BIZARREADVENTURES

TheSuperStandSundayRPG
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SECTIONI:THEMECHANICS

ROLLING:
BizarreAdventures
usesthed100rollingmechanicusedinGuardsmansBizarreAdventure(a40KJoJo
Quest).Thedefaulttableforsignificantactionsthe
tiersofsuccess
requiringarollisasfollows:

TABLE1:TiersofSuccess

1:
CRITICALMISS
210: DefiniteMiss
1189: VariousDegreesofSuccess
9099: DefiniteSuccess
100:

OVERPOSE!

1sand100scannotbeoverturnedunlesstheotherisrolledtocancelitout.Otherwise,thehighesttierof
successachievedgoes.

URGENCY:
Anumberofrollsmaybemadeinordertoperformanaction,dependingontheUrgencyofthesituation.
Thelowertheallowednumberofrolls,themoreurgentthesituation.Asapointofreference,theaverage
Urgencyformostsituationsisthree(3).HigherUrgenciesareforsituationsthatdontrequirequickthinking.
LowerUrgenciesareakintolifeordeathsituations.

CONTESTEDROLLS:
Contestedrollsaremadewitharollbasedonastatofanattacker(
AttackingStat
)againstastatofa
defender(
DefendingStat
).TheresultsdependonwhoscoresaDefiniteSuccessoraDefiniteMiss,as
follows:

TABLE2:AttackRollResults

OnlytheAttacker

scoresaDefiniteSuccess:
Attacksucceeds
OnlytheAttacker

scoresaDefiniteMiss:
Defendergetsacounterattack
OnlytheDefender

scoresaDefiniteSuccess:
Defensesucceeds
OnlytheDefender

scoresaDefiniteMiss:
Attackergetstwo(2)attacks
Bothparties

scoreaDefiniteSuccess:
Highestrollsucceeds
Bothparties

scoreaDefiniteMiss:
Defensesucceeds
Neitherparty

scoresaDefiniteSuccessorMiss: Highestrollsucceeds

Ifanattack
succeeds
,thedamageisrepresentedasa
condition
(explainedbelow)Theseverityofthe

conditionisdeterminedbytherankdifferencebetweentheattackersstatandthedefendersstat.

TABLE3:StatRankEquivalents

E=1

D=2
C=3
B=4
A=5

Inthecasethatthedefendersstat

tiesorexceedstheattackersstat,therewillstillbearank1condition
placedonthedefender.

COMBAT:
Giventhenarrativenatureofthesourcematerial,combatisdonethroughtheuseofgeneralzonesrather
thaninagrid.Thinkofthesezonesmorelikesetpiecesforabattleratherthanevenlypartitionedspaces.
InitiativeisdeterminedbyaStands
Speed
,withthehighestrankgoingfirst.IfacharacterhasnoStandor
othersupernaturalpowers,thenthecharacters
Dexterity
isused.Ifthereisatie,rolltobreakthetie.

Eachturn,thecharacterwillhaveanumberofmovementpointsaccordingtohisorherStands
Speed
(ora
nonStandusers
Dexterity
)
,
asfollows:

TABLE4:MovementPoints

E:
1point
D:
2points
C:
3points
B:
5points
A:
8points

Movementcanbetakenatanytimeduringyourturn,evenindifferentpartsofthesameturn.Eachpointof
movementcanmoveeitheryourcharacter
OR
hisorherStand.However,ifaStand
AND
yourcharacter
begininthe
same
zone,thenbothcanmovetogetheratthesamerate.NotethataStandmustbewithina
numberofzonesofthecharacter,accordingtoits
Range,
asfollows:

TABLE5:StandRangefromCharacter

E:
1zone
D:
2zones
C:
4zones
B:
8zones
A:
15zones

AllStandsgetone(1)nonmovementactionforfree.UnlesstheStandhasarangedAbility,theactionmust
takeplaceinthesamezoneastheintendedtarget.Rangedactionscanbeuseduptoanumberofzones
awayfromthecharacter,asabove.

