Chapter 21 — The Twelve Careers

This chapter is the reference half of character creation: one spread for each of the twelve careers, holding the details you draw on while taking terms in Chapter 17. The procedure — entry tests, the first-term auto-success, term rolls and their outcomes, aging, and where creation trauma lands — lives there and is not repeated here. After every term, served or wandering, you also roll a Life Event (Chapter 22).

How to read a career spread§

Each career lists its Entry Test characteristic, four Fixed Skills granted at Trained on entry, and the Term Roll characteristic, followed by its D66 Events table.

Fixed skills: a fixed skill you already hold at a higher rank stays where it is.
Skill advances marked "+1 (min Trained)": if you are Untrained in that skill it becomes Trained; if you are already Trained or higher, it rises one rank — never left below Trained.
The 66 capstone often reads "[Characteristic] becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead." Resolve it by your current state of that characteristic: the Advantage lands only if it is neutral; otherwise take 10 XP (Chapter 17).

The twelve careers at a glance:

Career	Entry Test	Fixed Skills	Term Roll
Military	Strength	Ranged Weapons, Survival, Close Quarters, Tactics	Strength
Academic	Education	Research, Psychology, Physics, Political Science	Education
Drifter	Dexterity	Survival, Sneaking, Driving, Network	Dexterity
Scout	Endurance	Survival, Piloting, Sneaking, Communications	Endurance
Merchant	Social Standing	Negotiate, System Operations, Network, Bureaucracy	Social Standing
Criminal	Dexterity	Deceive, Sneaking, Close Quarters, Network	Dexterity
Medic	Education	Biology, Psychology, Chemistry, Survival	Education
Diplomat	Social Standing	Negotiate, Bureaucracy, Political Science, Charm	Social Standing
Engineer	Intellect	Engineering, Mechanical, Electronics, Physics	Intellect
Enforcer	Strength	Ranged Weapons, Bureaucracy, Close Quarters, Command	Strength
Entertainer	Endurance	Charm, Network, Deceive, Negotiate	Endurance
Agent	Intellect	Deceive, Cracking, Sneaking, Communications	Intellect

Military§

Service in an armed force — planetary military, orbital defense fleet, ground infantry, or mercenary company.

Entry Test: Strength · Term Roll: Strength Fixed Skills: Ranged Weapons, Survival, Close Quarters, Tactics

D66	Result
11	A firefight went the wrong way and you were carried out of it. Take 1 physical trauma.
12	You came home from a deployment that no one else came home from, and it still rides you. Take 1 mental trauma.
13	Endless live-fire drills burned the rifle into your hands. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
14	A boarding action turned into knife-work in the dark. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
15	Six weeks dug into a frozen ridgeline taught you to stay alive on nothing. Survival +1 (min Trained).
16	You read a battle a half-step ahead of the enemy and lived to brief it. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
21	Shrapnel put you down, but the corpsman who patched you up still owes you a drink. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a medic as a contact.
22	You were the one they handed the heavy gun to when things got loud. Heavy Weapons +1 (min Trained).
23	A demolitions tour left you comfortable around things that go bang. Explosives +1 (min Trained).
24	Range time, range time, and more range time. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
25	Long-range patrols taught you to move without being seen. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
26	A quiet posting left time for self-study and a little extra pay. 5 XP.
31	Forced marches and obstacle courses left you harder than you started. Athletics +1 (min Trained).
32	You ran the drones and turret systems while others slept. Remote Weapons +1 (min Trained).
33	A brutal stint in trench-clearing made hand-to-hand second nature. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
34	Somebody had to get the transport through the kill-zone, and that was you. Driving +1 (min Trained).
35	An uneventful garrison rotation, but the lessons added up. 5 XP.
36	You and another grunt watched each other's backs long enough to become family. Gain a fellow veteran as a contact.
41	You started calling the shots when the sergeant went down. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
42	The crew-served weapon became your responsibility, and you mastered it. Heavy Weapons +1 (min Trained).
43	More rounds downrange than you can count. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
44	You learned to breach a sealed bulkhead the loud way. Explosives +1 (min Trained).
45	A commendation came with a small bonus and bigger expectations. 5 XP.
46	The officer who led you trusts you now, and that opens doors. Gain a commanding officer as a contact.
51	A cross-training rotation put you in a cockpit and you took to it. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
52	You were handed a squad and learned to make people follow. Command +1 (min Trained).
53	A grinding urban campaign sharpened your close-in fighting. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
54	You wrote the plan that won the engagement. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
55	A marksmanship award and a citation, both well earned. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	Procuring gear off the books taught you who to call. Gain a black market contact.
61	You earned the loyalty of someone who'd take a round for you. Command +1 (min Trained); gain a subordinate as a contact.
62	You hauled the big guns and befriended the one who kept you supplied. Heavy Weapons +1 (min Trained); gain a quartermaster or supply contact.
63	A field promotion forced you to lead, and you grew into it. Command +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, demanding tour with little to show but everything learned. 10 XP.
65	You devised the maneuver that turned the battle and got noticed for it. Tactics +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Commendation: you came out of the service decorated and connected. 5 XP; gain a high-ranking military contact; Social Standing becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Academic§

