Getting access to the Replicator is important to anyone who wants to create complex devices. Being a Licensed Tradesperson allows you to rent time on the ship’s replicators. Oftentimes, people specializing in other Pillars will seek out a Tradesperson to assist them in their own projects. The ship’s replicators are heavily monitored for what is created using them to ensure the safety of everyone on board.

Certain Primers will have “Requires: Tradesperson” on one or more steps. If so, someone with this License is required to access the Replicator and perform the desired task. Materials can be entered into the Replicator by hand, or can be withdrawn from your Essex accounts.

A single person with this License can only rent one replicator at a time and must attend it for the entire duration of the fabrication process. You can rent a replicator as often as you like, but if you do so more than once per Rotation, the costs go up. Please refer to this table for costs: