¡Viva el Zorro! Don Audre Ruiz

¡Viva el Zorro! is a scenario I will be running at Chupacabracon IV over the weekend May 12th through 14th in Austin,TX, this year. It’s kind of a test run for Los Enmascarados, a proposed Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion-compatible mini-setting of masked avengers in independent Mexico before the Mexican-American War.

In ¡Viva el Zorro!, the players take on the roles of Zorro’s supporting cast from the original Johnston McCulley stories – his fiancée Lolita Pulido, his friend Don Audre Ruiz, his servant Bernardo, the reformed pirate Bardoso, the boastful Sgt. Gonzales, and others – as they organize a plan to rescue Zorro from the grasping Capitán Torello. Characters are created using the Rising Stars campaign style and the Pulp Heroes Power Level, with some interpolations from Deadlands Reloaded.  




from Zorro: The Chronicles

Don Audre Ruiz
Seasoned Wild Card

Don Audre Ruiz is the best friend of both Don Diego Vega and his alter-ego Zorro. Popular and vivacious, he is the unofficial leader of the young caballeros who rejoice in Zorro's deeds. Secretly, though, he pines for the same adulation as his friend and is eager to prove his own worth.

Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d8

Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d10, Gambling d4, Intimidation d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d4, Riding d6, Shooting d4, Stealth d4, Streetwise d4, Taunt d8, Throwing d6
Charisma: +2; Pace: 6; Parry: 7 (6 with lariat, 8 with rapier); Toughness: 7

Gear: bullwhip (Str+d4; no extra damage on a raise, instead opponent is at -2 Parry), elaborate saddle, flintlock pistol and 5 shots and powder (Range: 5/10/20; Damage: 2d6+1; RoF 1; 2 actions to reload), formal clothing, heirloom rapier (Str+d4, Parry +1), lariat (Damage --; Parry -1; Reach +2; can perform Agility trick using Fighting that renders opponent at -2 Parry on a success, and opponent is at -2 Parry, prone, and Shaken on a raise) riding horse, throwing dagger ((Range: 3/6/12; Damage: Str+d4; RoF 1), 610 reals in coin and jewels
Hindrances: Code of Honor [Major; Audre is the proud son of a caballero household], Death Wish [Minor; eager to prove himself Zorro’s equal – even if it kills him], Vow [Minor; he has promised to protect Lupita Pulido in Don Diego’s absence]
Edges: Acrobat, Connections [unofficial leader of the young caballeros], Counterattack/Improved Counterattack, Noble, Power Points
Super Powers (10 points): Super Edge 4 [Counterattack, Improved Counterattack], Super Skill 5 [Fighting +1, Gambling +1, Intimidation +1, Taunt +1, Throwing +1], Toughness 1 [Plot Armor]