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Hardware: Optional Character Creation Rules

CHARACTER CREATION by Severus Snape

Step One: The Usual

This step has not changed at all !ou "ill still deter#ine the $ attributes% Hit &oints% S'C% align#ents% and other(rounding out) things about your character as you have al"ays done And the sa#e original e*ception is still valid: I+your character has an I, score belo" -% raise it up to -

Step T"o: Education and S.ill Selection

This step has changed a little !ou "ill still roll +or the education level o+ the character% but then disregard t"o entires.ill progra#s /and not one as per the core rules0 to re1ect the speciali2ed training the character has in his or herchosen 3eld The reasoning +or dropping t"o s.ill progra#s is that the ne" areas o+ e*pertise are #ore +ocused thanthe originals% and as such they start "ith #ore area4related s.ills than be+ore Analytical 5eniuses still do not roll +or

education

Step Three: Area o+ E*pertise

This is "here "e start to deviate +ro# the original character creation rules There used to be +our areas o+ e*pertise +orthe Hard"are character: Electrical 5enius% 6echanical 5enius% Analytical 5enius% and 7eapons E*pert8Engineer I+ youta.e a loo. at the +ollo"ing table% you9ll see that Electrical and 6echanical 5enius are no" e*panded into several ne"areas Roll once on the +ollo"ing table to deter#ine "hat area the character is% or choose the one that 3ts the conceptyou have in #ind

;4;< Aerospace 5enius;=4 Analytical 5enius

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B;4> 6ilitary The character "as enlisted in the #ilitary% and "as part o+ a tea# o+ researchersatte#pting to build super vehicles +or use in co#bat>;4? &rivate Co#pany The character "as an e#ployee o+ an aviation or aeronautics co#pany% such as

oeing% "here he8she "as "or.ing on aircra+t The character could have been "or.ing on any +acet o+aircra+t% +ro# sa+ety to designing ne" ones?;4@ Sel+% Inheritance So#eone "ealthy in the character9s +a#ily% or a "ealthy +riend% died and le+t thecharacter all .inds o+ #oney Alternatively% the character ended up "inning the lottery@;4$ Sel+% Savings Through hard "or. and +rugality% the character so#eho" "as able to scratch andsave enough #oney to put his drea# into reality$;4- 7ealthy Individual% &rivate 6uch li.e the private invest#ent group% but this is a single individual"ho has decided to +und the endeavor-;4 7ealthy Individual% &ublic 6uch li.e the public invest#ent group% but this is a single individual "hohas decided to +und the endeavor

Status "ith the Sponsoring Organi2ation

Only roll on the +ollo"ing table i+ the 3nancier o+ the pro ect is not the character;4;< The character is still e#ployed by the organi2ation% either publicly or privately% and is dra"ing a

salary o+ ;d? * F> % annually;=4 The character9s contract "ith the organi2ation ended% and the character "as allo"ed to leave on

+riendly ter#s 6ore pro ects #ay be in the "or.s% and the character could be hired again Theorgani2ation vie"s the character as an asset% and the character #ay call upon the organi2ation +oreGuip#ent and supplies /but he8she should be "ary o+ over4using this contact0