James Hamilton here, from Plymouth (England). I'l be joining the Cadets at the Military Academy.

Excellent!  We can have a rivalry.  I assume you're referring to this one, which seems to be the primary Military Academy operating in 1790's?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ry_Academy,_Woolwich

I am Aaron Fauconberg, and I'll be a cadet from the Royal Naval Academy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Academy

Fair warning:  I will be playing Aaron as arrogant and entitled, as only British minor nobility can manage.  (He's about as minor as you can get -- the fourth son of a younger brother of an unimportant Baron.)  I'm planning for him to grow out of it as we move the story forward, but he's going to start out as a real jerk.

I think it's the Royal Naval Academy in Portsmouth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Academy).

Rivalry like Feathers at three paces.

I will start working on starting money, equipment etc today.  Putting together price lists now and will info to your sheets hopefully later today.

Nobody needs to start with weapons just yet.

Cadets will start with a chest, a dress uniform and work uniform and some money.

Volunteers will have a sack with some personal belongings and some money.

Press Ganged characters will have a few shillings and the clothes on their back.

Hello all! I'll be playing Thomas Fulton. Looking forward to playing with you all :)

In reply to Thomas Fulton (msg # 16):

Welcome aboard Mr Fulton!

In reply to James Hamilton (msg # 17):

Thank you!

I envisage them to be on the 4th floor near the indicated walled areas.

I understand that it was usual to have the officers’ cabins grouped around the Ward Room, the room with the table and chairs I presume, such cabins would be constructed of light weight wooden panels that would be removed and stowed when the ship ‘cleared for action’ so it’d likely that there was a gun in there as well. That said the cadets and trainees could well have been accommodated in shared cabins on the deck below.
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In reply to Toby Moore (msg # 20):


This message was last edited by the player at 21:27, Sun 27 Aug 2023.

For Stats it says that we can move them from one side of the stat to the other and that up to 10 points can be moved in that way. Is that 10 points for each stat or 10 points total? And are we using the +5 for human?

If all skills started at 50/50 is example 1) possible or only example 2)

1)
STR/STA: 65/40
DEX/RS: 60/40
INT/LOG: 60/40
PER/LDR: 60/40

or

2)
STR/STA: 65/40
DEX/RS: 50/50
INT/LOG: 50/50
PER/LDR: 50/50

This one is correct.

You can move up to 10 points across EACH ability pair, and yes, wa are using +5 to a single ability. Also note the section about AGE.

Starting Age:  16 + 1d10

If your starting age is 19+, you can add +5/+5 to STR/STA and +5/+5 to INT/LOG.

Unfortunately I rolled a 1 for my age so I'm not getting any bonuses. But that age has started my creative juices flowing for the character. I'm certainly not a cadet now!

In reply to Padraig Fitzgerald (msg # 24):

I rolled a 1 too :)

I rolled amazing scores for my stats. Except for the 14. So I'm going to lean into the socially awkward teenager super heavily.

I'm also thinking of taking Engineering as my PSS with a focus on blacksmithing

How many points do we get to spend on Hobbies, Languages, and whatnot?

In reply to Padraig Fitzgerald (msg # 27):

1. Choose your Primary Skill Set (PSS: Military, Science or Engineering)

2. Choose a Career Paths (Press Gang, Volunteer or Cadet)

Then read this: link to a message in this game


You should end up with TWO primary skills (level 1 each):

- Press Gang will have a Military skill and one other from the PSS.
- one Vocation (with some restrictions)
- one Hobby skill
- English or European language spoken (nationality*)
   * not Spanish, Franch or Dutch

- Volunteer will have a Military skill and one other from the PSS.
- one Vocation (with some restrictions)
- one Hobby skill
- English or European language spoken (nationality*)
   * not Spanish, Franch or Dutch

- Cadet will have a Science skill and one other from the PSS.
- one Hobby skill
- English spoken (nationality English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh)
- Literacy or Latin**
**If your primary Science Skill was Classical Education, you get Literacy AND Latin anyway, plus you get to choose one extra Language. If your primary skill was Medicine or Natural Sciences, then you should probably take Literacy.

One of each for hobbies and languages then?

That's going to make things a little more difficult. Being Scottish it makes sense that he'd speak Scots Gaelic but he should also be able to speak English as it was common for folks to speak both. Also, I wanted to take Literacy but then I don't have a language?

Let's assume Gaelic and English* for now (and confirm with GM later).

* with a strong accent :)
This message was last edited by the player at 17:11, Fri 01 Sept 2023.

Tha wars fa mi

I'm a little puzzled on the languages, as well.  I have 'Classical Education' so if I'm not literate and also speak French and either Greek or Latin (or both), it wasn't much of a classical education.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:40, Fri 01 Sept 2023.

As per Primary Skill Set Notice.
A Classical Education provides Latin & 1 other Language.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:16, Fri 01 Sept 2023.

Literacy is a subskill of Classical Education so you get it automatically, but it's also an additional option for those who take Medicine or Natural Sciences.

"LITERACY: Success Rate: 50% + skill level
Literacy. A character with this skill can read and write any language he can speak, including indian languages. The referee can require a skill check in cases where the written material is complicated or the character doesn’t get much practice."

All those answers to questions about skills are accurate (just to make sure everyone is on the same page.) however I have made an exception or minor alteration.  If characters want to take two PSS skills and forgo a military skill I will allow it however considering how much combat action there is likely to be in this game you really do want some fighting skills to survive.