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==Robert Collins==
 
==Robert Collins==
  
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[[File:Robert_Collins.jpg|300px]]
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[Optional Picture]
  
 
==Basics==
 
==Basics==
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'''Birthplace:''' Boston?
 
'''Birthplace:''' Boston?
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'''Cash:''' $60
 
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'''Assets:''' $1500
 
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'''Spending Level:''' $10
 
  
 
== Characteristics ==
 
== Characteristics ==
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|SIZ
 
|SIZ
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|50
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|25
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|10
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|DEX
 
|DEX
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|60
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|30
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|12
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|APP
 
|APP
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|70
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|35
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|14
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|EDU
 
|EDU
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|50
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|25
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|10
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|INT
 
|INT
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|75
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|37
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|15
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|POW
 
|POW
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|65
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|32
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|13
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|MOVE RATE
 
|MOVE RATE
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|8
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|HP
 
|HP
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|9
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|6
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|SAN
 
|SAN
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|65
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|62
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|LUCK
 
|LUCK
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|55
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|MAGIC
 
|MAGIC
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|Accounting 20%
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|Accounting 05%
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|Fast Talk 50%
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|Fast Talk 05%
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|Law 20%
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|Law 05%
 
|Science 01%
 
|Science 01%
 
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|Anthropology 01%
 
|Anthropology 01%
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|Fighting (Brawl) 35%
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|Fighting (Brawl) 25%
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|Library Use 40%
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|Library Use 20%
 
|[Science Specialty] 01%
 
|[Science Specialty] 01%
 
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|Appraise 05%
 
|Appraise 05%
 
|[Fighting Specialty] 01%
 
|[Fighting Specialty] 01%
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|Listen 30%
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|Listen 20%
 
|[Science Specialty] 01%
 
|[Science Specialty] 01%
 
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|Archaeology 01%
 
|Archaeology 01%
 
|[Fighting Specialty] 01%
 
|[Fighting Specialty] 01%
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|Locksmith 40%
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|Locksmith 01%
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|Sleight of Hand 20%
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|Sleight of Hand 10%
 
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|Art/Craft (Writing) 70%
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|Art/Craft 05%
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|Firearms (Handgun) 30%
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|Firearms (Handgun) 20%
 
|Mech Repair 20%
 
|Mech Repair 20%
 
|Spot Hidden 25%
 
|Spot Hidden 25%
 
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|Art/Craft (Photography) 40%
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|[Art/Craft Specialty] 01%
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|Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun) 35%
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|Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun) 25%
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|Medicine 1%
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|Medicine 20%
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|Stealth 30%
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|Stealth 20%
 
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|[Art/Craft Specialty] 01%
 
|[Art/Craft Specialty] 01%
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|Survival 10%
 
|Survival 10%
 
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|Charm 40%
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|Charm 15%
 
|First Aid 30%
 
|First Aid 30%
 
|Navigate 10%
 
|Navigate 10%
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|Climb 20%
 
|Climb 20%
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|History 50%
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|History 05%
 
|Occult 05%
 
|Occult 05%
 
|Throw 20%
 
|Throw 20%
 
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|Credit Rating 30%
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|Credit Rating 00%
 
|Intimidate 15%
 
|Intimidate 15%
 
|Op. Heavy Machinery 01%
 
|Op. Heavy Machinery 01%
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|Track 20%
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|Track 10%
 
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|Cthulhu Mythos 00%
 
|Cthulhu Mythos 00%
 
|Jump 20%
 
|Jump 20%
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|Persuade 50%
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|Persuade 10%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
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|Disguise 20%
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|Disguise 05%%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
 
|Pilot 01%
 
|Pilot 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
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|Dodge (Half Dex) 40%
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|Dodge (Half Dex)%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
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|Psychology 60%
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|Psychology 10%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
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|Drive Auto 20%
 
|Drive Auto 20%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
 
|Language (Other) 01%
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|Psychoanalysis 16%
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|Psychoanalysis 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
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|Elec. Repair 10%
 
|Elec. Repair 10%
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|Language (Own) 70%
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|Language (Own) EDU%
 
|Ride 05%
 
|Ride 05%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
 
|[Other Skill] 01%
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'''Occupation Skills''': Art/Craft (Writing), History, Library Use, Own Language, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate, or Persuade), Psychology, any two other skills. Max CR is 30%
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'''Occupation Skills''': (List)
  
 
==Combat==
 
==Combat==
  
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'''Damage Bonus''': 0
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'''Damage Bonus''':  
  
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'''Build''': 0
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'''Build''':
  
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'''Dodge''': 40
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'''Dodge''':
  
 
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|Unarmed
 
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|Touch
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|Sap
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|Touch
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|S&W Model 10 Revolver
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|Weapon 3
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|100
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|Savage Model 99 Rifle
 
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|35
 
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|2d6+2
 
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|110 yd
 
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|1(3)
 
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|5
 
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|99
 
 
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==Other Equipment==
 
==Other Equipment==
  
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*Corona No.3 Typewriter
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*Item 1
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*Kodak No.2 Folding Autographic Brownie
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*Item 2
  
 
== Background==
 
== Background==
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Robert Collins was a foundling deposited at the orphanage in 1897 - he was baptized Robert Collins because one of the orderlies on duty at time was a huge Boston Beaneaters fan, and named him after Bobby Lowe and Jimmy Collins. Bobby grew up smart but scrappy, learning to fight his corner in the orphanage without coming across as a stuffed-shirt. Being made to wear glasses from an early age didn't help. He made up in dogged persistence what he lacked in strength and weight. He also developed a chip on his shoulder about education, dreaming of a university place he never could aspire to as a poor orphan boy. He learned what he could in journalism at the orphanage, editing the orphans' magazine and studying through correspondence courses. By the time he left the orphanage, he already had a junior reporter post lined up at a local paper. That same scrappiness and chippiness led him to sign up for military service in 1917, and he served in France during World War 1. A solid service record, and some stirring dispatches from the Front, helped his professional standing, and on returning from France, he found himself a position at the Boston Globe. He's now a rising reporter covering city news.
 
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Bobby is very conflicted about the orphanage - loves it and resents it fiercely. It was his home and his family, but it's also the reason why he never had a real one of either, and it's what held him back from going to university (he thinks). Also, he learned some hard lessons at the New Old Way about standing up to bullies - lessons that have stood him in good stead and got him into trouble more than once, especially when reporting on Boston's mob.
 
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Bobby is all about uncovering secrets - the secret of his own real parents and pedigree being perhaps the main motivating one. If he comes across a mystery, he'll jump right at it, and will resent anything holding him back from investigating further.
 
  
 
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