So, tentative sheet.  Let me know your thoughts, Wintercat.  I'd hoped to get combat skill a bit higher, but I suppose it can't be helped.<br/><br/>Tarvek of Ket<br/>Backstory:<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">The young half-ogre who'd come to be called Tarvek was an orphan, or maybe he was just abandoned -- no one was there to answer the question when he was left behind in a small village.  Fortunately, one of the residents decided to take him in -- an elderly, retired master of the martial arts and honorary knight, Sir Archibald ex Pugno.<br/><br/>The old man wasn't kind, exactly, but he didn't overwork his charge (or maybe Tarvek was just too strong to think it was hard labor).  And he taught him well, at least to fight -- unfortunately, the local school didn't want a half-ogre around and assumed (wrongly) he was too stupid to learn much anyway.  Tarvek hasn't got much book-learning, although at least he can read.  Archibald was less generous with his possessions than he was with his teachings, though -- when he finally died, he left his home and belongings to his nephew the next town over.<br/><br/>With nothing in his pocket and not much to lose, Tarvek is pretty much stuck with the life of a wandering adventurer (which sounds better than "vagrant").  He's a bit annoyed by this, but at least he can usually find work as a dockhand or something if there's nothing else.  Usually.  In the meantime, he works on perfecting his skills, and someday he'll <em>make</em> the smaller humanoids respect him.  Honorably, of course.</div></div>Appearance:<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Tarvek is a tall young half-ogre, somewhat over three meters, with greenish skin and cunning eyes.  He's actually not particularly ugly, although he can't pass for a human, and his clothes are getting a bit shabby; he does have a confident bearing that some women find intriguing, though.  He gets rather annoyed by the constant racism and people generally thinking him stupid, but aside from that he's generally honorable and doesn't make needless trouble.</div></div>Character sheet:<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">ST 20 [80 pts]<br/>DX 12 [40 pts]<br/>IQ 10 [0 pts]<br/>HT 16 [60 pts]<br/><br/>Advantages:<br/>Claws (Sharp - knife-hand strike) [5 pts base; Chi, -10%; Armor Divisor 2, +50%; Affects Insubstantial, +20%; total 8 pts]<br/>Combat Reflexes [15 pts]<br/>DR 4 [20 pts base; Can't Wear Armor, -40%; Pact, -15%; 9 pts total]<br/>DR 6 [30 pts base; Can't Wear Armor, -40%; Semi-Ablative, -20%; Pact, -15%; 8 pts total]<br/>Fit [5 pts]<br/>Trained by a Master [30 pts]<br/><br/>Perks:<br/>Can Wear Normal Clothing [1 pts]<br/>Power Grappling [1 pts]<br/>Skill Adaptation (Brawling techniques default to Karate) [1 pts]<br/>Style Familiarity (Ultimate Combat) [1 pts]<br/><br/>Disadvantages:<br/>Bad Temper (12) [-10 pts]<br/>Code of Honor (Xia) [-10 pts]<br/>Easy to Read [-10 pts]<br/>Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10 pts]<br/>Sense of Duty (companions) [-5 pts]<br/>Social Stigma (Minority Group) [-10 pts]<br/>Truthfulness (12) [-5 pts]<br/>Vow (wear no armor) [-15 pts]<br/>Wealth (Dead Broke) [-25 pts]<br/><br/>Quirks:<br/>Awfully proud of his skills [-1 pts]<br/>Doesn't like alcohol [-1 pts]<br/>Extremely mixed feelings on racial issues [-1 pts]<br/>Obsession (become the greatest martial artist) [-1 pts]<br/>Prefers to meditate after a big fight [-1 pts]<br/><br/>Skills:<br/>Acrobatics DX-2 (10) [1 pts]<br/>Breath Control HT-2 (14) [1 pts]<br/>Erotic Art DX-1 (11) [1 pts]<br/>Expert Skill (Hoplology) IQ-2 (8) [1 pts]<br/>Housekeeping IQ (10) [1 pts]<br/>Judo DX-2 (10) [1 pts]<br/>Jumping DX (12) [1 pts]<br/>Karate DX+2 (14) [12 pts]<br/>Parry Missile Weapons DX-2 (10) [1 pts]<br/>Power Blow Will-2 [1 pts]<br/>Running HT-1 (15) [1 pts]<br/>Sex Appeal HT-1 (15) [1 pts]<br/>Sumo Wrestling DX-1 (11) [1 pts]<br/>Survival Per-1 (9) [1 pts]<br/>Swimming HT (16) [1 pts]<br/>Throwing Art DX (12) [4 pts]<br/>Wrestling DX+1 (13) [4 pts]<br/><br/>Techniques:<br/>Feint (Karate) skill+1 (15) [2 pts]</div></div>