Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

[Susano]

JOHNNY JAVA

 

[b]Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes[/b]
18	STR	8	13-	Lift 303.1 kg; 3 1/2d6 HTH Damage [2]
24	DEX	42	14-	OCV:  8/DCV:  8
18	CON	16	13-
12	BODY	4	11-
14	INT	4	12-	PER Roll 12-
18	EGO	16	13-	ECV:  6
20	PRE	10	13-	PRE Attack:  4d6
8	COM	-1	11-

6	PD	2		Total:  6 PD (0 rPD)
6	ED	2		Total:  6 ED (0 rED)
4	SPD	6		Phases:  3, 6, 9, 12
8	REC	0
36	END	0
30	STUN	0		[b]Total Characteristic Cost:  109

Movement:[/b]	Running:	8"/16"
	Leaping:	3"/6"
	Swimming:	2"/4"

[b]Cost	Powers & Skills[/b]
25	Totally Wired:  Aid  SPD 4d6, Delayed Return Rate (points return at 
the rate of 5 per Hour; +1); OAF Expendable (Easy to obtain new 
Focus; coffee and amphetamines; -1), Self Only (-1/2), Side Effects,  
(2d6 BODY Drain (lost BODY recovers at same rate SPD fades); -1/2), 
Gestures (must consume; -1/4)
5	Beretta Model 21 Bobcat:  RKA 1d6; OAF (-1), 8 Charges (-1/2), Real 
Weapon (-1/4), [8]
25	Desert Eagle .50 Magnum:  RKA 2d6+1, +1 Increased STUN 
Multiplier (+1/4), 4 clips of 9 Charges (+1/4); OAF (-1), Real 
Weapon (-1/4) plus +1 OCV; OAF (-1), Real Weapon (-1/4), [9]
7	Makarov PM:  RKA 1d6+1, 4 clips of 8 Charges (+0); OAF (-1), Side 
Effects, (-1 RMod; -1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4), END [8]
4	Fast On His Feet:  Running +2" (8" total), END 1
1	Totally Wired:  LS  (Sleeping: Character only has to sleep 8 hours per 
week)
5	Luckier Than He Should Be:  Luck 1d6

[b]Talents[/b]
12	Jittery As All Hell:  Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)
27	Hair-Trigger Neck Hairs:  Danger Sense (immediate vicinity, out of 
combat, Function as a Sense) 12-

[b]Skills[/b]
12	Carnival Of Carnage:  +4 with Pistols
8	Both Guns Blazing:  +4 with Two Weapon Fighting

3	Bugging 12-
3	Climbing 14-
3	Combat Driving 14-
3	Concealment 12-
1	Criminology 8-
5	Deduction 13-
3	Lighting Reload:  Fast Draw 15-; Only To Reload Weapons (-1/2)
1	Forensic Medicine 8-
3	Interrogation 13-
4	KS: Criminal Law and Procedure 13-
4	KS: Russian Mafia 13-
2	Language:  English (fluent conversation; literate)
0	Language:  Polish (idiomatic; literate)
3	Language:  Russian (completely fluent; literate)
3	Lockpicking 14-
3	Mechanics 12-
5	PS: [secret] Police Officer 14-
3	Persuasion 13-
3	Security Systems 12-
3	Stealth 14-
3	Streetwise 13-
2	TF:  Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Two-Wheeled Motorized 
Ground Vehicles
10	Both Guns Blazing:  Two-Weapon Fighting (Ranged) 
2	WF:  Small Arms
[b]206	Total Powers & Skills Cost
315	Total Character Cost

200+	Disadvantages[/b]
5	Dependence:  Amphetamines and Coffee, Weakness: -3 To 
Characteristic Rolls and related rolls per time increment (Common, 6 
Hours)
20	Hunted:  Vladmir Kovalov, Russian Mafia 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Harshly 
Punish)
20	Psychological Limitation:  Plagued With Nightmares (Common, Total)
5	Reputation:  Twitchy Gunman Who Stinks Of Trouble, 11- (Known 
Mostly By Mercenaries)
65	[b]Experience
315	Total Disadvantage Points[/b]

 

Background/History: A native of Poland, Johnny was recruited into the Communist secret police in order to spy on dissidents, enemies of the state, and members of the Solidarity movement. He bugged homes, infiltrated meetings, and killed those who needed killing. It wasn’t pleasant or clean work, but it was for the good of the state and the people -- or so Johnny thought.

 

Then the Cold War ended.

