Freighters are your life blood.
You are a skilled driver or operator of large vehicles, often transporting goods or people across long distances. You may have learned to drive from your parents or other family members, or you may have developed a love for the open road through your own adventures.
As someone with a passing familiarity with hauling and logistics, you know how to move goods from point A to point B. Maybe you grew up on a shipping vessel or maybe you just have experience moving goods for trade. You know how to navigate tricky terrain and keep your cargo secure.
Choose one of the following skill boons.
A reliable cargo transport vehicle or ship that's seen better days but keeps running. It starts with basic hauling capacity but can be upgraded with better engines, cargo holds, and defensive systems.
A powered exoskeleton designed for loading and unloading heavy cargo. It provides enhanced strength and protection when handling goods.
A navigation computer optimized for finding the most efficient cargo routes, factoring in fuel costs, time, and hazards.
Thirty-six days on the Outer Veil run with rations for twenty-four. You stretched water, rationed air recycler filters past their replacement date, and figured out which cargo containers held goods you could barter. Long-haul teaches you that "impossible" usually means "uncomfortable."
The Kovac-to-Meridian freight lane looks straightforward on a standard chart. The standard chart doesn't account for the drift in Beacon 7's calibration or the unofficial shortcut through the Anselm debris field that saves four hours if you don't mind voiding your insurance.
The cargo was medical supplies, the destination was three days past the last relay beacon, and the window was closing. Your ship was overdue for a drive overhaul and your co-pilot had food poisoning. You delivered. On time. Intact. For a hauler, "I took the contract" is the same sentence as "I'll be there."
Eighty cubic metres of hold space, a hundred and twelve cubic metres of cargo, and a shipping manifest that said "make it fit." You made it fit. When the ship hit turbulence, nothing shifted. The dock crew asked who loaded the hold. You said "me" and they offered you a job.