Well, I kind of liked the Twilight 2k generation yesterday and would like to see generation for another game that uses the same engine. For this purpose, I chose Coriolis, which is a distant future space opera game with a distinctly Middle Eastern-flavored theme. There are also some religious overtones, space itself, for example, is seen as some kind of source of evil. Beyond that, I do not know a lot about the game, it was one of my many Bundle of Holding purchases. You can find the core book here.
Here, players are supposed to sit down and discuss what kind of group they'd like to play, an approach I am fond of. I am all militaried out, so to speak, and look at the suggestions in the book, choosing Pilgrims. Grabbing an item from the flavor text our little band is on their way to Mira's Icon City. Playing Pilgrims suggests a couple of typical roles, and I'd like to play the Preacher. Next, the group is supposed to create a ship. There is the option of choosing something premade, and I decide to take an Oryx-type Courier Ship. It can house up to 5 people, which sounds like a crew of PCs to me. Next, I get to choose a group talent, which is a shared feature that each player gets to use. I choose Mercy of the Icons, which means that players get to counteract the use of Darkness Points by the GM once per session. DPs seem to be a meta-currency the GM can use to mess with the players. Finally, our group is sponsored by the High Priestess Taminasah-Buri, a high-ranking member of the Church of the Icons. We also have a Nemesis, the heretical priest Serap Sleiman, who has tried to abolish the practice of pilgrimages. Our little group is one of several the two use as proxies in their internal struggle.
My PC will be Maisha Zogby, as mentioned she is the Preacher of the little group. Maisha is in her 40s, part of the Zenithians. The space in Coriolis is an area settled in two waves, hundreds of years apart, with worlds connected by gates that another species built ages before humanity arrived. Zenithians are descendants of the second wave. Rolling on the Home System table Maisha is coming from Dabaran, a desert planet in a constant war between religious factions. Next, I choose her upbringing, and I think she grew up privileged. That also means she can't be a Humanite, which is an oppressed underclass of people that have been genetically adapted to specific environments.
Time to choose a background, and I decide she is not only a Preacher but actually a Missionary. Her upbringing fixes her starting Reputation score (6) and adds one for being a Preacher. The background also determines how many points I get to distribute for Attributes and Skills. Which are the next steps. Attributes range from 1 to 5, and I can raise them up to 4, with a minimum of 2. For a Preacher, I can increase Empathy up to 5. Since Maisha grew up privileged she gets fewer points here, only 13. I go with Strength 2, Agility 2, Wits 4, and Empathy 5. This means Maisha has 4 HP and 9 Mind Points.
Next, Skills. Here being privileged means more points to spend, a total of 12. Skills also range from 1 to 5, and there are 16 of them. Eight of them are so-called Advanced skills, which need special training to get. As a missionary, Maisha could have Culture, and the basic skills Manipulation, Dexterity, and Survival are recommended. I pick Dexterity 3, Observation 1, Survival 1, Manipulation 2, Command 1, and Culture 4.
Then I roll for the Icon Maisha was born under. Icons are the gods or concepts in the setting, and they double as a kind of zodiac sign. A d66 yields 51, meaning she was born under the sign of the Messenger. The Messenger has a special rite called The Mission, a once-in-a-life journey to another star system to preach the faith. I think Maisha was not only born under this sign but is also on her Mission. As a Messenger-born she also has the Messenger's Talent, meaning once per session she can make someone obey a reasonable request without having to roll, at the cost of giving the GM one Darkness Point. Maisha will have one of three Talents Preachers get, and here I choose Faction Standing - the Church reputation means I can get a bonus to Manipulation when trying to scare or threaten someone. Preachers also have a list of personal problems to choose from, and I choose that Maisha might throw a fanatical fit when signs of Darkness appear near her. I skip the list of potential relationships to other PCs in lieu of such people. I do choose some gear, though. She also owns 5000 Birr, which is the currency in the setting - her background means she starts with quite a bit of money.
Now I have to choose what Maisha would do during space combat. Em. How about Captain? That looks like she'd need the least technical know-how.
Done. What could possibly go wrong?
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