Alternate Skill System

This provides a simpler, alternate skill system that eliminates the skill tree and skill progression and replaces it with a character background system.

Backgrounds

Skills are replaced with ten categories that represent the general backgrounds of characters. You can choose two of these backgrounds when creating a character, or you can roll 2d10 to choose your two backgrounds randomly.

d10	Background	Description
1	Military	You have extensive military training and a dishonorable discharge.
2	Athletic	You trained your entire childhood only to wash out of the pros.
3	Mechanical	You can fix anything!
4	Computer	You speak assembly language better than English.
5	Psychology	You can convince anyone of anything.
6	Academic	Your heterodox views got you shunned from the academy.
7	Criminal	You had a rough adolescence and a large amount of street smarts.
8	Coporate	Your corporate loyalty was rewarded with a layoff the day before your stocks would become vested.
9	Rural	You understand the ways of plants and animals.
10	Religious	You attended seminary until you met the love of your life.

Making Rolls

When a player suggests that their character take an action in alignment with one of their backgrounds, they gain [+] on their roll.

Progression

Character progression only occurs via projects and by increasing Stats or Saves during Shore Leave.