GM Tarondor's Secrets of the Ancients - Traveller

Game Master Tarondor

One cash one benefit. I am not doing a 5th term here.

Cash: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Cr 100000. A small but nice nest egg.

Benefit: 1d6 ⇒ 5 TAS Membership. I can still get in some clubs

Erryll Reyven II wrote:

So only 1 person only gets 1 skill ...

There are 5 of us. This means 4 of us get 2 instead of only 3. It isn't even either way.

But yeah, in re-reading it, I think that is what you were saying too. Ha ha. But anyway... I don't really care which, but if those skills are ones that people want, it does have the most. It doesn't have two gun combat options though.

My reasoning was based on "I would really like what I would like ... but it also doesn't mean someone else cannot get that also."

But I would also volunteer to only get the one skill from the Investigator list, if I am allowed to go first and pick it ;)

I am okay with that theoretically, although more than one person might want first pick, and since everyone knows you are going for gun combat, more than one person might want that.

Not sure how the DM does it, but I vote we roll initiative, personally. Seems more fair. I am not going for just one specific thing, but I would like to avoid things I already have.

If first person only gets the one pick though, I don't want to be first... rather give up gun combat and have a chance at two. :)

Maybe it should be

1st--pick one only
2nd--pick 2nd and 9th
3rd--pick 3rd and 8th
4th--pick 4th and 7th
5th--pick 5th and 6th

Sound good to me Zirelle...I too do not need to go first...Dev has some gun combat skills...not much but at least 1 level!!

I am okay with that theoretically, although more than one person might want first pick, and since everyone knows you are going for gun combat, more than one person might want that.

Not sure how the DM does it, but I vote we roll initiative, personally. Seems more fair. I am not going for just one specific thing, but I would like to avoid things I already have.

If first person only gets the one pick though, I don't want to be first... rather give up gun combat and have a chance at two. :)

Maybe it should be

1st--pick one only
2nd--pick 2nd and 9th
3rd--pick 3rd and 8th
4th--pick 4th and 7th
5th--pick 5th and 6th

and my vote would be for talking it out, because if 3 more people feel the way you do, we're all set ;) the 4 of you can randomize a pick order

This is your first challenge as a team - picking a skill package. Here's hoping you can work it through quickly.

Chuck's Skills are:
Electronics 3
Gun Combat 2
Mechanic 2
Athletics 1
Gambler 1
Leadership 1
Melee (blade) 1
Pilot 1
Flight 0
Seafarer 0
Vacc Suit 0
Athletics 0
Gunner 0
Carouse 0

No idea about picking a skill package but definitely would like to roll to determine picking order. If it comes to it, I've got no issue picking less skills that others, I feel like I rolled well during creation, but also have never played so maybe I didn't.

Does anyone have a desired skill, like Erryll?
What skill(s) are we lacking (as a group) and is there a package that has that as an option?

Charles already has gun combat, so doesn't look like he would be an obstacle to your plan either Erryll... so, as long as we choose a package that has gun combat in it, you can go first, and the rest of us will roll.

As for Charles's plan to compare skills to see what we need, here are mine:

Athletics (Dexterity) 0
Carouse 1
Deception 0
Drive (Hovercraft) 0
Electronics (Comms) 2
Engineer (Life Support) 1
Gambler 1
Gun Combat (Slug) 0
Language (Galanglic) 0
Leadership 1
Mechanic 0
Melee (Blade) 3
Persuade 0
Pilot (Spacecraft) 2
Recon 0
Stealth 0
Streetwise 0

However, the only thing that I wanted that I didn't get was Vacc Suit... I hope I don't die because of that in a space emergency someday. In any case though, that isn't an option in any of the packages, so doesn't matter.

If we're focused on weapon skills though, we could go with Erryl's choice: the mercenary skills package. Charles says he doesn't need two skills either, so we have two volunteers for the 1-skill slots on an 8-option package as well.

Benjamin... you haven't voted. What do you think?

