The Fading Stars, Traveller rpg setting

Character Creation

The PCs are all newly enrolled in to the 296th Imperial Naval Fleet and are undergoing Spaceboard Operations and Procedures (SOP) training at a naval facility. This does not mean that the PCs all have to have a Navy background, far from it. All it means that in 260-1130 IY, the campaign start date, the PCs have just enlisted in this particular fleet.

They might be volunteers as a fleet offers food, housing and medical support but also increases the risk of harm or even death.

They might have transferred in from another service. There might not be a unit from that other service present but they want to continue to serve.

They might be drafted in to the navy. People with relevant skills or a record of previous service (in any relevant organisation) may be forcibly enlisted. Some worlds offer bounties for such people as do some fleets.

They might be a prisoner who volunteers to enlist or is forcibly done. Some prisoners of war swap sides rather than face endless years in a POW camp or worse. Some criminals will enlist to escape penal servitude while others are just drafted.

All PCs will have 3 Imperial Warrants (bennies) they may use to pass a roll, use them wisely 

The reason why a PC is there is important, so please think about it.

The aim is to create characters on a 1 to 1 with the GM. Either in person or on line. 

Rolling Character Stats

Roll 2d6, six times and allocate these to the attributes of your choice. If snake eyes is rolled then re-roll that one stat. If the average of all the stats is less than 7.6, then  abandon the rolls and start again.

Please note there are no dump stats.

The three physical Stats, Strength, Dexterity and Endurance, are in practice the PCs hit points and both Strength and Dexterity will affect combat skills.

The total of Strength and Endurance is a character’s carrying capacity in kilograms. They may carry up to twice this level with -1 to activities and over twice it at -2.

Intelligence gives a modifier bonus for a high stat with relevant skills and is crucial in character generation.

The maximum number of skills a newly generated PC may have is no more than twice their Education stat. Again it gives a modifier bonus for a high stat with relevant skills and is crucial in character generation.

Social Standing is important in character generation and is helpful when dealing with other hierarchical structures such as many planetary governments and Imperial organisations.