====== Characters ======

The aim is for something less complex than the //Traveller// life path system, but more structured than simple point buy. Structure has the advantage of helping to guide a player into selecting the sort of character that would be useful.

There are three decisions to be made:
  * Background - some basic background skills learned at an early age.
  * Profession - what the character is trained to do.
  * Hobby - some side skills they've picked up along the way.

If the same skill is gained multiple times, then they can stack.

  * Gain a duplicate skill of 2, increase the current skill to 3 if it is lower.
  * Gain a duplicate skill of 4, increase to 4 if it is 2, or +1 if 3 or higher.

Whenever a skill is duplicated, you also gain a //technique// in that skill, if there is one available.


==== Universal ====

Everybody starts with the following skills:

  * All talents: 2
  * Galanglic 4
  * Knowledge (Interstellar) 2
  * Knowledge (Sector) 2
  * Knowledge (System) 2
  * Drive 2 //or// Computers 2 //or// Survival 2 //or// Streetwise 2 //or// Any talent at 3


==== Background ====

=== Athlete ===

  * Athletics 4
  * Throw 3
  * Sport 4

=== Geek ===

  * Research 2
  * Computing 2 //or// Electronics 2
  * Science 2 //or// Mechanics 2

=== Gang ===

  * Brawl 3 //or// Burglary 2
  * Guns 2 //or// Sleight 4
  * Streetwise 2

=== Social ===

  * Charm 3
  * Guile 3
  * Current affairs 2 //or// Gambling 2 //or// Leadership 2

=== Scouts ===

  * Survival 2 //or// Leadership 2
  * Pilot 2 //or// Guns 2


==== Profession ====

=== Academic ===

  * Research 4
  * Teach 2
  * Academic... 4
  * Academic... 4
  * Administration 2