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Pre-Rolled Character – Jax

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Void Pirates – Sample Character Creation

Jax

This is a ready-to-play example character built step-by-step using the Void Pirates Core Rules. Perfect for new players or quick one-shots.

Step 1: Basic Info

Name: Jax
Age: 25 (Backstory XP from age 15–24 = 10 years × 6 XP = 60 XP)
Gender: Male
Gravity Rating (GR): Hopper (0.4–0.6G)
Background: Born on a low-G asteroid hab in the Luyten Empire. Served as a boarding marine before going independent mercenary/pirate.
Role in crew: Agile gunner, zero-G breacher, scout/pilot.

Step 2: Roll Attributes (3d6 each)

Roll or assign (example rolls shown – roll your own!)

  • Strength (STR): 10
  • Agility (AGL): 16
  • Intellect (INT): 11
  • Health (HLTH): 14
  • Personality (PER): 12

Step 3: Apply GR Modifier (Hopper)
Hopper mods: STR –1, INT +1, HLTH –1

Final attributes:

  • STR: 10 – 1 = 9
  • AGL: 16 (no mod)
  • INT: 11 + 1 = 12
  • HLTH: 14 – 1 = 13
  • PER: 12 (no mod)

Step 4: Attribute Modifiers (AtMod = score ÷ 3, round up)

  • STR 9 → +3
  • AGL 16 → +6
  • INT 12 → +4
  • HLTH 13 → +5
  • PER 12 → +4

Step 5: Health Points
Health Points (HP) = final HLTH × 2 = 13 × 2 = 26 HP

Step 6: Spend Backstory XP (60 XP total)
Jax spends his Backstory XP (see age) to boost key stats and buy starting skills (costs from core rules).

  • Raise AGL from 16 to 17: 12 XP (max +1 at creation)
    → New AGL 17 → AtMod +6 (unchanged, still rounds to +6)
  • Skills (all Average unless noted):
    • Ranged Combat (Average, AGL) Rank 3: 6 + 9 + 12 = 27 XP
    • Zero-G (Average, AGL) Rank 2: 6 + 9 = 15 XP
    • Piloting (Difficult, AGL) Rank 1: 12 XP
    • Stealth (Difficult, AGL) Rank 1: 12 XP (but only 60 total – adjust if needed)

Remaining XP: 60 – 12 (AGL) – 27 (Ranged) – 15 (Zero-G) – 12 (Piloting) = -6 (over by 6 – drop Stealth Rank 1 or reduce Ranged to Rank 2 for balance).

Final Skills (balanced example):

  • Ranged Combat Rank 3 (+3 SRM)
  • Zero-G Rank 2 (+2 SRM)
  • Piloting Rank 1 (+1 SRM, Difficult)
  • Stealth Rank 1 (+1 SRM, Difficult)

Character Total Skill Rank (TSR): 7

Step 7: Starting Money
Age 25 → base 25 oz gold + (7 years × 1d4)

• Characters age 18 start with 25 oz gold.
• For every year after 18 (ages 19+): Roll 1d4 oz gold and add to total.
Example roll: 7d4 = 18 → 43 oz gold total

Step 8: Buy Gear (from Extended Gear List & Weapons – Costs and Damage)

(prices vary – prices here are base prices for character generation)

  • Armored Vac-Suit: 20 oz gold
  • Rail Pistol: 2 oz gold (2d6+2, ignores half AV)
  • Vibro-Short Sword: 2.8 oz gold (3d6 vorpal)
  • Breather Mask: 0.7 oz gold
  • Grapnel Launcher: 1.8 oz gold
  • Medkit: 1 oz gold
  • Total spent: ~28.3 oz gold
  • Cash left: ~14.7 oz gold (for ammo, bribes, drinks)

Final Character Snapshot – Jax

  • GR: Hopper (0.4–0.6G) – tall/slim (1.9 m), wiry, springy gait.
  • Attributes & AtMods: STR 9 (+3), AGL 17 (+6), INT 12 (+4), HLTH 13 (+5), PER 12 (+4)
  • HP: 26
  • Level: 1
  • Key Skills:
    • Ranged Combat Rank 3 (+3 SRM)
    • Zero-G Rank 2 (+2 SRM)
    • Piloting Rank 1 (+1 SRM, Difficult)
    • Stealth Rank 1 (+1 SRM, Difficult)
  • Gear: Armored Vac-Suit (AV 6/2), Rail Pistol (2d6+2), Vibro-Short Sword (3d6 vorpal), Breather Mask, Grapnel Launcher, Medkit
  • Cash: ~15 oz gold
  • Background: Ex-Luyten Concord boarding marine turned mercenary. Owes ship share on the Crimson Reaver.
  • Playstyle: Excels in zero-G/low-G boarding, point-blank shooting (+2 AR), stealth approaches, and quick piloting. Fragile in high-G without gear.

Ready to Play!

Jax is fast, lethal in vacuum, and perfect for boarding actions or asteroid chases. He’s young, wants money, and needs work fast. Drop him into your first session — roll initiative and start raiding!

Want to create your own character?

Follow the exact steps above using the core rules sections: Character Creation → GR → Skills → Economics → Gear List. #VoidPirates