Take a look to the Crew Skills of Star Wars: The Old Republic. In the game you’ll be able to assign tasks to your companions to gather resources, to craft items at the ship’s workstation, or to embark on special missions. Based on their personal backgrounds, some companions will be more proficient with certain skills, and the higher their opinion of you, the better they’ll perform across the board.

You will be able to select three Crew Skills for your team to train in from among these main categories:

Gathering Skills include:

Archaeology – the ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts
Bioanalysis – the practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
Scavenging – the art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
Slicing – a skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics

Crafting Skills include:

Armormech – the ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
Armstech – the skill of constructing blasters, blaster rifles and upgrades
Artifice – the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
Biochem –the engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
Cybertech – the technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
Synthweaving – the art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities

Mission Skills include:

Diplomacy – the art of conducting and managing negotiations
Investigation – the skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets
Treasure Hunting – the ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues
Underworld Trading – expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services

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