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[Scelly9]

You are part of a select few to travel the stars. At least, that's what the pamphlet said when you joined up. The reality is, you're under appreciated, underpaid, and overworked. You keep the good old Norma flying, even though she should have either depressurized or ripped into scrap years ago. The Norma is a Endymion class transport, 1000 ton hull, approximately 150 feet long. The ship holds ten crew, plus the captain. The four of you have been employed on this ship for three voyages, and have decided to pool your money to buy your own ship. Traveling space without a leash has been your dream for a while, and it's time to make that happen. This is your last voyage, and you're leaving in a few hours. Better get aboard.


This is going to be a space opera game, with a simplified GURPS Space system running in the background. Character sheets are below, currently accepting four characters. I will be including the ones I like most, picking in 24 hours. The game will be updated approximately every 24 hours, no matter if some people don't post.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Full Name:
Position:
Age:
Sex:
Height:
Stats (Distribute 8 points)
Dexterity:
Strength:
Constitution:
Charisma:
IQ:
Wisdom:
Skills (Choose 2 skills for your character)

Inventory (Choose 2 items you have, passed down, or personal items)

Background (The more detailed, the better)

[scapheap]

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Full Name:Clair Greenland
Position:Yeoman(crew master in layman terms)
Age:26
Sex:Female
Height:5'1”
Stats
Dexterity:1
Strength:0
Constitution:0
Charisma:3
IQ:2
Wisdom:2
Skills (I guess we make them up?)
Speech
Archaeologist
Inventory
Pocket knife
Book of psychology
Background:Clair like seeing what made people tick from a young age. Born to two archaeologist is no surprise that Clair know her way around ruins and their artefacts. She graduated from the Io university with a first in psychology and a second in Archaeology when 19. Her father die in the Phoenix wars when she was 21 and her mother in the Kayle spaceship incident a year later. She like beetroot and Bree(a cheese), she dislike shrimps. The book is nothing important, but the knife is a gift from a childhood friend for her graduation.

[Gentlefish]

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Full Name: Kaylee Cobb
Position: Engineer (Keeps the ship running)
Age: 19
Sex: F
Height: 5'4"
Stats (Distribute 8 points)
Dexterity: 3
Strength: 2
Constitution: 1
Charisma: 0
IQ: 2
Wisdom: 0
Skills:
Mechanical/Electrical engineering
Welding/Metalcrafting

Inventory:
Monkey Wrench
Camera

Background:
Kaylee grew up with an engineer as a father, and her mother died in childbirth. She was taught everything she knows about mechanics both through him, and from a formal degree at the college on her planet, along with another major in electrical engineering. In her free time at home, she played with her father's acetylene blowtorch and learned how to weld various bits of metal together to create a sculpture, or to strengthen a hull for a ship, be that space or marine. The monkey wrench she carries about her is a relic from older days, passed down to her by her father, who got it from his father who picked it up at an auction. The camera is simply because she wishes to take a picture on every planet she's been on.

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[sayaks]

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Full Name: Saks Klipper

Position: Helmsman(ops i meant helmsman)/barber

Age: 20

Sex: Male

Height: 1.84 (meters) (according to a converter thingy, that is 6'0")

Stats

Dexterity:2
Strength:1
Constitution:1
Charisma:1
IQ:3
Wisdom:0

Skills

Perceptive
Excellent hair cutting

Inventory

Scissors of the highest quality
Image of family, hidden in the handle of a Old-fashioned telescope (of high quality).

Background

Saks was raised by a Norwegian family, though they lived on Mars, his father wanted Saks to be a barber just like all the other men in their family. "Klipper barber company" being a large barbering company, it would be bad for business if he weren't to become one. When Saks wanted to be a Helmsman, his father abandoned him, saying he wasn't worthy of being a Klipper. The only memories Saks currently has of his Father is a pair of scissors, made out of the purest of metals(which he doesn't know the name of). He never knew his mother, he is actually unsure whether or not he has one.

