Ranged Rolls
For Harm rolls requiring a range, use the ranged
rolling fields.
New Abilities
- Aestro-Ranging: Add two
points to Health when selecting this. All having to do with life about
the galaxy, hazardous travel, scouting, scavenging, smuggling, survival
in the outer space, concealment, encampment, hide-outs, water location,
basic direction finding etc.
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- If Space faring Ability is also possessed, the individual adds
10% of that score to ranging score in regards to checks against this Ability
and vice versa.
This Ability can be used to attempt surprising a known or suspected encounter
individual or group if the Avatar is employing it or could logically use
it at time of encounter. It can also be used to attempt to avoid being
surprised in an encounter situation if the Avatar is employing it or could
logically use it at time of encounter. The base score is used, and the
LM will make situational and Avatar characteristic modifiers according
to circumstances. This is usually used when one ship is surprising another,
out of a nebula for example.
Use Starting Equipment List Middle, but Military if chosen first.
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- Astrogation: Add two points
to Precision only when initially selecting this. All having to do with
astronomy, space charts, space navigation, movement of solar bodies, etc.
Piloting a space vessel requires this Ability, of course.
Use Starting Equipment List Middle.
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- Computers:
Add one-half point to Speed only when initially selecting this.
All having to do with the coding, development, information retrieval, inputting,
maintenance, programming, repair, use, etc. of computers.
- Avatars with Technourgy add 10% of Computers Ability score to
their AEP total.
Use Starting Equipment List Special.
- ACs with Technourgy 1st use Starting Equipment List Magical.
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- Engineering:
Add two points to Health only when initially selecting this. All
having to do with planning, design and building of structures such as bridges,
buildings, vehicles, vessels; or systems such as electrical, hydraulic,
mechanical; or the construction and/or development of mines, tunnels, etc..
When selecting this one, the player must arrange the Categories of this
Ability in order, the first having 100% of score, the second 80%, the third
60%, the fourth 40%, and the fifth but 20%.
The Categories are:
- Military
Mining
Other (all)
Space vessel
Terraformation
Use Starting Equipment List Middle
Gravimagnetics:
Add one-half point to Speed only when initially selecting this.
All having to do with the adjustment, maintenance, operation, repair, and
use of the various engines used in space vessels, spaceports, and shielded
worlds. These engines include: electromagrav element separator, gravitational
amplifier, gravitational dampener, magnegrav dynamo electrical generator
for industry/heavy use, magnegravity engine/planetary rotation, magnegravity
planetary core engine (to increase internal temperature), magnelectric
luminescence atmospheric exciter, magnigrav force field, magnulgravity
electricity generator, magnulgravity engine for spaceships, magnulgravity
engine for spaceships, magrav thermal engine, magrav, small, electrical
generator for personal use, magravelectric element compounder, OAR (Oscillation
Action Retarded) engine, terra-duplicating engine.
When selecting this one, the player must arrange the Categories of this
Ability in order, the first having 100% of score, the second 80%, the third
60%, the fourth 40%, and the fifth and but 20%.
The Categories are:
Compounders, converters, & separators
Force fields & screens
Generators & all other engines
Space vessel drive engines
Terraforming engines
Use Starting Equipment List High.
Hacking: Add two points
to Precision only when initially selecting this. All having to do with
code breaking, decrypting messages, debugging and bugging computer systems,
computer viruses, burglary, concealment of objects, illegal digital money
transfers, counterfeiting, embezzlement, forgery, grab-and-run, lock picking,
breaking magna-locks, lotteries, peculation, pocket picking, pilfering,
safe-cracking, theft, etc.
Avatars with Computers Ability gain 10% of that score to Hacking.
Use Starting Equipment List Low, but Middle if chosen first.
Hunt: Add two points to
Precision only when initially selecting this. All having to do with hunting
a life form or spaceship through outer space,, survival, the chase, tracking
vapor trails, recognition of emission readings, cloaking technology, concealment
and camouflage in nebulas and wild space, etc. If Aestro-Ranging Ability
is also possessed, the individual adds 10% of that score to hunt score
in regards to checks against this Ability and vice versa.
This Ability can also be used to attempt to avoid being surprised in an
encounter situation if the Avatar is employing it or could logically use
it at time of encounter. The base score is used, and the LM will make situational
and Avatar characteristic modifiers according to circumstances.