Ifthereareleftovermovementpoints,eachleftoverpointcanbeusedforone(1)additionalaction.Ifthere
arestillmoremovementpoints,theycanbebankedtowardsthenextturn.Bankedmovementpointsare
usedfirstinaturn.Aplayercanonlyusebankedpointsfromthe
previousturn
.Pointsfromturnsbefore
thenarediscarded.

Onceallmovementpointsarespentandallpossibleactionsaretaken,orifacharacterendshisorherturn
earlytobankmovementpoints,theturnendsandplaygoestothenextcharacterintheinitiativeorder.

CONDITIONS:
Damageinthisgameistrackedby
conditions
,effectsonacharacterthatmakelifemoredifficultforhimor
her.Eachconditionhasarank,determinedbythedifferencebetweenasuccessfulattackersAttackingStat
andthedefendersDefendingStat.Forexample,theattackers
Power
isArankandthedefenders
Durability
isCrank.Thatisadifferenceoftwo(2)ranks.Theresultingconditionwillbeatrank2.

TheNarratorassignstheconditiondependingonthenatureoftheattack.Forexample,ablowtotheface
mayresultina[DislocatedJaw]whichwillaffectactionssuchastalkingandeating.Asprayofacidmay
cause[ChemicalBurns]whichwillirritatethecharactersskin.Astronginsultwillmakethecharacter
[Enraged],whichwillimpairhisorherjudgment.ConditionscanalsobeplaceduponacharacterbytheGM
whenthesituationcallsforit,evenoutsideofcombat.Theseconditionsalsocountasdamage,sobecareful
nottoletthemlinger.

AconditionreducestheUrgencyofarollbythenumberofranksontheconditioniftheconditionisinvolved
intheroll.Forexample,acharacterwith[ChemicalBurns2](rank2)mayhurtandhampermovementwhen
heorsheisintightspaces.MovementrollsintightspaceswillhavetheirUrgencyreducedbytwo(2).

REMOVINGCONDITIONS:
Charactersinthisgameareexceptionallydurable,abletorecoverfromsituationswhichwouldtakeoutmost
otherpeople.Allacharacterneedsisalittleresttostaveofftheeffectsofacondition.Foreachrankofa
conditionthatyouwanttoremove,thecharactermustskiphisorherturn.Oncealltheranksofacondition
areremoved,thentheconditionitselfisremoved.

Sometimes,acharacterwillreceiveawoundthatwontjustdisappear(alargegash,aremovedlimb,and
thelike).Youcanstillremovethecondition,astheshockandtraumaofthesituationwontbesevere
enoughtoaffecttheUrgencyofanaction.However,thelastingwoundcanbeaddedasan
appropriatelyleveled
trait
(explainedbelowin
SECTIONII:CHARACTERCREATION
.
Traitscanaffect
charactersinthelongtermratherthantemporarilyinthecaseofconditions.

ADVANTAGES:
TheGMcanalsorewardcharacterswith
advantages
,whichworklikeinvertedconditions,increasing
Urgencyratherthanreducingit.TheGMalsoassignstherankfortheadvantagedependingonthesituation.
Forexample,acharactermanagestocounterattackSOhardthatheorshegetsan[AdrenalineRush+2].
RollsregardingmovementandstrengthhavetheirUrgencyincreasedbytwo(2).

Advantagescanalsobeusedtobufferagainstfurtherconditionsbeingplacedontoacharacter.Theplayer
canchoosetoassignconditionsrankstoanexistingadvantage.Thatadvantageisreducedanumberof
ranksequaltothatoftheconditionthatwasgoingtobeplacedontothecharacter.Leftoverranksfromdoing
thisareplacedasaconditiononthecharacter.

Forexample,theenemyanswersthestrongcounterattackwithashotthroughthecharactersshoulderthat
couldcausehimto[Bleed3].Theplayerdecidestolessenthedamagebyremovingthe[AdrenalineRush
+2]advantagetomakethecharacter[Bleed1].Itsonlyaglancingblow,buttheshotsnapsthecharacter
outofhisorherreverie.