I am not partial to any package. So the Investigator works. I think the suggested way of picking works as well. Do we want to roll off to determine order? I think more skills are better then less.

First let's decide Merc or Investigator.
I'm partial to Merc and Z is correct: a number of us need more combat skills

I'll throw in for Investigator too since since the title is "Secrets of the Ancients".

Let's go investigate!!

Also, Am I supposed to have more sub-skills? I only saw Melee (blade) explicitly list it. (Edit. Read more in the CRB, I'll get subskills setup soon)

(Edit) Is combat not usually fruitful for this system? (reminds me of VtM)

Hmmm...looking over the choices, the Investigator Set has the most skills that I do not have. So that will be my choice.

So let's go with Investigator.
Who get's 1 pick, me or Chuck?

Who pick's first?: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

Adjusted Skills:
Electronics (Computers) 2
Gun Combat (Laser) 2
Mechanic 2
Electronics (Sensors) 1
Athletics (Dex) 1
Gambler 1
Leadership 1
Melee (blade) 1
Pilot (Small Craft) 1
Admin 0
Flight 0
Seafarer 0
Vacc Suit 0
Athletics 0
Gunner 0
Carouse 0

no idea what's happening ...

Erryll, you get first and only one choice, as you volunteered to do previously.

The rest of us need to roll off.

Roll Off: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 1) = 6

1st--pick one only (Erryll)
2nd--pick 2nd and 9th (High Roll)
3rd--pick 3rd and 8th
4th--pick 4th and 7th
5th--pick 5th and 6th (Low Roll)

Erryll, you get first and only one choice, as you volunteered to do previously.

The rest of us need to roll off.

[dice=Roll Off]2d6

1st--pick one only (Erryll)
2nd--pick 2nd and 9th (High Roll)
3rd--pick 3rd and 8th
4th--pick 4th and 7th
5th--pick 5th and 6th (Low Roll)

Understood

Okay, here we go:

Investigator Package:

Admin 1
Advocate 1
Deception 1
Electronics 1
Gun Combat 1 (Erryll)
Investigate 1
Persuade 1
Stealth 1
Streetwise 1

... still waiting on Dev and Benjamin to roll to determine the choice order.

Roll Off: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

Roll Off: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 6) = 7

Does anyone want to work up some interactions for the character? I did not get in any and would love to set up some before we are finished.

Benjamin, you only need to roll once for the roll off.

I already have two connections, so can't set anything else up (that's the limit), sorry.

Benjamin, you only need to roll once for the roll off.

I already have two connections, so can't set anything else up (that's the limit), sorry.

I also have 2: Ben & Zirelle

Mine are Erryll (Melee: Blade) and Dev (Persuade).

With an odd number of people you're going to wind up with someone left out. Anyone who doesn't have two connections can make a connection now.
Try to make connections with someone who doesn't have two. But if you're the odd man out, make a connection and the other person simply get the role-playing aspect, but no new skill for the connection.

I think Dev might be the one with only one connection.

Mine are Benjamin (Athletics) and Erryll (Gun Combat).

So far Picking order is Zirelle, Chuck, Ben.

Dev, let's roll!

Sorry...work ya know...lol

2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7

I have only one with Zirelle...does anyone else need one, or am I the odd man out??

Zirelle ours was at university was it not?? I think I took Carouse??

My Skills are as follows

Vacc Suit-1
Streetwise-0
Carouse-1
Astrogation-4
Admin-1
Electronics (Comm)-1
Gun Combat-1
Mechanic-0
Pilot (Spacecraft)-2
JoT-1
Diplomacy-1
Engineering-1
Stealth-2

OK...I will take Streetwise-1...hanging around all those seedy alien cantennas!!

