Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

IM: Initiative Modifier is equal to your Reaction
Speed score divided by 10, rounded up.
PS: Punching Score is found on this table, using the
character’s Strength score:
PUNCHING SCORE TABLE
STR 01-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-00
PS +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
RW: Ranged Weapons is equal to half your
character’s Dexterity score, rounded up.
MW: Melee Weapons is equal to half your
character’s Strength or Dexterity scores, whichever
is better, rounded up.
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Skills
Your character is not just a collection of
talent and potential, he’s also an
accumulation of knowledge.
Primary Skill Area
You must select your character’s Primary Skill Area
(PSA) from the following list.
Military PSA – Means your character picks up
militant skills quickly and easily. Military skills
include use of weaponry and setting and removing
demolitions charges.
Biosocial PSA – Means your character is good with
people and their environments. People with the
biosocial primary skill area are good with biology,
medicine, and how such biological beings interact
with their environments around them.
Technological PSA – Means your character is good
with technology in all of its forms, from computers
to robots to vehicles.
Skills
Now that you have a Primary Skill Area, you need to
specify which skills your character has. Starting
characters begin play with two skills, each at first
level. One of these skills must come from your
selected PSA, but the second one can any skill at all.
Military Skills Biosocial Skills
Beam Weapons Environmental
Gyrojet Weapons Medical
Melee Weapons Psychosocial
Projectile Weapons
Thrown Weapons Technological Skills
Demolitions Computers
Martial Arts Robotics
Technician
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Equipment
To equip your character, you’ll need money.
Wealth in the Frontier is measured in
Credits, or Cr. Starting characters receive
250Cr plus a roll of d100. Refer to the equipment
area of this section for complete equipment lists.
To help make character generation quick, players
may simply purchase the Standard Equipment Pack
and then roll d100+100 for additional discretionary
equipment.
AUTOMATIC STARTING EQUIPMENT TABLE
If your character has Then he starts with
Environmental Envirokit
Medical Medkit
Technician Techkit
Robotics Robcomkit
Any weapon 1 clip of Ammo
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Final Details
You can fill in any additional details about
your character, in order to make him seem
more real to your stories. The greater the
amount of detail, the more you’ll understand the
character. But you can be as detailed or general as
you’d like, as long as each of the following is
considered:
• Name
• Gender (unless he’s a Dralasite)
• Handedness (unless he’s a Vrusk)
• Height (in meters)
• Weight (in kilograms)
You can even come up with a background for your
character, perhaps dealing with his family structure,
or home world. Inspiration can be drawn from the
Frontier section of this book.
If one of the players in the group is a decent artist,
draw your character, or find imagery on the internet
and print-out. A picture goes a long way to helping
you imagine your alter-ego in STAR FRONTIERS or
any other role-playing game.
Optional Character Generation Rules
1. Instead of randomly rolling ability scores in order,
you could roll four times then allot as desired, to
fit a character concept you have prior to dice
rolling.
2. Instead of picking a level 1 skill in two skills, you
could begin with a single level 2 skill, as long as it
is in your Primary Skill Area.
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