Futuristic UEEF Marines - OOC Thread

[Sherwood]

Yeah, Basic Mecha Maintenance wouldn't fit that role. A quick look in the UEEF book doesn't show any packages of skills that work as a gunsmith like the one in the Masters book.

I will let you snag that skill set. It makes sense to allow it.

 

[Purr]

Thanks! I couldn't think of any other MOS that fit! =)

In this game, do you want weapon modifications and upgrades to be suggested? Realistic stuff that we might find in Real Life (Special Forces military stuff like shotgun/M203 grenade launcher combinations, new types of Real Life ammunition, and the like)? Maybe as the game goes on, tweak our guns with small upgrades to make them better than stock guns? Boys love their toys and none moreso than Special Forces.

But it's your game. I can go either way.

 

[Sherwood]

Small mods only. Nothing to extreme.

 

[Purr]

Oh, I'll keep it under control. There is a wealth of goodies I know that can spice up any game with firearms in it without going overboard. I can do this! =)

 

[Sherwood]

Cool deal. Looking forward to this!

 

[Purr]

Give me a few and I'll put the latest draft of my bear in here for you?

 

[Sherwood]

Sweet.

 

[Purr]

A few notes while I'm adding percentages here.

1. With the addition of the free Attribute of 24, his I.Q. skyrocketed (from 9 with C'arl the derpy soldier to 31 with the Karbarran and Jeet Kune Do bonuses). This puts him in T'kar's territory, but T'kar was a mechanic and I don't want to play him because Eon's Garudan already and rightly holds that role.

2. I had to get creative (no problem! I have ADHD for that!) to keep his ability to pilot a Silverback, but it happened. You'll find his pilot skill in the O.C.C. and his MECT and Combat Driving in his "Other" Skills. This allowed him to pick a new and more fitting M.O.S. (which I really appreciate!).

3. You'll probably notice he's lost a lot of Physical Skills and has made the transition from Hand to Hand: Commando to Jeet Kune Do 2.0.. (That ought to put a smile on Psychie's face!) That gives him a P.P. of 20 - just enough I think to be combat-capable without being in the territory of the other PCs. I like it this way - my bear is a science nerd become STORM-backed front-liner. (There is a military joke in here somewhere - "If you're a science guy and they picked you for the front lines, then you weren't smart enough for the lab, now were ya?!) Back to the character sheet! =)

 

[Purr]

He's got one Other Skill coming to him and I have to be careful how I use it. Here his latest draft.

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

• 
  Name:
  Combat Handle:
  O.C.C.: Marine Technical Officer (Expeditionary Force Marines Sourcebook, page 32)
  Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
  Level: 1st
  XP: 0,000/4,000 (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: Picture

  This is the picture I think is closest to C'arl were he a panda-bear. =)
  View attachment 814973
  (Image credit: We Never Should Have Taught the Pandas How to Fly - the impressive Steve Chinhsuan Wang)
  Species: Karbarran
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Disposition:
  Mannerisms:
  Age: 299 years old
  Gender: Male
  Height: 8 feet, 6 inches (2.5 m).
  Weight: 750 pounds (340 kg).
  Fur: Black, thick, hardy.
  Eyes:
  Other features:
  Hobbies:
  
  I.Q. 31 (+16%/+8 to Perception)
  M.E. 11
  M.A. 18 (+50% to Charm/Impress)
  P.S. 35 (Augmented, causes 2d4 Mega-damage with Power Punch. +20 to S.D.C. damage, can carry 910 lbs./413 kg and lift twice that.)
  P.P. 20 (+3 to Strike, Parry, Dodge)
  P.E. 27 (+24% to Saving Throws vs. coma/death, +6 to Saving Throws vs. Magic, +8 vs. poison, toxins, gases)
  P.B. 8
  Spd 10 (approximately 7 miles/11 kilometers per hour)
  
  Hit Points: 37/37
  S.D.C.: 152/152
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes

  Hit Points: 37 (+27 P.E.) (+10 Experience Levels as a Karbarran)
  S.D.C.: 152 (+90 Karbarran) (+22 Marine Technical Officer) (+16 Boxing) (+9 Forced March) (+15 Wrestling)
  