Use Starting Equipment List Low, Middle if chosen first.
Language (& Linguistics):
Add one-half point to Speed only when initially selecting this. All having
to do with language, linguistics, philology, etc. This enables the learning
and teaching of language, the rapid understanding of cant, “exotic
languages”, "foreign tongues", idiomatic language use, slang,
etc. For each five points of base score possessed by the Avatar, one additional
language can be known--understood, spoken, and written (above 20 score)-taught
to others in time, of course.
Use Starting Equipment List Middle.
Learning: All having to
do with knowledge, learning, and information, astronomy, geography, history,
language, law, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, religion, etc.
When selecting this one, the player must arrange the Categories
of this Ability in order, the first having 100% of score, the second 80%,
the third 60%, the fourth 40%, and the fifth but 20%. Note that the individual
can not have capacity in more than five categories, save at 10% of base
score in the general Ability for the sixth and lower categories.
The Categories are:
Archeology, anthropology, & paleontology “hard-science”
Biology & chemistry “hard-science”
Climatology & meteorology “hard-science”
Geography & geology “hard-science”
History, mythology, etc. “soft science”
Law & politics “soft science”
Mathematics & physics “hard-science”
Medicine & surgery “hard-science”
Philosophy & religion “soft science”
Psychology & social science “soft science”
Use Starting Equipment List High.
Mechanics: Add two points to Health
only when initially selecting this. All having to do with mere tinkering
and repair-constructing, design, seat of the pants
engineering, forging, invention, materials, metals, etc. In order to employ
construction and/or repair under this Ability in the case of fine or difficult
work, however, a second Ability must also be possessed. For example, to
repair armor, weapons Ability is necessary.
Use Starting Equipment List Low
Shooting: Add two points
to Precision only when initially selecting this. All having to do with
hand and shoulder weapons such as pistols, blastoids, bazookas, crossbows,
grenade launchers, hand grenades, hand-held missile launchers, needlers,
and rocket weapons, as well as aiming, the ammunition (reloading included),
care and cleaning, disassembly, discharging, loading, maintenance, modification
and repair (minor) thereof.
Each 10 ability points possessed adds one point to weapons Ability when
using such a weapon, and also one point of harm inflicted from a successful
attack when employing such a weapon. If Shooting Ability exceeds Weapons,
use the Shooting Ability + 10% shooting bonus.
Equipment List Low, Military if chosen first.
Space faring:
Add two points to Health only when initially selecting this. All
having to do with spaceships, armament, cargo handling and storage, class
and type of vessels, docking spaceships, duties of crew, hierarchy, landing
spaceships, layout, maintenance, provisions and provisioning, space “mining”
and “mineral” use, standard repairs, space flora and fauna, vessel
operation, as well as with boarding action, buccaneering, cargo values,
space hunting, piracy, spaceship actions, etc. A broad 
catchall
for all that venture into space in vessels, especially as crew.
Equipment List Low, Military if chosen first.
Technourgy:
Add one-half point to Speed only when initially when selecting this.
All having to do with the nannite technology and the employment of advanced
robotics and cybernetics are governed by this ability.
See Bion Page for powers and more details.
Bions have limited control over technology and electronics. They
can summon golems out of computer components that assemble before your
eyes and obey the summoner's command. Larger creations require the user
to form as dampening field around the bion. This field protects the summoner
from having his/her own cybernetic implants removed during the construction.
The formation of said field required two minutes and one Plasma Cart to
construct.
Bions store their Technourg programs on diskettes called Genetic
Sequencing disks. Each one holds four different programs. Once a week the
Bion must reload these programs to possess the power. If the diskette is
damaged or lost, the Bion losses his or her powers.
Arms and Armor
Armor and Shielding Statics Chart
| Name |
Armor Protection |
Speed Loss |
Armor Health |
| Force Shield |
8 |
2 |
80 |
| Mega Force Shield |
8 |
3 |
100 |
| Half Cloth Armor |
4 |
.5 |
80 |
| Full Cloth Armor |
6 |
1 |
66 |
| Half leather |
6 |
.5 |
80 |
| Full Leather |
9 |
1.5 |
120 |
| Half Poly-Acrylon Suit |
7 |
2 |
260 |
| Full Poly-Acrylon Suit |
10 |
3 |
390 |
| Half Reflect Plate |
10 |
2 |
440 |
| Full Reflect Plate |
13 |
3 |
660 |
Force Shields
Force Shields are made of a plasma energy that are activated and then
hover in front of the AC. The activator unit is a small box clipped to
the belt. They can be activated and deactivated on command. Although not
requiring a hand to hold like mundane shields, they produce a static field
that lows speed. Once all points are depleted, the activator unit is unless.
