Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

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STR/ DEX/ INT/ PER/ STA RS LOG LDR PS IM Human 45/45 45/45 45/45 45/45 3 5 Dralasite 50/50 40/40 45/45 45/45 3 4 Vrusk 40/40 50/50 45/45 45/45 2 5 Yazirian 35/35 50/50 50/50 45/45 2 5 Sathar 40/40 40/40 45/45 45/65 2 4 What skills does the NPC have? In many situations this question can be ignored because the NPC will not have a chance to use a skill. In combat or other situations where an NPC has a chance to use a skill, skills and levels should be assigned. The typical colonist or clerk will have little or no skill with weapons. Police, government agents and other people who commonly carry weapons will have level 2 skill with them. Leaders will have higher skill levels or skill with several types of weapons. Only about 1 in 10 characters will have any skill with melee weapons or in martial arts. Other skills can be assigned based on the needs of the encounter. In general, though NPCs with high-level skills should be rare. How is the NPC equipped? Sometimes the referee will need to decide what equipment an NPC has. This decision should be based on the NPC's job and his purpose in the adventure. For example, police need weapons and characters with special skills need toolkits. Some NPCs may have things that would be useful to the player characters. If an NPC has a piece of equipment that uses energy, the referee should decide how much energy the item contains. This also applies to weapon ammunition and medkit drugs. Does the NPC have anything the player characters need? Depending on the NPC's purpose in the adventure, he might have or know something that will give the players a clue, a missing bit of information or an important piece of equipment. The referee also must decide how the player characters can get what they need from the NPC. Creating NPCs (Summary) 1. What is already known about the NPC? 2. Why does the NPC act the way he does? 3. How will the NPC react to the player characters? 4. What are the NPC's ability scores? 5. What skills does the NPC have? 6. How is the NPC equipped? 7. Does the NPC have anything the player characters need? 102 NPC Reactions During an adventure the referee must decide how NPCs react to the player characters. NPC reaction should be based on the NPC's purpose in the adventure and his motives. NPC reactions can be modified by the actions of the player characters, the NPC's past experiences with the player characters and the NPC's and PC's races. The referee should keep in mind that each NPC is different and might react differently. If the referee does not determine the NPC's reaction ahead of time, his reaction can be determined randomly. The player character that is encountering the NPC must make a Personality check. If this check is successful, the NPC will react in a favorable or friendly manner. If the check fails, the NPC will be hostile, unfavorable or non-committal. The referee can give the character a positive modifier if he thinks the player character is being especially friendly or if the NPC is an easy-going person. The referee also can give the character a negative modifier if the player character is being rude or has mistreated this NPC before, or if the NPC is surly or unfriendly or simply too busy to be bothered. An NPC always will be unfriendly on a roll of 96-00. Reaction rolls can be modified by the player characters' and the NPCs races. The Racial Reaction table lists these racial reaction modifiers. Find the race of the NPC, and then find the race of the player character that he is reacting to; then adjust the player character's Personality score by the value listed. This table adds some complexity to the reaction system, so its use is optional. Referees must decide whether they want to use it in their campaigns. Race Human Dralasite Vrusk Yazirian Sathar Human 0 0 -10 -5 -20 Dralasite 0 +10 +5 0 -20 Vrusk -5 0 0 0 -10 Yazirian -5 -10 0 0 -30 Sathar -20 -30 -10 -20 0 NPC Friends and Foes As the players guide their characters through adventures, they should keep track of the friends they meet along the way. One of the benchmarks of a worldly character is the number of people he can contact who know him – and my be able to help him accomplish his missions. By the same token, referees should be prepared to keep track of the people, corporations, and political groups that the player characters cross. That way, when they encounter the same people again (or
characters, corporations, or political groups affiliated with those people). Friends and enemies are not eternal. Friends can become enemies, and vice-versa. Clever referees will use the character’s friends as launching points for additional adventures, missions, and duties. After all, friendship isn’t a one-way street. Friends won’t always do everything the players ask, and enemies might not always attack on sight. Friendships and rivalries exist in many forms. Hiring NPC's At some time, player characters may want to hire NPCs to perform special jobs. The referee should allow this only if the party is weak and needs a more rounded selection of skills to complete the adventure. The referee controls hired non-player characters. The referee must remember that employees do not like being used as targets or bait, and should not let the players make NPCs take the player characters' risks for them. Availability. The referee must decide whether NPCs are available with the skills the players want. If the referee thinks a level 6 Demolitions expert would give the prayers' teem too much power, he should simply tell them that none are available. NPCs with high skill levels are very rare. If there is no reason to restrict the availability of NPC hirelings, the table below can be used to determine whether an NPC with a specific skill level can be hired. Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chance Available 90% 75% 60% 45% 30% 15% Wages. An NPC's wages depend on his level of skill and his field of expertise. The NPC Wages table shows suggested daily pay rates for different skills. If an NPC has several skills, his wage is determined by finding the skill that pays the most and adding 10 Cr/day for each additional level of skill. For example, a level 3 Roboticist/level 2 Sharpshooter/level 1 Medic would be paid 110Cr/day (80+20+ 10= 110). When player characters hire NPCs, add the levels of all of the player character's skills. Compare this to the total of all of the NPC's skill levels. If the player character does not have at least twice as many skill levels as the NPC he is hiring, he must pay 20 Cr/day extra. The referee can create pay requirements for any other specialists he desires. Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 Skill Credits per Day Computer Operator 70 80 90 100 110 120 Demolitions Expert 50 60 70 80 90 100 Environmentalist 60 70 80 90 100 110 Martial Artist (unarmed) 40 50 60 70 80 90 Medic 70 80 90 100 110 120 Non-Skilled Labor 20 -- -- -- -- -- Psycho-Sociologist 80 90 100 110 120 130 Roboticist 60 70 80 90 100 110 Sharpshooter (projectile) 20 30 40 50 60 70 Space Marine(beam) 40 50 60 70 80 90 <strong>Star</strong> Soldier (gyrojet) 30 40 50 60 70 80 Technician 50 60 70 80 90 100 Weaponeer (melee) 40 50 60 70 80 90 Loyalty. NPCs are not like player characters, who face danger and death constantly without worry or fear. There will be times during an adventure when the loyalty of a hired character must be checked to see if he wants to reconsider his employment. Typical situations where an NPC's loyalty should be checked are: • The first time an NPC's life is put in danger. • The NPC sees that his team is losing a fight or in some other dangerous situation • The NPC is offered a bribe that is at least twice his weekly pay. • The referee thinks the player characters are taking unfair advantage of the NPC. When an NPC's loyalty must be checked, the player character that hired the NPC makes a Leadership check. This check can be modified by the size of a bribe, the danger of the immediate situation, the treatment the NPC has received from the characters and the NPC's personality. If the check is successful, the NPC remains loyal. If the check fails, the NPC will ask for more pay, refuse to follow orders, run away or quit; the referee should decide the specific action based on the situation. If the NPC's employer dies or is killed, the NPC will quit unless another character tries to rehire him. Sample NPCs What follows are several ready-to-use sample characters. These characters are balanced for starting players to play, or referees can use these for quick NPCs. Feel free to personalize the character in any number of ways (change the race, add or remove skill levels and equipment to represent acquired knowledge and experience, shift ability scores among their pairs, etc.) 103
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STAR FRONTIERS, WIZARDS OF THE COAS
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General Data Name Age Walking m/t R
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The Sathar had learned that they co
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the players cooperate and reach the
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Example: Yinang, an assassin charac
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Highway -- An artificial or natural
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while waiting for a pressure door t
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as fog, rain, blowing dust or heat
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Range If the attacker and his targe
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Ammunition Players must keep track
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Special Actions Besides simply hitt
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Variable Power Settings Laser pisto
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GROUND VEHICLE MOVEMENT Speeds Vehi
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Example: BliCluet the Dralasite is
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Character Generation Your character
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Sample Character #1 Noah is going t
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Physical Structure Dralasites are s
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Physical Structure Typical adult Hu
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Physical Structure Vrusk look like
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Physical Structure Yazirians are ta
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Skills There are 13 different skill
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however, no matter what the charact
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chance for success is lower, it req
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REMOVING SECURITY LOCKS Success Rat
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DEACTIVATING ALARMS/DEFENSES Succes
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Prioritizing Variable Skill Levels
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8 Cinematic Martial Arts In a Front
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Cinematic Maneuvers • Blind fight
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LEVITATION Success Rate: 50% + skil
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10 Starting Gear All the players ar
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damage. These are divided evenly am
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Security Skeinsuit Whereas the mili
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Tactical Vest Sometimes it’s not
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