Bolie Williams IV (11 points)

Born 1970; not dead yet!

Age 29; 6' 1"; 280 lbs. A large, friendly man with short dark-blond hair and blue-green eyes.

Advantages (60 points)

Ally (Wife; same value; quite often) [10]; Ally Group (Family, small group; quite often) [20]; Attractive (+1) [5]; Literacy [0]; Mathematical Ability [10]; Wealth (Comfortable) [10]; Versatile [5]

Disadvantages (-133 points)

Bad Sight (Nearsighted; glasses) [-10]; Careful [-1]; Compulsive Behavior (Internet Surfing) [-5]; Dependent (Baby Daughter, loved one, all the time) [-96]; Dreamer [-1]; Intolerance ("Stupid People") [-5]; Overweight [-5]; Sense of Duty (Friends and Companions) [-5]; Truthfulness [-5]; Unfit [-5]

Quirks (-4 points)

Drives too fast [-1]; Reads voraciously [-1]; Dresses down [-1]; Emphatically Texan [-1]; Loud Voice -[1]

Skills (37.5 points)

Area Knowledge(Houston)-15 [2]; Area Knowledge(Texas)-14 [1]; Artist-12 [1]; Carpentry-14 [1]; Computer Operation-16 [4]; Computer Programming-15 [1]*; Driving (Car)-12 [4]; Electrical Engineer (DC Power)-15 [.5]**; Engineer (Hydraulic Power)-17 [2]**; Engineer (Structural)-16 [1]**; Games (Bridge & Related)-14 [1]; Games (Chess)-14 [1]; Games (Role-Playing)-14 [1]; Guns (Pistol)-14 [2]; Guns (Rifle)-12 [.5]; Guns (Shotgun)-13 [1]; Juggling-11 [1] Mathematics-18 [4]*; Mechanic (Car)-12 [.5]; Metallurgy-13 [1]; Physics-13 [1]; Swimming-11 [2]; Teaching-13 [1]; Typing-12 [1]; Writing-14 [2]

Languages (0.5 points)

English-14 [0]; French-12[.5]

* +3 for mathematical ability (math/computer)
** +3 for mathematical ability and versatile (engineering)

Equipment

When travelling, Bolie is usually driving his 1993 Crown Victoria which has an assortment of tools in the trunk suitable for working on cars or other, similar equipment. The car itself is an old police car complete with spotlight. He is often carrying his bag (to and from work) which holds his planner, a yo-yo, a multi-tool, a book or two, pens and pencils, and other assorted things that a modern day office worker carries. When travelling with his baby, he'll also be supplied with an assortment of diapers, wipes, burp-clothes, and other baby necessities.

At his home, Bolie has access to more tools, his 10mm Glock, his computer, and a large assortment of science-fiction and gaming books.

Biography

Bolie's life has been relatively charmed. His parents were caring and attentive, he went to good schools and did well, and he married a wonderful wife and has a healthy baby girl. He has lived his whole life in Houston, Texas, with the exception of two years in Austin for graduate school.

Bolie went to private schools his entire life, his parents wanting to give him the best head start they could. He started out in a Montessori school. He moved to The Awty International School for third through sixth grade where he studied along with the children of French citizens working in the United States. He learned some French there, though forgot most of it later. After that, he moved to St. John's where he focused on math and science.

Bolie went to Rice University for college, following in his parents' footsteps. He majored in mechanical engineering (like his father) and economics (his mother was a CPA). As he neared the end of his college years, he desperately looked around for an alternative to work. He found it in graduate school. He moved to Austin and spent two years hanging out and working on analyzing magnetic fields for toroidal field magnets for fusion reactors. The work was interesting even if the project was un-funded while he was there. He finished up, graduated, and returned to Houston, now with no choice but to work.

While in Austin, Bolie fell in with a disreputable bunch of gamers who ran a company called Steve Jackson Games, makes of GURPS among other games. While there, he played lots of D&D with a group of SJGames employees and ex-employees.

Rather than jump right into a real job, he took a job as a UNIX sysadmin at Rice University working with some of his old classmates. The collegiate atmosphere worked well for Bolie who never did like to get up in the morning. The job was fun and he learned more about computers. After only about nine months, though, he was seduced by a corporate recruiter and made a foolish decision to leave academia and move into the "real world."

Bolie spent the next two years working as as Lotus Notes administrator for two different companies. While the work wasn't hard and the pay was good, the job was just not satisfying. Even though he wasn't on the help desk, he ended up doing a lot of high-tech janitor work. He tried to move into programming, but was too lazy to develop the programming skills on his own.

Eventually, he got out of system administration and moved back into engineering where he could do creative work without having to help the computer illiterate get their email. He went to work for Cameron Controls designing control systems for subsea drilling and production control systems. His father works for Cooper Cameron, the parent company for Cameron Controls, so confusion was rampant when another Bolie started. He eventually got tired of being mistaken for his dad having to do real work and moved on to a consulting company. He now spends his days attending meetings and writing reports.