[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars] The Default Campaign: Terran Free Traders

The Default Campaign: Terran Free Traders (google docs link)

Character Creation Guidelines

Step 0: Pre-game Prep.

• Familiarize with the Game Setting and Background history.
• Chapter 1 (ISW6), Chapter 2 (ISW17), and Chapter 3 (ISW48)
• Familiarize with the Default Campaign in ISW 229.

Step 1: Go to http://www.pbegames.com/roller/ and scroll down to “The Roller”. On the first blank, follow the instructions by placing your email address. On the second space, place the GM's email address, my email address (ju5t1nc3saraqu1n0@yahoo.com; change numbers to letters).
Step 2: On the “Summary of Rolls”, place the player's name, the word “character” and a number to identify the character submited and date. Ex. justin character 01.
Step 3: Under “Show Results”, select Both.
Step 4: On Roll One, input the following:
under Number of Rolls: 8
under Dice Type: 3d6
under Rolls per Line: 8
under Comment: Roll for ST, DX, IQ, Per, Will, HT, no. of Talents, and Social Status
Step 5: On Roll Two, input the following:
under Number of Rolls: 5
under Dice Type: 1d70
under Rolls per Line: 5
under Comment: Roll for Talents.
Step 6: On Roll Three, input the following:
under Number of Rolls: 5
under Dice Type: 3d6
under Rolls per Line: 5
under Comment: Roll for Talent Levels .
Step 7: Player Perk Roll
On Roll Four, input the following:
under Number of Rolls: 4
under Dice Type: 1d6
under Rolls per Line: 4
under Comment: Roll for Player Perks.

Step 8: Refer to the following:
Step 8.1: On Roll One: the EIGHT 3d6 die rolls are for determining ST, DX, IQ, Per, Will, HT, No. of Talents, and Social Status in the stated order.

3d Roll	Ability Scores	No. of Talents	Levels of Talents	Social Status
3-7	A score of 9	One Talent	One Level	Struggling
8-12	A score of 10	Two Talents	Two Levels	Average
13-15	A score of 11	Three Talents	Three Levels	Comfortable
16-17	A score of 12	Four Talents	Four Levels	Wealthy
18	A score of 13	Five Talents	Four Levels	Very Wealthy

Step 8.2: One Roll Two the 5x 1d70 rolls are for determining what are the talents. The player gets the talents in the order they are rolled and only as many talents as rolled above.   

1. Academic
2. Alien Friend
3. Allure
4. Animal Friend
5. Antiquary
6. Artificer
7. Bard
8. Beast Master
9. Born Entertainer
10. Born Soldier
11. Born Spacer
12. Born Tactician
13. Born to be Wired
14. Born War Leader
15. Business Acumen
16. Circuit Sense
17. Clown
18. Computer Wizard
19. Cyberneticist
20. Evil Computer Talent
21. Craftiness
22. Cultural Chameleon
23. Cunning Folk
24. Devotion
25. Driver's Reflex
26. Empath
27. Explorer
28. Forest Guardian
29. Gifted Artist
30. Goodwife
31. Green Thumb
32. Healer
33. Hot Pilot
34. Impersonator
35. Intuitive Admiral
36. Jack of All Trades
37. Intuitive Statesman
38. Mariner
39. Master Builder
40. Mathematical Ability
41. Memetics
42. Mesmerist
43. Mr. Smash
44. Musical Ability
45. Natural Athlete
46. Natural Copper
47. Natural Diver
48. Natural Scientist
49. Seafarer
50. Occultist
51. Outdoorsman
52. Pickaxe Penchant
53. Poet
54. Pop Cultuer Maven
55. Sage
56. Smooth Operator
57. Social Scientist
58. Spirit Talker
59. Stalker
60. Strangler
61. Street-Smart
62. Street Smarts
63. Super Spy
64. Superior Equilibrioception
65. Survivor
66. Talker
67. Tough Guy
68. Trivia Sponge
69. Truth-Seeker
70. Wizkid

Step 8.3: Roll Three determines the level of Talent, this is in the order of valid rolls .

Step 8.4: Roll Four is for the Player Perk rolls
Players gain perks for what they do to help Facilitate the Game.

