Escape from Skull Prison/Character Sheets

heres a thread to post who your characters are and why for the introductory adventure "Escape From Skull Prison" are your characters in Skull Prison.

Name: Quentin
Archetype: The Smart
Concept: Cyborg decker hiding from Galactic Overlord
Level; Next level: 1; 0/2
Statistics: Physique 14; (P)Agility 8; (P)Intellect 12; Willpower 10
Body stress: 0/14
Vitality: 15/15; Sanity: 12/12; Luck: 4; Creds: 2
Complication: Hunted by an Overlord for theft
Archetype abilities:
Recovery Roll: 1d6 Equipment:
Rations (week)
Batteries x5
- Armor: Leather coat, DR 1; Shield: none;
- Weapons:
Hand telescope blade, RNG melee, DMG 1d6-1;
Augmentations: WIP

NAME: Epistocon 457
RACE: Cyberian
Archetype: The Nimble

ABILITY SCORES:
Physique: 14
Agility: 17
Intellect: 12
Willpower: 8

Complication: A bloodthirsty Pirate is after Epi's ass, supposedly for some slight.

Special Abilities: You Can't Hit Me The character can impose a number of Negative Dice on attacks against them per combat equal to their Level.
That's an Easy Target Instead of needing a full combat round to aim a shot, The Nimble can forego their Movement in a round to get the same benefit as someone aiming for a full round.
Luck is On My Side Characters from this Archetype can reroll a number of Luck Rolls per adventure equal to their Level.
I Know How to Do This they learn an additional profession at each odd Level, beginning at first. These professions can be used just like Concepts, granting and imposing Positive or Negative Dice.

Vitality: 15
Sanity: 12
Luck: 3
Credits: 2

Equipment:
Rifle, breach loading up to 6 cartridges, d6+1damage
Stiletto, d6-1 damage, easily hidden
Armor, long heavy leather coat, reduces physical damage by 1 pt.
Mechanical Toolkit

Assume that since we are likely imprisoned that the gear is stored elsewhere.

BACKGROUND:
After an unimpressive youth on his Cyberian homeworld Epi looked to improve his standing by learning to pilot spacecraft. He did this through logic and simple pestering of the right people. As was to be expected he got bored after a couple of years of ferry work between planets and stations and started looking for something more adventurous. A visit to a rather sordid place of entertainment led Epi to fall in with a ne'er-do-well band of pirates who happened to be looking for a hot shot pilot. It didn't take too long for Epi to realize what nasty people these were and for him to decide he had better look elsewhere for his thrills. Opportunity knocked a short time later when the pirates were accosting a small freighter on its way to Tau Ceti 3 with a rather rich cargo. He was told to stay aboard ship and have things ready to go at a split second. He took advantage of the situation and took off while the others were right in the middle of their assault.

Because he had not given any thought to where he would go there was no paper trail to follow. All he meant to do was get as far away as he could.

Name: Lurk Shadewalker
Archetype: The Tough
Concept: Angsty Human warrior of an Overlord
Level; Next level:
Statistics: Physique 15(P) , Agility 12(P), Willpower 11, Intellect 10
Recovery roll: 1d6+2
Vitality: 17/17; Sanity: 10/10; Luck: 4; Creds: 2
Equipment:
1 medium laser blade, 1 medium suit of armour, 1 small knife.

