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Strange Stars – Lincoln-5 Rhadamanthus-beta-27

FASERIP Strange Stars #strangestars #FASERIP

Lincoln-5 Rhadamanthus-beta-27

Moravec Sophont lawyer and judicial duelist

F: GD (10) Health: 50
A: EX (20)
S: GD (10) Karma: 60
E: GD (10)
R: EX (20) Resources: Ex (20)
I: EX (20)
P: EX (20) Popularity: Gd (10)

POWERS:

Body Armour : Ty (6)
Nanomissile Pistol : Gd (10)
- May be used defensively to block

TALENTS:

Law
Weapon Specialist (Nanomissile Pistol)

CONTACTS:

Circus Legal Fraternity
Rhadamanthus Copies

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Strange Stars – Mulzakesh

FASERIP Strange Stars #FASERIP #strangestars

Mulzakesh

Biologic Vokun Minor House Lord

F: FB (2) Health: 20
A: FB (2)
S: TY (6) Karma: 40
E: GD (10)
R: GD (10) Resources: IN (40)
I: EX (20)
P: GD (10) Popularity: EX (20)

POWERS:

Regeneration : Gd (10)
Recovery : Gd (10)
Flying Chair: Flight (2)

Limitation: Endurance is Shift(0) for purposes of Movement only

TALENTS:

Diplomacy
Espionage
Finance

CONTACTS:

Katapaxu
Vokun business
Circus trade missions
Ibglibdishpan subordinates

Click to access 142933-sample.pdf

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http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/142933/Strange-Stars
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Strange Stars – Stella Starlight

FASERIP Strange Stars

Stella Starlight

Biologic starship captain

F: GD (10) Health: 50
A: GD (10)
S: GD (10) Karma: 50
E: EX (20)
R: GD (10) Resources: Rm (30)
I: EX (20)
P: EX (20) Popularity: Ty (6)

POWERS:

Slug Pistol : Gd (10)
– Has configurable smart ammo
Bracer Computer : +1 CS on Reason recall FEATs
Starship Motherless Child (Freighter):
– Control Rm(30) Speed Class 5000 (5000) Body Rm(30) Protection Rm(30)

TALENTS:

Leadership
Pilot
Guns

CONTACTS:

Circus Pilot Sorority

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Strange Stars – Siana Elizon


FASERIP Strange Stars #FASERIP #strangestars

Siana Elizon

Biologic Instrumentality Special Operative

F: GD (10) Health: 36
A: GD (10)
S: TY (6) Karma: 60
E: GD (10)
R: EX (20) Resources: RM (30)
I: EX (20)
P: EX (20) Popularity: EX (20)

POWERS:

Concealable Laser Pistol : Gd (10)

TALENTS:

Diplomacy
Espionage
Guns
Law
Martial Arts D

CONTACTS:

Instrumentality Government
League Diplomats

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Traveller Character Professions Explanation and Notes

http://flynnwd.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/missing-traveller-ogc-career-paths.html

The core career paths from Classic Traveller:
Army
Navy
Marines
Merchant
Scout
Other

The career paths added to Classic Traveller via the Citizens of the Imperium supplement:
Barbarian
Belter
Bureaucrat
Diplomat
Doctor
Flyer
Hunter
Noble
Pirate
Rogue
Sailor
Scientist

The core career paths from MegaTraveller:
Army
Barbarian
Belter
Bureaucrat
Diplomat
Doctor
Flyer
Hunter
Law Enforcer
Marine
Merchant
Navy
Noble
Pirate
Rogue
Sailor
Scientist
Scout

The core career paths from Traveller T20:
Academic
Army
Barbarian
Belter
Marines
Mercenary
Merchant
Navy
Noble
Professional
Rogue
Scout
Traveller

There are only 9 base classes – Academic, Barbarian, Belter, Mercenary, Merchant, Noble, Professional, Rogue, and Traveller. Then there’s 4 “service classes,” Army, Navy, Marines, and Scouts. And there’s three unexciting prestige classes, TAS Field Reporter, Big Game Hunter, and Ace Pilot.

