George Donovan
| Carbon 2185: Neo-Cyber Blues | |
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| GM | |
| Erik | |
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| Campaign Abandoned | |
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Brick (Karen) Galen-5824 (Mark) George Donovan (Tim) Lachesis (Ben) Simone Yang (Adam) Tetra-chan (Jason) Zaahira Idrissi (Lisa) | |
| The Game | |
| Character Level: 3 | |
| Adventure Log |
‘’Work in Progress’’
George Donovan is a Morally ambiguous level 4 Investigator
Description
George is a man of dark complexion in his early forties, standing at a little over six feet. He wears clothing that lets him blend in with the crowd, but almost always a slightly ill fitting suit in dark colors, no hat. His black hair is naturally wavy when it grows out, but George keeps the length short as a matter of choice. He has grown a short beard, silver starting to come in. His features are not particularly striking, with a body build being slightly above average. His voice is smooth with a slight Chicagoan accent, and has been known to adopt other accents when required.
History
George was born in Detroit, Michigan to a family with history in law enforcement and the judiciary. Growing up, George was no different than his father or grandfather and applied to the Detroit Police Department, despite receiving offers for much more lucrative positions within corporate security. He rose through the ranks with a combination of skill and family influence (without which would have been impossible to become more than a beat cop). During his twenty-five year career, he saw that there was so much of a criminal element from those just trying to get by.
After getting the promotion to Detective, he was assigned to the Organized Crime Unit. The detectives there were bought and paid for, not to mention vastly overworked from the sheer amount of cases they were handed. George saw an opportunity to do some good, and took a heavy case that handled the smuggling of illegal cybernetics. It took ten years, and three confidential informants, but Detective Donovan was able to get enough evidence to get a warrant for a raid on a local crime boss’ hotel. It was there that things went south and a firefight erupted. In the crossfire, Donovan shot the criminal overlord-to-be by putting a bullet through his synthetic shield, a woman named Lachesis. Donovan didn't face an inquiry due to the fact that the legal view of synthetics is akin to that of pets, and therefore property.
Shortly after, Lachesis testified in court, bringing a scandal to the father of the dead man, one CEO of Maeve Industries, Michael Sloan. In retaliation, Sloan arranged for a hit on Donovan, and his family home was burned to the ground with all inside during Sunday dinner. Donovan himself wasn’t present, as he was picking Lachesis up from the hospital. He came home to find his entire life in ashes with little to his name save for his savings. He retired from the department, and began to track down Sloan.
Sloan skipped town, and Donovan has managed to stay on Sloan’s trail all the way to New York City. Lachesis has stayed by Donovan’s side, although he has no idea why. She isn’t interested in him romantically, nor he to her, and is a complete mystery to him. However, she has been no end of useful to him in his quest to see justice brought to Sloan for the sake of his fallen family. He isn’t terribly picky about what form of justice it takes, either.
Character Statistics
Basic Statistics
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Sense Motive: 18 |
Speed: 30 feet |
Attributes
| Strength | 12 (+1) | Dexterity | 14 (+2) | Constitution | 12 (+1) | ||
| Intelligence | 14 (+2) | Technology | 10 (+0) | People | 18 (+4) |
Proficiency
Proficiency bonus: +2
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Background Points
- (Origin) Regular Joe: An average person living their day to day life.
“I’ll have the soylent noodles, extra sauce.”
- (Employment) Law Enforcement (5 terms, no injury)
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?”
- Detective
“This neurolink looks like it was torn out, not surgically removed. Lots of pain, and probably the cause of death. Whoever did this wanted the victim to suffer. There goes my confidential informant...”
- Vice: I once killed a gang enforcer and now that gang is out for my blood.
“Yeah, I know who he is, I know who his dad is, and I know that he was smuggling drugs and a lot of them. Oh, and he was shooting at me!”
Character Abilities
- Nose for Trouble- At 1st level you may use your bonus action to determine a creature’s weaknesses and blind spots and broadcast this information to your allies. Choose a creature that you can see within 60ft. of you. The next time an ally makes an attack against that creature, they have advantage on the attack roll.
- Watchful Eye - You have honed your sense over countless investigations. Starting at 1st level you cannot gain disadvantage on investigating, perception or tracking checks that rely on sight unless blinded.
- Expertise - Choose two skills (Persuasion, Sense Motive), double proficiency bonus when using those skills.
- Investigative Archetype: Private Investigator
- Bonus Proficiency: The street has taught you a trick or two and you play fast and loose with your hands. You gain proficiency with Investigation and Sleight of Hand. If you already have Proficiency in either of these skills then your proficiency bonus is doubled with that skill.
- Preferred Mark: You are an expert at tracking and following particular individuals. Beginning at 3rd level you can choose a particular group with which you are an expert about. You gain advantage on Intelligence (Tracking) to follow your chosen target and Intelligence (Investigation) checks to tell information about your marks activities. You gain an additional preferred mark at 9th level. Additionally if you successfully hit a creature which is one of your marks you may accurately follow that creature within a 1 mile radius. Only one creature may be subject to this effect at a time, it ends when the target gets outside of the 1 mile radius, the target becomes incapacitated, or you take a long rest. Only applies to targets belonging to the Criminal class.
Cybernetics
- Neurolink: The neurolink revolutionized the world. The ability to download and upload data straight to your brain via a port on your skull changed everything.
- Basic HUD: The basic HUD tells you everything you need to know about the world right in front of your eyes, whether helping you learn to read as a child, displaying the prices at the local bar as an adult, or informing you to take your medications as a senior.
Equipment
Encumbrance: 100lb (Light, -10); 200lb (Heavy, -20); 300lb (Maximum)
Carried: 66lb on person, +60 Personal, +135 Pack. )
Weapons
[2d8 Ballistic, Light, 6 shot capacity, concealed holster]
[1d6 Electric, Light] |
Armor
- Heavy Concealable Vest {50k Wulong, 20lb}
[13 AC + Dex mod, DR 3 vs Ballistic]
Gear
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Musical Inspiration
The New Black Gold - Miracle of Sound