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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-03-05 02:12 AM
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Need help from those who are Red Dwarf RPG gamers
Note: If I go ahead with this it would be my first GMing experience.

Set in the prime universe, 180 years after the rad leak that killed Red Dwarf's crew, a Space Corps ship called the Sabralus with a primitive warp drive is sent to find Red Dwarf to recover the vessel and its sole survivor in stasis. About two weeks into the journey to find the Dwarf, (slated to take about two months), the ship goes through a time hole, and finds itself stuck about three million years into the future, in orbit around Fuchal, the Cat's promised land. Once the crew discovers signatures on the planet consistant with shuttle and mining craft from Red Dwarf, a shuttle is sent down to investigate with a six person crew.

I fudged the chargen rules to create some of these characters. I have four so far, and I'd like Advice on what to have the other two bee.

Professor Maury Laitenen Human Male, age 42, Born in Ishpeming, MI. Ph.D in Space Corps History from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (Yes, I know UWSP has no doctoral programs now, however this far in the future, I'm going to assume that UWSP has for some odd reason, become one of the most respected academic institutions on Earth)

Stats ans Skills:

AGILITY: 3

DEXTERITY 3
Active Games: Pool 1
Firearms 1

STRENGTH 3

PERCEPTION 3
Aesthetics: French Cuisine 2
Awareness 2
Empathy 2
Passive Games: Poker 3
Seduction 3
Social 3

INTELLIGENCE 5
Anthropology 1
Computer Ops (Psi Scan) 4 (5)
History (Space Corps) 5 (6)
Mathematics 2
Philosophy 1
Trivia (Red Dwarf) 3 (6)

WILLPOWER 2
Cool 2
Resist 2

Assets:
Puzzler
Acute Taste

Liabilities:
Age (Perception Lowered from 4 to 3)0
Level 1 Addiction: Caffiene
Speech impediment: "Yooper" accent
Obsession: Finding Red Dwarf
Delusion: He thinks he's a great explorer
Level Two Intolerance: People whom he feels are of inferior intellect.
Level One Intolerance: British "Cuisine"

Behavior Tags:
Self Conversation
Superstition: Has to wear his lucky wristwatch at all times
Pet Peeve: Smoking


Junior Engineering Officer Ray Discarcino, Human Male, age 24, Born Brooklyn, NY Big punk rock fan. Played in punk band aboard previous assgnment, the space frieghter Charles Nelson Reilly.

AGILITY 3
Self Defense 1

Dexterity 5
Active Games: Pool 1
Craft: Scale Modeling 1
Firearms 2
Instrument : Drums 4
Repair: Shuttle 4
Repair: Capital Ship 4
Repair: Vehicle 4

STRENGTH 3

PERCEPTION 3

Aesthetics: Punk Rock 4
Con: 3
Passive Games: Poker
Seduction 2

INTELLIGENCE 3
Computer Ops 2
Language: Italian 2
Trivia: Punk Rock 3

WILLPOWER
Cool 3
Resist 2

Assets
Ambidexterous (I'm fudging the rules, this asset is granting +1 to all dex skills)

Liabilities:
Level 3 Intolerance: Karaoke
Level 2 Intolerance: "Academic Types"
Level 3 Phobia: Roaches (Stemming from his first experience with them while spending a night with his buddy's disgusting apartment after playing a gig at CBGB's and an encounter with a giant mutant roach in the cargo hold of his previous assgnment.)

Behavior Tags
Cynicism
Pet Peeve: Self Conversation

Nashorn, Male Hudzen 10DX2 mechanoid. Brought on board mission to traverse parts of Red Dwarf inaccessible to humans in rad suits.

AGILITY 4
Gunnery 2
Self Defense 5

DEXTERITY 4
Demolitions 4
Firearms 5

STRENGTH 5
Climb 2
Endurance 2
Strength Feat: Groinal Socket 2

PERCEPTION 2
Awareness 3

INTELLIGENCE 2
Culinary Arts: British 2

WILLPOWER 3
Cool 3
Intimidation 3
Resist 3

Assets
None

Liabilities:
Bad Sense: Taste
Gullibility
Level One Fanaticism: Silicon Heaven
Gimboid
Level Two Phobia: Rabbits (due to faulty programming)
Speech Impediment: Scottish Accent (Stuck in Scottish accent mode due to hacker prank)

Behavior Tags:
Fidgeting: Hand Wringing

Navigation Officer Mizuki Ohara Human Female, 26. Born in Neotokyo colony, Titan. Is the distant relative of Japanese WWII fighter ace Ryoji Ohara and is damn proud of it.

AGILITY 5
Gunnery 3
Pilot: Capital Ship 4
Pilot: Shuttle 5

DEXTERITY 3
Firearms: Bazookoid Pistol 3
Repair: Shuttle 2

STRENGTH 2

PERCEPTION 3
Aesthetics: Late 20th Century pop music 3
Empathy 2 (modified +2 by Charisma asset)
Seduction 5 (modified +2 by Charisma asset)
Socail 5 (modified +2 by Charisma asset)
Singing Ability 2

INTELLIGENCE 5
Astronavigation 3
Computer Ops 3
Language: Japanese 5
Mathematics 4
Trivia: Anime 3

WILLPOWER 2
Cool 1
Resist 1

Assets
Charisma
Level One Rank (She is third in command of the Sabrulus .)

