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Issac Norton II
the Emperor of the United States

A 10-Victory Seasoned Contractor played by Strazhari in Maelstrom

Report

Issac Norton II is a man who would be Emperor who will risk his life to become the ultimate Imperial Sovereign and unite America into a truly United land of eternal peace & prosperity.

He is 33 years old, lives in San Francisco, USA, and often appears as a soft spoken eccentric, with warm eyes & curling brown hair. They wear a patently absurd Imperial Regalia, including epaulets, tail coat & feathered tophat.

Issac Norton II lives in Maelstrom, a setting where videos of the supernatural go viral every day. His journal has 22 entries. His Questionnaire has 31 answers.

Attributes

Brawn

3 Charisma

6 Dexterity

5 Intellect

3 Perception

1

Abilities

0 Alertness

3 Animals

2 Athletics

0 Brawl

1 Crafts

5 Culture

0 Drive

0 Firearms

6 Influence

0 Investigation

3 Medicine

0 Melee

1 Occult

5 Performance

1 Science

0 Stealth

1 Survival

3 Technology

2 Thievery

5 Tai-Chi

(TapClick for Combat reference)

Initiative: 0 dice

Movement: 0 feet

Dash: 0 feet

Perception + Alertness: 0 dice

At the start of Combat, roll Initiative: Dexterity + Perception Difficulty 6.

Each Round of Combat represents 3 seconds of near-simultaneous action.

It's my Turn

You get one Movement and one Action on your turn every Round of Combat.

Movement

Movement is taken immediately before OR after your Action. It cannot be split.
You may Free Move (0) feet. Minimum 5 feet.
You may Dash up to an additional (0 feet).
- Dashing penalizes your Action -1 die per 5 feet.
All-out Sprint: instead of using free Movement or Dash, you may spend your Action and roll Brawn + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. You move (0 + (Outcome x 5) Feet).

Actions

Attack with your weapon or hands.
Evade by rolling to Defend or Dodge. Your Outcome is "spent" to reduce the Outcome of any incoming attacks until your next Action.
Activate a Power or use an Ability as normal.
Hold your Action by declaring an Action and a triggering event. If the event occurs before your turn on the next Round, you perform the Action.

I'm being attacked

If you have not yet spent your Action this Round, you may use it as a Reaction.

Reactions

Dodge by rolling Dexterity + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's.
Defend with your weapon by rolling its attack roll. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's. Availability depends on weapon match-up (tap/hover).
Clash with the attacker using the same roll you would use to Defend. The higher Outcome (not contested) is treated as the result of a successful, undefended attack roll against the loser.

Desperate Defense

If you have already used your Action, you may Exert your Mind to perform a Reaction. Your next Round's Action receives a -2 dice penalty. You cannot Clash as a Desperate Defense.

Will to Survive

Once per Contract, you may reduce the severity of an incoming Injury up to 4 Severity levels (to a minimum of Severity 4). You take a point of Mind damage and suffer a Major Battle Scar that lingers after the Injury is healed, even with proper Stabilization.

If an attack's Outcome is positive after defense, it results in a new Injury with Severity = Outcome + Weapon damage - Armor

Injuries

(Issac Norton II is unharmed)

(TapClick for Severe Injury reference)

Injuries Severity 4+ cause a Battle Scar and require Stabilization

Stabilization is the Injury's main treatment, and each Injury can only be successfully Stabilized once

Unstabilized Injuries worsen by 1 Severity level every half hour

Proper Stabilization

Requires an advanced first aid kit for Severity 4 Injuries, a field surgery kit for Severity 5 Injuries, and a surgery theater for Severity 6+ Injuries.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty equal to Severity

An Outcome of 1 or greater will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
Complete success (Outcome 4+) puts the Injury on track to heal clean: its Battle Scar heals with it.
Failed attempts can be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.
On a Botch, the Injury's Severity increases by 1.

Makeshift Stabilization

Attempt a major treatment using insufficient or improvised medical equipment.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty > Severity

(Difficulty based on materials and tactics used)

Any positive Outcome (1+) will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
However, any Outcome less than 4 increases the Injury’s Severity by 1. Botches also worsen its Battle Scar.
Regardless of Outcome, any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will persist after it is fully healed.
Failed attempts can be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Self-stabilization attempts are rolled at +1 Difficulty.

Battle Scars

Dice penalties from Battle Scars do not stack with Stress

(Issac Norton II has no Battle Scars)

Body 7

Stress

9 Mind

Miffed

Agitated

Bruised

Distracted

Hurt

-1

Rattled

Injured

-1

Worried

Wounded

-2

Alarmed

Mauled

-3

Frantic

Maimed

-4

Delirious

X_X

Limits

Atrocities

Murder

Lifesaver

Injustice

Traumas

Loyal Subjects If someone addresses you by your correct title without being prompted, roll Self-Control to not trust them completely, even if actively attacking you afterwards

Animal Lover When encountering any animal, you must roll Self-Control to not be immediately convinced it is harmless or at worse, frightened & misunderstood - even if currently attacking you.

