| Profession: IPX Support Staff | |
| Abilities | Cost |
| Pick Five Skills | 15 |
| 1) Bureaucratics | |
| 2) Combat Driving | |
| 3) Combat Piloting | |
| 4) Cryptography | |
| 5) Demolitions | |
| 6) Electronics | |
| 7) Mechanics | |
| 8) Security Systems | |
| 9) Streetwise | |
| 10) Survival | |
| 11) Trading | |
| Jack of All Trades | 3 |
| 1) PS: IPX Survey Crew | 1 |
| 2) PS: [8 additional points worth of Professional Skills] | 8 |
| Systems Operation (Communications Systems, Environmental Systems) | 4 |
| TF: 3 points worth of Transport Familiarities | 3 |
| Fringe Benefit: IPX Membership | 1 |
total |
35 |
| Disadvantages | Value |
| IPX Employee: Subject to orders, guidelines and procedures (Frequently, Major) | 15 |
| Motivation: Insatiably Curious or In It for the Money (Common, Moderate) | 10 |
| Rivalry: Professional (Other IPX Survey Crew; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry) | 5 |
| Oversight Committee: Earthdome and/or scientific watchdog groups 8- (Mo Pow, NCI, Limited Geographical Area, Watching) | 5 |
total |
35 |
| The IPX Support Staff package is intended to represent the non-scientific contingent of an IPX survey team. They are multi-talented men and women, chosen by IPX specifically because they can wear many hats. While the scientist may be the prime researcher, the IPX Support Staff does everything else, from flying the ships to loading cargo to digging up ancient artifacts. |