Rogue Planet: Redux

[V.I.R.O.S.]

Rogue Planet

Welcome to another of my "famous" A Roleplayer's Haven games! This is a retry of my previous game. There are no demons or magic in this game.

Rules

1. No Godmodding

2. No messing with other people's background stories to fit your own

3. You start with only your money (everyone starts with 500), your beginning weapon (Nothing too powerful. I will enforce this rule fiercely.l), and a starter ship.

4. It is NOT necessary to stick to the main quest line, you are free to live out your "life" as a smuggler, farmer, or even a senator (if you can work you're way through political ladder to that point).

5. Magic does NOT exist. This game is completely sci-fi, so don't make magical characters, please.

6. Have fun!

Character Creation Description

This game is much more in-depth than my other games, as you will have set values for your health, skills, and other stats. You're AP (action points) are spent on risky or difficult actions to either improve your chances of success or retry them (AP does not regenerate, it can only be purchased or rewarded). Your Fatigue points are used for anything that requires physical activity such as fighting, sprinting, or lifting (this regenerates). Health is an obvious one (regenerates, slowly). Your Concentration is used on mentally straining activities such as hacking, designing technology, or haggling (regenerates). Perks are nifty little abilities that you can choose 2 of at the beginning of the game. Perks last throughout the game, and after you pick your first 2 can only be awarded or bought with Plot Points. Skills are what you are proficient at, everyone starts with 50 skill points to divide between the skills you choose. Skills advance the more you use them. Now, on to the actual Character Creation.

Character Creation Sheet

You start with 100 Life points. You divide your Life points up amongst your Health, Concentration, and Fatigue. All characters start with 5 AP.

Health:?
Fatigue:?
Concentration:?
Perk 1: Please check the spoiler box at the bottom for a list of perks
Perk 2:
Race: A race list will be provided at the bottom in a spoiler box.
Sub-Race:
Gender: Not applicable for some races
Skill 1: A list of skills will be provided at the bottom. Practicing a skill can net you a skill up.
Skill 2: Picking the same 1st skill as 2nd will give you a bonus.
AP:5
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SPOILER: Click to show

Divine Favor: Some sort of deity has taken a special interest in you, you are granted 1 extra AP.

Excellent Handwriting: In a universe where typing is almost exclusively used for conveying written messages, having excellent handwriting makes an impression on many people. +20 To Charisma when handwriting letters.

Charismatic: You are a smooth-talker, you get a +15 to your Bartering, Political, and Charisma skills.

Smuggler: You have figured out all the secrets to smuggling, you get a +10 to sneak skill, and can hide a small weapon when captured at the cost of one AP.

Nerd: Your big brain has given you quite a few advantages and disadvantages. Grant yourself +25 Maximum Concentration at the cost of 15 Fatigue.

Puppet Master: Your a manipulative and silver-tongued little devil who convinces others to fight for him , you get +25 points to Political and Bartering skills at the cost of 15 of your Maximum health.

Cannibal: You can eat the meat of any sentient species to completely restore your health. Unfortunately, this takes a toll on your mind as well. Each corpse you eat temporarily drains your fatigue by 10, and permanently subtracts 5 points from your Maximum Concentration.

Dark Past: Your Dark Past separates you from normal folk. You get +10 Maximum Concentration and an extra AP at the cost of 15 of your Charisma. You can go into the negatives too, which you don't want.

Innocent: Your a free spirit, who everybody loves (even if you are slightly annoying). Everyone around you gets a temporary +3 extra AP, at the cost of 10 Concentration Points.

Tech Savy: You have a way with technology. Your Computer, Robot, and Engineering skills get a +10.

Greenhorn: Your the unpaid intern, but you have some real talent. You get to choose a third skill, but you only get 45 skill points to work with instead of 50.

Focused: You are really good at concentrating. So good you border on obsessive. At the cost of your second skill slot, you get 25 extra skill points and +10 to your Maximum Concentration.

Raw Talent: You have a lot of talent kid, give yourself 15 extra skill points.

