Applying Character Generation: Aaron Gaziindir-Viden

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When reading the threads for Space Badger's Reavers Deep, I saw the CT chargen houserules he created for that game, including a completely-from-scratch Free Trader career. That rule-set doesn't seem to have been used much yet, so I've given it a go to see what the results would be like. And here are my results!





Aaron Maxwell Gaziindir-Viden

Starting UPP: 575A78

Term 1 (18-22 years old)
Enlist: Free Traders: Success.

Basic Training
Roll 1: Crew: Hovercraft-1 (Vehicle-1)
Roll 2: Crew: Computer-1

Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Failure.
Skill Roll: Trader 2: Gambling-1

Commission: Success: 4th Officer.
Skills Gained: Admin-1, Trader-1
Promotion: Success: 3rd Officer.
Skills Gained: Astrogator-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Smuggling: Streetwise-1
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 2 (22-26 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Success: 10’000/2 = 5000 credits
Skill Roll: Deck 1: Admin-2 (+1)

Promotion: Success: 2nd Officer.
Skills Gained: Pilot-1

Bonus Skill: Failure.
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 3 (26-30 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Failure.
Skill Roll: Smuggling: Bribery-1

Promotion: Success: 1st Officer.
Full Qualification Roll: Deck 1: Handgun-1 (Gun Combat-1)

Bonus Skill: Success: Deck 2: Trader-2 (+1)
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 4 (30-34 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Success: 50’000/2 = 25’000 credits
Skill Roll: Trader 1: Carousing-1

Promotion: Failure.

Bonus Skill: Success: Smuggling: Forgery-1
Aging: None.
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 5 (34-38 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Failure.
Skill Roll: Smuggling: Ship Tactics-1

Promotion: Success: Captain.
Skills Gained: Space Law-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Trader 2: Recruiting-1
Aging: -1 Dex
Reenlistment: Declined.

Mustering Out
Term 1 Roll: Cash: 10’000 credits
Term 2 Roll: Personal Development: +1 Dex
Term 3 Roll: Materials: Middle Passage
Term 4 Roll: Cash: 50’000 credits
Term 5 Roll: Materials: Ship (Type A Free Trader)
Officer Extra Roll: Materials: Handgun
Officer Extra Roll: Materials: Travellers’ Aid Society

Final Profile
Aaron Maxwell Gaziindir-Viden, Human Male, age 38 (5 terms).
Free Trader, Captain.
UPP: 575A78
Credits: 90’000
Materials: Handgun, Middle Passage, Ship (Type A Free Trader), Travellers’ Aid Society
Skills:
Admin-2, Trader-2
Astrogator-1, Bribery-1, Carousing-1, Computer-1, Forgery-1, Gambling-1, Handgun-1, Hovercraft-1, Pilot-1, Recruiting-1, Ship Tactics-1, Space Law-1, Streetwise-1
Broker-0, Cargo Handling-0, Holdout/Search-0, Liaison-0, Vacc Suit-0

 

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Some backstory and some associates

Aaron Maxwell Gaziindir-Viden is the son of Durion Gaziindir (of whom he is the second son) and Contessa Viden. His mother is from a minor Noble family, while his father, currently 62 years old, is the head of Gaziindir Enterprises Ltd; though, the couple divorced only a few years after Aaron’s birth.

Gaziindir Enterprises is a well-known, lucrative, but quasi-quasi-legal merchant/trading company. It has been the employer of Aaron for the first five Terms of his career. Aaron has followed largely in the footsteps of his father in his career choices, and has also continued the more illicit, smuggling aspects of the company. As can be seen from his skill set, Aaron is well versed in the more shady aspects of life on a Free Trader ship, with knowledge of bribery, gambling and the like.

He too has a good knowledge of the local “underground”, which has proved useful as there are many trading, moving and smuggling opportunities to be found there, ranging from vaguely shady to outright black market. However, he isn’t very experienced in terms of combat skills. His physical stats aren’t particularly impressive, and the only weapon he knows well is his handgun, which he carries on his person during any business encounter. This is related to the fact that, due to his family’s wealth, he’s never had to directly meet the violent side of dealing with the criminal underworld. When in public, he is always accompanied by his personal bodyguard/butler, Dennis Guronis. Also, in their dealings with the underworld, Gaziindir Enterprises have accumulated a list of debtors, owning them money from a failed business deal or a favour for saving them from arrest; when he needs additional enforcers for anything, Aaron has often been able to call up a group of around half a dozen individuals, mostly thugs and small-time criminals, with debts to his family’s company.

