Character Creation

Contacts gained during character creating are something new in the Mongoose rules, I sort of assumed the player would create them but I don't really know. Maybe it would be better to leave them undefined until they are needed in the game?

There's a blue Sidebar box on page 20. But to sum up: you can either make a note that you gained one or do a full write up or anywhere in between. My opinion is less detail leaves more openings in the future.

SOrry, been tied up with work...

Will see if can get a sheet together ASAP

Skill Selection Order

No rush, was just checking in. :)

So assuming highest first, I will choose Gun Combat(Energy) 1 from the skill package, something Avi might have learned during his time in Navy.training.

I'll take Pilot (spacecraft) 1 .

Quick question about the firearms. I chose the Laser Pistol as a reward for mustering out ( weapon worth 3000Cr). I basically just went with the weapon that cost 3000Cr because it doesn't seem like you can use the surplus fund on other items but is there something I'm missing that would make energy weapons much more valuable then something like a Gauss pistol which is much cheaper, has auto-fire 2, and AP 3 but slightly less range and no =3 on damage?

I'll take Persuade, Electronics, and Gunner for Sy

The laser pistol has no recoil, and it can be recharged. It might be quieter, might leave behind less forensic evidence, I'm not sure. The gauss pistol is higher tech level though, and higher tech equipment can be both cheaper and more effective than lower tech, with perhaps the only balancing factor being that it is harder to find, or get repaired, or buy ammunition for on lower tech worlds.

I went for a stunner for Avi mainly because it seems more likely to be permitted on higher law level worlds, but on a lawless world he might want to carry something bigger.

Something important to remember when considered directed energy weapons is that they require a power pack on your person. A laser can be traced back to the operator because it is a beam weapon. I also think the book said they are quite loud but I can't find that.

Having used cutting lasers before they are indeed quite loud. Much louder than a coilgun

I think the biggest thing with the Energy weapons are the zero-g trait and, as long as you have power, unlimited free ammo.

I didn't consider the ammo situation. Cas has the higher TL laser pistol with an integrated power pack so I think is should be relatively compact but it probably does make a loud pew, pew noise when fired as all lasers will. If we're in a situation where she has to use it things have gone terribly awry.

@jomsviking I think we get only get to select two skills from the skills package and Zeke/Knighthawke hasn't gotten their first one yet. If we want to select skills using a "snake" draft the order would be:
1. Geoffenzed/Avi (Gun Combat)
2. Rogertheshrubber/Cas (Pilot)
3. Knighthawke/Zeke (Stealth)
4-5. Jomsviking/Sy (Gunner)(Deception)
6. Knighthawke/Zeke (Persuade)
7. Rogertheshrubber/Cas(Electronics - Computers)
8. Geoffenzed/Avi (Medic)

It'd be Stealth 1 for Zeke....

Are we all still on the same page? @Jomsviking has the next two choices, from Deception 1, Electronics 1, Gunner 1, Medic 1 Persuade 1.

Deception 1 would be my first choice.

@jomsviking you can choose one more skill then it’s @knighthawke gets their second choice.

Gunner 1

Persuade 1 for Zeke

Cas will take electronics (computers) 1. It seems to make sense with her background and familiarity with ship systems.

So Medic 1 for Avi.