Futuristic UEEF Marines - OOC Thread

[Sherwood]

Thanks a bunch, Sherwood bud! I see it there now. =)

There are plenty of folks out there who won't make this request and instead just Report someone to Staff (which then they have to act on) and I don't want someone else out there to do it you! *hugs* =)

On another subject, I'm glad you've started up another Robotech game. Did you start up this one because you're just missing UEEF action or was it something else? How did the Robotech bug bite you this time? (Note to everyone: Sherwood is the biggest Robotech fan I have ever known. He started me way back when when he GMed Robotech for me and I haven't looked back since!)

It was a combination of a bunch of books that I've read dealing with pilots in battlesuits, one of which is the famous novel Starship Troopers. It has me wanting to run a game where the heroes are not in the massive Destroids or the flashy Alphas and other large Veritechs, but one that focused on the smaller but still very effective Cyclone or Silverback ATVs. It puts the threat of a bunch of Invid into a very different light.

 

[Purr]

It was a combination of a bunch of books that I've read dealing with pilots in battlesuits, one of which is the famous novel Starship Troopers. It has me wanting to run a game where the heroes are not in the massive Destroids or the flashy Alphas and other large Veritechs, but one that focused on the smaller but still very effective Cyclone or Silverback ATVs. It puts the threat of a bunch of Invid into a very different light.

Sherwood With an Ikazuchi involved, this is all happening in outer space with the Hunters? Not back at Earth, hence the different UEEF races?

 

[Sherwood]

Got it in one. At the moment, the fleet is on its way to Tyrol, and will be dealing with the Regent's forces across the various planets that have been occupied by the Invid. It may eventually happen that this team will go to Earth, but that is nowhere in my plans at this time.

 

[Purr]

Man, with three games of mine being slow, your earlier offer is getting more tempting by the moment. It's also terrific because there's good ol' Psychie and Eonivar in here too.

 

[Purr]

Aaand Real Life strikes! Back to chat more later. See you, bud (and everybody)! =)

 

[Sherwood]

The invite is still open to you. I'm still hoping to get some of my IRL game group to join in, but I've only gotten one to even join up on RpN. Let me know what you decide to do.

 

[Psychie]

Man, with three games of mine being slow, your earlier offer is getting more tempting by the moment. It's also terrific because there's good ol' Psychie and Eonivar in here too.

<starts chanting> Play with us! Play with us! Play with us!

<me, looking hopeful> Is it working? Play with us! Play with us!

 

[Sherwood]

Hey Purr It looks like I'm not the only one that would enjoy your presence here in this game! lol

 

[Purr]

So I've noticed!

Psychie You are a hoot! =)

 

[Psychie]

<looks slyly at Dannigan> Is my hopeful begging working?

 

[Purr]

Psychie You guys already had that effect since I looked and saw who was playing in here. =)

 

[Sherwood]

Eonivar Psychie GunMan2 Jai-me

Just so everyone knows, the two NPCs I have are not set in stone, so if someone wants to take a role that one of them currently have, I can either change their MOS focus or drop them completely, assuming that I get the additional players that I'm hoping for.

 

[Psychie]

Psychie You guys already had that effect since I looked and saw who was playing in here. =)

Sweet!

 

[Purr]

Sherwood Do you (and Psychie) remember T'kar, my teddy bear from Psychie's UEEF game back in 2020?

Spoiler: T'kar the Prime Mover

• Attributes and Bonuses
• Skills
• HtH: Commando
• Bioroid Interceptor
• Robots
• Weapons and Gear
• Background
• Musical Themes
• Game Notes

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  Name: T'kar the Prime Mover (a Prime Mover is a social title I created for a Karbarran who has shown mastery both in Science and Engineering)
  Combat Handle: "Ursa Maker"
  O.C.C.: Marine Technical Officer (Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook, page 32)
  Rank: 2nd Lieutenant (promoted from Warrant Officer)
  Level: 6th
  XP: 30,000/34,960, (using Psychie's list in the top post in this thread - it might be the Military Specialist & Technical Officer table from Shadow Chronicles, page 152).
  
  
  Spoiler: Pictures

  This is the picture I think is closest to T'Kar. =)
  
  (Image credit: Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook)
  
  I have the impression Karbarrans commonly use apostrophes in their names as seen below.
  
  (Image credit: Robotech Wiki - Fandom)
  
  Plus, if you're going to play a science/engineering geek, why not have some fun with your favorite "Bit"? Wooo! =)
  
  (Image credit: We Never Should Have Taught the Pandas How to Fly - the impressive Steve Chinhsuan Wang)
  
  Species: Karbarran
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Disposition: Extremely intelligent, proud, curious, practical, downright goofy. Easily-bored, restless; always at work on some kind of project(s). Good-natured, but also a very determined enemy. Has integrity and expects the same of his allies. A dreamer whose spirit does not rest until his dreams are reality.
  Mannerisms: Often examines things by staring at them. Displays good social manners (from a Karbarran point of view). Likes to name things. Likes to think aloud. Loves a good debate even if his argument loses.
  Age: 585 years old
  Gender: Male
  Height: 8 feet, 9 inches (2.67 m).
  Weight: 720 pounds (327 kg).
  Fur: Brown, thick, Grizzly-like.
  Eyes: Piercing hazel behind which exists an ever-curious mind and a strong will to match.
  Other features: Nasty scar on right shoulder about 6 inches long given to him by an Invid Crann's energy flagela for "disobedience." Calloused paws from long, long years of labor, both in the mines and the Invid shipyards where they put him to work making whatever they wanted.
  Hobbies: Doing science and engineering, studying the stars, keeping up with medical science, gaming (role-playing and video games).
  
  I.Q. 30 (+16% to all Skills/+8 to Perception)
  M.E. 20 (+3 to Saving Throws vs. Insanity)
  M.A. 16 (+55% to Charm/Impress)
  P.S. 34 (Augmented, causes 2D4 Mega-damage with Power Punch. +19 to S.D.C. damage, can lift/throw 2,100 lb/953 kg)
  P.P. 22 (+4 to Strike, Parry, Dodge)
  P.E. 24 (+18% to Saving Throws vs. coma/death, +5 to Saving Throws vs. Poison and Magic)
  P.B. 10
  Spd 24 (approximately 16 miles/26 kilometers per hour)
  
  Hit Points: 71
  S.D.C.: 147
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes

  Hit Points: 71 (+24 P.E.) (+47 Experience Levels as a Karbarran)
  S.D.C.: 147 (+80 Starting S.D.C.) (+23 Marine Technical Officer) (+7 Athletics S.D.C) (+17 Boxing) (+5 Forced March) (+2 Running) (+13 Wrestling)
  
  I.Q. 30 (One "30" Attribute from Character Creation)
  M.E. 20 (20 from Dice)
  M.A. 19 (16 from Dice) (+3 from O.C.C.)
  P.S. 36 (29 from Dice) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing) (+2 Physical Labor) (+2 Wrestling)
  P.P. 22 (20 from Dice) (+1 from 3rd level)(+1 from 6th level)
  P.E. 24 (20 from Dice) (+2 Forced March) (+1 Role-Playing Game Design) (+1 Wrestling)
  P.B. 10 (10 from Dice)
  Spd 24 (9 from Dice) (+3 Athletics) (+1 Forced March) (+11 Running)
  
  Karbarran Natural Abilities: Engineering Aptitude and Motion Detection (see Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook page 41)
  Karbarran Racial bonuses (+1 to Perception Rolls, +2 to save vs. poison, toxins and gases, +2 to roll with impact).
  
