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Roleplaying Notes: Erika Vance is the only child of a fairly poor family in one of the still run-down parts of Dorchester near the school. Her mother works two jobs to try to make ends meet and is thus rarely seen, and Erika has never really known her father, only familiar with a vague bearded face. While life can be hard at times Erika has a good deal of love and support from her mother, who is proud of her child in so many ways, and encourages her interest in academics and learning while still ensuring that she also spends time outside playing with other neighborhood kids her age. Erika already has a small library of 6-7 books, a old computer with an internet account, and her mother always ensures that she has all the school supplies she needs. She always does her homework, and often studies a bit extra just for fun, but is always sure to spend time playing outside as well.
Outside of Academics, Erika has always had some problems socially. She gets along okay with other kids, but has been called names and often been taken advantage of. More than a few people have pretended to be her friend in order to get favors from her, which tends to make her somewhat suspicious of such activity. While hardly the most social girl in school, though, she at least knows how to get along with people. Erika gets along better on the Soccer Field, where she plays for the elementary schools team after hours. Many of Erika's longest held school-time friends are fellow teammates, though recently, Erika has been getting along quite well with Mary Apperson - which has introduced her to some other girls.
⚠ <pre>NAME CONCEPT
Erika Vance Pimply Nerd-Girl
CLIQUE AGE
The Smart & Weird 10 y.o.
ASSET FAULT
Dependable Brash
MENTAL PHYSICAL SOCIAL Intelligence 4 Strength 2 Presence 2 Wits 2 Dexterity 2 Manipulation 2 Resolve 2 Stamina 3 Composure 2
MENTAL (-3) PHYSICAL (-1) SOCIAL (-1) Computer ** Athletics ** Animal Ken * Crafts Brawl Empathy Investigation ** Firearms Expression Medicine Larceny Intimidation Occult Stealth ** Socialize * Politics Survival * Streetwise Study **** Weaponry Subterfuge *
Stryck Wiki -------------------- SPECIALTIES --------------------
Athletics: Soccer Animal Ken: Dogs⚠ </pre>
Health: 7/7 Morality: 7 Triggers: None Willpower: 4/4 Size: 4 SF: 4 Defense: 2 Initiative: 4 Speed: 8
You're a bit of a genius when it comes to schoolwork, science, reading & math. You'd probably be ahead a grade or three if you had more time to devote to your studies or someone really noticed your potential and gave you that helping hand you need. As it is now, you know a LOT of stuff about all the subjects taught at school and other things that you've learned from books and the internet.
You read just about everything, and have a very good memory for stuff. This has given you a very broad - if usually shallow - base of knowledge. This allows you to pull tidbits of information about a positively huge range of topics from your brain, ensuring that you just might know something about almost anything. Whenever you're confronted with a situation or phenomenon outside your normal experiences, you can roll your Intelligence + Wits to remember some bit of trivia or knowledge that might fit the situation at hand.
You never get lost in anything short of the Hedge, and have a very good sense of direction. You can orient yourself to the cardinal directions without a compass, and can generally retrace your steps back the way you came without problem.
Your bestest friend, Bernard, is a 3 year old Basset Hound. In addition to someone to play with as stress-relief, Bernard also acts as a source of judgment-free companionship. After spending 15 minutes playing with or caring for your pet, you gain a +1 modifier on your next degeneration roll. This bonus lasts until you either make a degeneration roll or sleep - whichever comes first. You also gain a +2 modifier to Animal Ken rolls to train your pet.