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Jobs

Your Role is what Nanotrasen has hired you to do aboard the space station. It defines what equipment you start with, your ID card access, and what your duties are aboard the station. From roaming around as a lowly assistant to grilling up burgers as a chef, or even fighting off Syndicate agents as a member of security, there is always something to do.

While aboard the station you are also likely to encounter some interesting new species working alongside you.

Note: Since roleplaying is essential for playing on Paradise, it's recommended that you read A Crash Course In Roleplaying.

Initiative Required ranks how much initiative you need to take to have a fun round. A low initiative role will have things happen to them which will keep them busy. A high ranking means you need to start projects and take initiative to have a good round. The rank is based on an average round. Some rounds will be hectic, even for high initiative roles.

Mechanical Difficulty defines how difficult the role is to play from a mechanical standpoint. A high ranking means it will be difficult or a lot of different information and skills will be involved. Low means it's easy to pick up.

Station Command

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Captain	Take charge of the station. Ensure departments are running smoothly and make critical decisions.	Low-Medium	Very Hard	20 Hours as Command
Head of Personnel	Manage the service department and civilians. Process job transfer requests.	Medium	Medium	20 Hours as Service
Head of Security	Organize and run the security department. Ensure your officers abide by Space Law rather than acting as THE LAW.	Low	Extremely Hard	20 Hours as Security
Chief Engineer	Manage the Engineering and Atmospherics department. Oversee station repairs, construction projects, and the engine.	Low	Hard	20 Hours as Engineering
Research Director	Oversee the research department and make sure everything is done according to Science SOP.	Low	Medium	20 Hours as Science
Chief Medical Officer	Manage your staff in the medbay, remind people to turn their suit sensors up, and be a one-man department.	Low	Hard	20 Hours as Medical
Quartermaster	Manage the cargo and mining departments, oversee all shipments and make sure none of your miners are dead.	Low	Medium	20 Hours as Supply

Central Command Dignitaries

While VIPs do not have their own category listed under the Crew Manifest, they technically belong to the Service Department.

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Nanotrasen Representative	Advise the command team about Standard Operating Procedure. Be the voice of Central Command without any of the benefits.	High	Low-Medium	50 Hours as Command
Magistrate	Ensure fair and just punishments or sentences are handed out. You are the final word on Space Law.	High	Hard	100 Hours as Security
Blueshield Officer	Guard all Central Command VIPs. This includes the heads, visitors, representatives, ambassadors, etc.	Medium	Hard-Very Hard	50 Hours as Command

Legal Department

Technically a sub-department of security, the Legal Department provides oversight for Space Law and Standard Operating Procedure.

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Magistrate	Ensure fair and just punishments or sentences are handed out. You are the final word on Space Law.	High	Hard	100 Hours as Security
Internal Affairs	Investigate and resolve breaches of SOP. Ensure security follows proper brigging procedure and listen to complaints.	High	Medium	10 Hours as Crew

Security

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Head of Security	Organize and run the security department. Ensure your officers abide by Space Law rather than acting as THE LAW.	Low	Extremely Hard	20 Hours as Security
Warden	Oversee the brig, process its prisoners, make sure security records are up to date, and issue gear from the armoury.	Low	Hard	10 Hours as Security
Security Officer	Uphold Space Law and ensure the safety of the crew.	Low	Hard	10 Hours as Crew
Detective	Investigate crime scenes officers can't or won't solve. Help your department arrest the criminals you investigated. Keep an eye over evidence.	Medium	Medium	10 Hours as Crew

Engineering

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Chief Engineer	Manage the Engineering and Atmospherics department. Oversee station repairs, construction projects, and the engine.	Low	Hard	20 Hours as Engineering
Station Engineer	Start up the engine(s), repair hull breaches and fix damaged equipment.	Low	Easy	5 Hours as Crew
Atmospheric Technician	Set up atmospherics. Repressurise rooms. Extinguish fires. Cry about people opening firelocks.	Low	Medium-Hard	5 Hours as Crew

