"My name is Edward D. Harlburt. And if elected administrator of Eagle County, promise you, the voter, three things.

"One, I'll run these 'New America' bandits out of the county.

"Two, I'll see to it that everybody gets their FAIR share of this year's soybean crop, and

"Three, we WILL send a courier to Colorado Springs, to facilitate getting Eagle County back where it belongs.

"...On the Map."

"When somebody makes another map, that is.

These are careers for the large number of people who work for government.

INTELLIGENCE AGENT

 A Field Intelligence agent.

Entry: Undergraduate degree, Intelligence, 6+, Charisma 6+

First Term Skills: The character receives the following skills in the first term:

Small Arms: 1

• Language: 2
• Interrogation: 2
• Observation: 1

Subsequent Term Skills: A total of four levels from any one or a combination of the following:

• Autogun
• Interrogation
• Computer
• Disguise
• Unarmed Martial Arts
• Forgery
• Intrusion
• Language
• Small Arms (Pistol)

Contacts: One per term, government or intelligence community.

On a roll of 1D10 for 8+ the contact is foreign.

Special: The character will not be drafted in the event of war; he continues as an intelligence agent.

CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST

 One of the numerous "Analyst" style characters (a la, for example, Jack Ryan).

Entry: Intelligence 5+

First Term Skills: The character receives ONE of the following SETS of skills in the first term:

• Language 3, Electronics 1 (Radio Intercept specialist)
• Observation 2, Computer 2 (Satellite Photo analyst)
• Computer 2, Electronics 2 (ELINT specialist)

Subsequent Term Skills: A total of three levels from any one or a combination of the following:

• Language
• Electronics
• Interrogation
• Observation
• Disguise
• Persuasion
• Computer

Contacts: One per term, Government or Intelligence community. Roll 1D10 for 7+ for the contact to be foreign.

Special: The character will not be drafted in the event of war; he continues as an intelligence analyst.

POLITICIAN

Entry: Charisma 8+

 First Term Skills: The character receives the following skills in the first term:

• Persuasion: 2
• Leader: 2

Subsequent Term Skills: A total of three levels from any one or combination of the following:

• Persuasion
• Leadership
• Language
• Interrogation
• Instruction
• Observation

Contacts: Three per term, Journalism, Government, or Military. On a roll of 1D10 for 7+, the contact will be foreign.

Special: When war breaks out, politicians are not drafted - they may, of course, volunteer. Former politicians may be drafted.

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