MD: Character Creation Guidelines
The Maneuver Drive campaign is open for submissions. When coming up with a character concept, consider the following:
1. No engineering/technical or medical types need apply. I have those two positions covered and I'm very sensitive to avoid schtick overlap.
2. I need someone who can capably pilot a multi-ton starship. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to have a background as a full-time pilot, considering that a lot of people know how to fly a plane that aren't commercial pilots. Some do it for recreational or other purposes. Of course, if you want to submit someone who's ex-Imperial Navy or Scouts and served exclusively as a starship pilot, that's fine, too. Or anything in-between.
3. I need someone ex-military. Doesn't have to be our pilot. The Imperial Scout Service, Navy, Army, and Marines work well. But don't forget that there are both planetary and system military forces which are not Imperial. It's like the difference between the FBI, the State Police, and your local town cops. But I need one person who knows how to fight well.
4. PCs should be human - no aliens, no alien-human hybrids, and no artificial intelligence please.
5. None of the PCs will own or have possession of a vehicle to start the game.
6. Otherwise, I'll take a serious look at any - and I mean any - background: priest, teacher, scientist, corporate executive, mailman. Just be useful to a small crew in some way. You can be from any world of the Imperium. There are thousands of worlds in the Imperium, all different. Your only constraint is that your PC can easily work as part of a team and that you're open to working with me as a player as I try to get everyone in place for the opening move.
Potential characters should be built using the guidelines in 5ER for a "powerful heroic" character:
| Base points | 100 |
| Maximum points from disadvantages | 100 |
| Maximum points from any one disadvantage type | 60 |
| Characteristic range | 10-20 |
| SPD range | 2-4 |
| CV range | 4-8 |
| Damage class range | 4-9 |
| Minimum skill points | 60 |
| Skill roll range | 8-13- |
| Maximum defenses/resistant defenses | 10/5 |
There is a forum specifically to address your character development questions here: http://nextgenrpg.com/forum/md-character-creation-development. Ask away on the forum and I'll address your questions as quickly as I can.
Submissions will remain open until I have 4-6 PCs I'm happy with or June 19, whichever comes first. If on June 19 I do not have 4-6 PCs I'm happy with I may keep submissions open an additional week.
If you wish to submit a character for this game, please send me a PM and I will provide an email addy.
