"JojosBizarreAdventuretakesplaceinanalternatereality,wherenotonlystufflikevampires

andsupermartialartsandspiritualmanifestationsexist,butthe80swonthefashionwarsand
tookoverstyleineverytimeandplace.

Accumulated80snesshasresultedinoutfits,hair,names,andposingsimplytooradformost
peopletohandle.Itisacruelworld,whereonlythemostbeautifulsurvive."NovaPolice,SA

Jojo'sBizarreAdventure!
Jojo'sBizarreAdventureisanincrediblylongrunningmangaserieswrittenanddrawnby
HirohikoArakisince1987,currentlyuptoeightpartsin108volumes.

It'salsocompletelyfuckin'rad.

Jojo'sisastorycenteredaroundtheJoestarfamilylineandtheridiculoussituationsthey
findthemselvesin.Ripples,vampires,supervampires,stupidlycomplexspiritualmanifestations,
atwomonthlonghorserace,andmore!Almostallnamedafterprogressiverockbands.There's
alittlejargonthat'llgetthrownaroundsurroundingtheabilitiesofthevariousJoestarsthatcanbe
hardtograsponfirstread,sothefirstfourpagesofthisdoccoverthat.Thereafteraretherules.

ThegameusestheFateengine,specificallytherulesgiveninFateCore,whichasfaras
I'mawareisidenticaltotheStrandsofFateengine.Just,well,completelyfree.It'salsopretty
muchjustamodifiedversionofSpiritoftheCenturywithanextrasteptoCharacterCreation,a
differenttoneanddifferentsetofskills.Utilizeastandard4dFdiceset.

Ifyou'vealreadyreadJoJo'sBizarreAdventure,feelfreetoskiptopagefive.Tothose
whohavent,butwouldliketoatsomepoint:therearenosignificantspoilersinthem,butifyoure
stillverysensitiveaboutevenknowingplotsofthelaterparts,thenfeelfreetoskiptopage3.
Pastthathasexamplesgivenfromthelaterparts,butwithoutcontext,suchasitsreallyhardto
derivespoilersfromthem.

SomeGeneralThemes
JoJo'sisutterlyridiculous,anditknowsit.Theseriesisasillyrompthat'samostly
formulaicencountertoencounterwiththevillainoftheweek,presentedinthemostfabulousand
creativewaypossible.Thisisn'tatalladetriment,becauseofhowmuchcharactereveryone
has,fromhowtheylookandacttohowtheirridiculousanimepowerswork,andspecificallyfor
that,whatyourpowerismattersfarlessthanhowit'susedandhowyoutrickyourenemy.This
isimportant,andthebackboneofthisgame.

TherearehowmanyParts?
Eight!Thereareeightdistinct,selfcontainedpartsoftheseries.Thefirstsixareall
directlyconnected,andtheseventhandeighthtakeplaceinanalternatereality.Here'sashort
descriptionofeachtogetagoodfeelofhowaJoJo'sstorygoes.

PhantomBlood
Theseriesbeginsinthe1880sinBritain.AyoungmannamedDioBrandoisadoptedinto
thewealthyJoestarfamily,andplanstousurphisnewbrotherJonathanJoestarasheirtothe
familyandfortune.Hefails,andabandonshishumanityinalastditcheffortbybecominga
vampire.It'suptoJonathanandhisnewteacherWillA.Zeppeli(alongwiththemeddlingRobert
E.O.Speedwagon,)todefeatDioonceandforall.

BattleTendency
It'sthelate30s,justbeforetheoutbreakofWWII.ThegrandsonofJonathan,Joseph
Joestar,learnsoftherecentdisappearenceofSpeedwagonfollowinganinvestigationofsome
ruinsinMexico.ThusrevivesthePillarMen,firstonecalledSantana,andthenthethreewho
createdthetoolthatturnshumansintovampiresthemselves.TheseareACDC,Wham,and
Cars.It'suptoJosephtodefeatthePillarMen,thoughhedoesitwiththeassistanceofhisnew
masterLisaLisaandallyCaesarZeppeli.

StardustCrusaders
Inthelate80s,JosephseeksouthisgrandsonJotaroKujoinJapan,toinformhimof
gravenews:theancientenemyoftheJoestarfamily,DioBrando,hasreturned.Heishidingout
inEgyptinanattempttofullyrecover,andJosephandJotaromustsetouttodefeathimwelland
trulyonceandforall.Theyaccumulateagroupoffriendsalongtheway,andthisiswhenthe
classicJoJo's"villainoftheweek"structurekicksin.

DiamondisUnbreakable
JosukeHigashitakaistheillegitimatesonofJoseph,andisonly16yearsoldin1999.
ThistechnicallymakeshimtheuncleofthefarolderJotaroKujo,whoaskshimforassistancein
solvingaserialkillercaseinhistownofMorioh.ThisPartiswheretheconceptoftheStand
reallytakesoffincreativity,aswellasmaximumclassicrockthemenaming.

VentoAureo
InItalyin2001,thesonofDioBrandosetsoffonhisquesttobecometheheadofagang
calledthePassione.He,GiornoGiovanna,thenattemptstofindoutasmuchabouttheir
shadowybossaspossible.Likeotherparts,Giornobuildsupalargecastoffriendsinhisquest.

