IKRPG starting character: Skilled Dwarf (Rhulic) Rifleman Soldier

Today we continue our series of starting characters for the new Iron Kingdom Roleplaying Game.  Our second installment will feature a Skilled Dwarf with the Rifleman and Soldier professions.

The following character assumes access to the Iron Kingdoms Roleplaying Game (IKRPG). The Life Spire is not included.  The rules to calculate the Life Spire are on page 150 of the Core Book. Derivate stats (DEF, ARM, etc.) are totaled up and you will need at least the character sheet to figure out how they were calculated, although possession of the book will help with stat like those modified by Armor, Benefits or Abilities.

When a piece of equipment or ability includes special rules aside those presented here the book and page is taken from is referenced for ease of convenience. 

Hope you enjoy the character and you find it useful or at least inspire future characters of your own creation.  Now without further ado here is a Skilled Dwarf with Rifleman and Soldiers professions. 

Race: Dwarf (Rhulic)
Archetype: Skilled
Careers: Rifleman/Soldier

Stats
PHY: 6                   
-SPD: 5
-STR: 5

AGI: 3
-PRW: 4
-POI: 4

INT: 4
-ARC: *
-PER: 3

Willpower: 10
DEF: 10
ARM: 13  
Initiative: 12

Command Range: 4          

Melee Weapons:
*Bayonet (as dagger, for rules when attached to rifle check page 254 of the IKRPG)
   -MAT: 5
   -P+S: 7

Range Weapons:
*Repeating Rifle (IKRPG p. 269)
   -RAT: 6
   -RGN: 60' (10")
   -AoE: -
   -POW: 10

Military Skills:
*Hand Weapon 1
*Rifle 2 

Occupational Skills:
*Climbing 1
*Detection 2
*Driving 1
*Medicine 1
*Survival 2

Benefits and Abilities:
*Skilled Archetype Benefit (IKRPG p. 116)
*Virtuoso (IKRPG p. 117)
*Load Bearing (IKRPG p. 164)
*Connection [Clan] (IKRPG p. 169)
*Crackshot (IKRPG p. 159)
*Dual Shot (IKRPG p. 161)
*Marksman (IKRPG p. 165)
*Find Cover (IKRPG p. 162)
*Sentry (IKRPG p. 167)

Assets:
*60 gc (you can use this gold to buy additional equipment, like extra ammo or weapons)
*Ammo Bandolier
*Repeating Long Rifle (with powder and ammunition for then shots)
*Infantry Armor (IKRPG p. 252)
*Bayonet (IKRPG p. 254)

IKRPG starting character: Intellectual Human Alchemist Investigator

Greetings! As you may well know last year Privateer Press released their new edition of the Iron Kingdoms Roleplaying Game. You can trust me when I say that the game is quite cool. Yet if you rather read a more in-depth review you can do it here, here or here.

What we are going to do in our next few posts is present ready made beginning characters for your use. These characters will be background free.  We do the mechanical part for you, just give it a story, have your Game Master approve it and use it.

Eventually we plan to include Veteran and Epic characters and small encounters with NPC using the guidelines presented in the book to use in your campaign.

The following character assumes access to the Iron Kingdoms Roleplaying Game (IKRPG). The Life Spire is not included.  The rules to calculate the Life Spire are on page 150 of the Core Book. Derivate stats (DEF, ARM, etc.) are totaled up and you will need at least the character sheet to figure out how they were calculated, although possession of the book will help with stat like those modified by Armor, Benefits or Abilities.

When a piece of equipment or ability includes special rules aside those presented here the book and page is taken from is referenced for ease of convenience. 

Hope you enjoy the character and you find it useful or at least inspire future characters of your own creation.  Now without further ado here is Bruce the Intellectual Human Alchemist Investigator.

Name: Bruce

Archetype: Intellectual

Carrers: Alchemist/Investigator

Stats

PHY: 5                  

-SPD: 6

-STR: 4

AGI: 5

-PRW: 4

-POI: 5

INT: 3

-ARC: *

-PER: 4

Willpower: 8

DEF: 14 
ARM: 12    
Initiative: 14
Command Range: 3

Melee Weapons:

*Sword Cane (IKRPG p. 259)

   -MAT: 7

   -P+S: 6 (+1 for Intellectual Archetype Benefit)

Range Weapons:

*Acid Bombs (IKRPG p. 297)

   -RAT: 7

   -RGN: 48' (8")

   -AoE: 3

   -POW: 12 and Corrosion (+1 for Intellectual Archetype Benefit)

*Knock-out Bombs (IKRPG p. 297)

   -RAT: 7

   -RGN: 48' (8")

   -AoE: 3

   -POW: - (Will 16 or target is unconscious and knockdown)

Military Skills:

*Hand Weapons 2

*Thrown Weapons 1

Occupational Skills:

*Alchemy 1

*Detection 1

*Forensic Science 1

*Interrogation 1

*Law 1

*Medicine 2

*Sneak 1

Benefits and Abilities:

*Intellectual Archetype Benefit (+1 to attack and damage rolls, IKRPG p. 115)

*Battlefield Coordinator (IKRPG p. 115)

*Higher Perception (IKRPG p. 116)

*Astute (IKRPG p. 157)

*Grenadier (IKRPG p. 163)

*Language (Any, remember that your human start with 2 languages, one of his native country and another learn in his travels.  Whit this ability your character knows a third language. IKRPG p. 164)

*Poison Resistance (IKRPG p. 165)

Gear:

*5 Cynaran gold pieces

*Alchemist's leather mask

*Traveling alchemist's kit

*Grenadier's bandolier

*Sword Cane

*Tailored Plate

*2 Knock-out bombs

*3 Acid bombs

First Wave of Retribution spoilers

Looks like the fist of Wrath Spoilers are hitting the Internet.  Thanks to nemoaddler in the Focus and Fury forums for this first glimpse of Wrath:
Lord Arcanist Ossyan

• Same FOC Stat as Kaelyssa
• Feat: while in his cntrl area enemies roll 1 less dice for range attacks, and friendlies in cntrl roll 1 more
• CMD 8
• 1 weapon has Dispel the other has Temporal Distortion (hit model place 4" AoE, stays for a round. Moves with that model. AoE causes -2 def. Model starting activation in AoE cannot run or charge.)
• Spells: Admonition, Arcantrik Bolt, Chronomancer (Battle Group gets FutureSsight while in cmd), Quicken and Shatter Storm.

Light Warjacks

• Aspis

Heavy Warjacks

• Banshee
• Daemon
• Sphinx

Heavy Character Warjacks

• Discordia
• Hypnos (Has an Arc Node, Sacred Ward, weapons cause Mechanical Seizure and with Ossy his ranged weapon has Void Lock an ability that stops Arc Node and Focus allocation)

The Rest (We know about them already)

• Heavy Rifle Team
• House Shyeel Artificer
• Arcantrik Force Generator

Also look like Sylys Wyshnalyrr is a Retribution Partisan with:

• Arcane Assist (free 1 upkeep)
• Arcane Secrets (extra die to magic attack/damage roll discard the lowest)
• Spiritual Conduit

Again all this is second hand information and probably will get more clear as soon we have the book in our hand but for now it give us something to ramble about for the next few days.  Enjoy!