Future Genre Types: Imperial Space - Humanitys presence among the stars is no longer new. Space has been settled for centuriesperhaps even millenniaand vast interstellar empires dominate known space. These powerful states control hundreds or thousands of star systems, bound together by reliable and relatively economical faster-than-light travel. For governments, militaries, and commerce, interstellar travel is routine. For most civilians, however, life begins and ends on a single homeworld they will never leave. War is a constant feature of imperial life, though it rarely reaches civilian populations directly. Instead, its effects are felt through political upheaval, resource shortages, conscription, and shifting allegiancesoften more disruptive than invasion itself. Technological development may have plateaued or slipped into stagnation; innovation is rare, and new discoveries seldom change daily life. In some regions, ancient technologies persist long after their creators are forgotten, while critical knowledge slowly erodes. Interstellar conflict is frequent, fought between rival empires, against xenophobic alien powers, or by rebels and insurgents struggling to overthrow entrenched, authoritarian regimes. FeaturesBackgrounds:Characters come from many walks of life, though a large number of adventurers have military experience.Alien Presence:The role of alien races varies by setting. Some universes teem with countless species, others are largely human-centric, and some may lack sentient aliens entirely. Personal Spacecraft:When an encounter grants the character a personal spacecraft, roll {1d10}. On a result of 410, the ship is reasonably up to date with current technology. On a lower result, it is an outdated clunkerbarely competitive on the spacewaysoften relying on obsolete, temperamental, or dangerously antiquated interstellar travel systems.

Character Species: Alien, Humanoid - Though similar inform to a human, they may be vastly different in the specific details of physical appearance.

Tech Level: Dysonian Age - Actual manufacture of worlds, including impossibly large Dyson spheres that enclose suns and ring worlds that whirl about them is possible.

Home Culture: Developing - This is a culture that is making great strides to improve itself technologically, socially, and morally. Usually it is coming up from Barbarism or making a comeback from Decadence, or Retrogression (see below). A developing Culture is a "civilized" culture. Its governments tavorthose that offer representation of the peoples' interests. Its people are aggressive, have a good self image and a desire to make things better for themselves and their children. These people often place substantial emphasis on the moral concerns of technology development. Gameplay Benefits: {1d6}. On a result of 3-5. select one Lightside trait. On a result of 6, select {1d3} Lightside personality traits from Lightside Traits and one trait from Neutral Traits. Roleplay: A character from a Developing culture could easily be a pioneer, willing to take risks for the good of other people Instead of personal gain. Emphasis is placed on Lightside values. 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: Creche - Communal child-rearing.

Siblings & Birth Order: 3 - third of 4

Siblings & Birth Order: 4 - fourth of 5

Home World: Core World - Core World

Home World Types: Glacial world - Mostly ice and snow, but life can exist here.

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:

Characters parents split up. Father leaves, Mother never remarries

Significant Childhood Events: Character runs away from home ... and never returns.

Significant Childhood Events: A change or upheaval occurs in the characters family. Character changes Culture Level. This event brought the Character into his current Culture. The character's previous Culture is below.

Home Culture: Dynamic - This is a culture marked by rapid growth, development and expansion. New lands or worlds are being discovered and claimed. Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, often progressing a full Tech Level within a generation or less. However, the fast growth also outpaces the ethical application of the new discoveries, leaving the culture wide open for future disasters. Governments are similar to Developing cultures, but access to political power moves out of the grasp of common people. Class stratification still exists as fewer and fewer people profit from new discoveries. It is a time of "Humanistic" theology, imagining the people of the culture to be the apex of creation, the "gods" of their universe. Gameplay Benefits: {1d6}. On a result of 3-5, select one Neutral trait. On a result of 6, select {1d3} Neutral personality traits and one trait Darkside Trait. Roleplay: Dynamic cultures are often self-centered, caught up in the wonderfulness of themselves. In their eyes, they can do no wrong. It is a culture of great Ego, one that believes that great risk taking and great intellect should earn greatthem reward. Moral bankruptcy has begun. A character from such a culture might share those values. Emphasis is placed on Neutral values.Survival Skills: (additional skills, GMs Discretion).

Significant Childhood Events: Character runs away from home ... but returns after {1d6} years.