StoneOcean
ThefinalpartinthenormalJoJo'scontinuity.It's2011,andthedaughterofJotaroKujo,
JolyneKujo,isimprisonedinthefictionalGreenDolphinStreetPrisoninFlorida.Sheawakens
herstandStoneFreeandusesittosurviveinherharshconditionsasintriguesurroundingher
imprisonmentunravelsaroundher.

 SteelBallRun
Inanalternatetimelineinthe1890s,ItalianExecutionerGyroZeppelitravelstotheUnited
StatestoparticipateintheSteelBallRun,acrosscontinentalracetakingplacefromSanDiego
toNewYorkCity.Hisbizarreabilitiesgettheattentionofgenius,butparaplegicJohnnyJoestar.
Therace,however,isnotjustwhatitseems...

JoJolion
Skippingahead120years,it's2012inanalternateMorioh.Moriohwasdevastatedbythe
2011earthquake,andstrangeeventshavebeenhappeninginthecrippledtown.Ayoungwoman
adoptsanamnesiacyoungman,whomshenames"Josuke",andintroduceshimintothe
Higashitakaclan.

What'stheRipple?
TheRippleistheessenceofthesun,andthereforeofalllife.Itcomesfromamartial
masteryofthebreathandblood,calledSendouorWayoftheHermit,andhowtheyworkin
patternstocreatepowerfulwavesofenergythatslaytheundead!

It'salsogotalotofreallyesotericabilitiesassociatedwithitandisweirdandinconsistent
ingeneralbutwhatever,it'scompletelyrad.Therippleisusedinsomanyways,frommeltingthe
fleshofazombiewithbutatouch,tocontrollingandshovingapigeondownalady'sthroat
harmlessly.It'salsousedtomakeordinaryobjectsintoweapons,likestraighteningoutand
hardeningupanoodlesoitcouldbeusedasaneedle.Duetoitswavebasednature,it'salso
usuallychanneledthroughmundaneobjectsasweaponssoap,wine,scarves,andapairof
Americanclackersandthesearegenerallyexactlyaseffectiveastraditionalweaponscoated
inoiltomakethemgoodconductorsoftheripple.

Italsopromotesyouthfulenergyandthosewhouseitareusuallyfarolderthantheylook.
Youcanappearinyourmidtwentiesattheageoffifty!

Ialsoheardabouta"Spin"...
TheSpinistheRipple'sequivalentinPart7,albeitusingadifferentsourceandvisual
effect.Itisexactlyasesotericandversatile.Becausethey'rebasicallyjustalternateuniverse
versionsofoneanotherandhaveroughlythesamesillyproperties,youcanprettymuchtreat
themthesame,justdifferentflavorwise.

SohowdoIusetheseinthegame?
TechniquesandspecialtiesintheRipplecanbeaspectsontheHumansideofyour
character,orifyou'reforgoingaStandentirely(moreonthatlater!)thenasmanyasyouwantto
take.TheyrealsoanoptionwhentakingyourAbility.TherellbeanexampleRippleUsergivenat
theendofthisdocument.

TheRippleshowsupprominentlyinParts1and2,abitin3,andtheSpinshowsupinPart7.

WhyVampires?
TheVampiresinJoJo'sBizarreAdventuredoprettymuchthesameastheydoin
everythingelse.Suckblood,createzombiethralls,andareslainbythesun'sdaylight.However,
that'sjustaboutthemostbroaddefinitionofthempossible:therealadvantageofbeinga
vampireinJoJo'siscompletelyandtotalcontroloverthebodytoanabsurdlevel.Drinkingblood
viafusingyourhandsintonecks,thatkindofthing!Therearethree(four,technically,)levelsof
beingundead.Thefirstisbeingazombie,athrallwhoseonlybenefitsofbeingundeadisbeing
strongerandnolongerfeelingpain.Thenbeingavampire,immortal,strong,andwithincredible
bodycontrol,capableofcreatingzombies.Thosearethetwolevelsahumancanattainyou
becomeavampirebydonningthe"StoneMask",anartifactcreatedbythePillarMen,whoare
level3.ThePillarMen(sonamedbecausetheywereallfoundinastonepillar,)werenever
human,andbasicallyjustsupervampires,whoeatothervampiresbyabsorbingthemintotheir
bodieswholesale.

Vampiresare,formostpurposes,thepurviewoftheGM.Theirverynaturemakesthem
evil,dangerousbeingsintheentiretyofJoJo'sBizarreAdventure...butifyouwanttotrytoplaya
vampireandstillbeacooldude,Isupposethat'sfine.Don'tworryifyourGMvetoesit,however:
youcanprettymuchapproximateitlaterondowntheline,usingaStand.

VampiresfeatureprominentlyinParts1,2,andabitin3.

WhatintheworldisaStand?
Standsaretherealmeat&potatoesoftheJoJo'sBizarreAdventuremeal.Startingin
Part3andneverleavingsince,Arakihadanideaforanewpowerandstruckgold.Putassimply
ascanbedone,theStandisaspiritualmanifestationofitsuser.Inpractice,itisprettymuch
anythingyouwantittobe.

