Build:Specialized Science Systems
8.25 Specialized Science Systems
Cost: 5 SUs per +1 with a specific Science Skill, or 3 SUs per +1 with specific Science Skill Specialization
To reflect its advanced facilities for one particular Science Skill (such as Space Sciences, Planetary Sciences, or Life Sciences (Botany)), 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 +1 bonus costs 5 SUs for all Tests with a particular Science Skill, or 3 SUs for Tests with just one Specialization of one Science Skill. A ship may not buy more than a +1 bonus for any particular skill (it could buy a bonus with an overall skill and with one of its Specializations, 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).