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SKILLS ................................................................................................... 7
SKILL GAME SYSTEM ...............................................................................................7 SKILL GROUPINGS ..................................................................................................7 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ..................................................................................... 8 PHYSICAL SCIENCES.......................................................................................... 8 M ATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE................................................................ 9 ENGINEERING .................................................................................................. 9 ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY ........................................................................... 10 HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY .................................................................................... 10 LINGUISTICS ................................................................................................... 11 M AXIMUM VITALITY......................................................................................... 11 MEDICAL SKILLS ............................................................................................. 11 UNARMED, MELEE & RANGED COMBAT ........................................................... 12 FIREARM SKILLS............................................................................................... 12 SPECIALIST SKILLS ............................................................................................ 13
DOWNTIME.......................................................................................... 62
POST-EVENT ....................................................................................................... 62 DOWNTIME RETURNS ........................................................................................... 62 DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 62 BACKGROUND SKILL USAGE ............................................................................ 62 RESEARCH ..................................................................................................... 62
FEATS ................................................................................................. 24
FEATS LIST............................................................................................................25
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Version History
From Revision 41 to Revision 42
HYPNOSIS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM PSYCHOLOGY AND REMAINS IN ITS OWN SKILL NOTE THIS DOESNT REMOVE ANYTHING FROM PSYCHOLOGY THAT WASNT THERE PRE VERSION 41 IT JUST REMOVES ANY REFERENCE TO HYPNOTISM WHICH IS ITS OWN STAND-ALONE SKILL. ADDED UNDERSLUNG SHOTGUN INFORMATION TO SHOTGUN (STANDARD) ADDED SIZE CLARIFICATION TO A BLOCK OF C4 ADDED EXPLOSIVES SPECIALISM TO THE PDA POSSIBILITIES CLARIFICATION OF WHEN APS TAKE EFFECT WHEN BOUGHT DURING DOWNTIMES. NEW FEAT IN HARMS WAY WHICH HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS BULLET CATCHER BUT WORKS ON OBJECTS INSTEAD OF PEOPLE THIS REMOVES THE LOOPHOLE THAT THE WORDING OF THE BULLET CATCHER STATED PEOPLE BUT PEOPLE WERE BUYING IT TO USE ON OBJECTS AND IT HAD BEEN UNOFFICIALLY ALLOWED BUT IT WASNT IN THE RULES. ANYONE WITH BULLET CATCHER FEATS WHO WISH TO CHANGE THEM TO IN HARMS WAY FEATS MAY DO AT THE START OF THE NEXT EVENT THEY ATTEND (OR BEFORE) BY SPEAKING TO THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR WHO WILL AMEND ON THE CHARACTER. NOTED THAT ANY INCIDENCES OF OVERDOSES NEED TO BE LISTED ON THE CHARACTER SHEET FOR HANDING IN. TRITONIN RULES : WHEN TAKEN BY EITHER A JAFFA OR A HUMAN, THIS DRUG WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF THE USER, MAKING THE PERSON TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE DRUG - IN A JAFFA IT HAS THE ADDITIONAL EFFECT OF REMOVING THE NEED TO HAVE A LIVING SYMBIOTE. THE JAFFA FEEL PHYSICALLY WEAKER THAN BEFORE AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY IT'S A BIG CHANGE FOR THEM. ANY JAFFA PCS STARTING PLAY ON TRITONIN DOES NOT GAIN THE NORMAL FREE NATURAL IMMUNITY . JAFFA MUST SLEEP AS A NORMAL HUMAN DOES THEY CAN NO LONGER GAIN REST BY MEDITATION TRITONIN GIVEN TO A HUMAN WILL INITIALLY HAVE NO VISIBLE EFFECT, HOWEVER IT WILL SLOWLY REPLACE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM. WHEN TAKEN THEY WILL FEEL STRONGER AND HEALTHIER HEALING MINOR CUTS AT AN INCREASED RATE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW HOURS TO DAYS THE TRITONIN WILL CURE THE RECIPIENT OF MOST DISEASES. THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY HOWEVER, AS THERE IS A HIGH CHANGE THAT WITH EACH DOSE, THE DRUG REPLACES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ENTIRELY AND THUS REQUIRES DAILY DOSES TO HAVE ANY IMMUNE SYSTEM AT ALL. OVERDOSE IF A MORE THAN ONE DOES OF TRITONIN IS TAKEN IN A DAY THE HEALING CAPABILITY OF THE TAKER IS INCREASED BY 50% FOR 1 HOUR THEN IT IS REDUCED BY 50% FOR THE REST OF THE DAY , ADDITIONAL DOSES INCREASE THE HEALING CAPACITY FURTHER (50%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%) FOR ONE HOUR, BUT ALSO INCREASES THE RECOVERY TIME (24 HOURS, 48 HOURS, 96 HOURS, 192 HOURS) FROM THE END OF THE EFFECT. THE PAINKILLER AP HAS BEEN AMENDED DUE TO POSSIBLE ABUSE. IT NOW STATES : WHEN TAKING PAINKILLERS, YOU CAN TAKE TWICE THE AMOUNT BEFORE YOU OVERDOSE" RATHER THAN ITS ORIGINAL EFFECT WHICH COULD BASICALLY ALLOW SOMEONE TO GO FROM 0 BODY TO FULL BODY IN A PACK OF PARACETAMOL. NEW CHARACTERS - IF A NEW PRIMARY CHARACTER IS CREATED BETWEEN EVENTS FOR AN EXISTING PLAYER - THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE TRAINING BETWEEN EVENTS AS LONG AS THE TRAINING IS BEING TAUGHT BY A PC AND IS ON THE DREAMING SPIRES TRAINING LIST (NOTE - THE PLAYER WILL NOT ACTUALLY BE AT THE TRAINING COURSE, NOR WILL ENTER PLAY OR KNOW ABOUT THE SEF UNTIL THE NEXT EVENT , THIS IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT REPLACEMENT CHARACTERS ARE NOT PENALISED)
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Character Design
OVERVIEW
WELCOME TO THE SEF, THE STARGATE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EXPLORING THE GALAXY , SEEKING OUT NEW WORLDS AND NEW CIVILISATIONS, BOLDLY GOING YOUR FIRST STEP IS TO DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTER, THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR OF THE SOCIETY THEY CAN BE SEEN ON PLOTCOORDINATOR_SGLRP@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
Body Starts at 6
THIS IS YOUR HEALTH THIS CAN BE RAISED BY PURCHASING THE BODYBUILDER SKILL OR EXPERT BODYBUILDER SKILL THIS
INDICATES HOW MUCH DAMAGE YOU CAN TAKE BEFORE YOU ARE INCAPACITATED OR KILLED.
Automatic Skills
THESE SKILLS ARE ONES THAT YOUR CHARACTER HAS TO TAKE
THIS IS YOUR HEROIC ABILITY TO DODGE DAMAGE, TO AVOID SHRAPNEL AND SIMPLY NOT BE THERE WHEN A BLOW LANDS
DEPENDING ON YOUR BACKGROUND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE EXTRA VITALITY AT CHARACTER GENERATION. VITALITY MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO POWER CERTAIN FEATS OR DEVICES DURING THE GAME.
Starting feats
STARTING CHARACTERS GAIN ONE RANDOM FEAT (ASSIGNED BY THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR), AS WELL AS ONE A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE, FLESH WOUND AND DIE HARD TO START THEIR FIRST EVENT OFF WITH.
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BACKGROUNDS
THE SEF IS A MILITARY ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE PLANET EARTH FROM ALIEN THREATS BASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IT DRAWS ITS PERSONNEL FROM THE ARMED FORCES, SECRET SERVICE, POLICE, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS EVEN PEOPLE BROUGHT IN FROM PRISON AND NORMAL WALKS OF LIFE IF THEY HAVE SKILLS AND THE DESIRE AND WILL TO PROTECT THE UK AND EARTH FROM ALIEN THREATS. THE FORCE IS BASED IN CORSHAM, ENGLAND AND USES THE STARGATE TO TRAVEL TO OTHER WORLDS TO FIND NEW ALLIES AND TO FIGHT THE ALIEN THREATS WHICH COULD ATTACK OUR WORLD. AS A STARTING CHARACTER YOU CAN SELECT FROM MILITARY SOLDIER, MILITARY SPECIALIST, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE, INTELLIGENCE ANALYST OR CIVILIAN EACH GIVES YOU A FLAVOUR OF WHAT YOU CAN BE. YOUR CHARACTER SHOULD BE UNIQUE, NOT BASED ON SOMEONE FROM TELEVISION OR MOVIES BUT YOU CAN DRAW YOUR INSPIRATION FROM THOSE SOURCES THE SEF RECRUITS FROM ALL REGIMENTS, ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ALL SERVICES, ALL UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE UK YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A SINGLE SPECIAL TRAIT THAT THE SEF ORGANISATION WOULD HAVE SEEN AND HAD YOU TRANSFERRED. YOU ARE A NORMAL PERSON, MAYBE INTELLIGENT, MAYBE GOOD AT COMBAT, AND YOURE ABOUT TO BE THRUST INTO A WORLD OF ALIENS HOW WOULD YOU REACT THE STATS FOR PLAYER CHARACTERS ARE HEROIC, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN STANDARD HUMANS AND JAFFA.
Military Soldier
YOU ARE A SOLDIER IN THE BRITISH ARMY, ROYAL AIR FORCE OR ROYAL NAVY. YOU ARE MOST LIKELY AN NCO OR EXPERT IN COMBAT AND WORK IN THE FIELD YOU ARE THE BACKBONE AND WORKHORSE OF THE SEF, HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST ALIENS WHO THREATEN EARTH. YOUR STARTING RANK WILL BE THAT OF AN NCO OF A RANK OF PRIVATE, LANCE CORPORAL OR CORPORAL. AUTOMATIC SKILLS GRANTED: PISTOLS AND SMALL ARMS SELECT FREE SKILL FROM:+2 VITALITY, MEDIC, EXPERIMENTAL KIT, OR ANY ONE COMBAT SKILL SELECT FREE SKILL FROM :MEDIC, BASIC UNARMED, BODYBUILDER, BASIC COMPUTERS, BASIC ENGINEERING, CRAFT IMPROVISED WEAPON, BASIC EXPLOSIVE TRAINING, NAVIGATION, FISH AND GAME NO OF EXTRA SKILLS TO SELECT: 2
Intelligence Operative
YOU WORK FOR THE SECURITY SERVICES IN THE FIELD, DOING THE DIRTY WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WORKING FOR MI5 OR MI6 OR ONE OF THE NON-SECRET SERVICES, SUCH AS THE POLICE. YOU WILL NORMALLY COME FROM A BACKGROUND OF BEING A FIELD AGENT OR POLICE OFFICER / DETECTIVE. AUTOMATIC SKILLS GRANTED: PISTOLS SELECT FREE SKILL FROM:+2 VITALITY, EXPERIMENTAL KIT OR
ANY ONE COMBAT SKILL
Intelligence Analyst
YOU WORK FOR THE SECURITY SERVICES, NORMALLY IN AN OFFICE, YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION AND LANGUAGES YOURE LESS USED TO FIELD WORK, BUT HAVE A MUCH LARGER NETWORK OF INFORMATION TO DRAW FROM. YOU MAY HAVE WORKED FOR THE POLICE, SECRET SERVICE, GCHQ AS A DESK OPERATIVE. AUTOMATIC SKILLS GRANTED: PISTOLS SELECT FREE SKILL FROM:+1 VITALITY, INSIDER INFORMATION, CIPHERS, COMPUTING, COMMUNICATIONS OR ONE LANGUAGE SKILL NO OF EXTRA SKILLS TO SELECT: 3
Military Specialist
YOU ARE A SPECIALIST IN THE BRITISH ARMY, ROYAL AIR FORCE OR ROYAL NAVY, YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR AREA OF EXPERTISE WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE PROJECT. BRINGING YOUR SPECIALIST SKILLS AND COMBAT EXPERTISE TO THE SEF YOU CAN WORK UNDER HEAVY FIRE ON ALIEN PLANETS. YOUR STARTING RANK WILL BE THAT OF AN NCO OF A RANK OF PRIVATE, LANCE CORPORAL OR CORPORAL. WITH PLOT-COORDINATORS PERMISSION YOU MAY BE AN OFFICER OF LIEUTENANT RANK. AUTOMATIC SKILLS GRANTED: PISTOLS AND SMALL ARMS SELECT FREE SKILL FROM: +1 VITALITY, EXPERIMENTAL KIT, INSIDER INFORMATION, MEDIC SELECT FREE SKILL FROM :BASIC LANGUAGE, BASIC COMPUTERS, BASIC MATHEMATICS, PILOT AIRCRAFT, FORENSICS, POLITICS, BARRACK ROOM LAWYER, NAVIGATION, BASIC ENGINEERING NO OF EXTRA SKILLS TO SELECT: 2
Civilian Characters
NEITHER SERVING MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, YOU ARE A CIVILIAN, RECRUITED INTO THE SEF FOR THE UNIQUE OR EXPERT SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR PARTICULAR FIELD. YOU WILL NORMALLY COME FROM AN ACADEMIC OR SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND BE IT LINGUISTICS, ARCHAEOLOGY, MEDICINE, OR THE SCIENCES FOR EXAMPLE. AUTOMATIC SKILLS GRANTED: PISTOLS SELECT FREE SKILL FROM:+1 VITALITY, DREAMING SPIRES OR ANY ONE NON-COMBAT SKILL NO OF EXTRA SKILLS TO SELECT: 3 PAGE 5 OF 69
JAFFA CHARACTERS CAN ONLY SELECT THE FOLLOWING AS STARTING LEVEL SKILLS : HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY BASIC UNARMED +1VITALITY MEDIC FISH AND GAME RELIGIOUS STUDIES ASTRONAUT PILOT GOA'ULD FIGHTER
JAFFA ALSO HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL ABILITIES: SPECIAL: "REGENERATION" : YOUR HEALING TIMES ARE HALVED SPECIAL: "NATURAL RESISTANCE" : AS A STARTING CHARACTER YOU START OFF WITH A FREE NATURAL RESISTANCE FEAT
IF A SECONDARY CHARACTER DIES OR IS RETIRED THEN YOU DO NOT GAIN ANY BENEFIT TO OTHER CHARACTERS (I .E. IF A SECONDARY CHARACTER DIES OR IS RETIRED, YOU DO NOT GAIN ANY DOWNTIME BENEFITS TO A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY CHARACTER). ON RETIREMENT / DEATH YOUR NEW CHARACTER GAINS BENEFITS BASED
ON THE NUMBER OF DOWNTIMES YOUR PREVIOUS CHARACTER GAINED
OR OR
+ + +
THERE IS A CAP OF A MAXIMUM OF 15 MONTHS DOWNTIME THAT YOU CAN TRANSFER TO THE NEW CHARACTER, AND YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE TRAINING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT CHARACTER GENERATION.
IF A NEW PRIMARY CHARACTER IS CREATED BETWEEN EVENTS FOR AN EXISTING PLAYER - THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE TRAINING BETWEEN EVENTS AS LONG AS THE TRAINING IS BEING TAUGHT BY A PC AND IS ON THE DREAMING SPIRES TRAINING LIST (NOTE - THE PLAYER WILL NOT ACTUALLY BE
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Skills
SOME OF THE SKILLS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMING SIMPLE TESTS (WITH QUICK ANSWERS) IN THE FIELD. OTHERS MAY INVOLVE THE CHARACTER SPENDING SOME TIME WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. SOME SKILLS WILL NEED TO BE USED IN COMBINATION TO PERFORM CERTAIN TASKS OR MEET CERTAIN CHALLENGES. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE NUCLEAR PHYSICS, EXPLOSIVES TRAINING AND ENGINEERING TO DEFUSE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
YOU ARE GIVEN A NUMBER OF CARDS AND A NUMBER (NORMALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 9, DEPENDING ON HOW EXPERIENCED YOU ARE ALTHOUGH SOME ADVANCED PERKS ALLOW YOU TO GET HIGHER) MAY BE CHOSEN AND TAKEN OUT WITH YOU ON A MISSION. ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CARDS COUNT TOWARDS THIS HAND LIMIT. EVEN IF YOU ARE ON BASE YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR CHOSEN CARDS SEPARATE FROM YOUR OTHER CARD AS IF A PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON IT IS CONSIDERED CHEATING TO SORT OUT YOUR AVAILABLE CARDS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING HELPING ON A PROBLEM. THE CARDS REPRESENT THE EXPERTISE AND ACTIONS REQUIRED BY THE CHARACTER IN ORDER TO SOLVE A PARTICULAR TECHNICAL PROBLEM. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE PLAYER TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SUITABLE PHYS-REPS FOR THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED, AND THAT THEY PHYSICALLY CARRY OUT THE ACTION STATED ON THE CARD TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE ATMOSPHERE AND MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF ROLEPLAY . A REFEREE WILL HAVE SELECTED A SET OF PROBLEM CARDS THAT REPRESENT THE PROBLEMS WITH A PARTICULAR DEVICE. THE REFEREE WILL NORMALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS (IN ROLE-PLAYING TERMS) AS HE IS PLAYING EACH CARD AND YOU SHOULD APPROPRIATELY ROLE-PLAY THE EFFECTS OF ANY CARDS WHICH YOU ARE PLAYING. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CARD THAT CAN OVERCOME THE PROBLEM THEN YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. OTHER PEOPLE CAN ASSIST TO OVERCOME CERTAIN PROBLEMS, SHOULD YOU BE UNABLE TO DEAL WITH A SPECIFIC PROBLEM CARD. (NOTE NO MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE CAN WORK ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR PROBLEM, AND UNLESS YOU HAVE AMBIDEXTERITY YOU CAN ONLY WORK ON ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME) DIFFERENT CARDS TAKE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF TIME IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THEIR EFFECT. A COPY OF THE PLAYER CARDS FOR YOU TO PRINT & LAMINATE, ETC. CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.STARGATELRP.CO.UK/DOWNLOADS/
SKILL GROUPINGS
SOME SKILLS ARE GROUPED INTO SECTIONS FOR EXAMPLE, ASTROPHYSICS, MATERIAL SCIENCE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS ARE GROUPED INTO THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES GROUP IF YOU WISH TO LEARN ONE OF THESE SKILLS, THEN THE FIRST SKILL TAKES A SET PERIOD OF TIME, ANY SUBSEQUENT SKILL IN THAT AREA HAVE A REDUCED TRAINING COST.
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Biological Sciences
12 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST SKILL IN THIS AREA. 6 MONTHS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT SKILL
GENETICS
GENETICS IS THE SCIENCE OF HEREDITY AND VARIATION IN LIVING ORGANISMS. THE STUDY OF DNA, INHERITANCE AND THE GENETIC BASIS OF DISEASE. THIS IS USEFUL FOR A VARIETY OF TASKS SUCH AS LOCATING THE NATURE OF DISEASES AND ANTIDOTES, ALIEN TOXINS AND PARASITES.
BOTANY
BOTANY IS THE STUDY OF PLANT LIFE; BOTANY COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES THAT STUDY PLANTS, ALGAE, AND FUNGI INCLUDING: STRUCTURE, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, METABOLISM, DEVELOPMENT, DISEASES, AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS.
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOCHEMICAL FUNCTIONS OF LIVING ORGANISMS. THE STUDY OF ANATOMY AND THE INTERACTION OF CELLS. THIS SKILL COMBINES BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. THIS SKILL REDUCES THE TRAINING TIME OF DOCTOR BY 6 MONTHS
PATHOLOGY
PATHOLOGY IS THE STUDY AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE; THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF ORGANS, TISSUES, BODILY FLUIDS AND AUTOPSIES. IT ALSO ENCOMPASSES THE RELATED SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF DISEASE PROCESSES.
Physical Sciences
12 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST SKILL IN THIS AREA. 6 MONTHS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT SKILL
ASTROPHYSICS
THIS INCORPORATES ASTRONOMY , THE CALCULATION OF STELLAR DISTANCES AND THE EXPLOITATION OF OTHER WORLDS. IT ALSO INCLUDES STELLAR NAVIGATION AND STELLAR MATTER.
EXPLOSIVES TRAINING
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT MAKING AND DISPOSING A VARIETY OF DEVICES AIMED AT BLOWING THINGS UP. YOU ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF KNOWING WHERE TO PLACE THE DEVICE FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT. THIS IS
SOMETIMES USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER SKILLS TO MAKE ELABORATE DEVICES.
MATERIAL SCIENCE
THE STUDY OF MATERIALS, THEIR PROPERTIES AND USES, INCLUDES CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS.
THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
THE STUDY OF RADIOACTIVITY , THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSE, THIS INCLUDES QUANTUM PHYSICS.
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PURE MATHEMATICS
THE STUDY OF NUMBERS, ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY , STATISTICS AND THE FLOW OF HOW NUMBERS AFFECT THE WORLD. ANYONE WITH PURE MATHEMATICS GAINS +1 FLASH OF INSIGHT PER DAY , THAT CAN BE USED WHEN TRYING TO SOLVE ANY MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM.
CIPHERS
CIPHERS IS THE STUDY OF CODES, CRYPTOGRAPHY , HIDDEN MEANINGS. NORMALLY USED FOR CODE BREAKING. YOU START OFF WITH CIPHERS LEVEL 1 WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO SOLVE CIPHERS PROBLEMS, AND TO ONCE PER DAY ASK FOR A FULL TRANSLATION OF A SPECIFIC WORD IN A CIPHER. YOU CAN UPGRADE TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CIPHERS, WHICH GIVES YOU MORE TRANSLATIONS PER DAY (AND MAY ALLOW YOU TO SOLVE MUCH HARDER CIPHERS) BY SPENDING 3 MONTHS DOWNTIME PER POINT. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF TIMES IT CAN BE BOUGHT.
COMMUNICATIONS
THE STUDY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MONITORING, SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY . THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SIGNALLING DEVICES. THIS SKILL COMBINES NATURALLY WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DEVICES
COMPUTING
THE STUDY OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THIS SKILL ALLOWS YOU TO HACK
INTO OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS AND DEVELOP NEW SYSTEMS YOURSELF AS WELL AS COUNTERMEASURES TOWARDS HACKERS.
THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
Engineering
12 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST SKILL IN THIS AREA. 6 MONTHS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT SKILL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THIS DEALS WITH THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND MAINTENANCE OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. THERMODYNAMICS, KINEMATICS, ENERGY AND WORK. DESIGN OF VEHICLES, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, ROBOTICS. THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
MILITARY ENGINEERING
THIS IS THE ENGINEER ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN, REGARDLESS OF COMPONENT OR SERVICE, TO SHAPE THE PHYSICAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT. MILITARY ENGINEERING INCORPORATES SUPPORT TO MANOEUVRE AND TO THE FORCE AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING MILITARY ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINEER SUPPORT TO FORCE
PROTECTION, COUNTER - IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGINEER INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY SEARCH A MILITARY ENGINEER CAN USE ONE FLASH OF INSIGHT PER DAY ON AN ENGINEERING, EXPLOSIVES TRAINING, PROBLEM THAT HE IS WORKING ON, OR ONCE PER DAY CAN SUPERVISE A REPAIR OR BUILDING
PROJECT THAT INCORPORATES ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND REDUCE THE TIME TAKEN TO PERFORM NON CARD BASED PROBLEMS ON THAT TASK BY 50% (THIS CAN ONLY OCCUR ONCE PER PROJECT, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NUMBER OF MILITARY ENGINEERS WORKING ON IT)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
THIS DEALS WITH THE STUDY AND APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY, ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES AND ELECTRONICS. ALSO DEALS WITH POWER, CONTROL SYSTEMS, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS. THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
CHARACTER COUNTS AS IN COVER WHEN USING NON MAN PORTABLE SUPPORT WEAPONS.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
THIS DEALS WITH THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BRIDGES, ROADS, CANALS, DAMNS, AND AQUEDUCTS. ALSO
SURVEYING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY .
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Archaeo-Anthropology
12 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST TWO SPECIALIST AREAS. 6 MONTHS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT SKILL
YOU HOLD A QUALIFICATION IN ARCHAEOLOGY OR ANTHROPOLOGY , YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SOCIETIES IS ADVANCED AND PROFOUND. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECOGNISE THE ARTEFACTS, MYTHS AND CULTURES OF OUR ANCESTORS WHEREVER THEY MAY APPEAR. CLASSICAL USES OF ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY ARE THE RECOGNITION OF ALIEN LANGUAGES, RECOGNISING THE CULTURAL ROOTS AND THEREFORE ETHOS OF AN ALIEN WORLD, HISTORICAL FORENSICS. THE ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY SKILL DOES NOT IN AND OF ITSELF GRANT THE ABILITY TO READ ANCIENT LANGUAGES, THIS IS THE PRESERVE OF LINGUISTICS, BUT DOES CONFER THE ABILITY TO RECOGNISE THE LANGUAGE AND KEY ELEMENTS. YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS SKILL TO ASSIMILATE INTO A NATIVE CULTURE IF ITS ONE OF YOUR SPECIALITIES AS IF YOU WERE TRULY A NATIVE, AND YOU ARE ALSO AN EXPERT IN THE ARTEFACTS OF THESE CULTURES. CHARACTERS WITH ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY MUST ALSO SELECT TWO SPECIALIST CULTURES. YOU MAY SELECT ANOTHER TWO CULTURES FOR AN EXTRA SKILL SELECTION AT CHARACTER GENERATION.
