[Everlasting Empire] The First Playtest

[Malcolm Craig]

This thread might provide some help in understanding the basics of Everlasting Empire:

Everlasting Empire Power 19<Who Are We?<What Are We Doing?<What Is The Tone?

Black comedy
Ironic

Where Are We?<What Is This Place Like?<What Are Our Goals?

To quash or suborn the local warlord and his agents

Who Opposes Us?<Andy
Who am I?
Charles Holmfirth, Royal protector, Lord Commander 2nd Stellar Battalion of the Royal Colonial Forces

What do I do?
Suppress the locals, ensure the diamonds flow by whatever means necessary

How do I serve King and Empire?
I travel to foreign planets, plant the flag and when they turn their backs on gentle British hospitality, I show them the error of their ways.

Action: 3
Brains: 2
Grit: 4

Motifs
Smoking: An ivory handled pipe that he taps when thinking
A green and pleasant land

Motivations
The diamonds must flow!
The locals should know their place!
Might is right!

Traits
The lost art of duelling
What ho!
What what!
A true British gentleman

Resources<Claire
Who am I?
Lady Victoria Duck-Manton, Daughter of the Governor

What do I do?
Lead a double life as elegant lady and also lover of aliens and agitator

How do I serve King and Empire?
By obeying my father

Action: 3
Brains: 3
Grit: 3

Motifs
Smoking: Thin roll-ups
Trousers tucked in to socks and boots

Motivations
My love for the green flesh!
Bored and want excitement!
Stop inequality!

Traits
The fine art of duelling
Tactics as I have spent much time playing complicated parlour games
Persuasive and innocent
Good at lying and deception

Resources<Janos
Who am I?
Edwin Brownswoggle of the 7th Cornish Irregulars

What do I do?
Whatever needs doing!

How do I serve King and Empire?
Keeping the green men in their place and our lords and masters out of harms way.

Action: 3
Brains: 1
Grit: 5

Motifs
Smoking: The pungent smell of Cornish blend form and old, worn pipe
Grubby

Motivations<Traits<Resources
Old Betsy, my faithful Bennings repeater
A battered old armoured lunch pail

Scott
Who am I?
Lord Rupert Fellowes, gentleman thug

What do I do?
Heir to the Swithin-Fellowes Corporation, purveyors of fine teas to the Empire

How do I serve King and Empire?
By building British trade interests

Action: 3
Brains: 2
Grit: 4

Motifs
Smoking: Harsh Turkish tobacco that makes weak men choke
Firmly clenched jaw

Motivations
No pity for the weak!
Self-improvement!
Profit above all!

Traits
Hit them for six
Steely blue eyes
Pull yourself together man!
A fine specimen of British manhood

Resources