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	'''Too Hot To Die'''		'''Too Hot To Die'''
	:Cost: ??		:Cost: ??
	:You are, as the name implies, too hot to die. You your Attractiveness in -4 health levels and your Social in incapacitated health levels.		:You are, as the name implies, too hot to die. You gain your Attractiveness in -4 health levels and your Social in incapacitated health levels.

	====Rank====		====Rank====

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	===Extras===		===Extras===
	These are things that are particularly limited in application or do not necessarily apply to character stats. It can cover things like having a family heirloom of exceptional power, a lot of money in portable format, mutant powers like healing factor, etc. Request one and the GM will provide a cost and effect.		These are things that are particularly limited in application or do not necessarily apply to character stats. It can cover things like having a family heirloom of exceptional power, a lot of money in portable format, mutant powers like healing factor, etc. Request one and the GM will provide a cost and effect.

			'''Too Hot To Die'''
			:Cost: ??
			:You are, as the name implies, too hot to die. You your Attractiveness in -4 health levels and your Social in incapacitated health levels.

	====Rank====		====Rank====
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	:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Intellect		:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Intellect
	:Origin: Verge (common)		:Origin: Verge (common)
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	===Careers===		===Careers===
	Careers are what your character has been trained to do and presumably continues to do. Each Career is a set package of stats, skills and traits and is generally the summation of a number of years of both experience and learning. Unlike Races, Careers do not provide modifiers, they provide base values which can then be increased as normal per skill improvement.<br>		Careers are what your character has been trained to do and presumably continues to do. Each Career is a set package of stats, skills and traits and is generally the summation of a number of years of both experience and learning. Unlike Races, Careers do not provide modifiers, they provide base values which can then be increased as normal per skill improvement.<br>
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	:Guardsmen cost		:Guardsmen cost
	:Guardsmen get Physique 3, Intellect 2 and Charisma 2		:Guardsmen get Physique 3, Intellect 2 and Charisma 2
			:Guardsmen get Fit (Physique specialty) 2
	:Guardsmen get Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Firearms 3, Endurance 2, Drive 2, Artillery 2, Awareness 2, Tactics 1, Etiquette (military) 2, Intimidation 1		:Guardsmen get Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Firearms 3, Endurance 2, Drive 2, Artillery 2, Awareness 2, Tactics 1, Etiquette (military) 2, Intimidation 1
	:Guardsmen may take any Universal Vocation		:Guardsmen may take any Universal Vocation
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	:Clearance Contractors cost		:Clearance Contractors cost
	:Clearance Contractors get Physique 3, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2		:Clearance Contractors get Physique 3, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2
	:Clearance Contractors get Zero-G 3, Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Melee 1, Firearms 2, Endurance 1, Drive 1, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Artillery 3, Awareness 2, Academics (feral drones) 2, Engineering (weapons) 2, Tactics 1		:Clearance Contractors get Perceptive (Intellect specialty) 1
			:Clearance Contractors get Zero-G 3, Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Melee 1, Firearms 2, Endurance 1, Drive 1, Pilot 3, Gunnery 4, Mecha Fighting 3, Artillery 3, Awareness 2, Academics (feral drones) 2, Engineering (weapons) 2, Tactics 1
	:Clearance Contractors may take any Universal Vocation		:Clearance Contractors may take any Universal Vocation

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	:SolFed Pilots cost		:SolFed Pilots cost
	:SolFed Pilots get Physique 3, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2		:SolFed Pilots get Physique 3, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2
	:SolFed Pilots get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery ~~3, Awareness~~ 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Etiquette (military) 2		:SolFed Pilots get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Awareness 3, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Electronic Warfare 3, Etiquette (military) 2
	:SolFed Pilots may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation		:SolFed Pilots may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation

