So, You Want To Be A Bounty Hunter...

[terrymixon]

Arkar Olsonsmith and Garvin currently cage fighting in the dangerous criminal underworld

Approved! Both of you pick a suitable new skill at level 1 or upgrade a suitable skill you already have by 1 (the benefits of forming a connection are a new or improved skill). You each get to decide what that skill is for yourself, though I have to approve it here.

Given the background of the situation, it has to be Gambling - 1

Approved!

[terrymixon]

Don't let distance hold you back. We can handwave some long distance travel for at least one of the characters in any match up.

I'm good with that. I haven't picked a homeworld for Garvin but one of the border naval base worlds (say Mille Falcs or maybe Mertactor - which is really nice) would mean he's not wandered too far. However, since the grand larceny was in transit he was likely stowed away somewhere in a cargo hold so the long travel is inferred. His Electronics 1 was derived from setting a quite complicated alarm clock...

She worked in Prime Arcology, located on the planet's prime meridian, about a third of the way around the planet east from Collace Downport. The size and layout are similar, with all of the Upspire and Downspire intrigue.

Sounds like a good framework. Approved. You can iron out the details and tell me the skills/skill levels earned.

[ravenspoe]

Hi all.
Glad to meet everyone. I know Terry posted this information earlier, but I am going to repost here and try to make some connections if I can.

Walter Slaine (trying to figure out a catchy nickname, but perhaps I will let that happen organically)
Walter Slaine


#1 (Bounty Hunter) You bring in an infamous criminal, who is well-known for the notorious crimes they committed.

#2 (Law Enforcement) An investigation goes critically wrong or leads to the top, ruining your career.

#3 (Drifter) You pick up a few useful skills here and there.

#4 (Marine) Mishap: A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Increase Stealth or Survival by one level but, due to the mission’s failure, you are ejected from the service. This is on a jungle world.

#5 (Marine) You are on the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation.

#6 (Marine Academy) A supposedly harmless prank goes wrong and someone gets hurt, physically or emotionally. You gain an enemy.

I like the connection with William: "Walter served with William on a planetary assault." It makes sense; in the military, it can be a small world, and meeting up again would make for some great drinking stories and a bit of friendly competition. While I assume the reunion would be on good terms, it is fun to play with.

I can also see a connection with Jaelah Shugilamar, "#3 (Law Enforcement) Victim of a crime". Perhaps the crime was a set up by a cartel, we both are investigating the case, but money and a corrupt system frames us. I took the fall for the accusations and get booted. They went easier on Jaelah and they were able to bounce back in the Law Enforcement career.

[Tiglath]

Don't let distance hold you back. We can handwave some long distance travel for at least one of the characters in any match up.

I'm good with that. I haven't picked a homeworld for Garvin but one of the border naval base worlds (say Mille Falcs or maybe Mertactor - which is really nice) would mean he's not wandered too far. However, since the grand larceny was in transit he was likely stowed away somewhere in a cargo hold so the long travel is inferred. His Electronics 1 was derived from setting a quite complicated alarm clock...

She worked in Prime Arcology, located on the planet's prime meridian, about a third of the way around the planet east from Collace Downport. The size and layout are similar, with all of the Upspire and Downspire intrigue.

So how about she was serving as a DS on a Prime Arcology crime squad assigned to investigate the "non arrival"/theft on Collace of an eight foot long piece of art/archaeotech which just wasn't in its sealed and locked case in the high security cargo area of the delivery courier. The investigation was an administrative and jurisdictional nightmare further complicated by everyone (including Imperials) claiming investigative primacy and the interfering Collace "UpSpire Nobility" having a hissy fit over this insult to Collace's cultural uplift / attempt to demonstrate that the place wasn't full of thieves...

Garvin featured as one of the "usual suspects". He was an offworlder with some irregularities over his entry status and Jaelah liked him for it - not due to any hard evidence just her detective's gut / hunch. She spoke to him aboard a catamaran he'd rented for a sport fishing and diving holiday. He was both friendly and polite (but wouldn't be moved from his alibi) and was also maybe less of a narcissistic playboy than he maybe should have been. He possessed an affable self assurance when he should have been more... careless. And then there was the "just one more thing": the catamaran crew and onboard babes... weren't "pretty" enough. Her gut didn't like that.

Please feel free to add/alter the above and maybe there's some mileage in how/why Garvin was discounted from the enquiry?

