Skills

The heart and soul of your character, Skills determine your unique powers and abilities in Mush. Skills enable you to perform special actions, or grant you certain passive bonuses that can determine the success of the Magellan project, depending on how they are used.

Unknown Character characters initially have a selection of about 5 to 6 Skills available, which can be unlocked by spending Experience on the character and then selected during the game. Once a Skill has been chosen, it will remain until the end of the round and cannot be re-picked until then. How many Skills can be active at the same time depends on the player's active Game Mode (1 for Bronze, 2 for Silver and 4 for Gold Mode).

Players on the side of The Mush have an secondary set of Skills with its own, separate XP curve and Skill Slots at their disposal. To balance things out, they lose the ability to use some of their previous Skills; these are marked as Lost if Mush in the below tables. If you play as Mush and the crew turns you back to Unknown Character with the injection of the Retro-Fungal Serum, you will get the choice of re-picking your character's skills.

Mage Books

These consumable items can be found during the game and grant the user a Skill beyond their maximum number of Skill slots, lasting until the end of the game.

Astrophysicist	Biologist	Botanist	Chef
Diplomat	Firefighter	IT Expert	Logistics Expert
Medic	Pilot	Radio Expert	Robotics Expert
Shooter	Shrink	Sprinter	Technician

Each character can use one Mage Book per game.

List of Skills

Note: Any "TODO" information that you have to fill in should be entered directly into the specific skill page. This table only pulls information from there.

Human Skills

Main article: Characters.

The inventive crew of the Daedalus is comprised of masters of their trades, some of them also jacks of several. Between the 16 men and women on the ship, various roles from petty to vital are in good hands.

To view these skills by character, please refer to the Characters page. To view standard actions, see actions.

