Skills - this time for Star Frontiers

Is I explained in my post on skills, that system is based upon the one I created for my Star Frontiers campaign. It can be dropped straight into Star Frontiers with no other changes. It's mostly a tidy-up of the skills to make them more focussed, and a revised skill point system.

This is the entire system as I used it in my game without changes. Next time I run a SciFi game I'll be adapting Explore to SciFi and using a revised version of this skill list.

Primary Skill Areas (PSAs) are Martial, Agent, Tech and Science.

Skills

Skills are given in the table below.

MARTIAL
Unarmed	STRENGTH
Melee	STRENGTH
Thrown	STRENGTH
Guns	DEXTERITY	Rockets @2nd
Bows	DEXTERITY
AGENT
Scout	INTUITION	Sneak, Survival, Navigation, Tools, Tracking, Hide, Camouflage
Athlete	DEXTERITY	Climb, Swim , Run, Jump, Dive, Ride etc.
Infiltration	LOGIC	Forgery, Disguise, Sleight of hand, Surveillance, Bugs, Bonds
TECH
Infotech	LOGIC	Operate Computer, Bypass Computer Security, Information Retrieval, Program Computer, Repair Computer
Hardtech	LOGIC	Demolition Tools, Bypass non-computer security, Mechanical Repairs/Alterations (Vehicles, Robots etc. – not the CPU)
Pilot	INTUITION	Large Land & Fly @2nd, Large Fly & Underwater & Space @ 3rd. Any large @4th.
SCIENCE
Natural Sciences	LOGIC	Chemistry & Geology
Ecosystems	LOGIC	Climate & Ecosystems
Medicine	LOGIC	Administer Drugs, First Aid, Diagnosis, Surgery, Neutralize Toxins
Psycho Social	INTUITION	Empathy, Persuasion, Alien Communication,  Hypnosis, Psycho-Pathology

Skill Costs

Combat Skills (if PSA) cost 2, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32…

Other skills (if PSA) cost 3, 3, 6, 12…

If skill not in your PSA then cost is +1, so costs:

Combat Skills (if PSA) cost 3, 3, 5, 9, 17, 33…

Other skills (if PSA) cost 4, 4, 7, 13…

Start with 6 points to spend, all must be in your PSA.

Thus Martial characters typically start with 3 martial skills @ lvl 1.

Other characters typically start with 2 non-martial skills @lvl 1 (all martial skills lvl 0).

Note - this is probably too complicated, but I was trying not to deviate too far from the original rules.

Obvious changes from the standard Star Frontiers system

• New Agent PSA, with lots of stuff moved there to make the other skills more focussed.
• Computer/Robotic/Technician changed to Infotech/Hardtech as Robots are just mixture of computers and mechanical parts.
• New Pilot skill (other space skills from Knight Hawks not needed).
• Demolition moved to Hard Tech
• Beam, Gyrojet, Projectile Weapons all combined.
• Environmental refocused as scientific skills Ecosystems and Natural Sciences.
• Skill costs for non-PSA skills much reduced.
• The rate of increase for skills is changed - the protoype for the system in Explore