Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

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Example: Yinang, an assassin character working for Streel Corp, is trying to palm his sonic sword handle to conceal it from the quick search of his boss’ thug. The referee determines that palming something that size and shape will require a Dexterity check at -10. Yinang’s player has to roll less than or equal to ten less than his Dexterity score, and must succeed by more than the thug’s Intuition check. Other Scores In addition to the basic ability scores, characters are defined by a few other numbers. These are specifically created to help facilitate action-packed combat scenes. They are: Initiative Modifier, Punching Score, Ranged Weapons accuracy, and Melee Weapons accuracy. Initiative Modifier is not really an ability, but a character's Initiative modifier is important. It is equal to the character's Reaction Speed divided by 10, and is used to determine which character acts first in a fight. Round in favor of the character, thus a Reaction Speed score of 51 results in an Initiative Modifier score of +6. Initiative Modifier is a combat ability and is often abbreviated IM within these rules. Punching Score is a modifier, just like Initiative Modifier is. It is determined by looking at the following table (simply, Punching Score receives a +1 for ever 20 points of Strength the character has). Whenever your character successfully punches his opponent, or uses a melee weapon such as a club or sword, he adds this number to the damage total. Punching Score is a combat ability and is often abbreviated PS within these rules. PUNCHING SCORE TABLE Strength Score Punching Score 01-20 +1 21-40 +2 41-60 +3 61-80 +4 81-00 +5 Ranged Weapons accuracy score is the base chance to hit when aiming a weapon (whether that weapon is hurled or aimed in hand or targeted using advanced targeting systems). It is equal to half your character’s Dexterity score, since it is purely a function of hand-eye coordination. List it as a percentage instead of a bonus like the other nonability score values. Ranged Weapons is a combat ability and is often abbreviated RW. Melee Weapons accuracy score is the base chance to hit when wielding a hand-held weapon or punching someone. It is equal to half your 6 character’s Dexterity or Strength score, whichever is higher. List it as a percentage instead of a bonus like the other non-ability score values. Melee Weapons is a combat ability and is often abbreviated MW within these rules. Skills There are 13 different skills that a player character can learn. These 13 skills are organized into three Primary Skill Areas (PSAs): Military, Technological and Biosocial. Military skills deal with combat. There are seven different Military skills: Beam Weapons, Demolitions, Gyrojet Weapons, Martial Arts, Melee Weapons, Projectile Weapons and Thrown Weapons. The Characters section goes into detail on each of these. The referee may allow the player to add +10 per level in this skill to any ability check dealing with military operations and red tape. Technological skills deal with various types of machines. There are three different Technological skills: Computer skill, Robotics and Technician. The Characters section goes into detail on each of these. The referee may allow the player to add +10 per level in this skill to any ability check dealing with technology. Biosocial skills deal with the intelligent races and their surroundings. There are three different Biosocial skills: Environmental, Medical and Psycho-Social. The Characters section goes into detail on each of these. The referee may allow the player to add +10 per level in this skill to any ability check dealing with biology, health, fitness, and social interaction. Skill Acquisition At the start of the game, each player must choose one Primary Skill Area as his character’s career. This will never change. The player then chooses two skills for his character. One skill must be from the character's PSA, but the other can be from any PSA. The character starts with Level 1 experience in both skills. More information, and a step-by-step example, can be found in the Characters section. As a character adventures and succeeds in his missions, he will be awarded experience points that his player may then use to purchase additional skills or to improve ability scores. Skill Checks In the Characters section you will find details on specific applications of each of the thirteen skills. Each skill encompasses several sub-skills, each of which will have a score that increases with level. Skill checks work just like ability checks: roll d100 and try to roll less than or equal to the skill’s chance to succeed.
