Landry DuCharme

Backstory

Landry was often known as that weird loner kid that nobody wanted to be associated with at school. Bullies would often pick on him, until Landry learned that all it took was owning a big ass gun to scare someone away. He'd often be found in the back of the convenience store that his father ran, working on his lil magical hijinks and his homework assignments.

When Landry was 20 he was selected to be a Lord, although for the life of him, he could not figure out what the Overlord saw in him. Rather than jumping right into the fray, Landry chose to just try to hide in the shadows, inheriting his father's convenience store and doing his best to avoid all the political drama. That plan only worked for two years; his Hero was tired of Landry's pathetic, whiny ass and made a bold, audacious move of attacking another Lord and Hero, forcing Landry to reveal himself and back up his hero in combat. And even despite that, his Hero still kicked the bucket. 

For the next three years, Landry focused his work on developing magic so that he didn't have to deal with the Overlord's Trial. He developed his Shade ability, sending it out to deal with all the drama, all the while, he prayed that nothing would get in the way of him and his convenience store.

Motivation (why do you want to become the overlord?)

He really doesn't want to.

In a world of exceptional people, Landry doesn't see himself as particularly outstanding despite his Lord status. In his eyes, the best he can wish for is to influence things so that someone respectable becomes the Overlord. Meanwhile, he finds that making sure shipments arrive on time for his convenience store is far more important.

Abilities (up to three)

• Gatling Gun: A bulky hand-operated Gatling gun made with modern technology and Landry's magical know-how. It uses the user's magical ability to shoot exploding bullets, the nature of which depends on the type of magic that the user practices. In Landry's case, it resembles pieces of spooky obsidian. Landry is proficient in all manners of using it, such as magically stowing it away, performing maintenance on it, and even how to use it in hand-to-hand combat by using it in a battering ram & shield mode.

• Vooboo: As long as Landry has a target's DNA, he can telepathically communicate with them and force them to perform a small action or speak a short sentence. Landry can't chain these short actions and sentences together. If Landry were to die, this magical ability automatically triggers, latching onto his killer even if he doesn't have their DNA. Examples of actions and phrases include:

  • "But what if I were to kill you here and now?"

  • Pull the trigger on their weapon

  • "My Lord disagrees."

  • One single short swipe of the sword

  • "Me, ally myself with you? Don't kid yourself."

  • "Of course I killed him."

  • Tossing an SD card into a lake

  • Assist in blocking an attack against their back that they were unaware of

  • Drumming SOS in Morse code using their fingers

  • Lift a gun to their own forehead, but not pull the trigger

  • "Go fuck yourself. We're done."

• Deduction Extrordinaire: How has a Lord that is so uncharismatic and as prone to fiascos as Landry managed to stay relevant? It's cause Landry is a master at deduction. Even if he doesn't have the charisma to effectively blackmail someone, he knows what the blackmail material is. Even though he couldn't outrun anyone, he at least always knows who he should get a head start on.

  • Deductions subject to GM discretion