  Combat Attributes (personal/in Bioroid Interceptor)
  Perception +11
  Initiative +4/+6
  Attacks per Round: 6/9
  Strike +6/+9 (melee only; see weapon descriptions)
  Parry +10/+13
  Dodge +12/+14 (on ground)/+15 (while airborne)
  Roll +5/+7
  Damage: +19
  Disarm +5/+7
  Pull Punch +3/+5
  Body Flip/Throw: +5
  Horror Factor: +3
  Karate punch does 2d4 S.D.C. damage. Karate kick does 2d6 + P.S. bonus S.D.C. damage and is +2 to Strike (5th level HtH: Commando). Jump Kick.
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Statistics

  Combat Attributes
  Perception +11 (+8 from I.Q.) (+2 from O.C.C.) (+1 from Karbarran R.C.C.)
  Initiative +4 (+4 from Hand to Hand: Commando)
  Attacks per Round: 6 (5 from Hand to Hand: Commando) (+1 Boxing)
  Strike +6 (+4 P.P.) (+2 from HtH: Commando)
  Parry +10 (+4 P.P.) (+3 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing)
  Dodge +12 (+4 P.P.) (+5 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing)
  Roll +5 (+3 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+1 Boxing)
  Disarm +5 (+4 P.P.) (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Pull Punch +3 (+3 from HtH: Commando)
  Body Flip/Throw: +5 (+4 P.P.) (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Horror Factor: +5 (+3 M.E.) (+2 from HtH: Commando)
  
  Bonuses from Mecha Elite Combat Training (MECT): +1 attack per melee at levels 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 15. +2 on Initiative, +3 to Strike (melee only), +3 to Parry, +2/+3 to Dodge (ground/air), +2 to Disarm, +2 to Roll with punch.
  
  
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  Universal UEEF Marine Skills/UEEF Marine Technical Officer O.C.C. Skills/Science Officer M.O.S./Mecha Engineer M.O.S./Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S./Other Skills/Secondary Skills/Skills Learned From Experience
  
  Universal Skills for UEEF Marines
  Computer Operation: 103% (+3%)
  Basic Mathematics: 113% (+3%)
  Radio: Basic: 86% (+5%)
  Language: English: 98% (+1%)
  Literacy: English: 98% (+2%)
  W.P. Rifle +4 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  W.P. Energy Rifle +4 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  
  O.C.C. Skills
  Basic Electronics: 86% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Climbing: 81%71% (+5%)
  Forced March
  Intelligence: 74% (+4%)
  (Pilot: Select One) Mecha: Pilot Bioroid Interceptor: 106% (+5%)
  Sensory Equipment: 91% (+5%) (+5% from Science Officer M.O.Ss)
  Swimming: 95% (+5%)
  W.P. Energy Pistol (+3 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  W.P. Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons (+3 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level) (Swapped out W.P. Handguns with Psychie's permission)
  Mathematics: Advanced: 107% (+2%) (+5% from M.O.S.)
  Military Etiquette: 96% (+5%)
  Hand to Hand: Expert (upgraded to Hand to Hand: Commando via Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S.)
  
  Primary M.O.S. (Science Officer)
  Computer Programming: 110% (4%) (See Mecha Engineer M.O.S. below)
  Sensory Equipment +15% (5%) (See O.C.C. skills above)
  First Aid: 85% (5%)
  Paramedic: 96% (5%)
  Astrophysics: 101% (5%)
  Chemistry: 86% (5%)
  Botany: 81% (5%)
  Lore: Invid: 71%
  Research: 96%
  Xenobiology: 96%
  Zoology: 91%
  
  Secondary M.O.S. (Mecha Engineer - with a question: why does this M.O.S. lack the Mecha Engineer skill when it's called the Mecha Engineer M.O.S.?)
  Computer Programming: 116% (+4%) (+5 from Science Officer M.O.S.)
  Electrical Engineer: 111% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Advanced Mathematics: % (+2%) (See O.C.C. skills above)
  Mechanical Engineer: 101% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Protoculture Engineer: 106% (5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Reflex System Mechanics: 106% (5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Robot Electronics: 96% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Robot Mechanics: 86% (+10% Karbarran)
  Vehicle Armorer: 106% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Weapons Engineer: 96% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  
  Jack of All Trades (M.O.S. with no O.C.C. bonuses) - Close Quarters Combat Expert
  Boxing
  Hand to Hand: Commando
  Military Sign Language: 81% (5%)
  Prowl: 66% (5%)
  Wrestling
  W.P. Knife +3
  W.P. Sword +3
  
  Additional Skill granted from Hand to Hand: Commando
  W.P. Paired Weapons
  
  Secondary Skills (3 + 1 additional at levels 3, 6, 9, and 12)
  1. Salvage: 76% (+5%)
  2. Jury-Rig: 66% (+5%)
  3. Athletics
  4. Running
  5. MECT: Bioroid Interceptor
  
  Skills from Level Advancement
  2nd level - Robotechnology Engineer: 81% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  3rd level - Mecha Engineer: 81% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  4th level - Medical Doctor: 66%/86% (5%)
  5th level - Field Armorer/Munitions Expert: 81% (+5%) (+10% Jury-Rig)
  6th level - Role-Playing Game Design (Woo!): 58% (+4%)
  7th level -
  8th level -
  
  Skills desired
  Holistic Medicine
  Identify Plants & Fruits
  Barter
  Xenological Medicine
  Preserve Food?
  Pressure Point Techniques
  Detect Ambush
  Detect Concealment
  Navigation
  
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  Hand to Hand: Commando (Shadow Chronicles, page 158)
  
  Combat Skills
  Attacks per Melee: 4 at start.
  Escape Moves: Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
  Basic Defense Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
  Special Defense Moves: Automatic Dodge
  Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Elbow, Power Punch.
  Basic Foot Attacks: Knee, Kick Attack, Power Kick, Backward Sweep (only usable against targets behind the martial artist, cannot be parried but can be dodged).
  Special Attacks: Body Block/Tackle, Body Flip/Throw, Disarm, Entangle.
  Weapon Proficiencies: Adds W.P. Paired Weapons.
  