SPECIALITY AREA IDEAS : EGYPTIAN GRECO/ROMAN FAR EAST MESO AMERICAN/ MAYAN NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN INDO-ARYAN CELTIC MIDDLE EASTERN GERMANIC/EUROPEAN
YOU MAY ALSO PICK ANY OTHER REGION YOU WISH, THE ABOVE ARE JUST EXAMPLES. ONCE PER HOUR, AFTER A PERIOD OF STUDYING A NATIVE CULTURE, YOU CAN GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO THE CULTURE AS IF YOU HAD USED A FLASH OF INSIGHT FEAT
Human Psychology
9 MONTHS
YOU POSSESS A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION IN PSYCHOLOGY . YOU HAVE SPENT TIME UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING TO TREAT THE HUMAN MIND, ENABLING YOU TO OFFER COUNSELLING, UNDERSTAND AND ANTICIPATE ACTIONS AND ANALYSE THE DYSFUNCTIONAL. HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY IS ONLY EFFECTIVE ON HUMANS AND JAFFA (OF HUMAN DESCENT). SAMPLE USES OF PSYCHOLOGY ARE TO PREVENT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, PREDICT THE ACTIONS OF A FRIEND OR FOE, OR PUSH PEOPLE TO THE EDGE. AFTER ROLE-PLAYING WITH SOMEONE FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES, 3 TIMES PER HOUR YOU CAN : SEE WHETHER SOMEONES LAST STATEMENT WAS A LIE SEE WHETHER SOMEONE IN THE GENERAL CONVERSATION IS CONCEALING SOMETHING FIND OUT WHAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE (IN BROAD TERMS) THROUGH THEIR WORDS. DETECT THEIR CURRENT EMOTIONAL STATE.
AFTER ROLE-PLAYING WITH SOMEONE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES, ONCE PER HOUR YOU CAN : DETECT SOMEONES PSYCHOLOGICAL FLAWS.
ONCE PER HOUR YOU ARE ABLE TO FALSIFY THE RESPONSE TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGE AS PER ABOVE. YOU CAN PURCHASE OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AREAS AT THE COST OF 5 MONTHS DOWNTIME EACH (BUT YOU MUST HAVE SPENT TIME STUDYING AND INTERACTING WITH THEM), IF YOU HAVE THE APPROPRIATE ALIEN CULTURE SKILL THEN THIS TIME IS REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS. EXAMPLES OF OTHER SPECIALITY AREAS ARE "GOA'ULD PSYCHOLOGY", "ASGARD PSYCHOLOGY ", "ANCIENT PSYCHOLOGY", "UNAS PSYCHOLOGY"
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Linguistics
6 MONTHS PER LANGUAGE FAMILY THE LINGUISTICS SKILL IS THE ABILITY TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN YOUR OWN. EACH LANGUAGE FAMILY YOU CHOOSE GIVES YOU ACCESS TO A RANGE OF LANGUAGES - YOU SHOULD PICK A LANGUAGE FAMILY FROM BELOW : GERMANIC : GERMAN, SAXON, SWEDISH, YIDDISH ITALIC : LATIN, ITALIAN, SPANISH, FRENCH, ENGLISH SLAVIC : RUSSIAN, SERBIAN, CZECH, UKRANIAN SEMITIC : ARABIC, HEBREW, SYRIAC, ARAMAIC TRANS-NEW GUINEA : JAVANESE, MALAY JAPANESE : JAPANESE, YORON, KIKAI SINO-TIBETAN : MANDARIN, TAMANG, TIBETAN CELTIC : WELSH, GAELIC, MANX, OGHAM INDO-ARYAN : PUNJAB, HINDI , BAGHELI, SANSKRIT EGYPT IAN : COPTIC, EGYPTIAN ARABIC, NUBIAN CARIB : YABARANA, COYAIMA, BAKAIRI NIGER-CONGO : TEGALI, DOGON, PAPEL UTO-AZTECAN : HOPI, MAYO, NAHUATL
Maximum Vitality
CANNOT BE PURCHASED DURING DOWNTIME
+1 MAXIMUM VITALITY
MAY BE TAKEN BY INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY SPECIALISTS AT CHARACTER GENERATION ONLY .
+2 MAXIMUM VITALITY
MAY BE TAKEN BY MILITARY SOLDIERS AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES AT CHARACTER GENERATION ONLY .
Medical Skills
MEDIC
3 MONTHS THE CHARACTER IS A TRAINED MEDIC, AND CAN PERFORM SIMPLE TASKS IN THE FIELD SUCH AS STABILISING CASUALTIES.
PARAMEDIC
6 MONTHS REQUIRES : MEDIC
DOCTOR SKILL LEARNING SPECIALITIES WILL ALLOW TO YOU DO MORE UNDER A REFEREES DISCRETION WHEN SOMETHING IN YOUR SPECIALITY AREA OCCURS : EVERY TIME YOU PICK THIS YOU GET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING : CARDIOTHORACIC HAEMATOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEASES ONCOLOGY SPECIFIC ALIEN PHYSIOLOGY - ALIEN PLASTIC SURGERY PROCTOLOGY
NEUROSURGERY
THE CHARACTER IS A TRAINED FIELD PARAMEDIC, AND CAN PERFORM COMPLICATED TASKS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING TACKLING EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE
DOCTOR
24 MONTHS REQUIRES : PARAMEDIC
IF YOU TAKE THE DOCTOR SKILL, YOU AUTOMATICALLY GAIN THE BIOLOGY SKILL : HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. YOU ARE A TRAINED DOCTOR WITH THE FULL RANGE OF DOCTORAL SKILLS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SURGERY AND LABORATORY WORK SKILLS. YOU WILL NORMALLY SPECIALISE INTO ONE OF TWO AREAS BEING A CONSULTANT WHICH INVOLVES MEDICAL CARE IN MEDICAL BAYS, AND
BEING A BATTLEFIELD SURGEON WHICH INVOLVES SAVING LIVES IN THE FIELD OF BATTLE.
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YOU ARE AN EXPERT IN FIGHTING WITHOUT WEAPONS. YOU GAIN THE FOLLOWING ABILITIES : TRIP (UNLIMITED) : YOU CAUSE NO DAMAGE, BUT CALL KNOCKDOWN STRIKE (UNLIMITED):YOU CAUSE SINGLE DAMAGE TO THE TARGET. GRAPPLE (3 TIMES PER HOUR) : YOU CAN HOLD THE TARGET FOR 10 SECONDS THROW (3 TIMES PER HOUR): YOU CALL SINGLE KNOCKDOWN; THE TARGET MUST ROLE-PLAY BEING THROWN AWAY FROM YOU AND KNOCKED DOWN. BREAK HOLD (3 TIMES PER HOUR): YOU CALL BREAK HOLD AND YOUR OPPONENT MUST RELEASE YOU FROM A GRAPPLE, OR YOU CAN RESIST A THROW AS YOUVE BROKEN THEIR HOLD. CHOKE (REQUIRES FEATS) : YOU CAN RENDER A PERSON UNCONSCIOUS. DISARM (REQUIRES FEATS) : YOU CAN TAKE AN OPPONENTS
WEAPON
YOU CAN USE CRITICAL HIT FEATS WITH EXPERT UNARMED COMBAT
Firearm Skills
PISTOLS
1 MONTH THIS SKILL IS AUTOMATICALLY GRANTED TO ALL HUMAN CHARACTERS. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING A PISTOL.
SUPPORT WEAPONS
4 MONTHS REQUIRES : SMALL ARMS
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING A VARIETY OF SUPPORT WEAPONS, ROCKET LAUNCHERS OR HEAVY STYLE MACHINE GUNS. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING SUPPORT WEAPONS EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE THE M249 LIGHT MACHINE GUN, AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNS. AND ANTI -MATERIAL WEAPONS.
ADVANCED PISTOLS
2 MONTHS REQUIRES : PISTOLS
SNIPER TRAINING
7 MONTHS REQUIRES : SMALL ARMS
SMALL ARMS
2 MONTHS REQUIRES : PISTOLS
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF PURCHASING AND USING THE SNIPER SHOT FEAT AND ASSOCIATED PERKS.
THIS SKILL IS AUTOMATICALLY GRANTED TO ALL MILITARY CHARACTERS. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING SMALL ARMS EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE ASSAULT RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, SNIPER RIFLES AND SUB MACHINE GUNS. YOU ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF USING HAND GRENADES AND UNDERWEAPON GRENADE LAUNCHERS.
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Specialist Skills
DREAMING SPIRES
CANNOT BE PURCHASED DURING DOWNTIME REQUIRES : CIVILIAN
EXPERIMENTAL KIT
CANNOT BE PURCHASED DURING DOWNTIME REQUIRES : MILITARY SOLDIER, MILITARY SPECIALIST OR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WORLD, AND THE LIBRARY CARD TO PROVE IT. YOU ARE A VERY WELL-KNOWN ACADEMIC, DURING DOWNTIME YOU
TEND TO LEARN PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA, THIS CAN BE INFORMATION AROUND NEW TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERIES OR PROCEDURES, OR CAN BE ACADEMIA RUMOURS WHICH MAY BE HELPFUL TO YOUR CHARACTER.
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO TEST A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INVENTED.
THIS LEASES A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, DRUGS, VEHICLE, LATEST WILD DEVICE TO YOUR CHARACTER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THESE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE BEING TESTED WITH POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING
YOU CAN ALSO DECIDE TO USE THIS TO HELP YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE GAIN AN NPC TEACHER FOR A STANDARD OR BASIC SKILL. THIS NEEDS TO BE PLACED IN YOUR DOWNTIME IF YOU ARE DOING SO. SKILLS THAT CAN BE LEARNT WITH DREAMING SPIRES : ANCIENT HISTORY, BIO ENGINEERING, FORENSICS, MODERN HISTORY, OCCULT STUDIES, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS STUDIES, VETERINARY SCIENCE, ANY OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING SKILLS, ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY , LINGUISTICS, HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY , MEDIC, PARAMEDIC, DOCTOR, BASIC BIOLOGY, BASIC BOTANY , BASIC CHEMISTRY, BASIC COMPUTERS, BASIC GEOLOGY , BASIC LANGUAGE, BASIC MATHEMATICS, BASIC PHYSICS, BASIC ENGINEERING, BASIC ZOOLOGY .
"STANDARD EQUIPMENT" AND ARE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE FLAWS WHICH YOU HAVE TO WORK AROUND, OR MAY HAVE SIDE EFFECTS BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AND YOU DONT KNOW UNTIL YOU TEST THE ITEM WHAT IT IS THAT IS GOING TO BE, ALTHOUGH ITEMS TEND TO BE MORE GEARED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER ESPECIALLY THE MORE EXPERIENCED
THE CHARACTER THE MORE DANGEROUS AND MORE EXCITING THE ITEM.
INSIDER INFORMATION
CANNOT BE PURCHASED DURING DOWNTIME REQUIRES : MILITARY SPECIALIST OR I NTELLIGENCE ANALYST
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE YOUR INSIDER INFORMATION IN A GENERAL MANNER DURING DOWNTIME, WHICH INVOLVES JUST GENERAL LISTENING IN TO INFORMANTS, GOSSIP IN THE CANTEEN OR ANY OTHER SUCH WAYS OF GETTING INFORMATION - THIS WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL WORKINGS, RUMOURS, INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER SNIPPETS OF INFORMATION
WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THE NEXT EVENT.
YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS IN A TARGETED WAY - YOU CAN CHOOSE RATHER THAN TO USE THIS IN A GENERAL MANNER, CHOOSE A SPECIFIC PERSON OR ORGANISATION TO GATHER INFORMATION ON - YOU THEN
GAIN MUCH MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE PERSON OR ORGANISATION, BUT THE DOWNSIDE TO THIS IS THAT DEPENDING ON HOW WELL CONNECTED THE PERSON IS, YOU MAY FIND SOMEONE USING THIS FEAT BACK AT YOU TO SEW DISINFORMATION.
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Veteran Skills
VETERAN SKILLS ARE SKILLS WHICH ARE NOT AS WIDE RANGING AS THE MAIN SKILL SET, BUT HAVE THEIR USES AND ADD FLAVOUR TO CHARACTERS, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THESE SKILLS ARE GOING TO COME INTO PLAY . THERE ARE ALSO ALIEN TECHNOLOGY SKILLS WHICH YOU CAN PICK UP AFTER YOUVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH ALIEN TECHNOLOGY IN GAME. DURING CHARACTER GENERATION YOU CAN TAKE TWO OF THESE VETERAN SKILLS INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE FULL SKILLS BUT YOU CAN ONLY SELECT FROM THE LIST WHICH STATES (+CHARGE)
BODYBUILDER (BASIC)(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU HAVE SPENT A LONG TIME IN THE GYMNASIUM AND HAVE HONED YOUR BODY . BUT THIS COMES WITH A PRICE, AND YOU HAVE TO
MAINTAIN YOUR BULK
YOU GAIN +1 TO YOUR BODY HITS, AS LONG AS YOU SPEND 1 MONTH EVERY DOWNTIME IN THE GYM MAINTAINING THIS SKILL.
ARMOURER(+CHARGE)
6 MONTHS YOU ARE CAPABLE OF REPAIRING DAMAGED ARMOUR, AND
DAMAGED WEAPONS AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A TOOLKIT AND SUPPLIES
BODYBUILDER (EXPERT)(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : BODYBUILDER (BASIC)
IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO REPAIR ONE POINT OF ARMOUR. YOU ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF RESEARCHING NEW ARMOUR AND WEAPONS. YOU CAN CRAFT SPECIAL AMMUNITION (WITH THE RELEVANT MACHINERY ) SUCH AS SILVER BULLETS, OR SPECIFIC CALIBRE BULLETS AND REWORKING AMMUNITION. THIS ALSO COVERS WEAPONS SUCH AS
BOWS AND ARROWS AS WELL AS SMITHING MELEE WEAPONS
YOU HAVE SPENT A LONG TIME IN THE GYMNASIUM TO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERYTHING ELSE AND HAVE HONED YOUR BODY TO THE PEAK OF PERFECTION. BUT PERFECTION COMES WITH A PRICE, AND YOU HAVE TO BE TOTALLY
COMMITTED TO MAINTAIN YOUR BULK
ANCIENT HISTORY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU HAVE READ UP ON ANCIENT HISTORY , AND HAVE A BASIC
YOU GAIN +3 TO YOUR BODY HITS (THIS REPLACES, AND DOES NOT STACK WITH BODYBUILDER BASIC), AS LONG AS YOU SPEND 2 MONTHS EVERY DOWNTIME IN THE GYM MAINTAINING THIS SKILL. (LEARNING THIS ALSO COUNTS AS UPKEEP ON BODYBUILDER DURING LEARNING)
CATERING(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT FIELD CATERING; YOU CAN COOK, FOR PEOPLE, IN THE FIELD, USING INGREDIENTS AND THINGS.
CYBERNETICS (BASIC)
4 MONTHS REQUIRES : DOCTOR, BIO-ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTING
BIO ENGINEERING(+CHARGE)
9 MONTHS REQUIRES : DOCTOR OR A BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE SKILL
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT CYBERNETIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND HOW THEY INTERFACE WITH THE HUMAN BODY YOU ARE CAPABLE OF
DEVELOPING SIMPLE CYBERWEAR THAT CAN DO SIMPLE TASKS
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT BIO-ENGINEERING, A SCIENCE WHICH COVERS BOTH ENGINEERING AND BIOLOGY INCLUDING GENETIC ENGINEERING, MODIFICATION OF PLANTS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING. THE TIME TAKEN TO LEARN THIS SKILL IS REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL SCIENCE SKILL.
CYBERWEAR CREATED FOR PLAYER CHARACTERS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR AND SYSTEM REFEREES
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CYBERNETICS (ADVANCED)
6 MONTHS REQUIRES : CYBERNETICS (BASIC), BASIC NANOTECHNOLOGY
HYPNOSIS (+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE AREA OF HYPNOSIS - AS A SUBSET
OF PSYCHOLOGY YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS BASED IN THAT ONE SPECIFIC AREA.
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT CYBERNETIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND HOW THEY INTERFACE WITH THE HUMAN BODY YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING SIMPLE CYBERWEAR THAT CAN DO COMPLEX TASKS AND
MAY EVEN PASS FOR LIFE LIKE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
CYBERWEAR CREATED FOR PLAYER CHARACTERS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR AND SYSTEM REFEREES
YOU MAY ONCE PER SCENE AFTER 5 MINUTES RP DETECT SOMEONES EMOTIONAL STATE AND AFTER 20 MINUTES RP DETECT SOMEONES PSYCHOLOGICAL FLAW, OR HIDDEN INFORMATION IN THEIR MIND.
INTERROGATOR(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE AREA OF INTERROGATION - AS A
SUBSET OF PSYCHOLOGY YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS BASED IN THAT ONE SPECIFIC AREA.
YOU CAN ONCE PER SCENE WHEN ACTIVELY INTERROGATING SOMEONE (AND YOU ARE IN A POSITION OF POWER OVER THEM) FORCE THEM TO ANSWER ONE QUESTION TRUTHFULLY .
LARCENY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PICK LOCKS, BYPASS SIMPLE SECURITY MEASURES, HOTWIRE CARS, OPEN LOCKED DOORS ETC THIS DOES NOT CONFER THE ABILITY TO BYPASS HIGH TECH ALIEN SECURITY. THIS SKILL USES THE CARD GAME RULES YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SET OF CARDS PRINTED OUT BEFORE THE EVENT.
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FIXING, REPAIRING, GROWING AND UNDERSTANDING EARTH BASED CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLYING THEM TO DAY TO DAY TECHNOLOGIES. THIS GRANTS THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CARD : SPARE CRYSTAL AND CONTROLLER AND THE COMMUNICATIONS CARD EARTH RESONANT CRYSTAL.
MODERN HISTORY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS
NANOTECHNOLOGY (BASIC)
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING
FORENSICS(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU HAVE WATCHED ENOUGH QUINCY AND CSI TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE. YOU CAN ALSO USE FORENSICS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER SKILLS
YOU HAVE TO ENABLE YOU TO INTERPRET THE INFORMATION ACCORDING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SPECIALISMS, I .E. PHYSICS, GENETICS, MEDICINE, ARCHAEOLOGY ETC
YOU ARE AT THE ENTRY LEVEL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY , MORE SPECIFICALLY THE NANOTECHNOLOGY THAT THE SEF HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS AS SUCH YOU CAN REDUCE THE TIME TAKEN TO USE ANY COMPUTING, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CARD TASKS BY 1/3RD. BUT AS YOURE USING NANITES TO PERFORM THIS TASK, THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN THIS CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU
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NANOTECHNOLOGY (ADVANCED)
4 MONTHS REQUIRES : BASIC NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL SCIENCE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
QUANTUM COMPUTING
6 MONTHS REQUIRES : COMPUTING (10 CARDS) AND PLAYER CHARACTER TEACHER (TO START LEARNING THE SKILL)
YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT NANOTECHNOLOGY , MORE SPECIFICALLY THE NANOTECHNOLOGY THAT THE SEF HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS AS SUCH YOU CAN REDUCE THE TIME TAKEN TO USE ANY COMPUTING, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CARD TASKS BY 1/2. THIS DOES NOT STACK WITH BASIC NANOTECHNOLOGY . BUT AS YOURE USING NANITES TO PERFORM THIS TASK, THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN THIS CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU
YOU HAVE LEARNT HOW TO MAKE QUANTUM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PART OF YOUR DAY TO DAY EXISTENCE YOU GAIN A SECOND HAND OF COMPUTING CARDS (STARTING AT 1 CARD) CALLED QUANTUM COMPUTING CARDS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANTLY QUICKER THAN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPUTING CARDS, BUT WORK ON MUCH NARROWER PROBLEM TYPES YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR QUANTUM COMPUTING HAND SIZE THE SAME AS YOU CAN OTHER CARD SKILLS, BY SPENDING 1MONTH IN A DOWNTIME (MAX 1 PER DOWNTIME) TO INCREASE HAND SIZE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 9. YOU CAN USE A MAXIMUM OF YOUR QUANTUM COMPUTING HAND SIZE / 2 ON EACH PROBLEM (ROUND UP) SO IF YOU HAVE QUANTUM COMPUTING (4 CARDS) YOU CAN ONLY USE 2 OF THESE ON ANY ONE PROBLEM. THIS SKILLS IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE MORE PROGRAMS FEAT OR THE PRACTICED HACKER FEAT, AND THERE IS NO ASSOCIATED AP FOR THIS SKILL.
NANOTECHNOLOGY (MEDICAL)
4 MONTHS REQUIRES : BASIC NANOTECHNOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
YOU CAN USE NANOTECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST IN BASIC MEDICAL TASKS THIS DOES NOT INNATELY CONFER ANY INHERENT ABILITY , OR INCREASE IN RECOVERY SPEED - BUT ALLOWS YOU TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL ASSIST IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES. NEW DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TO HAVE SYSTEM REFEREE AND PLOT COORDINATOR APPROVAL. BUT AS YOURE USING NANITES TO PERFORM THIS TASK, THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN THIS CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU, OR RATHER YOUR PATIENT
RELIGIOUS STUDIES(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE MAJOR RELIGIONS, THEIR BELIEFS AND THEIR PRACTICES.
NAVIGATION(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU ARE A SKILLED NAVIGATOR, ON LAND, ON SEA OR IN THE AIR. GIVEN A COMPASS, A MAP, OR JUST THE NIGHT SKY (OR A GPS READER) YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY FROM POINT A TO POINT B
SPACESHIP SYSTEMS
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DESIGNING, FIXING, DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES ON-BOARD EARTH DESIGNED SPACESHIPS
OCCULT STUDIES(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN A VARIETY OF OCCULT PRACTICES, THEIR BELIEFS AND THEIR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
STAY WITH ME
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : 10 VITALITY
PHILOSOPHY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU HAVE STUDIED THE ART OF THOUGHT, FROM THE GREEK PHILOSOPHERS TO MODERN ETHICISTS.
YOU CAN TAKE ONE OTHER CHARACTER UNDER YOUR WING AND WHILE YOU ARE ACTIVELY LEADING THEM OR PROTECTING THEM, AND YOU ARE WITHIN 50 FEET (AND LINE OF SIGHT) OF THEM, THEY GAIN +4 TO THEIR MAXIMUM VITALITY . THIS VITALITY INCREASE CANNOT TAKE THEIR MAXIMUM VITALITY ABOVE YOUR MAXIMUM VITALITY YOU CAN SPEND 2 MONTHS GAINING EXTRA PEOPLE ADDED TO YOUR STAY WITH ME (THERE IS NO MAXIMUM TO THE AMOUNT OF TIMES YOU CAN PURCHASE THIS SKILL)
POLITICS(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, AND THE BACK OFFICE POLITICS THAT OCCUR BEHIND THE SCENES.
SUBSPACE COMMUNICATIONS
4 MONTHS REQUIRES : COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS
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TAXIDERMY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS YOU CAN STUFF ANIMALS, AND PEOPLE.
XENO COOKERY
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : FISH & GAME
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF COOKING AN EXOTIC MEAL FROM ALIEN FLORA AND FAUNA, THE MEAL WILL GENERALLY BE EDIBLE ALTHOUGH AS
ALWAYS SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT FIND IT EXACTLY TO THEIR TASTES
VETERINARY SCIENCE(+CHARGE)
9 MONTHS YOU KNOW HOW TO TREAT ANIMALS. THIS SKILL AIDS IN ANIMAL BASED TREATMENT AND CARE, YOU ARE CAPABLE OF HELPING AND HEALING INJURED CREATURES, AND A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NATURAL ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. THE TIME TAKEN TO LEARN THIS SKILL IS REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE PARAMEDIC, AND 6 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE DOCTOR.
XENO ZOOLOGY
9 MONTHS REQUIRES : FISH & GAME OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
YOU KNOW THE BASICS OF WHAT MAKES ALIEN FLORA AND FAUNA TICK, THIS SKILL ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE EDUCATED GUESSES ABOUT THE MOTIVES AND HABITS OF NON-SENTIENT ALIEN CREATURES. IF YOU HAVE BASIC ZOOLOGY THIS IS REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS TRAINING AND IF YOU HAVE VETERINARY SCIENCE IT IS REDUCED BY 6 MONTHS TRAINING (ONLY ONE OF THESE CAN BE USED TO REDUCE THE TIME)
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Basic Skills
THESE SKILLS ARE MINOR VERSIONS OF FULL SKILLS, WHICH CAN ASSIST IN THE TRAINING OF OTHER SKILLS (LISTED NEXT TO THEIR TRAINING TIME) BY 3 MONTHS . ONCE YOU HAVE USED A BASIC SKILL TO DECREASE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT OF A FULL SKILL, YOU CANNOT USE THAT BASIC SKILL TO DECREASE THE TRAINING TIME OF ANY OTHER SKILL. THEY REPRESENT A BASIC GROUNDING IN THOSE AREAS. IF SOMEONE IS TEACHING THE FULL SKILL WHICH RELATES TO A BASIC SKILL, YOU CAN CHOOSE IF YOU WISH TO LEARN THE FULL SKILL, OR THE BASIC SKILL FROM THAT TRAINING COURSE. (NOTE MATERIAL SCIENCE WHICH RELATES TO A NUMBER OF THESE SKILLS WHEN TRAINED ONLY GOES TOWARDS LEARNING ONE OF THE BASIC SKILLS, NOT ALL THREE) WHEN YOU GAIN THE FULL SKILL, YOU DO NOT ADD THE 1 CARD FROM THE BASIC SKILL TO YOUR LOAD-OUT, THE FULL SKILLS NUMBER OF CARDS REPLACES THE 1 CARD FROM THE BASIC BUT IF THE BASIC SKILL GIVES YOU CARDS TO OTHER AREAS THEN YOU KEEP THOSE 1 CARDS TO THE OTHER AREAS.
