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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Masada" data-source="post: 2346027" data-attributes="member: 19339">Last year I ran a Blood & Space campaign where the PC's all played a ship role on a Pirate Corvette in a backwater system on the fringe of a large Empire.  It was a sort of Pirates of the Caribbean in space.  The game play ended over the holidays and I'm returning to pick it up again.  However, some of the players have moved on.  So I'm looking for new players that can either adopt a PC or (preferably) create new characters.Game play is about to begin (next week) and the Pirates will pick up where they left off.  They have boarded a freighter and have just disabled it.  It's a good time to introduce new PC's.I won't be playing on this forum, but rather on <a href="http://www.intrepidheroes.com" target="_blank">http://www.intrepidheroes.com</a>.  The server is smaller and generally more available since it carries much, much less traffic.  However, post character concepts and questions here.Character Creation:Starting level will be 5th.  I'm using the Blood & Space 2 rules with modified pirate variants.Usable sourcesd20 Modern Core Rulesd20 FutureBlood & Space 2: High Flyers and Ground PoundersBlood & Space 2: Pirates, Merchants and SmugglersBlood & Space 2: Starship Construction RulesBlood & CircuitsPossible starting backgroundsHostage on the Freighter currently under attackStow-away either on the Ship of Fools or the FreighterOne of the recently aquired crew (any class)One of the Freighter's crew about to be shang-hi'd"Sleeper" on the Freigher (cryro-sleep) (any class)Something you suggest... post hereNEW FEATS:PIRATE CHARGE [Navigator Feat]The charge of a pirate vessels means certain doom to the targeted vessel.  Even strong men break and run for the life pods.Pre-Requisite: Slingshot, Allegiance (Pirate)Benefit: The ship navigator and/or pilot transmit an iconic message known over the galaxy as a pirate signature.  This transmission is targeted at one vessel and displays to all terminals of the targeted ship.  The pirate ship must be of equal size or larger than the target ship.  The crew of the target vessel receives a unit Will Save DC 10 + Cha mod + Reputation mod of the Captain of the pirate ship or be Shaken for 2d4 rounds.  This feat can be used by the navigator, pilot or the Captain of the pirate ship.BROADSIDE [Navigator Feat]The pilot maneuvers the ship guns to their most advantagous angle; giving the Gunnery crew a bonus to attacksPre-requisite: 8 Ranks of PilotBenefit: Attacks gain +1 to hit if the navigator can beat the Pilot check of the target vessel.  The navigators ship must be within 1000 feet to use this feat.  This feat stacks with Weapons Lock class ability.RUN SILENT [Navigator Feat]The Navigator has mastered techniques to mask their ship signature from sensors.Pre-Requisite: Starship Tracking, Pilot 8 ranksBenefit: Add +5 to the DC of other crews to scan the navigators ship.  This feat only functions while the navigator pilots the ship.RECKLESS PURSUIT [Operations Expert Feat]The Ops Ex can disable the safeties on the ship engines to gain 110% power.  This puts the engine crew and the ship at risk.Pre-Requisite: Emergency PowerBenefit: The ship gains +500 feet of tactical movement.  Each round this speed is used there is a increasing 5% chance of engine failure.  Roll a d20 a result of 1 on the 1st round means failure; 2 on the 2nd round, etc.  On a failed check the engines stop and the ship loses all thrust and guidance.  It will coast in it's current facing for a number of squares equal to its last movement.  The engines will remain off for a number of rounds equal to the rounds of red-lining.  This penalty is accumlative until the ship can shutdown the engines for 1 hour.  A ship only needs to check for failure if using its full movement.NEEDS OF THE MANY [Operations Expert Feat]Sometimes a ship needs a hero.  The Operations Expert can order a lower ranking crewman to "take one for the team".  The crewman may or may not know the order is fatal (Bluff / Sense Motive checks).Pre-Requisite: Repair 8 ranks, Damage Coordination +2, Charisma 14Benefit: The Operations Expert can give a repair order to a lower ranking crew member that is fatal to that crew member.  Once ordered the Operations Expert makes a repair check DC 25 and spends an Action Point (representing how good the orders were) to immediately repair 2d4x10 HP to the ship.  This repair can even stop the Breaking Apart condition if used with in 1 round of being reduced to 0 HP.  The repair result must bring the ship in to positive numbers.  