  1st - Starts with 4 attacks/round. W.P. Paired Weapons, Body Flip/Throw, Body Block/Tackle, and +2 to save vs. Horror Factor.
  2nd - +1 to Initiative and Strike, +2 Parry/Dodge, +3 Roll with Punch, +3 to Pull Punch. Backward Sweep.
  3rd - +1 to Initiative and Disarm. Karate Punch does 2d4 damage.
  4th - 1 additional attack per round. Karate Kick does 2d6 damage.
  5th - +2 to automatic dodge and all foot strikes.
  6th - +2 to initiative, +1 to strike, parry, dodge, and Body Flip/Throw.
  7th - +2 to damage, +1 to save vs. Horror Factor, Disarm, and Roll with Punch.
  8th - +1 additional attack per melee, Jump Kick, +2 to Body Flip/Throw, +1 to Roll with Punch.
  9th - Death Blow on a Natural 18-20!
  10th - +2 to save vs. Horror Factor, +1 on initiative and strike.
  11th - +1 to disarm and pull punch. +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
  12th - +2 to damage, +1 to parry and dodge, +2 to automatic dodge.
  13th - +1 additional attack per melee.
  14th - Can perform holds. +1 to initiative.
  15th - Critical Strike on a Natural 17-20.
  
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  Spoiler: Bioroid Interceptor

  Name: "Mister Freedom" A black and red Bioroid Interceptor like the one below. Its cockpit has been customized by T'kar for use by Karbarrans.
  
  
  (Image credit: Robotech Saga Wiki - Fandom)
  
  
  (Image credit: Robotech Research)
  
  
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  Name: "Honey"
  
  Spoiler: Honey

  A small and energetic droid that follows T'kar about helping him with his everyday work and gives him someone friendly to talk to. While not intelligent in the sense of A.I., Honey can communicate with but two words - "yes" and "no" (think of Bit from Tron - allegedly the very first CGI character ever made). Honey is lightly-armed and often watches T'kar's back when he's working or sleeping. T'kar doesn't yet realize it, but he relies on Honey quite a... "bit." =)
  
  
  (Image credit: Grigory Lebidko)
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  Weapons
  
  Spoiler: Mk.25 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher

  Mk.25 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
  Weight: 54 lbs for the weapon unloaded 24.48 lbs for a 48 round belt, 50 lbs for a 96 round belt
  Range: 1,700 feet
  Mega Damage: By grenade type. Common loadouts are here:
  AP/F (Anti Personnel Fragmentation): 4d6 MD to a 12 foot radius for a single shot. 2d6x10 to a 24 foot radius with a six grenade burst.
  HEAP (High Explosive Armor Piercing): 6d6 MD toa three foot radius for a single shot. 3d6x10 to a 8 foot radius with a six round burst.
  Tear Gas: Victims roll to make a save vs non-lethal poison (16 or higher). A failed roll to save means the victims' eyes water and burn, they lose half their melee attacks and are at a -3 on initiative and -10 to strike, parry, dodge and all other combat bonuses for 3d6 rounds (half that time outdoors with a steady wind). Creates a cloud of tear gas with a 25 foot radius.
  Smoke: Creates a thick cloud of smoke, 40 feet in radius. Smoke grenades come in the colors blue, red, yellow, white and black. Smoke may be used to mark a target or extraction area, or for cover. Enemies shooting into a cloud of smoke where specific targets cannot be seen is the same as shooting wild and has all the same penalties. Those inside the smoke could not protected by environmental body armor, gas masks, or other breathing apparatus suffer a penalty of -5 to strike, parry and dodge, and a -1 on initiative. Note: Infrared and thermal optics cannot penetrate smoke, but passive nightvision scopes and optics do.
  Rate of fire: Each single shot or burst uses one attack
  Payload: 48 or 96 40mm grenades in a disintegrating link belt.
  Note: No picture available.
  Ammunition: Two 96-round belts. AP/F 54, HEAP 128, Smoke 6, Tear Gas 4.
  
  
  Spoiler: BigBore Room Sweeper Belt-Fed Shotgun

  BigBore “Room Sweeper” Belt-Fed Shotgun
  This is a heavy support weapon meant to be used at point blank range for clearing out rooms, caves, trenches, and other close-quarters environments. The shotgun system has three rotating barrels and connects to an ammo belt that allows an unbelievable amount of firepower to be unleashed within a very small area.
  Weight: 20 lbs, plus the ammo pack for an additional 42 lbs usually worn on the user’s back
  Range: 200 feet
  Mega Damage: 2d4 MD for a single shell, 4d6 MD for a short burst of three shells or 6d6 for a long burst of six shells. SDC damage is 4d6 SDC per single shell.
  Rate of Fire: Each burst or single shot counts as one attack
  Payload: Ammo pack carries 180 shells
  Note: A PS of 24 or better is required to operate the Room Sweeper as a two handed weapon without the shooter suffering ill effects himself. Those with a lower PS shoot with a -4 penalty to strike, and are knocked down on their butts each time they fire the weapon. An Augmented PS of 26 or greater is required to fire it one handed.
  Ammunition: Two ammo packs of 180 shells each.
  
  
  Spoiler: Karbarran War Shovel

  Karbarran War Shovel
  Name: "Chewy" (as it "chews up" the rock or whatever it hits, really)
  Source: Expeditionary Force Marines, page 130.
  Weight: 140 pounds (63 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 5D6 S.D.C. + plus any strength bonus unpowered. 3D6 M.D. when powered up.
  Rate of Fire: Melee weapon, equal to the hand to hand attacks of the wielder.
  Note: For use by Karbarrans only.
  M.D.C. of Shovel: 70.
  
  
  Spoiler: Ursa Combat Armor

  Karbarran Ursa Combat Armor
  
  (Image credit: Imgur)
  Name: "My Plate Mail +5"
  Source: Expeditionary Force Marines, page 130.
  Type: Karbarran Flying Combat Armor
  Weight: 240 pounds (108 kg).
  M.D.C. by Location:
  Head - 50
  Arms (2) - 50 each
  Legs (2) - 80 each
  Flight Pack - 60
  Main Body - 170
  
  Speed: Adds +10 to the Karbarrans running speed and the wearer fatigues at only 10% of the normal rate and the wearer can leap 10 feet (3m) high or 20 feet (6.10 m) across:
  Flight: Can hover stationary or fly at speeds of up to 70 mph (112 km) with a maximum altitude of 900 feet (274 m); double the speed in space.
  Underwater: Can swim or walk along the seabed at 10 mph (16 kph) or through the water via the thrusters at a speed of 30 mph (48 kph or 26 knots per hour). Maximum depth is 1,200 feet (366 m).
  Additional Systems of Note: the standard armor includes a radio with a 20 mile (32 km) range, Nightvision and Thermographic vision with a range of 1,300 feet (396 m), a six-hour air supply, radiation and thermal shielding, and full environmental protection as well as small vernier thrusters that make the armor usable to outer space and underwater as well as on land.
  Weapon Systems: None.
  
