by Jabroniville » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:53 pm
"Omigosh! I completely forgot! I set a date with Veronica for THE EXACT SAME TIME AND PLACE!"
ARCHIE ANDREWS
PL 5 (33)
ST 11 DEX 10 CON 10 INT 10 WIS 8 (-1) CHA 18 (+4)
Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+3)
Bluff 2 (+6)
Diplomacy 2 (+6)
Drive 1 (+1)
Investigate 4 (+2)
Knowledge (Pop Culture) 6 (+6)
Perform (Guitar) 5 (+9)
Perform (Singing) 5 (+9)
Sense Motive 2 (+0)
Survival 2 (+0)
Feats:
Attractive 1, Beginner's Luck, Favored Opponent (Greasy-Haired Smartasses), Jack of All Trades, Leadership, Master Plan, Quick Change, Teamwork, Ultimate Effort (Master Plan)
Powers:
Saves:
Toughness +0, Fortitude +0, Reflex +0, Will -2
Combat:
Attack +0, Damage +0, Defense +4, Initiative +0
Complications:
Accident (Constant)
Obsession (Betty or Veronica?)
Reputation (Clumsy Oaf)
Responsibility (Riverdale High, Every Sports Team Ever, Dates with Both Betty and Veronica at Same Time)
Rivalry (Reggie Mantle)
Rivalry (Central High)
Drawbacks:
Abilities: 7 / Skills: 36--9/ Feats: 9/ Powers: 0 / Saves: 0 /Combat: 8 (33)
Here he is, among the most famous and oldest comic book characters of ALL TIME, and one who's curiously gone un-statted till just now. His stats require some explanation. Since Archie continuity seems to alter itself at times, some of Archie's skills are only occasionally seen. Primarily, he is often shown as either among the best athletes in school, or among the worst, as well as either excellent dating acumen, or not being able to work up the nerve to ask the "Hot new girl in school" for a date. So I had to make some choices. For his famous clumsiness, I simply gave Archie average DEX, while giving him Comp (Accident), which explains why he can be a moderately good athlete. For his unusual talent for attracting women (I chose the more 'confident' Archie that actually has a black book and stuff, since that's the version seen more), I gave him great CHA with which to draw people to him (he's genuinely likeable in Riverdale until he breaks something, and has only a few enemies, so this stat makes sense), and Attractiveness to at least explain why Betty, Veronica AND Cheryl all want him.
For his other Skills, he gets a low Drive score, since he's almost constantly doing SOMETHING to Ol' Betsy, even though he can drive her. Various stories have shown Archie as some kind of teenage super-spy or detective (particularly the World of Archie era, though many Riverdale High stories feature him getting to the bottom of a scheme or two, mostly from those dastardly Central High goons), so he's got Investigate and Acrobatics to get him out of those tough spots. He's never been shown as much of a combatant (slugging it out with Reggie or dodging a goon is about as dirty as he gets), so he's not got alot there, though his Dodge is pretty good. He gets Ultimate (Master Plan), because let's face it, sometimes Archie can make the CRAZIEST stuff work. He doesn't always get to use it (Betty & Veronica find out about his two-timing eventually), but when Central High is trying to get Big Moose kicked off the sports team by framing him for a criminal act, you KNOW it's always the Arch-man to the rescue with some giant convoluted idea.
For his vaunted "Dating Betty & Ronnie at the same time" situations, he gets a minor Bluff score, which in addition to his Attractiveness & Charisma, gives him a decent bonus against them, until his Accident Comp kicks in and it all comes tumbling down. Because of his proclivity for doing this to himself, he has a negative to Wisdom, because really, what other person is foolish enough to do that kind of thing? I considered knocking down his Intelligence due to his bad grades all the time, but it didn't seem prudent, since it's more a case of him not trying or being distracted, and he's shown that when the pressure's on, he can get Bs and As, too. He gets Sense Motive & Survival from his days of dealing with Reggie, and being a councillor at Camp Whateverfunnynametheycameupwiththatweek, but only enough to keep him from a negative score in either thanks to his low Wisdom.
And, of course, you can't forget The Archies. The lead singer & guitarist of the group, I've chosen to reflect the Archie of the "Semi-successful" pop group shown in the comics, as opposed to the glorified garage band version you sometimes see written (especially in recent years). You know, the band that appears on "NTV" and makes music videos (back when those were new). Therefore, Archie's got mad skills in that direction.