"JojosBizarreAdventuretakesplaceinanalternatereality,wherenotonlystufflikevampiresandsupermartialartsandspiritualmanifestationsexist,butthe80swonthefashionwarsandtookoverstyleineverytimeandplace.Accumulated80snesshasresultedinoutfits,hair,names,andposingsimplytooradformostpeopletohandle.Itisacruelworld,whereonlythemostbeautifulsurvive."NovaPolice,SA

Jojo'sBizarreAdventure!Jojo'sBizarreAdventureisanincrediblylongrunningmangaserieswrittenanddrawnby

HirohikoArakisince1987,currentlyuptoeightpartsin108volumes.

It'salsocompletelyfuckin'rad.

Jojo'sisastorycenteredaroundtheJoestarfamilylineandtheridiculoussituationstheyfindthemselvesin.Ripples,vampires,supervampires,stupidlycomplexspiritualmanifestations,atwomonthlonghorserace,andmore!Almostallnamedafterprogressiverockbands.There'salittlejargonthat'llgetthrownaroundsurroundingtheabilitiesofthevariousJoestarsthatcanbehardtograsponfirstread,sothefirstfourpagesofthisdoccoverthat.Thereafteraretherules.

ThegameusestheFateengine,specificallytherulesgiveninFateCore,whichasfarasI'mawareisidenticaltotheStrandsofFateengine.Just,well,completelyfree.It'salsoprettymuchjustamodifiedversionofSpiritoftheCenturywithanextrasteptoCharacterCreation,adifferenttoneanddifferentsetofskills.Utilizeastandard4dFdiceset.

Ifyou'vealreadyreadJoJo'sBizarreAdventure,feelfreetoskiptopagefive.Tothosewhohavent,butwouldliketoatsomepoint:therearenosignificantspoilersinthem,butifyourestillverysensitiveaboutevenknowingplotsofthelaterparts,thenfeelfreetoskiptopage3.Pastthathasexamplesgivenfromthelaterparts,butwithoutcontext,suchasitsreallyhardtoderivespoilersfromthem.

SomeGeneralThemesJoJo'sisutterlyridiculous,anditknowsit.Theseriesisasillyrompthat'samostly

formulaicencountertoencounterwiththevillainoftheweek,presentedinthemostfabulousandcreativewaypossible.Thisisn'tatalladetriment,becauseofhowmuchcharactereveryonehas,fromhowtheylookandacttohowtheirridiculousanimepowerswork,andspecificallyforthat,whatyourpowerismattersfarlessthanhowit'susedandhowyoutrickyourenemy.Thisisimportant,andthebackboneofthisgame.

TherearehowmanyParts?Eight!Thereareeightdistinct,selfcontainedpartsoftheseries.Thefirstsixareall

directlyconnected,andtheseventhandeighthtakeplaceinanalternatereality.Here'sashort

descriptionofeachtogetagoodfeelofhowaJoJo'sstorygoes.

PhantomBloodTheseriesbeginsinthe1880sinBritain.AyoungmannamedDioBrandoisadoptedinto

thewealthyJoestarfamily,andplanstousurphisnewbrotherJonathanJoestarasheirtothefamilyandfortune.Hefails,andabandonshishumanityinalastditcheffortbybecomingavampire.It'suptoJonathanandhisnewteacherWillA.Zeppeli(alongwiththemeddlingRobertE.O.Speedwagon,)todefeatDioonceandforall.

BattleTendencyIt'sthelate30s,justbeforetheoutbreakofWWII.ThegrandsonofJonathan,Joseph

Joestar,learnsoftherecentdisappearenceofSpeedwagonfollowinganinvestigationofsomeruinsinMexico.ThusrevivesthePillarMen,firstonecalledSantana,andthenthethreewhocreatedthetoolthatturnshumansintovampiresthemselves.TheseareACDC,Wham,andCars.It'suptoJosephtodefeatthePillarMen,thoughhedoesitwiththeassistanceofhisnewmasterLisaLisaandallyCaesarZeppeli.

StardustCrusadersInthelate80s,JosephseeksouthisgrandsonJotaroKujoinJapan,toinformhimof

gravenews:theancientenemyoftheJoestarfamily,DioBrando,hasreturned.HeishidingoutinEgyptinanattempttofullyrecover,andJosephandJotaromustsetouttodefeathimwellandtrulyonceandforall.Theyaccumulateagroupoffriendsalongtheway,andthisiswhentheclassicJoJo's"villainoftheweek"structurekicksin.

DiamondisUnbreakableJosukeHigashitakaistheillegitimatesonofJoseph,andisonly16yearsoldin1999.

ThistechnicallymakeshimtheuncleofthefarolderJotaroKujo,whoaskshimforassistanceinsolvingaserialkillercaseinhistownofMorioh.ThisPartiswheretheconceptoftheStandreallytakesoffincreativity,aswellasmaximumclassicrockthemenaming.

VentoAureoInItalyin2001,thesonofDioBrandosetsoffonhisquesttobecometheheadofagang

calledthePassione.He,GiornoGiovanna,thenattemptstofindoutasmuchabouttheirshadowybossaspossible.Likeotherparts,Giornobuildsupalargecastoffriendsinhisquest.