DEFEAT:
Acharacteris
retired
fromthebattlewhentheysustainanumberofconditionswhosetotalrankequalsor
exceedsamaximumvalueasdeterminedbytheirStands
Durability
,asbelow:

TABLE6:MaximumRanksofConditionstobecomeRetired

E:
5ranks
D:
8ranks
C:
12ranks
B:
18ranks
A:
25ranks

Whenacharacterisretired,allotherconditionsareremovedandarereplacedwiththe[Retired]condition

withanumberofrankstotallingalltheranksoftheotherconditions.Aswithnormalconditions,itcanbe
removedbyskippingaonebattleonlyturnforeachrankofthecondition.However,thecharactercannot
returntobattleuntilthe[Retired]conditioniscompletelyremoved.Otherwise,thecharactercancontinuein
nonbattlesituations,thoughgreatlycompromised.

Alternately,ifacharacterburnsalltheirranksinalltheirstatstoErankandcannotdosoanyfurther
(discussedlater),heorsheisretired.Howeveruponremovingthe[Retired]condition,therankswillall
remainatE.

DEATH:
Acharactercanbedamagedafterbeingretired.Furtherdamagesimplyaddsrankstothe[Retired]
condition.Ifthetotalnumberofranksinthe[Retired]conditionequalorexceed
double
themaximum
conditionranksasbelow,thenthecharacterdiesfromhisorherwounds:

TABLE7:MaximumRanksofConditionstoDie

E:
10ranks
D:
16ranks
C:
24ranks
B:
36ranks
A:
50ranks

SECTIONII:CHARACTERCREATION

MAKEYOURSTAND:
Standsaremadewithapointbuysystem.Thenumberofpointsaplayercanusetomakeastanddepends
onthepowerlevelofthegameortheoverallscopeofaStandscapabilities.NoteveryStandwillbefighting
inthesameweightclass.Itmustbenotedthatsomecharacters,mostnotablytheJoJoandanyother
majorlysignificantNPCs,willnotstrictlyfitwithintheseclasses.

TABLE8:StandBuildPointsperPowerLevel

LowPower:
40points
MediumPower: 60points
HighPower:
80points
FABULOUS:
100points

Thesepointsarespreadoverthefollowingstats,justlikeyouseethemin
JoJosBizarreAdventure:

TABLE9:TheStandsStats

POWER:
HowstrongyoucanORA.Also,howpotentaStandsabilitiesare.
SPEED:HowquicklyyoucanORA.Also,movementspeed,dodging,agility,etc.
RANGE:
HowfaryoucanORA.Also,theeffectiverangeofabilities.
DURABILITY: HowwellyoucanstandotherORA.Also,howlongaStandcanact.
PRECISION:
HowaccuratelyyoucanORA.Also,howprecisetheStandsabilitiesare.
LEARNING:
HowwellyoucanlearnnewORA.Also,howwellaStandcanadapt.

StatsrangefromE(prettydamnweak),toC(normalhumanability),toA(absolutelyridiculous).N/Acounts
asanErank.
ThereisNOSrank.
Thepointvaluesofeachrankisasfollows:

TABLE10:TheStandsRankCosts

E:
1point
D:
3points
C:
6points
B:
10points
A:
15points

WHATDOSTATSDO?:

Thestatsdotwothings.First,theyextendtheDefiniteSuccessrangeofaStandsactions,asfollows:

TABLE11:DefiniteSuccessperRank

E:
Nochange(9099)
D:
8599
C:
8099
B:
7599
A:
7099

Also,youcanburnastatranktogetanotherrerollbeyondtheUrgencyoftheroll.Forinstance,youcan
burnarankinordertorollafourthtimeiftheUrgencywasthreerolls,andyoudidntgettherollyouwant.
Bearinmindthatwhenyouburnarank,theeffectiveDefiniteSuccessrangechangeswithit.Forexample,
ifyouburnastatfromAtoB,theDefiniteSuccessrangeturnsfrom7099to7599,makingitharderto
guaranteesuccess.Thisisshownas
Stat:A(B)
Fortunately,ranksresetbacktotheiroriginallevelsat
thebeginningofthenextsession.

