Just going to make this page for people to post their character's, just so I can have 'em in one place-- and, well, it seems to be what most everyone does,- ;)<br/><br/>(The OOC thread is located here (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339042.0), and I'll put the threads for the Odyssey and the current story thread (if applicable) here as well once those are up.)<br/><br/>A fully worked out 'blank sheet' is listed below, in the code, but I'mma go over some 'guidelines' and 'help bits' for making a character here. Then, I'll post the Captain's fully worked out sheet.<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[center][size=12pt]Character Name[/size][/center]<br/><br/>[b][u]Personal Information[/u][/b]<br/>[b]Name:[/b] <br/>[b]Age:[/b] #; [b]Gender:[/b] #.<br/>[b]Allegiance:[/b] <br/>[b]Job/Title/Role:[/b] <br/>[b]Rank:[/b] <br/><br/>[b][u]Physical Information[/u][/b]<br/>[b]Height/Weight:[/b] <br/>[b]Hair/Eye Color:[/b] <br/><br/>[center][picture one] [picture two (optional)][/center]<br/><br/>[hr]<br/><br/>[center][size=12pt]Personality &amp; Background[/size][/center]<br/><br/>[b]Personality:[/b] A short look at your character's psychological and behavorial make-up, what makes them tick, and what they're like day-to-day.<br/>[b]Background:[/b] Just a short paragraph or two about who your character is and what led them to where they are today. I'm not going to be a huge stickler for your background perfectly fitting the Trinity setting, but I will happily work with anyone that wants to make something cool that fits. Basically, just have fun here, think sci-fi. Trinity is a very broad setting.<br/><br/>Ideally, put in a tiny bit at the end of the background about how they became associated with Project Illiad/the Odyssey, why they got recruited, and ideally, what their goals are. Any special encounters that you've had with aliens / aberrants / weird shit should go here.<br/><br/>[hr]<br/><br/>[center][size=12pt]Traits[/size][/center]<br/><br/>[b]Likes:[/b] The stuff that motivates and pleases your character!<br/><br/>[b]Dislikes:[/b] The stuff that, by contrast, your character doesn't much enjoy.<br/><br/>[b]Skills:[/b] This is where you put the things you're good at, and, things that you're bad at. Don't worry too much about having to fill in every single competency, just stick with the things that are particularly notable and exceptional about your character-- for good or bad,-<br/><br/>[b]Psionic Abilities:[/b] If you're not someone with access to Psi, talk to me and we'll put whatever here.<br/><br/>(note about skills/affinity-- in general, rank your characters "traits" by tier. (highest) S, A, B, C, D, and F (lowest). You can also, if you wish, ad a + or a - to your tier. I.e., Medicine (S+) would be one of the best people in the entire setting in terms of medicine. Even better than most people with S-tier abilities. F doesn't really need modifier's and represents something that you just can't do; an inability. D+, D, and D-, by contrast, represent skills that you [i]have[/i] but are [i]not particularly good at[/i]. C-tier's mostly don't need to be listed unless it's somehow notable.)<br/><br/>[b]Noteworthy Equipment:[/b] This is where you put any particularly noteworthy and iconic "gear" that your character either owns or has regular access to. Anything here, your character is assumed to be baseline competent trained in its use, even if it's not mentioned in the skill list. So don't feel like you have to include skills for all of the stuff you own. Heh. <br/><br/>[hr]<br/><br/>[center][size=12pt]Extras[/size][/center]<br/><br/>This is where you take note of, well, anything notable.<br/><br/>If you wanna talk about kinks, sexuality, and other related traits like that for your character? You can toss it here. :-)</code></pre><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Some Rough Guidelines</span></div><em>The first section...</em><br/>Your personal information is easy enough, basically. Name, Age, Gender, etc, all pretty standard.<br/><br/>Allegiance is the first bit that gets' interested,-- the 'default' here is basically, The Aeon Trinity,- but that's not the only option that you have here. The psi orders make good allegiances, as well, and feel free to pop that down as well to note which of them your character is affiliated with. Those, in a lot of ways, are the most likely options for characters in this game-- but not necessarily the only ones,- as you might put down, well, a Nation-State is probably the most likely option here for this specific game. If you want your character to be working for some large corporation, too, you might put that as well.