Tell Me About Your Character
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A Hindi accent would probably work well for the Vilani, though I must admit the thought of a tableful of gamers all talking like Apu on "The Simpsons" or Fisher Stevens' character in the Short Circuit movies makes me cringe. </font>[/QUOTE]Can't agree more, it all stands on the player's goodwill.
There are other reasons why I said Hindi though...
think of Shugilis(is that correct?) and Brahmans, shugilis and indian -spicy- cooking
What's more northern india had an expanding empire several thousand years BC -the arya- from which the Hindi caste system derived, and the vilani are organized in castes.
In my mind it always sounded right that Grandfather took it's specimen from Northern india during that period...
BTW (I don't want to be blasphemous) but the wr between The indian gods and the indian demons could as well be memory of Grandfather's war with it's children...
Hope I wasn't boring
Bye
Artikid
autochthonic
SOC-7
that reminds me of the sub-Von Daniken BS document "Ancient Nuclear Blasts" that floats around the 'net. Total cod of course, but good game material.
I've aways thought of the Vilani as being kinda Sumerian.
I've aways thought of the Vilani as being kinda Sumerian.
Zolomion Shoul
SOC-3
Let's talk a short bit about Zolomion Shoul -but not so much I am still in active service after close to fifteen years of wandering...
To make it short, I am quite able to survive in most conditions, in spite of ageing effects, and can handle most atmosphere and spaceships of reasonable size from maintenance to piloting, including some parts of design. Also had to use several sorts of weapons, from bow to lasers: the less the better but some do not give an option.
The main point of this is a good joke: we had to rush out of Regina subsector for whatever reason, and I was piloting the Scout we had grabbed on the instant... too much rush, and I baddly mixed the navigation and piloting data... the Scout became a small nova of its own and I was 'jumped' away in my vacc, hanging over Regina itself... I was lucky enough to be rescued. I never heard of the three fellows that were with me...
Now you know where the motto comes from
To make it short, I am quite able to survive in most conditions, in spite of ageing effects, and can handle most atmosphere and spaceships of reasonable size from maintenance to piloting, including some parts of design. Also had to use several sorts of weapons, from bow to lasers: the less the better but some do not give an option.
The main point of this is a good joke: we had to rush out of Regina subsector for whatever reason, and I was piloting the Scout we had grabbed on the instant... too much rush, and I baddly mixed the navigation and piloting data... the Scout became a small nova of its own and I was 'jumped' away in my vacc, hanging over Regina itself... I was lucky enough to be rescued. I never heard of the three fellows that were with me...
Now you know where the motto comes from
far-trader
SOC-14 10K
My first and favorite character (through all the games incarnations) was a CT Scout.
It started with a poor set of characteristics. We had just gotten the game so we used the fail a survival roll, start a new character, so...
"Bad luck on the rolls"
"Yeah, oh well cycle him through Scouts till he dies and try again." I wanted something kick-butt cool, a Marine or maybe a Merchant captain with a ship.
Several rolls later...
"I can't believe it, seven terms and he's still alive, in fact he's kinda good now." Having picked up a ton of skills, rounding out most of the bad attributes, and making most of the aging rolls.
He mustered out with Edu +2, a Blade, a Gun, a Scout Ship, and cr130,000. Fantastic. The party had a ship, and I had a very nice character who could out-pilot anybody!
I think of him as my "Accidental Scout"
"Hi, I'm looking for the Marine Recruiting Officer" says the gangly, awkward, youth in the very out of style, worn, coveralls, who couldn't read the sign outside the office.
"This is the IISS Office son, but I can see you are too good for the Marines. You want to be appreciated then the only branch of the service for you is the Scouts. Have a seat and let me fill in the application for you."
It started with a poor set of characteristics. We had just gotten the game so we used the fail a survival roll, start a new character, so...
"Bad luck on the rolls"
"Yeah, oh well cycle him through Scouts till he dies and try again." I wanted something kick-butt cool, a Marine or maybe a Merchant captain with a ship.
Several rolls later...
"I can't believe it, seven terms and he's still alive, in fact he's kinda good now." Having picked up a ton of skills, rounding out most of the bad attributes, and making most of the aging rolls.
He mustered out with Edu +2, a Blade, a Gun, a Scout Ship, and cr130,000. Fantastic. The party had a ship, and I had a very nice character who could out-pilot anybody!
