2001 - Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Game - Sign Up

Refer to: <a href="/node/2875">2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Game</a>. Sir
Arthur C. Clarke passed away on March 19th, 2008. This game is in honor
of his contributions to the science fiction community. THIS IS A
PLAY BY POST GAME for 2 to 5 players. I have diversified the
line-up of characters. Choose a character you're comfortable with. The
Referee does all the rolling. The player simply decides what they want
their character to do. Don't make your character do anything that
disturbs the continuity of play or player immersion in the game. This
will be my first forray into Refereeing a Star Frontiers game. I hope I
can provide an exciting experience. Rest assured I will be updating
this regularly. Please sign up below if you wish to tip your hat to Sir
Arthur C. Clarke and enjoy his story from a roleplaying perspective. My only current house rule is that unless an action is expected from a
particular player, the game will progress daily regardless of
participation. It will be assumed that the character is doing the last
task they said they were going to perform unless it is an attack action
or a specific response is expected. Please do not review the module if you wish not to ruin the game for
yourself. You
will be playing one of the pre-generated characters from the story.
Sign up below if you are interested. Play the characters in a way that
makes you feel comfortable and does not cause conflict. I'm going to be taking some liberties
to make the story more unpredictable. I've just worked out some
adjustments based on some of Arthur C. Clarke's other stories that also
happen to fit with modern cinema to make it more interesting and unique. As a result, there
will be crude maintenance and service robots aboard who were placed to
make the crew's life easier by catering to their every need. One will be an anthropomorphic robot. Crew
may die, so I'm going to provide provision for the players of those
crew to continue to be able to participate in the story by some
capacity. So just because your character dies, doesn't mean that's the
end of your participation in the story. If you receive a message from me by PM, follow the direction in the PM as it will be important to the plot. Please inform me if you will be unavailable for more than 2 days. It is important that the game keep moving. The available characters are:

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> David Bowman </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/DaveBowman.png" height="100" width="100" /> </div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">Dr.
Bowman is Captain of the crew. His fast reflexes and keen mind make him
ideal to lead a mission to Saturn. Graduated valedictorian at MIT and
was a flying ace in the airforce Stealth Squadron. He served as site administrator for Operation Moon for 5 years before being called to head the U.S.S. Discovery. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: </td><td>Human </td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>45/55 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: </td><td>60/60 </td><td> IM: </td><td>6 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: </td><td>55/65 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current Stamina: </td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: </td><td>50/60 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Astronomy 4*, Computer 3, Technician 6, Piloting 2, Astrogation 1 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill. </td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> Frank Poole 
</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/FrankPoole.png" height="100" width="100" /> (Gullwind) </div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">Dr.
Poole graduated summa cum laude at Harvard Medical and received his
masters at MIT. He was member of the naval strategic air command for
three years and honored with distiction twice. Dr. Poole is HAL's
caretaker and the only one permitted to enter HAL's control center. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: 
</td><td>Human 
</td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>50/60 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: 
</td><td>65/70 </td><td> IM: 
</td><td>7 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: 
</td><td>50/55 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current 
Stamina: 
</td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: 
</td><td>45/50 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Astronomy* 3, Computer 4, Medical 1, Technician 6, Piloting 2 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill. 
</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Victor Kaminski 
</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/VictorKaminski.png" height="100" width="100" /></div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">
Dr. Kaminski is the Russian observer on the mission and is a true tech
expert. If it sparks, he knows what to do. He maintains the robots on
Discovery and likes to tinker. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: 
</td><td>Human 
</td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>50/50 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: 
</td><td>50/55 </td><td> IM: 
</td><td>6 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: 
</td><td>70/80 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current 
Stamina: 
</td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: 
</td><td>50/55 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Astronomy* 4, Computer 2, Technician 4, Astrogation 1, Robotics 2 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> William Hunter 
</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/WilliamHunter1.png" height="100" width="100" /></div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">
Dr. William Hunter is the ship's Psychiatric Specialist and is
responsible for maintaining moral on the Discovery. His quick wit and
tireless enthusiasm make him a welcome addition to the crew. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: 
</td><td>Human 
</td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>60/70 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: 
</td><td>45/55 </td><td> IM: 
</td><td>5 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: 
</td><td>50/55 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current 
Stamina: 
</td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: 
</td><td>55/60 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Astronomy* 3, Computer 3, Technician 3, Piloting 1, Psycho-social 2 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill. 
</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> Peter Whitehead 
</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/PeterWhitehead1.png" height="100" width="100" /></div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">
Dr. Whitehead is head medical expert, with years of experience. He can
cure most wounds and illnesses. He graduated validictorian at Harvard
Medical and served in the airforce's Operation Moon where he acquired
much space flight experience. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: 
</td><td>Human 
</td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Male</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>50/60 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: 
</td><td>50/55 </td><td> IM: 
</td><td>6 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: 
</td><td>60/60 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current 
Stamina: 
</td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: 
</td><td>55/60 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Astronomy* 3, Computer 2, Technician 6, Medical 3, Piloting 2 
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill. 
</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> Andrea Stetham 
</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://starfrontiers.us/files/AndreaStetham.png" height="100" width="100" /></div></td><td style="width: 250px" rowspan="8" align="justify" valign="top">
Dr. Stetham is an experienced field medic with intimidating amounts of
knowledge. But this knowledge and experience has not tarnished her
innocence. She has gained the respect of her colleagues and has a sharp
wit that keeps men in their place. She graduated from Prague Medical
with honors and is foremost in the field of medical robotics. In the
marines, she served in the robotics division disarming warheads. </td></tr><tr><td> Race: 
</td><td>Human 
</td></tr><tr><td>Gender:</td><td>Female</td></tr><tr><td> Age:</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td> STR/STA: </td><td>40/50 </td></tr><tr><td> DEX/RS: 
</td><td>55/60 </td><td> IM: 
</td><td>6 </td></tr><tr><td> INT/LOG: 
</td><td>60/55 </td><td rowspan="2"> Current 
Stamina: 
</td><td rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> PER/LDR: </td><td>60/50 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> Special Abilities: None </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Skills: Computer 3, Technician 2, Robotics 4, Medical 3, Explosives 2 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> * New character skill. </td></tr></tbody></table>

Once the list of character's are full, or only 2 or more players sign up after 1 week, no more players will be taken. The Deck Plans for the <a href="/node/2879" target="_blank">U.S.S. Discovery</a> are available for viewing. Being
a module, it is not set in stone, and I will be expanding the plot a
little with inspiration from other Arthur C. Clarke works to make the
module less predictable, but not so much that it is unrecognizable. The game will begin in just a few days.

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