Themostgenericstandintheseriesistheincrediblyprecise,extremelystrong,
extremelyfastStarPlatinum,thestandofJoJo#3,JotaroKujo.Itmanifestsasatallmuscular
beingveryclosetoJotaroandfightsanddefendsfromthere,asithaspoorrange.

Fromthereon,though,Standsgetmoreandmoredifferent.Inaseriesofexamplesto
decorateexactlyhowridiculoustheycanget,we'llstartwithHermitPurple.HermitPurple
manifestsitselfasapurplethornedvinestreamingthroughtheusersrighthandandhasthe
abilitytodivinewheresomethingis.UpnextisHeaven'sDoor,whichturnsaperson'sskinintoa
bookthatdetailstheirentirelifeuptothepresentandevenslightlyintothefuture,andmanifests
mostlyasadrawingofasmallcartoonmanwithahat,andsometimesasthatsmallmanina
morerealisticform.There'sSuperfly,atelephonetowerthatbindsitsusertoneverleaveits
premisesandreflectsdamagetoit.Finally,BohemianRhapsody,whichmanifestsitselfasall
fictionalorportrayedcharactersinhistoryacrosstheworld,thatwheneversomeonemeetsa
charactertheyenjoyedasachild,willbesuckedintoastoryandfatedtohavethesamefateas
thecharacterinthatstory.

Standsaren'tnecessarilycomplicated(JolyneKujo'sStoneFreeletsherturnherbody
intostringandthat'sbasicallyit,)butthey'realwaysusedcreatively.Nomatterwhatsilly,
bizarrepoweritbestows,itcanalwaysbeusedtogoodeffect.

SohowdoIgetaStand?
Well,thegenericindependantwayistohavealifefullofconflictculminatinginincredible
emotionaldistress.Notahugedeal,though,sinceyoucanhaveastandawokenforyou.Inparts
36,tobepiercedwiththeplotdevice(the"stonearrow")wouldawakenastandartificially.Inpart
7,ifyoupassedthroughaspiritualplacecalledthe"devil'spalm"youwouldbecursedwithone.
Inpart8,they'rebestowedbymysteriousthingscalledthewalleyes.Inallhonesty,don'tsweatit
toohard,it'snotthatbigadeal.

Soundsgood,buthowdoIuseStandsinthegame?
Standsarecomplicatedenoughtojustifyhavingtheirentireownsectionofcharacter
creation,andarethereforekindofoptional.Idorecommendusingthemevenifyou'reattached
enoughtoParts1&2specifically,though,becausethey'rethemaindrawofwhatmakesthis
gamedifferentfromotherFategames.

StandsshowupinPart3andcontinuetheiroverwhelmingprominenceintheseriestothisday.

Arakihasaquick13pagechapterinPart7:SteelBallRun,completelysansofspoilers,
thatisaquicksummationofwhataStandisandwhatitcando.

BeingHumanisBoring!WhatifIwanttobesomethingelse?
Totallyissometimes.There'stheoptionofplayingavampire,ofcourse,butyouknow
whatStandssometimesdo?Theymakeanimalswaymoreintelligent.AnimalscangetStands
too!Andthere'sawholelotofvariationonthewholeideaofan"animal"ishere.Theseincludea
dognamedIggy,ahawknamedPetShop,anunnamedCatthatturnsintoaplantbecauseofits
standStrayCat,andasentientmassofalgaenamedFooFighters.

TherearealsoasmallnumberofmostlyorcompletelyindependentStandsintheseries,
whichisofcoursestillpossibletodoandcanthereforeappeartobeprettymuchwhateverit
wants.Anubis,aswordpossessedbyaStand,iskindofindependent.Itrequiresahumanto
holdittomanifestitselffully,though,andtakesovertheirbodies.Youcouldthereforeplayyour
charactersolelyastheStand,andtakesallofyouraspectsonwhatthepersonwieldingyouis
capableofdoing,forexample.

That'sjustwhatJoJo'sitselfpresents.You're100%freetogetevenmorenutswithit,like
beingaghostboundtoaStandsuitofclothing,orananimateddoll,orwhateveryouwanttodo.
There'sfunctionallynolimits.Beatalkingpyrokineticcatifyouwanttobe.

 TherulesforplayingtheJoJo'sBizarreAdventureRPGfollow.

Allthismakessense,buthowdoIplay?
Atutorialisprobablythebestwaytogohere,solet'sstartfleshingoutacharacter.

Step1:Character'sName
AgoodJoJo'scharacterneedsagoodname.Oneofthemostdistinguishingaspectsof
allJoJo'scharactersistheirname,ortheirStand'sname,beingareferenceinsomewayto
music.Toavoidanypossibleopiniondysmorphiafromourexamplecharacter,we'llcallhim
FreddieMay.

Step2:Background
Youknowwhatthisisabout.What'syourcharacter'sbackstory?You'llwanttoconsider
theregularthings,likechildhoodandfriends,whathobbiesyourcharacterhas,theirjob.This
stepis,ofcourse,importantindeterminingsomeofyourcharacter'saspects.

