A Continent of Banalities

The first character of '23!¨ Douglas “Dougie” Short, Friendly neighborhood alcoholic Awareness 30 Focus: Perception Combat 30 Cunning 30 Knowledge 30 Move 05 Science 30 Social 30 Focus: Deceit Tech 50 Focus: Plumbing Willpower 05 Focus: Circle (the regulars at the Rattlesnake Bar & Grill, “friends”) Focus: Person (Jess, daughter, guilt) Tags: #Auspicious, #Headquarters (tumbledown cabin) BODY 14 INT 12 POW 10 CHA 16 Luck Points: 3 You’re a plumber by trade, but you’ve tried your hand at many things. Car mechanic, trailer park super, bartender, asbestos removal and warm body behind a gas station counter. You’ve got your hands screwed on right, and you learn fast.  You’ve got an ex-wife and a kid that don’t want to know from you. The booze kinda ruined things. Lost you a few jobs too. It’s just that beer steadies your hands. Bourbon gives you conversational skills, and vodka says you can dance.  You tried going to meetings, but it didn’t take. People there talk about getting...

 I just bought the TTRPG Comae Engine . It is of the Mythras-BRP family, but seemingly a bit simpler. For one thing the skills list is significantly reduced (to nine!). It's still in beta, but it shows promise.  Because I am terribly dull, I made a CoCish investigator as a test character. The background was suggested by Liminal Horror , and fleshed out by me.  Addison Thorne Addison works as an archivist at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale) .  She survived an attack she cannot explain. One evening Addison found herself in a different library. The shelves were monolithic and stretched into the darkness. She was chased by formaldehyde-stinking creatures made from yellow bones, rusted metal and torn plastic. Subjectively the ordeal lasted about fifteen minutes, but when she emerged only seconds had passed.  She believes in fate and that it directly impacts their life. She has a stout physique with a round face. Her speech is droning. Addison is...