  Gear:
  A UEEF Survival Pack
  4 Cobalt Grenades
  4 Cobalt Limpet Mines
  Medical Doctor bag (especially made for trauma use)
  Chemistry kit (all manner of chemicals, mixers, microscope, etc.)
  Botany kit (collecting seeds, samples, etc.)
  Engineering kit (tools needed to perform on-the-go mechanical and electrical jobs)
  Portable astrophysics telescope (about the size of a rifle) with tripod, lens covers, cleaning kit, and case.
  Mega-damage tool box holding all of the IDs, dog tags, and what personal mementos he could find from the fallen from the Horizon-T (crew and Destroid pilots from his team who perished in the crash and T'kar buried on Earth).
  
  Standard equipment:
  Two flares
  One smoke grenade (yellow)
  Binoculars
  Two dress uniforms
  Combat utility uniform
  Canteen
  Survival knife
  Personal clothing - rugged and sharp "handyman" outfit with lots of pockets with a leather apron, welding goggles, ear protection, with good strong gloves and boots.
  Personal effects - all manner of small, portable tools (especially folding tools), flashlight, work knives, small hammer, electric welder, personal laptop with hard case and USB drives, two smartphones (1 work, 1 personal), classy sunshades, high-end gaming computer with portable put-together holomonitor with stereo surround sound speakers, headsets (Karbarran and human-sized), 4 controllers, and 50 games. Three hard-copy RPG books (DMG, PHB, MM!) with converted PDFs coming soon (another one of his projects)! 8D
  
  Credits: 4,000 cr
  
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  "Blowdown" by Robert Bissell ("Resist" added by someone else)
  
  (Image credit: Mr. Robert Bissell)
  
  T'kar remembers well when the United Earth Expeditionary Force liberated Karbarra. The Invid had long-realized his scientific and engineering potential and used him to help craft all manner of Invid mecha, ships, bases, and machines - as such, he knows them well-enough. Once his shackles as a Sekitan-miner and slave were cut away, T'kar's honor and integrity transformed him back from the creature he was before the Invid had come. He keeps his war shovel, "Chewy," around as a reminder of those times.
  
  A lifelong lover of science, technology, and the stars, T'kar has always been "married to his work" which double as his hobbies. A happy and curious goofball, T'kar also has a love of gaming (role-playing and video games) brought onto him by human gamers from the UEEF. Bitten by the RP bug, T'kar loves to spread his joy of science and gaming! Nicknamed "Ursa Maker," a twist on the Ursa Major constellation, by his UEEF peers for his love of wondering and creating solutions, T'kar loves to keep busy. While he is proud of being a Karbarran and just as proud of everything they stand for, he is relatively easy to get along with as long as he is allowed to be himself. He cannot stand those who make bold claims without evidence and does not suffer fools or cowards gladly. T'kar would much rather hang out with idiots than liars for at least the ignorant have a path to honest destinies. Perhaps as a result of living under Invid rule, T'kar is utterly thorough in his destruction of them. Understanding well the ways of the UEEF and Sentinels' enemies, he tries to leave nothing to chance. He is also a lover of fine quality items and does not rest until each of his creations match his very high standards.
  
  Coming to Earth during the Invid Invasion is both a reminder of sad times on Karbarra and a joyous, refreshing, new challenge! No longer a slave, but a would-be liberator, now he feels the boot is on the other foot! T'kar has come from across the stars to invest himself here. The sole survivor of the Horizon transport he traveled here on, the memory each of the Horizon's dead he has buried further galvanize him to make their bringing him here mean they did not die in vain.
  
  The Invid have done to Earth what they did to T'kar's homeworld and the intrepid Karbarran knows intimately the price of living in a world dominated by alien invaders. While he is eager to join a group to begin to liberate this world and return the favor of the UEEF, T'Kar has his pride. He will not join just any cell or squadron - they must be hard workers like he and back up any good-hearted statements with action equal to their words. Karbarra was liberated by steady hands guided by skilled minds and courageous hearts. Earth deserves no less!
  
  
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  "Workin' in The Coal Mine" by Devo =) The perfect song for a Sekitan-miner!
  "Looord! I am so tired! How long can this go on?"
  
  
  "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk =) Good music to do science to!
  "Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn." (We drive drive drive on the Autobahn.)
  "Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal." (Before us is a wide valley.)
  "Die Sonne scheint, ein Glitzerstrahl!" (The sun shines with gilttering rays!)
  
  
  "Roam" by B-52s =) This brings out the explorer in T'kar. =)
  (Chorus) "Roam if you want to, roam around the world
  Roam if you want to, without wings without wheels
  Roam if you want to, roam around the world
  Roam if you want to, without anything but the love we feel"
  
  
  "Prime Mover" by Rush =) This is the song of T'kar's life! In a universe as wide and mysterious as this, anything is indeed possible.
  "I set the wheels in motion
  Turn up all the machines
  Activate the programs
  And run behind the scene
  
  I set the clouds in motion
  Turn up light and sound
  Activate the window
  And watch the world go 'round"
  
  
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  Per Post #2,323 - recovered by T'kar from the Horizon-T craft that was sent down by the Bunker Hill.
  One Bioroid Interceptor with only cosmetic damage done to the paint and minor dents (your mecha)
  One Bioroid Interceptor with 50% armor damage to its main body
  One Valiant that has been ripped in two, but its weapons on the upper half of the Destroid are recoverable
  One Valiant with 50% armor damage to the main body
  Two Spartans with 25% damage to the main body
  One Defender with 50% damage to the main body
  
  Eight VR-038 Light Cyclones
  Sixteen VR-052F Heavy Assault Cyclones
  
  30 suits of CVR-3 body armor
  
  200 mini missiles of various warhead types
  

'Ol T'kar is the first character I think of playing in a UEEF campaign. However... you guys already have an Engineer and I don't want to step on any toes as it were.

If T'kar were allowed in, clearly there would have to be some changes made. I would recommend reducing him to the party's level at the very least. Perhaps I could play some version of him?

Or another teddy bear entirely? Thoughts, folks?

 

[Sherwood]

Sherwood Do you (and Psychie) remember T'kar, my teddy bear from Psychie's UEEF game back in 2020?