I think of him as my "Accidental Scout"
"Hi, I'm looking for the Marine Recruiting Officer" says the gangly, awkward, youth in the very out of style, worn, coveralls, who couldn't read the sign outside the office.
"This is the IISS Office son, but I can see you are too good for the Marines. You want to be appreciated then the only branch of the service for you is the Scouts. Have a seat and let me fill in the application for you."
I took the word generation tables, listed all English, French and Spanish sounds then what sounds existed in Vilani. Based on similiarities I filled in the gaps in letters with the closest sounds they did have.
And then I typed out a phrase and it sounded kind of Germanic or Russian. It might be Babylonian, I have never heard that spoken
Scarecrow
SOC-14 1K
Well, here's my character. Her name is Tanya 'Tiny' O'Rourke and she's currently an Engineer aboard the Lucky Star in a Classic Traveller game using GRIP: 'Hefry'.
This is her in Jedi guise but she obviously doesn't carry a Lightsabre in the Traveller universe. This was a concept illustration I did in preparation for a Jedi Knight II: Outcast model but never got round to making it =(
Enjoy,
Crow
This is her in Jedi guise but she obviously doesn't carry a Lightsabre in the Traveller universe. This was a concept illustration I did in preparation for a Jedi Knight II: Outcast model but never got round to making it =(
Enjoy,
Crow
Shadowdancer
SOC-14 1K
Paraquat Johnson is an intergallactic man of mystery. A former Imperial Marine commando, he spent some time in the service cross training with the Naval Intelligence branch. Now he is a free-lance black ops operative. He can do your dirty deeds, but he's not dirt cheap.
Paraquat's home planet is a feudal technocracy. The planet was originally controlled by native merchant families. Then contact with the Imperium was made. The influx of offworld technology was funnelled through the merchant families. Each family received the exclusive rights to products in a certain category. Over time, it became common for the merchant families to name offspring after products it controlled. Paraquat's family received the rights to chemical products.
Paraquat primarily works in the Spinward Marches. He maintains an office of sorts on Mora, but he's so busy travelling around the sector, he hardly ever has time to go there anymore. He has an assistant, Anastacia Beaverhausen, who forwards messages and job offers to him as best she can. He also has a string of contacts at space ports up and down the Spinward Main. People looking for him can leave a message with these contacts, if they can find out who they are.
Paraquat's home planet is a feudal technocracy. The planet was originally controlled by native merchant families. Then contact with the Imperium was made. The influx of offworld technology was funnelled through the merchant families. Each family received the exclusive rights to products in a certain category. Over time, it became common for the merchant families to name offspring after products it controlled. Paraquat's family received the rights to chemical products.
Paraquat primarily works in the Spinward Marches. He maintains an office of sorts on Mora, but he's so busy travelling around the sector, he hardly ever has time to go there anymore. He has an assistant, Anastacia Beaverhausen, who forwards messages and job offers to him as best she can. He also has a string of contacts at space ports up and down the Spinward Main. People looking for him can leave a message with these contacts, if they can find out who they are.
I always remember the ex-Army character played by the 'shoot to kill' player. After the party had managed to engineer the explosive meltdown of a fusion plant (by pinching part of the cooling system to fix their ship,) he was (of course) the one who got caught in the blast when the plant went up (the other, more sensible PC's were long gone over the horizon.) After a time he said "my character was carrying two grenades. Did they explode?", to which the answer was "(sigh) You were at Ground Zero of a multi-megaton nuclear explosion. They probably did explode, but I don't think anyone noticed." 
What!?!?!
The Bilani were lifted from Babylonia?
If i'm right (and i'm often not)Ancient Babylonia was in present day Iraq.
ALL IS CLEAR
The genes of Saddam Hussein course through the blood of the Vilani, this explains everything!
______________
Sol Sec is watching miscreants everywhere
The Bilani were lifted from Babylonia?
If i'm right (and i'm often not)Ancient Babylonia was in present day Iraq.
ALL IS CLEAR
The genes of Saddam Hussein course through the blood of the Vilani, this explains everything!
______________
Sol Sec is watching miscreants everywhere
PapaGolfWhiskey
SOC-13
Hmmm. As a constant ref, (I play other games but it seems I'm still the only one on my block who 'buys' Traveller) I have few characters to call me own...
Well there was that bald one armed purple skinned Zhondani Agent character I played but that was.. well...
heh. then a friend of mine who was a Conan fan, and thus played a Barbarian.
my current circle of would-be and former players have produced, in just a year, a baker's dozen of memorable characters.