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	'''INTACT Lictors'''		'''INTACT Lictors'''
	:Lictors are the public face of INTACT, front-line warriors and troubleshooters. Due to stringent testing and requirements, most Lictors are S-type transhumans, with a few A-types and some truly skilled 'lessers'. ~~There are actually many different training paths for~~ Lictors, ~~but the kind you'll be playing~~ get ~~a +~~2 Pilot, +1 Gunnery, ~~+1 Charisma~~ (~~Diplomacy~~) ~~and +1 Conspiracy~~ (INTACT).		:Lictors are the public face of INTACT, front-line warriors and troubleshooters. Due to stringent testing and requirements, most Lictors are S-type transhumans, with a few A-types and some truly skilled 'lessers'.
			:INTACT Lictors cost
			:INTACT Lictors get Physique 3, Intellect 3 and Charisma 3
			:INTACT Lictors get Zero-G 2, Pilot 2, Gunnery 2, Firearms 2, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Athletics 2, Awareness 3, Tactics 2, Etiquette (military) 2, Etiquette (diplomacy) 3, Subterfuge 2, Savoir-Faire 2, Command 2
			:INTACT Lictors ''must'' take an INTACT Focus.
			:INTACT Lictors may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation

	'''INTACT Censor'''		'''INTACT Censor'''
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	'''INTACT Legate'''		'''INTACT Legate'''
	:The Legates are the commanders and leaders of INTACT, typically having authority over one or more warships, bases or ground operations group. They recieve +1 Command (Universal), +1 Education (Politics), +1 Charisma (Diplomacy), +2 Conspiracy (INTACT) and High Rank.		:The Legates are the commanders and leaders of INTACT, typically having authority over one or more warships, bases or ground operations group. They recieve +1 Command (Universal), +1 Education (Politics), +1 Charisma (Diplomacy), +2 Conspiracy (INTACT) and High Rank.

			=====INTACT Foci=====
			All INTACT members have specializations once they finish their extremely involved basic training. Some go on to be investigators, others special forces leaders, others spymasters, yet others mecha pilots.

	====League Careers====		====League Careers====
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	:Combatsystem Operators cost		:Combatsystem Operators cost
	:Combatsystem Operators get Physique 2, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2		:Combatsystem Operators get Physique 2, Intellect 3 and Charisma 2
			:Combatsystem Operators get Quick-Witted (Intellect specialty) 1
	:Combatsystem Operators get Zero-G 2, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 1, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Remote Operations 3, Etiquette (military) 2		:Combatsystem Operators get Zero-G 2, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 1, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Remote Operations 3, Etiquette (military) 2
	:Combatsystem Operators may take any Universal or League Vocation		:Combatsystem Operators may take any Universal or League Vocation

	'''League/Union Battlemanagement Director'''		'''League/Union Battlemanagement Director'''
	:With the League's predisposition towards automated weapons, their leaders must be just at home managing complex info-combat systems as they are at managing people. Battlemanagement Directors ~~recieve +1 Command~~ (~~Universal~~), +1 ~~Education~~ (~~Computers~~), ~~+2 Conspiracy (~~League ~~Military) and High Rank.~~		:With the League's predisposition towards automated weapons, their leaders must be just at home managing complex info-combat systems as they are at managing people.
			:Battlemanagement Directors cost
			:Battlemanagement Directors get Physique 2, Intellect 3 and Charisma 3
			:Combatsystem Operators get Intelligent (Intellect specialty) 1
			:Battlemanagement Directors get Zero-G 2, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 1, Tactics 3, Strategy 3, Artillery 2, Remote Operations 2, Etiquette (military) 2, Command 3
			:Battlemanagement Directors may take any Universal or League Vocation

	'''Union Mechanized Vanguard'''		'''Union Mechanized Vanguard'''

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	:S-Types cost 230 points		:S-Types cost 230 points
	:S-Type stat bonuses are +3 Physique, +1 Intellect +1 Charisma and two +1s that can be assigned to any two of Intellect, Charisma or Aleph		:S-Type stat bonuses are +3 Physique, +1 Intellect +1 Charisma and two +1s that can be assigned to any two of Intellect, Charisma or Aleph
	:S-Type get a +1 to ''all' specialties		:S-Type get a +1 to ''all'' specialties
	:S-Type skill bonuses are +1 Endurance and +1 to any three other skills		:S-Type skill bonuses are +1 Endurance and +1 to any three other skills
	:S-Types have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Physique, 3 Intellect and 3 Charisma.		:S-Types have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Physique, 3 Intellect and 3 Charisma.
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	:Seraphs cost 180 points		:Seraphs cost 180 points
	:Seraph stat bonuses are +2 Physique, +2 Aleph, +1 Intellect, +1 Charisma		:Seraph stat bonuses are +2 Physique, +2 Aleph, +1 Intellect, +1 Charisma
	:Seraph get a +1 to ''all' specialties		:Seraph get a +1 to ''all'' specialties
	:Seraph skill bonuses are +1 to any two Academic or Social skills		:Seraph skill bonuses are +1 to any two Academic or Social skills
	:Seraphs have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Physique, 3 Intellect and 3 Charisma.		:Seraphs have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Physique, 3 Intellect and 3 Charisma.

