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Post by WxMAN on Jun 1, 2019 19:06:27 GMT -6
Regarding the Neutrality stuffs, if there are four factions and four PCs, then logically, each of you should originate from one of the factions. Then I call Accountants In SPAAAACCCEEEEEE
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Post by LabRat on Jun 1, 2019 19:09:31 GMT -6
Looks like it is House Asquith-Orlo for me...though I imagine our family would have ties with The Twelve Families if I'm doing the Mao concept
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 2, 2019 9:16:43 GMT -6
Regarding the Neutrality stuffs, if there are four factions and four PCs, then logically, each of you should originate from one of the factions. Then I call Accountants In SPAAAACCCEEEEEE In all seriousness, that'd probably be the SpaceFarer's Collective ... which could theoretically make you a combat accountant ... in spaaaaaaaccccceeee! Looks like it is House Asquith-Orlo for me...though I imagine our family would have ties with The Twelve Families if I'm doing the Mao concept House Asquith-Orlov are just the actual "rulers" - I'm sure that there are numerous minor nobles involved as well. As to the connectivity of the Twelve Families, well, the senior members of the Twelve are highborn as well, and we all know how interconnected nobility are. Plus, maybe "dad" has been reaching out to one of the Families, perhaps with an eye toward marrying the PC into that Family? I'm sure we can figure it all out ... Heh. That sort of leaves Giger to the PKF.
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 2, 2019 9:58:41 GMT -6
Heh. That sort of leaves Giger to the PKF. So I'm the partisan what thinks they all suck
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 2, 2019 12:38:57 GMT -6
Heh. That sort of leaves Giger to the PKF. So I'm the partisan what thinks they all suck I suppose you could go the Holden route where you punched a superior asshole and got booted out. Means you're probably Tharean (sp?) too...
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Post by LabRat on Jun 4, 2019 8:34:53 GMT -6
Heh. That sort of leaves Giger to the PKF. So I'm the partisan what thinks they all suck That should be easy for you to get into character
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Post by LabRat on Jun 4, 2019 14:09:16 GMT -6
Plus, maybe "dad" has been reaching out to one of the Families, perhaps with an eye toward marrying the PC into that Family? I'm sure we can figure it all out ... If that's the case, then that may be the source of her rebellion, or at least the straw that broke the camel's back and forced her to take off. Because of course her intended betrothed is a royal douche and she doesn't want to be forced into anything. So now I'm playing a Disney Princess....in SPAAAAAAAAACE!!
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 4, 2019 14:31:53 GMT -6
Plus, maybe "dad" has been reaching out to one of the Families, perhaps with an eye toward marrying the PC into that Family? I'm sure we can figure it all out ... If that's the case, then that may be the source of her rebellion, or at least the straw that broke the camel's back and forced her to take off. Because of course her intended betrothed is a royal douche and she doesn't want to be forced into anything. So now I'm playing a Disney Princess....in SPAAAAAAAAACE!! Heh. If Mark is playing a member of the Twelve Families, maybe he's secretly a crime lordling who ran away from home because his dad was planning on marrying him off to some House Asquith-Orlova troll...
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Post by LabRat on Jun 4, 2019 15:44:50 GMT -6
Heh. If Mark is playing a member of the Twelve Families, maybe he's secretly a crime lordling who ran away from home because his dad was planning on marrying him off to some House Asquith-Orlova troll... Puh-leeez make this happen!!
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 4, 2019 15:54:05 GMT -6
That's not up to me. That's up to the players.
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Post by CommJunkee on Jun 5, 2019 7:16:12 GMT -6
Heh. If Mark is playing a member of the Twelve Families, maybe he's secretly a crime lordling who ran away from home because his dad was planning on marrying him off to some House Asquith-Orlova troll... Puh-leeez make this happen!! LOL!
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Post by WxMAN on Jun 5, 2019 8:06:50 GMT -6
House Asquith-Orlova troll... Posted without comment.
