Background
Why did you join the Terran Alliance Armed Forces? Some families have a long tradition of military service, dating back decades or even centuries, so joining a unified Earth military just seemed like the right thing to do to carry on the tradition. Other soldiers joined against the wishes of their family, to see the sights, or because it was the only career open to them.
| Roll | Background |
| 1-2 | Anti-Military: The character’s family is opposed to the military for some reason, and joining it caused a rift that has gone unhealed. |
| 3-4 | Second Chance: The character joined the military to escape an unhappy or painful life, a criminal past, or some other tragedy. |
| 5-8 | Career: The character joined up because of the training and salary offered by a military career. |
| 9-12 | Curiosity: The character wants to see the sights. |
| 13-14 | Veteran: The character was a member of his home nation’s armed forces prior to (or joined during) World War Three. They might have continued their service after the war by joining the TAAF, but more likely they left re-enlisted at some later point. |
| 15-18 | Patriotism: The character joined to defend and serve the Terran Alliance. |
| 19-20 | A Tradition of Service: The character’s family has a long tradition of serving in the military, and they might have several relatives in positions throughout the armed forces. You gain Military Man as a bonus feat. |
Training
After rolling (or choosing) a character’s background, select the year that the character joined the armed forces and started training. For officers, roll on the Training Events table four times. For enlisted personnel, roll twice. If an enlisted character returns for officer training at a later date in their history, roll twice more. Keep in mind that the CEC and TAPS service branches are officer only, so they require a total of four years of training. If a character has undergone military training previously, such as by being part of a nation’s military, they do not need to repeat the same training when they join the TAAF.
CEC members who joined or transferred into the CEC in 2020, 2021, or 2022 still undergo training, but it is considered “on the job.” As such, these members roll on BOTH the training tables and the year tables for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
| Roll | Training |
| 1-10 | No Event |
| 11-13 | Contact: The character makes a new friend or contact. Roll on the Contact table. |
| 14-15 | Noted Accomplishment: The character excels in some field of study. +1 Promotion Point |
| 16 | Life Event: Roll on the Life Events table. |
| 17 | Unusual Event: Roll on the Unusual Event table. |
| 18 | Significant Accomplishment: The character breaks some record set by previous classes during training. +2 Promotion Points. |
| 19 | Disgrace: The character screws up, big time. They do not fail training, but must repeat the year and lose 2 promotion points. This does not disqualify you from the Top Kick feat. Roll on this table one additional time. |
| 20 | Injury: The character is injured during training by some accident, such as an equipment failure, crash, or the accidental use of live weapons. Roll on the Injury table. |
Life Events
These are events in the character’s life that are not necessarily related to their career, but do have an effect on the character. ONLY ROLL ON THIS TABLE WHEN REQUIRED TO BY A ROLL FOR A GIVEN YEAR.
| Roll | Event |
| 1-2 | Birth or Death – Someone close to the character dies, like a friend or family member. Alternatively, someone close to the character gives birth (or the character themselves gives birth). The character is related in some fashion (father or mother, relative, godparent, and so on). |
| 3-4 | New Contact – The character gains a new contact. Roll on the Contacts table. |
| 5-6 | New Relationship – The character becomes involved in a romantic relationship. Roll on the Contacts table for the background of the other party. If you are already in a relationship, you have 3 choices of action. 1) Reroll. 2) End the first relationship and begin a new one. 3) Become a two-timing player and have two (or more) relationships going at once. If you have 2 or more relationships going on at once, you have a chance of losing 1 promotion point each year this continues. The chance equals 25% * (Relationship Count – 1). |
| 7-8 | Improved Relationship – A romantic relationship involving the character deepens, possibly leading to marriage or some other emotional commitment. If you roll this without having a relationship in place, congratulations, you had a sudden wedding – roll on the contacts table for the background of the other party. |
| 9-10 | Ending of Relationship – A romantic relationship involving the character ends. Probably badly. If you weren’t in a relationship, reroll. |
| 11-12 | Betrayal – The character is betrayed in some fashion by a friend. -2 Promotion Points, but this cannot rank you down. |
| 13-14 | Crime – The character commits or is the victim (or is accused) of a crime. -2 Promotion Points |
| 15-16 | Good Fortune – Something good happens to the character; he comes into money unexpectedly, has a lifelong dream come true, gets a book published or has some other stroke of good luck. |
| 17-18 | Sickness or Injury – The character is injured or sick. Roll on the Injury table. |
| 19-20 | Unusual Event – Roll on the Unusual Event table. |
Injury
Life in the armed forces can be highly dangerous; wartime and combat bring injuries, but accidents can happen even during peace. ONLY ROLL ON THIS TABLE WHEN REQUIRED TO BY A ROLL FOR A GIVEN YEAR.
