: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:07:40 AM
8 attributes -IQ, ME, MA, PS, PP, PE, PB SPD - roll 3d6 - if the attribute is 16 or higher add 1d6!
Rolling 3d6: (3+6+6): Total = 15
Rolling 3d6: (1+1+1): Total = 3
Rolling 3d6: (6+5+1): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (1+6+3): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (4+1+6): Total = 11
Rolling 3d6: (4+3+5): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (2+2+4): Total = 8
Rolling 3d6: (1+1+3): Total = 5
Then roll for background - roll 1d100 5 times - the first 3 rolls determine animal type and background - last two determine specifics of background
Rolling 1d100: (51): Total = 51
Rolling 1d100: (14): Total = 14
Rolling 1d100: (3): Total = 3
Rolling 1d100: (99): Total = 99
Rolling 1d100: (71): Total = 71
: Tadanori Oyama January 26, 2010, 01:11:32 AM
d6s.
Rolling 3d6: (3+1+5): Total = 9
Rolling 3d6: (6+6+2): Total = 14
Rolling 3d6: (3+2+1): Total = 6
Rolling 3d6: (6+3+4): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (5+4+3): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (5+3+4): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (1+2+3): Total = 6
Rolling 3d6: (5+6+4): Total = 15
d100s.
Rolling 1d100: (41): Total = 41
Rolling 1d100: (32): Total = 32
Rolling 1d100: (38): Total = 38
Rolling 1d100: (46): Total = 46
Rolling 1d100: (34): Total = 34
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:17:21 AM
Cause of mutation: Random mutation
Wild Animal education and background: Character goes public and is educated at a major university. The character likes and trusts humanity in general.
Name: George Fox Jr.
Religion: Quaker
Alma matter: George Fox University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fox_University
Background: George Fox Jr. was discovered by a professor of biology during a research trip in the remote Canadian wilderness. George was first kept as a research test subject until the highly principled staff decided to raise him as their ward. He's considered a minor celebrity in the area but has received no mainstream media attention...at least so far. Legally speaking, George is in limbo, as no judge or politician wants to tackle this delicate matter. However, he is considered a person by the staff and faculty of the university and George is a regular nice guy. Of course with a M.E. of 3 (mental endurance) he is a pushover, gullible and naive.
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:21:11 AM
Animal type: Pig
Cause of Mutation: Accidental Encounter with mutagen - goo, radiation - whtaever
Wild animal education: Adopted by a 'mentor' who teaches and guides the character in some form of special training. This is often ninjitsu but all areas of special training can be selected. These caracters will learn to be philosophic about all creatures. Their attitudes could be summed up as, some people are good, some bad, everyone deserves a chance to earn your trust.
: Tadanori Oyama January 26, 2010, 01:24:06 AM
: Mckma January 26, 2010, 01:26:00 AM
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(1+4+5): Total = 10 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(6+1+6): Total = 13 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(1+4+2): Total = 7 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(6+2+5): Total = 13 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(3+3+4): Total = 10 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(3+6+1): Total = 10 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(2+3+6): Total = 11 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 3d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(5+2+3): Total = 10 </div>
d100s
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d100: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(53): Total = 53 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d100: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(72): Total = 72 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d100: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(19): Total = 19 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d100: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(64): Total = 64 </div>
<img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d100: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(27): Total = 27 </div>
Good Lord what have I gotten myself into...
(Am I actually going to be playing something, or is this just to roll up a character for no reason, I'm down with either, just not sure about rules if playing something)
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:28:05 AM
ME = mental endurance - willpower
MA = charisma
PS = Physical Strength = STR
PP = Physical Prowess - DEX
PE = Physical Endurance - CON
PB = Physical Beauty
SPD = Speed - running speed
also - animals get attribute bonuses
Pigs
IQ +3
ME +1
MA +1
Fox
IQ +2
ME +8
SPD +3
so I guess George isn't hopelessly naive - just an average guy all around - pretty smart though - IQ of 17.