Thestatyouburnissignificant.Checkoutthefollowingexample:

YoustartwithaCrankinStrengthandrollan8duringareallyimportantORA,youmayburna
rankinStrengthtoreroll,whichwillbeshownasC(D),withDbeingthetemporaryrank.Though
yougetareroll,the"DefiniteSuccess"turnsfrom8099to8599untiltheendofthesession.

Ifyouwouldliketochangestrategiesafterafailedroll,youcanchoosetoburnanotherstat
insteadandrollforthatinsteadoftheoneyoustartedwith.Usingtheaboveexample,insteadof
ORAingtheenemytodeath,youdecideit'sbesttoyieldwithadodgeandtaketheadvantage
there.YouburnarankinSpeedinsteadandrollwithSpeed'snewrank.

Andthentheres
Learning.
YoucanmaintainyourcurrentstrategyandburnarankinLearning.Thisdoes
NOTreduceyourrankinthecurrentstat,buttherankinLearningislostforeveranddoesnotcomebackin
thenextsession.IfyourollhighenoughduringaLearningburn,theGMmayevengrantyouanewability
basedonwhatyouusedtheLearningburnfor.

SayinsteadofjustplainORAing,yourStandmanagedtomaketheORAcomefromall
directionsonyourLearningburnedreroll.AndtherollwasSOgoodandthemovesofabulous
andstylishthattheGMgaveyouanewability:OmnidirectionalORA.

Withalltheaboveexamples,youcannotburnastatwithanErank.You'restuckwithit.

ABILITIES:
AnyleftoverpointsfromyourStandsstatscanbeusedtowardsdefiningyourStandsabilities.Usually,a
Standonlyhasabouttwoorthreesignatureabilities,thoughtheycanhavemyriaduses.Whenmaking
abilities,consultyourGM,astheGMwillevaluateyourabilitiesandassignitapointvaluedeterminingits
significanceandscopeoftheabilityspower.Usually,apowerwillcostanywherefrom5to10points,though
someabilities,likePart3DIOsandJotarosinfamousTimeStop,willcostsomethinghigher,upwardsof15
points.Themoredramaticandfarreachingtheabilityspowerandscope,thegreaterthecostwillbe.Most
abilitiesareonlyasgoodashowyoudescribethem.

Keeptrackofleftoverpointsforthenextstep.

MAKEYOURCHARACTER:
Thoughthemajorityoftheactionin
JoJosBizarreAdventure
isdonethroughthecharactersStandsfrom

Part3:StardustCrusaders
onwards,thecharacterhim/her/itselfstillplaysanimportantroleintiltingthe
balanceofpower.

LikeStands,acharacterhashisorherownstats.Thenumberofbuildpointsusedtodesignacharacteris
basedontheirpowerlevel,whichmatchesthatoftheirStandahighpowerStandwillhaveahighpower
character(orlower,dependingonwhattieraplayerchoosestodesigntheircharacterat).Thatsaid,given
thatStandsaregenerallystrongerthannormalpeople,charactersgetfewerbuildpointsoveralltodesign
themselveswith:

TABLE12:CharacterBuildPointsperPowerLevel
LowPower:
30points
MediumPower: 40points
HighPower:
50points
FABULOUS:
60points

AcharactersstatsaredifferentfromthatofhisorherStand:

TABLE13:TheCharactersStats

STRENGTH:
Acharactersphysicalmightandpower,forlifting,pushing,andpulling.
DEXTERITY:
Acharactersflexibilityandagility,aswellastheuseoffinemotorskills.
CONSTITUTION:
Acharactersoverallhealthandfitness,andknowinghowtotakeablow.
INTELLIGENCE:
Acharactersabilitytolearn,retain,andrecallfactualknowledge.
WISDOM:
Acharactersabilitytouseknowledgeincontext.
CHARISMA:
Acharactersabilitytocommandattentionandconvinceothers.

Otherwise,thecoststopurchasestatranks,andtheDefiniteSuccessrangestheyoffer,remainthesame.
Referto
TABLE10
and
TABLE11
,respectively.Additionally,acharactercantemporarilyburnranksin
ordertorerollbeyondtheUrgencyoftheroll,justlikeStands.Theburnedranksarerestoredatthe
beginningofthenextsession.Itshouldagainbenotedthat,basedonStandranks,arankofCisthe
averagehumanrank,soconsiderthatasabasisforbuildingyourcharacter.

TRAITS:
Inadditiontoacharactersstats,heorshealsohasanumberofunique
traits
thatcanbeusedtoalterhis
orherrolls,forbetterorforworse.Triggeringatraitincreases
or
decreasesaneffectiverollbyacertain
amount,ratherthanadjustingtherangeofDefiniteSuccess.Sometimesadefiningtraitmaybiteyouin
somesituations.

TherearethreelevelsofTraitsthatacharactercanhave:

TABLE13:TraitLevels
CoreTrait:
(Cost:2points)Thesetraitstendtobewhatdefinesyourcharacter
duringmostofhisorher(orits)bizarreadventure.Jotaroscoolandquiet
nature,Josukeshotheadednessandwillingnesstoprotectothers,and
Giornoscalculatingnatureareallsignaturetraits,themostidentifiable
aspectsofacharactersbeing.Astheyarethemostlikelytobetriggered,
theyonlyoffera
+3/3
adjustmenttoaroll.

SignificantTrait:
(Cost:4points):Hidingalittledeeperunderthesurfaceoryetto
manifestontheirown,thesetraitsdontcomeouttoooften.Thinkofthese
traitsasthesortofthingthatonlycertainpeopleknowaboutacharacter,


RareTrait:

aswellastraitsthatslowlygrowovertimeoverthecourseofabizarre
adventure.Jotarolearnstotrustothersafterknowinghisgrandfather
Josephafterawhile.Josukecangetincrediblyseriouswhenthetimecalls
forit.Jolyneevenhasmomentsofvulnerabilitywhencornered.These
traitsoffera
+6/6
adjustmenttoaroll.
(Cost:6points):Andthentherearethetraitsthatevenacharacterwill
notknowabouthimorherselfuntilthemomentgivesthemnoother
choicethesearethesmalltraitsthatsomehowchangethecourseofa
charactersgrowthandnarrative,ifnotthecourseoftheentirebizarre
adventure.KakyoinswillingsacrificetofinallylearnthesecretsofDIOs
power,ShigechisbraverywhenconfrontingKira,despitehisusual
cowardlyattitude,andJohnnysindependencewhenfacedwithdaunting
lonelinessafterGyrosdeathareallnascenttraitsthatmakethemselves
knowninexceedinglydramaticfashion.Thetraitsoffera
+10/10
adjustmenttoaroll.

Eachtraitcanonlybeusedforitsgivenadjustment.Howeverinthecasethatmultipletraitsmaybeusedfor
thesamesituation,theiradjustmentswouldstack.

LEFTOVERPOINTS:
Youmaystillhaveleftoverpointsaftermakingyourcharacterstraits.Thesecanbeusedtopurchasefree
ranks(FRs)toburn.Usingtheseranksdo
not
affectanyofyourStandsstatsinanyway,allowingyoutobe
moreflexible.AndyoucanevenchoosewhethertoburnanFR,ortoburnanormalstatrank.Theseranks
areaonetimepurchasewhichcanbeusedat
any
timeduringthebizarreadventure.However,onceyou
burnthem,theynevercomeback,justlikeLearningranks.Thecostsareasfollows:

TABLE14:FreeRanks

1FR: 1point
2FRs: 3points
3FRs: 6points
4FRs: 10points
5FRs: 15points
...andsoon

Ofcourse,youcanalwayssavethosefreeranksforlaterincaseyougetmoreinthefutureanddecideto
awakenanewabilityinyourStandordevelopanewtraitinyourcharacterbyspendingthemasyouwould
atchargentobuildanewability/trait.

