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[quintin522]

Alright made a character. Needs polishing but it works

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Quornes Partekness


Strength         :9
Dexerity         :7
Endurance        :10
Intelligence     :12
Education        :10
Social Standing  :4

Homeworld: Vaccum, Asteroid   (Zero G 0, VacC Suit 0)

Psionic Strenght: 11

Education : Life Science 0, Languages 0,

Psionic Talents: Awarness      0       (2d6+1, +1dm, rolled  5)
       Telepathy       0       (2d6+1, +3dm  rolled  6)
       Machine Symbiosis 0      (2d6+1, -3dm  rolled 11)
       Telekinesis       0      (2d6+1, -1dm  rolled  9)

Career:
Enter into Underground Psion Network, working as a Saboteur
Dm Psi+3
Rolled 6, add +1 Psi Dm for total of 7

Gain basic training: Deception                 0
           Persuasion                0
           Investigate               0
             Survival                  0
           Clarivoyance            0
           Gun Combat (Slug Thrower) 0

1st Term   +1 Psi, Caused civilian death +1 advocate, End 8+ check success, promoted to Operative, gain Explosives 1

2nd Term   Computer 1, Merge two events, 32 and 33 +1 Computer and Stealth, promoted to Operative 2, gain Medic 1

3rd Term   +1 Telekinesis, Undercover investigation, Gun Combat (slug) +1 and Streetwise 1, promoted to
      Area Commander, gain Deception 1 and Vehicle (Wheel) 1

4th Term   +1 Telepathy, Gain Mentor, Ally and +1 Psi, fail promotion


Aging Roll (2d6-4, rolled a 7 and passed)


Mustering out:
4 terms + 2 from rank = 6 Benefit Rolls
Roll1:30k Cr
Roll2:50k Cr
Roll3:+1 Str
Roll4:+1 Psi
Roll5:+1 Psi
Roll6:Weapon  Gain Body pistol. Modify with Laser sight (+1 DM to any aimed attacked) and silencer
         (-4DM to detect sound of shots fired)  -450 Cr



Ending stats

Strength         :10
Dexerity         :7
Endurance        :10
Intelligence     :12
Education        :10
Social Standing  :4

Psi Strength     :14


Skills

Telepathy:                    1
Telekinesis:                  1
Clarivoyance:                0
Awarness:                     0
Machine Symbiosis:        0

Zero G:                  0
Vacc Suit:                     0
Life Science:                 0
Languages:                   0
Advocate:                     1
Deception:                    1
Persuasion:                   0
Investigate:                  0
Survival:                       0
Medic:                          1
Explosives:                    1
Vehicle (Wheel)              1
Computer:                      2
Stealth:                      1
Streetwise:                      1
Gun Combat (Slug pistol): 1

Money
79,550 Cr

Background: Quornes grew up on an asteroid habitat that was later annexed by the IC when he was 17. His father was a cold and distant figure, who never payed much attention to him. He was a bureaucrat who worked at the local space port. His mother was secretly a recruiter for a underground psionic network, which was dedicated to ending psionic oppression in the IC. She was sent to the asteroid to seek out psionics fleeing persecution who may end up there. His father was merely a cover role to her and Quornes a potential recruit. In his childhood Quornes felt his parents distant feelings resulted from him not achieving enough, and devoted himself to making them see him through academic achievement. When the IC landed occupation troops a great panic occurred and brought chaos. His father died in the rioting, and his mother hid him with her in a safe house, while waiting extraction from her network. Quornes got into a fight with an IC trooper while defending one of his friends, a boy his age who's ship frequented the asteroid. During the fight his latent psionic powers manifested, and in a panic he fled back to the safehouse, unaware IC intelligence had marked him. His mother was captured and assumed executed, while her network managed to get him out and train him as a guerrilla fighter. Ever since that day he's felt guilt over leading the IC to his mother. He went on many missions against the IC, sometimes working with local talent at his targets location. During his time with the network, he did many things he's not proud of. He began to lose faith, not in his cause but in his networks method. While on his last mission, which was to go undercover as a scientist to investigate claims of psionic experimentation by the IC, he found in his mission statement orders to blow up the entire building it was based in, which would claim innocent lives of people he knew and had befriended. He decided to instead fake his death, which his network seems to have bought so far. Leaving the violence behind him, hes decided to try a new direction in life and journeys on, hoping for change.

[Grakelin]

Looks good to me. You remembered to do an aging roll at the end of Term 4, right? If so, your character is ready to go!

[quintin522]

Thanks for reminding me, I actually forgot that one. I'll make the roll and change my previous post if I failed. Also, forgot to ask this but what will the general TL available to us be? 9-12? And will we be doing a Skills Package?