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:29:38 AM
Animal: Skunk
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Education: Raised by a mentor - see Tad's background.
: Mckma January 26, 2010, 01:30:56 AM
Mckma:Awesome!
Animal: Skunk
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Education: Raised by a mentor - see Tad's background.
So I take it stats start at top and work down? Do I get bonus stuff, or is that just pigs and foxes?
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:35:38 AM
Mckma:Awesome!
Animal: Skunk
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Education: Raised by a mentor - see Tad's background.
So I take it stats start at top and work down? Do I get bonus stuff, or is that just pigs and foxes?
Yeah start up and go down. Skunks don't get any stat bonuses. Most species do but skunks are one of those that don't.
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:44:05 AM
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3541/nerdbyculpeofox.jpg)
: Tadanori Oyama January 26, 2010, 01:44:16 AM
ME = mental endurance - willpower 14+1=15
MA = charisma 6+1=7
PS = Physical Strength = STR 13
PP = Physical Prowess - DEX 12
PE = Physical Endurance - CON 12
PB = Physical Beauty 6
SPD = Speed - running speed 15
Brian was a domestic pig on a Texas panhandle ranch where rainwater run off activity had been slowly eroding a mass of radioactive ores away from the looser soils around it. Eventually, the ores came loose and toppled into the below ground water supply of the ranch. Most of the animals and plants in the area died out but a few, like Brian, changed into strange new creatures. The ranch owner, a retired Texas Ranger, saved Brian from some of the mutated plants that had begun to populate the ranch. Under the ranger's care, Brian learned how to track, how to wear a hat, and how to round house kick bad guys.
His face bears ugly scars from the plant attack but Brian has great strength of will, a solid body, and quick feet.
: Tadanori Oyama January 26, 2010, 01:47:44 AM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1ATnOmiGPsQ/SGHaUrNt4nI/AAAAAAAADtQ/1YgLQNjqiCI/s400/pig_police_cartoon.jpg)
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:49:27 AM
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 01:51:09 AM
(http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7710/punkbadasspigposterp228.jpg)
: Tadanori Oyama January 26, 2010, 01:58:18 AM
should have searched badass pig
His shades say he's bad, but his tattoo says he cares.
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 02:03:53 AM
: Mckma January 26, 2010, 02:06:46 AM
Mutation: Ate irradiated food (experimental)
Education/Training: Extensive culinary training, has adapted this into combative skills, able to use most cooking ingredients and tools (or the "hardware" and "software" a la Alton Brown) effectively as weapons.
Stats:
IQ = 10
ME = 13
MA = 7
PS = 13
PP = 10
PE = 10
PB = 11
SPD = 10
(kinda crazy how close they are)
Background:
Alexander is a largely "average" mutated skunk. Always a hungry character (likely due to high metabolism), struck it big one night discovering a large container of food. He failed to comprehend the various warnings on it and ate it, passing out and awakening to find himself "antrhopomorphized." As it turns out, it was a failed experiment in performing what would essentially amount to nuclear freeze-drying, preserving food in a more simplified state so that it could be brought back at a later time. Seeing his new condition as a stroke of good luck he sought a mentor who could teach him the art of cooking so that he could satisfy himself with finer food than garbage. However as one might expect, it is a bit difficult to find a chef willing to train and deal with a overly large skunk (albeit a very skillfull cook), so his mentor is a bit "odd" to say the least (I suppose a bit like Gusepi from the Candlewick AP) and insisted that he learn to use his skills not only to feed himself, but as personal defense as well.
So, yeah. Let me know if there are any changes or something I should make (not sure what kind of backstory is desired)...
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 02:10:57 AM
: Mckma January 26, 2010, 02:18:05 AM
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 02:34:51 AM
Hands - can you use tools like a human or not?
Biped - 2 legs or 4
Speech - talk like an animal or not
Looks -can you pass for human or not?
