Tracking

Follow trails, tracks, and data logs.

Tracking is the art of reading what has passed. It covers physical trails (footprints, scat, broken vegetation, blood), data trails (network logs, transaction records, ship movement histories), and technological signatures (energy residue, drive emissions, sensor pings). The sci-fi adaptation extends the classic ranger skill into data forensics -- a Tracker can follow a fugitive through a Hive city by reading CCTV metadata as easily as through a Jungle by reading broken branches. In the verse, Trackers are the Legion's pursuit specialists, the Chaplain's search-and-rescue teams, and the Scout's bread and butter.

Rules Reference

Field	Value
Armor Check Penalty	false
Key Ability	WIS
Trained Only	false
Untrained Use
Key Ability	WIS

Notes

Special: The first Tracking check after a target's passage is at +2; subsequent checks at the same trail suffer accumulating -2 per hour (or per day in the wilderness).

Special: The first Tracking check after a target's passage is at +2; subsequent checks at the same trail suffer accumulating -2 per hour (or per day in the wilderness).

Untrained: May follow obvious physical trails (fresh footprints in mud). Cannot interpret ambiguous evidence, track across hard terrain, or follow data trails. -2 penalty on any Tracking check.

Descriptors

dc: 10

Field	Value
dc	10
task	Follow a fresh trail in good conditions

dc: 15

Field	Value
dc	15
task	Read data logs to reconstruct a route

dc: 18

Field	Value
dc	18
task	Track across hard terrain (stone, metal)

dc: 22

Field	Value
dc	22
task	Identify a target's vehicle from drive residue

dc: 25

Field	Value
dc	25
task	Pick up a cold trail after 24 hours

dc: 30

Field	Value
dc	30
task	Track across multiple planetary environments

Synergy

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
from	Survival
threshold	5

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
from	Perception
threshold	5

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
from	Computers/Slicing
threshold	5

Synergies

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
ranks	5
skill	Survival

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
ranks	5
skill	Perception

bonus: 2

Field	Value
bonus	2
ranks	5
skill	Computers/Slicing

Uses

application: Follow a fresh trail in good conditions

Field	Value
application	Follow a fresh trail in good conditions
dc	10
failure	Trail lost; must backtrack and retry.
success	Trail followed; direction and pace confirmed.

application: Read data logs to reconstruct a route

Field	Value
application	Read data logs to reconstruct a route
dc	15
failure	Logs incomplete; partial route only.
success	Route mapped; timestamps and stops identified.

application: Track across hard terrain (stone, metal)

Field	Value
application	Track across hard terrain (stone, metal)
dc	18
failure	Trail too faint; must try another method.
success	Trail found; subtle signs read correctly.

application: Identify a target's vehicle from drive residue

Field	Value
application	Identify a target's vehicle from drive residue
dc	22
failure	Residue inconclusive; multiple possibilities.
success	Vehicle identified; make, model, and heading known.

application: Pick up a cold trail after 24 hours

Field	Value
application	Pick up a cold trail after 24 hours
dc	25
failure	Trail too cold; must wait for new information.
success	Trail relocated; pursuit continues.

application: Track across multiple planetary environments

Field	Value
application	Track across multiple planetary environments
dc	30
failure	Trail fragmented; requires additional investigation.
success	Multi-environment trail followed; target located.