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, Con Verse Lea, and In Version.  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 tenth 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", those beginning "Ta" are Tomiko "Takano", and those beginning "Co" are Brian "Barrelmaster" "Cooper".

• 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 186 through 232, Takano 13 through 59, and Beam 56 through through 117.
• The eighth book, In Verse Proportion, contains Kondor 172 through 222, Slade 168 through 213, and Brown 196 through 245.
• The ninth book, Con Version, contains Hastings 233 through 253, Beam 118 through 157, and Takano 60 through 83.
• The tenth book, In Version, contains Kondor 223 through 255, Slade 214 through 250, Brown 246 through 281, and Beam 158 through 195.

James Donald Beam B002 Be058 Be112

A.K.A.:  The white-haired man:  his perhaps deprecatory self-perception Be001 Be050 Be053 Be060 Be079 Be093 Be142 by Kondor Ko239 Be188

A.K.A.:  James, introduction to Bron Be007, by Sophia when something is wrong Be072, by Amanda Be151

A.K.A.:  Sir, by Dawn Be017 Be175 Be192

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.:  [My] [The] Emperor [James] [Donald] [Beam], to people in Industrial Complex Be116 Ha233 Ta064 and Ashleigh Be120 Be122 and Amanda Be123 Be132 Be134 Be188 Be195

A.K.A.:  Jim, by Sophia Ha232 Be192

A.K.A.:  Son of the Goddess, by Ashleigh Be121, he objects. Be192

A.K.A.:  Emperor Light-bringer, by followers aboard Seeker Be182 Be183

WEAKNESSES:
Addictive personality, tobacco, alcohol, other substances. Be089 Eyes less than perfect Be001 Be068 Be146 Be148

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height:  A bit taller than Sophia Be163 has to stoop in Seeker’s corridors Be185
Weight: 
Current Hair Style: 
Hair Color:  White Be001 Be036 Ko239 longer than he likes Be181
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 Killed by electrical shock hotwiring an overhead door Ha233 “unavoidably called away” Ta060
7. Dark Honor Empire Beta, killed by commander’s sword strike to the throat Be155
8. Zombie Apocalypse Be156 killed by mutant bear, arm ripped off Be177
9. The Seeker Be178 killed in an antigravity explosion Be195

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.

Married Viper a.k.a. Ashleigh in Dark Honor Empire, after she assassinated Sophia Be120 Be121.  His father-in-law is Warren Blacksmith Be142 a.k.a. Spider Be150 and his mother-in-law Amanda.

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