The ship where Aaron spent the first five Terms of his career was the Strong Hand, owned by his uncle, Marcus Gaziindir. Aaron climbed up the ranks, eventually making it to Captain on the Strong Hand, but he soon left the post when an opportunity came along to own a ship of his own: the Jolly Jumper. Since then, he has spent most of his time on-world, looking for crew for his new Free Trader venture alongside Gaziindir Enterprises, for the Jolly Jumper.



Associates
Dennis Guronis, Human Male, age 31 (3.25 terms).
UPP: 999875
Skills: Brawling-2, Broker-1, Handgun-1, Medic-1, Steward-2, Streetwise-1, Sword-1
Aaron’s personal bodyguard/butler (employed by Gaziindir Enterprises), and one of his closest friends.

Big Jimmy Monto, Human Male, age 26 (2 terms).
UPP: C79553
Skills: Brawling-2, Interrogation-2, Streetwise-1
A gang enforcer in debt to Gaziindir Enterprises after they bailed him out after he attacked an undercover police officer.

DeAndre Renandir, Human Male, age 27 (2.25 terms)
UPP: 5A9864
Skills: Brawling-1, Carousing-1, Intrusion-2, Streetwise-2
A thief who broke into the house of an official friendly with Gaziindir Enterprises. He took the bargain of working off his debt as opposed to being arrested or killed.

Donny Alenti, Human Male, age 30 (3 terms)
UPP: 889755
Skills: Broker-1, Dagger-1, Forgery-1, Gambling-3, Streetwise-1, Wheeled Vehicle-1
A small-time criminal who racked up a debt with Gaziindir Enterprises due to his gambling.

Azon Smith, Human Male, age 30 (3 terms)
UPP: 887874
Skills: Bribery-1, Cargo Handling-1, Forgery-1, Handgun-1, Holdout/Search-1, Trader-2, Vacc Suit-1
A small-time smuggler who got in trouble with Gaziindir Enterprises when a cargo they received from him turned out not to be what he had said it was.

Eneri Hammer, Human Male, age 30 (3 terms)
UPP: ABB475
Skills: Brawling-2, Bribery-1, Handgun-1, Liaison-1, Steward-1, Streetwise-1, Sword-1
A former bodyguard employed by Gaziindir Enterprises, he was reduced to a debtor after he assaulted another employee.

Gordon Neil Kundar, Human Male, age 34 (4 terms)
UPP: 767877
Skills: Admin-2, Bribery-1, Gambling-1, Handgun-1, Leader-1, Liaison-2, Recruiting-1, Streetwise-1
A marketing businessman who for unclear reasons drew the ire of a major gang boss, and now works with Gaziindir Enterprises in exchange for protection from the aforementioned gang boss’s syndicate.

 

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Lenzor Glass

Another Free Trader, but this character has an Engineering career/promotion path rather than a Deck one like Aaron Gaziindir-Viden.





Lenzor Glass

Starting UPP: 794985

Term 1 (18-22 years old)
Enlist: Free Traders: Success.

Basic Training
Roll 1: Crew: Computer-1
Roll 2: Crew: Wheeled Vehicle-1 (Vehicle-1)

Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Failure.
Skill Roll: Crew: Steward-1

Commission: Success: Junior Engineer.
Skills Gained: Mechanic-1
Promotion: Success: Assistant Engineer.
Skills Gained: Engineer-1, Electronics-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Engineering: Gravitics-1
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 2 (22-26 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Success: 5000/2 = 2500 credits
Skill Roll: Engineering: Engineer-2 (+1)

Promotion: Success: Engineer.
Full Qualification Roll: Shipboard Life: Zero-G-1

Bonus Skill: Failure.
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 3 (26-30 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Failure.
Skill Roll: Trader 2: Dagger-1 (Blade Combat-1)

Promotion: Success: Chief Engineer.
Skills Gained: Admin-1, Engineer-3 (+1)

Bonus Skill: Success: Engineering: Electronics-2 (+1)
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 4 (30-34 years old)
Survival: Success.
Roll for Cash Bonus: Success: 80’000/2 = 40’000 credits
Skill Roll: Shipboard Life: Computer-2 (+1)

Promotion/Cross Promotion: None.

