VEN Example Skill Page - HAZOP
| Vast Imperial General Skill | |
| HAZOP Specialist | |
| Skill 1 Required | |
| Zero-G Operations | Learn how to hold to work and fight without gravity. |
| Skill 2 Required | |
| Field Survival | Learn how to survive unaided in hostile terrain. |
| Tier 3 "Certification" | |
| HAZOP Specialist | Learn to survive and work in even the deadliest conditions. |
Contents
The Skill[edit]
The battlefield can be a pretty dangerous space. A couple of minutes in space will kill you as surely as a turbolaser blast will, and there are planets so radioactive they will burn you to a crisp, or with acid rain that will melt you: skin, bones and all. It takes a special kind of crazy to try and spend any amount of time in such a place, but to fight in these inhospitable locations is nothing short of madness. The sad fact is, however, sometimes it must be done, or a previously safe environment suddenly becomes all kinds of nasty.
The Vast Empire's Navy has a contingent of individuals trained and equipped especially for operating in these nasty conditions, known as HAZOP Specialists, they are drawn from the ranks of the fleet crewmen, the marines, the starfighter corps and VENI, and they have a reputation for being more than a little unhinged. You'd need to be, to willingly walk into an irradiated zone! However, the HAZOP Specialists are the best of the best at what they do, able to operate in any environment.
HAZOP Specialists are the people to call when Buzz Droids clamber on the hull of your Star Destroyer, or the enemy has managed to overload the main reactor and someone has to stop the ship from exploding! When a mission really is impossible, the HAZOPs say "No Problem!"
| “ | Those guys scare me. The more dangerous the mission, the more of them volunteer! I might be crazy, but they're in a whole other league! | ” |
| —Academy Instructor Sam "Dunny" Dunn. | ||
Certification Mission: "Suicide Mission."[edit]
You have studied the intricacies of the most hazardous environments imaginable, and learned how to properly don, doff and operate the complex and advanced HAZOP armour. You have learned how to minimize exposure and to conserve oxygen efficiently. Now, it is time to put it all on the line in a mission that is NOT simulated - you will really be going into an environment that can kill you!
You objective is simple: Using your new armour and skills, you must move through a wrecked VE Strike Medium Cruiser, locate and secure its 'Black Box' recording device, and return. You will encounter areas where the reactor has leaked and flooded the ship with radiation, as well as deadly coolant leaks and areas completely exposed to the vacuum of space - and more! Instructors will be looking for an advanced understanding of the various dangers that might present themselves and knowledge in how to survive or avoid them.
ID Tag Earned: {HAZOP}
Skill Equipment: HAZOP ARMOUR![edit]
HAZOP Armour is the most advanced and expensive equipment that a member of the Vast Empire Navy can wear. It is composed of hundreds of different ceramics, metals and alloys in a layered, composite pattern in order to protect you from every conceivable threat, and also includes servomotors that will amplify your physical strength and sensors to identify hazards.
This armour is based on the now defunct Dark Trooper Project, and it is closer to an actual droid than an exoskeleton. It comes equipped with an up-sized Hush About Jetpack and an advanced survival kit already built-in, and will allow you to survive almost any environment. Be careful, though. Whilst you are ridiculously hard to kill inside it, you are NOT suddenly invincible.
You also now have monthly interviews with a VEN psychologist. You'll need them.
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You are now Certified as an HAZOP specialist, the highest tier of proficiency for anyone crazy enough to volunteer for qualified suicide missions. Very few have survived to attain this level of skill - seriously, you're either damn lucky, or one of the best.
By combining this with the Combat Medic Certification, you become a classic superhero, able to fly through fire, space and radiation, swoop down, and save the day for someone in danger.
By combining this with the Imperial Marine Certification, you are the ultimate ship-to-ship combatant, able to jump out into space, cut a hole in the side of an enemy ship and then wreak havoc. You could probably take down a Spacetrooper in a fair fight.
Links and Resources[edit]
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