| Roll | Event |
| 1-10 | Minor Injury – The character was injured, but recovered quickly. Roll on the Injuries table. |
| 11-13 | Significant Injury – The character spent months recuperating. If the character was training, they must repeat the year (and roll on the Training table an additional time). Roll on the Injuries table |
| 14-16 | Significant and Lasting Injury – The character spent months recuperating, as above, but also still shows signs of the injury, like a limp, scars, or possibly psychological damage. Roll on the Injuries table. |
| 17-18 | Significant Injury, Interesting Year – As Significant Injury, but also roll on the Life Events table. Roll on the Injuries table. |
| 19-20 | Cybernetics – As Significant Injury, but the character also required cybernetic limbs or organs to replace damaged ones. Roll on the Injuries Requiring Cybernetics table. |
Unusual Events
Sometimes, strange things happen. ONLY ROLL ON THIS TABLE WHEN REQUIRED TO BY A ROLL FOR A GIVEN YEAR.
| Roll | Event |
| 1-5 | Alien Artifact – Humanity certainly wasn’t the first species to take to the stars, and the character has found evidence of this. They come into possession of an alien device of unknown origin. |
| 6-9 | Spirit Contact – Normally reserved to the realm of mages, the character has an encounter with one of the spirits of the natural world, for better or worse. |
| 10-14 | Psionic Contact – The character has an encounter with psionics in some fashion, perhaps they are illegally mind-read by a telepath, or maybe they turn out to have untapped psionic potential. Not available prior to 2017, and between 2017 and 2019 the psionics must originate from the Teuthidoids. |
| 15-20 | Magical Contact – The character has an encounter with magic in some fashion, perhaps they come across a Magical Device, perhaps they witnessed a Mage operating in World War 3, or perhaps they were sent on an operation in support of the SDA. |
Tours of Duty
Calculate the character’s starting rank after training as normal, though characters fresh out of training cannot be higher-ranked than E-3 or O-3, any promotion points that are above the E-3/O-3 requirements are retained and can be used for a higher pay grade, but they do not rank a character up until their next level gain.
Military Occupational Specialties (MOSes)
For every 2 years of service after training, a mundane character (defined as someone without the Mage Talent or NMS implants feats, or Psionics as a trained skill) picks an MOS from the list here. MOSes can be chosen more then once, and unless otherwise noted the bonuses stack (up to +6 for skills, but skill bonuses do not stack with the Skill Focus or [Team] feats). Non-mundane characters do not get these, as they have to spend more time honing their special abilities. If you become non-mundane at a certain point in your background, you gain MOSes up until that point as normal (for example, if your tour of duty began in 2017 and you joined the CEC in 2029, you would gain MOSes as normal from 2017 through 2029).
PROMOTION POINTS OVER TIME
For every four years of service a character goes without a promotion point penalty, they gain 1 promotion point.
