Classes in Xenoterror

There are five basic classes in Xenoterror, each filling an archetype commonly seen in the inspirational material.

 

Jarhead
Though technology has advanced, mankind remains the same. Corporations and governments will always need soldier to protect their interest, and fight their senseless wars. That is the life of a jarhead, they could be a member of a national military on detached service, or a private military contractor acting as a hired gun for the Company. Specially trained in all manner of combat, anywhere, anytime, against any foe, the Company says 'jump' and the jarhead asks 'whats the pay?'


Spacer
Without brave men and women to pilot starships, and endure the hardships of repeated use of long term hypersleep, mankind would have never been a successful wave of colonization from Earth. These starfarers can travel the breadth of civilized space, seeing the wondrous sights of the cosmos. By necessity this new breed of Spacer had to become jacks-of-all-trades, picking up new and unusual skills as chance and circumstance required. One can never know exactly what sort of tricks a canny Spacer will have up her sleeve.

Suit
Liaison to the Company, a suit has worked to master the cutthroat game of corporate politics. Junior executives often jump at the chance to join the Frontier Optimization Task Force, where they can stand out from the crowd of sycophants to hopefully be noticed by the board. Equal parts sleazy and charming, the suit knows all the right things to say to grease the wheels, fork out bribes, and dig up the dirt for blackmail material, just in case.


Synthetic
Replicants, Androids, Boomers, they have many names but are all referring to the same general thing. A machine made in the image of a human being. They are increasingly a part of everyday life. The biggest manufacturers of synthetics are the Company, Tyrol Corp, and Techno-Dynamics Systems Corporation, each of whom can create androids that are almost completely indistinguishable from a human being.
Built from a carbon fiber skeleton with vat grown muscles synthetics are surpsingly strong, but also more fragile then the human body.Their human replica brain is able to process, compute, and collate information much faster then any organic. Despite the fact that they can think, imagine,deduce, learn, feel emotion, and form opinions and hobbies, common wisdom states that this merely mimics human consciousness. Those who spend enough time with a synthetic have their doubts about this supposed wisdom.


Techie
In both space and the far of colonies of Earth a single malfunction can spell doom for dozen or even hundreds of lives. It is up to the vigilant mechanics and engineers of the Company yo repair and maintain the delicate systems that allow humankind to keep its foothold in the hazardous depths of space.