Engineering

Common skills: engineering, physics, demolitions, mechanics.

Sometimes colloquially referred to as “doing a science”, engineering is a simple extended task. Using LOGIC and various scientific skills, characters can accomplish a variety of things. Any character can attempt to invoke science in order to solve a problem or achieve a goal. 

The player(s) start by declaring their intentions. This goal may be anything they wish, although they may find some goals too hard to accomplish. It might be to repair a starship, bypass a cell door, or build an explosive. The GM sets the difficulty as normal, and characters may attempt LOGIC checks until they have reached the target number of successes (typically three successes). The complexity and duration of the task are established by the GM as normal. Engineering is a classic example of a very simple use of the extended task mechanism.

Some situations require predefined engineering tasks. For example, when a ship falls out of FTL, a minor engineering task is required.

Science is an acceptable way to accomplish most tasks, even if other methods are available. A locked door can be picked or hacked by a burglar, or an engineer might attempt to open it using her scientific prowess. The difficulty of the task does not change – if it’s a Difficult [16] task to hack the electronic lock, then it’s a Difficult [16] engineering task also.

Engineering Technobabble

Roll d66 four times and read as "alpha the beta gamma delta' (e.g. “modify the quantum neutrino filter”).

d66 Alpha Beta Gamma Delta

11 increase microscopic quantum relay

12 decrease photonic artificial inversion

13 focus linear pulse interference

14 amplify sonic flux discriminator

15 reverse auxiliary gravimetric signal

16 agitate nucleonic particle capacitor

21 pacify transwarp system configuration

22 invert reciprocating nadion effect

23 boost magnatomic subspace disturbance

24 nullify quantum frequency field

25 energise verteron wavefront phenomenon

26 intensify ambient spatial array

31 electrify anomalous alternating emission

32 eliminate modulated baryon domain

33 oscillate inverted space-time coupling

34 modulate temporal dampening stream

35 monitor asymmetrical tetryon variance

36 restrict atmospheric neutrino distortion

41 connect magnetic plasma controller

42 convert phased interface actuator

43 modify rapid data continuum

44 counteract ionic E-M banks

45 balance astrophysical nano harmonic

46 harmonise nucleonic polaron mutation

51 reset accelerated positron invariance

52 recalibrate anterior override seal

53 reroute primary access container

54 overload secondary load generator

55 fluctuate tertiary tachyon filter

56 concentrate backup charge safeguard

61 extend master compression manifold

62 redirect emergency diagnostic buffer

63 correlate warp mass accelerator

64 synchronise trifold nanite booster

65 pressurise psitronic proton transponder

66 recollimate thermal radiation stabilizer