BASIC BIOLOGY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES GENETICS, PATHOLOGY OR PHYSIOLOGY] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF BIOLOGY
BASIC BOTANY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES BOTANY] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF BOTANY
BASIC GEOLOGY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES MATERIALS OR ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY]
BASIC CHEMISTRY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES MATERIALS] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF CHEMISTRY
BASIC LANGUAGE(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FAMILY]
BASIC COMPUTERS(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES COMPUTING OR COMMUNICATIONS] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. YOU GAIN THE ABILITY TO USE ONE CARD FROM COMPUTING AND ONE CARD FROM COMMUNICATIONS WHEN PREPARING FOR A SKILL GAME.
YOU HAVE LEARNT TO SPEAK ONE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FROM A LANGUAGE FAMILY . THIS HELPS IN REDUCING THE COST OF THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FAMILY ONLY.
BASIC MATHEMATICS(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES PURE MATHS OR CIPHERS] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF MATHEMATICS YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE A CIPHER USING THIS SKILL, BUT THE TIME TAKEN WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED.
BASIC ENGINEERING(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES MECH, ELEC, MILITARY OR CIVIL ENGINEERING] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF ENGINEERING YOU GAIN THE ABILITY TO USE ONE CARD FROM MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ONE CARD FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WHEN PREPARING FOR A SKILL GAME.
BASIC PHYSICS(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES NUCLEAR PHYSICS OR MATERIALS] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF PHYSICS
BASIC ZOOLOGY(+CHARGE)
3 MONTHS [REDUCES VETERINARY SCIENCE] YOU HAVE LEARNT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF ZOOLOGY
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USE ZATNIKATEL
1 MONTH REQUIRES : ADVANCED PISTOLS
YOU CAN USE A ZATNIKATEL YOU ARE NOW CAPABLE OF USING A STAFF CANNON
PILOT MARS
6 MONTHS REQUIRES : PILOT AIRCRAFT & TEACHER
PILOT PHOBOS
2 MONTHS REQUIRES : PILOT AIRCRAFT, ASTRONAUT & TEACHER
PILOT DEIMOS
2 MONTHS REQUIRES : PILOT AIRCRAFT & TEACHER
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FLYING A GOAULD FIGHTER. REDUCES THE TIME TO LEARN OTHER GOAULD SHIPS BY 2 MONTHS.
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FLYING A GOAULD NON FIGHTER SHIP. REDUCES THE TIME TO LEARN OTHER GOAULD SHIPS BY 2 MONTHS.
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GOAULD SHIELDS
6 MONTHS REQUIRES: NAQUADAH AND GOAULD CRYSTALS AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING GOAULD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, HACKING INTO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND SPOOFING THEIR SIGNALS. THIS GRANTS THE COMMUNICATIONS CARD : GOAULD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW GOAULD SHIELDS WORK AND A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO BYPASS THEM GIVEN ENOUGH RESOURCES YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN VERSION BUT CURRENTLY THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT REQUIRES NAQUADAH PROTEIN IN THE BLOOD STREAM TO WORK.
GOAULD CRYSTALS
3 MONTHS REQUIRES : COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FIXING, REPAIRING, GROWING AND UNDERSTANDING GOAULD CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY THIS GRANTS THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CARD : SPARE CRYSTAL AND CONTROLLER AND THE COMMUNICATIONS CARD : CRYSTALLINE ENHANCER
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING AND REPAIRING GOA'ULD SHIP WEAPON SYSTEMS.
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO OPERATE THE SPACESHIP BUILDING TECHNOLOGY OF THE GOAULD, YOU MUST HAVE THE RELEVANT FLIGHT SYSTEMS SKILL TO PRODUCE ANY NON-EARTH BASED VESSELS USING A GOAULD SHIPYARD, BUT THE ACTUAL SHIPS YOU CAN BUILD ARE LIMITED BY THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE.
IF YOU HAVE PILOT AIRCRAFT - ALSO GRANTS PILOT GOAULD SHIP (NON FIGHTER)
YOU CAN REPAIR AND FIX AND DEVELOP STAFF WEAPON TECHNOLOGY , YOU KNOW HOW TO REMOVE AND ADD COMPONENTS
FROM THE DEVICE AND HOW TO PROPERLY AND SAFELY RECHARGE THEM (IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT MATERIALS)
YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKINGS OF A GOA'ULD HAND DEVICE, BUT UNLESS YOU HAVE "ABILITY TO USE GOA'ULD TECHNOLOGY " TICKED ON YOUR CHARACTER SHEET, YOU CANNOT USE THE DEVICE, ALTHOUGH YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW IT WORKS.
ZATNIKATEL (THEORY)
2 MONTHS REQUIRES: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR ARMOURER
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YOU KNOW THE BASICS OF AETHERNAUT CLONING AND AETHERNAUT CLONING TECHNOLOGY , THIS CAN BE USED TO INCREASE THE
EFFICIENCY OF EARTH BASED CLONING TECHNOLOGY AND CAN BE USED TO CLONE SMALL (<5 CM) BODY PARTS
YOU CARE CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING THE FLIGHT SYSTEMS ON BOARD AN AETHERNAUT VESSEL AND HOW TO KEEP THE VESSEL FLYING. IF YOU ALSO HAVE A PILOTING SKILL, THIS GRANTS YOU PILOT AETHERNAUT VESSEL
AETHERNAUT COMMUNICATIONS
5 MONTHS REQUIRES : AETHERNAUT POWER SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF USING AETHERNAUT COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, HACKING INTO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND SPOOFING THEIR SIGNALS. THIS GRANTS THE COMMUNICATIONS CARD : AETHERNAUT COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF INVESTIGATING AETHERNAUT MEDICAL ABILITIES (IF YOU HAVE RAW MATERIALS) THIS INCLUDES HEM CON AND PAIN SUPPRESSANTS.
YOU CARE CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING THE POWER SYSTEMS OF AETHERNAUT TECHNOLOGY THIS GRANTS THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CARD : AETHERNAUT GENERATOR AND THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CARD : AETHERNAUT GENERATOR
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL SYSTEMS ON BOARD AETHERNAUT SPACESHIPS AND ARE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING IN AN ENGINEERING CAPACITY ON BOARD A SHIP.
THIS SKILL ALLOWS YOU TO REPAIR, AND USE AETHERNAUT WEAPONS (AS LONG AS THE AETHERNAUT WEAPONS ARE OF A SIZE THAT YOU CAN USE) YOU CAN ALSO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGIES AS REQUIRED AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE RAW MATERIALS. IF YOU HAVE EXPLOSIVES TRAINING YOU ALSO GAIN THE EXPLOSIVES TRAINING CARD : AETHERNAUT DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT
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YOU HAVE SPENT TIME AMONGST PEOPLE OF AN ALIEN CULTURE AND HAVE OBSERVED THEIR WAYS AND THEIR CUSTOMS YOU ARE
THEREFORE MORE PROFICIENT IN DEALINGS WITH PEOPLE FROM THIS CULTURE AND MAY , AT A REFEREES DISCRETION BE GIVEN MORE INFORMATION IN DEALINGS WITH THESE SPECIFIC CULTURES AND OTHER BENEFITS IN NEGOTIATION AND INFILTRATION.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND AN ALIEN LANGUAGE. YOU CAN CHOSE FROM ANCIENT : 9 MONTHS (6 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE LATIN) ASGARD : 6 MONTHS GOAULD / JAFFA : 6 MONTHS
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT CONFER ANY LINGUISTIC ABILITY. AETHERNAUT: 4 MONTHS ANCIENT: 6 MONTHS ASGARD: 4 MONTHS ELESIA: 3 MONTHS COLUU: 6 MONTHS FREE JAFFA: 4 MONTHS (2 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE ALIEN CULTURE JAFFA) GGC: 3 MONTHS HANNAN: 3 MONTHS JAFFA: 3 MONTHS (2 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE ALIEN CULTURE FREE JAFFA) TAURI(JAFFA CHARACTERS ONLY ): 2 MONTHS KALA'AII / TAU'R'ADE : 3 MONTHS
ALIEN LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE INCREASED IN TRAINING TIME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LINGUISTICS SKILL (BY 3 MONTHS), BUT ARE REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE THE EQUIVALENT SPOKEN/WRITTEN ALREADY .
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE AN ALIEN LANGUAGE OR SOLVE ANY ALIEN PUZZLES WHICH ARE IN THIS LANGUAGE. YOU CAN CHOSE FROM ANCIENT : 9 MONTHS (6 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE LATIN) ASGARD : 6 MONTHS GOAULD / JAFFA : 6 MONTHS
IF YOU HAVE ANY ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY SKILL THE TIME ABOVE IS REDUCED BY 1 MONTH.
ALIEN LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE INCREASED IN TRAINING TIME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LINGUISTICS SKILL (BY 3 MONTHS), BUT ARE REDUCED BY 3 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE THE EQUIVALENT SPOKEN/WRITTEN ALREADY .
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NAQUADAH
4 MONTHS REQUIRES: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ONE OF (NUCLEAR PHYSICS OR MATERIAL SCIENCE)
YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT COMPUTER PROGRAMMING THIS GRANTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPUTING CARDS : THE FORETELLING, THE UNDERSTANDING
YOU UNDERSTAND NAQUADAH HOW IT WORKS, AND HOW TO TAME IT. THE DRAWBACK TO THIS IS THAT THE MORE YOU PLAY WITH IT THE MORE SEEPS INTO YOUR BODY THIS THEREFORE MEANS THAT NAQUADAH DETECTION METHODS MAY GIVE YOU A FALSE POSITIVE. THIS GRANTS THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CARD : NAQUADAH GENERATOR
STARGATE THEORY
9 MONTHS REQUIRES : NAQUADAH, DIAL HOME DEVICE, SUBSPACE COMMUNICATIONS, CRYSTALS, COMPUTING, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT, YOU ARE CAPABLE OF FIXING, HACKING, REPAIRING DIAL HOME DEVICES DEPENDING ON OTHER SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SKILL; THIS
MAY TAKE A VARIABLE PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDING ON HOW EXPERIENCED YOU ARE WITH THIS SKILL.
IF YOU HAVE COMPUTING : YOU CAN INTERFACE WITH THE DHD TO INTERROGATE AND WORK WITH THE STARGATE BUFFER AND POSSIBLY TO HACK A DIALLING LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING : YOU CAN REPAIR BROKEN DHDS INNARDS WITH INTACT CRYSTALS IF YOU HAVE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING : YOU CAN REPAIR BROKEN DHD OUTER CASING AND CONNECTIONS WITH INTACT CRYSTALS.
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Feats
FEATS REPRESENT ADDITIONAL ABILITIES YOUR CHARACTER CAN DO; ITS THE SORT OF THING ONLY EXPERIENCE CAN GIVE. FOR STANDARD EVENTS NINE FEATS ARE GAINED OVER THE WEEKEND (3 AT TIME IN, AND THEN 3 ARE GAINED ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND 3 ON SUNDAY MORNING). FOR XMAS SOCIAL EVENTS, FIVE FEATS ARE GAINED ALL OF WHICH ARE GAINED AT TIME-IN.
ALL FEATS MUST BE CALLED OUT BY PLAYERS AND NPCS AT THEIR TIME OF USE
FEATS ARE SPLIT INTO THREE TYPES: STANDARD, UPGRADES AND ADVANCED UPGRADES. STANDARD FEATS STANDARD FEATS ARE NORMALLY TEMPORARY (UNLESS STATED) AND ARE REMOVED FROM YOUR CHARACTER WHEN USED, HOWEVER THE NUMBER USED FOR SOME FEATS IS NOTED AS THE CUMULATIVE USE WILL ALLOW FOR A PERMANENT VERSION TO BE AWARDED (IF APPLICABLE). UPGRADE FEATS THESE FEATS REMAIN WITH THE CHARACTER, BUT THEY HAVE SOME USAGE RESTRICTIONS (NORMALLY ONCE PER DAY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED). TO OBTAIN THE UPGRADED VERSION OF THE STANDARD TEMPORARY FEAT YOU WILL HAVE HAD TO HAVE USED 5 STANDARD TEMPORARY FEATS PLUS YOUR CURRENT LEVEL IN THE UPGRADED FEAT. THESE (AND ANY OTHER UPGRADES) OCCUR BETWEEN EVENTS DURING DOWNTIME. EXAMPLE: TO OBTAIN YOUR 1ST UPGRADE FEAT OF CRACK SHOT YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE USED 5 CRITICAL HITS (5 + CURRENT LEVEL [0] = 5). TO OBTAIN A 2ND CRACK SHOT YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE USED A FURTHER 6 CRITICAL HITS (5 + CURRENT LEVEL [1] = 6). TO OBTAIN A 3RD CRACK SHOT YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE USED A FURTHER 7 CRITICAL HITS (5 + CURRENT LEVEL [2] = 7), ETC. ADVANCED UPGRADE FEATS THESE FEATS ARE ADVANCED VERSIONS OF YOUR UPGRADE FEATS, THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE USAGE RESTRICTIONS, BUT THESE ARE NORMALLY ONCE PER HOUR, BUT SOME OF THE FEATS BECOME PERMANENTLY ACTIVE ON YOUR CHARACTER, MEANING THAT YOU CAN USE THEM AT ANY TIME. TO OBTAIN THE ADVANCED UPGRADE VERSIONS YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE UPGRADE FEATS + YOUR CURRENT LEVEL IN THE ADVANCED UPGRADED FEAT. THESE (AND ANY OTHER UPGRADES) OCCUR BETWEEN EVENTS DURING DOWNTIME. NOTE SOME OF THE FEATS HAVE RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE OF THE ADVANCED UPGRADES IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO UPGRADE IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO YOU SHOULD SAY WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO THIS ON YOUR DOWNTIME. EXAMPLE: TO OBTAIN YOUR ADVANCED UPGRADE FEAT OF DEAD SHOT YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE GAINED 3 CRACK SHOTS (I.E. HAVE USED A TOTAL OF 18 CRITICAL HITS) YOU NOW TRADE IN THESE THREE CRACK SHOTS FOR ONE DEAD SHOT. TO OBTAIN YOUR SECOND DEAD SHOT, YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE GAINED 4 CRACK SHOTS (I.E. HAVE USED A TOTAL OF ANOTHER 26 CRITICAL HITS) YOU NOW TRADE IN THESE FOUR CRACK SHOTS FOR YOUR SECOND DEAD SHOT. TO OBTAIN YOUR THIRD DEAD SHOT, YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE GAINED 5 CRACK SHOTS (I.E. HAVE USED A TOTAL OF ANOTHER 35 CRITICAL HITS) YOU NOW TRADE IN THESE FIVE CRACK SHOTS YOUR THIRD DEAD SHOT.
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FEATS LIST
FEATS ARE LISTED BELOW IN EITHER ONE, TWO, OR THREE LEVELS THE FIRST LEVEL FEATS CAN BE TAKEN AS YOUR DAILY FEATS, THE SECOND LEVEL FEATS ARE THE UPGRADES, AND THE THIRD LEVEL FEATS ARE THE ADVANCED UPGRADES.
TEMPORARY
THE CHARACTER REGAINS ALL THEIR PERSONAL VITALITY PROVIDED THEY ARE ON FULL BODY . THIS FEAT CANNOT INCREASE VITALITY ABOVE THE CHARACTERS NATURAL MAXIMUM, AND CANNOT BE USED IF YOU ARE NOT ON FULL BODY .
THE CHARACTER CAN AVOID THE NEED TO RELOAD. NOTE THIS DOES NOT GIVE FREE AMMUNITION, AND TO USE THIS FEAT YOU MUST HAVE THE AMMO ON YOU. THE FEAT CAN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH DAMAGE CALLS AS SPRAY FIRE OR COVERING FIRE AND DOUBLES THE AMOUNT ALL GUNS BLAZING TEMPORARY
OF CALLS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THAT SPECIAL DAMAGE CALL WITHOUT NEEDING TO STOP AND RELOAD.
BOTCH JOB
TEMPORARY
REQUIRES: COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING OR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, EXPLOSIVES TRAINING WITHIN REASON (REFS DISCRETION) YOU CAN REPAIR ANY DEVICE (IN ONE OF YOUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE FROM THE LIST ABOVE) BY USING SCREWDRIVERS, TAPE, HAMMERS AND PURE LUCK. THE DEVICE WILL ONLY WORK FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT BREAKS DOWN AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT WORK ON ALIEN TECHNOLOGY , ONLY ON ONE OF THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.
MACGYVER
ONCE / DAY
ONCE / HOUR
YOU CAN NOMINATE AN ATTACK THAT WOULD NORMALLY HIT ANOTHER PERSON (WITHIN 10 FEET OF YOU) TO HIT YOU INSTEAD YOU CANNOT AVOID THIS DAMAGE WITH VITALITY. YOU CANNOT JAMMY BASTARD TO IGNORE THE DAMAGE.
THE CHARACTER MAY PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER WHILST THE PLAYER THEMSELVES GOES OUT OF CHARACTER TO GET SOME SHUT EYE. WHEN THE CHARACTER CAFFEINE HIT TEMPORARY
RETURNS THEY MAY ASK FOR SOLUTIONS AS IF THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PLAYER IS SLEEPING THE CHARACTER IS NOT, AND THUS THE CHARACTER REGENERATES VITALITY AT THE RATE OF 1/HOUR
TEMPORARY
YOU ARE WELL BALANCED AND YOU CAN IGNORE KNOCKDOWN AND GLOBAL KNOCKDOWN CALLS FOR ONE COMBAT (A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES. YOU ARE STILL AFFECTED BY UNARMED ABILITIES SUCH AS TRIP AND THROW
CONSULTANT
TEMPORARY
REQUIRES: DOCTOR YOU ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADVANCED RESTORATIVE CARE IN A MEDICAL CENTRE (I.E. NOT IN THE FIELD, IN A HYGIENIC LOCATION OR FACILITY WITH ALL REQUISITE EQUIPMENT),.
YOU INCREASE THE PERSONS RECOVERY TIME AND HEALING TIME BY HALF. USE OF THIS FEAT COUNTS AS CRITICAL CARE.
EXPERT CONSULTANT
PERMANENT
ONCE YOU HAVE GAINED A CONSULTANT FEAT, YOU CANNOT HAVE ANY EMERGENCY MEASURES FEATS
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CALL "CRITICAL HIT" CRITICAL HIT TEMPORARY (NOTE THAT STATUS EFFECTS CARRY THROUGH WITH THIS CALL, SO IF YOUR WEAPON DOES KNOCKDOWN, THEN ITS CRITICAL HIT KNOCKDOWN THAT YOU CALL) YOU DO QUAD THROUGH (4 POINTS OF DAMAGE, IGNORING VITALITY ) - ONLY CERTAIN WEAPONS CAN CRITICAL. PLEASE SEE THE WEAPONRY SECTION FOR WHICH WEAPONS CAN CRITICAL. "IF YOU TAKE DAMAGE FROM A CRITICAL HIT AND DO NOT USE JAMMY BASTARD TO AVOID IT, YOU MUST OPEN A GREEN WOUND CARD IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER WOUND CARDS YOU OPEN (I .E. IF A CRITICAL TAKES YOU TO 2 BODY , YOU OPEN ONE GREEN WOUND CARD; IF A CRITICAL TAKES YOU TO -1 BODY YOU OPEN TWO GREEN WOUND CARDS) WHEN YOU'VE UPGRADED TO CRACK SHOT OR DEAD SHOT YOU CAN DO CHOOSE TO DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WHEN USING CRACK SHOT OR DEAD SHOT (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE IN ADVANCE) : DEAD SHOT ONCE / HOUR "CRITICAL HIT" - YOU DO QUAD THROUGH "CALLED SHOT" - YOU DO SINGLE THROUGH, WHICH IF IT DOES DAMAGE, IMMOBILISES A LIMB OR BREAKS A SPECIFIC ITEM [WHICH IS REPAIRABLE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND TIME] (NOT HEAD, OR TORSO). NOTE YOU CANNOT USE JAMMY BASTARD TO STOP THE DAMAGE TO AN ITEM. "BLIND SHOT" - YOU CAN DO QUAD THROUGH, WHEN RENDERED BLIND OR OTHERWISE CANNOT SEE YOUR TARGET (IF THE TARGET IS IN COVER YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY MISS)
CRACK SHOT
ONCE / DAY
DEATHS DOOR
PERMANENT
THE CHARACTERS TIME TAKEN TO DESCEND FROM -4 TO -5 INCREASES BY 3 MINUTES. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES AND ITS EFFECTS STACK.
PROVIDING YOU ARE ABOVE ZERO BODY , YOU CAN USE THIS FEAT TO REGAIN ALL OF YOUR BODY , UP TO YOUR MAXIMUM. AS YOU MAY BE BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT THE WOUNDS ARE ONLY SUPERFICIAL AND WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF BLOOD, ITS MAINLY FROM SMALL CUTS. THIS FEAT CANNOT TAKE YOU ABOVE YOUR MAXIMUM BODY , AND CANNOT BE USED ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED ZERO BODY . ONCE YOU HAVE USED THIS FEAT, YOU CANNOT BE AFFECTED BY ANOTHER DIE HARD FEAT FOR ANOTHER HOUR. NOTE DIE HARD DOES NOT REMOVE THE EFFECTS OF ANY GREEN OR RED WOUND CARDS
DIE HARD
TEMPORARY
DRUG RESISTANCE
TEMPORARY
THE CHARACTER CAN RESIST THE EFFECTS OF A DRUG THAT HAS ENTERED INTO HIS SYSTEM FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THIS MUST BE ROLE-PLAYED, AS THE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG ARE SLOWLY CREEPING UP ON THE CHARACTER.
EMERGENCY MEASURES
TEMPORARY
REQUIRES: DOCTOR OR PARAMEDIC A CHARACTER MAY PERFORM EMERGENCY SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE FIELD (I.E., A BLOOD TRANSFUSION, APPENDECTOMY , SURGERY ). THE WOUNDED CHARACTER IS STABILISED, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL CARE WITHIN 1 HOUR IS WAIVED. IF SURGERY IS REQUIRED IN THE FIELD (I.E. THE TREATING OF A GREEN, OR RED WOUND CARD), THE CHARACTER LOSES 2 MAXIMUM VITALITY PERMANENTLY , IF CRITICAL CARE (I .E. A DOCTOR IN A PROPERLY EQUIPPED MEDICAL BAY ) IS NOT OBTAINED WITHIN 3 HOURS. ONCE YOU HAVE GAINED AN EMERGENCY MEASURES FEAT YOU CANNOT HAVE ANY CONSULTANT FEATS.
BATTLEFIELD SURGEON
PERMANENT
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ESCAPE ARTIST
TEMPORARY
REQUIRES: NOT TO HAVE BODYBUILDER OR EXPERT BODYBUILDER YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT TWISTING AND TURNING YOUR WAY OUT OF BONDS. YOU MAY USE THIS SKILL TO ESCAPE FROM BEING TIED UP. AT REFEREES DISCRETION THIS MAY ALLOW YOU TO HELP WITH MOVEMENT IN A CONFINED SPACE. NOTE THIS DOES NOT HELP WITH ANY UNARMED FEATS IF YOU GAIN BODYBUILDER AFTER GETTING THIS FEAT, YOU LOSE ALL THESE FEATS, AS YOU NO LONGER ARE AS LITHE AS YOU USED TO BE, SUBSTITUTING MUSCLE FOR AGILITY.
ESCAPOLOGIST
ONCE / DAY
HOUDINI
PERMANENT
REQUIRES: EXPERT UNARMED EXTRA BREAK HOLD PERMANENT YOU CAN GAIN AN EXTRA BREAK HOLD TO YOUR UNARMED. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAX OF 10 TIMES.
REQUIRES: EXPERT UNARMED EXTRA CHOKE PERMANENT AFTER HAVING SUCCESSFULLY GRAPPLED A PERSON FOR THE FULL 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHOKE SOMEONE, AND RENDER THEM UNCONSCIOUS FOR 30 SECONDS ONCE PER HOUR. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAX OF 10 TIMES.
REQUIRES: EXPERT UNARMED EXTRA DISARM PERMANENT A CHARACTER IN UNARMED COMBAT MAY TAKE THE OPPONENTS WEAPON ONCE PER HOUR. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAX OF 10 TIMES.
REQUIRES: EXPERT UNARMED EXTRA GRAPPLE PERMANENT YOU CAN GAIN AN EXTRA GRAPPLE TO YOUR UNARMED ABILITY. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAX OF 10 TIMES.
REQUIRES: EXPERT UNARMED EXTRA THROW PERMANENT YOU CAN GAIN AN EXTRA THROW TO YOUR UNARMED ABILITY. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAX OF 10 TIMES
REQUIRES MELEE A CHARACTER IN MELEE COMBAT MAY DISARM A TARGETED MELEE WEAPON OF AN OPPONENT ONCE PER HOUR (CALL DISARM), THE WEAPON DROPS TO THE FIRM GRIP PERMANENT
FLOOR
OR CAN BE USED TO NEGATE A DISARM (CALL FIRM GRIP) USED AGAINST THEM IF THEY ARE USING A MELEE WEAPON. THIS FEAT CAN BE TAKEN A MAXIMUM OF 10 TIMES.
