Phil Bassman Character in Tellus | World Anvil

Phil Bassman

Philipponkalussuman Bert Bassman (a.k.a. Phil)

Phil is an accomplished musician and bard in general, but his job at the The Golden Swan seems like it was custom made just for him. Trained as a butcher and chef, Phil takes care of the kitchen at The Swan. He also, however, books all the bands and entertainment, and hires the security services for busy nights. Jorma Caulker and Grace Caulker love Phil, who works hard and is generally very dependable.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Phil's in great fucking shape.

Body Features

Phil is rather tall, with a pronounced nose many women find irresistably cute.

Facial Features

He has a honker, does our Phil, but it is shaped in a pleasing way. The guys are mostly jealous, but the girls think it's cute.

Identifying Characteristics

His Nose! No, but really a birthmark on his left elbow.

Physical quirks

He has a birthmark on his left elbow.

Special abilities

Synthesize N2O at will, with a little hand held jar he uses which build up pressure over time, until a relief valve gives and the machanism stops working for five minutes. It fills up every 6 hours, maximum charges are 6.

Apparel & Accessories

He has a chef's apron and the checkered pants of a professional chef, and his kitchen utensils count as weapons for him in combat.

Specialized Equipment

His kitchen tools, and custom alchemical tools.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Phil is an accomplished musician and a brilliant chemist, when he remember either of those things.

Gender Identity

He is a man.

Sexuality

Cis het white dude with very dark skin.

Education

Phil has one degree, from the School of Hard Knocks. And he learned his business well.

Employment

Bassman works as the local butcher, and is chef for the The Golden Swan. He also has quite a lucrative side hustle selling Owsley's psychadelic potions and tinctures.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Bassman is selling the most potent potion palatable. He is a hero to the counterculture and psychadelic music scene.   He also:
  • Invented a new type of alembic
  • Invented a new distillation process to clean impure water
  • Invented an expandable container (rubber balloon)
  • Invented an easy and more reliable way to synthesize N2
  • Designed a new type of burner for the lab (fewer fires)
  • Used his new distillation process to make some of the finest moonshine on the planet. There are 7 carboys left (21 gallons). He has forgotten how to make it.
  • Designed a new type of alchemy jar
  • Got banged by a groupie on the lab table
  • Wrote a song about getting banged on the lab table
  • Became famous for a song about banging on a lab table. Absolutely famous. Bonkers famous! He just can't remember what his stage name had been. Or, any of the songs he had played. Or, any of the lyrics he had written.
  • Forgot all of the above, and went to work at The Golden Swan, after a complete mental and emotional breakdown. Phil answers the question of whether or not one can take too much LSD every moment of his life.

Morality & Philosophy

Don't be a dick!

Taboos

Being a dick.

Phil is a bass player extraordinaire!

Character Location
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Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Other Ethnicities/Cultures
Age
30
Children
Current Residence
Golden Swan
Pronouns
he/him
Sex
Male
Gender
Man
Presentation
Masculine
Eyes
Green
Hair
dark brown hair and beard
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Dark skinned white human
Height
6'1"
Weight
200 lbs.
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Call the doctor!" "It's just a box of rain"
Belief/Deity
Milil
Aligned Organization
Known Languages
Common
Character Prototype
Charles DaMar
Character Portrait image: Phil by H Ogni

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