[joertexas]

I'm good with that. I haven't picked a homeworld for Garvin but one of the border naval base worlds (say Mille Falcs or maybe Mertactor - which is really nice) would mean he's not wandered too far. However, since the grand larceny was in transit he was likely stowed away somewhere in a cargo hold so the long travel is inferred. His Electronics 1 was derived from setting a quite complicated alarm clock...

She worked in Prime Arcology, located on the planet's prime meridian, about a third of the way around the planet east from Collace Downport. The size and layout are similar, with all of the Upspire and Downspire intrigue.

So how about she was serving as a DS on a Prime Arcology crime squad assigned to investigate the "non arrival"/theft on Collace of an eight foot long piece of art/archaeotech which just wasn't in its sealed and locked case in the high security cargo area of the delivery courier. The investigation was an administrative and jurisdictional nightmare further complicated by everyone (including Imperials) claiming investigative primacy and the interfering Collace "UpSpire Nobility" having a hissy fit over this insult to Collace's cultural uplift / attempt to demonstrate that the place wasn't full of thieves...

Garvin featured as one of the "usual suspects". He was an offworlder with some irregularities over his entry status and Jaelah liked him for it - not due to any hard evidence just her detective's gut / hunch. She spoke to him aboard a catamaran he'd rented for a sport fishing and diving holiday. He was both friendly and polite (but wouldn't be moved from his alibi) and was also maybe less of a narcissistic playboy than he maybe should have been. He possessed an affable self assurance when he should have been more... careless. And then there was the "just one more thing": the catamaran crew and onboard babes... weren't "pretty" enough. Her gut didn't like that.

Please feel free to add/alter the above and maybe there's some mileage in how/why Garvin was discounted from the enquiry?

Jaelah thanked Garvin and invited him to remain on-planet until he and his associates were cleared in the case. They all cooled their heels for another two weeks before Jaelah met with Garvin. There, she informed him that he was no longer a suspect in the case. She was not forthcoming with more information other than to explain that the case was still active.

[joertexas]

I can also see a connection with Jaelah Shugilamar, "#3 (Law Enforcement) Victim of a crime". Perhaps the crime was a set up by a cartel, we both are investigating the case, but money and a corrupt system frames us. I took the fall for the accusations and get booted. They went easier on Jaelah and they were able to bounce back in the Law Enforcement career.

This connection could have been made on Collace, Avastan, Tarsus, or Trexalon. Jaelah was operating off the reservation part of the time as she tracked down and killed her husband's murderer. The end came in a bar at Avastan Downport, where she decapitated the woman with a "borrowed" cutlass.

[terrymixon]

I can also see a connection with Jaelah Shugilamar, "#3 (Law Enforcement) Victim of a crime". Perhaps the crime was a set up by a cartel, we both are investigating the case, but money and a corrupt system frames us. I took the fall for the accusations and get booted. They went easier on Jaelah and they were able to bounce back in the Law Enforcement career.

This connection could have been made on Collace, Avastan, Tarsus, or Trexalon. Jaelah was operating off the reservation part of the time as she tracked down and killed her husband's murderer. The end came in a bar at Avastan Downport, where she decapitated the woman with a "borrowed" cutlass.

Approved. Work out the skill/skill level you get from the connection.

[joertexas]

I can also see a connection with Jaelah Shugilamar, "#3 (Law Enforcement) Victim of a crime". Perhaps the crime was a set up by a cartel, we both are investigating the case, but money and a corrupt system frames us. I took the fall for the accusations and get booted. They went easier on Jaelah and they were able to bounce back in the Law Enforcement career.

This connection could have been made on Collace, Avastan, Tarsus, or Trexalon. Jaelah was operating off the reservation part of the time as she tracked down and killed her husband's murderer. The end came in a bar at Avastan Downport, where she decapitated the woman with a "borrowed" cutlass.

Approved. Work out the skill/skill level you get from the connection.

Streetwise +1? Her Investigate skill is 4 now. Any more, and she will be the next Sherlock Holmes.

[terrymixon]

This connection could have been made on Collace, Avastan, Tarsus, or Trexalon. Jaelah was operating off the reservation part of the time as she tracked down and killed her husband's murderer. The end came in a bar at Avastan Downport, where she decapitated the woman with a "borrowed" cutlass.

Approved. Work out the skill/skill level you get from the connection.