Skill	Description	Learned by:	If Mush:
Antique Perfume	Ah yesh they knew how to make real perfumesh in Fraigonard'sh boutiquesh in Nineteen Shixty Shixsh... Every time you shower, you will be immune from contaminations for 2 cycles.	Frieda 6	Kept
Apprentice	By attentively watching what their mentor does, the apprentice can quicky pick up the same knowledge and actions. Enables the action Apprenticeship which allows them to copy a skill possessed by a player present in the room, once per game.	Stephen 5	Kept
Astrophysicist	Skilled in scanning for planets in range or to determine their composition. The Planet Scan action discovers 2 zones per Analyze action. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects. Undocumented: The Scan action costs 1 less.	Frieda 1 Gioele 4 Kuan Ti 3 Mage Book	Kept
Biologist	Highly skilled in laboratory research. Can read properties of medicines. +4% bonus on all Research in the laboratory. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Finola 1 Ian 2 Paola 4 Mage Book	Kept
Botanist	Capable of distinguishing the characteristics of the various plants and fruits. They are also equally effective when maintaining the garden. Can read the fruit nutrition information. Can read plant properties.. Can carry out transplants. +2 per day (Gardening action points). Expedition: The harvest action gives an additional fruit. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects	Ian 1 Hua 2 Mage Book	Kept
Caffeine Junkie	The caffeine junkie is twice as effective as their colleagues when they have access to the coffee machine. +2 AP when they drink a Coffee. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects	Gioele 3	Lost
Chef	Formidable when it comes to knocking meals together. They also have an impressive awareness of what you should eat. Can read the food nutrition information. Can read the fruit nutrition information. +4 per day (Cook action points). Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Stephen 1 Mage Book	Kept
Cold Blooded	In space, anything can and does happen. Knowing how to keep calm is extremely useful. Earns 3 AP every time a team mate dies.	Jin Su 3	Lost
Confident	Discreet and loyal, you share everyone's pain and as such have the sympathy of the whole crew... Once per day, the other players can confide in you, and in doing so they'll reveal their last X actions where X is your stock of . In doing so, they'll earn 2 .	Andie 4	Kept
Crazy Eye	There is no way to take you by surprise. You foresee all attacks from your enemies as well as those from your so-called allies. All aggressive actions targeting you cost an additional 2	Chao 5	Kept
Creative	Sometimes you need to think outside the box Every time you fail in an attempt to do something, there is a 50% chance of regaining 1 .	Roland 6 Stephen 6	Kept
Designer	Has access to NERON's core twice per day (Free Actions). +2 per day (NERON project action points). Bonus for developing certain NERON projects	Kuan Ti 1 Raluca 5	Kept
Detached Crewmember	The unconcerned crewmember is cold, hard, and unfeeling. They are unaffected by deaths of teammates. You lose no Morale Points () when a crewmember dies. Zero risk of psychological illness if you witness a death.	Raluca 2	Lost
Devotion	In the heat of the action, we can count on you You earn an additional 3 when you accept a mission.	Andie 2	Kept
Determined	Once they begin their task, nothing can distract the determined player If an action fails, the % chance of subsequent success increases more rapidly	Eleesha 2 Hua 5	Kept
Diplomat	A good diplomat knows how to communicate effectively with extra-terrestrials. Eliminates the chance of encountering hostility from extra-terrestrials. Can declare a ceasefire once per game.	Finola 4 Janice 4 Mage Book	Kept
Expert	Your skills are impressive, but your disregard for your own safety is equally so! Your chances of succeeding at a particular task are increased by 20% but so is the likelihood of injury and getting Dirty.	Andie 5	Kept
Firefighter	The Firefighter has great experience which means they will always succeed when using the extinguisher. The Extinguish Fire action is always successful. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Derek 3 Roland 4 Ian 5 Mage Book	Kept
Frugivore	You terrorize fruits, you adore them, they are your drug. When you make eye contact with a fruit, it over-ripens before you... You gain an additional 2 when you eat alien fruits, 1 for Bananas.	Ian 6	Lost
Genius	When divinely enlighted by the flame of consciousness, the genius can find a solution to any problem encountered aboard the Daedalus. The genius can carry out one piece of Resarch, one Project, or one Repair once per game.	Raluca 4	Kept
Green Thumb	Plants grow naturally in your presence, you only require to speak to them with a languishing gaze for them to bear beautiful fruit. Begins the game with an additional two pots. Hybrids made by the Green Thumb start with a short growth cycle.	Ian 4	Kept
