Death by Cliché (36 page)

Bob
Defendi

Age:
44

Eyes:
Hazel Green.

Hair:
Flowing.

Build:
Like a Greek God, only better.

Height:
In guy height or real height?

Race/Sex:
Human/M.

Skin:
Glowing.

D
emeanor:
Charming, witty.

Dress:
You aren’t looking at his clothes.

True Attitude:
Wouldn’t you like to know?

Home:
Utah.

H
uman Wordsmith/Game Designer 99/99th Level

NG Medium humanoid
(Or large. Ladies…)

Mightiness:
Holds his own.
    

Intelligence:
Hyper

Agility:
Once tripped over home plate.
    

Wisdom:
Timeless

Health:
Eh.
    

Charm:
Infinite (Would I lie to you?)

Initiative:
Over a million words in print.

Senses:
Hear Noise +4, Spot +4, slightly nearsighted.

Languages:
English, American, Scottish, Irish, Australian, South African. Dropped out of Latin and French.

Armor Class:
28, 58 vs. criticism

Hit Points:
314

Weakness:
Saturated Fat, Salty Treats, Carbs. (Critical Weakness to Peanut Butter M&Ms.)

Allergies:
Gluten (He’s a celiac, not a hippie), Country/Western Music.

Grit: +10, Dodge: +8, Willpower: -5

Speed:
20 ft.

Melee:
Backhand +34/+29/+24/+19 (1d3+3/19-20,x3)

Ranged:
Scathing Wit +23/+18/+13/+8 (1d10/19-20)

Attack Options:
Biting sarcasm, disarming compliment, fast talk.

Special
Qualities:
Je
ne
sais
quoi
.

Feats:

Charm, Fast Talk, Animal Magnetism, Sex Appeal, Exquisitely Beautiful, Pheromones, Public Speaking, Fake it ‘Til You Make It, Spectacular Humility.

Skills:

Bluff +21, Boy Scout +4, Climb +4, Cold Read +4, Craft (Leather Crafting) +7, Craft (Miniature Painting) +11, Diplomacy +21, Drive +9, Handle Animal +2, Intimidate +15, Jump +3, Knowledge (History) +3, Knowledge (Movies) +7, Knowledge (SF Novels) +9, Hear Noise +4, Lovemaking +97, Pilot +2, Profession (Computer Tech) +10, Profession (Game Designer) +18, Profession (Plotting) +12, Profession (Writing) +8, Ride +6, Search +6, Spot +4, Swim +3.

Background/History:

Bob Defendi was one of the writers for
Savage Seas
for the game
Exalted
. He’s worked on
Spycraft
,
Shadowforce
Archer
and the
Stargate
SG
-
1
roleplaying game. He wrote the current incarnation of
Spacemaster
. As the publisher of Final Redoubt Press, he designed and released the critically acclaimed setting
The Echoes of Heaven
. He’s was featured in
Writers of the Future XIX
, and
When Darkness Comes
. He’s the author of the successful podcast audiobook
Death by Cliché
(You might have heard of it). He’s featured in Space Eldritch and Space Eldritch II.

Bob Defendi was born in Dubuque, IA (in accordance with prophecy). He reads voraciously, if you consider audiobooks reading (which you shouldn’t). He has yet to find, conquer, and rule a small Central American country (but I think we all know that’s inevitable). He is neither Team Jacob nor Team Edward (he is sympathetic to Team Guy-Who-Almost-Hit-Bella-With-A-Truck). He shamelessly stole that last joke.

It’s Bob Defendi when he writes comedy. It’s Robert J Defendi for all other writing projects. No period after the J. Because he’s an ass who likes to make things difficult for publishers, that’s why.

Thank You

for Reading

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6
Bob Defendi

www.robertjdefendi.com

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