StoneOceanThefinalpartinthenormalJoJo'scontinuity.It's2011,andthedaughterofJotaroKujo,

JolyneKujo,isimprisonedinthefictionalGreenDolphinStreetPrisoninFlorida.SheawakensherstandStoneFreeandusesittosurviveinherharshconditionsasintriguesurroundingherimprisonmentunravelsaroundher.

SteelBallRunInanalternatetimelineinthe1890s,ItalianExecutionerGyroZeppelitravelstotheUnited

StatestoparticipateintheSteelBallRun,acrosscontinentalracetakingplacefromSanDiegotoNewYorkCity.Hisbizarreabilitiesgettheattentionofgenius,butparaplegicJohnnyJoestar.Therace,however,isnotjustwhatitseems...

JoJolion

Skippingahead120years,it's2012inanalternateMorioh.Moriohwasdevastatedbythe2011earthquake,andstrangeeventshavebeenhappeninginthecrippledtown.Ayoungwomanadoptsanamnesiacyoungman,whomshenames"Josuke",andintroduceshimintotheHigashitakaclan.

What'stheRipple?TheRippleistheessenceofthesun,andthereforeofalllife.Itcomesfromamartial

masteryofthebreathandblood,calledSendouorWayoftheHermit,andhowtheyworkinpatternstocreatepowerfulwavesofenergythatslaytheundead!

It'salsogotalotofreallyesotericabilitiesassociatedwithitandisweirdandinconsistentingeneralbutwhatever,it'scompletelyrad.Therippleisusedinsomanyways,frommeltingthefleshofazombiewithbutatouch,tocontrollingandshovingapigeondownalady'sthroatharmlessly.It'salsousedtomakeordinaryobjectsintoweapons,likestraighteningoutandhardeningupanoodlesoitcouldbeusedasaneedle.Duetoitswavebasednature,it'salsousuallychanneledthroughmundaneobjectsasweaponssoap,wine,scarves,andapairofAmericanclackersandthesearegenerallyexactlyaseffectiveastraditionalweaponscoatedinoiltomakethemgoodconductorsoftheripple.

Italsopromotesyouthfulenergyandthosewhouseitareusuallyfarolderthantheylook.Youcanappearinyourmidtwentiesattheageoffifty!

Ialsoheardabouta"Spin"...

TheSpinistheRipple'sequivalentinPart7,albeitusingadifferentsourceandvisualeffect.Itisexactlyasesotericandversatile.Becausethey'rebasicallyjustalternateuniverseversionsofoneanotherandhaveroughlythesamesillyproperties,youcanprettymuchtreatthemthesame,justdifferentflavorwise.

SohowdoIusetheseinthegame?

TechniquesandspecialtiesintheRipplecanbeaspectsontheHumansideofyourcharacter,orifyou'reforgoingaStandentirely(moreonthatlater!)thenasmanyasyouwanttotake.TheyrealsoanoptionwhentakingyourAbility.TherellbeanexampleRippleUsergivenattheendofthisdocument.TheRippleshowsupprominentlyinParts1and2,abitin3,andtheSpinshowsupinPart7.

WhyVampires?

TheVampiresinJoJo'sBizarreAdventuredoprettymuchthesameastheydoineverythingelse.Suckblood,createzombiethralls,andareslainbythesun'sdaylight.However,that'sjustaboutthemostbroaddefinitionofthempossible:therealadvantageofbeingavampireinJoJo'siscompletelyandtotalcontroloverthebodytoanabsurdlevel.Drinkingbloodviafusingyourhandsintonecks,thatkindofthing!Therearethree(four,technically,)levelsofbeingundead.Thefirstisbeingazombie,athrallwhoseonlybenefitsofbeingundeadisbeingstrongerandnolongerfeelingpain.Thenbeingavampire,immortal,strong,andwithincrediblebodycontrol,capableofcreatingzombies.Thosearethetwolevelsahumancanattainyoubecomeavampirebydonningthe"StoneMask",anartifactcreatedbythePillarMen,whoarelevel3.ThePillarMen(sonamedbecausetheywereallfoundinastonepillar,)wereneverhuman,andbasicallyjustsupervampires,whoeatothervampiresbyabsorbingthemintotheirbodieswholesale.

Vampiresare,formostpurposes,thepurviewoftheGM.Theirverynaturemakesthemevil,dangerousbeingsintheentiretyofJoJo'sBizarreAdventure...butifyouwanttotrytoplayavampireandstillbeacooldude,Isupposethat'sfine.Don'tworryifyourGMvetoesit,however:youcanprettymuchapproximateitlaterondowntheline,usingaStand.VampiresfeatureprominentlyinParts1,2,andabitin3.

WhatintheworldisaStand?Standsaretherealmeat&potatoesoftheJoJo'sBizarreAdventuremeal.Startingin

Part3andneverleavingsince,Arakihadanideaforanewpowerandstruckgold.Putassimplyascanbedone,theStandisaspiritualmanifestationofitsuser.Inpractice,itisprettymuchanythingyouwantittobe.