Tom Jackson. -- After the player generates a homeworld with a population of maybe a 100 and starport of X, THEN keeps rolling performance on his skills. My friend decided to base his character on Jack 'Hunter' Thompson. This player sure could pretend to be drunk well. One game session the party never got out of the bar where they were supposed to meet their patron.
Angus MacDuff -- A very chequered Career. players homeworld was a high tech asteroid belt with a law level of 0. He figured his character grew up on a pirate base. He became the blac sheep of the family by taking the Law Enforcement career. (Angus! what'ya Doing joining the Revenoo?) switched to rogue halfway along and ended up with a soc-1 a high dex, bluff, JoT and little else. The player played this Jury-rig genius, and VERY wanted felon to the hilarious hilt.
There were some others:
Several players who thought Comp - 5 allowed them to do whatever they wanted with computers. One nearly killed the party by messing with the anti-hijack program in the midst of calcuations for jump. The other kept trying to hack into the port authority from information Kiosks.
The guy who 'injured out' of the scholar career. We figure he's got a 'GH' imbedded in his forhead.
The player who wanted to be a young combat expert and instead ended up with an ex military, ex police ex government, aging Noble with a rep for dueling. I think we called him Count Killemall
Then there was the guy who failed at everything. his character's quote "...but I'm not bitter."
Garf.
Well there was that bald one armed purple skinned Zhondani Agent character I played but that was.. well...
heh. then a friend of mine who was a Conan fan, and thus played a Barbarian.
my current circle of would-be and former players have produced, in just a year, a baker's dozen of memorable characters.
Tom Jackson. -- After the player generates a homeworld with a population of maybe a 100 and starport of X, THEN keeps rolling performance on his skills. My friend decided to base his character on Jack 'Hunter' Thompson. This player sure could pretend to be drunk well. One game session the party never got out of the bar where they were supposed to meet their patron.
Angus MacDuff -- A very chequered Career. players homeworld was a high tech asteroid belt with a law level of 0. He figured his character grew up on a pirate base. He became the blac sheep of the family by taking the Law Enforcement career. (Angus! what'ya Doing joining the Revenoo?) switched to rogue halfway along and ended up with a soc-1 a high dex, bluff, JoT and little else. The player played this Jury-rig genius, and VERY wanted felon to the hilarious hilt.
There were some others:
Several players who thought Comp - 5 allowed them to do whatever they wanted with computers. One nearly killed the party by messing with the anti-hijack program in the midst of calcuations for jump. The other kept trying to hack into the port authority from information Kiosks.
The guy who 'injured out' of the scholar career. We figure he's got a 'GH' imbedded in his forhead.
The player who wanted to be a young combat expert and instead ended up with an ex military, ex police ex government, aging Noble with a rep for dueling. I think we called him Count Killemall
Then there was the guy who failed at everything. his character's quote "...but I'm not bitter."
Garf.
Butch Clor
SOC-5
One of my oldest and favorite characters is Commodore Gyro Ginot Imperial Navy.
Started off with High Guard, used in early traveller adventures and built his career. Currently as a Patron/NPC
Started in Engineering then transfered to Technical(Intelligence) Branch
Involved in the discovery and elemination of Zhodani Base on Fulacin just before the 5thFW, accompanied Norris Alledon on the recovery the famous 5th FW Warrant. Currently, 1115, Commander of Naval Special Opps Group"M"
Stats: 8B89B9, Born 1080 on Rhylanor Attended U of Rhylanor degree in Drive Engineering also NOTC commissioned Ensign
Engineering -3, Computers-2, Electronics-1 Nav-1, Mech-1, Intero-1, Pilot-1,S/Boat-1, S/Tactics-1, J-O-T-2,Vac-1,Laser Wpns-2,Handgun-1, 0-GCbt-1,Leader-3,Admin-1, Laison-1,Streetwise-1.
Decorations: MCUF-2, MCG-1, SEH-1.
Started off with High Guard, used in early traveller adventures and built his career. Currently as a Patron/NPC
Started in Engineering then transfered to Technical(Intelligence) Branch
Involved in the discovery and elemination of Zhodani Base on Fulacin just before the 5thFW, accompanied Norris Alledon on the recovery the famous 5th FW Warrant. Currently, 1115, Commander of Naval Special Opps Group"M"
Stats: 8B89B9, Born 1080 on Rhylanor Attended U of Rhylanor degree in Drive Engineering also NOTC commissioned Ensign
Engineering -3, Computers-2, Electronics-1 Nav-1, Mech-1, Intero-1, Pilot-1,S/Boat-1, S/Tactics-1, J-O-T-2,Vac-1,Laser Wpns-2,Handgun-1, 0-GCbt-1,Leader-3,Admin-1, Laison-1,Streetwise-1.
