FORGER

A brigand with a knack for art and forgery. This character uses his skills to create false passports, citizen's papers, identity cards, credit cards, invoices, and other documents. He or she is also able to recognize/ identify other forgeries. The forger is also usually familiar with the use of computers, cameras and video/film equipment. The latter is vital for reference purposes. Like the safecracker, although this character may be a criminal and work with thieves, con-men, and smugglers, the character typically has few or basic thief/rogue skills.

Note: This tends to be a thinking man's character who plans ahead and whose real power lies in his non-combat abilities more than anything else.

Special Forgery Abilities

Characters of the forger O.C.C. have the espionage skill of Forgery. This is the technique of making false copies of official documents, signatures,passports,I. D. cards, and other printed material, as well as counterfieting money. Forgery can also include the duplication of other treasures such as Artwork, Sculpture, and various other items with the intent to pass them off as the original. The forger must have an original, photocopy or Photographic image to work from in order to make an accurate copy. Skilled forgers can recognize other counterfeits, but with a skill penalty of -10%. Base Skill: 50% +5% per level of experience; +10% if the Art skill is also known to the forger. The following is a list of specific areas of forgery with bonuses and penalties applicable only to this Occupational Character Class. Bonuses:

Forge signature: + 10%
Forge handwriting (much more demanding than a mere signature): +5%
Forge common business documents, letterhead and stationary, business cards, invoices, receipts, shipping papers, and forms that do NOT have any special crests, embossing, holograms, or other imprints: +15%
Forge simple government documents, including birth and death certificates, deeds, papers of ownership, passports, simple photo identification cards, advertisements, legal documents, police and military I. D., badges, etc.: + 10%
Forge elaborate government and security documents including any or all of the following: photographic identification, holograms, crests, stamps, embossed stamps, seals, etc .: +5%
Forge commercial and government logos, insignias, emblems, patches, artwork, tickets, labels, packaging for products, and similar: +5%
Make paper or material look old or used: + 10
Repair damaged/torn documents to look only slightly used: + 5%
Recognize forgeries: Automatic for flawed forgeries , + 5% from forgers who are at levels 1-5, +2% from forgers levels 6-8, -5% from experienced masters levels 9-11, -10% levels 12-14, and - 15% if the forger is level 15 or higher. Note: A failed roll to create a perfect forgery means the item is flawed. There is only a 35% chance that a flawed forgery will fool an average person and no chance of fooling any character with the forgery skill or who is familiar with the genuine item, including signatures, handwriting, insignias and forms.
Game masters should require the forger to spend more time on complex forgeries and may make the character roll under his/her skill two, three or four times to make a perfectly crafted item. This is especially true of holograms, currency, artwork, and elaborate or secret government documents. Even one failed roll ruins the fake with the same results as described in the previous paragraph. A failed roll to recognize a fake means the character can't tell the difference between the fake and the genuine article. Penalties - Some penalties may be accumulative:
- Rush job: - 10%
- Inadequate references: - 10%
- Wrong materials: i.e. the materials such as paper, fabric, color/dyes/inks/paints, weight, thick or thinness, texture, may all be close but not exact or perfectly identical: - 10%
- Credit cards, bank cards, and types of currency/money (paper and coin): -5%
- Jewelry, sculptures and works of art: -15%
- Magic symbols/runes, wards, scroUs, circles, etc. -15%
- Audio and/or film forgeries (alter, mix, or imitate audio and/or video/film recordings): - 10%
- Top secret and maximum security cards, including clearance/entry and identification cards, top security/secret government documents, computer documents, and similar: -15%.

Note: The forger cannot make articles of clothing but can make emblems, patches, insignias and minor alterations, Similarly, he/she can supervise a skilled tailor or armorer to make a very close replica (at least in appearance); - 5% for clothing, -10% for mega-damage armor (the replica may not even be made of an M,D.C. material).

Forger O.C.C.

Rank:Civilian Ranks
Race: Any Race.
Alignment: Typically anarchist or evil. The alignment of a criminal character is restricted to anarchist or evil. These brigands use their skills to trick, rob, blackmail and use others for personal gain. Characters of an unprincipled or good alignment will only use his/her skills against the enemy. The character will NEVER use his abilities to rob, hurt, trick or endanger good or innocent people. Nor will they be willing to do anything that will enable others around them to do so.
Attribute Requirements: I.Q. 13, P.P. 14 or higher; a high M.A. can't hurt either.
Gender: Any

Common Skill Set:

Language: Native
Literacy: Native
Mathematics: Basic
Computer Operation (+15%)
Racial History: Native

O.C.C. Skill Set: Basic training skills and skill bonuses common to all characters who take the Forger O.C.C.

