The Tale of Silver Creek ~~~ Characters

Here's the character sheet for the game:

Name:
Sex:
DOB: game starts in the spring of 1895.
Description/Picture:

History:
Reason for coming to Silver Creek:

Qualities (choose 3, maximum 6 with all detriments and vices):

Character traits that give bonuses, like a silver tongue, good aim, being very attractive etc.​

Detriments (choose 1, max 2 for 1 more Quality)

Character traits that give maluses, like a bad temper, not-fully healed injuries, etc.​

Vices (optional, take one more Quality for each vice, max 2)

Chronic habits and addictions, like gambling, drinking, smoking, sex​

Starting money (can be exchanged for more equipment)
- $150

Equipment:
- $1: pack of cigarettes
- $3: well-made lasso
- $5: trial rations (3 days)
- $5: bottle of liquor of choice
- $10: single stick of dynamite
- $10: change of clothes
- $15: bottle of pure alcohol
- $50: average horse (better ones can be bought in Silver Creek)
Weapons:
- $10: hunting knife
- $15: machete
- $25: six-shot revolver with cartridges
- $30: single-shot trap-door rifle with cartridges
- $30: double-barrel break-action shotgun with shells
- $50: eight-shot lever-action rifle with cartridges
- $50: five-shot pump-action shotgun with shells

- $?: write in your own equipment for a reasonable price

example character (

Spoiler: example character

Name: Jack Tennant
Sex: male
DOB: July 22nd, 1862
Description/Picture:

History: Born to a pair of cattle farmers, Jack had a good childhood, but soon he fell in with the wrong crowd who led him down the path of crime. A botched robbery later, Jack needed to get away from his home and boarded the next train west-bound.
Reason for coming to Silver Creek: Escaping the law in the east.

Qualities (choose 3, maximum 6 with all detriments and vices):
- gunslinger
- demolitions expert
- expert rider
- knot tying
- first aid
Detriments (choose 1, max 2 for 1 more Quality)
- wanted man
Vices (optional, take one more Quality for each vice, max 2)
- gambling
- women

Equipment:
- 2 × six-shot revolver with cartridges
- 1 × well-made lasso
- 3 × stick of dynamite
- 1 × average horse
total: 2×$25 + $3 + 3×$10 + $50 = $133
Money remaining:
$17

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Name: Julia Brand
Sex: Female
DOB: 2 September 1870
Description/Picture:

History: Julia come form the family of Jewish merchants, rich and wealthy where she was rise for good future wife and mother of childrens. But, because of racist townpeople, they murder her family in riots after civil war. Only Julia managed to escape with help of her "uncle" Albert, friend of family. With him, she learn life of traper, hunting, skining and selling animals.
Reason for coming to Silver Creek: She heard that in area of Silver Creek it show up some rarest predators and animal, for getting them she would get good prize in the market.

Qualities (choose 3, maximum 6 with all detriments and vices):
- rifleslinger
- hunting
- expert rider
- cooking
- first aid
Detriments (choose 1, max 2 for 1 more Quality)
- Jewish race (many people don't like Jews)

Vices (optional, take one more Quality for each vice, max 2)
- addict to smoking
- weak head (faster getting drunk)

Starting money (can be exchanged for more equipment)
- $20

Equipment:
- $10: hunting knife
- $50: eight-shot lever-action rifle with cartridges
- $50: average horse
- $5: trial rations
- $4: 4 pack of cigarettes
- $3: pot and pan
- $ tent and bedroll

 

Money doesn’t quite square up but no matter about $2. Looks good to me, accepted.

 

Some explanation about Qualities, Detriments and Vices would be nice, to avoid misunderstandings.

 

Qualities: Good abilities giving bonuses to the character, like a silver tongue, being a crack shot, having family in Silver Creek, stuff like that.
Detriments: Stuff giving maluses to the character, like a bad injury that never fully healed, a strong temper that's big liability in tense situation, being a known outlaw giving a chance of being recognised.
Vices: chronic habits like smoking, drinking, gambling

 

Thank youk, I'll try to come up with a character later today.

 

Work in progress, still need to decide on name and description.

Name: James Miller (named after his mother)
Sex: Male
DOB: Fall of 1872 (game starts in the spring of 1895, so currently 22, 23 in a few months)
Description:
Short black hair, blue eyes, average height, black pants, light gray shirt, a dark gray vest over it, a leather belt with one revolver on each side, a brown cowboy hat, brown leather boots.