Special Childhood Events: One of the characters grandparents dies of natural causes in the presence of the character. The character is haunted by the experience.

Special Childhood Events: The character becomes proficient (GMs Discretion) at an exotic sporting event like null grav hockey, vapor ball, or reentry surfing.

Significant Childhood Events: A change or upheaval occurs in the characters family. Character changes Culture Level. This event brought the Character into his current Culture. The character's previous Culture is below.

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).

Significant Childhood Events: Family arranges admittance to prestigious military academy. Upon reaching adulthood, character automatically enters the military as an officer. (See Military Events below - apply these to adulthood events)

Military Duties: Branch of Service: Mercenaries - Heavy Infantry. Armored foot soldiers.

Military Skills: Combat Skills: Survival Sense - an instinct about combat, and how to cause the most damage (bonus GM's discretion)

Military Skills: Combat Skills: Military strategy- knowlegde in tactics and strategy (bonus GM's discretion)

Military Skills: Special Survival Skills: Specialize in survival in a specific environment. Choose hostile, forest, jungle. desert. mountain, or winter.

Military Skills: Special Survival Skills: Make traps & deadfalls with natural items.

Military Rank: Staff Sergeant/1st Class Petty Officer

Military Experience: A fierce war breaks out. The situation is grim. All Noncombat troops are put in the field as light infantry. The war is a multi-faction civil war The characters unit is in the thickest fighting for months and sees more action than most. The characters unit is in the thickest fighting for months and sees more action than most. Several battles occur. (See Battle Ready!)

War Time: Character is captured and imprisoned. Military service ends with this event (Ignore any military events that follow).See Imprisoned! Below

Imprisoned!: Prison Type: Medium security work camp

Imprisoned!: Duration: 2d6 years

Imprisoned!: Prison Event: A disease ravages the prison. The character survives and gains fame as a tender of the sick. Surviving prisoners and guards treat the character as a hero.

War Time: The character's side is utterly destroyed. Character is demoted one Rank.

War Time: The Character's best friend dies at his side.

War Time: Character fought well and with notable heroism. Many comrades owe their lives to his heroics. The character is promoted one rank for his valor (or made a commisioned officer if not an officer).

Significant Adolescence Events: Adolescence Special Event - Determine a special adolescence-specific event.

Special Adolescence Events: The character participates in a protest against school authority. The protests fails to accomplish its goals. Any known participants are expelled from the school. Only a few close friends know of the characters participation.

Education : Outstanding Education.

Occupations Selection: Occupation Group - High Income Jobs

High Income Occupations: Medical Doctor: General Practioner

Occupations Selection: A hobby practiced as an occupation.

Hobbies: Type of Hobby: Hobbycraft: Ceramics

Hobbies: Degree of Interest: Casual. Easy to put aside when necessary. Spending money on this hobby is a rare occurance.

Hobbies Hobby Proficiency: Consuming Passion:

Significant Adulthood Events: Tragedy - Something terrible happens to the character. See Tragedy Events.

Tragedies : A shift in the economy causes severe inflation, affecting even the wealthy. The value of money becomes a tenth what it was.

Personality Traits: Lightside: Honest - Always gives what is due.

Personality Traits: Lightside: Loving - Affectionately concerned for others.

Personality Traits: Lightside: Teetotaler - Abstains from drinking alcohol.

Personality Traits: Neutral: Logical - Logical: uses deductive reasoning,

Personality Traits: Neutral: Humorous - Humorous: appreciates humor and likes to Joke,

Personality Traits: Neutral: Emotionless - Emotionless: rarely shows emotions,

Personality Traits: Neutral: Loquacious - Loquacious: talks and talks and talks and

Personality Traits: Darkside: Obstructive - Acts to block others actions.

Personality Traits: Darkside: Tactless - Speaks before thinking.

Personality Traits: Darkside: Morose - Always gloomy and moody.

Personality Traits: Darkside: Pessimist - Always see the bad side of things.

Exotic Personality Traits: Categories: Phobia - Phobia

Exotic Personality Traits: Phobia: Females (Gynephobia) - usually found in males.

Personality Traits: Darkside: Harsh - Ungentle, sharp-tongued.