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	'''Guardsman'''		'''Guardsman'''
	:Most worlds maintain some form of standing military in the vein of National Guards, tasked with roles ranging from planetary defense to disaster relief to riot control. Typically more lightly-equipped than heavy army 'shock' units or marines/espatiers, Guardsmen are also stereotypically seen as less well-trained. That said, defending your loved ones can be a real morale-stiffener . . .		:Most worlds maintain some form of standing military in the vein of National Guards, tasked with roles ranging from planetary defense to disaster relief to riot control. Typically more lightly-equipped than heavy army 'shock' units or marines/espatiers, Guardsmen are also stereotypically seen as less well-trained. That said, defending your loved ones can be a real morale-stiffener . . .
	:~~Guardsman~~ cost		:Guardsmen cost
	:~~Guardsman~~ get Physique 3, Smarts 2 and Charisma 2		:Guardsmen get Physique 3, Smarts 2 and Charisma 2
	:~~Guardsman~~ get Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Firearms 3, Endurance 2, Drive 2, Artillery 2, Awareness 2, Tactics 1, Etiquette (military) 2, Intimidation 1		:Guardsmen get Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Firearms 3, Endurance 2, Drive 2, Artillery 2, Awareness 2, Tactics 1, Etiquette (military) 2, Intimidation 1
	:~~Guardsman~~ may take any Universal Vocation		:Guardsmen may take any Universal Vocation

			'''Clearance Contractor'''
			:The living machines created millions of years ago by the Nephilim still haunt the galaxy, ancient terraforming robots with hardwired orders to go forth and multiply. Unfortunately the arrival of humanity's starfaring ships and quantum-gravitic babble has woken them from their long slumber. Some systems of strategic or commercial import have become infested with these ancient feral drones and consequently many contractors now make a living clearing them out with attack ships and mecha.
			:Clearance Contractors cost
			:Clearance Contractors get Physique 3, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2
			:Clearance Contractors get Zero-G 3, Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Melee 1, Firearms 2, Endurance 1, Drive 1, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Artillery 3, Awareness 2, Academics (feral drones) 2, Engineering (weapons) 2, Tactics 1
			:Clearance Contractors may take any Universal Vocation

	'''Special Forces'''		'''Special Forces'''
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	:SolFed Pilots cost		:SolFed Pilots cost
	:SolFed Pilots get Physique 3, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2		:SolFed Pilots get Physique 3, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2
	:SolFed Pilots get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Tactics 1, Artillery 3, Etiquette (military) 2		:SolFed Pilots get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Etiquette (military) 2
	:SolFed Pilots may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation		:SolFed Pilots may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation

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	:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts		:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts
	:Origin: Verge (common)		:Origin: Verge (common)
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	===Careers===		===Careers===
	Careers are what your character has been trained to do and presumably continues to do. Each Career is a set package of stats, skills and traits and is generally the summation of a number of years of both experience and learning. Unlike Races, Careers do not provide modifiers, they provide base values which can then be increased as normal per skill improvement.<br>		Careers are what your character has been trained to do and presumably continues to do. Each Career is a set package of stats, skills and traits and is generally the summation of a number of years of both experience and learning. Unlike Races, Careers do not provide modifiers, they provide base values which can then be increased as normal per skill improvement.<br>
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	:Spacers may take any Universal Vocation		:Spacers may take any Universal Vocation

			'''Guardsman'''
			:Most worlds maintain some form of standing military in the vein of National Guards, tasked with roles ranging from planetary defense to disaster relief to riot control. Typically more lightly-equipped than heavy army 'shock' units or marines/espatiers, Guardsmen are also stereotypically seen as less well-trained. That said, defending your loved ones can be a real morale-stiffener . . .
			:Guardsman cost
			:Guardsman get Physique 3, Smarts 2 and Charisma 2
			:Guardsman get Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Melee 2, Firearms 3, Endurance 2, Drive 2, Artillery 2, Awareness 2, Tactics 1, Etiquette (military) 2, Intimidation 1
			:Guardsman may take any Universal Vocation

