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Originally Posted by martin_rook
Personally, I think that looks good. High attribute scores is probably the main advantage of this sort of character concept. Don't forget, he's probably good-looking, too. If he's not from the time period and is just out of the academy, you can justify spending just a minimum of points on job skills to save them for elsewhere.
But what about the skills from his old life? Some may carry over, like hand-to-hand combat skills, but while the others aren't likely to matter, you never know in Star Trek when you might need to drive an automobile, use a firearm, or reprogram an ancient 20th Century computer. Maybe just something like Wild Talent limited to skills he would have already known?
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Well, as to pre Botany Bay skills, I been offered some free points, plus told to take languages. All the other PCs will have both higher rank and more flexible PSI, so my character is meant to be the high stats and odd info guy.
I assume that Aiden (full name Aiden Adair MacConnamara) was sent to a boarding school near the home of some distant relatives on the death of his mother (his father died earlier, Aiden never knew him). These relatives were very kind and loving people and not in the Eugenic breeding program. This is why Aiden lacks most of the nastier traits of the other Eugenic "Supermen," he was a loved, but not spoiled, child.
I figure the school was good for Aiden and he excelled at languages becoming fluent in French, German, Gealic, Latin, and Greek, before leaving school (as these languages rarely come up in
Star Trek they are full freebies, background chrome). He also while working with his sisters after age 13 (when Aiden was taken out of school) and before going on the Botany Bay, Aiden picked up Arabic, Chinese, Swahili, Urdu, Farsi, and Indonesian. These are paid for out of the background points. (2 points in each).
Aiden got a solid background at school, Mathematics to IQ, Literature to IQ, History to IQ, Writing to IQ+1, Physics to IQ-2 (improved at Starfleet Academy) Chemisty, Geology, Botany, and Geography (the science not just Earth's map) to similar levels. Aiden also plays the Gealic Harp and the Guitar, and he can sing. I also bought
Handsome and
Voice.