BOD 10 (TGH 12), CHI 0 (FU 10), MND 5 (WILL 7), REF 8
SKILLS
Guns 10 (used for bandanna throwing)
Info: The World 9
Intrusion 9
Martial Arts 15
FU SCHTICKS
Abundant Leap
Claw of the Tiger
Dim Mak
Hands Without Shadow
Lightning Fist
Prodigious Leap
Tiger Stance
UNIQUE SCHTICKS
Bandanna Barrage: Ryoga can hurl pieces of his headband like throwing stars. He never runs out of headband material, either.
Breaking Point Strike: One of Ryoga's more impressive techniques is his Bokusai Tenketsu or 'Breaking Point Strike' which allows him to shatter boulders with a single blow. This techniques also seems to work on brick walls and the like as well. Objects struck with the Bokusai Tenketsu tend to explode in a big spray of fragments, or are reduced to a small pile of rubble. In order to execute his Breaking Point Strike, Ryoga executes a Martial Arts attack on a wall with a target number of 10.
Signature Weapon: Umbrella: Ryoga's umbrella is really, really, really heavy. Most people can't even lift it and he swings it around with one hand. Ryoga uses the umbrella to block and attack and has thrown it in order to hit multiple opponents. When using his umbrella, Ryoga does STR+6 (this includes the +3 for Signature Weapon).
UNIQUE LIMTATIONS
Jusenkyo Curse: Ryoga suffers from a bizarre curse, that comes from having been knocked into one of the Cursed Springs of Jusenkyo. Since anyone knocked into one of these springs then assumes the from of whatever (or whoever) drowned in said spring (usually 'x'-thousands of years ago), Ryoga took the form of a small black pot-bellied pig. In this from, he has all the powers and abilities of a pig... which isn't saying much, now is it... His ability to turn into a pig is limited by exposure to cold water, he can also return to 'normal' form by getting doused with hot water. Note: any significant contact with water will do! Finally, there are about 100 Cursed Springs of Jusenkyo, each with a different curse. So far, I've seen a giant panda, a red haired girl, a cat, a duck and a pig. Cruel GMs can get a lot of mileage out of this.
Perpetually Lost: Ryoga can't find his way out of an empty house. He has no sense of direction. His ability to get around is very plot dependent (ie. he shows up when the GM feels like it), but if he really, really needs to get somewhere have him make a Mind Task Check with a target number of 15.
BACKGROUND: Ryoga Hibiki is one of the numerous supporting characters in Rumiko Takahashi's insane martial arts manga/anime series, Ranma 1/2. An in depth explanation of Ranma 1/2 would take up far to much time; suffice to say that it is one of the most popular Japanese manga ever, and as usual, has spawned two TV series, numerous OVAs and several movies.
Incredibly strong, Ryoga has been seen lifting immense ice boulders, ripping telephone poles out of the ground, leaping great distances using just one hand, tossing a huge wild boar about and committing other assorted other acts of great strength. His martial arts techniques seem to reflect this, concentrating on the 'direct' approach, with little or no 'finesse' involved.
Aside from having no sense of direction, Ryoga is also more than a little bit gullible. At one point, he was fooled into thinking vitamin pills were strength drugs (this is the part where he ripped up a telephone pole, and Japanese telephone poles look to be made out of concrete!). Ryoga has a tendency to take any slight, real or imagined, very personally and will not rest until it's avenged. Of course, with his sense of direction, the avenging part usually takes awhile.
Ryoga stands about 5'6" or so, and is broad shouldered, with rather unkempt black hair that looks like it would hang into his eyes if he didn't keep it restrained with the wide headband he always wears. Ryoga is usually dressed in a tan long sleeved tunic, black pants that are bound about the lower legs, and carries has a large pack upon his back. He is almost never found without his umbrella, which appears to be the standard Japanese styled umbrella, except that his weighs a ton (well, not really, but you get the idea).
EQUIPMENT: His clothing, a backpack, and his umbrella.
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