TAS Field Reporter
Big Game Hunter
Ace Pilot

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10077.phtml

The core career paths from Mongoose Traveller:
Agent
Army
Citizen
Drifter
Entertainer
Marine
Merchant
Navy
Nobility
Rogue
Scholar
Scout

Given the commonalities, I am inclined to start with the following core career path list:
Academic (Doctor, Scholar, Scientist)
Central Security Service (Agent, Law Enforcer)
Colonist (Barbarian, Citizen, Hunter, Professional)
Merchant House (Merchants)
Public Service (Bureaucrat, Diplomat, Noble)
Republic Rangers (Scouts)
Stellar Navy (Navy, Marines)
System Defense (Army, Flyers, Sailors)
Traveller (Belter, Drifter, Rogue)

https://web.archive.org/web/20090206015503/http://web.tampabay.rr.com/gsvenson/mtcg.html

Notes on non-Standard Human Careers:

Attorney:
Civilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is that you
have graduated from Law School.

Technical Priesthood:
Government career adapted from TNE. The requirement is for the
homeworld to have TL of Pre-Industrial.

Entertainer:
Civilian career adapted from TNE. No special requirements.

Farmer:
Civilian career adapted from TNE. No special requirements.

Wealthy Traveller:
Civilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is that the Soc
must be at least 9.

Journalist:
Civilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is for the
homeworld to have TL of at least Industrial.

IRIS:
Base on article in Challenge #34. Requirements are that the
character be Imperial with Soc between 5 and A. Also, Str & End must
be at least 5 and Dex must be at least 7, Int & Edu must be at least A
or Str, End, Int & Edu must be at least 8 and Dex must be at least 9.

Spica books

so spica character book 1 has these :-
Adventurer:
Bounty Hunter:
Clergy:
Colonist:
Corporate Citizen:
Militant Religious:
Space Patrol:
Worker:

Tom Tyson
3 Nov 2013

Career Book 2

Athlete:
Chancer:
Cosmonaut:
Enforcer:
Insurgent:
Media Practitioner:
Mystic Warrior:
Politician:
Port Authority:
Prisoner:
Puppeteer:
Secret Police:
Slave:

Tom Tyson
3 Nov 2013

Career Book 3

Assistant
Broker
Field Researcher
Free Trader
Inheritor
Journalist
Mariner
Merchant Marine
Physician
Psionic Guild
Renaissancer
Scientist
Wastelander

Different Worlds 15
Also, I use Paul Montgomery Crabaugh’s “More Citizens” article from Different Worlds #15 (he adds cavalry, artillery, technicians, engineers, reporters, and citizens).

I’ve used point buy for years — using Jeff Swycaffer’s “Plotting a Course for Choosy Players” article from Dragon #51
And for MegaTraveller I created my own point-buy based on Jeff’s article, http://dmckinne.winterwar.org/pdfs/MTPointBasedCharGen.pdf .

Pegasus magazine did advanced careers for Flyers and Sailors, Different Worlds converted some of the mercenary service branches back down to Basic careers, a White Dwarf article expanded the criminal careers, FASA had the MoJ career…

In some cases.
FASA’s additions were in the short runs of High Passage and Far Traveller. I think the MoJ were in HP#1.
Pegasus was Judges Guild’s magazine, also a short run, and now all on RPGNow (search for the bundle). They did flyers and sailors as advanced.
Adventure Gaming was yet another short run magazine from the early 80s. It had an article on “Rebels, Insurgents, and Partisans”.
Dragon Magazine did IBIS in March 1980. Another horribly overpowered career.
White Dwarf tended to visit Traveller every other month in those first 60 to 70 issues. An article on Criminals and another in the ISS were among them.
Different Worlds did Cavalry. Artillery. Technician, Engineer, and Civilian as Basic Careers in the October 1981 issue.
JTAS had the Port Authority and a Scientist.

in products other than magazines
Paranoia Press’ “Scouts and Assassins” had, you guessed it, an Assassin career. They also did a very Soviet-inspired Zhodani spy service in “SORAG”.

Ok, the JTAS index file I achieved from somewhere has a Skyport Authority by John M. Ford 19 – 37 so that looks like that one.

and Scientists…(29-28?)!?

Different Worlds #15
Magazine of Adventure Role-Playing Games
October 1981
Cover price: $2.50
Cover: Rick Becker
“More Citizens: Six New Classes for Traveller” by Paul Montgomery Crabaugh

http://www.diffworlds.com/dw_13-24.htm
High Passage, Issue 1
©1981 FASA, 56pp.
Periodical

Justice Special Branch, by Craig Johnson………………..32

http://www.travellerbibliography.org/fasa/hp1.html

http://heldenhaufen.de/Tx/WorldCreation/RandomWorld
http://heldenhaufen.de/Tx/Animals/RandomAnimal

