Editing List of adulthood backstories

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! Title<br />(Short Title) !! Description !! Skill Modifications !! Incapable of !! Civil !! Raider !! Slave !! Trader !! Traveler !! Tribal
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! Gatherer
| NAME is a master gatherer. HECAP can find food in the most barren of places using HIS deep knowledge of plants, roots, and berries.
| Growing {{+|4}}
| N/A
| {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}}
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! Loner
| NAME never much liked the tribal council or the yearly festivals. HECAP prefers the open plain and the lonely whistle of wind through the rocks.<br/ ><br />HECAP visits HIS tribe from time to time, but for the most part HE takes care of HIMself using HIS own survival skills.
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Melee {{+|2}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}{{br}}Construction {{+|1}}
| Social
| {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}}
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! Nurse
| NAME worked in an industrial-era hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.{{br}}{{br}}It was a busy job, but HE could always find time for a chat with a patient.
| Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|5}}
| Violent
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! House servant{{br}}(Servant)
| Early in HIS adulthood, NAME was kidnapped and sold to wealthy aristocrats as a domestic servant.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP got to know the kitchens and basements of HIS master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
| Intellectual
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Bodyguard
| NAME found work on a midworld, protecting whoever paid HIM from harm. HECAP gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for HIS ruthlessness against those who crossed HIM.
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
| Social
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Novelist
| NAME lived on a glitterworld, penning wildly successful novels. HECAP lived a carefree lifestyle, spending HIS days writing and HIS nights partying...and never did a day's manual labour in HIS life.
| Construction {{--|5}}{{br}}Mining {{--|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Social
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Mathematician{{br}}(Math prof)
| NAME did mathematical research at a university.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP spent much of HIS spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though HECAP was frequently ridiculed by other players for HIS terrible aim.
| Shooting {{--|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|8}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Paramedic
| NAME's job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. HECAP is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made HIM uncomfortable.
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|6}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Castaway
| NAME was the only survivor of a ship crash on an unhabited animal world. For many years until HIS rescue HE scrounged an existence out of whatever HE could find.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP survival skills became razor-sharp, but spending so long alone severely dampened HIS conversatial abilities.
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|4}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Social{{br}}Artistic
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Gardener
| On industrial worlds, wealth concentrates in the hands of those who own the factories and sell the goods. NAME worked at the mansion of one such rich family, tending the lavish gardens as part of a team of servants.
| Growing {{+|8}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Crafting
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Mafia Boss{{br}}(Boss)
| NAME was a high-ranking member of an urbworld crime syndicate.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP bribed officials, maintained the loyalty of HIS subordinates, and extracted overdue payments - by any means necessary.
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Caring{{br}}Cooking
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Torturer
| Working for a tyrannical monarch on a medieval world, NAME earned a reputation as an expert in 'persuasion.' Any prisoner who went down into the dungeons left with no secrets - and with NAME's smile scarred permanently into their nightmares.{{br}}''Note: prevents Psychopath [[Traits|trait]].''
| Melee {{+|6}}
| Social{{br}}Caring
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Construction engineer{{br}}(Builder)
| NAME was a construction worker on a midworld. HECAP lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.{{br}}{{br}}HISCAP busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant HE never cooked for HIMself.
| Construction {{+|8}}{{br}}Growing {{--|3}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Blacksmith
| As a smith on a medieval world, NAME gained a reputation for the high quality of HIS work. HECAP wasn't bad at using the swords HE forged either.
| Shooting {{--|5}}{{br}}Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}
| Intellectual
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Charity worker{{br}}(Altruist)
| Glitterworlds are havens of safety and comfort for those lucky enough to live there, but NAME could not ignore nearby planets where people suffered in poverty. HECAP spent HIS working life appealing for donations and supporting those in need.{{br}}''Note: prevents Psychopath [[Traits|trait]].''
| Social {{+|6}}{{br}}Mining {{--|3}}
| Violent
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Defector
| Early in HIS adulthood, NAME decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where HE lived. HISCAP defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after HIM.{{br}}{{br}}HE spent years on the run, treating HIS own wounds so no doctor could betray HIM. The ordeal made HIM bitter and untrusting.
| Shooting {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|3}}
| Artistic
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Factory worker{{br}}(Worker)
| NAME did menial, unskilled work in an industrial-era factory. HISCAP job also included caring for the mules and horses which transported goods around the city.
| Animals {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|2}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Artistic{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Ranch owner{{br}}(Rancher)
| NAME owned and operated a successful ranch where HE raised animals for meat and wool.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP refused to do any dumb labour HE could pay someone else to do for HIM.