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Post by LabRat on Jun 5, 2019 9:18:14 GMT -6
Haha, I was thinking the same thing, though I'd never be brash enough to post it. That's a Tess drinking song if I've ever heard one.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 14, 2019 13:52:30 GMT -6
CommJunkee and LabRat were talking about FedEx in Space, but I didn't catch any of that discussion Based on this, I discovered a Traveller supplement that I'm shamelessly ripping off (with serial numbers filed off ... usually) that has the PCs as part of a belter mining / prospecting / cargo transport company that I'm currently envisioning as the Company that the PCs are part of. More specifics about Lothrain Free Company can be found in this Google Document. I think it sort of covers all the bases - there's a boss who hands out assignments, he wants to be (mostly) neutral, and inevitably, there's gonna be a conflict where a side must be chosen...
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 2, 2019 11:38:17 GMT -6
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 3, 2019 10:46:49 GMT -6
The fully editable Mongoose 2nd Edition Traveller character sheet looks pretty solid and usable. It is missing some minor things that I'm cribbing from 2300AD, but the Species, Species Traits and Homeworld sections can be used for those, I expect...
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Post by CommJunkee on Dec 3, 2019 13:18:58 GMT -6
Based on what you have on Obsidian Portal, I think my character's background will be the 12 Families.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 3, 2019 13:35:40 GMT -6
Well, like I said, nobody needs to pick anything just yet.
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Post by Gigermann on Dec 3, 2019 13:53:52 GMT -6
We don't always need to do what we do, nor do what we need to
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Post by WxMAN on Dec 3, 2019 20:57:02 GMT -6
Well, like I said, nobody needs to pick anything just yet. I'll have to wait until the rolls determine my faction....
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 4, 2019 8:10:06 GMT -6
Well, like I said, nobody needs to pick anything just yet. I'll have to wait until the rolls determine my faction.... Or everybody else picks one and you get whatever's left by default.
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Post by LabRat on Dec 4, 2019 14:25:42 GMT -6
Is that how it is going to shake out? One faction per person?
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 4, 2019 14:29:18 GMT -6
Is that how it is going to shake out? One faction per person? One originating faction, yeah. Since there are five factions (basically) and five PCs, seemed logical to go that way.
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Post by LabRat on Dec 4, 2019 15:48:02 GMT -6
Sweet! I'll see where the chips fall after Session 0
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 4, 2019 15:56:52 GMT -6
To be fair, I think the players have already sort of made soft claims to various factions: you for House Asquith-Orlov, CJ for 12 Families, Giger for PKF, WxMAN for SpaceFarer's Collective, which leaves MagMan for Independents ... but things could theoretically change...
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Post by LabRat on Dec 4, 2019 20:13:48 GMT -6
To be fair, I think the players have already sort of made soft claims to various factions: you for House Asquith-Orlov, CJ for 12 Families, Giger for PKF, WxMAN for SpaceFarer's Collective, which leaves MagMan for Independents ... but things could theoretically change... This is true. I'm sorry but I had forgotten. My head gets fuzzy towards the end of the year.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 5, 2019 9:19:15 GMT -6
That's because December is a crap-stain of a month that should be utterly done away with. Or replaced with one that doesn't suck.
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Post by LabRat on Dec 5, 2019 11:10:03 GMT -6
That's because December is a crap-stain of a month that should be utterly done away with. Or replaced with one that doesn't suck. While I don't share the same ire of the month as you do, I do have less tolerance for all things Christmas the older I get. Probably because I don't have children to pass down the "magic", but the older I get, the more work this time of year brings, and the more obligation it harbors. The only redeeming thing is I usually take two weeks off during the end of the month and it is the only time in the year where I can truly rest. Everything is done, and I'm not starting anything. I do look forward to the idea of completing the year with lots of downtime and basically doing whatever the heck I want.
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Post by Magman on Dec 13, 2019 23:11:15 GMT -6
Is there a PDF of the rule book? I'd like to look at character creation.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Dec 13, 2019 23:46:48 GMT -6
I'll get it to you in the morning.
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