			'''Special Forces'''
			:Not everything happens in space and all polities in the universe require personnel whose foremost proficiency is on conducting operations on his her feet. (+1 Physical, +1 Physical (Chosen Specialty), +1 Wits (Alertness), +1 Smarts (Security))

	====Federation Careers====		====Federation Careers====

	'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''		'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''
	:The many, the proud. ~~All SolFleet Pilot PCs~~ are ~~assumed~~ to ~~have already distinguished themselves~~ in ~~some way~~. ~~They~~ get +1 ~~Pilot~~, +1 ~~Gunnery and Mid Rank~~, ~~and all but the most exceptional cases will be at least Low Transhumans.~~		:The many, the proud, the Solar Federation Pilot Corps. This overarching term masks the many subgroups that make up the Solar Fleet; not only functional ones like mecha pilots vs transport pilots, but also the national militaries that are the actual components of the Solar Fleet. Nonetheless they are all trained to the highest standards using both VR sims and extensive 'stick time' (the concept of actually using flight sticks being slightly archaic but the term has stuck) and they are some of the most effective warriors in space. Few pilots are anything less than B-type transhuman, though particularly talented C-types are not unheard of.
			:SolFed Pilots cost
			:SolFed Pilots get Physique 3, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2
			:SolFed Pilots get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Tactics 1, Artillery 3, Etiquette (military) 2
			:SolFed Pilots may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation

	'''Solar Fleet Officer'''		'''Solar Fleet Officer'''
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	:The Legates are the commanders and leaders of INTACT, typically having authority over one or more warships, bases or ground operations group. They recieve +1 Command (Universal), +1 Education (Politics), +1 Charisma (Diplomacy), +2 Conspiracy (INTACT) and High Rank.		:The Legates are the commanders and leaders of INTACT, typically having authority over one or more warships, bases or ground operations group. They recieve +1 Command (Universal), +1 Education (Politics), +1 Charisma (Diplomacy), +2 Conspiracy (INTACT) and High Rank.

			====League Careers====
	'''League Combatsystem Operator'''		'''League Combatsystem Operator'''
	:The League has few pilots, instead having 'operators' acting as telepresent squad leaders. These men and women are rigorously trained to capably time-share their attention between various viewpoints and react to shifting engagements from a rear-area perspective. Combatsystem Operators ~~recieve +~~1 ~~Tuneup (Engineer)~~, +1 ~~Education (Computers)~~, +1 ~~Command~~ (~~AI Mecha~~) ~~and Mid Rank.~~		:The League has few pilots, instead having 'operators' acting as telepresent squad leaders. These men and women are rigorously trained to capably time-share their attention between various viewpoints and react to shifting engagements from a rear-area perspective.
			:Combatsystem Operators cost
			:Combatsystem Operators get Physique 2, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2
			:Combatsystem Operators get Zero-G 2, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 1, Tactics 2, Artillery 3, Remote Operations 3, Etiquette (military) 2
			:Combatsystem Operators may take any Universal or League Vocation

	'''League/Union Battlemanagement Director'''		'''League/Union Battlemanagement Director'''
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	'''Republic Fleet Officer'''		'''Republic Fleet Officer'''
	:The Republic entrusts these officers with some of the most powerful weapons ever invented by man. To defend the Republic's interests, Republic Fleet Officers have +1 Command (Spaceships), +1 Education (History), +1 Conspiracy (Republic Fleet) and Command Rank.		:The Republic entrusts these officers with some of the most powerful weapons ever invented by man. To defend the Republic's interests, Republic Fleet Officers have +1 Command (Spaceships), +1 Education (History), +1 Conspiracy (Republic Fleet) and Command Rank.

			====Miscellaneous Careers====
			These careers are generally exclusive to a certain polity or zone of space and consequently should only be taken if specifically relevant.