1
Adventure Gaming #6
Generic 0
Manzakk Publishing
1981

—

Contents

Magazine Contents
[ Add Existing Content | Add New Content ]

P.
Title
Type
System
Author
Rating
‡

32
RIP’s In The Traveller Universe
Stats
Traveller 1
R. D. Stuart

http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=6171 

1

The Dragon #35
Generic 1
TSR
1980

9
IBIS: Profit and Peril
Other Rules
Traveller 1
Kenneth Burke

http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=9924 

White Dwarf No. 19
©1980 Games Workshop
Periodical
Price: $2.50

TRAVELLER ARTICLES

Criminals: Traveller Bad Guys, by Trevor Graver …………. 8
http://www.travellerbibliography.org/whitedwarf/19.html

White Dwarf No. 27
©1981 Games Workshop
Periodical
Price: $3.00

TRAVELLER ARTICLES

The Imperial Secret Service, by Robert McMahon …………. 17
http://www.travellerbibliography.org/whitedwarf/27.html

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Classic Traveller Character Creation

I put a spreadsheet together to put them all in one place, having finally found them all :-

Navy Marine Army Scouts Merchant Other Pirates Belters Sailors Diplomats Doctors Flyers Barbarians Bureaucrats Rogues Nobles Scientists Hunters Politics Finance Arts Academia Admin Athlete MOJSB Cleric Bounty Hunter

Classic Traveller Character Creation

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Combat Intensity

Again this is related to the fact that there are no opposed rolls in FASERIP in this area. Some options if you want to tweak this:

  1. Require an opponent ranked lower to need one level of success above the standard to hit, and the reverse. So a Good Fighter needs a Major Success to strike an Excellent Fighter.
  2. Calculate the difference in ranks and apply those as Row Steps. An Excellent Fighter would get +1 CS when trying to strike a Good Fighter. The Good Fighter would get -1 CS when trying to strike the Excellent Fighter. A more player character friendly version.
  3. Just use a flat +1 CS if someone is better, or -1 CS if someone is worse, to remove the need for subtraction or counting.
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FATERIP: A Game of Thrones and Dunes

FATE: A Game of Thrones and Dunes

A lost legion. A lost jihad legion. A lost interstellar jihad legion. Of Muad’Dib’s. From Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Wormhole accident. Spaceship crash. On Westeros. A bunch of feudal white boys are in for a big surprise.

Draft 1.0 April 16, 2013 – Blue Tyson

SETTING

The Seven Kingdoms of A Game of Thrones, initially. A Guild Ship carrying one of the Fremen legions that wanted to continue the jihad gets into a Star Trek unlucky accident involving an astronomical event and the space time continuum. Ship damaged, they barely manage to land on the nearest planet that will support life. Surprisingly well by their sensors. The shock and damage of the crash leaves both the Ship and the Guild Navigator unable to function as intended for the time being. So a 30,000 strong Fremen Legion with 20,000 support personnel must now fend for themselves.

ISSUES

Winter is coming.
Winter includes an invasion by horrific monster people.
Aliens? How do they fit in.
Who is most racist?
Can We Get Out of Here?
We Aren’t In Our Universe Anymore – is jihad still relevant
We could conquer the planet..but probably couldn’t hold it long-term.
So just a local takeover, perhaps?
How should we live here?
Anyone for something more democratic?
They say you want a revolution.

THE PLAYERS

WESTEROS

I haven’t read the books, so this is taken from my tv show impressions.

King Robert Baratheon

Bored boozy king
Only Talk to the Wife If I Have To

F: Excellent +2
A: Good +1
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Good +1

Resources Incredible (+4)
Popularity Incredible (+4)

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Leadership, Warfare
Incredible (+4) Hunt, Warhammer
Excellent (+2) Contacts, Rapport, Survival

Queen Cersei Lannister

Manipulative incestuous Queen
Only Talk to the Husband If I Have To

F: Poor -1
A: Poor -1
S: Poor -1
E: Typical +0
R: Excellent +2
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Administration, Contacts, Deceive, Espionage

Joffrey Baratheon

Young sociopathic monster king.
Cruel and crazy double whammy, have I.

