NewYearNewCharacter, Day 28

Milaya Griffith, human female, 38, major (retired)

For characteristics I rolled: 6, 6, 8, 6, 3, 8
I assigned them thus:
STR 6, DEX 6, END 8, INT 6, EDU 8, SOC 3
Homeworld: Inapiirn/Balech
Background skills: Drive-0, Streetwise-0, Survival-0
Failed to get into military academy.
Enlisted to the army.

First term event:
You are assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. Gain one of Vacc Suit 1, Engineer 1, Animals (riding or training) 1 or Recon 1.
Chose Recon.
Failed to get commission. Failed to get promoted.
Skills: Gun Combat (slug)-1, Recon-1, Athletics-0, Heavy Weapons-0, Melee-0, Vacc Suit-0

Second term event:
You display heroism in battle. You may gain a promotion or a commission automatically.
Chose commission.
Failed to get promoted.
Skills: Leadership-1, Profession (civil engineer)-1

Third term event:
Ending of Relationship: A romantic relationship involving you ends. Badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy.
Rival: Zella Magorian, army quartermaster, former flame
Got promoted.
Skills: Leadership-2, Medic-1

Fourth term event:
You are thrown into a brutal ground war. Roll EDU 8+ to avoid injury, if you succeed, you gain one level in Gun Combat or Leadership.
Failed my roll.
Failed to get promoted.
Skills: Explosive-1
Check for aging: no effect

Fifth term event:
Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. Gain DM+2 to your next Advancement check.
Got promoted.
Skills: Admin-1, Electronics (comms)-1, Tactics (military)-1
Check for aging: reduce one physical characteristics by 2, and the other two by 1
STR-2, DEX-1, END-1

Decided to muster out.
Cash: 10,000 + 10,000 Cr
Benefits: EDU+3, weapon, combat implant
Pension: 10,000Cr

Milaya Griffith, human female, 38, major (retired)
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Leadership-2, Admin-1, Electronics (comms)-1, Explosive-1, Gun combat (slug)-1, Medic-1, Profession (civil engineer)-1, Recon-1, Tactics (military)-1, Athletics-0, Drive-0, Heavy Weapons-0, Melee-0, Streetwise-0, Survival-0, Vacc Suit-0
Cash: 20,000Cr
Pension: 10,000Cr
Equipment: snub pistol, neural comm (TL12)
Rival: Zella Magorian, army quartermaster, former flame
Brown hair and large blue eyes.
Caring, helpful and determined.
 

NewYearNewCharacter, Day 13

 Alin Robertson

For characteristics I rolled: 5, 8, 8, 8, 9, 8
I assigned them thus: 

STR 8, DEX 8, END 8, INT 9, EDU 8, SOC 5

Homeworld: Egurgadi/Balech
Let's build a rogue.
Background skills: Flyer-0, Seafarer-0, Streetwise-0 (for a high-tech water world).

Started a criminal career as a thief.

First term, failed my survival, mishap - light injury (no permanent effect).
Skills: Athletics-0, Deception-0, Gun Combat-0, Recon-0, Stealth-0

Decided to be a drifter.

First term event:
You manage to scavenge something of use. Gain DM+1 to any one Benefit roll.
Got a promotion.
Skills: Streetwise-1, Melee-0

Second term event:
You thrive on adversity. You are automatically promoted.
Skills: Stealth-1

Third term, failed my survival, mishap - Nearly killed - reduce one physical characteristic by 1D, reduce two other physical characteristics by 2. Rolled a 2, so all three reduced by 2. Decided to seek medical treatment, and I rolled really well and managed to get 75% covered by 'someone'.
Medical debt: 7,500Cr
Check for aging: no effect.
Skills: Survival-1
Mustering out: 4,000 and 2,000Cr, not enough to cover my debt.

Decided to submit to the draft: army.

First term event:
You display heroism in battle. You may gain a promotion or a commission automatically. Chose commission.
Skills: Gun Combat (slug)-1, Leadership-1, Vacc Suit-0
Check for aging: reduce two physical characteristics by 1. STR-1, END-1
Decided to muster out.
Cash: 10,000Cr

Alin Robertson, human male, 38, army Lieutenant (retired)
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Gun Combat (slug)-1, Leadership-1, Stealth-1, Survival-1, Athletics-0, Deception-0, Flyer-0, Melee-0, Recon-0, Seafarer-0, Streetwise-0, Vacc Suit-0
Cash: 8,500Cr
Golden hair and piercing blue eyes.
Reckless, independent and dishonest.
 

NewYearNewCharacter, Day 10

Janea Horvat.

Let's build a scout.
For characteristics I rolled: 7, 7, 8, 3, 7, 10
I assigned them thus:

STR 7, DEX 7, END 8, INT 7, EDU 10, SOC 3

Enrolled to university. Event: you joined a political movement (failed my roll, no effect). Graduated.
Skills: Medic-2, Navigation-1
Characteristics: EDU+3

Joined the scouts (barely).
First term, failed my survival, mishap - severely injured (1 physical characteristics reduced by 1D - rolled a 6!). Scouts don't cover injuries well, so let's hope for the best. They cover 0%, I have a 30,000Cr debt.
Skills: Astrogation-0, Gun Combat-0, Mechanic-0, Pilot-0, Vacc Suit-0

Enlisted to the army. They take care of their personal.
First term event - thrown into a brutal ground war (failed my roll, no effect). Failed to get a commission, got promoted.
Skills: Gun Combat (slug)-1, Recon-1

Second term event - advanced training (chose Pilot). Got promoted.
Skills: Explosives-1, Pilot (starcraft)-1

Third term event - assigned to a planet with a hostile environment, chose Engineer (life support)-1. Got promoted.
Skills: Engineer (life support)-1, Flyer (grav)-1, Leadership-1
Check for aging: no effect.
Decided to risk another term.

