<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name:</strong></td><td>Roland Brandt </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Player:</strong></td><td>AzureHue</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Race:</strong></td><td>Human</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Apparent Age/Age:</strong></td><td>21/42</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Homeworld:</strong></td><td>Asteroid Mining Station Nameless</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Height:</strong></td><td> 2.04m</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Weight:</strong></td><td> 92.5kg</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Eye Color:</strong></td><td>Brown</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hair Color:</strong></td><td>Blonde</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Breast Size:</strong></td><td>Rarely A Concern</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Body Type:</strong></td><td>Lean, Muscled</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Stat</strong></td><td><strong>Stat</strong></td><td><strong>Mod</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Str (Cur/Max)</td><td>7/7</td><td>+0</td></tr><tr><td>Dex (Cur/Max)</td><td>7/7</td><td>+0</td></tr><tr><td>End (Cur/Max)</td><td>14/14</td><td>+2</td></tr><tr><td>Int</td><td>9</td><td>+1</td></tr><tr><td>Edu</td><td>10</td><td>+1</td></tr><tr><td>Soc</td><td>4</td><td>-1</td></tr><tr><td>Psi (Cur/Max)</td><td>0/0</td><td>Zilch</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Skills</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Skills</strong></td><td><strong>Lvl</strong></td><td><strong>Specialization (If Required)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Admin</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Advocate</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Animals</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Athletics</td><td> 1 </td><td> Co-ordination </td></tr><tr><td>Art</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Astrogation</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Battle Dress</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Broker</td><td> 0 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Carouse</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Comms</td><td> 0 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Computers</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Deception</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Diplomat</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Drive</td><td> 1 </td><td> Wheeled </td></tr><tr><td>Engineer</td><td> 0 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Explosives</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Flyer</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Gambler</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Gunner</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Gun Combat</td><td> 2 </td><td> Slug Rifles </td></tr><tr><td>Gun Combat</td><td> 1 </td><td> Slug Pistols </td></tr><tr><td>Heavy Weapons</td><td> 1 </td><td> Launchers </td></tr><tr><td>Investigate</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Jack of All Trades</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Language</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Leadership</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Life Sciences</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Mechanic</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Medic</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Melee</td><td> 1 </td><td> Blade </td></tr><tr><td>Navigation</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Persuade</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Pilot</td><td> 1 </td><td> Spacecraft </td></tr><tr><td>Pilot</td><td> 1 </td><td> Small Craft</td></tr><tr><td>Physical Sciences</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Recon</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Remote Operations</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Seafarer</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Sensors</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Social Sciences</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Space Sciences</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Stealth</td><td> 0 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Steward</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Streetwise</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Survival</td><td> 1 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Tactics</td><td> 1 </td><td> Military </td></tr><tr><td>Trade</td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Vacc Suit</td><td> 2 </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>Zero-G</td><td> 0 </td><td>  </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Equipment</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Equipment</strong> </td><td> <strong>Cost</strong> </td><td> <strong>Mass</strong> </td><td> <strong>Notes</strong> </td></tr><tr><td> Combat Armor </td><td> 300000cr </td><td> 10kg </td><td> TL 12 - Arm 14 - VS 0, scarred </td></tr><tr><td> Light Advanced Combat Rifle </td><td> 1000cr </td><td> 3.5kg </td><td> TL 10 - Recoil 1 - Auto 6 - Dam 3d6 SAP (Ball Rounds) - Mag 100, 30 credits per load - Underbarrel RAM Launcher </td></tr><tr><td> Anagathics x6 </td><td> 6000cr </td><td>  </td><td> Need 1 dose a month </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Total:</strong> </td><td> 307000cr </td><td> 13.5kg </td><td>  </td></tr></tbody></table>                  <br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Finances</div><div class="spoiler_body">                  <br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Monthly Income   </strong>    </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Pension </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Salary </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Total </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Monthly Expense</strong> </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Lifestyle: </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Net Worth</strong> </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Cash </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Debt </td><td> 71000 (Anagathics) </td></tr><tr><td> Credits: </td><td>  </td></tr><tr><td> Total </td><td> 0 </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Career</div><div class="spoiler_body">                                                                                     <br/><strong>Career:</strong>                  <br/><strong>Marines (Ground Assault) </strong> Term 1                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank:</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 22 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander's error or incompetence, but you survive. If you report your commanding officer for his failure then you gain a +2 DM to your next advancement roll. If you say nothing and protect him you gain him as an Ally.</strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: Reported senior officer for negligence, he lost some friends in that fight. (Gun Combat (Slug Pistols) 1, Gun Combat (Slug Rifles) 1, Melee (Blade) +1, Tactics (Military) +1)</strong>                  <br/>                  <br/><strong>Marines (Ground Assault) </strong> Term 2                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank: Corporal</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 26 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: Trapped behind enemy lines when a drop went awry.</strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: Survived by foraging, had some unpleasant experiences with hallucinogenic plants. (Explosives +1, Heavy Weapons (Launchers) 1, Survival 1)</strong>                  <br/>                                  <br/><strong>Marines (Ground Assault) </strong> Term 3                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank: Lance Sergeant</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 30 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: Accused of a Crime</strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: Revenged on by officer he reported in his early years. Decides to leave the service after exoneration, disgusted with politics. (Social -1, Battle Dress +1, Medic +1)</strong> <br/><strong>Mustering Out</strong>                 <br/><strong>Benefits: +2 End, Weapon, TAS Membership, Armor</strong><br/><br/><strong>Career:</strong>                  <br/><strong>Merchant (Free Trader) </strong> Term 4                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank: 1</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 34 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: You've improved a relationship! A romantic relationship involving your character deepens, possibly leading to marriage or some other emotional commitment.</strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: Decides he likes the free trader lifestyle. Has the first genuine romantic relationship of his life now that conditions are relatively stable, compared to orbital drop infantry living. (Vacc Suit +1, Persuade 1, Mechanic 1)</strong>                  <br/>                  <br/><strong>Merchant (Free Trader) </strong> Term 5                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank: 2</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 38 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: A good deal ensures you're living the high life for a few years </strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: +1 DM to any one benefit roll when you muster out (Drive (Wheeled) 1, +1 End)</strong>                  <br/><br/><strong>Merchant (Free Trader) </strong> Term 6                 <br/><strong>Survived: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Promoted: Yes</strong>                  <br/><strong>Rank: 3 Experienced Trader</strong>                  <br/><strong>Age: 42 (Anagathics)</strong>                  <br/><strong>Event: Betrayal: The character is betrayed in some fashion by a friend. If you have any Contacts or Allies, convert one into a Rival or Enemy. Otherwise, gain a Rival or an Enemy.</strong>                  <br/><strong>Notes: Gained an Enemy or Rival, GM’s discretion. (Pilot (Spacecraft) 1, Jack Of All Trades 1, Vacc Suit +1)</strong><br/><strong>Mustering Out</strong><br/><strong>Benefits: Gun, +2 Edu, +2 Int</strong>                  <br/><br/>                  <br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Connections</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Connections</strong><br/><strong>Character Connected To</strong><br/><strong>Term Connecting</strong><br/><strong>Skill Gained</strong><br/><strong>Connection Details/History</strong><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Homeworld</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Homeworld:</strong> </td><td> Glorious Asteroidania(WIP) </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Allegience:</strong> </td><td>  Third Imperium  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>System:</strong> </td><td>  Nearby(WIP)  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>UWP:</strong> </td><td>  TBD  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Importance:</strong> </td><td>    </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Economics:</strong> </td><td>  Mining Economy?  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Culture:</strong> </td><td>  Low  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Population:</strong> </td><td>  Grumpy  </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Nobility:</strong> </td><td>    </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Remarks:</strong> </td><td>    </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Travel Zone:</strong> </td><td>    </td></tr><tr><td> <strong>Travellers' Aid Society Rating</strong> </td><td>    </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><br/><strong>Training History</strong><br/><br/><strong>Misc Effects</strong><br/><br/>(Lots of modifications to be made, I'm sure. Bear with me everyone, I'm not super familiar with Traveller. With that said, it's good to meet everyone, and I look forward to playing across you!)<br/><br/>Roland stands at just slightly over two meters tall, keeps in shape, and has, despite years out of the Marines, a relaxed but unmistakably military manner. His blonde hair is kept close cropped, and he rarely manages to go without a bit of stubble, seemingly despite ferocious shaving efforts. He has quite a few scars, though it could be argued they're a matter of pride given the state of Imperial medicine. He was born and raised on an asteroid mining colony, the descendant of a pair of engineering technicians and a bit of booze. He was raised on stories of military valor and honor, his mother and father, despite their differences, both holding the Imperium's forces in high regard. His youth was spent helping man the station's comms, fixing minor systems, and messing around in zero-g. He desperately wanted to see the galaxy, but his family was hardly wealthy. The path forward, or rather, up and out, seemed best exemplified by a tour with the military and potential advancement.<br/><br/>Gullibility, idealism and a general belief in his own invulnerability saw him enlist in the Marines despite decent scholastic achievement and no sign of brain injury. From there, it wasn't hard to convince him that Ground Assault was the most impressively heroic of the three options within the Marines, and he was something of an adrenaline junkie already from messing around in microgravity. It didn't hurt that he was already surprisingly, almost absurdly tough, if not especially quick or strong. What followed was a fairly standard period of training and deployment, until a mission went terribly wrong under the poor leadership of a senior officer.<br/><br/>The disaster he survived shook his faith in the system, in military life in general and in his resolve to kill and die for the Imperium, and though he would continue in the Corps for a good deal of his life, he's never forgotten the friends he lost or the way the officer responsible attempted to enlist his aid in covering it up. The reality of what he'd signed on to do became apparent at this stage, but it was the only life he knew. He resolved to keep clear of the ranks of the commissioned officers, though by all rights his low social standing would likely have prevented him from attaining such a rank in any case.<br/><br/>He continued on, and survived quite a few drops by a combination of impressive tenacity and dumb luck, becoming well-established as a career soldier with interesting stories from the front to tell if you could get him drunk, only leaving the Corps when he was accused of a crime he did not commit (despite his exoneration and promotion, the politics of the military had finally worn too thin, to say nothing of the exhaustion of combat life). Earlier exploits had netted him a TAS membership, and he bummed around for a few months after his mustering, electing finally to try his hand at free trading as a bodyguard and apprentice.<br/><br/>It was the first time in decades that he'd felt free. No chain of command but the captain and crew, no enemies but the ones you made in business, no wondering whose number was up next. He experimented here for the first time with the idea of working out a cause to fight for on his own, rather than being told, and decided he liked it. He also experimented with intimacy beyond squad camaraderie and the purely physical, and while that has been a bumpy road to travel down, he's decided he likes that too.<br/><br/>Perhaps it was this rediscovered joie de vivre that led him to doing so well in the trade lanes. It could hardly be said that he's a merchant first, but he has a knack for it and loves the simplicity of finding work and keeping the ship flying... If only it could have lasted.