F: Good +1
A: Excellent +2
S: Typical +0
E: Good +1
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Good +1

Resources Incredible (+4)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Excellent (+2) Contacts, Crossbow, Intimidation
Good (+1) Sword

Lord Peter Baelish

Sneaky pimp
Has a thing for the Stark wife
I Told You Not To Trust Me

F: Poor -1
A: Typical +0
S: Typical +0
E: Typical +0
R: Good +1
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Deceive
Remarkable (+3) Bureaucracy, Contacts, Espionage
Excellent (+2) Bluff, Convince, Empathy, Streetwise
Good (+1) Lore

Lord Varys

Eunuch spymaster

F: Poor -1
A: Poor -1
S: Poor -1
E: Typical +0
R: Excellent +2
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Contacts, Deceive, Espionage
Remarkable (+3) Bureaucracy, Lore
Excellent (+2) Burglary, Bluff, Convince, Disguise, Empathy, Streetwise

Ser Jaime Lannister

Incestuous Kingsguard
Kingslayer

F: Remarkable +3
A: Excellent +2
S: Good +1
E: Excellent +2
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity -Excellent (-2)

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Sword
Incredible (+4) Lance, Shield
Excellent (+2) Leadership, Warfare

Daenerys Targaryen

Stormborn
Dragon Mistress
Outcast Barbarian Queen
Rather like it hot, thanks

F: Typical +0
A: Good +1
S: Typical +0
E: Good +1
R: Good +1
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Excellent (+2)
Good (+1) Lore

Lord Stannis Baratheon

Overly fond of demon consorts
Stubborn ruler

F: Excellent +2
A: Good +1
S: Good +1
E: Remarkable +3
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Good +1

Resources Incredible (+4)
Popularity -Excellent (-2)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Intimidate, Leadership, Warfare
Remarkable (+3) Sword, Shiled

Lord Eddard Stark

Overly dutiful Northern Ruler
Don’t like my bastard enough to Stark him

F: Excellent +2
A: Good (+1)
S: Good +1
E: Excellent +2
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Incredible (+4)
Popularity Incredible (+4)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Leadership, Warfare
Remarkable (+3) Sword
Excellent (+2) Alertness, Contacts, Rapport, Survival

Lady Caetlyn Stark

Couldn’t be nice to the bastard

F: Poor -1
A: Typical +0
S: Typical +0
E: Typical +0
R: Excellent +2
I: Excellent +2
P: Remarkable +3

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Excellent (+2) Administration, Rapport
Good (+1) Bluff, Deceive, Lore, Persuade

Lord Robb Stark

Talented next generation rebel leader

F: Excellent +2
A: Excellent +2
S: Good +1
E: Excellent +2
R: Good +1
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Incredible (+4)
Popularity Incredible (+4)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Leadership, Warfare
Remarkable (+3) Sword, Shield
Excellent (+2) Alertness, Rapport, Survival

Sansa Stark

Daughter who’d rather not be in the middle of it all
Smarter Than She Looks

F: Feeble -2
A: Typical +0
S: Poor -1
E: Typical +0
R: Excellent +2
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Good (+1)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Good (+1) Lore, Persuade

Arya Stark

Tomboy would rather be at the pointy end

F: Typical +0
A: Typical +0
S: Poor -1
E: Typical +0
R: Excellent +2
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Poor (-1)
Popularity Typical (+0)

Other Skills

Good (+1) Stealth, Sword

Bran Stark

Psychic cripple

F: Feeble -2
A: Feeble -2
S: Poor -1
E: Good +1
R: Good +1
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Poor (-1)
Popularity Typical (+0)

Other Skills

Good (+1) Mysteries, Precognition, Animal Viewing

Jon Snow

Going To the Wall
Thinks He Has A Destiny

F: Excellent +2
A: Excellent +2
S: Good +1
E: Excellent +2
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Typical +0

Resources Typical (+0)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Sword, Shield, Bow
Excellent (+2) Alertness, Leadership, Persuade, Rapport, Survival, Warfare

Theon Greyjoy

Bitterly Resents His Upbringing

F: Typical +0
A: Good +1
S: Typical +0
E: Typical +0
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Typical +0

Resources Typical (+0)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Bow
Excellent (+2) Deceive
Good (+1) Persuade, Swim, Sword

Mance Rayder

King Beyond the Wall
Clan Uniter

F: Excellent +2
A: Remarkable +3
S: Excellent +1
E: Remarkable +3
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Incredible (+4) [Beyond the Wall only]

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Intimidate, Leadership
Excellent (+2) Alertness, Bluff, Deceive

Asha Greyjoy

Daddy’s Girl
Sarky Ship Captain

F: Excellent +2
A: Excellent +2
S: Good +1
E: Good +1
R: Good +1
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Axe
Excellent (+2) Deceive, Knife, Leadership, Warfare, Sail, Swim