Themostgenericstandintheseriesistheincrediblyprecise,extremelystrong,extremelyfastStarPlatinum,thestandofJoJo#3,JotaroKujo.ItmanifestsasatallmuscularbeingveryclosetoJotaroandfightsanddefendsfromthere,asithaspoorrange.

Fromthereon,though,Standsgetmoreandmoredifferent.Inaseriesofexamplestodecorateexactlyhowridiculoustheycanget,we'llstartwithHermitPurple.HermitPurplemanifestsitselfasapurplethornedvinestreamingthroughtheusersrighthandandhastheabilitytodivinewheresomethingis.UpnextisHeaven'sDoor,whichturnsaperson'sskinintoabookthatdetailstheirentirelifeuptothepresentandevenslightlyintothefuture,andmanifestsmostlyasadrawingofasmallcartoonmanwithahat,andsometimesasthatsmallmaninamorerealisticform.There'sSuperfly,atelephonetowerthatbindsitsusertoneverleaveitspremisesandreflectsdamagetoit.Finally,BohemianRhapsody,whichmanifestsitselfasallfictionalorportrayedcharactersinhistoryacrosstheworld,thatwheneversomeonemeetsacharactertheyenjoyedasachild,willbesuckedintoastoryandfatedtohavethesamefateasthecharacterinthatstory.

Standsaren'tnecessarilycomplicated(JolyneKujo'sStoneFreeletsherturnherbody

intostringandthat'sbasicallyit,)butthey'realwaysusedcreatively.Nomatterwhatsilly,bizarrepoweritbestows,itcanalwaysbeusedtogoodeffect.

SohowdoIgetaStand?

Well,thegenericindependantwayistohavealifefullofconflictculminatinginincredibleemotionaldistress.Notahugedeal,though,sinceyoucanhaveastandawokenforyou.Inparts36,tobepiercedwiththeplotdevice(the"stonearrow")wouldawakenastandartificially.Inpart7,ifyoupassedthroughaspiritualplacecalledthe"devil'spalm"youwouldbecursedwithone.Inpart8,they'rebestowedbymysteriousthingscalledthewalleyes.Inallhonesty,don'tsweatittoohard,it'snotthatbigadeal.

Soundsgood,buthowdoIuseStandsinthegame?Standsarecomplicatedenoughtojustifyhavingtheirentireownsectionofcharacter

creation,andarethereforekindofoptional.Idorecommendusingthemevenifyou'reattachedenoughtoParts1&2specifically,though,becausethey'rethemaindrawofwhatmakesthisgamedifferentfromotherFategames.StandsshowupinPart3andcontinuetheiroverwhelmingprominenceintheseriestothisday.

Arakihasaquick13pagechapterinPart7:SteelBallRun,completelysansofspoilers,thatisaquicksummationofwhataStandisandwhatitcando.

BeingHumanisBoring!WhatifIwanttobesomethingelse?Totallyissometimes.There'stheoptionofplayingavampire,ofcourse,butyouknow

whatStandssometimesdo?Theymakeanimalswaymoreintelligent.AnimalscangetStandstoo!Andthere'sawholelotofvariationonthewholeideaofan"animal"ishere.TheseincludeadognamedIggy,ahawknamedPetShop,anunnamedCatthatturnsintoaplantbecauseofitsstandStrayCat,andasentientmassofalgaenamedFooFighters.

TherearealsoasmallnumberofmostlyorcompletelyindependentStandsintheseries,whichisofcoursestillpossibletodoandcanthereforeappeartobeprettymuchwhateveritwants.Anubis,aswordpossessedbyaStand,iskindofindependent.Itrequiresahumantoholdittomanifestitselffully,though,andtakesovertheirbodies.YoucouldthereforeplayyourcharactersolelyastheStand,andtakesallofyouraspectsonwhatthepersonwieldingyouiscapableofdoing,forexample.

That'sjustwhatJoJo'sitselfpresents.You're100%freetogetevenmorenutswithit,likebeingaghostboundtoaStandsuitofclothing,orananimateddoll,orwhateveryouwanttodo.There'sfunctionallynolimits.Beatalkingpyrokineticcatifyouwanttobe.

TherulesforplayingtheJoJo'sBizarreAdventureRPGfollow.

Allthismakessense,buthowdoIplay?Atutorialisprobablythebestwaytogohere,solet'sstartfleshingoutacharacter.

Step1:Character'sName

AgoodJoJo'scharacterneedsagoodname.OneofthemostdistinguishingaspectsofallJoJo'scharactersistheirname,ortheirStand'sname,beingareferenceinsomewaytomusic.Toavoidanypossibleopiniondysmorphiafromourexamplecharacter,we'llcallhimFreddieMay.

Step2:BackgroundYouknowwhatthisisabout.What'syourcharacter'sbackstory?You'llwanttoconsider

theregularthings,likechildhoodandfriends,whathobbiesyourcharacterhas,theirjob.Thisstepis,ofcourse,importantindeterminingsomeofyourcharacter'saspects.

