Some times you just need player characters quickly, and in those circumstances having players come up with dud PCs who got injured in their first term is not really an option.
Now please, don't think I'm disparaging the player character generation. Some times I like to just try my hand and see what I get for fun. It's awesome and it should always be part of Traveller in my mind.
Anyway, here's my quick PC generation system:
- Point Buy with 45 points.
- Decide how many terms before hand. Do not roll for re-enlistment.
- All PCs get two (2) skills per term. Roll for the first and choose the second.
- Roll for commission/promotion as normal but no skills are awarded.
- Muster out as normal.
There it is!
I suspect most people use something similar, but I thought I'd post mine for you. It makes PCs very similar in 'power' which I like. It can be used with any of the editions except The New Era
Now please, don't think I'm disparaging the player character generation. Some times I like to just try my hand and see what I get for fun. It's awesome and it should always be part of Traveller in my mind.
Anyway, here's my quick PC generation system:
- Point Buy with 45 points.
- Decide how many terms before hand. Do not roll for re-enlistment.
- All PCs get two (2) skills per term. Roll for the first and choose the second.
- Roll for commission/promotion as normal but no skills are awarded.
- Muster out as normal.
There it is!
I suspect most people use something similar, but I thought I'd post mine for you. It makes PCs very similar in 'power' which I like. It can be used with any of the editions except The New Era