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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9557812" data-attributes="member: 11760">OK, after long delay -- I wasn't in danger from the SoCal fires, but they sure did make my life busy -- let's make our nomad.There are six nomad types, called profiles. Everything can be randomly rolled in this game, for folks that are inclined to. They are:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Armour </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Assassin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Bot</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Brute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Scoundrel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Uncanny</li> </ul>All of these are pretty much what you'd expect, although the exact details can vary with yet more d6 tables to come.I'm going to go for a Scoundrel, with a "stylish exterior and cocky personality" hiding a "mercurial talent for scraping" my way out of "precarious situations." It's like looking in a mirror!There are four customization sections for each profile.For loadout, I get a trusty laser pistol or two (it's narratively handwaved), a stun baton, a wide-brimmed hat, thigh holster and duster coat. That's right, I picked the sexy nomad type.There are three choices on the d6 table for origin. I rolled a 2: "Former starfighter pilot, ingloriously expelled from the Old Empire's vast navy." I'm told to consider how this influences my attitudes towards others. Probably not great when dealing with naval officers, I'm thinking!Another d6 table for scar. I rolled a 4: "You wear a patch over one eye after you were seriously injured in a tense duel." I'm told to consider how other people react to this. I would assume other dangerous folks will favor lurking in my literal blindspot.And then there's the trigger, which is apparently what turned me into a nomad. I rolled a 4: "You were exiled by your people for a heinous crime you did not commit."So I'm a former starfighter pilot, expelled from the navy for a heinous crime I didn't commit. After a tense duel -- maybe one that took place in my last hours with the navy -- I lost an eye. I sure hope John Woo is directing this movie.Next up is my species, which is a 2d6 choice, with names determined by a 1d6 table. There are many-eyed aliens, amphibious aliens, reptilian aliens, crystalline aliens, rat-like aliens, ape-like aliens (humans), horned aliens, bird-like aliens, shapeshifter aliens, insectoid aliens, bear-like aliens and bots. Bots aren't on the table and their box is colored differently -- only bot profiles should be making bot characters, obviously.I'm choosing to play a human, although I won't be calling myself "Dart Shalor," thanks. This two-page spread is also used to generate NPCs.The final PC generation d6 table is personality. I rolled a 1: "Vain/Cocky/Arrogant." It's like my ex-girlfriend wrote this book! I need to pick between "what do they believe they're famous for" or "what garish item of clothing draws attention to them?" I have no desire to be peacocking my bounty hunter, so I'll think of what he thinks he's famous for -- probably whatever incident got him drummed out of the navy, even though most people don't know or care about whatever the scandal was.Next time, I'll roll up the details of the bounty hunting contract.</blockquote>

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