Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:54:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Michael F. Overbo" <overbom@stolaf.edu>
Subject: Re: Cybernetics & sh*t, I do requests..
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Okay, just a disclaimer. This guy was not to be used as a PC, I used him 
_against_ 4 PCs. Basically, I souped him up so that he would be able to 
humble them and kick their arses, and have myself a bit of fun (as a GM).

As a side note, I allowed Dack to use 2 blasters, 1 in each hand, 
shooting at separate targets, with no additional penalty (zum beispiel, I 
only counted shots at different targets as separate actions.)
 
I decided that because he's "totally borg'ed out, dude..." He's basically 
a multitasking human with mechanical limbs. Kapeesh?

Be sure to post feedback, fellow RPG using puds.

							McMike



Dack McM'Larr, Criminal Extraordinare...


(DAK mick-EMM-larr)
    There are many top-notch criminals for hire in Mos Eisley, the 
"wretched hive of scum and villainy..."  Some maintain high profiles, 
like Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett, others maintain relatively low 
profiles.  Such a low-profiled person is Dack McM'larr.  Dack's rates 
shift on an income basis (i.e., a poor person pays less for a service 
than a rich person would) sive, but he's always well worth the price.  He 
is a mastermind genius in all criminal activities, as well as other less 
criminal skills. In his dealings with his enemies and friends, He unfolds 
plots within plots, and almost never commits an action without thought, 
contrary to popular belief.  (Dack is known for _extremely_ quick 
decisions)  With his BrainWerks BC-2.41x Brain Chip, thoughts take him 
mere nanoseconds.
    In the criminal circuit, Dack is hated, feared, loved, or respected, 
depending on whom you are talking to.  The important and powerful people 
of Mos Eisley hate him.  They have long memories, and Dack finds no small 
amount of enjoyment antagonizing them.For the poorer people, he's a 
godsend. Many of his advertisement posters can be found throughout the 
poorer quarters of Mos Eisley.

    Tired of being harrassed by the mob, but can't afford 
    protection? Call Dack McM'larr for all your safety needs!
    Reasonable pricing, no fixed rates. Rush rates available, 
    Call now! Voicemail 326.800.800.MCML, MENet account also.

    For fun, Dack has been known to sit still for days on end, plugged 
into terminals, absorbing information. Using this technique, Dack has 
gained incredible skills without leaving his desk interface port. Still 
other incredible skills have been gained in Dack's 240 years of life 
(having 75% of your body cybernetic has its advantages, especially his 
basically unlimited lifespan)    Despite his technological bodily 
enhancements, Dack's human brain is starting to fail, so he has digitized 
his knowledge and memory on an AA-1 Verbo Brain. The soon-to-be-installed 
AA-1, coupled with his BC-2.41x Brain chip, would allow Dack to continue 
as normal. [The BC-2 is known for it's adaptability and resistance to 
magnetism, radioactivity, etc. His BC-2 is quite probably more resilient 
than his old brain; if his organic brain is blown away, his BC-2 has the 
BW-1 TemporarySupport package, designed to sustain active life, if in 
slightly limited form.] 
    Dack's supplementary cyborg package is probably the best there is, 
and it cost him a pretty penny.  He could make a mint off of himself by 
selling the blueprints and designs to his body to a cyborging or robotics 
company.  One of the best parts of his body is his sensor package.  With 
his sensor package, computer jack, and programmed math/physics package, 
Dack is good at nearly everything. He can tell when people are lying by 
detecting increased heat emanations, excessive fidgeting, etc. He can 
throw and shoot things with steadiness and accuracy not possible without 
mechanical and computer enhancement, and his skill at projecting 
trajectories is better than any human or droid his size. This makes him 
an incredible pilot, gunner, soldier, as well as many other things.