Liabilities
Level Two Speech Impediment: Thick Japanese Accent
Level Two Delusion: Karaoke goddess
Level Two Obsession: Personal Space (She allows no one who is not directly involved in the flying of the spacecraft itself is allowed to sit up in the pilot's area of the bridge when she is flying. She is also very testy about "her space" in her living quarters.
Level Two Phobia: The sound of things breaking, especailly dishes or china.
Level One Obsession: Anime
Level Two Obsession: Chopstick etiquitte
Level Two Addiction: Nicotine
Level Two Obsession: Maintanance of shuttlecraft.
Level One Moral Restriction: She refuses to make direct eye contact with anyone who she deems her superior

Behavior Tags:
Nervous Tic: Upon the failure of any Cool or Fear check, she loses her ability to effectivley communicate clearly in English. She can only clearly in Japanese. She can communicate in English in these situations, however, she may only use popular song lyrics under these circumstances. The effect lasts until the danger has passed.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-06-05 01:26 AM
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1. More Characters....
Here are the other two PCs...

Dr. Allen Galbraith, M.D. 39 y.o. human male. Born Lundon, Ontario, Earth. Did his undergrad Studies at Lake Forest University, where he was also a second line defensman for their hockey team, known for his penchant for starting fights and spending time in the penalty box. After being barley passed up by all the major porfessional hockey leauges in the solar system, he went to med school at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. he did his internship at Lunar City Four General Hospital, and did his residency at the Space Corps Hospital at Heinlein base on Gannymede Once he became a full fledged doctor, he Joined the Space Corps medical Corps. He remained stationed at Heinlein Base, where he played in a amateur hockey leauge before his assignment as the Chief Medical Officer of the Sabrulus.

AGILITY 4
Athletics: Ice Hockey 4
Self Defense 3

DEXTERITY 2
Firearms 1

STRENGTH 3
Endurance 2
Strength Feat 2

PERCEPTION 3
Awareness 2
Empathy 1
Seduction 2
Socail 1

INTELLIGENCE 5
Anthropology 3
Computer Ops: Medi-Scan 3
Language: Canadian French 2
Medicine 5
Trivia: Ice Hockey

WILLPOWER 3
Cool 1
Resist 1

Assets:
Stoicism
Level One Dumb Luck

Liabilities:
Level One Fanaticism: Lake Forest College Hockey
Level Two Intolerance: Anything having to do with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Lake Forest's Arch Rival, combined with a hatred for their Hockey team's infamous fans, combined with a botched call that cost Lake Forest the Planetary Collegiate Hockey championships)
Level Two Delusion: He thinks that he would have been the next big hockey superstar had he been chosen to play at the professional level.
Level Two Intolerance: Lawyers

Behavior Tags:
Pet Peeve: Smoking
Pet Peeve: Punk Rock



1st Technicians Tim Parks 20 y.o. Human male. Brought on to drive special vehicles to traverse the vast lengths of Red Dwarf. Due to problems he has with his digestive system, Tim's rectum is a living delivery system for potentially potent chemical weapons.

AGILITY 3
Athletics: Skateboarding
Self Defense 2
Pilot: Wheeled Vehicle 3
Pilot: Hover Vehicle 3

DEXTERITY 3
Active Games: 2
Firearms 2
Instrument: Electric Guitar 2

STRENGTH 4
Climb 2
Strength 2

PERCEPTION 4
Aesthetics: Surf Rock 3
Awareness 3
Passive Games: Roulette 2
Seduction 2

INTELLIGENCE 2
Life Sciences: Biology
Trivia: Surf Rock (Dick Dale) 4(6)

WILLPOWER 4
Cool 1
Intimidation 2
Resist 1

Assets:
Specail Ability: Weapon of Ass Destruction (see table)
Specail Ability: Immune to effects of Weapon of Ass Destruction
Specail Ability: Can hold his liquor

Liabilities:
Cannot always control the release of a Weapon of Ass Destruction (At AI's discretion, Tim must roll on the Weapon of ass destruction table.)
Gimboid
Level One Phobia: Getting Sick
Level Two Obsession: Farts
Level One Obesity
Level One Addiction: Nicotine

Behavior Tags
Self Conversation: Singing

Details of the Weapon of Ass Destruction (WAD):

Tim may launch a WAD four times per twelve hours of game time, or six if he has eaten beans, sauerkraut, or spicy food for his previous meal. The effective range of the Weapon of Ass Destruction is a 3 meter long cone extending from Tim's anus. Roll 2d6 to determine the effectiveness of the fart.

12: Critical Failure-shart-Tim soils himself and suffers -3 to all cool checks and cannot launch another WAD until a change of pants and underwear can be arranged
11-9: Failure No fart occurs
8: Odorless Poot
7: Mild, relativley inoffensive smelling fart
6: Moderate Stench, sufficient to elicit complaints from nearby companions
5: Foul Reek: Unprotected (Targets wearing Gas masks, Vac Suits, or clothespins on the nose, etc are considered "protected") characters with Acute Smell asset who do not a succeed a Resist+WIL roll cannot stand the smell and must vacate the area for 1d6 minutes (2d6 minutes in a poorly ventilated environment.)
4: Nasty Flatus: All Other unprotected Characters must make a Resist+WIL roll or vacate area for 1d6 minutes (2d6 minutes in a poorly ventilated environment.)
3: Poison Fart Gas: All unprotected characters who do not make a Resist+WIL roll become viloently ill and are incapacitated for 1d6 minutes by vomiting
2: Critical Sucess: Toxic Fart Gas: All unprotected characters who do not make a Resist+WIL roll go into severe convulsions and are incapacitated for 2d6 minutes and suffer one Wound.
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