Science Ability

This broad-based Ability covers the natural and physical sciences. Most people with this Ability acquired it through study in school, but a keen mind and high school science classes could be enough for a person to continue her studies without ever getting a college degree.

Characters use Science when they are identifying chemical compounds, making homemade explosives, plating metals or creating an electric field.

Specialty: This Ability requires the character to specialize in a given field of study, such as physics, chemistry, biology, geology, etc. This Ability may be purchased more than once to represent experience in a variety of fields, but each rating is independent.

Trait Effects: A character with Science 1 knows the fundamental scientific laws. Basically, she knows just enough to be dangerous. A character with Science 3 is a skilled scientist or technician, with a solid foundation of knowledge and experience in her field. A character with Science 5 is a visionary theorist with unparalleled knowledge in her area of expertise.