Researchers, scientists, historians, and archivists. The people who study the Shore, document the voyage, and push the boundaries of what humanity understands.

Entry Test: Education · Term Roll: Education Fixed Skills: Research, Psychology, Physics, Political Science

D66	Result
11	Years of overwork ended in burnout, or a finding that quietly dismantled everything you believed. Take 1 mental trauma — burnout, or a discovery that shook your worldview.
12	A grueling thesis nearly broke you, but the advisor who pushed you that hard never let go. Take 1 mental trauma; gain a research mentor as a contact.
13	A cross-disciplinary project pulled you deep into living systems. Biology +1 (min Trained).
14	Long nights at the bench left you fluent in reactions and reagents. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
15	You chased a problem all the way down to first principles. Physics +1 (min Trained).
16	You learned to find the one true source buried under a thousand false ones. Research +1 (min Trained).
21	Studying how minds work became its own obsession. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
22	Mapping who holds power, and how, became second nature. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
23	A field season among strange organisms expanded what you know of life. Biology +1 (min Trained).
24	You had to fix your own instruments when funding ran dry. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
25	Another paper, another mountain of sources combed through. Research +1 (min Trained).
26	A modest grant and a quiet term to think. 5 XP.
31	You synthesized something the lab had been chasing for years. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
32	A theory you'd doubted finally clicked into place. Physics +1 (min Trained).
33	Navigating the institution's politics taught you its paperwork cold. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
34	Collaborating across light-years made you fluent in long-range comms. Communications +1 (min Trained).
35	A sabbatical spent reading widely paid off. 5 XP.
36	A colleague in the next lab became a lifelong sounding board. Gain a fellow researcher as a contact.
41	Fieldwork among alien ecosystems deepened your grasp of life. Biology +1 (min Trained).
42	You learned to dig until the truth surfaced, however deep. Research +1 (min Trained).
43	Studying trauma and behavior sharpened your read on people. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
44	You traced how a single decision rippled through whole governments. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
45	A well-received publication and the stipend that followed. 5 XP.
46	Your work caught the eye of a university or research body. Gain an institutional contact (university, research body).
51	A breakthrough in your specialty rewrote a chapter of the field. Physics +1 (min Trained).
52	You isolated a compound nobody thought stable. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
53	Conferences and collaborations built you a web of peers. Network +1 (min Trained).
54	You became the person others came to when they couldn't find the source. Research +1 (min Trained).
55	A landmark study, and the funding that comes with attention. Biology +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	A corporation or ministry started writing the checks. Gain a corporate or government patron as a contact.
61	Locked archives taught you to get into systems that weren't meant for you. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
62	A joint project bonded you with a brilliant mind from another discipline. Physics +1 (min Trained); gain an academic peer in another field as a contact.
63	Your name became a citation others build careers on. Research +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, productive tenure with little drama and much learned. 10 XP.
65	A paper on the mind that made waves and earned a small prize. Psychology +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Breakthrough: a discovery that put your name in the textbooks. 5 XP; gain a prestigious academic contact; Education becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Drifter§

No formal institutions, no fixed address. Drifters survive by wit, adaptability, and knowing which doors to knock on.

