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Sidetrack 1
Strength 7d |
Agility 4x |
Intellect 4c |
Willpower 6c |
Known Powers:
(none)
Equipment:
Grenades: Sean carries a bevy of grenades with him while on the job. His miniature arsenal includes fragmentary grenades (to inflict physical damage), tear gas grenades (to stun opponents), and smoke grenades (to provide obfuscation). These all work at intensity 10.
Helmet: Sean usually wears one of these in the field. This armor plated head gear helps to keep the man alive when he's stalking Cobra operatives. Sean's helmet provides him +2 protection against head-based attacks (as long as they don't strike him in the face, of course).
Knife: since he often needs to cut things in the field, Sean carries a knife on him at all times. These blades are made from strength 12 metals, can be used to cut through items of like material strength, and let Sean inflict +2 damage in melee.
Laser Pistol: while most of his gear is rather low-tech, Sean nonetheless wields a handy product of G.I. Joe science, a hand-held laser projector. This gun can be used to inflict damage as would any other +5 weapon per blast, and can fire up to ten blasts before it must be recharged.
Machine Gun: his primary martial implement, this two-handed hand cannon can be fired to lethal effect against most anything - human, machine, or whatever. It may fire a single shot to inflict damage per a +4 weapon, a short burst for +5 damage, or even a full-auto spread for +6 damage.
This weapon has a 'scope mounted on top, allowing Sean a +1 to hit in ambush situations.
Semi-Automatic Pistol: a handy back-up should all his other weaponry fail, Sean keeps this firearm holstered and ready... just in case. In combat, he can fire this weapon to inflict +4 damage in a single shot, or inflict damage per a +5 weapon in a clip-exhausting hail of lead.
Tent: useful for sleeping in the field without being eaten alive by bugs (or other, much larger animals), this small tent is also used by Sean in his camouflage work. The material and poles used to construct it are of earthy colors, and allow his sleeping form to blend in in most any environment.
Hindrances:
(none)
Skills:
Boxing: one talent that Sean acquired in Army basic, this skill represents his ability to defend himself unarmed, should he need to. In unarmed melee, Sean may divide his pre-cardplay action score between two attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.
Demolitions: Sean's secondary military specialty involves blowing up things - and how! With enough time and equipment, he can destroy just about anything, though in a pinch he can rig together a spectacular demise for a vehicle or structure with almost no supplies at hand.
Marksmanship: another talent gained in Army basic, this skill describes Sean's ability to fire most any firearm when necessary. Whether it be a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even a laser gun, Sean may use a firearm at one difficulty level lower than is usually necessary.
Military / United States: the ultimate source of all his talents, this skill acts as a handy 'background' element for Sean. It describes his instinctual understanding of military protocols and procedures, and allows him to lead fighting men and women into battle if necessary.
Survival: another facet of Sean's expertise is that he can scrounge up the food, water, and shelter required to survive in almost any climate. Having had specific training in arctic, jungle, and desert survival, he can get along just fine almost anywhere on earth - starting from scratch!
Calling:
Soldier: more than anything else, Sean does what he does out of a need to prove himself, though he does enjoy his work - don't doubt that for an instant. Given the easy road or the hard road, Sean will always take the latter, simply because he enjoys a challenge, and doesn't like to admit defeat.
Costume:
Sean's field uniform consists of green trousers with darker green camo dyed on, a black, long-sleeved shirt under a collared, short-sleeved brown shirt with darker brown camo dyed on, black leather boots, a black leather belt, a black bandolier chock full of grenades, and various holsters, sheathes, and pouches.
Personality:
Having never truly been enamored with the city life, Sean takes every opportunity to get out into the untouched wilderness - he's at home in natural, hostile environs. He's enjoys roughing it in the wild, if only to prove that he can do it... as well as sharing his survival knowledge with others.
Real Name: Sean C. McLaughlin, grade E-6
Occupation: survival specialist
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: G.I. Joe
Height: 5' 11"
Hair: light brown
Eyes: blue
Weight: 180 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Sean wears a rather large moustache, one that is directly connected to his heroic muttonchops.
Story:
Sean is one of those all-terrain sort of guys, one who really enjoys facing horribly hostile climates if only for the sheer thrill of it. He's been this way ever since he went on safari with an adventurous uncle when he was but ten years old - this trek into the untamed wilds forever turned him off of the city life.
He went on a string of camping excursions in hostile locations throughout the world while growing up, mastering one after the other and enjoying himself all the while. When he finally enlisted in the Army, Sean became a survival specialist, allowing him to combine his work and hobby into one package.
The man loves what he does so much that he couldn't help but get even better at it over time, and perfected his unique combat techniques by challenging crocodiles for drinking rights in their own water holes and studying the breathing habits of frogs; it's definitely unorthodox, but seems to work.
Sean's prowess in the wilds eventually earned him a place in the G.I. Joe roster, as that group's always on the lookout for highly skilled personnel to use in the never-ending battle against Cobra and other terrorist groups. Naturally, Sean's a perfect fit for the Joes, as he's just odd enough to blend in.
When he isn't using his skills to put down the latest Cobra plot, though, Sean's more than happy to go out on excursions into the world's harshest locations - and he usually takes a couple close Joe friends with him. Of course, he never lets 'em know just how rough they're about to have it...
Extra Goodies:
G.I. Joe directories featuring a version of Sidetrack:
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