Infiltrator

Of the 8 Career Skills, choose 4 to get a free rank. Of the 4 Specialization Skills, choose 2 to get a free rank.

Spy Career Skills: Computers, Cool, Coordination, Deception, Knowledge (Warfare), Perception, Skulduggery and Stealth

Infiltrator Specialization Skills: Deception, Melee. Skulduggery and Streetwise

When most people hear the word Spy, the operatives of this specialization are what come to mind. Infiltrators endeavor to place themselves in the very den of the beast, usually sneaking or lying their way in undetected. All too often, Infiltrators face the worst possible odds without the benefit of direct backup, and frequently without a way out if they are discovered by the wrong people at the wrong time.

Masters of covert work, Infiltrators know how to con or lie their way past almost anyone, and they know all of the tricks necessary to break into and out of secure locations, as well as everything else needed for underhanded operations. They tend to prefer silent and deadly attacks, often best accomplished with hand-to-hand weapons.

An Infiltrator rarely relies upon brute force or direct confrontation to accomplish his goals. Instead, he uses stealth, guile, subterfuge, and disguise to integrate himself among his enemies. He gains access to sensitive areas, talks to the right people, and employs every other available tactic to obtain valuable information, steal important secrets and assets, and leave behind a target who is reeling from his efforts.

Lately, Infiltrators are used by the Alliance as part of special strike teams sent throughout Imperial-controlled space, where they are used in combined operations intended to disrupt the Empire's plans while gathering information at the same time. For more direct combat missions, Infiltrators tend to operate in a support role. When the mission calls for subterfuge and more covert operations, Infiltrators are often the ones in charge.

Potential Backgrounds

  • Freerunner: Freerunners use their skills for more than simple evasion. Their ability to climb and traverse unusual routes gains them access to unexpected entry points and hiding places. This makes them excellent Infiltrators in missions with challenging physical accesses.
  • Law Enforcement Agent: Infiltrators who were once undercover law officers have the necessary abilities to continue in a similar role. Former detectives excel when a mission continually reveals new information requiring immediate assessment and action.
  • Makeup Artist: Infiltrator makeup artists who are nimble, dexterous, and fast-thinking can create disguises on the fly. Masters of disguise are particularly useful in quick-change situations or when complex con games and deceptive practices are in play.
  • Performer: Infiltrators with a performing background use their superior agility during missions. Some take to martial arts training, but any with acting and physical skills can take on many variations of social encounters.
  • Psychologist: Infiltrator team psychologists can tweak the mission plans and approaches on the fly, especially when they depend on deceiving specific individuals. They can offer advice on how an enemy might respond to a specific type of attack.
  • Repo Specialist: Infiltrator missions depend partly on breaking and entering. This matches well with the repo specialist’s ability to overcome and destroy locks and security systems. Repo specialists are also used to sneaking into secured locations.