I was kind of surprised, after I got to know T20 a little, to see that anyone without any skills or training can be a Steward. this, for a position, that is serving Passengers who are paying for, and expecting, better cuisine, entertainment, and accommodations, than the Middle Passengers are getting. and getting paid Cr3000 a month. I guess if you are flying between worlds far from the main or secondary trade routes, High Pax might have as low expectations of service as the Mid Pax do. but the closer to the Main Trade Routes you get, the higher the expectations get for better service. I'm sure that the poor service these High Pax get will result in the posting of low reviews at the next Star Port, which will be read by other potential High Pax, who might end up going on another ship or down grading to Mid Pax.
P/Steward Skill can be used to give a random crew member some experience or training in serving High Paxs. for a Steward whose only duty is to serve High Passengers, they would have better training and experience, which can translate to very happy High Paxs, who might post glowing, if not rave, reviews at the next Star Port. this could make some Mid Pax consider upgrading to High Pax to experience this incredible service on some Tramp Trader.
because of the high expectations of High Passengers, rolling -10 or -20 of the difficulty check could result in -1d6 or -2d6, respectively, of the number of High Pax interested in flying on your piece of junk. on the other hand, rolling +10 or +20 of the difficulty check, +1d3 or +1d6, respectively, added to the number of High Pax who are interested in the incredible service that your ship has to offer (the penalty and bonus rolls could be changed at GM's discretion).
the Profession Cascade Skill states that it's Skilled only. so any one trying to be a Steward with out any training, is looking at penalties when serving their High Paxs.
Merchant & Professional, and a few other Classes, have Profession Skill as a Class Skill, otherwise, it's a Cross Class Skill. other Skills could be used in place of P/Steward, with a -2 penalty, at the GM's discretion.
as an option for Steward & Chief Steward Feats, you could require 5 Skill Points in P/Steward for Steward Feat (available at Merchant 2), and 8 or 10 Skill Points in P/Steward for the Chief Steward Feat (available at Merchant 5 or 7, depending on how experienced the GM feels the Steward needs to be).
the bonus & penalties from P/Steward stack with the Steward & Chief Steward Feats.
P/Steward could have been learned at University or a Trade School, or from training when hired by a big passenger line, or maybe apprenticed under a Steward on a Tramp Trader. or learned the hard way, by getting it wrong at first, then doing some research online to find out how to improve your skills, all for having happy High Paxs spending Credits to be on your little ship.
P/Steward Skill can be used to give a random crew member some experience or training in serving High Paxs. for a Steward whose only duty is to serve High Passengers, they would have better training and experience, which can translate to very happy High Paxs, who might post glowing, if not rave, reviews at the next Star Port. this could make some Mid Pax consider upgrading to High Pax to experience this incredible service on some Tramp Trader.
because of the high expectations of High Passengers, rolling -10 or -20 of the difficulty check could result in -1d6 or -2d6, respectively, of the number of High Pax interested in flying on your piece of junk. on the other hand, rolling +10 or +20 of the difficulty check, +1d3 or +1d6, respectively, added to the number of High Pax who are interested in the incredible service that your ship has to offer (the penalty and bonus rolls could be changed at GM's discretion).
the Profession Cascade Skill states that it's Skilled only. so any one trying to be a Steward with out any training, is looking at penalties when serving their High Paxs.
Merchant & Professional, and a few other Classes, have Profession Skill as a Class Skill, otherwise, it's a Cross Class Skill. other Skills could be used in place of P/Steward, with a -2 penalty, at the GM's discretion.
as an option for Steward & Chief Steward Feats, you could require 5 Skill Points in P/Steward for Steward Feat (available at Merchant 2), and 8 or 10 Skill Points in P/Steward for the Chief Steward Feat (available at Merchant 5 or 7, depending on how experienced the GM feels the Steward needs to be).
the bonus & penalties from P/Steward stack with the Steward & Chief Steward Feats.
P/Steward could have been learned at University or a Trade School, or from training when hired by a big passenger line, or maybe apprenticed under a Steward on a Tramp Trader. or learned the hard way, by getting it wrong at first, then doing some research online to find out how to improve your skills, all for having happy High Paxs spending Credits to be on your little ship.