Mechanic

Mechanic
Type	Ship Operations
Acquisition	Contacts Starport >7
SKILLS
Primary Skill	Repair
Secondary Skill	Ship Ops
Tertiary Skill	Electronics

While not present in large numbers in most crews, the mechanic is an essential specialist whose deep knowledge of repair techniques makes them invaluable.

Skills

As a character advances in the Mechanic Job, he or she gains the following Skill points at each Rank.

Ranks 1 to 12

Rank	Ship Ops	Repair	Electronics
1	2	3	1
2	2	4	1
3	2	4	2
4	2	5	2
5	3	5	2
6	3	6	2
7	4	6	2
8	4	7	2
9	4	7	3
10	4	8	3
11	5	9	3
12	5	9	4

Ranks 13 to 24

Rank	Ship Ops	Repair	Electronics
13	6	9	4
14	6	10	4
15	7	10	5
16	7	11	5
17	7	12	5
18	7	13	5
19	8	13	5
20	8	14	5
21	8	14	6
22	9	15	6
23	9	16	6
24	9	17	6

Ranks 25 to 36

Rank	Ship Ops	Repair	Electronics
25	9	18	6
26	9	18	7
27	9	19	7
28	10	19	7
29	10	20	7
30	10	21	8
31	10	22	8
32	11	22	9
33	12	22	10
34	12	23	10
35	12	23	11
36	12	24	12

Talents

Each Job provides a series of Talents representing the special abilities granted by this specific training. As a Character progresses through Job Ranks, more and more Talents become available.

SKILL SAVE	Rank: 1 Careful Testing 3 weeks Cooldown Automatically passes a failed Repair test in any situation, including wild zone repairs or deep space travel
REPAIR	Rank: 1 Discounted Repairs 3 weeks Cooldown Reduces cost and duration of ship and small craft repair at a Starport by 10% + Repair Skill
	Rank: 1 Engine Precision 3 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with +2 Reactor Pts, +20% Defense, Self-inflicts +10 Component Dmg/Turn for next 2 Turns
DESTROY	Rank: 1 Orchestrated Salvage 3 weeks Cooldown Salvage the wreck of a destroyed ship for valuable scrap, add 10% + Repair Skill to your profits and repair equal % of your own Hull
SALVAGE	Rank: 1 Entropic Estimate 18 weeks Cooldown While Salvaging at an Orbital, predicts the time remaining on the orbital salvage Rumor

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	Rank: 5 System Flush 6 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with 10% Protection against Component Dmg, 10% Protection against Crew Dmg for next 2 Turns, Purges Ship of any Crippling Ship Effects
BOARDING	Rank: 5 Thrown Wrench 9 weeks Cooldown After a successful Boarding, sabotage sets off a chain reaction of damage and death, causing Repair Skill damage to 1 component; -2 Reactor Pts, +35 Component Dmg/Turn, +10 Crew Dmg/Turn for next 4 Turns
	Rank: 5 Engine Reboot 9 weeks Cooldown Repairs Ship Engine up to 10% + Repair Skill
SALVAGE	Rank: 5 Repurposed Parts 9 weeks Cooldown While Salvaging at an Orbital, replace a risk card with a Ship Repairs card

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UPGRADE	Rank: 8 Helpful Hands 3 weeks Cooldown Discounts any upgrade of a ship component at the Starport by 10% + Repair Skill
	Rank: 8 Rushed Patches 6 weeks Cooldown Purges Ship of any Crippling Ship Effects, Repairs 10% + Repair Skill in Dmg to 2-4 Ship Components
	Rank: 8 Ordnance Overhaul 9 weeks Cooldown Repairs Ship Weapons up to 10% + Repair Skill
SKILL SAVE	Rank: 8 Greaser Reaction 3 weeks Cooldown Automatically passes a failed Ship Ops test in any situation, including deep space travel, landing, or hyperwarp jumps

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Rank: 11 Reactor Surge 3 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with +3 Reactor Pts, +20% Accuracy, Self-inflicts +10 Component Dmg/Turn, Self-inflicts +10 Crew Dmg/Turn for next 1 Turns

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	Rank: 15 Flawless Reset 9 weeks Cooldown Purges your Ship of one Debuff caused by enemy Talents with a Resilience-based chance to purge up to 3 Debuffs
	Rank: 15 Peak Reactor Burn 9 weeks Cooldown In ship combat, increases the flight plan duration of all currently launched and defensive Interdictors. Buffs launched friendly Craft with +10% Hit Chance, +10% Craft Evasion for next 3 Turns