Lord Tywin Lannister

Filthy rich ruthless leader

F: Good +1
A: Good +1
S: Good +1
E: Good +1
R: Good +1
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Unearthly (+7)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Administration, Intimidate, Leadership, Warfare
Excellent (+2) Deceive, Persuade, Sword

Tyrion Lannister

The Imp
Witty dwarf
Boozy wencher
Definitely much smarter than the appears

F: Typical +0
A: Typical +0
S: Poor -1
E: Good +1
R: Excellent +2
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Deceive, Empathy, Lore, Persuade, Rapport
Excellent (+2) Espionage, Stealth
Good (+1) Gamble, Knife

Sandor Clegane

The Hound
Scarred Sworn Sword
I Don’t Like Anyone
Rather Angry Man

F: Remarkable +3
A: Good +1
S: Excellent +2
E: Excellent +2
R: Poor -1
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Good (+1)
Popularity -Excellent (-2)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Intimidate, Spear, Sword, Shield
Excellent (+2) Ride

Ser Loras Tyrell

The Knight of the Flowers
Pretty Boy Jouster

F: Remarkable +3
A: Good +1
S: Good +1
E: Good +1
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Remarkable (+3)

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Lance
Incredible (+4) Spear, Sword, Shield
Remarkable (+3) Ride

Lady Margaery Tyrell

Scheming would be ruler

F: Poor -1
A: Typical +0
S: Typical +0
E: Typical +0
R: Good +1
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Remarkable (+3) Persuade
Good (+1) Deceit, Empathy, Persuade, Rapport

Samwell Tarley

Overweight Cowardly Knightswatchman

F: Poor -1
A: Poor -1
S: Typical +0
E: Poor -1
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Poor -1

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Excellent (+2)

Other Skills

Good (+1) Lore

Lord Renly Baratheon

Attention Seeker
Clotheshorse

F: Typical +0
A: Typical +0
S: Typical +0
E: Typical +0
R: Typical +0
I: Good +1
P: Good +1

Resources Remarkable (+3)
Popularity Remarkable (+3)

Other Skills

Excellent (+2) Alertness, Bluff, Persuade
Good (+1) Hunt, Ride, Sword, Shield

Ser Davos Seaworth

Loyal Captain
No Hokey Religions For Me
Crusty Smuggler I Am

F: Typical +0
A: Good +1
S: Good +1
E: Good +1
R: Typical +0
I: Excellent +2
P: Good +1

Resources Good (+1)
Popularity Good (+1)

Other Skills

Excellent (+2) Sail, Smuggle, Swim
Good (+1) Bluff, Deceive, Persuade, Rapport, Stealth

Brienne of Tarth

Sworn Sword to Caetlyn Stark
Stubborn Tournament Champion

F: Remarkable +3
A: Excellent +2
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Typical +0
I: Typical +0
P: Excellent +2

Resources Excellent (+21)
Popularity Remarkable (+3)

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Sword
Incredible (+4) Dodge, Shield, Spear
Remarkable (+3) Brawl, Ride

Arryn, Baratheon, Greyjoy, Lannister, Martell, Stark, Targaryen, Tully, and Tyrell.

FREMEN

Fremen and Imperial evolution and breeding programs have produced humans that are advanced physically and mentally from those of Westeros. Fremen warriors were the best in the universe, Bene Gesserit etc. aside. Plus with Jessica Atreides establishing training programs you have some talented specimens. The Fedaykin being the elite of those. These are therefore ranked in relation to local denizens. Want to make them stronger? Have Westeros be a lower gravity world than Arrakis and have a legion go all John Carter, too. Increase physical ranks by one. Allow prodigious leaps. All that good stuff.

Mitha

Fremen Legion Leader
Hardarse Woman

F: Amazing +5
A: Incredible +4
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Excellent +2
I: Incredible +4
P: Incredible +4

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Incredible (+4) [With Fremen]

Other Skills

Fantastic (+6) Crysknife, Desert War, Slowshield
Incredible (+4) Leadership, Warfare, Dodge, Spear, Ride, Survival

Akrab

Fremen 2IC

Starting to get to old for this job

F: Incredible +4
A: Incredible +4
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Good +1
I: Incredible +4
P: Incredible +4

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Remarkable (+3) [With Fremen]

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Crysknife, Slowshield, Desert War
Incredible (+4) Dodge, Spear, Ride, Survival
Remarkable (+3) Leadership, Warfare