"FreddieMaywasborninChicagoin1920andgrewupmodestlywelloffuntiltheGreatDepression
hit.Hehadtwomuchyoungerbrothers,bornatthestartoftheDepression,thatheworkedalongsidehis
sicklyfatherandsternmothertofeed.Hedidn'thavemuchtimetohimself,butwithwhatlittlehehadhe
lovedboxing.Ifthingsstartedtolookup,he'dlovetotryhisluckasaprofessionalboxer.Giventhathe
wasn'ttheonlyson,andhisbrotherswerebothnotevenintheirteens,heofcoursewasdraftedintoWWII
andthatiswherehislifeturnedaroundcompletely."

Step3:AcquiringYourAbilities
StandorRippleorevenVampireifyou'reallowed,whatwerethesituationssurrounding
yoursuddenpowers?Didyoutrainunderaripplemaster,sufferingharshordealsinthenameof
becomingstronger?Wereyoupiercedbythestonearrowandsurvive,findingyourselfwitha
Stand?DidyouadorntheStoneMask?Ormaybeyou'rejustreallyweirdanddon'tactuallyhave
anyabilities,justbeingincrediblycompetentatcertainthings.Telluswhyyou'resogreatat
them,ifyoucan(Ordon'tifyouwanttobemysteriousaboutit.)

Whilewe'reonit,what'syourabilitylikeandwhatareitsabsolutebasics?Howdoesit
manifest?Thesearethingsyou'llprobablynaturallyleantowarddescribingwhennarratingout
howyourcharactergottheirstandinthefirstplaceanyway.Justgiveusaquickpeakbeforeyou
actuallyfleshitout.Andremembertonameitsomethingsuperrad!

"Freddie'sentirefamilyisdead,andFreddiehimselfwasnotmuchbetterhewasonthefront
linesoftheinvasionofNormandy.Onenightintheinfirmary,recoveringfromsurgeryasanamputeeofhis
leftarmandleg,hereceivedatelegram.SoonafterFreddieleft,hisfatherbecamedeathlyill.Themoney
driedupashecouldn'twork,whichleadtotheirfamilystarving...andhisconditionbecomingworse.They
triedtoturntocharityfirst,andwhenthatdidn'tproduceanythinggiventheywereonehungryfamilyoutof
thousandstheyturnedtothemobinstead.
Whenhismotherfoundoutthatthewaytheyweregoingtopayforthetreatmentandtheirmeals
wassellingthetwochildrenintoslavery,sheflewintoarageandkilledwhatevermookorganizedthat.The
mobdidn'ttakekindlytothis,and,well,thefamilyhasasmuchfishtoeatasitwantsnow.
Freddie,sotraumatizedbythisandblaminghimselffornotbeingthereandknowingthathecan't
doanythingaboutitnowwithonlyonearmandonelegattemptedtokillhimselfthatnight.Crawling
desperatelytoamedicinechestnearby,hepulledascalpelfromitandslicedhisowncarotidartery.Tohis
greatsurprise,hecompletelyfailedtobleed.Itwasatthismoment,henoticedhewasn'tholdingthescalpel
anymoreitwasclutchedbyahamsizedbluelefthandthatwasfloatinginthemiddleofnowhere.Inhis
surprise,hereflexivelyattemptedtostandandbackawayandcould!Lookingdown,therewasanother
handonthefloorroughlywherehisfootshouldbe.Andallabouthisperson,twentyotherdisembodied
handsweretouchingthefloorandgraspingbedstandsandscatteredobjects.
AndsoFreddieawakenedhisStand,andwhenhewouldreturnhomehewouldgetrevengeforhis
familywithit.Henameditafterhiscurrentsituation:UnderPressure."

Step4:Conflict!AFatedBattle!
Thisstepisoptional.I'mwellawarethatit'sabitembarrassingtowritesillyanimefights.
Withonlyafewexceptions,friendshipsinJoJo'sBizarreAdventurearefireforgedinthe
furiousheatofbattle.Whiledeathsfrequentlyhappenincombat,justasfrequentlyamutual
respectformsbetweentwocombatants,andtheycanevencomeoutofitwithoutmuchhatred
leftforoneanotherifenemies,oradmirationifallies.SimilartoSpiritoftheCentury'snoveland
gueststarringphase,writeoutatleastoneshortcombatsituation.Thisshouldprobablyinvolve
anotherrandomlychosenplayercharacter,thoughthatisn'tstrictlyrequired.Therearen'tany
restrictionsonwhoisfightingwhooriftheplayersneedtofightabackstorycharacteror
eachother,solongastheywerebothinthesamefight!Youcandothisasmanytimesasyou
likeuptothenumberofplayersinthegame,ifyouwanttogeneratemostofyouraspectsfrom
yourcharacter'scombatexperience.

Aminorthingtonote:thisisaboutasfarfromnecessaryasanythingtonoteonthis
page(andyoudon'thavetofollowanyofittotheletterinanycase,)butfindingoutwhowinsthe
mostfightsisagoodwaytojudgewhothe"JoJo"characteris.Inthelaterparts,theJoJoisn't
evennecessarilythemaincharacter,justtheonethatwinsandisinthemostfights.Youcan
makeaconvincingargumentthatKoichiHiroseisthemaincharacteroratleastviewpointof
Part4,thatBrunoBuccelatiisofPart5,andit'shonestlyeasiertosaythatGyroZeppeliisthe
maincharacterofPart7thanJohnnyJoestar.

