| Full Name |
Barbara Lance |
| Race |
Human |
| Classes/Levels |
Seasoned |
| Gender |
Female |
| Size |
Medium |
| Homepage URL |
Inspirational Picture |
About Barbara Lance
Barbara "Barbie" Lance
Female veteran human
Advances, 9: Soldier edge, Vigor d8->d10, skills: Piloting d6->d8 and Shooting d6->d8, Agility d8 -> d10, skills: Piloting d8->d10 and Shooting d8->d10, skills: Athletics d4->d6, Fighting d6->d8, Combat Reflexes edge, Spirit d6->d8, Dodge edge
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d6, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d6, Battle d6, Common Knowledge d4, Electronics d6, Fighting d8, Intimidation d6, Language (American) d8, Notice d6, Persuasion d6+1, Piloting d10, Shooting d10, Stealth d6, Survival d6
Pace: 14; Parry: 6; Toughness: 7
Hindrances: Driven (minor), Heroic, Loyal
Edges: Attractive, Brave, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Martial Artist, Soldier
Cybernetics: Synthetic Organ Replacement
Armor: Mark II Battlefield Light EBA (light), Toughness: 13 (5)
USA G-10 Glitter Boy Armor, Toughness: 45 (27)
Weapons: Unarmed (Range Melee, Damage Str+1, +1 to hit, innate attack)
Armored Fist (Range Melee, Damage d4, considered armed)
Boom Gun (Range 250/500/1000, Damage 5d10+5, AP 25, ROF 1, Shots 100, considered a shotgun for innocent bystanders)
Survival Knife (Range Melee, Damage Str+d4, Weight 1, +1 to Survival rolls)
Vibro-knife (Range Melee, Damage Str+d6, AP 6, Weight 2, Harmonic Blade, Powered Weapon)
Wilk's 320 laser pistol (Range 15/30/60, Damage 3d6, AP 2, ROF 1, Shots 20, Wt. 2, no recoil)
Wooden stake (Range Melee, Damage Str+d4, Weight 0.25)
$5,400
Description: Blonde-haired and sleek, Barbie has the fitness of a soldier and the confidence of a professional. She has sharp blue eyes and a ready smile (with all of her teeth, in fact!).
Background: Barbie is originally from the remains of Boston, a nominally Coalition territory. From a young age she lived the usual scavenging-and-grifting life of the uneducated commoner in the territory of the CS. Barbie practiced survival and hunting the woods around Boston, learning the ways of the wilderness, at least enough to help the family to survive.
Into this difficult life came turmoil when a small flotilla of trade ships landed at the harbor. Though several were nothing more than the merchants that they appeared to be, some carried undercover operatives, others a carnival and some exiles from other lands seeking refuge elsewhere. Among those travelers was Malachi Diggs, a Glitter Boy pilot.
Malachi hid his Glitter Boy armor among the trappings of the traveling coastal carnival. The carnies used their skills to hide under the noses of the Coalition; though often persecuted, they survived and evaded suspicion by the pretense of being harmless and eccentric entertainers. So it was that Barbie, enchanted by the carnival coming to town, crossed paths with Malachi.
It was simple bad luck that a Coalition squad decided that day that they would make an example of the "freaks and D-Bees" in the carnival. Of course, Malachi could not let that stand; he and the other defenders in the carnival put up a fight. The Coalition troops, upon spotting the Glitter Boy, knew that they were outmatched and quickly retreated while calling for backup. The carnival had no choice but to put out to water again in a hurry—and Barbara was aboard ship when that happened.
Returning to Boston was impossible, even as the Coalition organized for a retaliatory punishment strike against the settlers along the coast. Though Barbara was distraught over the loss of her family, she was taken under the wing of the carnies and trained as an apprentice to Malachi.
Over many years the pair had a variety of adventures. Barbie was badly injured during a firefight, necessitating the replacement of several of her internal organs. Malachi, unfortunately, did not survive, but he bequeathed his armor to his squire, his last words being simply: "Be better than I was."
Thanks to Malachi's training and the experiences with the traveling caravan, Barbie learned how to read, how to fit in with mundane travelers, and most importantly of all, about the mission of the Tomorrow Legion. Now she plans to use her inheritance to make the world a better place as a trained Glitter Girl.
Personality: Barbara is energetic, enthusiastic, and ebullient. She likes meeting people, and after spending several years with a traveling carnival, she has become very accepting of all kinds of D-bees, aliens, and mutants. What she loathes are those who choose their malice: slavers, tyrants, and bigots. While she realizes intellectually that she is just one woman, she has a strong passion for justice and a desire to leave the world better than she found it.
Barbara likes seeing new places but she also knows that at some point she's going to have to hang up her spurs and hand off her suit to someone else. She thinks that's probably many years away.
Barbara feels a bit of a sense of loss over the fact that she can't have children, due to losing several of her internal organs to a serious injury, but she isn't sure she's going to miss it. This doesn't stop her from enjoying sex.
Barbara is used to caring for farm animals and is passively friendly to most domestic animals.