THE PLAYER MAY REQUEST A HINT AS TO HOW TO APPROACH OR SOLVE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE USED AS A FORM OF SPIDER SENSE (REFS DISCRETION). YOU MAY BE ASKED TO USE THIS FEAT BY A REF IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. IF A GROUP OF PEOPLE (3 MINIMUM) GET TOGETHER AFTER AN HOUR OF
DISCUSSION ABOUT THEIR RELATIVE AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND THE PROBLEM AT HAND, AND 1 OF THEM USING A FLASH OF INSIGHT THEN A DETAILED HINT AS TO HOW TO APPROACH OR SOLVE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WILL BE GIVEN.
FLASH OF INSIGHT
TEMPORARY
FLESH WOUNDS
TEMPORARY
A CHARACTER ON 2 OR HIGHER, MAY REGAIN 6 POINTS OF VITALITY (UP TO MAXIMUM LEVEL) AND ACT AS IF ON FULL HITS. THEIR WOUNDS REMAIN UNAFFECTED, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST AID REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED. ONCE THE
VITALITY IS GONE THE CHARACTER TAKES WOUNDS AGAIN FROM THE POINT THEY LEFT OFF. NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT STOP ANY DECENT TOWARDS -5 FROM BLEEDING ETC...
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GOING BURKO
TEMPORARY
IF A TEAM MATE OR CLOSE FRIEND OF THE CHARACTER GOES TO -1 OR BELOW, THE CHARACTER IMMEDIATELY GAINS ALL COMBAT SKILLS. THEY MUST ATTACK THE SOURCE OF THEIR ANGUISH, AND KEEP GOING UNTIL THEY DIE OR ARE BROUGHT DOWN. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE CHARACTER LOSES THE SKILLS THEY HAVE GAINED THROUGH USE OF THIS FEAT.
REQUIRES: CIVILIAN IM A COWARD TEMPORARY PROVIDED THE CHARACTER IS RUNNING AWAY , AND IS CARRYING NOTHING MORE OFFENSIVE THAN A HOLSTERED PISTOL, THE CHARACTER COUNTS AS HAVING COVER (AS PER THE COVER SECTION), EVEN IF RUNNING ACROSS OPEN GROUND. WHEN UPGRADED, THIS ALSO THAT YOUR LACK OF KICKASS SHOWS. IF CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY , THEY ARE LIKELY TO RATE YOU AS A LOW THREAT. HOWEVER, IF YOU START POKING YOUR HEAD ABOVE THE PARAPET TOO MUCH, NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU.
MOSTLY HARMLESS
ONCE / DAY
YOU CAN NOMINATE AN ATTACK THAT WOULD NORMALLY HIT AN ITEM (WITHIN 10 FEET OF YOU) TO HIT YOU INSTEAD YOU CANNOT AVOID THIS DAMAGE WITH VITALITY. YOU CANNOT JAMMY BASTARD TO IGNORE THE DAMAGE.
THIS ENABLES THE CHARACTER TO DODGE OUT OF HARMS WAY AND TAKE LESS DAMAGE FROM A BLOW. YOU NEGATE FOUR POINTS OF DAMAGE FROM ANY ONE DAMAGE CALL (ONLY ONE JAMMY OR LUCKY BASTARD CAN BE USED PER DAMAGE CALL) YOU CANNOT USE A JAMMY BASTARD IF YOU ARE RESTRAINED OR UNCONSCIOUS FOR USE VERSUS SNIPER SHOT, SEE SNIPER SHOT
A CHOKED (USING THE CHOKE FEAT), UNCONSCIOUS, RESTRAINED OR KILLING BLOW / KILLING STRIKE TEMPORARY
UNRESISTING CREATURE MAY BE KILLED BY A CHARACTER WITH UNARMED COMBAT, OR BY A SINGLE SHOT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THIS IS A CLOSE QUARTER SKILL, AND REQUIRES YOU TO BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY PLACE THE WEAPON (OR USE UNARMED) ON THE PERSON IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK.
NOTE THE MONSTER MUST HAVE A VISIBLE WEAK SPOT FOR THIS TO WORK.
THIS FEAT ALLOWS YOU TO CARRY OUT A LAST HEROIC ACTION. THIS FEAT LASTS FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES, OR UNTIL THE ACTION IS COMPLETED (IF SHORTER). THE FEAT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR HEROIC ACTIONS. THESE SHOULD BE SELFLESS IN NATURE SUCH AS PEOTECTING OTHERS AT THE COST OF YOUR OWN LIFE. SELFISH ACTIONS SUCH AS CARRYING OUT REVENGE MAY NOT BENEFIT FROM THIS FEAT. WHILST UNDER THE EFFECTS OF THIS FEAT YOU MAY IGNORE ALL DAMAGE AND ALL LAST HEROIC ACT TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING CALLS AND ALSO IGNORE THE EFFECTS ON ANY PREVIOUSLY OPENED WOUND CARDS.
ONCE THE FEAT HAS RUN ITS DURATION YOU COLLAPSE AND MAY HAVE A MINUTE
AFTER YOUR COMPANIONS GATHER AROUND TO DO THE CINEMATIC LAST SPEECH THEN DIES.
NO MATTER WHAT MEDICAL METHODS ARE USED OR EVEN A SARCOPHAGUS MAY NOT BRING THE CHARACTER BACK, THEY ARE GONE.
REQUIRES: LINGUISTICS YOU CAN STUDY A PIECE OF WRITING OUTSIDE OF YOUR OWN LANGUAGE AND
AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME KNOW ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION ABOUT IT
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THE * ON THE FEAT NAME IS SELECTED WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE FEAT AND CAN BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING : MORE * TEMPORARY
MORE/EXTRA/BOTTOMLESS DISPOSAL GEAR : REQUIRES EXPLOSIVES TRAINING MORE/EXTRA/BOTTOMLESS ELECTRICAL TOOLS : REQUIRES ELEC ENGINEERING MORE/EXTRA/BOTTOMLESS PROGRAMS : REQUIRES COMPUTING MORE/EXTRA/BOTTOMLESS SIGNALS : REQUIRES COMMUNICATIONS MORE/EXTRA/BOTTOMLESS TECHNICAL TOOLS: REQUIRES MECH ENGINEERING
EXTRA *
ONCE / EVENT
YOU CAN USE ONE EXTRA CARD (AT RANDOM) FROM THE ONES YOU HAVE NOT SELECTED TO WORK WITH ON THE PROBLEM OF THE APPROPRIATE TYPE (YOUVE
FOUND AN EXTRA PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR TOOL BAG ETC). YOU CAN DECLARE THIS AT ANY TIME, AND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DECLARED BEFORE THE PROBLEM BEGINS.
YOU CAN ONLY USE THIS FEAT ONLY ONCE PER PROBLEM BEING ATTEMPTED. BOTTOMLESS * PERMANENT YOU CAN CHOOSE WHETHER TO UPGRADE FROM EXTRA TO BOTTOMLESS IF YOU DO SO ONCE YOU GAIN BOTTOMLESS YOU CAN GAIN ONE EXTRA RANDOM CARD FROM EVERY PROBLEM OF THAT TYPE THAT YOU DO. I F YOU DO THIS, YOU LOSE (AND CANNOT GAIN) ANY MORE MORE, EXTRA OR BOTTOMLESS CARD GAME FEATS OF ANY TYPE.
REQUIRES: ARCHAEO-ANTHROPOLOGY YOU CAN STUDY AN ANCIENT ARTEFACT OUTSIDE OF YOUR SPECIALITY AREA AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME (REFS DISCRETION) YOU CAN IDENTIFY ONE THING ABOUT IT.
NATURAL RESISTANCE
TEMPORARY
THE CHARACTER CAN RESIST THE EFFECTS OF ANY ONE TOXIN OR DISEASE. THE DISEASE/TOXIN MUST BE NAMED WHEN IT IS FIRST ENCOUNTERED, AND THE RESISTANCE WILL REMAIN IF THAT SAME PATHOGEN/ SUBSTANCE IS ENCOUNTERED AGAIN. TO BE RESISTANT TO FURTHER DISEASES REQUIRES THE USE OF FURTHER NATURAL RESISTANCE FEATS. NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH YOU ARE RESISTANT TO THE TOXIN OR DISEASE YOU STILL GET SOME SYMPTOMS AND SHOULD ROLE-PLAY THE EFFECT (EVEN IF YOU WONT DIE OR TAKE DAMAGE FROM THE TOXIN) NATURAL RESISTANCE DOES NOT RENDER RESISTANCE AGAINST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED SEDATIVES /TRANQUILISERS ETC. THIS IS THE PURVIEW OF DRUG RESISTANCE WHEN USED, THIS BECOMES A PERMANENT FEAT OF NATURAL RESISTANCE (NAME OF DISEASE) FOR REFERENCE ON YOUR CHARACTER SHEET.
NEGOTIATOR
TEMPORARY
EXPERT NEGOTIATOR
ONCE / DAY
A CHARACTER MAY FORCE A TARGET TO LISTEN TO THEM. THIS TARGET MUST LISTEN AND MAKE NO OFFENSIVE MOVES AGAINST THE CHARACTER OR THEIR ALLIES. THE TARGET DOES NOT NEED TO BE SWAYED BY THE CHARACTER, AND THE EFFECT WILL DROP AFTER 5 MINUTES, OR IF THE CHARACTERS NEGOTIATIONS DWINDLE OR THE TARGET IS ATTACKED. EXPERT NEGOTIATOR NOW AFFECTS 5 PEOPLE. IF THE NEGOTIATOR HAS THE HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY SKILL THEN THE TARGETS MAY BE SWAYED BY THE NEGOTIATOR (REFS DISCRETION) MASS NEGOTIATION AS EXPERT NEGOTIATOR, BUT NOW AFFECTS 10 PEOPLE.
MASS NEGOTIATION
ONCE / HOUR
TEMPORARY
YOU MAY ACT AS THOUGH YOU HAVE A SKILL YOU DONT HAVE FOR THE SOLUTION OF ONE PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM MUST RELATE TO SOMETHING IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR AN OLD PROFESSOR OF YOURS TO HAVE KNOWN (NO DHD FOR EXAMPLE); THIS DOES NOT CONFER ANY CARDS OR SPECIAL ABILITIES.
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REQUIRES DOCTOR OR PARAMEDIC ON YOUR FEET SOLDIER PERMANENT USING YOUR SKILL AND APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL REPRESENTATIONS, YOU CAN CAUSE A PERSON ON -3 OR ABOVE TO BE ABLE TO RUN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER PLAYER. THIS LASTS FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON, AND WHILE UNDER THE EFFECTS OF THE SKILL, THE PLAYER CANNOT USE ANY FEATS AND CANNOT USE ANY WEAPONS ABOVE SMALL ARMS DURING THIS TIME.
THE * ON THE FEAT NAME IS SELECTED WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE FEAT AND CAN BE
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
PRACTICED *
TEMPORARY
PRACTICED/EXPERT/NATURAL DISPOSER : REQUIRES EXPLOSIVES TRAINING PRACTICED/EXPERT/NATURAL ELECTRICIAN : REQUIRES ELEC ENG. PRACTICED/EXPERT/NATURAL HACKER : REQUIRES COMPUTING PRACTICED/EXPERT/NATURAL SIGNALLER : REQUIRES COMMUNICATIONS PRACTICED/EXPERT/NATURAL TECHNICIAN : REQUIRES MECH ENG.
EXPERT *
ONCE / EVENT
YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY SOLVE ONE PROBLEM CARD FROM A SKILL GAME THAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING OF THE APPROPRIATE TYPE (WITH A TIME OF 0) YOU MUST
STATE THAT YOU ARE USING THIS FEAT BEFORE THE PROBLEM SOLVING HAS BEGUN AND INDICATE WHICH CARD IT IS TO BE USED ON BEFORE ANY ARE REVEALED MANY PEOPLE ARE HELPING WITH THE PROBLEM)
AND ONLY ONE FEAT OF THIS TYPE CAN BE USED PER PROBLEM (NO MATTER HOW
NATURAL *
PERMANENT
YOU CAN CHOOSE WHETHER TO UPGRADE FROM EXPERT TO NATURAL IF YOU DO SO ONCE YOU GAIN THE NATURAL SKILL YOU CAN REMOVE ONE CARD FROM EVERY PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE THAT YOU DO. IF YOU DO THIS, YOU LOSE (AND CANNOT GAIN) ANY MORE PRACTICED, EXPERT OR NATURAL CARD GAME FEATS OF ANY TYPE.
THE CHARACTER MAY , IF AT, -1, -2 OR -3 USE AN APPROPRIATE IMPROVISED METHOD, STABILISE THEMSELVES TO PREVENT THE DESCENT TO 5 SELF-STABILISE PERMANENT NOTE IF ANY OF THE WOUND CARD(S) YOU HAVE OPENED INDICATES THAT YOU ARE UNCONSCIOUS, YOU CANNOT USE SELF STABILISE. YOU MUST USE A PHYS REP TOURNIQUET, OR SOMETHING TO STOP BLEEDING
REQUIRES : SNIPER TRAINING SNIPER SHOT TEMPORARY CALL "SNIPER SHOT" THIS FEAT CAN ONLY BE USED WITH A WEAPON LISTED WITH CAN USE SNIPER SHOT FEATS IN THE WEAPONS SECTION. IF YOU ARE HIT BY A SNIPER SHOT AND YOU ARE ABOVE 0, YOU ARE TAKEN TO -4. IF YOU CALL JAMMY BASTARD ON THIS CALL YOU GO TO 0. MARKSMAN ONCE / DAY IF YOU ARE HIT BY A SNIPER SHOT AND YOU ARE ON OR BELOW 0, YOU ARE TAKEN TO -4. I F YOU CALL JAMMY BASTARD ON THIS CALL YOUR BODY DROPS BY 2 POINTS. SNIPER SHOT CANNOT TAKE YOU BELOW -4. BEFORE MAKING A CALL OF SNIPER SHOT, YOU MUST SPEND 10 SECONDS AIMING, AND DURING THAT PERIOD YOU CANNOT PERFORM ANY DAMAGE CALLS. MAKING A DAMAGE CALL DURING THIS PERIOD MEANS YOUR TIMER RESETS TO 10 SECONDS. KILL SHOT ONCE / HOUR MAY ALSO ALLOW OTHER SPECIAL MOVES (SIMILAR TO CALLED SHOT) AT REFEREE'S DISCRETION. SNIPER SHOT CANNOT BE GIVEN TO MONSTERS WITHOUT APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE EVENT FROM THE SYSTEM REFEREES.
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SPONTANEOUS AMBIDEXTERITY
TEMPORARY
FOR FIVE MINUTES YOU CAN USE TWO HANDS JUST AS WELL AS ONE SO WHEN PERFORMING A TASK (SUCH AS WORKING ON TWO COMPUTERS, USING TWO CONSOLES ETC.), A CHARACTER MAY PERFORM A TASK WITH BOTH HANDS. UNARMED ABILITIES SUCH AS STRIKE/CHOKE/THROW UNARMED COMBAT MOVES CAN BE DONE WITH BOTH HANDS AT THE SAME TIME (FOR ONE USE OF THEIR RELEVANT FEATS). SOME WEAPONS (SEE COMBAT SECTION) CAN BE USED AMBIDEXTERIOUSLY . WITH UNARMED AND MELEE YOU DO THE DAMAGE FROM EACH HAND / WEAPON SEPARATELY
PRACTICED AMBIDEXTERITY
ONCE / DAY
IF USED WITH FIREARMS (SEE COMBAT SECTION FOR WHAT WEAPONS ALLOW AMBIDEXTERITY ) THEN THE FOLLOWING CAN OCCUR: A FIREARM CAN BE USED INDEPENDENTLY IN EITHER HAND.
BOTH FIREARMS CAN BE FIRED AT THE SAME TARGET IN SINGLE SHOT MODE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS CAUSES YOUR DAMAGE CALL OF THE MOST DAMAGING FIREARM TO GO UP BY ONE EFFECT
DOUBLE -> TRIPLE) BUT YOU USE ONE BULLET FROM EACH GUN FOR THIS
AMBIDEXTROUS
ONCE / HOUR
IF BOTH FIREARMS USE A SPECIAL DAMAGE CALL (E.G. A THREE ROUND BURST OR SEMI -AUTO MODE CAPABILITY ) AND ARE FIRED AT THE SAME
TARGET THIS CAUSES YOUR DAMAGE CALL OF THE MOST DAMAGING FIREARM TO GO UP BY ONE GUNS .
REQUIRES : EXPERT UNARMED STUNNING BLOW TEMPORARY A CHOKED (USING THE CHOKE FEAT), UNCONSCIOUS, RESTRAINED OR UNRESISTING CREATURE MAY BE RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS FOR 5 MINUTES BY USE OF A SLEEPER HOLD OR OTHER SUCH MOVE.
TORTURE RESISTANCE
TEMPORARY
THIS FEAT ALLOWS YOU TO EITHER: IGNORE THE EFFECTS OF TORTURE OR THE EFFECT FROM THE FEAT NEGOTIATOR (OR ITS UPGRADES) FOR ONE SCENE (FURTHER CALLS REQUIRE MORE TORTURE RESISTANCES TO BE USED)
HALVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A LIFE DRAIN EFFECT FOR ONE SCENE
ONCE / DAY
IF YOU HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ALIEN MIND CONTROL, YOU MAY RESIST AND BREAK OUT OF THE MIND CONTROL FOR 5 MINUTES. USING A TORTURE RESISTANCE REDUCES INCAPACITATE (NOT STUN) TIME FROM 30 SECONDS TO 15 SECONDS
BONDJAMES BOND
ONCE / HOUR
YOU CAN TRACK, BY ASKING THE REFEREE FOR DETAILS ABOUT LOCAL TRACKS AND WHICH DIRECTION THEY LEAD. FOLLOWING TRACKS MUST BE DONE SLOWLY . WHEN USING BLOOD HOUND YOU CAN FIND OUT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE GONE PAST, THE TYPE (BIPEDAL, QUADRUPED) AND APPROXIMATE SIZE, AND THE GENERAL MOVEMENT SPEED.
WE HAVE A JOB TO DO
TEMPORARY
THE CHARACTER THROUGH A ROUSING SPEECH AND/OR CALLS OF ENCOURAGEMENT IS ABLE TO GRANT 6 VITALITY POINTS (OR THE CHARACTERS MAXIMUM IF THEY DO NOT NEED TO RECOVER 6) TO ALL THEIR TEAM MEMBERS (EXCLUDING THEMSELVES). ONCE AFFECTED BY THIS FEAT (FROM ANYONE), YOU CANNOT BE AFFECTED BY ANOTHER WE HAVE A JOB TO DO FEAT FOR 10 MINUTES. YOU CAN ONLY USE ONE WE HAVE A JOB TO DO PER HOUR
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Advancement Points
INTRODUCTION
FOR YOUR FIRST FOUR EVENTS, YOUR CHARACTER GAINS +1 MAXIMUM VITALITY. AFTER THAT POINT YOU GAIN 1 ADVANCEMENT POINT PER DOWNTIME THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR. YOU CAN ONLY GAIN 1 AP PER DOWNTIME, IF YOU PLAY MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER ONLY THE CHARACTER THAT GETS THE DOWNTIME CAN GET THE AP ASSOCIATED WITH IT. DURING DOWNTIME YOU CAN THEN TRADE IN YOUR ACCUMULATED ADVANCEMENT POINTS FOR AN EXTRA PERK FOR YOUR CHARACTER. THESE PERKS ARE ALWAYS ON UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. EACH PERK CAN BE TAKEN ONLY ONCE (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED) YOU MUST CHOOSE THESE IN YOUR DOWNTIME, YOU CANNOT PICK THESE SKILLS UP "AS NEEDED" IF YOU HAVE SPARE POINTS DURING AN
EVENT IF YOUR PERK AFFECTS DOWNTIME ACTIONS, YOU CAN USE IT ON THE DOWNTIME YOU HAVE SELECTED IT.
NAME
WM : 1 HANDED MELEE WM : 2 HANDED MELEE WM : ASSAULT RIFLES WM : AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN WM : HEAVY MACHINE GUN WM : HEAVY PISTOLS WM : LIGHT MACHINE GUN WM : PISTOLS WM : SHOTGUN (BASIC) WM : SHOTGUN (CLOSE) WM : SNIPER WM : STAFF WEAPON (MELEE) WM : STAFF WEAPON (RANGED) WM : SUB MACHINE GUN WM : THROWN / RANGED WM : UNARMED
APS PRE-REQUISITE
3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 MELEE MELEE SMALL ARMS SUPPORT WEAPONS SUPPORT WEAPONS ADVANCED PISTOLS SUPPORT WEAPONS PISTOLS SMALL ARMS WM : SHOTGUN (BASIC) SNIPER TRAINING STAFF WEAPON (MELEE) STAFF WEAPON (RANGED) SMALL ARMS THROWN / RANGED EXPERT UNARMED
DESCRIPTION
+1 DAMAGE WITH SMALL AND MEDIUM MELEE WEAPONS. +1 DAMAGE WITH A LARGE MELEE WEAPON +1 NORMAL AND +1 SPECIAL DAMAGE WITH ASSAULT RIFLES +1 NORMAL DAMAGE AND +1 SPECIAL DAMAGE WITH AN AUTO SHOTGUN WHEN USING THE 5 BULLET SPECIAL DAMAGE CALL, YOU NOW CALL 5 KNOCKDOWN. +1DAMAGE WITH A HEAVY PISTOL YOU CAN NOW USE CRITICAL HIT FEATS WITH A LIGHT MACHINE GUN (ALTHOUGH IT USES 5 BULLETS) +1 DAMAGE WITH A NORMAL PISTOL. +1 NORMAL DAMAGE AND +1 SPECIAL DAMAGE WITH A SHOTGUN SHOTGUNS CAN NOW USE CRITICAL HIT FEATS, AT POINT BLANK RANGE (<10 FT) YOUR AIM TIME WHEN USING A SNIPER SHOT FEAT IS REDUCED BY 5 SECONDS. +1 DAMAGE WITH A STAFF WEAPON (MELEE) +1 DAMAGE AND ADDS KNOCKDOWN WITH A STAFF WEAPON (RANGED). +1 NORMAL DAMAGE AND +1 SPECIAL DAMAGE WITH A SUB MACHINE GUN +1 DAMAGE WITH THROWN / MANUAL RANGED WEAPONS +1 DAMAGE AND +1 SPECIAL DAMAGE WITH UNARMED COMBAT
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NAME
DUEL WIELDING : HEAVY PISTOLS DUEL WIELDING : PISTOLS
APS
1
PRE-REQUISITE
(*) AND WM: HEAVY PISTOLS (*) AND WM: PISTOLS (*) AND WM: SUB MACHINE GUN (*) AND WM: 1 HANDED MELEE
DESCRIPTION
YOU ARE PERMANENTLY AMBIDEXTROUS WHEN USING HEAVY PISTOLS YOU ARE PERMANENTLY AMBIDEXTROUS WHEN USING NORMAL PISTOLS (PISTOLS)
NAME
HEROIC VITALITY
APS
1
PRE-REQUISITE
HAS AT LEAST 4
DOWNTIMES ON THAT CHARACTER
DESCRIPTION
+1 MAXIMUM VITALITY (THIS AP CAN BE BOUGHT A MAXIMUM OF FIVE TIMES) YOUR VITALITY REGENERATES TWICE AS QUICKLY AS LISTED IN THE RULES. ONCE YOU HAVE OPENED A GREEN OR A RED WOUND CARD YOU CAN, IF YOU CHOOSE, OPEN A SECOND GREEN OR RED WOUND CARD INSTEAD (OF THE SAME TYPE AS THE FIRST ONE YOU OPENED), BUT YOU MUST TAKE THAT SECOND EFFECT, YOU CANNOT CHOOSE WHICH TO TAKE. CRITICAL HITS NO LONGER CAUSE YOU TO OPEN A WOUND CARD, YOU STILL OPEN WOUND CARDS FROM GOING TO 0 AND BELOW AS PER THE DAMAGE CHART. YOU GAIN +1 BODY, WHICH STACKS WITH BODYBUILDER OR EXPERT BODYBUILDER
RECUPERATION
SCAR TISSUE
TOUGHNESS 1
TOUGH AS NAILS
TOUGHNESS 3
TOUGHNESS 1
TOUGHNESS 2
TOUGHNESS 1
YOU GAIN +1 BODY, WHICH STACKS WITH BODYBUILDER OR EXPERT BODYBUILDER (CUMULATIVE WITH TOUGHNESS 1) YOU GAIN +1 BODY, WHICH STACKS WITH BODYBUILDER OR EXPERT BODYBUILDER (CUMULATIVE WITH TOUGHNESS 2)
TOUGHNESS 3
TOUGHNESS 2
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NAME
UA MASTERY : BREAK HOLD UA MASTERY : CHOKE
APS
2
PRE-REQUISITE
EXPERT UNARMED
DESCRIPTION
YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA BREAK HOLD FEATS. YOUR BREAK HOLD ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15 YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA CHOKE FEATS. YOUR CHOKE ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15 YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA DISARM FEATS. YOUR DISARM ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15 YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA GRAPPLE FEATS. YOUR GRAPPLE ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15 YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA THROW FEATS. YOUR THROW ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15
EXPERT UNARMED
UA MASTERY : DISARM
EXPERT UNARMED
UA MASTERY : GRAPPLE
EXPERT UNARMED
UA MASTERY : THROW
EXPERT UNARMED
Misc. Perks
THE FOLLOWING APS CAN ONLY BE TAKEN ONCE.