[neotemplar]

Generation Complete (aka Someone please inform me how to use spoiler tags here)

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Cervantes Liopram
STR 9
DEX 8 +1= 9 (+1)
END 8
INT 10 +1= 11 (+1)
EDU 12 (+2)
SOC 7
AGE 30
Home world: Ice Capped (Vacc Suit 0)
Education: Space Science 0, Drive 0, Engineer 0, Trade 0.
Career: Enter Scholar-Field Researcher DM= INT +6  Rolled 8+1=9
Gain Service Skills Basic Training
Comms 0
Computers 0
Diplomat 0
Medic 0
Investigate 0
Physical Science 0
1st Term: DEX +1, Advanced training-Success roll- Gain Any Skill at LV 1 (Gun Combat 1)  Survival Roll END 6+ Success, Advancement Success to RANK 1 Gain (Social Science 1) gain (Survival 1)
2nd Term: (Sensors 1), Cheat in some fashion –Flavor use alien device- Success just barely whew! +2 DM to a Benefit role! Increase Skill Social Science to 2 (Social Science 2) Gain Enemy, Survival Roll END 6+ Success, Advancement Success to RANK 2 Gain (Languages 1)
3rd Term: Any Science (Social Science 3), Life Event-Roll 12-Unusual Event-Roll 6 –Ancient Technology!, Survival Roll Success, Advancement Roll Success to RANK 3 Gain (Investigate 1) Gain (Diplomat 1)
 I seriously can’t believe I rolled that; I’ll leave it to our GM to decide what exactly this thing I got is, I’m sure whatever it is will be amusing and it actually makes sense with this character. (6 Ancient technology. You have something older than the Imperium, or even something older than humanity.) When I first rolled life event I was all oh crap I’m going to probably end up with a baby…
Mustering Out!
3 Terms +rank 3 = 5 Rolls
Notable +2 DM to one of these rolls.
Roll 1: +2 DM Other Benefits Roll=3+2=5 Scientific Equipment
Roll 2: Other Benefits Roll=1 +1 Int
Roll 3: Cash Roll= 3 20k
Roll 4: Cash Roll=4 30k
Roll 5: Other Benefits Roll=5 Scientific Equipment

Final Stats
 
Cervantes Liopram
STR 9 (+1)
DEX 9 (+1)
END 8 (+0)
INT 11 (+1)
EDU 12 (+2)
SOC 7 (+0)
AGE 30

Skills
Vacc Suit 0
Space Science 0
Drive 0
Engineer 0
Trade 0
Comms 0
Computers 0
Diplomat 0
Medic 0
Investigate 1
Physical Science 0
Gun Combat 1
Social Science 3
Survival 1
Languages 1
Diplomat 1
Sensors 1

Possessions
50k Credits, Scientific Equipment X2, Ancient Technology
Social Stuff
Enemy =1

Ok I'm pretty sure I did this correctly but I'm not completely sure.  I'll leave fleshing out my enemy and the chunk of ancient technology I got to our GM.  Feel free to correct me in any way though!  Also I need tech Level info to pick my scientific equipment.

[neotemplar]

On a separate note for Quintin. Did you roll skill gains with each promotion? IE: "If you make a successful Advancement roll, then you move to the next rank and gain an extra roll on any of the Skills and Training Tables for this career. You also get any benefits listed for your new rank. "

Also: "Skills can be listed with or without an associated level. If no rank is listed, then you gain that skill at Level 1 if you do not have it already, or increases its level by one if you are already trained in that field. If a rank is listed, then you gain the skill at that level as long as it is better than your current level in that skill."  I took this to mean that you gain any skill not listed as a 0 at rank 1, and you seem not to have done this for the advocate skill so I'm wondering which of us is correct?  Or is this different for Psion characters?

[Grakelin]

Society at large is at TL12, though items of higher TL DO exist.

Ancient Civilizations do not feature prominently in this campaign, but I will give you something of equal value and flavour suited to the campaign to compensate, so no worries! I'll send you details once all the characters have been submitted, and you can choose to share this information with the other players at your own leisure.

We WILL be using skill packages, yes. Expect to be using the 'Traveller' skill package on page 38 of the Core Rulebook. We will also be using the connections rule, so start thinking about your characters' back stories and how they might relate to the other players (if we have to do a session before you get connection skills, that will be fine).

To do a spoiler tag type [ spoiler ] text or image [ /spoiler ]. You can also do [ spoiler=Something Amusing ] to give the Spoiler a title. For example:

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Cervantes Liopram (click to show/hide)

This is what it will look like

It didn't matter in this case, but you do the survival roll BEFORE the event when you're rolling on careers. Since you never failed the survival roll, this is a moot point, so it won't change anything.

I had completely forgotten about gaining an extra skill during advancement, but you're right. It's easy to miss stuff. If you didn't do this already, Quintin, make sure you add these skills now.

