This is an attempt to capture for reference a character paper snapshot of the character James Donald Beam, a major character in the Multiverser novels who debuts in Garden of Versers and continues his story in Versers Versus Versers Re Verse All, and Con Verse Lea.  This character sheet includes everything that is confirmed about him, plus a few extrapolations, in those books, and thus represents him as he is at the end of the ninth Multiverser novel.

The picture is a photo of the player on whom the character was based; it's not completely accurate, but it will suffice.

To assist the referee, most entries include at least one coded reference to a chapter or chapters in which the item is mentioned; thus by cross-referencing with the story you can determine the details.  The chapters are identified by which character's story is being told, and thus most of those here begin with "Be"; this is followed by a three-digit number indicating the chapter number for that character, not the chapter number for the book.  Thus if you want to find the first reference to his cigarettes, you read here that it appears in Be001, and on the index page for the fifth novel you search for the text "Beam 1" and that will take you to the link for that chapter.  Obviously the chapters beginning "Ko" are Joe's story,and thus "Kondor", those beginning "Ha" are Lauren's story, and thus "Hastings", those beginning "Sl" are Bob's story, "Slade", those beginning "Br" are Derek's story, "Brown", and those beginning "Ta" are the new character Tomiko "Takano".

• The first novel, Verse Three, Chapter One, ends with Kondor 41, Slade 42, and Hastings 43.
• The second, Old Verses New, contains Kondor 42 through 96, Hastings 44 through 95, and Brown 1 through 55.
• The third, For Better or Verse, consists of Hastings 96 through 136, Slade 43 through 92, and Brown 56 through 96.
• The fourth, Spy Verses, Kondor 97 through 136, Brown 97 through 160, and Slade 93 through 135.
• The fifth, Garden of Versers, Kondor 137 through 154, Hastings 137 through 172, Slade 136 through 154, Brown 161 through 178, and Beam 1 through 41.
• The sixth, Versers Versus Versers, Kondor 155 through 171, Hastings 173 through 184, Slade 155 through 167, Brown 179 through 195, Beam 42 through 54, and Takano 1 through 12.
• The seventh, Re Verse All, Hastings 185 through 232, Beam 54 through 117, and Takano 13 through 58.
• The eighth, In Verse Proportion, Kondor 172 through 222, Slade 168 through 213, and Brown 196 through 245.
• The ninth, Con Verse Lea, Hastings 233 through 253, Beam 118 through 157, and Takano 60 through 83.

James Donald Beam B002 Be058 Be112

A.K.A.:  The white-haired man:  his perhaps deprecatory self-perception Be001 Be050 Be053 Be060 Be079 Be093

A.K.A.:  James, introduction to Bron Be007, by Sophia when something is wrong Be072

A.K.A.:  Sir, by Dawn Be017

A.K.A.:  J.D., by Bron Be017 Be036 Be073 Be091 Ha230

A.K.A.:  Beam. James Beam, to the Efriit Be017

A.K.A.: Honored James Beam, friend of the (Great) Efriit(i Dicalus), Be112 to the Eastern Mountains Amirate Be042

A.K.A.: Beam, introduction to the Amir of the Eastern Mountains Be043

A.K.A.: Mister Beam, by Tommy and Lauren Ta056 Ta057

A.K.A.: Emperor James Beam, to people in Industrial Complex Be116

A.K.A.: Jim, by Sophia Ha232

WEAKNESSES:
Addictive personality, tobacco, alcohol, other substances. Be089 Eyes less than perfect Be001 Be068

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height: 
Weight: 
Current Hair Style: 
Hair Color:  White Be001 Be036
Age:  50 Be001 Be036 appears older than Tommy’s father but younger than her grandfather Ta057
Eye Color: 
Facial Hair: 
Birthmarks, Tatoos, or other unusual markings: 
Other Description:  Light-skinned, wears glasses Be001, tobacco-stained teeth Be025

SKILLS:

TECH

PSI

MAG

BOD

Equipment

Known Exclusions

World List
Stage 1 Be005 Be025
2 Be041

1. NagaWorld:  shot by Kreelak Be001 Be005 Be112
2. Prison Space Station Be001 sucked through small hole into space Be005 Be112
3. Dancing Princess Be006 killed by dragon fire Be024 Be112
4. Mechanoid Bunker B025 killed by artillery strike Be040 Be112
5. Twin Rivers Be041 killed by Ezekiel Smith, M16 three shots to the head Be053 Be112
6. Industrial Complex Be054 Be112

Identified Characteristics

Personal History

Initial explanation for his situation is he was abducted by aliens Be001. Previously married Be011, always falls for redheads Be019, divorced Be025.  Was at one time homeless, learned to scavenge meals Be044. Gamed at the home of Mr. Jones, with Bob Slade, whom he says was never his friend Be054

Subsequent to his stay in Dancing Princess, the Efriit reportedly think highly of him, but he doesn’t know why Be051

Married Sophia in the same medieval world that he met Bron. Be056

Told the intruders in The Industrial Complex that if they stayed they would have to obey his rules Be075 and then was annoyed that they expected him to make rules Be076.

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