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Automaton has malfunctioned.
For every 10 hits worth of damage sustained, add 1 to
the roll.
For every critical sustained, add the following to the
roll: +1 (“A”), +2 (“B”), +3 (“C”), +4 (“D”), and +5
(“E”).
A Malfunction can be as minor as a simple jam of the
gearing or a catastrophic explosion of a steam boiler. It
can be localized to an “Empowerment” portion of an
Automaton or affect the entire Automaton. GMs may
choose a dramatically appropriate effect or roll on the
tables below.
First determine the malfunction’s location.
TABLE 5.7
MALFUNCTION LOCATION (D100 ROLL)
01-60 ...................................... General Automaton
Failure.
61-80 ...................................... Subsystem Failure
(choose one Empowerment to fail).
81-90 ...................................... Dual Subsystem Failure
(choose two Empowerments to fail).
91-00 ...................................... Multiple Subsystem
Failure (three or more Empowerments fail).
If an Automaton is not Empowered, then any Malfunction
covers the entire Automaton. For Empowered
Automata, an Empowerment failure does not necessarily
result in the failure of any capability provided by an
Enchant spell or the mundane design of the machine.
Secondly, determine the type of malfunction (GMs
should adjust the description as appropriate for the
Automaton).
TABLE 5.8 MALFUNCTION NATURE (D100
ROLL)
01-10 False start (try another Operating Equipment
maneuver in one minute).
11-20 A mechanism has jammed somewhere (make
a Light (+10) Mechanition maneuver to unjam
(taking one minute) before trying to operate the
Automaton).
21-30 Grinding sounds suggest a multiple mechanism
jam or something getting caught in a component
(make a Medium (+0) Mechanition maneuver
to resolve this (taking five minutes) before
trying to operate the Automaton).
31-40 Small tear or hole develops or a component
comes loose. Fix with a Medium (+0) Mechanition
maneuver taking ten minutes in the next halfhour;
otherwise the fault worsens and serious
breakdown occurs.
41-50 Large tear or hole develops or a component
breaks. If operation continues, Automaton suffers
complete breakdown in ten minutes. If not, a
serious breakdown occurs.
51-60 Mechanism or subsystem becomes physically
disconnected, causing an immediate serious
breakdown.
61-70 Mechanism becomes smashed, serious boiler
leak or Leyden jar discharges, resulting in a total
breakdown.
71-80 Mechanism shatters (splinters do an “A”
Puncture critical to all in 5’R), steam plume escapes
(“A” Heat critical to all in 5’R) and boiler is
damaged, or Leyden jar discharges (anyone touching
Automaton receives an “A” Electricity critical).
Total breakdown occurs.
81-85 Mechanism shatters (splinters do “B” Puncture
critical to all in 5’R), steam plume escapes
(“B” Heat critical to all in 5’R) and boiler is
damaged, or Leyden jar discharges (anyone touching
Automaton receives a “B” Electricity critical).
Total breakdown occurs.
86-90 Mechanism shatters (splinters do “C” Puncture
critical to all in 10’R), steam plume escapes
(“C” Heat critical to all in 10’R) and engine is
damaged, or Leyden jar discharges (anyone touching
Automaton receives an “C” Electricity critical).
Total breakdown occurs.
91-95 Mechanism disintegrates (splinters do “D”
Puncture critical to all in 10’R), steam plume
escapes (“D” Heat critical to all in 10’R) and both
boiler and engine are seriously damaged, or Leyden
jar discharges and shatters (anyone touching
Automaton receives a “D” Electricity critical).
Total breakdown occurs.
96-100 Mechanism disintegrates (splinters do “E” Puncture
critical to all in 10’R), steam plume escapes (“E”
Heat critical to all in 20’R) and both boiler and engine
are very seriously damaged, or Leyden jar discharges
and shatters (anyone touching Automaton receives
an “E” Electricity critical). Total breakdown occurs.
There are three methods of fixing an Automaton -
jury-rigging, proper repairs, and spells.
A jury-rig involves a temporary solution to the problem,
using any available materials and tools. It is normally
used when the proper spare parts are unavailable.
It requires a Gimmickry maneuver with Difficulty Level
and required time as per Table 5.9.
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