Roles
From Starlight wiki
A list of all playable roles on the station!
Your role is what determines your starting equipment, responsibilities, and access.
Command
The heads of each department come together to form the Command department, a force to be reckoned with and the handlers of the station. They usually have access to special equipment and their own rooms. They are often wanted dead.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep the station running, delegate work to the other heads of staff, and exert your will. | high | minimal |
Command: 10h | |
| Handle access reassignment fairly using your ID console, manage the service department, and keep Ian safe. | high | minimal |
Command: 5h | |
| Manage the engineering department to ensure power, atmospherics, and the hull are in perfect shape. | low | average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Manage the resources and personnel of the medical department to keep the crew alive. | medium | above average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Manage your security force and keep them efficient, quell dissent, and keep the other heads of staff safe. | high | above average | Warden: 8h | |
| Manage the supplies of the station & the cargo department, keep the salvage specialists working, make sure all orders are fulfilled, and keep the money flowing. | medium | above average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Manage the science department, unlocking technologies, acquiring & researching artifacts, and performing experiments. | medium | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Overall: 5h |
NanoTrasen Representives
[NanoTrasen Personnel duties summary]
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Command: 17h 13min | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Command: 50h | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Command: 17h 13min |
Security
Ensuring the safety of both station and crew is number one for Security. They are ready for any situation, and Security are on hand to maintain order and control crowds.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage your security force and keep them efficient, quell dissent, and keep the other heads of staff safe. | high | above average | Warden: 8h | |
| Patrol the security department, ensure that no one is stealing from the armory, and make sure that all prisoners are processed and let out when their time is up. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Security Officer : 20h
Detective: 1h | |
| Fight in the rear of the security service, for the lives of your comrades! You are the first and last hope of your squad. Hippocrates bless you. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Security Officer: 10h | |
| Investigate crime scenes using forensic tools, ensure that the guilty party is found, and have a couple smokes. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Security Officer: 10h | |
| Catch criminals and enemies of the station, enforce the law, and ensure that the station does not fall into disarray. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Security: 10h | |
| Learn the basics of arresting criminals and managing the brig. Listen to your supervisors and feel free to ask them for any help. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Overall: 30h |
Cargo
The Supply department, also known as Cargo, supplies the station with necessary resources, such as fuel and raw materials, and comfort resources, such as lottery tickets and plushies.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage the supplies of the station & the cargo department, keep the salvage specialists working, make sure all orders are fulfilled, and keep the money flowing. | medium | above average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Deal with requisitions and deliveries, pilot the cargo shuttle to the trade station and back, and work with others to make ludicrous amounts of cash and then waste it all gambling. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Use the salvage magnet to draw in detatched scraps & asteroids to loot and enrich the station, build a salvage ship and then travel to new planets, while fighting off any space fauna along the way. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Cargo Technician: 1h 30min |
Engineering
Engineering consists of technical assistants, station engineers, atmospheric technicians, and the chief engineer. As a department it is responsible for keeping the station powered, its structure intact and its air supply working.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage the engineering department to ensure power, atmospherics, and the hull are in perfect shape. | low | average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Optimize the station's atmospherics setup, and synthesize rare gases to use or sell. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Station engineer: 1h | |
| Keep the station's main engine & solars active, optimize the power network, and make emergency repairs using your hardsuit in spaced areas. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Technical Assistant: 1h | |
| Learn the basics of managing the station's power, as well as repairing the station's hull. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | Overall: 5 min |
Medical
This is the department where people go to when they're hurt, it's up to the folks working here to fix them.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage the resources and personnel of the medical department to keep the crew alive. | medium | above average |
Overall: 5h | |
| Produce medicinal drugs for the doctors to use, research ethically dubious rare chemicals, and produce weapons of war when enemies of the station arrive. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Medical intern: 1h | |
| Rescue critically injured patients all over the station, sometimes outside too. Stablize them, give them a ride to medbay, and get back out there! | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Medical Doctor: 1h | |
| Diagnose and heal crewmembers through medicinal chemicals, advanced medicine, and defibrillators. Make sure the dead don't rot, and that cadavers are in the morgue. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Medical Intern: 1h | |
| Learn the basics of administering medicine, basic chemicals and using medical tools. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | Overall: 5min |
Science
[Science duties summary]
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage the science department, unlocking technologies, acquiring & researching artifacts, and performing experiments. | medium | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Overall: 5h | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Science: 4h
Engineering: 4h | |
| Research alien artifacts, unlock new technologies, build newer and better machines around the station, and make everything run more efficiently. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Science Assistant: 1h | |
| Learn the basics of how to research various artifacts, anomalies and robotics. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | Overall: 5min |
Silicon
[Silicon duties summary]
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow your laws, serve the crew. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Cyborg: 3h | |
| Half-human, Half-machine. Follow your laws, serve the crew, and hound the science team for upgrades. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Overall: 1h |
Law
[Law duties summary]
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Command: 50h | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] |
Command: 10h |
Service
Keeps the station clean, efficient and sane so that all other departments can do their jobs better and keep their staff happy. They also end up doing most of the paperwork on the station.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handle access reassignment fairly using your ID console, manage the service department, and keep Ian safe. | high | Above Average |
Command: 5h | |
| Manage the bar and keep it lively, give out drinks, and listen to the crew's stories. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Service Worker: 20min | |
| Grow food for the chef, drugs for medbay, and other plants to keep yourself entertained. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Service Worker: 20min | |
| Preach the good word of your deity and religion, and conduct spiritual healing and miracles with your bible. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Keep the station fed with a variety of food items, butcher dead animals to ensure ammonia doesn't leak, and help keep the bar lively. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Service Worker: 20min | |
| Entertain the crew through elaborate slapstick routines or terrible jokes. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Passenger: 10min | |
| Keep the station clean of any trash or slipping hazards, and help deal with rat infestations. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Manage the library, give out knowledge to any who seek it, and report on activities aboard the station. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Entertain the crew through non-vocal means, and engage with light rivalry with the clown. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Entertain the crew with your unique musical talent, and acquire new instruments to mess around with. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Enjoy your stay aboard the station with no obligations! | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Learn the basics of bartending, cooking, and growing plants. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Put on a joyful display of cute animals and space carps for all the crew to see. Currently available on Cog and Oasis. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Entertain & inform the crew with your vibrant journalism through wireless cameras, the radio and the news. Currently available on Bagel Station, Cog, Core, Train and Oasis. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None | |
| Fight your way to the top! Challenge the head of personnel and get brigged when you win. Currently available on Core and Cog. | [high, medium, low, etc] | Minimal | None |
Antagonists
Antagonists are the driving force of every shift. They are the catalysts for chaos, conflict and mystery in Space Station 14 that also serve to provide a challenge to Nanotrasen and its Security force.
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Find the nuke disk and blow up the station. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | Overall: 5h | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Use your shapeshifting abilities to complete your objectives. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Add some NT property to your personal collection without using violence. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Once you turn, infect as many other crew members as possible. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Turn as many humans as possible into zombies. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Use your stealth to sabotage the station, nom on electrical wires. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| Create a carp army to take over this quadrant. | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None |
Other
[Other duties summary]
| Job | Job Description | Roleplay Expectations | Game knowledge required | Server hours required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [photo needed] Animals |
[In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None |
| [photo needed] Sentient machine |
[In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None |
| [In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None | |
| [photo needed] Visitors |
[In-lore job description] | [high, medium, low, etc] | [minimal, below average, average, above average, extensive] | None |
Roles in Starlight
[template with links to all roles needed]
