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the wronged
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LPJ9802 Background: Profile of Someone
No one - no matter their crimes - Wronged:
deserves to suffer the injustice
you have. Joe Sowers had been the wheel man. He'd always been
the wheel man for as long as anyone in the crew could
DEVIL’S WORKSHOP
You had finally gotten out, free remember. He was good; no, he was the best. But after
and clear. You had put The Life six years and countless scores, he'd gotten it into his
behind you; all of the crime, the head that he was gonna retire. He'd met some broad a
corruption, the violence was while back, and let her fill his head with all kinds of
over. You were settling down to stories of some suburban Shangra La. And for weeks,
your small piece of the pie; the that's all he talked about: buying a house, getting a day-
wife, the kid, the house, even job, making and raising babies; becoming a "member of
the dog in the fenced-in yard, society". Then, the night before we hit Union Federal,
were all finally yours. Most sur- he decides to tell us that it's his last job.
prising of all, however, was the
fact that you were actually happy with He was right. The guys didn't take to the idea very well;
your new suburban lifestyle. they didn't trust that he'd just go away and forget our
names and our rap sheets. So they -- and I mean we --
And then, some sorry son-of-a-bitch took it decided to make sure that he wouldn't become a future
all away. headache. When we hit U.F., we left our man, Joe,
Your family, your career, your identity, behind, a slug in the back, and the gun that had popped
everything; all gone, for no apparent a rent-a-cop in his hand. The next night, me and some
reason. At least no good reason that of the other guys decided that Joe's girl was a threat,
you can think of. too. So we went over and took care of her, permanent-
like. On the way out, I noticed a home pregnancy test in
But they made one mistake. the trash and a bottle of champagne on the table. Guess
They left you breathing. Now, Joe was closer to that 2.5 kids than he thought.
after months, or even years, out
of the picture, it's finally time The reason I'm tellin' ya all this is because that was four
for some payback. years ago, and two nights ago, a couple o' guys from the
old crew got whacked. And I mean whacked; there was
so much blood in that place it looked like a friggin'
slaughterhouse. It got me thinkin', so's I checked up on
Joey, and guess what? He got out of the pen a week ago.
Now, I ain't no genius, but I can put two and two
together.
w r i t t e n b y J a s o n J . M c C u i s t o n
P a g e 2 D e v i l ’ s W o r k s h o p
The Reckoning: When facing those responsible - Confident, Endurance, Focused, Frightful Presence,
Requirements either directly, or by association - for the injustice Great Fortitude, Heroic Surge, Improved Damage
To qualify to become Wronged, a character must suffered by The Wronged character, the character Threshold, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, and
fulfill the following criteria: adds his Wronged character level to his Defense, and Toughness.
to all Attack and Damage rolls. Therefore, a 5th
Base Attack Bonus: +3 Level Wronged character would get a +5 bonus to Hellbent: At 3rd level, The Wronged gains a +2
Skills: Gather Information 6 ranks, Intimidate 6 defense, and +5 to attack and damage rolls when fac- bonus to all Will Saves. This stacks with any and all
ranks, Streetwise 6 ranks. ing off against his sworn enemies. other bonuses to Will Saves, such as the Iron Will
Feats: Personal Firearms Proficiency, and either Feat.
Brawl or Combat Martial Arts. Surprised to See Me?: At 1st Level, The Wronged
gains a +4 bonus to Initiative and Surprise checks Hate That Fuels Me: At 5th level, The Wronged
Special: Additionally, the character must have gains the extraordinary ability to spontaneously
been double-crossed by someone trusted, been left against those responsible for the crimes against him
or her. Later, this ability applies to any enemy that recover from superficial wounds once per day. By
for dead, or had their dearest loved-one(s) mur- spending one Action Point, the character regains a
dered. has seemingly witnessed The Wronged character die
(which can be quite frequent with the use of Hate number of lost Hit Points equal to his Charisma
That Fuels Me, and Cheat Death abilities). Modifier x d6. For example, a Wronged character
with a Charisma Modifier of 4, could regain 4d6 Hit
Class Information Bonus Feats: At 2nd, and every even-numbered Points through the use of this ability. At 9th level, the
level thereafter, The Wronged receives a bonus feat. character is able to do this up to twice a day.
Hit Die: 1d10
The feat must be selected from the following list, and
Action Points: 6 + one-half character level, round-
prototypes: the wronged
the character must meet all of the prerequisites of the Cheat Death: At 7th level, The Wronged character
ed down, every time the Wronged attains a new gains the extraordinary ability to stabilize after effec-
feat to select it.
level in this class. tively dying. Once per game session, if The Wronged
Advanced Firearms Proficiency, Alertness, Blind- character is reduced to -10 Hit Points or less, he may
Fight, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes,
Class Skills
the wronged
The Wronged's class skills (and the key ability for
each skill) are: Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con),
Craft (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or
Structural) (Int), Demolitions (Int), Disable Device
(Int), Disguise (Cha), Drive (Dex), Escape Artist Base
(Dex), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Class Attack Fort Ref Will Defense Reputation
Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Current Events, Level Bonus Save Save Save Special Bonus Bonus
Streetwise, Tactics) (Int), Move Silently (Dex), 1st +0 +1 +0 +1 The Reckoning, Surprised? +1 +1
Profession (Wis), Read/Write Language (-), Sense 2nd +1 +2 +0 +2 Bonus Feat +2 +1
Motive (Wis). 3rd +2 +2 +1 +2 Hellbent +2 +1
4th +3 +2 +1 +2 Bonus Feat +3 +2
Skill Points at Each Level: 6 + Intelligence 5th +3 +3 +1 +3 Hate That Fuels Me +3 +2
Modifier. 6th +4 +3 +2 +3 Bonus Feat +3 +2
7th +5 +4 +2 +4 Cheat Death +4 +3
8th +6/+1 +4 +2 +4 Bonus Feat +4 +3
Class Features 9th +6/+1 +4 +3 +4 Hate That Fuels Me 2x a day +5 +3
10th +7/+2 +5 +3 +5 Bonus Feat +5 +4
The following features pertain to The Wronged There are only 10 levels to this class
advanced class:
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