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James Evans

Luck never gives; it only lends

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a character in “Insurrection”, originally authored by Talisman, as played by RolePlayGateway

Description

Name: James Evans
Alias: Talisman
Age: 30
Gender Male
Affiliation: Free Super
Appearance:
Physical:
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 180 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown

James is a rather average man at six foot even. He is unimposing and even rather average in looks. He's slender and perhaps looks like he had a track-runners body. His hair is tight cropped on the top of his head... Not really much set's James off from the normal man except for his clothing.
Clothing: What you would expect to find a Gambler in. He wears a vest and tie with a leather jacket over both. He can also be found wearing a black fedora.

Primary Power: Lord of Chance: James has the power of luck and probability. For a certain time, he can manipulate the luck and chances of others. Either a gun backfiring and exploding, a railing giving away, the ground under someone's feet to shift and give away. That's not to say he can only manipulate luck for the worse. He can turn the tables of chance so that one may find money in the ground, dodging a bullet, and even to win the lottery. However, this comes with drawback. After every use of his power, Karmic justice kicks in and reciprocates on him. The reciprocation is always bad, but lesser than what he caused. Such as if he caused a gun to backfire, then he would probably end up tripping and falling in water later. However, the greater the chance, the greater the backlash. That's why he hadn't won the lottery yet... Something like that would probably send a bolt of lightning at him.
Secondary Power: Luck of the Draw: James is, by default, slightly lucky. Only slightly however, so he will never find buried treasure or win the lottery. This luck rubs off on companions that he likes, and causes slight bad luck to befall rivals. He thinks this is due to some constant emission of his power and affects others based on some subconscious thought. However the luck will only rub off if he is within sight of the the others and it increases as they gain distance on him. Like a lucky rabbit's foot!

Personality

Personality: Happy-go-lucky and a free spirit. James has learned to cope well with bad luck as well as good luck and thus all the ups and down don't hold much surprise for him. For every good thing that happens, a bad thing will surely come along, followed by yet another good thing. It's a fact of life and the only thing he can do is take it on the chin and be cheerful, through the bad as well as the good. Saying that, James had a tendency to be... eccentric. If things doesn't seem to be going his way, a little luck seems to befall him. Only a little, for the fear of the backlash however.

Strengths:
-Gambling & Dice
-Luck
-Probability and numbers
-Damn good poker-face
Weaknesses:
-Technophobe
-The backlash is unpredictable.
-Backlash can stack if he uses powers repeatedly
-Tall buildings (Would you want to be on top of a tall building waiting for bad luck to strike?)

Equipment

Equipment: Pair of dice, playing cards, his hat, and wallet which may or may not be bursting with money... Depends on the haul. He doesn't carry a cellphone, watch, or anything electrical. He runs through so many because luck decides to target those first and make them die... Or explode if his actions were egregious enough. Have you ever seen a cellphone explode? It's damn scary the first time.

History

History: James is a Gambler, which means his next meal depends on the next throw of the dice or the next hand of cards. As such, he's a known drinker and pretty much the epitome of a gambler. He lives in an apartment in the slums.

So begins...

James Evans's Story