2017 – The End of World War III, Terran Alliance Founding, call for colonization, announcement of Teuthidoids, Final dissolution of the USA, ILCO Expansion. SPECIAL: ROLL ON THIS TABLE IF YOU JOIN THE TAAF IN 2017 EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ROLLED ON ANOTHER TABLE FOR 2017.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration |
| 1-2: INJURED – Injured during Post-War Peacekeeping Duty. Roll on the injury table. | 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. |
| 3-4: INJURED – Injured during non-combat actions. Roll on the injury table. | 3: INJURED – Injured during an anti-TAAF attack on a TAAF facility. Roll on the injury table. |
| 5-9: Post-War Peacekeeping Duty (NOTE: Ends in 2017) – +1 Promotion Point | 4-13: Roll on the Administration Branch Table to determine what branch you are assigned to. |
| 10-12: Assigned to Teuthidoid Security Detail. (NOTE: Ends in 2018) – +1 Promotion Point (total of +2 if service continued in 2018) | |
| 13-14: Occupation of the Gulf States (NOTE: Ends in 2018) | |
| 15-16: LIFE EVENT | 14-16: LIFE EVENT |
| 17-18: CONTACT | 17-19: CONTACT |
| 19-20: UNUSUAL EVENT | 20: UNUSUAL EVENT |
2018 – Occupation of the Gulf States ends, ZPE Project Success and FTL program advancement. Teuthidoid missions to Earth. Trial of President Abraham.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration |
| 1-2: INJURED – Injured during non-combat actions. Roll on the injury table. | 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. |
| 3-4: INJURED – Injured during peacekeeping actions on Earth. Roll on the injury table. | 3: Involved with the Trial of President Abraham. – +1 Promotion Point |
| 5-9: Peacekeeping duty on Earth | 4-6: REASSIGNED – Roll on the Administration Branch Table to determine your new branch. |
| 10: Assigned to Teuthidoid Security Detail. (NOTE: Ends in 2018) – +1 Promotion Point | 7-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | |
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | |
| 18: CONTACT | |
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | |
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |
2019 – SDA creation and psionic outbreak, first spirit beast attacks, Initial assaults against Project Janus.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | |
| 3-4: INJURED – Injured in a Spirit Beast attack. Roll on the Injury table and get an automatic contact in the SDA. | |
| 5-9: Peacekeeping duty on Earth | 3-4: Spent the year dealing with the formation of the SDA 3rd Directorate. |
| 10: Assigned to Project Janus Security (NOTE: Ends in 2021) – +1 Promotion Point (total of +3 if service continued through 2021) | 5-6: REASSIGNED – Roll on the Administration Branch Table to determine your new branch. |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 7-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | |
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | |
| 18: CONTACT | |
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | |
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |
2020 – Janus launch, Martian shipyard construction, CEC Founding, Continued assaults against Project Janus.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC (see note in Training, above) |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 3-4: Assigned to the Project Janus Security. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) – +1 Promotion Point (total of +2 if service continued through 2021) | 3-4: Someone decided that you would be the perfect person for a clandestine investigation into the assaults against Project Janus. You are reassigned to Bureau of Clandestine Operations of the Operations Directorate of Military Intelligence. – Commendation for Special Operations awarded (additional +1 promotion point if service continued through 2021) | 3-5: INJURED – You were injured during the CEC’s original duties – the defense of Project Janus facilities and personnel. Roll on the injury table. |
| 5-6: Assigned to the Venusian Colony Project. | 6-7: You are assigned to a Project Janus research lab. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) | |
| 7-8: Assigned to the Martian Shipyards | 7-9: Archives goes through a major revamp during this year and needs help. You are transferred to Archives. | 8-11: You are assigned to a Project Janus production facility. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) |
| 9-10: Peacekeeping duty on Earth | 10: You did a stint in Military Intelligence. You are transferred to Military Intelligence. The records of your activities during this time are closely guarded. | 11-13: You are assigned to a Project Janus research lab. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 11-12: REASSIGNED – Roll on the Administration Branch Table to determine your new branch. | 13-14: You are assigned to the Project Janus shipyard above Luna. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 15: You are assigned to Project Janus Director Suslovich’s side project – PROJECT PTAH. This would soon lead to the development of the NMS implants. (NOTE: Ends in 2023) – +1 Promotion Point | |
