Scout Service Skills table

[Takei]

I think Vacc Suit should replace Gun Combat on the Scout Service Skills table. Any service that operates in space would have Vacc Suit as part of basic training.

 

[-Daniel-]

I think Vacc Suit should replace Gun Combat on the Scout Service Skills table. Any service that operates in space would have Vacc Suit as part of basic training.

So a scout would never get Gun Combat as a skill? As it is, every Scout who advances at least one in their time in the service would get it as part of their Rank 1 advancement.

 

[Takei]

So a scout would never get Gun Combat as a skill? As it is, every Scout who advances at least one in their time in the service would get it as part of their Rank 1 advancement.

I just think Scouts are more likely to use Vacc Suits than firearms in their everyday work.

A more sensible change then might be to swap the Vacc Suit 1 after one advance for Gun Combat 1.

 

[-Daniel-]

So a scout would never get Gun Combat as a skill? As it is, every Scout who advances at least one in their time in the service would get it as part of their Rank 1 advancement.

I just think Scouts are more likely to use Vacc Suits than firearms in their everyday work.

A more sensible change then might be to swap the Vacc Suit 1 after one advance for Gun Combat 1.

So switch them? Another chance at Vacc-Suit in the tables and a for sure Gun Combat -1 in the Rank Bonus chart?

 

[Takei]

So switch them? Another chance at Vacc-Suit in the tables and a for sure Gun Combat -1 in the Rank Bonus chart?

Possibly. My basic problem is that it's feels wrong that a Scout comes out of basic training able to use a gun but not a vacc suit.

 

[CosmicGamer]

And that the courier who spends their time shuttling messages is the only one with a vacc suit skill on their table and not the explorer and surveyor of exotic locals.

 

[-Daniel-]

Just as you have a hard time with a scout not ending up with at least one skill level in Vacc-Suit, I too have a hard time with the idea a person goes to exotic locations filled with danger and never learns to use a gun. Interesting dilemma.

What if Electronics is replaced with Vacc-Suit on the Service table? I mean Electronics is on all three of the specialist tables.

 

[CosmicGamer]

Vacc Suit could be moved from Rank 1 to Rank 0.

Vacc Suit could be removed from courier and maybe replaced with Engineer.

 

[NOLATrav]

Vacc Suit could be moved from Rank 1 to Rank 0.

Vacc Suit could be removed from courier and maybe replaced with Engineer.

Great idea. It's hard to make a decent Engineer for a PC ship, another path for creating one would be nice. And it fits well with the overarching ideas of those branches.

 

[Takei]

Just as you have a hard time with a scout not ending up with at least one skill level in Vacc-Suit, I too have a hard time with the idea a person goes to exotic locations filled with danger and never learns to use a gun. Interesting dilemma.

An interesting dilemma and also interesting to see how people prioritise things differently

What if Electronics is replaced with Vacc-Suit on the Service table? I mean Electronics is on all three of the specialist tables.

That would be better.

I went back and checked the book and Scouts are the only space-based career that doesn't have Vacc Suit on their Service Skills table. I may have to go all grognard and check my old Traveller books

 

[MongooseMatt]

What if Electronics is replaced with Vacc-Suit on the Service table? I mean Electronics is on all three of the specialist tables.

This is what I have done (and replaced Vacc Suit in Courier with Engineer).

 

[-Daniel-]

What if Electronics is replaced with Vacc-Suit on the Service table? I mean Electronics is on all three of the specialist tables.

This is what I have done (and replaced Vacc Suit in Courier with Engineer).

Cool, that makes sense.