Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

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Highway -- An artificial or natural path that is smooth, flat and generally straight. Hazardous -- Any area that cannot be crossed without a specially modified vehicle. Includes molten lava, acid pools, lime pits and frozen nitrogen or methane plains. To find a character's or vehicle's movement rate over different terrain, multiply its normal movement rate by the number shown on the Terrain Effects Table for the terrain being crossed. The result is the top speed in that type of terrain. TERRAIN EFFECTS TABLE 8 Travel Mode Clear Broken Rugged Bog Water Highway Hazard Walking 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 * 1.0 -- Slithering 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.8 * 1.0 -- Flying** 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 Hovercraft 1.2 0.6 -- 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.8 Groundcar 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 -- Track-mobile 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 -- 1.0 -- Explorer 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 -- * See Swimming. ** These limits apply only if the creature or vehicle is flying or gliding within 100 meters of the ground. If flying more than 100 meters above ground obstacles, all terrain is 1.0. EXAMPLE: A Sathar war party is tracking a group of adventurers through mountains. The Sathar normally move 3 km/hour. The group of adventurers normally moves 5 km/hour. The Sathar move by slithering, so their speed is multiplied by 0.4. The result is 1.2, so the Sathar can travel 1.2 km/hour. The group of adventurers moves by walking, so its speed is multiplied by 0.2. The result is 1, so the adventurers can travel 1 km/hour. Animals The movement speeds given for animals are adjusted to match the animal's native terrain, so no further modifications are necessary. Encumbrance There is a limit to how much weight a character can carry. This limit is equal to the character's Strength score, in kilograms. If the weight a character is carrying is more than half of his Strength score, he is encumbered. The movement rate of an encumbered character is cut in half in all terrain. A character can pick up an object that weighs up to twice his Strength in kg, but can carry it only a few meters. Wounds A character whose current Stamina is one-half or less of his full Stamina can move at only half speed, and his carrying capacity is cut in half. Mixed Parties A party that contains a mixture of races can travel 5km/hour if it does not include Yazirians, 4 km/hour if it does. (Because of their high Stamina, Dralasites can keep up if they must.) Special Situations Characters tend to get themselves into all manner of odd situations, some of which are covered here. If something occurs in game that isn’t covered by these rules, feel free to make things up as you go, using these rules as general guides. Leaping and Vaulting A character can leap up to 2 meters horizontally without a running start. If the character can run 15 meters in a straight line before leaping, he can leap up to 5 meters. A character trying to leap across an obstacle must make a Strength check. A character who fails the check has lost his balance and can not move for 1 turn. A character who tries to leap farther than the distance has a -20 modifier on his Strength check
for each additional half-meter. Failure means the character falls short of the distance. A character with a 15 meter running start can vault over an obstacle that is 2 meters high, or grab something that is up to 4 meters above the ground. Falling, Jumping and Diving Falling. Characters who fall from buildings, ledges or other heights suffer 1 d5 points of damage plus 1 point for every meter they fall. For example, a character that falls 10 meters suffers 1 d5 +10 points of damage. If a character suffers 15 or more points of damage in a fall, he has sprained a leg. His movement speed is reduced by half. If the character suffers 25 or more points of damage, he has broken a bone or a torn a muscle. The player must roll 1d10; on 1-8,the character injured a leg, on 9 or 10 he injured an arm. A character with a broken leg can not move until the leg is splinted, and then moves at half speed. A broken arm can not be used. (Dralasites can spend 10 minutes absorbing the old limb and growing a new one; this does not heal the damage, but does remove the penalty.) If a character suffers 30 or more points of damage, he may be knocked unconscious. The player must roll d100; if the result is equal to or less than the damage the character suffered, then the character is knocked unconscious for 1d10 minutes. JUMPING. A character can jump down 5 meters without being hurt. If the character jumps more than 5 meters, he will suffer injuries the same as if he had fallen, but the distance is reduced by 5 meters. Example: Lklekt (a Vrusk) jumps from a jetcopter that is hovering 15 meters above the ground. He will suffer 1d5+10 points of damage, the same as if he had fallen 10 meters. Swimming All characters can swim 10 meters/turn, or 1 km/hour. After swimming for one hour, characters start losing 5 Stamina points every 30 minutes they continue swimming. Characters can hold their breath for a number of turns equal to their Stamina score divided by 5. A character who tries to hold his breath longer than this takes 2d10 points of damage every turn. Dralasites do not float naturally. They can swim, but if knocked unconscious they will drown. A Dralasite can float if it spends 5 minutes forming an air pocket in its body before entering the water. Climbing A character can climb a rope at a rate of 2 meters/turn. The character must make a strength check with +30 modifier at the halfway point of the climb and at the top. A roll of 96-00 is automatic failure. Failing the roll means the character falls. A character can climb a vertical surface at a rate of 1 meter/turn, if there are handholds and footholds on the wall. He must make a Dexterity check with a +30 modifier at the halfway point of the climb and at the top. A roll of 96-00 is automatic failure. Failing the roll means the character falls. These rolls are not necessary if the surface the character is climbing slopes less than 60 degrees. A character can climb a ladder at his normal walking speed. Dangerous Movements A character is making a dangerous movement if slipping could cause injury: inching along a ledge and swinging on a rope across a pit are two examples. A character must pass a Reaction Speed check to complete a dangerous movement safely. Failing means the character slips. The referee must decide whether the character has a chance to catch himself, and what happens if he falls. Doors Open doors and doors that open automatically do not affect movement. To move through a closed door, a character must stop next to the door. On the next turn the character can move through the door at half speed. To open a pressure door or hatch, a character must stand next to the door for two turns, and can move through the door at half speed on the third turn. A character can perform other actions 9
