Thanks T'risa.  I'll form the contact from your 2nd tour, which is my 4th tour, another jolly jape at a fortress.  If I assume that the fortress was in space, using the Battle Dress for a prolonged period could explain the gain.  I'll send the story to you tomorrow.

Thanks Lynn.  I'll leave you to your own nefarious activities.

Brief career highlights of Commodore Kalaperna's career:

At 18 she won a coveted scholarship to the Imperial Naval Academy where she studied Engineering with the goal of becoming an Engineering officer.

Commissioned Ensign, served on the anti-pirate sloop Agrasai.

Took command of a cutter during the famous suppression of the pirate nest in the Inasuk Nebula. Cited for bravery.

Transferred to Engineering upon promotion to Lieutenant.

Served as an Electronics officer aboard the destroyer Pedifer. Performed well under fire while her immediate superiors panicked. Gained a rival.

Tapped for leadership training.


Evacuated the Wreck of the Pedifer after it suffered catastrophic battle damage of Alaxis.

Recruited into command on the basis of her skill with small craft.

Commanded the Galatana, a small patrol sloop.

Transferred to the staff of Admiral Raxos

Lead the boarding action on the rebel cruiser Besserman. Gained an Ally

Recruited to High Command

Commanded the Cruiser Benjamin King

Abused position in some shady deal to gain an extra benefit

Commanded a major evac operation and gained a powerful ally.

Mustered out:

Gained an independent operation

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Possible Connections:

Lynn is it possible that you pointed a senior fleet officer in the direction of something profitable, both for herself and the Empire?

Major Evacuation: Another possible contact point

Anyone with time in the navy might have run across me as a legendary captain. I mustered out as a commodore.

Gained an Independent operation: I'm hoping the older players can help me put something together here. I am thinking a mercenary operation, an experienced officer who grows frustrated with official channels might decide to make her Military Contractors go after Intel in a less conventional manor?

It's possible, Nera. I'm not really a shady character, I just have some issues. But I'm not averse to shady business. Really I'm just a mechanic who lately has been in a bit of trouble.

But yeah, I'd certainly point people in the direction of, hall we say, wholly legitimate business proposals.

Might Lynn have done any work for the Fleet? Even on a contract basis?

Also should be noted I do have 1 ship share available to me, my character will have some interest in putting that to use.

She was navy for two terms. So eight years she worked around various ships. And as a Drifter she's been hiking across the universe.

Cain - 2 terms ago I was scavenging between the edges of Terran space and wherever I come from. Trying to get by without notice. I have amnesia about the years immediately before. 'Someone' discovered me and realizing my Psionics connected me to Terran. Psionic institute for testing and training where I worked for the next term.

Since I am your Alien Contact, perhaps you are the guy who pushed me toward Psionic institute either to get me on the radar of Terran Psi Authorities or to harness my power for the greater good.

I never heard back from Elsibeth so still looking for a contact and this might be better:

Lynn I was a Marine and gained leadership for an Assault the term you led a boarding party - how about I was under your command? A simple Support Private who stepped up when needed to implement your tactical victory...

I just want to get the connections before entering the Bar.

Prometheus:
1)what skill package did we choose? How many skills do we get from it?

2)Is there still any further benefit as mentioned in char creation? I don't mind if not - after all I have a lot of terms but I'm asking to complete everything.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:22, Thu 10 Sept 2015.

Sounds good! I "spent a great deal of time on the fringes of known space, gained Contact in an alien race", so that would fit nicely. I like both ideas as to pushing you toward the Psionic Institute - maybe I pushed you there for your own good, recognising another troubled soul (like me), and if the 'greater good' was helped also then that's fine too.

Lynn - maybe you met/had a brief relationship with a handsome Navy fighter pilot after running away from home, and that sparked your interest in all things Naval/ships? Perhaps prior to said pilot's ejection from said service? So this would be end of Term 1 for both of us, or close to it. How it went or ended is entirely up to you, and feel free to ignore this suggestion!
This message was last edited by the player at 12:41, Thu 10 Sept 2015.