OTHERTYPESOFCHARACTERS:
Noteveryonein
JoJosBizarreAdventureh
asaStand.In
Part1:PhantomBlooda
nd
Part2:Battle
Tendency
,themaincharactersusuallyfallintothreecategories.
RippleUsers
weremartialartistswho
usedbreathingtechniqueswhichamplifiedthepowerofthesunandtheirlifeforceintotheirattacks.The
protagonistsofthefirsttwoparts,
JonathanJoestar
andhisgrandson
JosephJoestar
respectively,were
highlytrainedRippleUsers.

Vampires
weretheantagonistsforthefirsttwopartsaswell.Vampiresareconnectedtotheuseofthe
StoneMask
,whichactivatedwhendousedwithblood,piercingthewearersskull.Ifthewearerhada
strongenoughwill,heorshewouldlosehisorherhumanityandgainstrangevampiricpowers,including
bloodsuckingviatouch,superhumanstrength,speed,andregeneration,and,inthecaseof
DioBrando
,
freezingviatouch.InPart2,therewasagroupofinnatelysuperiorpeoplecalledthe
PillarMen
who
createdtheStoneMask(s)andhadtheaforementionedvampiricpowers.However,vampiresarealllethally

weaktosunlightanditspower,leadingtotheimportanceofRippleusers.

Finally,thereisanassortmentofothercharacters,suchas
RobertEdwardO.Speedwagon
,whoinitially
foughtwithunderhandedtacticsandevenhadabitofpotentialtolearntheRipple.Hebecamesidelined
overall,buthewouldhavebeenanunpoweredmartialcharacterotherwise.Thereisalso
Rudolfvon
Stroheim
,whowouldhavecyberneticenhancementspartiallythroughhisstory,whichgrantedhimahost
ofhisownsuperhumanabilities.

Whencreatingthesetypesofcharacters,youcanusethestatsandabilitiesfromStandcreationtodescribe
thecharacterspowers,betheyRipple,vampiric,cybernetic,orotherwise.Thepointvaluesremainthe
same.Alsokeepinmindthatpowersmaychange(withtheGMsapproval).
Straizo
,aRippleuserfromPart
1becameavampireinPart2forselfishreasons,creatingaconflictbetweenhisnewfoundvampiricpowers
andhispriormasteryoftheRipple.
Kars
,theleaderofthePillarMen,gainedRipplepowersandimmunity
tosunlightwhenheusedtheStoneMaskwithanartifactcalledthe
RedStoneofAja
,becomingthe
UltimateBeing.

SECTIONIII:THENARRATOR

Everystoryhastohavesomeonetokeepitfromgoing(too)outofcontrol.Unfortunately,mostgroupswont
haveMr.Arakihimselfonhandtorunagame,sooneoftheplayerswillactasthe
Narrator
ofthebizarre
adventure.AgoodNarratorshouldhavetheabilitytothinkonhisorherfeetandtocomeupwithinteresting,
yetconsistentexplanationsforhowandwhythingshappeninthegame.However,thereareafewtools
whichcanhelptheNarratorrunthegamesmoothly.

DIFFICULTY:
OneofthemostimportantthingsforaNarratortodoistoadjustthedifficultyforchangingsituations.

UsingUrgency:
ThedifficultycanusuallybeadjustedthroughtheUrgencyofasituation.Thelowerthe
Urgency,themoredifficultitwillbeforacharactertosucceedinanactionduetoafewernumberofrolls
allowed.Inparticularlydire,snapjudgmenttypesituations,youcanassignanUrgencytothewholepartyto
shareinsteadoftoeachcharacter.Inthiscasethough,doubleormaybeeventripletheUrgencynumberin
ordertoaccommodatethewholeparty.