"FreddieMaywasborninChicagoin1920andgrewupmodestlywelloffuntiltheGreatDepressionhit.Hehadtwomuchyoungerbrothers,bornatthestartoftheDepression,thatheworkedalongsidehissicklyfatherandsternmothertofeed.Hedidn'thavemuchtimetohimself,butwithwhatlittlehehadhelovedboxing.Ifthingsstartedtolookup,he'dlovetotryhisluckasaprofessionalboxer.Giventhathewasn'ttheonlyson,andhisbrotherswerebothnotevenintheirteens,heofcoursewasdraftedintoWWIIandthatiswherehislifeturnedaroundcompletely."

Step3:AcquiringYourAbilitiesStandorRippleorevenVampireifyou'reallowed,whatwerethesituationssurrounding

yoursuddenpowers?Didyoutrainunderaripplemaster,sufferingharshordealsinthenameofbecomingstronger?Wereyoupiercedbythestonearrowandsurvive,findingyourselfwithaStand?DidyouadorntheStoneMask?Ormaybeyou'rejustreallyweirdanddon'tactuallyhaveanyabilities,justbeingincrediblycompetentatcertainthings.Telluswhyyou'resogreatatthem,ifyoucan(Ordon'tifyouwanttobemysteriousaboutit.)

Whilewe'reonit,what'syourabilitylikeandwhatareitsabsolutebasics?Howdoesitmanifest?Thesearethingsyou'llprobablynaturallyleantowarddescribingwhennarratingouthowyourcharactergottheirstandinthefirstplaceanyway.Justgiveusaquickpeakbeforeyouactuallyfleshitout.Andremembertonameitsomethingsuperrad!

"Freddie'sentirefamilyisdead,andFreddiehimselfwasnotmuchbetterhewasonthefrontlinesoftheinvasionofNormandy.Onenightintheinfirmary,recoveringfromsurgeryasanamputeeofhisleftarmandleg,hereceivedatelegram.SoonafterFreddieleft,hisfatherbecamedeathlyill.Themoneydriedupashecouldn'twork,whichleadtotheirfamilystarving...andhisconditionbecomingworse.Theytriedtoturntocharityfirst,andwhenthatdidn'tproduceanythinggiventheywereonehungryfamilyoutofthousandstheyturnedtothemobinstead.

Whenhismotherfoundoutthatthewaytheyweregoingtopayforthetreatmentandtheirmealswassellingthetwochildrenintoslavery,sheflewintoarageandkilledwhatevermookorganizedthat.The

mobdidn'ttakekindlytothis,and,well,thefamilyhasasmuchfishtoeatasitwantsnow.Freddie,sotraumatizedbythisandblaminghimselffornotbeingthereandknowingthathecan't

doanythingaboutitnowwithonlyonearmandonelegattemptedtokillhimselfthatnight.Crawlingdesperatelytoamedicinechestnearby,hepulledascalpelfromitandslicedhisowncarotidartery.Tohisgreatsurprise,hecompletelyfailedtobleed.Itwasatthismoment,henoticedhewasn'tholdingthescalpelanymoreitwasclutchedbyahamsizedbluelefthandthatwasfloatinginthemiddleofnowhere.Inhissurprise,hereflexivelyattemptedtostandandbackawayandcould!Lookingdown,therewasanotherhandonthefloorroughlywherehisfootshouldbe.Andallabouthisperson,twentyotherdisembodiedhandsweretouchingthefloorandgraspingbedstandsandscatteredobjects.

AndsoFreddieawakenedhisStand,andwhenhewouldreturnhomehewouldgetrevengeforhisfamilywithit.Henameditafterhiscurrentsituation:UnderPressure."

Step4:Conflict!AFatedBattle!Thisstepisoptional.I'mwellawarethatit'sabitembarrassingtowritesillyanimefights.

Withonlyafewexceptions,friendshipsinJoJo'sBizarreAdventurearefireforgedinthefuriousheatofbattle.Whiledeathsfrequentlyhappenincombat,justasfrequentlyamutualrespectformsbetweentwocombatants,andtheycanevencomeoutofitwithoutmuchhatredleftforoneanotherifenemies,oradmirationifallies.SimilartoSpiritoftheCentury'snovelandgueststarringphase,writeoutatleastoneshortcombatsituation.Thisshouldprobablyinvolveanotherrandomlychosenplayercharacter,thoughthatisn'tstrictlyrequired.Therearen'tanyrestrictionsonwhoisfightingwhooriftheplayersneedtofightabackstorycharacteroreachother,solongastheywerebothinthesamefight!Youcandothisasmanytimesasyoulikeuptothenumberofplayersinthegame,ifyouwanttogeneratemostofyouraspectsfromyourcharacter'scombatexperience.

Aminorthingtonote:thisisaboutasfarfromnecessaryasanythingtonoteonthispage(andyoudon'thavetofollowanyofittotheletterinanycase,)butfindingoutwhowinsthemostfightsisagoodwaytojudgewhothe"JoJo"characteris.Inthelaterparts,theJoJoisn'tevennecessarilythemaincharacter,justtheonethatwinsandisinthemostfights.YoucanmakeaconvincingargumentthatKoichiHiroseisthemaincharacteroratleastviewpointofPart4,thatBrunoBuccelatiisofPart5,andit'shonestlyeasiertosaythatGyroZeppeliisthemaincharacterofPart7thanJohnnyJoestar.