Entry Test: Dexterity · Term Roll: Dexterity Fixed Skills: Survival, Sneaking, Driving, Network

D66	Result
11	You slept rough in the wrong place and woke up worse for it. Take 1 physical trauma.
12	A beating in a bad part of town left a mark — and an unlikely acquaintance who pulled you out of it. Take 1 physical trauma; gain an underworld contact.
13	You learned to slip past the people who'd rather you didn't exist. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
14	Going hungry enough times taught you how never to again. Survival +1 (min Trained).
15	Talking your way into a meal became a daily art. Charm +1 (min Trained).
16	You kept a dying machine running because you had no choice. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
21	Outrunning trouble on foot kept you in shape. Athletics +1 (min Trained).
22	A good story told well got you out of more than one corner. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
23	You haggled for everything, because everything had a price. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
24	Another stretch in the wild with nothing but your wits. Survival +1 (min Trained).
25	You wheeled half-broken rigs across half the Shore. Driving +1 (min Trained).
26	An odd job paid better than expected. 5 XP.
31	A locked door is only a suggestion if you know the trick. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
32	Charm got you a couch to sleep on more nights than not. Charm +1 (min Trained).
33	Scavenging parts taught you how things come apart and back together. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
34	You built a web of people who owed you favors. Network +1 (min Trained).
35	A lucky score left you a little ahead. 5 XP.
36	You befriended someone from a world you'd never have crossed otherwise. Gain a contact from an unexpected walk of life (player's choice).
41	Moving unseen kept you fed and free. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
42	You read the land like a map of where to find your next meal. Survival +1 (min Trained).
43	A convincing lie at the right moment saved your skin. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
44	Foraging taught you which things heal and which kill. Biology +1 (min Trained).
45	You cleaned the score and walked away with cash in hand. 5 XP; Cr500.
46	A crook took a liking to you, for better or worse. Gain a criminal contact.
51	You hitched a ride in a cockpit and picked up the basics. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
52	You learned exactly how much a thing was worth, and to whom. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
53	A smile and a story opened doors money couldn't. Charm +1 (min Trained).
54	You kept a junker alive past all reason. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
55	A long con paid off and left you sharper. Sneaking +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	A trader on a regular route started counting on you. Gain a merchant or trader as a contact.
61	You taught yourself to run the consoles others paid to operate. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
62	Another rootless soul became a partner on the road. Network +1 (min Trained); gain a fellow drifter as a contact.
63	You talked your way out of a corner that should have closed on you. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
64	Years of scraping by added up to hard-won savvy. 10 XP.
65	You survived a stretch that should have killed you, and learned from it. Survival +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Against All Odds: a chance encounter put you in someone important's debt — or their favor. 5 XP; gain a contact in high places; Dexterity becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Scout§

Frontier explorers who survey uncharted systems, catalog new worlds, and map jump routes.

Entry Test: Endurance · Term Roll: Endurance Fixed Skills: Survival, Piloting, Sneaking, Communications

D66	Result
11	A survey went wrong on a world that didn't want you there. Take 1 physical trauma — accident or hostile environment.
12	A near-fatal landing left scars, but your wingmate dragged you clear. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a fellow scout as a contact.
13	Months alone on unmapped ground taught you to live off it. Survival +1 (min Trained).
14	You threaded a scout ship through hazards no chart warned of. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
15	Cataloging alien life became your specialty. Biology +1 (min Trained).
16	Mapping jump routes meant living and breathing the physics of space. Physics +1 (min Trained).
21	You crossed broken terrain in rovers that should have quit. Driving +1 (min Trained).
22	Another season on a hostile world, another lesson in staying alive. Survival +1 (min Trained).
23	You learned to scout ahead and report what mattered. Recon +1 (min Trained).
24	Sampling strange atmospheres made you handy with chemistry. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
25	Relaying findings across vast distances honed your comms work. Communications +1 (min Trained).
26	A quiet survey leg left time to study. 5 XP.
31	You documented an ecosystem no one had named. Biology +1 (min Trained).
32	Hard flying through asteroid belts sharpened your hands. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
33	Calculating safe jumps became instinct. Physics +1 (min Trained).
34	You weathered a stranding that tested everything you knew. Survival +1 (min Trained).
35	A clean survey contract paid in knowledge as well as credits. 5 XP.
36	A military liaison came to value your reports. Gain a military contact.
41	You learned to assemble findings into something the labs could use. Research +1 (min Trained).
42	Long overland treks made you a confident driver anywhere. Driving +1 (min Trained).
43	A new world's biosphere became your case study. Biology +1 (min Trained).
44	You ran a ship's systems solo for months on end. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
45	A survey bonus and a reputation for thoroughness. 5 XP.
46	A research institution started funding your expeditions. Gain a scientific institution as a contact; Cr500.
51	Charting hyperbolic paths made you fluent in the hard math. Physics +1 (min Trained).
52	You earned a name as the pilot who comes back. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
53	You outlasted a world that tried to kill you slowly. Survival +1 (min Trained).
54	Keeping sensors and arrays running fell to you. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
55	A landmark survey of a living world, and the recognition for it. Biology +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	A frontier settlement came to trust your word. Gain a frontier colony as a contact.
61	Reading exotic atmospheres made you a capable chemist. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
62	You worked closely with the people who buy and sell safe passage. Research +1 (min Trained); gain a navigator or jump-route broker as a contact.
63	More hours at the stick than most pilots log in a lifetime. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
64	A long career on the edge of the maps, and everything it taught. 10 XP.
65	You came back from a posting that broke others. Survival +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	First Contact: you found something — or someone — that changed the maps for good. 5 XP; gain a frontier contact; Endurance becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Merchant§

