Ibn Battuta

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Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Cost: 121 ([60]+[4]+[10]+[-9]+[56]+[0]) points

Basic Details

Born 1304; died 1368

Description: Late 20s to early 40s; 5'9", 170 lbs. Bearded, and usually dressed in traditional jurist's outfit of turban, shawl, and a long robe. Little about Ibn Battuta's appearance, but he is often depicted as a distinguished-looking man with dark eyes and hair.

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics

Section total: [60]

Attributes			Secondary Characteristics				Speed	Move	SM	0
ST	10	[0]	HP	10	[0]	Basic	5.25	5	DR	0
DX	11	[20]	Will	12	[0]	Modifier	0	0	Dodge	8
IQ	12	[40]	Per	12	[0]	Final	5.25	5	Parry	8
HT	10	[0]	FP	10	[0]	Cost	[0]	[0]	Block	N/A
Total					[60]	Total	[0]

Air Move	Basic Speed x 2 (dropping all fractions)	NA
Water Move	Basic Move/5, rounded down	NA

Striking ST Bonus	0		Lifting ST Bonus	Lifting ST	Basic Lift	Cost
Striking ST	10		0	10	20	[0]
Thrust Damage	1d-2		Up to	Encumbrance Level	Move	Dodge
Swing Damage	1d		20 lbs	None	5	8
Cost	[0]		40 lbs	Light	4	7
			60 lbs	Medium	3	6
			120 lbs	Heavy	2	5
			200 lbs	Extra-Heavy	1	4

Social Background

Total: [4]

• TL 3 [0]
• Cultural Familiarity: Western [0]
• Language(s) [4]: Arabic (native) [0]; Persian (accented) [4]

Advantages and Perks

Total: [10]

• Claim to Hospitality (Charitable Muslims and many fellow scholars) [10]

Disadvantage and Quirks

Total: [-7]

• Curious [-5]
• Occasionally experiments with Sufi asceticism [-1]
• Often quotes the Koran (from memory) [-1]
• Prudish [-]

Skills

Total: [56]

• Area Knowledge (Muslim world) (E) (IQ+3) — 15 [8]
• Broadsword (A) (DX-1) — 10 [1]
• Carousing (E) (HT+2) — 12 [4]
• Law (unspecified) (H) (IQ+3) — 15 [16]
• Poetry (A) (IQ-1) — 11 [1]
• Politics (A) (IQ+1) — 13 [4]
• Riding (Camel) (A) (DX-1) — 10 [1]
• Riding (Horse) (A) (DX-1) — 10 [1]
• Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) (IQ+2) — 14 [4]
• Theology (unspecified) (H) (IQ+3) — 15 [16]