Leader and Lieutenant Responsibilities

• Read up on Chapter 4 (ISW69), Chapter 7 (ISW159), Chapter 8 (ISW 169).
• Make the Business Plan, Get the other players support and Lead the team.
• He/She organizes the players.
• Lieutenants fill the role of the Leader when absent, and share in the work to reduce the load.
• The thoughly the book is read the better, feel free to ask the GM any questions.

Chronicler and Lieutenant Chronicler Responsibilities

• Chronicle the adventure. Ideally two voices and point of views reporting on what is happening.
• Take in game notes for the other players.
• Lieutenants Chronicler fill the role of the Leader when absent, and share in the work to reduce the load.
• The thoughly the book is read the better, feel free to ask the GM any questions.

Leader and Lieutenant Perk

• Leader rolls 4d keep the best 3d; Gains 3 ranks of Merchant.
• Lieutenant rolls 4d keep the worse 3d; Gain 2 ranks of Merchant.

  	Leader and Lieutenant Perk
  3-7	Increase Wealth level by 1 Step
  8-12	Increase Wealth level by 2 Steps
  13-15	Increase Wealth level by 3 Steps
  16-17	Increase Wealth level by 4 Steps
  18	Increase Wealth level by 5 Steps

  
  Past Filthy Rich, every level increase multiplies wealth by x3.
  
  Chronicler and Lieutenant Chronicler Perk
  • Chronicler rolls 4d keep the best 3d

Lieutenant Chronicler rolls 4d keep the worse 3d

3d Roll	Chronicler and Liutenant Chronicler Perk
3-7	10 cp worth of Signature Gear
8-12	10 cp worth of Non-Mental or Non-Phsyical Advantage
13-15	10 cp worth of Cybernetics
16-17	20 cp worth of Cybernetics
18	10d cp worth of Psionics

Step 9: the character has -30cp worth of default disadvantages. These advantages may be bought off but cannot be swapped for another disadvantage. Please detail or provide specifics notes to each disadvantage. The character may gain up to -20 more points from disadvantages.

• Sense of Duty: small group B153 [-5]
• Code of Honor B127, Discipline of Faith B132, or Minor Vow B160 [-5]
• Intolerance [-5] B140
• Duty (12) [-10] B133
• Pacifism: Cannot Harm Innocents [-10] B148

Step 10: The player has 80 character points to spend on Basic Attributes, Secondary Abilities, Advantages, Skills and Techniques. There is 100cp if the character has 20cp more disadvantages. Consider the following house rules prior to proceeding.

• Characters default as Terran humans of TL10.
• Average wealth is $50,000, with only 20% or $10,000 being disposable
• Character begin with Area Knoledge appropriate to their background for free at IQ+0.
• Cybernetics. In character creation the character needs only to pay for the point cost, and can only spend up to 5cp, Characer must buy unusual background of 10cp to be able to spend up to 15cp more, for a total of 20cp maximum.
• Basic Attributes: DX, IQ, Per, and Will, and Talents cost Tripple to purchase or improve. DX and IQ cost 60cp each, and Per and Will cost 15cp each. Talents that cost 15cp now cost 45cp, 10cp now cost 30cp, and 5cp now cost 15cp each.
• No supernatural or alien advantages or disadvantages.
• No Signature Gear (except as a Player perk).
• Charisma costs 30cp per level.
• All Character points must be spent, no shrodinger's advantage.

Step 11: Write up the Character, at least 100words then in the Character for Review. Feel free to submit a filled character sheet using http://www.themook.net/files/rpg/SimpleCharacter-Fillable.pdf and Send in also a “character actor portrait” options to the GM.

• Extra Characters: Character Fatality is ON. Players can make extra character, if the player submits multiple characters the GM will randomly determine which character the player may use. A player may continue to submit characters after one has been approved. Ever additional character the player makes will need a connecting backstory or write up.
• Every approved extra character character point to the Player (not the character) which he or she may float (not spend), use to buy a last minute skill or non-physical or non-mental advantage. On rare instances the GM might allow this point to be used to “Buy” success or negate failure.