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TESSAI
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 45 STR 35 18- Lift 12.8 tons; 9d6 HTH Damage [4] 21 DEX 33 13- OCV: 7/DCV: 7 28 CON 36 15- 23 BODY 26 14- 13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12- 13 EGO 6 12- ECV: 4 20 PRE 10 13- PRE Attack: 4d6 8 COM -1 11- 9/22 PD 0 Total: 9/22 PD (0/13 rPD) 7/20 ED 1 Total: 7/20 ED (0/13 rED) 5 SPD 19 Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 15 REC 0 60 END 2 60 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 170 Movement: Running: 9"/18" Leaping: 9"/18" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills 60 Throwing Blade: Multipower, 120-point reserve, all slots OAF (-1) 3u 1) Swung Blade: HKA 2 1/2d6 (5d6+1 w/STR), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); OAF (-1) 3u 2) Thrown Blade: RKA 4d6, Area Of Effect Nonselective (12" Any Area; +1); 1 Recoverable Charge (weapon will return to its owner, but can be blocked along its path of attack; -1 1/4), OAF (-1), Lockout (cannot use Slot 1 until blade has returned; -1/2), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2), Range Based On STR (-1/4), [1 rc] 54 Armored Body: Armor (13 PD/13 ED), Hardened (+1/4); Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, -1/4), Visible (skin becomes rocklike in appearance; -1/4) plus Lack Of Weakness (-10) for Resistant Defenses; Linked (Armor; -1/2) plus Power Defense (10 points); Linked (Armor; -1/2) plus +10 PRE; Linked (Armor; -1/2) 4 Great Size And Weight: Knockback Resistance -2" 6 Long Legs: Running +3" (9" total), END 1 Skills 12 +4 with Grab, Haymaker, Punch 12 +4 with Throwing Blade Multipower 3 Breakfall 13- 3 Climbing 13- 1 Language: Japanese (idiomatic; literate) 3 Riding 13- 5 Stealth 14- 3 Tracking 12- 6 WF: Common Martial Arts Melee Weapons, Common Melee Weapons, Common Missile Weapons 178 Total Powers & Skills Cost 348 Total Character Cost 200+ Disadvantages 5 Physical Limitation: Large, character is always 8' tall and well over 200 kg (-2 DCV, +2 to PER Rolls) (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) 15 Psychological Limitation: Casual Killer (Common, Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Misogynist (Common, Strong) 20 Psychological Limitation: Overconfidence (Very Common, Strong) 15 Reputation: One of the Eight Devils of Kimon, 11- (Extreme) 20 Social Limitation: Subject To Orders (Very Frequently, Major) 58 Made of Iron Bonus 348 Total Disadvantage Points
Background/History: Tessai is the largest of the Eight Devils, with the power to transform into a rocklike state that is resistant to swords, shuriken, and similar attacks. He carries an enormous throwing blade capable of cutting through entire trees with ease. He is quite violent, even for a Devil of Kimon. As an interesting side note, Tessai means "made from iron."
Personality/Motivation: Tessai's disadvantages are pretty self explanatory. He kills without a second thought, believes his armored body is impervious to just about everything, and tells Kagero "A dead girl might make an interesting lay....".Interestingly enough, he seems rather obedient to orders from his superiors (Himuro Gemma and Yurimaru).
Quote: "Just be quiet and you'll live a little longer."
Powers/Tactics: Aside from his massive strength and sheer size, Tessai possesses the ability to make his skin impervious to weapons of all sorts. It takes about a Phase to do this, as his skin darkens and hardens into a rocklike texture. Tessai's strength also allows him to use an most unusual weapon, a throwing blade resembling an airplane's propeller, consisting of two blades joined by a handle in the middle. Although Tessai can use this weapon in hand-to-hand combat, it's true power is revealed when he throws it, as it's size and speed allows him to mow down entire groups of people in seconds. He must roll to hit each target when he does this.
Appearance: Tessai is huge. He looks to be easily 8' tall and is massive, his body bulging with muscles. A good idea of his size is shown by the fact that his hand is large enough to cover Kagero's face. Tessai is bald, with a thin beard along the bottom of his jaw. His skin is dark but not exceptionally so. When transformed to rock-form, his skin becomes dark gray, as well as gaining a "pinched" look as his body develops ridges and sharp points. Originally, Tessai is shown wearing hakama (trousers), with a short-sleeved kimono (robe) and a kataginu (sideless vest). Later, he is dressed only in green hakama.
(Tessai created by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook based on material written by David Kuijt)
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