Intelligence Analysis
Name
Intelligence Analysis
Skill Attribute & Difficulty
Int - Hard
Defaults
4+Int, Strategy (Any)-6
Prerequisites
None
Description
This is the ability to analyze and interpret intelligence data. It allows you to deduce enemy plans and capabilities, evaluate the accuracy of information, rate the reliability of sources, etc. In most settings, only intelligence, military, and security services teach this skill. Often only to those with a minimum level of rank or security clearance.
The GM makes all Intel analysis rolls in secret. On a success, they provide details about the significance and accuracy of your data, or insights into what it means in terms of enemy planning.
WHen you encounter deliberately falsified data, the GM rolls a secret quick content: Your Intel Analysis vs the enemy's skill at disinformation (Be it Forgery, Propoganda, etc.). If you win, the GM provides details on precisely what's wrong with the information. It is up to you to deduce what it means, however, this skill has nothing to do with gathering intelligence. Use Current Affairs and Research to sift through public sources, Forensics and Search to find physical clues, Observation for human surveillance, and Electronics Operation to work with the satellite imagery, communications intercepts, and related "technical means" common at TL7+
Specializations
You may take an optional specialty in one particular type of intelligence. A useful specialty at TL6+ is Intelligence Analysis (Traffic Analysis): identifying the purpose and organization of targets by examining intercepted communications traffic.
Modifiers
1 to -5 for incomplete information; -3 if all your information comes from a single source; -3 for intelligence concerning an arcane scientific or bureaucratic principle, unless you have skill in that area (e.g., Engineer (Electronics) for intelligence regarding a radar installation).