Avatars can drain charges off of their Force Shields to load a pistol or
riffle but this action depletes 20 points from the shield.
Normal Force Shields block one opponent. Mega Force Shields block up
to three. An avatar cannot walk about in heavily traffic area with their
shield up. Anyone coming in contact with the energy would be knock down.
Thus, shields are activated in combat and powered down when not needed.
The command words for shields are Force Shield Up and Power Down.
Shields are set to respond only to the current operator through Voice Recognition
Protocols (VRP). Hackers can attempt to override these protocols and gain
control of an enemies shields. An AC can only activate one Force Shield
at a time. Rumors abound of new Force Shields that have Self-Regeneration
Coils. These shields never run out of power. If they do exist, they are
being hoarded by the very power.
Leather and Cloth Armor
Leather and Cloth Armor are the same as in any other setting.
Poly-Acrylon Armor
This black rubbery material is made of an advanced polymer material.
It deflects physical blows and helps to dampen plasma energy and laser
blasts. A full suit come with Reflect shoulder pads and arm guards. It
is air tight and thermo-regulated. Equipped with a helmet, a full suit
is safe for space walks.
OOG: These suits look like scuba diving gear.
Reflect Armor
Reflect Armor is comprised of bulky plates of a plastic material. The
outer shell is anti-polarized to repulse energy fire. A full suit locks
the wearer in a complete shell of armor, even the head is contained. These
suites are environmentally sealed and can be used for space walks.
OOG: Imagine the space suits in Metroid.
SHOOTING WEAPONS
Hand Held Ranged Weapon Chart
| Weapon Name |
Harm Range |
Harm Type |
Range |
Precision Bonus |
Shots/Plas-Carts |
| Laser Pistol |
1-20 |
Health Pen |
60/120/180 |
20/0/0 |
20 |
| Laser Baster |
3-20 |
Heath Pen |
180/360/600 |
15/5/0 |
10 |
| Flash Blaster |
1-5 |
Speed Shock |
180/360/600 |
15/5/0 |
10 |
Shoulder Braced Ranged Weapon Chart
| Weapon Name |
Harm Range |
Harm Type |
Range |
Precision Bonus |
Shots/Plas-Carts |
| Blastoid |
3-20 |
Health Pen |
150/300/900 |
20/10/0 |
10 |
| Bazooka |
7-20 |
Health Pen |
75/225/450 |
10/5/0 |
5 |
| Plasma Cannon |
4-20 |
Health Pen |
150/300/900 |
5/0/0 |
10 |
| Laser Rifle |
1-20 |
Health Pen |
150/300/900 |
20/10/0 |
20 |
| Flash Rifle |
1-5 |
Speed Shock |
150/300/900 |
20/10/0 |
10 |
MELEE WEAPONS
Melee Wepaons Statics Chart
| Weapon Name |
Harm Range |
Harm Type |
Range |
Speed |
Precision Bonus |
| Plasma-sword |
3-20 |
Pen |
4 |
3 |
20 |
| Plasma Lance |
4-20 |
Pen or shock |
5 |
9 |
10 |
| Plasma Axe |
7-20 |
Pen |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Meglo-wrench |
6-20 |
Shock |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| Plasma Torch |
2-20 |
Pen |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Plasma Dagger |
1-20 |
Pen |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Hallow Fail |
6-20 |
Pen |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Great Sword |
11-20 |
Pen |
5 |
9 |
0 |
| Light Staff |
1-20 |
Shock |
4 |
4 |
10 |
| Hallow Mace |
5-20 |
Pen |
1 |
6 |
5 |
Other Weapons and Devices
Percussive shock bombs Set to blow on computer
terminal or keypad. Detonation time is less than one minute or until input
command.
- Check vs Hacking to use.
| Weapon |
Harm Range |
| Standard PSB |
5-10 |
| Greater PSB |
5-20 |
| Mega PSB |
5-30 |
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