A character’s background informs their profession or field of expertise before they came to become an adventurer. At character generation PCs may add one free skill point from the list below related to the character’s chosen background.

• Academic
  • Choose from one of any Knowledge skill or Medicine
• Labor
  • Choose from the Athletics, Repair, or Fighting skills
• Law
  • Choose from Investigation, Intimidation, or Tracking skills
• Trade
  • Choose from Persuasion, Ship Ops, or Knowledge (Astrogation) skills
• Military
  • Choose from Knowledge (Administration), Shooting, or Piloting skills
• Underworld
  • Choose from Security, Stealth, or Streetwise skills