Medical

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Chief Medical Officer	Manage your staff in the medbay, remind people to turn their suit sensors up, and be a one-man department.	Low	Hard	20 Hours as Medical
Medical Doctor	Watch people break into medical and ignore you while they go and heal themselves. Perform surgeries and save lives.	Low	Medium	3 Hours as Crew
Paramedic	Roam around the station on your ambulance. Stabilize injured personnel and bring them into Medical.	Low	Easy-Medium	3 Hours as Crew
Chemist	Synthesize medicine for patients. Set up cryo cells. Mix chemicals requested by crew.	Low	Medium	5 Hours as Crew
Geneticist	Discover genetic powers. Oversee cloning operations. Become an invisible telepathic halfling.	Low	Medium	3 Hours as Crew
Virologist	Create beneficial viruses for the crew, cure epidemics, and get lynched for allegedly spreading the common cold. Be a neat freak.	Low	Medium	5 Hours as Crew
Psychologist	Handle insane patients. Do mental check ups. Have one-on-one psychological sessions with those in need.	High	Easy to Medium	None!
Coroner	Perform autopsies on bodies, return uncloneable personnel's ID's to the HoP, and keep the morgue tidy.	Medium	Easy	3 Hours as Crew

Research

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Research Director	Oversee the research department and make sure everything is done according to Science SOP.	Low	Medium	20 Hours as Science
Scientist	Research new technology, create explosives, experiment with strange objects or synthesize dangerous chemicals.	Low	Medium	5 Hours as Crew
Roboticist	Create cyborgs and mechs for the crew to either enjoy, or be horribly murdered by. Repair horrifically dismembered IPC crew members.	Low	Medium	3 Hours as Crew
Geneticist	Discover genetic powers. Oversee cloning operations. Become an invisible telepathic halfling.	Low	Medium	3 Hours as Crew

Supply

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Quartermaster	Manage the cargo and mining departments, oversee all shipments and make sure none of your miners are dead.	Low	Medium	20 Hours as Supply
Cargo Technician	Manage Cargo's paperwork, order essentials, perform deliveries, and deny every crate the clown tries to order.	Low	Easy	None!
Shaft Miner	Fight monstrosities, mine materials and then smelt them for Research and Engineering. Slowly fill up the morgue with your clones.	Low	Medium	None!

Service

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
Head of Personnel	Manage the service department and civilians. Process job transfer requests.	Medium	Medium	20 Hours as Service
Janitor	Mop up dirt, blood, and vomit. Have your pimpin' ride stolen. Point at wet floor signs after people slip. Get lynched for not using space cleaner.	Low	Easy	None!
Chef	Prepare, cook and serve meals for the station to enjoy. Get lynched for charging a minimal amount for your food.	Low	Easy	None!
Bartender	Mix and serve drinks. Shoot unruly patrons with your shotgun.	Medium	Easy	None!
Botanist	Grow useful plants for the Chef and station or fill the hallway with bees.	Low	Easy	None!
Clown	Slip everyone, especially when you shouldn't really be slipping them. Honk!	High	Low	A sense of humour.
Mime	Entertain the crew by acting out funny, interesting or dramatic scenes.	High	Low	None!
Chaplain	Spread your faith, organize rituals, assist Security. Be the medium between gods and the crew, and praise the emperor.	High	Easy	None!
Librarian	Fill the bookcases with books, argue with the Chaplain. Run a D&D session nobody shows up to.	High	Easy	None!
Explorer	Explore (often dangerous) areas away from the main station. Go to space and supply the station with your findings.	Low	Hard	None!