Streetwise +1? Her Investigate skill is 4 now. Any more, and she will be the next Sherlock Holmes.

Approved.

[terrymixon]

Jaelah and Garvin have bought and added their equipment (or only added for mustering out benefits) to their tabs on the Ship's Locker spreadsheet. They listed their ending cash (thank you!) and I moved it to the Ship's Finances spreadsheet. If the rest of you could do the same, that we'll be ready to start once the connections are done. The editable link to the spreadsheet is in your PMs.

[joertexas]

Connections Status (To Be Updated As We Proceed)


Connection: Garvin <-> Jaelah
Skills: ??? <-> X

Persuade-1 (since I can't find anything like Interrogate)?

[terrymixon]

Connections Status (To Be Updated As We Proceed)


Connection: Garvin <-> Jaelah
Skills: ??? <-> X

Persuade-1 (since I can't find anything like Interrogate)?

Persuade it is.

Also, you listed your eyes as paid by employer. Is that something you would have been saddled with medical debt over or was this a benefit?

MEDICAL DEBT: After you have finished creating your Traveller, but before the campaign begins, you must pay any outstanding costs from medical care or anagathic drugs out of your Benefits. Any debt left is hanging over you at the start of the game and you can be sure it will be collected, likely with interest.

[joertexas]

Connections Status (To Be Updated As We Proceed)


Connection: Garvin <-> Jaelah
Skills: ??? <-> X

Persuade-1 (since I can't find anything like Interrogate)?

Persuade it is.

Also, you listed your eyes as paid by employer. Is that something you would have been saddled with medical debt over or was this a benefit?

MEDICAL DEBT: After you have finished creating your Traveller, but before the campaign begins, you must pay any outstanding costs from medical care or anagathic drugs out of your Benefits. Any debt left is hanging over you at the start of the game and you can be sure it will be collected, likely with interest.

Jaelah used her husband's police department life insurance payout (and her own medical insurance) for that, and to pay Kcr300 in family expenses for her own family and her in-laws for medical care, education expenses, and the like. Neither of their families were well off. The enhancements were her sister-in-law's idea.

[terrymixon]

Persuade-1 (since I can't find anything like Interrogate)?

Persuade it is.

Also, you listed your eyes as paid by employer. Is that something you would have been saddled with medical debt over or was this a benefit?

MEDICAL DEBT: After you have finished creating your Traveller, but before the campaign begins, you must pay any outstanding costs from medical care or anagathic drugs out of your Benefits. Any debt left is hanging over you at the start of the game and you can be sure it will be collected, likely with interest.

Jaelah used her husband's police department life insurance payout (and her own medical insurance) for that, and to pay Kcr300 in family expenses for her own family and her in-laws for medical care, education expenses, and the like. Neither of their families were well off. The enhancements were her sister-in-law's idea.

Gotcha.

[Tiglath]

Found a nice pic of Garvin and please update his Dex to 12 / C (from the early draft/WIP).

How about two levels of Streetwise (for Streetwise 2) from his contact skills?

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[terrymixon]

Found a nice pic of Garvin and please update his Dex to 12 / C (from the early draft/WIP).

How about two levels of Streetwise (for Streetwise 2) from his contact skills?

Garvin.jpg

Done.

[Tiglath]

Found a nice pic of Garvin and please update his Dex to 12 / C (from the early draft/WIP).

How about two levels of Streetwise (for Streetwise 2) from his contact skills?

Garvin.jpg

Done.

Thankee, much obliged.

[helvorn]

William could have connection with;

Term 1: Jaelah could be on the same assignment together

These are in reverse order, so this would have happened within the last four years - I think.

That should work and would merge in with the start of the game nicely as we hunt down a big bounty together.

[helvorn]

Hi all.
Glad to meet everyone. I know Terry posted this information earlier, but I am going to repost here and try to make some connections if I can.

Walter Slaine (trying to figure out a catchy nickname, but perhaps I will let that happen organically)
Walter Slaine

#5 (Marine) You are on the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation.

I like the connection with William: "Walter served with William on a planetary assault." It makes sense; in the military, it can be a small world, and meeting up again would make for some great drinking stories and a bit of friendly competition. While I assume the reunion would be on good terms, it is fun to play with.

Let's work this contact together if you want. We can definitely be good drinking buddies afterwards!

[helvorn]

Here is William. I couldn't resist going with a classic image.