Character #8: Classic Traveller - Scout

 

For this character, I managed to roll up the most generic of characteristics:

Str - 7
Dex - 8
End - 7
Int - 7
Edu - 7
Soc - 9

I'm calling him Joe Average.

In Classic Traveller Book 1, Scouts have no rank or promotion, so there is no chance of extra skills via commission/promotion. So Scouts get 2 skills per term. So I decide Joe Average will be a Scout. It's also easier to enlist in the Scouts (7+) than Navy or Marines, and I just did a Merchant yesterday.

In his first term Joe earns his Pilot rating (every Scout gets Pilot-1 automatically as a Service skill), but is severely injured on a surface expedition hovercraft crash. But in addition to his Pilot rating, he earns Vehicle (hovercraft) - 1, and improves his Dexterity through consistent Pilates practice.

His second term is adventuresome (only one over on the survival roll), and he continues ground expeditions, earning another Vehicle rating (Ground car/ATV), as well as experience in mechanics maintaining the vehicles (Mechanical -1).

His third term Joe is injured again in a vehicle crash, but he improves his Mechanical skills (Mechanical - 2) as well as adds Strength training to his Pilates routines (+1 Strength).

His fourth term is again adventuresome, but Joe completes it without injury (only one over the Survival target roll, with a +1 DM for his Endurance). Joe focuses more on academics this term, increasing his Education one point, while also earning a rating in Electronics.

Aging begins to take effect, and Joe loses the 1 point of strength he worked so hard over the last fours years to gain.

At age 34 after 4 terms, Joe musters out with two rolls on the Cash Benefits table and two rolls on the Benefits table. He clears 100k credits in cash, a Blade (he takes a cutlass), and is rewarded with the coveted Scout Type S Ship!

Final UPP:

Str - 7

Dex - 9

End - 6

Int - 7

Edu - 8

SS - 9

Skills:

Pilot - 1

Vehicle - 1 (hovercraft)

Vehicle - (ground car/ATV)

Mechanical - 2

Electronic - 1

100,000 credits

Cutlass

Type S Scout Ship

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