			'''Seraphim Consor'''
			:It's a rough galaxy out where civilization fades into the hiss of radio background and as an organization that has many investments in the Rim, the Seraphim maintain their own small but well-trained and equipped group of pilots and soldiers. These Consors are called in for situations where locally-sourced security is either unavailable or insufficient for Seraphim needs.
			:Seraphim Consors cost $$$$ and ''must'' be a Seraph transgenic template
			:Seraphim Consors get Physique 3, Smarts 3, Charisma 3 and Aleph 3
			:Seraphim Consors get Zero-G 2, Pilot 3, Gunnery 3, Awareness 3, Firearms 1, Brawl 1, Athletics 2, Mecha Fighting 2, Tactics 1, Artillery 3, Subterfuge 2, Telepathic Weapons 3
			:Seraphim Consors may take any Universal or Solar Federation Vocation

	'''Royalty'''		'''Royalty'''
	:The extended ''de Godsforde'' royal family of the White Rose kingdom are accountable to no one. They are trained to lead and maintain the interests of themselves, their subordinates, and ultimately the state through policy. (+1 Charisma, +2 Conspiracy (White Rose), High Rank, License Holder)		:The extended ''de Godsforde'' royal family of the White Rose kingdom are accountable to no one. They are trained to lead and maintain the interests of themselves, their subordinates, and ultimately the state through policy. (+1 Charisma, +2 Conspiracy (White Rose), High Rank, License Holder)

	'''~~Special Forces~~'''		===Vocations===
	:~~Not everything happens in space~~ and ~~all polities in the universe require personnel whose foremost proficiency is on conducting operations on his her feet~~. (+1 ~~Physical~~, +1 ~~Physical (Chosen Specialty)~~, ~~+1 Wits (Alertness)~~, +1 ~~Smarts (Security))~~		====Universal Vocations====
			'''Reservist'''
			:The practice of maintaining military reservists is one that has gotten renewed interest since the Solar War and consequently many men and women spend weekends maintaining martial skills after being discharged from regular service.
			:Reservist costs
			:Reservists get Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Melee 1, Firearms 2, Endurance 2, Awareness 1

	~~====Vocations====~~
	'''ARROWs Liason'''		'''ARROWs Liason'''
	:While INTACT focusses almost exclusively on fellow humans, ARROWs deals with the inhuman. Those in its ranks range from cogscience lawyers to xenoarcheologists to combat pilots to theotechnicians. A period in ARROWs is often seen as a way to escape the politicking that is common in ~~other~~ Solar Federation organizations and see far more of known space than otherwise.		:While INTACT focusses almost exclusively on fellow humans, ARROWs deals with the inhuman. Those in its ranks range from cogscience lawyers to xenoarcheologists to combat pilots to theotechnicians. A period in ARROWs is often seen as a way to escape the politicking that is so often common in Solar Federation organizations and see far more of known space than otherwise, while for those in the colonies it is a good way to get valued experience.
			:ARROW Liasons costs
			:ARROW Liasons get

			====Solar Federation Vocations====

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	Some Careers might also have minimum stats - nobody's going to make it through special forces training with a physical of 1.		Some Careers might also have minimum stats - nobody's going to make it through special forces training with a physical of 1.

			====Universal Careers====
			'''Spacer'''
			:With hundreds of solar systems large and small connected via wormholes and thousands more (mostly uninhabited) reachable via continuous-wormhole drive, interstellar starships fill the same role as surface ships did back in the pre-space era on Earth. And where ships go, crewmembers go onboard. Of course those on interstellar ships are merely the tip of the iceberg and Spacers also includes crews for in-system ships as well as people who operate the myriad deep-space stations that support the human economy.
			:Spacers cost
			:Spacers get Physique 2, Smarts 3 and Charisma 2
			:Spacers get Zero-G 3, Pilot 2, Awareness 2, Bureaucracy 1, Engineering (starships) 2, Helmsman 3
			:Spacers may take any Universal Vocation



			====Federation Careers====

	'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''		'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''
	:The many, the proud. All SolFleet Pilot PCs are assumed to have already distinguished themselves in some way. They get +1 Pilot, +1 Gunnery and Mid Rank, and all but the most exceptional cases will be at least Low Transhumans.		:The many, the proud. All SolFleet Pilot PCs are assumed to have already distinguished themselves in some way. They get +1 Pilot, +1 Gunnery and Mid Rank, and all but the most exceptional cases will be at least Low Transhumans.