Cowboy: You are the best shot in the west, give yourself 20 extra Gun Skill points.

Lazah Firer: Your ah firin ur lazah! Give yourself 20 extra Laser Weapons Skill points.

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SPOILER: Click to show

Since you will be traveling through space amongst many different races, there is no way I could list them all. So, feel free to design (or copy from a book, game, or movie) a race. If you have a picture of it that's eve better. Please give a physical description of your character if no picture is provided.

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Bartering: This is used for haggling prices, and selling things. You rbarter skill is compared against the other persons' (usually an NPC), to decide if you're sale's pitch or haggle works.

Political: This decides your political power. The amount of skill points you have in this decide what level of political person you are. For example, someone with 80 skill points would be a Senator.

Sneak: This decides you're ability to hide and find hiding people. Your sneak skill is compared against the searcher's, plus any modifiers (like lighting and such), to determine if you find them or successfully hide from them.

Computer: This skill decides your ability in programming or hacking a computer or operating system. This is necessary to create a droid/robot brain from scratch, unless you want to buy a pre-made central brain.

Robot: This determines your ability to build robots/droids. At higher skill levels it is possible to design a droid.

Charisma: Determines how much information you can weasel out of people, who will talk to you, how many rules you can bend before someone finally arrests you, and generally how people like you.

Engineering: This determines your ability to build and design ships, security systems, and anything that isn't a computer, robot or gun/laser gun.

Guns: This determines your skill in handling, repairing, and building any non-Laser gun.

Laser Weapons: This determines your skill in building, handling, and repairing all Laser-Based weapons.

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The Story So Far...

On a planet, somewhere in the vast galaxy is the secret to inter-dimensional travel. Many seek it for many reasons, power, fame, money, anything! Unfortunately, the planet moves, and no records of it's 'Migration patterns" exist. Only by following the smalls slivers of information about it that these adventurers can pick up from around the galaxy will lead them there. They face danger beyond compare, with a reward to make it worthwhile.
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The Dan-Ball/Credit shop is now open.

[izacque]

Health:50
Fatigue:20
Concentration:40
Perk 1: Focused
Perk 2: Tech-Savvy
Race:katiri => symmetrical body, two arms, two legs, the forearms have 3 blades along them (curved toward the elbow, the blades closer to the wrists are smaller then the ones closer to the elbow). There are also blades on the knees ( 2 curved upward, one big, the one below it is relatively small), elbows (1 curved backward), the back of the ankles(1 curved downward), the neck (3 curved upward, the ones closer to the head are the biggest), and the head (2 curved forward, front one medium size, back one is the largest of my whole body). The blades are shiny silver. the arms have the same size ratios of a strong human. the legs are humanoid-ish. they have an extra segment at the top that is relatively short. (I can provide a sketch if you want, because I\'m not quite sure how to describe them) The skin is covered in green scales. The eyes are humanoid. they have a bright orange iris that glows slightly. the ears are simply small holes id the side of the head. (for that reason, all katiri helmets have sound amplifiers in them). The nose is just two nostrils at the tip of the muzzle (like a crocodile). the torso to waist width ratio is about 50% greater than that of a human (with the torso being wider). The pectoral muscles have a natural armor plating, and the rest of the body is just the normal scales. The skin is about as thick as a bear\'s ans the scales are hard as slate. they resist burning at temperatures that melt aluminum, but begin to soften and curl at temperatures much higher than that. the hands have 4 digits, one of them opposible. They are tipped with sharp claws about 5-6 inches long They are jointed similarly to human hands, but are thicker. (for this reason, when the katiri are working delicately, they use machinery that is mind linked) All katiri get a brain chip implant at birth that allows them to directly control machinery. The link is one-way, and it is physically impossible for any signal to go through the chip and interfere with the katiri brain. the feet are much like birds feet, except thicker and with claws about 4-5 inches long. there are three toes in front ans one toe in the back. of course, the ankle is large enough for the toe to be in no danger of being cut by the ankle blade. The bottom of the feet have natural armor. Sleep takes place in a squatted position. since sleeping with a helmet is uncomfortable, a sleeping katiri is slightly vulnerable. for this reason, there are DNA-sensing robots that set off an intruder alert when any foreign contaminant on the ship. the robots have no external link. they can only be deactivated by physically typing on the keyboard. of course, that means that the robot would already have set its alarm off, waking the katiri. as an added bonus, because of the need to be loud, the alarm often startles intruders, while the katiri are not troubled by it, even with their helmets on. A bit of history, katiri used to have tails, but since they became unwieldy and cumbersome in space, the species genetically mutated itself to not have tails. the katiri walk upright, but they lean forward about 3% more than a human. They are about 12-16 feet tall. Their voice is kind of a stereotypical pterodactyl voice, but a bit deeper. The head is T-rex-like. basically, they are Hork-Bajir from the Animorphs series, except more aesthetically pleasing, IMHO.
Sub-Race: No thank-you... besides, isn't that impossible?
Gender: I'm a male
Skill 1: Engineering 75 skill points?
Skill 2: I'm too focused
AP:5

