MECHANICAL SKILL: MECHANICAL ENGINEER
The training, understanding, and knowledge of how machinery is
designed, operated, built, and maintained. Characters can attempt to
redesign, modify, repair, construct, or sabotage mechanical devices
(includes fusion driven turbines and advanced power supplies). The
player must first roll to see if their character can figure out how to
operate, analyze, and design the machine. First, a successful
diagnostic roll must be made. Roll again to determine whether the
character can fix/change/build the required mechanism, and then (the
DM) rolls again to see if the repair, modification, or construction was
properly done/made and the machine works.
There is a -30% penalty when working on alien or extremely unfamiliar
mechanics. The mechanic may be able to puzzle out some of the basic
aspects of an alien or magical device, and may be able to figure out
how to operate the machine, but will not be able to completely fathom
how it works or how to repair it.
Prerequisites: Mathematics: Basic or Mathematics: Advanced, and Basic Electronics (or better), and Literacy.
Base Skill: 25%.
Per Experience Level: +5%.
Bonuses:-