He then went to a school for piloting spaceships. He had big problems with people bullying him, because of his name. Though he did make it through, and graduated with a B. He then got a Telescope for being the only one who got a B, (everyone else got A). he found a secret compartment in it, where he put a picture of his family (only his father and his dog). Right after, he saw the pamphlet and decided to give it a go.

[Xardalas]

*Removed* Just found out I'm not likely to have net for the next month.

[Weirdsound]

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Full Name: Harlem 'Monkey' Chase
Position: Enforcer
Age: 33
Sex: M
Height: 6'6
Stats (Distribute 8 points)
Dexterity: 2
Strength: 1
Constitution: 3
Charisma: 0
IQ: 1
Wisdom: 1

Skills:
Gunplay
Martial Arts

Inventory:
Tesla Gun (Effective at killing the organic and electronic)
Armored Robes

Background:

Harlem was born to a female staffer aboard a large passenger ship, and then abandoned a few weeks later at an isolated refueling station run by monks looking to escape the distractions of the universe. The captain of the ship told the Monks that the mother of the child had died, but as Harlem grew some of the more perceptive monks noticed that young boy bared a striking resemblance to the man who dropped him off. One of the Monks, in a rare act of cruelty, informed the boy that he had been born into disgrace and abandoned by his father to cover up for the man's indiscretion. This revelation ruined what had been, up to that point, a happy and enlightening childhood.

As the monks decided to raise Harlem in their own culture, he learned many things before his 10th birthday that most people don't learn in a lifetime. He could recite poetry, transcribe religious text with beautiful handwriting, meditate on the nature of things, and defend himself without weapons. He was by all accounts a very well adjusted child. When rumors started flying around that he was the product of a shameful relationship however Harlem began to slip, becoming a bratty and unlikable child in a matter of years. By the time he was 14 nobody aboard the station could wait until he was old enough to be kicked out. The monks however didn't have to wait that long...

Harlem had been planning an escape for over a year, and by this point was simply biding his time for a ship to stop by for him to leave on. Eventually he found one, heading to earth, that he wanted to board, and stowed himself away to make his escape.

Sadly for Harlem, the ship was actually a slaving vessel, and when he was discovered the boy was added to the cargo. Upon arrival he was sold to one of those businesses where clients would pay to do unspeakable things to young people. Needless to say, the next few years on earth were some of the worst of Harlem's life.

Most boys in Harlem's situation spend the rest of their lives enslaved, and die very young. Harlem however got lucky. His master got into a dispute over money with a small time gang, and on the eve of Harlem's 19th birthday, they attacked the brothel where he was held. The young man made the most of the opprotunity, took a gun off a dead guard, and joined the battle on behalf of the attackers. Harlem killed three guards that night, without suffering any injury. The gang was so impressed they allowed him to be the one to execute his former master, and invited him to join their ranks.

Over the next six years Harlem rode with the gang, learning how to operate and maintain many kinds of weapons. He developed a reputation as a man made of Iron: He could suffer incredible injuries, but still finish the job and make a full recovery later. He had grown into a large man, and although not particulary strong he was very mobile and dexterous for somebody his size. This dexterity, as well as his upbringing, earned him the nickname of Monkey or Monk for short.

By the time the gang broke up, Harlem had lost almost all of the social graces and skills he had possessed as a child to disuse, repression, and heavy narcotics use. Unable to find work, Harlem spent several months in isolated poverty. Eventually however opportunity knocked once more. The Norma, a Transport ship, had come under attack by a corrupt port official looking to steal the cargo and pad his pockets. Harlem, remembering how he got involved with his gang, decided to step in on the Ship's behalf, killing two of the official's goons and injuring four others. Afterward he demanded and received a job from the captain.

The work has been neither fun nor glamorous so far, but it sure as hell beats starving to death on the streets.

[Zavvnao]

(4 people already? should I wait then?)

[10ebbor10]

(4 people already? should I wait then?)

It's no first come first serve. The Gm will pick those sheets he likes most.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I... think I might try to join this. Or at the very least post to watch. We'll see.

