The Book of Knots - Jags

with many actors who are
“powerful men” in his
dramas—although he may
be found behind any door
in the Ministry of State, in
the old-boys clubs and the
back rooms—there are cigarsmoking
gentlemen who
are the elements he uses to
make his masterpieces of
incomprehensibly complex
governmental office.
Indeed, often he will declare
that he, unfortunately, may
not do something because
“the man upstairs” or the
“Executive Minister” or
some such title has made a
“Indisputable Policy Change.”
Name: The Intertainer Caretaker
PHY 12 STR 12 BLD 23 CON 12
REF 11 COR 11 REA 11 AGI 11
INT 12 RES 14 MEM 12 WIL 12
DP 90 Minor Major Critical
Wounds 30 90 180
Disposition Towards Man
The Polytician believes that man should be erased like a tract of
overgrown woodland that badly needs a condo (no offense to present
company).
Encounter Threat
Low to Medium. The Polytician almost never initiates physical combat
and is not violent. However, usually someone in the Great Gray City is in
violation of some law, bylaw, rule, stipulation, regulation, or ordinance.
When encountered, one is often on thin ice and he might well summon
the constabulary to deal with an offender, after all: rules are rules.
Sometimes he may even be apologetic as the party is being carried off.
Needless to say, The Trial (capitals as a reference to Kafka) is horrific
and the sentences are long, wordy, and severe.
Operations
The Polytician is usually involved with other people’s operations since
he is brought in as a facilitator and negotiator. In some rare cases,
humans on Chessboard Zero who have encountered him have become
servants of his—members of his organization who seek to rebuild his
organization on Chessboard Zer. There are some truly nightmarish
governments and corporations, especially in third-world countries that
are reflections of the Machine that runs the Great Gray City. Whether he
really understands or endorses this is a matter of speculation.
Dramas
The denizens of the Great Gray City suffer deeply under its policies and
To Hit 13-
To Be Hit +1
Armor None
Damage 5 IMP
Description: The Intertainer appears as a life-sized chain of paper dolls and most often
seen as what appears to be several people, seen in shadows, seated around a massive, round,
table.
Combustible: Being made of paper is sometimes a fire hazard. If attacked with flame--even
a candle flame, there is a 7- (+1 per point of damage taken) that he will catch on fire and
burn at the end of each round for that amount of damage. Frantically flapping about, trying
to extinguish himself, he will have a 13- (-1 per point of damage done, minimum of 6-)
chance to extinguish himself each turn taking an 8 REA Long Action.
No Vital Organs: The Intertainer takes only 1pt of damage from PEN projectiles (they make
a small hole).
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Book of Knots - The Caretakers