LOST WORLDS PLAYER CHARACTERS

In The Lost Worlds, the player characters are employees or contractors working on the Great Mother Mission. They have a job to do, but will be able to choose where they go, what they do, and how they do it. They will find the shattered fragments of former colonies, brave new worlds to explore and exploit, the remnants of an ancient civilization and the menace that threatens the safety of every human alive.

THE PCS’ ROLE

The PCs are all members of the same crew, serving on the UNCSS Solovetsky Island, one of the mission’s four Magellan-class J Science Exploration Vessels (SEV). While the ship has an NPC crew that covers the basic roles needed on board, the PCs can play any role on the vessel they please. Also, the game is at its most “sandboxy” if one PC is the ship’s commander.

PC AFFILIATION

Each PC will either be affiliated to a supernation or mega corporation, or be an independent contractor hired by the UNISC. Either choose or roll on the table below to find out. Don’t worry if you don’t like the outcome—your PC may be affiliated in a certain way, but it brings great roleplaying opportunities if they don’t like it!

CONNECTION TO THE MISSION

Do the PCs have any connection to the Great Mother Mission other than the hunt for a great pay day? They will have their own Personal Agendas and may be die-hard supporters of one supernation or corporation. But this is about their connection to the mission itself. Roll on the table on below, or feel free to choose an option that is consistent with the PC’s agenda and back story:

THE PCS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of the Great Mother Mission, the PCs are paid to play their part in that mission. They have a contract and need to follow it.

EARNING A LIVING

: In the multi-faceted conglomeration that is the Great Mother Mission, differences in currencies and payment traditions would have baked-in unfair practices and inequality of reward. So, the UNISC adopted the Weyland-Yutani dollar as the mission’s currency. Weekly pay for your PCs, based on their roles within the mission, can be found in chapter 7 of the core rulebook. Time in cryosleep is paid at a rate of one-quarter of the employee’s salary per week.

Taking account of the months in cryosleep this may feel like a lot, but it’s small beer for being away from family and friends for years on end and facing the dangers of deep space. The real money is made in bonuses earned for finds, resource claims and extra-curricular activities not covered in your basic contract.

PC AFFILIATION

CONNECTION TO THE MISSION