New Career Templates

Well. After the popularity of my Dabo Girls and Romulan Psions (posted a couple of months ago, ask nice and I'll post it again...), leading to the neccesity of the Law officers... And not being one to spam the list to raise my post count on my way to Commander...

I thought it time to share some more of my templates...

As always feedback and input is gratefully accepted, unless I disagree, when I'll state my case to the alternative.

Also, if anyone else has templates to add to the list, heres as good a thread as any...

So without further ado;



Conn Officer (Command) By DanG

For many Starfleet Cadets the most common branch of service is Operations, from there their further advancement is wide open, allowing them the potential to further define their shipboard position as needed. However for young, eager officers looking for a way to get noticed and take the promotion ‘fast track’ there is no substitute for Bridge duty.
An Operations officer has the potential for duty on the bridge, ranging from Tactical through to the Operations management console, even Conn. However for these young officers they have an opportunity to focus their training as pilots, wear the red of command, and further diversify their skills later on, while on duty, all the while serving on the bridge and being noticed.

Engineering, Propulsion (Warp Drive and Impulse Engine) 1 (2), (2)
Engineering, Systems (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)
Sciences, Space (Choose 2 Specialisations) 1 (2), (2)
Starships Systems (Flight Control and Choose Specialisation) 2 (3), (3)
Vehicle Operations (Shuttlecraft) 2 (3)

Administration (Starship) 1 (2)
Athletics (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Command (Starship Command) 1 (2)
Computer (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Energy Weapon (Phaser) 1 (2)
Language; Federation Standard 1
Law (Starfleet Regulations) 1 (2)
Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Planetary Survival (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)

Next up;

Ferengi Accountant/Bureaucrat by DanG

The Ferengi accountant is designed to fill one of the most important gaps in Ferengi society, a profession of prestige and honour.* It is only the most skilled and most efficient accountant that manages to proceed up through the ranks to that of 'Liquidator', a rare honour indeed, but usually one that is deserved after many years of hostile negotiations and 'hands on' methods of job promotion...

Administration (Accounting) 2 (3)
Bargain (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)
Culture (Ferengi) 1 (2) *
Fast Talk 1
Law (Ferengi Commercial By-Laws) 1 (2)

Computer (Research) 1 (2)
History (Ferengi) 1 (2)
Intimidation (Bluster or Interrogation) 1 (2)
Languages; Ferengi 1
Persuassion (Negotiation) 1 (2)

Wealth +1, Contact +1, Rival -1

* After much discussion at the time of creation it was decided that the Laws of Aquisition would come under Ferengi Culture, rather than Law skill. Tus the raised total...

And third (or sixth, depending on how you look at it!);

Obsidian Order Operative By DanG

We had cause for a detailed Obsidian Order NPC a while back, so this template is a variation of the standard Tal Shiar template, making it a little more 'Cardassian' in feel. NOTE: This is not the template that will be used in the Cardassian Fan Sourcebook.

Behaviour Modification (Torture) 2 (3)
Espionage (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)
Intimidation (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)
Security (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)
Surveillance (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)

Athletics (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Computer (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Dodge 1
Energy Weapon (Cardassian Phaser) 1 (2)
Personnal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Ships Systems (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Unarmed Combat (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Vehicle Operations (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)

Dan, concerning the Conn Officer:

Your Overlay leaves out 2 skills everybody else gets: Dodge and History (Federation). The Academy box lists basic self-defense as a mandatory skill for all cadets, and therefore IMHO at least Dodge should be included.
There are IMHO 2 ways to get the DPs for at least one of those skills:

[list=1][*]Give the Conn Officer a choice between Administration and Command. That way you'd free up 3 DPs for inclusion of either Dodge or History. While Conn Officers wear red like Command Officers I'd say their job doesn't really require Admin and Command.[*]Another way to get the points for Dodge or History would be to have only one specialization for each of the primary skills.[/list=1]

Another thing I would probably change for use of this Overlay in my game would be the Shipboard Systems skill: Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 2(4) [instead of 2(3)and(3)] would still give you a good knowledge of ship functions while putting the focus more on piloting.
Wiht the Flight Control specialization only at 3 any Operations Officer can be as good a pilot as your Conn Officer, if he takes that specialization.