	'''Solar Fleet Officer'''		'''Solar Fleet Officer'''

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	===Races===		===Races===
	Races are what you were born as or, less commonly, what you modified yourself to be and have little to do with pre-colonization 'racial identity', which is a social, not genetic construct. Pre-natal genetic modification has matured over centuries and few people born today have not had their or their ancestors' genomes sequenced before conception. It is a relatively inexpensive and mundane procedure, often subsidized by governments and while not 100% successful when dealing with something as complex as the entire genome of a human, still gives eminently acceptable results. Retroviral techniques to conduct systemic changes to adults are almost as old but are far more complex and difficult; consequently they are both much more expensive and rare.		Races are what you were born as or, less commonly, what you modified yourself to be and have little to do with pre-colonization 'racial identity', which is a social, not genetic construct. Pre-natal genetic modification has matured over centuries and few people born today have not had their or their ancestors' genomes sequenced before conception. It is a relatively inexpensive and mundane procedure, often subsidized by governments and while not 100% successful when dealing with something as complex as the entire genome of a human, still gives eminently acceptable results. Retroviral techniques to conduct systemic changes to adults are almost as old but are far more complex and difficult; consequently they are both much more expensive and rare.<br>
			Origin is a general representation of where a given race can be expected to be found as well as what relative proportion of the population they are. Note that it doesn't take into account specific circumstances; for example a gathering of Solar Federation captains would be almost all A- and S-types, with a minority of exceptional B-types.

	~~In the case of Cybernetics, they are bought seperately and have their own rules.~~		Racial bonuses modify the effective value of your stats; racial modifiers do not increase (or decrease) the cost of a given stat. It is of course entirely possible for a baseline to be smarter or stronger than even an S-type - exceptional individuals occur everywhere. Note that depending on the campaign being run it may be entirely appropriate to provide cost breaks or cost divisors for transhuman templates; in the reality of More Robot Wars an S-Type is not penalized for being born superlative - they in fact have a huge leg up. This of course runs counter to game balance and GMs should be careful about travelling this path. Consider carefully before doing so.

	Racial bonuses modify the effective value of your stats; racial modifiers do not increase (or decrease) the cost of a given stat. It is of course entirely possible for a baseline to be smarter or stronger than even an S-type - exceptional individuals occur everywhere.


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	:Most of the human population of known space inhabit planets and have minimal if any genetic alteration. Classed as E-Types in the Solar Federation, these baseline humans are often known as Grounder due to the fact that most unaugmented humans live (and stay) on planets. While at the dawn of the colonization era these were mostly those who were too poor or too disadvantaged to get genetic counselling, in modern times it has become something of a badge of perverse pride or religious devotion to call oneself a Baseline, Flat, Grounder or other previously-derogatory term. Some jurisdictions actually treat having baseline children as child abuse, though this remains difficult to enforce, not to mention politically charged.		:Most of the human population of known space inhabit planets and have minimal if any genetic alteration. Classed as E-Types in the Solar Federation, these baseline humans are often known as Grounder due to the fact that most unaugmented humans live (and stay) on planets. While at the dawn of the colonization era these were mostly those who were too poor or too disadvantaged to get genetic counselling, in modern times it has become something of a badge of perverse pride or religious devotion to call oneself a Baseline, Flat, Grounder or other previously-derogatory term. Some jurisdictions actually treat having baseline children as child abuse, though this remains difficult to enforce, not to mention politically charged.
	:Grounders cost 0 points and have no modifiers.		:Grounders cost 0 points and have no modifiers.
	:Origin: Common across known space		:Origin: Common on planets across known space


