Job Guides

Your Job is the occupation you have signed onto with the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate or one of its many member corporations to perform on-board the exploration ship SCCV Horizon. It defines your duties, your access, and the equipment you spawn with.

Before starting out, it is best you read the Corporate Regulations to understand what is and isn't acceptable in the workplace, and the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate Occupation Qualifications. You may also encounter alien species in your workplace.

Some useful links:

• Chain of Command
• Corporate Regulations
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Guides
• Communication Devices
• Basic Employee Qualifications

The departments are assigned specific corporations as follows:

Command: Stellar Corporate Conglomerate.

Security: Private Military Contracting Group, Idris Incorporated, and Zavodskoi Interstellar.

Engineering: Hephaestus Industries and Zavodskoi Interstellar.

Operations: Hephaestus Industries and Orion Express.

Service: Idris Incorporated, NanoTrasen Corporation, and Orion Express.

Medical: NanoTrasen Corporation, Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, and Private Military Contracting Group.

Research: NanoTrasen Corporation, Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, and Zavodskoi Interstellar.

Contents

Command

The Corporations allowed in this Department are: The Stellar Corporate Conglomerate (SCC).

Job	Role	Difficulty
Captain	The Captain is in charge of the ship and everyone on it. They make sure the crew is working and productive and any potential threats are seen to. They are expected to be able to command their Heads of Staff effectively, and have ultimate authority on the ship, second only to the SCC.	Very Hard
Executive Officer	The Executive Officer is the head of staff for the Service and Civilian departments, as well as the primary head of staff for Bridge Crewman. Their principal duty is to handle administration aboard the ship alongside managing the bridge, Canary, and Intrepid.	Hard
Operations Manager	The Operations Manager manages the logistics, resource extraction, and machining operations of the ship. Principal duties include ensuring orders are processed, the shuttles are serviced by Hangar Technicians, sufficient ore is extracted and processed, and the main guns are loaded properly.	Hard
Head of Security	The Head of Security manages the security forces on the ship. They ensure proper enforcement of the Corporate Regulations and Standard Operating Procedure, as well as adequate defense on away missions or against boarders. Additionally, verify and sign off on all investigations to ensure corporate compliance.	Very Hard
Chief Engineer	The Chief Engineer is the individual in charge of the ship's integrity, electricity, and IT network. They manage the engineering department to ensure the ship remains in a functional state, and to prepare sites on expeditions.	Hard
Research Director	The Research Director is in charge of the Science department, Ship AI, and all experimental material or procedures. They have jurisdiction over the Quark, and typically manage scientific expeditions.	Hard
Chief Medical Officer	The Chief Medical Officer is the authority in charge of the health of the crew. They manage the Medical department to effectively treat injuries, ensure proper safety practices, and supply prescriptions. They are the sole Command member capable of assessing other Heads of Staff for mental or physical capability and are the primary authority in cases of biohazard outbreak.	Hard

Command Support

The corporations allowed in this department are: all of them, as well as non-corporate government employees.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Bridge Crewman	Bridge Crewmen operate the bridge of the Horizon. They are the primary pilots for the Intrepid and Canary. Secondary duties include assistant Command as needed, and heading away missions when a Command member is unable to attend.	Medium to Hard
Corporate Liaison	Corporate Liaisons on the primary point of contact for the corporation they represent. Their duties are to represent the interests of their corporations' employees within Command, and to be a communication link between the corporation and its employees.	Medium
Consular Officer	Represent a nation in the Spur. Consulars are independent representatives of their nation, and the sole point of contact between crew and that nation. They represent their nation's best interests within command and are a communication link between the embassy and its citizens.	Medium

Security

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: PMCG, Idris Incorporated, Zavodskoi Interstellar.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Security Officer	Security Officers are the main force behind Security on the ship. They are responsible for dealing with security complaints and the protection of corporate assets.	Hard
Warden	The Warden is responsible for the brig, the prisoners, and the armory. They handle the processing of new prisoners, the distribution of equipment from the armory, and the protection of the brig. Secondary duties include assistant the Head of Security and providing dispatch services to the Officers.	Hard
Investigator	The Investigator is the expert in all things CSI. Their main duties are to investigate incidents through evidence, interviews, and deductive reasoning, whether to determine the perpetrator of a crime or absolve the corporations of liability. Secondary duties include autopsies.	Hard
Security Cadet	Security Cadets are trainees or transfers on probation. Their primary duty is to learn the ropes from Security Officers.	Easy to Medium

