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====Doner Background====
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''"I was working in a factory- I say 'I,' because  that's how it seems- and I wasn't really satisfied.  It wasn't so bad a job  the pay and benefits were  pretty good, and you just about had to 'moon '  the CEO to get fired. But the work was less than absorbing; and I had this constant, low-level tension that I might lose a finger, or hand, or some -thing. What was worse, though, was that I'd watch these old guys retire and not know what to do with themselves. Most of them would go  home and die of uselessness within six months to a year. I didn 't want that to be me.''</br> 
''"So when I saw the ad asking for clone donors for United Terra's peacekeepers, I signed up. I remember thinking that I'd have a little extra money coming in that way, and at least a version  of myself would get some adventure. That seemed worth any risk from the cloning procedure itself.''</br>  
''"Now back in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 'I' am once again at work in the factory, probably dreaming of my exploits among the stars. Meanwhile, here I am slogging through a swamp on Acey-Two with a 15-kilo pack on my back, looking for monsters (and not really wanting to find them). I don't know whether to curse 'me ' or bless 'me.' But one thing's for certain: there ain't no getting outa this job."'' </br> 
-PFC. Rudy Talavera, UTRPF</br>

In order to qualify for the Cloning Process the Donor must report to a United Terran Donor Board to submit to multiple physical and metal interviews and tests. These review boards are only located on Earth, the Mars colony and the Alpha Centurior colony world of Acey-Two. Donors from other colonies or facilities would have had to traveled to one of the planets and stayed there a year to be able to donnate and so would have been restricted to certain backgrounds (those rich enough or access to transportation to do this). Work with the GM to see if its ok. </br>
If they are approved they give a DNA sample and then over the course of a year report to the facility for every month for the Brain Copying-Transfering Personality Process that 'copies' and 'transfers' the Donor's personality and background into the still vat-growing Clone.</br>
Why would anyone agree to this? Well the reasons are a varied as the Donor's themselves. </br>  

'''Draw a Card'''</br>
2 of ♣ - '''Brainscan Malfunction!!!''': The standard brain scan of a doner's personality and skills somehow failed (probably reulting in the death of the doner themselves). The character was force-grow to '18ish' as all other clones are but was 'born' with the memories of a baby! They had to under go 1-2 years of intense and very advanced memory and personality computer generation implants along with experimental subliminal and auto-muscle stimulance to learn to read and write, walk and talk, basic personality creating coping skills. If these were successful in creation a basic personality for the clone then they then are submitted to the UTRPF Basic Training course (about a year on average). </br>
The character starts out with a d6 in all Attributes and 12 points for skills from the following list- Athletics, Battle (max d6), Common Knownledge (max d6), Drive, Fighting, Healing, Language, Notice, Persuasion (max d4), Piloting (max d4), Repair (max d6), Shooting and Stealth. You gain one Combat or Weird Edge as part of your background (use the '''''Born a Hero''''' setting for these Edge ignoring Rank requirement for it).  You automatically gain a Hindrance called ''Blank Slate'' this is your major Hindrance choice and it means you have Reduced Core Skill (Persuasion) and Skill Penalty (Common Knowledge -2). You can take most other Minor Hindrances as you character is slowly building her own personality by the start of the game.</br>

2 of ♦,♥, ♠ - '''Criminal''': Generally anyone with a criminal record is not accepted by the Review Board of the United Earth Gov for cloning of their synner process. But you somehow slipped through (either by somehow avoiding the law and never being arrested or by having a really great fake ID tag).</br> 
You start with 5 points for Attributes and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Common Knowledge, Drive, Electronics (max d6), Fighting, Gambling, Hacking, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Performance, Persuasion, Repair (max d6), Research (max d6), Shooting, Stealth, Taunt, Thievery. You gain one free Background (except any Arcane Backgrounds, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or also Thief if you qualify for it. You must have some level of Secret or Shamed (if your past is known) as one of your Hindrences.  </br>

3-8 of ♣,♦, ♥, ♠ - '''Unemployed''': The vast majority of the citizen of Earth are unemployed. This is because technology, automation and higher skill levels are required and so much is produced that not everyone needs a job. The United Terran Government provide everyone with shelter, basic medical needs, entertainment (though in home VR and VIDCOM providers and spoundering various Sporting and Entertaining Events around the world for low cost in-person attendence), food and a stipen to all citizens. Most have an increably boring life and do whatever they can to entertain themself. More then a few fall to petty crime which can lead to disqualification in most case. But more are just bored and looking for a little excitement. They dream about what adventures their clone is facing out there in the black. And the extra Donor Stipend does not hurt!</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Common Knowledge, Fighting, Gambling, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Performance, Persuasion, Repair (max d4), Research (max d4), Shoot, Stealth, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Brawler Edge so long as you qualify for it..</br>

