Thursday Character: Sovereign of the City
52 Weeks of Halloween has run its course. It’s been an outstanding year reviewing popular and obscure horror movies, from Halloween to Halloween. Thank you for dropping in and taking part in the journey through my favorite genre. Never fear we have not forgot who we are and will be bringing you a new pulp characters each week that you can drop into your Worlds of Pulp campaigns.
Character: Frederick “Freddy” Black , The Sovereign of Old Bailiwick
Race: Human
Core Abilities:
- Combat: 9 (Highly trained expert ability)
- Agility: 7 (Above average ability with training)
- Might: 6 (Trained or educated ability)
- Willpower: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- X-Factor: 8 (Highly trained expert ability)
- Magnitude: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Toughness: 7 (Above average ability with training)
- Intelligence: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Perception: 9 (Highly trained expert ability)
Hits Score: 19 (Willpower 10 + Magnitude 10 + Toughness 7 – 8)
Conditions:
- Merciless: 9
- Tactical: 10
- Scheming: 9
- Aspiring: 10
- Hardy: 8
- Charming: 9
Abilities:
- Command: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Persuasion: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Tactic: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Street Savvy: 10 (Greatest human ability)
- Gunmanship: 9 (Highly trained expert ability)
- Adaptability: 9 (Highly trained expert ability)
Description: Black is a hard-edged man with neat, brown hair combed back. He has a well-groomed, brown moustache and goatee. The hard lines around his face and tight-lipped expression betray a man who has led a dangerous life, and carries a lifetime of pain and secrets in his dark eyes.
Backstory: Freddy Black, or Frederick Black, is an influential criminal leader. He has received a pardon from state prison, and has returned home to reestablish his grip on criminal enterprise in Old Bailiwick. Despite staying concealed, he is a well-known figure in the region. Black and his crew possess a multitude of bars and nightclubs.