All the Way from Wahoo

The assignment was simple: stats for David Letterman (any age) in the RPG of your choice. Thingsihate.org demographic research had implied that we had a good chunk of gamers among our fans, and there are several gaming systems available online - FUDGE springs to mind. I was hoping for at least one AD&D bard.

Instead, we were saddened to receive only one entry, from laconic of all people. Later that sadness changed to joy when we made the discovery that that entry was excellent, saving us from either calling off the contest or throwing a hissy fit until someone else entered.

Slackers, layabouts and non-gamers alike, now is the time to feast your puny eyes on laconic's accurate and insanely thorough treatment of David Letterman in Guardians of Order's TriStat System:

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David Letterman

Male Age 56
70 Character points and 20 skill points
Stats: -28 points

Body: 3 (6 points: slightly below average)
Mind: 5 (10 points: slightly above average)
Soul: 6 (12 points: Dave's a survivor)

ACV: 4
DCV: 2
HP: 45

Attributes: -50 points

Divine Relationship lvl 2 (2 points: Should a joke fail Dave can reroll the delivery to try and make the joke work again; he can only do this twice a show or it begins to lose effectiveness.)
Organizational Ties lvl 4 (4 points: Respected member of the CBS family... sometimes.)
Servant lvl 7 (14 points Paul Shaffer built of 42 character points and
70 skill points)
Reincarnation lvl 1 (2 points: If Dave is canceled and proper precautions are not taken, he will be revived on another network.)
Wealth lvl 4 (12 points: Dave is one rich rich man with about 10 million to his name.)
Own a Big Mecha lvl 2 (16 points: CBS studios can hold Dave's audience and transmit his comedy around the world*)

*this is an approximation using the alternative rule to Own a Big Mecha where one receives 10 MP or Mecha points for each level of the attribute.

Skills*: 20 skill points

Cultural Arts lvl 2: (4 points: Specialization, urban legends. Dave's many years examining the stupid pet and human tricks on his show have given him knowledge of urban folklore.)
Performing Arts lvl 3 (9 points: Specialization, comedy. Dave is extensively trained to make you laugh)
Writing lvl 3 (6 points: Specialization, comedy. Dave is also funny on paper.)

*All skill values are based off of modern day Reality TV settings

Defects*: +8 points

Blind Fury lvl 2 (+2 points: Dave can often become irritated when CBS does something stupid. It may take him days, or even weeks to recover a normal emotional state.)
Conditional Ownership lvl 2 (+2 points: CBS studios are not for personal use by Dave under any circumstances.)
Famous lvl 2 (+2 points: Dave is known all over the nation.)
Nemesis lvl 1 (+1 points: Jay is merely annoying although he interferes often in Dave's plans.)
Unappealing lvl 1 (+1 points: Dave's a sweet guy but he's not exactly a looker, as such he receives a -2 penalty on all seduction stat checks.)

*Combat defects such as Not so Tough and Inept Attack are not included in Dave's defects as they would allow for far too many extra character points.

Paul Shaffer

Male Age 54
Stats: -26 points

Body: 3 (6 points: weaker than the average man)
Mind:5 (10 points: Smarter than the average bear)
Soul: 5 (10 points: Even without Dave, Paul's got gumption.)

ACV: 4
DCV: 2
HP: 40

Abilities: 23 points

Henchmen lvl 5 (5 points: The CBS orchestra is at Paul's command. Each member has musical talent and a 4 in all stats, but they will not fight for Paul.)
Combination Attack lvl 1 (2 points: Using a rimshot Paul can amp up the comedy)
Wealth lvl 2 (6 points: Paul is wealthy but not fantastically rich.)
Tunneling lvl 5 (10 points: Paul can dig at a rate of 1000 meters per hour - what? You can't disprove it.)

Skills: -9 skill points

Performing Arts lvl 3 (9 points: Specialization, music. Paul is an extremely capable musician.)

Defects: +7 points

Famous lvl 1 (+1 point: Some people know Paul.)
Unskilled lvl 6 (+6 points: Paul isn't that great with anything but music)