Skills (TNE)
| Skill | Level | Asset |
| Act/Bluff (CHA) | 2 | 7 |
| Bribery (CHA) | 2 | 7 |
| Climbing (CON) | 1 | 9 |
| Environment Suit (CON) | 1 | 9 |
| Grenade Launcher (STR) | 1 | 11 |
| Ground Tactics (INT) | 2 | 16 |
| Gunnery (EDU) | 6 | 11 |
| Large Blade (STR) | 3 | 13 |
| Liasion (CHR) | 3 | 8 |
| Mechanic (STR) | 2 | 12 |
| Observation (INT) | 2 | 16 |
| Pilot-Interface/Grav (AGL) | 1 | 7 |
| Riding (CON) | 1 | 9 |
| Sensors (INT) | 1 | 15 |
| Slug Rifle (STR) | 4 | 14 |
| Streetwise (INT) | 4 | 18 |
| Swimming (CON) | 1 | 9 |
| Thrown Weapon (STR) | 1 | 11 |
| Unarmed Martial Arts (STR) | 2 | 12 |
| Willpower (INT) | 2 | 16 |
| Zero-G Environment (CON) | 1 | 9 |
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Background:
Prior to the ship, Bragging Rights, taking him and modifying him with
cybernetics, he doesn’t know much; he’s not even sure if Josephus is his ‘real’
name, or one the ship gave him. He was some sort of soldier or mercenary on a
world that looked towards virus ships as some religious avatar's – offering
tribute by supplying humans to supply their workforce. Joe is not sure if he was
a willing sacrifice or if he was captured in some battle – but one day it was
his turn to become a tribute to the “god-ships”.
Bragging Rights chose him to be its “voice” and high priest, installing
all manner of cybernetics and mental programming. For over five years Josephus
was the high priest, shepherding the “crew”, communicating the will of “god”,
dispensing blessings on those who served well, and wrath upon those who failed
or faltered along the way.
About six months ago, Bragging Rights was scavenging through the wrecks
from a decades-old battle site, and had found a replacement to a failing
reactor pump, and was running on minimal power while it was been replaced. While
in the powered down state, the starship Grvanzk Kurzik from the Tagan
Pack Exploratory Force approached the wrecks and discovered what it thought
was a relatively undamaged ship that would be an excellent source of technology
to return to Tagan. In its powered down status Bragging Rights didn’t
notice anything until a boarding party from the Grvanzk Kurzik detonated
a breaching charge, causing explosive decompression. An internal and external
conflict ensued which was decided in favor of the Tagan force when a stray shot
caused a cascade failure that disrupted the virus infected computer. Losing
control of itself and the ship, the virus reverted to a “destroyer” state and
initiated an overload of the reactor. The boarding party performed a hasty
retreat and grabbed whomever and whatever they could, including any survivors of
the Bragging Rights crew. Joe was one of those survivors as he had been
knocked unconscious during the early part of the combat.
The flare of the explosion of the Bragging Rights was a beacon to Vampire
ships across the system and they began flocking to the site to seek vengeance
for their lost brother. The captain of the Grvanzk Kurzik made a beeline
for the 100-diameter limit, but the shortest route took the ship into the firing
range of an intercepting Vampire ship, and a second ship battle was entered.
Waking up in the sick bay (where the surviving crew from the Bragging
Rights were forgotten), although not recognizing where he was, Joe knew the
ship was under attack, and thus “failsafe” programming (to defend the ship at
all costs) took over. Breaking open the door of sick-bay he discovered a nearby
turret crew had been incapacitated. Taking their place he reactivated the turret
and fired. His shots destroyed the sensor grid of the intercepting ship,
blinding it, allowing the Grvanzk Kurzik to easily reach the
100-diameter limit and enter jumpspace safely.
It is these efforts and other actions he takes as the Grvanzk Kurzik
makes its return to Tagan Pack controlled space that enabled Joe to be accepted
as part of the crew. Upon their return to Tagan, Joe was handed over to Tagan
Pack Security Intelligence and antivirus authorities for de-brief and surgery
to remove the virus-infected components of his cybernetics.
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