Pentex Player's Guide

(This is still a work in progress, and not valid until this disclaimer is removed)

Chargen

Important +sheet information for new players:

Affiliation should be set to Pentex
Pentex Department should be set to your respective Division header (More info below)
Players are allowed to start with Pentex Rank (Background) at 1, to differentiate them from NPCs
- Advancement opportunities beyond 1 are discussed below
Buying a dot of Home Base, either during or after chargen, is heavily encouraged
- Players with the Home Base Background receive significant advantages from the Pentex Home Base, which are unavailable without at least one dot of Home Base
- The Pentex Home Base is titled Pentex So Cal Division

Placement information related to existing departments, structures, and points of contact

Players are encouraged to contact their future Division leader during chargen or before recruitment to discuss concept, placement in the organization, and advancement opportunity
New players may work for Pentex directly, Pentex and a Subsidiary, or directly for a Subsidiary of Pentex
- In all cases, players still report to someone within Pentex, either directly or through their own supervisors

Advancement information for the respective Divisions is below

The advancement of the Pentex Rank Background is at the discretion of your direct supervisor, and sometimes at the discretion of your Division Head
- Pentex Rank higher than 1 out of chargen is similarly at the discretion of your future supervisor or Division Head
Employees may automatically rise in rank without supervisor approval when meeting the below conditions
- Pentex Rank 2: Recruit or transfer one Pentex employee into your Department as a subordinate
- Pentex Rank 3: Recruit or transfer three Pentex employees into your Department as subordinates
- Pentex Rank 4: Recruit or transfer six Pentex employees into your Department as subordinates
- Pentex Rank 5: At Board discretion