Maria Sibylla Merian

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Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian

Cost: 203 ([60]+[16]+[30]+[-19]+[116]+[0]) points

Basic Details

Born 1647; died 1717.

Description: Age 52; 5’7”; 140 lbs. An aging Swiss German woman, prosperously dressed and with observant eyes.

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics

Section total: [60]

Attributes			Secondary Characteristics				Speed	Move	SM	0
ST	8	[-20]	HP	8	[0]	Basic	5.75	5	DR	0
DX	11	[20]	Will	12	[0]	Modifier	0	0	Dodge	8
IQ	12	[40]	Per	12	[0]	Final	5.75	5	Parry	N/A
HT	12	[20]	FP	12	[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	8		0	8	12.8	[0]
Thrust Damage	1d-3		Up to	Encumbrance Level	Move	Dodge
Swing Damage	1d-2		12.8 lbs	None	5	8
Cost	[0]		25.6 lbs	Light	4	7
			38.4 lbs	Medium	3	6
			76.8 lbs	Heavy	2	5
			128 lbs	Extra-Heavy	1	4

Social Background

Total: [16]

• TL 4 [0]
• Cultural Familiarity: Western [0]
• Language(s) [16]: German (Native) [0]; Friesian (Accented); [4]; Dutch (Accented) [4]; Ecclesiastical Latin (Accented) [4]

Advantages and Perks

Total: [30]

• Acute Vision +1 [2]
• High Manual Dexterity +2 [10]
• Patron (Amsterdam city government, 9-) [10]
• Reputation +2 (Skilled nature painter, among naturalists) [3]
• Status 1 [5]
• Wealth (Comfortable) [10]

Disadvantage and Quirks

Total: [-19]

• Code of Honor (Mercantile) [-5]
• Sense of Duty (to her family) [-5]
• Social Stigma (Second-class citizen, as a woman) [-5]
• Labadist; [-1]
• Modest about her achievements; [-1]
• Prefers to paint plants and animals; [-1]
• Sympathetic to slaves [-1]

Skills

Total: [116]

• Accounting (H) (IQ-1) — 11 [2]
• Administration (A) (IQ-1) — 11 [1]
• Area Knowledge (Amsterdam) (E) (IQ±0) — 12 [1]
• Artist (unspecified) (H) (IQ+4) — 16 [20]
• Artist (Calligraphy) (H) (IQ±0) — 12 [4]
• Artist (Needlecraft) (H) (IQ±0) — 12 [4]
• Chemistry/TL 4 (paints and dyes) (H) (IQ+3) — 15 [16]
• Cooking (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Diplomacy (H) (IQ-1) — 11 [2]
• Farming/TL 4 (Agronomy) (A) (DX±0) — 11 [2]
• Gardening (E) (IQ±0) — 12 [1]
• Merchant (includes Cyphering) (A) (IQ+3) — 15 [12]
• Naturalist (Insects) (H) (IQ+5) — 17 [24]
• Pharmacy/TL 4 (Herbal) (H) (IQ-2) — 12 [1]
• Professional Skill (Florist, Flower Arranging ) (A) (IQ±0) — 12 [2]
• Professional Skill (Printmaker/Publisher) (A) (IQ+1) — 13 [4]
• Professional Skill (Weaver) (A) (DX+2) — 13 [8]
• Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) (IQ+2) — 14 [4]
• Stealth (A) (DX-1) — 10 [1]
• Teaching (A) (IQ+1) — 13 [4]
• Writing (A) (IQ-1) — 11 [1]