Just a regular university student, majoring in hospitality and tourism. Also a history and trivial knowledge nerd, aircraft aficionado, occasional trekker and a D&D player.
A question: how closely will we follow history? I have quite extensive knowledge on the war, and I might be of use in some cases, if you need someone to talk about different things concerning the war.
B1. It is basically a war souvenir. Lugers were quite popular as souvernir by the Allies, and wouldn't it be practical to use an enemy weapon while working behind the lines? It is easier to get ammunition for a German pistol in German-occupied France.
B2. How about a carbine, then?
B3. Backpack is quite handy, and it is quite nice to eat.
Of course, I will and can change the details according to your feedback.
This still is more or less a draft, and I will expand it, but here is the basis of my character.
Name: Jean Calvert
False ID Name: Louis Cambronne
Nationality: French
Age: 23.
Height: 184 CM
Weight: 75 kilograms
Appearance: Jean is a lean man with an athletic build, and tall for a Frenchman. He has strong, coal black hair and green eyes, and a plain face. He has grown a black stubble.
Other Appearance: Jean has small scars all over his body from different accidents and military training.
Superpowers: Camouflage.
Jean has the ability to camouflage himself, his clothes and equipment to suit his surroundings. It doesn't make him invisible, but a much harder target to detect. Jean is like a human chameleon. He also seems to have keen senses, especially eyesight, but not extraordinarily high. Continous camouflage can leave Jean exhausted, and he eats more than a regular man, as his metabolism works more efficiently.
Skills: Jean has been trained by the British to act as a commando during his stay on the British Isles. He also served in the French Army during the Invasion, and thus has a wide knowledge on explosives, different weapons and tactics. He can speak French, German and English fluently thanks to his upbringing.
Jean has good knowledge of history, especially European history.
Personality: An easy going man and a gambler by an outside observer, but a thoughtful and serious man inside. He might joke when stressed, but also often focuses on the mission at hand.
Jean has been educated in many good schools, and as such can appear to be quite smart and appreciative of information. He is curious and perceptive. Thanks to his sniper training, he is a calm person and cool nerved when laying an ambush.
History: Born into a upper-class French family on June 6th, 1918, Jean was given the best education available at the time. Jean had unremarkable childhood, but during his teens, Jean started to find himself able to camouflage himself. At first it wasn't very practical ability, but as the time went on and he got older, the ability grew stronger. He was using the skill to pull pranks on his friends. He has lived most of his life in Paris.
During his late teens, Jean became romantically involved with a Parisian singer named Emma d'Anjou - the surname being her stage name, but they shared many an afternoon in the Parisian cafes nonetheless. Emma and her family were secular Jews, and her parents were humble barkeepers. She often sang in the family's bar and in a couple other establishments. Emma was a pretty brunette with blue eyes, who dreamed of travelling one day to America, to start acting and singing in New York, but as her family wasn't very wealthy, she continued singing in Paris, hoping that some manager or agent might someday pick her for a musical or something similar. The couple broke up after an argument over Emma's dream to become a famous actress.
Some days, Jean passed his time playing cards with his friends, becoming good in a few card games and mastering a couple magic tricks. He also gained a taste for Calvados in his youth.
Before the war, Jean became a Corporal in the French Army, serving as a sniper. He could use his camouflage skill to blend with the environment and sneak upon his fellow soldiers. The officers were amazed by the skill of Jean, who didn't share his secret ability. Jean left the army in 1938 after his two-year service period. Jean attended university, studying history and archaeology for a year before the war broke out, and he was called back to the army. He took part in several battles and skirmishes, often working alone behind the enemy lines and evading capture multiple times. As France was invaded by the Germans, Jean managed to escape France by boat from Dunkirk as the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) was evacuated. He was able to capture a Parabellum pistol, but had to leave his French sniper rifle behind.
After arriving the British Isles, Jean revealed his power to an intelligence officer, and was ear marked for a special unit that was on the talks on highest levels of the government - the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, better known as the Special Operations Executive. He was trained in sabotage, explosives, radio transmission and other fields of ungentlemanly warfare. In 1941, Jean was transferred to the Westminster League.
Equipment:
A 7.62x39 mm Winchester Model 75 carbine with a scope, folding stock and ammunition. (Basically, an ahistorical carbine model of the Model 70 I made up.) A 9x19 mm Parabellum 1908/Luger pistol, holster and ammunition. OSS field agent equipment Flashlight with batteries. A small notebook serving as a sniper's memo.
Edit: Just my history nerd waking up, but the leading political party in Italy was the fascist party, not Nazis. And OSS was founded in '42 by the Americans. The British had the SOE, founded in '40.
@Andreyich I, for one, dislike using "too much" magic or divine power, as I see human struggle against great odds and moral imperfections very interesting. When ir comes to gunpowder, I don't mind it - if it suits the setting and is explained in-universe how they invented it.
Having said that, I am ready to talk about any of those issues you mentioned.
I would like to make a new fantasy setting to be used in RPGs in this forum. I am a bit tired of using other people's worlds, settings and maps. I would need help in brainstorming and coming up with names, mostly, and someone to talk to about the setting. I imagine the setting would primarily used in RPGs.
I have some experience in creating fantasy settings, and I have created one quite fleshed out, but that was for a book project, and I wouldn't like to use in a RPG.
I have this "original" fantasy setting with all the cliches - magic, elves, dwarves, and everything else new and interesting. I would like to run a game or two with this setting, but I have a couple problems.
First, I just can't advertise or gain enough players for my games.
Second, I would like to have my hand-drawn map in a digital format - but I have no experience with any drawing programs. And I don't want the map look like dung.
Third, I would really need an editor for my notes or at least someone who would say "okay, that sounds just dumb/non-sensical. Now make it better".
Shortly.
Just a regular university student, majoring in hospitality and tourism. Also a history and trivial knowledge nerd, aircraft aficionado, occasional trekker and a D&D player.
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