Mechanic

Repairs and improves inorganic things.

Humanoid panda with a trucker hat using a wrench.

Mechanic mechanizing a mech.

Mechanics are personas with a deep interest in the workings of the inorganic physical world. The vocation of mechanic encompasses all tasks and knowledge of a technical nature, whether electronic, mechanical, structural, etc. By definition, mechanics are handy personas. Their knowledge can range from lazers to sink drains. Unfortunately, they only have bits and bytes of rudimentary knowledge at their disposal. Mechanics are exceptionally good at identifying artifacts. This vocation is essential if the expedition expects to repair equipment or create new contraptions.

If your table is using attribute-determined vocations, a mechanic must have a total INT and DEX greater than or equal to 18.

Knowledge

Mechanic knowledge focuses on the inorganic world. The mechanic is in tune with mechanical processes, and fixing/making things is their passion. Mechanics have areas of interest and expertise. These interests and expertise are combined to make the persona more likely to succeed at tasks.

Interests

Interests are broad approaches to the mechanical world that improve the chance of success when making task rolls. An interest in repair will help the player win any task roll that involves repair. If the mechanic is trying to make a better mousetrap, she would benefit from the enhance interest. When building something that does not exist, or when trying to combine equipment, a research interest is key.

At startup, the persona gets one interest per three points of Intelligence score. A persona with a 12 INT would get four rolls on the Mechanic Interests Table. Each interest roll has an associated expertise roll. After startup, the persona earns another interest and expertise with each new experience level.

**Mechanic Interests Table**
Broad areas of mechanic interest.
Die Roll	Interest
01-41	Repair
42-80	Enhance
81-89	Research
90-99	Extra Roll
00	Ref’s Own Table
Die Roll	Interest
Startup: 1 per 3 INT. +1 per additional level.
Player may choose their areas of interest.

Repair

The repair interest assists the mechanic in any task that returns a mechanism to its undamaged state. Maintenance of artifacts and toys is also assisted by the repair interest. By and large, a mechanic cannot repair an object that is destroyed. The persona could salvage parts from a destroyed object.

Enhance

The enhance interest assists the mechanic in any task where they are improving an existing artifact or toy. For example, improving the range of a crossbow falls under the enhance interest. However, if that crossbow is broken, the enhance interest does not benefit the task roll. Enhancement does not include miniaturization.

Research

The research interest is used to push the boundaries of engineering, fabrication, physics, and Sciency Fiction. The persona can use the research interest to create a new machine or process. The research interest can also be used to make a toy smaller or to combine two toys together.

Expertise

Mechanic expertise represents more specific areas of knowledge. The expertise can represent tasks or very focused processes. The player can stack expertise and interests.

At startup, the player gets one expertise per interest. A mechanic with repair 2 and enhance 1 would get three rolls on the mechanic expertise table. After startup, the persona gets one new expertise per new experience level. As described above, the player can roll or choose the new expertise.

**Mechanic Expertise Table**
Areas of expertise for mechanics to repair or enhance.
Die Roll (1d100)	Mechanic Expertise
01-02	Adhesives
03-04	Aerosols
05-06	Armour
07-08	Artillery
09-10	Batteries
11-12	Bombs
13-14	Buildings
15-16	Ceramics
17-18	Chemistry
19-20	Climatology
21-22	Communications
23-24	Computers
25-26	Detectors
27-28	Exatmo
29-30	Driving
31-32	Electronics
33-34	Engines
35-36	Explosives
37-38	Fuels
39-40	Geology
41-42	Gravetics
43-44	Grenades
45-46	Industrial
47-48	Jewelry
49-50	Leather
51-52	Leverage
53-54	Magnetics
55-56	Medical Machines
57-67	Mending
68-69	Metallurgy
70-71	Mining
72-73	Navigation
74-75	Plastics
76-77	Power Plants
78-79	Power Systems
80-81	Robotics
82-83	Shipmanship
84-85	Piloting
86-87	Vehicles
88-89	Weapons, non-powered
90-91	Weapons, powered
92-99	Extra Roll
00	Ref’s Own Table
Die Roll (1d100)	Mechanic Expertise
Startup: 1 roll per interest. +1 per addition EXPS level.
Players may choose their expertise.

Gifts

The mechanic’s gifts are tasks where the persona automatically succeeds.

**Mechanic Gifts Table**
Gifts are tasks that require no task roll.
EXPS Level	Gifts	Recommendation
1	One. Choose a Trivial task (<25DD).	Quick Repair
3	Two. Add a Normal task (<43DD).	Repair
6	Three. Add a Hard task (<85DD).	Repair, Hard
9	Four. Add a Tough task (<127DD).	Robot Override
12	Five. Add an Impossible task (<200DD).	ID Artifact, Alien
EXPS Level	Gifts	Recommendation
A mechanic gift was formerly called a knack.
A player may create a bespoke gift.

