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[Cthulhu]

I mean he's a military type wh--Oh wait, whoa.  I really messed this one up, had some stats switched around when I was rolling.

I think I'll redo this one, if that's a no-no I'll fix what I did wrong with the first guy and try to keep as much as possible intact, other than messing up some die rolls he's not as hosed as I thought he was.

Alright, I have one put together, tell me if there's something wrong with it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Grak
34 years old

Former Lance Corporal in Army Infantry
Former Gang Enforcer

Characteristics:

Str    10   +1
End  12  +2
Dex   9   +1
Int     8   +0
Edu   4   -1
Soc   7   +0


Skills:

Animals 0
Drive(Wheeled) 1
Athletics(Strength) 1
Gun Combat(Slug) 2
Gun Combat(Shotgun) 2
Recon 3
Melee(Blade) 2
Melee(Bludgeon) 1
Heavy Weapons(Launcher) 1
Stealth 1
Persuade 2
Tactics(Military) 1

Equipment:

Combat Armor(TL 11) 12 Armor, 18kg
ACR (TL 10) Ranged(Rifle) damage 3d6 Auto 6 Recoil 0 Mass 3 Clip 40 Cost 1,000 Ammo Cost 15
8 ACR Clips, Cost 120
Cutlass(TL 2) Melee (large blade) 2d6+4 Heft –1 Mass 1 Cost 100

12,980 Credits



First term as Infantry.
Gained basic training, as well as Stealth 1
Suffered no major mishaps
Assigned to a wartorn urban planet, gained Recon 1
Promoted to Lance Corporal, gained +1 Str (training roll) and recon 1

Second term as infantry.
Gained Melee(Blade) 1 from training
No major mishaps
Gained specialist training, but got nothing out of it
Was not promoted

Third term as infantry
Gained Melee(bludgeon) 1 from training
Mishap:  Forced out of army by officer, gain officer as rival, will detail later

Gained 3 benefit rolls (Two terms, One for Rank 1)

Benefit Roll 1 - Cash (1d6=1)
2000 credits
Benefit Roll 2 - Cash (1d6=1)
2000 credits (buh)
Benefit Roll 3 - Other Benefit (1d6=6)
Combat Implant - Dexterity Augmentation

Term 4 - Became Enforcer
Gained Persuade 1 and Gun Combat(Shotgun) from training
No mishaps
Taken on by crime lord as protege, gained Tactics(Military) 1
Promoted, gained Persuade 1 and Gun Combat(Shotgun) 1
Left Career, two benefit rolls (1 term, 1 rank)

Benefit Roll 1 - Cash (1d6=4)
10,000 credits

Benefit Roll 2 - Other Benefit (1d6=5)
Combat Armor (TL11)

Aging Roll (2d6-4=2)
No effect

Spoiler: Super Mary Sue Backstory (click to show/hide)

Coming soon, gonna wait until some other people post more detailed characters so I can figure out how my guy joined

[Knave]

Man, I've always liked the traveller series, but never got to play it very much.

I have a few of the books, (core, merc and high guard) But don't get to use them as none of my friends are really into the whole RPG thing.

I'd love to observe or join in if there's space!

Have you placed your homebrew setting info somewhere on the web? Would love to have a peek.

[Sir Pseudonymous]

I *think* he linked to a wiki with information on it in either the eclipse phase or traveller thread in other games.

[Grakelin]

Here is the Wiki I've used. I've only done minor edits recently. I should probably toss up a few more details about the Imperial Colonies and the Planetary Liberation Coalition.

I'm not sure if the brief summary history of the galaxy is on there or if it's only on the private forum my RL friends and I used. Will check within the week and toss that up too.

Core stats actually do benefit from being random: It is possible for me to roll two 5s, three 6s, and one seven; or to get 11, 11, 10, 12, 12, 8. The bell curve peaks it at 7, but still. Especially considering how important the core stats are for skill checks.

EDIT: Cthulhu, that looks okay from a cursory glance.

 Did you take your initial 2 skills (3 - 1 EDU) for skills learned between 0-18 years old? If not, try grabbing a Vacc Suit skill, for the Combat Armour. I might homebrew a rule so you only need Vacc Suit for Combat Armour if you intend to use it to survive hostile conditions, but that's a bridge I'll cross later.

[Cthulhu]

I did, my guy grew up in a relatively low-tech agrarian world and knew Drive and Animals.  The monotony of life there is why he joined the army.  I thought about changing it when I noticed the armor needed Vacc Suit, but I liked the backwater hick idea too much to change it.

[Little]

Cthulhu, where did you find the template for rolling your character? Like, the event tables and rules and such?

[Cthulhu]

The rulebook?  Or am I confused and you're talking about something else?