History:
The son of a prostitute and some random woodcutter, he spent most of his life living with his mother and helping in the brothel as much as he could. Sadly, his mother died due to an illness, leaving him in the care of her coworkers. When he was old enough he left to seek his own fortune.

Reason for coming to Silver Creek: Looking to earn some money, and possibly settle down, if he can find a suitable woman

Qualities:
Seduction – thanks to the years spent in the company of prostitutes he has learned a few things about getting women in his bed
Quick Draw – he can draw his gun faster than most other people. This skill has saved his life a few times
Sense Motive – he has learned to tell whether people are being honest with him, or trying to trick him
Tracking – in the time since leaving home he has discovered that he has a talent for tracking, whether animals or people

Detriment:
Son of a whore – his mother was a prostitute in a brothel. He doesn't know who his father is and has a rather poor reputation due to having lived in a brothel for most of his life

Vice:
Women – in his opinion there is nothing quite like having his cock sandwiched between a pair of big tits

Starting money: $22

Equipment:
$3: well-made lasso
$5: trial rations (3 days)
$10: change of clothes
$50: average horse

Weapons:
$10: hunting knife
$50: 2 x six-shot revolver with cartridges

$128 total

 

Nice character, looking forward to name and description.

 

I'll need to revise later. Just leaving something here for now.

Name: Yona
DOB:
Found a few, not sure which one I want to use.

Spoiler

History:
Reason for coming to Silver Creek: Part of the wandering tribes like a lot of other natives, Yona is like many young warriors believing she was born about fifty years too late in a time where that life is all on the decline. Between wars with other tribes even against not hostile western powers, and the changes of technology, Yona views the age of the plains warriors nearly at an end. Like many others, her skills and knowledge of the land make her valuable to settlers trying to survive and she will generally help whatever's going to put the tribe in the strongest position.

Qualities (choose 3, maximum 6 with all detriments and vices):
Melee Weapons
Tracking
Survival
Athletic
Archery
Spirit Warrior- Sensitive to a lot of otherworldly elements, she has the ability to sense the supernatural as well as call on spirits to imbue her and her weapons with greater power. Usually, to do that safely and consistently, it requires pretty long and methodical war rituals. In a bind, it could be invoked without prior preparation, but such power comes with a cost...

Detriments (choose 1, max 2 for 1 more Quality)
Easily Enraged
Superstitious- While among the tribe most belief in ghost stories and sorcery has largely declined, Yona is part of those who still very much believe in the old ways. She knows, because she's seen it. A believer in supernatural, she's more prone to taking wild jumps to conclusions while often missing the obvious and regularly tries to avoid anything that might land in a curse and perform rituals of good fortunes-often without too much concern for what the practice actually involves.

Vices (optional, take one more Quality for each vice, max 2)
Smoking-
Drugs-A pretty common practice in a lot of rituals, she's developed a taste for certain kinds. Primarily the kind that can be smoked.

Spoiler: Sister: Imala

Yona's slightly younger, but equally hotheaded sister. Often they alternate between being each other's voice of reason, but Imala mostly differs from her sister in that she's more eager to embrace new technology and sees little reason to waste valuable tools just because of someone who uses it. To a degree, she's shockingly more well read about the world than you'd think....it's just that she feels it's far faster to solve problems with violence and physical action anyway.

Starting money (can be exchanged for more equipment)
- $36

Equipment:
- $1: pack of cigarettes
- $3: Smoke pipe
- $5: trial rations (3 days)
- $5- Jar of Salt
- $50: average horse (better ones can be bought in Silver Creek)

Weapons:
- $10: hunting knife
- $15: Hatchet
- $25: Ash Bow with arrows

 

I think the first picture is the best one. Also, intresting character, a little bit of classic but in good way.

 

Cool character, accepted. So she's away from the tribe or is that tribe somewhere nearby?

 

I'm unsure. Maybe I'll use one of the ones I don't go with as a sister npc character though.

 

Alright, let me know if you want the tribe feature in some way later.

 

I think maybe near enough they could play a role, yeah. Possibly nomadic or a reservation some distance away from the main settlement. I didn't really equate them to any particular tribe or native culture so I don't quite know what I have in mind of the finer details.

 

We'll see when or if we get to it, given the game even lasts that long for them to become relevant.

 

Name: Kate 'Wicked' Leach
Sex: Female
DOB: 1856 (39 years old)
Description/Picture:

Spoiler: pic

History: Kate's life is mostly boring. For most of her life, she was a simple prostitute. That was until 1891 when she was bedded by Ellie Rose, the leader of the all-female bandit group - Onyx Roses. She joined the bandits and lived an exciting, dangerous and hedonistic life with the group. Eventually, she earned herself the nickname 'wicked'. She took part in train and bank robberies, as well ransom kidnappings, theft of cattle and gunfights. She killed several people during those crimes and duels. Eventually, she became one of Ellie's lieutenants.