Spoiler: T'kar the Prime Mover

• Attributes and Bonuses
• Skills
• HtH: Commando
• Bioroid Interceptor
• Robots
• Weapons and Gear
• Background
• Musical Themes
• Game Notes

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  Name: T'kar the Prime Mover (a Prime Mover is a social title I created for a Karbarran who has shown mastery both in Science and Engineering)
  Combat Handle: "Ursa Maker"
  O.C.C.: Marine Technical Officer (Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook, page 32)
  Rank: 2nd Lieutenant (promoted from Warrant Officer)
  Level: 6th
  XP: 30,000/34,960, (using Psychie's list in the top post in this thread - it might be the Military Specialist & Technical Officer table from Shadow Chronicles, page 152).
  
  
  Spoiler: Pictures

  This is the picture I think is closest to T'Kar. =)
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  (Image credit: Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook)
  
  I have the impression Karbarrans commonly use apostrophes in their names as seen below.
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  (Image credit: Robotech Wiki - Fandom)
  
  Plus, if you're going to play a science/engineering geek, why not have some fun with your favorite "Bit"? Wooo! =)
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  (Image credit: We Never Should Have Taught the Pandas How to Fly - the impressive Steve Chinhsuan Wang)
  
  Species: Karbarran
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Disposition: Extremely intelligent, proud, curious, practical, downright goofy. Easily-bored, restless; always at work on some kind of project(s). Good-natured, but also a very determined enemy. Has integrity and expects the same of his allies. A dreamer whose spirit does not rest until his dreams are reality.
  Mannerisms: Often examines things by staring at them. Displays good social manners (from a Karbarran point of view). Likes to name things. Likes to think aloud. Loves a good debate even if his argument loses.
  Age: 585 years old
  Gender: Male
  Height: 8 feet, 9 inches (2.67 m).
  Weight: 720 pounds (327 kg).
  Fur: Brown, thick, Grizzly-like.
  Eyes: Piercing hazel behind which exists an ever-curious mind and a strong will to match.
  Other features: Nasty scar on right shoulder about 6 inches long given to him by an Invid Crann's energy flagela for "disobedience." Calloused paws from long, long years of labor, both in the mines and the Invid shipyards where they put him to work making whatever they wanted.
  Hobbies: Doing science and engineering, studying the stars, keeping up with medical science, gaming (role-playing and video games).
  
  I.Q. 30 (+16% to all Skills/+8 to Perception)
  M.E. 20 (+3 to Saving Throws vs. Insanity)
  M.A. 16 (+55% to Charm/Impress)
  P.S. 34 (Augmented, causes 2D4 Mega-damage with Power Punch. +19 to S.D.C. damage, can lift/throw 2,100 lb/953 kg)
  P.P. 22 (+4 to Strike, Parry, Dodge)
  P.E. 24 (+18% to Saving Throws vs. coma/death, +5 to Saving Throws vs. Poison and Magic)
  P.B. 10
  Spd 24 (approximately 16 miles/26 kilometers per hour)
  
  Hit Points: 71
  S.D.C.: 147
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes

  Hit Points: 71 (+24 P.E.) (+47 Experience Levels as a Karbarran)
  S.D.C.: 147 (+80 Starting S.D.C.) (+23 Marine Technical Officer) (+7 Athletics S.D.C) (+17 Boxing) (+5 Forced March) (+2 Running) (+13 Wrestling)
  
  I.Q. 30 (One "30" Attribute from Character Creation)
  M.E. 20 (20 from Dice)
  M.A. 19 (16 from Dice) (+3 from O.C.C.)
  P.S. 36 (29 from Dice) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing) (+2 Physical Labor) (+2 Wrestling)
  P.P. 22 (20 from Dice) (+1 from 3rd level)(+1 from 6th level)
  P.E. 24 (20 from Dice) (+2 Forced March) (+1 Role-Playing Game Design) (+1 Wrestling)
  P.B. 10 (10 from Dice)
  Spd 24 (9 from Dice) (+3 Athletics) (+1 Forced March) (+11 Running)
  
  Karbarran Natural Abilities: Engineering Aptitude and Motion Detection (see Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook page 41)
  Karbarran Racial bonuses (+1 to Perception Rolls, +2 to save vs. poison, toxins and gases, +2 to roll with impact).
  
  Combat Attributes (personal/in Bioroid Interceptor)
  Perception +11
  Initiative +4/+6
  Attacks per Round: 6/9
  Strike +6/+9 (melee only; see weapon descriptions)
  Parry +10/+13
  Dodge +12/+14 (on ground)/+15 (while airborne)
  Roll +5/+7
  Damage: +19
  Disarm +5/+7
  Pull Punch +3/+5
  Body Flip/Throw: +5
  Horror Factor: +3
  Karate punch does 2d4 S.D.C. damage. Karate kick does 2d6 + P.S. bonus S.D.C. damage and is +2 to Strike (5th level HtH: Commando). Jump Kick.
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Statistics

  Combat Attributes
  Perception +11 (+8 from I.Q.) (+2 from O.C.C.) (+1 from Karbarran R.C.C.)
  Initiative +4 (+4 from Hand to Hand: Commando)
  Attacks per Round: 6 (5 from Hand to Hand: Commando) (+1 Boxing)
  Strike +6 (+4 P.P.) (+2 from HtH: Commando)
  Parry +10 (+4 P.P.) (+3 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing)
  Dodge +12 (+4 P.P.) (+5 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+2 Boxing)
  Roll +5 (+3 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Athletics) (+1 Boxing)
  Disarm +5 (+4 P.P.) (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Pull Punch +3 (+3 from HtH: Commando)
  Body Flip/Throw: +5 (+4 P.P.) (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Horror Factor: +5 (+3 M.E.) (+2 from HtH: Commando)
  
  Bonuses from Mecha Elite Combat Training (MECT): +1 attack per melee at levels 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 15. +2 on Initiative, +3 to Strike (melee only), +3 to Parry, +2/+3 to Dodge (ground/air), +2 to Disarm, +2 to Roll with punch.
  
  
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  Universal UEEF Marine Skills/UEEF Marine Technical Officer O.C.C. Skills/Science Officer M.O.S./Mecha Engineer M.O.S./Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S./Other Skills/Secondary Skills/Skills Learned From Experience
  
  Universal Skills for UEEF Marines
  Computer Operation: 103% (+3%)
  Basic Mathematics: 113% (+3%)
  Radio: Basic: 86% (+5%)
  Language: English: 98% (+1%)
  Literacy: English: 98% (+2%)
  W.P. Rifle +4 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  W.P. Energy Rifle +4 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  
  O.C.C. Skills
  Basic Electronics: 86% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Climbing: 81%71% (+5%)
  Forced March
  Intelligence: 74% (+4%)
  (Pilot: Select One) Mecha: Pilot Bioroid Interceptor: 106% (+5%)
  Sensory Equipment: 91% (+5%) (+5% from Science Officer M.O.Ss)
  Swimming: 95% (+5%)
  W.P. Energy Pistol (+3 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level)
  W.P. Heavy Mega-Damage Weapons (+3 strike at 1st, and every 3rd level) (Swapped out W.P. Handguns with Psychie's permission)
  Mathematics: Advanced: 107% (+2%) (+5% from M.O.S.)
  Military Etiquette: 96% (+5%)
  Hand to Hand: Expert (upgraded to Hand to Hand: Commando via Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S.)
  