| Animals {{+|8}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{--|4}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Low-wage worker{{br}}(Grunt)
| NAME worked a variety of casual jobs to support HIS family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.
| Cooking {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Model
| NAME modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations.{{br}}''Note: automatically grants the [[Traits#Beautiful|beautiful trait]]''
| Social {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|6}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Intellectual{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Caring
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Taxonomist
| NAME travelled between star systems, studying and classifying the plant and animal life HE found in the hopes of creating a complete catalogue.
| Animals {{+|5}}{{br}}Growing {{+|5}}
| Violent
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Geologist
| NAME worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.{{br}}{{br}}During HIS years underground HE also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.
| Mining {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Space pirate{{br}}(Pirate)
| Piracy appears everywhere that governments are weak and society spread thin. NAME was part of this age-old part of human existence, extorting and smashing peaceful trade ships for profit.
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|4}}
| N/A
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Pit brawler
| NAME was nine years old when HE got in HIS first fight. HECAP won, but more important was the enjoyment of HIS audience. Pit fighting turned out to be a lucrative career for those who could survive it. And it was even mostly legal.{{br}}''Note: prevents Brawler [[Traits|trait]].''
| Melee {{+|8}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Caring
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Illegal shipwright{{br}}(Shipwright)
| There is a law that say that you're not allowed to put terawatt-range grasers on a cargo scow. Especially if you hide them under what looks like a communications dish for better ambush potential. NAME discovered that there is great profit to be made, however, from those who are uninterested in these laws.
| Construction {{+|7}}
| N/A
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Courtesean
| NAME was used for HIS body by hundreds of customers in brothels on several planets. HECAP gained some mental marks and a special kind of street smarts.{{br}}''Note: automatically grants the [[Traits#Beautiful|beautiful trait]]''
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|3}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor
| {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Space marine{{br}}(Marine)
| NAME was a warrior in an Imperial navy. HISCAP job was to punch into enemy starships, gun down the crew, and capture the ship intact. And HE was good at it.
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|7}}
| N/A
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Assassin
| NAME was a professional assassin. HECAP was cold, calculating, and made a good profit. In this business, an utter lack of empathy was an asset.{{br}}''Note: prevents Psychopath [[Traits|trait]].''
| Melee {{+|10}}{{br}}Shooting {{+|10}}{{br}}Mining {{--|2}}{{br}}Growing {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction {{--|2}}
| Intellectual{{br}}Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Sailor
| NAME traversed the oceans on journeys of exploration, seeking out plant and animal specimens from exotic places, and occasionally fending off pirates. HECAP loved the sea so much HE refused to do all but the barest minimum of work on land, except to sell the treasures HE collected.
| Melee {{+|4}}{{br}}Social {{+|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|4}}
| Skilled labor
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Jailbird
| NAME spent most of HIS life in prisons, where HE was put to work in the kitchens. HECAP had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking.
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Cooking {{+|3}}
| Social{{br}}Caring
| {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Actor
| NAME travelled HIS homeworld with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. HECAP was a perfectionist, and made HIS own props and costumes rather than use the ones HE was given.
| Social {{+|8}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|3}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Tactician
| NAME joined the space navy in an unstable system, fraught with large-scale interplanetary wars. HECAP turned out to have a sharp mind for battle, and became adept at commanding large armies to great effect.
| Shooting {{+|4}}{{br}}Research {{+|4}}
| Social{{br}}Artistic
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Glitterworld officer{{br}}(Officer)
| Though glitterworlds are peaceful places, they often remain prepared for war. NAME's unit rarely saw any real action.{{br}}{{br}}Though HE pursued HIS artistic hobbies, HIS subordinates preferred to entertain themselves by brawling, so NAME got good at breaking up fights.
| Melee {{+|6}}{{br}}Artistic{{+|4}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Taster
| As the taster for a medieval king, any dish served at the royal table had to be sampled first by NAME. HECAP lived a decadent lifestyle at court, getting fat and doing very little work.
| Cooking {{+|7}}{{br}}Construction {{--|4}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|4}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Biosphere manager{{br}}(Botanist)
| NAME lived on a peaceful glitterworld where all menial work was done by robots and people devoted themselves to leisure. HECAP managed the plant and animal life of a sprawling park, where citizens came to admire the natural beauty.
| Shooting {{--|4}}{{br}}Animals {{+|6}}{{br}}Growing {{+|6}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Veterinarian{{br}}(Vet)
| NAME treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected HIS stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years HE lived as a vegetarian, rejecting the meat-loving culinary tradition of HIS homeworld.