Not much of Dack is organic anymore. Both of his legs are only 
part-organic, one of his arms is fully mechanical, the other is 
part-organic, and armored. Half of his head is covered by a metal plate, 
in which his sensors/communications package is located. His chest is is 
also only part-organic, with mechanical organs placed wherever possible 
(He has retained some of the organic digestive system, but the lungs and 
heart have been replaced with more efficient mechanical counterparts). No 
attempt is made to make the cyborged limbs look organic, as Dack has no 
qualms about his distinguishing appearance.

Dack is probably one of the top five most criminally intelligent people 
in his sector, and definitely the most powerful _single_ man in his 
sector. He has been compared to Boba Fett (!), but Dack covers a wider 
spectrum than bounty hunting. Dack does slicing, data fixing, 
information, black marketeering, forgery, and destruction, to mention his 
favorites. Dack believes in "criminal morality," and thinks low thoughts 
of slavers and hijackers, thinking of them to be a "lesser form of 
crime," and "tainting the good name of criminal activity." Dack has a 
respect for all things living, and refrains from killing or harming 
innocents. He gives a lot of money to the orphanages of Mos Eisley (he 
says the Orphanages of Today are bringing up the Criminal Noble Houses of 
Tomorrow). He lives up to his word, but in quirky ways.

Name:   : Dack McM'larr
Type:   : Cyborg Criminal Stud
Dex     : 4D
            blaster 8D, dodge 7D, grenades 6D, melee combat 6D, 
            melee parry 5D, pick pocket 7D, running 6D, vehicle 
            blasters 6D
Kno     : 4D
            alien species 7D, business: black market 9D, 
            intimidation 6D, languages 6D, planetary systems 7D, 
            streetwise 7D, survival 5d, survival: urban 7D, 
            value 6D, willpower 7D
Mec     : 5D
            astrogation 7D, communications 7D, hover ops 6D, 
            repulsor ops 6D, sensors 6D, space transports 8D, 
            starfighters 7D, starship gunnery 7D, star. shield 6D
Per     : 4D
            bargain 6D, con 6D, forgery 8D, gambling 5D, 
            investigation 5D, search 6D, sneak 5D
Str     : 4D+2
            brawling 6D, stamina 6D
Tec     : 3D+2
            armor repair 5D, blaster repair 4D, computer 
            repair/programming 10D, demolition 5D, droid programming 
            6D, droid repair 6D, first aid 5D, (A) medicine 4D, 
            (A) Computer intrusion 4D, medecine: cyborging 6D
Move    : 11
Character Points: 17
Force Points: 3
Dark Side Points: varies, usually 0-3
    (Dack likes to maintain a position of neutrality, and 
    consciously commits good acts to preserve his tenuous balance, 
    as Dack is not wholly unconscious of the force.)
Equipment:
Weapons                                     Dam/mx  Cost (approx)
Vegran Unltd. "Incinerator" Mod. BlasRifle  6D      2000
BlasTech DL-18 Mod. Blaster Pistol          5D      1500
VibroBlade (diff. 15)                       S+3D/7D  250
Other:
BrainWerks BC-2.41x Brain Chip (implanted in brain, allows for 
    incredibly fast thought processes, digitization of brain 
    knowledge, adds +2D to computer-related skills due to hardwired 
    interface programming) Computer Interface Jack (allows interface with 
most computers) Power Jack (allows recharging of brain power cells and 
motor cells. 
    Brain cells good for 4 months, Motor cells good for 2 wks.) Note 
    that loss of power does not result in loss of data, it just 
    impairs movement a tad, reducing it to 4)
Cyborged Body (+2D str to physical attacks, +1D vs. energy)
Sensor Package (adds +2D to perception, up to 300 meters. Sound 
    Sensors, +1D in quiet situations. Infrared & motion sensors, 
    internal comlink
Custom Helmet, vacuum safe, adapted to exploit sensors package. worn only 
in flight or combat situations.
Short Suit, a fullspace quality suit, not worn unless piloting starfighters.
Exposure Equipment, used to keep Dack warmer or colder than the 
surrounding environment. This allows him to operate at peak efficiency 
while in most unsavory environments.