  Die rolls: 5 6 7 8 10 14 24
  
  I.Q. 31 (24 + 5 Karbarran bonus) (+2 Jeet Kune Do)
  M.E. 11 (6 + 5 Karbarran bonus)
  M.A. 18 (7 + 9 Karbarran bonus) (+2 from O.C.C.)
  P.S. 35 (15 +14 Karbarran bonus) from Dice) (+2 Boxing) (+2 Jeet Kune Do) (+2 Wrestling)
  P.P. 20 (14 +3 Karbarran bonus) (+3 Jeet Kune Do)
  P.E. 27 (10 +12 Karbarran bonus) (+2 Forced March) (+2 Jeet Kune Do) (+1 Wrestling)
  P.B. 8 (8 from Dice)
  Spd 10 (5 + 3 Karbarran bonus) (+2 Forced March)
  
  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 Silverback w/ MECT)
  Perception +12/+12
  Initiative +0/+0
  Attacks per Round: 4/4
  Strike +3/+4
  Parry +7/+8
  Dodge +7/+11
  Roll +4/+8
  Damage: +20 S.D.C. or 2d4x100 S.D.C./2d4 M.D. with power punch/kick
  Disarm +3/+3
  Pull Punch +3/+4
  Body Flip/Throw: +3/+3
  Horror Factor: +2
  Special Techniques: None (yet - see 2nd level JKD 2.0)
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Statistics

  Combat Attributes
  Perception +4/+4 (+8 I.Q.) (+2 from O.C.C.) (+1 Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) (+1 from Karbarran R.C.C.)
  Initiative +0/+0 (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0)
  Attacks per Round: 4 (3 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) (+1 Boxing) [+0 MECT]
  Strike +3/+4 (+3 P.P.) (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) [+1 MECT]
  Parry +7/+8 (+3 P.P.) (+2 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) (+2 Boxing) [+1 MECT]
  Dodge +7/+11 (+3 P.P.) (+2 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) (+2 Boxing) [+2 Combat Driving] [+2 MECT]
  Roll +4/+8 (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) (+1 Boxing) (+2 Karbarran) (+1 Wrestling) [+3 Combat Driving] [+1 MECT]
  Disarm +3/+3 (+3 P.P.) (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0)
  Pull Punch + 3/+4 (+3 P.P.) (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0) [+1 MECT]
  Body Flip/Throw: +3 (+3 P.P.) (+0 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0)
  Horror Factor: +2 (+2 from Hand to Hand: JKD 2.0)
  
  Bonuses from Mecha Elite Combat Training (MECT): +1 attack per melee at levels 2, 4, 8, and 12. +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry, +2 to Dodge, +1 to Pull Punch, +2 to Roll with punch.
  
  
• 
  Universal UEEF Marine Skills/UEEF Marine Technical Officer O.C.C. Skills/Science Officer M.O.S./Silverback Pilot M.O.S. (New!)/Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S./Other Skills/Secondary Skills/Skills Learned From Experience
  
  Universal Skills for UEEF Marines
  Computer Operation: 88% (+3%)
  Basic Mathematics: 98% (+3%)
  Radio: Basic: 61% (+5%)
  Language: English: 98% (+1%)
  Literacy: English: 98% (+2%)
  W.P. Rifle +2 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st)
  W.P. Energy Rifle +2 (Marine Bonus) (+2 strike at 1st)
  
  O.C.C. Skills
  Basic Electronics: 61% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran)
  Climbing: 86%/66% (+5%) (+15% Acrobatics, +5% Gymnastics)
  Forced March
  Intelligence: 58% (+4%)
  (Pilot: Select One) Silverback: +71% (+5%)
  Sensory Equipment: 66% (+5%) (+5% from Science Officer MOS)
  Swimming: 76% (+5%)
  W.P. Energy Pistol +1
  W.P. Handguns +1
  Mathematics: Advanced: 90% (+2%)
  Military Etiquette: 71% (+5%)
  Hand to Hand: Expert (upgraded to Hand to Hand: Commando via Close Quarter Combat Specialist M.O.S., then to JKD 2.0)
  
  Primary M.O.S. - Heavy Weapons Specialist from the Robotech Masters Sourcebook, page 40, approved by Sherwood
  Field Armorer/Munitions Expert: 76% (+5%)
  Optic Systems: 56% (+5%)
  Physical Labor
  Recognize Weapon Quality: 61% (+5%)
  Vehicle Armorer: 76% (+5%) (+10% Karbarran bonus)
  Weapon Systems: 71% (+5%)
  W.P. Shotgun +1
  W.P. Heavy Military Weapons +1
  W.P. Heavy M.D. Weapons + 1
  
  Secondary M.O.S. - Science Officer
  Computer Programming: 86% (+4%)
  Sensory Equipment +15% (5%) (See O.C.C. skills above)
  Paramedic: 71% (5%)
  Xenological Medicine: 56% (+5%)
  Anthropology: 61% (+5%) (+5% to all Lore Skills)
  Archaeology: 61%/51% (5%)
  Botany: 56% (5%)
  Lore: Invid: 61% (+5%) (+5% from Anthropology)
  Research: 71%
  Xenobiology: 66%
  Zoology: 56%
  
  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: 56% (5%)
  Prowl: 41%
  Wrestling
  W.P. Knife +1
  W.P. Sword +1
  
  O.C.C. Related Skills
  1. MECT: Silverback
  2. Combat Driving (+2 Dodge, +3 Roll + more)
  3.
  
