I submitted this to Addled GM, and he made it sound like the rest of you had characters, so I just started playing along. Here's my character and what the party knows of him.
Mike Benton, Age 25 (Lead Guitar):
It is said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a genius at your chosen craft. Mike Benton is proof of this and more. Since the age of 10, this aspiring Chicago guitarist has practiced 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year. In short, all of his free time is devoted to perfecting the craft.
Every session, Mike will play approximately 40,000 notes and speak less than 5 words. Because of this ritual practice, Mike doesn't know too many people outside the band, and doesn't relate too well even with the people in the band because they don't understand "The Music." He's willing to put up with the other members (and be somewhat friendly) because they practice the craft, but he doesn't exactly respect anyone who doesn't worship it
Mike never went to college, and didn't exactly wow his teachers in High School. However, his father was an auto mechanic, and managed to get him a job at his local garage. While Mike wasn't as enthusiastic about auto repair and maintenance as he was the guitar, he learned quickly enough and developed a fairly rounded knowledge of the subject. He was fired after some family trouble. He would later get a stocking job at a local record shop ("Izzy's Broken Record") to support his basic living expenses (namely for the broken down home the band lives in).
Obsessive Guitar Skills: 5
Reluctant Machine Repair Skills: 4
Heavy Lifting: 3
