Starting Attributes

If you are pressed for time and you don't want to roll up a bunch of attributes for characters, you can just use these:

5 6 7 8 9 A

...and rearrange as you like. Just decide which number for which attribute.

With 777777 being average, it's 3 points higher than average. It's the equivalent of 787878. Gives the character a little extra more than average, but not a lot more.

It's not that powerful. It's just a way to quickly come up with stats.

If you prefer.

4 5 6 7 8 9

That's 767676. If you'd like lower stats.

Tips for Role-Playing your Character

I found over the years that I'm not a theatrical role-player. I'm more of a dungeon-crawler. An explorer. A fighter. But when it comes to hanging out at the Cantina full of aliens, I can't really hold a fictional conversation. Just give me the mission and send me on to Jumpspace. But here's some advice that has helped me:

1.) Ask a lot of questions.
- So your character knows what's going on.

2.) Have your character Do Something!
- Even if it seems boring. Brad Pitt is eating something in at least one scene in every movie he is in.

3.) Play a character you are interested in.
- An Engineer is boring to someone who doesn't like to tinker and fix stuff and figure out how things work.

4.) Play a character appropriate to the game.
- A Merchant isn't appropriate for an Exploration game unless you're selling Artifacts - and that's only after the adventure is over.

5.) Help another character.
- Teamwork makes the dream work.

6.) If all else fails, have your character walk over and turn on the jukebox.
- And start dancing. Or something similar.