Literacy: Two languages of choice (+20%)
Languages: Three of choice (+20% )
Mathematics: Basic (+25%)
Calligraphic Forgery (+15%)
Art (+15%)
Disguise (+5%)
Radio: Basic (+10%)
Sensory Systems (+5%)
T.V./Video (+15%)
Photography (+15%)
Computer: Imaging (+15%)
Computer: Programming (+10%)
Computer: Hacking (+5%)
W.P.: Two of choice
Hand to Hand: Basic (Hand to Hand: Basic can be changed to expert at the cost of two "other" skills or martial arts or assassin if evil for the cost of three skill selections.)

Civilian Occupational Speciality(C.O.S.): Choose one C.O.S. before choosing O.C.C. Related Skills, this is the area that the Civilan has specialised in for a career or job. A list of sk1lls and bonuses appears under each C.O.S. description presented in the skills section

O.C.C. Related Skill Set: These are additional skill choices related to the character's occupation and background. Select three at level one, plus one additional skill at each subsequent level.

Communications: Any (+5%)
Computers: Any (+10%)
Cultural: Any
Domestic: Any
Electrical: Basic Only
Engineering: None
Espionage: Intelligence only
Horsemanship: Any
Industrial: Any
Magical/Religious: None
Mechanical: Basic Only
Medical: First Aid or Paramedic Only
Medieval Civilization: Any
Military: None
Naval: None
Physical: Any
Pilot: Any (+5%)
Pilot Related: Any
Rogue: Any (+5%)
Rural: Any
Science: Any (+5%)
Spacial: Any
Stage Magic/Performing Arts: Any
Technical: Any (+10%; +20% on literacy and language)
Weapon Proficiencies: Any
Wilderness: None

Secondary Skills: Select 5 skills from the Skills list level 1, plus one additional skill at each subsequent level. These are additional areas of knowledge and do not get any bonuses, other than possible bonuses for having a high I.Q. All Secondary Skills start at the base skill level.

Standard Equipment: A suit of personalized (usually light or medium) body armor, a set of military fatigues, and a set of dress clothing (forgers usually have money and dress very smartly). Also a pocket magnifying glass and/or jeweler's loupe, micro-film camera (fits in the palm of the hand and easy to conceal), 35 mm camera (with telephoto, macro and micro lenses), video/film recorder, hand-held computer, a full size portable computer, PDD pocket audio recorder, portable microscope, pocket laser distancer, pocket flashlight, pen flashlight, sketch pad, gas mask and air filter, tinted goggles, set of carving and cutting/X-Acto knives, ID4 scalpels, one laser scalpel, heat gun, various glues and waxes, fine jeweler's tools, a handgun and energy rifle, knapsack, backpack, canteen and a carrying case or satchel with paints, pencils, pens, and other art supplies, and some personal items.

Equipment Available on Assignment: Depending on the character's skills the Game Master and the campaign, characters can be assigned any Fighter, Mech, any mission specific land vehicles, aircraft or spacecraft, any other firearms, weapon systems and ordnance, optical enhancements, any and all mission specific special equipment and access to computers and special facilities.

Forgeries: 1D4 different photo identity cards (all with aliases), fake birth certificate, and fake citizen I.D.

Monthly Wages: Well paid, But dependent on availiable jobs. If Hired personal service to an individual can earn up to 10,000 to 15,000 Credits/month

Personal Savings: ID4 x 1000 in credits, black market items worth ID4 x 1000 credits, and reasonably good forgeries of universal credit cards or currency with an apparent value of 4D4 x 1000 credits (the character will try to "pass" bad funds whenever he thinks he can get away with it, but there is always the risk of getting caught).

Cybernetics: None to start. The forger may opt to get some simple implants or optical enhancement but that's all. A bionic/mechanical hand or arm inflicts a - 25% forgery skill penalty. A bio-system prosthetic will have a - 10 penalty on the forgery skill.

Experiance Table:

Level	Experience
1	0-2,000
2	2,001-4,000
3	4,001-8,000
4	8,001-16,000
5	16,001-24,000
6	24,001-36,000
7	36,001-56,000
8	56,001-86,000
9	86,001-110,000
10	110,001-140,000
11	140,001-170,000
12	170,001-210,000
13	210,001-255,000
14	255,001-310,000
15	310,001-390,000

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