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Page 6 and 7: The Sathar had learned that they co
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Page 10 and 11: Example: Yinang, an assassin charac
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Page 16 and 17: as fog, rain, blowing dust or heat
Page 18 and 19: Range If the attacker and his targe
Page 20 and 21: Ammunition Players must keep track
Page 22 and 23: Special Actions Besides simply hitt
Page 24 and 25: Variable Power Settings Laser pisto
Page 26 and 27: GROUND VEHICLE MOVEMENT Speeds Vehi
Page 28 and 29: y adding the vehicle's speed in met
Page 30 and 31: Example: BliCluet the Dralasite is
Page 32 and 33: 28 Human Brick House STR/STA 75/65
Page 34 and 35: Character Generation Your character
Page 36 and 37: Sample Character #1 Noah is going t
Page 38 and 39: Physical Structure Dralasites are s
Page 40 and 41: Physical Structure Typical adult Hu
Page 42 and 43: Physical Structure Vrusk look like
Page 44 and 45: Physical Structure Yazirians are ta
Page 46 and 47: Skills There are 13 different skill
Page 48 and 49: however, no matter what the charact
Page 50 and 51: chance for success is lower, it req
Page 52 and 53: REMOVING SECURITY LOCKS Success Rat
Page 54 and 55: DEACTIVATING ALARMS/DEFENSES Succes
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Page 58 and 59: EMPATHY Success rate: 10% + skill l
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Defense 58 Cost (Cr) Wgt (kg) Energ
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60 Laser Pistol Gyrojet Pistol Soni
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62 Shock Glove Brass Knuckles Vibro
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turns. An individual can resist the
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uses 1 SEU when it hits. Anyone wea
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are available: military and civilia
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telescopic sights, and a character
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A robot can not attack unless it ha
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sidewalks, elevators and escalators
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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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Sample Creatures What follows are t
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DESCRIPTION: Cybodragons are huge l
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96 Mordax Type Small Omnivore Numbe
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98 Slither Type Giant Carnivore Num
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100 Yernoids Type Medium Omnivore N
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STR/ DEX/ INT/ PER/ STA RS LOG LDR
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104 Human Soldier STR/STA 50/50 DEX
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Physical Structure Sathar are long,
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How to Referee Adventures Adventure
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4 NPCs and Creatures After you have
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114 Remember the effects of gravity
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2 Cave Raith 3 1 Type Medium Herbiv
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118 Human Hacker STR/STA 45/45 DEX/
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ALPHA SECTION: INTRODUCTION Welcome
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on the map your characters will not
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area from which they can clearly se
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Pirate G (RW 30, M 30, PS 3, IM 3,
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DELTA SECTION: DESERT CRASH The cha
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Reaction Speed check. If the check
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(MV FAST; IM 5; RS 41; STA 300; ATT
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EPSILON 3.2: RANDOM ENCOUNTER DESCR
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You have reached another large unde
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percentile dice. On a roll of 10% o
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persuade him to leave the island; i
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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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146 Quickdeath Type Large Carnivore
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148 PLAYER CHARACTER BACKGROUND REP
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150 ALIEN CULTURE BACKGROUND REPORT
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Prioritizing Variable Skill Levels
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Yazirian, or a tall, thin Human. Th
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8 Cinematic Martial Arts In a Front
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Cinematic Maneuvers • Blind fight
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9 Mentalist PSA Mentalist Many form
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LEVITATION Success Rate: 50% + skil
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10 Starting Gear All the players ar
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14 170 Skill Level Damage Bonus Lev
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Beam Weapons The entry-level Beam W
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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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Sentry Helm Bodyguards can’t alwa
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Jumpboots These appear to be a norm
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feature alone makes this device val
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156 A growing online community devo
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