Emperor of the USA You are 100% convinced that you are the rightful Emperor of the United States & must roll Self-Control to not assert yourself as such at every opportunity

Imperial Authority

Whenever , regain one Source. Cooldown: one hour

Circumstances

In Maelstrom

Famous: Tech Billionaire turned Would be Emperor

From Assets and Liabilities

You are well-known and generally well-liked by the general public. You may easily communicate a message via the media during a Downtime, and you may receive preferential treatment from NPCs at the GM's discretion.

Poor

From Assets and Liabilities

You are completely incapable of holding onto money. You start each Contract with 1d10 x10 dollars in cash.

US Military Interest

Given by Polymorph

You've been identified by the US Military as a person of supernatural interest. The US Government keeps closer tabs on you.

Immigrant Interdimensional Troop

Given by dae_kianna

You have taken in 9 intergalactic soldiers who are loyal and obedient to you. They wear futuristic armor from head to toe and have a weakness to cold. Their names are a letter + ###. You may bring one soldier with you on each Contract. 6 Mind/Body. 3 Armor. 5 dice for defense/Perception/Melee, 6 for Firearms (laser gun does +3 damage). They are untrained in literally everything else.

Illuminated: Confirmed

Given by dae_kianna

You are known to be a supernatural being who can send handwritten paper messages to every person and creature in a city in a few seconds. Compelling evidence is available to all, and even skeptics are convinced. You have access to the media and to special partnerships. However, you may be hunted or taken advantage of, depending on the specifics of your talents and presentation.

Conditions

From Assets and Liabilities

Beautiful You're quite the specimen! Rolls where your good looks could help are at -2 Difficulty, and social interactions should be role-played accordingly.

Gullible You are trusting and honest to a fault, and believe almost everything you hear. You automatically fail any roll to detect a lie, and any rolls which involve telling lies are at +3 difficulty.

Fragile You're emotionally fragile, and very likely to be mentally and emotionally scarred by your experiences. You have four Limits, instead of the usual three.

Oblivious You frequently fail to notice the soul shattering horrors that drive others mad. All defensive Mind rolls and Trauma rolls are made at -2 Difficulty. Does not affect any Trauma rolls made as an additional cost for Gift activation. Only works if your Perception rating is 1.

From Maelstrom

Special Dairy Division - Alpine Serum Type IV You drank some of the product of Alpine Gardens! Whole fat, creamy, delicious. You may add +2 to a body resistance roll, once. Remove this condition.

Toxocharismosis You have been infected with a mutant strain of Toxoplasmosis that attracts cats to you. Cats will find you likeable and should be roleplayed as such. Charisma rolls made to garner a cats affection are made at -2 difficulty.

Loose Ends

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Contractor Timeline

10 Victories - 2 Failures

Remaining Exp: 27 (Earned: 316 - Spent: 289)

View Issac Norton II's Encountered Contractors

An itemized record of every Contract, Reward, Experience change, Condition, Circumstance, and Move

Journal

Latest 3 of 22 entries

Stewardship

Hounds of the Empire

A World Free of Pain & Suffering

Questionnaire

Latest 3 of 31 answers

Moves

Issac Norton II has made 1 Move.

Royalty Unleashed

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Biography

Issac Neuman was an up & coming CEO of yet another silicon valley tech start-up, sleazing his way into investors pockets by playing up his Jewish heritage. Valued at Billions & praised as the next Steve Jobs, his life took a dramatic turn after a drug fueled "corporate retreat" where he engaged in an Ayahuasca ritual led by "the best Shaman money could buy." In the age of the Illumination this proved to be more than he could handle, as he was visited by the Ghost of Emperor Norton the First, who showed him the dread inequality & suffering he & his ilk had spread across the City of St. Francis.

Like the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Issac was shattered & remade by these visions, much to the consternation of his peers in the tech community. Liquidating all his assets & donating every last penny, Issac wrote a proclamation describing the true path for a leader is to humbly serve, & with a media fanfare that exceeded some illuminations, changed his name to "Issac Norton the II, Emperor of the United States"

Issac currently lives in a downtown flat that he own in perpetuity from an earlier investment, & tirelessly works to bring about a Utopian ear, guided by the ghost of Emperor Norton I.

Assets And Liabilities

Assets

-15 Gifted

-3 Beautiful

-6 Famous

Claim to Fame: Tech Billionaire turned Would be Emperor

-3 Oblivious

Liabilities

+6 Finances: Poor

+9 Sensitive

+9 Gullible