  Primary M.O.S. (Science Officer)
  Computer Programming: 110% (4%) (See Mecha Engineer M.O.S. below)
  Sensory Equipment +15% (5%) (See O.C.C. skills above)
  First Aid: 85% (5%)
  Paramedic: 96% (5%)
  Astrophysics: 101% (5%)
  Chemistry: 86% (5%)
  Botany: 81% (5%)
  Lore: Invid: 71%
  Research: 96%
  Xenobiology: 96%
  Zoology: 91%
  
  Secondary M.O.S. (Mecha Engineer - with a question: why does this M.O.S. lack the Mecha Engineer skill when it's called the Mecha Engineer M.O.S.?)
  Computer Programming: 116% (+4%) (+5 from Science Officer M.O.S.)
  Electrical Engineer: 111% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Advanced Mathematics: % (+2%) (See O.C.C. skills above)
  Mechanical Engineer: 101% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Protoculture Engineer: 106% (5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Reflex System Mechanics: 106% (5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Robot Electronics: 96% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Robot Mechanics: 86% (+10% Karbarran)
  Vehicle Armorer: 106% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Weapons Engineer: 96% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  
  Jack of All Trades (M.O.S. with no O.C.C. bonuses) - Close Quarters Combat Expert
  Boxing
  Hand to Hand: Commando
  Military Sign Language: 81% (5%)
  Prowl: 66% (5%)
  Wrestling
  W.P. Knife +3
  W.P. Sword +3
  
  Additional Skill granted from Hand to Hand: Commando
  W.P. Paired Weapons
  
  Secondary Skills (3 + 1 additional at levels 3, 6, 9, and 12)
  1. Salvage: 76% (+5%)
  2. Jury-Rig: 66% (+5%)
  3. Athletics
  4. Running
  5. MECT: Bioroid Interceptor
  
  Skills from Level Advancement
  2nd level - Robotechnology Engineer: 81% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  3rd level - Mecha Engineer: 81% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  4th level - Medical Doctor: 66%/86% (5%)
  5th level - Field Armorer/Munitions Expert: 81% (+5%) (+10% Jury-Rig)
  6th level - Role-Playing Game Design (Woo!): 58% (+4%)
  7th level -
  8th level -
  
  Skills desired
  Holistic Medicine
  Identify Plants & Fruits
  Barter
  Xenological Medicine
  Preserve Food?
  Pressure Point Techniques
  Detect Ambush
  Detect Concealment
  Navigation
  
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  Hand to Hand: Commando (Shadow Chronicles, page 158)
  
  Combat Skills
  Attacks per Melee: 4 at start.
  Escape Moves: Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
  Basic Defense Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
  Special Defense Moves: Automatic Dodge
  Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Elbow, Power Punch.
  Basic Foot Attacks: Knee, Kick Attack, Power Kick, Backward Sweep (only usable against targets behind the martial artist, cannot be parried but can be dodged).
  Special Attacks: Body Block/Tackle, Body Flip/Throw, Disarm, Entangle.
  Weapon Proficiencies: Adds W.P. Paired Weapons.
  
  1st - Starts with 4 attacks/round. W.P. Paired Weapons, Body Flip/Throw, Body Block/Tackle, and +2 to save vs. Horror Factor.
  2nd - +1 to Initiative and Strike, +2 Parry/Dodge, +3 Roll with Punch, +3 to Pull Punch. Backward Sweep.
  3rd - +1 to Initiative and Disarm. Karate Punch does 2d4 damage.
  4th - 1 additional attack per round. Karate Kick does 2d6 damage.
  5th - +2 to automatic dodge and all foot strikes.
  6th - +2 to initiative, +1 to strike, parry, dodge, and Body Flip/Throw.
  7th - +2 to damage, +1 to save vs. Horror Factor, Disarm, and Roll with Punch.
  8th - +1 additional attack per melee, Jump Kick, +2 to Body Flip/Throw, +1 to Roll with Punch.
  9th - Death Blow on a Natural 18-20!
  10th - +2 to save vs. Horror Factor, +1 on initiative and strike.
  11th - +1 to disarm and pull punch. +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
  12th - +2 to damage, +1 to parry and dodge, +2 to automatic dodge.
  13th - +1 additional attack per melee.
  14th - Can perform holds. +1 to initiative.
  15th - Critical Strike on a Natural 17-20.
  
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  Spoiler: Bioroid Interceptor

  Name: "Mister Freedom" A black and red Bioroid Interceptor like the one below. Its cockpit has been customized by T'kar for use by Karbarrans.
  
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  Name: "Honey"
  
  Spoiler: Honey

  A small and energetic droid that follows T'kar about helping him with his everyday work and gives him someone friendly to talk to. While not intelligent in the sense of A.I., Honey can communicate with but two words - "yes" and "no" (think of Bit from Tron - allegedly the very first CGI character ever made). Honey is lightly-armed and often watches T'kar's back when he's working or sleeping. T'kar doesn't yet realize it, but he relies on Honey quite a... "bit." =)
  
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  Weapons
  
  Spoiler: Mk.25 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher

  Mk.25 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
  Weight: 54 lbs for the weapon unloaded 24.48 lbs for a 48 round belt, 50 lbs for a 96 round belt
  Range: 1,700 feet
  Mega Damage: By grenade type. Common loadouts are here:
  AP/F (Anti Personnel Fragmentation): 4d6 MD to a 12 foot radius for a single shot. 2d6x10 to a 24 foot radius with a six grenade burst.
  HEAP (High Explosive Armor Piercing): 6d6 MD toa three foot radius for a single shot. 3d6x10 to a 8 foot radius with a six round burst.
  Tear Gas: Victims roll to make a save vs non-lethal poison (16 or higher). A failed roll to save means the victims' eyes water and burn, they lose half their melee attacks and are at a -3 on initiative and -10 to strike, parry, dodge and all other combat bonuses for 3d6 rounds (half that time outdoors with a steady wind). Creates a cloud of tear gas with a 25 foot radius.
  Smoke: Creates a thick cloud of smoke, 40 feet in radius. Smoke grenades come in the colors blue, red, yellow, white and black. Smoke may be used to mark a target or extraction area, or for cover. Enemies shooting into a cloud of smoke where specific targets cannot be seen is the same as shooting wild and has all the same penalties. Those inside the smoke could not protected by environmental body armor, gas masks, or other breathing apparatus suffer a penalty of -5 to strike, parry and dodge, and a -1 on initiative. Note: Infrared and thermal optics cannot penetrate smoke, but passive nightvision scopes and optics do.
  Rate of fire: Each single shot or burst uses one attack
  Payload: 48 or 96 40mm grenades in a disintegrating link belt.
  Note: No picture available.
  Ammunition: Two 96-round belts. AP/F 54, HEAP 128, Smoke 6, Tear Gas 4.
  
