Colonial William Adama

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Willaim Adama
**Type**: Commander
**Species**: Human
**Height**: meters
**Weight**:
**Gender**: Male

**Dexterity**: 2D

* Archaic Guns: 4D
* Brawling Parry: 6D+2
* Dodge: 4D
* Firearm: 4D
* Grenade: 3D+1
* Missile Weapon: 3D+1
* Running: 4D
* Vehicle Firearms: 3D+1

**Knowledge**: 3D

* Business: 4D
* Cultures: 5D
* Intimidation: 6D
* Intimidation (S) Interrogation: 9D+1
* Law Enforcement: 5D
* Scholar: 4D
* Survival: 4D+1
* Tactics: 4D+1
* Value: 4D+2
* Willpower: 7D+2

**Mechanical**: 2D+1

* Archaic Starship Piloting: 4D+1
* Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D+2
* Capital Ship Piloting: 4D+1
* Sensors: 3D+1
* Space Transports: 4D+1
* Starfighter Piloting: 4D+1
* Starfighter Piloting (S) Viper: 7D+2
* Starship Gunnery: 3D+2
* Starship Gunnery (S) Viper: 7D

**Perception**: 2D+2

* Command: 9D+2
* Forgery: 3D+1
* Gambling: 4D
* Investigation: 4D+1
* Search: 3D+1

**Strength**: 3D

* Brawling: 7D+2
* Climbing/Jumping: 5D
* Lifting: 5D
* Stamina: 5D
* Swimming: 5D

**Technical**: 2D+2

* Demolitions: 4D

**Move**: 10
**Force Sensitive**: No
**Force Points**: 5-15
**Dark Side Points**: 0-1
**Character Points**: 5-15

**Gear**:

**Notes**:

* Cool Under Fire: A veteran of more combat situations than he can easily remember, Commander Adama rarely gets rattled or nervous. He takes things one step at a time, hardly ever raising his voice.
* Dull Sense (Eyesight): Adama’s vision has gotten worse with age, forcing him to wear glasses to avoid squinting.
* Formidable Presence: Strange that a quiet man like Adama can be so intimidating. When the Commander directs his steely gaze at you, you quickly realize that he is not a man you want to frak with.
* Duty: The Commander worries not only about the safety and security of his ship and crew, but the whole damn fleet. He doesn’t bitch and grouse about his burden, but it does wear on him at times.

**Description**: As old and scarred as his ship, William Adama commands what may well be the last military vessel of the entire human race. His voice is soft and gravelly, but carries quiet authority that cuts through the noise and chaos of the most tense situation. The “Old Man” (as he is affectionately called by almost the entire crew) is serious and demanding, yet can offer both humor and patience when needed. He commands respect from everyone on his ship, but is accessible even to the lowest-ranking enlisted crew.

You wouldn’t expect the decorated Fleet veteran to be the son of a lawyer and an accountant, but Bill Adama is never quite what you expect. He fought in the First Cylon War as a Viper pilot, and shot down an enemy on his very first combat mission. His voice earned him the call sign “Husker,” and he advanced through the ranks on the battlestars Atlantia, Columbia, Valkyrie, and Galactica. Furloughed by the Colonial Fleet after the armistice, he spent years away from active duty before returning as a senior officer.

dama fathered two sons, Lee and Zak, both who followed the senior Adama’s footsteps and trained to become Viper pilots. Lee performed well, but Zak was killed in the cockpit performing basic maneuvers. Zak’s death drove a wedge between Bill and his remaining son, but forged a bond between the Old Man and Zak’s fiancée, Kara Thrace.

Bill Adama was ready for retirement—as was Galactica itself—when his old enemy returned. The Old Man prepared to fight to the last, but the newly-appointed President of the colonies convinced him that the survival of the human race was of higher priority than revenge. Now both old warhorses—the man and the ship—lead a fleet of civilian transports that carry the small hope of an entire species.

The search for Earth was the goal Adama set to provide hope for the fleet, but he does not believe in Earth any more than he believes in the Lords of Kobol. Others believe in it, including the President, but until he sees real proof he’s not going to invest much hope in superstition and mythology.

At present, Commander Adama simply tries to get through each day without losing too many lives. He is, at all times, prepared to make tough choices and stand by them. His experience tells him that sometimes lives need to be sacrificed for the greater good, but it’s important to him that humanity be actually worth saving—that in trying to survive, they don’t become as cold and soulless as the Cylons.

Adama’s strongest connections are with his best friend and XO, Colonel Saul Tigh, and the young woman he loves like a daughter, Kara Thrace. Bill wants to repair the damaged relationship he has with his only remaining son, but has not had much luck to date.

**Source**:

* Battlestar Galactica RPG (page 34)
* thedemonapostle