Future Genre Types: The Final Frontier - Humanity has only recently pushed beyond Earth and begun reaching into a galaxy that has been waiting far longer than anyone imagined. New worlds lie open for discovery, and alien civilizations may be encountered as rivals, allies, trading partners, or threats. Technological breakthroughs arrive constantly, and their impact spreads fast—often reshaping daily life within a single generation. As with Earths earliest age of exploration, conflict is never far behind. Expeditions clash over newly claimed planets, stumble into hostile environments and native species, or collide with the expanding borders of other spacefaring powers. FeaturesCommon Roles:Characters are often explorers, scouts, surveyors, or pioneers on the edge of the known.Alien Presence:The importance and frequency of alien races depends on the campaign, though they are traditionally central to Final Frontier settings. Personal Spacecraft:When an encounter grants the character a personal spacecraft, roll {1d6}. On a 6, the vessel is modern and up to current technological standards. Otherwise, it is an outdated clunker—barely spaceworthy—often relying on obsolete, temperamental, or outright dangerous interstellar travel technology.

Character Species: Human - Standard issue pure stain human being. This includes all it's faults and flaws humanity has been battling since the beginning.

Tech Level: Second Stellar Age - Most stellar colonies are independent of home planet. Faster-than-Light (FTL) drives now capable of rapid jumps between stars, crossing the gaps between stars in a matter of weeks. FTL communication allows information to travel between stars. Powerful non-laser energy weapons found on large ships and battle machines.

Home Culture: Decadent - These are cultures past the peak of their prime. Decay, particularly moral decay, has begun to set in at all levels of society and the people have become pleasure-loving and jaded. Tech Level remains constant, but few significant gains are being made. Governments are commonly those which function best with multiple layers of carefully partitioned authority and responsibility (like Bureaucracies, Corporations, and Democracies). The government becomes self-perpetuating and heedless of the people's needs. Although government support of the Poor is predominant, previously common civil liberties and government services begin to disappear. Inflation and unrestrained crime are often rampant. Gameplay Benefits: Street-smarts, survival in the streets, come naturally to this character. Give him additional skills in Urban Survival skill (additional skills, GMs Discretion). {1d6}. On a result of 1-3, select one Darkside trait. On a result of 4-5, select {1d3} Darkside personality traits and one Neutral Traits. On a result of 6, treat as a result of 4-5 but also select one Exotic Personality Traits. Roleplay: It is not uncommon for citizens of these cultures (even the lowliest slaves and street folk) to believe that their culture is not only at its dynamic prime, but that it and they are vastly superiorto everything else. A character from this culture could easily have a haughty attitude, looking down his nose at everything. Simple pleasures might easily bore a person from this culture. On the other hand, they could be so foreign to the character that they intrigue him to no end. Survival Skills: (additional skills, GMs Discretion).

Social Status: Comfortable - This is the middle class of any Culture, regardless of the Tech Level or average wealth of its citizens. These folk usually live in clean, nicely apportioned homes or apartments, often in better neighborhoods. They eat regularly and occasionally very well. Children are schooled and often go on to higher education. They usually own conservative forms of transport - a modest ground car or other inexpensive vehicle. Luxuries include travel vacations, good food, the ability to hire occasional menial services, nice clothing, and leisure devices. This class includes "impoverished" nobility, upper level office workers, professors and teachers, skilled craftsmen and technicians, highly-skilled laborers, lower govem ment officials, low-ranking military officers, lesser clergy, and shopkeepers. Folk from this Social Status are considered to represent the mainstream of their Culture's beliefs and attitudes.

Social Status: Nobility: Commoner - Commoner/Not of a Noble Line

Birth Legitimacy: Legitimate - Legitimate Birth

Family Members: Two Parents - Two Parents

Siblings & Birth Order: 1 - last born of 2

Home World: Core World - Core World

Home World Types: Volcanic world. - Volcanic world. Active volcanism everywhere.

Place of Birth: Hospital - The character is born in a fully equipped hospital or major medical facility.

Unusual Events at Birth: None - Nothing unusual. Normal Birth

Parents/Family Details: Head of household has one occupation.

Significant Childhood Events:

A change or upheaval occurs in the characters family. Character changes locale. The move is within the same system.