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Kolchak stats

Started by stu2000, June 10, 2007, 02:28:48 AM

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stu2000

June 10, 2007, 02:28:48 AM
How would you stat out Carl Kolchak--the 74 one played by Darren McGavin, not the one from the remake which shall not be named--in your favorite system, or the system you would most likely use for one of his adventures?
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jeff37923

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June 10, 2007, 03:24:26 AM
Quote from: stu2000How would you stat out Carl Kolchak--the 74 one played by Darren McGavin, not the one from the remake which shall not be named--in your favorite system, or the system you would most likely use for one of his adventures?

Oh jeez, this has me running for the Wayback Machine! I used to stay up late and watch The Night Stalker on TV, much to my Mom's annoyance.

Time to do some research...
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jdrakeh

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June 10, 2007, 03:43:15 AM
I'll break out Principia Malefex tomorrow (after laundry) and get back to this thread.
 

Caesar Slaad

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June 10, 2007, 08:55:48 AM
Wow... it's been a long time since I watch Night Stalker reruns, so I'm not sure my memory is clear enough to capture the nuances. But as I remember, not only was he pretty determined, he usually ended up being pretty handy at putting the kibosh on whatever mysterious beastie he uncovered.

As a starting point in Spycraft 2.0, I'd go with a Dedicated Journalist Sleuth, possibly picking up Scientist levels later on to represent some of this capability to take advantage of some of the knowledge he uncovered.
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June 10, 2007, 10:33:54 AM
Many moons ago in a fit of boredom I stated out Carl Kolchak for GURPS 3rd Ed.  It was based on the series (then running regularly on A&E I think), the old TV movies I had on VHS, and the novelizations.  

I went rummaging through the cobwebbed corners of my hard drive and found it:

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Name: Carl Kolchak
Profession: Newspaper Reporter
HP: 9
Fatigue: 10

Characteristics:
   ST 9
   IQ 11
   DX 10
   HT 10

Advantages:
  Danger Sense
  Luck  

Disadvantages:
Weirdness Magnet
Curious (2)
Obsession (To publish the "truth")
Stubborn
Unlucky
Enemy Group (Las Vegas authorities)
Enemy Group (Seattle authorities)
Enemy Group (New York authorities)
Enemy Group (Chicago authorities)

Quirks:
       - Always wears Seersucker suit, straw hat, tennis shoes
       - Always carries camera and tape recorder
       - Rips pages out of phone books
       - Aversion to rings

Skills:
   Combat Skills:
Brawling - 9
        Knife (Stake) - 9
   Professional Skills (Reporter):
Research - 12
        Writing - 12
        Photography - 9
        Streetwise - 12
Detect Lies - 12
        Fast Talk - 13
    Misc. Skills:
Area Knowledge (Las Vegas) - 12
        Scrounging - 14
        Area Knowledge (Seattle) - 10
        Diplomacy - 12
Area Knowledge (New York) - 10
        Occultism - 12
Area Knowledge (Chicago) - 12
        History - 10
Stealth - 10
        Shadowing - 10
Psychology - 10
        Driving - 10
        Language (English-native) - 12
        Language (German) - 8
        Hidden Lore (Las Vegas City Secrets) - 10
        Hidden Lore (Chicago City Secrets) - 10

Contacts:
Tony Vincenzo - Editor (Chicago)

Gordon Spengler - Coroner's Assistant (Chicago)

Maria Hargrove - Gypsy (Chicago)

The Monk - Street Informant (Chicago)

Jim "The Swede" Britowski - TV Reporter (Las Vegas)



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