Traveller [Mongoose] Dynasty Walkthrough part I

I recently picked up Mongoose Traveller Supplement 12 Dynasty

which was on sale (still on sale?) over at DriveThruRPG for $14.99. Not quite a re-write of Pocket Empires, and quite a bit abstract, which gathering from a few reviews has put off a number players. I like the concept and have been playing around with creating my own dynasty.

 I going to document the creation of my first dynasty and in following entries, I'll document its progress over the generations.

 My first Dynasty will be a Military Charter, a dynasty which I plan will become a dominate force within its region and maybe create the foundations for an empire. I decided to use the build method as opposed to the standard (random) method because the standard kept leading to initial values less than 0 which technically indicate that the dynasty has failed. So I started backwards in the creation process and chose some of my build values first in order to determine my available pool for initial Characteristics.

Initial Build Points [BPs]		100	BPs
Management Assets	Command Staff	0	BPs
1st Generation Bonuses	Noble Armada	-12	BPs
Dynasty Boons & Hinders	Gun Runner Gambles	-5	BPs
	War Hero	10	BPs
Remainder		93	BPs
Characteristics	Cleverness	-12	BPs
	Greed	-11	BPs
	Loyalty	-12	BPs
	Militarism	-12	BPs
	Popularity	-10	BPs
	Scheming	-12	BPs
	Tenacity	-12	BPs
	Tradition	-12	BPs
Remainder		0	BPs

• Cleverness represents the Dynasty's ability to understand and avoid problems before they can become too great for the Dynasty to handle.
• Greed represents the Dynasty's ability (or need) for funds to maintain itself over the generations.
• Loyalty represents the Dynasty's ability to keep it members as a cohesive force and protects against subversive threats to it populace.
• Militarism represents the Dynasty's ability to wage conflict, both offensively and defensively and is an abstraction for its prowess, resources and willingness to use arms.
• Popularity represents the Dynasty's position within the community.
• Scheming represents the Dynasty's ability to plan both legal and illegal activities to further its goals.
• Tenacity represents the Dynasty's ability to survive hardships and the transition of power between generations.
• Tradition represents the Dynasty's ability to pass on the ideals, teachings and history to succeeding generations.