Other details: Is 22 years old. Has parents that are aliens that look like humanoid lizards. Has secret desires of freedom.
Complication: "It is my Duty to return home in service to my Overlord as long as I'm still alive."
Special Abilities:
● Too Tough to Die: Once per adventure, upon reaching 0 Vitality, The Tough immediately regains
1d6 + Level Vitality points. This represents the character’s strong resilience and unfaltering
determination.
● Feel the Pain: No one strikes as hard as The Tough. All melee damage inflicted by the character
is increased by 1 (so if the weapon’s normal damage is 1d6, The Tough would cause 1d6+1
points of damage when using that weapon).
● I Can Take 'Em All: The Tough knows how to take advantage of their superior combat prowess.
The character can make a number of extra attacks per round equal to the difference between
their Level and the highest number of HD possessed by an opponent in close range
● That’s my Favorite: The Tough chooses one particular type of melee weapon as their favorite.
When using weapons of that type, the character rolls a Positive Die when attacking.
Backstory:
"My name is Lurk Shadewalker. I am a warrior in training for the local overlord named Seeth. I am a human raised by cunning Reptilian alien parents, who have led me to down a path of desiring to rise in power and rank under the overlord's sorcerous rule. One day, my colleague decided to betray me, which eventually landed me in Skull Prison. I'm bidding my time to find a way to escape... "

How do I decide starting equipment?

you can look that up on chapter 3 here

Is there any more developments of this I did not know of?

I haven't hears anything from our GM anywhere on this site.

hi heres a character i made, just in case i don't want to be a GM.

Character Name
Lance Stargos
Character Sheet
Archetype: Tough

Concept: Lance Stargos is a Trekkat Soldier from the Barbaric Legions.


Complication: Lance has a dark secret. he accidentally killed a family on a mission to stop one of the Galactic Overlords armies. it has haunted him ever since. due to the guilt he allowed himself to be captured and sent to The Skull Prision.



Physique: 15

Agility 7

Intellect 12

Willpower 10




Vitality 17

Sanity 12

Luck 3



Equipment: Light Armour, Medium Vibroblade, Camera, Canteen, Backpack, com device.

Credits N/A

Archetype Abilities : ? Too Tough to Die: Once per adventure, upon reaching 0 Vitality, The Tough immediately regains
1d6 + Level Vitality points. This represents the character?s strong resilience and unfaltering
determination.
* Feel the Pain: No one strikes as hard as The Tough. All melee damage inflicted by the character
is increased by 1 (so if the weapon?s normal damage is 1d6, The Tough would cause 1d6+1
points of damage when using that weapon).
* I Can Take 'Em All: The Tough knows how to take advantage of their superior combat prowess.
The character can make a number of extra attacks per round equal to the difference between
their Level and the highest number of HD possessed by an opponent in close range
* That?s my Favorite: The Tough chooses one particular type of melee weapon as their favorite.
When using weapons of that type, the character rolls a Positive Die when attacking.

Professor Myron Blass Human/The Smart - older middle aged scientist, looks even older than he is (and he look pretty rough).

Physique: 4

Agility: 12

Intellect: 14

Willpower: 12

Vitality: 5
Sanity: 14
Luck: 4

Complication: Secret - Forbidden Knowledge

I'm fine with having the Forbidden Knowledge being something that can spur the plot, or be used in some other creative way - I don't have to know what I know.

Equipment: I'm also fine with being put through the ringer and being on the run, or starting with nothing if this helps the game in any way. If possible being in the prison under another identity, so they're unaware of whom they've really got.

ok so why was he imprisoned at Skull Prison?

He's broke and his Forbidden Knowledge is quite dangerous and quite valuable, he can't leverage that knowledge to right himself - it's just too dangerous. He was swept up in a mass bust under an assumed identity, using some basic science to make rather illegal powders and pills. Now he's really in deep, he figures it's just a matter of time before they (the powers that be at the prison) figure out who he is, and his secret also get him into even more trouble.

do you want a luck roll for that?

do you want a luck roll too?

unfortunately no weapon comes to you.

you lose one luck point.

Myron is too scared, he's on his belly against the wall covering his head.

ok. an injured Inmate with a shank in his arm and a broken leg stumbles around and sees you.

( 1, 6 ) = 7

he simply ignores you and limps away until a stray laser bolt hits him in the head killing him splattering his head allover the ground.

