List of adulthood backstories

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(Short Title)		 Description Skill Modifications Incapable of Civil Raider Slave Trader Traveler Tribal
ActorTemplate:Br(Actor) [PAWN_nameDef] travelled [PAWN_possessive] homeworld with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. [PAWN_pronoun] was a perfectionist, and made [PAWN_possessive] own props and costumes rather than use the ones [PAWN_pronoun] was given. Social: +8
Crafting: +3 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
ArchitectTemplate:Br(Architect) [PAWN_nameDef] designed and constructed buildings. On [PAWN_possessive] glitterworld home, most of the technical aspects of architecture were handled by an AI. This enabled [PAWN_objective] to push the artistic limits of the craft, but also meant [PAWN_pronoun] never had to get [PAWN_possessive] hands dirty at building sites. Construction: +5
Artistic: +7
Crafting: −3 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Ascetic priestTemplate:Br(Priest) After taking a vow of silence, [PAWN_nameDef] joined a monastery on a peaceful backwater planet to spend [PAWN_possessive] days in quiet contemplation.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars. Plants: +4
Medicine: +2
Cooking: +2 		ViolentTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
AssassinTemplate:Br(Assassin) [PAWN_nameDef] was a professional assassin. [PAWN_pronoun] was cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset. Melee: +10
Shooting: +10 		IntellectualTemplate:BrDumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
BartenderTemplate:Br(Barkeep) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a bartender on a seedy space station. The job entailed one part drink mixing, one part diplomacy, and one part head-bashing. Social: +4
Melee: +2
Cooking: +2 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Biosphere managerTemplate:Br(Botanist) [PAWN_nameDef] lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots and people devoted themselves to leisure. [PAWN_pronoun] managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire the natural beauty. Shooting: −4
Animals: +6
Plants: +6 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
BlacksmithTemplate:Br(Blacksmith) As a smith on a medieval world, [PAWN_nameDef] gained a reputation for the high quality of [PAWN_possessive] work. [PAWN_pronoun] wasn't bad at using the swords [PAWN_pronoun] forged either. Shooting: −5
Melee: +4
Crafting: +6 		IntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
BodyguardTemplate:Br(Bodyguard) [PAWN_nameDef] found work on a midworld, protecting whoever paid [PAWN_objective] from harm. [PAWN_pronoun] gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for [PAWN_possessive] ruthlessness against those who crossed [PAWN_objective]. Shooting: +4
Melee: +4 		SocialTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
CastawayTemplate:Br(Castaway) [PAWN_nameDef] was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until [PAWN_possessive] rescue [PAWN_pronoun] scrounged an existence out of whatever [PAWN_pronoun] could find.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened [PAWN_possessive] conversatial abilities. Melee: +5
Animals: +3
Construction: +4 		IntellectualTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Cave tenderTemplate:Br(Tender) While the others were out hunting and foraging, [PAWN_nameDef] would stay at home to cook and take care of the young and sick. Cooking: +4
Medicine: +3
Crafting: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Caveworld illuminatorTemplate:Br(Illuminator) Among tunnel-dwellers, those with vision as strong as [PAWN_nameDef]’s are revered as sages. [PAWN_pronoun] would lead the way, marking spots to dig with bioluminescent fungus and warning others of impending danger. Mining: +3
Social: +2 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Charity workerTemplate:Br(Altruist) Glitterworlds are havens of safety and comfort for those lucky enough to live there, but [PAWN_nameDef] could not ignore nearby planets where people suffered in poverty. [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] working life appealing for donations and supporting those in need. Social: +6
Mining: −3 		ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Civil servantTemplate:Br(Clerk) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. [PAWN_pronoun] is most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics. Social: +3
Intellectual: +3
Construction: −2 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Colony settlerTemplate:Br(Settler) [PAWN_nameDef] was a settler on a new colony world.Template:BrSuch a life requires a jack-of-all trades at basic hands-on tasks. Construction: +4
Plants: +4
Mining: +4 		None Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Con artistTemplate:Br(Con artist) [PAWN_nameDef] never created anything in [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give [PAWN_objective] what they had created. Social: +10 ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Conceptual artistTemplate:Br(Artist) [PAWN_nameDef] was well-known in art circles on [PAWN_possessive] home world for [PAWN_possessive] unique and creative conceptual artworks.Template:BrNobody was sure exactly what [PAWN_pronoun] was trying to communicate, but [PAWN_possessive] pieces were highly valued by collectors. Artistic: +8
