Difference between revisions of "Zach Penn/Tropes"

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Zach has been The Drifter for most of his life, but he's maturing a bit in his onrushing middle age and has slowed down how quickly he moves on. Maybe this time he'll actually stop. He's also The Philosopher but in a Deadpan Snarker sort of way. He grew up with a bit of The Gadfly and it got him into a spot of trouble, but he Will Not Be A Victim and he found his path as a Determinator. The thing is, this only made his gadfly bent all the more bold and now he's a bit of a [Jerkass]. He means well, he believes in humanity, in justice, in freedom, in agency, in the worth of people, so perhaps he manages to be the Jerk With a Heart Of Gold. But he's self-aware enough to know that Jerkass Has a Point and he's not gonna let it go.

His complete disregard for convention and rules can take make him seem Chaotic Stupid. It's really about how he sees himself as nothing more than a Badass Normal, though, and sees too high a social cost to letting folks easily believe anything else of themselves, and thus he frequently just scans as Captain Oblivious. Over the years this combination has landed him in a new kind of trouble.

Now he's got the Notoriety flaw, which means he's been Convicted by Public Opinion. He does what he can to leverage this for Fame Through Infamy, but it's still a flaw on the sheet. In some ways this reputation is actual bullshit and he's been Good All Along. But don't forget that Good Is Not Nice, necessarily. What's true about his bad reputation is a case of Good Versus Good, and so you should be ready for Face-Heel Turns and Heel-Face Turns just as fast. Sometimes this comes in the form of the stuff above with a side of Deadpan Snark and sometimes we go all the way up to [Martial Pacifist].

Oh, one thing to keep in mind though. When it comes to the Hermetic game of Certamen? He's assuredly The Ace.