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Category: Deeps of Lyrae

Deeps of Lyrae

NPC Miranda Hernandez, Deck Officer (75 points)

18 Nov 202311 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPC Marco Fan, Xeno-Hunter (75 points)

17 Nov 202311 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Jenn Purley, Farm Girl Runaway (152 points)

16 Nov 202311 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Saiph Orionis, Pirate Mechanic (150 points)

15 Nov 202311 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: James Jameson, Assassin (150 points)

13 Aug 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I’m posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I made them for my…
Deeps of Lyrae

Robot Ally/Pet: Eight Ball (150 points)

29 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
This is Archie's homemade robot companion. See Archie's write-up for more details about the back story of this character. Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Gainesville Bob, Minister and Grifter (150 points)

28 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: “Boom-Boom” Anacusis: Ex-Soldier, Heavy Weapons (150 points)

27 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Mahaena Papeete, Hacker-Ninja (150 points)

26 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Lady Triticale, Merchant Antiquarian (150 points)

25 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Freddy Jupiter: Hotshot Pilot, Smuggler, Dirtbag (150 points)

24 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Dr. David Bremerton, Ex-Military Medico (150 points)

23 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Bertor Macmillan, Belter and Geologist (150 points)

22 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Archie Sparks, Boy Genius Roboticist (150 points)

21 Jul 201910 Nov 2023
I'm switching gears here to the Deeps of Lyrae campaign, and I'm going to put up a set of completed characters over the next few posts. I made them for…
Deeps of Lyrae

I Want You To Build A Space Suit That Doesn’t Like Me… Into My Skin (Module For Character Bionics)

16 Jul 201915 Jul 2019
A player came to me with the idea of a bionic spacesuit that was built into her skin. I love to accommodate almost anything the players are excited about, BUT…
Deeps of Lyrae

25 Obscure Sci-Fi Character Ideas (For the Hard-to-Please)

15 Jul 20193 May 2025
In the last post I listed 45 sci-fi character templates and explained that with the Deeps of Lyrae campaign I'm going to use the templates published in GURPS Space and…
Deeps of Lyrae

Time to Make Characters, People! (A List of 45 GURPS Templates Relevant to Sci-Fi)

14 Jul 20191 Aug 2020
After all this work on the spaceships, it's time to get rolling on the characters. For the Land of the True Game campaign I've decided to write my own character…
Deeps of Lyrae

Robot: Zak from Reactor Maintenance (as Player or Ally; 125 points)

7 Jun 201910 Nov 2023
In the NPC version of this build I added whatever traits to the character I felt would be interesting to support the adventure. In the PC version, I asked myself…
Deeps of Lyrae

Robots, In General

3 Jun 201910 Nov 2023
In the next set of posts I'm going to share a build for a maintenance robot named Zak, but I am going to do so in multiple versions. In this…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPCs: Space Marines

6 May 201910 Nov 2023
In the Deeps of Lyrae, marines of the 261st (the sector fleet) will appear in situations where the Navy expects trouble. That is, it needs combat infantry. Every large navy ship has some…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPCs: Naval Officers

29 Apr 201910 Nov 2023
While scooting around the sector in your spaceship you might well encounter a patrol of the Imperial Navy. The officers of the 261st (the sector fleet) will be the ones in…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPCs: Navy Spooks

22 Apr 201910 Nov 2023
Naval Intelligence personnel ("spooks") of the 261st will be assigned by Captain Sem for duties involving his “special project” (see the plot). These might include spy-like tasks such as shadowing…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPCs: Navy Enlisted Crew

15 Apr 201910 Nov 2023
To continue fleshing out the 261st, I've come up with a few example NPCs and their loadouts. This post will start with the crew on the 261st's starships. That is,…
Deeps of Lyrae

NPC Villain: Fleet Captain Sem

1 Apr 201917 Jun 2019
Captain Sem is the key villain who motivates the plot in the early part of the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I often like to design the entire character sheet for…
Deeps of Lyrae

Campaign Planning Form (Deeps of Lyrae)

21 Jan 201917 Jun 2019
I'm not sure if anyone actually uses the official Campaign Planning Form but I did fill it out for this campaign so I thought I would post it here. campaignplanning-deeps-of-lyrae-2Download
Deeps of Lyrae

Character Creation Advice: Roles and Traits

14 Jan 201917 Jun 2019
Traveller-inspired RPG gameplay in the "Deeps of Lyrae" setting using my character-creation prompt allows a wide variety of roles because the prompt itself is about adopting a new occupation: that…
Deeps of Lyrae

Writing A Good Prompt (For Character Creation)

31 Dec 201817 Jun 2019
It's time to launch the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. (If you like, refer to the last post for a one-paragraph synopsis.) I find one of the key things about launching…

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This blog is for GMs: always expect spoilers. The material presented here is my original creation, intended for use with the GURPS system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games. GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games, and any GURPS art here is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games. All rights to GURPS are reserved by SJ Games. This material is used here in accordance with the SJ Games online policy. My own material is © 2019 Weevis (a generally known alternative designation of the copyright owner).
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