"WhenFreddiemethisbestfriendRogerDeacon,hewashisfirstenemy.RogerwasapartofthemobdispatchedtosnuffouttherestofMay'sfamily,ateamofsevenstandusingassassins.Rogerwasthefirstheencountered.Tonotalertthemasses,whowouldassumedlyfreakoutseeingsomeonewalknormallywithoutbothleftlimbs,Freddieusesacrutchwithhisarm'sstumpthatheseemssupernaturallydextrouswith,whileintruthhejustwalkswithhisStand.Itmadehimstandoutenoughthathewascalledouttoimmediatelyafterleavinghisapartment,intoanalleybyamanwithaseveremustacheinbusinessattire.

HeintroducedhimselfasRogerDeacon,andexplainedtoFreddietheconceptofaStand,andhowtheybothgotone...Freddiedidn'tjustgethisthroughemotionaltrauma.Hiswartimedoctorhadinsertedastoneintohisbodyduringsurgery,justthesameasallofhissquadofassassins.Withthisconspiracyrevealed,Rogerbeganhisattack!HerevealedhisownStand,StoneColdCrazy,thestandthatturnseverydayitemsintodeadlyweapons.Withthatheshowedhishand,whyFreddiewasbroughtintothisalley

everybitofjunkjustlyingonthegroundandinthedumpstersisdangerous!Theybothadvancedononeanotherandretreated,asiffencing,withFreddietakingpuncheswithafulltenofhishandswhenhecan,andRogerswingingwhateversparepiecehecould.Itwasafierce,fiercefight,andRogerhadtheupperhand.TheclimaxoccursdirectlyafterRogerflipsopenadiscardedboxofmarbles,firingthemasiffromascattergunandembeddingintoFreddie'sflesh!RogerdemandsFreddietosurrender,andhewillmakehisdeathquickandpeaceful...andthat'swhenheloses.

Freddierevealsthathehadbeenbrushingbackthejunkofthealleydowntohissidewiththeremainingtenhandshehadn'trevealed!Evenifhewasinhismercyjustthen,Rogercan'tfinishhimoffwithoutsomething!He'dalreadytossedhishat,hispens.Andthecleverbastardhadpickpocketedhim,hiswalletandwatchgone!Withtwentythreehands,hesimplycouldn'tkeepupwiththenumberofactionshecouldpulloff...!

Rogerwasthensoundlydefeated,andquicklycametosympathizewithFreddie'ssituation.Hehadn'tbeentoldwhatFreddiehaddone,onlythathewastokillhim."

Step5:AttributesYouwillneedthebasiccapabilitiesofthecharacteryouplaythrough,somekindof

physicalform.Howthisworksisprettysimple:yourcharactergetsoneattributethey'rebestat,representedasa+5.Theythenhavetheirtworunnersup,bothat+4s.However,youmustalsohaveoneattributeata+1.Everyonehasaweakness,andlearninghowtocoverupthatweaknessisanimportantaspectofJoJo'sBizarreAdventure.

Youcanthendistribute15pointsatyourleisure,withnoattributemorethana+3.ChoosefromthelistdirectlyfollowingCharacterCreation,onpage8.AnypointsdeliberatelynotspentduringthisstepareaddedtothepoolforStep7.

Step6:AspectsThemostfunpartofFate.Aspectsarethemostsignificantpartofdevelopingyour

character.They'reimportantfeaturesofyourcharactergivenstatisticalmeaningonacasebycasebasis.Youalmostcertainlyalreadyknowthat,solet'sgettoit.

Aspectscanbeappliedtoanypartofthecharacter.Theirphysicalbody,theirskillinmartialartsorsupernaturalabilitiesliketheripple,ortheirStand.Yougeteight,andit'sbesttogowithamixofpositiveandnegativeaspects,orbetteryetaspectsthatareinandofthemselvesusedbothpositivelyandnegatively.

Youraspectsdon'thavetoapplydirectlytothepreviousthreepartsofcharactercreationand,thoughprobablyobvious,youdidn'tevenreallyneedtofollowthosestepsexactly.Buttheyareusefulfontsofinformationwithwhichtogenerateaspects.Ifyouwanttojustwriteoutaregular,moreextensivebackstoryandadescriptionofyourabilities,that'sfinetoo.

LikeallFategames,aspectscanbecompelled(EitherbytheGMoryourselforeventheotherplayers,)tograntafatepoint,oryoumayspendafatepointtotagoneandgainabonusonaroll.Bothcasesneedjustificationinhowtheyapplytothesituation.

Youget8aspectstobedistributedinwhateverwayyoulike.Let'slookatanexample.

FreddieMay'sAspectsMumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthemall.ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozenbodyguards.

Step7:AbilitiesYourcharacterisexceptionalinsomeway.Ashasbeensaidexcessively,yourcharacter

hasaspecialpowerlikeaStandortheRippleormaybeyou'rejustreallyreallyreallygoodatyourjob.Andwiththis,there'sanothersetofstatsassociatedwithit.Thesestatsareonadifferentscalethanpersonalones.

Thisstephasalittlebitofextrafinaglingassociatedwithit,butgenerallyforsupernatural

abilitieslikeStandsortheRipple,therearefivestats,plusoneveryspecialuniqueaspect:aquick,generalizeddescriptionofyourability.Taggingthisaspectworksdifferentthanothers.Taggingthisaspectallowsyoutomakeacombatdeclaration,whichwillbecoveredinconflicts,alongwithhowtherestofthestatswork,bothmundaneattributesandfantasticalabilities.TheUniqueAspectcanbeanything,andworkingitintothegameisuptotheplayer.Heresahandfulofexamples.

ARipplethatIncapacitatestheStrong,ParalyzingPurpleOverdriveTheusers

masteryoftherippleleavesthemwithknowledgeofhowtowinanyfightwithouthurtinganyone.UnstoppableOssificationTheusercangrowhisownbonesveryquickly...evenwhentheyre

notinsidehisbody.MasteroftheStonyShell,theVampiresMode:StoneTheuserhascontrolovertheir

skinsatomicstructure,enoughtomelditwiththemineralsintheearth.TheSpiritofHalloweenThegreatpumpkinitself.Turnsalocalizedareaintoaspooky,

deadlyghosthouse.MirrortheWorld,MasterofDirectionTheresupanddown,andleftandright,butwhatif

youjustturnedeverythingonitssideabit?

Fornow,thestatlist.Youaregiven10points,andeachcangobetween+1and+5.(DES)DestructivePowerThepotentialdestructioncausedbysimpleexertionofstrengthandpower.(SPE)SpeedThequicknessofmovementandexecutionofattackoftheability.(RAN)RangeTherangeoftheabilitycenteredontheuser.Canvarywildly.(DUR)DurabilityTheresistancetodamageoftheability.UsuallyonlyrelevantonStands.(PRE)PrecisionThemicroscaleaccuracyoftheability.Canvarywildly.

Thesestatisticsareusedforallsupernaturalabilities,fromStandstotheRippleto

Vampirism.VampiresandRippleUsersgetthesestatsaddeddirectlytothemselves.There'llbeanannotatedexamplecharactersheetforeachtogetabetterideaofhowthisworks.

Thereisanexception!Ifyouareafantasticallytalented,butotherwisemundanebeing,youinsteadaddthose10pointstothepoolatStep5,andyouhaveamaxofone+6skill,two+5skills,andtherestcanbeupto+4.Younolongerhaveanecessaryweakness.Youstillhaveyouruniquecombataspect,althoughthisshouldbesomethingmoremundanethanmost.

Step8:SnackTime

Getyourselfsomethingtoeatbecauseallthatcantakeaprettylongtime.You'redone!

AttributesPhysical

(END)EnduranceYourtoughnessandhealth.Thestickwithitstat.Yourresistancetodamage.(FIN)FinesseUsingyouragilityanddexterity.Avoidingattacks,usingrangedweapons,interactingwiththeworldaroundyouthroughmachineryandtools.(STR)StrengthBurlinessandmight.Liftingheavyobjects.Gettingbusywiththeworldthroughvigoroususeofyourmuscles.Alsoskillinusingmeleeweaponry.

Mental

(AWA)AwarenessUnderstandingyoursurroundingsandpickingupontellsandminordetails.(INT)IntuitionYourresistancetobluffsandthinkingquickonyourfeet.Havinganaccurategutfeeling.(KNO)KnowledgeBooksmarts.Intellectandmemory.Acquiredexperienceandwisdom,secondhandandfirst.

Social

(CHU)ChummeryGettingfriendlywithothersandpersuasionthroughreasonability.(FAB)FabulousnessPosingandbeingabeautifulproductofthe80's.Persuasionthroughforceofpersonality.(SKU)SkulduggeryBluffing,feinting,deceiving,generalliesmaking.Persuasionthroughfalsehoods.

Other

(RES)ResourcesHavingMADCASH.Notnecessarilyhardcurrency,butcanbeintheformofinvestments,business,favors,connections,oranythingworthsignificantvalueinsomeway.FateThisisn'treallyastat,butitisaresourceinandofitself.Youget8FatePoints,equaltoyournumberofstandardaspects,andtheserefreshaftereverysignificantmilestone(Usuallyeverysession.)Youcanalsogainfatepointsbackbycompellingaspectsordoingsuperradthings.

(HP)HitPointsYourarbitrarydegreeofhealth.Readbelow!TheonlyderivedindependantstatisHP.HPisallofyourphysicalstatsaddedtogether

multipliedby2,andyouareknockedoutcoldwhenreducedto0HP.Actualdeath,however,isratherdifficult.It'syournegativeHPvaluemultipliedby2.Soifyouhad3END,FIN,andSTRapiece,thenthatwouldmeanyouhad18HPanddieat18.AStand'sHPisthesamepoolasitsusers.Iftheuserisincapacitated,soistheStand.Thereareafewcaseexceptionstothis.