"WhenFreddiemethisbestfriendRogerDeacon,hewashisfirstenemy.Rogerwasapartofthe
mobdispatchedtosnuffouttherestofMay'sfamily,ateamofsevenstandusingassassins.Rogerwas
thefirstheencountered.Tonotalertthemasses,whowouldassumedlyfreakoutseeingsomeonewalk
normallywithoutbothleftlimbs,Freddieusesacrutchwithhisarm'sstumpthatheseemssupernaturally
dextrouswith,whileintruthhejustwalkswithhisStand.Itmadehimstandoutenoughthathewascalled
outtoimmediatelyafterleavinghisapartment,intoanalleybyamanwithaseveremustacheinbusiness
attire.
HeintroducedhimselfasRogerDeacon,andexplainedtoFreddietheconceptofaStand,andhow
theybothgotone...Freddiedidn'tjustgethisthroughemotionaltrauma.Hiswartimedoctorhadinserteda
stoneintohisbodyduringsurgery,justthesameasallofhissquadofassassins.Withthisconspiracy
revealed,Rogerbeganhisattack!HerevealedhisownStand,StoneColdCrazy,thestandthatturns
everydayitemsintodeadlyweapons.Withthatheshowedhishand,whyFreddiewasbroughtintothisalley
everybitofjunkjustlyingonthegroundandinthedumpstersisdangerous!Theybothadvancedonone
anotherandretreated,asiffencing,withFreddietakingpuncheswithafulltenofhishandswhenhecan,
andRogerswingingwhateversparepiecehecould.Itwasafierce,fiercefight,andRogerhadtheupper
hand.TheclimaxoccursdirectlyafterRogerflipsopenadiscardedboxofmarbles,firingthemasiffroma
scattergunandembeddingintoFreddie'sflesh!RogerdemandsFreddietosurrender,andhewillmakehis
deathquickandpeaceful...andthat'swhenheloses.
Freddierevealsthathehadbeenbrushingbackthejunkofthealleydowntohissidewiththe
remainingtenhandshehadn'trevealed!Evenifhewasinhismercyjustthen,Rogercan'tfinishhimoff
withoutsomething!He'dalreadytossedhishat,hispens.Andthecleverbastardhadpickpocketedhim,his
walletandwatchgone!Withtwentythreehands,hesimplycouldn'tkeepupwiththenumberofactionshe
couldpulloff...!
Rogerwasthensoundlydefeated,andquicklycametosympathizewithFreddie'ssituation.He
hadn'tbeentoldwhatFreddiehaddone,onlythathewastokillhim."

Step5:Attributes
Youwillneedthebasiccapabilitiesofthecharacteryouplaythrough,somekindof
physicalform.Howthisworksisprettysimple:yourcharactergetsoneattributethey'rebestat,
representedasa+5.Theythenhavetheirtworunnersup,bothat+4s.However,youmustalso
haveoneattributeata+1.Everyonehasaweakness,andlearninghowtocoverupthat
weaknessisanimportantaspectofJoJo'sBizarreAdventure.

Youcanthendistribute15pointsatyourleisure,withnoattributemorethana+3.
ChoosefromthelistdirectlyfollowingCharacterCreation,onpage8.Anypointsdeliberately
notspentduringthisstepareaddedtothepoolforStep7.

Step6:Aspects
ThemostfunpartofFate.Aspectsarethemostsignificantpartofdevelopingyour
character.They'reimportantfeaturesofyourcharactergivenstatisticalmeaningona
casebycasebasis.Youalmostcertainlyalreadyknowthat,solet'sgettoit.

Aspectscanbeappliedtoanypartofthecharacter.Theirphysicalbody,theirskillin
martialartsorsupernaturalabilitiesliketheripple,ortheirStand.Yougeteight,andit'sbesttogo
withamixofpositiveandnegativeaspects,orbetteryetaspectsthatareinandofthemselves
usedbothpositivelyandnegatively.
Youraspectsdon'thavetoapplydirectlytothepreviousthreepartsofcharactercreation
and,thoughprobablyobvious,youdidn'tevenreallyneedtofollowthosestepsexactly.Butthey
areusefulfontsofinformationwithwhichtogenerateaspects.Ifyouwanttojustwriteouta
regular,moreextensivebackstoryandadescriptionofyourabilities,that'sfinetoo.

LikeallFategames,aspectscanbecompelled(EitherbytheGMoryourselforeventhe
otherplayers,)tograntafatepoint,oryoumayspendafatepointtotagoneandgainabonuson
aroll.Bothcasesneedjustificationinhowtheyapplytothesituation.

Youget8aspectstobedistributedinwhateverwayyoulike.Let'slookatanexample.

FreddieMay'sAspects
Mumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.
UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.
I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.
SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?
SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthemall.
ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.
Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.
ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozenbodyguards.

Step7:Abilities
Yourcharacterisexceptionalinsomeway.Ashasbeensaidexcessively,yourcharacter
hasaspecialpowerlikeaStandortheRippleormaybeyou'rejustreallyreallyreallygoodat
yourjob.Andwiththis,there'sanothersetofstatsassociatedwithit.Thesestatsareona
differentscalethanpersonalones.