UsingDegreesofSuccess:
Asnotedin
SECTIONI:MECHANICS
,alargerangeofnumbers(11through
89)areconsideredvariousdegreesofsuccessforanygivenroll.Formostsituations,usethefollowing
scheme:

1:
Youdontsucceed.Notevenclose.Andtomakethingsworse,...
210: Youdontsucceed.Notevenclose...
1140: Youdontsucceed,butitsnotallbad...
4160: Yousucceed,butnotaswellasyouthought
6189: Yousucceed,anddecentlyso
9099: Yousucceed,andsoundlyatthat.
(usetheDefiniteSuccessrange,ifdifferent)
100:
Yousucceed,fabulously!Asamatteroffact

However,feelfreetoadjusttheserangesforsituationsthatareeasierorharderthanmost.Isyourparty
goingagainstarecurringantagonist?Increaseyourfailurerangesanddecreaseyoursuccessranges.A
bunchofmooks?Dotheinverse.


UsingConditions:
Forthemostpart,conditionsaffecttheUrgencynumberthatacharacterisgivenfora
roll.Howeverinnotablesituations,youcanplaceconditionsoncharactersthatdootherthings.Hereare
someexamples:

[(Stat)Poisoned]
:Theafflictedcharacterrollsthestatwhichthepoisonisaffecting.Ifthe
characterrollsaDefiniteSuccess,removethisconditionfromthecharacter.Ifnot,decreasethestat
byarank.Thedecreasesgoawayaftertheconditionisremoved.

[Forgetful]
:TheafflictedcharacterrollshisorherLearningstat(noburn).Ifthecharacterrollsa
DefiniteSuccess,removethisconditionfromthecharacter.Ifnot,thecharacterisunabletousea
traitofhisorherchoice,ofthelowestlevelavailable.Thetraitsareusableonceagainafterthe
conditionisremoved.

[Unwilling]
:TheafflictedcharacterrollshisorherLearningstat(noburn).Ifthecharacterrollsa
DefiniteSuccess,removethisconditionfromthecharacter.Ifnot,thecharacterisunabletousehis
orherStand.TheStandisusableonceagainaftertheconditionisremoved.

SECTIONIV:OTHERSTUFFWEHAVENTORGANIZEDYET

ADVANCEMENT:
Throughoutthebizarreadventure,itislikelythatacharacterandhisorherStandwillgrow.Maybethey
discoversomethingaboutthemselvestheyneverknewbeforemaybeanewsignificantapplicationofa
Standsabilityiscreated,orevenanentirelynewpowerhiddendeepintherecessesoftheStandawakens.
Ofcourse,aStandcanlearnnewabilitiesthroughawellusedLearningburninthemiddleofasession.
Usuallyhowever,advancementistakencareofattheendofthesession.

TheGMgivesplayersanumberofbuildpoints(thepointsyouusedtomakeyourStandandcharacter
beforethebizarreadventure)basedonwhattheydidduringthesession.Fromthegetgo,allplayersin
attendance(withsurvivingcharacters)earn1point.Fromthere,pointscanbeawardedforsignificant
actionsorsupportingrolesthecharacterandStandmayhavehadinthesession,aswellascompleting
objectivesorevenentireadventures.Generally,thegreateranimpactacharacterhasonasession,the
morepointstheyreceiveattheendofthesessionorevenaparticularplotarcorsubadventure.Thingsthat
helpaplayerstandout,beyondcompletingobjectivesandtheadventureitself,include:
Beingparticularlybraveorsmart
Goodroleplaying
Takingchargeandpushingthestoryalong
Possessingandusingtherightskillsintherightplaceattherighttime
Impressingthegroupwithhumorordrama
Particularlycleverusageofabilitiesortraitsgiventhecircumstances(aplayoftheday,asitis)

EXAMPLECHARACTER
ThefollowingisanexamplecharactercreatedwithinthesystemtodemonstratecharactertraitsandaStand
anditspowers.

CHARACTER:SisterJosephineJoJoDevereaux
ThereisnosuchthingasanavengerofGod.Goddoesnotemployavengers,onlyredeemers.