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | ||
2021 – Venusian colony goes online, Janus first FTL test, Neptune Shipyard construction, Continued assaults against Project Janus.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC (see note in Training, above) |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 3-4: Assigned to the Project Janus Security. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) – +1 Promotion Point | 3-4: Someone decided that you would be the perfect person for a clandestine investigation into the assaults against Project Janus. You are reassigned to Bureau of Clandestine Operations of the Operations Directorate of Military Intelligence. – Commendation for Special Operations awarded (but only if you did not earn one in 2020) | 3-5: INJURED – You were injured during the CEC’s original duties – the defense of Project Janus facilities and personnel. Roll on the injury table. |
| 5-6: Assigned to the Venusian Colony. | 4-7: You are assigned to a Project Janus research lab. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) | |
| 7-8: Assigned to the Neptune Shipyards. | 7-9: Resource Acquisition goes through a major revamp during this year and needs help. You are transferred to Resource Acquisition. | 8-11: You are assigned to a Project Janus production facility. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) |
| 9-10: Peacekeeping duty on Earth | 10: You did a stint in Military Intelligence. You are transferred to Military Intelligence. The records of your activities during this time are closely guarded. | 13-14: You are assigned to the Project Janus base above Luna. (NOTE: Ends in 2021) |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 11-12: REASSIGNED – Roll on the Administration Branch Table to determine your new branch. | 15: You are assigned to Project Janus Director Suslovich’s side project – PROJECT PTAH. This would soon lead to the development of the NMS implants. (NOTE: Ends in 2023) – +1 Promotion Point |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | ||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | ||
2022 – Belt Rebellion
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC (see note in Training, above) |
| 1-2: INJURED – Injured during the Belt Rebellion. Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 3-4: INJURED – Injured during non-combat actions. Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 5-10: Participation in the Belt Rebellion. (NOTE: Ends in 2022) – +1 Promotion Point | 5-7: Somehow you got roped into one of the media-facing functions of Administration during the Belt Rebellion. You are transferred to Public Relations. (NOTE: Ends in 2022) – +1 Promotion Point | 5-10: Participation in the Belt Rebellion. (NOTE: Ends in 2022) – +1 Promotion Point |
| 11-12: Assigned to Post-War Asteroid Belt Peacekeeping Duty. (NOTE: Ends in 2022) – +1 Promotion Point | 8-10: JAG was nearly overwhelmed with legal challenges during and in the wake of the Belt Rebllion. In need of additional staff, they requested you be transferred to the Judge Advocate General. – +1 Promotion Point | 11-12: Assigned to Post-War Asteroid Belt Peacekeeping Duty. (NOTE: Ends in 2022) – +1 Promotion Point |
| 13: Assigned to the embassy on Europa. | 11-13: Continue with previous assignment. If no previous assignment, roll on the Random Administration Assignment table. | 13: You are assigned to Former Project Janus Director Suslovich’s side project – PROJECT PTAH. This would soon lead to the development of the NMS implants. (NOTE: Ends in 2023) – +1 Promotion Point |
| 14-15: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 16-17: CONTACT | ||
| 18-19: UNUSUAL EVENT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | ||
2023 – 1st Alpha Centauri exploration mission, Conqueror launch.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 3-4: Assigned to the Phoenix project, most likely as security for the manufacturing and R&D facilities. | 3-4: Assigned to Resource Acquisitions with a focus on procurement for the Phoenix project. | 3-4: Assigned to the Phoenix project. |
| 5-6: Assigned to the Conqueror project. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Assigned to covering up the Conqueror project. You’re reassigned to Internal Affairs. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Assigned to the Conqueror project. – +1 Promotion Point |
| 7-8: Participates in the 1st Alpha Centauri Exploration Mission. – +1 Promotion Point | 7-8: JAG was still dealing with the fallout of the Belt Rebellion for years after the end of the conflict. In need of additional staff, they requested you be transferred to the Judge Advocate General. – +1 Promotion Point | 7-8: Participates in the 1st Alpha Centauri Exploration Mission. – +1 Promotion Point |