Myron shrieks, lifts his head slightly and looks out through the bars looking to see if any other place would be safer than here.

ok you equip the the shank.

ok i'll do a random room roll and a random encounter roll.

do you want a rumor roll too?

do you want a rumor roll?

ok i'll give everyone including the the ones who are not participating just in case.

for Quinten

1d20 ( 10 ) = 10

you heard that one of the Sentinels used to experiment with sorcery and used prisoners as guinea pigs. His creations may have escaped during this power outage.


for Epistocon 457

1d20 ( 3 ) = 3

Beware where you go. The Sentinels had Voiders ( Sentients of various origins and species, corrupted by the energies and evil sentience of the Void) locked up for studying and now they are on the loose.

for Lurk Shadewalker

1d20 ( 17 ) = 17

There is a Void cult hidden in the prison, lead by a Sentinel with dozens of cultists among the prisoners. They are planning a ritual, and that what’s probably caused the power outage.


for Professor Myron Blass.

1d20 ( 18 ) = 18

The presence of a powerful Void Sorcerer caused this power outage. What is such a being doing here?

oh i forgot to mention the description of the room you are currently in.

To the west and to the east there are reinforced doors that lead to the outer corridors and possibly to the security tower. There is no observable entry to the security tower from the court, unless you can get to the metal bridges 10 meters above.


sorry im using the map in the manual for reference

you go through the east door and see corpses of prisoner and sentinel alike. want to roll for a random encounter?

ok. i rolled 1d6=6

so a random encounter is inevitable.

2d6=7

as you walked you see 2 (2d6) inmates fighting each other with large makeshift swords. one who looks resembles an giant insect, the other looked like a rhino with reptilian scales.

2d6=7

the bug looks at you, using this distraction as an advantage, the Rhino beheads the insect and runs off.

you equipped a medium sword with a the durability of 5.


i did a random encounter1d6=6

you see a doorway which leads to...
2d6=8

......a Sentinel Training room.

do want to do a luck roll?

you and Lurk find nothing but empty lockers and blasted shooting targets.

ok roll a d6. and if you get number above your luck you can roll again since its part of your archetpe.

Myron notes this, and seeing he is being tolerated tries to maintain his calm. Checking behind him, checking in front - he's on edge and if he sees a threat will try his best to warn him.

ok this is another random encounter


2d6 (6,6) =12

you are in luck! you find an armory with weapons of all kinds used by the sentinels, 3d6 small weapons, 2d6 medium weapons, 1d6 large weapons, 2d6 light armors 1d6 medium armors and 1d3 heavy armors. other equipment is here such as pouches, backpacks, flashlight and such.

only if you want to find something out of the ordinary, then you have to have a luck roll. also i think the number is for durability.

do you want a range weapon like a gun or a melee weapon like a sword?

Myron favors a ranged weapon, melee isn't his friend.

you equipped a heavy pistol with a durability of 5 and the damage of 2d6.

occ how is my GMing? is it good?

NVM i think the numbers are for damage points. FOR EXAMPLE the small weapons inflict whatever number-d6-1 damage but give a positive die when someone tries to hide it medium offers whatever number-d6 but no other benefits and Large weapons offer whatever number-d6 + 1 damage but provides a negative die when a player tries to hide it.

iOOC well i guess the shiv would be categorized as a small weapon and the sword is a medium weapon. i think the numbers are for damage points. FOR EXAMPLE the small weapons inflict whatever number-d6-1 damage but give a positive die when someone tries to hide it medium offers whatever number-d6 but no other benefits and Large weapons offer whatever number-d6 + 1 damage but provides a negative die when a player tries to hide it. but just to make it easi i guess the shiv and the makeshift swords have 2 and 3 damage points respectively , with a durability of 5. as for Armour categories. First there is the Light category, composed of heavy clothing and leather garments and coats. These reduce all physical damage by 1 point. Then there is the Medium category, comprising more tactical armors, especially those worn by guards, mercenaries, and mobile forces. They reduce physical damage by 2 points but limit the effective Agility score to a maximum of 13,due to their hard parts and bulkiness. The Heavy category includes military grade armor that covers almost the entire body and is quite bulky to use. It reduces physical damage taken by 3 points, however it limits the wearer’s Agility to 13 and imposes a Negative Die on all actions regarding movement or reflexes.

