Modern Drone/UAV Operation Skill

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

Just what the title says. What set of skills or skills would be used for piloting a Modern Drone/UAV.

If the drone has an onboard computer responsible for keeping it in the air, then I'd call it an Operation skill - I'd use Machine Operation (drone) but the RAW lack that skill, so Electronics Operation (drone). Alternately if it becomes an ordinary tool, then it would use the skill that covers the job it is a routine tool *for*. I can completely believe Forward Observer/TL9 covers operating several models of drones.

If you are responsible for the control inputs that keep it in the air and not just clicking a destination, then it's Pilot (light airplane), arguably with a Skill Adaptation perk to extend it to drones (or regular airplanes if you learned the skill on drones), and with the possibility of a technique for flying a specific model.

What about building them? A subset of Engineer (Electronics) should work I think. Repair skills?

Designing a drone is Engineer (vehicle type). Building and maintaining one is Mechanic (vehicle type). Admittedly the RAW vehicle types are different breadths for the two skills, I'd probably call them as Engineer (Airplane) and Mechanic (UAV) myself.