Deng Zhi-Hao
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鄧志豪
Deng Zhi-Hao (鄧志豪), roughly "Brave-Willed Deng"
Concept
Crane / Weapons Master
Background
Deng Zhi-Hao grew up here in the capital of the Butterfly Kingdom. Son of a blacksmith, he grew up in modest means, though comfortably enough. Both Yang Shen-Ji and he grew up in the same neighborhood, and have been friends since childhood. Unfortunately, in his teen years, they ran with a bit of a tough crowd, and due to some troubles, Zhi-Hao needed to leave town and went to join the Imperial Army.
In the army, it was quickly realized that young Zhi-Hao had an aptitude both for weapons and the ability to teach others how to use them. As such, he spent most of his time in the main training battallion in the Savanna of Tears honing these skills.
About a year and a half before the run, he received word that his father had been seriously injured. Rushing home to his father's side, he finds that someone had broken his father's legs, thus crippling him, although under mysterious circumstances. Zhi-Hao realized that he now had to take care of his family. Because of his expertise, and the connections of his friend Yang Shen-Ji, Master Deng got a posting within the weapons masters at the court of the Butterfly King. His primary responsibility is to train the prince Ti Jun.
Description
Master Deng is in his mid to upper twenties. Usually seen with some weapon at his side (typically a sword), he carries himself with purpose. While typically serious in demeanor, it is not always so and he can let loose from time to time.
Sources
- Eto the Wolf: Senior Dragon Army weapons trainer
- Chen Family: Family of differentiated stats in the Strand, of which we rescued their father in Four Brothers
- Captain Fa Zhou: Expert swordsman near the Pearl River, who teaches a shtick at a time instead of having a shtick tree
- Shen-Shin Gao: Arms and Tactics Master for High Warlord Ze. Master Deng helped protect his sons during Enemies of My Enemies so he has agreed to teach him a few shticks.
Starting Contacts
- Yang Shen-Ji (Derrick): Childhood friend
- Xiao Fa (Eon): Xiao Fa and Zhi-Hao met in a small town near the Savanna of Tears, where, Seven Samurai-like, Zhi-Hao helped defend it against some bandits, with a few other stalwart warriors. Xiao Fa was only able to save Zhi-Hao, however, and they are the only two survivors of the incident.
- Li Merit (Drew): Brought the message to Zhi-Hao about his father's injury
Hunted / Hunting
- League of the Hidden Hand: Criminal org, who've apparently decided to go after Li Merit even though Deng's still after them
- Ezokin: Magpie sorcerer, who is upset with Deng for killing his familiar in The Price of Good Fortune
Stats
| Physical | Mental | Spiritual | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 5 | Reflexes | 8 | Mind | 3 | Social | 3 | Tao | 3 | |
| Force/Offense | Strength | 6 | Accuracy | 8 | Intelligence | 3 | Charisma | 3 | Yang | 4 |
| Precision/Defense | Resistance | 5 | Dexterity | 8 | Wit | 5 | Grace | 3 | Yin | 3 |
| Reserve | Health | 5 | Energy | 9 | Resolve | 3 | Status | 5 | Chi | 3 |
| Hit Points | HP = 70 (Health + Energy) * 5 | |||||||||
| Move | Move = 8 (Strength + Energy) / 2 | |||||||||
Shticks
Level 1
- Father's Quickness: Once per scene, +1 to Reflexes. Freq 3, Power 2.
- Really Disarm: Once per run, if I spend a Yang, I can disarm my opponent of the weapon they are holding, and cast it away. (This is for stacking on top of Disarm when necessary). Freq 1, Power 4.
- Sword Strikes: +1 die to sword attack. Freq 6, Power 1.
- Sword Strikes: +1 die to sword attack. Freq 6, Power 1.
- Training: Strong Strike: Once per run, requires preparation time, +3 dice for someone else's attack. Freq 2, Power 3.
- Weapon Pride: My weapons are always clean and in good condition, no matter what. Freq 5, Power 1.
Level 2
- Armor: I can wear armor. Freq 6, Power 2.
- Combat Analysis: Learn someone's combat training, level, aspect, and general potential from seeing them fight. Once/scene. Freq 3, Power 3
- Combat Awareness: Take an action in any surprise round useful only for arming/armoring and repositioning yourself more advantageously. (No attacks/dodges/blocks, etc.) Freq 3, Power 3.
- Disarm: Once per combat, I can disarm my opponent of the weapon they are holding, and cast it away. Freq 3, Power 4.
- Yielding Water: 1/combat, spend a Yin to double my Dexterity for parry. Freq 2, Power 6.
Level 3
- Death Blossom: 1/turn, spend a Yang to attack as many targets as you wish, splitting a single die pool as much as is necessary to do so. Freq 3, Power 6.
- Greater Sword Strike: +5 dice to sword attack. Freq 6, Power 3.
- Threat Assessment: Determine the greatest sources and manner of danger nearby. Freq 6, Power 3.
- Weaponsense: Weapons cannot be hidden from me. (1/minute sense mode). Freq 5, Power 3.
Level 4
- Revenge: Once per action, I can move up to double my move to put me in range to attack someone who has just attacked an ally. Freq 5, Power 4.
- Riposte: Successes of my dodge = successes of an attack on my attacker. Freq 6, Power 4.
- Sword of the Wolf: Once per turn, my sword strike is x6. Freq 4, Power 6.
Level 5
- Fa's Parry: You may generate a die pool for parrying a melee attack with a sword (1/phase). Freq 6, Power 5.
True Mastery
- Specialized Invincibility
Skills
(Somewhat arbitrary groupings, but useful ones)
Combat
- All Blades (x5): 17
- All Blunts (x5): 1
- Unarmed Combat (x3): 1
- Dodge (x5): 3
- Star Scale Armor (x2): 16
- Tactics (x3): 4
- Suprise Attacks (x4): 1
Physical
- Intimidation (x2): 3
- Combat Riding (x4): 3
- Athletics (x5): 6
- Outdoorsman (x5): 6
- Stealth (x4, Intrinsic): 2
- Graceful (x2): 3
Mental
- Strong Willed (x3): 3
- Teaching (x2): 3
- KS: Butterfly Kingdom (x2): 2
- KS: Dragon Army (x2): 3
- KS: Organized Crime (x2): 4
- KS: Tattoos (x1): 4
- KS: Circus (x1): 1
- Heraldry (x2): 1
- Streetwise (x3): 1
- Military Leadership (x2): 3
- Leadership (x3): 2
- Etiquette (x3): 3
- Gather Information (x4): 2
- Conversation (x5, Intrinsic): 2
- Charismatic (x4): 2
- Oratory (x3): 2
Other
- Blacksmith (x3): 2
- Weaponsmith (x3): 3
- Active Perception (x2): 3
- Passive Perception (x4): 4
- Hardy (x4): 4
- Impressive (x3): 2
- Inspire (x3): 2
- Poisons (x3): 3
Wishlist
(These are actually meta, but stuff I've been thinking about)
- Skill suggestions: Accepting ideas for skills that Deng could get...want to branch out some
- Masterwork weapon
- Shtick sources