That's just my 0.02$, anyway.

Those are both true...

However...

Concerning hand to hand.

The Acadamy boxed set does indeed state that all cadets learn rudimentary hand to hand, but not all templates have the unarmed combat skill.

Coupled with the fact that the position is a sedentiary one, likely remaining aboard ship over going on away teams every 5 minutes... I could see valid reasons for its absence.

However, you are quite at liberty to make the alterations for your own use, or even suggest the player concerned use the development points from elsewhere... Perhaps the 5DP from childhood...

Concerning the flight control skill.

You have a valid point, and considering that this is a specialised template, over the far more generic 'multi-purpose' templates in the core book, it does hold merit.

I had chosen a specialisation level of (3) as the vast majority of overlays do not have any skills past that... And on the whole I tend to avoid all specialisations past level 3 and zero level skills when designing career overlays...

Its really just a mental limit I imposed on myself...

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Originally posted by Dan Gurden

Concerning hand to hand.

The Acadamy boxed set does indeed state that all cadets learn rudimentary hand to hand, but not all templates have the unarmed combat skill.

Coupled with the fact that the position is a sedentiary one, likely remaining aboard ship over going on away teams every 5 minutes... I could see valid reasons for its absence.

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Dan, I wasn't talking about hand-to-hand as in Unarmed Combat, but about the Dodge skill and that is included even with the Science, Medical and Counselor departments. While those guys go on away missions from time to time they aren't expected to be combat monsters either.
And that would still leave us with the History(Federation) missing, but if you don't think that would be necessaryly included in the academy training that's certainly fine by me. ;)

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I had chosen a specialisation level of (3) as the vast majority of overlays do not have any skills past that... And on the whole I tend to avoid all specialisations past level 3 and zero level skills when designing career overlays...

Its really just a mental limit I imposed on myself...

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Maybe I feel different, because in our series we encourage people to raise their specializations more than the main skills. Just feels more realistic for us to be really good at the things you do most and leave the rest at an average, or even low, level.

In the end it's just a matter of personal preferences and while we differ on this one I'd love to see more of your overlays here. :)

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Originally posted by Lancer


Maybe I feel different, because in our series we encourage people to raise their specializations more than the main skills. Just feels more realistic for us to be really good at the things you do most and leave the rest at an average, or even low, level.

In the end it's just a matter of personal preferences and while we differ on this one I'd love to see more of your overlays here. :)

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Oh, we dont differ there... But for a template as used in character generation, I tend to 'max out' at specialisation level 3...

As for more of my overlays. I am committed to writing up a couple for the Trill book, but as soon as I have the urge for more I will add them on, but the 6 posted recently are pretty much it...

Although I am tempted with a Ferengi Privateer template...

I haven't seen any of the DS9 material (I'm poor and only have the TNG books) but IIRC, the Obsidian Order and Cardassians in general take great pride in their art, literature, and "culturedness" in general. Somehow I think the template would be more complete with a combination of Arrogant -1 and something like Fine Arts (Cardassian Literature) 1(2). There should also be a "tetchy" disadvantage, reflecting that verbal insults are much more insulting to a Cardassian than, say, a Klingon.

Anyway, that's my $0.02 worth :)

Remember, these are Career Overlays, not species templates...

hose would be on the species Template, arrogant is already there, so adding those disadvantages would be a waste of points (in the players favour)...

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I think the templates are outstanding overall.

I agree with Commodore, great work, I'm already beginning to use them.

Very nice work as usual Dan!

I am just waiting for a Malon Sanitary Engineer, and it will be a happy day in the Delta Quadrant ;)

Ferengi Privateer by DanG

The Ferengi Alliance does not have a regular space navy per se. What is known of the Ferengi Defensive forces seems to have developed from the cultures love of gain and wealth. A rich Ferengi will purchase a vessel, hire a crew and ply the spacelanes for profit.

It is known that several 'influential' individuals hold the contracts for patrolling and defending Alliance territory. These contracts from the Gevernment can be very lucrative and allow these 'Admirals' to purchase new and better ships, and hire the best personnel, although many frontier contracts are poorly defended due to thye smaller retainer fee's compensating those region fleets. The personnel on these ships are very similar to pirates upon ancvient earths oceans, who worked for their governments in wartime, making their operations legitimate (at least in the eyes of their government). And as such they were called privateers, a title that many of these personnel enjoy for its ancient and romantic connotations (and so much more appealing than pirate)...