Shoshana

Reverend Mother
Bene Gesserit training

Going To Be Hard To Replace

F: Amazing +5
A: Incredible +4
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Excellent +2
I: Amazing +5
P: Amazing +5

Resources Excellent (+2)
Popularity Remarkable (+3) [With Fremen]

Other Skills

Fantastic (+6) Body Control, Crysknife, Martial Arts
Amazing (+5) Slowshield
Incredible (+4) Dodge, Mysteries, Ride, Survival
Remarkable (+3) Desert War, Leadership, Mysteries, Warfare

Companions Trained Acolytes

Fremen Fedaykin Jihad Warrior

F: Incredible +4
A: Incredible +4
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Excellent +1 2
I: Incredible +4
P: Incredible +4

Resources Good (+1)
Popularity Good (+1) [With Fremen]

Other Skills

Amazing (+5) Alertness, Crysknife, Dodge, Slowshield, Martial Arts, Ride, Spear
Remarkable (+3) Leadership, Warfare

Fremen Jihad Warrior

F: Remarkable +3
A: Remarkable +3
S: Excellent +2
E: Remarkable +3
R: Good +1
I: Excellent +2
P: Remarkable +3

Resources Poor (-1)
Popularity Typical (+0)

Other Skills

Incredible (+4) Crysknife, Dodge, Slowshield, Martial Arts, Ride, Spear

ADVENTURING

SETUPS

1. A possibility that I find intriguing…the ship comes down at Castelly rock badly enough that it kills a lot of Lannisters. Tywin and a visiting Cersei among them. Power vacuum locally as well as new arrivals. If Jaime is missing, does Tyrion get First Contact privileges? Many Fremen won’t be fans of unfit speciments in their eyes such as him.

2. If landing elsewhere, an alliance with a lesser house that is more than happy to gain an advantage would allow PCs from Westeros and Arrakis in a group trying to work out this new world situation.

3. If landing in the middle of nowhere, scouts and then emissaries (after any foolish raiders or attackers get slaughtered and captured) may begin to play let’s make a deal.

4. Key female Westeros NPCs will be fascinated by an overall military commander who is a woman.

5. If smart Westeros people realise that accommodation and machination might keep them alive then: a welcoming tournament! Fun, games, skullduggery and murder for all.

6. An army of people with leadership by merit will horrify the nobility and intrigue the common people. Uprisings? Do Fremen propaganda experts [PCs] try and start them?

7. If monsters overrun the Wall, what will that do to the Fremen worldview? If in open conflict with the locals, it is enemy of my enemy time as monsters won’t mind eating a little tough desert meat.

a) For a completely different flavour, make it 5000 or 500 survivors. A whole legion makes the situation much more different and interesting though I think. With many more character type possibilities.

A lot of possibilities. Leaving the Fremen leader examples given above, the players could be:-

Fremen scouts checking out the place.
Fremen engineers working on getting life going.
Fremen scientists seeing if it is possible to get into space and what resources can be used to support high tech.
Fremen diplomats making contact with a house. Who is a good linguist, then, for first contact?
Westeros scholars or engineers eager to learn. Warriors, likewise. Others with more mercantile interests.
Commoners seeking a better life volunteering their services.
Spies, either way.

THE LADDER

Being a big Marvel Super Heroes fan from way back, this is how I like to think:

Value Adjective

+13 Cosmic 5 (Class 5000)
+12 Cosmic 3 (Class 3000)
+11 Cosmic 1 (Class 1000)
+10 Legendary Z (Shift Z)
+9 Legendary Y (Shift Y)
+8 Legendary X (Shift X)
+7 Unearthly (Epic)
+6 Monstrous (Fantastic)
+5 Amazing (Superb)
+4 Incredible (Great)
+3 Remarkable (Good)
+2 Excellent (Fair)
+1 Good (Average)
+0 Typical (Mediocre)
-1 Poor
-2 Feeble (Terrible)
-3 Awful 0 (Shift 0)
-4 Abysmal

FASERIP – basic human attributes

Physique is split compared to Core, into a Strength component and an Endurance component, the latter of which should be used for the Stress track. Reason is native intelligence.

Fighting (Fight)
Agility (Athletics)
Strength
Endurance
Reason
Intuition (Notice)
Psyche (Will)

secondary

Popularity is a measure of charisma, reputation and public influence. If you like, bad people can have a negative popularity ladder equivalent. Supervillains, mass murderers, ruthless thugs in The Ball, etc.

Popularity
Resources

REFERENCES

Game of Thrones Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones
Dune Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28novel%29

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