Crafting: +1 		SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrHaulingTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Construction engineerTemplate:Br(Builder) [PAWN_nameDef] was a construction worker on a midworld. [PAWN_pronoun] lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant [PAWN_pronoun] never cooked for [PAWN_objective]self. Construction: +8
Plants: −3 		IntellectualTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
CounselorTemplate:Br(Counselor) A terrifying trauma when [PAWN_nameDef] was a young adult caused [PAWN_objective] to develop a serious eating disorder. With counseling [PAWN_pronoun] learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put [PAWN_possessive] new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems. Social: +9 CookingTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
CourteseanTemplate:Br(Courtesean) [PAWN_nameDef] was used for [PAWN_possessive] body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. [PAWN_pronoun] gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts. Social: +8
Melee: +3 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Deep space minerTemplate:Br(Miner) [PAWN_nameDef] did the sweaty, grimy work of pulling metal out of asteroids on a deep space rig. [PAWN_pronoun] used [PAWN_possessive] hands-on industrial skills daily - and wasn't bad in a bar fight either. Mining: +7
Construction: +3
Melee: +2 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
DefectorTemplate:Br(Defector) Early in [PAWN_possessive] adulthood, [PAWN_nameDef] decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where [PAWN_pronoun] lived. [PAWN_possessive] defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after [PAWN_objective].Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] spent years on the run, treating [PAWN_possessive] own wounds so no doctor could betray [PAWN_objective]. The ordeal made [PAWN_objective] bitter and untrusting. Shooting: +5
Social: −4
Medicine: +3 		ArtisticTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
DiggerTemplate:Br(Digger) [PAWN_nameDef] and [PAWN_possessive] tribe carved their home deep into the side of a mountain. [PAWN_nameDef] feels most at home picking through rock and shoring up cave walls. Mining: +5
Construction: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
DrifterTemplate:Br(Drifter) [PAWN_nameDef] never figured out what to do with [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] travelled often, taking up casual work wherever [PAWN_pronoun] found it.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] also occasionally worked on a novel that [PAWN_pronoun] knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as [PAWN_pronoun] could find a publisher who was interested. Cooking: +3
Construction: +3
Artistic: −4 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Escaped convictTemplate:Br(Escapee) [PAWN_nameDef] denies involvement in the crimes that brought about [PAWN_possessive] incarceration in a brutal penal colony. [PAWN_pronoun] escaped by tunnelling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery. Mining: +4
Crafting: +2 		CaringTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
EvangelistTemplate:Br(Evangelist) As a youth, [PAWN_nameDef] experienced a religious awakening. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to spend the rest of [PAWN_possessive] life spreading the word of [PAWN_possessive] deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition. Social: +4
Artistic: +4
Medicine: −3 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Explosives expertTemplate:Br(Blaster) [PAWN_nameDef] was an explosive engineer employed in mines. [PAWN_pronoun] took [PAWN_possessive] job very seriously and was well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that [PAWN_pronoun] refused to demean [PAWN_objective]self by helping with the clean-up once [PAWN_possessive] carefully-calculated explosion was complete. Mining: +5
Intellectual: +5 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Factory workerTemplate:Br(Worker) [PAWN_nameDef] did menial, unskilled work in an industrial-era factory. [PAWN_possessive] job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported goods around the city. Animals: +3
Construction: +3
Crafting: +2 		IntellectualTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
GardenerTemplate:Br(Gardener) On industrial worlds, wealth concentrates in the hands of those who own the factories and sell the goods. [PAWN_nameDef] worked at the mansion of one such rich family, tending the lavish gardens as part of a team of servants. Plants: +8 IntellectualTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
GathererTemplate:Br(Gatherer) [PAWN_nameDef] is a master gatherer. [PAWN_pronoun] can find food in the most barren of places using [PAWN_possessive] deep knowledge of plants, roots, and berries. Plants: +4 None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
