ASSORTED CHARACTER ADAPTATIONS

LARRY FINE

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
10	STR	0	11-	Lift 100.0kg; 2d6
12	DEX	6	11-	OCV:  4/DCV:  4
11	CON	2	11-
11	BODY	2	11-
11	INT	1	11-	PER Roll 11-
10	EGO	0	11-	ECV:  3
11	PRE	1	11-	PRE Attack:  2d6
12	COM	1	11-

9	PD	8		Total:  9 PD (1 rPD)
9	ED	8		Total:  9 ED (2 rED)
4	SPD	18		Phases:  3, 6, 9, 12
4	REC	0
22	END	0
22	STUN	0		Total Characteristic Cost:  47

Movement:	Running:	6"/12"
		Leaping:	2"/4"
		Swimming:	2"/4"


Cost	Powers & Skills
	Martial Arts:  Stooge Fu
	Maneuver	OCV	DCV	Damage
4	Martial Block	+2	+2	Block, Abort
4	Martial Disarm	-1	+1	Disarm; 20 STR to Disarm
4	Martial Dodge	--	+5	Dodge, Affects All Attacks, Abort
4	Martial Escape	+0	+0	25 STR vs. Grabs
3	Martial Grab	-1	-1	Grab Two Limbs, 20 STR for holding on
4	Root		+0	+0	25 STR to resist Shove; Block, Abort
4	Shove		+0	+0	25 STR to Shove

3	Damage Resistance (2 PD/3 ED)

	Perks
5	Money:  Well Off

	Skills
3	Acrobatics 11-
5	Acting 12-
3	Breakfall 11-
3	CK: Philadelphia 12-
3	Gambling 11-
5	KS: Violin Music 14-
1	Language:  Yiddish (basic conversation)
5	Oratory 12-
3	Streetwise 11-
0	WF:  Clubs, Unarmed Combat

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  65
Total Cost:  112

75+	Disadvantages
0	Normal Characteristic Maxima
10	Psychological Limitation:  Clueless (Common; Moderate)
15	Psychological Limitation:  Coward In The Face Of Pain (Common; Strong)
15	Psychological Limitation:  Coward In The Face Of Physical Violence (Common; Strong)

Total Disadvantage Points:  112

Background: Fine was born to a Jewish family as Louis Feinberg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the corner of 3rd and South Streets. When Larry was a child he burned his arm with some acid that his father used to test whether or not gold was real. Mistaking it for a cool drink Larry had the bottle to his lips when his father noticed and slapped it from his hand, splashing his forearm with acid. Later Larry received violin training to help strengthen his damaged muscles and this skill would be observed in many of the Stooges' films.

Personality: As Larry Fine, he first performed as a violinist in vaudeville at an early age. He became quite proficient on the instrument, and his parents wanted to send him to a European music conservatory, but the outbreak of World War I prevented him from going.

Whatever the situation, no matter how unnerving, Shemp was always a warm, caring, understanding man, though a bit of an introvert at times. Once he was at ease with people, Shemp opened up and the jokes and humorous anecdotes poured forth. Notoriously phobic, his fears included airplanes, automobiles, dogs and water.

Quote: "Let's pluck him... and see if he's ripe!"

Powers/Tactics: To further strengthen his arm, Larry took up boxing as a teenager. He fought and won one professional bout. His career as a pugilist was stopped by his father, who was opposed to Larry's fighting in public.

Larry Fine's Hero Designer File

(Character sheet by Jon Burleson.)

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