Traveller: Character Challenge 13: Traveller Hitman

Monday, January 13, 2025

Character Challenge 13: Traveller Hitman

Using Crime In Clement Sector, and starting rolling up characteristics and having a picture that looked interesting, I present Johnny "Swift" D'Angelo. Nicknamed Swift for the speed of his draw.

Coming from the wrong side of the tracks more or less by choice, Johnny grew up on Angohekh (hit random page until a world showed up), a poor world where most grow up hungry. Though he got through basic education, Johnny knew he'd never have a corporate sort of job. Graduation basic education, he fell into a small gang, and though his first kill was more an accident and due to nervousness, he realized his trigger finger may be his way off this world.

The first few years were rough and hard on him: barely surviving one gang way, he learned Stealth-1, Gun Combat (Pistol)-1. He was also tasked with planting a bomb in the rival boss' car, which he successfully did, gaining Explosives-1. But soon after that, he got sloppy: he killed an innocent person, and his hit killed the boss of his gang. Now wanted for murder by the police, and the new boss wanting to kill Johnny, he has fled Angokeh with little more than a pair of guns and Cr1000. Which is not going to take him far.

Adventure hooks

You may see Johnny hanging out at the 'port's food court, bumming food or just hanging out. Jovial looking, but with a glint of cruelty in his eyes, rumor has it he is available for dirty work. He gets the occasional part-time job but never lasts long as he is often insolent and has a cruel streak. But he has used up any credit for transport off the world he is on, so starting to get desperate for a job.

He can also be a thug for hire the players meet when preforming their duties, hired to scare off someone.