Gunner	At least someone will show them how it's done Double the damages from you turret shoots. Double the odd of touching ennemies with turrets.	Paola 6	Kept
Intimidating	When Chao stares at them with bloodlust in his eyes, even Mush can become paralyzed with fear. Spend 1 to intimidate another crewmember, who will lose 2 and 4 .	Chao 6	Kept
IT Expert	The IT Expert is at home as soon as they are in front of a screen. They manipulate the nexus, navigation and communications terminals with ease. +2 per day (IT Action Points). Bonus for developing certain NERON projects. Chances of success are improved with the Hacker Kit	Janice 2 Eleesha 4 Frieda 4 Terrence 5 Mage Book	Kept
Leader	A charismatic leader knows how to effectively lead a team and increase morale using powerful, passionate speeches. Gives the action Motivational Speech which increases the Morale () of your crewmates.	Jin Su 1 Kuan Ti 5	Kept
Lethargy	You're only awake for 4h per day, but even in that short time, you can achieve miracles! You will restore 3 every consecutive cycle in bed after you've slept for at least 4 cycles in a row. The maximum in your gauge is doubled.	Chun 5	N/A
Logistics Expert	You personally oversee the organisation of every task aboard the Daedalus in order to maximize the efficiency of every one of your teammates. Every cycle, 1 is given randomly to a crewmate in the same room as you.	Paola 2 Jin Su 5 Mage Book	Kept
Mankind's only hope	Her unique immune system makes her the last hope for humanity. As long as she stays alive, we'll have a shot at combating the Mush invasion Daily morale loss is reduced by 1 point	Chun 1	N/A
Medic	Medics have full medical training, allowing them to carry out rapid, appropriate procedures. They are also skilled in surgery Heal actions earn an additional 2 . Can carry out Operations. Can read properties of medicines. +4% bonus' on all laboratory Research.	Finola 2 Mage Book	Kept
Metalworker	It seems pretty clear that you're a really productive person. Daily if you find yourself in a Warehouse, you have a chance of finding scraps or better for 0 .	Terrence 6	Kept
Motivator	Bla bla bla... Whatever For 2AP you can give a motivation speech wich give 3MP to everyone in the room.	Derek 4	Kept
Mycologist	The mycologist can treat fungal infections in the Medlab or using a Medikit When you heal a crewmate, they automatically lose a spore	Ian 3	Lost
NERON's only friend	As soon as you are aboard the ship, NERON is content, its programs run without a hitch and its performance is noticeably improved. The rewards from all NEXUS research are maximized for everyone.	Janice 3	Kept
Nurse	Always ready to help +1 every day (Free healing action) Can read properties of medicines	Chun 2 Finola 3	Kept
Observant	You use 1 less to discover hidden objects. You have a 25% chance of detecting covert activity in the room you are in. The Search action costs 1 less. You have a 25% chance of detecting covert activity in your room.	Eleesha 3	Kept
OCD	Your work is clean, very clean, getting cleaner, ever cleaner. You are genuinely obsessed by cleanliness, but this has its advantages. You will never make a mess carrying out any tasks aboard the ship	Finola 5	Kept
Opportunist	The opportunist waits for any chance to ascend in the ship's hierarchy, they will miss no opportunity +5 when you earn a title for the first time	Stephen 3	Lost
Panic	Seeing the Mush take over his beloved ship drives Gioele to his limits. Gives 1 and 1 in each cycle in which at least half the crew are Mush.	Gioele 5	Lost
Paranoid	The paranoid crewmember always believes their crewmates to be potentially dangerous, they always watch their back using their extra cameras. Starts out with 2 additional Cameras.	Gioele 2	Kept
Physicist	The Physicist is a high flier in the field of physics research. Their understanding of quantum mechanics and even the essence of the strings that make up our universe is their major talent. They also have the advantage when repairing PILGRED. Gives 1 (PILGRED repair point) per day Bonus for repairing PILGRED Bonus for developing certain NERON projects	Raluca 1	Kept
Pilot	An expert in manoeuvring the Icarus, Pasiphae and Patroller craft. Their aerial mastery is impressive. Has Mad Pilot Skills. Never misses landings or takeoffs. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Andie 1 Hua 1 Frieda 2 Jin Su 2 Roland 2 Terrence 3 Mage Book	Kept
Politician	Either they are with you or against you. Unique: For 3 vyou(sic) can declare a Coup at the Nexus. On next cycle, NERON will consider as the new commander.	Kuan Ti 6	Kept
Polymath	Knowledge is always moving, state is overrated. +2 private channels +1 per day. -10% to all you action tries.	Eleesha 6	Kept
Polyvalent	You have skills, they're always useful... You are considered a Botanist, Diplomat and Biologist but you don't have their actions or resources.	Andie 3	Kept
Premonition	Your intuition never fails, you can see the most recent activities of a teammate in the form of a vivid flashback. It's practical, but gives you a monster headache! You can see the last action of a teammate. This action costs you one .	Chun 3	Unknown