Traders, cargo haulers, negotiators. Moving goods between worlds is the lifeblood of the Shore.

Entry Test: Social Standing · Term Roll: Social Standing Fixed Skills: Negotiate, System Operations, Network, Bureaucracy

D66	Result
11	A contract collapsed and took your savings, and your nerve, with it. Take 1 mental trauma — a deal gone catastrophically wrong.
12	A competitor ruined a deal out from under you; now you watch each other across every market. Take 1 mental trauma; gain a rival trader as a complicated contact.
13	A thousand hard bargains taught you exactly when to walk. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
14	A warm manner closed sales colder operators lost. Charm +1 (min Trained).
15	Customs forms in a dozen jurisdictions held no mystery anymore. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
16	You learned to read which goods weren't quite what the manifest claimed. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
21	Your contacts spanned every port on the route. Network +1 (min Trained).
22	Another season of haggling sharpened your edge. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
23	You ferried your own cargo when no hauler would. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
24	Running a ship's logistics solo made you fluent in its systems. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
25	A reputation for fair dealing brought repeat business. Charm +1 (min Trained).
26	A tidy season's profit, reinvested in yourself. 5 XP.
31	Trade follows policy, and you learned to read the politics. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
32	You closed a deal others swore couldn't be done. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
33	Your name opened doors in every market you touched. Network +1 (min Trained).
34	You mastered the tariffs and licenses that sink amateurs. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
35	A steady run of profitable cargoes. 5 XP.
36	A major trading house put you on its books. Gain a trading house contact.
41	You learned to spot a lie across the bargaining table — and tell a few. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
42	Charm carried you where ledgers couldn't. Charm +1 (min Trained).
43	The art of the deal became second nature. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
44	Coordinating fleet logistics became routine. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
45	A lucrative contract padded your accounts. 5 XP.
46	A trade ministry official came to owe you favors. Gain a government trade official as a contact.
51	Your network reached into every corner of the Shore. Network +1 (min Trained).
52	You flew your own routes when the margins demanded it. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
53	You closed the deal of the decade. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
54	Reading buyers became as easy as reading a manifest. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
55	A blockbuster contract that paid in cash and reputation. Negotiate +1 (min Trained); 5 XP; Cr750.
56	Moving certain cargoes meant befriending certain people. Gain a crime syndicate contact.
61	You learned to trade ahead of the policy shifts. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
62	A reliable supplier became a friend and a steady source. Charm +1 (min Trained); gain a supplier or wholesaler as a contact.
63	Customs and licensing held no surprises. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, prosperous run of trade. 10 XP; Cr1000.
65	Your web of contacts paid dividends. Network +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Trade Empire: you built something that outlives a single voyage. 5 XP; Cr1500; gain an influential merchant as a contact; Social Standing becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Criminal§

Smugglers, thieves, hackers, enforcers, fixers. The Shore's underworld is as extensive as its law-abiding sectors.

Entry Test: Dexterity · Term Roll: Dexterity Fixed Skills: Deceive, Sneaking, Close Quarters, Network

