Tycho Brahe

This page contains one or more unofficial conversions of Classic material that can include fan expansion of canonical material (which should be noted in body text).

This is a 4e conversion of Tycho Brahe

Character Name

Tycho Brahe

Cost: 210 ([130]+[14]+[42]+[-36]+[60]+[0]) points

Basic Details

Born 1546; died 1601.

Description: Age 44; 6', 215 lbs. A tall, heavy Danish man with a copper nose (silver on special occasions) and a beard and mustache; richly dressed but normally without arms or armor.

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics

Section total: [130]

Attributes			Secondary Characteristics				Speed	Move	SM	0
ST	13	[30]	HP	13	[0]	Basic	5.25	5	DR	0
DX	10	[0]	Will	15	[0]	Modifier	0	-2	Dodge	8
IQ	15	[100]	Per	15	[0]	Final	5.25	3	Parry	7
HT	11	[10]	FP	11	[0]	Cost	[0]	[-10]	Block	N/A
Total					[140]	Total	[-10]

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	13		0	13	33.8	[0]
Thrust Damage	1d		Up to	Encumbrance Level	Move	Dodge
Swing Damage	2d-1		33.8 lbs	None	3	8
Cost	[0]		67.6 lbs	Light	2	7
			101.4 lbs	Medium	1	6
			202.8 lbs	Heavy	1	5
			338 lbs	Extra-Heavy	0	4

Social Background

Total: [14]

• TL 4 [0]
• Cultural Familiarity: Western [0]
• Language(s) [14]: Danish (native) [0]; German (native) [6]; Greek (accented) [4]; Ecclesiastical Latin (accented) [4]

Advantages and Perks

Total: [42]

• Acute Vision +1 [2]
• Reputation +2 (Among the learned: brilliant astronomer) [5]
• Status 4 (Includes +1 for Wealth) [15]
• Wealth (Wealthy) [20]

Disadvantage and Quirks

Total: [-36]

• Bad Temper (12) [-10]
• Compulsive Behavior (Carousing, 12 [-5]
• Gluttony (12) [-5]
• Overconfidence (12) [-5]
• Overweight [-1]
• Unnatural Feature (Metal nose) [-5]
• Gives his pet elk beer [-1]
• Says his dwarf Jeppe is clairvoyant [-1]
• Wants his heirs legitimized [-1]
• Wears a silver nose on formal occasions (copper for ordinary wear) [-1]
• Writes Latin verse [-1]

Skills

Total: [60]

• Administration (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Architecture/TL 4 (A) (IQ±0) — 15 [2]
• Area Knowledge (Hven) (E) (IQ±0) — 15 [1]
• Area Knowledge (Europe) (E) (IQ±0) — 15 [1]
• Artist (unspecified) (H) (IQ-2) — 13 [1]
• Astronomy/TL 4 (Observational Work) (H) (IQ+6) — 21 [28]
• Carousing (E) (HT+1) — 12 [2]
• Cartography/TL 4 (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Chemistry/TL 4 (H) (IQ±0) — 15 [4]
• Dancing (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Law (unspecified) (H) (IQ-2) — 13 [1]
• Mathematics/TL 4 (applied) (H) (IQ-1) — 14 [2]
• Mechanic/TL 4 (Astronomical instruments) (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Meteorology/TL 4 (Earth) (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Occultism (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Physician/TL 4 (H) (IQ-1) — 14 [2]
• Poetry (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Research/TL 4 (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Riding (Horse) (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Saber (Fencing) (A) (DX-1) — 9 [1]
• Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) (IQ+2) — 17 [4]
• Teaching (A) (IQ-1) — 14 [1]
• Theology (unspecified) (H) (IQ-2) — 13 [1]
• Writing (A) (IQ±0) — 15 [2]