Combat
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Brawl | 25% |
| Grapple | 25% |
| Martial Arts | 1% |
| Melee Weapon (various) | Per Weapon |
| Missile Weapon (various) | Per Weapon |
Melee or Missile Weapons
Weapons range far and wide, mostly as improvised weapons. These weapons are mostly tools used in percussive maintenance, when a foot or fist don’t do the trick.
Grapple
Grapple determines your ability to strangle the result of a fix out of the equipment you are working on. It is a martial art of sorts, if the item you are attempting to fix now feels more appropriate as a weapon.
Brawl
Brawl is often used in percussive maintenance of equipment. It may seem unprofessional, but I guarantee you, sometimes all a computer needs is a good hit to get back to work.
Communication
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Command | 5% |
| Etiquette (various) | 5% |
| Language (various) | (INT/EDU)x5 or 0% |
| Persuade | 15% |
| Teach | 10% |
Etiquette
From the office the streets, etiquette is important to work your way around resolving an incident. Examples include; office, public, business, executive, and so on.
Language
In most scenarios, this is going to be dealing with communicating with computers, in a few cases you could see a need for spoken language.
For spoken common languages include; English, Spanish, Japanese, and so on. For computer languages; batch, unix shell, python, powershell, java, C, C++, Lua, haskell, and so on.
If you need help with finding obscure languages consult the GM.
Manipulation
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Craft (various) | 5% |
| Demolition | 1% |
| Fine Manipulation | 5% |
| Repair (various) | 15% |
Craft
Crafting equipment is an important skill in the field. Be it for putting together a device or fixing up a short, you could also use craft to enhance your repair skill.
Examples of crafting areas; electronics, computers, networks.
Fine manipulation
This skill may be applicable in situations where fine motor skills are important, be that soldering, lock picking, electronics assembly.
Repair
Self-explanatory. Areas may include; PC, Mac, networking, electronics, IoT.
Mental
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Appraise | 15% |
| Gaming | INT+POW% |
| Knowledge (various) | 5%/0% |
| Science (various) | 1% |
| Technical Skill (various) | 5% |
Knowledge
This skill will be very helpful in resolving problems you run into. Areas of knowledge include; PC, Mac, Windows, security, electronics, software, hardware, printers. History of various topics could also be important depending on the situation, or it could be bundled with the relevant area, your choice.
Science
Science is a more applied knowledge for certain areas. Areas include; cryptography, electronics.
Technical Skill
Applied knowledge, means you’ve broken more things than those that know a thing. Areas of skill include; help desk.
| New Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Linux | 5% |
| Troubleshooting | 10% |
| Networking | 5% |
| Computers | 15% |
Linux
You’ve been around computers for a while and know a thing or two. Linux is something you might know a thing or two about, one day you might even install Gentoo.
Troubleshooting
The most basic skill in the IT profession. Troubleshooting is a skill with a methodology of determining what is wrong with your equipment when you don’t know what is wrong. Sometimes you’ve just gotta start trying things to see what happens.
Networking
Networks help computers talk to each other, they are very important today in keeping everything we do running smoothly. Having skills in networking means you know how they work, how to put them together, and how to make some of the equipment and materials to set one up.
Computers
You know how to use a computer, better than most. You might even know how to get it to stop doing the thing you don’t want it to be doing by more than just turning it off then on again.
Perception
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Insight | 5% |
| Listen | 25% |
| Research | 25% |
| Sense | 10% |
| Spot | 25% |
Physical
| Skill | Base Chance |
|---|---|
| Drive (various) | 20%/1% |
| Throw | 15% |
Drive
Take your pick of vehicle, most of the vehicles you will drive are autos, but this is here in case you are insane off your gourd. Most everyone will have some basic skill in Drive unless the player wants to be truly weird.