GeologistTemplate:Br(Geologist) [PAWN_nameDef] worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.Template:BrDuring [PAWN_possessive] years underground [PAWN_pronoun] also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment. Mining: +8
Crafting: +3 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Glitterworld empathTemplate:Br(Empath) [PAWN_nameDef] had an amazing ability to relate to others and mediate conflict. [PAWN_pronoun] was selected to train as an empath. The training intensified [PAWN_possessive] natural abilities, but [PAWN_pronoun] became unable to harm others. Social: +8
Medicine: +2 		ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Glitterworld officerTemplate:Br(Officer) Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. [PAWN_nameDef]'s unit rarely saw any real action.Template:BrThough [PAWN_pronoun] pursued [PAWN_possessive] artistic hobbies, [PAWN_possessive] subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so [PAWN_nameDef] got good at breaking up fights. Melee: +6
Artistic: +4 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Glitterworld surgeonTemplate:Br(Surgeon) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a surgeon on a world mostly free of disease and human suffering.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] job mostly involved elaborate and creative cosmetic surgeries. [PAWN_pronoun] has a good understanding of human biology, but never had to remove a cancer — or a bullet. Artistic: +5
Medicine: +3
Social: +1 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
HealerTemplate:Br(Healer) After [PAWN_possessive] tribe’s elder healer was killed in a raid, [PAWN_nameDef] took on the role. [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] days scrounging up herbs and mineral compounds from the nearby area to use in surprisingly effective remedies. Medicine: +4
Plants: +3 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
HerbalistTemplate:Br(Herbalist) [PAWN_nameDef] lived in the forest near a village. Though many of the villagers feared [PAWN_objective], sick villagers would come to [PAWN_objective] to purchase salves and poultices made from the herbs [PAWN_pronoun] grew in [PAWN_possessive] garden. [PAWN_pronoun] was happy to help them — for a price. Plants: +4
Medicine: +4
Social: −2 		None Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
HermitTemplate:Br(Hermit) Worn out by the pressures of social interaction, [PAWN_nameDef] left [PAWN_possessive] crowded midworld city to live a simple life in the wilderness. There, [PAWN_pronoun] spent [PAWN_possessive] days alone, tending [PAWN_possessive] garden and crafting the simple tools [PAWN_pronoun] needed to survive. Plants: +4
Crafting: +3
Construction: +1 		SocialTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Hiveworld droneTemplate:Br(Drone) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a mindless construction drone in a massive hiveworld civilization. Though [PAWN_pronoun] is now freed from the brutal social experiments to which [PAWN_pronoun] was subjected, [PAWN_pronoun] remains incapable of creative thought and leadership. Construction: +5
Mining: +4
Social: −2 		ArtisticTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
House servantTemplate:Br(Servant) Early in [PAWN_possessive] adulthood, [PAWN_nameDef] was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] got to know the kitchens and basements of [PAWN_possessive] master's mansion well, but never did any work outside. Cooking: +4
Plants: −3
Mining: −3 		IntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
HousemateTemplate:Br(Housemate) As an adult, [PAWN_nameDef] kept house and cared for children while [PAWN_possessive] spouse worked. Cooking: +3
Medicine: +3
Crafting: +2 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Human computerTemplate:Br(Computer) [PAWN_nameDef] turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in [PAWN_possessive] head. A midworld dictator decided to employ [PAWN_nameDef] to keep track of [PAWN_possessive] state's finances and expenditure, since electrical computers were too susceptible to hacking. Shooting: +3
Intellectual: +7 		ArtisticTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Illegal shipwrightTemplate:Br(Shipwright) There is a law that says that you're not allowed to put terawatt-range grasers on a cargo scow. Especially if you hide them under what looks like a communications dish for better ambush potential. [PAWN_nameDef] discovered that there is great profit to be made, however, from those who are uninterested in these laws. Construction: +7 None Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
InventorTemplate:Br(Inventor) On [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a moderately successful inventor. [PAWN_pronoun] developed several minor technologies. Crafting: +5
Intellectual: +2 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
JailbirdTemplate:Br(Jailbird) [PAWN_nameDef] spent most of [PAWN_possessive] life in prisons, where [PAWN_pronoun] was put to work in the kitchens. [PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking. Melee: +5
