forgot about the personal data form. I do like the forms book, need to re-read and re-use that. Been too many years since I really looked at Traveller rules to be honest. Mostly going on nostalgia it seems.
General Universal Personality Profile and Identity Fraud
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Badenov
SOC-13
So, I think my post was misunderstood. I didn't say the UPP wasn't on identification, I said that it was. I simply said it wasn't a unique identifier, and wasn't wildly useful as a biometric marker. meaning you can't uniquely identify someone by their UPP. Also a police officer looking at your driver's license can tell if you're 6'1" or not, at least if you're standing. But he'll need a gym machine to see if you're really Str 7. OTOH it's one of your critical RPG stats, which is why I assume it's on forms.
See that, if UPP is an in game identity assessment on the Imperial ID, it has several impications in the game I'm not sure I like:
- when you hire an NPC, it's logical you ask him for his/her ID along with his/her CV. Does this mean you know his/her UPP?
- when your stats are modified (be it by training, wounds, aging, etc.), do you have to change your ID?
- if the skills levels also enter on it (as many such forms do), how are they measured legally? we already discussed to boredom about what do they mean... And imagine a LEOs reaction if your ID says your skills include forgery 3, bribery 2...
Condottiere
SOC-14 5K
I always thought that some skills get certification, Imperial or otherwise, which may be reflected here.
As regards to physical attributes, it tells the cop how hard it may to take you down.
As regards to physical attributes, it tells the cop how hard it may to take you down.
I guess you go to the DMV where they see how many weights you can lift, how far you can run, how well you can balance on a balance beam so they can officially rank your STR, DEX, and END. And the IQ and general knowledge tests for INT and EDU.
As for SOC, well, I guess they just Know.
As for SOC, well, I guess they just Know.
when I add the UPP to IDs it is for game purposes to help players and myself, but in-world is not your strength, dexterity, etc. just something as part of another thing for an ID. And as Badenov points out, it is insufficient for unique identification. For NPC cards I bury it in a larger string sometimes. So, a game aid to me, and a unique in-world ID for the players.
It is known.
kilemall
SOC-14 5K
Social Register - Wikipedia
Burke's Peerage - Wikipedia
Carnet Mondain - Wikipedia
I would assume the 3I has an official vetting org.
Indeed. Because everyone knows Frank has a SOC of 5. Although, he DID just make manager at the Plant, so maybe gets bumped to 6?
mike wightman
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Socioeconomic class has been used to group the population demographics for decades if not a century or more.
en.wikipedia.org
Socioeconomic status - Wikipedia
mike wightman
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You wait in line like everyone else...
x 100!!Condottiere
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Heads up display identifying everyone in line of sight, with known characteristics and documented skills.
Sure, as they get today. You guet your driver licence, so you are certified about it, but are you skill level 0 or 5? I often joke about I myself having it, but being authorized to drive does not mean I can do it, as last time I drived a car was past millenium and, despite renewing my licence, I have serious doubts I could drive any car today (and less so a modern one with computer assistence, as it will have many buttons whose use I don't know about).
Likewise, if you are a licenced Doctor, you have at least Medic 3, but you can also have medic 6...
That's the part of "Equipment qualified on" on the ID, that may even be in the in game IDs, but the skill levels, I find hard to shallow...
Sure for nobles, who probably indtroduce themselves by the title, but will you know if a stranger is TL 6 or 8 as easily as you know if (s)he is 5 or 6 feet tall?
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Condottiere
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Titles only have an effect if they are demonstrated and confirmed.
Ex Machina
SOC-1
I tend to think of the UPP as an abstraction, which has only a couple of functions: to provide die roll modifiers and to give a framework for a character's personality and mannerisms. I suppose the actual 6-digit code can be found in databases, but most people wouldn't find it useful in day to day life. On a high-tech world it might even be tested and assigned, but, like IQ scores, the value of them is debatable.
A mechanic I'd like to try some day is for a player to claim an exception for a stat. "Sure I have Dex 4, but that means I can't walk in a straight line without falling, yet I can sort tiny screws in space exceptionally well." It might result in a special die modifier, plus another to counterbalance it: player gets a +1 for fine motor control, but a terrible penalty if ever handling a bladed weapon.
A mechanic I'd like to try some day is for a player to claim an exception for a stat. "Sure I have Dex 4, but that means I can't walk in a straight line without falling, yet I can sort tiny screws in space exceptionally well." It might result in a special die modifier, plus another to counterbalance it: player gets a +1 for fine motor control, but a terrible penalty if ever handling a bladed weapon.
Unless you know the Governor and have him get you an appointment...
mike wightman
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If word of that got to an investigative journalist one of two things would happen...
