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Help for solo.

Postby disco soup » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:43 pm

is a document that helps someone solo-play a sci fi RPG. Designed for Traveler, I will try it with Icar.
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby Rob Lang » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:53 pm

Cool! Let me know how you get on and if you get stuck anywhere in Icar.
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby disco soup » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:12 pm

I just rolled a totally random character using the Scavenger Setting as a drop-out security guy. Basically Aladdin.

Battle 10
Meat 7
Shift 6
Soul 6
Wit 6 (Was originally 9 and meat and Shift were originally 5)

Figured that I could take Acrobatics as my free Life Skill. Couldn't find a Music Skill, but I figured it would be Soul Wit like Thespian.

Acrobatics 12
Music 12
Law 12
History 12
Biology 12
Physical 12
Chemical 12
Computer Know 12 (13 with Psychotheatrics)
Med Basic 12
Pilot Grav (5xWit)+d10 (35)
Light Firing (5xWit)+d10 (32)
Heavy Firing (5xWit)+d10 (40)
Streetfighting (5xWit)+d10 (40)
Streetwise (5xWit)+d10 (33)

Mechasys Know (2xWit)+d10 (22) (24 with Psychotheatrics)
Mechasys Systems (2xWit)+d10 (13) (14 with Psychotheatrics)

Psychotheatrics
49. Well Known
59. Technically-Minded, +10% Tech Skills Starting
79. Lucky, Can flip a coin and call. If correct, something bad happening to the character won't happen.
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby misterecho » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:42 am

This sounds cool, I'm going to roll a character too. Post him here. just for kicks :D

I used Sci Fi random name gen


Sergi Kova
Battle 7
Meat 8
Shift 5 (was 8 took 3 off)
Soul 5 (was 2 added 3)
wit 5

Seems like a toughie but thickie. I rolled three 10's on my first shot but knew you wouldn't believe me so re-rolled!
If I could, I would take some 2 away from meat and add to wit.
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby disco soup » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:46 pm

That's why I used Invisible Castle. On my own this morning I made a bunch of random characters, and the eleventh rolled 9 7 8 9 8 and then got Genus 3+ and a Soul upgrade and a Streetwise bonus.
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby Rob Lang » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:12 pm

Absolutely thrilled that you chaps are rolling up characters for the Scavenger setting! :)
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Re: Help for solo.

Postby misterecho » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:14 am

Going to make a Rayengine tech
I like the Russian name theme, so

Viktor Dmitriev
6'11 28st

Battle 4
Meat 7
Shift 8 (-3) 5
Soul 8
Wit 6 (+3) 9
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Music
Law
history
Biology
Physical
Chemical
Computer Know (5xWit)+d10 = 51
Pilot Grav (5xWit)+d10 = 54
Computer Sys (5xWit)+d10 = 48
Computer Design (5xWit)+d10= 52
Computer hacking (5xWit)+d10= 55

Energy know (2xWit)+d10 = 26
Mechasys Systems (2xWit)+d10 = 21

Zero G operations
Mechasys Extraction



Need a pbp now :)
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