Arkopolis Engines - Join the Crew

Hi fellow BGDFers. For those of you who were following our massive blog posts a while ago will know that Clever Mojo and myself are working on steampunk board game called Arkopolis Engines. Players take the role of the crew of great steam-powered "Engines" scavenging ruined cities for equipment, resources and ancient artifacts.

We need crewmen for the Engines and, as a way of saying thank you for the support we have received, we want to give you guys the opportunity to help out by creating crewmen for the prototype and possibly for the final product.

Each crewman (or crew-woman--we're equal opportunity steampunks) needs a name, a job, a set of basic skills, some specialty skills, and a personal ability to round him out.

1) First you need a good steam punk name. You can either create one yourself or use this name generator: http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/steampunk-resources/steampunk-name-generator

2) Next, choose your crewman's job in the Engine from the list below:
--Pilot...Drives the Engine and other vehicles
--Armsman...Your main hand-to-hand fighter
--Gearsmith...The mechanical artisan and gadget-maker
--Commando...Special ops and ranged weapons
--Boilerman...Feeds the firebox to generate steam
--Scavenger...Knows how to find vital resources
--Professor...The most educated member of the crew
Do you have an idea for another type of job? We're open to suggestions so feel free to explain your ideas.

3) Now it's time to develop each character's skills. Each crewman has 5 basic skills. Only one skill can be a 6 and the total of the five skills cannot exceed 19.
--Navigation...Range 1 to 6...How well the crewman can drive the Engines and other vehicles
--Invention...Range 1 to 6...How adept the crewman is at building and disassembling machines and gadgets
--Engineering...Range 1 to 6...How good the crewman is with heavy machines and steam engines
--Scavenging...Range 1 to 6...How successful the crewman is at finding useful items and resources among the ruins
--Combat...Range 1 to 5...How accurate the crewman is at hand-to-hand combat or handheld weapons

4) To round out each crewman, they may also have two of the five special skills listed below. Only one of these skills may be a 6 and the total of the two special skills cannot exceed 8.
--Command...Range 1 to 6...A measure of the crewman's leadership abilities
--Diplomacy...Range 1 to 6...A measure of the crewman's negotiation skills
--Scholarship...Range 1 to 6...A measure of the crewman's intellectual aptitude
--Espionage...Range 1 to 6...A measure of the crewman's stealth and deviousness
--Targeting...Range 1 to 5...A measure of the crewman's accuracy with ranged weapons
Do you have an idea for another special skill? We're open to suggestions so feel free to explain your ideas.

5) Finally, each crewman deserves to be an individual, so they may have a personal ability. This can be a bonus or penalty when performing a certain task, or a character trait that makes them unique, or a piece of special knowledge they possess. Take a look at these crew card samples for some ideas.
http://www.arkopolisengines.com/images/0-CrewSamples.jpg

When you've got it all put together then just add it as a comment on this thread like this...

Wellington Darquestar
Professor
3 Navigation
5 Invention
3 Engineering
3 Scavenging
5 Combat
6 Scholarship
2 Espionage
Wellington is agoraphobic. If he is outside the Engine without an Ironskin Suit his Combat skill is reduced to 3.

Clever Mojo and I will review your crewman submission, tweak them a little if necessary, and add it to our play test prototype if at all possible.