Many of the Admirals/Owners hire personnel that fall within their budget, and it is not unusual to find members of many different species serving on these vessels, each earning their pay, plus a negotiated percentage of any booty.

This complex method of defence does mean that each 'sector' of the Alliance can have vastly differing operational techniques, and even strengths of fleet, making illegal activities rife within Ferengi space. At least they would be illegal if the Alliance felt that such activities constituted a crime.

Bargain (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Energy Weapon (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Security (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Ships Systems (Choose 2 Specialisation) 2 (3), (3)
Fast Talk 1
or Dodge 1

Athletics (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Culture (Ferengi) 0 (1)
Language; Ferengi 1
Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Planetside Survival (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Streetwise (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)


Bold +1, Wealth +1, Rival -1

Dan, you don't have the TOS core book do you. The Helm/Navagator (i.e. Conn) is covered in that book. Not trying to ruin your reputation, but thought you might like to know about it.

Other wise, looken' good my man!

Phoenix...just need to stay awake for 2 1/2 more hours...

No, I dont have the TOS book... But I did know that the helm officer was covered.

However this is a TNG conn officer, to match all those pilots in Command Red that we have seen at the helm of various starships. I see the position as a slightly altered role, combining both pilot and navigation, with even engineering and command elements... A good multi-role for the up and coming officer on the fast track.

The plus side is that the conn officer was completely my own work. How close was I?

Well BrianK, you asked for Malon Overlays... To go with my Malon species template, and I was right, I had already written them. Convenient huh???


Templates;

Malon Ship Crew

Science, Medical (Radiation Poisoning Treatment) 1 (2)
Science, Space (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)
Ships Systems (Choose 2 Specialisations) 2 (3), (3)
Engineering, Any (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3)

Administration (Starship) 1 (2)
or Merchant (Choose Specialisation) (2)

Computer (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Law (Malon Law) 1 (2)
Personnal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Unarmed Combat (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Vehicle Ops (Shuttlecraft) 1 (2)
Medical Problem -1 (Minor Theta Radiation Poisoning)


Malon Core Labourer
Science, Medical (Radiation Poisoning Treatment) 1 (2)
Ships Systems (Disposal Control and Choose Specialisation) 2 (3), (3)
Engineering, Material (Structural/Spaceframe) 1(2)
Engineering, Systems (Cargo Containment Systems and Choose Specialisation) 2 (3), (3)

Administration (Starship) 1 (2)
Computer (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Law (Malon Law) 1 (2)
Personnal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Unarmed Combat (Choose Specialisation) 1(2)
Vehicle Ops (Shuttlecraft) 1 (2)
Medical Problem -3 (Life-Threatening Theta Radiation Poisoning)
Wealth +1

Life Package;
'Monster' mutation. (9 points)
Occassionally spontaneous mutation is caused by the massive doses of Radiation Poisoning, creating a hideous monster that has become the stuff of Malon ships legend. Proved to exist, these radioactive monsters are highly volatile and very dangerous, their very touch is poisonous and passes radiation poisoning to the affected area.
Unfortunatly, many of these bestial creatures hold grudges against their crewmates for the damage that was done them, and often become violent.

Athletics 1 (2)
Unarmed Combat 2 (3)
+1 Vitality, +2 Strength, +1 Reaction
Vengeful -1, Chronic Pain -2, Slow Healing -2
High Pain Threshold +2, +2 in Hand to hand damage.

NOTE: This is not designed as a playable template, but for an adversary, it will unbalance the character before they arbitrarily die of their condition.

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Originally posted by Dan Gurden
The plus side is that the conn officer was completely my own work. How close was I?

