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146 Quickdeath Type Large Carnivore Number 1-2 Move Very Fast IM/RS +8/75 Stamina 180 Attack 70 Damage 6d10 bite, claws Special Attack Poison dart S10/T3 (RW 60, 10/20/30/40/50), attacks extra creature with maw (10 damage) Special Defense Immune to needler weapons, ½ damage from laser or projectile weapons. 70% chance will remain unseen until within 120 meters of prey. Native World Sathar attack monster – all terrains except mountains DESCRIPTION: The quickdeath is the ultimate land carnivore. This creature can propel itself at 100 kilometers per hour with its great legs, which resemble those of a jaguar. Quickdeaths keep the claws on these legs razor sharp, using them to attack prey as well as for climbing. Three sets of smaller, tentacle-like limbs ending in suction cups are attached to the quickdeath's sides. It uses these limbs to catch unwary prey and stuff the unfortunate creatures into its digestive maw. Any creature in the maw takes 10 points of damage until it frees itself (as if breaking free from a hold). The quickdeath has a long, flexible neck that ends in a snout and large mouth. Its four eyes are mounted on retractable stalks atop the head, while its brain is located at the base of its neck. (The quickdeath is nearly blind when it strikes it prey because it retracts these eyes.) The creature has a long, whiplike tail that can fling a poisonous dart once every four hours. The outer hide of the creature is covered by a moist, reflective armor which provides such good camouflage that the creature is nearly invisible until it approaches within 120 meters. Quickdeaths are constantly on the move, seeking to appease their hearty appetites. They are found in all areas of Volturnus except the mountains, frequently traveling in mated pairs. The female lays hundreds of eggs each year, burying them in deep in the sand or soil. These caches sometimes contain as many as 50 eggs. The first of the young to hatch eats the remaining eggs for his or her first meal, and immediately begins its lifelong search for more food. Quickdeaths are not native to Volturnus. The Sathar used an advanced form of DNA manipulation to create these hideous beasts from a common type of housecat found throughout the universe. On the ''Day of Death," they released thousands of quickdeaths on the surface of Volturnus to terrorize its inhabitants Rasties Type Medium Carnivore Number 2-20; up to 100 in lair Move Medium IM/RS +7/66 Stamina 75 Attack 75 Damage 2d10 bite Special Attack Lock jaws and rend 1d10/turn Special Defense None Native World Volturnus – caverns DESCRIPTION: Rasties are vicious mammals of medium size that prey upon hapless shovelmouths and other gentle prey living in the caverns of Volturnus. They average 1 meter in length, and look like a cross between a rat and a small monkey. They have four legs, but can sit upright and use their forelimbs to grasp meat or small prey. Rasties are usually hungry, and will attack anything that looks edible to them. Rasties are usually found in packs of 20 or more. Once they smell blood, the entire pack will fight until dead. They use their sharp, ripping teeth to bite their prey initially, but once they have locked their teeth into a piece of flesh, they clamp their jaws shut and do an additional 1d10 of damage every turn (automatically) until the creature frees itself or kills the attacking rastie.
Shovelmouth Type Medium Herbivore Number 2-20 Move Medium IM/RS +3/25 Stamina 60 Attack 45 Damage 1d10 bite Special Attack Stampede for 2d10 per shovelmouth Special Defense None Native World Volturnus – caverns DESCRIPTION: The shovelmouth is a four-legged reptile with a long, flat snout resembling a shovel. It uses this snout to scrape moss and fungi off the walls and floors of the caverns it inhabits. Shovelmouths breed in great numbers, but their population is kept in check by rasties, which prefer them as food. Shovelmouths are normally quite harmless, but if a herd panics, they will stampede. If a character is unfortunate enough to be caught in a stampede, he will take 2d10 damage from every shovelmouth that tramples him. You must use your discretion to determine the number of shovelmouths that may trample a character. In narrow, confined areas, the panicked shovelmouths will have a difficult time avoiding characters, while in a more open area, they will attempt to run around an object as large as a man. A shovelmouth stampede may be diverted or stopped by a 1 meter high barricade, as long as the barricade blocks the entire corridor. A blockade that is too low or has a breach in it will not stop the stampede. The shovelmouths will destroy the barricade as they rush past or over it. Despite their tendency to stampede at awkward times, shovelmouths are generally quite docile, and even affectionate. When a character meets a herd of shovelmouths, one of the reptiles will follow the character for several miles. If confronted, the creature will gaze at the character with its soulful, reptilian eyes and wag its scaly tail. It will not leave until force is used to chase it away. Volturnian Cave Bear Type Large Omnivore Number 1-2 Move Medium IM/RS +5/45 Stamina 200 Attack 60 Damage 4d10 claw Special Attack Hug for 2d10 per turn on a roll of 10 or less Special Defense None Native World Volturnus – caverns DESCRIPTION: The Volturnian cave bear is a large (7 meters), hairless creature inhabiting the caverns of Volturnus. It attempts to eat any organic substance it finds, including the player characters. The Volturnian cave bear normally attacks by slashing the victim with its massive foreclaws, attempting to sweep the unfortunate creature into a hug. If the bear's normal attack succeeds on a roll of 10 or less, it has caught the character in its hug. The cave bear does 2d10 points damage each turn until the victim dies or breaks the hold (at -20, due to the bear's great strength). 147
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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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y adding the vehicle's speed in met
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Example: BliCluet the Dralasite is
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28 Human Brick House STR/STA 75/65
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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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character's heartbeat and breathing
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EMPATHY Success rate: 10% + skill l
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Improving Characters Characters can
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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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Page 124 and 125: ALPHA SECTION: INTRODUCTION Welcome
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Page 132 and 133: DELTA SECTION: DESERT CRASH The cha
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Page 160 and 161: Prioritizing Variable Skill Levels
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