Eli Lovac - Werewolf P.I.

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Name: Elijah "Eli" Lovac
Summary: Werewolf P.I.

Background
Eli Lovac was a detective in a dimension where things were similar to a pulp detective novel, and he was a good detective with a decent success rate.
He had solved most of his cases, until he came across a murder case that baffled him. The killer turned out to have been an actual werewolf who had crossed over into his dimension from another. Eli tracked it down and destroyed it, but in the process the curse was passed to him, and he became a werewolf himself.
Being a werewolf detective has definitely had its perks: The wolf can follow a trail like a bloodhound, hears better, and he doesn't need to worry about that bullet in the night anymore, but it also makes life very difficult. A few months since the case, he has figured out some of the aspects of his condition and manages them, but he is afraid of what he's become. He keeps away from people for fear of the wolf getting out of control and hurting them, or them discovering what he is. He also has a sneaking fear that one day he will only be the wolf, and nothing more.

Abilities

• hard-bit detective: able to take huge amounts of punishment and live (even in human form.) He's been shot many times, beaten up countless times, and is still alive. He can't shrug these things off, they hurt just as much, but they don't finish him off for good.
• As a werewolf, he cannot be killed except by special means (e.g. silver.) It can still be hurt by normal means.
• In Human Form
  
  • Knows how to use a gun
  • Good at fist-fighting
  • Irresistible to women (and some men) in the style of a pulp detective
  • Very smart: He will always find the answer, in the end
  • Carries a gun, also usually one concealed gun, as well
  
  
• In Wolf Form
• Very fast, esp. on all fours
• Tracking by scent
• Extremely sharp senses
• Large wolf (human sized)
• Instinct
• Very dangerous and deadly (bite, claws, etc.)

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Personality

• The man is a classic gumshoe: strong & silent type, hard-edged, solitary, extremely cunning at solving cases, and oddly irresistible to women (and some men.)
• The wolf is an animal, but gregarious. It is comfortable around people, though it is a wild animal. It is usually silent, yet oddly eloquent.

Appearance

• Deep reddish brown hair, light brown eyes almost orange (and strange, somehow.)
• In wolf form, same deep reddish brown fur, luxurious and sleek. Same eyes as the man

Difficulties

• Changes to wolf when the conditions are right: These could be a particular planetary alignment, seeing his reflection in a mirror unexpectedly, a sudden blow, a particularly strong emotion, etc.etc. (GM's discretion.) He has learned many of these triggers, but there are more. Being "killed" as a man can often provoke the change
• The wolf and man share memories and goals (mostly) but think and react differently. One might think of the change and turning inside out. Things the man hides, the wolf will act on. The wolf sees things more simply
• The smell of fear is extremely irritating to the wolf, and it may act unpredictably
• Tends to get in a lot of trouble
• Will take cases that may be too much for him, and undergo a lot of physical danger and punishment for the sake of his client
• No close friends, family or long-term attachements. Even before he became a werewolf, Eli has never found it easy to let people get close to him, keeping them at a distance

Additional
smoker (again, in the style)

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Plot ideas that leap to mind:
* Eli encounters something else from the dimension the werewolf was from, and from it, learns a bit more about the origins of his condition and himself
* Eli unwittingly passes on the curse to someone else, and has to decide what to do about that: Does he destroy them, even if they are a victim and a good person? Does he take them under his wing, even if they are evil and murderous?
* Eli bumps into that one person in his life that he left behind.. (gumshoe classic.)
* Eli encounters his disapproving father, the one that made him the man he is today, and must deal with the reunion: Does he settle things? Does he tell him what he's become? Does he avoid it altogether (Can he?)
* The wolf (and his new companions) solve a case that Eli had taken on, without him (that is, without the human side of him.) This hits him right where he lives, his fear of being useless, his fear of becoming the wolf forever. How does he deal with this?
* Eli and his new companions come across a case that can't be solved with logic and deduction alone, but requires as much instinct and intuition as deduction, so Eli must learn to use both halves of his new nature in concert to solve this one
* During an important encounter with a person of importance, the wolf takes a strong dislike to someone that Eli otherwise would like. Does he trust his instincts, that is, his _wolf_ instincts, or not listen?

[loopywolf]

Player Name: Loopy
Character Name: Eli Lovac
World of Origin: Pulp Detective Novel
Species: Werewolf
Occupation: Private Investigator
Level:

Strength: 6 (+3)
Endurance: 5 (+2)
Dexterity: 5 (+2)
Intelligence: 5 (+2)
Charisma: 6 (+3)
Wisdom: 4 (+2)
Power: 4 (+2)
Luck: 1
 
Hit Points: 33
Defense: 12
Magic Slots:

Skills - Skill Level
Athletics 4
Investigation 4
Fast Talk 1
Persuasion 1
Tracking 2
Light Ranged (Pistols) 3
Concealed Melee (Fists and Claws) 3

Abilities:
*Super Strength 2: Level 1 gives you an additional +1d4 to roll on actions involving strength
*Super Endurance 1: Level 1 gives you an additional +1d2 to roll on actions involving endurance
*Super Dexterity 1: Level 1 gives you an additional +1d2 to roll on actions involving dexterity
*Super Charisma 1: Level 1 gives you an additional +1d2 to roll on actions involving charisma
*Guardian Angel aka You're a Lucky Mofo – Once per day you can reroll a failed roll of your own. Once per world you can force a reroll of any single roll regardless of its result.
*Heightened Senses 2 (Vision and Hearing): Level 2 gives you an additional +1d4 to roll on actions involving the designated senses

History:

Flaws:
* Addiction to Nicotine - Years of smoking have left an impact on Eli, he craves nicotine at least once a day. Going long stretches without it, will cause him to be irritable. Going for even longer stretches without it will have impacts on his social skills and his concentration.
* Trouble Magnet - Trouble loves to find Eli.
* Weakness to Silver - Werewolves are violently allergic to silver, so much so that they can sense it without seeing or touch it. A werewolf will be uncomfortable in the presence of silver. Physical contact with silver will cause 1d3 damage to the werewolf. Silver weapons will deal 1.5 damage to a werewolf and carry over between form shifts.
* Predator's Urge - When the scent of fear is thick, Eli has trouble keeping control of his lupine side and on a failed power check he will shift uncontrollably to his wolf form.

Special Traits:
* Shape shifting - Werewolves are able to shift between three forms: their human form, a wolfman form, and a giant wolf form. The werewolf can only speak in the human and wolfman forms, not in the full wolf form. Shifting between the forms allows the werewolf to heal 1d8 + end bonus of damage, if that is the first time in the scene that the werewolf has shifted to that form.
* Claws - The werewolf has claws in the wolfman and wolf form, these claws deal an additional 1d3 damage when used to attack.
* Damage Reduction - The innate toughness of the werewolf makes it difficult to hurt with normal weapons. Werewolves in wolf or wolfman form take 1/2 damage from normal weapons, but they still take full from energy.

Items
Revolver: 1d6