NAME
EXPERT TEACHER
APS
3
PRE-REQUISITE
DESCRIPTION
ONE TEACHING COURSE THAT YOU RUN PER DOWNTIME (I.E. NOT DREAMING SPIRES OR MONTAGE) PROVIDES DOUBLE THE BENEFIT TO THE RECIPIENTS. DURING ANY APPLICABLE DOWNTIME, THE CHARACTER MAY TEACH ONE TRAINING COURSE WITHOUT USING A DOWNTIME SLOT - BUT DOES NOT GAIN A FEAT FOR TEACHING.
YOU CAN INSTRUCT SOMEONE IN A SKILL THAT YOU HAVE IF THAT SKILL HAS PRE-REQUISITES THEN THE PERSON YOU ARE TEACHING MUST HAVE THOSE PREREQUISITES. THEY RETAIN THIS SKILL FOR ONE MISSION ONLY (OR AN HOUR IF REMAINING ON BASE).
MONTAGE
TUTOR
THIS TAKES 30 MINUTES OF ROLEPLAYING TO COMPLETE. IF IT IS A CARD SKILL THEN THEY GET TO PICK 3 CARDS (BUT MUST HAVE PHYS REPS). YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON TAUGHT AT A TIME, AND THEY CANNOT USE IT TO ASSIST YOU WITH A TASK YOU ARE WORKING ON.
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NAME
APS
PRE-REQUISITE
DESCRIPTION
ONE OF YOUR (CHOSEN FEAT) IS NOW ONCE PER HOUR. SELECT FROM :
KILLING BLOW / KILLING STRIKE DIE HARD FLESH WOUNDS A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE WE HAVE A JOB TO DO THIS AP MAY BE TAKEN ONCE FOR EACH OF THE LISTED FEAT
ALIEN TECHNOLOGIST
YOUR BOTCH JOB FEAT NOW WORKS ON ALIEN TECHNOLOGY (IN A SKILL AREA YOU HAVE) YOU CAN USE YOUR NEGOTIATOR FEATS ON NON SENTIENT ANIMALS, BY THE USE OF SOOTHING NOISES AND NON HOSTILE ACTIONS. AS PER THE FEAT, THE ANIMAL WILL NOT TAKE HOSTILE ACTION IF NOT THREATENED. WHEN USING THE BULLET CATCHER / BODYGUARD FEAT, ALL NORMAL (NON THROUGH) DAMAGE IS NOW SPLIT 50/50 VITALITY/BODY RATHER THAN GOING COMPLETELY TO BODY (HALVES ROUND TO VITALITY ). THROUGH DAMAGE CONTINUES TO GO DIRECT TO BODY . WHEN USING THE BULLET CATCHER / BODYGUARD FEAT YOU NOW TAKE ALL NORMAL (NON THROUGH) DAMAGE TO VITALITY RATHER THAN BODY . THROUGH DAMAGE CONTINUES TO GO THROUGH TO BODY . YOU MAY NOW USE FEATS TO MITIGATE DAMAGE, CRITICAL HIT AND SNIPER SHOT EFFECTS. YOU GAIN 5 FEATS OF YOUR CHOICE (CANNOT BE USED TO TAKE JAMMY BASTARD). THIS AP CAN BE BOUGHT ANY NUMBER OF TIMES. ONE OF YOUR (CHOSEN FEAT) IS NOW ONCE PER HOUR. SELECT FROM :
ANIMAL EMPATHY
BULLET CATCHER
BODYGUARD MASTERY 1
BODYGUARD MASTERY 2
ALL GUNS BLAZING CAT LIKE REFLEXES FLASH OF INSIGHT GOING BURKO OLD COLLEGE PROFESSOR THIS AP MAY BE TAKEN ONCE FOR EACH OF THE LISTED FEAT ONCE PER DAY , YOU CAN REUSE A FEAT THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY USED. THIS DOES NOT GO TOWARDS GAINING UPGRADE FEATS, AND SHOULDNT BE LISTED AS A TEMPORARY FEAT USED. ONCE PER EVENT, YOU CAN USE AN EMERGENCY MEASURES/BATTLEFIELD SURGEON FEAT AND GAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSULTANT/EXPERT CONSULTANT FEAT INSTEAD (OR VICE VERSA) YOUR FIRM GRIP FEATS CAN NOW BE USED ON FIREARMS AS WELL AS MELEE WEAPONS. (CALL SOLID GRIP TO RESIST) SELF-STABILISE SELF-STABILISE IS NOW AUTOMATIC (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS) AND DOESNT REQUIRE A PHYS REP TO STABILISE YOURSELF.
HERO
MEDICAL EXPERTISE
SOLID GRIP
WILL TO LIVE
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Combat Perks
THE FOLLOWING APS ENHANCE VARIOUS BITS OF COMBAT. EACH ONE CAN ONLY BE TAKEN ONCE.
NAME
AMMO CONSERVATION
APS
3
PRE-REQUISITE
SUPPORT WEAPONS
DESCRIPTION
YOU ARE MORE EFFICIENT AT USING AMMO YOU CAN MAKE TWO CALLS OF COVERING, SPRAY OR HEAVY FIRE FOR THE COST IN AMMUNITION OF A SINGLE CALL IF USING A LIGHT MACHINE GUN OR HEAVY MACHINE GUN. THE CHARACTER MAY NOW USE IMPROVISED LRP SAFE OBJECTS FOR BASE
DAMAGE ATTACK EQUAL TO NORMAL UNARMED DAMAGE
1 2
YOU MAY NOW USE SPRAY FIRE AS A SPECIAL ABILITY WHEN USING AN ASSAULT RIFLE. THE CLIP SIZE OF HEAVY PISTOLS IS CONSIDERED TO BE 1 HIGHER FOR YOU. (IF THE CLIP OR WEAPON IS GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE, THE REMAINING AMMO IS REDUCED BY 1 BACK TO ITS CORRECT LEVEL). FLAME THROWERS ARE CONSIDERED HEROIC WEAPONS FOR YOU. THEREFORE YOU ARE NOT LIMITED BY WHAT FEATS YOU CAN USE WHEN CARRYING ONE.
ADVANCED PISTOLS
FLAMETHROWER EXPERT
GRENADIER
SMALL ARMS
FOR THE COST OF 1 VITALITY POINT, YOU CAN IGNORE THE EFFECTS OF YOUR OWN GRENADES AS LONG AS YOU ARE FURTHER AWAY THAN 3 FEET FROM
THE POINT OF IMPACT
YOU ARE IMMUNE TO THE "TRIP" OR "THROW" PART OF UNARMED COMBAT, DUE TO YOUR EXCESSIVE SIZE AND UNARMED ABILITY. WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO TRIP OR THROW YOU, CALL "IMMUNE" AND YOU CAN IGNORE THOSE CALLS. YOU ARE GRANTED +2 EXTRA FIRM GRIP FEATS. YOUR FIRM GRIP ABILITY CAN NOW BE TAKEN UP TO A MAX OF 15 YOURE GOOD AT FINDING, STORING AND KEEPING AMMO YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE TWICE THE AMOUNT OF AMMO THAT YOURE CARRYING.
MELEE
PACK RAT
RAMBO
SUPPORT WEAPONS
YOU MAY NOW USE HEAVY FIRE AS A SPECIAL ABILITY WHEN USING A LIGHT MACHINE GUN. FOR THE COST OF 1 VITALITY POINT, YOU CAN IGNORE THE EFFECTS OF YOUR OWN ROCKET DAMAGE AS LONG AS YOU ARE FURTHER AWAY THAN 5 FEET
FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT
ROCKETEER
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YOU GAIN A PERSONALISED, NAMED, SIGNATURE WEAPON. THIS WILL HAVE A LAMINATED ITEM CARD WITH THE WEAPON'S NAME ON IT. DEPENDING ON THE WEAPON TYPE IT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT SPECIAL EFFECT (SEE BELOW) THIS ITEM CARD CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PHYS REP ONCE IT IS USED IN GAME. THIS IS AN IC ITEM, WHICH IF LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED MUST BE RE-PURCHASED WITH ADDITIONAL AP. ONLY THE WEAPON TYPES BELOW CAN BE ASSIGNED AS A SIGNATURE WEAPON, AND DOES NOT STACK WITH WEAPON MASTERYS DAMAGE INCREASE. YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH EFFECT OCCURS PER SHOT. SPECIAL AMMO DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR SIGNATURE WEAPON'S DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE/ABILITIES FROM SIGNATURE WEAPONS DO NOT STACK WITH AMBIDEXTERITY FEATS OR PERKS (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE SIGNATURE WEAPON AT A TIME. WM IN THE WEAPON TYPE BEING SELECTED SHOTGUN THE RANGE RESTRICTION FOR 3KD HAS BEEN REMOVED WITH THIS WEAPON. AR YOU CAN NOW DO DOUBLE THROUGH WITH SINGLE SHOTS WITH THIS WEAPON. HEAVY PISTOL YOU CAN NOW DO DOUBLE THROUGH WITH
THIS WEAPON
PISTOL YOU CAN NOW DO TRIPLE DAMAGE WITH YOUR PISTOL. SUB MACHINE GUN YOU CAN NOW DO DOUBLE THROUGH (USES 3 BULLETS) WITH THIS WEAPON. SNIPER - YOUR AIM TIME WHEN REDUCING SNIPER SHOT FEATS IS REDUCED TO ZERO WITH THIS WEAPON. SMALL MELEE YOU CAN NOW DO SINGLE THROUGH, CAN BE USED AMBIDEXTROUSLY WITH THIS WEAPON. MEDIUM MELEE YOU CAN NOW DO DOUBLE THROUGH, CAN BE USED AMBIDEXTROUSLY WITH THIS WEAPON. LARGE MELEE - YOU CAN NOW DO TRIPLE THROUGH KNOCKDOWN WITH THIS WEAPON. LMG YOU NOW ONLY USE FIVE BULLETS (INSTEAD OF TEN) WHEN PERFORMING A SPRAY FIRE CALL WITH THIS WEAPON. HMG YOU NOW ONLY USE TEN BULLETS (INSTEAD OF FIFTEEN) WHEN PERFORMING A HEAVY FIRE CALL WITH THIS WEAPON. PISTOL (INTAR SPECIFIC) YOU CAN NOW CALL DOUBLE STUN WITH THIS WEAPON, YOU CAN ONLY USE I NTAR AMMO IN THIS WEAPON, AND CANNOT CALL CRITICAL WITH IT (I .E. IS ALLOWING YOU TO USE WEAPON MASTERY WITH THIS GUN ONLY ) HEAVY PISTOL (INTAR SPECIFIC) YOU CAN NOW CALL TRIPLE STUN WITH THIS WEAPON, YOU CAN ONLY USE INTAR AMMO IN THIS WEAPON, AND CANNOT CALL CRITICAL WITH IT DOES NOT WORK WITH REVOLVERS (I .E. IS ALLOWING YOU TO USE WEAPON MASTERY WITH THIS GUN ONLY) SUB MACHINE GUN (INTAR SPECIFIC) YOU CAN NOW CALL DOUBLE STUN OR QUAD STUN WITH THIS WEAPON, YOU CAN ONLY USE INTAR AMMO IN THIS WEAPON, CANNOT USE SPECIAL CALLS SUCH AS COVERING FIRE OR OTHER SPECIAL CALL, AND CANNOT CALL CRITICAL WITH IT (I .E. IS ALLOWING YOU TO USE WEAPON MASTERY WITH THIS GUN ONLY )
SIGNATURE WEAPON
STAY DOWN
SMALL ARMS
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CALL 0 DAMAGE KNOCKDOWN WHEN USING A SHOTGUN, IN ADDITION TO NORMAL SHOTGUN CALLS. THIS IS ONLY USABLE WITHIN 30 FEET.
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Card Perks
THE FOLLOWING APS ENHANCE YOUR ABILITIES WITH THE SKILL CARD GAME EACH CARD MASTERY SKILL CAN BE TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT EACH TIME
MUST BE FOR A DIFFERENT SKILL AREA
NAME
CARD MASTERY 1 : [SKILL NAME] CARD MASTERY 2 : [SKILL NAME] CARD MASTERY 3 : [SKILL NAME]
APS
1
PRE-REQUISITE
9 CARDS IN A SKILL AREA CM 1 IN THE SAME SKILL
AREA
DESCRIPTION
THIS INCREASES YOUR CURRENT AND MAXIMUM CARDS IN A PARTICULAR SKILL AREA TO 10. THIS INCREASES YOUR CURRENT AND MAXIMUM CARDS IN A PARTICULAR SKILL AREA TO 11.
INCREASES YOUR CURRENT AND MAXIMUM CARDS IN A PARTICULAR SKILL AREA TO 12.
TECHNICAL MENTOR
YOU CAN NOW PLAY A CARD, IF ASKED, ON A PROBLEM WHICH IS ALREADY BEING WORKED ON BY TWO PEOPLE YOU CAN ONLY PLAY ONE CARD ON A PROBLEM, AND ONCE A M ENTOR CARD HAS BEEN PLAYED ON A PROBLEM, NOONE ELSE CAN USE MENTOR ON THAT PROBLEM. NOTE THIS AP ONLY NEEDS TO BE BOUGHT ONCE, BUT CAN ONLY BE USED ON PROBLEMS WHERE YOU HAVE CARD MASTERY 1 IN THAT AREA.
Skill Perks
THE FOLLOWING APS ENHANCE SKILLS IN THE GAME
NAME
ANALYSE THIS
APS
1
PRE-REQUISITE
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
DESCRIPTION
CAN DETECT PSYCHOLOGICAL FLAWS TWICE PER HOUR ALL ARMOUR THAT YOU'RE WEARING COUNTS AS IF IT WAS +1 PROTECTION HIGHER, AS YOU CAN MOVE PLATES AROUND ON THE FLY TO CONTINUE PROTECTING YOURSELF. IT NOW TAKES HALF THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR EACH POINT OF ARMOUR. ONCE PER DAY , YOU CAN USE A FLASH OF INSIGHT TO GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO
THE MOTIVATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGY OF A CRIME SCENE
ARMOUR SPECIALIST
ARMOURER
ARMOURER EFFICIENCY
CRIMINAL INTENT
DEMOLITIONIST
YOU CAN INCREASE THE DAMAGE, OR RANGE OF YOUR EXPLOSIVE CHARGES BY 100% - DOES NOT AFFECT CLAYMORES OR BOOBY TRAPS. ALL FIVE MINUTE PSYCHOLOGY ABILITIES CAN NOW BE USED 5 TIMES PER HOUR. YOU CAN GAIN UP TO 6 MONTHS TRAINING TO A SINGLE ACADEMIC SKILL (ANYTHING WHICH IS LEARNABLE THROUGH DREAMING SPIRES). THIS CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE FOR ANY SKILL.
DONT LIE TO ME
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
EXPANDED KNOWLEDGE
ADDITIONALLY THIS CAN BE USED FOR MEDICAL, ARCHAEOANTHROPOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS SPECIALISMS. EACH SPECIALISM COUNTS AS A SEPARATE SKILL. THIS CAN BE TAKEN MORE THAN ONCE, BUT MUST BE IN A DIFFERENT SKILL EACH TIME.
EXPERT DIAGNOSTICIAN
DOCTOR
THE TIME TAKEN TO DIAGNOSE ILLNESSES IS REDUCED TO 25% OF ANY TIME GIVEN BY A REFEREE. YOUR TIME FOR DETECTING PSYCHOLOGICAL FLAWS IS HALVED, REDUCING FROM 20 MINUTES TO 10 MINUTES OF ROLEPLAYING (STACKS WITH PSYCHOANALYST TO REDUCE IT TO 5 MINUTES)
EXPERT HYPNOTIST
HYPNOSIS
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EXPERT INTERROGATOR
INTERROGATION
YOU CAN IGNORE ONE TORTURE RESISTANCE CALL PER INTERROGATION SESSION. YOU CAN PILOT ANOTHER TYPE OF AIRCRAFT (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SPACECRAFT ) YOU CAN PILOT ANOTHER TYPE OF BOAT. YOU GAIN THE DREAMING SPIRES BACKGROUND SKILL, IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR BACKGROUND.
1 1 3
STAY WITH ME
YOU GAIN AN EXTRA PERSON FOR YOUR STAY WITH ME ABILITY . YOU CAN TAKE THIS ANY NUMBER OF TIMES. ONCE PER DAY , YOU CAN GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO A SOCIAL SITUATION. AS IF YOU HAD USED A FLASH OF INSIGHT. YOU HAVE WATCHED ENOUGH SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM SURGERY IN A MEDICAL BAY AS WELL IN A FIELD. I F YOURE IN A MED BAY , YOU CAN USE YOUR EMERGENCY MEASURES FEATS TO PERFORM SURGERY WITHOUT THE -2 PENALTY . YOUR 5 MINUTE ROLEPLAYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS CAN NOW BE DONE THROW OBSERVATION RATHER THAN INTERACTION. YOU MUST BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO OBSERVE THE TARGETS MICROEXPRESSIONS. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH VIDEO OR OTHER MEANS. WHEN TAKING PAINKILLERS, YOU CAN TAKE TWICE THE AMOUNT BEFORE YOU
OVERDOSE
INSTANT READING
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
LIFESAVER
PARAMEDIC
MICROEXPRESSIONS
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
PAINKILLER
PEOPLE PERSON
YOU GAIN THE INSIDER INFORMATION BACKGROUND SKILL, IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR BACKGROUND. HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY YOU CAN NOW FALSIFY RESPONSES TO PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES 5 TIMES PER HOUR. YOUR TIME FOR DETECTING PSYCHOLOGICAL FLAWS IS HALVED, REDUCING FROM 20 MINUTES TO 10 MINUTES OF ROLEPLAYING (STACKS WITH EXPERT HYPNOSIS TO REDUCE IT TO 5 MINUTES) YOU ARE EXCELLENT AT, AND GAIN ANY ONE SKILL THAT IS NOT IN THE RULEBOOK AND HAS NO INTIMATE EFFECT ON GAME BALANCE (SYSTEM REFEREES WILL ARBITRATE THIS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND YOU SHOULD PUT THIS REQUEST INTO THE SYSTEM REFEREES BEFORE YOU BUY IT) SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS SKILL ARE : GOLF, RUGBY , KNOWLEDGE OF
BAD TV, EXTREME SPORTS, WINDSURFING
POKER FACE
PSYCHOANALYST
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
SIGN ME UP
YOU GAIN THE EXPERIMENTAL KIT BACKGROUND SKILL, IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR BACKGROUND. YOU TEND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MENTAL CONDITIONS THAN A NORMAL PSYCHOLOGIST WHEN IN A COUNSELLING SESSION YOUR SESSIONS COUNT AS DOUBLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESSES.
THERAPIST
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
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Bleeding
ONCE YOU ARE ON -1 OR BELOW, YOU ARE CONSIDERED BLEEDING AND NEED TO BE STABILISED WITHIN 60 SECONDS. IF YOU ARE NOT STABILISED THEN YOU LOSE ONE POINT OF BODY . LOSING A POINT OF BODY THROUGH BLEEDING DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TO OPEN A NEW WOUND CARD.
Casualty Cards
GREEN WOUND CARDS ARE GIVEN TO PLAYERS AND REFEREES TO BE RIPPED OPEN WHEN DAMAGE TAKES YOU TO 0, 1 OR -2 TO SHOW THE FULL EXTENT OF THE WOUNDS. THESE WILL TELL THE PARAMEDIC OR DOCTOR EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO TREAT. IF YOU TAKE A CRITICAL HIT YOU ALSO OPEN A GREEN WOUND CARD (IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER WOUND CARDS YOU SHOULD OPEN DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE HIT) RED WOUND CARDS RED TRAUMA CARDS ARE GIVEN TO PLAYERS AND REFEREES TO BE RIPPED OPEN WHEN DAMAGE TAKES YOU TO EITHER -3 OR -4 OR -5 TO SHOW THE FULL EXTENT OF THE WOUNDS. THESE WILL TELL THE DOCTOR EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO TREAT.
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Health
6+
You are on full, or near full health (depending on your body AP / bodybuilder levels you are fine and in the peak of health You regain +1 hit in one hour.
1-5
0
You have taken some damage, which will show up as cuts and bruises - but you're heroic and these will work themselves out over time. You should roleplay that you've been injured, but they are not debilitating. You regain +1 hit in one hour.
You are badly cut and bruised, and your body has started to get to the point where all the cumulative cuts and bruises and injuries have started to take their toll. You regain +1 hit in two hours. You Open a GREEN Wound Card at this Level.
-1
-2
You are very badly bruised and cut (use the wound card as a guide for where is particularly injured). You are in a lot of pain. You regain +1 hit in 24 hours. You Open a GREEN Wound Card at this Level.
You are very severely bruised, battered, beaten and cut (use the wound card as a guide for where is particularly injured). You are in a lot of pain and are incapacitated and cannot move unless helped. You regain +1 hit in 1 week. You Open a GREEN Wound Card at this Level.
-3
-4
You cannot move unless helped, you have been cut up very badly, and are in intense pain, even if helped to be moved unless by a trained Paramedic you are likely to be more injured and will go unconscious. You regain +1 hit in 1 month. You Open a RED Wound Card at this Level.
You are unconscious, you're at the very limit of human endurance and are likely slipping into a coma. You cannot use Vitality to dodge damage at this level, or use Jammy Bastard's. You regain +1 hit in 3 months. You Open a RED Wound Card at this Level.
-5
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Medical Abilities
REQUIRES : MEDIC / PARAMEDIC / DOCTOR STABILISE CASUALTY USING YOUR MEDICAL SKILLS, YOU CAN STOP A CASUALTY FROM DESCENDING TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF DAMAGE. HOWEVER IF YOU LEAVE THE CASUALTY FOR LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS, THE DESCENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WILL BEGIN AGAIN. REQUIRES : PARAMEDIC / DOCTOR USING YOUR MEDICAL SKILLS, YOU CAN PREPARE A CASUALTY FOR MOVEMENT AFTER YOU HAVE STABILISED THEM, THIS PREP FOR MOVEMENT
MEANS YOU CAN LEAVE THE PATIENT AND THE DESCENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WILL NOT BEGIN AGAIN AND THEY CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT FURTHER INJURY .
THIS TAKES 1 MINUTE TO COMPLETE (UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ON YOUR FEET SOLDIER FEAT) REQUIRES : DOCTOR CRITICAL CARE WITHIN A MEDICAL FACILITY (NOT IN THE FIELD) YOU CAN PERFORM SURGERY WHEN NEEDED AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CARE FOR PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS, AIDING IN THEIR RECOVERY . THIS COUNTS AS ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE MEDIC MEDICS CAN ONLY TREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ON -1 AND ABOVE CAN READ GREEN WOUND CARDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG BUT CANNOT TREAT THEM
PARAMEDIC TREATMENT LIMITS DOCTOR DOCTORS CAN TREAT ALL LEVELS OF INJURY CAN READ ALL WOUND CARDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG & CAN TREAT THEM IN THE FIELD CAN PERFORM SURGERY IN A MEDICAL CENTRE. PARAMEDICS CAN TREAT ALL LEVELS OF INJURY CAN READ ALL WOUND CARDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG & CAN TREAT THEM IN THE FIELD
REQUIRES : PARAMEDIC / DOCTOR YOU CAN USE HEM-CON ON A PATIENT IN THE FIELD. YOU NEED TO USE ONE HEM-CON PATCH PER WOUND CARD THAT THE PATIENT HAS (I .E. IF THEY ARE ON -2 BUT HAVE 4 WOUND CARDS YOU NEED TO USE FOUR HEM-CON) HEM CON : SECOND AID HEM-CON CAN ONLY BE APPLIED IN THIS WAY , IF THE PATIENT IS AT - 3 OR ABOVE. THIS TAKES 10 MINUTE S PER HEM CON APPLIED TO TAKE EFFECT, AND AT THE END GIVES THE PATIENT BACK +1 BODY . WHILE BODY HITS MAY BE HEALED BY THE USE OF HEM-CON, ANY WOUND CARD EFFECTS STILL REMAIN ON YOUR PERSON UNTIL THEY NATURALLY HEAL AND SHOULD BE ROLEPLAYED. THE TIME TAKEN TO APPLY HEM-CON AND ANY ASSOCIATED HEM-CON BENEFITS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CONSULTANT FEAT ABILITY TO REDUCE HEALING TIMES. REQUIRES : DOCTOR YOU CAN USE HEM-CON ON A PATIENT IN A MEDICAL CENTRE (SURGERY ). YOU NEED TO USE ONE HEM-CON PATCH PER WOUND CARD THAT THE PATIENT HAS (I.E. IF THEY ARE ON -2 BUT HAVE 4 WOUND CARDS YOU NEED TO USE FOUR HEM-CON) HEM-CON CAN ONLY BE APPLIED, IN THIS WAY , IF THE PATIENT IS AT -4 OR ABOVE. IF THE PATIENT IS AT -1 OR -2, THE SURGERY TAKES THIS TAKES 10 MINUTES PER HEM CON APPLIED, AND AT THE END GIVES THE PATIENT BACK +2 BODY . HEM CON : SURGERY IF THE PATIENT IS AT -3, THE SURGERY TAKES 30 MINUTES PER HEM CON APPLIED, AND AT THE END GIVES THE PATIENT BACK +2 BODY . IF THE PATIENT IS AT -4, THE SURGERY TAKES 45 MINUTES PER HEM CON APPLIED; AND AT THE END GIVES THE PATIENT BACK +1 BODY. WHILE BODY HITS MAY BE HEALED BY THE USE OF HEM-CON, ANY WOUND CARD EFFECTS STILL REMAIN ON YOUR PERSON UNTIL THEY NATURALLY HEAL AND SHOULD BE ROLEPLAYED. THE TIME TAKEN TO APPLY HEM-CON AND ANY ASSOCIATED HEM-CON BENEFITS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CONSULTANT FEAT ABILITY TO REDUCE HEALING TIMES. RESUSCITATION SEE RULES FOR ADRENALINE.