[Sir Pseudonymous]

What books are we using, anyways? I've managed to, uh, "acquire" all six of the career books (Merc, High Guard, Scout, Psion, Agent, Scoundrel) that appear to be out, after a bit of digging around. And to anyone who objects to my not buying them, going off the prices on the main website, that would be something like $200 worth of books, for a game I've never played. After buying a few D&D supplements (and the main player's rule book...), I swore I'd never burn money like that again.

[Knave]

Yeah,

I bought mine from Drive Thru RPG which sells the digital versions cheaper than from Mongoose.

I just rolled up a test character using the core rules and he turned out pretty cool. Wish I had used a public dice viewer.

Marine character ended up advancing to Colonel. His physical stats kind of suffered, but he got a huge social boost along with some nice mustering out benefits.

What kind of characters is everyone thinking of rolling up?

[Grakelin]

I'm fine with you guys using the supplements, on account of their career tables sucking anyway.

If you need ideas for a character, try rolling some engineers or doctors or pilots. There's already a warrior.

EDIT: Keep in mind that you can still have a badass action hero with such skills. The Navy career allows you to roll soldier engineers and pilots, for example.

[Little]

The rulebook?  Or am I confused and you're talking about something else?

I mean like, did you use a generator or spreadsheet or something?

[Cthulhu]

No, it was all done by hand.

[Sir Pseudonymous]

Is taking a walk out an airlock a valid alternative to the drifter career? :3

I tried to roll up a pilot: the poor bastard flunked out of flight school, winding up as a scavenger for that term. He then applied to the navy, failed to qualify, applied to the draft, wound up in the navy, taking the flight specialization, and was promptly forced out by a rival. He tried to become a smuggler, and failed. So he walked out an airlock. :|

Trying again, I suppose... :|

Edit: I'm convinced that invisiblecastle just hates me. >:|

[Sir Pseudonymous]

Ok, so the second try was not such an abject failure, and I wound up with a moderately wealthy amateur pilot(possibly... :/)/trader/decent gunner/medic/engineer/professional mechanic:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Characteristics
STR 3
DEX 9
END 5-1 (4)
INT 7+2 (9)
EDU 9
SOC 6

Homeworld: Asteroid
  Zero-G 0
Education:
  Advocate 0
  Carouse 0
  Trade 0


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First Term: Law Enforcement (Customs)

  Basic Training:
    Investigate 0
    Streetwise 0
    Admin 0
    Gun Combat 0
    Athletics 0
    Drive 0

  Specialist roll:
    Recon 1

  Mishap:
    10 - A criminal goes free because of one of your mistakes.

22
Second term: Smuggler (Blockade Runner)

  Basic Training:
    Vacc Suit 0 or Pilot 0, depending on skill package and other players' characters.
 
  Specialist roll:
    Gunnery (Turrets) 1
 
  Mishap: None
 
  Event:
    31 - A rival smuggler tries to steal one of your markets.
      Drove off rival, +1 benefit roll.
     
  Promoted to Rank 1

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Third Term: Smuggler (Blockade Runner)
 
  Specialist roll:
    Engineer () 1
 
  Mishap: None
 
  Event:
    46 - Life Event:
      7 - New Contact
   
  Promoted to Rank 2
    +1 Benefit roll
   
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Fourth Term: Smuggler (Blockade Runner)

  Specialist Roll:
    Astrogation 1
   
  Mishap:
    5 - Your cargo turns out to be dangerous.
      Medic 1
      END -1
      Scarred
     
  Mustering Out: 5 Benefit rolls (2 terms +1 for highest rank reached +1 for Blockade Runner rank 2 +1 for event)
    210K Credits
    +2 INT

  No Aging penalty

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Fifth Term: Merchant Marine
 
  Basic Training:
    Broker 0

  Specialist Roll:
    Mechanic +1

  Mishap: None
 
  Event:
    7 - Life Event:
      8 - Betrayal

  Promoted to rank 1
    Mechanic 1
 
  No Aging Penalty

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Sixth Term: Merchant Marine

  Specialist Roll:
    Mechanic +1
 
  Mishap: None
 
  Event:
    6 - You make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact.
   
  Promoted to rank 2
 
  No Aging Penalty
 
  Mustering out benefits: 3 rolls (2 terms +1 for highest rank)
    Two Ship Shares
    A Blade

I believe I did all that correctly... :/

Haven't come up with a name yet or chosen a particular field for that Engineer () 1. Kind of a failure as a pilot, seeing as how I couldn't manage to get a single rank in it. Also as a trader, though I wasn't aiming for that at all. Mechanic wound up my strong suit, which I was also in no way aiming for... :|

[Cthulhu]

You should probably put the skills all in one place, instead of having them all spread out like that.