well there are the security towers which are accessible by bridges connected to the inner passages

you and your companions climb the ladder to the security tower. you enter it to see a room filled with monitors showing all the locations of the Alpha and Beta Levels as well as switches controlling all doors and elevators (unfortunately the power is still out) and a single Skull Sentinel cowering behind his chair. this is odd since there are usually 3 Skull Sentinels in the Security tower. he looks at you and says Please don't violate me man! i just work here! he then explains that he knows the locations of the star port and the escape pods. "if you guys can escort me out of this place i'll get you to ether one!" what do you do?

ooc yes, the star port is where the few starships of the Skull Prison are located.

"well for one, my comrades abandoned me so i want payback and 2 i want to get off this station! he exclaimed.

"of course. but we have to get to the Beta Level first, there an elevator their that will take us to the command level,which is where the star port is located. " the Sentinel explained.

in order for you to get to the Beta level where the elevator to the star port is located your group has to ta go approach the open entrance to the southern outer cells. a big red sign with the words Restricted hangs above it, The sentinel ( who we will call Irwin) accompanying your group, speaks up we have long way to go if we are to get to the star port, the elevator to the Beta Level is through there. but be warned, there are Void Cultists and Shadow Demons in there so we have be stealthy

you managed to sneak through without alerting the Shadow Demons. you reach the door to the elevator but noticed it is locked. next to the elevator doors is a card scanner. it seems you need a key card. you head back to your group.

all right just as long as you protect my ass from voiders, demons or whatever is in there. Irwin says. you all follow him into the southern outer cells.


do all you want a attribute roll to get through there without alerting the Shadow Demons?

Ooc im still waiting for everyone to roll.

both Prof. Blass and Lurk made it safely to the end of the Southern Outer Cells.


now what about you Aldrusian? want to roll an attribute test?

you mean how many are there or their hit points and abilities?

dose this mean you want to enter combat now?

ok do you have your weapons?

i am still trying to understand the rules of combat but i think i'll accept this for now

The bullet goes right through the the Sentinel's head killing him instantly. one other Sentinel fires his rifle at Epi's shoulder dealing 5 damage points to your Vitality score.

well i left you at gunpoint with a skull sentinel. want to disarm him using a physique roll?

sure go ahead.

unfortunately Lurk couldn't disarm him in time as the sentinel shoots him in the shoulder, losing 3 vitality points in damage.

I dont know maybe it could be epi's turn

the sentinel who shot Lurk sees you! and is ready for the kill.

he failed to disarm him.

the bullet goes right through the Sentinel's chest. he falls over, dead. the two remaining Sentinels see you and one of them prepares to fire at Epi.

i don't really know. it can be Lurk's Turn i guess.

to be honest i kind of wrote myself into a corner there.

Ooc When a test is made with a Positive Die, the
player rolls 2d20s and choose the one they prefer for the result (normally the one that results in a
higher number but still within the success interval). On the other hand, when a Negative Die is imposed
on a test, the player rolls 2d20s and the Overlord chooses the one to use as the result (usually the one
that complicates the adventurer’s life the most). to sum it up.

ooc techically the sentinel that shot you was killed by epi but whateves

Lurk beheads the sentinel, his head goes flying as blood splatters your face. the last sentinel tries to run away but is killed by an inmate.

one of the inmates approaches our heroes.

reaction roll 2d6

(10)=10

it was the reptilian rhino inmate that Lurk saved.

you saved me once. it is time i repaid you. i am Galdem, former member of the Barbaric legions. he introduced himself.