[HOE] Bibliopathy character: Shaft

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

Note: This is the original Shaft, NOT the Samuel L. Jackson Shaft.

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Personality: A suave ladies' man, Shaft mixes the best qualities of a lover
and a fighter with some damn fine detective skills.
Aptitudes: Demolitions 2d6*, Drivin': car 3d8, Fightin': brawlin' 4d8, Guts
2d10, Overawe 3d10, Persuasion 2d10, Professional: Detective 3d6, Ridin':
camel 1d8*, Scrutinize 4d6, Shootin': pistol 3d6, Shootin': auto-shotgun**
2d6, Streetwise 6d6
Edges: Level Headed, Brave
Hindrances: Loyal (black people), Randy***, Intolerance 3  (Whitey****)
Total point cost: 6+12+16+10+15+10+9+4+12+9+6+18+ 7 points in Edges - 9
points in Hindrances =125 points*****

*See _Shaft in Africa_; additionally for his Demolitions see the rescue
scene in the original _Shaft_.
** See _Shaft's Big Score_
***And he's successful, dammit! As per his personality, Shaft is nothing if
not a ladies' man.  When it matters, consider the Librarian channeling him
to have a 7d12+6 in the Gettin' It On Aptitude.  This doesn't increase his
point cost- it's just a benefit of channeling the man who puts Wilt the
Stilt to shame.
****The nebulous entity of "Whitey" is defined for these purposes of those
who oppress and take advantage of minorities (especially black people) for
their own gain.  This does, then, include people like Shaft's nemesis- or at
least the closest he has to one- Harlem crime boss Bumpy Jonas, who sells
drugs and runs prostitution (though Shaft doesn't begrudge him running
numbers), taking money from poor people out of pure and simple greed.
*****Someone may want to double-check this because, to quote Cartman, "I
forgot to take into account the fact that I suck at math."
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Thoughts, anyone?  Look for the Templar Saint to come as soon as I get bored
enough to do it (which could very well be tomorrow, though Mr. T will most
likely come first).

Nick Zachariasen
Editor Emeritus
Trojan Times