(FASERIP) The Boys : Love Sausage

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The FASERIP system was first published by TSR in the Marvel Super Heroes RPG in 1984, and later expanded in the Marvel Superheroes Advanced Game in 1986. The game proved very popular, its easy and flexible system allowed for all levels of play from street level crimefighters to cosmic campaigns. Whilst the original games are decades out of print the system has continued to be available through a range of retroclones and has an active fan community online.

I’ve been playing the game since the 80’s and it’s one of my favourite systems. Whilst the game was originally for the Marvel universe I used to convert a load of other superheroes/villains from other comics and shows to the system to incorporate into my games. That’s something that has stayed with me and I love being able to drop cameo, or ongoing, appearences of characters that originate elsewhere in to my games. In this series of articles I’m converting a number of characters from TV shows and comics to the FASERIP system for a bit of fun.

First up I’ll be looking at some of the characters from The Boys, a dark satirical comic and TV series created by Gareth Ennis and Darick Robinson which began life at Wildstorm Comics before moving to Dynamite Entertainment.

LOVE SAUSAGE, SAGE GROVE CENTER PATIENT

“Love Sausage, huh? This is good name for me. I like it. Come on in.”

Real Name: Unknown
Identity: Public (in Russia; obscure elsewhere)
Occupation: Superhuman test subject, later Sage Grove patient
Origin: Genetically engineered superhuman (Compound V)
Base of Operations: Russia (formerly), later Sage Grove psychiatric facility

FASERIP Attributes

  • Fighting: Good (10)
  • Agility: Typical (6)
  • Strength: Excellent (20)
  • Endurance: Remarkable (30)
  • Reason: Typical (6)
  • Intuition: Good (10)
  • Psyche: Typical (6)

Health: 66
Karma: 22
Resources: Poor (4) — institutionalized, no wealth.
Popularity: Poor (4) (known mostly as a joke or rumour among supes).

Powers

  • Prehensile Appendage (“Love Sausage”): Incredible (40)
    • Can extend up to 20 feet, wrap, grapple, or crush targets.
    • Functions like a tentacle with Strength Incredible (40) for grappling purposes.
    • Can restrain multiple opponents in one area.
  • Body Resistance: Remarkable (30)

Talents

  • Streetwise: Familiar with crime, rough living, and underworld survival.
  • Brawling: +1CS to unarmed combat.
  • Languages: Russian, English

Contacts

  • Sage Grove Facility (fellow patients).
  • The Boys (brief allies, though uneasy about him).

Limitations / Weaknesses

  • Mental Instability: Like many Sage Grove subjects, his mental state is questionable.
  • Overconfidence: Relies too much on his appendage in fights, making him predictable.
  • Public Image: Ridiculed or dismissed as a joke, undermining his credibility as a supe.

Roleplaying Notes

Love Sausage is blunt, rowdy, and unfiltered, with a dark sense of humour. Despite his vulgarity, he shows camaraderie and loyalty, particularly when aiding Butcher and the Boys. There’s a world-weariness to him as well; he carries the weight of his past as a Russian hero turned outcast, reflecting disillusionment with both his country and the Supe system. He often masks vulnerability with bravado and crude banter, making him simultaneously endearing and grotesque.

For more information, and background, on Love Sausage please check out The Boys Wiki Love Sausage page.

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