Blake's 7 for Classic Traveller

[tkdco2]

I wrote this up a couple of years ago and thought I'd share it here. Here are the characters from the early seasons of Blake's 7, written up for the original Traveller rpg.


Roj Blake

STR 8 DEX 8 END 8 INT A EDU 9 SOC A

Skills: Brawling-2, Gun Combat-2, Leader-4, Pilot-1, Tactics-3



Kerr Avon

STR 7 DEX 9 END 7 INT C EDU C SOC 9

Skills: Brawling-1, Computer-4, Electronics-3, Gun Combat-1, Leader-1, Pilot-1, Tactics-1



Jenna Stannis

STR 7 DEX 9 END 7 INT 9 EDU 8 SOC A

Skills: Brawling-2, Gun Combat-2, Navigation-2, Pilot-3, Streetwise-1



Cally

STR 7 DEX 8 END 8 INT 8 EDU 7 SOC 7

Skills: Brawling-2, Gun Combat-2, Leader-1, Streetwise-2, Tactics-1

Psionics: Telepathy - Send Thoughts



Vila Restal

STR 6 DEX B END 7 INT 9 EDU 7 SOC 5

Skills: Gambling-1, Gun Combat-1, Jack of All Trades-2, Mechanical-3, Streetwise-3



Olag Gan

STR B DEX 7 END A INT 7 EDU 7 SOC 7

Skills: Brawling-3, Jack of All Trades-3, Streetwise-2



Servalan

STR 7 DEX A END 9 INT B EDU B SOC F

Skills: Administration-3, Bribery-3, Gun Combat-2, Streetwise-2, Tactics-2



Travis

STR 9 DEX 7 END A INT 7 EDU 7 SOC B

Skills: Brawling-2, Gun Combat-2, Leader-3, Tactics-3

I never got to write up the Liberator, along with Zen and Orac (which was mostly a plot device anyway). Maybe I'll get around to writing up Tarant, Dana, and Soo-Lin.

[Vile Traveller]

Best science fiction ever.

[coffee]

That's pretty nifty!

I'd probably be more exuberant had I ever seen the first series. I came to the show later, and never saw Blake in it at all. (And even that was years ago.)

Is it available online anywhere? I never think to check on Netflix, but I don't remember hearing it was on there.

[Vile Traveller]

I got the DVDs when they came out a while ago, which were pretty nifty. Not sure if it ever went beyond that. If you missed Blake, you probably missed the first 2 seasons.

I'd give Gan STR C, though. I think for Classic the skills are a bit high, you rarely got one up to level 3, and never more than one that high from my memory.

[coffee]

Oct 7, 2014 9:48:03 GMT -6 Vile Traveller said:

I got the DVDs when they came out a while ago, which were pretty nifty. Not sure if it ever went beyond that. If you missed Blake, you probably missed the first 2 seasons.

I'll have to check ebay, I guess!

I have literally heard nothing but good things about that show.

[tkdco2]

I'll try to keep a lookout for the series. I wrote up the characters after watching the first season or so at a friend's house. I wasn't able to get to the third season, so my memory of Tarant and the rest is a bit rusty. From what I remember, Tarant was a skilled pilot and had a dominant personality; he and Avon often butted heads over who would lead the group after Blake left. Dayna was a hothead and had a vendetta against Servalan (I won't mention any spoilers), but she had some knowledge of making weapons as was a skilled fighter. Soo-Lin was more level-headed than the previous two, and she was one of the best gunfighters around.

Blake definitely was a great leader. One of the reasons I gave him such a high skill in leadership was Avon's comment in the series finale.

"They will follow him, and he will fight... to the very last drop of their blood."

[Vile Traveller]

I ran a B7 game for a while when D20 Modern first came out, but I didn't really get on with the rules.

[tkdco2]

I can understand that. I'm not a fan of the d20 system either. If I don't use Traveller for a Blake's 7 game, I'd use either HERO or GURPS.

[Vile Traveller]

There was an unlicensed B7 game with a d100 system, produced by the Horizon bunch. I'd probably use RuneQuest or something similar these days.

[simonw]

There's also a B7 rpg here

beyondbeliefgames.webs.com/freestuff.htm

[tkdco2]

Thanks for the link, simonw.

I would run a Blake's 7 campaign, but one of my players didn't like the show.

[Vile Traveller]

Nov 3, 2014 2:25:08 GMT -6 tkdco2 said:

I would run a Blake's 7 campaign, but one of my players didn't like the show.

That's simple - he's not your friend anymore!

[tkdco2]

Nov 4, 2014 3:08:28 GMT -6 Vile Traveller said:

Nov 3, 2014 2:25:08 GMT -6 tkdco2 said:

I would run a Blake's 7 campaign, but one of my players didn't like the show.

That's simple - he's not your friend anymore!

Heh. He's a die-hard Trekker, so the Evil Federation probably didn't sit well with him. That, plus the morally ambiguous "heroes" on the show.

[Vile Traveller]

I once read an entertaining article proposing how the Goody Two-Shoes Federation of Star Trek turned into the Evil Federation of B7. Wish I could remember the details ...

[coffee]

For those of you, like me, who missed the show, good news! Go to Youtube and look for user Blakes 7.

This magnificent gem of a human being has posted the entire series, in playlists for each season.

I'm two episodes in and absolutely hooked.

[tkdco2]

I hadn't planned to resurrect this thread, but I found a really good Blake's 7 Encyclopedia. The main page has links to more good stuff.

And you know, perhaps I will run a Blake's 7 game in the near future after all. I'll set it right after the events on Gauda Prime.

In case anyone wants some Blake's 7 miniatures, you can get them here.

[Vile Traveller]

The Sevencyclopedia is awesome. I remember getting my wife to print out a copy on her office printer when office printers and the internet were new and exciting (I still have them on my shelf next to the Blake's 7 RPG).

[tkdco2]

FYI, you can watch episodes of Blake's 7 on YouTube.