RAW SOURCE: Character Roles: Maf: Starfleet Battles

URL: https://perryjones.medium.com/character-roles-maf-starfleet-battles-752647081381 Published: Apr 23, 2023

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After tutorials, players select a character and role. Up to 5 characters per account, each with unique background/history/skills/belongings. Players may act however they like regardless of role; bonuses apply regardless of playstyle. Up to 3 roles per character; each role must be played 50+ hours or its skill bonuses are forfeited (money/equipment kept regardless). Skills increment 1% per level, added to base role bonus. Dollar/Kredit bonuses below add to a starting $500,000 Helvatica Dollars.

Roughly 50 roles are listed, each with a description and specific percentage bonuses to particular skills, plus starting money/equipment where applicable. Roles include: Actor, Artist, Agriculturalist, Assassin, Bounty Hunter, Business, Captain, Cargo Runner, City Builder, Colonist, Combat Medic, Crime Boss, Criminal, Cyberneticist, Diplomat, Doctor/Surgeon, Drone Operator, Empire Builder, Engineer, Entertainer, Evangelist, Explorer, Factory Designer Builder, Fashion Designer, Fisher, Gangster, General, Hacker, Hunter, Industrialist, Investigator, Kila Vas Real Estate Owner, Mage, Magician/Illusionist, Merchant, Military, Miner, Pilot, Pirate, President, Psionicist, Sailing, Security, Sorceror/Wizard, Space Craft Designer Builder, Space Station Designer Builder, Special Forces, Sports Team Owner, Televangelist, Thief, Warrior (Urban/Corporate/ Traditional sub-types).

Selected notable details:

City Builder / Factory Designer Builder / Space Craft Designer Builder / Space Station Designer Builder roles all involve borrowing unlimited, "forgivable" (non-repayable) funds from the bank to construct buildings/factories/ships/stations; net worth rises with constructed value. Space Station Designer Builder specifically: unused stations (90+ days) get repossessed by the bank and sold for scrap, reducing net worth; 10 repossessions suspends the Starport License until repurchased.
General: Begins as a Colonel of The Empire (Empire of Xanydeo and Xanthus), commanding a brigade. Must complete 4 combat missions to reach General (four-brigade Army Corps). Context given: "At the conclusion of World War 3 in 1987, many believed much, if not all, of the world's nations had become exhausted by war" and wouldn't act against aggression unless it directly threatened them; some factions used this to pursue secession, independence, rebellion, insurrection, piracy, or banditry. "Only one nation, The Empire (Empire of Xanydeo and Xanthus) and the paramilitary organization, the Janastian Warhawks, arose to defend international law and order." From 1988–2000, The Empire fought worldwide — Arctic steppes/mountains, deserts, jungles, distant islands — assaulting islands, defending caravans, storming strongholds, restoring order. Skills increase 1% after each of the first three missions, 2% after the fourth. Upon 5th mission, choose a 5th brigade type plus up to 5 support companies from a long list (Logistics, Engineers, Mechanics, Medics, HQ, Communications, Artillery, NBC, Marines, MPs, Infantry, Armored, Air Assault, Air Attack, Mechanized, PsyCorps, Diplomacy, Intelligence, Air Support, Drones, Missile, Cyber, Special Forces, Arctic/Desert/Mountain/Jungle specialists, Night Rangers).
Kila Vas Real Estate Owner: choose "Old" Kila Vas (1980–1987) or "New" Kila Vas (1988–2000). Old Kila Vas: coastal or inland tracts, or an existing building in the "Old" Financial District (~300 buildings total, ~100 available). Old Kila Vas coastal land is industrial-focused (seaports, airports, refineries, ore processing, desalinization, waste management, factories, warehouses, shipyards, rail infrastructure). New Kila Vas: anywhere in the city except Old Kila Vas and corporate land claims. Standard parcel: 62,720 sq meters, 112m × 520m, any shape. Building License is location-locked to owned land. Game-Licensed businesses (hotels, casinos, banks, shops, factories, warehouses) need separate licenses; a Restaurant License is included by default. 5% boost to negotiation/bargaining. Unlimited forgivable construction funds. Net worth rises with built/acquired value. Fully-developed tracts can be swapped for a new one; undeveloped tracts can be sold/rented/leased.
Mage: combines Magician + Illusionist + (President OR Psionicist) — "3 roles in one," a deliberately powerful/wealthy combined role.
Empire Builder: begins owning a planetary nation on/near Maf, or a one-planet starnation near Maf, or a four-planet starnation far from Maf, random or player-chosen location.
Sports Team Owner: choose one team (Baseball/Basketball/Boxing/ Football/Hockey/Soccer; Golf/Tennis "may be coming soon"). Includes stadium (50,000 seats Football/Soccer, 30,000 Baseball/Boxing, 20,000 Hockey/Basketball), ⚠️ a "15-room mansion in 'Longwoods' area of Kila Vas" as stated in this source — flagged as likely inaccurate/AI- invented: the creator does not recall this mansion detail, and confirms Longwoods is actually a region of Dagorb, not Kila Vas (see The 4 States Region) — 4 cars, private 7-seat jet, $30,000,000 HD.