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I'll just let you see for your self, too tired to go over it.
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Helm/Navigation (TOS)
Administration: 1[2]
Athletics: 1[2]
Computer: 1[2]
Dodge 1
Engineering, System: Helm OR Navigation 1[2]
History: Federation 1[2]
Language: Federation Standard 1[2]
Law: Starfleet Regulations 1[2]
Personal Equipment: 1[2]
Planetside Survival: 1[2]
Science, Space: Astrogation 2[3]
Shipboard Systems: Helm OR Navigation 2[3]
Unarmed Combat: Starfleet Martial Arts 1[2]
Vehicle Operation: Shuttlecraft 2[3]
Weapon, Energy: Phaser 1[2]
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(C) 1999 Last Unicorn Games

For TNG+ characters I just change "Helm OR Navigation" to "Conn."

Phoenix...

Nobody got any others to add to the list???

Science specialists? Templates that they couldn't understand why the hell they were left out???

Would anyone lke to see a Command: Tacical/Strategic Operations overlay? Or has one been made already?

On a side NOte, DanG I would like to collect all your overlays into one PDF for distribution, would that be cool with you?

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Originally posted by Captain Zymmer
Would anyone lke to see a Command: Tacical/Strategic Operations overlay? Or has one been made already?

On a side NOte, DanG I would like to collect all your overlays into one PDF for distribution, would that be cool with you?

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Not a problem, I already have them on a Word document, along with a Strategic Operations Template (Tactical), that has since been dropped in favour of the Steve Long version in the Dominin War Sourcebook...

Anyone have a career Template for a Section 31 Operative?
Just wondering:D

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Originally posted by azjoe1725
Anyone have a career Template for a Section 31 Operative?
Just wondering:D

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Sorry Cadet, you have insufficient security clearence for this information. Please contact Starfleet Security for debriefings.

Phoenix...

Surely you jest...a Section 31 operative template...what template...they do not exist...FNORD.

FNORD...LOL!

Hail Eris!

I don't think there is training for Section 31, I think there is simply recruitment.

How do you recruit for an organization that doesn't exist.

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Originally posted by ghosty
How do you recruit for an organization that doesn't exist.

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Thats easy... And covered in the episodes... If they need you directly, they'll come to you and you will end up working for them, whether you choose to or not. Likelyhood is, if they dont even think you'll work for them, but your phycological profile shows that you'll do what they want if they do something else, then they'll do that too...

However most S31 agents probably dont even know it, being manipulated indirectly...

However... There's an S31 thread that this could carry on at. This threads for templates. And I was hoping that I wasn't the only person writing them...

OK, it appears that I am the only person designing career overlays... Who'd a thunk it.

OK, so any requests?

Next up the Civilian crew template for those Civilain spaceships and freighters...

I have been planning to post some of my ideas for the Romulans, Shrikes and other elite forces. Just haven't been able to find the time.:o

Find the time, Find the time!!! They sound interesting, and worthwhile...

So while I am looking forward to them, heres a spare 30 minutes I just had lying about... :D

Dan,

I particularly appreciated your "Law Enforcer", "Bartender" and "Dabo Girl (hostess)" templates. This is because they are generic enough to be useful no matter where your campaign is... or even what genre it is.

Since you're asking for requests, here's some that are generic enough to be used in any campaign but still associated with adventuring situations:

Private Eye
Business Tycoon
Artist(e)

Dan, what about courier services? Kinda like freighter captain Kasidy Yates, but independent (and possibly rogue).

For that matter, what about freighter captains? Would they be any different from SF captains?

And how about 23rd century equivalent of armored guards?

One thought that comes to mind in light of all the recent Anthrax & postal service business....

Secuirty guards for administrative aides/ mailrooms / communicatons arrays.

Federation Terraformer

Terraformers settle on worlds not Class M and begin the long and exhaustive process of transforming them into the habitable paradises that become the Federation Colony worlds of the future. Tough, and hard-working, the terraformers of today often become the colonists of tomorrow, once they've wrestled one particular world - their first, or their dozenth - into one habitable, they often form a bond, and wish to stay.

Administration (Logistics) 1 (2)
Athletics (Choose Specialization) 1 (2)
History (Federation) 1 (2)
Language: Federation Standard 1
Life Sciences (Choose Specialization) 1 (2)
Personal Equipment (EVA/Environmental Suit) 1 (2)
Planetary Sciences (Terraforming) 2 (3)
Planetside Survival (Choose Specialization) 2 (3)
Material Engineering (Civil Engineering) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Terraform World) 1 (2)

The Doc

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Originally posted by Perrryyy
Dan, what about courier services? Kinda like freighter captain Kasidy Yates, but independent (and possibly rogue).

