Pirate

Pirate
Type	Ship Operations
Acquisition	Contacts Starting Captain
SKILLS
Primary Skill	Pilot
Secondary Skill	Intimidate
Tertiary Skill	Gunnery

A pirate is the terror of the shipping lanes, and can sniff out a full cargo hold or an opportunity for plunder from the ships' bridge. Pirates are skilled at ambushing merchants and smugglers as well as creeping into zones to sell their stolen cargo. They are experts at crippling and capturing enemy ships. The Quadrants are vast and a pirate who knows it well will be able to prey on the richest shipping lanes and visit the most profitable exchanges.

Starting Captain Traits

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

Uncompromising	Demanding ferocity brooks no argument, +2 Resilience, +1 Fortitude and doubles all Credits extorted from enemy captains in Blockade or Ship Encounter	Profession	+3 *
Marauder	Eager to hunt profit, gains +10 Boarding, +10% Accuracy, +5 Range Change in Ship Combat	Profession	+3 *

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

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	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

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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

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	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

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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