Military Officer

Military Officer
Type	Fighter
Acquisition	Contacts Starting Captain, Academy Graduation
SKILLS
Primary Skill	Command
Secondary Skill	Pistols
Tertiary Skill	Tactics

A military officer is skilled at assisting a faction in conflict and maintaining control of even the largest ships and crews. The Quadrants are vast and the officer will be called upon to travel across known space in defense of a faction. Military officers command with an iron spine and the authority of years of service. Be the battle on land or in space, officers are ready to take charge and roar orders.

Starting Captain Traits

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

Conditioned	Hardened by military training, +1 Quickness, +2 Fortitude, +10% Armor, +10% All Accuracy	Profession	+3 *
Protector	A faction soldier, any Orbital Ops card that adds Rep gains +2-4 bonus and Blockade or Patrol Missions start with +10% chance to draw Mission card	Profession	+3 *

Skills

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

Ranks 1 to 12

Rank	Pistols	Tactics	Command
1	1	1	2
2	2	2	3
3	2	2	4
4	2	2	5
5	3	2	5
6	3	2	6
7	4	2	6
8	4	2	7
9	4	3	7
10	4	3	8
11	5	3	9
12	5	4	9

Ranks 13 to 24

Rank	Pistols	Tactics	Command
13	6	4	9
14	6	4	10
15	7	5	10
16	7	5	11
17	7	5	12
18	7	5	13
19	8	5	13
20	8	5	14
21	8	6	14
22	9	6	15
23	9	6	16
24	9	6	17

Ranks 25 to 36

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

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 Expert Planning 3 weeks Cooldown Automatically passes a failed Tactics test in any situation, including on patrol, deep space travel, or during a mission
MISSION	Rank: 1 Power Play 9 weeks Cooldown When completing steps in a Mission, increase Faction Reputation bonuses by Charisma %
PATROL	Rank: 1 Militant Patrol 6 weeks Cooldown When Patrolling a system, increase rewards by 10% + Command Skill
ENCOUNTER	Rank: 1 Stiff Salute 9 weeks Cooldown When encountering a hostile Military Officer or Zealot Captain, a respectful military salute automatically ends the encounter with a Draw; Reputation penalties may still apply
	Rank: 1 Tactical Edge 6 Initiative In crew combat, Buffs with +4 Initiative, +20% All Damage, +10% Armor for 3 Turns, pushes target forward 1 slot
VICTORY	Rank: 1 Strict Search 9 weeks Cooldown Military discipline demands a thorough search, which uncovers secret hideaways on ships of defeated Smugglers; new lootable cargo is revealed

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	Rank: 5 Damning Aim Weapon's Initiative In crew combat, Crippling Pistol Attack causes -2 Initiative, -10% Deflection, -25% Armor for 3 Turns and removes all Buffs from target
	Rank: 5 Leader in the Ranks 12 Initiative In crew combat, Removes all Debuffs; Restores entire team for (10 + 0 Tactics) Morale
RANK	Rank: 5 Deserving Rank 3 weeks Cooldown Price for military Rank is discounted by 10% + Command Skill
PATROL	Rank: 5 Commanding Sweep 3 weeks Cooldown When Patrolling a system, replace a card with a Reputation bonus or a Conflict Influence in the case of a Conflict
RECRUIT	Rank: 5 Recruiter's Eye 3 weeks Cooldown When Recruiting, new crew member gains improved Attributes and you discover one of their hidden Traits.
BOARDING	Rank: 5 Call for Surrender 9 weeks Cooldown After a successful Boarding, demand for quick surrender cause 4 enemy crew to suffer Morale loss up to 30 + Tactics Skill; -10 Range Change, +25 Morale Dmg/Turn for next 4 Turns

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	Rank: 8 Overriding Discipline 6 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with +10 Boarding, +10% Accuracy, +10% Standard Dmg, +10% Defense for next 3 Turns, Purges Ship of any Crippling Ship Effects, Restores Command Skill worth of Morale to 10 Crew
MUTINY	Rank: 8 Military Discipline 26 weeks Cooldown Barked orders and rigid authority can snap a mutiny in seconds. The mutiny ends and Morale of entire crew is increased by 20 + Command skill
	Rank: 8 Steely Authority 12 Initiative In crew combat, Buffs 2 targets with +30% Deflection, +10% Armor, +75% To Resist Debuffs for 3 Turns and Restores for (10 + 0 Tactics) Morale
RANSOM	Rank: 8 Honorable Release 9 weeks Cooldown Increase profit when ransoming defeated ship back to their Faction by 10% + Command Skill, plus Wisdom % chance to gain small Reputation bonus

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	Rank: 11 Incite Victory 3 weeks Cooldown Buffs Ship with +10 Boarding, +10% Accuracy, +20% Standard Dmg, +10% Critical for next 3 Turns, Restores Command Skill worth of Morale to 10 Crew
ON INIT	Rank: 11 Boarding Rush On Initiative When making Initiative Roll in Crew Combat, Buff yourself with +4 Initiative, +10% All Accuracy, +10% All Damage for 2 Turns
PATROL	Rank: 11 Guardian Vigil 3 weeks Cooldown When Patrolling a system, replace a risk card with Mission success reward card

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VICTORY	Rank: 15 Military Tribunal 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 70% of the ship's value but strike a blow in the Conflict, losing no extra Reputation with the enemy
PATROL	Rank: 15 Stalwart Loyalist 21 weeks Cooldown When Patrolling a system, reroll all 5 cards and draw a new hand