Step 10: Interests
Step 10 is where your define your character’s additional interests and skills. Choose or roll one from the Random Interest table, take the results from the appropriate sub-table, and proceed to Step 11.
THE STORY:
The interests determined here represent hobbies you have delved into over the years or other careers you have worked. They could also indicate schooling or self-education that you never pursued into a full career or that supplements your primary profession.
Random Interest ❮d10 & d10❯
d10 #1 d10 #2 Interest Description 1–5 1 Animal Handler You train and care for smart animals. 2 Artist/Icon You are a creative or celebrity figure. 3 Async You are infected with the Watts-MacLeod strain of the exsurgent virus (EP2). 4 Commander You are an executive, officer, elected official, or autonomist organizer. 5 Fighter You’ve picked up some self-defense capabilities 6 Forensics Specialist You’re trained to analyze crime scenes and perform autopsies. 7 Jack-of-All-Trades You’ve seen and done a little bit of everything. 8 Jammer You’re a drone operator with a talent for manipulating machines. 9–10 RE-ROLL #2 6–10 1 Networker You know how to engage and connect with people. 2 Paramedic You have picked up some first aid training. 3 Pilot You prefer to do the driving no matter how skilled the ALI is. 4 Rogue You have a shady side. 5 Slacker You prefer to enjoy the good things in life. 6 Spacer You’ve spent your fair share of time on ships and in smaller habitats. 7 Student You are in the process of learning. 8 Survivalist The Fall reinforced the notion that you need to be prepared. 9–10 RE-ROLL #2
Animal Handler
❯ 1–5 & 1 ❮
- Motivation: +Happiness
Animal Empathy trait (EP2) c-rep 20 Exotic Skill: Animal Handling 40 Medicine: Veterinary 40 Provoke 20 Survival 15 Know: Smart Animals 40 Artist/Icon
❯ 1–5 & 2 ❮
- Motivation: +Fame
f-rep 20 Deceive 40 Infiltrate 20 Kinesics 20 Provoke 40 Know: Music 40 Async
❯ 1–5 & 3 ❮
- Motivation: +Acceptance
Psi (Level 2) trait (EP2) 4 psi sleights g-rep 20 Deceive 40 Psi 40 Know: Asyncs 40 Commander
❯ 1–5 & 4 ❮
- Motivation: +Leadership
c-rep 20 Interface 20 Kinesics 20 Persuade 40 Provoke 40 Know: Administration 40 Fighter
❯ 1–5 & 5 ❮
- Motivation: +Protect Others
g-rep 20 Fray 40 Guns 40 Melee 40 Know: Security Ops 40 Forensics Specialist
❯ 1–5 & 6 ❮
- Motivation: +Solve Crimes
c-rep 20 Hardware: Armorer 20 Medicine: Forensics 40 Perceive 40 Research 20 Know: Physiology 40 Jack-of-All-Trades
❯ 1–5 & 7 ❮
- Motivation: +Be Prepared
@-rep 10 c-rep 5 g-rep 5 Guns 20 Hardware: Electronics 20 Infosec 20 Persuade 20 Research 20 Survival 20 Know: Black Markets 40 Jammer
❯ 1–5 & 8 ❮
- Motivation: +Skill Mastery
c-rep 20 Hardware: Robotics 40 Interface 20 Pilot: Air 40 Pilot: Ground 20 Know: Bot Models 40 Networker
❯ 6–10 & 1❮
- Motivation: +Expand Influence
f-rep 20 Deceive 30 Persuade 40 Provoke 30 Research 20 Know: Rep Nets 40 Paramedic
❯ 6–10 & 2 ❮
- Motivation: +Help Others
c-rep 20 Fray 20 Kinesics 40 Medicine: Paramedic 40 Survival 20 Know: Emergency Services 40 Pilot
❯ 6–10 & 3 ❮
- Motivation: +Self-Reliance
c-rep 20 Hardware: Aerospace 30 Pilot: Air 30 Pilot: Ground 20 Pilot: Space 40 Know: Flight Crew Ops 40 Rogue
❯ 6–10 & 4 ❮
- Motivation: +Self-Reliance
g-rep 20 Deceive 40 Exotic Skill: Sleight of Hand 20 Fray 20 Infiltrate 40 Know: Black Markets 40 Slacker
❯ 6–10 & 5 ❮
- Motivation: +Happiness
c-rep 20 Hardware: Electronics 20 Interface 40 Persuade 30 Research 30 Know: VR Games 40 Spacer
❯ 6–10 & 6 ❮
- Motivation: +Exploration
c-rep 10 g-rep 10 Free Fall 30 Hardware: Aerospace 40 Interface 20 Pilot: Space 30 Know: Flight Crew Ops 40 Student
❯ 6–10 & 7 ❮
- Motivation: +Education
r-rep 20 Interface 40 Persuade 20 Program 20 Research 40 Know: Mathematics 40 Survivalist
❯ 6–10 & 8 ❮
- Motivation: +Survival
c-rep 20 Guns 40 Hardware: Industrial 20 Medicine: Paramedic 30 Survival 30 Know: Habitat Ops 40