That said, an underwater palace (or even a city?) sounds intriguing as well.

I am surprised that the ASOIAF generator worked, but then again that was one of its best parts, and it's very dependent on a good interpreter to make sense!

FYI, I'm traveling for the next week - I should still be able to post but may be at weird times or on my phone.

Like player-characters, our House has five skills:

Battle is the military power of the House. It represents the quality of the training and equipment of the House’s soldiers, spacecraft, and weapons, etc. But it really represents the tactical skill of its lieutenants and generals and how well-placed and positioned its military.

Communicate is a measure of the House’s diplomatic reputation and the favors it is owed. It also represents the acumen of its various envoys, spies, and diplomats across the Imperium. It is used when trying to exert influence in the court or the Landsraad.

Discipline shows the loyalty of the people and forces at its command. If it cannot trust its people, there is a strong chance the House will not have the support it needs to act. It will also make it easier for the enemies of the House to plant false information, spies, and rumors. How the House maintains this loyalty is up to its ruler. Both House Atreides and House Harkonnen command high levels of Discipline from their subjects. But where the Atreides are loved by their people, the Harkonnens are feared. Discipline might be used just before any House action to ensure there are no internal problems that will endanger the mission.

Move is a measure of the House’s response time for any crisis. It is determined by the amount of well-placed agents and resources across the Imperium. The ability to Move is not restricted to weapons and war. A well-placed diplomat can respond to allegations made against the House quickly before they become more damaging.

Understand shows the level of academic excellence the House can rely on. This might be in terms of new scientific research or advanced art and craft. It is a vital skill when developing a new project or trying to upgrade and improve the technology the House has available.

Skill values are chosen from the array 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. Each value can only be assigned to one skill.

Off the cuff, I might assign values this way:

8: Understand

Our primary domain is highly technical, and one of our frontier secondary domains will entail a great deal of applied research.

7: Move

Generations of our house have had to contend with the mercurial and violent natural conditions of Osimir. We have internalized this state of being and treat the greater imperium as though it were equally complex and threatening.

6: Communicate

To some extent, our primary domain is commoditized. Our ability to work the other houses of the Landsraad is a critical x-factor to grow our economic position.

5: Discipline

Perhaps a necessary trait for those who survive the natural environment of Osimir, our people are relatively entrepreneurial and value some amount of sanctioned autonomy.

4: Battle

Probably a controversial choice, but my rationale here is that we are an economic power and Osimir is a relatively easy planet to defend. The double edge is that we may be safer from assault but also less inclined to develop our military capabilities.

And I like the history stuff. Gives us a good shared foundation, and enough variation to be interesting.

What is the next step?

<quote>8 Move (focusing on the "always moving" aspect and the whole "being on the right place at the right time" which ties in with the last event as well)

7 Understand (Solid grasp of science but we're not really cutting-edge, we're making strides though)

6 Discipline (We have a firm grasp on our people but we're not indoctrinating them; we're just good employers)

5 Communicate (We're building on that, but we are an upstart House and bound to step on some toes)

4 Battle (We focus too much on the individual and location, location, location, and we never really had to bother with war, that our military is advanced but small)

Well upstart not in the sense of how old we are but more like us trying to grasp beyond our means.

Or for Battle 4, maybe just small, poorly trained and with lots of shiny toys XD

Is there potentially a way to distribute them more equally, or do we have to do 8-7-6-5-4?

8. Discipline

4. Communicate