Miscellaneous

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
File:Generic assistant.gif Assistant	Stroll around and do whatever assistants do. Be an easily-disposable greyshirt. Meet the Head of Personnel to get a job.	High	No difficulty	None!
Ghost	Watch antags kill people and flicker lights spookily.	None	Ghastly!	Death!
Ghost Bar Occupant	Get blackout drunk, die a second time, play UNUM!	Medium	Very Low	Death
Animal	Observe the round, be a nuisance, get murdered by a Tajaran.	None	None	None!
Golem	Do science, worship The Liberator, travel through space and enjoy solitude.	Medium	Medium	None!
Derelict Researcher	You wake up in a dimly lit and dusty room. How long have you been asleep? Where are you?	Medium	Medium	None!
Syndicate Researcher	Perform research without caring about the consequences. Be mission control for traitors. Capture and experiment on Explorers who dare invade your outpost. Have foam gun battles in the hallways.	Medium	Easy to Medium	None!

Synthetics

Job	Role	Initiative Required	Mechanical Difficulty	Requirements
AI	Follow your laws to the letter. Be called rogue 24/7.	Low	Hard	5 Hours as Silicon
Cyborg	Follow your lawset. Assist the station.	Low	Hard	5 Hours as Crew
Maintenance Drone	Maintain the station. Be the engineer in the shadows.	Low	Very Easy	10 Hours as Crew
Personal AI	Be someone's constant companion. Act as a translator.	Medium-High	Very Easy	None!

Antagonists

Job	Role	Difficulty	Requirements
Abductor	Capture crew, steal their hearts, and experiment on them.	Hard	20 Hours Playtime
Ash Walker	Protect your sacred hunting grounds. Hunt the wildlife. Hiss at intruders.	Medium	None!
Blob	Expand, overtake the station, get nuked.	Very Hard	20 Hours Playtime
Changeling	Create paranoia and fear. Complete your objectives. Turn into anyone and everyone.	Hard	5 Hours Playtime
Construct	Serve your new master.	Easy	None!
Cultist	Serve your occult god and further their goals.	Medium	20 Hours Playtime
Guardian	Follow the commands of your host. Battle your host's enemies.	Medium	20 Hours Playtime
Morph	Gurgle.	Medium	5 Hours Playtime
Nuclear Agent	Get that fukken disk. Destroy the station with the Nuclear Bomb.	Very Hard	20 Hours Playtime
Revenant	Drain life force from crew members. Achieve spookiness.	Medium	3 Hours Playtime
Shadow Demon	Skulk around in the darkness, kill anyone unlucky enough to cross your path.	Hard	5 Hours Playtime
Slaughter Demon	Crawl through blood, slaughter and devour the crew.	Hard	5 Hours Playtime
Pulse Demon	Travel through cables shocking anyone you touch, syphon the station's power for your own gain.	Medium	5 Hours Playtime
Syndicate Researcher	Perform research without caring about the consequences. Be mission control for traitors. Capture and experiment on Explorers who dare invade your outpost. Have foam gun battles in the hallways.	Easy to Medium	None!
Terror Spider	Nest. Kill. Expand. Terrorise the crew and become their worst nightmare.	Hard	5 Hours Playtime
Traitor	Complete your objectives. Die an honourable death or escape on the shuttle.	Medium	5 Hours Playtime
Vampire	Complete your objectives. Drink blood.	Hard	5 Hours Playtime
Wizard	Create as much mayhem as possible on behalf of the Wizards Federation.	Extremely Hard	20 Hours Playtime
Xenomorph	Grow. Spread. Repopulate.	Medium	10 Hours Playtime

Special

Job	Role	Difficulty	Requirements
Central Command Officer	Work on NAS Trurl, supervising stations throughout the Epsilon Eridani system.	N/A	Admin Only
Emergency Response Team	Respond to the emergency. Protect the crew.	Hard	40 Hours Playtime
Death Commando	Eliminate the threat to the station by any means.	Point and Click	50 Hours Playtime
Syndicate Infiltration Team	Complete your objectives without alerting the crew.	Very Hard	10 Hours Playtime
Highlander	Trust your sword and be the Last Man Standing.	Scotland	1 Kilt
Traders	Trade for credits. Buy plasma. Sell contraband.	Easy	20 Hours Playtime
Super Heroes	Save the station and the day!	OWLMANNNN!	Hoot!
Special Event Roles	Add some variety to the round. Get double takes from everyone.	Variable	Variable

Roles on Paradise Station