Character Creation Challenge 14 of 31, Geoffrey Pierce

Once again into the breach, and here is a MechWarrior 3rd Edition/Classic BattleTech RPG character. At this point, I felt it was best to finish off the Successor States, and run with a character from the Federated Suns. Randomness only goes so far, and then you want to cover all the bases. In this case, I took the languages available at the start for the character, and used that to generate a name, and thus, sex. Somehow, I managed to collect all the supplements for this game, on and off over the last twenty years. FASA was able to use the MechWarrior 3 computer game logo, as this came out shortly after the release of the computer game. For once, their marketing efforts were on the ball!

Lefteant Pierce is a MechWarrior currently assigned to the First Fed Com Regimental Combat Team, where he leads a scout lance of four light 'Mechs. Originally from Antietam in the Crucis March, his father was the director of the local branch of Apple Computers Interstellar, providing them with a comfortable lifestyle. He went to a preparatory school, with the idea he'd enter some FedSuns corporation, but he committed the social faux pas of getting too close to a young woman who hailed from the newly liberated Sarna March, and was adopted locally. He refused to back down, and was instead sent away to the War College of Goshen. While there, he tested into the MechWarrior training program, earning his spurs and getting the eye of Academy Commandant Archibald Enoch, and he stayed on for a rotation at the Training Cadre. A proficient MechWarrior, his first tour with the 20th Avalon Hussars saw him transferred out to the New Avalon Institute of Science College of Military Science for Officer Candidate School, due to his performance in the retreat from the Capellan invasion. His time for commissioning caused him to spend an extra year there, getting cross training in infantry tactics. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the FedCom corps, where his company spent much of the past year out of action, and he came back withdrawn and unhappy, while starting to vocally back the claim of the deposed Archon Prince.

Geoffrey Pierce, age 27
Attributes    Value    Mod    Max
STR                5            -        8
BOD               6            -        8
DEX               7            -1      8
RFL                6            -        8
INT                 6            -        8

WIL                8            -1      8
CHA               4             -       8
EDG               3           +1       8
SOC               4             -        8

Traits

Alternate Identity

Brave

Contact (2) Archibald Enoch 

Dependent

Glass Jaw

Good Reputation

Quirk/Honorable

Quirk/Self Doubt

Rank 2, Commission (Leftenant)

Stigma/Pro Victor

Vehicle 2 WLF-2 Wolfhound

Well-Equipped

Wealth

Skills

Academic/Federated Suns History +1

Academic/Mathematics +1

Academic/Military History +2

Academic/Philosophies of Peace +2

Academic/Philosophies of War +2

Acting +1

Administration +1

Appraisal +1

Artillery +1

Bureaucracy/Federated Suns +1

Career/Solider +2

Climbing +1

Comms/Conv +1

Computers +1

First Aid +2

Gunnery/Ballistic/Humanoid +3

Gunnery/Laser/Humanoid +3

Gunnery/Missile/Humanoid +3

Interest/Holovid Games +0

Jump Pack +1

Language/English +1

Language/French +0

Language/German +1

Language/Hindi +0

Leadership +1

Martial Arts/Military +2

Navigation/Ground +2

Negotiation +1

Perception +1

Piloting/Mech +3

Pistols +1

Protocol/Federated Suns +2

Rifles +2

Scrounge +1

Sensor Operations +1

*Strategy +3

Support Weapons +1

Tactics/Ground +1

Tactics/Infantry +1

Tactics/Mech +1

Tactics/Naval +0

Training +1

Equipment

Bolt-Action Rifle

5 Reloads

Revolver

5 Reloads

Ablative/Flack Vest

Combat boots

Medical Kit

Military Communicator

Noteputer

Fatigues,3

Jump Suits, 2

Basic Field Kit

3 Micro Powerpacks

Dress Uniform

Music Chips

Slug Thrower Clean/Repair Kit

Pack

1535 C-bills remaining

*Natural Aptitude

Today's roundup:

• Alemsiter goes for FASA's other successful game, Shadowrun
• Tardis Captain goes to a Galaxy Far Far Away with WEG Star Wars
• Craig managed to roll up a Virushi Merchant
• Green Sage Library has a scientist
• Chimerical Realms has four colors in Mutants and Masterminds

Name: Geoffrey Pierce

Faction: Federated Suns

Attributes Min     Max     Threshold Points Value

STR                 2         8             5                 5         5

BOD         2         8         7                 6         6

DEX         2         8         7                 7         7

RFL                 2         8         6                 6         6

INT                 6         8         6                 6         6

WIL         6         8         8                 8         8

CHA         2         9         6                 4         4

EDG             3         9         9                 3         3

SOC         4         9         7                 4         4

Traits                     Value

Nat. Apt./Strategy

Wealth                         1

Brave

Quirk/Honorable

Good Reputation                 3

Dependent

Rank                         2

Well-Equipped         2

Contact: Archibald Enoch

Vehicle WLF-2 Wolfhound 2

Commission

Alternate Identity

Quirk/Self Doubt

Stigma/Pro Victor

Glass Jaw

Paths                                                                   Born 3044

1 White Collar                 Event 7            Age 10

2 Preperatory School         Event 6            Age 16

3 War College of Goshen Event 12         Age 19

4 TOD: Training Cadre Event 14         Age 21

5 TOD: Federated Suns Event 17         Age 23

6 OCS at NAIS                 Event 17-1 Age 25

7 TOD: Federated Suns Event 5-1 Age 27

Skills                 Points Bonus

Protocol/Federated Suns 7 2

Perception                 3 1

Language/English         3 1

Language/French         1 0

Language/German         3 1

Language/Hindi         1 0

Academic/Mathematics 3 1

Interest/Holovid Games 1 0

Computers                 3 1

Academic/Military History 7 2

Academic/Philosophies of Peace 7 2

Academic/Philosophies of War 7 2

Strategy                         11 3

Academic/Federated Suns History 3 1

Tactics/Mech                 3 1

Tactics/Infantry          3 1

Tactics/Ground         3 1

Tactics/Naval                 1 0

Career/Solider                 7 2

First Aid                         7 2

Navigation/Ground        7 2

Rifles                         7 2

Martial Arts/Military 3 1

Gunnery/Ballistic/Humanoid 13 3

Gunnery/Laser/Humanoid 13 3

Gunnery/Missile/Humanoid 13 3

Piloting/Mech                 13 3

Sensor Operations         3 1

Negotiation                 3 1

Appraisal                 3 1

Scrounge                         3 1

Administration         3 1

Bureaucracy/Federated Suns 3 1

Leadership                 3 1

Pistols                         3 1

Training                         3 1

Artillery                         3 1

Climbing                              3 1

Comms/Conv                 3 1

Jump Pack                 3 1

Support Weapons         3 1

Acting                         3 1