 

With the rise of Solidarity and the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist Bloc, Johnny found himself out of a job. He also found he was a wanted man in his own country, with the relatives of his many victims out for justice or vengeance -- or both. Fleeing to Moscow, Johnny tried to hook up with the KGB, but the Soviet Union was going the way of his native Poland. With no where to turn to, and democracy breaking out all over, Johnny ended up falling in with the rising power of the Russian Mafia, who were more than willing to take in an experienced secret policeman. Nicknamed “Johnny Cracow,” he was kept very busy doing what he did best -- getting rid of undesirables.

 

After several years, Johnny’s conscious started to bother him. Here he was killing people to support a capitalist system (organized crime). He wasn’t doing this for the good of the people or the state, he was doing this for money. Worse yet, he started to see those he’d killing in his dreams, their bloody bodies accusing him of terrible crimes. Terrified of sleep, he started to go without it for long periods, keeping himself away though massive does of amphetamines and coffee.

 

Eventually, he turned his back on the Russian Mafia and tried to lose himself in the world of freelance mercenaries and other operatives. These days he’s called Johnny Java, due to his addiction, and while the nightmares haven’t ceased, at least he’s doing the right thing -- or so he hopes.

 

Personality/Motivation: Johnny’s a man who’s no longer sure of what’s right and what’s wrong. The comforting world of the State is no more. His homeland has thrown off of trappings of Communism, and even Russia now practices something resembling democracy (in a way). So what’s a poor former member of the secret police to do? Join the Mafia and kill for money? Work for another totalitarian regime? Or, perhaps, strike out on his own and see if he can make his may in the world.

 

Right now, Johnny has two main concerns; 1) to not get found by Vladmir Kovalov, the Russian Mafia boss be abandoned, and 2) to put off sleeping as much as possible. To accomplish the former he keeps on the movie, working his way around Eastern Europe and the various former states of the Soviet Union as a gun for hire. As for the latter -- well, drink enough coffee and down enough uppers and you’ll be able to stay away for a week or more at a time, and when you do crash, it’s usually so total you don’t dream. Or so Johnny hopes.

 

Quote: “Are you looking for me? Me? You sure you’re looking for me? Right? Right?”

 

Powers/Tactics: He may be twitchy, jumpy, and paranoid, but make no bones about it, Johnny is a skilled gunman. He normally carries the weapons listed, but has been known to acquire more specialized weapons if the job requires it. He’ll start shooting with the Desert Eagle and Makarov, with the Beretta in an ankle holster. He’ll use his two main guns until all of the magazines run dry, and then draw the Beretta is needed.

 

Johnny’s diet of caffeine and speed has left him in a perpetual state of jumpiness. He’s so twitchy he will often react before anyone else, and usually responds to change events far faster than most people. Of course, all of those chemical additives can’t be good for you -- at the same time Johnny is a blur of motion, he’s also hovering on the edge of death due to ODing on his drugs of choice.

 

Appearance: Johnny is of average height, with blond hair kept close cropped. His physique is of a man who engages in almost constant exercise. While he’s not massively muscled, he does sport incredible muscle definition, mainly because his totally wired state has burned off almost all of his bodyfat.

 

Designer's Notes: Johnny Java is from the Feng Shui supplement Elevator to the Netherworld. His origin here has been edited slightly to allow him to be used in Dark Champions settings and removes all mention of the Secret War and the Netherworld.

 

(Johnny Java created by Atlas Games, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

[Guest steamteck]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

very nice. I'll use him.

[nexus]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

Very noir. I like him.

 

*yoink*

[Doomed Prophet]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

I'm already picturing a battle between Johnny Java and Speedfreak (my group's coffee consuming hero) for the last cup o' java...

[casualplayer]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

Is he really that agile to warrant the 24 DEX or is he one of those "high reflexes, high CV, might as well just buy base DEX" characters?

 

He'd make great lieutenant villian. Thanks.

[Susano]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

I think his 24 DEX is from being permanently hyped up on caffeine and speed.

 

Also, this is a translation from Feng Shui, in which a 5 is base normal and Johnny has an 8 for DEX. I use a x3 multiplier, as that gives a starting PC 15s in most stats, suitable for an Action Movie RPG.

[casualplayer]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

But I drink a pot of coffee a day and I only have a 6 DEX!

[nexus]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

But I drink a pot of coffee a day and I only have a 6 DEX!

 

The answer is simple. You're not drinking ENOUGH! Have faith in the Goddess Caffeine and her sacred Elixir, my Brother.

[Susano]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

But I drink a pot of coffee a day and I only have a 6 DEX!

 

Now add the amphetamines.

[Shaft]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

Now add the amphetamines.

 

That transfers points from Body and CON into DEX.

 

Cool character, BTW, though I'd call him "Djonny Djava" to make the character sound more Eastern European. Just my two cents though- street names are rarely that well researched.

[Susano]

Re: Johnny Java (Feng Shui)

 

Johnny is what the FS sourcebook called him.