Advancement Costs & Professional Abilities

[RaconteurX]

Hey folks,

My books are all in storage at the moment and I need the list of costs for Advancement so I can help my god-daughter put together a character for a play-by-post game she just joined. If possible, I could also use a summary of the Professional Abilities for Command and Security Officers from the Player's Guide and the Starfleet Operations Manual, but that's less vital at the moment. Thanks...

[Tomcat]

I need the list of costs for Advancement so I can help my god-daughter put together a character for a play-by-post game she just joined. If possible, I could also use a summary of the Professional Abilities for Command and Security Officers from the Player's Guide and the Starfleet Operations Manual, but that's less vital at the moment. Thanks...

Here is my online character sheet...

Logan

if you scroll down to the bottom, it has the advancement pick table. I will post again soon with the various professional abilities you requested.

Tomcat

[Tomcat]

Here is SOM professional abilities:

Starship Officer (Any)
Tier 1

• Familiar Systems - can perform Computer Use in half time

• Get your hands dirty - Repair tests on own starship gain a +2

• Not so strange - when making Specific World test, gain half Planetary Science as affinity bonus, round up

• Spirit of the fleet - once per game session, can reroll a Willpower test and take better of two

Tier 2

• Infinite Diversity - may use half Intellect mod as a bonus to any social test with different species; prerequisute: History 6+, Presence 6+, or Rounded

• We come in peace - Influence, Negotiate, Persuade... tests can reduce interaction stance penalties by half (i.e. Hostile/violent to -5); prerequisite: Presence 6+

• Well-briefed - after any mission on a planet lasting at least 4 days (or one episode), gain a specialty for the planet in Specific World; prerequisite: Infinite Diversity or Not so strange

• Will to survive - Survival tests on a planet surface gains half of Athletic skill (round down) as an affinity bonus; prerequisite: Vitality 6+ or Spirit of the fleet

Starship Command Officer
Tier 1

• Fighting Captain - During ship combat, ship receives +2 to command maneuvers when you are on the bridge

• Thinks like a Romulan - Ignore all academic penalites to Tactics (Romulans) roll... maybe chosen multiple times for multiple species

Tier 2

• Dogfighter - As the Flight Control Officer Tier 1 ability, when you command, are first officer, or man the weapons; prerequisite: Sys Ops (Flight Control) 6+ or Fighting Captain

• Fire Control Officer - As the Operations Officer Tier 1 ability when you command, are first officer, or man the weapons; prerequisite: Sys Ops (Tactical or Weapons) 6+ or Fighting Captain

Tier 3

• Anticipate Opposition - As the Diplomat Tier 2 ability; prerequisite: Starship/ starbase Protocol and Infinite diversity

Be back with more...

[Tomcat]

Still from SOM...

Starship Security Officer
Tier 1

• Subdue - any stun or restrain Unarmed Combat test may add +3; may choose again for Energy Weapons

• Favored Style - pure devotee to one Unarmed Combat style (i.e. akido, etc.), advancements gain +2 per pick, but suffers -4 when using other styles.

• Fire Control officer - As the Operations Officer Tier 1 ability

• Weapons Specialist - specialize in one set of ship's weapons (phasers, torpedoes, etc.), gain a +2 to Sys Ops (Tactical) or (Weapons) tests

Tier 2

• Telling Detail - Observe tests gain an affinity bonus o fhalf Investigate skill (round down); prerequisite: Security Ops

• Thinks like a Romulan - As the Command Officer Tier 1 above; prerequisite: Intellect 6+ or Tactical Officer

Tier 3

• Detection - if confounded by a mystery, may make an Investigate (Deduce) test TN 15 to get a hint from Narrator based on Degree of Success; prerequisite: Telling Detail

[Tomcat]

Here are images from my players guide of the command and security officers... that should be all you needed.

Tomcat

[RaconteurX]

Thanks, Tomcat.

I sort of need the character creation packages as well, but can just cobble together using the build-it-yourself package templates... five skill picks for Background Development and twenty for Professional Development, if I recall correctly, with one free Edge and the option to select a second Edge if an appropriate Flaw is also taken. Though if you're feeling magnanimous, all I need are the Athletic Upbringing package and the various Security and Command packages.

Oh, and I almost forgot: what are the professional skills for Security and Command Officers?

[Tomcat]

Hey RaconteurX,

I am sending you a large PDF file (48Mb) through YouSendIt.com.

You will probably get an e-mail about it soon that announces it - it may go into your spam folder depending on your spam sensitivity.

Anyway, it is all the pages you need to build a character - let me know if you have any problems.

Tomcat

[RaconteurX]

You'll likely get a bounce message, seeing as my profile listed an older email address. Just changed it to my current one...

[Tomcat]

No way to access that old account?

Okay... well I will have to re-send you the PDF in a couple hours. I use the free membership of YouSendIt.com and it doesn't allow me to change the recipient address for the item.

Anyway, I will send it again and you will get a new notification at the new e-mail address.

Tomcat

[RaconteurX]

Thanks again, but one last request: the Fire Control Officer professional ability referenced above, for completeness' sake?