[obolisk0430]

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Full Name: Jacob Aldran
Position: Science Officer
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Height: 6'2"
Stats (Distribute 8 points)
Dexterity: 1
Strength: 1
Constitution: 1
Charisma: 0
IQ: 3
Wisdom:2
Skills (Choose 2 skills for your character)
Science
Systems Operations
Inventory (Choose 2 items you have, passed down, or personal items)
Personal Handheld Computer
Old Visual Augmented Reality Device
Background (The more detailed, the better)
Jacob grew up in an unimportant city.  His parents did their best to bring him up well, and for the most, it worked.  As Jacob became older, he took an interest in science, wanting to understand why things did what they did.  Eventually, he felt that the school was holding him back, at least when it came to math and science.  In his free time, Jacob scoured the net, teaching himself what his school could not.  As he learned, and read, he was exposed to the thoughts and ideas of others.  By the time he graduated, he had become disheartened.  His beliefs and morals, he felt, derived from his faith, which he held proudly, the stories he had read, and from his own reasonings, were irreconcilable with those around him.  He was disgusted by men eager to go to wait against any perceived threat, saddened by those who fervently argued that nothing was worth war, and engaged by those who simply didn't care either way.  When he had enough money, he left his world searching for something.  It was something he couldn't describe, and that he could only know once it had been found.

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[Scelly9]

Background time! I'll probably be picking characters in 8-10 hours.

Earth is a mess. Factories enjoyed more lax restrictions after other planets where colonized, and as a result the pollution skyrocketed. Now, Earth is mostly slums, and the sky is dark from the smoke that belches into the air constantly. The average lifespan is 63, and infant mortality is nearly 50 percent. Nobody with money stays on earth. The moon is now colonized, several bubble cities housing a total of two billion are spread across it's surface. While terraforming efforts are underway, the surface is still inhospitable, requiring a suit to travel between cities. While better than earth, the moon is still low income. Several underground bases are used as hideouts for illegal trade, as well as banned genecrafting and drug production. Several gangs control different portions of an underground tunnel system, and wars  between them break out periodically.

Mars is a different story. Terraforming has progressed sufficiently that no suits are needed, and several cities have sprung up across the planet. The housing cost is higher, as well as the standard of living. Violent crime is low, but authorities estimate that Mars is one of the largest producers of illegal drugs, second only to the moon. The two moons of Mars house the upper class, large houses and minimal pollution make Phobos and Deimos the best places to live in the Sol system.

FTL travel was made possible with the discovery of antimatter several years ago. While still extremely expensive, it provided a new frontier for the Human race, one that we gladly accepted. A few ships run on antimatter, but the majority still either run on hydrogen or another conventional fuel.

You are currently docked at a space station orbitting the Earth. You will be making the trip from Earth to Mars, a long trip, but this is the one that will get you that last bit of money you need to buy that ship.

[kilakan]

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Full Name:Khan I. Arman
Position:Medical Officer, and part time engineer
Age:20
Sex:Male
Height:6ft 2inch
Stats (Distribute 8 points)
Dexterity:2
Strength:0
Constitution:1
Charisma:0
IQ:3
Wisdom:2

Skills
Document Falsification
First Aid

Inventory:
((Medical Book))-Big Book of First Aid, surgery, and biology.  Called within the medical community the Hack and Slash doctor's guide to the quick and dirty.
Hunting Knife-Relic of his family from their Planet Bound days.  Sharpened and oiled, ready to cut flesh for healing and harm.

