What are the most over-applied for skills?
Originally, it was Repair. Generally speaking, we’d like to keep significant levels of Repair restricted to the technically oriented characters to prevent them from being marginalized. Since we made our ruling about Repair, First Aid replaced it as the most over-requested ability. The arguments sound good. “Doesn’t everyone in our military get trained in basic human first aid?” Yes, yes they do. And they frequently immediately forget the bulk of it, because it does not get used often enough to stick with them. The fact is, not every character in the series is shown to be technically inclined, or to be able to do even basic level repairs. Therefore, not every character in the game is that way. Intimidation is asked for too often, and often with justifications that are inappropriate. If your character is intimidating because they are large and heavily armed, this is not a skill but a side effect of their appearance. They are not intimidating because they understand how to encourage peopl