Each category has to be set to none, partial or full. Partial biped is like a bear - you can stand up but you run on all fours. Full human looks is something like the thundercats - can pass for human but still has animal features
The TMNT are hands, biped, speech full, looks none
There's also size and optional psionic powers. Also, some animals have unique powers like the skunk's stink spray or cheetah speed or flying as a bird.
You get BIO-E points to spend on these features. Each animal starts with so many - small animals get a lot of points, big animals not as much. You can lower your size to get more points but you become easier to kill (can take less damage) and if you go too small you get attribute penalties
Anyway, it's a neat chargen system.
: IDaMan008 January 26, 2010, 04:22:00 AM
Rolling 3d6: (4+5+4): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (3+5+6): Total = 14
Rolling 3d6: (5+3+6): Total = 14
Rolling 3d6: (4+1+5): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (2+4+4): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (1+1+3): Total = 5
Rolling 3d6: (2+1+2): Total = 5
Rolling 3d6: (3+5+2): Total = 10
Annnnnnnd also:
Rolling 1d100: (8): Total = 8
Rolling 1d100: (91): Total = 91
Rolling 1d100: (95): Total = 95
Rolling 1d100: (63): Total = 63
Rolling 1d100: (11): Total = 11
: Wooberman January 26, 2010, 05:57:36 AM
Rolling 3d6: (5+6+2): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (4+5+5): Total = 14
Rolling 3d6: (3+6+3): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (2+4+6): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (2+3+6): Total = 11
Rolling 3d6: (6+1+3): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (4+2+5): Total = 11
Rolling 3d6: (1+1+4): Total = 6
And then
Rolling 1d100: (10): Total = 10
Rolling 1d100: (16): Total = 16
Rolling 1d100: (46): Total = 46
Rolling 1d100: (2): Total = 2
Rolling 1d100: (66): Total = 66
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 03:57:30 PM
Animal: Turtle
Mutation: Deliberate Experimentation by Biological Research Facility
Background: Rescued from organization and adopted by a friendly researcher at a young age. Raised while continuously being hunted by organization. Character distrusts humans but knows there are some good humans who deserve help and friendship.
Wooberman
Animal: Dog - Mastiff
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Background: Everything is self-taught as the animal lives in the wild with no help or assistance. Character mistrusts humans and other animals.
: Wooberman January 26, 2010, 04:28:45 PM
: clockworkjoe January 26, 2010, 04:44:17 PM
: Wooberman January 26, 2010, 05:01:45 PM
(http://dogsarethecoolest.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dogman.jpg)
: Murph January 26, 2010, 05:57:38 PM
Rolling 3d6: (4+5+4): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (3+2+4): Total = 9
Rolling 3d6: (4+1+3): Total = 8
Rolling 3d6: (2+1+4): Total = 7
Rolling 3d6: (4+2+5): Total = 11
Rolling 3d6: (2+4+3): Total = 9
Rolling 3d6: (3+4+5): Total = 12
Rolling 3d6: (2+6+5): Total = 13
Rolling 1d100: (57): Total = 57
Rolling 1d100: (2): Total = 2
Rolling 1d100: (71): Total = 71
Rolling 1d100: (94): Total = 94
Rolling 1d100: (67): Total = 67
: clockworkjoe January 27, 2010, 01:54:10 AM
Animal: Wolf
Mutation: Deliberate Experimentation by secret espionage organization
Background: Character has been raised as an assassin or warrior. Character knows and respects some humans but distrusts all large organizations. Character escaped the organization and is now considered very dangerous and is hunted by law enforcement agencies and the organization.
Attribute bonuses for wolf
IQ +4
ME +2
MA +2
PP +2
IF I ROLLED YOU UP A CHARACTER YOU BETTER WRITE A BACKSTORY - Tad's and Mckma's were AWESOME and I expect greatness out of everyone
: Mckma January 27, 2010, 02:25:21 AM
IF I ROLLED YOU UP A CHARACTER YOU BETTER WRITE A BACKSTORY - Tad's and Mckma's were AWESOME and I expect greatness out of everyone
The character of Alexander the Skunk lives on! I have to do a team builder for my staff tomorrow and the person I am working with on it suggested making short comic strips, cutting them up and distributing them. Then people would try to figure out the order and the story without showing them to others. I drew a four panel strip of his mutation and training.
