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[John Aynge]

[JohnK]

Hullo, Shawn,,

Okay, here's the quick and dirty stats for myself around that age...Have no idea what folks will make of this...

Archetype: Geek/Nerd
Motivation: Fitting In (Didn't happen)
Style: Lots

Primary Attributes
Body: 2
Dexterity: 2
Strength: 1
Charisma: 2
Intelligence: 4
Willpower: 3

Secondary Attributes
Size: 0
Move: 3
Perception: 6
Initiative: 6
Defense: 4
Stun: 3

Skills (Level/Rating/(Average))
Academics 3/7/(3+)
Archery 1/3/(1+)
Art: Writing 2/6/(3)
Athletics 2/3/(1+)
-Soccer 4/(2)
Investigation 2/6/(3)
-Research 7/(3+)
Linguistics 3/7/(3+)
Performance 3/5/(2+)
- Guitar 6/(3)
Ride 2/4/(2)
Camel 5/(2+)
Science: Biology 2/6/(3)
Survival 2/6/(3)

Talents:
Skill Mastery (Academics)
Curious (Specifically about all things Roman and Archaeology; loved dinosaurs as a kid, and read a lot about them)

Resources:
None

Flaw:
Sickly/Asthma (Needed an inhaler until I was 12 or so; after that, just dealt with the allergies and never spent a lot of time around pet cats and dogs!)
Acne (Teenage Moderate, -2 penalty to all Social interactions)
Phobia (Bees; still have it to this day)

LANGUAGES
English (native), French, German, Hebrew, Russian

Equipment:
I leave this to what you want these characters to have

Oh, and Shawn, we want to see *your* stats up here, too!
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JohnK
e-mail: johnk100@sympatico.ca
blog: http://jkahane.livejournal.com

[sross]

Hey, Shawn,

Here's rough stats for myself around that age...Have no idea what folks will make of this...

Archetype: Geek/Outcast
Motivation: Doing the opposite of fitting In (Not by design)
Style: Most said I had none

Primary Attributes
Body: 1
Dexterity: 4
Strength: 1
Charisma: 1
Intelligence: 3
Willpower: 2

Secondary Attributes
Size: 0
Move: 5
Perception: 5
Initiative: 7
Defense: 5
Stun: 1

Skills (Level/Rating/(Average))
Academics 2/5/(2+)
Animal Handling 2/3/(1+)
Art 2/5/(2+)
-Drawing 6/(3)
Athletics 2/3/(1+)
-Throwing 4/(2)
Brawl 2/3/(1+)
-Dirty Tricks 5/(2+)
Firearms 1/5/(2+)
-Air Rifle 6/(3)
Martial Arts Wrestling 2/3/(1+)
Melee 2/3/(1+)
Ride 1/5/(2+)
-Horses 6/(3)
Stealth 2/6/(3)
-Hiding 7/(3+)
Warfare 2/5/(2+)
-Terrain (School Yard) 6/(3)

Talents:
Danger Sense

Resources:
None

Flaw:
Poor Vision (Wore glasses from Grade 7 on)
Cystic Acne (Adolessent Moderate, -2 penalty to all Social interactions, +1 to Wrestling do to grossness)
Phobia (Bees, Wasps, Hornets and Spiders; still have it to this day)

LANGUAGES
English (native)

Equipment:
If prepared for battle, a stick. Will also have gravel and rocks stashed nearby. (Can you tell I had bullying issues? )

Shawn, like JohnK, we want to see *your* stats up here, too!
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[Linwood]

I'm sensing a trend here - was everyone on this board smarter than average as a kid???
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[Nestor]

[John Aynge]

I'll be posting up my own very soon. I'll probably go with a 12 year old version. I'd rather go with the 15 year old version, because by that point I actually had a couple of decent skills.

The flaws should be easy:
Color blind
Heat sensitive
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[Nestor]

So, I mentioned to my beautiful wife about the preponderance of brainy geeks in the character submissions and she said, "Why don't you write me up as a kid?"

Did I mention I love my wife very much?

So, I humbly submit an idealized rendition of Melanie as a kid.

Archetype: Jock/Tomboy
Motivation: Excitement!

