I had an idea the other night to create a character based on Ford Prefect, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm happy with the outcome, even though the process took a sharp turn toward the end and I wound up with secret agent Ford Prefect. The idea is that, per his Term 4 Event (Mishap 2, censorship/controversy, +2 to Qualification for next career), Prefect uncovered some kind of political dirt that would have caused widespread unrest and loss of life (subsector Duke selling his own citizens into slavery, maybe?). The Imperial security service suppressed the story in the interests of stability, quietly removed the Duke, and recruited Prefect. I decided I'd follow the Agent career until I started taking ageing penalties... and started taking penalties on my very next ageing roll, so Prefect ended up only spending one term as a spy. He's not great in a fight, but he's smart, well-read, and modestly famous, and could be a real asset to a crew looking to uncover things others would prefer to keep hidden.
Final results:
Ford Prefect
Journalist/spy
Characteristics
STR 5 DM-1
DEX 7 DM+0
END 7 DM+0
INT 10 DM+1
EDU 12 DM+2
SOC 10 DM+1
Skills
Art (write) 2
Art (holography) 1
Athletics 0
Carouse 2
Deception 0
Drive 0
Electronics (comms) 1
Flyer (wing) 1
Gun Combat 0
Investigate 2
Language (Vargr) 1
Persuade 1
Recon 0
Science (sophontology) 1
Steward 0
Streetwise 2
Medic 0
6 +0
9 +1
11 +1
7 +0
7 +0
8 +0
STR 7 (-2 ageing)
DEX 7 (+1 term 2 S&T) (-1 ageing)
END 8 (-1 ageing)
INT 9 DM+1 (+1 Entertainer benefit)
EDU 11 DM+2 (+1 University graduation)
SOC 6 DM+1(+1 University event) (+1 term 4 S&T) (+2 Entertainer benefits)
Background skills
Athletics 0
Carouse 0
Streetwise 0
Medic 0
University
Entry 7+ (11)
Art (write) 2
Language (TBD) 1
Graduation 7+ (w/ honors 11+) 7
Entertainer career - age 22
Qualification INT 5+ (8)
Journalist
Basic Training
Art (holography) 0
Carouse 0 (duplicate)
Deception 0
Drive 0
Persuade 0
Steward 0
Advancement INT 5+ (6)
Journalist rank 1 Electronics (comms) 1
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
5 - Carouse 1
Survival EDU 7+ (10)
Event 11
Life Events - Unusual Event
Science (sophontology) 1, Alien contact TBD
Term 2 - age 26
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
DEX +1
Advancement INT 5+ (12)
Journalist rank 2 Investigate 1
Skills & Training (Journalist)
6 - Streetwise 1
Survival EDU 7+ (8)
Event 5
DM+1 to any one Benefit roll
Term 3 - age 30
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
Carouse 2
Advancement INT 5+ (11)
Journalist rank 3
Skills & Training (Advanced Education)
Streetwise 2
Survival EDU 7+ (7)
Event 6
+2 to next Advancement check, 1 Ally (TBD)
Term 4 - age 34
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
SOC +1
Advancement INT 5+ (11)
Journalist rank 4 Persuade 1
Skills & Training (Service Skills)
Art (holography) 1
Survival EDU 7+ (10)
Event 2
Mishap 6 - DM+2 to Qualification for next career
Ageing: 2D - 5 terms (3) No effect
Mustering Out (Entertainer)
8 rolls (4 terms + 4 promotions)
DM +1 to one Benefit roll from Term 2 event
Cash 6 Cr40,000
Benefits 1 (+1) SOC +1
Cash 4 Cr10,000
Benefits 2 SOC +1
Cash 4 Cr10,000
Benefits 5 INT +1
Cash 5 Cr40,000
Benefits 3 Contact (TBD)
