Skills-Surveying

Surveying
Starfield skill

science
Humanity now has access to untold alien worlds, and the ability to decipher all that data while on the ground has become an essential skillset.

Ranks

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Rank 1
Adds an optional zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 20 meters.
Challenge: Use the hand scanner to scan 10 unique resources, flora, or fauna.
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Rank 2
Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 30 meters.
Challenge: Use the hand scanner to scan 25 unique resources, flora, or fauna.
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Rank 3
Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 40 meters.
Challenge: Use the hand scanner to scan 50 unique resources, flora, or fauna.
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Rank 4
Adds another level of zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 50 meters.

Backgrounds that have Surveying skill

Explorer
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1
1
Homesteader
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1
1
Pilgrim
1
1
1
Xenobiologist
1
1
1

Surveying Character Builds

Beast Hunter

Based on Beast Hunter background and extends it.

From the Ashta of Akila to the Terrormorphs that plague the whole of the Settled Systems, hostile alien life abounds. You've learned the skills to track them, find them, and take them down.

Level: 1
1
1
0
1
Inventor

When most settle for the wonders of today, you're already crafting the marvels of tomorrow. For every challenge the Settled Systems present, your mind ignites with solutions, turning starry dreams into tangible realities.

Level: 1
1
1
0
1
Explorer

Based on Explorer background.

They said exploration is a lost art. You didn't listen. As the major factions argued over the space they desperately tried to control, you were busy uncovering the wonders of the Settled Systems.

Level: 1
1
1
0
1