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FutMod: 1d4+10future-specific: table 527personal spacecrafts: 1d10. 4-10, reasonably current; oter!ise, outdated clun"er.

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#ird $tellar %&e '(it:95%1.

)arriors !ield and-eld nonlaser ener&y !eapons. %nti*atter used to produce po!er. Faster tan-(i&t F#( co**unication eceeds speed of starsips.$*all sips ae interstellar capability. /obots are co**only u*anoidor alienoid in for* ecept for te stea*-ents stic"in& out. Education Points:22 

 % "ey aspect of te cultures tecnolo&y is *ore typicalof a lo!er #ec (eel say, stea*-po!ered airsips.

Dynamic Culture#is is a culture *ar"ed by rapid &ro!t, deelop*ent and epansion.e! lands or !orlds are bein& discoered and clai*ed.tecnolo&y is adancin& by leaps and bounds, often pro&ressin&a full #ec (eel !itin a &eneration or less. o!eer, te fast

&ro!t also outpaces te etical application of te ne! discoeries,leain& te culture !ide open for future disasters. 3oern*entsare si*ilar to eelopin& cultures, but access to politicalpo!er *oes out of te &rasp of co**on people. lass stratificationstill eists as fe!er and fe!er people profit fro* ne! discoeries.6t is a ti*e of u*anisticteolo&y, i*a&inin& te people of te culture to be te ape of creation, te &ods of teir unierse.3a*eplay 8eneflts: select one eutral trait fro* Table 6438: Neutral Traits./oleplay: yna*ic cultures are often self-centered, cau&tup in te !onderfulness of te*seles. 6n teir eyes, tey can dono !ron&. 6t is a culture of &reat 9&o, one tat beliees tat &reatris"ta"in& and &reat intellect sould earn te* &reat re!ard. Moralban"ruptcy as be&un. % caracter fro* suc a culture *i&tsare tose alues. 9*pasis is placed on eutral alues seeTable 3 1 1: Attitude  Alignment).uMod 10 $urial 7 ran"s, 9ducation +4d4

Comfortable#is is te *iddle class of any ulture, re&ardless of te #ec(eel or aera&e !ealt of its citiens. #ese fol" usually lie inclean, nicely apportioned o*es or apart*ents. often in better nei&boroods. #ey eat re&ularly and occasionally ery !ell. ildrenare scooled and often &o on to i&er education. #ey usuallyo!n conseratie for*s of transport-a *odest &round car or oter inepensie eicle. (uuries include trael acations, &ood food,te ability to ire occasional *enial serices, nice clotin&, and

leisure deices. #is class includes i*poerised nobility, upper leel office !or"ers, professors and teacers, s"illed crafts*en andtecnicians, i&ly-s"illed laborers, lo!er &oe**ent officials, lo!ran"in&*ilitary officers, lesser cler&y, and sop"eepers.3a*eplay 8enefits: aracter as a 45<cance to o!n a sport !eapon suc as a untin& rifle.Money: 100< of nor*al startin& *oney. aracter as no proble*borro!in& *oderate a*ounts of *oney at fair rates./oleplay: Fol" fro* tis $ocial $tatus are considered to representte *ainstrea* of teir ultures beliefs and attitudes.

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$olMod 4 #iMod = 9ducation +1d4

8iMod =0

aracter: alf-u*an; alf-alien. +1d= $tren&t, 6nt, e. 9otic >ersonality #rait *inor fear ofsna"es, Fairly attractie, s"in is tinted bluis-siler./aised by t!o parents on ?asi*a, a !orld on te border bet!een te ore )orlds and teolonies. #e planet !as coered in u&e tracts of ir&in forest. %ctually born in yperspace onte !ay o*e to te planet. ue to co*plications racial erita&e and place of birt, e al*ostdied- te docs !ere stunned tat e lied. +1 onFater a paleontolo&ist.(oin& fater fro* an oerdeeloped !orld; *oter a *ilitary eteran air caalry

a*e: %lan ?uci"i

ue to ancestry: cildood 12 years, adolescence 12 years.

