Guide to Character Records
When creating a character, you may want to fill out their Medical Records, Employment Records, and Security Records. These are found on the bottom right of the General tab.
Some tips:
- Cross Reference. Make sure that all your dates line up with both each other, and a reasonable level of realism.
- Keep it simple. Abbreviate, cut short, and even just refer to non-existent external files if you need to. If you don't, you may find you run out of space, as the records do have a limit, remember.
- Make it believable, even if it seems silly. This mainly applies for the previous jobs, arrest history and education. Make up some places and such, even if the names are basic or somewhat silly, use them! Mostly for schools I stick to just the city they're in (Say, Olympia) and then take the level of education (Say, University) and then clump them together (Olympia University). You can add variety, like saying Olympia University of Medicine/Law/Robotics/Science, etc., but just make it semi-believable.
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Employment records examples - Click to reveal.
==Alternative Records formats==
Employment Records
NAME: [surname, forename middlename] BIRTHDATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] MARITAL STATUS: [Single, Married, Divorced, Widowed, N/A] SPOKEN LANGUAGES: [Tau Ceti Basic, not English remember] NEXT OF KIN: [Name, Relationship (This will generally be in order of who they're in contact the most] LAST UPDATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] History, as provided by the employee, are as follows. They have been verified by employment agents within the External Affairs department, and any comments, questions, or concerns about the legitimacy of such must be sent in a secure document to the same department. EDUCATION SUMMARY: [Junior and Senior schooling, and College/University] CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS: [Make these up, I guess. Not sure what system of qualifications the future would use] CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS: [What positions onstation they are certified to work in. E.g, Security Officer, Surgeon, Command, etc.] ONGOING TRAINING: [Anything they are currently training in] EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - Listed below in chronological order, where possible: [Company Name] [(Start)DD/MM/YYYY] - [(End)DD/MM/YYYY] - [Basic Work description] - [Reason for leaving work] - [Other notes] [Repeat for multiple jobs] HIRING AGENT NOTES: [Name a random personnel officer from CC and then notes. See example record for more info]
- To pick a relevant education, refer to your job guide.
Medical Records
NAME: [surname, forename middlename] BIRTHDATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] HEIGHT: [Metres/Centimetres, Feet/Inches] WEIGHT: [Kilograms, Stone & Pounds] RACE/ETHNICITY: [Race, Ethnicity (Note, Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian and the like are probably not in use, so use Martian, Biesellite or whatever, but feel free to include these if they're notable)] EYE COLOR: [Blue, Green, Brown, etc.] HAIR COLOR: [Colour, do note if the hair is dyed, and note natural hair] HYPERTENSION: [Yes/No/Borderline] SPOKEN LANGUAGES: [Languages] PREFERRED LANGUAGE: [Most used language] NEXT OF KIN: [Name, Relationship (Do note, this is the medical NoK, so will go in order; Mother, Father, Siblings, Children, etc.] LAST UPDATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] IMPORTANT INFORMATION POSTMORTEM INSTRUCTIONS: [Clone or Not, and requests so forth] PROSTHETIC(S): [Yes/No, Information if Yes] ALLERGIES: [Yes/No, Information if Yes] SURGICAL HISTORY: [DD/MM/YYYY] - [Information] OBSTETRIC HISTORY: MEDICATION HISTORY: CURRENT MEDICATIONS/PRESCRIPTIONS: Physical Evaluations: (One is taken out before beginning work onstation. Same applies for psychological eval) [DD/MM/YYYY] - [Passed/Failed] - [Information] DOCUMENTED PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: [Ya know, disorders] Psychological Evaluations: [DD/MM/YYYY] - [Passed/Failed] - [Information] MEDICAL DOCTOR’S NOTES: [Same as Hiring Agent, see example for more details]
Security Records
