Don Jorge Antino Martin Velasco-Cabrales

Don Jorge Antino Martin Velasco-Cabrales

A man made of win and awesome, Don Jorge Antino Martin Velasco-Cabrales, or Don J A M V-C for short, is the only thing of value to come out of Mexico since Zorro. In fact, it has been suggested that Don J A M V-C is Zorro reincarnated. Skilled with blades, the man blew up The Night Train. He escaped, managed to decapitate several vampires, save a fair senorita, and ride off into the sunrise with her sitting side-saddle in his lap.

And once, he said, with a straight face (to the BBEG no less!): "Hush now, my dove. You have a man with you now, and I will do the thinking for both of us."

Truly this man is the stuff of legends.

The thread

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/7803853/

The LARP

The player controlling the character may also be the only respectable LARPer of his generation.

"I got involved in a LARP a while ago, and brought the guy back as a crazed Hispanic paladin. It seemed necessary, as everyone was playing brooding, selfish antiheroes or outright villains. I know LARP isn't particularly well-regarded 'round these parts, but if bursting out of the bushes screaming "for JUSTICE" in an outrageous accent and saving some 14-year-old from orcs is wrong, I don't wanna be right."

The Blade of Velasco-Cabrales

This magnificent blade bears within it the psychic resonance of an ancient hero, providing the wielder with some defense against psychic attack, but subtly altering his behavior.

Unique best-quality power sword 1d10+8 Energy damage, 8 penetration Power Field, Balanced +10 attack, +15 parry

-"It is I!"

The wielder is Fearless, but may automatically pass the willpower test to leave combat if rescuing a female or exiting in what the GM deems a dramatic manner (e.g., crashing out the window of a hive spire into a passing hovercar.)

If the wielder spends his action making a stirring speech, he gains two additional reactions that round, and a +20 bonus on all dodges, parrys, and counterattacks (if he has the counterattack talent) made before his next turn.

-"Hush now, my dove. You have a man with you now, and I will do the thinking for both of us."

If the wielder of the blade is affected by a mental attack (such as a psychic effect, possession, or even a charm roll with the benefit of unnatural fellowship) from a female, the effect does not work as normal. If the female is unattractive, the effect simply fails. If the female is attractive (to the rather broad-minded spirit of the sword, which does not consider xenos origin, chaos tattoos and spikes, navigator warp-eyes, and less hideous mutations to be obstacles to romance) the effect does not take place as normal; instead, the bearer of the sword becomes enamored of the lady in question, and attempts to "take her away from all this." He gains immunity to her psychic powers, the benefits of unnatural toughness 3 against her attacks, +40 on opposed grapple checks against her, and +20 on all other opposed rolls against her. These effects continue for 48 hours or until the GM determines they should end.

A Warning

"Heh, Don Jorge Antino Martin Velasco-Cabrales is a lot of fun to play, but I don't suggest him as a role model. Reckless pursuit of magnificent glory can have terrible consequences.

This took place several years ago, in the Deadlands game.

The party arrived in a town that was gradually falling under the sway of an evil priest. The DM thought that this would provide conflict and interesting roleplaying; could Don Antino, a Mexican and therefore a Catholic, attack a man of the cloth? How long would the evidence mount and the wicked man's influence spread before Don Antino admitted his preconceptions were wrong?

I helpfully pointed him to the character backstory I had given him for his notes, wherein it was mentioned that the house of Velasco-Cabrales had in fact been forced to leave Spain because they were Protestant, and as a result Don J.A.M.V.-C. was not favorably disposed towards Catholics.

At the first hint of devilry, I led the uncorrupted half of the town into battle with the false Father's flock, exhorting them to valor and slaughter. "Cut down the decadent Papists," I cried! "DEATH TO THE POPE!"

At that point, our host's wife stuck her head in from the next room, where she'd been watching the news.

"Pope John Paul just died," she said.

Years later, my friends haven't stopped giving me crap for killing the pope. Every time the new one makes a speech about how condoms are the devil's work, I get a glare.

Roleplay with caution, my friends. Roleplay with care."