Everything here is at the consideration level, nothing is set in stone

Characters will bring together political, agents, operative, officers and scientists under one catagory. All existing positions of this type will be converted to characters. A characters report will be on the nexus but will also be requestable in an email format.

Skills
Characters will be defined by a set of skills. Skills represent training, knowledge, applied experience, physical and mental augmentation and that certain 'something' that cannot be replicated through technology. There will be no attributes - if we need them they will derived from the skills rather than influencing the skills.
The skills will be in the form of a tree and some skills will be required to allow the character to utilise other skills further down the tree.



Each skill will have 4 levels (maybe using 1/2 lvls not sure) in a similar way to the current skill structure. Any skills that require more attention will just have improved version of the skill to refine different areas. The cost to buy a skill level will be x1/x2/x4/x8 but every skill will have a base cost that will increase the multipler. Most multipliers will be 1 for simplicity.

A skills will be bought by spending experince gained through various activities in the game. Experience points will be in 3 areas

• Training - Experience obtained by using a starbases training complexes with the appropriate cost and standing order
  
• Self Learning/Timed - Experience can be gained in a certain area by flagging it as active
  
• Field - For actually doing stuff
  

• Protagonist: 10,000 stellars/week, No skill cap (higher tier upgraded political)
  
• Elite: 2,000 stellars/week, Large skill cap (upgraded political)
  
• Advanced: 500 stellars/week Increased skill cap (standard political)
  
• Basic: 100 stellars/week Limited skill cap - replacement agent/operative
  
• Pseudo Character: 5 stellars/week Limited skill cap (no character sheet) - replacement officer/scientist

Note: These are the sorts of skills we have been thinking of, it is not a final list and we encourage players to make suggests for consideration. We are using the skills described here as a framework to continually add to as we go along so that when we come to implement it we will have a very clear view of how things will be done.

There are several main catagories that skills fit into

[1] Influence: Anything that requires your character to influences others or how others see your characters
[2] Administration: Administering Starbase/Outpost activities
[3] Science: The development, understanding and use of technology is covered here.
[4] Personal: Personal skills, such as combat, survival and stealth.
[5] Military: Dealing with all things ground combat
[6] Starship-Civilian: Everything to do with ships where weapons are not involved
[7] Starship-Naval: Combat related ship skills

Notes:
-On printouts of characters on other positions will be short - only show character name and skills that are affecting starbse - ie active ones. Everything else will be accessible from the characters 'page'
-There will be character development templates to allow skills to be automatically assigned as experience accumiates to avoid massive micro management or direct access to a character to decide how every point is spent.
-Active skills - skills that are activated on the character to take effect. So if someone has strip mining, they have to have it active for it to take effect at the outpost they are at - this may also require levels.
-Coverage / Applies to X: These skills determine how many of complexes/troops/mines etc can have the bonus applied to them. It does not increase the amount.

The following sections will list skills that are being considered for every section - please feel free to suggest additions to these skills as they are a work in progress.

Skill Format:
-Name {Skill Effect / lvl} [Difficulty|Skill Cap] (Prerequisit) Active

Difficulty/Skill Cap: (E)asy, (B)asic, (A)verage, (H)ard, (VH) Very Hard
In most circumstances the Difficultly and skill cap will be the same so there will only one entry in the brackets, but they can be different.

How people deal with the character and how the character's relations transfer to other characters.

-Diplomacy {+5% base reactions/lvl} [B|H]

• First Contact {+2% base reactions/lvl} [B|H]
  
• Faction Relations [Good/Bad][IMP/CNF/DTR/DEN etc] [B|H]

• Conviction {+5 Jumps range of transfer /lvl} [B|VH]

• Zealotry {+15% resistance to Conversion/lvl} [A] [Loyalty 4]
  
• Resilience {-10% to effects of torture/lvl}

• Human Resources {+5000 Employees coverage /lvl} [A] [Personnel Management 4]
  
• Time Management {+1% Efficiency/lvl, max 100%} [A]
  

[Item Catagories] = Broad groups of item types that are similar, such as high tech ship items.

-Industry {+100 factories coverage/ lvl}

• Advanced Industry {+100 factories coverage / lvl} [lvl 4 Industry]
  
• Waste Reduction [Item Catagories] {-2.5% material cost/lvl}
  
• Flexible Logistics {+25% factories per basic production category / lvl}

• Advanced Mining {+100 mines coverage / lvl} [lvl 4 mining]
  
• Geo efficiency - {-5% stockpile usage/lvl }
  
• Strip Minning - {+10% yield / lvl , +20% stockpile usage/lvl }
  
• Mineral Specialization [basic/uncommon/rare/very rare] {+2% yield/lvl }
  
• Environmental Specialization [Dead/Ice/Arctic/Temperate/Garden/Desert/Inferno] {+5% 10% drop/lvl }
  
• Deepcore mining {-5% cost/lvl}

• Advanced Extraction {+100 resource complexes coverage/ lvl} [lvl 4 Resources Extraction]
  
• Eco Friendly {-5% stockpile usage/lvl }
  
• Stockpile Renewal {+5% stockpile renewal / lvl}
  
• Slash and Burn {+10% yield / lvl , +20% stockpile usage/lvl }

• Coordinated Response {+5% Security factors / lvl}
  
• Overseer {+5% Security factors relative to slaves/ lvl}
  
• Counter Intelligence Operations {+5% Security factors vs Agent Actions/ lvl} [lvl 4 Security]
  
• Gut Feeling {+5% Security factors/ lvl} [if base security is less than 50%]

• Sales Efficiency {+5% Effective Complexes / lvl} [A]
  
• Advanced Merchandising {+100 Complexes coverage/ lvl} [A] (Merchandising 4)
  
• Margin Improvement {+1% Stellars from Merchandising / lvl} [H] (Merchandising 4)
  
• Competitive Edge {+5% Trade Goods Market Share / lvl} [B.]