  Secondary Skills (1 +1 additional at levels 2, 5, 10, and 15)
  1. Jeet Kune Do (upgrade from Hand to Hand: Commando)
  
  Skills Desired
  Running? (+12 Spd, +3 S.D.C. from Running )
  Detect Ambush?
  
  Skills from Level Advancement
  2nd level -
  3rd level -
  4th level -
  5th level -
  6th level -
  7th level -
  8th level -
  
  Skills desired
  ?
  
  
• 
  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.
  
• 
  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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  (Image credit: Grigory Lebidko)
• 
  Weapons
  M-30 "Wolf" Modular Weapon System w/ 3 E-clips
  M-37 "Weasel" 10mm pistol w/ 2 mags.
  
  Gear:
  Two flares
  One smoke grenade (yellow)
  Binoculars
  Two dress uniforms
  Combat utility uniform
  Canteen
  Survival knife
  Personal clothing - outdoors gear, eyes/ear protection, with good strong gloves and boots.
  Personal effects - WIP.
  
  Credits: ? cr
  
• 
  WIP
  
• 
  "Cosmo Sheldrake - Wriggle"
  
  
• 
  None yet!
  

 

[Sherwood]

Sounds like you have a good handle on your character creation process. I don't anticipate a problem.

 

[Purr]

Sounds like you have a good handle on your character creation process. I don't anticipate a problem.

Thank you! You introduced me to Palladium after all! =)

 

[Purr]

We posted about the same time. Do you see his latest rough draft?

 

[Sherwood]

We posted about the same time. Do you see his latest rough draft?

Looking at it now.

 

[Sherwood]

Rough draft looks good.

 

[Purr]

Terrific! 8D

I'll keep polishing it up and... hunting for a name. Thanks, you, for everything! =)

 

[Purr]

Sherwood Just to let you know - I still love the idea of having Honey the Bit (Bit o' Honey!) around. While (nameless bear) can't reproduce Honey, maybe with his Computer Operations/Programming, he can make copies of Honey's hard drive in case "she" gets exploded?

Otherwise, if you're up for it, I like the idea of Honey basically being an R2-D2-like aid in scientific matters as well as just being a huge helping hand in his day-to-day life. =) Whether or not she goes into combat is up to you.

 

[Purr]

Also, are there any other Science-based skills (save maybe Astronomy?) that could help our team?

Oh, heck with it. I'm going to follow my own advice (get what the character wants) - Artificial Intelligence. =) He's such a nerd and I love it! =)

 

[Purr]

Sherwood Whoops! Forgot to ask you to roll 2d8 please (for Physical Labor S.D.C.). =)

 

[Sherwood]

Sherwood Whoops! Forgot to ask you to roll 2d8 please (for Physical Labor S.D.C.). =)

Result is a 5

 

[Eonivar]

Yes, Bruce Lee and the Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters do exist.

I remember the ORIGINAL TMNT black and white comics where the turtles drank beer and cussed and killed people (Raphael was particularly vicious if I recall)

I don't know what Eon is going for with that MOS,

Onni was a oddity for the Garuda who with his genius picked up technology quickly. Garudans had 1950s tech when the Robotech Masters came to their world. And they were also basically tribal and lived off the land. So he learned his technical skills as a part of the Garudan resistance fighting the invid. I am happy to change or adjust Onni's background and skills. He does have the Alien Environment Combat MOS.

I don't know how much Eon has played Robotech,

I bought the first or second (I do not remember) edition Robotech RPG when I was in Middle School in the 80s. (I still have it somewhere buried in my basement with all my other Robotech books, its a bit worn) I have most of the books except for the newer ones that were published in the mid to late 2000s-2010s (of which I borrowed from a friend for this game). When it came out in the 80s my friends and I started playing Robotech more than D&D at that point...and went on to play TMNT, Beyond the Supernatural, lots of Palladium Fantasy, and eventually Rifts. Then we all went to college and most of us went on to play other things. My preference is Powered by the Apocalypse these days but honestly if I can get in a game I will play it or write in it.