9-10 of ♣, ♦, ♥, ♠ - '''Under Employed/Unskilled Worker''': This could be a part-time worker or include such work as a Cashiers, Converient Store Attendents, Cleaning Crew, Waiters, Receptionist, Park Lot Staff, Sales Clerk, etc. These jobs are rather of rare as many of these jobs have been replaced by automated, but those few lucky (or unlucky depending) enough to have scored one of the few remaining positions in this field. Their jobs are dull but for some its better then sitting at home and watched VIDCOM all day. They often volunteer for the Donor process must for the same reasons that the unemployed do.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Common Knowledge, Electronics (max d4), Fighting, Gambling, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Performance, Persuasion, Repair (max d4), Research (max d4), Shoot, Stealth, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Jack of ♣ - '''Factory Worker''': In the 22nd century, by and large, factory workers are factory workers because they like to be. They take some pride in having been trained to do a specific type of labor, and while their wages may be modest, their other benefits (insurance, retirement plan, company input) are usually quite good. In all, the occupation makes for a stable, respectable lifestyle. But occasionally a factory worker will get a hankering to do something out of the ordi nary and decides to become a donor for UTRPF. Usually, the sense of adventurousness gained in having done so is sufficient to send the person back to the job, satisfied.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Common Knowledge, Electronics, Fighting, Gambling, Healing (max d6), Intimidate, Language, Notice, Performance, Persuasion, Repair, Research (max d4), Shoot, Stealth, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Brawler or Mr. Fix It Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Jack of ♦ - '''Colonist''': Hailing either the Mars or Acey-Two these doners tend to be hardy survivalist, individuals and indepent as they need to be to make a home off of Earth on a frontier world. Most are proud and feisty independent who braved colonization to being back on Earth and having to follow all the rules. For many, the mind-set of following orders in the military is not for them. But a few do donate out of civic duty. Their clones are all out serving the colony after all.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Electronics, Fighting, Gambling, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Pilot, Repair, Research (max d4), Ride, Shooting, Stealth, Survival. You gain one free Background (except for Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Brawler, McGyver, Mr. Fix It or Woodsman Edge so long as you qualify for it.

Jack of ♥ - '''Educator/Teacher''': Historically, teaching has been a career that demands considerable knowledge and attention to detail but offers less remuneration than might be expected in terms of both salary and esteem. Nevertheless, teachers continue continue to arise in every generation.  And many 22nd-century teachers share a spark of adventurousness that leads them to volunteer as UTRPF donors. They can repersent all level of Educator from Grade School Teachers to College Professors.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Academics, Athletics, Battle, Common Knowledge, Electronics, Gambling, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Performance, Persuasion, Repair (max d6), Research, Science, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Scholar Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Jack of ♠ - '''Law Enforcement Officer''': Much like Military personal, law enforcers, be they private security specialist, detective, or beat cops in the urban jungle, often volunteer to become donor's out of civic duty and honor. It also looks good on the reviews for promotion with the advance boards of more companies or government institutions.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Gambling, Fighting, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair (max d4), Research, Shooting, Stealth, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Combat (you can ignore Rank requirements for any Combat Edge), Social or Weird Edges or the Investigator Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Queen of ♣ - '''Professional''': These range from Research Scientists, Sports Figures (not as famous as celebrites), Corporate Lawyers, Office Managers, to College Professor who do little teaching, etc. Such people typically volunteer as donors for the excitement and pride involved in proving that they could have succeeded in an entirely different sort of life from their own- that of a soldier.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Academics, Athletics, Battle, Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Electronocs, Gambling, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair, Research, Shooting, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Professional, Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Queen of ♦ - '''Military Enlisted''': Like military officers, enlisted members of the Earth's various national military and corporate paramilitary forces often volunteer as UTRPF clone donors out of a sense of devotion to protection of the human race. But the pension to be drawn means something to them as well.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Battle (max d4), Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Gambling, Fighting, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair (max d4), Shooting, Stealth, Survial, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Combat (you can ignore Rank requirements for any Combat Edge), Social or Weird Edges or the Soldiers Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Queen of ♥  - '''Doctor/Medical Specialist''': Doctors, nurses and medical specialists of the 22nd century are still in high demand and command a great deal of repect from others. Most wor for corporations or the government and have had their education paid for by their employer. Of course many are not as high a status as government offical, corporate officers and the rich but they are still better off then 95% of the rest of society. As with many others they become donors out of a sense of pride and sense of duty to others.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Academics, Athletics, Common Knowledge, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair (max d6), Research, Science, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Scholar (in Healing, Research or Science) Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Queen of ♠ - '''Bureaucrat/Goverment Offical/Low End Managers of Companies''': Making up most of middle management in the government, corporation and elected offices (like city councilmen) these are the folks that keep the trains to run on time, the factories to produce the next wigget on time and the 'machines of progress' moving.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Academics, Athletics, Battle, Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Electronocs, Gambling, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair, Research, Shooting, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Professional, Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

King of ♣ - ''''Celebrity''': Any thing from singing sensation to a football star to a famous actoress, the Celebrity enjoyed a comfortable and rich lifestyle full of fame and fortune. They rarely become doners expect maybe as a joke or to live out their lives like true action heroes.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for any allowed Skills. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat or Rich), Social or Weird Edges or the Acrobatic or Jack-of-All-Trade Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

