Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Cost: 364 ([90]+[10]+[202]+[-56]+[118]+[0]) points

Basic Details

Born 1769; Died 1821.

Description: Age 38; 5’6”; 145 lbs. A short, sallow, black-haired Mediterranean man, passing his prime and with a small pot belly, but broad-chested and still spry; clean-shaven, with distant look in his blue-gray eyes, and always well-dressed.

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics

Section total: [140]

Attributes			Secondary Characteristics				Speed	Move	SM	0
ST	10	[0]	HP	10	[0]	Basic	5	5	DR	0
DX	10	[0]	Will	26	[60]	Modifier	0	0	Dodge	8
IQ	14	[80]	Per	14	[0]	Final	5	5	Parry	7
HT	10	[0]	FP	10	[0]	Cost	[0]	[0]	Block	N/A
Total					[140]	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: [10]

• TL 4 [0]
• Cultural Familiarity: Western [0]
• Language(s) [10]: Italian (Native) [0]; French (Native) [6]; Ecclesiastical Latin (Accented) [4]

Advantages and Perks

Total: [202]

• Acute Taste and Smell +3 (Limitation: Smell Only, -50%) [3]
• Ally Group (Imperial bodyguard, 6-20, each x0.25 of main character, 1 pt; x8, 15, x3) [24]
• Charisma +3 [15]
• Military Rank 8 [40]
• Reputation +2 (Savior of France, to the French People) [5]
• Single-Minded [5]
• Status 8 (Status 2 with +3 from each of Wealth and Military Rank) [10]
• Wealth (Filthy Rich with Multimillionaire) x2 [100]

Disadvantage and Quirks

Total: [-56]

• Fanaticism (Self and France – the same thing to him) [-15]
• Megalomania [-10]
• Selfish (6) [-10]
• Sense of Duty (Family) [-5]
• Stubbornness [-5]
• Workaholic [-5]
• Dislikes rich food [-1]
• Fascinated by antiquity [-1]
• Nepotistic [-1]
• Prefers to dictate rather than write [-1]
• Wants to found a dynasty [-1]

Skills

Total: [116]

• Administration (A) (IQ+3) — 17 [12]
• Area Knowledge (Corsica) (A) (IQ±0) — 15 [2]
• Area Knowledge (Europe) (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Area Knowledge (France) (A) (IQ±0) — 15 [2]
• Area Knowledge (Germany) (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Carousing (E) (HT±0) — 9 [1]
• Chemistry/TL5 (H) (IQ-2) — 12 [1]
• Dancing (A) (DX+1) — 11 [4]
• Detect Lies (H) (Per-2) — 12 [1]
• Diplomacy (H) (IQ-2) — 12 [1]
• Fast-Talk (A) (IQ-1) — 13 [1]
• Gambling (A) (IQ-1) — 13 [1]
• Gunner (Cannon) (A) (DX+3) — 14 [12]
• Guns/TL5 (Flintlock Musket) (A) (DX±0) — 11 [2]
• Guns/TL5 (Flintlock Pistol) (A) (DX±0) — 11 [2]
• History (H) (IQ-2) — 13 [1]
• Law (H) (IQ-2) — 13 [1]
• Leadership (A) (IQ+5) — 19 [20]
• Mathematics (Applied) (A) (IQ-1) — 12 [1]
• Physics/TL5 (VH) (IQ-3) — 11 [1]
• Politics (A) (IQ+1) — 15 [4]
• Public Speaking (A) (IQ+1) — 15 [4]
• Riding (Horse) (A) (DX+2) — 12 [8]
• Saber (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) (IQ+2) — 16 [4]
• Savoir-Faire (Military) (E) (IQ+2) — 16 [4]
• Strategy (H) (IQ+5) — 19 [24]
• Tactics (H) (IQ+1) — 15 [8]

Notes

The idea that Napoleon was short comes in part due to the French foot and inch being different from the English ones and in French units he was 5 feet 2 inches. Another factor was him surrounding himself with tall soldiers.

See Also

• Classic: Age of Napoleon

References

• Was Napoleon really short?