[neotemplar]

Ok I'll pick out my science equipment after considering the tech level options.  As far as Character backgrounds I'm going to have mine be a wandering field scientist who investigates some form of social sciences.  Theoretically this means I could have a run in with anyone so I'm open to suggestions.  Perhaps I was investigating the culture of the psion underworld and ran into Quornes?  That seems fairly plausible and wouldn't even mean I actually found out he's a psion.

Also for clarity do bonus connections skills start at 0 or 1?  I'm assuming 0 currently. Also what type of weapon is a stunstick?  As I may take a weapon proficiency with it as I kinda really want one hahaha.  here I assume Bludgeoning?

[Grakelin]

Stunsticks are, indeed, bludgeoning weapons.

EDIT: One thing I overlooked on both your sheets. You need to pick a specialty for gun combat.

Slug Thrower Pistol/Slug Thrower Rifle/Energy Pistol/ Energy Rifle

[neotemplar]

Ok no problem, I had no idea how the gun specialties worked.  I think I'll be going slug thrower rifle because it makes more sense for my Field scientist guy given his wilderness survival skills.  Also I'd rather be somewhat further away from ravenous aliens than pistol range haha.

I just noticed something happy! We've got a high enough tech level for gauss rifles! If only they didn't cost over 3k credits a clip.

Also are you including shotguns in the slug thrower rifle group? If so the hilarity of shotgun recoil in zero G could ensue!

[Grakelin]

Yep, shotguns typically count as Slug Thrower Rifles. You'll be hard pressed to use them in Zero-G, though, because you can't fire them in a vaccuum.

[neotemplar]

That's odd that you can't fire them in a vaccum, I was under the impression that most shells had enough internal atmosphere to support combustion.  Still it was more to joke about using firearms as a form of propulsion anyway.

Ok for my Scientific equipment rolls I'm taking Electromagnetic Probe and (Sensors 2).

And now a question. Do I need to take specialties in the following skills? Social Science and Languages?
Also the guide says I can just buy 2k worth of personal gear... Time to look into some small stuff.

Oh yeah I'm also a semi regular visitor of the Bay 12 games IRC channel so feel free to PM me on there. (same name as here)  Might help me gain more clarity on forming character backstory and answer questions like how we are using the ship's locker rules.

[quintin522]

On a separate note for Quintin. Did you roll skill gains with each promotion? IE: "If you make a successful Advancement roll, then you move to the next rank and gain an extra roll on any of the Skills and Training Tables for this career. You also get any benefits listed for your new rank. "

Also: "Skills can be listed with or without an associated level. If no rank is listed, then you gain that skill at Level 1 if you do not have it already, or increases its level by one if you are already trained in that field. If a rank is listed, then you gain the skill at that level as long as it is better than your current level in that skill."  I took this to mean that you gain any skill not listed as a 0 at rank 1, and you seem not to have done this for the advocate skill so I'm wondering which of us is correct?  Or is this different for Psion characters?

Completely forgot the advancement rolls, thanks. Same thing with the skill gain. Updating that, and adding background to character with some areas for possible connections

[MagmaDeath]

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Str: 7
Dex: 11
End: 5
Int: 11
Edu: 11
Soc: 6

Homeworld
    -High Technology: Computers 0
    -Astroid Zero-G 0
Education
    -Engineer 0
    -Space Science 0
Enter Navy-Pilot
Basic
    Pilot 0
    Vacc suit 0
    Zero-G 0
    Gunner 0
    Mechanic 0
    Gun combat 0
Skills and training
    Pilot(Small craft) 1
Survival-Pass
Event-9-Gain Enemy, +2DM on adv
ADV, Navy rank 1
 Gain Mechanic 1, Engineer(Any) 1
Age 22
Skills and training
    Astrogation 1
Survival-pass
Event-10-Extra benefit roll
ADV Navy rank 2
Vacc suit 1, Astrogation 2
Age 26
Skills and training
    Flyer(Any) 1
Survival-Fail, 3
Mustering out
    4 Weapon-
    2 +1 Int
   Cash 5 20,000
   Cash 5 20,000
Age 30

Astrogation 2
Mechanic 1
Vacc suit 1
Flyer 1
Engineer 1
Pilot(Small craft) 1
Space science 0
Computers 0
Zero-G 0
Gun combat 0
Gunner 0
Pilot 0

Needs some polish

[Neyvn]

Wish I could join up, but I don't have a lot of time these days.......... When would be the normal Playing time???
(I am +9.30hrs EastCoast Australia)

[Grakelin]

Timing depends on whether we want evening or late night meetings (going on EST here, so it would be late or early for you). I can do late night meetings most nights, though weekends work best for me in that regard. For evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays are the days we have to choose from.

We still need 1-4 more.