[CharGen] To discuss the creation of the party

+1 , +3 means +1d6, +3d6)

Step 4 -Adding 5 points:

Ranged Weapons +1
Hand Weapons +1
Outdoorsman +1
Mental Resolve +1
Stealth +1

Step 5 - Drive:

Make A Stand

Step 6 - Bio:

There were no major conflicts involving the US in the 1930s, which is probably for the best because we were dealing with The Great Depression. To that end, I've decided my character will be somewhat older in order to have served in the tail end of World War 1. (I am tying my -1 penalty to Health or Sanity to the horrors of war. Seems like the most straightforward in-game justification.)

Bio: Samuel Weston was born in October of 1899, to a small ranching family in Ohio. His upbringing was completely average, performing well enough in his studies and spending his free time working on the family ranch. It was a lot of physical labor, and he was a veritable human wall in his youth.

When World War 1 started, Sam was 14. By the time he was 16, the war had been raging for almost two years. Same as a lot of other kids, he lied about his age to join the military. The recruiter for the Marines was eager to sign the strapping young man, and a short time later in late June of 1916 a newly trained Private Weston was a trained infantry Marine on a plane overseas.

War is, as they say, hell. While Sam fortunately was able to avoid the long-term physical injuries, the psychological impact would stay with him for life. For better or worse, he rose through the ranks quickly, and accounted for himself well. His most noteworthy accomplishment was during The Battle of Belleau Wood. When the war was over, Sam got out. He still loved his country, and was a proud Marine, but the truth was simple... Shellshock was very real, and there was a tiredness after the war. A fatigue no amount of sleep or proper diet could fix. A burden Sam carried alone.

After Sam got out of the service, he found a job as a security officer at a prestigious bank. A year away from the twenty year mark, he was looking forward to retirement. Sam would be perfectly happy to settle in and enjoy the later years of his life, but fate had a different plan...

Name: Samuel Weston
Age: 37
D.O.B.: 09 October 1899
Height: 6 ft. 4 in.
Weight: 205 lbs.
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue
Build: Heavy/Mesomorph

Dr. Gabriel Walker is a 53 years-old Alienist conducting both research and clinical work in Arkham, at the 'Sanitorium' (the name the locals give to the Pickering Psychopathic Hospital). A serious academic man, his interest in the human psyche began at an early age. As a child he had the misfortune of witnessing his own father changing from a hard-working, reliable man to a violent nervous wreck in a matter of months.

Originally from a modest Arkham family, he threw himself into his studies and was able to obtain a bursary from Brown University in Providence, RI to study Psychiatry. The obsessive intensity and focus of his studies meant that he underachieved both physically and socially. However, his Psychiatric career was fast and successful, and the employment offer from the Sanitorium in his home town of Arkham came when he was only 32. He further developed his specializations, and managed to publish articles and essays in his field.

Now at 53, Gabriel is not married and prefers being alone to the company of fellow human beings.
He lives in a rented apartment within walking distance of the Sanitorium, with a grey cat called Erasmus. He has an elderly mother in town, and a younger sister, Edith, who lives in Boston.