Balkiir and I have met previously, and as I said before this would have to be either 1 or 3 terms ago for me.

1 Term ago
Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue survivors of a destroyed freighter

I'd suggest this last term (the destroyed freighter idea was mine). Perhaps having hauled Balkiir's platoon out of that tight spot we passed this stricken vessel on the way, and - with no Medic or Engineer skill to hand - Cain opted to leave it be. Someone else on board could have taken umbrage at that, hence the Enemy gained.

I'll leave open my Connection for 3 terms ago for now. There are a number of possibilities there, including T'risa (falsely accused of a crime then while I was betrayed!) and Elsbeth even though we have just RP'd introductions.

Cain's background might be described as 'shady', but he's not very open on that subject. Could have connected with Nera through a bunch of channels, and might have been on the opposite side of Kendrick on more than one occasion!

I think it's fine. Likely as not it ended because Lynn up and left.

Thinking it over, no need for me to keep secrets OOC. Lynn left her home because she hated the way her father did things and she fled without permission from the Governor/General. And even now, years later, her father still has thugs out scouring the galaxy for her to drag her home. So there's investigators and hired goons out there hunting her down. So anyone who wants to know Lynn from her early Dilettante ways would know she fled from her father's little empire and has no intention of going back.

Works for me. Cain believes bad luck follows him everywhere, so a girl walking out on him without word of warning fits nicely. Likely thinks it was his fault!

Even if he gets word that hired goons were responsible he'll think they were after him - as I said before, Cain has something of a shady background, which tends to follow him around, even when he 'bettered himself' and made it into the Navy.

So it currently looks as though I have two connections.
1) Elsbeth
2) Mixtli

Nera looks like an obvious choice for me (what species is Nera?).
So who shall my last victim be MWAHAHAHAHA!

Lynn as a connection during my time as a detective we could have met as part of an investigation and after learning your reasoning let you go.

It is my understanding we can use up to two Contacts for skills.
I have
1) Cain

And have made ideas for Elsibeth and Lynn But I must have been confused, Sorry Lynn

And it seems they are getting multiple requests as well and may already have two.

My last suggestion should have been meant for Nera, the Legendary Captain
Would you like to have a connection from when you assaulted the Besserman?
This message was last edited by the player at 15:59, Thu 10 Sept 2015.

So far I just have Mixtli.

Now how do the contacts for skill work?

You're right the maximum contacts is 2.

Basically a connection is a link between you and another PC. It incentivizes everyone knowing each other and party cohesion.

You define a point in time when you make the connection and you learn a skill from each other.

"The connections between characters rule can give you bonus skills. At this stage, you may make (or finalise) a connection between your character and up to two other player characters. For each connection you make, you may gain one level in any skill, but you cannot bring a skill above level 3 using this rule nor may you take the Jack of all Trades skill."

For RP purposes this should be a skill the other person taught you or that you used while making the connection.

Optionally I could make a connection with Kendrick  Or anyone else who's interested for most recent terms I was
Psion Adept at school with special education

Drifter chosen for Psionics (already connected to Cain)

Drifter Betrayed by an old friend

Drifter with amnesia (don't know what happened)

Marine with leadership for successful assault on enemy

Before that I did something nepharious and secret

tsk tsk

I'll just have to rip it out of your mind ;-)

I like it Alex.

I was in charge of the assault boat that took you and your people over to the Basserman. We took heavy casualties in the first few seconds after we breached the hull and alot of the senior leadership of your squad was killed. You managed to rally your men and with my knowledge and your fighting skills we were able to pull it out of the fire.

What do you think?

Nera is human incidentally.

In reply to T'risa K'mahda (msg # 70):

You might have to do just that.

Sorry, I forgot it was just 2 connections for the purpose of gaining skills!
At least I've given a bunch of options.