= cildood eents %&e 11: %fter sendin& in @0 labes fro* brea"fast creal pouces, e !on a fa*ily trip to teaAuatic resort planet of %nnari. #e "id &ets lost and finds a !rec"ed spacecraft. 8y ri&t of

sala&e, beco*es is. 6ts old, but functional. Found a *ysterious alien ite*; still not sure !at itdoes. ould be a ti*e *acine, could be a star&ate, could be a olo&rapic disco ball. $*allfrei&ter, !it an adanced co*puter. oesnt need a cre! oter tan i*. (on&-ran&e interstellar trael bet!een stopoers. )ell-ar*ed. Bnfortunately, te stardrie as only a 75< cance of!or"in&. 6ts cause te sips really old.

 %&e 4: alf of te caracters o*eto!n is crused !en a u&e crouser lan&s on it after reentry.Cddly, te cruiser turns out to be 1. e*pty and 2. oer 200 years old. $o it Dust sort of beca*epart of te to!n.= of adolescence1=: 3ain friend + co*panion self-a!are u*anoid robot *ale pro&ra**in&1E: beco*es a fi&ter pilot in te *ilitary, 1st class petty officer. /an" 2 laser pistol. /an" 1*artial arts. $urial sense: attac"s a&ainst caracter *odified 1 point in is faor. learnspilotin& ran" =, &unnery ran" =. o**andin& officer !as an alien in te space nay.

2 eents: aracters i**ediate superior officer is slain and e assu*esco**and effectiely a field pro*otion, by one ran" to cief. 6f tis is rolled a&ain, e adances yet anoter ran".itc etended by 4 due to a *aDor !ar. 2 eents a year. 6n eac, a stran&e set of circu*stancesconspire to "ill *ost of te co**anin& officers- e ends up beco*in& a aptain. += $olMod. %*adssie inasion of un"no!n alien ene*ies increases tis- caracter is captured a fe! *ontsin as been in serice years; is 27. >laced in a i&-security space facility. 3uards are cruel,flo& prisoners rando*ly. e escapes after 2 years, acco*panied by 2 oters.

#ose aliens are still a treat, *a"in& raids and s"ir*ises no! and ten. e as a +20< bonus!en fi&tin& te*.

Instructions:$*u&&ler cost *od =, $"ill /an" 4, 1 point re*ainin&Four: Bse up (eftoers. 6f te caracter does not ae sufficientpoints to buy te net /an" of epertise in is occupation,e can spend tose re*ainin& points on unusual s"ills. Bsin& tecost &uidelines &ien aboe, e *ay select s"ills on Table 865:nusual !"ills.

9ents of %dultood: e and is friends, soon after escapin&, accidentally fle! is recapturedsip into a nebula and trou& an ancient, battered, defectie star&ate, findin& te*seles in a

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bac"!ater syste* on te oter end of te &alay- lots of ice and s*u&&lin&. Bnusual !eapon atran" =.

 %&e: no! 27, basically Dust reaced adultood = years before.

>lanet of adenture startin&: Gandei"ya

olonists of i&erian, $panis, 3er*an descent.

8reatable, !ar* tic" Dun&les on land, al&ae *ats and sar&asso on seas, u*an-*iscible,about ten tousand inabitants. #a&: ostile biospere.

Enemies Local fauna, Nature cultist, Native aliens, Callous labor overseer

Friends Xenobiologist, Tourist on safari, Grizzled local guide

Complications Filter masks fail, Parasitic alien infestation, Crop greenouses lose

bio!integrit" Tings #aluable native biological e$tract, %bandoned colon" vault, &emains of anunsuccessful e$pedition

Places 'eceptivel" peaceful glade, (teaming pol"crome )ungle, Nigtfall *ensurrounded b" T ings