Cooking: +3 		SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Joywire artistTemplate:Br(Joywirer) [PAWN_nameDef] worked in an urbworld lab developing cutting-edge joywire software to maximize user pleasure.Template:BrWhen the local government imposed harsh restrictions on joywire manufacturing, [PAWN_pronoun] began selling [PAWN_possessive] products on the black market. Artistic: +3
Intellectual: +2
Medicine: +2 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
LonerTemplate:Br(Loner) Loner never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. [PAWN_pronoun] prefers the open plain and the lonely whistle of wind through the rocks.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] visits [PAWN_possessive] tribe from time to time, but for the most part [PAWN_pronoun] takes care of [PAWN_objective]self using [PAWN_possessive] own survival skills. Shooting: +3
Melee: +2
Plants: +5
Construction: +1 		SocialTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Lore keeperTemplate:Br(Keeper) [PAWN_nameDef] was one of a long line of lore keepers in [PAWN_possessive] tribe. Every night around the fire, [PAWN_pronoun] would pass on ancient knowledge and helpful wisdom through stories. Intellectual: +2
Social: +3
Artistic: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Low-wage workerTemplate:Br(Grunt) [PAWN_nameDef] worked a variety of casual jobs to support [PAWN_possessive] family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills. Cooking: +4
Plants: +3
Crafting: +3 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Luddite rebelTemplate:Br(Luddite) When the majority of people on [PAWN_possessive] world chose to give up their individuality and biological humanity to join together in an online hivemind, [PAWN_nameDef] joined a rebel faction that chose to forsake most technology. Melee: +3
Construction: +3
Mining: +2 		IntellectualTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Machine collectorTemplate:Br(Collector) [PAWN_nameDef] was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. [PAWN_pronoun] obtained them wherever [PAWN_pronoun] could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of talking about [PAWN_possessive] collection long after people around [PAWN_objective] had stopped listening. Social: −3
Crafting: +6
Intellectual: +6 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Mafia bossTemplate:Br(Boss) [PAWN_nameDef] was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of [PAWN_possessive] subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary. Shooting: +4
Melee: +3
Social: +4 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
MathematicianTemplate:Br(Math prof) [PAWN_nameDef] did mathematical research at a university.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] spent much of [PAWN_possessive] spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though [PAWN_pronoun] was frequently ridiculed by other players for [PAWN_possessive] terrible aim. Shooting: −3
Intellectual: +8 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Medieval doctorTemplate:Br(Quack) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a doctor on a medieval planet. [PAWN_pronoun] firmly believes that most ailments can be cured with a little bloodletting.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] was also a master anaesthetist, developing a specialty technique that involved a heavy blow to the head. Melee: +6
Medicine: +1 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Medieval farm oafTemplate:Br(Oaf) Tilling, hoeing, guiding ox carts, pushing wheelbarrows. Digging ditches, planting seeds, predicting the harvest.Template:BrMedieval-level farmers aren't educated in the usual sense, but they know a lot about growing plants without technology. That said, such a life leaves one essentially incapable of participating in intellectual, technology-driven activities. Plants: +8
Mining: +3 		IntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval lordTemplate:Br(Noble) [PAWN_nameDef] was a lord on a preindustrial planet. [PAWN_pronoun] went to parties, managed the underlings, and even learned some swordplay.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] soft hands did not hold a work tool during that entire time. [PAWN_pronoun] considers manual labor to be beneath [PAWN_objective]. Social: +7
Melee: +5
Shooting: +5 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Medieval minstrelTemplate:Br(Minstrel) [PAWN_nameDef] was a traveling entertainer on a medieval world.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] could always be found telling stories or singing songs, and is capable of protecting [PAWN_objective]self from the dangers of the road. However, [PAWN_pronoun] was always conspicuously absent whenever there was hard labour to be done. Social: +4
Artistic: +3
Melee: +2 		Skilled laborTemplate:BrHaulingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Message carrierTemplate:Br(Messenger) On a medieval world, the fastest way to send a message is to give it to somebody on a horse and hope they survive the journey. [PAWN_nameDef] was that somebody. Melee: +3