: Wooberman January 27, 2010, 09:01:15 AM
Animal: Dog - Mastiff
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Education/Training: Everything is self-taught as the animal lives in the wild with no help or assistance. Character mistrusts humans and other animals.
Stats:
IQ = 15
ME = 14
MA = 12
PS = 14
PP = 11
PE = 12
PB = 11
SPD = 6
Background:
Dave was once a humble but fat mountain rescue dog until 'the incident'. What happened is still unclear to Dave but all he remembers is that it involved a Winnebago, 3 metric tonnes of irradiated twinkies, a kindly elderly couple who hated foreigners and the Aurora Borealis. When he awoke he found himself in changed. He could walk on two legs as well as four. He had thumbs. It was much harder for him to clean his crotch. After some brief 're-orientation' Dave decided that he'd had enough of civilisation since people kept screaming at him and pointing and no longer wanted to pat him on the head or give him treats so he set out into the great wilderness with nothing but the ill fitting tourists clothing and fanny packs for company...
(More may follow, i'm slightly burnt out from work)
: Murph January 27, 2010, 11:33:55 PM
aka
Ex-Pope Benedict the Merciless
Animal: Wolf
IQ= 17
ME= 11
MA = 10
PS = 7
PP= 13
PE = 9
PB = 12
SPD= 13
After the death of Pope John Paul the II, the council of cardinal decided that they needed a champion for the new age. Jesus might have been the good shephard, but now the church needed a bad wolf. Calling upon their considerable wealth, and Old Testament technology, the cardinals elected a new pope, and used the knowledge of their secret spy organization the Opus Dei, bestowed upon him the power of the wolf. Already having an impressive amount of skill from training that he received in the Hitler youth, Joseph hardened his skills and received even more training at St. Peter's Basilica and Assassin school. Joseph learned to fight in the double cross fighting style.
Joseph's first assignment was to assassinate the time travelling son of Judas, a mastermind who planned on wreaking his vengeance on modern day Rome. Joseph drove the cross through his skull, but something felt wrong. After saying "Is the pope a bear? No, but I'm still going to shit in your skull." Joseph felt hollow inside, like his life could be more than just being a ruthless instrument of the churches wrath.
Joseph left Europe that day, and headed to America. He now drifts up and down the American east coast, constantly fighting the other mutants of the church, and the other popes the church sends to fight him.
: IDaMan008 January 28, 2010, 04:21:47 AM
Idaman
Animal: Turtle
Mutation: Deliberate Experimentation by Biological Research Facility
Background: Rescued from organization and adopted by a friendly researcher at a young age. Raised while continuously being hunted by organization. Character distrusts humans but knows there are some good humans who deserve help and friendship.
IQ = 13
ME = 14
MA = 14
PS = 10
PP = 10
PE = 5
PB = 5
SPD = 10
Name: Magellan Chalmers
Age: 16
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Even before he was born, Magellan carried the hopes and expectations of his many parents on his tiny shell. The executives at Multi-Corp., the firm that financed his development, wanted to exploit him as a living weapon--or, failing that, as the forerunner of a new subspecies that could be genetically programmed and trained to serve human masters. The scientists who grew him from a mutated turtle embryo wanted to study him, to use the secrets locked in his DNA to bring about revolutionary developments in the fields of biomedical technology, gene therapy, cosmetics, and tissue replacement. Doctor John Ferdinand, the aging geneticist who led the Magellan team, only wanted one thing: a son. And from the moment when, five months after hatching, Magellan looked into Doctor Ferdinand's eyes and called him "Daddy," that's exactly what he became.
