Reader Kj got around to doing a project that I’ve been meaning to take on and haven’t gotten to, as between a 14 month old, a dissertation, and teaching university, I’ve been a bit swamped. I gave these profiles a bit a tweaking to make them fit the character bios from the show, so without further ado…
JAMES “SONNY” CROCKETT (aka Sonny Burnett)
Born in 1950, James Crockett was a promising University of Florida football player until an injury ended that career. After college, he was drafted into the US Army and did two tours in Vietnam (“the Southeast Asia Conference.”) He joined Metro-Dade Police in 1975 as a patrolman and eventually worked his way up to detective sergeant in the vice squad. He gives off a laid-back, acerbic vibe, but is a tenacious detective who has a habit of getting too into his character.
His specialty in the army was never mentioned, but Crockett is a superb pistol shot and has a tendency to move to the newest state of the art handgun throughout his career. In his Burnett cover, Sonny is loaned expensive clothes and drives a Ferrari 365GTS Daytona (and later a Ferrari Testarossa), as well as a Wellcraft Scarab powerboat. He lives on an Endeavor 40′ sailboat St. Vitus Dance with the former mascot of the UofFL, Elvis — an alligator with a propensity for eating other people’s things.
Ht: 5’11” Wt: 183 lbs Age: 34 Appearance: Attractive Fame Points: 12
STR 7 DEX 8 WIL 8 PER 9 INT 7; HTHD A Speed 2 Stamina 28 hrs Run/Swim 25 min Carry 101-150
SKILLS: Boating 6/14, Charisma 5/13, Diving 1/8, Driving 7/15, Evasion 6/13, Fire Combat 8/16, HTH Combat 3/10, Interrogation 5/12, Local Customs 7/14, Seduction 4/10, Sixth Sense 1/9, Stealth 5/13
FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE: American Football, Law, Military Science
WEAKNESSES: Addition, tobacco; Attraction to Members of the Opposite Sex, Close Personal Ties (ex-wife Caroline, son William “Billy”)
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
SIG-Sauer P220 .45 (in pilot): PM +1 S/R 2 AMMO 8 DC F CLOS 0-4 LONG 12-18 CON 0 JAM 99+ DRAW 0 RL1
Bren Ten 10mm (S1-2): PM +1 S/R 2 AMMO 10 DC H CLOS 0-4 LONG: 12-19 CON +1 JAM 99+ DRAW 0 RL1
Smith & Wesson 645 (S3-4), 4506 (S5): PM 0 S/R 2 AMMO 8 DC F CLOS 0-4 LONG 11-18 CON+1 JAM 98+ DRAW 0 RL 1
Backup in ankle holster, Detonics Pocket 9mm: PM: -1 S/R: 2 AMMO: 6 DC: F CLOS: 0-2 LONG: 8-16 CON: -1 JAM: 98+ DRAW: +1 RL: 1
VEHICLES:
1969 Ferrari Daytona 365GTS (S1-2): PM: +2 RED:2 CRUS: 100 MAX: 174 RGE: 200 FCE: 2 STR: 7
1886 Ferrari Testarossa (S3-5): PM: +2 RED: 3 CRUS: 100 MAX: 180 RGE: 200 FCE: 2 STR: 7 GM information: The Testarossa gets a +1EF to Pursue/Flee, but a -1EF to Double Back and Safety rolls involving its low ground clearance.
Wellcraft Scarab powerboat: PM: +2 RED: 3 CRUS: 40 MAX: 105 RGE: 250 FCE: 3 STR: 15
RICARDO “RICO” TUBBS
Originally a detective in New York City, Tubbs decided to move to Miami after tracking the murderer of his brother Rafael there. Intent on eventually catching the drug dealerEstaban Calderone, he was able to get a position with Metro-Dade’s vice division and was paired up with Sonny Crockett. He is an excellent “face man”, capable of slipping into several accents (Jamaican his preferred “cover”) and is rather fastidious about his appearance. He frequently gets too involved in the job, and has had several relationships with fellow officers, witnesses, and suspects.
Ht: 6′ Wt: 190 lbs Age: 33 Appearance: Attractive Fame Points: 10
STR: 7 DEX: 8 WIL: 9 PER: 7 INT: 8; HTHD: A SPEED: 1 Stamina 28 hrs Run/Swim 25 min Carry 101-150
SKILLS: Charisma 6/15, Drive 4/11, Evasion 4/11, Fire Combat 3/13, HTH Combat 3/10, Interrogation 3/1, Local Customs 2/10, Lockpicking/Safecracking 2/10, Seduction 7/14, Stealth 2/11
FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE: Law
WEAKNESSES: Attraction to Members of the Opposite Sex
WEAPON OF CHOICE: S&W Model 38 “Bodyguard” .38 special PM: 0 S/R: 2 AMMO: 5 DC: F CLOS: 0-3 LONG: 8-18 CON: -1 JAM: 99 DRAW: +1 RL: 3
Ithaca 12 gauge double barrel (S1-2): PM: 0 S/R 2 AMMO: 2 DC: G CLOS: 0-3 LONG 8-14 CON: +3 JAM: 99+ DRAW: -2 RL: 2 GM Info: The short barreled double “scattergun” can act like an autofire weapon, hitting any target in a 5′ arc at medium range, 10′ at long.
Remington 870 Custom (S3-5): PM: 0 S/R: 2 AMMO: 3 DC: G CLOS: 0-3 LONG 8-15 CON: +3 JAM 98+ DRAW: -2 RL: 2 GM Information: see above
VEHICLE: 1964 Cadillac Coupe de Ville PM: -1 RED: 5 CRUS: 60 MAX: 120 RGE 220 FCE 2 STR 7
The Black Campbell 
30 May, 2013 at 02:37
James “Sonny” Crockett was a member of the Air Cav, as he mentioned in the first episode with Stone (iirc :”Stone’s War”). The wiki states: Crockett served in the 1st Cavalry Division and in the Special Forces, though I never recall him being a member of Special Forces.
I love your site, especially the information you have for my longtime favorite RPG, The James Bond 007 RPG. I am currently running a new campaign for some old friends, and RPers of old (we are all 40+, with all but me being near 60ish). The time period I’m running it in is 1983. as a start date. I plan on introducing Lt. Castillo (Edward James Almos) to the agents in the future, as his background is that of a “spook” during Vietnam, so as much as I also love Crockett, Tubbs, and the rest, he will be the real star, as he will be more along the lines of an “agent” level in my world.
I have some other ideas and comments, but will post in the appropriate places.
Thanks for a great site.
30 May, 2013 at 07:16
Thanks for the kind words. I’ve been trying to keep putting out material for JB:007 since my first website back in the late 1990s. It’s still one of my favourite sets of mechanics.
I’ve been making my way through “Miami Vice” over the last few months (although I got distracted by the truly fantastic “The Wire”…) As with the original run, I found that the series lost a lot of momentum. season 3. I noticed Yerkovich was off the credits and Dick Wolf (of “Law & Order” fame) was in as executive producer. With S3 the show starts to drift off of the drug and vice focus toward the story gimmick of the week — infiltrating prisons, doing bodyguard work, other assignments that were off the focus of the show. It also loses its sense of humour in S3.