt 2: The DeMontford Factor Jack has inherited the DeMontford Factor off his father. It allows him to heal quicker and aguments his selkie swimming skills. Game Mechanic:+2 to physique tests where endurance and healing is a factor.
	Paul Randal High Concept The Bane Of The Black Dog Skills Trouble Aspect Full Moon Frenzy +4 Fight Aspect Seductive Animal Magnetism +3 Physique, Athletics Aspect A Throne on Arthur's Seat +2 Will, Survival, Stealth Aspect So sharp he'll cut himself. +1 Shoot, Drive, Provoke, Rapport Stunt 1: Pointy Teath and Claws Paul exists to destroy Black Dog. He has natural weapons that the Black dog are vulnerable to when he transforms into his Werewolf form. . Game Mechanic: Paul automatically does great damage to any black dog or similar demon on a successful attack. Thier 'natural' armour does not stop this. Stunt 2: The Smell of Wet Dog Paul can track demonic entities by thier smell. Game Mechanic:Following a successful Survival test, Paul can track a demon. - It can run but it can't hide.
	Padre McKilligoody High Concept Chosen by God Skills Trouble Aspect The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways +4 Faith Aspect A wide, if wandering, Flock +3 Rapport, Will Aspect White face, Black Voice +2 Empathy, Craft, Fight Aspect Speak soft and others will carry the stick for you. +1 Physique, Contacts, Resources, Investigate Stunt 1: Born to the Church The Padre is a member of the Church Militant Game Mechanic:By spending a fate point he can tap into the power of God - But has little control over how Gods Aid arrives. Stunt 2: The Flock Over the years the Padre has aided a lot of London's inhabitants, and is well thought off, with many owed favours Game Mechanic: He can use Contacts instead of any other skill by calling in some one who "knows" or can help in some other way.
	Jason "Ace" DeMontford High Concept Brave little soldier Skills Trouble Aspect Bad Beginings +4 Athletics Aspect Just Human, Probably +3 Fight, Will Aspect Adopted Son of War +2 Shoot, Stealth, Notice Aspect I will be the best that I can be +1 Empathy,craft, Lore, survival Stunt 1: Yeah, That's what you say Jace was abused by his birth family and it has left him very suspicious of people. May be even a little paranoid. He always analysis carefully any attempt to persuade him to do something, especially if ther person is being 'nice'. Game Mechanic: +2 to resisiting Deceit and emotional manipulation Stunt 2: The one True Commandment of War- Be Useful. Jason is anxious to prove his place in the Asylum, especially as he does not have any of the 'supernatural' talents of the rest of his family. He spends a lot of time watching others and trying to anticipate what they might need so he can be there with it when they need it. Game Mechanic:On a successful notice check Jace can produce an item useful to whatever task some one else is performing, this occurs as an aspect that they can then invoke for free.
	Lucy High Concept Guardian of War's Boys Skills Trouble Aspect Enemies out there +4 Empathy Aspect A warriors Code +3 Physigue, Fight Aspect Shush, actually I like being mum +2 Lore, Shoot, Will Aspect Knows a lot more than she lets on +1 Drive, Survival, Rapport, Notice Stunt 1: A tigress in my heart Lucy is very protective of the boys, she knows she owes War a lot and the best way to repay him as by keeping the lads safe, even if it is from him. . Game Mechanic: Lucy gets a +2 to any test where the safety of her charges are at stake. Stunt 2: A little Alchemy can go along way. Lucy has some limited understanding of magic, though not on a par with those in the Asylum who have spent a life time in study, she can pull off the odd 'hedge' spell when needed. Game Mechanic: By making a lore test and spending a little time collecting the ingrdiencts, Lucy can make basic one shot potions that can heal, harm, gift luck, bring peaceful sleep etc. The potion must be consumend by the target to be effective, but she can make a stock of them if she is expecting trouble.
	James Goddard High Concept Computer Geek in over his head Skills Trouble Aspect I dont really get this magic thing +4 Computers Aspect I dont really know what Kirsty sees in me. +3 Screaming and running away Aspect It's all in the code +2 Aspect It's all unix to me +1 Stunt 1: Dancing fingers James is a brilliant computer programmer, unfoturnaly his skills were subverted by a group using computers to open a gate to a dimension inhabited by Fire Demons and he almost destroyed a housing estate in london. Game Mechanic: James can write a programe that can do pretty much anything, although he is still comming to terms with exactly how reality can be manipulated by code. A successful computers test allows him to create an aspect that covers the effect of the programme when it is run. FATE:+1 James has an extra refresh due to only having one stunt- It helps keep him alive!
	Clancy "Chancy" Brown High Concept Cyberpunk lives in me. Skills Trouble Aspect Inappropriate sence of humour +4 Lore Aspect Asylum Top Techno Dog +3 Contacts, Investigation Aspect Sciencific progress goes "Womph" +2 Provoke,Craft, Will Aspect Friends in the strangest of places +1 Notice, resources, shoot, Drive Stunt 1: Adams pet Magician For all his irritating foibles, Clancy is excellent at interpreting the Venkmens and other analytical devices in SWORD uses in the field. Game Mechanic: By paying a fate point and making a successful Lore role, and Clancy can declare aspects relating to the supernatural nature of the event or target of his test. The greater the success the more aspects he can define.(1 per spin) Stunt 2: The wrong thing at the wrong time Clancy has a natural talent for winding people up. Game Mechanic:+2 to provoke ing people by snide remarks to manipulate them into doing what he wants then to do.
	Jared Claybourn High Concept Out of his depth new guy Skills Trouble Aspect The Lucky coin has 2 sides +4 Athletics Aspect This Can't Be Happening +3 Drive, Craft Aspect To Be Decided +2 Physique, Notice, Guess Aspect To Be Decided +1 Will, Lore, Rapport, Contacts Stunt 1: It's all in the cards Jared has a limited premonitions ability. He can make 'lucky guesses' that are correct. It is most effective with cards, but he is learning to expand it to other areas. Game Mechanic:The potential options are laid out. He makes a guess test.For every success one of the 'wrong' options are removed. If the test is good enough that can leave only the 'correct option' and there are still shifts left, he can gain additional related information. FATE +1 Jared has an extra fate point as he only has one stunt.
	Private Secretary Patrick North High Concept Forever and Always Your Boss Skills Trouble Aspect Bound to serve As Required Aspect You don't keep a dog and bark yourself

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