Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

again after 1 d10 turns. However, its acceleration
and turn speed are reduced by 20 meters/turn.
Injury to Passengers. When a vehicle crashes,
divide its speed in meters/turn by 20, rounding
fractions down. The result is the number of d10 that
are rolled to determine how many points of damage
each character takes. Add 2 points to each die result
if the character was riding a ground or hover cycle,
and subtract 2 from each die if the character was
riding in an Explorer (no die roll can be modified
below 0). This information is summarized on the
table below.
VEHICLE COLLISION TABLE
Collision Details Damage
Per 20 meters/turn of vehicle's speed 1d10
Riding on ground cycle or hover cycle +2/d10
Riding in Explorer -2/d10
ARMOR. Skeinsuits and inertia screens will absorb
half of the damage a character suffers in a crash.
Crashing Through Obstacles. If characters try to
drive through a barricade or obstacle, the referee
must use his discretion to decide how badly the
vehicle is damaged, whether it keeps running, and
whether the passengers are hurt. A vehicle may be
able to smash through obstacles that are less solid
than concrete posts or parked vehicles.
VEHICLE COMBAT
This combat section covers only personal weapons
fired from or at vehicles. Vehicle-mounted weapons
are not covered in this set of rules.
Firing From Vehicles
A character who fires a weapon from a moving
vehicle has a -10 modifier to hit. If the vehicle is
moving faster than 150 meters/turn, the modifier is
-20.
Shooting At Passengers
A character can shoot at a passenger inside a
vehicle. There is a -20 modifier because the
passenger has hard cover, and a -10 modifier if the
vehicle is moving. Needlers can injure passengers
only if the vehicle's windows or top are open.
Firing At Vehicles
If a character fires a weapon at a moving vehicle, he
has a -10 modifier to hit. This modifier does not
apply if the vehicle is moving directly toward or
directly away from the firing character. Needlers and
gas grenades have no effect on vehicles.
Damaging Vehicles.
Whenever a vehicle is hit by gunfire, an exploding
grenade or a thrown explosive, the attacking
character must roll 2d10 on the Vehicle Damage
Table. The number of dice of damage caused by the
attack is added to the result. This number is
modified by the type of vehicle. A separate roll is
made for each successful attack.
VEHICLE DAMAGE TABLE
# Dice
Damage +
2d10 Roll Damage to Vehicles
2-19 No effect
20 Turn Speed -15
21 Acceleration -20
22 Top Speed -30
23 Steering Jammed Straight
24 Steering Jammed Left
25 Steering Jammed Right
26 Speed -20 per Turn
27 Spin
28 Vehicle Burning
29 Roll
30+ Roll and Burn
Modifiers
Target is ground or hover cycle +2
Target is Explorer -2
Explanation of Results
TURN SPEED -15/ACCELERATION -20/TOP
SPEED -30. The vehicle's turn speed, acceleration
or top speed is reduced by the indicated number of
meters/turn.
STEERING JAMMED STRAIGHT/LEFT/RIGHT.
The vehicle's steering mechanism has been jammed.
If straight, the vehicle can not turn. If right or left,
the vehicle must turn 45 degrees in the indicated
direction after each 20 meters of travel. For
example, a skimmer traveling at 80 meters/turn
with its controls jammed in a right turn must turn
45 degrees to the right after/raveling 20, 40, 60and
80 meters during its next move. The skimmer can
decelerate or accelerate, but can not change its
direction.
SPEED -20/TURN. The vehicle must reduce its
speed at least 20 meters/turn until it is stopped. It
can decelerate more than this if the driver wants,
but it can not accelerate. SPIN. See Control Table
results.
VEHICLE BURNING. The vehicle has caught fire.
Each passenger will suffer 1d10 points of damage at
the start of every turn they are in the vehicle.
ROLL. See Control Table results.
ROLL AND BURN. See Control Table results.
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