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doc_mystery has suggested I run a Classic Traveller game once our current eight-year-long D&D game winds to a close. I do have a short campaign in the wings for that, and I've been going through some old notes.

One idea I had was to use the curiously skewed pre-generated characters from the 1981 adventure, The Argon Gambit. The first four characters presented for use in this adventure have very unbalanced, almost unplayable, stats, as presented below.

The string of numbers after the descriptive title is the Universal Personality Profile (UPP). Each number reflects a physical, mental, or social characteristic. In order, they are Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Intelligence, Education, and Social Status. These range from 1 to 12 (or higher, if you're lucky), with numbers greated than 9 represented by a letter. Thus, 10=A, 11=B, and so on.

1. Retired Merchant Captain 616668 Age 50 8 terms Cr1,000
Navigation-1, Admin-1, Steward-1, Medic-1 , Pilot-1 , Shotgun-1
Benefits: Ship

2. Ex-navy Lieutenant Commander 118894 Age 34 4 terms Cr2,000
Gunnery-1 , Computer-2, Engineering-1 , Pistol-2

3. Ex-scout 365BB4 Age 34 4 terms Cr1,500
Vacc-2, Pistol-1 , Pilot-1, Electronics-1, Brawling-1
Benefits: TAS member

4. Ex-navy Starman 961797 Age 50 8 terms Cr1,300
Dagger-4, Admin-1, Ship's Boat-1, Computer-1, Navigation-1, JOT-1

With the exception of #3, they are all crippled in some way. #2 is almost certainly wheelchair bound. Once upon a time in this blog, I speculated on their backstories, which I shall now expand upon! In a series of posts...