D66	Result
11	A job went sideways and you took the worst of it. Take 1 physical trauma.
12	You got pinched and roughed up, and now a cop knows you on sight. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a law enforcement contact (they know your face).
13	You learned to move through a place like you were never there. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
14	A good lie, delivered straight, became your best tool. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
15	Locked systems taught you their weaknesses. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
16	When talk failed, you learned to settle it up close. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
21	A botched score left a mark, but the crew that pulled you out adopted you. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a criminal contact.
22	Rooftop chases and quick exits kept you nimble. Athletics +1 (min Trained).
23	You perfected slipping in and out unseen. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
24	A convincing con paid better than any heist. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
25	You learned which end of a gun to keep pointed away from you. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
26	A clean job, quietly done. 5 XP.
31	Your contacts in the underworld multiplied. Network +1 (min Trained).
32	You cracked a vault that was supposed to be uncrackable. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
33	A brawl in a back room taught you to finish fights fast. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
34	You smiled your way past people who should have stopped you. Charm +1 (min Trained).
35	A score that actually paid out. 5 XP; Cr500.
36	A syndicate took notice and offered work. Gain a criminal syndicate contact.
41	You became a ghost when the heat was on. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
42	A flawless alibi kept you free. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
43	You learned to talk a mark into a worse deal than they knew. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
44	Bypassing alarms taught you the guts of security systems. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
45	A job well planned and well paid. 5 XP.
46	You found an official whose silence had a price. Gain a corrupt official as a contact.
51	Quick hands and quicker feet kept you ahead of the law. Athletics +1 (min Trained).
52	You breezed through encryption that stopped lesser thieves. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
53	You moved unseen through places crawling with eyes. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
54	A long con built on a lifetime of small lies. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
55	A close-quarters job that paid in skill and credits. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	You found someone who could move anything you stole. Gain a fence or black market dealer as a contact.
61	Your name carried weight in the right wrong circles. Network +1 (min Trained).
62	A shootout sharpened your aim and earned you a partner. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained); gain an underworld associate as a contact.
63	You became the one they called when a system had to fall. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
64	A long run of scores that never quite caught up with you. 10 XP; Cr1000.
65	You vanished from a job that should have caught you. Sneaking +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Infamous: your name became legend in the underworld. 5 XP; gain a powerful crime boss as a contact; Dexterity becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Medic§

Doctors, field surgeons, trauma specialists. Wherever Wanderers go, someone ends up needing a medic.

Entry Test: Education · Term Roll: Education Fixed Skills: Biology, Psychology, Chemistry, Survival

D66	Result
11	You lost one you should have saved, or made a choice you can't unmake. Take 1 mental trauma — losing a patient, a moral compromise, the weight of death.
12	You pulled someone back from the edge, and they never forgot it. Take 1 mental trauma; gain a patient-turned-friend as a contact.
13	Ward rounds and surgeries deepened your grasp of the body. Biology +1 (min Trained).
14	You learned which compounds heal and which kill. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
15	Treating the wounded mind taught you as much as treating the body. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
16	You kept up with the journals to keep your patients alive. Research +1 (min Trained).
21	A run of hard cases sharpened your diagnostic eye. Biology +1 (min Trained).
22	Mixing your own treatments when supplies ran short. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
23	You learned to repair the machines that keep patients breathing. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
24	Counseling the grieving became part of the work. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
25	You chased a diagnosis through every paper you could find. Research +1 (min Trained).
26	A quiet rotation left time to study. 5 XP.
31	Another tour treating the sick deepened your knowledge. Biology +1 (min Trained).
32	You learned to talk families through impossible choices. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
33	You synthesized a treatment the supply chain couldn't deliver. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
34	Hospital paperwork became second nature. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
35	A well-run clinic posting. 5 XP.
36	A fellow physician became a trusted colleague. Gain a medical colleague as a contact.
41	Years of listening made you a sharp reader of pain. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
42	A demanding caseload made you a better physician. Biology +1 (min Trained).
43	You published findings from your own ward. Research +1 (min Trained).
44	You formulated a drug that saved lives. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
45	A grateful institution and a small bonus. 5 XP.
46	A supplier kept your shelves stocked and stayed in touch. Gain a pharmaceutical or medical supply contact.
51	You maintained the trauma bay's machines yourself. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
52	A decade of medicine made the body an open book. Biology +1 (min Trained).
53	You became the one others sent the broken to. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
54	Your research changed how your colleagues practiced. Research +1 (min Trained).
55	A landmark case study and the recognition for it. Biology +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	You served alongside soldiers or rescue crews and earned their trust. Gain a military or emergency services contact.
61	Locked medical records taught you to get into closed systems. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
62	A breakthrough formulation, and the administrator who championed it. Chemistry +1 (min Trained); gain a hospital administrator as a contact.
63	You became the physician others came to when they couldn't cope. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, respected career in medicine. 10 XP.
65	Your published work made waves and earned a small prize. Research +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Renowned Healer: your name became one patients seek out across the Shore. 5 XP; gain an influential patient as a contact; Education becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Diplomat§

Political envoys, negotiators, and operators working between factions, worlds, and peoples.