  
  Spoiler: BigBore Room Sweeper Belt-Fed Shotgun

  BigBore “Room Sweeper” Belt-Fed Shotgun
  This is a heavy support weapon meant to be used at point blank range for clearing out rooms, caves, trenches, and other close-quarters environments. The shotgun system has three rotating barrels and connects to an ammo belt that allows an unbelievable amount of firepower to be unleashed within a very small area.
  Weight: 20 lbs, plus the ammo pack for an additional 42 lbs usually worn on the user’s back
  Range: 200 feet
  Mega Damage: 2d4 MD for a single shell, 4d6 MD for a short burst of three shells or 6d6 for a long burst of six shells. SDC damage is 4d6 SDC per single shell.
  Rate of Fire: Each burst or single shot counts as one attack
  Payload: Ammo pack carries 180 shells
  Note: A PS of 24 or better is required to operate the Room Sweeper as a two handed weapon without the shooter suffering ill effects himself. Those with a lower PS shoot with a -4 penalty to strike, and are knocked down on their butts each time they fire the weapon. An Augmented PS of 26 or greater is required to fire it one handed.
  Ammunition: Two ammo packs of 180 shells each.
  
  
  Spoiler: Karbarran War Shovel

  Karbarran War Shovel
  Name: "Chewy" (as it "chews up" the rock or whatever it hits, really)
  Source: Expeditionary Force Marines, page 130.
  Weight: 140 pounds (63 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 5D6 S.D.C. + plus any strength bonus unpowered. 3D6 M.D. when powered up.
  Rate of Fire: Melee weapon, equal to the hand to hand attacks of the wielder.
  Note: For use by Karbarrans only.
  M.D.C. of Shovel: 70.
  
  
  Spoiler: Ursa Combat Armor

  Karbarran Ursa Combat Armor
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  Name: "My Plate Mail +5"
  Source: Expeditionary Force Marines, page 130.
  Type: Karbarran Flying Combat Armor
  Weight: 240 pounds (108 kg).
  M.D.C. by Location:
  Head - 50
  Arms (2) - 50 each
  Legs (2) - 80 each
  Flight Pack - 60
  Main Body - 170
  
  Speed: Adds +10 to the Karbarrans running speed and the wearer fatigues at only 10% of the normal rate and the wearer can leap 10 feet (3m) high or 20 feet (6.10 m) across:
  Flight: Can hover stationary or fly at speeds of up to 70 mph (112 km) with a maximum altitude of 900 feet (274 m); double the speed in space.
  Underwater: Can swim or walk along the seabed at 10 mph (16 kph) or through the water via the thrusters at a speed of 30 mph (48 kph or 26 knots per hour). Maximum depth is 1,200 feet (366 m).
  Additional Systems of Note: the standard armor includes a radio with a 20 mile (32 km) range, Nightvision and Thermographic vision with a range of 1,300 feet (396 m), a six-hour air supply, radiation and thermal shielding, and full environmental protection as well as small vernier thrusters that make the armor usable to outer space and underwater as well as on land.
  Weapon Systems: None.
  
  Gear:
  A UEEF Survival Pack
  4 Cobalt Grenades
  4 Cobalt Limpet Mines
  Medical Doctor bag (especially made for trauma use)
  Chemistry kit (all manner of chemicals, mixers, microscope, etc.)
  Botany kit (collecting seeds, samples, etc.)
  Engineering kit (tools needed to perform on-the-go mechanical and electrical jobs)
  Portable astrophysics telescope (about the size of a rifle) with tripod, lens covers, cleaning kit, and case.
  Mega-damage tool box holding all of the IDs, dog tags, and what personal mementos he could find from the fallen from the Horizon-T (crew and Destroid pilots from his team who perished in the crash and T'kar buried on Earth).
  
  Standard equipment:
  Two flares
  One smoke grenade (yellow)
  Binoculars
  Two dress uniforms
  Combat utility uniform
  Canteen
  Survival knife
  Personal clothing - rugged and sharp "handyman" outfit with lots of pockets with a leather apron, welding goggles, ear protection, with good strong gloves and boots.
  Personal effects - all manner of small, portable tools (especially folding tools), flashlight, work knives, small hammer, electric welder, personal laptop with hard case and USB drives, two smartphones (1 work, 1 personal), classy sunshades, high-end gaming computer with portable put-together holomonitor with stereo surround sound speakers, headsets (Karbarran and human-sized), 4 controllers, and 50 games. Three hard-copy RPG books (DMG, PHB, MM!) with converted PDFs coming soon (another one of his projects)! 8D
  
  Credits: 4,000 cr
  
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  "Blowdown" by Robert Bissell ("Resist" added by someone else)
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  T'kar remembers well when the United Earth Expeditionary Force liberated Karbarra. The Invid had long-realized his scientific and engineering potential and used him to help craft all manner of Invid mecha, ships, bases, and machines - as such, he knows them well-enough. Once his shackles as a Sekitan-miner and slave were cut away, T'kar's honor and integrity transformed him back from the creature he was before the Invid had come. He keeps his war shovel, "Chewy," around as a reminder of those times.
  
  A lifelong lover of science, technology, and the stars, T'kar has always been "married to his work" which double as his hobbies. A happy and curious goofball, T'kar also has a love of gaming (role-playing and video games) brought onto him by human gamers from the UEEF. Bitten by the RP bug, T'kar loves to spread his joy of science and gaming! Nicknamed "Ursa Maker," a twist on the Ursa Major constellation, by his UEEF peers for his love of wondering and creating solutions, T'kar loves to keep busy. While he is proud of being a Karbarran and just as proud of everything they stand for, he is relatively easy to get along with as long as he is allowed to be himself. He cannot stand those who make bold claims without evidence and does not suffer fools or cowards gladly. T'kar would much rather hang out with idiots than liars for at least the ignorant have a path to honest destinies. Perhaps as a result of living under Invid rule, T'kar is utterly thorough in his destruction of them. Understanding well the ways of the UEEF and Sentinels' enemies, he tries to leave nothing to chance. He is also a lover of fine quality items and does not rest until each of his creations match his very high standards.
  
