Vehicle Operation

Attribute DEX
Category Technical
Untrained Yes

This broad skill provides a character with a basic understanding of and proficiency with modern vehicles. Using this skill, a character can attempt to operate most normal land and water vehicles. Some military or specialized land and water vehicles may have controls that are too complex for the broad skill to cover, requiring at least some level of specialization before a character is able to operate them successfully. The ordinary operation of any normal land or water vehicle doesn’t require a skill check. During chases, races, or vehicle combat, or when navigating through challenging obstacles, skill checks may be called for.

Air vehicle

Attribute DEX
Cost 5
Untrained No

This specialty skill enables a character to become trained in the use of air vehicles. Types of air vehicles include propeller planes, helicopters, private jets, commercial jets, and jet fighters.

Rank Benefits

⊗ Rank 4, 8, and 12 [Improved Proficiency] At higher ranks, the character becomes even more adept at operating this type of vehicle, receiving a situation die bonus to checks involving this specialty skill.

  • -1 step at rank 4.
  • -2 step at rank 8.
  • -3 step at rank 12.

Land vehicle

Attribute DEX
Cost 3
Untrained Yes

This specialty skill enables a character to become trained in the use of land vehicles. Types of land vehicles include automobiles, motorcycles, race cars, large trucks, and tanks and other heavy military vehicles.

Rank Benefits

⊗ Rank 4, 8, and 12 [Improved Proficiency] At higher ranks, the character becomes even more adept at operating this type of vehicle, receiving a situation die bonus to checks involving this specialty skill.

  • -1 step at rank 4.
  • -2 step at rank 8.
  • -3 step at rank 12.

Space vehicle

Attribute DEX
Cost 5
Untrained No

This specialty skill enables a charact er to become trained in the use of space vehicles. This skill is also used to operate the helm of large, multicrewed space vessels. Other systems on space vessels require the specialized functions of the System Operation broad skill. Types of space vehicles include:

  • Space fighters: ships of 10 durability or less.
  • Scouts and light freighters: ships of 11–32 durability.
  • Medium freighters and corvettes: ships of 33–60 durability.
  • Capital ships: ships of 60+ durability.

Rank Benefits

⊗ Rank 4, 8, and 12 [Improved Proficiency] At higher ranks, the character becomes even more adept at operating this type of vehicle, receiving a situation die bonus to checks involving this specialty skill.

  • -1 step at rank 4.
  • -2 step at rank 8.
  • -3 step at rank 12.

Water vehicle

Attribute DEX
Cost 3
Untrained Yes

This specialty skill enables a character to become trained in the use of water vehicles. This skill is also used to operate the helm of large, multicrewed water vessels (such as battleships, submarines, and oil tankers); these require a version of the specialized functions of the System Operation broad skill. Types of water vehicles include canoes, rafts and rowboats, powerboats, jet skis, sailboats, large commercial vessels, large military vessels, and submersible craft.

Rank Benefits

⊗ Rank 4, 8, and 12 [Improved Proficiency] At higher ranks, the character becomes even more adept at operating this type of vehicle, receiving a situation die bonus to checks involving this specialty skill.

  • -1 step at rank 4.
  • -2 step at rank 8.
  • -3 step at rank 12.