Bonus Skill: Success: Engineering: Gravitics-2 (+1)
Aging: None.
Reenlistment: Declined.

Mustering Out
Term 1 Roll: Cash: 20’000 credits
Term 2 Roll: Materials: Middle Passage
Term 3 Roll: Personal Development: +1 Int
Term 4 Roll: Materials: Dagger
Officer Extra Roll: Cash: 10’000 credits
Officer Extra Roll: Materials: Travellers’ Aid Society

Final Profile
Lenzor Glass, Human Male, age 34 (4 terms).
Free Trader, Chief Engineer.
UPP: 794A85
Credits: 72’500
Materials: Dagger, Middle Passage, Travellers’ Aid Society
Skills:
Engineer-3
Computer-2, Electronics-2, Gravitics-2
Admin-1, Dagger-1, Mechanic-1, Steward-1, Wheeled Vehicle-1, Zero-G-1
Cargo Handling-0, Medic-0, Ship’s Boat-0, Trader-0, Vacc Suit-0

 

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Helmut Sanderson

An Army character this time, using one of the special schools/branches, the Aerospace Branch.




Helmut Sanderson

Starting UPP: 588876

Term 1 (18-22 years old)
Enlist: Imperial Army: Success (Private).
Special Schools: None.
Select Branch: Artillery.

Basic Training
Automatic Skill: Forward Observer-1
Skill Roll: Artillery: Wheeled Vehicle-1 (Vehicle-1)

Survival: Success.
Decoration: Citation for Meritorious Conduct Under Fire (MCUF).

Grade Advancement: Advance 2 Grades: Lance Corporal.
Commission: Success: Lieutenant.
Skill Roll: Command: Tactics-1
Skill Roll: Staff: Medic-1
Promotion: Success: Captain.
Skill Roll: Army Life: Streetwise-1

Special Assignment: Failure.
Skill Roll: Artillery: Submachinegun-1 (Gun Combat-1)

Bonus Skill: Success: Artillery: Forward Observer-2 (+1)
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 2 (22-26 years old)
Survival: Purple Heart.
Decoration: Failure.

Promotion: Success: Major.
Skill Roll: Staff: Electronics-1

Special Assignment: Success: School Application.
Saving Throw: Success.
Application to Flight School: Success (next 2 Terms in Aerospace branch).

Flight School
Skills Gained: Grav Vehicle-1, Gunner-1, Vacc Suit-1, Ship’s Boat-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Artillery: Computer-1
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 3 (26-30 years old)
Survival: Purple Heart.
Decoration: Natural 12: Starburst for Extreme Heroism (SEH).

Promotion: Success: Lieutenant Colonel.
Skill Roll: Aerospace: Prop FWA-1 (Flying Vehicle-1)

Special Assignment: Failure.
Skill Roll: Staff: Computer-2 (+1)

Bonus Skill: Success: Aerospace: Spacefighter-1 (Flying Vehicle-1)
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 4 (30-34 years old)
Survival: Success.
Decoration: Citation for Meritorious Conduct Under Fire (MCUF).

Promotion: Success: Colonel.
Skill Roll: Aerospace: Helicopter-1 (Flying Vehicle-1)

Special Assignment: Failure.
Skill Roll: Aerospace: Gravitics-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Aerospace: Jet FWA-1 (Flying Vehicle-1)
Aging: None.
Reenlistment: Failure.

