Stefan von Braun- Character Creation [Stage 3]

Stage 3 represents the character entering adulthood, going to college, entering the military, or becoming employed. Stage 3 can be the most complicated stage of character creation, in particular between the various school options. Each school type may only be taken once, so One civilian, one military, and one intelligence. Officer candidate school is an exception, as it is its only school type, but is only available to characters who has chosen Military and Intelligence fields.

Another option introduced in Stage 3 is Skill Fields. A Field is a group of related skills that represents a training package. Each skill in the Field must be purchased for 30xp, but you get a 6xp rebate for each skill. In other words, you get 30xp, and all its benefits, for the cost of 24xp.

The final difference in Stage 3 is that there is not a set final age for Stage 3. When taking the different Fields, they have different numbers of years for each. Stefan took Military Academy, which requires the Basic Training Field. He is a Mechwarrior, so he must take that Field. There is also the option of a Special Field, but nothing appeals to Stefan.

At the end of Stage 3, Stefan looks like this.

Stefan von Braun.
Affiliation: Lyran Commonwealth (Tamar Pact)

Stage 1: White Collar
Stage 2: Military School
Stage 3: Military Academy, Officer Candidate School
Age: 19

Fields:
Basic Training
Mechwarrior
Officer

Attributes:
Str 100
Bod 150
[4]Ref 150
[4]Dex 100
[3]Int 175
[3]Wil 200
Cha 250
Edge 0

Traits:
Compulsion/Hates Draconis Combine-50
Compulsion/Pro-Steiner -25
Connections +65
Enemy -100
Equipped +325
Extra Income +100
Fit +15
Glass Jaw -150
Rank +470
Reputation +100
[3]Wealth +300

Skills:
Administration +30
Appraisal +10
Art/Painting +10
Career/Soldier +80
Computers +35
Gunnery/Mech +30
Interest/CCG +10
Interest History +30
Interest/Military History +70
Language/English +30
Language/German +30
Leadership +60
Martial Arts +60
Medtech +40
Melee Weapons +50
Navigation/Ground +30
Negotiation +30
Piloting/Mech +30
Protocol/FedSuns +30
Protocol/Lyran +120
Running +30
Sensor Operations +30
Small Arms +95
Stealth +30
Strategy +10
Survival/Arctic +30
Swimming +45
Tactics/Land +30
Technician/Electronics +30
Training +30

Stefan has spent 4120xp/5000xp

Any numbers to the left of an Attribute or Trait represents a prerequisite and its level.

And it is looking like we are getting very thin on points.