The group's luck run out when during the bank robbery, Ellie shot and killed a federal sheriff. A special group was formed to hunt down the Onyx Roses. The law enforces eventually found the group in the prairie. In ensuring ambush, three members were shot and killed, while five were captured - including Ellie Rose. The prisoners were transported to the city, where after three days of fucking they were all hanged.

Kate managed to avoid being captured only because she was out for supplies. Still, there was a bounty put on her head - dead or alive.

Kate escaped, either evading or killing the law enforcers and bounty hunters. She had no delusions about her situation. One day a bounty hunter could shoot her, one day a law enforcer could capture and hang her, one day husband or wife could find her in their bed with their suppose or child and overpower her...

The danger only excited her more. She would live her life high, rob, fuck around and enjoy herself - until her luck run out.

Reason for coming to Silver Creek: Looking to lose heat from bounty hunters and her pursuit, looking to form a new gang, live high and commit a few crimes.

Qualities:
beautiful - she is a very attractive woman
seductress - she knows her way around and is able to seduce both males and females
accurate aim - she rarely misses with firearms
sneak - she is skilled in sneaking undetected
quickdraw - she is fast to draw in a gunfight
awareness - she aware of her surroundings

Detriments
Bandit - lieutenant in Ellie Rose's Onyx Roses. She is wanted dead or alive, with a bounty on her head. To be hanged on capture.
Evil deeds come back - the family of one of Kate's victims have hired a bounty hunter to hunt her down

Vices
the tendency for dangerous sex (f.e. with a bounty hunter and can end up captured),
sex addict (it is hard for her to refuse sex or not use the occasion to have some)

Equipment: 2 six-shot revolver with cartridges, single-shot trap-door rifle with cartridges, hunting knife, trial rations (3 days)

Spoiler: cost

$5: trial rations (3 days)
$10: hunting knife
$25: six-shot revolver with cartridges
$25: six-shot revolver with cartridges
$30: single-shot trap-door rifle with cartridges

Cash: 55$

 

Quite the character you have there. One little thing: bandit and wanted seem to be the same, unless merely being a bandit has some detriment I can't see. Are the Onyx Roses so famous people would recognise them even without being on a Wanted poster?

 

(Not sure how much time I'll have to be involved in this, but I'll do my best.)
Name: Consuela Valdanado de Maria Lopez de Cristobal (Consuela de Cristobal, for short)
Sex: Female
DOB: 1870 (25)
Description/Picture:

Spoiler: Noble Attire

Spoiler: Combat Attire

History: Many years ago, the Colorado Territory was property of the Spanish crown - with massive grants of land given to the powerful Cristobal family, a group of ruthless nobles who perished long ago. Centuries later, Colorado is a US state, but remains sparsely inhabited, which much land up for grabs. Consuela, a prominent Mexico City courtesan, learned from one of her clients about the Cristobal family, and hatched a plan. Using money, seduction, and even assassination, Consuela has reinvented herself as Consuela de Cristobal, long lost heir to the Cristobal family's wealth - aiming to use forged documents to seize for herself a huge estate, with Silver Creek at its center.

Reason for coming to Silver Creek: Fraudulently trying to seize the land as her birthright.

Qualities (choose 3, maximum 6 with all detriments and vices):
- Beauty
- Seduction
- Manipulation
- Swordsmanship
- Stealth
- Noble posture (Able to make herself appear like a noblewoman, even though she's broke)


Detriments:
- Fraudster (Can be jailed if true identity is revealed)
- Arrogant

Vices (optional, take one more Quality for each vice, max 2)
- Gambler

Starting money (can be exchanged for more equipment)
- $22

Equipment:

- $50 Toledo Rapier
- $25 Derringer Holdout Pistol
- $50 Elegant Dresses
- $3 Well made lasso

(Tell me if anything's off, especially with the equipment prices, since most of it is custom, or if the character's goal doesn't work for this kind of game.)

 

Very interesting character. The equipment prices seem fine to me, but about the goal: might be a bit tough to get a lot of American inhabitants and the mayor to honour (faked) Mexican documents from before the Mexican-American war (1846—1848).

 

I'd say that the documents say that the US guaranteed the land, in exchange for the family selling out the Mexicans. Plus, she'd be making promises about how the powerful figures in the region can use the land.