Marco Polo

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This is a 4e conversion of Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Cost: 207 ([70]+[12]+[120]+[-59]+[64]+[0]) points

Basic Details

Born c.1254; died 1323.

Description: Age 36; 5’6”; 135 lbs. A travel-hardened Italian, probably dressed as a Mongol nobleman.

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics

Section total: [70]

Attributes			Secondary Characteristics				Speed	Move	SM	0
ST	10	[0]	HP	10	[0]	Basic	5.75	5	DR	0
DX	10	[0]	Will	12	[0]	Modifier	0	0	Dodge	8
IQ	12	[40]	Per	12	[0]	Final	5.75	5	Parry	N/A
HT	13	[30]	FP	13	[0]	Cost	[0]	[0]	Block	N/A
Total					[70]	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: [42]

• TL 4 [0]
• Cultural Familiarity: Western [0]
• Language(s) [42]: Cultural Adaptability (Classic) (Charisma 1, Language Talent, Smooth Operator 1) [30]; Venetian Italian (Native) [0]; Arabic (Accented) [2]; Chinese (Accented) [2]; Mongol (Native) [4]; Persian (Accented/Broken) [3]

Advantages and Perks

Total: [90]

• Administrative Rank 2 [10]
• Alertness +2 [10]
• Charisma +2 (Includes +1 from Cultural Adaptability) [5]
• Patron (Kublai Khan, Extremely Powerful, 15) [45]
• Status 2 (Includes +1 from each of Administrative Rank and Wealth) [0]
• Wealth (Wealthy) [20]

Disadvantage and Quirks

Total: [-59]

• Curious [-5]
• Duty (to Kublai Khan, 15-) [-15]
• Greed [-15]
• Odious Personal Habits (constantly talking about his adventures) [-5]
• Social Stigma (foreign merchant) [-10]
• Xenophilia 5]. [-5]
• Culturally Orientalized [-1]
• Falsely modest [-1]
• Judgmental [-1]
• Takes copious notes [-1]

Skills

Total: [64]

• Administration (A) (IQ+1) — 13 [4]
• Animal Handling (Horses) (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Animal Handling (Camel) (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Area Knowledge (Japan) (E) ((IQ+0)±0) — 12 [1]
• Area Knowledge (Mongol China) (E) (IQ+5) — 17 [16]
• Area Knowledge (Muslim World) (E) (IQ+1) — 13 [2]
• Area Knowledge (Russia) (E) (IQ±0) — 12 [1]
• Area Knowledge (Venice) (E) (IQ±0) — 12 [1]
• Boating/TL 3 (Sailor boat?) (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Bow (A) (DX+1) — 11 [4]
• Climbing (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Diplomacy (H) (IQ±0) — 12 [4]
• Falconry (A) (IQ-1) — 11 [1]
• Hiking (A) (HT-1) — 12 [1]
• Merchant (includes Cyphering) (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Naturalist (H) (IQ-2) — 10 [1]
• Packing (A) (IQ-1) — 11 [1]
• Politics (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Public Speaking (A) (IQ+1) — 13 [4]
• Riding (Horse) (A) (DX±0) — 10 [2]
• Riding (Camel) (A) (DX±0) — 10 [2]
• Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) (IQ+3) — 15 [8]
• Seamanship/TL 3 (E) (IQ±0) — 12 [1]
• Survival (desert) (A) (Per-1) — 11 [1]
• Swimming (E) (HT±0) — 13 [1]
• Theology (Roman Catholicism) (H) (IQ-2) — 10 [1]
• Tracking (A) (Per-1) — 11 [1]

Notes

• Because Animal Handling and Riding didn't have specializations in Classic and Marco Polo used both Horses and Camels these skills have been duplicated with the specializations in this conversion.