| 9-10: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship | 9-10: Recruitment saw an uptick after the Belt Rebellion, so more staff was diverted into recruitment duties. You are transferred to Recruitment. | 9-10: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 11-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 11: You are on the first recipients of the NMS Implants, and excelled at using them. – +1 Promotion Point |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 12-15: Continue your previous assignment if it is still available, otherwise roll on the Random CEC Assignment Table. | |
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | ||
2024 – 2nd Alpha Centauri exploration mission, Zhengnan launch.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | ||
| 3-4: Assigned to the Phoenix project. | 3-4: JAG was still dealing with the fallout of the Belt Rebellion for years after the end of the conflict. In need of additional staff, they requested you be transferred to the Judge Advocate General. | 3-4: Assigned to the Phoenix project. |
| 5-6: Assigned to the Conqueror project. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Assigned to covering up the Conqueror project. You’re reassigned to Internal Affairs. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Assigned to the Conqueror project. – +1 Promotion Point |
| 7-9: Participates in the 2nd Alpha Centauri Exploration Mission | 7-9: You worked with Joint Fleet Command during the 2nd Alpha Centauri Exploration Mission. | 7-9: Participates in the 2nd Alpha Centauri Exploration Mission |
| 9-10: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship | 9-10: You get sent to deal with a backlog in Archives. | 9-10: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship |
| 11-12: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 11-12: Accounting requested your help. You spent the year dealing with paychecks. | 11-12: Liason work with another branch. Roll 1d4. 1 = Navy, 2 = Army, 3 = Marines, 4 = Administration. |
| 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | ||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | ||
2025 – Poltergeist outbreak incident, Feng-Huang launch and shakedown, Alpha Prime founding, Proximan 1st contact, Cerberus launch, TAPS Founding.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC | TAPS |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | |||
| 3-4: Assigned to the Feng-Huang on its shakedown cruise. | 3-4: JAG was still dealing with the fallout of the Belt Rebellion for years after the end of the conflict. In need of additional staff, they requested you be transferred to the Judge Advocate General. | 3-4: Assigned to the Feng-Huang on its shakedown cruise. – +1 Promotion Point | 3-4: Assigned to the Centauri System |
| 5-6: Assigned to Proximan Diplomatic Corps. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Assigned to covering up the Conqueror project. You’re reassigned to Internal Affairs. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Liason work with another branch. Roll 1d4. 1 = Navy, 2 = Army, 3 = Marines, 4 = Administration. | 5-7: Assigned to Earth |
| 7-8: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 7-8: You’re stuck on paperwork dealing with Alpha Prime’s founding. | 7-8: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 8-9: Assigned to Luna |
| 9-11: Colony security duty in Centauri system. | 9: You engaged in unspecified work with Military Intelligence. | 9: Liason work with TAPS | 10-11: Assigned to Mars |
| 12-14: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 10-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 12-13: Assigned somewhere in the Sol system other than Earth, Luna, or Mars. | |
| 15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 14: Assigned to TAAF | ||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | 15: Assigned to HQ | ||
| 18: CONTACT | 16-17: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | 18-19: CONTACT | ||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |||
2026 – Beta Prime founding, Phoenix launch and shakedown.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC | TAPS |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | |||
| 3-4: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 3-4: Someone decided that you would be the perfect person for intelligence work. You are reassigned to Military Intelligence. | 3-4: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 3-6: REASSIGNED – Roll on the TAPS Reassignment Table. |
| 5-6: Diplomatic Corps work | 5-6: You are reassigned to Recruitment. | 5-6: Assigned to CEC Command on Luna | 7-12: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 7-9: Assigned to the Phoenix. | 7-9: You are reassigned to Joint Fleet Command. | 7-9: Assigned to the Phoenix. | |
| 9-11: Colony security duty in Centauri system. | 10-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | ||
| 12-14: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | |||
| 15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | |||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | 13-15: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | 16-18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | |||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |||
2027 – Barnard’s Star expedition, Martian terraforming begins, ‘martian ecoterrorism wave.’
