Non-Nobles in Nobility career

[ShawnDriscoll]

How often have you generated characters in the Nobility career that didn't have noble social standing? I thought it was kind of cool this can happen, like a 7 SOC character being allowed in and maybe gaining some SOC in the process.

 

[mr31337]

How often have you generated characters in the Nobility career that didn't have noble social standing? I thought it was kind of cool this can happen, like a 7 SOC character being allowed in and maybe gaining some SOC in the process.

A couple of times, and sure it's cool, but the characters never seemed very well suited to crewing a starship.

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

Mine didn't get promoted beyond Wastrel if a remember.

 

[Greylond]

Been working on some Pregens for an upcoming Demo. Think I'll try to make one like this...

 

[Greylond]

Ok, here's one that I rolled up. Came out rather well IMO...

Intial Rolls:

Str:8
Dex:10
End:8
Int:10
Edu:10
Soc:7

(yea, I rolled pretty dang good)

Homeworld: High Tech/Rich
Background Skills: Computer, Carouse, Drive, Language

1st Term:
Dilettante
Qualification
Rolled a 10(lucky roll)

Basic Training
Admin
Avocate
Comms
Diplomat
Investigate
Persuade

Dilettante:
Gambler

Event: 4 Life as a Playboy- Streetwise
Advanced to Rank 1 - Gambler

2nd Term
Flyer
Event- Manipulate/Charmed High Society, picked up Steward Skill
Advanced to Rank 2 Carouse 1; Jack of all Trades

3rd Term
Jack of Trades
Event: 6- Politics Player- Advocate; Rival
Rank 3: Deception

4th Term
Carouse
Event 10: Charm High Society Persuade; Ally& Rival
No Advancement this term

5th Term
Flyer
Event 3: Challenged to a Duel of Honor with Blades. Injured(-2 End) Medical bill to recover it(10k). Melee
Rank 4 Persuade 1; Carouse

6th Term
Gambler
Event Admin; Rival
Rank 5; Streetwise
-1 Str due to Aging

Retires
Benefit Rolls 6 +3 Bonus(Rank 5); +1 DM to all rolls
Yacht
+1 Soc
+1 Soc; Yacht
+1 Soc
+1 Soc
Blade
+1 Soc
50,000 Credits
Blade(taking Melee skill)


Finishing up:

Str: 7
Dex: 10
End: 8
Int: 10
Edu: 10
Soc: 12

10 Ship Shares for a Yacht, 50K credits and a Blade
Solo Generation Skill: Vacc Suit 1
Medical Bills= $5,000(END recovery)
Retirement pay= 12,000 per year
Purchase a Yacht= 50.517Mcr
Ship Shares=5,051700
Yacht Mortage= 45,465,300
Yacht Monthly Payment= 189438.75

Admin 1
Avocate 0
Carouse 2
Comms 0
Computer0
Deception 0
Diplomat 0
Drive 0
Flyer 1
Gambler 2
Investigate 0
JoT 1
Language 0
Melee 1
Persuade 1
Steward 0
Streetwise 1
Vacc Suit 1

With a character like this, I think I'd take the Yacht, hire a small crew and fit it out as a very exclusive travelling casino.

 

[silburnl]

Ok, here's one that I rolled up. Came out rather well IMO...

<snippage>

With a character like this, I think I'd take the Yacht, hire a small crew and fit it out as a very exclusive travelling casino.

That's a pretty good version of Cy Tolliver (from seasons 2 & 3 of Deadwood). Nice.

Alternatively - he should steer clear of high stakes games against hotshot Corellian smugglers if he wants to hold on to his yacht...

Regards
Luke

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

My computer just rolled a noble character that was kicked out because of a family scandal (a drop in SOC). He then gets drafted into the Navy as a Flight specialist guy at 26. Starting as a crewman, he eventually leaves the Navy as an admiral at age 54. He's an Archduke (SOC 16).

I need to keep this one.

 

[Greylond]

Very cool sounding character. IMO, This is why random chargen is so great.

 

[JP42]

Very cool sounding character. IMO, This is why random chargen is so great.

Speaking as a frustrated writer, there's little I like more than crafting backstories around the crazy mix of stuff you get from random chargen.

 

[Greylond]

A long time ago, mid-80s, I read commentary about RPG GMs saying that GMs are mostly just frustrated writers. Can't remember who said that but I always loved that comparison. And yea, to me randomness is a fun journey.

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

The GMs I knew in the '80s were horrible actor want-a-bees

 

[Nuclear Fridge Magnet]

The GMs I knew in the '80s were horrible actor want-a-bees

Hmm. Sounds like a passable description of me when I was a GM back in the '80s...

 

[ShawnDriscoll]

I forgot about the SOC boost a character gets when becoming a General. Went from Social Standing 3 to 10. Pretty cool.

 

[Egil Skallagrimsson]

How often have you generated characters in the Nobility career that didn't have noble social standing? I thought it was kind of cool this can happen, like a 7 SOC character being allowed in and maybe gaining some SOC in the process.

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To be honest, never tried, but if you roll a 10 or higher, you would get into a noble career, even with a low SOC.

I suppose that in the Imperium the noblity are a kind of civil service, so the appointment of the odd social mis-fit, or perhaps by-blow of a noble family, can be easily accomodated.

Egil

 

[Jame Rowe]

How often have you generated characters in the Nobility career that didn't have noble social standing? I thought it was kind of cool this can happen, like a 7 SOC character being allowed in and maybe gaining some SOC in the process.

I would make non-nobles able to enter the Administrator or Diplomat paths out of the core book (I don't have Dillettante yet) as those are more likely to accept smart or slick-tongued commoners in.