 

[Purr]

Eonivar

Re: TMNT. Drank beer? Killed? Wow, that definitely isn't in the comics that I have. I have only heard about those a few times over the decades. =)

Re: Onni. Where did you pick up such a peculiar name? It's pretty cool; almost Japanese. (Oni = demon in Japnese but you probably knew that.)

Re: Robotech editions. As I understand it the shadow Chronicles is the beginning of the Palladium Robotech second edition. Everything that came before that is considered first edition. Do you mean first printing?

Re: Palladium games. Wow, you've played more Palladium games than I have but I'm willing to bet ol' Sherwood has us both beat in that department. =)

Re: Powered by the Apocalypse. I remember looking into that game once and really liking it but I had no one to play it with. Thank heavens for the internet, right?

 

[Eonivar]

Re: Onni. Where did you pick up such a peculiar name? It's pretty cool; almost Japanese. (Oni = demon in Japnese but you probably knew that.)

Onni is a Finnish name meaning "Happiness and Luck". I maintain that Onni's Garudan name is unpronounceable and the onboarding human folks he worked with were Finns, so they gave him the name "Onni" mainly because of his demeanor.

Re: Robotech editions. As I understand it the shadow Chronicles is the beginning of the Palladium Robotech second edition. Everything that came before that is considered first edition. Do you mean first printing?

Printing Yes....I think it was the second or third printing.
This is the image of the book (I am too lazy to go down in the basement and take a picture of my own copy)

Re: Palladium games. Wow, you've played more Palladium games than I have but I'm willing to bet ol' Sherwood has us both beat in that department. =

Yeah I have no doubt, I suspect we both have played them all, even the obscure ones like After the Bomb, the Mechanoids, and Splicers. I think I even played a sesson of Recon way back in the day. I got the book for but never got to play Nightbane though.

Re: Powered by the Apocalypse. I remember looking into that game once I'm really liking it but I had no one to play it with. Thank heavens for the internet, right?

Powered by the Apocalypse is a game system, there are many, many games that use it including the Avatar Legends game (which several of us are playing here on RPN), Masks: A New Generation (which is a teen superhero game that is very well done), Root (based on the Board Game), Monster of the Week, and many others.

 

[Sherwood]

I recall in the tmnt comic that I had, in the first three pages the turtles cut down fifteen street punks that tried to jump them. Soooo different than the lame cartoon.

 

[Purr]

Onni is a Finnish name meaning "Happiness and Luck". I maintain that Onni's Garudan name is unpronounceable and the onboarding human folks he worked with were Finns, so they gave him the name "Onni" mainly because of his demeanor.

Oh, how delightful! Leave it to the Finns to come up with such a beautiful word and meaning. =)

This is the image of the book (I am too lazy to go down in the basement and take a picture of my own copy)

Eonivar oh, yes! I own two copies as well as a small amount of the negatives used for that very book, courtesy of Kevin Siembieda!

Yeah I have no doubt, I suspect we both have played them all, even the obscure ones like After the Bomb, the Mechanoids, and Splicers. I think I even played a sesson of Recon way back in the day. I got the book for but never got to play Nightbane though.

Yeah! I have all of the books (including a copy of the original Mechanoids) mentioned here except for Nightbane. I'm happy to own and have read them; I've just never played them. (The artwork in Splicers alone is worth the money! Chuck Walton is incredible!)

Powered by the Apocalypse is a game system, there are many, many games that use it including the Avatar Legends game (which several of us are playing here on RPN), Masks: A New Generation (which is a teen superhero game that is very well done), Root (based on the Board Game), Monster of the Week, and many others.

Ah, right! I appreciate your correction! Thanks to cool-guy Jaydude, I did briefly play in an Avatar game just last year!

I recall in the tmnt comic that I had, in the first three pages the turtles cut down fifteen street punks that tried to jump them. Soooo different than the lame cartoon.

As I understand it, there are basically three different TMNTs:

1. The original adult comic I think the two of you are referencing.

2. The turtles in the first live action movie which embraced the comics that followed the original. (It is my understanding that the 2003 animated series follows them the closest.) These are the Turtles I know and like best.

3. The silly cartoon children-based Turtles that I could just never get into (as seen in the second, third, and I believe, fourth of the live-action movies).

 

[Eonivar]

3. The silly cartoon children-based Turtles that I could just never get into (as seen in the second, third, and I believe, fourth of the live-action movies)

Actually I watched two episodes of a later animated TMNT series maybe 5-10 years ago with Usagi Yojimbo in them done by Stan Sakai himself . Those were pretty good. Usagi Yojimbo is amazing!