\n<\/strong>Reluctant heroes can be found anywhere, but are particularly popular in action and horror stories.
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\nThe Name Game
\n<\/strong>The everyman hero is a common man, and therefore will have a common name.
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\nThe Numbers
\n<\/strong>Although the everyman often seems ill-suited for heroics, his resourcefulness, determination, or strength of character ultimately make up for his lack of more traditional heroic traits. A good Brain Number will give the character the resourcefulness he needs to survive, while a good Nerve score will reflect the content of his character and his willpower. While an everyman hero may have a slightly above average Body Number, they are rarely in top physical condition.
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\nSuggested Jobs: <\/strong>Actuary, Artist, Bootlegger, Boxer, Businessman, Civil Servant, Comic Book Geek, Community Organizer, Construction Worker, DJ, Doctor, Ex-Con, Farmer, Fratboy, Garbage Man, Gentleman of Leisure, Good Ol’ Boy, Iron Worker, IT Guy, Janitor, Mailman, Mechanic, Miner, Musician, Nuclear Plant Employee, Personal Trainer, Plumber, Repo Man, Roller Girl, Roofer, Roughneck, Scientist, Slacker, S-Mart Associate, Student, Taxi Driver, Test Pilot, Traveling Salesman, Truck Driver, Used Car Salesman, Waitress
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\nSuggested Gimmicks: <\/strong>Cool Toy (Power Ring, High-Tech Tuxedo, etc.), Danger Sense, Die Hard, Duct Tape & Chicken Wire, Fearless, Friends In Low Places, Hard to Kill, Hears Things, Hide In Plain Sight, Iron Will, Ladies’ Man, Knows A Guy, Mr. Fix-It, Notices Everything, Prepared for Anything, Right Place\/Right Time, Survivor, Tough As Nails, Weird Luck
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\nSuggested Weaknesses: <\/strong>Big Mouth, Code of Honor, Cowardly, Getting Too Old For This Shit, Heart of Gold, Hits Like A Girl, In Over His Head, Legend In His Own Mind, Looks Suspicious, Sqeamish, Weird Luck, Wrongly Accused, Wrong Place\/Wrong Time
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\nSuggested Skills: <\/strong>Arm Wrestling, Athletics, Area Knowledge, Bartending, Bowling, Brawling, Breaking and Entering, Bullshit Detector, Chess, Comic Book Trivia, Computers, Cooking, Couch Potato, Driving, Drug Lore, Eavesdropping, Fast Talk, Firearms, Good With Tools, Google-Fu, Improvised Weapons, Martial Arts, Music Trivia, NASCAR, Parrot Head, Poker, Pool, RPGs, Sailing, Salesman, Stealth, Swimming, Video Games
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\nWWPHITM? <\/strong>David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Jack Black, Nicholas Brenden, Jeff Bridges, Bruce Campbell, Neve Campbell, Jackie Chan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mos Def, Johnny Depp, Minnie Driver, Barbara Eden, Mike Epps, Emilio Estevez, Chris Evans, Harrison Ford, James Garner, Rupert Grint, Woody Harrelson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Angelina Jolie, Jason Lee, Rob Livingston, Rose McGowan, Willie Nelson, Edward Norton, Bill Paxton, John Ritter, Kurt Russell, Sean William Scott, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Will Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Kristy Swanson, Billy Bob Thornton, Alan Tudyk, Vince Vaughn, Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Elija Wood
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\nTag Line: <\/strong>“Cavalry’s here. Cavalry’s a frightened guy with a rock, but it’s here.”–Xander Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>
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\nTools of the Trade: <\/strong>Varies according to the character’s Job.
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\nWhere You’ll Find Him: <\/strong>At home, the local bar, a truckstop–just about anywhere, really.
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\nSocial Circle: <\/strong>Other regular folks appropriate to the characters background and social status. However, most everyman heroes have that one friend whose on a mission, always in trouble, or otherwise likely to get the everyman involved in his misadventures.
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\nSample Character
\nJeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski
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\nBody: <\/strong>12
\n Brain: <\/strong>12
\n Nerve: <\/strong>12
\n Job: <\/strong>The Dude (15)
\n Gimmick: <\/strong>The Dude Abides (13)
\n Weakness: <\/strong>Strange Luck (13)
\n Skills: <\/strong>Bowling +3; Driving Around +2; Politics +1
\n WWPHITM? <\/strong>Jeff Bridges
\n Dumb Fact: <\/strong>You know the Seattle Seven? That was him…and six other guys.
\n Tag Line: <\/strong>“This aggression will not stand, man.”
\n HP: <\/strong>12
\n YY: <\/strong>4
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\nInspirational Materials
\nBooks & Comics
\n<\/strong>Harry Potter <\/em>series (Ron Weasley)
\nThe Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy<\/em> (Arthur Dent)
\nThe Hobbit <\/em>(Bilbo Baggins)
\nJustice Society of America <\/em>(Ted Grant)
\nThe Lord of the Rings <\/em>(Frodo Baggins)
\nStarman <\/em>(Jack Knight)
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\nMovies & TV
\n<\/strong>Armageddon <\/em>(Harry Stamper)
\nBig Trouble In Little China <\/em>(Jack Burton)
\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer <\/em>(Xander Harris)
\nCellular <\/em>(Ryan)
\nEvil Dead <\/em>trilogy (Ashley J. “Ash” Williams)
\nFight Club <\/em>(The Narrator)
\nThe Fisher King <\/em>(Jack Lucas)
\nThe Fugitive <\/em>(Dr. Richard Kimble)
\nHarper Valley PTA <\/em>(Stella Johnson)
\nOver The Top <\/em>(Lincoln Hawk)
\nThe Simpsons<\/em> (Homer)
\nTank <\/em>(Sergeant Major Zack Carey)
\nTrue Romance <\/em>(Clarence Worley)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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