Engineering

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: Hephaestus Industries, Zavodskoi Interstellar.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Engineer	Engineers are the maintainers of the ship and its equipment. They operate the ship engines (not ship thrusters), electrical grid, maintain ship machinery, repair the ship's structure, and handle all matters of construction or repair.	Medium
Atmospheric Technician	Atmospheric Technicians are the caretakers of the ship atmospheric systems. They operate and maintain the air and scrubber networks, manage the atmospheric storage, operate the ship thrusters, and resolve depressurized areas.	Medium
Engineering Apprentice	Engineering Apprentices are trainees in the Engineering department. They are here to learn from the Engineers.	Easy

Operations

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: Hephaestus Industries, Orion Express.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Hangar Technician	The Hangar Technician is responsible for managing all basic Operations-related tasks. Their duties include handling mailing requests, processing orders, managing bounties, reloading the ship's weapons upon orders, and sorting and distributing warehouse contents. They also serve as the flight deck technicians ensuring that shuttles are fueled, maintained, and ready to go at a moment's notice for expeditions.	Easy
Shaft Miner	The Shaft Miners are in charge of all ore extraction and processing in the sector. Their main duties are to exploit planets and asteroids for minerals and ore, process these minerals and ores into usable resources, and distribute these resources to departments.	Easy to Medium
Machinist	The Machinist is responsible for the maintenance of all ship-bound robots and IPCs aboard the ship. Their secondary duties include the construction and maintenance of hardsuits, mechs, and other specialized equipment. Additionally, Machinist perform cyborgification procedures when required.	Easy

Medical

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: NanoTrasen Corporation, Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, PMCG.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Surgeon	The Surgeon handles all surgical procedures within the Medical department except for autopsies, which are handled by Investigators. Secondary duties include assistant Physicians in the GTR during mass casualty events.	Hard
Physician	The Physician handles most diagnostic and medicinal operations within the Medical department. This includes handling patient intake, scanning, and treatment within the GTR. This includes the management of patients to surgery, the ICU, the recovery ward, or cryotubes for appropriate treatment.
Paramedic	The Paramedic handles patient retrieval and advanced first aid, including emergency field treatment. Secondary duties include assistant Physicians and Surgeons with the management of patients and the Medical department. They are the primary medical member to join away missions.	Hard
Psychologist	The Psychologist handles the diagnosing and treatment of mental issues. They are largely removed from the treatment procedures within the rest of the department.	Medium
Pharmacist	The Pharmacist synthesizes medicines for use by the Medical department, and the production of prescriptions from crew. They are largely removed from the treatment procedures within the rest of the department.	Medium
Medical Intern	The Medical Intern is the trainee for the Medical department. Depending on speciality, their primary duties are to learn from the other doctors (or paramedic), and provide assistance where needed.	Easy to Medium

Research

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: NanoTrasen Corporation, Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals,

Job	Role	Difficulty
Scientist	The Scientist operates the research labs and performs research aboard the ship. Their duties are to draft experiments, perform such experiments, and write reports on these findings.	Medium
Xenobiologist	Xenobiologists handle the management and research of slimes aboard the ship. They additionally handle the capture and study of xenofauna discovered on away sites.	Hard
Xenobotanist	The Xenobotanist performs the study of xenoflora, as well as the genetic manipulation of plants. They handle the collection and study of xenoflora discovered on away sites.	Hard
Xenoarcheologist	The Xenoarcheologist handles the discovery, recovery, and study of anomalies and artefacts found on planets and asteroids. Additionally, they manage the safe storage of these anomalies on ship.	Medium
Research Intern	The Research Intern is the trainee position of the Research department.	Easy

Service

The Corporations Allowed in this Department are: Idris Incorporated, Nanotrasen Corporation, Orion Express.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Assistant	The Assistant has no duties, responsibilities, or special access. Alternative titles of Medical Orderly, Wait Staff, Technical Assistant, and Lab Assistant assign duties relating to the assistance of a given department.	Very Easy
Off-Duty Crew Member	The Off-duty Crew Member has no duties or access. They are crew holding other positions, however, are not on-duty so they may enjoy the amenities of the ship.	Very Easy
Passenger	The Passenger is an independent individual who purchased a ticket to board the ship. They have no duties or access.	Very Easy
Bartender	The Bartender operates the ship bar. Their main duty is to supply the crew or visitors with drinks, be they alcoholic or otherwise.	Easy
Chef	The Chef operates the ship kitchen, and controls the diner's menu. Their duty is to cook food for the crew or visitors.	Easy
Botanist	The Botanist manages the ship hydroponics bay. They ensure the proper supply of fresh ingredients to the bar and kitchen, as well as products that can be sold at the Commissary.	Easy
Chaplain	The Chaplain operates the ship chapel. They provide religious services to the crew and may additionally provide counseling services. Should a crew member die, they handle funeral rites.	Easy
Janitor	The Janitor provides custodial services to the ship. They ensure the vessel is clean, vendors are stocked, and lights are functional. Secondary duties include providing minor repairs.	Easy
Librarian	The librarian operates the ship library. They handle requests for books, checking in or out loaned books, general information, and similar duties.	Easy
Corporate Reporter	The Reporter provides the primary means of story coverage on the ship. They write articles and provide live broadcasts as needed to keep the crew informed.	Easy