<br/><br/>Job/Title/Rank is, basically, just... well, what your role is on the ship. Whatever you put here is fine! Chief Medical Officer, "The XO", Ace Fighter Jock, "The Engineer". Whoever your character IS, that's what you put here and most of you have already asked about this and whatever it is that you're using to describe your character? That's what goes here. I might quibble with you over the wording, potentially, as we decide EXACTLY who your character is and what their job is in the expedition. But, in general, this is wide open and can be whatever you want.<br/><br/>Lastly, we have rank--<br/>Your options here, ESSENTIALLY, are-- "Officer," "Specialist," "Operative," "Agent," or "Asset (either ADA or OCS)".<br/>-the rank structure of Project Illiad are outlined, in general, here in this thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339044.msg16079391#msg16079391).<br/><br/>For the record, if your Allegiance is not "Aeon Trinity", you can still have the normal rank. Or, you can choose to be an ADA Asset. The difference, basically, is someone with a full rank has accepted their position in the chain of command as a ranked member of Project Illiad and the Odyssey crew. Someone that is an Asset, by contrast, is a member of-- say- the Ministry that happens to be invited aboard. They have NOT accepted a position in the chain of command, but rather, have been placed into that chain (at the bottom). A good example of this from fiction would be Odo from DS9, who wasn't a member of Starfleet, but was very much a member of the station's crew for most (but not all) practical purposes. Major Kira, by contrast, was technically a member of the Bajoran Government but had accepted a position aboard DS9 and fit into that structure.<br/><br/><em>the second section</em><br/>This is pretty self-explanatory, and as I said in the actual write-up-- don't worry too much about getting things "right",- and if you want/need help feel free to ask for it. I don't mind, at all, if your character background changes aspects of the setting in some places or plays with things in an interesting ways. I might talk to you about that, if necessary, to massage stuff into the right shape but in general feel free to take ownership over this stuff and have fun with it. This is a game. ♥<br/><br/><em>the third section</em><br/>For skills, basically, just put what your character is good and bad at in plain english however you feel like doing so. It doesn't have to be any kind of "skill list".<br/><br/>A good example, for instance, might be-- "One of the best pilots in the Legion," (A+)<br/><br/>Similarly, you can make your character as experienced or inexperienced as you want to do so. In general, I expect the people on the Odyssey to be pretty good at what they do. That said, please don't toss me a skill list that has seventeen different things all at S+. Hehe. In fact, don't feel like you HAVE to have something at S-tier at all. :-) The main purpose of the skil list is just to outline what your characters strengths and weaknesses are, and how exactly you might line up with other characters, so try to make someone interesting and fun.<br/><br/>Now, "Psionic Powers" are somewhat more... strict.. I went over the various Aptitudes in this post, under "Noetic Science", and that lists all the Aptitudes and their Modes. In general, for psionic powers, you'll put-- as an example for a Telepath, somethig like... Telepathy (Rapport C, Mindshare B+, Psychbending D-), and that'd represent a character that is really good at telepathic communications and reading minds, 'average' at empathy related stuff, and not really all that good at controlling or rewriting minds. As a ROUGH GUIDELINE, assuming S-tier is "5" and D-tier is "1"--<br/><br/>Novice Psion: 4<br/>Competent Psion: 7<br/>Experienced Psion: 9<br/>Grizzled Veteran Psion: 12<br/>Best of the Best Psion: 15<br/><br/>You CAN have ranking in your non-primary aptitude, BTW. So, if you have telepathy, you can gain a ranking in Telekinesis from Psychokinesis. But, you're limited to D-tier at best!<br/><br/>If you'd like a default, "Experienced Psion" is probably a good general guideline. Less experienced characters can average out at 'Competent' while more experienced at 'Grizzled Veteran'. :-)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Anyway, once you've done your sheet, please PM it to me and I'll look it over-- give you any feedback,- and give you permission to post it here.<br/><br/>Alternatively, just post it here and I'll PM you any feedback that I have and ask you to make any changes that I wanna make. As you feel comfortable. I'm a live and let live GM.