[DL] Heeeere's Billy!

[SteveL1979@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/18/2002 10:13:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
PEGShane@aol.com writes:

<< I'm fine with Steve posting Billy's stats--just remember that it isn't 
 official since he doesn't exist yet (as a celebrity, at least). I think he'd 
 be about 10 in the current timeline. ;) >>

    True enough! Though the same can be said about a few other NPCs in LAW 
DOGS. I chose more for interest than for time period, though most of the guys 
I picked were around during the DL timeframe.
    Here's Billy, altered as needed to fit into DL:


POSSE TERRITORY
    One of the most infamous outlaws in the West, "the Kid" was born Henry 
McCarty in either Brooklyn, New York, or somewhere in the vicinity of 
Illinois, Indiana, or Missouri in 1855 (the Kid himself has told different 
stories, so no one can say for sure where he's from; he also uses the alias 
"William Bonney").  His family moved to New Mexico when he was about 11.
    In his 21 years, the Kid's killed 21 men, beginning at age 14 with a man 
who was supposedly attacking his mother.  After that he killed men who 
insulted or attacked him, men who were on opposite side in range wars, and 
lawmen and bounty hunters who have come after him for the reward on his head 
(currently $500) or the fame of killing him.
    Deputy United States Marshal Pat Garrett has made it his priority to 
track down and capture the Kid, who used to be a friend of his.  He caught up 
to the Kid and his men in Stinking Springs, New Mexico, a couple of years 
back and captured him.  The Kid was tried and sentenced to hang, but his 
jailers became lax.  On the way back from the outhouse one day he somehow 
managed to slip out of his handcuffs, get a gun, kill two deputies, and 
escape.  Because of this and two earlier escapes of the Kid's (in which he 
squeezed out between the bars of his jail cell), it is thought that he must 
be some kind of escape artist.  Garrett has had a pair of special heavy 
handcuffs made for the next time he catches up to the Kid — assuming the Kid 
survives the encounter.
    Although the Kid has no compunctions about stealing, particularly horses 
and cattle, he doesn't actively pursue that sort of crime most of the time.  
He's more likely to work as a hired thug in range wars or as a killer for 
pay.  He spends most of his time in New Mexico and Arizona.  He has a lot of 
friends in those areas who help hide him from the law.
    The Kid's appearance gave rise to his nickname.  He stands only about 
5'9" tall and weighs about 160.  He has a youthful looking face, complete 
with an overbite that makes it look like he has mild buck teeth, blue eyes, 
and unkempt sandy blonde hair.  His face is well-known throughout the West, 
and he makes no effort to disguise himself.



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MARSHAL LAW SECTION
    The Kid's miraculous ability to escape from jail cells and handcuffs 
comes from the effect that the eerie energies of the Reckoning have had on 
him.  Shortly after he killed his first man, he found out that his body had a 
strange flexibility to it.  In fact, he could squeeze himself up so that his 
body, hands, or feet become about half as large, or half again as long, as 
normal!  Needless to say, this makes it mighty hard to keep him confined in 
any way.  His body is also much more resistant to damage than normal; 
consider him to be Size 8 for purposes of determining what Wounds he takes.  
This has only made him more willing to get into gunfights and brawls.
    Unlike many of his fellow outlaws, the Kid is intelligent and clever, and 
a good leader.  He won't act stupidly or take foolish chances, and he has a 
wolverine's cunning when trapped.

    Corporeal:  D:3d10, N:4d10, S:2d8, Q:3d10, V:4d12
    Dodge 3d10, fightin': brawlin' 2d10, fightin': knife 2d10, gunplay 2d10, 
horse ridin' 3d10, quick draw: pistol 4d10, shootin': pistol 5d10, shootin': 
rifle 4d10, sneak 5d10, throwin': knife 2d10
    Mental:  C:4d8, K:3d6, M:3d6, Sm:3d10, Sp:3d8
    Area knowledge (New Mexico) 2d6, guts 3d8, English 2d6, Mexican Spanish 
2d6, leadership 4d6, persuasion 4d6, scrutinize 3d8, trackin' 2d8
    Wind:  26
    Edges:  Friends In High Places 3, Light Sleeper 1, Tough As Nails 3
    Hindrances:  Outlaw -4
    Gear:  One .44-40 Colt Frontier, one Winchester ‘76 rifle, one 
double-barrelled shotgun, 50 rounds of ammunition for all his guns, Bowie 
knife, rope, horse


Steve Long
HERO System Line Developer