Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

Martial Arts skill also gives the character three
subskills: tumbling, defensive throws and nerve
combat.
Tumbling reduces damage from falling by -1 point
of damage per skill level.
Defensive throwing lets the character inflict
damage when breaking out of a hold. When a
character with Martial Arts skill breaks out of a hold,
he automatically knocks his opponent down, causing
damage equal to his punching score.
Nerve combat increases the character's chance to
knock out his opponent. The opponent must be one
of the four major races. The attacker gains a +1%
chance to knock out the opponent per skill level on
each attack. Thus, a character with 4th level skill in
Martial Arts and a Dexterity score of 40 would knock
his opponent unconscious on a roll of 01-06, 10, 20,
30, 40, 50 or 60.
TECHNOLOGICAL
SKILLS
There are three Technological skills: Computer skill,
Robotics and Technician.
Computer Skill
There are eight separate subskills to Computer skill:
Operate Computer, Write Programs, Defeat
Security, Bypass Security, Display Information,
Manipulate Programs, Interface Computers and
Repair Computers.
Computer programs have levels from 1 to 6,
depending on their complexity. Computers also have
levels from 1 to 6, depending on what programs
they hold. These levels are explained in the
descriptions of computers in the Equipment section.
Computer specialists get only one chance to try a
subskill on a computer. Success is automatic for
some subskills under certain conditions. If the
computer was built by aliens (not Dralasites
Humans, Vrusk or Yazirians) the success rates for
the subskills are modified by -20%.
OPERATING COMPUTERS
Success Rate:
100% + skill level - computer level
Before he can use any other subskill, the computer
specialist must be able to operate the particular type
of computer he is working on. The chance to
successfully operate a particular type of computer is
100% plus 10 x the expert's level, minus 10 x the
computer's level. A roll of 96-00 is not automatic
failure. Once a specialist has operated a computer
successfully, he can operate that computer anytime,
unless it is modified.
WRITING PROGRAMS
Success Rate:
special
Computer specialists learn to write their own
programs. For every skill level the specialist gains,
he learns how to write one computer program. The
player should pick a program from the list of
programs in the Equipment section. When a
specialist writes a program, its level is the same as
his current level, no matter when he learned the
program. For example, a computer specialist that
learned the Installation Security program at 1st
level can write a 4th level Installation Security
program when he reaches the 4th skill level. A
specialist can continue learning new programs after
he reaches 6th level; each additional program costs
4 experience points to learn.
A specialist that knows how to write a particular
program can buy that program at half-price for his
own computer. He gains a 20% bonus when trying
to manipulate that program or detect security on it
in any computer.
DEFEATING SECURITY
Success Rate:
60% + skill level - program level
If a computer has a Computer Security program,
characters must break or bypass this program
before they can perform any other subskill except
repair. Defeating a security program involves a
decoding process that can take a long time.
Characters trying to break security must spend 1-10
hours working at the computer.
Also, before a specialist tries to manipulate a
program, he must find out whether the program
itself has any security overrides. A security override
will sound an alarm if anyone tries to run, alter or
purge the program without first defeating or
bypassing the security override. A security override
is the same level as the computer's security
program. The referee should make the roll to detect
a security override secretly, since many programs
have no overrides on them.
BYPASSING SECURITY
Success Rate:
30% + skill level - program level
A computer specialist can bypass a security program
manually by rewiring the computer. This takes only
1dl0 minutes, but has several disadvantages: the
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