Anabsolutesaintofawomanwhohasdedicatedherlifetoreformingthewickedandupliftingthebeaten
andthedamned,SisterJosephineDevereauxaJoestarbybloodisagenuinelypleasantandkind
womanoftheclothwhoperformspublicworksanddoeswhatshecantomaketheworldabetterplace.
Consideringherwillandherpower,it'sunsurprisingsheiscalledupontodobattleagainstevil.

STAND:
AveMaria
POWER:
Redemption
CLASS:
Highpower(80points)

STANDSTATS:
POWER:
A(15)
SPEED:B(10)
RANGE:
D(3)
DURABILITY: A(15)
PRECISION:
B(10)
LEARNING:
B(10)

STATPOINTS:
63(17left)

Ability:DeliverUsFromEvil(12)
AveMariaconfrontsanenemyandstrikesthemdownwithanail,pinningtheminplacewithahauntingspirit
thatholdsthemdown,beforebathingtheminawarmlight.SisterJosephinewillapproachandspeaktothe
trapped,compellingthemtotelltheirlifestoryandreflectonalltheyhavedone,bothpositiveandnegative.
Theyareforcedtoreflectontheirmisdeedsandthepaintheyhavecaused.SisterJosephine,inherendless
benevolence,offerstheboundasecondchance,achancetogenuinelyatone,turntheirlifearound,and
reachtowardsheridealofgoodness.Shouldtheyrefuse,the[weightoftheirsin]bearsdownonthem,
causingunceasing,terribleagonyforaperiodoftime,afterwhichSisterJosephinewillpetitionthemagain.
Iftheygenuinelyaccept,thebindsarereleased,andanypainorwoundsarehealed.Thepoweronlyworks
ononetargetatatime.Thetargetmustpossessasoul,besentientandbeabletofeelregretinorderfor
DeliverUsFromEviltowork.

Ability:LayonHands(5)
Withacomfortingandblessedtouch,SisterJosephinemayrestorebody,mindandspirit,healingany
woundsanddamageaswellastheeffectsoftraumaandothermental/spiritualills.Itcannotresurrectthe
dead.

ABILITYPOINTS:
17(0left)

+50pointsforahighclasscharacter(50left)

CHARACTERSTATS:
STRENGTH:
C(6)
DEXTERITY:
C(6)
CONSTITUTION:
C(6)
INTELLIGENCE:
C(6)
WISDOM:
A(15)
CHARISMA:
B(10)

CHARACTERSTATS: 49(1left)
+10pointsfortraits
(11left)

TRAITS:
CoreTrait:WomanoftheCloth(2)
Josephine'sfaithinothersisnothingcomparedtoherfaithinGod.Asamemberofthecloisteredclergy,she
hasstrongtieswiththeCatholicChurchandishardpressedtobeshakeninherfaith.Herlearningshave
taughthertobethoughtfulandtobeapacifist.

CoreTrait:Selfless(2)
Fromvolunteerworktoactsofcharity,Josephine'skindnessandgenerosityknownobounds.Thoughshe
can(andhas)beentakenadvantageofattimes,ithasnotdeterredherwilltomaketheworldabetterplace,
oneactatatime.

CoreTrait:AngelofGoodness(2)
Theworldcanbeadarkandterribleplace,andJosephinebelievesit'sherjobandthejobofallhumansto
beashiningbeaconandmaketheworldbrighterandbetterforeveryone.Achampionofallthatisgood,
rightandjust,shehasverylittletolerancefordarkandmaliciousacts.Sheiskeenatidentifyingevilandwill
movetostampitoutwhereshecan.Hatethesin,notthesinner.

SignificantTrait:Understanding(4)
ThoughshelivesaccordingtothewillofGod,Josephineknowsandunderstandsthatthereisawideworld
outtherewithallkindsofmysteries.Shefeelsencouragedtolearnmoreandtounderstandtheworkingsof
herworldandthebeliefsandpracticesofothers,exemplifiedwhenshefirstencounteredherownStand,
AveMaria.Josephineisastudent,notamissionary.

TRAITPOINTS:
10(1left)