THE PRINCESS BRIDE
VEZZINI
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes 8 STR -2 11- Lift 75.8 kg; 1 1/2d6 HTH Damage [2] 15 DEX 15 12- OCV: 5/DCV: 5 10 CON 0 11- 10 BODY 0 11- 23 INT 16 14- PER Roll 14- 18 EGO 16 13- ECV: 6 10 PRE 0 11- PRE Attack: 2d6 8 COM -1 11- 4 PD 2 Total: 4 PD (0 rPD) 3 ED 1 Total: 3 ED (0 rED) 3 SPD 5 Phases: 4, 8, 12 4 REC 0 20 END 0 20 STUN 1 Total Characteristic Cost: 53 Movement: Running: 4"/8" Leaping: 1"/2" Swimming: 2"/4" Cost Powers & Skills 25 Deductive Reasoning ("All I have to do is divine from what I know of you"): Telepathy 8d6 (Human class of minds), Requires A Deduction Roll (No Active Point penalty to Skill Roll; +0), Invisible Power Effects (Fully Invisible; +1/2), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2), Receive Only (-1/2), Can Only Read Surface Thoughts (-1/2), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4), Normal Range (-1/4), Limited Range (normal conversation distance, no more than 3-4"; -1/4) -4 Short Legs: Runninig -2" Skills 2 "No One In Florin": AK: Florin 11- 2 "No One In Guilder Knows": AK: Guilder 11- 3 "All I Have To Do Is Divine From What I Know Of You": Deduction 14- 5 Language: English (idiomatic; literate) 0 Language: Italian (idiomatic; literate) 7 "What In The World Can That Be?": Persuasion 13- 3 "Never Get Involved In A Land War In Asia": Tactics 14- 1 WF: Blades 3 Scholar 2 1) "Have You Ever Heard Of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?": KS: Classical Literature 14- 2 2) "One Of The Classic Blunders": KS: History 14- 6 3) "Truly, You Have A Dizzying Intellect": KS: Just About Everything There Is To Know 18- 2 4) "You Must Have Learned That Man Is Mortal": KS: Philosophy 14- 2 5) "Iocaine Comes From Australia": KS: Poisons 14- 2 6) "Help Me Start A War": KS: Politics 14- 2 7) "Australia Is Entirely Peopled With Criminals": KS: World Geography 14- Total Powers & Skill Cost: 65 Total Cost: 118 100+ Disadvantages 15 Distinctive Features: Hunchback (Not Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses) 0 Normal Characteristic Maxima 25 Psychological Limitation: Delusion—He's The Smartest Man On Earth (Very Common, Total) 15 Psychological Limitation: Sneaky, Vile, And Underhanded (Common, Strong) 155 Total Disadvantage Points
Background/History: Vezzini is the Sicilian criminal mastermind from The Princess Bride. Hired to help start a war ("... a prestigious line of work...") by murdering Princess Buttercup, Vezzini is oily, sneaky, greedy, and evil, and those are his good points.
Personality/Motivation: Vezzini is his own worst enemy. Since he's so smart, he has a hard time dealing with anything that doesn't fit his world view. Every time the Man in Black would foil his plans, or escape from his traps, Vezzini would dream up some improbable explanation as to why. He also stated as "inconceivable" everything that didn't go according to plan. Inigo says it best: "You keep using that word [inconceivable]. I do not think it means you think it means."
Quote: "Inconceivable!"
Powers/Tactics: Vezzini's most dangerous weapon is his mind. He is a deductive genius, able to determine information from the slightest of evidence. This ability is so pronounced that he can virtually read minds, and always seems to know what most people are thinking (and therefore, what their plans are). He also seems to know just about everything. The actual extent of what he knows is best left the GM to decide.
Appearance: Vezzini is short, probably standing just over five feet in height. One leg is shorter than the other, and he has the makings of a hunchback. At one point, he is described as having an "angelic" and "gentle" face.
(Vezzini created by William Goldman, character sheet written by Michael Surbrook.)