In this post I'm reviewing three specialist Judges, all of whom are well experienced in their fields. They come from the Sharpshooter, Psi and Med Divisions. Two of them, Burnett and Nash are based on fellow bloggers, Clint and Andy, whilst Devereux is a PC I created.
At the far left is Clint Burnett, an alert clone MC1 Judge who likes to watch Aeroball. When Burnett enrolled as a Cadet Judge he showed a natural aptitude for ranged combat with the Lawgiver Pistol and Lawrod Rifle. He spent one tour of duty as a Street Judge before transferring to the Sharpshooter Division. He was in his element, taking out targets from afar with his Lawrod Rifle. He frequently supports Street Judge teams by providing cover fire from the hatch of a hover Pat Wagon. He excels at killing perps with sniper fire. He makes precision take-downs on targets who may be heavily armoured, robotic in nature or just too difficult for anybody else to deal with. When off duty, he likes to watch the Harlem Heroes Aeroball team. He is rank grade:7 with a 6d6 dice pool. His Lawrod Rifle is fitted with an Advanced Scope, which increases its range increment from 30 to 60.
In the centre of the group is Justine Devereux, an empathic human MC1 Judge who is cool under pressure and never rushes a decision. Devereux is a prime example of a lifetime psychic Judge, one detected at a very early age and brought in by Psi Division for training and education. Her abilities are very common for Psi Judges - clairsentience and telepathy. Devereux's expertise in the Law and its application allowed her to take that skill to the streets with a passion for the job and a real knack for assessing a situation, and determining the appropriate level of force and action to take at any given time. This precision has served her well and she is viewed by many as a rising star in Psi Division. Sector House 13 only has seven Psi Judges, so she is considered an excellent asset by Psi Chief Abi Dryden. She is rank grade:7 with a 6d6 dice pool.
At the far right is Andy Nash, a brilliant human MC1 Judge who is interested in oriental culture. Whilst training as a Cadet Judge, Andy Nash's tutors marked him down as an ideal candidate for Med Division. He soon realised that this would be a good career decision and he concentrated all his efforts in passing at the top of his class. Sure enough, his diligence and hard work paid off and he passed his rookie assessment with distinction. Med Judges are no weaklings and Andy knows that if he has to make the call to put a bullet in a perp's head to save lives then he won't hesitate to do so. After a short exchange visit to Hondo City, Andy developed a fascination with oriental culture. He is also rank grade:7 with a 6d6 dice pool.
Great backgrounds on these specialist Judges Bryan, and nice to see a couple more of the familiar judges from your previous campaign returning to your new campaign
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate all your comments, Dave, especially as you are nearly always the first person to leave a comment. All of the Judges who survived my previous campaign will be in this campaign.
DeleteA great way of coming up with names for characters Bryan using fellow bloggers names, I'll have to keep this in mind for further campaigns, & as you can't copy write a name I won't even have to pay they for the usage :)
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Frank. In my previous Judge Dredd campaign I asked my fellow bloggers who had expressed an interest in the game if I could use their names for Judge PCs in the game. All agreed. If you'd like, I can easily create a Judge Frank O'Donnell for you. Just let me know.
DeleteI would be honor Bryan thank you, but just so you know we have a real Judge Frank O Donnell here in Ireland (not me), though he might be retired by now.
DeleteThat's great, Frank. I just need to know two things for your Judge. First what Division do you want be in - Street, Med, Psi or Tek. Secondly, what Hook would you like - it can be anything that defines your character. Some examples are likes to play chess, hates mutants, always checks a room for exits when he enters it or even speaks with a heavy Irish accent or is interested in Irish mythology. If you want help I can send you a whole list of them. If you check out any of my character descriptions on this blog you'll find loads of examples I've used.
DeleteMore "Judge Dredd" goodness, Bryan, and yet another reminder how close the "Warlord Games" release now is. Good to see some fellow bloggers getting some Mega-City love too (What is Clint doing these days!?!) and your attention to background character detail never ceases to amaze. Marvellous stuff :-)
ReplyDeleteReally appreciated, Simon. I don't know what's happened to Clint. He's been very quiet for a few months now. I hope he's okay.
DeleteAh, the Warlord Games Judge Dredd figures and game. I am super excited about this. The more I see of the figures the more I want them. I'm also glad they're making them compatible with the Strontium Dogs range. My birthday is in November, so that's my present sorted!
Of course, I'm loving Judge Nash! great background on them as always dude. Looking forward to seeing more patrols with these bad ass Judges
ReplyDeleteThanks most kindly, Andy. I,too, am looking forward to seeing these Judges in action.
DeleteSome more nicely painted figures Bryan, you certainly did a good job on the Judges when you painted them. Have to say my favourite one is in the middle. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you most kindly, John. You have impeccable taste in liking Psi Judge Devereux the most. She's my character. Nuff said!
DeleteBy the way, as a regular commenter on my blog, I make the same offer to you as I did to Frank. Would you like to have a Judge named after you?
Thanks Bryan, I saw your offer but wanted to think about it first, it sounds like fun, I've no idea about the mythos so Street Judge sounds good to me and Dyslexic can be my hook, it should give you the opportunity to have some fun with me reading signs wrongly or throwing a grenade without reading that I had to pull the pin out first. That sort of thing.
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That's cool, John. What would you like your Judge to be called? For ease of play just give me your surname, which I'm ashamed to say, I don't know! Oh, and Street Judge is a fine choice. I want to do you and Frank as partners because you have a lot in common. :-)
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