- Research {+50 labs coverage / lvl}

• Research Management {+50 labs coverage / lvl} [VH]
  
• Every technology / Principle will have a entry {+1 Research bonus / lvl} [VH]
  
• ....

• Hacking
  
• Surveillance
  
• Network Surveillance
  

-Personal Combat {+1 CF / lvl} [B]

• Rifle {+2 dmg / lvl} [A]
  
• Pistol {+1 dmg / lvl} [B]
  
• Heavy Weapons {+4 dmg / lvl} [A|H]
  
• HTH {+1 dmg / lvl} [A]
  
• Dodge {+.5 DR / lvl} [A]
  
• Power Armour {+1 DR / lvl} [A]
  
• Placement {+2 CF / lvl} [A]
  
• Unstoppable {+10% of Avoiding Death /lvl} [B|VH]

• Infiltration {+1 Stealth Factors / lvl} [A] (Stealth 4)
  
• Safe House {Improved Save Houses} [A]

• Security Network {+1 Surveillance Factors / lvl} (Surveillance 2)

• Sabotage {+10% structure damage / lvl } [A]

-Lead by Example {+5% control factors / lvl} [A] More likly to be killed

-Small Force Tactics {applies to 25 troops / lvl}

• Rapid Deployment {+10% control factors / lvl}
  
• Skirmish {-10% casualties / lvl}
  
• Camouflage - {-10% sensor profile/ lvl}
  
• Entrenchment - {+10% damage reduction / lvl}

• Close Support {+10% control factors / lvl}
  
• Suppressing Fire {-10% casualties / lvl}
  
• Fire Control {-10% collateral damage / lvl}

• Deployment {applies to +10000 troops / lvl}
  
• Reconnaisance - {+5% troops when calcuating vechile control factor limit/ lvl}
  
• Deployment - {-5% Damage/ lvl}
  
• Telepresence - {+5% troops when calculating vehicle control factor limit/ lvl}
  
• Forlorn Hope - {-5% casualties on assault over 90% control/ lvl}
  

• Advanced Starbase Defence {200 complexes coverage / lvl}
  
• Last Stand - { -2% chance of losing of control of SB/ lvl}
  
• Fortifications - { -5% casualties/ lvl}
  

-Improved Jumping {-5% TUs for a jump/ lvl}

• Pioneer Jumps {+10% chance of making a jump to an unknown system}
  
  • Jump Routes {Knowledge of the system jump - after 5 successful pioneer jumps}
    
  • Squadron Jumps {+1 ship able to jump from commanders knowledge / lvl}
  
  
• ISR Field Manipulation {-10% effective ship size for ISR Engines / lvl}
  
• Jump Field Manipulation {-5% effective ship size for Jumps Engines / lvl}

• Wormhole Stabilization {-5% integrity Loss / lvl}

• Atmospheric Manoeuvres {-5% Landing/Takeoff Time / lvl}
  
• Orbital Manoeuvres {-5% Orbit Time / lvl}

• In Space Repairs {-5% Hull Damage/ lvl}
  
• Reduced Integrity Loss {-5% Integrity Loss / lvl}

• Xeo-astronautics {-10% Race Effect On Crew Factors / lvl}

• Multitasking {-5% on Multiple Transaction Time/ lvl} (Pickup/Deliver Item Type)
  

• Prospecting {-5% Prospecting Time / lvl}
  
• GPI Operation { +25% GPI Factors / lvl}

• Cloaking Field Stabilisation {+5% Cloaking Time / lvl}
  
• Cloaking Field Extention {-5% Max ship size / lvl}

-Combat Navigation {+5% Combat Speed / lvl}

• Evasive Manoeuvres {+.5 Dodge / lvl}
  
• Fleeing { +.5g Fleeing / lvl}

• Emergency Action {-5% Integrity Breakdown / lvl}
  
• Armour Stabilisation {-5% Reduced Armour Loss/ lvl}
  
• Structural Configuration {+2.5% Hull defence/ lvl}
  

• Hostile Approach {-5% approach damage / lvl}
  
• Boarding Manoeuvres {+10% effective combat speed for boarding/ lvl}
  
• Autoboarding {+25% Chance of catching passing ship/ lvl}

• Accuracy {+0.5 Accuracy/ lvl} [A]
  
• Modified Weapons [Separate Skill per weapon] {+2% Damage Coverage / lvl} (Modified weapon can have more damage but your require this skill to use them)
  
• Speed Compensation {-0.5 Speed Accuracy Penalty/ lvl}
  
• Target Management {+5% Target Factors on Multiple batteries/ lvl}
  
• Critical Hits {+5% chance of blowing up/ lvl}
  
• Strafing {+5% armour loss/ lvl}
  
• Exploit Vulnerability {+5% Incresed Integrity Break down/ lvl}
  

• Shield Rotation {+5 Shield Depth/ lvl}
  
• Scint Managment {+2.5 Scint Depth/ lvl}
  
• Output Dampening {-5% surface area for profile/ lvl}
  

Blank Character is amorale however they can limit themselves with a number of profile option that provide some bonues to certain skill.

This set of skills that are specific to the race or affiliation of the character using them.