The crewman dies tragically regardless of the result.Special: This feat can only be used on PC's if they are willing (regardless of rank).  If a PC chooses to sacrifice themselves (including the Op Ex), the check is automatically successful and a Breaking Apart condition is automatically restored granting the ship 1 HP or the result of the roll whichever is greater.  Once used, this feat can not be repeated until the ship is fully repaired.OPOSSUM [Operations Expert Feat]The Ops Ex disables all powered systems in such a way that they can be reactivated in a split second gaining surprise on the first exchange.Pre-Requisite: Emergency Power +1, Computer Use 8 ranksBenefit: The Operations Expert puts all systems on the lowest level standby imposing a -10 penalty on sensor checks to detect active systems on the pirate vessel.  This makes the ship appear "dead".  At a moments notice the Operations Expert reactives all systems.  This grants one automatic flat-footed attack against a single target and +2 Initiative.  This bonus is only granted if the target vessel is within 1000 feet.DESPERATE ATTACK [Gunner Feat]In the heat of battle weapons are often improvised.Pre-Requisite: Repair 8 ranksBenefit: The gunner can either fire a disabled weapon at full attack bonus at half damage or make an extra attack with a functioning starship weapon at -10 to attack and half damage.STARSHIP GRAPPLE [Gunner Feat]The pirate gunner has mastered the art of using the ship grapplers to allow the navigator better chances to establish a dock with a hostile vessel.Pre-Requisite: Starship GunneryBenefit: The gunner gains +4 to grapple attacks.  If successful, the navigator/pilot gains +2 on Pilot checks to establish a dock with a vessel.VIOLATION OF TREATY [Gunner Feat]Civilized nations have agreed that certain weapons are too horrible to use in combat.  In many cases, this means limiting the power of beam weapons or elimination of "dirty" radioactive weapons.  Pirates don't always honor such gentlemanly conventions.Pre-Requisite: Repair 8 Ranks, No Allegiances to civilized organizationsBenefit: The gunner must spend an Action Point and make a Repair check against a weapon equal to number of dice damage the weapon deals.  Once set, the next shot from the weapon is modified to be more effective against the crew of targeted vessels.  In addition to its normal damage to the ship the crew suffers 1d4 casualties from radiation poisoning, disintergration, sonic rupturing or the like.  This weapon will be instantly recognized as a violation of war treaties once fired whether it hits or not.  This imposes a -4 penalty on all future Diplomacy checks with a civilized vessel.  Once modified, the weapon can remain unfired indefinitely; a matching Repair check is required to undo the modification without firing the weapon.Special: This feat does not automatically kill PC's.  The GM may decided that PC saving throws are in order to avoid effects of radiation or other similar hazard.  This feat can only be used against starships with crews larger than 1.  Only weapons mounted to a Light or larger starship can be modified with this feat.Character can also select their AdC class abilities from "trees" similar to Talents.  The trees are laid out below... again, from Blood & Space 2: High Flyers and Ground Pounders.Operations Expert Talents:Emergency Power Talent TreeEmergency Power +1Reckless PursuitPre-req: Emergency Power +1OpossumPre-req: Emergency Power +1Emergency Power +2Pre-req: Emergency Power +1Emergency Power +3Pre-req: Emergency Power +2Damage Control Talent TreeDamage Control +1Damage Control +2Pre-Req: Damage Control +1Needs of the ManyPre-Req: Damage Control +2, Charisma 14Damage Control +3Pre-Req: Damage Control +2Pirate Gunner Talent TreeWeapon Talent TreeWeapon FocusDesperate AttackPre-req: Weapon FocusStarship GrapplePre-req: Weapon FocusWeapon SpecializationPre-req: Weapon FocusFar ShotImproved Weapon FocusPre-req: Weapon FocusImproved Weapon SpecializationPre-req: Weapon SpecializationDisabling Shot Talent TreeDisabling ShotPre-req: Weapon SpecializationViolation of TreatyPre-req: Disabling ShotImproved Disabling ShotPre-req: Disabling ShotPirate Navigator Talent TreeSensors Talent TreeSensors ExpertRun SilentPre-req: Sensors ExpertSensors MasteryPre-req: Sensors ExpertStarship TrackingPre-req: Sensors ExpertWeapons Lock Talent TreeWeapons Lock +1BroadsidePre-req: Weapons Lock +1Weapons Lock +2Pre-req: Weapons Lock +1Pilot Talent TreeSlingshot +1Pirate ChargePre-req: Slingshot +1Slingshot +2Pre-req: Slingshot +1Slingshot +3Pre-req: Slingshot +2</blockquote>

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