Help with Sindar Lifepath

[ghashsnaga]

Ok. I am brand new to the system and I am running a game set in the 2nd Age of Middle Earth. One of the character is a Sindar Elf. His character is a seafarer. So this is my first attempt at a lifepath and it needs some serious help :). I am unsure of the exits, order of skills, and if it maintains the BW feel. So here it is. Please comment, correct etc. When this is done I will post a PDF version of this. Thanks.

Born Sindar 20 yrs 5 - Citadel
Skills: 4 pts General 2 pts: Sing, Elven Script
Traits: Elven Common Traits plus 1 pt

Fisherman
see CB Revised pg. 74

Sailor 50 yrs 7 +1P Citadel
Skills:5 pts: Seamanship, Rigging, Sea-wise, Rhyme of the Mariner
Traits:1 pt Sea Legs

Shipwright 70 yrs 7 +1P/+1M
Skills: Shipwright, Shipcraft, Ship-wise, Carpentry, Woodcraft
Traits: 1 pt I know this ship like the back of my hand

Marine 40 yrs 10 +1P
Skills: Appropriate weapon, Silent Fury
Traits: 1 pt Sea Legs

Navigator 60 yrs 15 +1M
Skills: 5 pts Navigation, Cartography, Sea-wise, Slip of Currents, Weathersong,
Traits: 1 pt -

First Mate 50 yrs 10 -
Skills:3 pts Command, Code of the Sea
Traits: -

Capitan
Skills: 6 pts Oratory, Lament of the Sea, Ship-wise, Sea-wise, Weathersong, Appropriate weapon
Traits: 2 pts Stern Demeanor

[Thor]

Hey ghashnaga,

Out of curiosity, what don't you like about the elven lifepaths in the book?

If I were going to make this character, I'd go in one of several directions:

Born Citadel, Seafarer, Novice, Shaper, Keelmaster, Sea Captain. Six lifepaths is really powerful for an elf, especially when it gets you up to 315 years. You could throw Soldier-Protector in there if you want the marine skills.

Or

Born Wilder Elf, Fisherman (Lead to Citadel), Seafarer, Soldier-Protector, Sea Captain. Here we have a slightly more down-to-earth five lifepath character that's sacrificed the Shipwright type stuff, but still comes out to 230 years, which is buff!

There are other ways to do it too.

[ghashsnaga]

Doh. Of course I hadn't looked at that. hahaah. I handed the CB to my player and asked him to figure it out. I like your idea better. Thanks for the advice.
:)

[khelek]

And of course one can always add a LP to work with the setting if required. But it sounds like they took care of you!