1. Complete Steps 1-5 (Birth, Attributes, Abilities, Backgrounds, Finishing Touches). Can not take Backing, Cipher, Sanctum, Nemesis Backgrounds.
2. Did the character go to college?
   Can the get character get admitted? Its the 1930s is for rich people. Most people don't even finish school. We are going to assume that if you get in its paid for, no college loans or anything. There are 4 ways in:
   • Being rich: Resources 5. Acceptance is automatic.
   • Merit Scholarship: 2 Mental Attributes are 4 or higher. Acceptance is automatic.
   • Athletic Scholarship: 2 Physical Attributes are 4 or higher. Acceptance is automatic.
   • Hard Work and luck: Roll # of dice =(Int + Academics + Resources + Reputation + Influence) / 5 for application acceptance. You need 2 successes.
   Does the character actually graduate or flunk out?
   • Roll Int + Man + Academics + (Other Ability related to Major). You need 1 success per year to stay in. Those on Automatic admission by Physical attributes or Resources only need 2 successes total but can roll 4 times if they want.
     Benefits for completing College Successfully (per successful year).
     • Major Ability +1 dots (3 max)
     • Linguistics +1 dot (2 max)
     • Academics +1 dots (2 max)
     • Backgrounds: Allies, Contacts, Influence, Mentor, Reputation, Followers +1 (4 max)
     Liabilities for completing College Successfully. (per year successful or failure)
     • Age 1 year
3. Military Career
   • Did the character enlist in the Army, Navy, or Marines?
   • If the character didn't enlist was the character drafted in WWI (sets a minimum age of 31 for the character, and max of 3 terms of service)? All men born 1872-1900 were eligible in 1917 and 1918. Draft was done by random # not age. Characters may not be 31 or older in 1930 without either voluntarily enlisting or rolling for draft. 10% chance of being drafted.
     If enlisted or drafted:
     1. If the character has no rank roll for a commission. If character successfully completed college a comission is automatic. A draftee may not attempt to get rank on thier first tour.
        Navy: 10 on 2d6
        Marines: 9 on 2d6
        Army: 5 on 2d6
        
     2. Attempt promotion
        Navy: 8 on 2d6
        Marines: 9 on 2d6
        Army: 6 on 2d6
        

        Promotion Table

        Level	Navy	Marines/Army	Benefit
        O-1	Ensign	2nd Lt	Backing 1
        O-2	Lt. Jg.	1st Lt	Backing 2
        O-3	Lt	Cap	Roll 1 Skill
        O-4	Lt Commander	Maj	Backing 3
        O-5	Commander	Lt Col	Roll 1 Skill
        O-6	Captain	Col	Backing 4
        O-7	Commadore	Br Gen	Backing 5
        O-8	R Adm	Maj Gen	Marines: In Charge. Others Roll 1 Skill
        O-10	V Adm	NA/Lt Gen	Roll 1 Skill

     3. Gain Skills. Roll 2d6. 1st Term roll for 2 skills Each additional term roll for 1 skill Enlisted may only roll on the non-officer row. Office may roll on either the non-officer row or thier branch of service. Officers should add thier current rank to the roll. Once a control skill is rolled all subsequent control skills are the same as the first one.

        Skills Table

        Service	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12+
        Non-officer	+1 Dex	+1 Sta	+1 Str	Athletics	Brawl	Melee	Firearms	Gunnary	Engineering: Repair	Control: (as approp)	Command: Military	Command: Tactics
        Navy	Control: Airplanes	Control: Ships	Control: Submarines	Control: Zepplins	Navigation	Linguistics	Academics	Command: Military	Command: Tactics	Engineering: Naval Architecture	Beuracracy/Politics	Choose
        Marines	Brawl	Melee	Survival	Firearms	Firearms	Athletics	Control: Horses	Command: Military	Command: Tactics	Etiquette (Embassy Posting)	Linguistics	Choose
        Army	Control: Armor	Control: Airplanes	Control: Horses	Gunnary (Control)	Firearms	Engineering: Civil Engineering	Engineering: Demolitions	Command: Military	Command: Tactics	Lingusitics: Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese,	Beuracracy/Politics	Choose

     4. Apply Aging. Each tour adds 4 years to the characters age. All characters start at age 18. The number in parenthses is a saving throw with 2d6 (you must roll that number or higher not to suffer the negative effect).

        Term of service	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
        Age	34	38	42	46	50	54	58	62	66	70	74
        Str	-1 (8+)				-1 (9+)				-2 (9+)
        Dex	-1 (7+)				-1 (8+)				-2 (9+)
        Sta	-1 (8+)				-1 (9+)				-2 (9+)
        Int	N/A								-1 (9+)
        Per	-1 (8+)				-1 (9+)				-2 (9+)
        Wits	N/A								-1 (9+)
        App	-1 (8+)				-1 (9+)				-2 (9+)
        Cha	N/A								-1 (9+)
        Man	N/A								-1 (9+)

     5. Roll for reenlistment if desired. If reenlistment is sucessfull return to A.
        Navy: 6 on 2d6
        Marines: 6 on 2d6
        Army: 7 on 2d6
        
     6. Muster out.

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