Pilot! for Tales of the Solar Patrol

Stormcrow · 08-20-2009, 02:55 PM

I want to build a few wildcard skills for Tales of the Solar Patrol, and I'm wondering what skills are appropriate for Pilot!.

Pilot! should be DX-based.

Obviously, every Piloting specialty.

How about Navigation, based on IQ? What about Gunner (Beams)? Electronics Operation (Sensors)?

Any other likely skills? Or is the sheer number of Piloting skills sufficient?

Phantasm · 08-20-2009, 03:20 PM

Wildcard skills are "anything that's appropriate" that fit the genre.

At a minimum, I'd allow Piloting (all applicable), Navigation (Air, Space, Hyperspace), Gunner, Artillery (Guided Missile), and ElecOps (Sensors, EW).

vicky_molokh · 08-20-2009, 04:37 PM

4 skills (preferably Hard ones) which do not default between each other seem to be a bare minimum. So it's pretty safe to allow it, and then some more. ;)

nick012000 · 08-20-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tbrock1031

Wildcard skills are "anything that's appropriate" that fit the genre.

At a minimum, I'd allow Piloting (all applicable), Navigation (Air, Space, Hyperspace), Gunner, Artillery (Guided Missile), and ElecOps (Sensors, EW).

I'd probably throw in ElecOps (Communications), as well. It doesn't matter how well you can fly if you can't talk to the Tower when you're in controlled airspace.

Captain-Captain · 08-20-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormcrow

I want to build a few wildcard skills for Tales of the Solar Patrol, and I'm wondering what skills are appropriate for Pilot!.

Pilot! should be DX-based.

Obviously, every Piloting specialty.

How about Navigation, based on IQ? What about Gunner (Beams)? Electronics Operation (Sensors)?

Any other likely skills? Or is the sheer number of Piloting skills sufficient?

Already in Supers p.37.

Pilot! (DX). Replaces Piloting (all specializations). In addition, it permits an IQ-based roll for Shiphandling (Airship, Spaceship, or Starship). Use it for combat rolls to operate any weapons system installed in an air or space vehicle, or for
attack maneuvers with the vehicle itself.

It probably should have been included with Tales.

Stormcrow · 08-20-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain-Captain

Already in Supers p.37.

Ooh, neat. I don't have Supers. Thanks.

Phantasm · 08-22-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Ooh, neat. I don't have Supers. Thanks.

Supers is pretty much the definitive listing of Wildcard skills. Well worth the cost just for that list, if nothing else.

08-20-2009, 02:55 PM	#1
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Pilot! for Tales of the Solar Patrol I want to build a few wildcard skills for Tales of the Solar Patrol, and I'm wondering what skills are appropriate for Pilot!. Pilot! should be DX-based. Obviously, every Piloting specialty. How about Navigation, based on IQ? What about Gunner (Beams)? Electronics Operation (Sensors)? Any other likely skills? Or is the sheer number of Piloting skills sufficient?

08-20-2009, 03:20 PM	#2
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Pilot! for Tales of the Solar Patrol Wildcard skills are "anything that's appropriate" that fit the genre. At a minimum, I'd allow Piloting (all applicable), Navigation (Air, Space, Hyperspace), Gunner, Artillery (Guided Missile), and ElecOps (Sensors, EW). __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

08-20-2009, 04:37 PM	#3
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Re: Pilot! for Tales of the Solar Patrol 4 skills (preferably Hard ones) which do not default between each other seem to be a bare minimum. So it's pretty safe to allow it, and then some more. ;) __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper