Job Roll

Job Rolls are a skill roll used for determining Monthly Pay based on modifications to Average Pay. Typically, on any roll but a critical success or failure, the character collects regular monthly pay. On a critical success, they get a raise, and on a critical failure, they encounter some dire issue — pay cuts, reprimands and fines, a simple on-the-job injury, etcetera. With shady jobs, critical failure typically results in an arrest — or a daring escape.
== Critical Failures ==
Critical failures on job rolls are excellent opportunities for roleplaying. For illegal or marginal-legality jobs, this tends to involve avoiding the fuzz. For social jobs, from internet personality to senator, this involves damage control and reasserting one's image. For physical jobs, be it "ancient quarry worker" or modern warehouse employee, this could result in ordinary injuries. That last one isn't particularly interesting to roleplay, unless meeting workplace injury lawyers is part of the plot!
== Slow but Useful Magic ==
"What? Oh, because of your thing? With the nervousness? Maybe. I mean, Cassie’s so pretty. And her car was so clean. So, maybe she’s right… about crystals. So, yeah, go ahead and borrow it." — Mr. Frond, Bob's Burgers, S12e02, "Crystal Mess"Certain spells and charms, like Journeyman's Blessing, can be used specifically to improve job rolls, or guarantee a success.Thaumatology, p.153
== Jobs of Yrth ==
For comparison, see What Cost of Living Gets You (Banestorm).
Job 	Prerequisites 	Roll 	Pay 	Status/Wealth
Artisan	Craft skill at 12+ 	Prerequisite skill at -2..	$60 x prerequisite skill	0
Beggar 	Panhandling at 12+ 	Prerequisite skill 	$10 x prerequisite skill	-2
Gambler	Gambling and Streetwise at 12+ 	Gambling-2 	$30 x Gambling 	-1
Laborer	ST 11+ 	Worst of ST and HT. 	$120 	-2
Priest 	Clerical Investment, Public Speaking 10+, Religious Ritual 12+, Theology 12+	Public Speaking 	$1,200 	1
== Bio-Tech Jobs ==
Jobs from Bio-Tech!
Job 	Prerequisites 	Roll 	Pay	Status/Wealth 	Crit Fail
Bioengineer 	Bioengineering 14+ 	Bioengineering 	 	3 (2 if academic or colony)	Demoted
Genehacker 	Bioengineering 12+ 	Bioengineering 	 	0 (but Comfortable) 	Displeasing a client; 3d injury
Executive, Successful 	Administration 14+ 	Administration 	 	4 (Filthy Rich) 	Lose 3x base income
Executive, Struggling 	Administration 12+ 	Administration 	 	2 (Wealthy) 	Company folds
Eco EngineerDesigning ecologies, promoting topsoil and changing biomes	Biology (Ecology) 13+, plus--and one of Bioengineering (Genetic) 13+; Geography (Physical) 13+; or Engineer (Nanotech)	Biology (Ecology) 	 	2 (Wealthy) 	Lose 3x base income
Epidemiologist 	ES (Epidemiology) 12+, Mathematics (Statistics) 11+, Research 11+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	0 (Average) 	Error potentially costs lives.
Epidemiologist, Research 	ES (Epidemiology) 14+, Mathematics (Statistics) 13+, Research 4+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	3 (Private); 1 (Academic) 	Publish incorrect data; be accused of fraud; general Reputation issues
Disease Hunter 	ES (Epidemiology) 14+, NBC Suit 12+, Research 12+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	1 (Comfortable) 	Infected with a disease!
Containment Specialist 	Hazardous Materials 12+, NBC Suit 12+ 	Hazardous Materials 12+	 	1 (Comfortable) 	2d injury, or contract a disease
Forensic Pathologist 	Diagnosis and Forensics at 13+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	1 (Comfortable) 	Demoted
Nurse 	Diagnosis 10+, Physician 12+ 	Physician 	 	1 (Comfortable) 	Incorrectly medicate a patient
Paramedic / EMT 	First-Aid 12+, Driving or Piloting 11+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	0 (Average) 	Injured in a hazardous situation or accident. 1d-2 damage
Organleggerone who steals organs 	Streetwise and Surgery 12+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	1 (Comfortable) 	Arrested and suffers 1d injury
Physician, General Practitioner 	Diagnosis 12+, Physician 12+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	2 (Wealthy) 	Sued for malpractice. Lose 5x income and gain -1 Reputation
Physician, Ship's Doctor 	Diagnosis 12+, Physician 12+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	2 (Wealthy) 	Fired and gain -1 Reputation
Specialist 	Diagnosis 14+, Physiology 14+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	3 (Very Wealthy) 	Sued for malpractice. Lose 5x income and gain -1 Reputation
Surgeon 	Diagnosis 14+, Surgery 14+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	3 (Very Wealthy) 	Sued for malpractice. Lose 5x income and gain -1 Reputation
Splicer 	Streetwise 12+, Surgery 13+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	2 (Wealthy) 	Arrested and suffers 2d injury
Lab Assistant 	EO (Scientific) 11+, and either Biology (any) or Bioengineering (any) 12+ 	Worst prerequisite. 	 	0 (Average) 	Lose 2x income
Surrogate Mother 	Functioning uterus (or androwomb), HT 11 	HT 	 	0 (Average) (1 if illegal) 	Job loss, 1d injury, miscarriage possible
Test Subject 	HT 11+ 	HT 	 	-1 or 0 (Struggling) 	Lose job and suffer 2d
== Other Job Listings ==
* Sci-Fi
** GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
** The Sci-fi Vorkosigan Saga
* Low-Tech and Fantasy
** GURPS Fantasy
** Pyramid 3/95: Overland Adventures
** Caravan Master in Pyramid 3/87: Low Tech III
** Industrial Enchanter in Pyramid 3/66: The Laws of Magic
** Low-Tech jobs in Low-Tech Companion 3 
== References ==
* Basic Set, p.516
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