I think I did this right...

[Angel]

Name: Nobody knows, but he goes by "Adauchi"

Health: 60
Fatigue:10
Concentration: 40

Race: Ryxodian
Perk 1: Dark Past
Perk 2: Smuggler

He is a darker variant of the sepcies, being a charcoal gray color instead of amber, a reddish brown, or gray. He is very mysterious and usually wears a cloak to hide what he looks like(Similar to Assassin's Creed) Two "blades" can come out of each hand. These blades are sharp and have serrated undersides. He has an almost reptilian face and a sturdy, but very light, skin. This allows him to move faster than most enemies, especially humans. He has sharp fingers and a good mind which, oddly, he does not use all of the time.

He usually works as an assassin, but he always keeps a low profile in public. He has a blade that is made from rare metal found only on his home planet, Ryken X. His sword is unique and obsidian in color. He collects parts of important enemies he has defeated as a souvenir.

Skill 1: Sneak - 30
Skill 2: Charisma - 20

[V.I.R.O.S.]

Both accepted...

[FoxtrotZero]

Way to go, Iza. You totally lost me until you mentioned them essentially being Hork-Bajir.

Name: James Tyler Fox
Alias: FoxtrotZero
Nickname: Fox

Health: 50
Fatigue: 30
Concentration: 30
AP: 6

Race: Human (See Description)
Sub-Race: Dark Elf (Approx. 1/4, See Description)
Gender: Male
Age: Not publically known, but mid 20s

Perk: Tech Savvy
Perk: Dark Past

Skill: Engineering (25)
Skill: Firearms (25)
Skill: Bartering (20)

Description/Backstory: I'm going all out.

Son of a Human and a Dark Elf, and always independant by nature. Fox is a well built human, whose Elf only shows in his nonreflective, Navy-Indigo iris. Part Elf, however, makes him naturally enduring and gives him a lifespan surpassing that of a Human.

Despite the best efforts of all parties involved, his family life was always strained. From the day he could get a job he devoted large amounts of time to becoming self sufficent and went his own way at the age of 18. He legally changed his last name to Fox -- When asked, he will say he is not ashamed of his elf-styled original last name, but still won't disclose it. And almost noone even knows about his actual elf background.

Growing up and never bothering to move away from the deep Metropolis. Not slums, but suck places have a natural tendency. Well organized crime is the only kind of crime thats lived through the police crackdowns, and society is based on being specialized and individual, but still anonymous.

Focused on being self-sufficent, he had little time to devote to anything he wanted to, but just the same, he was deeply involved in his work in engineering. His specialty with anything mechanical, electrical, chemical, or having to do with firearms and his pure adeptness has lead him to be a successful freelance engineer. His darkened past and analytical outlooks have led him to prosper in his metropolitan surroundings.

[V.I.R.O.S.]

Approved.