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[d20 Future] Take a Trip to the Rim... (IC and OOC)
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d20 Future - 'Take a Trip to the Rim...'
Progress Level: 6
Starting Level: 4
Stats and HP: 28 Point-Buy, take Max HP each level (you'll need it)
Character Sheets and Rolls: I'm a fan of Myth-Weavers and Invisible Castle m'self, but if it's a legit site I'm cool with it.
Starting Wealth: Assume you roll 5 for your starting wealth, with a +1 Bonus for each level above 1 (3), so 8 plus other pertinent Bonuses you have. If you're buying something and need to roll a d6 to decrease wealth, assume you roll a 4 (8 for 2d6). And please, no cheap tricks when doing purchases (if you know what I'm talking about, I'm talking about it to YOU.).
Starting Equipment: You're traveling on a military vessel, so things like regular Ammo, some standardized weapons, survival supplies, standard equipment, and professional equipment like Mechanical Kits, Surgical Kits, etc are all covered (for use in ship and on missions; personal supplies would be separate). If you want to make sure if it's there, just ask and if it would reasonably be on a new ship like this, then I'm a reasonable man.
Setting: It is the year 570 AP (570 years since the settlement of Persei Prime by a crashed colony ship sent from Old Earth) in the Alpha Persei System, a Planetary System of 187 Natural Atmosphere-Capable Celestial Bodies, 113 currently with (theoretically) life-sustaining atmospheres, 108 (more or less) colonized, 21 currently being terraformed to be habitable. You're all alone out here, your ancestor's colony ship sucked some 590 Light Years off course from Old Earth via a Warp Hole and depositing your branch of humanity on this remote and untamed piece of space, mostly cut off from communication with home and completely cut off from resupply or rescue. That PCs in this Campaign will be flying aboard the Needle, a modified Escort ship with a rare functioning Ion Engine (the Central Government severely limits access to Light and Near-Light Drives), going around the system and fighting crime.
Characters: Some, all or none of you are official members of the Government Auxiliary Planetary Police Squad, known throughout the colonized Planets as 'Fixers'. Fixers are the eyes, ears, and fists of the Central Government, dealing with interplanetary issues, assisting with new colonizations and any unfriendly local lifeforms, gathering information, keeping peace, and generally making sure the Alpha Persei System doesn't blow itself up. Fixers are largely autonomous, sent off on long term individual assignments or left to their own personal discretion to keep the peace. Those Fixers who are given their own ships will often hire other Independent Contractors with useful skills to assist them on their various missions. These Contractors can have long-term agreements or one-off jobs, as the situation requires. If no one wants to play an official Fixer, I can have an NPC fill the role and therefore limit your access to knowledge and equipment and screw with you greatly (I like this option).
Dangers: Pirates, Criminals, Rebels, Thugs, Gangsters, Native Fauna (and occasionally Flora), Asteroids, Radiation, Robots, Corruption, Strangers, Lead Paint, etc. If it's out there, it can kill you. Playstyle is Action/Adventure Heavy with some Intrigue thrown in for spice.
PCs: No Psychics, Magic, Aliens, or Robots. Mostly fair game otherwise. As for Archetypes, most anything goes, though you should be aware of the characters around you and the game at hand. For example, a Fighter Jock would be an entirely appropriate character for the Game, but I'm not going to do much Space Combat if only 1 or 2 characters would be taking part and the rest would be huddled in a life pod. I don't need much backstory, but if you could post a short paragraph or two of your character doing something it'd be appreciated (doesn't matter what; I don't care if they're buying groceries so long as you give a feel for the character). Please no more than 2 Submissions per person.
Universe Specifics: A work in progress. If you work it into your backstory, I reserve the right to make it cannon and twist it to my desires and whims.
Submission Closing Date: Sunday, December 6th, 11:59pm PST.
Start Date: After Sunday, December 6th, 11:59pm PST.
Let me know if you have any questions; looking forward to the game!
Progress Level: 6
Starting Level: 4
Stats and HP: 28 Point-Buy, take Max HP each level (you'll need it)
Character Sheets and Rolls: I'm a fan of Myth-Weavers and Invisible Castle m'self, but if it's a legit site I'm cool with it.
Starting Wealth: Assume you roll 5 for your starting wealth, with a +1 Bonus for each level above 1 (3), so 8 plus other pertinent Bonuses you have. If you're buying something and need to roll a d6 to decrease wealth, assume you roll a 4 (8 for 2d6). And please, no cheap tricks when doing purchases (if you know what I'm talking about, I'm talking about it to YOU.).
Starting Equipment: You're traveling on a military vessel, so things like regular Ammo, some standardized weapons, survival supplies, standard equipment, and professional equipment like Mechanical Kits, Surgical Kits, etc are all covered (for use in ship and on missions; personal supplies would be separate). If you want to make sure if it's there, just ask and if it would reasonably be on a new ship like this, then I'm a reasonable man.