Racial Abilities Players can choose to make their characters members of one of four races: Human, Dralasite, Vrusk or Yazirian. These are described in greater detail in the Characters section. Humans are similar to Earthmen, but these Humans developed on another planet closer to the center of the galaxy. Humans are considered the average characters in STAR FRONTIERS games, so their abilities are not modified when the character is created. Dralasites are rubbery, elastic aliens sometimes called "blobs." They can change their shape at will. creating as many artificial arms and legs (pseudopods) as they need at the moment. They are stronger than Humans, but are also slower. They enjoy philosophical debates and have a very strange sense of humor; they love telling old jokes and puns they hear from Humans. Vrusk look like large insects, and are sometimes called "bugs." They are quicker than Humans, but are not as strong. Vrusk are excellent businessmen and merchants. They love art, beauty and music. Yazirians are tall, light-boned humanoids with furry manes around their necks. Humans nicknamed them "monkeys" because they look a little like chimpanzees. Thin membranes that stretch between their arms, torso and legs allowed Yazirians to glide between the trees on their native planet. They are generally smarter and quicker than the other races, but are not as strong. Their eyes are very sensitive to light, so they usually wear dark goggles during the day. Yazirians were very warlike in the past, and are still considered pushy and aggressive by other races. Racial Abilities Each of the non-human races have special abilities that cannot be defined by the standard eight abilities and thirteen skills. These abilities are explained in detail in the Characters section. Some of the special race abilities possess a score, expressed as a percent. Characters attempting to invoke their special ability simply roll d100 and must roll less than or equal to their listed chance of success. Note that these special race abilities can be increased through character development, and can be assessed bonuses and penalties based on situational modifiers just like making any other ability check or skill check. MOVEMENT A character can only move so fast. This is a factor of his race and the terrain he moves through. The Movement Table below shows movement rates for the different races. The hourly rate assumes the character is walking and resting periodically. The movement rate per minute is 10 times the rate per turn. The movement rate per day is the hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours the characters traveled (often ten hours of travel). MOVEMENT RATE TABLE Walk/ Run/ Travel/ Race Turn Turn Hour Dralasite 5m 20m 3km Human 10m 30m 5km Vrusk 15m 35m 6km Yazirian 10m 30m 4km Sathar 10m 20m 3km Endurance A character can run at top speed for a number of minutes equal to his Stamina score divided by 10, rounded up. The character then must rest for 10 minutes before running again. If characters walk for more than 10 hours, they move at half speed and their Dexterity scores and Reaction Speeds are reduced by half until they sleep. Terrain The type of terrain a group is crossing affects how fast the group can travel. The TERRAIN EFFECTS TABLE shows how various types of terrain affect speed. The types of terrain are described below. Clear -- Any area that allows easy, unobstructed movement. Includes plains, prairies, salt flats, dirt roads and fields. Broken Ground -- Any area with obstructions or a loose, shining surface. Includes steep hills, sand dunes, ice or snow fields, forests and gravel slopes. Rugged -- Any area that requires travelers to pick their path carefully, or that channels them into a few unblocked passes. Includes mountains, canyons, jungles, cratered plains and caverns. Bogs -- Wet areas with lush vegetation, shallow, open water and other ground that impedes movement. Includes swamps, marshes, mud flats, mineral terraces and slush. Open Water -- Large areas of water such as lakes, rivers and oceans. 7
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Defense 58 Cost (Cr) Wgt (kg) Energ
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telescopic sights, and a character
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mining natural resources. The plane
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The Frontier Worlds System/Planet C
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82 Human Gun-Fu Expert STR/STA 45/6
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How to Be a Referee A referee is ma
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actions. You may decide ahead of ti
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work week is five days of work with
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small, medium, large and giant. •
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Physical Structure Sathar are long,
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ALPHA SECTION: INTRODUCTION Welcome
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ZETA SUBSECTION 2: PLAYERS' DESCRIP
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Each flitter has a 50% chance of ca
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Prioritizing Variable Skill Levels
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8 Cinematic Martial Arts In a Front
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LEVITATION Success Rate: 50% + skil
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