The Middleman FAE

The Middleman

High Concept: “I’m Just the Middleman”

Trouble: Ride Lonesome

-“Our mandate is protect people from threats, infra, extra and juxtaterrestrial.”

-These Rules Exist For a Reason

-It’s Just You And Me Against All the Bad Things Out There

Approaches

Good (+3): Clever

Fair (+2): Forceful, Careful

Average (+1): Flashy, Sneaky

Mediocre (+0): Quick

Stunts

-Because I am Sensei Ping’s favorite apprentice, I gain +2 to Forcefully attack when outnumbered.

-Because I’ve seen it all, I gain +2 to Cleverly create advantages on creatures the Middle-organization has faced before.

-Because I have a great sidekick, I gain +2 to Forcefully create advantages whenever working as a team with Wendy Watson.

Wendy Watson

High Concept: Middleman-in-Training

Trouble: Personal Stuff Gets in the Way

-Rash and Impetuous

-Pop Culture Genius

-My Father Disappeared Under Mysterious and As-Yet-Unexplained Circumstances

Approaches

Good (+3): Forceful

Fair (+2): Flashy, Sneaky

Average (+1): Quick, Clever

Mediocre (+0): Careful

Stunts

-Because I am an abstract impressionist, once per session I can create an advantage for free based on a detail I noticed in a previous scene.

-Because the Middleman is the closest thing I’ve had to a father, I gain +2 to Forcefully create advantages when working as a team with the Middleman.

-Because I have great friends, once per session I can get just what I need from Lacey or Noser.

Lacey Thornfield

High Concept: Confrontational Spoken-Word Performance Artist

Trouble: In Love With Sexy Bossman

-I Love My Dub-Dub

-Reap the Whirlwind (That Means We’re Going to Do Bad Things To Him)

-Dr. Barbara Thornfield, MD, PhD

Approaches

Good (+3): Flashy

Fair (+2): Quick, Sneaky

Average (+1): Clever, Forceful

Mediocre (+0): Careful

Stunts

Ida

High Concept: Alien Android

Trouble: Domineering Schoolmarm version 2.0

-“She’s a hophead!”

-“That's what you get for being made of meat.”

-I Don’t Care

Approaches

Good (+3): Clever

Fair (+2): Careful, Forceful

Average (+1): Quick, Flashy

Mediocre (+0): Sneaky

Stunts

-Because I can be hooked up to the HEYDAR, I gain +2 to Cleverly overcome obstacles when searching for information.

-Because I am an alien android, if I am taken out and destroyed, I can be replaced by O2STK at the end of the scenario.

-Because the Middleman and I have history, I gain +2 to Sneakily create advantages when trying to notify the Middleman of danger.

Tyler Ford

High Concept: I’m a Musician

Trouble: Tyler the Not-a-Rock-Star

-I’m a Man of Many Shades and Dimensions

-“You do what you have to do and when you get back, I'll still be around.”

-“Tyler Ford Will Smite You!”

Approaches

Good (+3): Careful

Fair (+2): Flashy, Quick

Average (+1): Clever, Sneaky

Mediocre (+0): Forceful

Noser

High Concept: Master of the Unseen Arts

Trouble: Everyone Remembers Young Noser

-“Yo, Wendy Watson.”

-“I never thought I could play stump the band without hearing a single song.”

-A One-Man Oasis of Zen in a Desert of Insanity.

Approaches

Good (+3): Careful

Fair (+2): Quick, Sneaky

Average (+1): Forceful, Clever

Mediocre (+0): Flashy

Stunts

Pip

High Concept: Malignant Nematode

Good At: Plagiarizing, manipulating his tenants

Bad At: Creating art, making people not hate him

Game Aspects

-Fighting Evil So You Don’t Have To

-My Plan is Sheer Elegance So You Don’t Have To

-A Big Silver Ball That Gives Us Answers To Things

Locations

-The Illegal Sublet Wendy Shares With Another Young, Photogenic Artist

-Booty Chest: The Pirate-Themed Sports Bar With Scantily-Clad Waitresses

Episode-Specific

-Drown in the Icy Waters of the North Atlantic

-There Can Only Be One Middleman

Unused Aspects (appropriate for switching out at minor milestones)

-I Do Have One Weakness--Magic

-Oh, Phooey

- “I can badge my way into Fort Knox, I can talk my way into Lincoln’s bedroom.”

-Moscow Rules

-I Like To Keep the Old Heroes Alive

-Old Fashioned Manners and Language

-The Middleman Only Uses Violence When the Fate of the World is at Stake

-Sensei Ping’s Favorite Apprentice

-There are some things a man just can’t ride around

-I Will Always Have Your Back. Always.

-Been watching out for you all along

-It’s Waterproof, Shock-Proof, and Grafted To My Skin

-I know you're upset about Art Crawl, but sometimes that's the job.

Wendy

-And I want you to know that since my dad disappeared, you're the closest thing I've had to a father.

-Queen of Snark

-No one dies on my watch

-You are such a rockstar. - on Tyler

Lacey

-I’ve Taken a Few Eggs out of My Wendy Basket

-I Have to Take a Stand

-WWWWD? (What Would Wendy Watson Do?)

Ida

-Devoid of Human Emotion

Tyler Ford

-A _nado

-Incredibly Observant

-I'm a musician

-Because You’re Made of Awesome -Tyler, on Wendy

-Tyler Ford Isn’t Most People