Thisstephasalittlebitofextrafinaglingassociatedwithit,butgenerallyforsupernatural
abilitieslikeStandsortheRipple,therearefivestats,plusoneveryspecialuniqueaspect:a
quick,generalizeddescriptionofyourability.Taggingthisaspectworksdifferentthanothers.
Taggingthisaspectallowsyoutomakeacombatdeclaration,whichwillbecoveredin
conflicts,alongwithhowtherestofthestatswork,bothmundaneattributesandfantastical
abilities.TheUniqueAspectcanbeanything,andworkingitintothegameisuptotheplayer.
Heresahandfulofexamples.

ARipplethatIncapacitatestheStrong,ParalyzingPurpleOverdriveTheusers
masteryoftherippleleavesthemwithknowledgeofhowtowinanyfightwithouthurtinganyone.
UnstoppableOssificationTheusercangrowhisownbonesveryquickly...evenwhentheyre
notinsidehisbody.
MasteroftheStonyShell,theVampiresMode:StoneTheuserhascontrolovertheir
skinsatomicstructure,enoughtomelditwiththemineralsintheearth.
TheSpiritofHalloweenThegreatpumpkinitself.Turnsalocalizedareaintoaspooky,
deadlyghosthouse.
MirrortheWorld,MasterofDirectionTheresupanddown,andleftandright,butwhatif
youjustturnedeverythingonitssideabit?

Fornow,thestatlist.Youaregiven10points,andeachcangobetween+1and+5.

(DES)DestructivePowerThepotentialdestructioncausedbysimpleexertionofstrengthandpower.
(SPE)SpeedThequicknessofmovementandexecutionofattackoftheability.
(RAN)RangeTherangeoftheabilitycenteredontheuser.Canvarywildly.
(DUR)DurabilityTheresistancetodamageoftheability.UsuallyonlyrelevantonStands.
(PRE)PrecisionThemicroscaleaccuracyoftheability.Canvarywildly.

Thesestatisticsareusedforallsupernaturalabilities,fromStandstotheRippleto
Vampirism.VampiresandRippleUsersgetthesestatsaddeddirectlytothemselves.There'llbe
anannotatedexamplecharactersheetforeachtogetabetterideaofhowthisworks.

Thereisanexception!Ifyouareafantasticallytalented,butotherwisemundanebeing,
youinsteadaddthose10pointstothepoolatStep5,andyouhaveamaxofone+6skill,two+5
skills,andtherestcanbeupto+4.Younolongerhaveanecessaryweakness.Youstillhave
youruniquecombataspect,althoughthisshouldbesomethingmoremundanethanmost.

Step8:SnackTime
Getyourselfsomethingtoeatbecauseallthatcantakeaprettylongtime.You'redone!

Attributes
Physical
(END)EnduranceYourtoughnessandhealth.Thestickwithitstat.Yourresistancetodamage.
(FIN)FinesseUsingyouragilityanddexterity.Avoidingattacks,usingrangedweapons,interactingwith
theworldaroundyouthroughmachineryandtools.
(STR)StrengthBurlinessandmight.Liftingheavyobjects.Gettingbusywiththeworldthrough
vigoroususeofyourmuscles.Alsoskillinusingmeleeweaponry.

Mental
(AWA)AwarenessUnderstandingyoursurroundingsandpickingupontellsandminordetails.
(INT)IntuitionYourresistancetobluffsandthinkingquickonyourfeet.Havinganaccurategut
feeling.
(KNO)KnowledgeBooksmarts.Intellectandmemory.Acquiredexperienceandwisdom,
secondhandandfirst.

Social
(CHU)ChummeryGettingfriendlywithothersandpersuasionthroughreasonability.
(FAB)FabulousnessPosingandbeingabeautifulproductofthe80's.Persuasionthroughforceof
personality.
(SKU)SkulduggeryBluffing,feinting,deceiving,generalliesmaking.Persuasionthroughfalsehoods.

Other
(RES)ResourcesHavingMADCASH.Notnecessarilyhardcurrency,butcanbeintheformof
investments,business,favors,connections,oranythingworthsignificantvalueinsomeway.
FateThisisn'treallyastat,butitisaresourceinandofitself.Youget8FatePoints,equaltoyour
numberofstandardaspects,andtheserefreshaftereverysignificantmilestone(Usuallyeverysession.)
Youcanalsogainfatepointsbackbycompellingaspectsordoingsuperradthings.

(HP)HitPointsYourarbitrarydegreeofhealth.Readbelow!
TheonlyderivedindependantstatisHP.HPisallofyourphysicalstatsaddedtogether
multipliedby2,andyouareknockedoutcoldwhenreducedto0HP.Actualdeath,however,is
ratherdifficult.It'syournegativeHPvaluemultipliedby2.Soifyouhad3END,FIN,andSTR
apiece,thenthatwouldmeanyouhad18HPanddieat18.

AStand'sHPisthesamepoolasitsusers.Iftheuserisincapacitated,soistheStand.There
areafewcaseexceptionstothis.

ConflictsandChecks
Thebasiccheckis,ofcourse,rolling4dF+X,whereX=therelevantattributeorability,
opposinganotherrollof4dF+Y,whereY=theopposingattributeorability.You'llsometimesbe
askedtobeatadefault,setdifficultyaswell.

Melee4dF+STRvs.4dF+FINor4dF+DESvs.4dF+DUR/SPE/FIN
RangedAttacks4dF+FINvs.4dF+FINor4dF+DESvs.4dF+DUR/SPE/FIN
DamageExcesssuccess+STR/FIN/DESEND/DUR.