Term 5 - Age 38
Agent (Intelligence)
Qualification INT 6+ (DM +2, Term 4 Event) (DM -1, one previous career) (10)
Basic Training
Streetwise 0 (duplicate)
Drive 0 (duplicate)
Investigate 0 (duplicate)
Flyer 0
Recon 0
Gun Combat 0
Advancement INT +5 (7)
Agent rank 1 - Deception 1
Skills & Training (Service Skills)
Flyer 1
Survival INT 7+ (9)
Event 11 - Befriended by a senior Agent
Investigate 2
Ageing: 2D - 6 terms (-3)
Mustering Out (Agent)
2 rolls (1 term + 1 promotion)
Benefits 3 Ship Share
Benefits 3 Ship Share
Final results:
Ford Prefect
Journalist/spy
Characteristics
STR 5 DM-1
DEX 7 DM+0
END 7 DM+0
INT 10 DM+1
EDU 12 DM+2
SOC 10 DM+1
Skills
Art (write) 2
Art (holography) 1
Athletics 0
Carouse 2
Deception 0
Drive 0
Electronics (comms) 1
Flyer (wing) 1
Gun Combat 0
Investigate 2
Language (Vargr) 1
Persuade 1
Recon 0
Science (sophontology) 1
Steward 0
Streetwise 2
Medic 0
6 +0
9 +1
11 +1
7 +0
7 +0
8 +0
STR 7 (-2 ageing)
DEX 7 (+1 term 2 S&T) (-1 ageing)
END 8 (-1 ageing)
INT 9 DM+1 (+1 Entertainer benefit)
EDU 11 DM+2 (+1 University graduation)
SOC 6 DM+1(+1 University event) (+1 term 4 S&T) (+2 Entertainer benefits)
Background skills
Athletics 0
Carouse 0
Streetwise 0
Medic 0
University
Entry 7+ (11)
Art (write) 2
Language (TBD) 1
Graduation 7+ (w/ honors 11+) 7
Entertainer career - age 22
Qualification INT 5+ (8)
Journalist
Basic Training
Art (holography) 0
Carouse 0 (duplicate)
Deception 0
Drive 0
Persuade 0
Steward 0
Advancement INT 5+ (6)
Journalist rank 1 Electronics (comms) 1
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
5 - Carouse 1
Survival EDU 7+ (10)
Event 11
Life Events - Unusual Event
Science (sophontology) 1, Alien contact TBD
Term 2 - age 26
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
DEX +1
Advancement INT 5+ (12)
Journalist rank 2 Investigate 1
Skills & Training (Journalist)
6 - Streetwise 1
Survival EDU 7+ (8)
Event 5
DM+1 to any one Benefit roll
Term 3 - age 30
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
Carouse 2
Advancement INT 5+ (11)
Journalist rank 3
Skills & Training (Advanced Education)
Streetwise 2
Survival EDU 7+ (7)
Event 6
+2 to next Advancement check, 1 Ally (TBD)
Term 4 - age 34
Entertainer
Skills & Training (Personal Development)
SOC +1
Advancement INT 5+ (11)
Journalist rank 4 Persuade 1
Skills & Training (Service Skills)
Art (holography) 1
Survival EDU 7+ (10)
Event 2
Mishap 6 - DM+2 to Qualification for next career
Ageing: 2D - 5 terms (3) No effect
Mustering Out (Entertainer)
8 rolls (4 terms + 4 promotions)
DM +1 to one Benefit roll from Term 2 event
Cash 6 Cr40,000
Benefits 1 (+1) SOC +1
Cash 4 Cr10,000
Benefits 2 SOC +1
Cash 4 Cr10,000
Benefits 5 INT +1
Cash 5 Cr40,000
Benefits 3 Contact (TBD)
Term 5 - Age 38
Agent (Intelligence)
Qualification INT 6+ (DM +2, Term 4 Event) (DM -1, one previous career) (10)
Basic Training
Streetwise 0 (duplicate)
Drive 0 (duplicate)
Investigate 0 (duplicate)
Flyer 0
Recon 0
Gun Combat 0
Advancement INT +5 (7)
Agent rank 1 - Deception 1
Skills & Training (Service Skills)
Flyer 1
Survival INT 7+ (9)
Event 11 - Befriended by a senior Agent
Investigate 2
Ageing: 2D - 6 terms (-3)
Mustering Out (Agent)
2 rolls (1 term + 1 promotion)
Benefits 3 Ship Share
Benefits 3 Ship Share
