Okay, all the talk got me to thinking we've got alot of creativity and experience here. I thought it might be fun to produce one block of stats, take the rolls as they fall, then see what you guys can make of it, character-wise. You can use any CT method (Book 1, Mercenary, High Guard, whatever, as long as the life-path is cannonical) and run this set of stats through the creation process to see what you come up with. Bonus points for giving the PC an interesting story to go along with the results. Non-human races are fine as well. And if you die, you die - just make it interesting!

Here's the stat block, as I rolled it riiiight.... NOW:

76869C

I'll do mine last, or if someone else wants to throw up some stats once we see how this plays out. Would be kinda fun to see what we could do with a stat block for a planet, too.

Good luck!

B74533
Start of career as Belter.
Start of term 1.
[S  9+ =>( 7 +0) =  7]
Survival: failed.
>>>
Belter B74533  Age 18  0 Terms  Cr 0
Vacc Suit-1
** DECEASED **

"That stupid idiot, Merkel...!  I told him, I said, 'Boy, you're strong as a load-lifter, but you can't hold your breath and you ain't been to school!  Minin's hard work, and space ain't to be toyed with!'  But he said, 'Naaah, Pop, the Company pays good and it ain't nothin' my mates ain't doin'!'  I tried to talk sense to that boy, but he's denser than steelcrete...oh, Merkel!  Stupid boy!  Stupid, stupid boy!"

Nice! But you missed the starting point. Use the stats I provided, not yer own. The trick is to see how people handle the same stats differently (or the same, as may be the case).

Lemme give this a whirl...

76869C

Okay, what we've got here is a reasonably well-educated Baron (check out that social standing!) I see no compelling reason for our man to risk his skin entering a military career, so let me grab Supplement 4: Citizens of the Imperium and put him on the Noble career. He is able to enlist automatically by virtue of his birth.

18-22:
Survived.
Achieves a Position - my social standing of C means I get to become Rank 2 automatically.
No promotion.
Eligable for 3 skills.
First skill from the 2nd Advanced Education table: Computer-1.
2nd skill from the 1st Advanced Education table: Grav Vehicle-1.
3rd skill from the personal development table: Carousing-1.
Successfully re-enlisted.

22-26:
Survived.
Not promoted.
Taking 1 skill from the 2nd Advanced Education table: Leader-1.
Re-enlisted.

26-30:
Survived.
No promotion.
Took a skill from the Advanced Education table: Computer-2.
Mustered out.

Benefits: Yacht and 10,000.
Final skills: Carousing-1, Computer-2, Grav Vehicle-1, Leader-1.

Ineffectual fop Baron Miklaus dropped out of the computing course he was studying at the Imperial University when he learned of his father's death. Failing to distinguish himself in his leadership of the barony, he would eventually decide to sell the family estates, buy a yacht with the proceeds, and explore the galaxy, occasionally allowing himself to indulge in a bit of light hacking should the mood strike him.

Quote from: WerekoalaNice! But you missed the starting point. Use the stats I provided, not yer own. The trick is to see how people handle the same stats differently (or the same, as may be the case).

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!

For the record, I kinda liked Merkel...the kid had spunk, even if he was a bit clumsy.  I'll miss him.


TGA