CombatDeclarations
OneofthemostsillyandfunaspectsofJoJo'sistheincrediblycreative,albeitusually
inexplicablewaysfightsareresolved.Mostpeopleareawareoftheinfamous
scarfcoatedingrenadestrick,andit'sthisgame'saimtoemulatethatasperfectlyaspossible.

WheneveryoutagyourUniqueAspectandsucceedinmakingyourGMexcitedtohear
howthisworks,youmaydeclareyourcharacteraccomplishedacrucial,climacticactionright
underthebadguy'snose,suchassettinguparopesnarearoundtheirlegasthey'reknocked
fromthepillartheywerefightingon,draggingthevillaindownwiththem!Thiscanhaveany
numberofmechanicalbenefits,butthemostgenericoneisanautomaticallysuccessfulattack
atmaximumpossiblesuccess.Assumeyourolledfourplussesandtheantagonistrolledfour
minuses.

ExampleStandUser
FreddieMay


(END) 3 (AWA) 4 (CHU) 2 (RES) 1

(FIN) 2 (INT) 5 (FAB) 2 (HP) 14

(STR) 2 (KNO) 2 (SKU) 4 FATE 8

AspectOverview
Mumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.
UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.
 I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.
SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?
SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthem
all.
ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.
Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.
ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozen
bodyguards.

UnderPressure
(DES) 5 Strongenoughtotearsteeleffortlessly.

(SPE) 2 PuncheslikeMuhammadAli.

(RAN) 1 2meterrange.

(DUR) 0 Eachfistisnotougherthananormalfist.

(PRE) 4 Couldperformmajorneurosurgerywithnoexternaltoolsorassistance.

UniqueAspect
AStandthatGrantsPeerlessStrengthandPrecisionwithitsTwentyTwoHelping
HandsFlawlesslymakesupforhisnewfoundweaknessesandthensome.UnderPressurehasnomind
ofitsown,butitdoeshaveinstincttoprotectitsuserlikenothingelsecan.

Don'tStopMeNowTwentytwohandscanalsobetwentytwofeet.
ElevenandaHalfPairsofGlovesUnconsciousprotectionfromnearlytwodozen
bodyguards.

Background
"FreddieMaywasborninChicagoin1920andgrewupmodestlywelloffuntiltheGreatDepression
hit.Hehadtwomuchyoungerbrothers,bornatthestartoftheDepression,thatheworkedalongsidehis
sicklyfatherandsternmothertofeed.Hedidn'thavemuchtimetohimself,butwithwhatlittlehehadhe
lovedboxing.Ifthingsstartedtolookup,he'dlovetotryhisluckasaprofessionalboxer.Giventhathe
wasn'ttheonlyson,andhisbrotherswerebothnotevenintheirteens,heofcoursewasdraftedintoWWII
andthatiswherehislifeturnedaroundcompletely."

Mumn'DadAlwaysSaidTakingparentteachingstoheart.
UnrealizedBoxingChampRougharoundtheedges,buthehadthetalent.

UnderPressure
"Freddie'sentirefamilyisdead,andFreddiehimselfwasnotmuchbetterhewasonthefront
linesoftheinvasionofNormandy.Onenightintheinfirmary,recoveringfromsurgeryasanamputeeofhis
leftarmandleg,hereceivedatelegram.SoonafterFreddieleft,hisfatherbecamedeathlyill.Themoney
driedupashecouldn'twork,whichleadtotheirfamilystarving...andhisconditionbecomingworse.They
triedtoturntocharityfirst,andwhenthatdidn'tproduceanythinggiventheywereonehungryfamilyoutof
thousandstheyturnedtothemobinstead.
Whenhismotherfoundoutthatthewaytheyweregoingtopayforthetreatmentandtheirmeals
wassellingthetwochildrenintoslavery,sheflewintoarageandkilledwhatevermookorganizedthat.The
mobdidn'ttakekindlytothis,and,well,thefamilyhasasmuchfishtoeatasitwantsnow.
Freddie,sotraumatizedbythisandblaminghimselffornotbeingthereandknowingthathecan't
doanythingaboutitnowwithonlyonearmandonelegattemptedtokillhimselfthatnight.Crawling
desperatelytoamedicinechestnearby,hepulledascalpelfromitandslicedhisowncarotidartery.Tohis
greatsurprise,hecompletelyfailedtobleed.Itwasatthismoment,henoticedhewasn'tholdingthescalpel
anymoreitwasclutchedbyahamsizedbluelefthandthatwasfloatinginthemiddleofnowhere.Inhis
surprise,hereflexivelyattemptedtostandandbackawayandcould!Lookingdown,therewasanother
handonthefloorroughlywherehisfootshouldbe.Andallabouthisperson,twentyotherdisembodied
handsweretouchingthefloorandgraspingbedstandsandscatteredobjects.
AndsoFreddieawakenedhisStand,andwhenhewouldreturnhomehewouldgetrevengeforhis
familywithit.Henameditafterhiscurrentsituation:UnderPressure."

I'mNotLosingAnotherOneWithnooneelseleft,he'sputhimselflast.
SurvivorofOmahaWartrulyishell,andhelltakesitstaxes.Anarmandaleg,huh?