ConflictsandChecksThebasiccheckis,ofcourse,rolling4dF+X,whereX=therelevantattributeorability,

opposinganotherrollof4dF+Y,whereY=theopposingattributeorability.You'llsometimesbeaskedtobeatadefault,setdifficultyaswell.Melee4dF+STRvs.4dF+FINor4dF+DESvs.4dF+DUR/SPE/FINRangedAttacks4dF+FINvs.4dF+FINor4dF+DESvs.4dF+DUR/SPE/FINDamageExcesssuccess+STR/FIN/DESEND/DUR.

CombatDeclarationsOneofthemostsillyandfunaspectsofJoJo'sistheincrediblycreative,albeitusually

inexplicablewaysfightsareresolved.Mostpeopleareawareoftheinfamousscarfcoatedingrenadestrick,andit'sthisgame'saimtoemulatethatasperfectlyaspossible.

WheneveryoutagyourUniqueAspectandsucceedinmakingyourGMexcitedtohearhowthisworks,youmaydeclareyourcharacteraccomplishedacrucial,climacticactionrightunderthebadguy'snose,suchassettinguparopesnarearoundtheirlegasthey'reknockedfromthepillartheywerefightingon,draggingthevillaindownwiththem!Thiscanhaveanynumberofmechanicalbenefits,butthemostgenericoneisanautomaticallysuccessfulattackatmaximumpossiblesuccess.Assumeyourolledfourplussesandtheantagonistrolledfourminuses.

ExampleStandUser

FreddieMay

(END) 3 (AWA) 4 (CHU) 2 (RES) 1

(FIN) 2 (INT) 5 (FAB) 2 (HP) 14

(STR) 2 (KNO) 2 (SKU) 4 FATE 8

AspectOverview

Mumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.

I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthem

all.ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozen

bodyguards.

UnderPressure(DES) 5 Strongenoughtotearsteeleffortlessly.

(SPE) 2 PuncheslikeMuhammadAli.

(RAN) 1 2meterrange.

(DUR) 0 Eachfistisnotougherthananormalfist.

(PRE) 4 Couldperformmajorneurosurgerywithnoexternaltoolsorassistance.

UniqueAspect

AStandthatGrantsPeerlessStrengthandPrecisionwithitsTwentyTwoHelpingHandsFlawlesslymakesupforhisnewfoundweaknessesandthensome.UnderPressurehasnomindofitsown,butitdoeshaveinstincttoprotectitsuserlikenothingelsecan.

Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozen

bodyguards.

Background"FreddieMaywasborninChicagoin1920andgrewupmodestlywelloffuntiltheGreatDepression

hit.Hehadtwomuchyoungerbrothers,bornatthestartoftheDepression,thatheworkedalongsidehissicklyfatherandsternmothertofeed.Hedidn'thavemuchtimetohimself,butwithwhatlittlehehadhelovedboxing.Ifthingsstartedtolookup,he'dlovetotryhisluckasaprofessionalboxer.Giventhathewasn'ttheonlyson,andhisbrotherswerebothnotevenintheirteens,heofcoursewasdraftedintoWWIIandthatiswherehislifeturnedaroundcompletely."

Mumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.

UnderPressure

"Freddie'sentirefamilyisdead,andFreddiehimselfwasnotmuchbetterhewasonthefrontlinesoftheinvasionofNormandy.Onenightintheinfirmary,recoveringfromsurgeryasanamputeeofhis

leftarmandleg,hereceivedatelegram.SoonafterFreddieleft,hisfatherbecamedeathlyill.Themoneydriedupashecouldn'twork,whichleadtotheirfamilystarving...andhisconditionbecomingworse.Theytriedtoturntocharityfirst,andwhenthatdidn'tproduceanythinggiventheywereonehungryfamilyoutofthousandstheyturnedtothemobinstead.

Whenhismotherfoundoutthatthewaytheyweregoingtopayforthetreatmentandtheirmealswassellingthetwochildrenintoslavery,sheflewintoarageandkilledwhatevermookorganizedthat.Themobdidn'ttakekindlytothis,and,well,thefamilyhasasmuchfishtoeatasitwantsnow.

Freddie,sotraumatizedbythisandblaminghimselffornotbeingthereandknowingthathecan'tdoanythingaboutitnowwithonlyonearmandonelegattemptedtokillhimselfthatnight.Crawlingdesperatelytoamedicinechestnearby,hepulledascalpelfromitandslicedhisowncarotidartery.Tohisgreatsurprise,hecompletelyfailedtobleed.Itwasatthismoment,henoticedhewasn'tholdingthescalpelanymoreitwasclutchedbyahamsizedbluelefthandthatwasfloatinginthemiddleofnowhere.Inhissurprise,hereflexivelyattemptedtostandandbackawayandcould!Lookingdown,therewasanotherhandonthefloorroughlywherehisfootshouldbe.Andallabouthisperson,twentyotherdisembodiedhandsweretouchingthefloorandgraspingbedstandsandscatteredobjects.