  Coming to Earth during the Invid Invasion is both a reminder of sad times on Karbarra and a joyous, refreshing, new challenge! No longer a slave, but a would-be liberator, now he feels the boot is on the other foot! T'kar has come from across the stars to invest himself here. The sole survivor of the Horizon transport he traveled here on, the memory each of the Horizon's dead he has buried further galvanize him to make their bringing him here mean they did not die in vain.
  
  The Invid have done to Earth what they did to T'kar's homeworld and the intrepid Karbarran knows intimately the price of living in a world dominated by alien invaders. While he is eager to join a group to begin to liberate this world and return the favor of the UEEF, T'Kar has his pride. He will not join just any cell or squadron - they must be hard workers like he and back up any good-hearted statements with action equal to their words. Karbarra was liberated by steady hands guided by skilled minds and courageous hearts. Earth deserves no less!
  
  
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  "Workin' in The Coal Mine" by Devo =) The perfect song for a Sekitan-miner!
  "Looord! I am so tired! How long can this go on?"
  
  
  "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk =) Good music to do science to!
  "Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn." (We drive drive drive on the Autobahn.)
  "Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal." (Before us is a wide valley.)
  "Die Sonne scheint, ein Glitzerstrahl!" (The sun shines with gilttering rays!)
  
  
  "Roam" by B-52s =) This brings out the explorer in T'kar. =)
  (Chorus) "Roam if you want to, roam around the world
  Roam if you want to, without wings without wheels
  Roam if you want to, roam around the world
  Roam if you want to, without anything but the love we feel"
  
  
  "Prime Mover" by Rush =) This is the song of T'kar's life! In a universe as wide and mysterious as this, anything is indeed possible.
  "I set the wheels in motion
  Turn up all the machines
  Activate the programs
  And run behind the scene
  
  I set the clouds in motion
  Turn up light and sound
  Activate the window
  And watch the world go 'round"
  
  
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  Per Post #2,323 - recovered by T'kar from the Horizon-T craft that was sent down by the Bunker Hill.
  One Bioroid Interceptor with only cosmetic damage done to the paint and minor dents (your mecha)
  One Bioroid Interceptor with 50% armor damage to its main body
  One Valiant that has been ripped in two, but its weapons on the upper half of the Destroid are recoverable
  One Valiant with 50% armor damage to the main body
  Two Spartans with 25% damage to the main body
  One Defender with 50% damage to the main body
  
  Eight VR-038 Light Cyclones
  Sixteen VR-052F Heavy Assault Cyclones
  
  30 suits of CVR-3 body armor
  
  200 mini missiles of various warhead types
  

'Ol T'kar is the first character I think of playing in a UEEF campaign. However... you guys already have an Engineer and I don't want to step on any toes as it were.

If T'kar were allowed in, clearly there would have to be some changes made. I would recommend reducing him to the party's level at the very least. Perhaps I could play some version of him?

Or another teddy bear entirely? Thoughts, folks?

A version of him would be possible, with a few changes to make him fit this game's focus. He is too large for the Cyclone, so you'd be deployed in a Silverback instead. And his level would have to be reset to 1st, but that is a relatively easy fix.

As far as the engineer skills, I have no objections to having more than one person with the same general skill set. Redundancy is frequently a good thing. What do the rest of you guys think about this?

 

[Purr]

Sherwood I see you've got a Corpsman and a Comm Specialist amongst your NPCs.

By chance, how familiar are you with U.S. Combat Controllers as in "Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force" by the excellent Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz?

 

[Sherwood]

Sherwood I see you've got a Corpsman and a Comm Specialist amongst your NPCs.

By chance, how familiar are you with U.S. Combat Controllers as in "Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force" by the excellent Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz?

Yes, the two NPCs fit those roles, but I am willing to have one or both get tweaked or replaced entirely. I would like an NPC to stay with the team, just so I have an info source in the party.

As for the book/story, I'm not at all familiar with this, I am sorry to say.

 

[Sherwood]

Another thing to keep in mind is something that came up earlier when Psychie was thinking about playing a Karbarran: your character will be in a modified version of the CVR-3 armor and not in the Ursa powered armor. I can find the exact post regarding the MDC level for the armor easily enough.

Also, I had planned to have the Silverback be given a space jet-pack to give it an ability to be deployed along with the space Cyclones in the event of a space boarding action is needed.

 

[Psychie]

We need a Karbarran in our team! They are the only non-human race that has not been selected by a PC! ]

Happy dance time! Dann is thinking of joining up in our game!

 

[Purr]

Yes, the two NPCs fit those roles, but I am willing to have one or both get tweaked or replaced entirely. I would like an NPC to stay with the team, just so I have an info source in the party.

As for the book/story, I'm not at all familiar with this, I am sorry to say.

I don't remember a game where you haven't had an NPC active somewhere. Very few GMs do. I'd be surprised to see you run without one.

Per the Real Life U.S. Military (Air Force), here's what they are and what they do without taking up too much of your time. CCTs (Combat Controllers) are no joke. They infiltrate and take over entire enemy airports and run all flights in and out all by themselves. They call in airstrikes, air rescue, and can serve as SEALs in a pinch. And yes, they're real. =)

Might UEEF have a "super-communications/technical officer" like this for their fleets? Combat Controllers are like SEALs and then some (no kidding)! Could I play a revised 1st level T'kar who did this for a living?

Also, I had planned to have the Silverback be given a space jet-pack to give it an ability to be deployed along with the space Cyclones in the event of a space boarding action is needed.

I have read your OOC channel from the start on. I like the changes you recommended to Psychie when she was considering her bear. =)

 

[Psychie]

And I found the post that Sherwood mentioned about the armor:

Good question. The Ursa armor is going to be a bit too big to use in the Silverback, and it has almost as much MDC armor as the Cyclones. You will have a variant of the CVR-3 armor, with the various environmental protections to it, but with the following level of MDC:

Head: 50
Arms (2): 50 each
Legs (2): 70 each
Main Body: 150

 

[Sherwood]

Its dinner time, so I'll be back in a bit!

 

[Purr]

Good stuff! Also there was mention of the Silverback getting Automatic Dodge if the MECT skill was possessed by the pilot? =)

Its dinner time, so I'll be back in a bit!

Happy nomming! =)

 

[Purr]

What do the rest of you think of these ideas?

I don't want to play a role that's already in, but I don't mind playing a supporting role at all.

 

[Psychie]

Good stuff! Also there was mention of the Silverback getting Automatic Dodge if the MECT skill was possessed by the pilot? =)

Unless that has been changed by our Illustrious Storyteller, that was a yes. It was going to help my teddy bear guy be able to evade and not have all of my actions used up by dodging.