| Animals {{+|4}}{{br}}Medicine {{+|4}}{{br}}Cooking {{--|4}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Explosives expert{{br}}(Blaster)
| NAME was an explosive engineer employed in mines. HECAP took HIS job very seriously and was well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that HE refused to demean HIMself by helping with the clean-up once HIS carefully-calculated explosion was complete.
| Mining {{+|5}}{{br}}Research {{+|5}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Counsellor
| A terrifying trauma when NAME was a young adult caused HIM to develop a serious eating disorder. With counselling HE learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put HIS new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems.
| Social {{+|9}}
| Scary{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Recruiter
| NAME was part of an revered order of martial artists, infamous both for their skill in combat and for their practice of refusing to treat their wounded.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP travelled HIS homeworld, judging the young people HE met to determine if they might be suitable for training.
| Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{+|5}}
| Caring
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Psychiatric patient{{br}}(Patient)
| NAME spent most of HIS adult life in an insane asylum. HIS industrial homeworld had a poor understanding of mental illness, and HE was treated more like an animal than a person.{{br}}{{br}}Though HE eventually recovered and was released, HIS experience dampened many of HIS basic life skills.
| Cooking {{--|2}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|2}}
| Social{{br}}Caring{{br}}Scary{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Drifter
| NAME never figured out what to do with HIS life. HECAP travelled often, taking up casual work wherever HE found it.{{br}}{{br}}HECAP also occasionally worked on a novel that HE knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as HE could find a publisher who was interested.
| Cooking {{+|3}}{{br}}Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Artistic {{--|4}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! VR designer{{br}}(Game dev)
| NAME designed virtual reality simulations for glitterworld citizens. HECAP paid great attention to the details of HIS worlds, including learning all HE could about plant life to make HIS landscapes more realistic.
| Construction {{+|3}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|5}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Human computer{{br}}(Computer)
| NAME turned out to have an excellent memory and a gift for performing complex calculations in HIS head. A midworld dictator decided to employ NAME to keep track of HIS state's finances and expenditure, since electrical computers were too susceptible to hacking.
| Shooting {{+|3}}{{br}}Research {{+|7}}
| Artistic
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Architect
| NAME designed and constructed buildings. On HIS glitterworld home, most of the technical aspects of architecture were handled by an AI. This enabled HIM to push the artistic limits of the craft, but also meant HE never had to get HIS hands dirty at building sites.
| Construction {{+|5}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|7}}{{br}}Crafting {{--|3}}
| Dumb labor
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Message carrier (Messenger)
| On a medieval world, the fastest way to send a message is to give it to somebody on a horse and hope they survive the journey. NAME was that somebody.
| Melee {{+|3}}{{br}}Animals {{+|4}}
| Intellectual
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Sculptor
| NAME started off sculpting person-sized chunks of stone, but HE soon began to think bigger. With the help of mining robots, HECAP learned how to carve huge monuments out of cliffsides. Soon the nature parks of the glitterworld where HE lived were full of giant rock figures.
| Growing {{--|4}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic {{+|8}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Crafting{{br}}Cooking
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{cross}}
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! Machine collector{{br}}(Collector)
| NAME was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. HECAP obtained them wherever HE could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.{{br}}{{br}}HE had a habit of talking about HIS collection long after people around HIM had stopped listening.
| Social {{--|3}}{{br}}Crafting {{+|6}}{{br}}Research {{+|6}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Sheriff
| NAME was the law enforcer in an isolated industrial town. HECAP was known for having an arrogant attitude and a mean streak. HECAP refused to lift so much as a finger unless it was for money, alcohol, or revenge.
| Shooting {{+|8}}{{br}}Melee {{+|5}}{{br}}Social {{--|3}}
| Dumb labor{{br}}Skilled labor{{br}}Social{{br}}Caring
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Colony settler{{br}}(Settler)
| NAME was a settler on a new colony world.{{br}}{{br}}Such a life requires a jack-of-all trades at basic hands-on tasks.
| Construction {{+|4}}{{br}}Growing {{+|4}}{{br}}Mining {{+|4}}
| N/A
| {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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! Medieval farm oaf{{br}}(Oaf)
| Tilling, hoeing, guiding ox carts, pushing wheelbarrows. Digging ditches, planting seeds, predicting the harvest.{{br}}{{br}}Medieval-level farmers aren't educated in the usual sense, but they know a lot about growing plants without technology. That said, such a life leaves one essentially incapable of participating in intellectual, technology-driven activities.
| Growing {{+|8}}{{br}}Mining {{+|3}}
| Intellectual
| {{check}} || {{check}} || {{check}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}} || {{cross}}
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