Topic: Merida Dun Broch (Brave/Merida's Wish) HARP Fantasy

[Zhaleskra]

This is very bare bones at the moment, but here is my HARP Fantasy interpretation of Merida from Brave/Merida's wish.

I used random rolls, and had to re-roll 4-6 rolls that were under 40.

Female Human
4'10", 119 lbs., curly mid-back length red hair, light blue eyes, 16 years old
2nd level Fighter
Rural

St 90 (+9)
Co 100 (+10)
Ag 92 (+9)
Qu 66 (+6: +4 Stat, +2 Human)
SD 47* (+3: +3 Human)
Re 62 (+6)
In 68 (+6: +4 Stat, +2 Human)
Pr 75 (+8: +5 Stat, +3 Human)

* One DP spent to raise SD from 46.

Initiative 12 (Qu/In)
Fate Points 1 (She spent at least 2 during the movie)

Resistances
Stamina 50, Will 36, Magic 42

Defensive Bonus 12 (Qu bonus x2)

Endurance Points 83
Power Points 14

Talents
Athletic
Athletic/Physical Skill Bonus
Bonus Skill Ranks: Bows
Combat Skill Bonus
Close Shot
Heir
Loyal Domesticated Animal, "Angus"
Nobility
Skill Specialization: Bows
Skill Flexibility: Arcane Lore - Faerie
Speak with Magical Creatures: Will o' the Wisps
Speed Loader: Bows

Broadsword OB 68, Fumble 01-03, Medium Slash
Short Bow OB 92, Fumble 01-03, Small Puncture

Climbing +48 (+25  5 Ranks, +18 Stat, +10 Athletic, +5 Athletic Skill Bonus)
Weapon: Long Blades +68 (+50 10 ranks, +18 Stat)
Weapon: Bows +92 (+54 12 ranks, +18 Stat, +10 Skill Specialization, +10 Combat Skill Bonus)
Craft: Fisher +27 (+15 3 ranks, +12 Stat)
Healing +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Herbcraft +19 (+10 2 ranks, +9 Stat)
Mundane Lore: Dun Broch +16 (+10 2 ranks, +6 Stat)
Perception +34 (+25 5 ranks, +9 Stat)
Resistance Stamina +50 (+20 4 ranks, +20 Stat, +10 Human)
Resistance Will + 36 (+20 4 ranks, +6 Stat, +10 Human)
Resistance Magic +42 (+20 4 ranks, +12 Stat, +10 Human)
Arcane Lore Faerie +11 (+5 1 rank, +6 Stat)
Power Point Development +14 (-25 0 ranks, +9 Stat, +30 Human)
Animal Handling +19 (+5 1 rank, +14 Stat)
Navigation +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Riding +32 (+20 4 ranks, +12 Stat)
Tracking +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Armor +23 (+5 1 rank, +18 Stat)
Endurance +83 (+40 8 ranks, +13 Stat, +30 Human)
Jumping +43 (+25 5 ranks, +18 Stat)
Swimming +28 (+10 2 ranks, +18 Stat)
Stalking & Hiding +17 (+5 1 rank, +12 Stat)

I'm thinking of treating Angus as a lesser warhorse. Merida came out as a 616 Stat point character when I added up the stat costs for her scores.

Next character exercise on the list is Garrett from the Thief video games.

[Zhaleskra]

I've made some updates to take into account Merida's mounted Archery. This involved some rebalancing of skills and shuffling of Talents. Will post the file later.

[Zhaleskra]

As it turns out, I never actually made a full file for Merida. Here's how I adjusted her skills.

