ST2 Job Suggestions

[athios]

As a parallel to the More Trait Suggestions thread, I’m starting one for Job Suggestions as a fun creative outlet.

Blade Dancer
Highly skilled with short blades and throwing knives, she is a sight to behold, both on and off the battlefield. Don’t let her showy demeanor fool you — her blades are as deadly as they are entertaining.

Primary Skills: Blades, Evasion
Secondary Skills: Intimidate, Stealth
Key Attribute: Charisma
Traits: Acrobatic, Magnetic
Weapons: Short blade on main hand, set of throwing knives on offhand

Talents

• Distracting Flourish — Crew combat debuff on closest two enemies, causes -33% Dodge -33% Parry for 1 Turn
• Fan of Blades — Crew combat throwing knife attack on all enemies at -20% Accuracy
• Hamstring — Crew combat attack at +20% Dmg, causes Pins Target
• Arterial Slash — Crew combat attack causes (2×Blades) Bleed Dmg for 3 Turns
• Backstab — Crew combat attack against an enemy already hit this round; +20% Accuracy +(10+Stealth)% Crit
• Breach Armor — Crew combat attack at +20% Crit, ignores armor
• Sharp Prodding — Ship combat; removes Crew Crippling conditions, +(Intimidate) Morale to 10 Crew
• Victory Dance — post-Ship combat; on successful capture of enemy ship; +(Blades) Morale to 10 Crew
• In-flight Entertainment — (10+Charisma)% chance to get better recruits; enslaved crew start with higher Morale
• Welcome Distraction — buffers 50% Morale loss on a failed skill check
• Parlour Trick — adds a new option for Missions that require a distraction (Charisma check)

[fallen]

Cool thread thanks for posting!

Notably, Steel Song Blade Dancers are a famous type of entertainment across the Quadrant. Daring, terrifying tricks.

Also, an upcoming contact type.

[grävling]

oooooo. Faction specific recruits with special jobs. oooooo. drool.

[athios]

Yes, the idea was based off of an obscure memory of Cory mentioning Blade Dancers as a form of Spice Hall entertainment in STRPG.

This is just a combat hybrid of that vision. Kind of like a D&D Bard.

[Cory Trese]

I actually think this is a pretty sweet suggestion. We've definitely built a foundation where the jobs system can be expanded for a reasonable development cost.

We've got more jobs that we need to turn on and finish testing, but after release we will certainly be looking to our backers and players for ideas to further expand the job system.

[fallen]

Apr 4, 2017 11:38:37 GMT -5 athios said:

Yes, the idea was based off of an obscure memory of Cory mentioning Blade Dancers as a form of Spice Hall entertainment in STRPG.

This is just a combat hybrid of that vision. Kind of like a D&D Bard.

Input from our backer-players is so vital to making this game as great as it can be. Thank you!

[athios]

Glad you all like it! It was actually a lot of fun to brainstorm these concepts.

Hope other players will come up with some cool ideas too! I'd love to hear about jobs maybe based off the ST novels.

[resistor]

I have an idea for another faction-exclusive job. The inspiration for this comes from the mention of some torture technique called "Zenrin mind needling" in one of the story missions. "Mind Needling" sounds like a technique that comes from an advanced understanding of neurology.

ZENRIN NEUROLOGIST
Zenrin Neurologists have a deep understanding of the human brain, and have a reputation for playing with the minds of their friends and enemies alike

Primary Skill: Tactics
Secondary Skill: Intimidate
Tertiary Skill: Doctor
Key Attribute: Wisdom

Talents

Rank 1

• Watch for Error -- Tactics test auto-pass
• Manipulate Focus -- Ship combat talent, purges any crippling crew effects and buffs ship with +10% Accuracy, +10% Boarding,and +10% Defense
• Mind Games -- Prevents a crewman from abandoning ship when at low morale, but causes that crewman to roll a (50 - Resilience)% chance to develop a negative trait

Rank 5

• Instill Fear -- Intimidate test auto-pass
• Analyze Potential -- Guarantees success for positive trait mutation rolls (long cooldown)

Rank 8

• Mental Monitor -- (Tactics+Wisdom)% chance to prevent a crewman from acquiring a negative trait
• Conditioned to Learn -- Whenever the crew gets an XP reward of 150 or more, the XP gain is Trippled

Rank 11

• Mind Needling -- The most painful and feared technique of Zenrin Neurology grants up to Tactics skill in intel records whenever succesfully acquiring a prisoner during a mission

[fallen]

Cool suggestions thanks for taking all the time to type these up!

