Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Character Challenge 23 of 31: Classic Traveller Navy

Mondays are always too busy so I never got to post a challenge then. I did the challenge yesterday from the last of my emergency stash, so we'll do a shorter character challenge today, which generally means Classic Traveller as a few dice rolls and you have a character!

Starting with the traditional UPP, I roll 8A579B - a knight off the bat! An even roll and a woman noble. Using Book 1 Navy as social works best there. The education +2 to get in and...she only gets in by the skin of her teeth and that +2 education bonus. Already we have a story of someone who was almost passed over, but got in by a good word from one of her teachers (and in newer versions of Traveller that would be formalized as a contact, but there is no reason we can't backport other rules. One of the many reasons I love Traveller!)

Term 1 Age 18-22

A fresh Naval recruit Aethyl von Smythe is commissioned as an ensign in her first term, but does not quite muster the wherewithal for a promotion. She picks up Engineering-1 and Cutlass-1 as skills. She worked in the engineering decks, practicing with the traditional Naval cutlass in her spare time.

Term 2 Age 23-26

Ensign von Smythe gets promoted to Lieutenant, gets her Pilot-1 certification, and through working out hard in the gym, gets +1 strength. 

Term 3 Age 27-30

Promoted to Lt. Commander, she learns emergency procedures with Vacc-Suit-1 and has powered through her Gunnery-1 certification.

Term 4 Age 31-34

Easily surviving again, Lt. Commander von Smythe was passed over for promotion. Probably as she was studying hard for Medical-1

Term 5 Age 34-38

Survival has not been an issue, and apparently, she was noticed and promoted to Commander. She also earned her Electronic-1 and Medical-2 certifications. 

Term 6 Age 38-42

Age is starting to take its toll: she failed the strength aging roll: despite her earlier gains, too much time in zero gravity has impacted her a bit. She passed the other rolls so we are actually back at her original stats.  She survives and is passed over for promotion. She gets Navigation-1.

Term 7 Age 42-46

Deciding to press her luck, she loses another strength but passed the other two aging rolls. She does make her promotion to Captain which bumps her social to C, Baroness. and gets a +1 intelligence and her medical-3 certification. And decides she is old enough to enjoy herself more in the civilian world.

Mustering Out

As I did not roll 12, she does retire. Having 7 terms of service and rank 5, she gets 10 rolls. We'll do 3 on the cash and 7 on benefits. This nets her all of Cr11,000, her Naval cutlass, a membership of the Traveller's Aid Society, +2 education and +1 intelligence, another +1 intelligence, another +2 education and a weapon, which I am using to bump her to Cutlass-2. Additionally, her retirement of Cr8000/year to be collected at any Naval port.

Captain Aethyl von Smythe, Baroness of Winneauer, Doctor

7A5ADC age 46
Medic-3, Cutlass-2, Pilot-1, Gunnery-1, Engineering-1, Vacc-Suit-1, Electronic-1, Navigation-1
Cr11,000, Cutlass, Traveller's Aid Society

From the Magyar Sector, Aethyl von Smythe was born the 2nd of 6 children. With her sister, she joined the Imperial Navy and rose up through the ranks. While her sister made Admiral and is still in the Navy, Aethyl, feeling the pangs of age, decided she would rather tour the universe on her own. Mustering out, she realized that her years of service really paid off: granted a barony on Winneaur and her medical license, she has the freedom to do as she likes. Often found in the Traveller's Aid Hotels on various worlds, she has been known to sign on as a ship's doctor on strange whims. While she does not need to work she did spend 6 months as ship's doctor on a tramp freighter that went beyond Imperial space just to "see what is out there". Her book knowledge serves her well as she uses that in new situations.
Baroness Dr. von Smythe at a medical facility she toured after mustering out


The planet was the 1st planet when hitting the random button on the TravellerWiki. Maybe I'll expand that out and make some maps later. When I have time!

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