Primary Attributes:
Body: 3
Dexterity: 3
Strength: 3
Charisma: 2
Intelligence: 2
Willpower: 3

Secondary Attributes:
Size: 0
Move: 6
Perception: 5
Initiative: 5
Defense: 6
Stun: 3

Skills
Acrobatics 3/3/6(3) [She's double-jointed and in the school gymnastics team]
Animal Handling 2/2/4(2) [She grew up in a farm]
Athletics 3/6/9(4+) [She can outthrow, outrun, and outhit most every boy in school]
- Climbing 10(5) [If it's vertical, she'll climb it]
Brawl 3/1/4(2) [Dad made sure she knew how to take care of herself]
Con 2/2/4(2) [She always seems to get her way]
Performance 2/1/3(1+)
- Dancing 4(2) [Mom made sure she took ballet like a proper little lady should]
Survival 2/3/5(2+) [She loves the outdoors!]
- Navigation 6(3) [She loves looking at maps!]

Talents:
Agile

Resources:
None

Flaw:
Stubborn [When she sets her mind on something, stay out of her way!]

Yes, my wife was taller, stornger and tougher than almost every other kid in her class. Having the bruiser of the team be a girl hearkens to the Encyclopedia Brown stories, for those familiar with young adult fiction.

And if there's a concern about gender in the Wilderness Kids, there's an easy answer for it. She's the pack leader's daughter.
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[JohnK]

Hullo, Linwood,

[sross]

[Nestor]

[Rev]

speeking of lovely wifes will any ones be attending gencon with them?

[Rabbit in the Moon]

Here's a two-for-one...Me and my dog, Jack, as a Wilderness Kid (age 10) and Wilderness Kid Kanine Kompanion, respectively. (During character creation, my husband pointed out that I really was Usagi as a kid. <sigh>)

Archetype: The New Kid
Motivation: Wanderlust/Discovery

Photo
Check out the All-American Majorette goodness!


Primary Attributes
Body: 2
Dexterity: 4
Strength: 1
Charisma: 2
Intelligence: 3
Willpower: 3

Secondary Attributes
Size: 0
Move: 5
Perception: 6
Initiative: 7
Defense: 6
Stun: 2
Health: 5

Skills
Academics 3/1/4 (2) [Loves fiction and Nancy Drew mysteries]
Acrobatics 4/2/6 (3)
-Baton Twirling (3+)
Animal Handling 2/1/3 (1+)
-Dogs (2) [See Jack the Dog, below]
Athletics 1/1/2 (1)
Con 3/2/5 (2+)
-Fast Talk (3) [Knows what to say to get what she wants, adults in particular]
Drive 4/1/5 (2+)
-Roller skates (3)
-Bike (3) [...or is this one a "gimme"?]
Empathy 3/1/4 (2) [Frequent moving hones an ability to identify and size up cliques]
Intimidation 3/2/5 (2+)
-Bossy (3)
Medicine 3/1/4 (2) [When Mom's a nurse, the basics rub off on you]

Talent
Aura of Honesty: earnest expression, sounds older than she looks (+1 to Charisma when talking, see Con and Intimidation)

Flaws
-Crybaby (easily scared, tenderhearted)
-Chronically late

Resources
Packpack includes:
-Baton
-Cherry (or glitter) chapstick
-Pink Bubble Gum
-Slam book with colored pencils (depending on the decade)
-Jumprope
-Tennis ball (for dog)
-Pack of playing cards
-Wilderness Kids survival guide (with sections earmarked)
-Lots of WK badges or pins
-Sunblock, bug spray and bandaids

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Happy Jack [since the kids have no penalties, I figured that a 45-pound dog shouldn't either]
Archetype: Primative
Motivation: Food
Canine: Australian Cattle Dog

Photo
Jack vs. King Kong


Primary Attributes
Body: 2
Dexterity: 3
Strength: 3
Charisma: 4 [He's always happy and wagging his tail]
Intelligence: 1
Willpower: 2

Secondary Attributes
Size: 0
Move: 6
Perception: 3
Initiative: 4
Defense: 5
Stun: 2
Health: 4

Talent
Performs tricks for food (shake, sit, rollover, lay down, etc.)

Flaw
Obsessive: must chase (and then tree) squirrels

Resources
Collar and leash

Skills
Academics 1/3/4 (2) [Dogs gather intel about the world from scents and tastes, right?]
-Lick (2+)
-Sniff (2+)
Acrobatics 3/2/5 (2+) [ACDs are known for their agility]
-Catch (6)
Athletics 3/3/6 (3)
-Run (3+)
-Swim (3+)
Brawl 3/2/5 (2+)
-Bite (3) [ACDs were bred to nip at the heels of cattle]
Intimidation 4/2/6 (3)

Weapon
Bite

Photo
Showing off his Performance Talent

[John Aynge]

Okay, that IS REP WORTHY.

I hereby declare you the REP winner of Feb. 21st, and that everyone here really should just go right now and give you a rep point.

YOU are a Wilderness Kid...and your little dog to, welcome to the Wilds.
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[Rabbit in the Moon]

[Nestor]