Decorations: MCUF-2, MCG-1, SEH-1.
VorpalBunny
SOC-3
My very first Traveller character ever! (As well as my first post
):
Rann Secor: Male human Merchant 4; Medium-size humanoid (human); Init +3 (Dex); AC 17; AR 4; Spd 9 m; ST/LB 24/16; Atk +0 melee (1d6-1/19-20, blade) or +4 ranged (1d10, autopistol); SV Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2; Str 9, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 8, Edu 14, Soc 10; Exp 6,000
Equipment: Flak jacket, blade, autopistol (w/5 clips), cold light lantern, IR goggles, cold weather clothing, Cr49880
Languages Known: Galanglic
Skills: Appraise +9, Bluff +5, Bribery +3, Broker +8, Driving +6, Gather Information +5, K/Imperial History +4, K/Physics +4, K/Trade & Commerce Law +9, Liason +6, Listen +4, Pilot (grav vehicle) +6, Sense Motive +5, Spot +4, T/Astrogation +5, T/Communications +4, T/Computer +7, T/Electronics +5, T/Medical +3, Trader +6
Feats: Alertness, Armor Proficiencies (light, vac suit), Barter, Dodge, Fast Talk, Jury Rig, Narrow Escape, Weapon Proficiency (marksman)
27 years old. Master’s degree in Trade and Commerce Law - one term of duty (apprentice [O1]).
Rann Secor: Male human Merchant 4; Medium-size humanoid (human); Init +3 (Dex); AC 17; AR 4; Spd 9 m; ST/LB 24/16; Atk +0 melee (1d6-1/19-20, blade) or +4 ranged (1d10, autopistol); SV Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2; Str 9, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 8, Edu 14, Soc 10; Exp 6,000
Equipment: Flak jacket, blade, autopistol (w/5 clips), cold light lantern, IR goggles, cold weather clothing, Cr49880
Languages Known: Galanglic
Skills: Appraise +9, Bluff +5, Bribery +3, Broker +8, Driving +6, Gather Information +5, K/Imperial History +4, K/Physics +4, K/Trade & Commerce Law +9, Liason +6, Listen +4, Pilot (grav vehicle) +6, Sense Motive +5, Spot +4, T/Astrogation +5, T/Communications +4, T/Computer +7, T/Electronics +5, T/Medical +3, Trader +6
Feats: Alertness, Armor Proficiencies (light, vac suit), Barter, Dodge, Fast Talk, Jury Rig, Narrow Escape, Weapon Proficiency (marksman)
27 years old. Master’s degree in Trade and Commerce Law - one term of duty (apprentice [O1]).
trader jim
SOC-14 1K
My favorit character in Traveller is one i made up years ago.....hes called Trader Jim...i play him as being sometimes loud mouthed, obnoxious, annoying,crusty ol coot. But very successful at business and trading, always looking for that loose credit. all in all hes likeable - but wait- who is this person really?? is he a mystery figure?? who does he really work for?? what does he really do??? where does he come from?? many many unanswered questions....and why was he seen at the Base speaking with military intelligence???
hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Try having a tableful of Traveller:2300 players all talking like Pepe LePew because they were poofy French space pirates! Sheesh!
It felt so good when the British Royal Space Navy finally reduced them to a slowy expanding ball of plasma.
</font>[/QUOTE]Hah! I got the same thing in a Space:1889 campaign. The French Sky Pirate, Jaques Toutight!trader jim
SOC-14 1K
Marva Class, 7-11, hey APU!!! ill take an aslan 32oz ice slurppe and a ground VargrDog!!!! oh and
some of those soggy nachos with yellow/green cheesey stuff on them - and a pack of clove ciggeretts!!!
some of those soggy nachos with yellow/green cheesey stuff on them - and a pack of clove ciggeretts!!!
trader jim
SOC-14 1K
oh and APU - great new paint job on your ship!!!!
trader jim
SOC-14 1K
oh---just what we need --- a flying STOP AND ROB---- the vargr will just LOVE it!!!!!
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