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   From: mcvmcv@xs1.xs4all.nl   
      
   In rec.games.frp.gurps Scott wrote:   
   >   
   >  Attributes are okay; he should have a high IQ and probably decent DX and   
   > ST.  His HT might be low (he died more quickly than most crucified   
   > people), but you could argue he just had some bad rolls.   
      
   Agreed. IQ would have been his most notable stat. HT 9, ST 10, DX 11   
   doesn't sound too unreasonable. Ofcourse him throwing the money changers   
   out of the temple (Mark 11:17) could be a strong case for higher ST,   
   but it's also possible that everybody was just intimidated by his   
   anger assisted by his charisma.   
      
   >  Advantages definitely include Charisma, Ally Group: Diciples & other   
   > followers (including both Marys), Literacy, and Reputation: good rabbi /   
   > prophet.  Voice would be nice, and you can make a case for Destiny: great   
   > martyr.  He probably had at least Comfortable wealth for the setting.   
      
   Comfortable wealth? I don't think there's much about his living conditions,   
   but it doesn't look like they were poor. Is carpenter a comfortable job?   
   I'd have gone for average wealth, but I can see the case for comfortable.   
      
   > If   
   > allowed in the campaign, either one or two levels of Extra Life (we're   
   > told he's used one already, but he's taking his time about coming back   
   > again).   
      
   Modelling his resurrection is pretty tricky. I don't know what would be   
   the best way to do it. A matter of discussion would also be whether the   
   human Jesus did it by himself, or if it was God who resurrected him.   
   Extra Life is probably at least as good as any other method.   
      
   >  Disadvantages include Reputation: troublemaker, and possibly Destiny:   
   > martyr.   
   >  Skills definitely include Theology (Judaic), Bard, and Streetwise.  His   
   > languages are Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin;   
      
   Latin? I'd expect Greek. I believe that was the dominant language in the   
   eastern Roman empire, and the NT was written entirely in Greek.   
      
   > I don't know about Greek.   
      
   I don't know about Latin.   
      
   > He   
   > probably has Stealth, Running, Savoir-Faire, Leadership, Fast-Talk, and   
   > PS: Carpenter.  He might have Riding (Horse/donkey)   
      
   I don't think he did any particularly difficult maneuvers on that donkey,   
   so it's quite possible that it was his first time riding one.   
      
   > and some Area   
   > Knowledge skills.  (My thanks to a previous poster who quoted verse to   
   > demonstrate Jesus' talents at getting around while in trouble!)   
   >  Depending on the campaign he should have either Patron: YHVH or a   
   > Delusion, and there's no reason the players should know which.   
      
   If it's a delusion, he'd have to have pretty good healing powers from   
   another source. Psionic sounds good, but the book (GURPS Psionics, I   
   mean) says that psionic Healing can't bring someone back from the   
   dead. The walking on water sounds telefinetic, but the best psionic   
   explanation I can find for feeding the masses is Exoteleport.   
      
      
   mcv.   
      
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