TABLE 3-1: SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY LEVELS CONT Table Footnotes Description This skill could be used at higher tech levels if the character has an understanding of the device or the appropriate tools to disable a certain type of device This check is usually done in conjunction with a Technical skill These skills can be used in place of their lower technology counterpart However to use the higher technology skill a character must have the same amount of skill ranks in the higher technology skill equal to his lower technology skill before applying his higher technology ranks Profession skills can be taken but you cannot have a profession if your planet does not have the technology to support it Therefore you could take Craft gunsmith from a TL4 planet, but upon adventuring to a TL9 planet you would not automatically be able to make lasers or higher technology weapons Your Craft skill can only make weapons of your technology level or lower, unless you spend the appropriate amount of time learning the new technology Talk to your DM about what is required to fulfill this requirement Craft Robotics is a new skill that is based on the existing rules for crafting skill outlined in the Travellers Handbook To create robotic pieces follow these guidelines A Consult the chart below for the cost of the item you want to make It is possible just to purchase the item if you can find it Generally robotic pieces are fairly easy to locate in higher TL societies B If you have access to a laboratory or maintenance shop of at least TL8, the time it takes you to craft the item is decreased by 50% This can be further reduced to 25% by taking the speed crafting feat detailed in the feats section of this book C Use the standard rules for crafting items detailed in the Travellers Handbook (T20) Robotic Item Arm (tiny) Arm (small) Arm (medium) Arm (large) Arm (huge) Arm (gargantuan) Arm (colossal) Face Plate Leg (tiny) Leg (small) Cost (cr) 250 500 1,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 16,000 350 250 500 Robotic Item Leg (medium) Leg (large) Leg (huge) Leg (gargantuan) Leg (colossal) Communication node Sound sensor S.P.A.T whip blade Visual node Cost (cr) 1,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 16,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 If the character you are using is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game character and the character does not have an education score use your Intelligence score instead If you have a T20 character, use your education score Characters not gain the ability to change a skill from cross class to class specific as they go up in technology levels This table only shows what skills are available at what technology levels 74