This is an unauthorized character write-up of the character Walter
Skinner from the popular TV series "The X-Files" for the GURPS role
playing system.  It is written without the express consent of of
either Steve Jackson Games, Inc. or Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation, Inc.  Alot of the information for these characters come
from the book "The Official Guide to the X-Files" by HarperPrism, Inc.
The character DESCRIPTION is nearly verbatum from an article entitled
"The X-Files" in Shadis issue #14.  No copyright infringement on any
of these sources is intended by the author.

All other material is Copyright (c) June 10, 1996.  Distribution of
this work can only be made on a shared basis.  No compensation of any
kind can ever be charged for its distribution.  Please keep this
attached to the article when distributed.

			D. G. Diestler II

dd10225@www.cedarnet.org

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Walter S. Skinner,
Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director

AGE: * 42 , 6' 2", 200 lbs., black hair with bald spot, brown eyes, white skin, wears glasses.

* I chose this age because he states in "One Breath" that he was in Vietnam.  I don't believe he said the year but I figure that '72 would have been a good year.  Figure he may have gone into the mariness at 18 and went straight to 'Nam.

ST: 12 [20]     IQ: 13 [30]     Speed: 6.0
DX: 12 [20]     HT: 12 [20]     Move: 6
DAMAGE: swing: 1D+2, thrust: 1D-1
DODGE: 6        BLOCK: N/A      PARRY: 10 (brawling)
no encumbrance

ADVANTAGES: Appearance: attractive [5], Contacts (U.S. Justice Department)(effective skill-15)(<=12)(usually reliable) [12], Legal Enforcement Powers (FBI)
[15], Patron (FBI)(<=9) [30], Rank (+3)(Assistant Director) [15], Reputation +2 (fair and honest)(FBI)(<=10) [5].

DISADVANTAGES: Bad Sight (near sighted)(correctable) [-10], Code of Honor: Personal [-5], Duty (FBI)(<=12) [-10], * Enemy (The Smoking Man)(<=6) [-15], ** Insomnia [-15], Reputation -1 (Hard-ass/by-the-book boss)(FBI)(<=10) [-2].

* Actually he doesn't get the Smoking Man as an enemy until the events chronicled in I think either "The Blessing Way" or "Paperclip."

** We learn that Skinner has been suffering from insomnia from an account from his estranged wife.  We know it has been happening for several months and throughout the epsiode Avatar which was an episode very close to the end of the third season.  It is up to the individual player or GM wether this Disadvantage  is a part of the character or not during play.

QUIRKS: 
	"Wears wedding ring even though he and wife are seperated," "Minor fear of the supernatural," "By-the-book kinda guy," "Always acts seriously," and "Keeps to himself/Loner". 

SKILLS: Administration-15 [6], Armoury (pistol)-13 [1], * Armoury (rifle)-13 [1], Brawling-15 [8], * Camouflage (jungle/forest)-12 [0.5], * Climbing-10 [0.5], Criminology-13 [1], Driving (automatic)-12 [2], Fast Draw (pistol)-14 [2], * First Aid/TL7-12 [0.5], Forensics-12 [2], Gun (pistol)-12+2 [1], * Gun (assault rifle)-11+2 [0.5], Law Enforcement Officer-15 [4], Leadership-13 [2], * Survival (jungle/forest)-12 [1], Psychology-12 [2], Research-13 [2], Savoir-Faire (government)-15 [4], Swimming-11 [0.5], * Tactics-11 [1], * Thrown Weapon (hand grenade)-12 [1].

* Denotes skills that Skinner would have learned while in the service but may not have kept current with hence the reason he only has 0.5 points in that skill.  I kept thses skills in because they may be helpful and also give some insight into his character and how he works as a total character.  My rationale for him at least keeping 0.5 point in these chosen skills is two fold 1) I feel that Skinner spent at least a few years in the service and had some combat exposure ingraining the essential skills of warfare into his character and 2) it has been nearly 28 years since my father got out of the service and he _still_ retains many of the skills he learned there to this day.

LANGUAGES: English-13 (default).

WEAPONS:
  S&W 1056,9mm,
    (Crit.)(2D+2)(10)(3)(150)(1,900)(2.5)(3~)(15+1)(9)(-1)


DESCRIPTION:
	Assistant Director Walter S. Skinner is Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's supervisor.  He is an ex-Marine; stern and demanding.  His strict insistance on by-the-book investigative techniques often puts him at odd with Mulder, whose unorthodox methods grate on the senior man.  Skinner gets frequent visits from the mysterious Cigarrette Smoking man, but the exact relationship is ambiguous at best.  Although Skinner once shut down the X-Files section on "orders from above," he later reopened them on his authority, and they have since stayed open.
	Skinner's relationship with Mulder is equivocal: while the younger agent's methods and irreverent manenr exasperates him, he has found many ways to support Mulder even against the Bureau's hiearchy.  In "One Breath," he refused to accept Mulder's resignation, and told him of an out-of-body experience he had during his service days in Vietnam.  "I am afraid to look beyond that experience, Agent Mulder, you..you are not.  Your resignation is unacceptable."

QUOTES:
	

TOTAL POINTS:
	Attributes:	    +90
	Advantages:	    +67
	Disadvantages:	    -57
	Quirks:		    -5
	Skills:		   +45.5
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		Total	    140.5