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I f someone keeps disassembling and reassembling Modders receive Gunnery, Mechanics, Piloting
the rest of the crew's weapons, armor. and gear with­ (Space). and Streetwise as bonus career skills. If this
out permission. it's a safe bet that the culprit is the is the character's sLarting specialiLaLion, the Modder
team's Technician. If those items actually work better may choose two of these skills and gain one free rank
a�erward. chat Technician might well be a Modder. in each without spending starling experience.
Modders are chronic Linkerers. and most Modders
1hI) would rather add features to machines they already Many teams of renegades and rogues benefit
have than build new ones. By Lurning their engineer­ from having a Modder around, as this character can
ing prowess toward relentlessly repairing. optimiz­ offer a number of unique upgrades Lo starships and
ing. testing, calibraLing, and re-repairing mechanisms vehicles, as 'Nell as better access to attachments for
around them. Modders make any piece of technology weapons. Modders can cerLainly be competent pilots
their own-even if it isn'L, sLriclly speaking, theirs. and combatants in their own right Modders who
seek out battle in person benefit from a high Agility.
II OBSESSIVE INNOVATION With or without an investment in this characteristic,
though, combat-oriented Modders are mosr effec­
tive when backed up by teams of specialists carry
A Modder can be extremely versatile: ing the souped-up firepower and piloting the
in some ways. a Modder special­ uniquely customi1ed ships that only Mod­
izes in generali1irg. By spending ders can provide.
less time and energy learning how
to build devices from the ground
1 up, a Modder can focus on �1ow to
optimize and customi1e all sorts of
devices-from weapons to ships.
droids to personal gear Of
course. one project might hold
a Modder's interest more
than others. ar least for a
while. T he Modder's
talents allow a char­
acter to focus heavily
on a single project or
flit from one exciting
upgrade to another
at a moment's notice.
Whether it's a starship
engine or a shiny new
blaster, a Modder can
probably find a way to
make it better.

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