Pilot Space
Combat Engineer Vehicles (CEV): The ability to drive, perform maintenance, carry
out minor repairs on the CEV, and use it's equipment. With the CEV skill, a
character can use the CEV's: bow blade plow to dig ditches and tank runs, rear deck
winch to lift other tanks or APCs as well as use it to remove tank engines
(including it's own), the character also has rudimentary training in the CEVs
turret gun and the explosive shells used with it. Base Skill: 40% + 5% per level of
experience.
Combat Pod: Training includes maneuvering, and controlling remote-control drones,
evasion and combat pod combat strategies. Base Skill: 40% + 4% per level of
experience. The skill gives the user a +2 to strike, parry and dodge while inside
the machine.
Contragravity Pack: Similar to piloting a jet pack. Base Skill: 42% + 4% per level
of experience.
Cross-Dimensional Piloting and Navigation: Includes knowledge of theory and
operation of the various cross-dimensional location and signaling devices. +20% for
setting a course to a known, previously visited dimension. +10% for setting a
course to any dimension emitting a locator beacon signal. Base Skill: 25% + 5% per
level of experience.
Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA): This skill involves working outside a spacecraft
while wearing a vacuum suit. The skill covers suit operation and repair, damage
control, maneuvering and knowing what to do when things go wrong. A character
should have Movement Zero G to take this skill. Base Skill: 40% + 5% per level of
experience.
Hardsuit/Motoroid: This is the skill needed to pilot the Armored Suits depicted in
the Bubblegum Crisis Animated Series. It also confers some combat bonuses due to
the exoskeleton that is in the suit. Base Skill: 36/16% + 6% per additional level
of experience. The first percentage number is for the Hardsuit, the second is for
the Motoroid. (This skill is free to anyone of the Knight Saber OCC, but it costs
anyone else two skill selections due to the specialized training involved). GM's
Note: The Hardsuit must be worn in order to use the Motoroid in Humanoid Mode.
Solar Sailer: This skill allows a character to pilot a solar yacht, giant ore
ships, and other types of solar sail-using ships. Only persons with skill are
proficient in the techniques required to bring one of these ships in against the
solar wind. Base Skill: 44% + 4% per level of experience.
Space Shuttle: Base Skill: 60% + 4% per level of experience.
Spacecraft: This piloting skill is applicable to all large spacecraft, including
the Garfish and Ikazuchi carriers. Note: The Horizont is considered a space
shuttle. Base Skill: 50% + 5% per level of experience. Also adds a +5% bonus to the
Navigation Space skill.
Spacecraft: Advanced: This skill allows a player to pilot almost any ship in almost
any situation, including interplanetary journeys, combat and chases. They can also
pull fancy stunts, make landing on the Moon, Mars and in other gravity wells and if
necessary, can cut the amount of fuel used on a journey by up to 50%. Base Skill:
40% + 4% per level of experience.
Space fighter: Typically one to three man fighter vehicles specifically designed
for fighter to fighter, fighter to power armor, fighter to ship, or fighter to
robot space combat. These vessels engage in reconnaissance, military support, close
combat, dog-fights, surgical strikes, and rescue missions. Some resemble
atmospheric jet fighters or shuttle crafts (and may have transatmospheric
capabilities) while others may look like rockets, geometric shapes or resemble
animals (typically fish) and insects. Base Skill: 50% + 3% per level of experience.
Starship: These are the BIG intergalactic vessels, massive cargo ships, ore
haulers, transports, battleships and other immense ships, usually with a crew
and/or passengers that number into the hundreds or even thousands. Base Skill: 36%
+ 4% per level of experience.