Entry Test: Social Standing · Term Roll: Social Standing Fixed Skills: Negotiate, Bureaucracy, Political Science, Charm

D66	Result
11	Talks you brokered fell apart, and people died for it. Take 1 mental trauma — a negotiation that collapsed into catastrophe.
12	An adversary across the table bested you once; now you circle each other warily. Take 1 mental trauma; gain a former rival as a complicated contact.
13	A thousand careful conversations made you a master of the deal. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
14	Treaties live and die in their fine print, and you learned to read it. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
15	You came to understand power as a system, not a mystery. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
16	A warm word at the right moment opened a closed room. Charm +1 (min Trained).
21	Your web of contacts crossed every faction line. Network +1 (min Trained).
22	You closed an accord others called impossible. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
23	Reading the people across the table became instinct. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
24	You learned the machinery of governments inside and out. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
25	A diplomat's truth is rarely the whole truth, and you mastered the rest. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
26	A quiet posting between crises. 5 XP.
31	Protocol and procedure became your fluent second language. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
32	You charmed a hostile delegation into listening. Charm +1 (min Trained).
33	You learned to research a counterpart before ever meeting them. Research +1 (min Trained).
34	You traced how factions rise and fall. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
35	A successful mission and the credits to match. 5 XP.
36	A political faction came to count on you. Gain a political faction contact.
41	You brokered a deal that held. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
42	You learned to read a room before anyone spoke. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
43	Your contacts reached into every chamber that mattered. Network +1 (min Trained).
44	You learned when the diplomatic answer was the dishonest one. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
45	A delicate mission, well rewarded. 5 XP.
46	A foreign government opened a private channel to you. Gain a foreign government contact.
51	You learned to lead a delegation, not just join one. Command +1 (min Trained).
52	You became a scholar of how power actually moves. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
53	You closed the agreement of a generation. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
54	Even rivals admitted you were charming. Charm +1 (min Trained).
55	A landmark treaty and the recognition for it. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	The press learned your name and your number. Gain a media contact.
61	You learned to do the homework that wins the room. Research +1 (min Trained).
62	A counterpart across the table became a confidant. Network +1 (min Trained); gain a foreign envoy as a contact.
63	You mastered the long game of factions and favors. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, distinguished career in service of peace. 10 XP.
65	You brokered the deal everyone said couldn't be done. Negotiate +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Historic Agreement: you closed an accord the history books will remember. 5 XP; gain a head of state or faction leader as a contact; Social Standing becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Engineer§

Shipwrights, mechanics, systems operators. The people who keep the Shore's infrastructure running.

Entry Test: Intellect · Term Roll: Intellect Fixed Skills: Engineering, Mechanical, Electronics, Physics

D66	Result
11	Something failed under load and you were standing too close. Take 1 physical trauma — workshop accident, structural failure.
12	A near-disaster in the engine bay forged a bond with the crewmate beside you. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a colleague as a contact.
13	You learned to design systems that hold together under stress. Engineering +1 (min Trained).
14	Stripping and rebuilding machines became muscle memory. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
15	You traced faults through circuits others called dead. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
16	The math behind the machines became your native tongue. Physics +1 (min Trained).
21	You ran the systems you helped build. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
22	A demanding refit taught you to engineer under pressure. Engineering +1 (min Trained).
23	You kept aging hardware alive past its rated life. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
24	Handling reactor coolant made you handy with chemistry. Chemistry +1 (min Trained).
25	You rewired what the manuals said couldn't be rewired. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
26	A steady contract with time to learn. 5 XP.
31	A tricky problem drove you back to first principles. Physics +1 (min Trained).
32	You designed a fix that became standard practice. Engineering +1 (min Trained).
33	Running a whole facility's systems became routine. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
34	You fixed what others scrapped. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
35	A well-paid contract. 5 XP.
36	A shipyard came to know your work. Gain a shipyard or installation contact.
41	You mastered the electronics that run everything. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
42	A landmark build cemented your reputation. Engineering +1 (min Trained).
43	Closed control systems taught you to break into them. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
44	A hard problem deepened your grasp of the physics. Physics +1 (min Trained).
45	A lucrative project. 5 XP.
46	A corporate engineering firm took notice. Gain a corporate engineering contact.
51	You could feel a fault in a machine before the gauges did. Mechanical +1 (min Trained).
52	You became the one they called when the wiring lied. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
53	A career-defining design carried your signature. Engineering +1 (min Trained).
54	You ran installations that couldn't afford to fail. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
55	A breakthrough build and the recognition for it. Engineering +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	The military or a ministry came to you for technical work. Gain a military or government technical contact.
61	A cross-rating put you in a cockpit, and the systems made sense. Piloting +1 (min Trained).
62	The physics finally clicked, and the parts dealer who supplied you became a friend. Physics +1 (min Trained); gain a parts supplier as a contact.
63	You became the last word on failing electronics. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, lucrative career building and fixing. 10 XP; Cr1000.
65	A design of yours became the new standard. Engineering +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Breakthrough Design: you built something that changed how the Shore runs. 5 XP; gain a major corporation or government as a patron; Intellect becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Enforcer§

