Build:Specialized Science Systems
8.25 Specialized Science Systems
Cost: 5 SUs per +10% with a specific Science Skill, or 3 SUs per +10% with specific Science Skill Specialization
Power Requirement: none
To reflect its advanced facilities for one particular Science discipline (such as Astrochemistry, Subspace Mechanics, Oceanography, Stellar Cartography, Molecular Biology, Human Geography, Industrial Engineering, or Endocrinology), a starship may buy improvements to its Science systems for that one skill. This simulates the specialized laboratory, equipment, and sensor capacity devoted to studying that topic.
A +10% bonus costs 5 SUs for all Tests within a particular Science branch (Physical, Life, Social or Applied Sciences), or 3 SUs for Tests with just one Specialization of one Science discipline (the specific disciplines within any given branch). This costs no additional Power beyond the normal science systems cost. A ship may not buy more than a +10% bonus for any particular branch or discipline (it could buy one bonus for a parent branch and one for a child discipline, but only one of the bonuses applies to any given Test). Nor may a ship have a number of specialized science systems greater than one-half its Size (for example, four for a Size 8 ship).
- Note: The bonus indicated here has been updated to the 1d100 standard.