In Cybercore RPG, legacies are backgrounds that characters are familiar with from their upbringing, exposure to a particular environment, or through their family or mentors.
These legacies allow the character to take one or two optional knacks and quirks that reflect their background and give them a Boost in two skills.
Each time a Knack is taken, a Quirk must also be taken.
Characters can also work with the GM to create their legacy with unique knacks and quirks. As characters develop their legacy, they may outgrow their quirks.
When you begin your Legacy journey, you will start with the Legacy Item from your background.
This heirloom was passed down to you from your family or mentor. As you tinker with it during your travels through the Core and beyond, you can modify and improve its previous design to unlock new possibilities.
All Legacy Items follow the same tree structure, with the first node being unlocked automatically at rank one. You gain a Legacy point for each Rank you gain to improve your item further.
Second-tier abilities cost 2 points to unlock so you can unlock your first one at rank three; the third-tier nodes cost 3 points each, so you can unlock your first one at rank 6.
| Legacy ↑ | Description | Boosted Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeologist | You know just enough about ancient alien tech to get all touchy-feely up in its grill. Could be a power core, could be a flesh-melting radiation rod — you're poking it. Because that’s what fingers are for. | Intel - Aliens, Culture & CustomsIntel - Astrography |
| Argos III - Survivor | You've survived things with more teeth than rules. Running, hiding, and occasionally screaming are your specialties. | Intel - SurvivalPiloting - Piloting (Air/Space) |
| Chemist | Who needs fire extinguishers. The next explosion will smother the fire from the last one... | Engineering - DemolitionsMedic - Pharmaceutical |
| Code Cutter | You can tell Java from your coffee, and the firewall from actual fire. | Electronics - ProgrammingElectronics - Hacking |
| Core Medic | No description available | Medic - First AidMedic - Field Medic |
| Core Pilot | No description available | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Piloting - Navigation |
| Core Ranger | No description available | Intel - SurvivalPiloting - Piloting (Land/Sea) |
| Core Soldier | No description available | Engineering - Repair MilitaryMedic - Field Medic |
| Corsair | You’ve partied with pirates and lived to brag about it. Sometimes that was the mission. | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Espionage - Intimidation |
| Diplomat | You lie fluently in six dead languages and bring knives to gunfights - just to keep it fair. | Espionage - PersuasionIntel - Aliens, Culture & Customs |
| Doctor | You’ve dodged enough malpractice suits to know a bandage from a bone saw. | Medic - First AidMedic - Diagnosis Disease / Toxin / Viral |
| Entertainer | Spotlight, stage, scandal — and somehow the mic's still on. Yeah, you're that good. | Espionage - PersuasionEspionage - Deception |
| Hacker | You don’t code clean — you code fast. Not sure how half this code works — neither does the AI, so win win. | Electronics - HackingElectronics - Security & Systems |
| Hauler | You’ve hauled cargo, corpses, and crates full of "definitely legal" goods. Don't ask, Don't Tell. | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Piloting - Exoskeleton Operation |
| Hustler | You’ve got charm, hustle, and a face people almost trust — almost. | Intel - MarketeeringEspionage - Deception |
| Information Broker | You know things. Maybe not true things. Maybe not useful things. But the intell's always valuable. | Espionage - Social NetworkingIntel - Street Smarts |
| Master Mind | You play 4D chess while everyone else is eating the pieces. The plan's working — probably. | Intel - Street SmartsEspionage - Social Networking |
| Mechanic | You've fixed everything from drop pods to toasters, sometimes on purpose.. | Engineering - RiggingEngineering - Repair Mech |
| Medic | Blood Bandages and Bacteria, it's all good really. | Medic - First AidMedic - Field Medic |
| Merchant | Never tell me the odds — unless you're selling them, then mark them up 20%. | Intel - MarketeeringEspionage - Persuasion |
| Picker | You can smell salvage from orbit and strip a wreck faster than a corporate cleanup crew.. | Espionage - SearchIntel - Marketeering |
| Pilot | You know which end of a ship goes forward. | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Piloting - Navigation |
| Privateer | You're a walking grey area with a flight license. You know how to smuggle legal cargo, illegal cargo, and what cargo? Just smile nad nod boys... | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Intel - Marketeering |
| Ranger | Raised by Marines and maps. Wolves might have done a better job. You know how to track, pack, and not die where people do. | Intel - SurvivalPiloting - Piloting (Land/Sea) |
| Rigger | If it has gears, servos, or danger stickers, you’ve jury-rigged it. It's “fine”, just like when your girl says it. | Engineering - RiggingEngineering - Repair Military |
| Rock-Hopper | You’ve played asteroid roulette enough to tell platinum from pop rocks. It's 99% vacuum, 1% instinct, and all balls.. | Intel - AstrographyPiloting - Piloting (Air/Space) |
| Scientist | You once said ‘hold my lab coat’ before causing a planetary containment breach. No regrets. | Medic - CyberneticsEngineering - Repair Electronics |
| Settler | You build things where things aren’t meant to be built. If you Build It they will come. | Intel - SurvivalEngineering - Rigging |
| Soldier | You salute well, shoot better, and learned early that the safety is more of a suggestion. | Engineering - Repair MilitaryMedic - Field Medic |
| Space-Cadet | You graduated top of your class — though to be fair, everyone else graduated posthumously. Was still a close race. | Piloting - Piloting (Air/Space)Piloting - Navigation |
| Spacer Legacy | You know which cables spark, which pipes rattle, and how to vent just enough atmosphere to scare the other rookie and not quite kill them. | Engineering - Repair Ship SystemsEngineering - Repair Vehicles |
| Spy | You come out at night mostly, mostly, and slip through shadows like it owes you money. | Espionage - StealthEspionage - Social Networking |
| Surviver | No description available | No skills listed |
| Traveler | You’ve woken up upside-down in a zero-G toilet with half a passport, no pants, and a strong opinion about local cuisine. | Intel - Aliens, Culture & CustomsIntel - Street Smarts |
| Turfer | You’ve driven, fixed, and crashed every type of grounder vehicle. Not always in that order. | Engineering - Repair VehiclesEngineering - Repair Mech |