# \[PR\] Professions starting with ID cards?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [August 7, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275 "2015-08-07T01:18:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![voskhod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@voskhod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/voskhod)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/1 "2015-08-07T01:18:13Z")

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Would it be possible to make certain professions start with either Military or Science ID cards? For instance the Lab Technician starting with a Science ID so they can take shelter/start a base in a science lab, or a national guard/military recruit/spec ops starting with a Military ID to get into a bunker safely?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/2 "2015-08-07T03:26:51Z")

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Possible yes, but why?

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**Author:** ![voskhod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19b73/32.png) [@voskhod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/voskhod)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/3 "2015-08-07T11:19:16Z")

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> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> Possible yes, but why?

B-Because

You’re a soldier

You should have an ID card right?

You’re a scientist working in a lab

You should have an ID card right?

Why do all the dead soldiers/scientists have ID cards but the living ones don’t?

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**Author:** ![Agoelia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/agoelia/32/435_2.png) [@Agoelia](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Agoelia)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/4 "2015-08-07T18:57:35Z")

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This idea makes sense to me. A lot. I like it. This idea is a good idea.

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**Author:** ![cdru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cdru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cdru)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/5 "2015-08-07T20:37:47Z")

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> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> Possible yes, but why?

Because lab technicians aren’t entering by waiting for someone else to open the door,right?

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**Author:** ![Ronin1791](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/6 "2015-08-10T03:58:40Z")

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It could be quite cool in a lore sort of way to have a military officer profession, who starts with less armour/weaponry than the other Military classes but has one or two Military ID cards, and maybe an operations map. Sort of sets you a challenge to find and get to a bunker for the gear within.

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**Author:** ![jaked122](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jaked122/32/473_2.png) [@jaked122](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jaked122)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pr-professions-starting-with-id-cards/10275/7 "2015-08-12T23:55:11Z")

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Yeah, but should we ever get around to having proper scientists, we’ll need this. Though I’m not exactly sure that id card readers actually require one to obtain a new id card for each use. Maybe the future is suffering from an ID card surplus, and as a measure to cut down on them, created combination id card readers /shredders. I’m sceptical that anyone would accept that though.