Fourth term event - brutal ground war, made my roll, chose Gun Combat. Got promoted.
Skills: Electronics (comms)-1, Gun Combat (slag)-2
Check for aging: no effect.

Decided to muster out.
Cash: 20,000 + 5,000 + 10,000Cr (-30,000 medical debt)
Benefits: EDU+2, armour x2, weapon

Not a scout, but an interesting character non the less.

Janea Horvat, human female, 40, former army sergeant
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Gun Combat (slug)-2, Medic-2, Electronics (comms)-1, Engineer (life support)-1, Explosives-1, Flyer (grav)-1, Leadership-1, Navigation-1, Pilot (starcraft)-1, Recon-1, Astrogation-0, Drive-0, Mechanic-0, Survival-0, Vacc Suit-0
Cash: 5,000Cr
Equipment: Cloth armour (TL10), Snub pistol (TL8)
Tall and heavyset, with curly brown hair and blue eyes.
Skillful, neat, and independent.
 

NewYearNewCharacter, Day 9

Adrihan Skalisky

For characteristics I rolled: 11, 6, 3, 8, 2, 9
I guess I'll do another army person.
Assigned them thus: 

STR 11, DEX 8, END 9, INT 3, EDU 6, SOC 2

Background skills: Athletics-0, Drive-0, Streetwise-0
Failed to get into the military academy.
Enlisted to the army, infantry branch.

First term event - you moved to another world (DM+2 for next qualification), got promoted.
Skills: Gun Combat (slug)-1, Recon-1, Heavy Weapons-0, Melee-0

Second term (enlisted at the new planet to the infantry), event - advanced training (blew my roll), got promoted.
Skills: Stealth-1

Third term event - gain new contact (Cassana Hoefler logistics sergeant), got promoted.
Skills: Athletics-1

Fourth term event - you're thrown into a brutal ground war (blew my roll), got promoted.
Skills: Recon-2
Check for aging: no effect.
Decided to risk it for another term.

Term five - missed my survival, mishap - severely injured. Reduced STR by 6!
Let's hope that the army will pay some of the medical bills. I decided to heal 4 points (costs 30,000Cr). Rolled 11+, so the army payed the full bill! Got promoted.
Skills: Leadership-1, Recon-3

Mustering out.
Cash: 20,000Cr
Benefits: combat implant x2 (used one to upgrade), EDU+2, INT+1

Adrihan Skalisky, human male, 36, former army sergeant
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Recon-3, Athletics-1, Gun Combat (slug)-1, Leadership-1, Stealth-1, Drive-0, Heavy Weapons-0, Melee-0, Streetwise-0
Cash: 20,000Cr
Implants: Subdermal armor (TL11) (3)
Contact: Cassana Hoefler (logistics sergeant)
Short and stout, with red hair and large green eyes.
Reliable, tidy, and perceptive.

NewYearNewCharacter, Day 5

For characteristics I rolled: 5, 7, 8, 7, 5, 4, 7                                           
Lets try and build a soldier.
Assigned them thus:

STR-8, DEX-5, END-7, INT-7, EDU-4, SOC-4

Background skills: Drive-0, Mechanic-0, Streetwise-0 befitting a low SOC boy who attended vocational school.

Got into the military academy.
Event: You join a political movement. Roll SOC 8+. If successful, you become a leading figure. Gain one Ally within the movement but gain one Enemy in wider society. Gained ally Dipak Pionec, gain enemy Marek Buckley.
Skills: Athletics-0, Gun Combat-0, Heavy Weapons-0, Melee-0, Vacc Suite-0
EDU +1
Graduated.
Skills: Gun Combat (slug)-1, Melee (unarmed)-1, Recon-1
EDU +1

Enlisted, event - Your commanding officer takes an interest in your career. Either gain Tactics (military) 1 or DM+4 to your next Advancement roll thanks to their aid. Chose Tactics. Failed to get commission, got promoted.
Skills: Recon-2, Tactics (military)-1

Second term event - You are assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. Gain one of Stealth 1, Streetwise 1, Persuade 1 or Recon 1. Chose Stealth.
Skills: Heavy Weapons (vehicle)-1, Stealth-1

Third term event - display heroism in battle (gain automatic commission or promotion). Chose commission. Got promoted.
Skills: Drive-1, Leadership-1

Fourth term failed survival, mishap:
You are sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. You are discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. Increase Recon or Survival by one level but also gain the rebels as an Enemy.
Skills: Admin-1, Recon-3
 

Mastering out: 3 terms + rank of 4 (2+O2) = 5 rolls
Cash: 20,000Cr
Benefits: EDU +1, 3 Combat Implants (used one for upgrade)

Zaeden Brogan, human male 32, army captain retired
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Recon-3, Admin-1, Drive-1, Gun Combat (slug)-1, Heavy Weapons (vehicle)-1, Melee (unarmed)-1, Stealth-1, Tactics (military)-1, Athletics-0, Mechanic-0, Streetwise-0, Vacc Suit-0
Ally: Dipak Pionec (loyalist political movement)
Enemy: Marek Buckley (opposed politically), the rebels on Foussough
Cash: 20,000Cr
Implants: Subdermal armor (TL-11) (3), Neural Comm (TL-12)
Short, with brown hair and light green eyes.
Brave, idealistic, and resilient.