Animals: +4 		IntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Midworld chefTemplate:Br(Chef) [PAWN_nameDef] ran a high-class midworld restaurant. [PAWN_pronoun] was famous among patrons for [PAWN_possessive] creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for [PAWN_possessive] casual disdain for grunt work. Cooking: +6
Social: +2 		CleaningTemplate:BrDumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Military commissarTemplate:Br(Commissar) [PAWN_nameDef] was an internal spymaster in an Imperial army battalion. [PAWN_pronoun] made sure that the men were loyal, and did not fall back unless ordered. This made [PAWN_objective] unpopular, but [PAWN_pronoun] gained great skill at detecting the slightest dishonesty. Shooting: +3 None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
ModelTemplate:Br(Model) [PAWN_nameDef] modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations. Social: +5
Artistic: +6 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:BrSkilled laborTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Muffalo shamanTemplate:Br(Shaman) Because of [PAWN_possessive] quiet wisdom and great strength, [PAWN_nameDef] became the spiritual leader for a nomadic tribe that followed the herds of roaming muffalo. Melee: +5
Social: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Navy scientistTemplate:Br(Scientist) Interstellar warfare is won by technology, so imperial navies are always on the peak of modern research. Even better, they have first access to archotechnological artifacts because they find them in space.Template:Br[PAWN_nameDef] worked in a navy lab. Intellectual: +8 None Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
NovelistTemplate:Br(Novelist) [PAWN_nameDef] lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. [PAWN_pronoun] lived a carefree lifestyle, spending [PAWN_possessive] days writing and [PAWN_possessive] nights partying - and never did a day's manual labour in [PAWN_possessive] life. Construction: −5
Mining: −5
Artistic: +8 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrSocialTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
NurseTemplate:Br(Nurse) [PAWN_nameDef] worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.Template:BrIt was a busy job, but [PAWN_pronoun] could always find time for a chat with a patient. Social: +4
Medicine: +5 		ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
ParamedicTemplate:Br(Paramedic) [PAWN_nameDef]'s job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. [PAWN_pronoun] is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made [PAWN_objective] uncomfortable. Shooting: −5
Medicine: +6 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Pit brawlerTemplate:Br(Brawler) [PAWN_nameDef] was nine years old when [PAWN_pronoun] got in [PAWN_possessive] first fight. [PAWN_pronoun] won, but more important was the enjoyment of [PAWN_possessive] audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal. Melee: +8 IntellectualTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Psychiatric patientTemplate:Br(Patient) [PAWN_nameDef] spent most of [PAWN_possessive] adult life in an insane asylum. [PAWN_possessive] industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and [PAWN_pronoun] was treated more like an animal than a person.Template:BrThough [PAWN_pronoun] eventually recovered and was released, [PAWN_possessive] experience dampened many of [PAWN_possessive] basic life skills. Cooking: −2
Crafting: −2 		SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Ranch ownerTemplate:Br(Rancher) [PAWN_nameDef] owned and operated a successful ranch where [PAWN_pronoun] raised animals for meat and wool.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] refused to do any dumb labour [PAWN_pronoun] could pay someone else to do for [PAWN_objective]. Animals: +8
Cooking: −4
Mining: −4 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
RecruiterTemplate:Br(Recruiter) [PAWN_nameDef] was part of an revered order of martial artists, infamous both for their skill in combat and for their practice of refusing to treat their wounded.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] travelled [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, judging the young people [PAWN_pronoun] met to determine if they might be suitable for training. Melee: +5
Social: +5 		CaringTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
SailorTemplate:Br(Sailor) [PAWN_nameDef] traversed the oceans on journeys of exploration, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. [PAWN_pronoun] loved the sea so much [PAWN_pronoun] refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures [PAWN_pronoun] collected. Melee: +4
Social: +4
Animals: +4 		Skilled laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
ScoutTemplate:Br(Scout) Since [PAWN_possessive] tribe has made contact with local outlanders, [PAWN_nameDef] has contracted [PAWN_possessive] services out as a guide to the local area. Frequent contact with ancient relics has made [PAWN_objective] fairly comfortable with the old technology. Shooting: +2