Equipment (Stationbounds)

Job	Role	Difficulty
AI	The AI is a top-of-the-line stationbound synthetic responsible for assisting the Command department and the crew. It has access to nearly every electronic object on the ship, as well as all radio channels. Its behaviours are dictated by whatever laws are currently uploaded.	Extremely Hard
Cyborg	Cyborgs (and robots) are stationbound synthetics confined to a portable chassis, generally specialized to assist a particular department. They may act in place of crew when needed to keep the ship running, or be assigned tasks by the crew. Their behaviours are dictated by whatever laws are currently uploaded.	Medium to Hard
Personal AI	A Personal AI is a commercially available computer program downloaded to a pAI device, meant to act as a companion. They generally can't do much else.	Very Easy
Maintenance Drone	Maintenance drones are deployed to repair and maintain the ship. They keep the ship running, while avoiding interfering with the crew.	None

Special Roles

Antagonists

Job	Role	Difficulty
Odyssey Team	Actors, with or without a powerful Storyteller, work to create interesting stories centered around the SCCV Horizon and away-sites. They spawn during the special Odyssey gamemode.	Very Hard
Traitor	Traitors spawn as crewmembers, but are given a hidden uplink. They may pursue any goals they like in order to bring interesting conflict to the round.	Hard
Mercenary	A group of four offship antagonists who are given uplinks, an armory, and a ship.	Very Hard
Cultist	Cultists spawn as crewmembers, but have secretly been initiated into a sinister blood cult. The specifics of their new religion are up to them, but they usually involve horrific ritual sacrifice, forceful conversion/brainwashing, and bloody runes.	Very Hard
Changeling	Changelings spawn as crewmembers, but have secretly been replaced by an undiscovered lifeform with the ability to perfectly mimic organics. They have a wide variety of abilities allowing them to integrate organics into their hivemind and steal their DNA, and can transform their body in many grotesque ways.	Hard
Revenant	Revenants are extremely rare trans-dimensional entities which can invade the ship from bluespace. They have unique abilities and strange physiology.	Hard
Raider	A group of poorly-equipped offship antagonists, given some gear and a ship.	Hard
Operative	A pair of offship antagonists equipped from a selection of highly-advanced hardsuits and weaponry.	Medium / Hard
Technomancer	An offship antagonist equipped with a "Core," a highly advanced and probably-not-magical piece of equipment which gives the wearer fantastic power. Raider Technos: A group of Technomancers. Each holds less power individually, but there is strength in numbers.	Medium / Hard
Loner	A lone offship antagonist equipped with strange psionic power and the ability to absorb energy from another person's Zona Bovinae.	Medium / Hard
Borer	A strange parasite which may parasitize a host, allowing them to reproduce in exchange for giving their host psionic power.	Medium / Hard
Vampire	Vampires spawn as crewmembers, but hide a terrible thirst for blood and strange powers. They use blood to keep themselves from falling into a frenzy and to fuel their power. They can convert organics into thralls, or into more vampires.	Very Hard
Revolutionaries/Loyalists	Revolutionaries: Revolutionaries start as crew, either beginning their revolt or being convinced by one of the heads of the movement. They take issue with the current state of affairs, and wish to bring change in some way. Loyalists: Loyalists start as crew, either beginning as a stalwart fan of the SCC or being convinced by one of the heads of the movement. They take issue with the revolution, and will attempt to bring it to heel by any means necessary. They often drive the conflict by exacerbating the issues of the Revolutionaries.	Hard

Special

Job	Role	Difficulty
Merchant	Merchants are licensed to dock with the SCCV Horizon and sell their wares, but they only spawn during some rounds.	Medium
Ghost Roles	Ghost roles vary wildly depending on sector, ranging from independents, to corporate employees, to representatives of the Orion Spur's nations.	Easy to Hard