Radio Expert	The radio expert can decode the most complicated jumble of spatial waves in order to rebuild or send messages to the other end of the universe. Twice as effective at establishing contact with Sol. Improves the quality of teammates attempts to contact Sol by 50% when they're in the same room. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Paola 1 Janice 5 Frieda 5 Mage Book	Kept
Rebel	Your links to the anti-mush resistance allow you to understand and decode rebel transmissions much quicker than any other radio expert. Doubles your chances of contacting a rebel base.	Paola 5	Kept
Robotics Expert	The Robotics Expert can create and operate drones in any way they see fit. Starts out with a drone plan. Can upgrade drones. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Terrence 1 Mage Book	Kept
Self-sacrifice	Certain particularly resilient people can withstand the unthinkable, but this comes at a cost. When your morale reaches 0, you will not die, but lose one per cycle instead.	Janice 6	Unknown
Shooter	At ease handling all kinds of weapons +2 Free Shots per day. Your off-target shots cause 2 times fewer accidents. Your successful shots cause 2 times as many critical hits. Bonus : +1 to expedition combat strength. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects.	Chao 1 Derek 1 Paola 3 Roland 3 Jin Su 4 Stephen 4 Terrence 4 Mage Book	Kept
Shrink	The Shrink is in charge of psychological support. They are able to keep morale high and treat psychological illnesses. On each cycle, 1 Morale Point () is regained by everyone lying down in the room. Treats psychological illnesses. Gives the action Comfort, which increases morale. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects	Janice 1 Mage Book	Kept
Sneak	You are of a fearful nature and you instinctively know how to make yourself scarce in order to avoid any and all attempts at physical contact. Hand-to-hand attacks are subject to a 25% penalty. You can move around freely regardless of how many Guards there are in the room.	Chun 4	Unknown
Solid	You'll incur no penalties for carrying heavy objects. Also useful for hand-to-hand combat. Your hand-to-hand attacks inflict one additional damage point No penalties for carrying heavy objects. Undocumented: You can kick people out of a room.	Gioele 1 Stephen 2	Kept
Sprinter	The Sprinter always puts their best foot forward! They get additional Movement Points. You earn an additional 2 every time you convert - (Does not stack with Anti-Grav Scooter). Expeditions involving a Sprinter will allow an additional planetary zone to be explored	Roland 1 Mage Book	Kept
Strateguru	After displaying a certain degree of megalomania, it can be mistaken for talent. You are an expert in intergalactic warfare, but everyone thinks you're crazy. 50% of chance of reducing each wave of Hunters by 33%.	Jin Su 6	Kept
Survivalist	The Survivalist is great to have on exploration missions. They can defend themselves more effectively against extra-terrestrial life forms and generally deal with these encounters better than anyone else. Expedition : All damage is reduced by one point. Expedition : The action Provision gives one additional steak. Expedition : Last to die if a team fatality occurs.	Chao 2 Frieda 3 Hua 3	Kept
Technician	Qualified to repair materials, equipment and the hull of the Daedalus. +1 (Repair Action Point) per day. Chance of success on Repairs doubled. Bonus for developing certain NERON projects. Can reinforce and dismantle objects	Terrence 2 Raluca 3 Hua 4 Kuan Ti 4 Eleesha 5 Mage Book	Kept
The Optimist	The end of humanity... worse things happen at sea, right? The optimist loses one less per day.	Kuan Ti 2 Roland 5	Lost
Torturer	The torturer knows all the pressure points and most sensitive areas with which they can convey their most important message... "You WILL talk." Enables the Torture action.	Chao 4	Kept
Tracker	The tracker can see the comings and going of every team member. Furthermore, they can print any research results during the game via the Tabulatrix. This provides a list of players of which at least one is Mush. Full access to movement history. Able to print secret list on the Tabulatrix.	Eleesha 1	Kept
U-Turn	You've got to know how to change your certitudes When on an expedition, if there's an emergency, you can return to the Daedalus for 2 .	Hua 6	Kept
Victimizer	Certain well-targeted remarks can have unexpected results. For 1 , you can chastise someone. This crewmate gains Pariah status. The Pariah's actions are 20% less likely to be successful. Covert actions become Secret. If the Pariah dies and was Mush, the Victimizer earns 8 . Otherwise they lose 8 .	Gioele 6	Kept
Wrestler	The wrestler's german suplex makes the vertebrae of your enemies tremble. Your attacks in hand-to-hand combat inflict an additional 2 damage. Undocumented: You can kick people out of a room.	Derek 2 Chao 3	Kept

