Chief Engineer

The Chief Engineer is a Ship Position. There are other ship positions that can be review and can effect this position.

This is considered a secondary ship position.

Description

The Chief Engineer is responsible for keeping the ship in one piece and functioning. While in combat the massive damage dealt by epic sized guns can ripple through the structure of a ship and mess with all of its internal systems. There is always a chance that damage will be dealt to a specific system and cause the ship to loose performance. The ships Electronics can be damaged causing Shields to weaken or the ships Engines could be damaged causing loss in power and tactical speed. An Engineer fixes these things to make sure the ship isn't taken out without a fight.

Associated Ship Attribute: Engines

Officer Functions: Repair (A Chef Engineer adds there Craft skill bonus where it applies when attempting to repair the ship. Armor is Structural, Engines and Weapons is Mechanical, and Electronics, Sensors and Communications are all Electronics.) The damage recovered is 1d4 and any negative side effects are removed after a single successful repair.

Associated Ship Functions: Cloak, Hack, Grapple