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC | TAPS |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | |||
| 3-4: Assigned to Barnard’s Star Expedition. – +1 Promotion Point | 3-4: Someone decided that you would be the perfect person for a clandestine investigation into the assaults against the terraforming operations on Mars. You are reassigned to Bureau of Clandestine Operations of the Operations Directorate of Military Intelligence. – Commendation for Special Operations awarded | 3-4: Assigned to Barnard’s Star Expedition. – +1 Promotion Point | 3-6: REASSIGNED – Roll on the TAPS Reassignment Table. |
| 5-6: Diplomatic Corps work | 5-7: You are reassigned to Recruitment. | 5-6: Assigned to work with Military Research and Development. | 7-12: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 7-8: Terraforming Protection on Mars. – +1 Promotion Point | 8-10: You are reassigned to Network Command. | 7-8: Terraforming Work and/or Studies on Mars | |
| 9-11: Colony security duty in Centauri system. | 11-12: You are reassigned to Joint Fleet Command. | 9: You fought in a battle against martian ecoterrorists who sought to destroy a terraforming facility. – +1 Promotion Point | |
| 12-14: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 10-12: Assigned to CEC Command on Luna. | |
| 15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | ||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | 13-15: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | 16-18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | |||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |||
2028 – New Geneva founding.
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC | TAPS |
| 1-2: INJURED – Roll on the injury table. | |||
| 3-4: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 3-7: Resource Acquisition shifted into overdrive in 2028 with the founding of a new colony (again). You are transferred to Resource Acquisition. | 3-4: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 3-6: REASSIGNED – Roll on the TAPS Reassignment Table. |
| 5-6: Diplomatic Corps work | 8-10: You are stuck dealing with the relevant paperwork in your department for the founding of a new colony. | 5-6: Assigned to work with Military Research and Development. | 7-12: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 7-8: Colony security duty in Barnard’s Star | 11-13: Internal Affairs engages in still-classified activities during this year. You helped them. | 7-9: Terraforming Work and/or Studies on Mars | |
| 9-11: Colony security duty in Centauri system. | 14-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 10-12: Assigned to CEC Command on Luna. | |
| 12-14: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 13-15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | ||
| 15: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | |||
| 16-17: LIFE EVENT | 13-15: LIFE EVENT | ||
| 18: CONTACT | 16-18: CONTACT | ||
| 19: UNUSUAL EVENT | |||
| 20: Roll a d20: 1-17 – reroll on this year and ignore any results of 20. 18-20 – You performed some distinguished service this year – reroll on the year table and ignore all results of a 20 to determine what you were doing when the distinguished service happened. Gain +2 promotion points and consult the GM to determine what you did. | |||
2029 – Destruction of Barnard’s Star colonies, military buildup begins
| Army, Marines, Navy | Administration | CEC | TAPS |
| 1-2: INJURED – The character was stationed at Barnard’s Star and escaped the attacking force, but was injured in the process. They are most likely awarded with a Purple Heart. | |||
| 3-4: The character was stationed at Barnard’s Star and performed some heroic act that helped civilians escape (and survived). +3 Promotion points and awarded the Colonial Medal | |||
| 5-6: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 5: With the return to a war-footing for the first time since the Belt Rebellion, the TAAF shifted gears towards more cross-branch operations. You are transferred to Joint Fleet Command. – +1 Promotion Point | 5-6: Exploring the Frontier. Assigned to a scout ship. | 7-12: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment). |
| 7: Diplomatic Corps work. – +1 Promotion Point | 6: A return to a wartime footing always brings new legal questions. Especially when your enemy isn’t Human. The Judge Advocate General found themselves in need of new staff, so you are transferred to them to provide whatever aid you can. | 7-9: You are assigned to help develop and test new weapons systems as part of a joint operation with Administration’s Military Research and Development division. – +1 Promotion Point | |
| 8: Peacekeeping duty in Sol system. | 7-9: Recruitment supply and demand surged in the wake of the New Geneva attack. You are transferred to Recruitment to help deal with the incoming tide of new volunteers. | 10: You are assigned to help maintain the nanoforges at the Valles Marineris shipyard on Mars. | |
| 9-11: Colony security duty in Centauri system. | 10-11: New communications hubs have to be brought online for wartime operations, so you have been transferred to Network Command to help with this. | 11: You are assigned to help maintain the nanoforges at the Valles Marineris shipyard on Mars. | |
| 12-16: Continue with current assignment (roll again if no current assignment or if current assignment has ended). | 13-15: REASSIGNED – Roll on the TAPS Reassignment Table. | ||
| 16-18: LIFE EVENT | |||
| 19: CONTACT | |||
| 20: UNUSUAL EVENT | |||