Law enforcement, corporate security, bounty hunters.

Entry Test: Strength · Term Roll: Strength Fixed Skills: Ranged Weapons, Bureaucracy, Close Quarters, Command

D66	Result
11	A call went bad and you paid for it in blood. Take 1 physical trauma — line of duty injury.
12	You did something on the job you can't take back. Take 1 mental trauma — violence that crossed a line.
13	Range qualifications and real firefights made you deadly. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
14	You learned to take someone down without a weapon. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
15	Reports, warrants, and chain of custody became second nature. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
16	You learned to plan a raid so nobody got hurt who didn't have to. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
21	Talking a suspect down beat fighting one. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
22	Countless hours on the range honed your aim. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
23	Stakeouts taught you to stay unseen. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
24	The paperwork never ended, and you mastered it. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
25	Working a beat built you a web of informants. Network +1 (min Trained).
26	A quiet posting with steady pay. 5 XP.
31	You learned to read a lie and tell a useful one. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
32	A rough arrest taught you to control a struggle. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
33	You ran operations that went off without a hitch. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
34	Pulling locked records taught you to crack systems. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
35	A commendation and a small bonus. 5 XP.
36	A fellow officer became a reliable ally. Gain a law enforcement contact.
41	More live-fire situations than you'd like to remember. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
42	You learned every regulation that could make or break a case. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained).
43	Your contacts on the street kept you ahead of trouble. Network +1 (min Trained).
44	You talked your way through standoffs. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
45	A clean bust with a reward attached. 5 XP; Cr500.
46	A snitch on the inside started feeding you tips. Gain a criminal informant as a contact.
51	You learned to read what suspects wouldn't say. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
52	You planned the operation that brought down a ring. Tactics +1 (min Trained).
53	You became the marksman others called for. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
54	Hand-to-hand became reflex. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
55	An airtight case and a citation. Bureaucracy +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	A judge or prosecutor came to trust your work. Gain a judicial or legal contact.
61	You earned the authority to lead, not just enforce. Command +1 (min Trained).
62	Private-sector work expanded your contacts. Network +1 (min Trained); gain a private-security contact.
63	You learned to defuse with words before force. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, decorated career on the line. 10 XP; Cr1000.
65	A landmark takedown, well rewarded. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Decorated Service: you retired with medals and the ear of those in power. 5 XP; gain a high-ranking official as a contact; Strength becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Entertainer§

Performers, journalists, media personalities. In the Shore, information and entertainment are forms of power.

Entry Test: Endurance · Term Roll: Endurance Fixed Skills: Charm, Network, Deceive, Negotiate