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Medical Supplies
HEM-CON IS A MEDICAL PATCH THAT CAN BE USED BY PARAMEDICS AND DOCTORS IT IS A COMBINED HUMAN / AETHERNAUT TECHNOLOGICAL ITEM AND IS IN LIMITED SUPPLY , AND DUE TO ITS EXPERIMENTAL NATURE MAY HAVE SIDE EFFECTS ALTHOUGH NONE HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED YET. +1 BODY IN THE FIELD (YOU NEED TO USE 1 HEM-CON PATCH PER WOUND CARD THE PATIENT HAS) +2 BODY IN SURGERY (YOU NEED TO USE 1 HEM-CON PATCH PER WOUND CARD THE PATIENT HAS) SEE HEM-COM SECOND AID OR HEM-COM SURGERY ABOVE HEM-CON DOES NOT HAVE AN OVERDOSE.
DESCRIPTION
HEM-CON
EFFECT
DURATION OVERDOSE
Drugs
NOTE CERTAIN DRUGS MAY BECOME ADDICTIVE SYSTEM REFEREES WILL INFORM YOU SHOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. NOTE ALL INCIDENCES OF OVERDOSING MUST BE PUT ON THE CHARACTER SHEET. DRUG NAME USABLE BY STRONG PAINKILLERS EFFECT DURATION OVERDOSE VOLTOROL, VICODIN (ETC..) MEDIC / PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS ACTS AS A USE OF THE "FLESH WOUNDS" FEAT. EIGHT HOURS FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 BODY
MORPHINE (ETC..) PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS THIS DRUG WHEN ADMINISTERED TO A CHARACTER ON -3 OR ABOVE, ALLOWS YOU TO ACT AS IF YOU WERE ON ZERO BODY (YOU FEEL NO PAIN DURING THE TIME THE MORPHINE IS ACTIVE).
ANALGESIC PAINKILLERS
EFFECT
THIS EFFECT LASTS FOR 30 MINUTES, AND DURING THOSE THIRTY MINUTES YOU CAN ACT AS IF YOU WERE ON ZERO BODY . AFTER READING YOUR WOUND CARD YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND ANY INSTRUCTIONS YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND ROLE-PLAY APPROPRIATELY EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT FEELING PAIN. AFTER 30 MINUTES YOU WILL COLLAPSE AS THE DRUG WEARS OFF. MAY CAUSE ADDICTION
DURATION OVERDOSE
30 MINUTES FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 BODY PER 5 MINUTES FOR 30 MINUTES.
BARIBUTATES, BENZODIAZEPINES (ETC...) PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS A SINGLE DOSE OF SEDATIVES CAN BE USED TO DULL THE PATIENT'S ANXIETY RELATED TO PAINFUL OR ANXIETY PROVOKING PROCEDURES. 60 MINUTES
IF YOU TAKE ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LAPSE INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND REMAIN SO FOR 60 MINUTES PER DOSE TAKEN.
SEDATIVES
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PROPOFOL (SURGERY ) / KETAMINE (FIELD) / GAS+AIR PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS A SINGLE DOSE OF GENERAL ANAESTHETIC THAT IS INHALED OR INJECTED WILL RENDER THE SUBJECT UNCONSCIOUS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. 20 MINUTES - CURRENT VITALITY FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 BODY PER MINUTE FOR 20 MINUTES CURRENT VITALITY .
GENERAL ANAESTHETIC
ADRENALINE OR DEFIBRILATION PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS IN THE HANDS OF A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL THIS CAN BE USED TO RESTART THE HEART IF THE CHARACTER HITS -5 (NOTE THAT ITEMS SUCH AS DISINTEGRATION EFFECTS OR OTHER MASSIVE DAMAGE ITEMS WILL NEGATE THIS ABILITY ). A PARAMEDIC OR DOCTOR MUST REACH THE CHARACTER WITHIN 30 SECONDS, AND INJECT (ADRENALINE) OR SHOCK THEM (DEFIBRILATION) THEM BEFORE THE END OF THIS TIME. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE, THEN THE CHARACTER CAN BE STABILISED ON -4. THE CHARACTER LOSES 1 PERMANENT VITALITY WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED BACK FOR 1 AP (AND DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS HEROIC VITALITY LIMIT)
EFFECT RESUSCITATION
DURATION
INSTANT IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL ADRENALINE DOSE DURING THE DURATION, YOU GO IMMEDIATELY TO -3 (IF ABOVE -3 AT THIS TIME) (BUT DOES NOT CAUSE BLEEDING), WITH THE "HEART ATTACK" WOUND CARD WHICH HAS THE EFFECT OF CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND REQUIRE SURGERY WITHIN 45 MINUTES OR DIE.
OVERDOSE
ADRENALINE PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS USING ADRENALINE GIVES YOU A SHORT TERM BOOST TO YOUR ENERGY LEVELS, GIVING YOU BACK 10 VITALITY. AFTER 30 MINUTES YOU WILL LOSE 10 VITALITY POINTS (BUT CANNOT GO BELOW ZERO), LOSE 2 BODY POINTS AND COLLAPSE AND BLACK OUT AS THE DRUG WEARS OFF. YOU SUFFER FROM BEING INCAPACITATED AND UNCONSCIOUS UNTIL REVIVED BY A MEDIC OR ABOVE. NOTE THAT LOSING THE 2 BODY POINTS DOES NOT MAKE YOU OPEN A WOUND CARD, DOES NOT CAUSE BLEEDING AND CANNOT TAKE YOU BELOW -2. SHOULD YOU USE ANOTHER ADRENALINE WITHIN 1 HOUR FROM THE DRUG WEARING OFF YOU WILL BE OVERDOSED (SEE SECTION BELOW) MAY CAUSE ADDICTION
EFFECT
DURATION
1 HOUR IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL ADRENALINE DOSE DURING THE DURATION, YOU GO IMMEDIATELY TO -3 (BUT DOES NOT CAUSE BLEEDING), WITH THE "HEART ATTACK" WOUND CARD - WHICH HAS THE EFFECT OF CAUSING YOU TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND REQUIRE SURGERY WITHIN 45 MINUTES OR DIE.
OVERDOSE
VIAGRA PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS INCREASED LIBIDO AND REDUCED ALTITUDE SICKNESS. 4 HOURS MASSIVELY INCREASED LIBIDO AND... ROLEPLAYING REQUIRED.
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SODIUM PENTOTHAL PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS THIS DRUG TAKES 30 MINUTES TO WORK, AFTER WHICH THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD THE DRUG INJECTED WILL BE UNABLE TO LIE FOR 5 MINUTES UNLESS THEY HAVE :
TRUTH AGENT
EFFECT
DRUG RESISTANCE OR TORTURE RESISTANCE THE DRUG TAKES 1 HOUR TO WORK, AND THE INABILITY TO LIE LASTS FOR ONLY 2.5 MINUTES (THE INTERROGATOR IS LIKELY TO THINK THAT THE DRUG HAS NOT WORKED) TWO USES OF DRUG RESISTANCE AND/OR TORTURE RESISTANCE REDUCE THE EFFECT TO ONLY MAKING YOU DROWSY .
DURATION OVERDOSE
60 MINUTES
IF YOU TAKE ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LAPSE INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND REMAIN SO FOR 60 MINUTES PER DOSE TAKEN.
NALOXONE, CHARCOAL PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS WILL REMOVE ONE OVERDOSE EFFECT FROM STRONG OR ANALGESIC PAINKILLERS 60 MINUTES EVERY TIME YOU TAKE NALOXONE, YOUR VITALITY REDUCES BY 2, IF YOU ARE ON ZERO VITALITY DAMAGE DOES TO BODY .
AMOXICILLIN MEDIC / PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS THESE FIGHT INFECTIONS IN GENERAL, AND WILL HAVE A RANGE OF EFFECTS AS EXPLAINED BY A REFEREE DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BEING TREATED. NORMALLY ONLY TREAT THE SYMPTOMS NOT THE CAUSE. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 2 VITALITY DUE TO DIARRHEA.
NO GENERIC NAME PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS THESE FIGHT THE PAIN CAUSED BY NATURAL VENOM, AND WILL HAVE A RANGE OF EFFECTS AS EXPLAINED BY A REFEREE DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BEING TREATED. NORMALLY ONLY TREAT THE SYMPTOMS NOT THE CAUSE, BUT CAN LOWER THE INCAPACITATION TIME AND/OR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 VITALITY PER HOUR. I F YOU GO BELOW ZERO VITALITY THEN THE DAMAGE GOES TO BODY .
EFFECT
DURATION OVERDOSE
NO GENERIC NAME PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS THESE FIGHT THE EFFECTS OF POISON, AND WILL HAVE A RANGE OF EFFECTS AS EXPLAINED BY A REFEREE DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BEING TREATED. NORMALLY ONLY TREAT THE SYMPTOMS NOT THE CAUSE, BUT COULD LOWER THE PAIN OR OTHER EFFECTS, BUT NOT REMOVE THEM. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 VITALITY PER HOUR. I F YOU GO BELOW ZERO VITALITY THEN THE DAMAGE GOES TO BODY .
EFFECT
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NO GENERIC NAME MEDIC / PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS [CAN ONLY BE MADE BY DOCTORS IN A FULL MEDICAL FACILITY] WITH A PURE SAMPLE OF THE INFECTION OR DISEASE A DOCTOR CAN PRODUCE A SPECIFIC ANTIBIOTIC FOR ONE DISEASE. THESE NORMALLY TREAT THE CAUSE OF THE DISEASE AND CAN CAUSE TOTAL RECOVERY THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PRODUCE WILL BE TOLD TO YOU BY A REFEREE AS IT DEPENDS ON EACH INFECTION. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 2 VITALITY DUE TO DIARRHEA.
SPECIFIC ANTIBIOTIC
EFFECT
DURATION OVERDOSE
NO GENERIC NAME PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS [CAN ONLY BE MADE BY DOCTORS IN A FULL MEDICAL FACILITY] WITH A PURE SAMPLE OF THE VENOM A DOCTOR CAN PRODUCE A SPECIFIC ANTI VENOM FOR ONE PARTICULAR VENOM. THESE NORMALLY TREAT THE CAUSE OF THE INFECTION AND CAN CAUSE TOTAL RECOVERY THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PRODUCE WILL BE TOLD TO YOU BY A REFEREE AS IT DEPENDS ON EACH SPECIFIC VENOM. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 VITALITY PER HOUR FOR THE DURATION.
EFFECT
DURATION OVERDOSE
NO GENERIC NAME PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS [CAN ONLY BE MADE BY DOCTORS IN A FULL MEDICAL FACILITY] WITH A PURE SAMPLE OF THE POISON A DOCTOR CAN PRODUCE A SPECIFIC ANTI POISON FOR ONE PARTICULAR POISON. THESE NORMALLY TREAT THE CAUSE OF THE POISON AND CAN CAUSE TOTAL RECOVERY THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PRODUCE WILL BE TOLD TO YOU BY A REFEREE AS IT DEPENDS ON EACH SPECIFIC POISON. 8 HOURS
IF YOU TAKE AN ADDITIONAL DOSE WITHIN THE DURATION, LOSE 1 VITALITY PER HOUR FOR THE DURATION.
EFFECT
DURATION OVERDOSE
TRITONIN PARAMEDICS / DOCTORS [CANNOT BE MADE BY DOCTORS IN GAME CURRENTLY] THE JAFFA FEEL PHYSICALLY WEAKER THAN BEFORE AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY IT'S A BIG CHANGE FOR THEM. ANY JAFFA PCS STARTING PLAY ON TRITONIN DOES NOT GAIN THE NORMAL FREE NATURAL IMMUNITY . JAFFA MUST SLEEP AS A NORMAL HUMAN DOES THEY CAN NO LONGER GAIN REST BY MEDITATION
TRITONIN GIVEN TO A HUMAN WILL INITIALLY HAVE NO VISIBLE EFFECT, HOWEVER IT WILL SLOWLY REPLACE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM. WHEN TAKEN THEY WILL FEEL STRONGER AND HEALTHIER HEALING MINOR CUTS AT AN INCREASED RATE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW HOURS TO DAYS THE TRITONIN WILL CURE THE RECIPIENT OF MOST DISEASES. THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY HOWEVER, AS THERE IS A HIGH CHANGE THAT WITH EACH DOSE, THE DRUG REPLACES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM ENTIRELY AND THUS REQUIRES DAILY DOSES TO HAVE ANY IMMUNE SYSTEM AT ALL. THIS MUST BE PLACED ON A CHARACTER SHEET IF USED BY A NON JAFFA. 24 HOURS IF A MORE THAN ONE DOES OF TRITONIN IS TAKEN IN A DAY THE HEALING CAPABILITY OF THE TAKER IS INCREASED BY 50% FOR 1 HOUR THEN IT IS REDUCED BY 50% FOR THE REST OF THE DAY , ADDITIONAL DOSES INCREASE THE HEALING CAPACITY FURTHER (50%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 400%) FOR ONE HOUR, BUT ALSO INCREASES THE RECOVERY TIME (24 HOURS, 48 HOURS, 96 HOURS, 192 HOURS) FROM THE END OF THE EFFECT.
DURATION
OVERDOSE
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COVER
WHEN RUNNING THROUGH DENSE TREES OR STATIONARY BEHIND A COVERING, BUT NOT CONCEALING OBJECT I.E. TREE, DENSE UNDERGROWTH, STANDING STONE, EVERY ODD NUMBERED DAMAGE CALL HITS YOU. (I.E. YOU GET HIT BY THE 1ST, 3RD, 5TH, 7TH ETC SHOT) THE SAME GOES FOR HEAVY , SPRAY AND COVERING FIRE. CRITICAL HIT AND SNIPER SHOT IS NOT MITIGATED IN THIS WAY .
RELOADING
IN NORMAL FIRE FIGHTS, WHERE INDIVIDUAL TARGETS ARE BEING CALLED, A CHARACTER IS ASSUMED TO BE ABLE TO RELOAD WHEN NECESSARY . YOU MUST ROLE-PLAY CHANGING YOUR MAGAZINE. THERE ARE SOME PARTICULAR OCCASIONS WHEN A RELOAD MUST BE CALLED AS WELL AS ROLE-PLAYED (UNLESS YOU ARE USING THE ALL GUNS BLAZING FEAT ), AFTER CALLING COVERING FIRE, SPRAY FIRE, HEAVY FIRE, OR USING A WEAPON THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT RELOAD TIME E.G. MISSILE OR GRENADE LAUNCHER AFTER THE FIRE FIGHT PLEASE HAND YOUR USED MAGAZINE IN TO THE REFEREE. ALSO NOTE THAT YOU MUST HAVE PHYS REPS OF AMMUNITION TO ACTUALLY BE USING THEM, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PHYS REP FOR A MAGAZINE, YOU HAVE NO AMMO FOR THE GUN. STOCKS OF AMMO MAY BE REGULATED IN CHARACTER AND WHILE YOU MAY HAVE AMMO CLIPS OUT OF CHARACTER, IF YOU HAVE NOT GAINED AMMO THROUGH IN CHARACTER MEANS, YOU DO NOT HAVE AMMO.
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ARMOUR
ARMOUR PROVIDES THE CHARACTER WITH EXTRA PROTECTION AND MUST BE PHYSREPD
ARMOUR TYPE
EARTH
STANDARD ARMOUR
EARTH
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 2
1 1 1 2
1 1 2 4
THIS IS IF BOTH
ARMS ARE COVERED, THIS IS NOT PER ARM.
THIS IS IF BOTH
LEGS ARE COVERED, THIS IS NOT PER LEG.
ENCUMBRANCE
NOTE THAT ARMOUR MUST BY PHYSREPD THERE MUST BE SOME PHYSICAL ENCUMBRANCE IN ORDER FOR THE ARMOUR BENEFIT TO BE GAINED AND ARE REQUIRED TO COVER 50% OF THE PROTECTED LOCATION (SEE BELOW). AN ASSAULT VEST FOR EXAMPLE WOULD NOT BE CLASSED AS BODY ARMOUR, BUT A PLATE CARRIER (EITHER WITH PLATES OR FOAM INSERTS ETC) WOULD BE CLASSED AS BODY ARMOUR. ANY DAMAGE WHICH GOES "THROUGH" VITALITY , OR IF YOU ARE ON 0 VITALITY , IS APPLIED TO ARMOUR FIRST, AND THEN TO BODY UNLESS IT IS A CALLED SHOT TO A NON ARMOURED LOCATION. FEATS WHICH INCREASE BODY (SUCH AS DIE HARD) DO NOT AFFECT ARMOUR IN ANY WAY WHEN ARMOUR TAKES DAMAGE IT ALWAYS TAKES DAMAGE IN THE ORDER LISTED ABOVE (SO IF YOU TAKE TWO POINTS OF DAMAGE TO A FULLY ARMOURED BODY THE ARM AND LEG ARMOUR ARE DAMAGED, IF YOU TAKE FOUR POINTS OF DAMAGE TO A FULLY ARMOURED BODY THE ARM, LEG AND HELMET ARE DAMAGED). ARMOUR DAMAGED IN SUCH A WAY IS RENDERED UNUSABLE AFTER TAKING DAMAGE, UNTIL REPAIRED BY SOMEONE WITH THE ARMOURER SKILL. IT TAKES 10 MINUTES OF REPAIR TO REPAIR ONE POINT OF ARMOUR. SO BODY ARMOUR ABOVE TAKES 40 MINUTES TO REPAIR.
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Target
TARGET (NAME) TARGET (NAME) - GLOBAL TARGET (NAME) - MASS I.E. COLONEL BOB I.E. COLONEL BOB GLOBAL I.E. COLONEL BOB MASS HITS ONLY THE PERSON TARGETED, IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY A TARGET, THEN IT MISSES. HITS EVERYONE IN A 10 FT. RADIUS AROUND THE TARGET HITS EVERYONE IN A 30 FT. RADIUS AROUND THE TARGET
Damage
EXAMPLES OF DAMAGE CALLS ARE LISTED UNDER EACH WEAPON BELOW TO SHOW HOW THESE CALLS CAN BE PUT INTO ACTION.
Effect
IF YOU ARE TAKEN TO 0 VITALITY , OR ARE ON 0 VITALITY WHEN HIT BY THIS CALL, THEN YOU ARE INCAPACITATED, CONSIDERED UNCONSCIOUS AND CANNOT MOVE OR USE FEATS FOR 30 SECONDS. YOU ARE KNOCKED BACK 10 FEET AND SHOULD ROLEPLAY THIS. THIS EFFECT OCCURS EVEN IF YOU TAKE NO DAMAGE FROM THE CALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. YOU ARE KNOCKED DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THE FRONT OR BACK OF YOUR TORSO MUST TOUCH THE FLOOR. IF UNSAFE TO DO SO, YOU MUST DROP TO YOUR KNEE FOR 10 SECONDS AND CANNOT MOVE OR INITIATE COMBAT DURING THIS TIME. THIS EFFECT OCCURS EVEN IF YOU TAKE NO DAMAGE FROM THE CALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE CHARACTER IS HELD IN POSITION UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT WRIGGLE IN EXTREME PAIN. SEE REFEREE IF YOU ARE HIT BY THIS CALL. IF YOU ARE TAKEN TO 0 VITALITY , OR ARE ON 0 VITALITY WHEN HIT BY THIS CALL, THEN YOU ARE STUNNED, AND CANNOT MOVE OR USE FEATS FOR 30 SECONDS. THIS CALL CANNOT DO DAMAGE TO BODY . IF DAMAGE IS LISTED AS THROUGH THEN IT IGNORES VITALITY AND GOES STRAIGHT TO ARMOUR / BODY IF YOU HAVE ANY ARMOUR POINTS REMAINING, AND THE CALL IS NOT NEGATED BY VITALITY , YOU TAKE +2 DAMAGE ABOVE THE
DAMAGE CALL
INCAPACITATE (INCAP)
KNOCKBACK (KB)
KNOCKDOWN (KD)
TEARING
IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING ARMOUR (OR ARMOUR HAS BEEN DESTROYED), AND THE CALL IS NOT NEGATED BY VITALITY , YOU TAKE +2 DAMAGE ABOVE THE DAMAGE CALL.
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLE OF SPECIAL CALLS THAT YOU MAY GET HIT WITH IN GAME
CRITICAL HIT / SNIPER SHOT DISARM CHOKE GRAPPLE CALLED SHOT THROW
SEE THE FEATS SECTION FOR FULL DESCRIPTION YOU SHOULD DROP YOUR WEAPON TO THE FLOOR, UNLESS YOU HAVE FEATS TO STOP T THIS. YOU ARE RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS FOR 30 SECONDS YOU ARE RESTRAINED AND CANNOT MOVE ALTHOUGH YOU CAN STRUGGLE A TARGETED LOCATION, OR POSSIBLY YOUR WEAPON HAS BEEN STRUCK IT IS IMMOBILISED (AND YOU TAKE 1 DAMAGE) YOU ARE THROWN TO THE GROUND THIS IS THE SAME AS A SINGLE KNOCKDOWN
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EXTENDED MAGAZINES
DRUM MAGAZINES
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PISTOLS
Semi - Automatic Pistol
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
IT IS USEFUL AS A BACKUP WEAPON, OR AS THE PRIMARY FIREARM FOR NON-COMBATANTS. IT IS SMALL AND EASY TO CARRY OR CONCEAL. HOLSTERED ALLOWS BOTH HANDS FREE FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES. WITH GOOD MARKSMANSHIP (OOC CRITICAL HITS) CAN BE SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE AGAINST SINGLE TARGETS. IT CAN BE DUAL WIELDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEATS AND PERKS. LOW OVERALL DAMAGE OUTPUT WEAK AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGETS WEAK AGAINST LARGE OR HEAVILY ARMOURED
TARGETS
THE STANDARD SIDEARM THAT IS ISSUED TO ALL SEF PERSONNEL. USED FOR SELF-DEFENCE PURPOSES AND COVERT WORK. BROWNING 9MM, COLT 45, H&K 15, WALTHER PPK
DISADVANTAGES
DAMAGE
1
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
12
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Revolver
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
SMALL AND EASY TO CARRY OR CONCEAL. HOLSTERED ALLOWS BOTH HANDS FREE FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES. WITH GOOD MARKSMANSHIP (OOC CRITICAL HITS) CAN BE SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE. IT CAN BE DUAL WIELDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEATS AND PERKS. LOW OVERALL DAMAGE OUTPUT WEAK AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGETS WEAK AGAINST LARGE OR HEAVILY ARMOURED
TARGETS
REPRESENTED FROM WEAPONS SUCH AS THE 38 SPECIAL, TO VARIOUS MODELS OF COLT REVOLVER, THESE PISTOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO DRAW FROM
THE ARMOURY AND ARE POPULAR AMONG THOSE WHO PREFER THE OLD STYLE FEEL OF THESE WEAPONS
DISADVANTAGES
DAMAGE
1
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
6
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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ADVANCED PISTOLS
Heavy Semi - Automatic Pistol
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
IT IS EASY TO CARRY . HOLSTERED ALLOWS BOTH HANDS FREE FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES. WITH GOOD MARKSMANSHIP (OOC CRITICAL HITS) CAN BE SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE. IT CAN BE DUAL WIELDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEATS AND PERKS. WEAK AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGETS WEAK AGAINST LARGE OR HEAVILY ARMOURED
TARGETS
REPRESENTED FROM WEAPONS SUCH AS THE DESERT EAGLE ETC., THESE WEAPONS ARE BOTH POPULAR AND DISPARAGED IN EQUAL MEASURE BY THOSE WITHIN THE SEF. WHILST THEY PACK A PUNCH THEY TEND TO HAVE A LOW AMOUNT OF AMMO FOR THEIR DAMAGE OUTPUT, WITH THEIR ADDITIONAL WEIGHT THEY MAKE A POOR CHOICE OF BACKUP WEAPON WHEN COMPARED TO SMG'S SUCH AS THE MAC 10 OR M P5K, STILL THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ISSUE. DESERT EAGLE
DISADVANTAGES
DAMAGE
2
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
8
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Heavy Revolver
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
EASY TO CARRY .
THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM YOUR 357 MAGNUM TO THE GUN THAT DIRTY HARRY CARRIES. USAGE OF THIS WEAPON TENDS TO BE MOCKED LESS THAN THE HEAVY SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLS SUCH AS THE DESERT EAGLE, IF ONLY DUE TO THE FACT THEY THE PISTOLS ARE RELIABLE ENOUGH TO BE DROPPED AND NOT LIKELY TO BREAK. .357 MAGNUM
DISADVANTAGES
HOLSTERED ALLOWS BOTH HANDS FREE FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES. WITH GOOD MARKSMANSHIP (OOC CRITICAL HITS) CAN BE SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE. IT CAN BE DUAL WIELDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEATS AND PERKS.