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	'''Omoikane'''		'''Omoikane'''
	:Like Ishtars, Omoikanes are second-generation upgrades, with a focus instead on intellectual abilities, in which they are supremely gifted. Capable of effortlessly grasping complex concepts and recalling vast amounts of information they find ready employment in any technical or intellectual field. Thanks to the advances in cognitive science by the 22nd century they are not socially crippled robots either, and while not as capable of demonstrating bottomless well of effortless social acumen they are still quite socially adept. One unique feature about Omoikanes is their neural processes are optimized for machine reading and neural interfaces work particularly well for them. Most Omoikanes have light silver or stark white hair, which is actually pigmented white and is something of a visible trademark ~~of Omoikanes~~.		:Like Ishtars, Omoikanes are second-generation upgrades, with a focus instead on intellectual abilities, in which they are supremely gifted. Capable of effortlessly grasping complex concepts and recalling vast amounts of information they find ready employment in any technical or intellectual field. Thanks to the advances in cognitive science by the 22nd century they are not socially crippled robots either, and while not as capable of demonstrating bottomless well of effortless social acumen they are still quite socially adept. One unique feature about Omoikanes is their neural processes are optimized for machine reading and neural interfaces work particularly well for them. Most Omoikanes have light silver or stark white hair, which is actually pigmented white (as opposed to the progressive loss of hair pigmentation over normal human aging) and is something of a visible trademark.
	:Omoikanes cost 125 points		:Omoikanes cost 125 points
	:Omoikanes get +1 Dextrous and +1 Fit (Physique specialties), +2 Smarts and +1 Charisma		:Omoikanes get +1 Dextrous and +1 Fit (Physique specialties), +2 Smarts and +1 Charisma
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	===Careers===		===Careers===
	:Careers ~~represent~~ what your character ~~does for~~ a ~~living~~. ~~Like~~ Races, they provide bonuses ~~and penalties~~ to ~~stats and specialties; again like Races these modify~~ the ~~''final'' value~~, ~~not~~ the ~~inherent value (eg, what you calculate~~ cost to ~~buy with~~). Some Careers might also have minimum stats - nobody's going to make it through special forces training with a physical of 1.		Careers are what your character has been trained to do and presumably continues to do. Each Career is a set package of stats, skills and traits and is generally the summation of a number of years of both experience and learning. Unlike Races, Careers do not provide modifiers, they provide base values which can then be increased as normal per skill improvement.<br>
			Most Careers also have the option of taking one or more Vocations, which can represent additional or unusual training for the chosen Career or time spent doing 'something else.' If a Career and a Vocation have bonuses to the same skill, the bonus from the Vocation is converted to points and then added against the cost to get to the next skill rank(s).

			Some Careers might also have minimum stats - nobody's going to make it through special forces training with a physical of 1.

	'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''		'''Solar Fleet Pilot'''
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	'''Special Forces'''		'''Special Forces'''
	:Not everything happens in space and all polities in the universe require personnel whose foremost proficiency is on conducting operations on his her feet. (+1 Physical, +1 Physical (Chosen Specialty), +1 Wits (Alertness), +1 Smarts (Security))		:Not everything happens in space and all polities in the universe require personnel whose foremost proficiency is on conducting operations on his her feet. (+1 Physical, +1 Physical (Chosen Specialty), +1 Wits (Alertness), +1 Smarts (Security))

			====Vocations====
			'''ARROWs Liason'''
			:While INTACT focusses almost exclusively on fellow humans, ARROWs deals with the inhuman. Those in its ranks range from cogscience lawyers to xenoarcheologists to combat pilots to theotechnicians. A period in ARROWs is often seen as a way to escape the politicking that is common in other Solar Federation organizations and see far more of known space than otherwise.

	[[category:More Robot Wars]]		[[category:More Robot Wars]]

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Races

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	:Alphas cost 70 points		:Alphas cost 70 points
	:Alphas get +1 Physique, +1 Smarts and +1 Charisma		:Alphas get +1 Physique, +1 Smarts and +1 Charisma
	~~:Alphas have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Physique, 3 Smarts and 3 Charisma.~~
	:Origin: Verge (common), Rim (uncommon)		:Origin: Verge (common), Rim (uncommon)

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	:Ishtars get +1 Physique, +1 Smarts and +2 Charisma		:Ishtars get +1 Physique, +1 Smarts and +2 Charisma
	:Ishtars get a +1 to Savoir-Faire, +1 to Ettiquet and +1 to any other Social skill		:Ishtars get a +1 to Savoir-Faire, +1 to Ettiquet and +1 to any other Social skill
	:Ishtars have a minimum unmodified requirement of ~~3 Smarts and~~ 3 Charisma.		:Ishtars have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Charisma.
	:Origin: Verge (common)		:Origin: Verge (common)

