Pirates are the terror of the shipping lanes; they excel at crippling and capturing enemy ships, especially by blockading worlds.

Traits

A captain whose first job is Pirate will gain the following traits:

Terrifying: +25% Credits on Blockade
Dead Aim: +15% Critical

Skills

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

Ranks 1 to 12

Rank	Pilot	Gunnery	Intimidate
1	2	1	1
2	4	1	2
3	4	2	2
4	5	2	2
5	5	2	3
6	6	2	3
7	6	2	4
8	7	2	4
9	7	3	4
10	8	3	4
11	9	3	5
12	9	4	5

Ranks 13 to 24

Rank	Pilot	Gunnery	Intimidate
13	9	4	6
14	10	4	6
15	10	5	7
16	11	5	7
17	12	5	7
18	13	5	7
19	13	5	8
20	14	5	8
21	14	6	8
22	15	6	9
23	16	6	9
24	17	6	9

Ranks 25 to 36

Rank	Pilot	Gunnery	Intimidate
25	18	6	9
26	18	7	9
27	19	7	9
28	19	7	10
29	20	7	10
30	21	8	10
31	22	8	10
32	22	9	11
33	22	10	12
34	23	10	12
35	24	10	12
36	24	11	13

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 Icy Stare 3 weeks Cooldown Automatically passes a failed Intimidate test in any situation, including deep space travel, mutiny, or during a mission
VICTORY	Rank: 1 Rigorous Search 3 weeks Cooldown A pirate's keen sense for treasure sniffs out secret hideaways from defeated Smugglers; new lootable cargo is added
BLOCKADE	Rank: 1 Corsair's Eye 3 weeks Cooldown During a Blockade of a system, replace a risk card with a Merchant card
	Rank: 1 Furious Prodding 6 weeks Cooldown Purges your Ship's Crew of any Crippling Effects, Restores Intimidate Skill worth of Morale to 10 Crew
SMUGGLE	Rank: 1 Unlawful Loot 3 weeks Cooldown When attempting to access a Black Market, reroll a risk card
ENCOUNTER	Rank: 1 Raider's Scrutiny 9 weeks Cooldown Experienced pirates can spot the slightest signs and anomalies in an arc scanner reading, identifying how many units of raw, manufactured and rare cargo a ship is carrying

	Rank: 5 Barrel Roll 3 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with -25% Standard Dmg, +35% Defense, +10% Shield, -10 Escape for next 3 Turns
BLOCKADE	Rank: 5 Infamous Presence 6 weeks Cooldown During Blockade of a system, increase rewards by 10% + Intimidate Skill
ENCOUNTER	Rank: 5 Terrifying Extortion 9 weeks Cooldown Frighten non-violent merchants into turning over their cargo in return for a promise of being unharmed at cost of Reputation loss
	Rank: 5 Acrobatic Dive 3 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with +25% Accuracy, +15 Range Change, -10 Escape for next 3 Turns
	Rank: 5 Swooping Marauder 9 weeks Cooldown Buffs launched friendly Craft with +30 Boarding, +15% Craft Evasion for next 3 Turns

MISSION	Rank: 8 Menacing Demeanor 18 weeks Cooldown When completing steps in a Mission using Intimidate Skill, your status as a known scoundrel mitigates your Reputation loss by up to Intimidate Skill
MUTINY	Rank: 8 Lethal Example 26 weeks Cooldown Outright killing the lowest Morale mutineer sets a cruel example and reminds the crew who is in charge. The mutiny ends and Morale of the entire crew is increased by 40 + Intimidate Skill
ENCOUNTER	Rank: 8 Blackheart Fraud 3 weeks Cooldown Confusing or forged credentials are enough to throw even the most dogged pursuer; can be used to reduce the hostility of Bounty Hunters
SALVAGE	Rank: 8 Nose for Loot 13 weeks Cooldown While Salvaging at an Orbital, replace a risk card with a Rare Trade Loot card

	Rank: 11 Disabling Approach 3 weeks Cooldown If any ship weapons hit, this Crippling Attack causes -25% Defense, -25 Range Change for the next 4 Turns
	Rank: 11 Burner Skid 3 weeks Cooldown Infamous pirate maneuver, dangerous over-charging the engine for killing power. Buffs Ship with +20% Critical, +80 Radiation Dmg, Self-inflicts +25 Component Dmg/Turn, Self-inflicts +25 Morale Dmg/Turn for next 3 Turns
BLOCKADE	Rank: 11 Terror of the Skies 3 weeks Cooldown During a Blockade of a system, replace a risk card with a Mission Success reward card
BLOCKADE	Rank: 11 Looter's Instinct 9 weeks Cooldown During a Blockade of a system, whenever encountering a Merchant your raider's sense helps pick one loaded with bonus cargo

VICTORY	Rank: 15 Murderous Tribute 36 weeks Cooldown Seize a defeated enemy ship during a Conflict at a local prize court (limited enemy types by Conflicts). Requires Military Rank or Edict and a tithe of 30% of the ship's value but strike a blow in the Conflict, losing 70 Reputation with the enemy
BLOCKADE	Rank: 15 Unbridled Raider 21 weeks Cooldown During a Blockade of a system, reroll all 5 cards and draw a new hand

Pirate

Contents