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**Example Character Builds**
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**The Freelancer**
**A former soldier who retired but never quite adjusted to civilian life and struggled to get a decent job. Entered the Zone out of a lack of better options and a need to go back to a military life.**
^**Skills**^**Equipment**^
|Survivalist, First Aid, Data Gathering, Marksman|Light Assault Rifle, Light Combat Armour, First Aid Kit, Scientific Instruments|
**The Walter Mitty**
**Obsessed with the military but never quite managed to get to serve due to medical or psychological issues. Tells outlandish tales of their time in the service, reacts badly to being questioned or found out.**
^**Skills**^**Equipment**^
|Gunsmithing, First Aid, Survivalist, Trapper|Light Assault Rifle, Light Combat Armour, First Aid Kit, Smithing Kit, Survival Bag|
**The Specialist**
**A soldier or security specialist with a specific set of skills much in demand in the Zone. Usually in it for the high-risk, high pay life.**
^**Skills**^**Equipment**^
|Marksman, First Aid, Demolitions, Lockpicking|Heavy SMG, Heavy Combat Armour, First Aid Kit, Smithing Kit, Lockpicking Kit, Demolitions Kit|
**The Disgraced Scientist**
**Former researcher for a big pharma company, implicated in a scandal over faked data. Has come to the Zone as the last real option for making a splash in the scientific community and redeeming themselves.**
^**Skills**^**Equipment**^
|First Aid, Data Gathering, Data Analysis, Biology|Heavy Pistol, Heavy Environment Suit, First Aid Kit, Scientific Instruments|
**The Conspiracy Theorist**
**An online obsessive who took the plunge and entered the Zone to bring out the conclusive proof of their pet theory. Frequently out of their depth.**
^**Skills**^**Equipment**^
|Data Gathering, Data Analysis, One of the sciences, First Aid|Light Pistol, Light Patrol Armour, First Aid Kit, Scientific Instruments|