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	:Omoikanes get +1 Dextrous and +1 Fit (Physique specialties), +2 Smarts and +1 Charisma		:Omoikanes get +1 Dextrous and +1 Fit (Physique specialties), +2 Smarts and +1 Charisma
	:Omoikanes get a +1 Remote Operations, +1 Neural Interfacing and +1 to any two other Academic skills		:Omoikanes get a +1 Remote Operations, +1 Neural Interfacing and +1 to any two other Academic skills
	:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts ~~and 3 Charisma.~~		:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts
	:Origin: Verge (common)		:Origin: Verge (common)



	===Careers===		===Careers===

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	'''High Transhumans'''		'''High Transhumans'''
	:The cautious early steps in human augmenation soon gave way to more drastic and significant upgrades to the human condition. The concept of 'Human-plus' became a reality as deliberately recoded DNA brought forth the possibility of ''everyone'' achieving abilities substantially beyond the human norm and 'transhuman' became synonymous with 'transgenic'. Cognitive upgrades were also part of the package, and 'high transhumans' were not just more physically fit but also more intelligent and more sociable. Furthermore at this point inherent biological immortality (or at least exceptionally long lifespans) became the norm. In the Solar Federation these are ranked B- or A-Types.		:The cautious early steps in human augmenation soon gave way to more drastic and significant upgrades to the human condition. The concept of 'Human-plus' became a reality as deliberately recoded DNA brought forth the possibility of ''everyone'' achieving abilities substantially beyond the human norm and 'transhuman' became synonymous with 'transgenic'. Cognitive upgrades were also part of the package, and 'high transhumans' were not just more physically fit but also more intelligent and more sociable. Furthermore at this point inherent biological immortality (or at least exceptionally long lifespans) became the norm. In the Solar Federation these are ranked B- or A-Types.
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	'''Outlier Superiors'''		'''Outlier Superiors'''
	:Over the past century, the intermixing of bloodlines, technological improvements, quest for perfection and simple luck of the draw has resulted in the occasional birth of individuals who have truly exceptional genes. At the leading edge of the curve these superhuman individuals easily gravitate towards the peaks of power and responsibility. Attempts have been made to replicate the full range of their abilities but as so much relied upon the vaguarities of chance, these have had mixed results. Baroque breeding programs among the upper classes have become common, some ending up indistinguishable from dynastic marriages to seal agreements. In the Solar Federation these individuals recieve the coveted S-Type classification.		:Over the past century, the intermixing of bloodlines, technological improvements, quest for perfection and simple luck of the draw has resulted in the occasional birth of individuals who have truly exceptional genes. At the leading edge of the curve these superhuman individuals easily gravitate towards the peaks of power and responsibility. Attempts have been made to replicate the full range of their abilities but as so much relied upon the vaguarities of chance, these have had mixed results. Baroque breeding programs among the upper classes have become common, some ending up indistinguishable from dynastic marriages to seal agreements. In the Solar Federation these individuals recieve the coveted S-Type classification.
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	'''Seraph'''		'''Seraph'''
	:One of the Seraphim Organization's purported goals and major successes has been the stabilization of a reproducible S-grade genetic template. First developed in the late 22nd century they were introduced to the public in 2210 where they have became extremely popular among those wealthy enough to afford the complex upgrade. A quirk of the specific genetic modifications makes them much easier apply to XX individuals as opposed to XY; consequently male Seraphs are much less common, making up less than 5% of the population of Seraphs. The flood of young standardized S-class transhumans and their gender disparity is already causing ripples in the Solar Federation.		:One of the Seraphim Organization's purported goals and major successes has been the stabilization of a reproducible S-grade genetic template. First developed in the late 22nd century they were introduced to the public in 2210 where they have became extremely popular among those wealthy enough to afford the complex upgrade. A quirk of the specific genetic modifications makes them much easier apply to XX individuals as opposed to XY; consequently male Seraphs are much less common, making up less than 5% of the population of Seraphs. The flood of young standardized S-class transhumans and their gender disparity is already causing ripples in the Solar Federation.
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	:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts and 3 Charisma.		:Omoikanes have a minimum unmodified requirement of 3 Smarts and 3 Charisma.
	:Origin: Verge (common)		:Origin: Verge (common)



	===Careers===		===Careers===