Intellectual: +2
Social: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
SculptorTemplate:Br(Sculptor) [PAWN_nameDef] started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but [PAWN_pronoun] soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, [PAWN_pronoun] learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the nature parks of the glitterworld where [PAWN_pronoun] lived were full of giant rock figures. Plants: −4
Mining: +4
Artistic: +9 		Dumb laborTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:BrCookingTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
SheriffTemplate:Br(Sheriff) [PAWN_nameDef] was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. [PAWN_pronoun] dealt with petty crime, dispute resolution, and the occasional drunken saloon shootout. Shooting: +4
Melee: +4
Social: +4 		None Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Space marineTemplate:Br(Marine) [PAWN_nameDef] was a warrior in an Imperial navy. [PAWN_possessive] job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And [PAWN_pronoun] was good at it. Melee: +5
Shooting: +7 		None Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Space pirateTemplate:Br(Pirate) Piracy appears everywhere that governments are weak and society spread thin. [PAWN_nameDef] was part of this age-old part of human existence, extorting and smashing peaceful trade ships for profit. Melee: +4
Shooting: +4 		None Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Starship janitorTemplate:Br(Janitor) While other passengers pass the years between star systems in cryptosleep sarcophagi, [PAWN_nameDef] had to wake up at periodic intervals to perform inspections, check the navigation systems, and to oil the mechanoids. Construction: +2
Crafting: +3 		None Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
TacticianTemplate:Br(Tactician) [PAWN_nameDef] joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. [PAWN_pronoun] turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding large armies to great effect. Shooting: +4
Intellectual: +4 		SocialTemplate:BrArtisticTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
TasterTemplate:Br(Taster) As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by [PAWN_nameDef]. [PAWN_pronoun] lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work. Cooking: +7
Construction: −4
Crafting: −4 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
TaxonomistTemplate:Br(Taxonomist) [PAWN_nameDef] travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life [PAWN_pronoun] found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue. Animals: +5
Plants: +5 		ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
TeacherTemplate:Br(Teacher) [PAWN_nameDef] was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. [PAWN_pronoun] was widely knowledgeable and well-liked by [PAWN_possessive] students. Intellectual: +3
Social: +4 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
TorturerTemplate:Br(Torturer) Working for a tyrannical monarch on a medieval world, [PAWN_nameDef] earned a reputation as an expert in 'persuasion.' Any prisoner who went down into the dungeons left with no secrets - and with [PAWN_nameDef]'s smile scarred permanently into their nightmares. Melee: +6 SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
Urbworld entrepreneurTemplate:Br(Entrepreneur) In the urbworlds, most suffer. But someone has to run the corporations.Template:Br[PAWN_nameDef] learned the skills of the trade - greasing palms and technical analysis. [PAWN_pronoun] is a sociointellectual machine. Social: +6
Intellectual: +3 		None Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
VeterinarianTemplate:Br(Vet) [PAWN_nameDef] treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected [PAWN_possessive] stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years [PAWN_pronoun] lived as a vegetarian, rejecting the meat-loving culinary tradition of [PAWN_possessive] homeworld. Animals: +4
Medicine: +4
Cooking: −4 		None Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
VR designerTemplate:Br(Game dev) [PAWN_nameDef] designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. [PAWN_pronoun] paid great attention to the details of [PAWN_possessive] worlds, including learning all [PAWN_pronoun] could about plant life to make [PAWN_possessive] landscapes more realistic. Construction: +3
Plants: +4
Artistic: +5 		Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
WarriorTemplate:Br(Warrior) [PAWN_nameDef] was a fearsome warrior, proficient with many weapons. [PAWN_pronoun] participated in many battles. Melee: +6
Shooting: +2
Social: −2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
WeaverTemplate:Br(Weaver) [PAWN_nameDef] was an expert at working muffalo wool, plant fibres and natural dyes into beautiful clothing for [PAWN_possessive] kin. [PAWN_possessive] beautiful handicrafts were traded frequently between local tribes. Crafting: +5
Plants: +2 		None Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
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