Prerequisites: AGL 5+.

First Term

Skills: Charm 2, Crime 2, Gun Combat 2, Melee 2.

Skills: Acrobat, Charm, Crime, Gun Combat, Heavy Weaponry, Interaction, Melee, Vehicle, Vice.

Special Mission: 5+ for Combat Engineer, Planetary Tactics (Ground Tactics), Language, Aircraft, Determination, Explore, Heavy Weaponry, Personal Transport, Space Vessel.

Promotion: 6+, DM +1 if INT 7+.

Contacts: One per term, criminal or law enforcement.

Other Effects:

• +1 to Initiative every other term (to a max. of 4).
• 1 ship DM per term for a Warship.
• Each term, roll an Average test of INT to avoid spending the next term in the Prisoner career (1D3+1 terms if Catastrophic Failure).

Prerequisites:

• PSI 7+.
• Homeworld in the Regency.

Skills: Willpower 3, Psionics 5.

Skills: Charm, Determination, Interaction, Perception, Physical Science, Psionics.

Special Adventure: 6+ for Determination, Gun Combat, Melee, Personal Transport, Psionics, Vehicle, Vice.

Promotion: 7+, DM +1 if INT 8+, DM +1 if any Psionic asset 16+.

Contacts: Two per term, academic, government, intelligence community, law enforcement, or specialist (Psionics).

Other Effects:

• Character receives "Initial Training" for Psionics if not already trained.
• Use (SOC ÷ 2) for income.

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This career covers all forms of guard, reserve, and militia forces. The character is considered to be in both this career and a civilian career at the same time. The character performs all category checks (Special Adventure, Promotions, etc.) for this career before checking the civilian career, as this career can affect the civilian career.

Prerequisites:

• Prior military career (except Mercenary).
• Must continue to meet all Prerequisites for that military career.
• Must simultaneously serve in a civilian career that does not prohibit secondary activities.
• Cannot have an outstanding service obligation.

Commission: As per the military career, with DM -2.

Skills: As per the military career.

Special Duty: As per the military career, with DM +2. Receiving a Special Duty in the military career prohibits a Special Assignment in the civilian career that term.

Promotion: As per the military career, with DM -2.

Contacts: As per the military career.

Other Effects:

• No income from this career. (Income from the civilian career is unaffected.)
• The secondary activity for this term must be spent on a Subsequent Terms skill from the military career.
• Resolution of the civilian career is unaffected by this career (except for a Special Assignment; see above).
• The character receives half (round down) the usual number of ship DMs from the military career.

Prerequisites:

• INT 7+, or doctorate in a skill from Physical Science.
• Homeworld Tech = Industrial+.

Commission: 8+, DM +1 if INT 8+, DM +2 if EDU 8+, DM +1/+1 if "Good Ol’ Boy." (Minimum SOC 6.)

Skills:

Doctors (Officers): Language 1, Perception 2, Physical Science 5.

Technicians (Enlisted): Medical 1, Charm 1, Perception 1, Physical Science 2, Technician 3.

Commission: 9+, DM +2 if INT 8+, DM +2 if EDU 8+. (Minimum SOC 6.)

Skills:

Doctors (Officers): Determination, Interaction, Perception, Physical Science.

Technicians (Enlisted): Medical, Charm, Perception, Physical Science, Technician, Vehicle.

Special Adventure: 5+ for Acrobat, Engineer, Explore, Gun Combat, Spacehand, Vice.

Promotion: 7+, DM +1 if INT 7+.

Contacts: One per term, academic, government, or scientist.

Other Effects: 1 ship DM per term as a technician, or 5 ship DMs per term as a doctor, for a Lab Ship.

Prerequisites:

• STR 7+ or INT 7+.
• Homeworld Tech = Early Stellar+.

Commission: 7+, DM +1 if STR 8+, DM +1/+1 if "Good Ol’ Boy."

Skills:

Officers: Leadership 1, Pilot (Interface) 1, Explore 1, Gun Combat 1, Physical Science 1, Space Tech 2, Spacehand 1.

Enlisted: Pilot (Interface) 1, Explore 1, Gun Combat 1, Space Tech 2, Spacehand 1, Technician 2.

Commission: 9+, DM +1 if STR 8+, DM +1 if INT 8+, DM +1 if CHR 8+.

Skills:

Officers: Charm, Determination, Explore, Perception, Personal Transport, Physical Science, Space Tech, Space Vessel, Spacehand, Technician.

Enlisted: Charm, Explore, Perception, Personal Transport, Space Tech, Space Vessel, Spacehand, Technician, Vice.

Special Duty: 8+ for Medical, Acrobat, Aircraft, Animal Handling, Gun Combat, Interaction, Melee, Perception, Vehicle.

Promotion: 6+, DM +1 if CHR 7+, DM +1/+1 if "Good Ol’ Boy."

Contacts: One per term, government, military, or trader.

Other Effects: 1 ship DM per term as enlisted, or 3 ship DMs per term as officer, for a Scout.

Prerequisites:

• STR 5+, AGL 5+, and CON 5+.
• Prior career in Army, Aviation, Marines, or Wet Navy.

Commission: 8+, DM +1 if CON 8+, DM +1 if INT 8+, DM +1 if EDU 8+. (Minimum SOC 5.)

Skills:

Officers: Leadership 1, Planetary Tactics (Ground Tactics) 1, Gun Combat 2, Heavy Weaponry 1, Melee 2, Spacehand 1.

Enlisted: Acrobat 1, Gun Combat 2, Heavy Weaponry 1, Melee 2, Spacehand 1, Technician 1.

Commission: 9+, DM +1 if CON 8+, DM +1 if INT 8+, DM +2 if CHR 8+. (Minimum SOC 5.)

Skills:

Officers: Charm, Determination, Gun Combat, Heavy Weaponry, Melee, Personal Transport, Spacehand, Tactics.

Enlisted: Charm, Determination, Gun Combat, Heavy Weaponry, Melee, Personal Transport, Spacehand, Vice.

Special Duty: 8+ for Slug Weapon (Slug Pistol), Medical, Acrobat, Aircraft, Artillery, Crime, Explore, Interaction, Melee, Perception, Personal Transport, Technician, Vehicle.

Promotion: 6+, DM +1 if CON 7+, DM +1/+1 if "Good Ol’ Boy."

Contacts: One per term, military.

Other Effects:

• Characters transferring into Spec. Ops. retain their previous rank and use their previous rank structure ("Once a Marine, always a Marine...").
• +1 to Initiative every other term (to a max. of 7).
• 1 ship DM per term, +1 ship DM per Special Duty, for a Trader or a Warship (player’s choice).

Prerequisites: Homeworld Atmosphere = Thin to Dense.

First Term

Skills: Acrobat 1, Explore 3, Gun Combat 2, Perception 2.

Skills: Acrobat, Animal Handling, Explore, Gun Combat, Perception.

All Terms

Special Adventure: 6+ for Medical, Archaic Weapons, Crime, Determination, Gun Combat, Melee, Technician, Vice.

Promotion: 7+, DM +1 if INT 7+.

Contacts: One per term, criminal, government, or specialist (Explore).

Other Effects: If Homeworld Gov = High+, roll an Average test of INT each term to avoid spending the next term as a Prisoner (1D3+1 terms if Catastrophic Failure).