TV-DERIVED CHARACTER ADAPTATIONS
CORPORAL LOUIS LEBEAU
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 7 STR -3 10- Lift 66.0 kg; 1d6 HTH Damage [1] 13 DEX 9 12- OCV: 4/DCV: 4 20 CON 20 13- 10 BODY 0 11- 12 INT 2 11- PER Roll 11- 10 EGO 0 11- ECV: 3 8 PRE -2 11- PRE Attack: 1 ½d6 12 COM 1 11- 5 PD 4 Total: 5 PD (0 rPD) 5 ED 1 Total: 5 ED (0 rED) 4 SPD 17 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 5 REC 0 40 END 0 24 STUN 0 Total Characteristics Cost: 49 Movement: Running: 6"/12" Leaping: 1"/2" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills Perks 9 Contact: French Military (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has very useful Skills or resources, Contact limited by identity), Organization Contact (x3) 8- 1 Fringe Benefit: Corporal Talents 20 Animal Friendship Skills 8 +1 with All Combat 3 Breakfall 12- 3 Concealment 11- 3 Conversation 11- 3 Interrogation 11- 4 KS: French Air Force Operations 13- 4 KS: German POW Camp Operations 13- 7 KS: Gourmet Cuisine 16- 3 KS: Photography 12- 2 KS: Piano 11- 0 Language: French (idiomatic; literate) (5 Active Points) 3 Parachuting 12- 2 SS: Organic Chemistry 11- 3 Seduction 11- 5 Stealth 13- 3 WF: Blades, Clubs, Handguns, Rifles, Submachine Guns Total Powers & Skill Cost: 86 Total Cost: 135 75+ Disadvantages 15 Distinctive Features: Short (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 10 Hunted: Free French Military 8- (Mo Pow; NCI; Watching) 20 Hunted: Stalag 13 Guards 11- (Mo Pow; NCI; PC is very easy to find; Watching) 0 Normal Characteristic Maxima 10 Psychological Limitation: Romantic & Flirtatious (Uncommon; Strong) 15 Psychological Limitation: Loves Cooking & Takes it Seriously (Common; Strong) 20 Psychological Limitation: Patriot (France) (Common; Total) 20 Social Limitation: Prisoner of War (Very Frequently; Major) Total Disadvantage Points: 135
Background/History: Louis LeBeau is born somewhere in France sometime during the first decade of the 20th century. His father owns a paint store. Other than his father, his only other known relative is his cousin, Emil, who is a big game hunter. LeBeau went through the French educational system, during which he learns to play the piano. He also learns how to cook, either learning it from his mother, or from a cooking school, or a combination of the two. Sometime before the start of World War II, LeBeau is going out with a girl whom he did or did not later marry. At some point, more than likely between the Munich Crisis of 1938 and the French declaration of war on Nazi Germany of September 3, 1939, LeBeau is drafted into the French military and after training, is posted to the French Air Force.
Sometime after the declaration of war, he is posted to an air unit which spends the dr™le de guerre period of 1939-40 preparing for the German attack. It is to be assumed that he is involved in the Battle of France and is captured by the Germans either during the campaign, or at some time after France's surrender of June 25, 1940 in the vicinity of Salon. He was placed in a German prisoner of war camp along with hundreds of his countrymen. Some time between then and his being sent to Stalag 13, he is strung up by his thumbs by the Gestapo while being interrogated for information.
Personality/Motivation: In 1942, LeBeau is transferred to Stalag 13. At some point after his transfer, LeBeau joins Hogan's Anti-Nazi organization to fight back at the Germans. LeBeau helps with the group's general work of spying and sabotage, including photography of secret German papers. He has also befriended the camp's guard dogs so that they would not raise the alarm on either him or his fellow prisoners.
For entertainment, LeBeau joins the other prisoners in playing cards in the barracks, or volleyball, basketball or horseshoes during exercise period.
Quote: "And I cooked that whole pot of chow mein... with sauerkraut."
Powers/Tactics: At times, he helps with the tailoring of the disguises that he and the other prisoners would wear for certain missions. LeBeau washes the clothes of the POWs when needed, using a special German detergent. He also has some skill with a razor. His cooking skills are not only used to keep the other prisoners reasonably healthy to conduct their missions, but also to help distract the German officers who come to the camp as Klink's guest with the best in either French or German cuisine. LeBeau also uses his cooking to make German foods such as strudel and potato pancakes; these are used to bribe the Germans.
Campaign Use: "Hogan's Heroes" tv series
Appearance: Robert Clary
Corporal Louis LeBeau's Hero Designer File
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