You'reMyBestFriend
"WhenFreddiemethisbestfriendRogerDeacon,hewashisfirstenemy.Rogerwasapartofthe
mobdispatchedtosnuffouttherestofMay'sfamily,ateamofsevenstandusingassassins.Rogerwas
thefirstheencountered.Tonotalertthemasses,whowouldassumedlyfreakoutseeingsomeonewalk
normallywithoutbothleftlimbs,Freddieusesacrutchwithhisarm'sstumpthatheseemssupernaturally
dextrouswith,whileintruthhejustwalkswithhisStand.Itmadehimstandoutenoughthathewascalled
outtoimmediatelyafterleavinghisapartment,intoanalleybyamanwithaseveremustacheinbusiness
attire.
HeintroducedhimselfasRogerDeacon,andexplainedtoFreddietheconceptofaStand,andhow
theybothgotone...Freddiedidn'tjustgethisthroughemotionaltrauma.Hiswartimedoctorhadinserteda
stoneintohisbodyduringsurgery,justthesameasallofhissquadofassassins.Withthisconspiracy
revealed,Rogerbeganhisattack!HerevealedhisownStand,StoneColdCrazy,thestandthatturns
everydayitemsintodeadlyweapons.Withthatheshowedhishand,whyFreddiewasbroughtintothisalley
everybitofjunkjustlyingonthegroundandinthedumpstersisdangerous!Theybothadvancedonone
anotherandretreated,asiffencing,withFreddietakingpuncheswithafulltenofhishandswhenhecan,
andRogerswingingwhateversparepiecehecould.Itwasafierce,fiercefight,andRogerhadtheupper
hand.TheclimaxoccursdirectlyafterRogerflipsopenadiscardedboxofmarbles,firingthemasiffroma
scattergunandembeddingintoFreddie'sflesh!RogerdemandsFreddietosurrender,andhewillmakehis
deathquickandpeaceful...andthat'swhenheloses.
Freddierevealsthathehadbeenbrushingbackthejunkofthealleydowntohissidewiththe
remainingtenhandshehadn'trevealed!Evenifhewasinhismercyjustthen,Rogercan'tfinishhimoff
withoutsomething!He'dalreadytossedhishat,hispens.Andthecleverbastardhadpickpocketedhim,his
walletandwatchgone!Withtwentythreehands,hesimplycouldn'tkeepupwiththenumberofactionshe
couldpulloff...!
Rogerwasthensoundlydefeated,andquicklycametosympathizewithFreddie'ssituation.He
hadn'tbeentoldwhatFreddiehaddone,onlythathewastokillhim."

SleightofManyHandsWhenyou'vegottwentythreetotal,itgetshardtokeeptrackofthem
all.
ManontheProwlThere'saleadwhereveryouknowwheretolook,friendstofootprints.

ExampleRippleUser
MolleyCrew


(END) 4 (AWA) 2 (CHU) 2 (RES) 3

(FIN) 4 (INT) 2 (FAB) 4 (HP) 26

(STR) 5 (KNO) 2 (SKU) 1 FATE 8

RippleMastery
(DES) 5 Shesknownfordestroyingstonewithherbarehands??

(SPE) 0 Nofasterthannormal.

(RAN) 0 Meleerange.

(DUR) 0 Notougheningagent.

(PRE) 5 Couldoperateasensitive,brokensurgerywaldofrommilesawaybyemail.

UniqueAspect
ARippleofDauntlessForce,ExplosiveGreyOverdriveNormallytheRippleconducts
poorlythroughsolids,butwithenoughintherightspot,onecouldsmashthroughevenstoneandmetal.

Thepurposeofthisexampleisnottodealwithaspectsorthecharactercreationprocess
andhowtheywork,butrathertogiveanexampleonhowasortofpersonalaugmentation
abilitywouldwork,liketheripple.YoucanassumethatMolleyherehasaspectsrelatingtousing
herability,andhowusingtheseaspectsworksissimple.Spendingafatepointtoactivatethis
aspectallowsyoutouseboththeattributesandabilitysstatvalue.Letslookatanexample.

"MolleyCrewisindiretrouble!Facedwithahordeofzombiescreatedbyherarchnemesis,the
powerfulvampireKerrytheKing,shemustfindawaytodefeatthemallatoncebeforetheyencroachonher
andherfriendsdowninthisrivervalleybyadam.Sheexamineshersurroundings(4dF+2,++00=4!)and
noticesacrackinthedam,leakinglightly!ShethereforetagsherStone'sNoTougherthanGlassaspect,
lettingherrollStrength+DestructivePowertobreakaholeinthedamandallowwatertorushout!She
needsa6tobreakitinonego,androlls4dF+10tobreakthedamandgets+,an8.Thedambursts
open,creatingajaggedholeinthegreatconcretewall!Atorrentialwaveflowsout,andasit'schargedwith
theripple,thejetofwaterburnsthezombiesawayastheygetcaughtinthecurrent."

Iftheaspectandabilitywasmoreaboutprotectingherself,thenshecouldtagthataspect
inresponsetogettinghitandaddherDurabilitytoherEndurancetoseeifshetookanydamage.

Thatsabouteverything.Getridiculous,andhavefun!