DAMAGE
2
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
6
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Taser
DESCRIPTION ADVANTAGES
IMMOBILISES RATHER THAN KILLS
ELECTRONIC WIRES FIRED AT SOMEONE IMMOBILISING THEM. VERY CLOSE RANGE WEAPON. DISADVANTAGES
ONE SHOT CANNOT BE USED TO TARGET A SPECIFIC BODY
PART
DAMAGE
4 STUN
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
1
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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SMALL ARMS
Assault Rifle
THIS CATEGORY OF WEAPONS ARE VERY POPULAR AMONG COMBAT MISSION PERSONNEL DUE TO THE TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH DAMAGE OF THESE WEAPONS. THEY ARE ALSO POPULAR AMONG COMBAT PERSONNEL AS IN A PINCH, LIGHT MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION CAN BE CANNIBALISED (A LENGTHY PROCESS) AND USED TO REFILL ASSAULT RIFLE MAGAZINES. A COMMON MISTAKE BY ROOKIES IS FAILURE TO HAVE A SLING ATTACHED TO THEIR FIREARM. A GOOD SLING CAN HELP MITIGATE THE ENCUMBRANCE OF AN ASSAULT RIFLE, AND AVOID HAVING TO PUT THEIR WEAPON DOWN WHILST THEY PERFORM OTHER ACTIVITIES. REMEMBER ALWAYS HAVE A SLING FOR YOUR RIFLE. L86, M4, M16, G36, SCAR-L, MAGPUL PDR
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
GOOD DAMAGE OUTPUT
DISADVANTAGES
GOOD AMMUNITION SIZE FOR ITS DAMAGE OUTPUT. GOOD FOR LAYING DOWN SUPPRESSING FIRE. GOOD TYPE OF FIREARM FOR MOST COMBAT TASKS. AMMO CAN BE CANNIBALISED FROM LIGHT MACHINE GUNS. CARBINES AND COMPACT VARIETIES ARE GOOD FOR CLOSE QUARTERS. CAN QUICKLY USE UP AMMUNITION IF USED IN A SUPPORT FIRE ROLE. NORMALLY REQUIRES AMMUNITION WEBBING OR A
TACTICAL VEST TO CARRY SPARE AMMO MAGAZINES.
JAFFA IN RED, DOUBLE JAFFA IN BLUE, QUAD JAFFA IN GREEN, CRITICAL HIT JAFFA IN GREEN, COVERING FIRE
DAMAGE
2
SPECIAL DAMAGE
4 (USES 3 AMMO)
AMMO
30
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Shotgun (Standard)
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
EXCELLENT AGAINST ALIENS WHO WISH TO ENGAGE
IN HAND TO HAND COMBAT
THERE IS A LOT OF DEBATE ABOUT THE USEFULNESS OF THE SHOTGUN, WITH MOST MISSION PERSONNEL HAVING THEIR OWN VIEW ON THE WEAPONS. STILL, THEY HAVE PROVED THEIR WORTH IN CLOSE QUARTER COMBATS. I T IS NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE MANY OF THE MORE CLOSE COMBAT TRAINED PERSONNEL TO HAVE SHOTGUN SLUNG OVER THEIR BACK OR IN RARE CASES SLUNG UNDER THEIR WEAPON. SAS12, MOSSBERG 500, KAC MASTERKEY , M26 MASS
DISADVANTAGES
WEAK AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGETS VERY POOR ACCURACY FOR PINPOINT SHOOTING FULLY LOADED, DOES NOT CARRY MANY ROUNDS POOR COMPARED TO SMG'S AND ASSAULT RIFLES IN MORE OPEN FIRE FIGHTS.
DAMAGE
3
SPECIAL DAMAGE
3 KD (AUTO WITHIN 20 FEET)
AMMO
2 4 OR 6*
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
THIS FIREARMS CATEGORY COVERS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF FIREARMS INCLUDING SUB MACHINE GUNS, COMPACT SUB MACHINE GUNS, MACHINE PISTOLS AND PERSONAL DEFENCE WEAPONS ETC. THESE WEAPONS TEND TO BE VERY POPULAR AMONG SEF PERSONNEL DUE TO THEIR COMPACT SIZE LIGHT WEIGHT, AND THE ABILITY TO POUR FIRE INTO ALIENS. MP5, MP5K, BERETTA 93R,
AND THE P90
DISADVANTAGES
UNDERPOWERED COMPARED TO ASSAULT RIFLES DOES NOT HAVE THE SHORT RANGE STOPPING POWER OF A SHOTGUN. CAN QUICKLY USE UP AMMUNITION IF USED IN A SUPPORT FIRE ROLE. NORMALLY REQUIRES AMMUNITION WEBBING OR A
TACTICAL VEST TO CARRY SPARE AMMO MAGAZINES.
JAFFA IN RED, SINGLE JAFFA IN BLUE, TRIPLE JAFFA IN GREEN, CRITICAL HIT JAFFA IN RED, COVERING FIRE
LIGHTWEIGHT. GOOD FOR CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT. CAN BE USED TO GIVE SUPPORTING FIRE.
DAMAGE
1
SPECIAL DAMAGE
3 (USES 3 AMMO)
AMMO
30
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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Sniper Rifle
WITH THE USE OF A SNIPER RIFLE, A MARKSMAN CAN TAKE OUT KEY ENEMY PERSONNEL OFTEN FROM LONG RANGE. SNIPER RIFLES ARE SPECIALISED WEAPONS USING DEDICATED PRECISION AMMUNITION. AS SUCH THE AMMUNITION IS NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH ANY OTHER TYPES OF WEAPON. A SNIPER RIFLE IS BEST USED AT LONG RANGE; AGAINST MULTIPLE OPPONENTS, OR IN CLOSE COMBAT IT GAINS FEW OF ITS BENEFITS. WHEN USED AT A DECENT RANGE AND WITH STEALTH AND SURPRISE THIS WEAPON CAN INFLICT DEVASTATING DAMAGE. TO GAIN THE MOST BENEFIT FROM THIS CATEGORY OF WEAPON, SHOT FEAT.
THE SNIPER TRAINING SKILL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE SNIPER
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
L96
DISADVANTAGES
POOR IN CLOSE COMBAT POOR AGAINST LARGE GROUPS OF TARGETS DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THESE WEAPONS THEY TEND
TO BE UNWIELDY IN CONFINED SPACES
VERY HIGH SINGLE TARGET DAMAGE WEAPON. CAN BE USED AT EXTREMELY LONG RANGES
DAMAGE
4
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
10
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
UGL HAVE A CHOICE OF TWO TYPES OF GRENADES, FLASH BANGS AND STANDARD ISSUE EXPLOSIVE ONES (FOR INFO SEE GRENADE SECTION)
EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
M203
DISADVANTAGES
ONE SHOT THEY INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF YOUR WEAPON
ALLOWS LONG RANGE ACCURATE PLACEMENT OF GRENADES. DONT REQUIRE YOUR MAIN WEAPON TO BE SLUNG
OR HOLSTERED WHILST YOU THROW A GRENADE
DISADVANTAGES
ONE SHOT DONT GET INTO MELEE WITH ONE.
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SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Unarmed Combat
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
1 MARTIAL ARTS, STREETFIGHTING ETC
SPECIAL DAMAGE
1 KD
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Thrown (Manual)
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
1 THROWN DAGGER, SHURIKEN
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Ranged (Manual)
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
2 BOWS & CROSSBOWS
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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EXPLOSIVES
C4 / PE4
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
2* C4 IS AN EASILY MOULDABLE PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE WHICH IS VERY STABLE AND INSENSITIVE TO MOST PHYSICAL SHOCKS, DETONATION IS INITIATED BY A COMBINATION OF EXTREME HEAT AND A SHOCKWAVE (AS CAUSED BY A DETONATOR)
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Thermite
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
4* THROUGH THERMITE IS A PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION OF A METAL POWDER AND A METAL OXIDE THAT PRODUCES AN EXOTHERMIC OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTION KNOWN AS A THERMITE REACTION. THIS HAS A VERY INTENSE BURN AND CAN BE USED FOR THERMITE WELDING
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Claymores
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
THESE ARE SMALL BOX LIKE EXPLOSIVES, WITH THE WORDS FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY WRITTEN ON THIS GIVES A PERFECT INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR WHICH DIRECTION TO POINT THEM IN.
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
HEAVY FIRE * 2
CAN BE PLACED BY SOMEONE WITH BASIC EXPLOSIVES TRAINING CLAYMORES REQUIRE A 3 CARD PROBLEM [OLD ORDINANCE] [SIMPLE DEVICE] [ALL THE WIRES ARE GREY] TO DISARM (YOU CAN ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY DISARM YOUR OWN CLAYMORES)
DESCRIPTION
AN IED / BOOBY TRAP PHYSICAL REP MUST BE INSPECTED BY A REFEREE PRIOR TO IT BEING ACTIVATED. IED / BOOBY TRAPS SHOULD NOT BE ATTACHED TO PYROTECHNICS, OR ANY ALARM DEVICES. SNAP TRAPS ARE ALLOWED. IED / BOOBY TRAPS SHOULD INDICATE TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SET IT OFF, THAT THE DEVICE HAS DETONATED.
DAMAGE
GLOBAL 6 THROUGH KD
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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GRENADES
Standard Grenades
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
GLOBAL 6 KD THESE GRENADES CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TARGET, AND EVERYTHING WITHIN A 10 FOOT RADIUS, AND ALSO KNOCKS THEM DOWN TO THE FLOOR.
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
1
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Flash Bangs
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
GLOBAL 6 STUN THESE GRENADES DISORIENTATES THE TARGET, AND EVERYTHING WITHIN A 10 FOOT RADIUS, FOR 30 SECONDS.
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
1
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
AMMUNITION
ARMOUR PENETRATING Ammunition
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
THIS AMMUNITION IS USED ESPECIALLY TO ATTACK INDIVIDUALS WEARING ARMOUR, AND CAUSES HIGHER LEVELS OF DAMAGE TO PEOPLE IN ARMOUR BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE UNARMOURED TAKE LESS DAMAGE. THESE ROUNDS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH IC RESEARCH AND ARE NOT OFF THE SHELF
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
(+2 DAMAGE). IF THEY ARE NOT WEARING ARMOUR (OR THEIR * -1 PENETRATE ARMOURED HAS BEEN DESTROYED) THEY JUST TAKE THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CALLED.
WHERE * IS DAMAGE AND AMMO OF THE WEAPON (WEAPON MASTERY CAN BE USED, SIGNATURE WEAPON CANNOT) THIS AMMO NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED IC, AND MAY BE IN LIMITED SUPPLY OR IC DENIED YOU.
Tearing Ammunition
DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
THIS AMMUNITION IS USED ESPECIALLY TO ATTACK INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT WEARING ARMOUR, AND CAUSES HIGHER LEVELS OF DAMAGE TO PEOPLE UNARMOURED BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE ARMOURED TAKE LESS DAMAGE. THESE ROUNDS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH IC RESEARCH AND ARE NOT OFF THE SHELF
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
* -1 TEARING
ARE WEARING ARMOUR THEY JUST TAKE THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CALLED.
WHERE * IS DAMAGE AND AMMO OF THE WEAPON (WEAPON MASTERY CAN BE USED, SIGNATURE WEAPON CANNOT) THIS AMMO NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED IC, AND MAY BE IN LIMITED SUPPLY OR IC DENIED YOU.
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SUPPORT WEAPONS
Light Machine Gun
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
LMG ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUSTAINED COVERING FIRE AND SPRAY FIRE CALLS. GREAT FOR DEFENDING POSITIONS GREAT FOR SUPPORTING FIRE FOR TEAM MATES WHO ARE ATTACKING POSITIONS. EXCELLENT AGAINST MULTIPLE TARGETS. A LIGHT MACHINE GUN (LMG), TEND TO BE ANYTHING BUT LIGHT, AND ARE EXCELLENT WEAPONS FOR LAYING DOWNING WITHERING FIRE FOR SUPPORTING YOUR TEAM MATES WHEN THEY RETREATING OR ADVANCING. THUS THEY ARE OFTEN CALLED SQUAD AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. LMG ARE FED WITH AMMUNITION BELTS THAT CONTAIN 100 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION THAT ARE THE SAME TYPE OF BULLETS USED BY ASSAULT RIFLES AND CARBINES.
M249, MG36,
FN MINIMI
DISADVANTAGES
TEND TO BE CUMBERSOME AND HEAVY SPARE AMMUNITION IS ALSO CUMBERSOME. DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THESE WEAPONS THEY TEND TO BE UNWIELDY IN CONFINED SPACES.
JAFFA IN RED, TRIPLE JAFFA IN RED, COVERING FIRE JAFFA IN RED, SPRAY FIRE
DAMAGE
-
SPECIAL DAMAGE
4 (USES 5 AMMO)
AMMO
100
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
DISADVANTAGES
TEND TO BE CUMBERSOME AND HEAVY NEEDS TO BE STABILISED POOR IN CLOSE COMBAT POOR AGAINST LARGE GROUPS OF TARGETS DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THESE WEAPONS THEY TEND TO BE UNWIELDY IN CONFINED SPACES.
JAFFA IN RED, FIVE KNOCKDOWN JAFFA IN PINK, CRITICAL HIT, KNOCKDOWN JAFFA IN CYAN, SNIPER SHOT, KNOCKDOWN
DAMAGE
5 KD
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
5
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Automatic Shotgun
DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
EXCELLENT AGAINST ALIENS WHO WISH TO ENGAGE
IN HAND TO HAND COMBAT
THE BIG BOY OF SHOTGUNS, THESE WEAPONS ARE ANYTHING BUT SUBTLE. CAPABLE OF DEVASTATING CLOSE RANGE FIRE, THEY ARE EXCELLENT CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT WEAPONS IF YOU ARE A TAKE NO PRISONERS TYPE OF PERSON. WHILST DEVASTATING THEY ARE INDISCRIMINATE AND ARE BEST USED ON THE OFFENCE, OR DEFENCE IF NOBODY IS IN FRONT OF YOU USAS -12,AA12, PANCOR JACKHAMMER
DISADVANTAGES
AMMO TENDS TO BE BULKY NO COVERING FIRE OR CRITICAL HITS
AVAILABLE
DAMAGE
3
SPECIAL DAMAGE
3 KD (AUTO WITHIN 20 FEET)
AMMO
10
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
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DISADVANTAGES
HEAVY , THE AMMO IS HEAVY, YOU NORMALLY NEED A TEAM OF AT LEAST TWO, TO CARRY AND DEPLOY THEM. SPARE AMMUNITION IS CUMBERSOME. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THESE WEAPONS THEY TEND TO BE UNWIELDY IN CONFINED SPACES.
DAMAGE
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
5 (USES 5 AMMO)
100
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
HEAVY , THE AMMO IS HEAVY, YOU NORMALLY NEED A TEAM OF AT LEAST TWO, TO CARRY AND DEPLOY THEM. SPARE AMMUNITION IS CUMBERSOME. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THESE WEAPONS THEY TEND TO BE UNWIELDY IN CONFINED SPACES. USELESS AT POINT BLANK RANGE
DESCRIPTION
MULTIPLE SHOT LAUNCHERS HAVE A CHOICE OF TWO TYPES OF GRENADES, FLASH BANGS AND STANDARD ISSUE EXPLOSIVE ONES (FOR INFO SEE GRENADE SECTION) NOTE THE CLIP SIZE OF THIS WEAPON IS 6 ROUNDS
EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES
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Flamethrower
THESE WEAPONS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED YET BY THE SEF, NORMALLY REQUIRING BOTH A BACK MOUNTED FUEL TANK AND THE GUN. THE FLAMETHROWER IS A POTENT WEAPON WITH GREAT PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT UPON UNPREPARED ENEMIES, INFLICTING A PARTICULARLY HORRIFIC DEATH. WHEN USING A FLAMETHROWER PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY SORT OF FLAMMABLE DEVICE. THE WEAPON ITSELF IS QUITE SHORT RANGED, SO YOU SHOULD ENDEAVOUR TO USE SOME SORT OF WATER GUN ATTACHED TO A BACK PACK IF POSSIBLE. ANYTHING HIT BY THE WATER IS AFFECTED BY THE DAMAGE CALL. FURTHER IC PERMISSION HAS TO BE GIVEN BEFORE YOU CAN DEPLOY THIS WEAPON.
DESCRIPTION
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
THE WEAPON IS VERY VISIBLE ON THE BATTLEFIELD
WHICH CAN CAUSE OPERATORS TO BECOME IMMEDIATELY SINGLED OUT AS PROMINENT TARGETS
USELESS AT POINT BLANK RANGE REDUCED FEAT USAGE WHILST CARRYING THIS WEAPON. IF IT BLOWS UP, IT CAN DAMAGE NOT ONLY THE OPERATOR, BUT ANYONE NEARBY
6 INCAP
DAMAGE
SPECIAL DAMAGE
AMMO
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
6 INCAP
THIS IS NOT A HEROIC WEAPON AS SUCH WHILE YOU ARE CARRYING A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE, JAMMY /LUCKY BASTARD, DIE HARD OR WE HAVE A JOB TO DO (OR ANY SPECIAL FEATS OR PERKS THAT DUPLICATE THESE OR SIMILAR EFFECTS)
Rocket Launcher
DESCRIPTION ADVANTAGES
BIT DAMAGE, OVER A LARGE AREA DISPOSABLE VERSIONS CAN EASILY BE CARRIED. THESE WEAPONS ARE SINGLE SHOT LAUNCHERS THAT ARE OFTEN DISPOSABLE, FIRING HIGH EXPLOSIVE ROCKETS. THESE WEAPONS CAUSE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE OVER A LARGE AREA, AND ARE OFTEN USED FOR MASS COMBAT, WHERE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES ARE NOT A CONCERN.
DISADVANTAGES
EASY TO CAUSE COLLATERAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE AREA EFFECT SIZE HAS A VERY LARGE
MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE
DAMAGE
MASS 9 KD
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
1
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Mortar
DESCRIPTION
AS OBSESSED AS THE SEF ARE WITH LOBBING GRENADES AT ALIENS, THIS WEAPON DOES NOT TEND TO GET A LOT OF USAGE. CAPABLE OF FIRING GRENADES AT BOTH LINE OF SIGHT OR REMOTELY BY A RADIO WITH A SPOTTER WHO IS QUALIFIED IN NAVIGATION. THIS WEAPON CAN PROVIDE FIRE SUPPORT IN LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS. MORTARS HAVE A CHOICE OF TWO TYPES OF GRENADES, FLASH BANGS AND STANDARD ISSUE EXPLOSIVE ONES (FOR INFO SEE GRENADE SECTION) NOTE THIS WEAPON REQUIRES APPROVAL, LINE OF SIGHT (OR A SPOTTER WHO HAS THE NAVIGATION SKILL), AND IS MOUNTED ONLY
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
MOUNTED ONLY REQUIRES A TEAM OF TWO OR MORE. POINTLESS IN CLOSE QUARTERS WEAPON IS CUMBERSOME TO CARRY AND REQUIRES TIME TO DEPLOY .
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ALIEN TECHNOLOGY
Staff Weapon (ranged)
DAMAGE
3
SPECIAL DAMAGE
GLOBAL 6 KD (CAN BE DONE EVERY 30 SECONDS)
AMMO
10
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
-
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Staff Cannon
DAMAGE
MASS 9 KD
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
6
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Zatnikatel
DAMAGE
1 INCAP
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
10
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
SPECIAL ABILITIES / NOTES SHOOTING A PERSON WITH A ZAT, WHO IS INCAPD BY A ZAT BLAST TAKES THEM TO -5
SPECIAL DAMAGE
-
AMMO
1
CRITICAL?
AMBIDEX?
Intar
DAMAGE SPECIAL DAMAGE AMMO CRITICAL? AMBIDEX? SPECIAL ABILITIES / NOTES
PISTOL / SMG ONLY WHERE * IS DAMAGE AND AMMO OF THE PISTOL / SMG (THIS IS NOT AFFECTED BY WEAPON M ASTERY OR OTHER APS UNLESS DELIBERATELY STATED) * STUN * CANNOT BE USED IN REVOLVERS CANNOT BE USED WITH COVERING FIRE (OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL CALL) AND CANNOT CRITICAL REQUIRES IC APPROVAL AND LIMITED SUPPLY.
WEAPONS JAMMING/BREAKING
THE RULES STATE THAT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE SECOND BETWEEN CALLS THIS IS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS NOT LEAST THAT IT TAKES THIS LONG TO ACTUALLY MENTALLY ADD UP THE NUMBER OF HITS THAT YOUVE TAKEN (BOTH CHARACTERS AND MONSTERS) AND IN A FIRE FIGHT, ITS TO STOP IT TURNING INTO WHO CAN SHOUT NUMBERS THE FASTEST. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES IN THE HEAT OF COMBAT, THERE MAY BE A LITTLE EXCITEMENT AND ADRENALINE BUT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN GAME BALANCE, IF THE REFEREES OR SYSTEM REFEREES SEE/HEAR PEOPLE DRUM PEOPLE USING CALLS WITHOUT THE ONE SECOND GAP THE RULES REQUIRE, THE REFEREE MAY CALL A 'WEAPON JAM' (OR WEAPON BREAK IF THEY ARE USING A MELEE WEAPON) AT THE INDIVIDUAL IF THIS CALL IS AIMED AT YOU THEN YOUR WEAPON HAS JAMMED (OR BROKEN IN CASE OF MELEE WEAPONS) YOU CANNOT USE IT UNLESS YOU SPEND 1 MINUTE UNJAMMING IT (OR IN THE CASE OF A MELEE WEAPON, IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED). IF YOU BELIEVE THIS CALL WAS UNFAIRLY AIMED AT YOU YOU SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN AT THE TIME, AND YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO A REFEREE OR SYSTEM REFEREE AFTERWARD COMBAT HAS CONCLUDED.
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Downtime
POST-EVENT
FOR YOUR FIRST FOUR EVENTS, YOU GAIN +1 MAXIMUM VITALITY. AFTER THIS TIME YOU INSTEAD GAIN 1 ADVANCEMENT POINT. ENSURE YOU HAND IN YOUR CHARACTER CARD TO THE PLOT COORDINATOR, AT THE END OF THE EVENT, WHICH MUST HAVE CLEARLY MARKED ON THE BACK OF IT, ANY FEATS YOU HAVE GAINED OR USED. FOR EACH DOWNTIME PERIOD, YOUR DOWNTIME GOES ON THE CHARACTER THAT YOU NAMED WHEN BOOKING THE EVENT (NOTE THE
CHARACTER YOU NAME WHEN BOOKING IS THE CHARACTER YOU MUST INTEND TO PLAY AT THE EVENT) AND THEY GET ALL THE PARTS OF THE DOWNTIME : +MAXIMUM VITALITY OR + CHARACTERS.) DESCRIPTION OF THIS MISSION IN YOUR DOWNTIME RETURN.
TEACH YOU CAN SPEND ONE SLOT TEACHING SOMEONE A SKILL. I F YOU ARE TEACHING A COMBAT SKILL YOU GAIN A PERSONAL SENSE OF PURPOSE FEAT, ANY OTHER SKILL GRANTS YOU A FLASH OF INSIGHT SKILL. IMPROVE YOU CAN SPEND ONE SLOT LEARNING MORE ABOUT CERTAIN SKILLS (COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTING ETC.). YOU CAN DO THIS A MAXIMUM OF ONCE PER DOWNTIME, AND GAIN +1 TO YOUR CARD POOL FOR EACH MISSION. YOU CAN INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM OF 9 CARDS IN YOUR HAND AT ANY ONE TIME. UPKEEP YOU CAN SPEND SLOTS UP KEEPING CERTAIN SKILLS (BODYBUILDER) - IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS AT LEAST ONCE IN THE DOWNTIME, YOU LOSE THAT SKILL.
AP / TRAINING / RESEARCH
DOWNTIME RETURNS
AFTER AN EVENT FINISHES YOU MUST FILL IN A DOWNTIME FORM. THE DATES
FOR DOWNTIME CLOSURE AND THE DOWNTIME LINK WILL BE LISTED ON THE FORUMS AND ON WWW.STARGATELRP.CO.UK . THIS FORM NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE PLOT CO-ORDINATOR, WHOSE EMAIL IS BOTH ON THE FORM, AND ON THE WEBSITE.
DOWNTIME IS SPLIT INTO FOUR SECTIONS: DEVELOPMENT SKILL USAGE RESEARCH MISCELLANEOUS
YOU CAN ONLY UTILISE THE IMMEDIATE DOWNTIME AFTER THE LAST EVENT YOU ATTENDED, YOU CANNOT "WITHHOLD" YOUR DOWNTIME UNTIL A LATER DATE AND FILL IN MULTIPLE DOWNTIMES. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE DOWNTIME IN THE SPECIFIED SLOT. IF YOU HAVE GAINED A DOWNTIME THROUGH CREWING OR EVENT ORGANISING, THEN YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE A DOWNTIME - AND WHICH "FEATS" YOU WISH TO TAKE AS PART OF YOUR CREWING BONUS.