D66	Result
11	A public flop, a savaged review, or a contract that bled you dry. Take 1 mental trauma — public humiliation, creative failure, exploitation.
12	The person who managed your career also took advantage of it. Take 1 mental trauma; gain a manager or agent as a complicated contact.
13	You learned to work a crowd until they loved you. Charm +1 (min Trained).
14	Every venue and promoter knew your name. Network +1 (min Trained).
15	The stage taught you to sell a story you didn't believe. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
16	Broadcasting your work made you fluent in the medium. Communications +1 (min Trained).
21	You learned to read what an audience wanted before they did. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
22	Performance after performance polished your presence. Charm +1 (min Trained).
23	You learned to haggle your own contracts. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
24	Your circle of industry contacts widened. Network +1 (min Trained).
25	Covering current events taught you how power works. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
26	A profitable run of shows. 5 XP.
31	Chasing a story taught you to dig for facts. Research +1 (min Trained).
32	You could win over a hostile room in minutes. Charm +1 (min Trained).
33	You learned to spin a narrative to order. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
34	Your name opened doors across the industry. Network +1 (min Trained).
35	A well-paid engagement. 5 XP.
36	A fellow performer became a friend and collaborator. Gain a fellow entertainer as a contact.
41	You learned to read a crowd's mood like a script. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
42	Your charm became your signature. Charm +1 (min Trained).
43	You mastered the broadcast booth. Communications +1 (min Trained).
44	Your contacts reached into every studio that mattered. Network +1 (min Trained).
45	A lucrative season. 5 XP.
46	A wealthy admirer became your patron. Gain a wealthy patron as a contact; Cr500.
51	You learned to negotiate top billing. Negotiate +1 (min Trained).
52	Covering politics made you a shrewd reader of power. Political Science +1 (min Trained).
53	A breakout performance won you a following. Charm +1 (min Trained).
54	You knew exactly what your audience needed to feel. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
55	A hit run and the connections it brought. Network +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	A media corporation came calling. Gain a media corporation contact.
61	You learned to sell any story, true or not. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
62	A signature performance, and the promoter who made it happen. Charm +1 (min Trained); gain an industry contact (agent, promoter, or venue).
63	You became a familiar voice in every home. Communications +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, lucrative career in the spotlight. 10 XP; Cr1000.
65	Your name became a draw in its own right. Network +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Famous: your face is known across the Shore. 5 XP; gain a powerful fan or celebrity contact; Social Standing becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.

Agent§

Intelligence operatives, corporate spies, information brokers.

Entry Test: Intellect · Term Roll: Intellect Fixed Skills: Deceive, Cracking, Sneaking, Communications

D66	Result
11	An operation succeeded, but it took something out of you that didn't come back. Take 1 mental trauma — a mission that cost too much.
12	An extraction went bad, but the handler who ran you stayed loyal. Take 1 physical trauma; gain a handler as a contact.
13	A lifetime of false identities made lying effortless. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
14	You learned to peel open any system that held a secret. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
15	Tailing marks and slipping surveillance became instinct. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
16	You mastered the dead drops and coded channels of the trade. Communications +1 (min Trained).
21	An operation unraveled and your face got out; now someone is hunting you. Take 1 mental trauma; your cover was blown — gain an enemy as a contact.
22	Working sources built you a web that spanned borders. Network +1 (min Trained).
23	Another assignment under a stolen name. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
24	You learned to plant and find bugs others never saw. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
25	You moved through guarded places like a rumor. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
26	A clean op, quietly filed. 5 XP.
31	You learned to read a mark's tells and turn them. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
32	You broke an encryption that was supposed to be unbreakable. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
33	You ran the systems of facilities you'd infiltrated. System Operations +1 (min Trained).
34	A deep-cover stint made deception second nature. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
35	A successful operation, off the books. 5 XP.
36	A fellow operative became a trusted contact. Gain an intelligence contact.
41	Your sources reached into hostile territory. Network +1 (min Trained).
42	Wet-work training put a sidearm in your hands. Ranged Weapons +1 (min Trained).
43	You came and went without a trace. Sneaking +1 (min Trained).
44	You learned the surveillance gear inside and out. Electronics +1 (min Trained).
45	A delicate mission, well rewarded. 5 XP.
46	You turned an asset in a rival service. Gain a foreign intelligence contact.
51	You became the one they sent for the impossible breach. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
52	A close call taught you to fight your way out. Close Quarters +1 (min Trained).
53	A career of cover identities made you a master of the lie. Deceive +1 (min Trained).
54	You learned to read people down to the flinch. Psychology +1 (min Trained).
55	A flawless infiltration and the credits for it. Sneaking +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
56	Working the gray markets earned you an underworld source. Gain a criminal underworld contact.
61	You mastered the channels that carry secrets. Communications +1 (min Trained).
62	A source deep inside became your most valuable asset. Network +1 (min Trained); gain a covert source as a contact.
63	You became the breach others couldn't manage. Cracking +1 (min Trained).
64	A long, shadowed career few will ever know about. 10 XP.
65	A masterwork of deception, never exposed. Deceive +1 (min Trained); 5 XP.
66	Deep Cover: you ran an operation that reshaped the board, and walked away clean. 5 XP; gain a high-value intelligence contact; Intellect becomes Advantage — if already Advantage or at a Disadvantage, gain 10 XP instead.