FULL NAME: [surname, forename middlename] BIRTHDATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] HEIGHT: [Metres/Centimetres, Feet/Inches] WEIGHT: [Kilograms, Stone & Pounds] EYE COLOR: [Blue, Green, Brown, etc.] HAIR COLOR: [Colour, if it is dyed note that and state natural colour] RACE/ETHNICITY: [Race, Ethnicity (Note, Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian and the like are probably not in use, so use Martian, Biesellite or whatever, but feel free to include these if they're notable)] PLACE OF RESIDENCE: [Planet, Address (Address should go down to details of street and house number)] IDENTIFYING FEATURES: [Limp, Accent, Dyed Hair, etc.] CLOSE KIN: [Name, (Relationship, Place of Residence)] (List multiple, go in order of most contacted) SPOKEN LANGUAGES: [Languages] PREFERRED LANGUAGE: [Their most spoken language] ON OFFICIAL WATCH: [Yes/No] KNOWN CRIMINAL ASSOCIATES: [Any friends or family that have severe criminal history] ARREST HISTORY: [DD/MM/YYYY]: [Charges Pressed] ADMISSION DATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] RELEASE DATE: [DD/MM/YYYY] RELEASE REASON: [Sentence fulfilled, bail, etc.] NOTES: [Other notes] [Repeat as needed] THREAT ASSESSMENT Hostile/Covert Actions Against the Company Threat Level; [Very High/High/Medium/Low/Very Low] - [Attitude towards NT] Hostile/Covert Actions Against the Crew Threat Level; [Very High/High/Medium/Low/Very Low] - [Attitudes towards other crew] EMERGENCY CONTACT: [Close Friend or Family, include contact details] OVERALL NOTES: [Note from somebody, refer to example]
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==Example Records==
Employment Record
NAME: Smith, John BIRTHDATE: 07/05/2425 MARITAL STATUS: Widowed SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Tau Ceti Basic, Sol Common, Tradeband (Partial Fluency) NEXT OF KIN: Maria Smith, Mother LAST UPDATE: 24/04/2459 History, as provided by the employee, are as follows. They have been verified by employment agents within the External Affairs department, and any comments, questions, or concerns about the legitimacy of such must be sent in a secure document to the same department. EDUCATION SUMMARY: Educated at the Ashton Junior and Senior School Place. Later at Ashton Secondary School and Ashton University. CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in Psychology. CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS: Psychologist, Psychiatrist. ONGOING TRAINING: Basic Medicine Course. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - Listed below in chronological order, where possible: Vey Med 23/9/2448 - 13/3/2457 - Part of a small team investigating the effects of neurotoxin on the growth of people with veganism - Made redundant after activists shut down experiment group. - The work was conclusive and Smith played a large role in this, being an excellent worker and an avid investigator and psychologist. HIRING AGENT NOTES: Steven Schwartz, Personnel Liason Officer: An excellent worker and an even better psychologist. A pleasure to have him working here.
Medical Record Example
NAME: Smith, John BIRTHDATE: 07/05/2425 HEIGHT: 5'11, ?cm WEIGHT: 78kg, ?lbs RACE/ETHNICITY: Human, Biesellite. EYE COLOR: Brown HAIR COLOR: Brown HYPERTENSION: Borderline SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Tau Ceti Basic, Sol Common, Tradeband (Partial Fluency) PREFERRED LANGUAGE: Tau Ceti Basic NEXT OF KIN: Maria Smith, Mother LAST UPDATE: 24/04/2459 IMPORTANT INFORMATION POSTMORTEM INSTRUCTIONS: Clone as normal PROSTHETIC(S): None ALLERGIES: Cherries - Severe SURGICAL HISTORY: [DD/MM/YYYY] - [Information] 24/12/2451 - Operation to remove appendicitis after infection. Fully successful. OBSTETRIC HISTORY: Null MEDICATION HISTORY: Null CURRENT MEDICATIONS/PRESCRIPTIONS: None Physical Evaluations: 27/04/2457 - Passed - Fully able and functioning for work. DOCUMENTED PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: None Psychological Evaluations: 27/04/2457 - Passed - Fully able and functioning for work. MEDICAL DOCTOR’S NOTES: Maibe Joycen, CC Chief Medical Officer: Perfectly fit and healthy, suffered a small bout of depressive activity following the death of his wife, though seems fine now.
Security Records Example
NAME: Smith, John BIRTHDATE: 07/05/2425 HEIGHT: 5'11, ?cm WEIGHT: 78kg, ?lbs RACE/ETHNICITY: Human, Biesellite. EYE COLOR: Brown HAIR COLOR: Brown PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Biesel, Mendell City, District 5, 123 Main Road IDENTIFYING FEATURES: He has dark coloured skin. CLOSE KIN: Maria Smith (Mother, Biesel, Mendell City, District 5, 987 Not Main Road), Kevin Smith (Father, Biesel, Mendell City, District 5, 987 Not Main Road), Laura Smith (Sister, Biesel, Mendell City, District 5, 456 Also Not Main Road [Name (Relationship, Place of Residence)] (List multiple, go in order of most contacted) SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Tau Ceti Basic, Sol Common, Tradeband (Partial Fluency) PREFERRED LANGUAGE: Tau Ceti Basic ON OFFICIAL WATCH: No KNOWN CRIMINAL ASSOCIATES: John Doe ARREST HISTORY: 27/4/2439: Accomplice to petty theft ADMISSION DATE: 27/04/2439 RELEASE DATE: 27/04/2439 RELEASE REASON: Fined 450 Thalers NOTES: Assisted John Doe in theft of several items of worth less than 50 Thaler THREAT ASSESSMENT Hostile/Covert Actions Against the Company Threat Level; Very Low - Supportive Hostile/Covert Actions Against the Crew Threat Level; Very Low - Unlikely to be any level of threat, minor or otherwise. EMERGENCY CONTACT: Maria Smith, Mother, 01568 701555 OVERALL NOTES: Phoebe Athas, Personnel Risk Assessor: No risk to crew or company interests, a good worker and experienced in his field.