TOPIC: R3 - Daring tales of adventure

Game System: Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
Ref Name: Tom
No. of Players: 6 - Lauren, Jake, Jack and Tremane, Mike, Ted Ellie

Set in the 1930's a series of pulp adventures taking you across the world with Nazis that have jetpacks, ancient Hollow Earth tribesman, strange Egyptian snake cults, mad scientists, zeppelins in razy locations such as Ancient Templar tombs, exotic Turkish baths and

There are 16 adventures across the 4 books, so I'm looking to do 8 this year and revisit this to run the other 8 next year.

Sign me up plz.

Tom can you sign up

Lauren, Jake, Jack and Tremane

Three of those don't have access to the portal.

I found a list of Pulp archetypes for inspiration, so we don't end up with six variations of Indiana Jones.

• Adventurer
• Archaeologist
• Antiquarian
• Aristocrat
• Artist
• Author
• Avenger
• Aviator
• Daredevil
• Detective
• Dilettante
• Disciple
• Doctor
• Drifter
• Eastern Mystic
• Entertainer
• Explorer
• Femme Fatale
• Former Gangster
• Grease Monkey
• Great White Hunter
• Inventor
• Journalist
• The Kid
• Lab Rat
• Mastermind
• Mercenary
• Missionary
• Occultist
• Parapsychologist
• Police Detective
• Private Eye
• Professor
• Psychiatrist
• Reporter
• Scoundrel
• Soldier
• Spy
• Scholar
• Street Arab (lol)
• Tribal Warrior

I've got a few character ideas bouncing around, chief among which is Lei Hu, kung-fu doctor.

Doctor Lei Hu

Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Pace 6, Parry 7, Toughness 5, Power 15, Bennies 3

Race: Adaptable

Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge d4, Fighting d8+1, Focus d6, Healing d6+2, Intimidation d4-4, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Stealth d6

Edges: Arcane Background: Gifted, Martial Artist (+1 Fighting unarmed, fists/feet count as Natural Weapons, +d4 damage to unarmed attacks)

Unarmed Strike Str+d4

Hindrances: Mild Mannered (-2 Intimidation), Quirk (always quoting Chinese proverbs)

Powers;

• Stun; throws acupuncture needle at target, triggers Vigor roll (-2 if cast with Raise) or be Stunned
• Deflection; fists move in a blur barely perceptible to the human eye, foes subtract -2 from either ranged or melee attacks, or both with a Raise
• Relief; a quick massage in the heat of battle to remove the Shaken, Distracted or Vulnerable condition (or two conditions with a Raise)

Gear: Traditional Chinese robe (AV+0), Medical Bag

Advances
+5(N): Spirit d6 > d8
+10(N): Healer (+2 all Healing rolls)
+15(N): New Powers: Deflection & Relief
+20(S): Block (+1 Parry, ignore 1 point of Gang-up bonus)