Broadsword OB 68, Fumble 01-03, Medium Slash
Short Bow OB 78, Fumble 01-03, Small Puncture

Climbing +48 (+25  5 Ranks, +18 Stat, +10 Athletic, +5 Athletic Skill Bonus)
Combat Style: Mounted Archery +48 (+20 4 ranks, +18 Stat, +10 Combat Skill Bonus)
Weapon: Long Blades +68 (+50 10 ranks, +18 Stat)
Weapon: Bows +78 (+50 10 ranks, +18 Stat, +10 Skill Specialization)
Craft: Fisher +27 (+15 3 ranks, +12 Stat)
Healing +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Herbcraft +19 (+10 2 ranks, +9 Stat)
Mundane Lore: Dun Broch +16 (+10 2 ranks, +6 Stat)
Perception +34 (+25 5 ranks, +9 Stat)
Resistance Stamina +50 (+20 4 ranks, +20 Stat, +10 Human)
Resistance Will + 36 (+20 4 ranks, +6 Stat, +10 Human)
Resistance Magic +42 (+20 4 ranks, +12 Stat, +10 Human)
Arcane Lore Faerie +11 (+5 1 rank, +6 Stat)
Power Point Development +14 (-25 0 ranks, +9 Stat, +30 Human)
Animal Handling +19 (+5 1 rank, +14 Stat)
Navigation +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Riding +32 (+20 4 ranks, +12 Stat)
Tracking +14 (+5 1 rank, +9 Stat)
Armor +23 (+5 1 rank, +18 Stat)
Endurance +78 (+35 7 ranks, +13 Stat, +30 Human)
Jumping +43 (+25 5 ranks, +18 Stat)
Swimming +23 (+5 1 rank, +18 Stat)
Stalking & Hiding +17 (+5 1 rank, +12 Stat)

[ironmaul]

Just recently watched the movie and I was intrigued by this thread. The thing that made me raise my eyebrows at was the 90 strength you'd given her. I haven't read the new rules so forgive me if there is some modification to the strength ruling. If she has a strength of 90, what is the strength of her father?!? Considering she is only 16 and female I would consider her rather average in strength if not above average for girls of her age being active. Just my thoughts

[Zhaleskra]

Just recently watched the movie and I was intrigued by this thread. The thing that made me raise my eyebrows at was the 90 strength you'd given her. I haven't read the new rules so forgive me if there is some modification to the strength ruling. If she has a strength of 90, what is the strength of her father?!? Considering she is only 16 and female I would consider her rather average in strength if not above average for girls of her age being active. Just my thoughts

Those are just the rolls I got whether I need to reroll a roll 39 or less or not. For movie justifications: Climbing that mountain in a dress, grabbing all three of her brothers along with the tapestry, and then jumping on Angus's back with that load. Of course there's also the historical justification of children being considered adults at 12-13 in earlier centuries. I'm guessing Merida is already close to her peak. Still not sure how I would have worked if I'd done the 550 point point buy. I did spend a lot on talents so that she wouldn't have that many DP to spend on skills: She only had 75 left after talent purchases. I can justify the 100 Con if you want me to too.

As for Fergus, I'd probably give him a 100 Strength, put at least Reason and Self Discipline as average (maybe Insight too). High Con and Presence, decent Agility and Quickness.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

[ironmaul]

Yeah, it was the only thing that made me question the characters make-up, everything else looks reasonable bar the strength. As to hauling her brothers and tapestry and leaping on the back of the horse, well...it is Disney after all  I think the 100 Con is fine as she is in a position to eat very well indeed. If it were me I'd pump the ST DP  into perhaps the SD as she is a strong headed and focused young woman. Or just swap the stat totals around? I think it's cool to base a character from a movie/animation but I think a bit of adjusting is needed to make it more believable if that is what one wants in a game, particularly for RM. Anyway, that's a few things to consider and I think you've done a great job in making her into a RM character.

[Zhaleskra]

Her combat skills will take a big hit with the Strength/SD swap, but then Skills based partially on SD will get a large boost. There will have to be lots of recalculation.

I don't know much about RMU right now, aren't there a couple more stats in RM for a total of 10?

This is mostly just an exercise in character builds, but I appreciate the opinions on actually using them in a game.

[Zhaleskra]

Here's a Word document with my interpretation of Merida using Ironmaul's suggestion. Why Word? Because while I know what Merida's skill levels are now, I don't remember what came from Professional Freebie ranks anymore. That's important because most of the generators I've tried like to know that information.