Mush Skills

Main article: Mush.

The agents of Mush also lurk aboard the Daedalus, their identities unknown to the crew, but their shroomy presence felt everywhere. When equipment mysteriously erupts into flames and crewmembers come down with biting diseases, it's safe to assume a Mush is behind the deed.

For an essay on all these skills, check out Enfilade's Way of the Mush.

Skill	Description	Learned at:
Fungal Kitchen	A fine example of the fine cuisine of Sol. You can create a Boobytrapped Ration by mixing a Spore and one Ration using 1 .	Mush 1
Phagocyte	In hard times, you have THE SOLUTION. For 0 , you can devour a Spore which gives you 4 and 4 .	Mush 1
Traitor	You have developed an innate ability to attract misfortune. Look - a mankarog ... let's see what happens when we tickle it... The probability of getting negative results on expeditions in which you participate are multiplied by two.	Mush 2
Anonymush	Your mycotoxins are indetectable in the atmosphere. You are a predator after all! You'll appear as human on the crew bar except once you are dead.	Mush 2
Hard Boiled	Your skin is particularly tough. Plastenite without the sweat. All combat damage you sustain is reduced by one point.	Mush 3
Saboteur	Your saliva becomes lightly acidic which is sufficient to short-circuit pretty much anything... Your chances of success in attempts to Sabotage equipment are doubled.	Mush 3
Demoralize	Mush pheromones do not allow direct communication but saturation can destabilize. You know how to take advantage of this. For 2 you can cause a crewmate to lose 2 .	Mush 4
Trapper	Surprise! For 1 , you can booby trap a shelf unit with a Spore. If someone touches the Unit, they will become Infected. If they are Mush, the spore is lost. Bug: Misleading description. See skill page for accurate details.	Mush 5
Green Jelly	You produce an acidic green jelly from your armpits For 1 , you can break an electronic object. It will take a few cycles for the object to break down.	Mush 5
Transfer	The Mush has passed to you one of the genotypes from our weapons of mass transmission. Help yourself! Single action: You can inhabit the body of another human. They must have been infected at least once. They will then find themselves in your body... and may warn your crewmates.	Mush 6
Splashproof	Fungic research has brought to light a new mucus which is perfect for making this change. Showering doesn't cause you to lose any .	Mush 6
Doorman	Some rampant macrolepiota can imitate the unpleasant effects of proactive puffed rice. That works out well for you as the Mush has given you its genotype. Every day, you can Sabotage a Door for free.	Mush 7
Slimetrap	These damn mushrooms reproduce quickly. Really quickly. Too quickly! They're everywhere! For 1 , the targeted player gets Dirty in between 1 and 4 cycles	Mush 7
Nightmarish	Mush macrolepiota can affect the brainwaves of the poor human beasts. With a few modifications, they can stop humans from resting. For 0 , you can trigger nightmares in a sleeping player. They will no longer receive the sleep bonus.	Mush 8
Ninja	With your boosted myelin, your movement speed is incredible.] Your hand-to-hand attacks become anonymous actions.	Mush 9
Defacer	Your DNA allows you to modify certain peripheral data. This has potential! For 2 , you can delete the log in a given room once per day. The log will start again automatically with the next cycle.	Mush 9
Bacteriophiliac	Your plant bacteria can have particularly virulent applications. For 2 you can give an illness to a crewmember. This is a covert action.	Mush 10
Fertile	Your spore production is remarkable. Spore one day, spore forever. Every day, you can extract one spore at no cost.	Mush 11
Mycelium Spirit	Your mission is sacred. The Mush has selected you as a major transdimensional fungic transporter. While you are alive, the Mush can produce 1 more spore per day.	Mush 11
Nimble Fingers	With a little help from your rhizomes, you can do wonderful things...such as manipulating cameras. Installing and removing cameras is secret for you.	Mush 12
Radio Pirate	This method of prehistoric communication is overrated. Duly noted. For 3 , you can jam communications of a player. This breaks the Walky-Talky and allows you to write in their place.	Mush 13
Infector	You make 14 holes. Small holes. Many small holes. Allows you to infect others twice a day.	Mush 14
Bypass	The ambiguities in the NERON code vis-a-vis Mush are sometimes so welcome... You can access the NERON BIOS even if you're not the Administrator.	Mush 15
Pyromaniac	The pyromaniac injects explosive microspores into an inflammable medium which triggers a violent combustion which is liable to do long-term damage to the ship. For 4 , start a fire in your current room.	Mush 16
NERON Depression	When NERON feels sick, it's the whole Daedalus that vomits. For 3 , you cause NERON to randomly change its settings next round. Can not switch off peace core setting TODO: Can it switch it on if this setting switch off?	Mush 17
Massive Mushification	Certain penicelia are extremely virulent. The effect doesn't last for long, but it's extremely powerful. Unique: For 2 and 2 Spores, cause the entire crew to become Dirty and lose 2 .	Mush 18