AndsoFreddieawakenedhisStand,andwhenhewouldreturnhomehewouldgetrevengeforhisfamilywithit.Henameditafterhiscurrentsituation:UnderPressure."

I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?

You'reMyBestFriend

"WhenFreddiemethisbestfriendRogerDeacon,hewashisfirstenemy.RogerwasapartofthemobdispatchedtosnuffouttherestofMay'sfamily,ateamofsevenstandusingassassins.Rogerwasthefirstheencountered.Tonotalertthemasses,whowouldassumedlyfreakoutseeingsomeonewalknormallywithoutbothleftlimbs,Freddieusesacrutchwithhisarm'sstumpthatheseemssupernaturallydextrouswith,whileintruthhejustwalkswithhisStand.Itmadehimstandoutenoughthathewascalledouttoimmediatelyafterleavinghisapartment,intoanalleybyamanwithaseveremustacheinbusinessattire.

HeintroducedhimselfasRogerDeacon,andexplainedtoFreddietheconceptofaStand,andhowtheybothgotone...Freddiedidn'tjustgethisthroughemotionaltrauma.Hiswartimedoctorhadinsertedastoneintohisbodyduringsurgery,justthesameasallofhissquadofassassins.Withthisconspiracyrevealed,Rogerbeganhisattack!HerevealedhisownStand,StoneColdCrazy,thestandthatturnseverydayitemsintodeadlyweapons.Withthatheshowedhishand,whyFreddiewasbroughtintothisalleyeverybitofjunkjustlyingonthegroundandinthedumpstersisdangerous!Theybothadvancedononeanotherandretreated,asiffencing,withFreddietakingpuncheswithafulltenofhishandswhenhecan,andRogerswingingwhateversparepiecehecould.Itwasafierce,fiercefight,andRogerhadtheupperhand.TheclimaxoccursdirectlyafterRogerflipsopenadiscardedboxofmarbles,firingthemasiffromascattergunandembeddingintoFreddie'sflesh!RogerdemandsFreddietosurrender,andhewillmakehisdeathquickandpeaceful...andthat'swhenheloses.

Freddierevealsthathehadbeenbrushingbackthejunkofthealleydowntohissidewiththeremainingtenhandshehadn'trevealed!Evenifhewasinhismercyjustthen,Rogercan'tfinishhimoffwithoutsomething!He'dalreadytossedhishat,hispens.Andthecleverbastardhadpickpocketedhim,hiswalletandwatchgone!Withtwentythreehands,hesimplycouldn'tkeepupwiththenumberofactionshecouldpulloff...!

Rogerwasthensoundlydefeated,andquicklycametosympathizewithFreddie'ssituation.Hehadn'tbeentoldwhatFreddiehaddone,onlythathewastokillhim."

SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthem

all.ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.

ExampleRippleUserMolleyCrew

(END) 4 (AWA) 2 (CHU) 2 (RES) 3

(FIN) 4 (INT) 2 (FAB) 4 (HP) 26

(STR) 5 (KNO) 2 (SKU) 1 FATE 8

RippleMastery(DES) 5 Shesknownfordestroyingstonewithherbarehands??

(SPE) 0 Nofasterthannormal.

(RAN) 0 Meleerange.

(DUR) 0 Notougheningagent.

(PRE) 5 Couldoperateasensitive,brokensurgerywaldofrommilesawaybyemail.

UniqueAspect

ARippleofDauntlessForce,ExplosiveGreyOverdriveNormallytheRippleconductspoorlythroughsolids,butwithenoughintherightspot,onecouldsmashthroughevenstoneandmetal.

Thepurposeofthisexampleisnottodealwithaspectsorthecharactercreationprocessandhowtheywork,butrathertogiveanexampleonhowasortofpersonalaugmentationabilitywouldwork,liketheripple.YoucanassumethatMolleyherehasaspectsrelatingtousingherability,andhowusingtheseaspectsworksissimple.Spendingafatepointtoactivatethisaspectallowsyoutouseboththeattributesandabilitysstatvalue.Letslookatanexample.

"MolleyCrewisindiretrouble!Facedwithahordeofzombiescreatedbyherarchnemesis,thepowerfulvampireKerrytheKing,shemustfindawaytodefeatthemallatoncebeforetheyencroachonherandherfriendsdowninthisrivervalleybyadam.Sheexamineshersurroundings(4dF+2,++00=4!)andnoticesacrackinthedam,leakinglightly!ShethereforetagsherStone'sNoTougherthanGlassaspect,lettingherrollStrength+DestructivePowertobreakaholeinthedamandallowwatertorushout!She

needsa6tobreakitinonego,androlls4dF+10tobreakthedamandgets+,an8.Thedamburstsopen,creatingajaggedholeinthegreatconcretewall!Atorrentialwaveflowsout,andasit'schargedwiththeripple,thejetofwaterburnsthezombiesawayastheygetcaughtinthecurrent."

Iftheaspectandabilitywasmoreaboutprotectingherself,thenshecouldtagthataspectinresponsetogettinghitandaddherDurabilitytoherEndurancetoseeifshetookanydamage.

Thatsabouteverything.Getridiculous,andhavefun!