Sunday, October 3, 2021

SKILLS AS PATCHES: PART II

 To run the skills as patches method, you need some tables: here's a start


TEAMSTER BACKGROUNDS (d10 or pick)

  1. Mechanic (vehicles or aircraft)
  2. Reactor Tech
  3. Shipbreaker
  4. Life Support Tech
  5. Miner
  6. Manager
  7. General Contractor
  8. Blue Collar Criminal
  9. Agricultural Worker
  10. Factory Worker

MARINE BACKGROUNDS (d10 or pick)
  1. Conscript
  2. Professional soldier
  3. Corporate security
  4. NCO
  5. Warrant Officer (roll on Teamster table)
  6. Powerpoint Jockey 
  7. Demolitions Specialist
  8. Propagandist
  9. Intelligence/Counterintelligence
  10. Medic

ANDROID BACKGROUNDS (d5 or pick)
  1. Administrative
  2. Military (roll on Marine table)
  3. Labor (roll on Teamster table)
  4. Jump Drive Specialist
  5. Executive

SCIENTIST BACKGROUNDS (d10 or pick)
  1. MD (pick a specialty -- i.e. virologist, trauma surgeon, psychiatrist)
  2. Psychologist 
  3. Veterinarian 
  4. Xenobiologist (pick a specialty)
  5. Exotic Physicist 
  6. Computer Scientist
  7. Anthropologist 
  8. Engineer
  9. Starship Pilot
  10. Forensic Accountant

50 BACKGROUNDS AND FAILED CAREERS:

  1. Criminal: Burglar or Thief
  2. Criminal: Drug Offenses
  3. Criminal: Violent
  4. Criminal: White Collar 
  5. Penal Colonist
  6. Dilettante
  7. Intern
  8. Farmhand
  9. Janitor
  10. Bachelor of Arts
  11. Bachelor of Science
  12. Entertainer 
  13. Colonial Militia (Reserve)
  14. Bartender
  15. Bouncer
  16. Firefighter 
  17. Park Ranger
  18. Sex Worker
  19. Customer Service Employee
  20. Artist
  21. Indentured Employee
  22. Flash Clone
  23. Drifter
  24. Salesperson 
  25. Mechanic (Hobbyist, pick specialty)
  26. Cook
  27. Secretary
  28. Peaked in High School
  29. Athlete (Amateur) 
  30. Athlete (Professional)
  31. Underclass 
  32. Activist
  33. Revolutionary
  34. Union Representative
  35. Driver
  36. Middle Manager
  37. IT Professional
  38. Factory Worker
  39. Journalist 
  40. Author
  41. Partied So Hard You Forgot
  42. Mortician 
  43. Lumberjack
  44. Armchair Investor
  45. Import/Export Business 
  46. Underworld Fixer
  47. Event Promoter
  48. Religious Authority Figure
  49. Cultist
  50. Monk/Nun


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