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Mario Testino

Summary

You are Mario Testino, chief sidekick to Vittoria Romano. You stick by her through all the craziness as she tries to take control of her father's crime Family.

Goal

History

Vittoria, that is to say Vickie, is the middle child and only daughter of Dallas Godfather Lorenzo Romano. You met her at college and briefly dated. Nothing came of it, but you wound up being close friends. After you both graduated, she recruited you into the Family business as her assistant. At first you had trouble getting used to working for the mob, but you've come to terms with it.

Vittoria runs the Family's books, and you help out. Keeping two (and sometimes three) sets of books make accounting a LOT more interesting. Vittoria thinks she ought to be the next Godfather on the grounds that her older brother is a putz and her younger brother is an idiot. As far as you can tell, she's right. Besides, she's your friend, and you stick by your friends no matter what.

The only problem right now is her infatuation with Tony Podrist. He used to be one of the Family henchmen assigned to her, and he managed to convince her she was madly in love with him. Nobody, including you, seems to be able to convince her the guy is a slimeball looking for a good meal ticket. All you can do is hope she doesn't get too badly hurt when she finally figures it out.

Role-Playing Tips

Testino is a decent guy to almost everybody. He's honest (except in his accounting), and he likes to play things straight. He's completely devoted to Vittoria who he may or may not be in love with. Whatever she needs, he'll be there for her.

People You Know

Lorenzo Romano, the Dallas Godfather
One of the founders of the Family empire, he's aged pretty well. Still, he's got some weird old-world hang-ups about stuff like daughters taking over the Family business.

Lorenzo Romano, Jr., Vickie's older brother
Junior is slime. He's cruel, he's arrogant, and he's out to get everyone he sees as competition. Luckily, Vickie has no illusions about him, and you've been helping her collect the evidence she needs to convince her father that the crown prince is a loser.

Danny Romano, Vickie's younger brother
He's a nice guy, and you genuinely like him. He's just too much of a flake to be in charge of the Family. It needs someone clear-headed at the helm. Say, someone like Vickie.

Emilio Romano, Vickie's uncle
He was the other Family founder, but now he's just a kindly old man. It's nice to see someone enjoying retirement.

Tony Podrist, Vickie's lover
Tony used to be one of the Family's henchmen, but he got assigned to Vickie's detail. He managed to seduce her and get to fall head over heels for him. You know, along with everyone but Vickie, that he's just using her for her money. She won't hear a harsh word about him, though, so all you can do is wait and hope the affair blows over without too much fallout.

Gunther Patmos, Junior's lieutenant
A brutish thug, he's little more than muscle for Junior's violent schemes.

Phil Harding, Danny's lieutenant
Danny's sidekick. He's been acting pretty strange recently, but you never did know him well.

Other Henchmen
Your Family has a pool of minions. Sometimes it's hard to tell them apart. In general, their loyalty is more to the Family (and themselves) than it is to any one member.

Your First Meet

Dad has called one of his quasi-regular Family breakfast meetings. This time it's at the IHOP on Beltline near Marsh. Be there at 0930. South side of Beltline.
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Last modified: Thu Apr 23 04:28:42 CDT 1998