Soon thereafter, Ferdinand contacted the Oppenheimer Network, an underground coalition of radical scientists, peace advocates, and animal rights supporters dedicated to preventing the unethical use of scientific research, and brokered a deal: he would extract Magellan from Multi-Corp.'s secure labs and the ON would provide them with a safehouse where he could raise Magellan in secret. However, during the breakout, Multi-Corp. agents shot Dr. Ferdinand before he reached the perimeter fence, leaving Magellan in the care of Ferdinand's ON contact, a freedom fighter and flower child named Sondra Chalmers. For the next fifteen years, Chalmers protected Magellan from Multi-Corp.'s nefarious agents, who were often willing to go to deadly lengths to retrieve their runaway experiment, and raised him as her own. Due to his mother's teachings, he became something of a Luddite, constantly wary of the dangers that new technology holds for the world and distrustful of those who would capitalize on it. To this end, he and his mother still work with the ON to prevent the technocratic powers that be from developing new super-weapons, raiding research facilities, kidnapping scientists, and using other guerrilla tactics in their struggle.
: Tadanori Oyama January 28, 2010, 02:58:31 PM
Joseph Alois Ratzinger
aka
Ex-Pope Benedict the Merciless
I am frankly stunned.
: clockworkjoe January 28, 2010, 03:53:44 PM
: KallMeKip January 28, 2010, 04:00:15 PM
Rolling 3d6: (2+6+5): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (6+5+4): Total = 15
Rolling 3d6: (6+2+3): Total = 11
Rolling 3d6: (3+1+3): Total = 7
Rolling 3d6: (2+6+1): Total = 9
Rolling 3d6: (4+1+2): Total = 7
Rolling 3d6: (1+2+3): Total = 6
Rolling 3d6: (2+5+5): Total = 12
and then
Rolling 1d100: (3): Total = 3
Rolling 1d100: (80): Total = 80
Rolling 1d100: (72): Total = 72
Rolling 1d100: (32): Total = 32
Rolling 1d100: (5): Total = 5
: clockworkjoe January 28, 2010, 04:16:10 PM
Animal: Pigeon
No attribute bonuses
Mutation: Deliberate Experimentation by biological research facility
Background: Brought up as an experiment. Trained and educated with cruel punishments. The character will distrust humans.
: Tadanori Oyama January 28, 2010, 04:18:57 PM
man all of these PCs are great - much better than I thought they were going to turn out. I can't imagine what a game with all of them would turn out to be like.
"George, this is Brian. I seem to have accidently round house kicked the mayor. Dave's face licking isn't helping but Alex think some curry would do the trick. Any advice?"
: KallMeKip January 28, 2010, 04:32:36 PM
Animal: Pigeon
Mutation: Deliberate Experimentation by biological research facility
Education/Training: Beaten with a sock with half a brick in it and shock therapy
Stats:
IQ = 13
ME = 15
MA = 11
PS = 7
PP = 9
PE = 7
PB = 6
SPD = 12
Background: Greg was made by the Us government but for what purpose he was not sure. Tired of being shocked and treated like a lab rat he made a break for freedom. After escaping he fled to newyork city where he now hides by day and fights crime by night. (Had to write a 6 page essay in English so I don’t feel like writing but I will fix it up more later)
: clockworkjoe January 29, 2010, 01:52:43 PM
man all of these PCs are great - much better than I thought they were going to turn out. I can't imagine what a game with all of them would turn out to be like.
"George, this is Brian. I seem to have accidently round house kicked the mayor. Dave's face licking isn't helping but Alex think some curry would do the trick. Any advice?"
hahah. Would love to see this as a sitcom or comic or something. Wolf pope is the wacky next door neighbor.
: Murph January 29, 2010, 05:28:05 PM
man all of these PCs are great - much better than I thought they were going to turn out. I can't imagine what a game with all of them would turn out to be like.
"George, this is Brian. I seem to have accidently round house kicked the mayor. Dave's face licking isn't helping but Alex think some curry would do the trick. Any advice?"
hahah. Would love to see this as a sitcom or comic or something. Wolf pope is the wacky next door neighbor.
