Driving
Name
Driving
Skill Attribute & Difficulty
Dex - Average
Defaults
5+Dex, 5+Int
Prerequisites
None.
Description
This is the ability to drive a specific type of ground vehicle. Make an Int-based Driving roll for
basic map reading, to diagnose simple malfunctions, or to recall rules of the road.
You must specialize:
Specializations
Automobile
Any vehicle with three or more wheels that weighs less than 5 tons and does not move on rails.
Defaults: Heavy Wheeled-2, Or other Driving at -4
Construction Equipment
Any kind of bulldozer, crane, plow, etc.
Defaults: Other Driving at -5.
Halftrack
Any vehicle that moves on tracks and either wheels or skids.
Defaults: Tracked-2, Or other Driving at -4.
Heavy Wheeled
Any vehicle with three or more wheels that weighs 5 tons or more and does not move on rails.
Defaults: Automobile-2, Or other Driving at -4.
Hovercraft
Any kind of air-cushion vehicle.
Defaults: Other Driving at -5.
Locomotive
Any vehicle that moves on conventional or maglev rails.
Defaults: Other Driving at -5
Mecha
Any kind of legged, bouncing, rolling, or slithering vehicle.
Defaults: Environment Suit (Battlesuit)-3, Or other Driving at -5
Motorcycle
Any powered one- or two-wheeled vehicle, including those with sidecars. Large motorcycles often have a minimum Strength requirement.
Defaults: Other Driving at -5.
Tracked
Any vehicle that moves on tracks.
Defaults: Halftrack-2, Or other Driving at -4.
Note that the ability to “drive” a team of animals is not Driving, but is instead Teamster.
Modifiers
-2 or more for bad driving conditions; -2 or more for a vehicle in bad repair; -2 for an unfamiliar control system (e.g., an automatic when you are used to a manual -4 or more for a vehicle of an unfamiliar type within your specialty (e.g., a race car when you are used to stock cars).