For that matter, what about freighter captains? Would they be any different from SF captains?

And how about 23rd century equivalent of armored guards?

One thought that comes to mind in light of all the recent Anthrax & postal service business....

Secuirty guards for administrative aides/ mailrooms / communicatons arrays.

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The first one is pretty much the Civilian Crew template Styro suggested.

23rd century templates I am likely to stay off, I dont have the TOS book, and dont really like TOS...

Security guards, as I see them are likely to use the Law Enforcer template, with appropriate training... But there is the Bodyguard as a possible (although I originally thought it similar to the Warrior template in the DS9 book).

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Originally posted by Dan Gurden


23rd century templates I am likely to stay off, I dont have the TOS book, and dont really like TOS...

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Oops. My bad. What I meant to say was the Star Trek equivalent of a security officer in the Star Trek equivalent of an armored car. A security guard commissioned or given the task of guarding cargo for a specific courier, but I see your point. Kinda re-hasing the same old thing.

A 36-point Doctor overlay for the non-Starfleet Docs out there...

Doctor
The medical doctors of the various worlds tend to draw from the same selection of skills, but it is more open to variation in the specializations. Depending on whether the doctor comes from a Federation world or not, their methods might vary, and the presence of an ethical code might not be present (and thus I've not added a Hippocratic oath, for example).

Computer (Choose Specialization) 1 (2)
First Aid (Choose Specialization) 2 (3)
Language: Either Local Language 1, or Federation Standard 1
Life Sciences (Choose Specialization) 1 (2)
Medical Sciences (Choose Specialization) 2 (3)
Personal Equipment (Medical Tricorder or the like) 2 (3)
Physical Sciences (Choose Specialization) 1 (2)
Shipboard Systems (Medical Systems) 2 (3)


The Doc

I only have one comment. The blue is difficult to read on the grey background :)

Other than that, I don't see a problem. How about Non-SF medical training packages? I trust you'll include Hippocratic Oath in there somewhere. :)

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Originally posted by Perrryyy
I only have one comment. The blue is difficult to read on the grey background :)

Other than that, I don't see a problem. How about Non-SF medical training packages? I trust you'll include Hippocratic Oath in there somewhere. :)

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Eep. That was intended as a non-SF overlay... Or did you mean the "training" packages in the same way as the survival courses thread?

The Doc

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Originally posted by Michael Barratt


Eep. That was intended as a non-SF overlay... Or did you mean the "training" packages in the same way as the survival courses thread?

The Doc

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I think even a non-SF overlay would include "do no harm" for doctors. I'd just include Hippocratic Oath somewhere along the line, or something like it, depending on the culture of the character, of course

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Originally posted by Perrryyy


I think even a non-SF overlay would include "do no harm" for doctors. I'd just include Hippocratic Oath somewhere along the line, or something like it, depending on the culture of the character, of course

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Technically, the starfleet medical officer overlay doesn't include the 2-point disadvantage of "Hippocratic Oath," either. It's listed in the Medical slot for the Academy training, but I think the difference is between knowing the rules and holding those rules as a personal ideal: same with the Prime Directive. All of the starfleet officers are supposed to follow it, and they all do. But with the disadvantage Code of Honor: Prime Directive, breaking the rule has a point/penalty effect on the character - it's a personal code they've broken, and they're suffering for the mental self-doubt thier actions have created.

So, I figure all doctors in SF swear to the Hippocratic Oath, but not all of them would have a mental breakdown (ie: the code of honor and its side effects) if they had to break the rule.

Then again, maybe I'm overemphasizing the idea of the Code of Honor disadvantage. I see it as "taking a rule to heart," - I don't think all the Klingons had the code of honor Worf did - they schemed a lot, and didn't suffer for it in their psyche (sort of like Ezri pointed out). I'd see the same for doctors. I picture that doctor that performed the spinal surgery on Worf and I think, no, she had no Hippocratic Oath disadvantage, though I'm sure she recited it and took the oath.

The Doc