Background:Growing up in a backwater scum town is bad enough, it's made worse when your parents are so poor they can't even afford to be farmers.  Despite owning a single set of clothes, and not being allowed to go to school Khan certainly had a great childhood.  His parents were loving, and he and his siblings always made up imaginary games or played practical jokes on the neighborhood when it was safe outside.  Running away at the age of ten, to the tune of putting less strain on his parents income for food, he headed to the big city for some schooling.  With a good attitude, and sharp wits Khan quickly got himself enrolled and found a job with the store outside of which he spent his first few nights.  After a year he had caught up to his classmates in terms of knowledge, and was renting a small single room apartment at the age of 11.  The entire time tricking people into believing he was living with his parents by writing false emails to the school and landlord.
   He quickly began sending any of his spare money back to his parents and writing them letters near-daily.  He lived this way for seven more years, and even began going to university before one day his family never responded to the usual at that point weekly, letter.  Leaving university after only a few classes in medicine he returned home to find his family, parents and younger siblings, murdered for the small amounts of cash he had been sending them.  From the injuries and crime scene, Khan figured out which of the locals was responsible.  Taking the families only knife he tracked down the criminal and handed out some backwater justice.  It wasn't long though before the local newspapers and police force caught word of the murders, times had changed since Khan was young and criminals no longer had free reign in the dark places of the town he grew up in.
    Doing what he had done best his whole life, he falsified letters of approval and recommendation from the university Khan applied for jobs off-world and on starships.  Weeks before the police could realize that not all of the Arman family was dead, Khan was off into the depths of space working on the Transport he has worked to this day.  Luckily, still having his university book, khan has begun teaching himself the medical profession in the hopes of knowing enough should he ever get called in for a serious injury.

Edited a bit for grammar.

[Weirdsound]

Edited background to reflect background information given by the GM.

[Scelly9]

Based on my like for the characters, and how they fit into the world, I have chosen Khan I. Arman, Harlem 'Monkey' Chase, Kaylee Cobb, and Saks Klipper to be the first four in the game. It may be expanded later, but we'll see how it goes.

You are currently docked in Arman, on the Moon. Arman is a nice city, as moon cities go, but like everywhere crime tends to migrate to the bad parts of town. Unfortunately, most of the city is the bad part. There's a few bars around, but they tend to be populated by the kind of characters that respectable folk avoid. The boss cautions you to stick together, muggings in Arman tend to be deadly. There's plenty of stores around, so shopping is always possible. You have just landed on a transport from the station orbitting the moon, and you have four or five hours before it lifts off again, taking you to the ship where you will spend the next few months. What do you do?

Spoiler: Khan (click to show/hide)

Full Name:Khan I. Arman
Position:Medical Officer, and part time engineer
Age:20
Sex:Male
Height:6ft 2inch

Stats
Dexterity:2
Strength:0
Constitution:1
Charisma:0
IQ:3
Wisdom:2

Skills
Document Falsification
First Aid

Inventory:
((Medical Book))-Big Book of First Aid, surgery, and biology.  Called within the medical community the Hack and Slash doctor's guide to the quick and dirty.
Hunting Knife-Relic of his family from their Planet Bound days.  Sharpened and oiled, ready to cut flesh for healing and harm.

Spoiler: Monkey (click to show/hide)

Full Name: Harlem 'Monkey' Chase
Position: Enforcer
Age: 33
Sex: M
Height: 6'6

Stats
Dexterity: 2
Strength: 1
Constitution: 3
Charisma: 0
IQ: 1
Wisdom: 1

Skills:
Gunplay
Martial Arts

Inventory:
Tesla Gun (Effective at killing the organic and electronic)
Armored Robes

Spoiler: Kaylee (click to show/hide)

Full Name: Kaylee Cobb
Position: Engineer (Keeps the ship running)
Age: 19
Sex: F
Height: 5'4"

Stats
Dexterity: 3
Strength: 2
Constitution: 1
Charisma: 0
IQ: 2
Wisdom: 0

Skills:
Mechanical/Electrical engineering
Welding/Metalcrafting

Inventory:
Monkey Wrench
Camera

Spoiler: Saks (click to show/hide)

Full Name: Saks Klipper

Position: Helmsman

Age: 20

Sex: Male

Height: 1.84 (meters) (according to a converter thingy, that is 6'0")

Stats
Dexterity:2
Strength:1
Constitution:1
Charisma:1
IQ:3
Wisdom:0

Skills
Perceptive
Excellent hair cutting

Inventory

Scissors of the highest quality
Image of family, hidden in the handle of a Old-fashioned telescope (of high quality).

[Weirdsound]

(Wow. Everybody dump-statted Cha...)

Harlem turns to the others. "I think we should buy some guns for you three. Or we could hit the bad part of town and see if we can find some contraband that needs shipping to mars... The more money we have the better a ship we can buy."