Tasks

Mechanic tasks involve anything inorganic or mechanical in nature. These tasks are all about fixing, modifying, and creating mechanical devices. Most mechanic tasks are knowledge, and Dexterity based. Task roll bonuses will reflect this.

A mechanic must have a tool to work with. This can be any kind of tool that is not improvised from the persona’s body (a slap does not equal a hammer). The referee may increase the task difficulty if the mechanic does not have a tool.

For details of how to resolve tasks in EXP, jump to Task Rolls.

Compendium

A non-exhaustive list of mechanic tasks arranged by increasing difficulty.

**Mechanic Task Compendium**
A non-exhaustive list of mechanic tasks arranged by increasing difficulty.
Task	Difficulty	Description
Trivial
Mechanical	12	Is it a machine? Yes/No.
Broken	12	Is it broken? Yes/No.
Easy
Quick Repair	24	Unbreak for one more use. Trivial or minor damage.
Bake a Pie	24	Make a pie from ingredients.
Normal
Mnemonic Trapping	42	Memorize a technical thing.
Scavenge Parts	42	Get some good parts from a machine.
Repair	42	Fully repair less than major damage.
Find the Data	42	Get needed data from data stream.
Terminal Access	42	Access a computer.
ID Normal-Tech Artifact	42	Identify toy, tech level 10.
Hard
Hard Repair	84	Fully repair less than critical damage.
Reverse Polarity	84	Make a machine go backwards once.
ID Low-Tech Artifact	84	Identify toy, tech level less than 10.
Tough
Robot Override	126	Temporarily block a robot goal.
Tough Repair	126	Fully repair less than Cataclysmic damage.
Compactify	126	Decrease wate by 2x.
ID High-Tech Artifact	126	Identify toy, tech level 15 to 19.
Priority Command	126 + CF	Damage a robot with words and sounds.
Multi-equip	148	Integrate two toys into one.
Impossible
ID Alien Artifact	168	Identify alien artifact or tech level 20+ artifact.
Sotto to Flotto	168	Move a gun to full auto.
Miniaturization	168	Decrease wate by 10 times.
Robotic Override	168 + CF0	Temporarily control a robot or part of a robot.
Bizarre
Robot Control	210	Take over a robot.
Fabricate	210	Create a new toy.
Task	Difficulty	Description

List

A similar list of tasks arranged in alphabetical order.

**Mechanic Task List**
A non-exhaustive alpha ordered list.
Task	Difficulty	Description
Bake A Pie	24	Make a pie from ingredients.
Broken	12	Is it broken? Yes/No.
Compactify	126	Decrease wate by 2 times.
Fabricate	210	Create a new toy.
Find Data	42	Get needed data from data stream.
Hard Repair	84	Fully repair less than Critical damage.
ID Alien Artifact	168	Identify alien or tech level 20 plus artifact.
ID High Tech Artifact	126	Identify toy tech level 15 to 19.
ID Low Tech Artifact	84	Identify toy tech level less than 10.
ID Normal Artifact	42	Identify toy tech level 10.
Mechanical	12	Is it a machine? Yes/No.
Miniaturization	168	Decrease wate by 10 times.
Mnemonic Trapping	42	Memorize a technical thing.
Multi-equip	148	Integrate two toys into one.
Quick Repair	24	Unbreak for one more use. Trivial and minor damage.
Repair	42	Fully repair less than major damage.
Reverse Polarity	84	Make a machine go backwards. Once.
Robot Command	126 + CF	Impair a robot with words and sounds
Robot Control	210	Take over a robot.
Robot Override	168 + CF	Temporarily control a robot.
Scavenge Parts	42	Get some good parts from a machine.
Sotto to Flotto	168	Move a gun to full auto.
Terminal Access	42	Access a computer.
Tough Repair	126	Fully repair less than Cataclysmic damage.
Task	Difficulty	Description

Experience

The benefits of increasing experience levels are more tasks, improved task roll success, and somewhat better combat tasks. Mechanics earn experience points for completing procedure rolls (80 EXPS per DD) and role-playing within their vocation. Only 20% of combat experience can go toward a mechanic’s experience point total.

**Mechanics Experience**
The more you do the more know, and sometimes the better you are.
Experience Points	Experience Level
Experience Points	Experience Level
0-1250	1
1251-2500	2
2501-5000	3
5001-10000	4
10001-20000	5
20001-42500	6
42501-70000	7
70001-110000	8
110001-220000	9
220001-450000	10
230000	Per level beyond 10th
Experience Points	Experience Level