Mustering Out
Term 1 Roll: Cash: 5000 credits
Term 2 Roll: Army: Handgun
Term 3 Roll: Army: Travellers’ Aid Society
Term 4 Roll: Self-Improvement: +1 Edu
Officer Extra Roll: Cash: 10’000 credits
Officer Extra Roll: Army: Medical

Final Profile
Helmut Sanderson, Human Male, age 34 (4 terms).
Imperial Army, Colonel.
UPP: 588886
Credits: 15’000
Decorations: MCUF (x2), PH (x2), SEH
Materials: Handgun, Medical, Travellers’ Aid Society
Skills:
Computer-2, Forward Observer-2
Electronics-1, Gravitics-1, Grav Vehicle-1, Gunner-1, Helicopter-1, Jet FWA-1, Medic-1, Prop FWA-1, Ship’s Boat-1, Spacefighter-1, Streetwise-1, Submachinegun-1, Tactics-1, Vacc Suit-1, Wheeled Vehicle-1
Handgun-0, Hovercraft-0, Pilot-0, Tracked Vehicle-0, Zero-G-0

 

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Duncan Cobnitz

A Marine character, using the Military Police and Criminal Investigation Division special branches. SpaceBadger himself stated (in the introduction to the chargen file) that he wasn't sure about the skill tables for these branches, so testing might be helpful in that regard.




Duncan Cobnitz

Starting UPP: 877866

Term 1 (18-22 years old)
Enlist: Imperial Marines: Success (Private).
Special Schools: Military Police School.

Military Police School
Automatic Skills: Handgun-1, Brawling-1
Rolled Skills: Crowd Control-1, Search-1

Survival: Success.
Decoration: Failure.

Grade Advancement: Advance 1 Grade: Private First Class.
Commission: Success: Lieutenant.
Skill Roll: Command: Wheeled Vehicle-1 (Vehicle-1)
Skill Roll: Staff: Forward Observer-1
Promotion: Success: Captain.
Skill Roll: Marine Life: Carousing-1

Special Assignment: Failure.
Skill Roll: MP: Investigation-1

Bonus Skill: Success: MP: Communications-1
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 2 (22-26 years old)
Survival: Success.
Decoration: Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry (MCG).

Promotion: Success: (Marine) Force Commander.
Skill Roll: MP: Tracked Vehicle-1 (Vehicle-1)

Special Assignment: Success: School Application.
Application to CID School: Success (from next Term in CID branch).

CID School
Skills Gained: Investigation-2 (+1), Surveillance-1, Lockpick-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Command: Tactics-1
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 3 (26-30 years old)
Survival: Purple Heart.
Decoration: Citation for Meritorious Conduct Under Fire (MCUF).

Promotion: Success: Lieutenant Colonel.
Skill Roll: CID: Bribery-1

Special Assignment: Failure.
Skill Roll: MP Service: Interrogation-1

Bonus Skill: Success: Marine Life: Tracked Vehicle-2 (+1) (Vehicle-1)
Reenlistment: Success.

Term 4 (30-34 years old)
Survival: Success.
Decoration: Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry (MCG).

Promotion: Success: Colonel.
Skill Roll: CID: Streetwise-1

Special Assignment: Success: Intelligence School.
Skills Gained: Interrogation-2 (+1), Surveillance-2 (+1), Forgery-1

Bonus Skill: Success: CID: Handgun-2 (+1)
Aging: None.
Reenlistment: Declined.

Mustering Out
Term 1 Roll: Marines: Handgun
Term 2 Roll: Cash: 2000 credits
Term 3 Roll: Self-Improvement: +1 Edu
Term 4 Roll: Marines: Travellers’ Aid Society
Officer Extra Roll: Marines: Middle Passage
Officer Extra Roll: Cash: 20’000 credits

Final Profile
Duncan Cobnitz, Human Male, age 34 (4 terms).
Imperial Marines, Colonel.
UPP: 877876
Credits: 22’000
Decorations: MCG (x2), PH, MCUF
Materials: Handgun, Middle Passage, Travellers’ Aid Society
Skills:
Handgun-2, Interrogation-2, Investigation-2, Surveillance-2, Tracked Vehicle-2
Brawling-1, Bribery-1, Carousing-1, Communications-1, Crowd Control-1, Forgery-1, Forward Observer-1, Lockpick-1, Search-1, Streetwise-1, Tactics-1, Wheeled Vehicle-1
Admin-0, Leader-0, Liaison-0, Vacc Suit-0, Zero-G-0