Okay, so here it is:

Choice Order:

1st--pick one only (Erryll)
2nd--pick 2nd and 9th (Dev)
3rd--pick 3rd and 8th (Zirelle)
4th--pick 4th and 7th (Chuck)
5th--pick 5th and 6th (Ben)

Investigator Package:

Admin 1
Advocate 1
Deception 1
Electronics 1
Gun Combat 1 (Erryll)
Investigate 1
Persuade 1
Stealth 1
Streetwise 1

You are up to choose first, Dev.

EDIT: Cross posted... yes, it was at the university. :)

Investigator Package:

Admin 1
Advocate 1
Deception 1
Electronics 1
Gun Combat 1 (Erryll)
Investigate 1 (Zirelle)
Persuade 1
Stealth 1
Streetwise 1 (Dev)

I'm taking Investigate. Chuck is up, and then Ben gets to choose two in a row.

@Dev, I can do one with you. Which of your terms works best for hanging out with a dear do well Dilletante?

Thanks for staying on top of that, Zirelle!

Stealth 1 for me please.

Sounds good to me...Hmmm, I have an ally who is a Military Governor...perhaps he hooked us up for some reason??

If Military Governor doesn't work for Ben, Chuck was Navy so there may be a connection there.

Investigator Package:

Admin 1
Advocate 1
Deception 1
Electronics 1
Gun Combat 1 (Erryll)
Investigate 1 (Zirelle)
Persuade 1
Stealth 1 (Chuck)
Streetwise 1 (Dev)

Ben is up... he gets to choose two. Then back to Chuck.

I will take Persuade and Admin.

@Dev I am sorry, I missed Evindyll had agreed to a connection from the Fondue incident so I have two already.

From the Fondue incident I get Deception 1 as I tried pretend to have nothing to do with the Fondue Incident!

From the golfing game I get Athletics 1 for a hole in 1 on the 18th hole!

Investigator Package:

Admin 1 (Ben)
Advocate 1
Deception 1
Electronics 1
Gun Combat 1 (Erryll)
Investigate 1 (Zirelle)
Persuade 1 (Ben)
Stealth 1 (Chuck)
Streetwise 1 (Dev)

Okay, three left. Chuck chooses first, then me, then Dev gets whatever remains.

Dev, tell me if you already have one of these, so it can inform my choice if I am dithering.

I will take Persuade and Admin.

@Dev I am sorry, I missed Evindyll had agreed to a connection from the Fondue incident so I have two already.

From the Fondue incident I get Deception 1 as I tried pretend to have nothing to do with the Fondue Incident!

From the golfing game I get Athletics 1 for a hole in 1 on the 18th hole!

Ugh - and I forgot to pick skills from those.

and that is really weird that 2 of my post tonight did not post with the switched alias

@Zirelle - Actually any would be good, but electronics would be my preference

Okay... that's easy. I already have electronics, so I was just going to take a different specialty if it came to that. But if you can take any of the three, that's the big thing. We'll see what Chuck chooses.

Advocate 1 please. Chuck might be a gambler, but he's not a liar.

Been skimming the books and finally skimmed the psionics section.

Friggin' suh-weet!

Been skimming the books and finally skimmed the psionics section.

Friggin' suh-weet!

If you ever run a Traveller game, you'll find out how instantly ruinous to the story are simple powers like telepathy. No Traveller game I've ever played has survived the introduction of plasma weapons, combat armor or psionics!

Okay, that leaves me with Deception 1 and Dev with Electronics 1. Done.

Tell me about it....lol Psionics are very cool for the player, but can be a real headache for the DM!!!

Makes sense. They seem to be pretty potent but have some drawbacks. (cooldown and such, along with the illegality of it)

I'd like to take my Tarondor Bonus now to bump Leadership > 2

Hey Chuck...you still have the need for another connection?? Dev has been all over, and I would like it to give me maybe another Pilot-Spacecraft skill. What do you think??

Sure. We could have met during my final term where I was pushing papers with lots of time to teach piloting.

Well, my pilot is at 2 already...I was thinking I might have taught you maybe?? lol Unless it was small craft....that might work! What skill would you be looking for?I am really good at astrogation!