Chuck Dee

Part 1: Envisioning the Character

Joseph Westmore, youngest son of the Westmore estate, is an idealistic and naive young man. So this was how, even against the urging of his father, he found himself in Europe fighting a war that he should never have been in. His older brother came over also, always making sure to be in his unit- seemingly there more to protect him rather than fight the war. He slipped his brother's protective eye to go scouting with his superior officer. While scouting enemy positions, his superior catches a bullet, and he has to get the scouting reports back to the unit. Lost as he tried to navigate his way back, his brother found him just as they stumbled over some archaic ritual the Germans were performing. He remembers very little of what he saw other than a great shadow and beating wings. His brother tried to protect him, and then was gone in a great splash of blood and screaming- the mixture of his own and the Germans, for his brother died a blessedly brief death. He didn't die alone- followed close behind by the Germans- Joseph himself ran and made it back to the lines. But his nightmare was only beginning. His demeanor changed, and in a haze he'd go out to try to make sense of what he'd seen- to find some enemy that could explain it to him in their entrails. He was shipped out as unfit, but took many years to make it back home- seemingly somewhat recovered, but no longer the idealist. Finding out his beloved mother died while he tried to get himself together weighs on him. He still tries to make out what happened, chasing down leads of the same sort of activity, but he hides the horrific things he's seen from others, knowing that it makes him seem insane- and in truth, he's not sure that he isn't...

Part 2: Building the Character

Though he was a dilettante when he left, I make him a Military Army/Marines with 18 investigative build points and 69 general build points.

I view his campaign as more Pulp mode.

His Drive will be Revenge

His Pillars of Sanity will be Faith that His Brother's death and everything he experienced had a reason, and as the last living heir, the Honor of the Westmore name. Source of Stability – His Fiancee Janet Winston-Rogers, the remaining heir of the Winston legacy, James Westmore, his ailing older father, Wes Benton, a journalist who was also in the War and has seen things.

For his skills, I wanted to have some that showed his life before as a dilettante, which would also be helpful in his new chosen course.

Abilities (Investigative) Art History: 1 History: 1 Languages: 2 (French, German) Library Use: 1 Assess Honesty: 2 Bureaucracy: 1 Credit Rating: 3 Flattery: 1 Interrogation: 1 Intimidation: 3 Reassurance: 1 Art: 1 Craft: 1 Outdoorsman: 3 Photography: 1

Abilities (General) Athletics: 6 Conceal: 4 Driving: 4 Firearms: 8 First Aid: 4 Health: 10 Mechanical Repair: 2 Preparedness: 5 Riding: 6 Sanity: 8 Scuffling: 6 Sense Trouble: 5 Shadowing: 2 Stability: 9 Stealth: 8 Weapons: 6

Part 3: Final Character and Conclusions

Name: Joseph Westmore Mode: Pulp Drive: Revenge Occupation: Military Army Hit Threshold: 3 Investigative Build Points: 0/18 General Build Points: 0/69 Experience: 0/0

Background

Joseph Westmore, youngest son of the Westmore estate, is an idealistic and naive young man. So this was how, even against the urging of his father, he found himself in Europe fighting a war that he should never have been in. His older brother came over also, always making sure to be in his unit- seemingly there more to protect him rather than fight the war. He slipped his brother's protective eye to go scouting with his superior officer. While scouting enemy positions, his superior catches a bullet, and he has to get the scouting reports back to the unit. Lost as he tried to navigate his way back, his brother found him just as they stumbled over some archaic ritual the Germans were performing. He remembers very little of what he saw other than a great shadow and beating wings. His brother tried to protect him, and then was gone in a great splash of blood and screaming- the mixture of his own and the Germans, for his brother died a blessedly brief death. He didn't die alone- followed close behind by the Germans- Joseph himself ran and made it back to the lines. But his nightmare was only beginning. His demeanor changed, and in a haze he'd go out to try to make sense of what he'd seen- to find some enemy that could explain it to him in their entrails. He was shipped out as unfit, but took many years to make it back home- seemingly somewhat recovered, but no longer the idealist. Finding out his beloved mother died while he tried to get himself together weighs on him. He still tries to make out what happened, chasing down leads of the same sort of activity, but he hides the horrific things he's seen from others, knowing that it makes him seem insane- and in truth, he's not sure that he isn't...

Pillars of Sanity

Faith that His Brother's death and everything he experienced had a reason As the last living heir, the Honor of the Westmore name.

Sources of Stability

His Fiancee Janet Winston-Rogers, the remaining heir of the Winston legacy James Westmore, his ailing elderly father Wes Benton, a journalist who was also in the War and has seen things

Abilities (Investigative)

Art History: 1 History: 1 Languages: 2 (French, German) Library Use: 1 Assess Honesty: 2 Bureaucracy: 1 Credit Rating: 3 Flattery: 1 Interrogation: 1 Intimidation: 3 Reassurance: 1 Art: 1 Craft: 1 Outdoorsman: 3 Photography: 1

Abilities (General)

Athletics: 6 Conceal: 4 Driving: 4 Firearms: 8 First Aid: 4 Health: 10 Mechanical Repair: 2 Preparedness: 5 Riding: 6 Sanity: 8 Scuffling: 6 Sense Trouble: 5 Shadowing: 2 Stability: 9 Stealth: 8 Weapons: 6