Setting: It is the year 570 AP (570 years since the settlement of Persei Prime by a crashed colony ship sent from Old Earth) in the Alpha Persei System, a Planetary System of 187 Natural Atmosphere-Capable Celestial Bodies, 113 currently with (theoretically) life-sustaining atmospheres, 108 (more or less) colonized, 21 currently being terraformed to be habitable. You're all alone out here, your ancestor's colony ship sucked some 590 Light Years off course from Old Earth via a Warp Hole and depositing your branch of humanity on this remote and untamed piece of space, mostly cut off from communication with home and completely cut off from resupply or rescue. That PCs in this Campaign will be flying aboard the Needle, a modified Escort ship with a rare functioning Ion Engine (the Central Government severely limits access to Light and Near-Light Drives), going around the system and fighting crime.
Characters: Some, all or none of you are official members of the Government Auxiliary Planetary Police Squad, known throughout the colonized Planets as 'Fixers'. Fixers are the eyes, ears, and fists of the Central Government, dealing with interplanetary issues, assisting with new colonizations and any unfriendly local lifeforms, gathering information, keeping peace, and generally making sure the Alpha Persei System doesn't blow itself up. Fixers are largely autonomous, sent off on long term individual assignments or left to their own personal discretion to keep the peace. Those Fixers who are given their own ships will often hire other Independent Contractors with useful skills to assist them on their various missions. These Contractors can have long-term agreements or one-off jobs, as the situation requires. If no one wants to play an official Fixer, I can have an NPC fill the role and therefore limit your access to knowledge and equipment and screw with you greatly (I like this option).
Dangers: Pirates, Criminals, Rebels, Thugs, Gangsters, Native Fauna (and occasionally Flora), Asteroids, Radiation, Robots, Corruption, Strangers, Lead Paint, etc. If it's out there, it can kill you. Playstyle is Action/Adventure Heavy with some Intrigue thrown in for spice.
PCs: No Psychics, Magic, Aliens, or Robots. Mostly fair game otherwise. As for Archetypes, most anything goes, though you should be aware of the characters around you and the game at hand. For example, a Fighter Jock would be an entirely appropriate character for the Game, but I'm not going to do much Space Combat if only 1 or 2 characters would be taking part and the rest would be huddled in a life pod. I don't need much backstory, but if you could post a short paragraph or two of your character doing something it'd be appreciated (doesn't matter what; I don't care if they're buying groceries so long as you give a feel for the character). Please no more than 2 Submissions per person.
Universe Specifics: A work in progress. If you work it into your backstory, I reserve the right to make it cannon and twist it to my desires and whims.
Submission Closing Date: Sunday, December 6th, 11:59pm PST.
Start Date: After Sunday, December 6th, 11:59pm PST.
Let me know if you have any questions; looking forward to the game!
2010 PAX DM Challenge Grand Champion
2011 PAX Warmachine/Hordes Champion
2011 PAX Warmachine/Hordes Champion
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I will eyeball your interest thread eagerly, but I am too terrified of the system to throw my hat into the ring right away.
I would probably be into it. Have to refresh myself on the rules a little bit though. Firefly, Bebop, and Mass Effect are all reasons for me to live.
2011 PAX Warmachine/Hordes Champion
http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/resources/systems/pennpaper/modern/smack/srdhome.html
http://www.d20resources.com/
etc
i see mention of cybernetics
i think the cybernetics were the worst part of d20 future, just because they basically fill the role of magic items and if one person uses cybernetics, everyone else has to to keep up
don't think that's got things like chargen rules at all, but if you're familiar with the process, it's more or less self explanatory
Let's do this thing.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
It's very similar.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
It's literally the same as 3.5, with modern settings. Future changes the rules up somewhat, and the individual hero rules are wonky.
For example, Fast Heroes who go Gunslinger are almost entirely impossible to kill.
Oh. And guns. Guns, elves and space elves.
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You start out as one of six generic heroic archetypes (smart, fast, tough, etc.) each of which gets something every level, either a feat or a class feature and from level five or so, you can then branch out into more specialised roles.
The Modern system has been adapted for all sorts of sci-fi type settings, including a rather more steampunk version of the past and a couple of alternative futures.
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A Strong Hero/Helix Warrior that screams in terror during any sort of combat.
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Maybe I should just play a space marine. Even it out.
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Three words: Anal Circumference Check.
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Fair enough.
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Well this has been unforseen.
Why can't I do them all?
But seriously. Some combination of beating the tar out of each other and outsmarting a sentient race of floating telepathic brains.
Then you want to start as either a Strong or a Smart hero and multi across to the other as you level.
Alternatively, if you prefer to dispense your beatings from range, you can go with a Fast hero instead of Strong and buy yourself a fancy gun. There is a sniper prestige class in there somewhere if you want to go that route too.
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They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
And what, if any, books besides the core rulebook would we be using?
<edit> Also, I'm creating a smart character here with 16 int. The way I calculated here I would get 48 points to distribute into skills at level 1 but can only put up to 4 in any one class skill? So I can have 12 class skills fully maxed out at 4 points each?