I imagine him being a Neil Patrick Harris type character. "I'm gonna blow down your house. Then your gonna blow me"
: Salrantol January 30, 2010, 07:04:47 AM
Rolling 3d6: (2+3+2): Total = 7
Rolling 3d6: (5+4+1): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (5+6+5): Total = 16
Rolling 3d6: (5+1+1): Total = 7
Rolling 3d6: (2+5+2): Total = 9
Rolling 3d6: (5+4+1): Total = 10
Rolling 3d6: (6+3+4): Total = 13
Rolling 3d6: (1+5+3): Total = 9
Rolling 1d100: (87): Total = 87
Rolling 1d100: (64): Total = 64
Rolling 1d100: (32): Total = 32
Rolling 1d100: (85): Total = 85
Rolling 1d100: (74): Total = 74
: clockworkjoe January 30, 2010, 01:29:28 PM
Animal: Chimp
Mutation: Accidental Encounter
Background: Raised by a mentor (see Tad's entry)
Chimp attribute bonuses:
IQ +6
ME +2
MA +4
PS +4
PE +3
: Tadanori Oyama January 30, 2010, 01:51:27 PM
: clockworkjoe February 01, 2010, 01:39:18 AM
So, Dwayne Martin and Coco the psychic baby seal rescued the president's daughters from ninjas at Sea World.
Yeah.
: Tadanori Oyama February 01, 2010, 01:52:39 AM
: clockworkjoe February 01, 2010, 02:05:03 AM
: Salrantol February 01, 2010, 07:40:54 AM
Rolling 1d6: (5): Total = 5
: Salrantol February 01, 2010, 08:40:02 AM
IQ: 13
ME: 12
MA: 25!
PS: 11
PP: 9
PE: 13
PB: 13
SPD: 9
He doesn't know whether it was the Sudanese civil war or the Congolese civil war, but in one of them, one of the sides was planning to use a biological weapon derived from stolen American bioweapon research waste. The other side raided the convoy, destroying the weaponry, but some of the waste leaked out, where Sokwe Mtu came upon the appealing-fruit-colored, mutagenic substance. As he anthropomorphized, he quickly became alienated from his fellow chimpanzees, and wandered around the Congo-Sudan border where he had lived. It was there that he was found by a group of American Episcopal missionaries, who were utterly convinced that they had found the "missing link." They taught him English, which he learned quickly, and planned to send him off to America for study. He, however, had other plans.
He moved about the rainforest regions of Central Africa for two years, interacting with whatever humans he could, until he found himself in the middle of another Congolese civil war. Amidst his efforts to find a safe place to wait out the conflict, he met an eccentric American Vietnam veteran who had fled the despite towards his ilk stateside by moving to Africa. Vance Markham taught Sokwe about the life of a soldier, teaching him firearms use, military martial arts, and combat tactics. When the army approached Markham's "compound," he and Sokwe held them off, a feat witnessed by a British photojournalist. The story, featured in the Independent of London, made Sokwe an international figure. He couldn't avoid press publicity, and reluctantly immigrated to America, where he could at least harness it for personal gain.
While Sokwe hates the spotlight, he is a natural communicator, and manipulator. His Foundation for Sokwe Mtu--he claims that his name is simply the Swahili word for "chimpanzee"--has raised millions of dollars, which he uses to provide solely for himself. His semi-natural gift for public speaking, his positioning as a philanthropist and philtroglodyphist, as well as his renown as a "war hero" and his war chest, built up from his own paychecks as administrator of his foundation, allowed him to stage a successful run for the office of governor of Arkansas in 2002. He immediately pushed through legislation to create the Arkansas State Defense Force, an official state militia, answerable only to himself, and he has turned it into a sort of private police force, allowing him to act as a kind of vigilante with official sanction and lots of expendable underlings.
: Tadanori Oyama February 01, 2010, 09:22:13 AM
Jason seems like the leopard seal sort.