Analyist
Of the 8 Career Skills, choose 4 to get a free rank. Of the 4 Specialization Skills, choose 2 to get a free rank.
Diplomat Career Skills: Charm, Deception, Knowledge (Core Worlds), Knowledge (Lore) Knowledge (Outer Rim), Knowledge (Xenology), Leadership and Negotiation
Analyist Specialization Skills: Computers, Knowledge (Education), Knowledge (Warfare) and Perception
The Analyst excels at information processing, leveraging unparalleled knowledge to gain the edge in any situation. A skilled Analyst can keep a squad appraised of the situation across the field of battle, or he can find flaws in seemingly invulnerable defenses. Analysts are more focused on Knowledge skills than most other Diplomats—and indeed, most other characters in general. As such, Analysts have numerous ways to turn the information these skills provide directly into opportunities for their teams. Well-constructed plans that take every factor into account are the Analyst’s forte, whether they are concocted in combat or in diplomatic encounters.
Knowledge is power, on the battlefield and in negotiations alike. The Analyst knows this (and a great many other things) better than anyone else. More importantly, the Analyst knows how to leverage such information to maximum effect, finding the trends and connections that turn otherwise meaningless facts into crucial intelligence that might someday decide the outcome of the Galactic Civil War.
These skills allow Analysts to not only parse and remember vast amounts of data, but also contextualize it in a way that makes the data useful. The Computers skill can be particularly valuable, allowing an Analyst to access archives and slice into communications systems to stay informed. The specialization’s considerable access to Knowledge skills also allows an Analyst to know a bit about everything.
Some Analysts focus their attention on one specific topic, such as mastering Rebel Alliance codes tracking data on its units in the field, or monitoring Imperial activity in specific regions via the HoloNet. Others act as liaisons to political and military leaders, using their considerable research experience to provide any information their allies need.
Experienced Analysts are crucial to the diplomatic success of the Rebel Alliance. Many politicians and leaders look to Analysts for key support, and some even have a background in such work themselves. Knowing the unique customs of a local culture can be crucial to the success of a diplomatic mission, so an Analyst must have access to this information at a moment’s notice. Analysts can be equally important on the battlefield, identifying troop-movement patterns that betray the foe’s strategy or providing information about local environmental conditions so the Quartermaster can properly equip infantry. Wherever they serve, the knowledge and skills of Analysts save lives as surely as the choices of commanders and the hands of medics.
Analysts work best when they have the opportunity to exhaustively research a subject before going into the field, but the work of the Rebel Alliance sometimes requires its representatives to improvise. Therefore, Analysts—especially those attached to squads with specializations and missions as diverse as most PC groups—must be prepared to work on the fly. Even without access to data archives or the HoloNet, a skilled Analyst can effectively observe and break down a situation, identifying ways the squad can exploit vulnerabilities in enemy strategies and technologies.
An Analyst benefits from a high Intellect characteristic for making Computers and Knowledge checks to access and remember information. A high Cunning also assists Perception checks to spot critical details.
Potential Backgrounds