[resistor]

Shipwright
The Shipwright is a ship architect offering knowledge of star trader vessels in the starport as well as identifying enemy weak points in ship battles

Primary Skill: Repair
Secondary Skill: Pilot

Talents
Rank 1
Emergency Restructuring -- Repair test auto-pass
Installation Planning -- Discounts any upgrade of a ship component at the Starport by 10% + Repair Skill
Detect Weak Point -- Ship combat talent; Gives the enemy the Flaw Detected debuff that certain other talents can take advantage of, and lowers their shield by 10%
Screeching Halt -- Ship combat talent; enemy ship must have Flaw Detected debuff; If any ship weapons hit, inflicts a debuff that reduces enemy evasion by 25%, and range change by 30 for 2 turns; ends enemy ship's Flaw Detected debuff
Smooth Flight -- Ship combat talent; repairs Engine by Pilot % and buffs with +15 Range Change, -5 Escape

Rank 5
Engine Inspection -- Pilot test auto-pass
Maintenance Education -- Whenever passing a Repair, Pilot, or Ship Ops test grants bonus XP
Engine Stability -- Ship combat talent; buffs with +30% defense; purges crippling ship effects

Reactor Strike -- Post-boarding talent; deals 10+(Repair/2)% directly to the enemy reactor; Repair% chance to also cause a Engine Failure debuff

Rank 8
Exploit Design Flaw -- Ship combat talent; enemy ship must have Flaw Detected debuff; buffs ship with +40% critical for 2 turns; ends enemy ship's Flaw Detected debuff

Assisted Construction -- When buying a new ship, gain a discount up to Repair Skill with maximum of 15%

Rank 11

Structural Cohesion -- Ship combat talent; buffs with +15% armor, +15% shield, Engine and Bridge takes 30% less damage for 3 turns; purges crippling ship effects and can purge the Flaw Detected debuff

[athios]

resistor, love the DWP + Screeching Halt/Exploit Design Flaw combos. Very cool idea.

[resistor]

Communications Officer

The Communications Officer is an adept at coordinating small craft attacks and assisting in Patrols, and can make encounters with neutral ships go more smoothly and comfortable.

Primary Skill: Electronics
Secondary Skill: Negotiation
Tertiary Skill: Command
Key Attribute: Charisma

Talents:

Rank 1

• Prolonged Conversation -- Charisma% to reveal a Contact's hidden Traits during any interaction where money changes hands
• Communications Protocol -- Reduce Hostility by one with any non-hostile ship (Potentially useful to be able to acknowledge a neutral faction to get rep, or to get one more tribute payment from a friendly ship)
• Sifting Signals -- While Patrolling in orbit, remove a risk card
• Lightshift Calculations -- In ship combat, buffs ship with +20 Range Change, +15% Accuracy for 2 turns, only usable at range 5
  
• Kindred Journeys -- When acknowledging a ship, gain +2 bonus rep and a moderate amount of experience
• Untangle Cables -- Electronics test auto-pass

Rank 5

• Informed Dealings -- Negotiation test auto-pass
• Referenced Employer -- When acknowledging a ship, 50% + Charisma to gain one Contact
• Coordinated Maneuvers -- In ship combat, buffs ship and deployed fighters with +15% Defense, +10% Accuracy
• Defense Link -- When Patrolling a system, replace a risk card with a Reputation bonus or a Conflict Influence in the case of a Conflict
  

Rank 8

• Active Jamming -- In ship combat, debuffs all enemy craft with -20% Accuracy, -5 Range Change for 2 turns
• Informed Greetings -- When purchasing a Contact introduction, gains up to Negotiation Skill in bonus reputation with the new Contact
  
• Whatever They Want to Hear -- Reduces the Hostility of any negative-Hostility human ship

Rank 11

• Unfathomable Signals -- While Patrolling in orbit, replace a risk card with an Experience bonus card 
• Lethal Cohesion -- In ship combat, buffs ship and all deployed fighters with +20% Critical, +10% Accuracy for 2 turns, restores Negotiation worth of morale to 10 crew
  

[fallen]

Cool ideas, thanks for posting!

[ntsheep]