King of ♦ - '''Military Officer''': Many national military and orporate paramilitary officers volunteer as UTRPF donors as a means of lending their expertise to humanity's defense in an extra way. Upon occasion, even UTRPF officers volunteer. Of course synners are all enlisted personnel or warrant officers; they are barred from full officer status, which is reserved for normal humans. Of course, in such cases, the clone is assigned to a separate unit from the donor to avoid the potential psychological stress of donors commanding their own clones.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for the following Skills - Athletics, Battle, Boating, Common Knowledge, Drive, Gambling, Fighting, Healing, Intimidate, Language, Notice, Persuasion, Repair (max d4), Shooting, Stealth, Survial, Taunt. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background, Aristocrat, Fame or Rich), Combat, Leadership (you can ignore Rank requirements for any Combat and Leadership Edges), Social or Weird Edges or the Soldiers Edge so long as you qualify for it.</br>

King of ♥ - '''Millionaire''': The idle rich and owners of minor industry are either bored with their lives and looking for excitement or spend all day at the office trying to make themselves richer. Few become donors and those that do are not above monitoring their clone selves and occasionally donoring to the personal funds through back channel. Other will ignore them becoming a donor to impress their equals and betters, not out of any sense of duty. </br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for any allowed Skills. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background or Aristocrat), Combat, Leadership, Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

King of ♠ - '''High Ranking Government Offical/Corperate Excutives''': These powerful memebers of society tend to have a great deal of influence on government and corporate policy. Like their wealthier, billionairs - spawned counterparts, clones of major government leaders, international corporate heads, and other  millionaires enjoy a large bank accounts, excellent energency health care, and considerable latitude in their behavoir. The difference is only degree. Whereas billionair's clones can buy virtually anything, synners of this slightly lower category might not have as much influence and wealth. But still better then most other troopers. They also can apply extensive pressure on behalf of their clones. </br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for any allowed Skills. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background), Combat, Leadership, Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Black JOKER - '''Billionaire/Ultra Rich''': Such donors are among the wealthiest people in existen. Usually, they are elderly and participate in the program for the sense of immortality to be gained from having a clone live on beyond their own impending deaths. Billionaire donors are extremely intersted in seeing their clones succeced, and they have the wherewithal to help their other selves along. Officially, synners from such donor ar no different than any others. But in reality, they have many advantage that most other do not, all related to th fact that their donors are watching over them. For one thing, the peranal fund of this synners can be quite high (with the Rich or Flith Rich edges their bank accounts are often filled with  "an anonymous donor" ), allowing them to purchase equipment not normally available and to live in coniclerabl luxury between missions. Also, in case of injury, the absolute best medical care known to humanity can become available to them as immediately a possible, often with world-renowned medical experts "voluntering" to aid UTRPF in their care.</br>
You have 5 points for Attributres and 12 points for any allowed Skills. You gain one free Background (except for any Arcane Background), Combat, Leadership, Social or Weird Edges so long as you qualify for it.</br>

Red JOKER - '''Player's Choice/Wild Card''': Your donor is an exception or something not cover here. As such you are allowed to spend you Attributes, Skills and free Background edge on any allowed items within the SWADE. Explain or come up with whatever you want. Maybe you are a Star Ship Pilot Rock Star on the side, or an Exterme Sports Explorer and Archaeologist, etc. </br>
Spend your 5 points on Attribute, take whatever Edge you want (your Human bonus) and ignore rank requirements (including Legendary but you have to meet all other requirements as normal) and then Skills as you wish.</br>

* NOTE that any Physical Hindrance that the Donor may had had are fixed in the Cloning Process. Also certain Mental Hindrances would disqualify a person from the donor process. For this case, as the donor's reflect the backgrounds and basic abilities of the Clone the following Hindrances are Disallowed for characters -- Anemic, Arrogant, Bad Eyes (Major), Blind, Bloodthirsty, Delusional (Major), Elderly, Greedy (Major), Habit (Major), Hard of Hearing (Major), Illiterate, Jealous (Major), Mute, Obese, Obligation, One Arm, One Eye, Outsider (Major), Pacifist, Phobia (Major), Small, Suspicious (Major), Vengeful (Major), Wanted, Young.  
* NOTE that for certain High Ranking donors that the character is allowed to take Edges like Aristocrat, Fame or Rich. How this would work is that the other soldiers might recognize you and treat you differently or you donor will pull-strings to keep an eye on you so that the bass treats you favoribly and grant you access to a 'fund' for extra cash.
* NOTE that the Arcane Background (Psionics) or Arcane Resistance are generally not allowed as your Human bonus feat choice from those listed here. However with the GM permission (see above) you can work it into your background why you might have gained these abilities.  This also allows you to add the Psionics skill to your Donor Origin skill allowed points. If your Donor was a psychics and you gained these ability you must also choice the  Hindrances Anemic (Minor) and Outsider (Minor) automatically.