And I am finishing weakly and late! But finishing so I get a finisher's medal, right? I used to run marathons (and running may be a strong word) but I did finish them. So leaning on the sporting side of things, and I have the Foreven Worlds Careers book so may as well use it as there is an Athlete career in there.
Initial stats are 748B87 so average strength, clumsy, decent endurance, smart and average education and social standing. Of the three options, I was going to pick electronic sports, such as drones or holo games. But vehicle advancement uses dexterity. Oddly his best chances are in vehicle spots. So off we go into racing, NASCAR better look out!
Term 1
Our rookie starts his training and gets Athletics-0, Carouse-0, Streetwise-0, Drive (Walker-0), Mechanic-0 and Electronics-0. And he must have made some great friends: Pleasure craft - he gets a great deal on a ship. Gain a yacht or two ship shares. Must know people in high places! Of course, a yacht is really, really expensive to maintain! And he just barely survives, only by dint of his intelligence! A close match with death-defying antics. He also makes Rank-1, so no longer a rookie. And picks up Grav-1.
Term 2
Getting Mechanic-1 so he can work on his own vehicle, he again just barely survives though did not need the intelligence DM. Moving to Rank-2 he gains Electronics-1 so that he can also fix the comms. He also chose to speak up at a rally and was told to just pilot his walker. -1 DM against survival next term!
Term 3
Fortunately, I finally rolled high on the survival, but the ruckus from the previous term seems to have held public opinion against him, as he does not get promoted. However, the reporter covering Maddox Wyrlet falls in love with him, and they get married. He gains Grav Vehicle-2.
Term 4
Sadly, Maddox, fresh from his honeymoon, threw a race and was caught. Bella promptly divorced our gambler, not knowing he had gambling debts to pay. He does gain Gambling-1 but gets a -1 on all benefits. Yes, I rolled snake eyes on survival.
Having 5 rolls, he musters out of racing with Cr50,000 (the gambling at least off-set the -1), his grav racer (also known as a speeder) and the walker which he is barely proficient in, and gained a bit of wisdom with a +1 intelligence.
Maddox Wyrlet 748C87 age 34, ex-Grav Racer
Grav vehicle-2, Electronic-1, Mechanical-1, Gambling-1, Athletics-0, Carouse-0, Streetwise-0.
While he started in construction and knows how to pilot the walker he has, Maddox was drawn to the race circuit for grav racers. While working more as a mechanic at first, he learned to maintain most of vehicles that Team G used. In fact, he impressed the insanely rich owner that he was actually given a well-used yacht, Eventually, he started actually racing. His career was mired for years when he spoke out in a social protest against the overbearing government of his homeworld. Part of that was the tax burden his yacht was causing him. He took to gambling, thinking he was smart enough to beat the odds. Despite this, he married Chaleinne, the girl of his dreams. Like his racing career, it did not end well when he was busted for throwing a race in order to pay his gambling debts. She left him. Now his yacht has been impounded for taxes due and he is desperate for a job. And can even provide a ship should someone pay the impound fees...
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| Maddox and his flying machine |
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