Research
YOU CAN SPEND YOUR DOWNTIME RESEARCHING ITEMS WHICH YOU HAVE DISCOVERED AT PREVIOUS EVENTS. YOUR RESEARCH DIRECTLY INFLUENCES ANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT COME OUT OF THE STARGATE PROJECT. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO DO DURING DOWNTIME - BUT YOU ONLY HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE IT IN. SO YOU CAN RESEARCH ONE ITEM IN YOUR DOWNTIME, OR TEN ITEMS IN YOUR DOWNTIME - BUT IF YOU RESEARCH JUST ONE ITEM
YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION OUT OF IT THAN SPLITTING YOUR TIME BETWEEN TEN ITEMS.
Development
EACH DOWNTIME YOU GET THREE "DEVELOPMENT" SLOTS. IN THESE SLOTS YOU CAN DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: TRAIN YOU CAN SPEND ONE SLOT TOWARDS LEARNING A PARTICULAR SKILL (SEE TRAINING TIMES). I F YOU HAVE A TEACHER YOU CAN GAIN A MAXIMUM OF 1 MONTH OFF EACH SKILL'S TRAINING DURATION PER DOWNTIME. RANDOM ASSIGNMENT YOU CAN SPEND ONE SLOT HAVING A DOWNTIME ADVENTURE OFF WORLD; YOU WILL GAIN A RANDOM FEAT OR TRAINING TOWARDS A SKILL, OR A UNIQUE ABILITY , OR MAYBE NOTHING.DEPENDING ON THE MISSION OR PIECES OF INFORMATION. YOU WILL RECEIVE A FULL
YOU ALWAYS RUN THE RISK OF THE EXPERIMENT GOING WRONG AND A SIDE-EFFECT OR BAD THING HAPPENING... THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH. WHEN RESEARCHING AN ITEM - YOU NEED TO SAY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE RESEARCHING, WHAT SKILLS YOU ARE USING AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF IT - SO IF YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO ANALYSE A PIECE OF MOSS THAT WAS FOUND ON PLANET X, YOU NEED TO STATE THAT YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO ANALYSE "MOSS FROM PLANET X", USING "ECOLOGY", AND "ATTEMPTING TO FIND A WAY TO TURN THE MOSS INTO A NEW FOOD SOURCE THAT COULD FEED THE PLANET - ASSUMING WE CAN GET RID OF ITS NASTY POISONOUS SIDE EFFECT." SHOULD TWO PLAYERS JOIN UP TO JOINTLY WORK ON A PROJECT THEY GAIN MORE BENEFIT THAN IF THEY RESEARCH IT THEMSELVES - BUT THEY BOTH
NEED TO STATE IN THE RESEARCH SECTION OF THE DOWNTIME THAT IT IS A JOINT PROJECT, OTHERWISE IT'S ASSUMED TO BE SEPARATE WORKLOAD.
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OOC INFORMATION
CREDITS
ORIGINAL GAME CONCEPT: SYSTEM DESIGN AND RULES: 2005, 2006 RULES - SAMANTHA GRIFFIN, TONY BOYD, MATT CHALLENOR, JOHN DAVID, MEL DUFFY , TONY KEHOE DESIGN JOHN DAVID CURRENT RULES: 2012/2013 RULES - JOHN DAVID, TONY KEHOE, JAMES WOOD AMENDMENTS RUSSELL KIDDLE, SCOTT CARMICHAEL THANKS TO MARK HOBSON, MARC WILLIAMS, MARK FORSTER, DOMINIC TOGILL, DAVID DUNN DESIGN JOHN DAVID
HEAD HITS
FOR SAFETY REASONS, NO ONE SHOULD EVER AIM TO HIT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE HEAD. I F THROUGH ILL FORTUNE SOMEONE RECEIVES AN INCHARACTER HEAD HIT THEY SHOULD ROLE-PLAY IT, AFTER IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE PLAYER IS UNINJURED.
GAME CALLS
TIME FREEZE
STOP WHERE YOU ARE, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND HUM QUIETLY UNTIL "TIME IN" IS CALLED. DON'T CHAT OUT-OF-CHARACTER AND PAY NO ATTENTION TO ANYTHING YOU HEAR DURING THIS TIME. THIS CALL IS USED TO ENABLE REFEREES AND CREW TO SET UP EFFECTS, MOVE OBJECTS BRIEF INDIVIDUALS ETC. AS FAR AS THE CHARACTERS ARE CONCERNED, THERE IS NO GAP IN TIME.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
STARGATE SG-1 AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE THE PROPERTY OF STARGATE PRODUCTIONS, SCI FI CHANNEL, SHOWTIME/VIACOM, MGM/UA, DOUBLE SECRET PRODUCTIONS, AND GECKO PRODUCTIONS.
TIME OUT
STOP ANY IN-CHARACTER ACTIONS, BUT REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE AND WHAT YOU WERE DOING, SO THAT YOU CAN PICK THE ACTION UP AGAIN LATER WHEN "TIME I N" IS CALLED. THIS CALL WILL BE MADE TO STOP PLAY IN THE CASE OF SUSPECTED GENUINE INJURY . BE AWARE THAT IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE ISSUED TO PLAYERS IN THIS TIME.
SAFETY
SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT REFEREES AND PLAYERS CHECK THAT MELEE WEAPONS ARE IN A GOOD STATE OF REPAIR AND NOT UNSAFE. SINCE EVEN A SAFE WEAPON MAY BE USED DANGEROUSLY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL BLOWS SHOULD BE PULLED (I .E. THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE BLOW SHOULD NOT BE DELIVERED) I F A REFEREE THINKS A WEAPON IS BEING USED IN A DANGEROUS FASHION. THE REFEREES
HAVE THE POWER TO BAN A WEAPON OR TO STOP COMBAT TO REMOVE SOMEONE FROM PLAY .
TIME IN
PICK UP THE ACTION FROM WHERE YOU STOPPED WHEN "TIME OUT" OR "TIME FREEZE" WAS CALLED.
MAN DOWN
SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS MUST NOT BE USED IN CHARACTER
EVERYONE TAKING PART IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND FOR
ENSURING THAT THEY ACT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF OTHERS.
IC / OOC
WOUNDS RECEIVED IN-CHARACTER SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND REACTED TO: E.G. WRITHING IN AGONY AND/OR CRYING OUT IN PAIN. IF A SITUATION HAS DEVELOPED WHICH HAS A STRONG ATMOSPHERE (E.G. FEAR OF A MONSTER, TENSE ANTICIPATION OR OTHER FOCUSED ROLEPLAYING) DO NOT DELIBERATELY ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE MOOD. STAY IN-CHARACTER BETWEEN ADVENTURE ENCOUNTERS UNLESS A "TIMEOUT" HAS BEEN CALLED. THESE PERIODS OF TIME ARE EXCELLENT FOR DEVELOPING IN-CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS AND FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND COMPANIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME WOODLAND USED FOR ADVENTURING MAY HAVE RULES REGARDING SMOKING. PLEASE BE DILIGENT AND ENSURE ANY CIGARETTES ARE OUT TO AVOID FIRES. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE PROPS USED DURING AN ADVENTURE ARE SOMEBODY 'S PROPERTY. WHILE SOME PROPS MAY BE MADE TO BE DESTRUCTIBLE, ALWAYS CHECK WITH A REFEREE BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO A PROP. NEVER DROP LITTER DURING AN ADVENTURE, THIS INCLUDES BIODEGRADABLE ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD. AFTER AN EVENT, MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE THE LOCATION IN THE SAME, OR BETTER, CONDITION THAN YOU FOUND IT. DO NOT LEAVE CRAP AROUND. IT IS NOT THE JOB OF THE CREW TO CLEAN UP AFTER YOU.
THIS IS A LIVE ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAME, AND MELEE AND UNARMED COMBAT CAN AND WILL TAKE PLACE. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF HOW LARP COMBAT WORKS SPEAK TO A REFEREE .
AT NO TIME MUST A PLAYER STRIKE, KICK, TRIP, CHOKE, FORCIBLY RESTRAIN, THROW OR USE ANY MARTIAL ART ON ANY ANOTHER PLAYER ANYONE WHO BREAKS THIS RULE WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE EVENT.
THE MAIN WEAPON PHYS REP FOR THE GAME IS THE BB GUN, OR OTHER NON-LARP SAFE OBJECT. THESE COME IN MANY SHAPES, SIZES AND ARE MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIALS (PLASTIC OR METAL). I T IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT AT NO TIME SHOULD BBS BE BROUGHT ONTO SITE. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT NO NON LARP SAFE WEAPON IS USED IN MELEE COMBAT. BEFORE THE GAME STARTS, ALL WEAPONS MUST BE INSPECTED BY A REFEREE. MISSILE WEAPONS ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IF UNSAFE; THEREFORE IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO NOT USE ARROWS AND BOLTS UNLESS YOU ARE SURE THAT THEY WERE MADE SAFELY . ARROWS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED FROM BLUNTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE TIP WILL NOT COME THROUGH THE FOAM HEAD DURING USE. THE ARROW HEAD SHOULD BE LARGER THAN AN EYE SOCKET.
IF A PLAYER SUSTAINS A REAL INJURY , PLAY SHOULD CEASE IMMEDIATELY SO THAT APPROPRIATE MEASURES MAY BE TAKEN USE A CALL OF MAN DOWN VERSION 6.0 (REVISION 42) : SEPTEMBER 2013
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CHEATING
STEP 1 - INFORMAL WARNING
THE PLAYER(S) ARE INFORMED THAT THEY ARE INFRACTING THE RULES, AND
ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ANY REASONABLE REASONS FOR THEIR ACTIONS. I F THE REF DOES NOT BELIEVE THE EXCUSE IS REASONABLE OR THEY ARE RECEIVING PORKY PIES FROM THE PLAYERS(S), THE REFEREE WILL DO THE FOLLOWING.
GIVE AN INFORMAL WARNING, AND LEAVE THE MATTER THERE. GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 2, 3 OR 4. IF THE OFFENCE WARRANTS IT. APPLY ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CHARACTER TO UNDO THE CHEATING THAT HAS TAKEN PLAY . APPLY AN IC PENALTY , DEDUCTION OF TEMPORARY FEATS, VITALITY ETC.
THE REF SHOULD THEN INFORM THE OTHER REFS AND EVENT ORGANIZERS AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
GIVE THE PLAYER A FORMAL WARNING. GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 3 OR 4, IF THE OFFENCE WARRANTS IT. APPLY ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CHARACTER TO UNDO THE CHEATING THAT HAS TAKEN PLAY . APPLY AN IC PENALTY , DEDUCTION OF TEMPORARY FEATS, VITALITY ETC.
IF AS A PLAYER YOU NEED TO GO OOC FOR A NONE MEDICAL REASON THEN YOU NEED TO INFORM AN EVENT ORGANISER, WHO WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO OOC AT AN APPROPRIATE POINT. FROM THIS POINT YOU ARE
UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME AND SHOULD REMOVE YOURSELF FROM IN GAME AREAS. YOU MAY RE-JOIN THE GAME AFTER YOU HAVE INFORMED AN EVENT ORGANISER THAT YOU WISH TO RE-JOIN THE GAME. YOU WILL BE THEN ALLOWED TO JOIN THE GAME BY EVENT ORGANISERS AT AN APPROPRIATE POINT .
THE REF SHOULD THEN INFORM THE OTHER REFS AND EVENT ORGANIZERS AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, IN ADDITION THE COMMITTEE IS NOTIFIED AFTER THE EVENT.
GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 4, IF THE OFFENCE WARRANTS IT. APPLY ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CHARACTER TO UNDO THE CHEATING THAT HAS TAKEN PLAY . APPLY AN IC PENALTY , DEDUCTION OF TEMPORARY FEATS, VITALITY ETC.
THE REF SHOULD THEN INFORM THE OTHER REFS AND EVENT ORGANIZERS AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, IN ADDITION THE COMMITTEE IS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY .
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PUBLIC LOCATIONS
ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE SITES WE USE ARE CLOSED (I.E. NOT USUALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS ENCOUNTERED DURING A MISSION, TREAT THEM WITH COURTESY . IF THEIR PATH TAKES THEM THROUGH AN ENCOUNTER, STOP THE ACTION WITH A "TIME OUT" TO ALLOW THEM TO PASS. YOU WILL NOT BE PENALISED FOR DROPPING OUT OF CHARACTER TO TALK WITH THE PUBLIC. BE AWARE THAT THE WEAPONRY CARRIED MAY CAUSE ALARM TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENT TERROR ALERT . THE LOCAL POLICE
WILL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE TYPE OF GAME THAT IS BEING RUN AND MAY DROP IN. A TIME OUT WILL BE CALLED UNTIL THEY LEAVE.
PULLING OUT YOUR MARTIAL ARTS MOVES ON THE CREW FOR INSTANCE CONTAINS OOC REMARKS THAT ARE EITHER INSULTING OR UPSETTING TO EITHER PLAYERS OR CREW. CONTAINS IC REMARKS THAT ARE DELIBERATELY INTENDED TO CAUSE OOC UPSET.
WILL GO THROUGH THE INFORMAL, FORMAL THEN EXCLUSION STAGES ABOVE. THERE IS NO SET PROCEDURE HERE. MOST SHOULD BE COVERED BY AN INFORMAL WARNING. ANY FORMAL WARNING IS BEING DRAGGED STRAIGHT TO THE COMMITTEE.
CONSISTENCY
PLAYERS MUST OBEY ALL RULES OF THE GAME AND ALSO RESPECT THE AUTHORITY OF THE REFEREES, OBEYING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS PROMPTLY AND WITHOUT ARGUMENT . THERE MAY BE MORE TO THE SITUATION THAN YOU ARE AWARE OF. NEVER ARGUE WITH A REFEREE OR CREW MEMBER ABOUT AN ASPECT OF THE RULES DURING THE GAME, SAVE ANY GRIEVANCE UNTIL AFTER THE MISSION OR TAKE IT UP WITH THE ORGANISER AWAY FROM THE ACTION.
SYSTEM REFEREES
SYSTEM REFEREES ARE STILL ABLE TO MONITOR CHEATING, RULES ABUSES, CALL WEAPON JAMS ETC. WHILE PLAYING THEIR CHARACTERS, AND WILL
STEP IN WHERE NECESSARY
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Appendix 1
Guide to Card Based Skills
THIS GUIDE SETS OUT HOW THE RUNNING OF CARD BASED PROBLEMS IS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO FIT IN WITH THE RULES AS WRITTEN BY THE SYSTEM REFS. THE INTENTION IS TO MAXIMISE THE ENJOYMENT AND FURTHER THE STORY OF THE GAME BEING RUN. THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THIS
WHOLE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED AROUND YOU KNOWING AHEAD OF TIME WHAT CARDS YOU ARE GOING TO USE. WHEN THE PLAYERS ASK.
NUMERIC KEYPAD (ONCE SOLVED THIS POWERS UP THE RETINAL SCANNER) RETINAL SCAN NEEDED (THEREBY REVEALING THE LOCK) COMPLICATED LOCK ONE TUMBLER TOO MANY (THE LOCK WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAT EXPECTED)
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS GOAULD OR OTHER ALIEN CULTURES AND ALSO HUMAN TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CUTTING EDGE SUCH AS WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE SEF. FAR BEYOND HUMAN IS ANALOGOUS TO ANCIENT OR KEB BASED TECHNOLOGY OR THAT IS SO FOREIGN TO EARTH THINKING THAT ITS HARD TO COMPREHEND. NO OF CARDS
1 2 3 4 5 6
ONE ASSUMPTION IN THIS IS THAT PROBLEMS ARE REUSING OF PROBLEM CARDS MAY MAKE A PROBLEM IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE IF DONE MORE THAN ONCE, E.G. THERE ARE ONLY TWO CARDS CAPABLE OF DEFEATING 7 SECONDS LEFT AS AN EXPLOSIVES PROBLEM. PUTTING IT IN TWICE WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO A FAILURE THREE IS ALMOST CERTAIN FAILURE AS THE CARDS HAVE OTHER USES TOO.
HUMAN BASED
SIMPLISTIC AVERAGE HARD EXTREME
REMEMBER AS WELL THAT YOU CAN COMBINE PROBLEM CARDS TYPES. SO SOMETHING COULD HAVE 4 COMPUTING CARDS WITH 3 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND 2 COMMUNICATIONS CARDS TO GET TO A SINGLE END POINT. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO TWO STARTING CHARACTERS WORKING TOGETHER
BEING ABLE TO SOLVE MOST HUMAN AND JUST BEYOND HUMAN PROBLEMS.
WHICH GIVEN THE PCS ARE MEANT TO BE SOME OF THE BEST IN THEIR FIELDS IS INTENTIONAL.
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25% AS THE FIRST CARD IS SLOWER. ANY FURTHER CARDS HAVE SIMILAR
EFFECTS BUT WORK ON THE NEW TIME AS A BASIS SUCH THAT YOU CAN NEVER REDUCE THE TIME TO ZERO. CARD IS PLAYED.
TIME IS COUNTED FROM WHEN THE THE ONUS IN THIS SITUATION IS FOR THE PLAYERS TO DO THE MATHEMATICS THE REF HAS ENOUGH TO DO. E.G. A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CARD OF FUBAR NEEDS TO BE SOLVED. THE INITIAL CARD PLAYED IS JACK OF ALL TRADES WITH A SOLUTION TIME OF 600 SECONDS. THE SECOND PERSON ON THE PROBLEM PLAYS PORTABLE GENERATOR WITH A SOLUTION TIME OF 120 SECONDS, SO NOW THE TIME TO SOLVE THIS HAS REDUCED FROM 600 SECONDS TO 90 SECONDS (25% OF 120 IS 30). NOW IF A TECHNICAL MENTOR THEN CAME ALONG AND ALSO PLAYED A GOOD LUCK CARD WITH A SOLUTION TIME OF 30 SECONDS THE TIME WOULD REDUCE TO 17 SECONDS (25% OF 30 IS 7 FOR 23 SECONDS. 25% OF 23 IS 6 FOR 17 SECONDS TOTAL). OF COURSE IF THE TEAM WERE LESS THAN 20 SECONDS TO COMPLETION THERE
WOULD BE LITTLE POINT THE MENTOR HELPING
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Appendix 2
Crystal PDA Rules
STANDARD (NON SEF) CRYSTAL DEVICES
A STANDARD CRYSTAL PDA USING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SLOWLY BEING PUT OUT INTO THE NON-MILITARY WORLD, HAS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS : PROCESSING SPEED (0) DATA STORAGE (0) EMP HARDENING (0) VERSATILITY (0) SECURITY (0) NANO SECURITY (0)
PROCESSING SPEED
(0) (1) STANDARD PROCESSING SPEED (AS OF TOP OF THE LINE STANDARD COMPUTERS BUT IN A HAND HELD DEVICE) [COSTS 2 SLOTS] THE PDA HAS A CUTTING EDGE PROCESSOR BUILT INTO IT, THIS UPGRADE ALLOWS YOU TO REDUCE THE TIME FOR ONE SUITABLE COMPUTING AND COMMS CARDS BY 10% TO A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS (ONCE PER CARD GAME ONLY ). THIS UPGRADE DOES NOT
STACK WITH THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY NANOTECHNOLOGY OR OTHER TIME REDUCTION ABILITIES, EFFECTS, SKILLS, OR
SEF DEVICES
SEF CRYSTAL PDAS ARE OF A HIGHER QUALITY AND TECHNICAL LEVEL THAN THE WORK OF LEGION. IT TAKES 3 MAN MONTHS OF RESEARCH TO BUILD A CRYSTAL PDA, AND REQUIRES CRYSTALS SKILL TO BUILD AND USE (GOA'ULD CRYSTALS CURRENTLY, BUT MAY EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE BUILT WITH EARTH CRYSTALS). THEY HAVE THE FOLLOWING STANDARD FUNCTIONS. PROCESSING SPEED (0) DATA STORAGE (1) EMP HARDENING (0) VERSATILITY (0) SECURITY (1) NANO SECURITY (0) (2)
APS. YOU MUST USE THE PDA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PHYSREP FOR THE CARD YOU ARE PLAYING, UNLESS YOU HAVE THE VERSATILITY (1) UPGRADE AS WELL YOU MAY NOT USE THE PDA AS THE PHYSREP EXCEPT FOR IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE LISTED ABOVE. THE DEFINITION OF SUITABLE IS WHERE THERE IS A LOGICAL REASON THAT A CRYSTAL PDA CAN REDUCE THE TIME COMMS CORD FOR
EXAMPLE WOULD NOT BE MADE QUICKER BY HAVING A FAST
PDA. [COSTS 2 SLOTS] THE PROCESSOR HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE FASTEST THAT THE EARTH CAN SUPPLY , AND AS SUCH THE REDUCTION ON CARD TIME IS NOW 20%
EMP HARDENING
(0) PDA WILL REBOOT 30 SECONDS AFTER A NORMAL EARTH TECH LEVEL EMP ATTACK. NOTE THAT THE EMP FROM A
NUCLEAR DETONATION IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST AT THIS LEVEL. BUT YOU MAY LOSE DATA IN THE MEMORY .
EACH SEF CRYSTAL PDA CAN HAVE AN EXTRA 4 POINTS WORTH OF UPGRADES ABOVE WHAT IS LISTED ABOVE AS STANDARD. EVERY EXTRA LEVEL COSTS 1 SLOT, UNLESS LISTED BELOW, AND IF YOU WISH THE HIGHER LEVELS OF EACH ABILITY YOU MUST TAKE ALL THE LEVELS BEFORE IT.
(1)
THE PDA IS HARDENED AGAINST MOST FORMS OF EMP ATTACK INCLUDING NUCLEAR DETONATION, IF THE DEVICE SUFFERS FROM AN EMP ATTACK IT WILL REBOOT AFTER 30 SECONDS WITHOUT HAVING LOST ANY DATA (IF BEING USED
TO PLAY A SKILL CARD YOU MAY HAVE TO RESTART THE CARD AT REF DISCRETION). THIS LEVEL OF HARDENING DOES NOT WORK ON NAQUADAH ENHANCED EMP OR BETTER.
THE PDA HAS CUTTING EDGE EMP HARDENING, THE PDA WILL REBOOT AFTER 10 SECONDS AGAINST NORMAL EMP, IT
WILL PROVIDE A MEASURE OF PROTECTION AGAINST
NAQUADAH ENHANCED EMP, ALLOWING THE DEVICE TO REBOOT AFTER 30 SECONDS, MORE POWERFUL EMP ATTACKS WILL TAKE SUITABLY LONGER FOR THE PDA TO REBOOT (PLEASE CONSULT WITH THE REF AT THE TIME). I F
BEING USED TO PLAY A SKILL CARD YOU MAY HAVE TO RESTART THE CARD AT REF DISCRETION.
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SECURITY
(0) (1) (2) A 3 CARD PROBLEM TO HACK INTO [STANDARD ENCRYPTION, CUTTING EDGE, ANTIVIRUS] A 4 CARD PROBLEM TO HACK INTO [HIGH SECURITY, STANDARD ENCRYPTION, CUTTING EDGE, ANTIVIRUS] A 5 CARD PROBLEM TO HACK INTO [BLACK ICE, HIGH SECURITY, STANDARD ENCRYPTION, CUTTING EDGE, ANTIVIRUS]
NANO SECURITY
(0) (1) THERE IS NO NANO SECURITY. THE CRYSTAL PDA HAS BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST HOSTILE NANITE ATTACKS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ANTI NANITE HARDWARE AND NANITE SECURITY SYSTEMS. THE PDA GAINS THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS. ANY ATTEMPT TO USE NANOTECHNOLOGY TO HACK INTO THE PDA SUFFERS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES, BASIC NANO TECHNOLOGY ONLY PROVIDES A 20% REDUCTION IN TIME TO PLAY A CARD, ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY ONLY PROVIDES A 1 / 3 REDUCTION TO THE TIME REQUIRED TO PLAY A CARD. ADDITIONALLY YOU MAY EXCHANGE ONE PROBLEM CARD RELATED TO THIS PDA FOR THE NANO SECURITY CARD. ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM OTHER FORMS OF NANITE ATTACK WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE REF AT THE TIME.
BOOST THE SIGNAL OF THE PDA OR DEVICE IT IS LINKED TO, THIS MAY BE USED AT REF DISCRETION TO HELP PUSH THROUGH JAMMING EFFECTS OR INTERFERENCE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, OR EVEN BOOST THE RANGE ON A RADIO SYSTEM.
VERSATILITY
(0) (1) CAN ONLY ACT AS PHYS REP FOR PDA DEVICE AND CANNOT BE USED FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING PHYS REPS [COST 2 SLOTS] THE PDA ACTS AS A MULTITOOL, MAYBE
USED AS A PHYSREP FOR ANY SUITABLE COMPUTING OR COMMS SKILL CARD, IT REQUIRES 30 SECONDS OR RECALIBRATING TO CHANGE FROM ONE TOOL TO ANOTHER.
PDA HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO USE QUANTUM LEVEL COMPUTING PROCESSES, YOU MAY USE THE PDA AS THE PHYS REP FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING CARDS, ADDITIONALLY YOU MAY
EXCHANGE THE STANDARD ENCRYPTION CARD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PDA FOR THE QUANTUM ENCRYPTION PROBLEM CARD.
UNTIL THIS TECHNOLOGY IS FULLY EXPLORED THERE MAYBE UNFORESEEN DRAWBACKS (THESE WILL BE RECORDED ON YOUR PDA LAMMIE).
THIS UPGRADE ALSO INCLUDES LONGER RANGE WIRELESS INTERFACE CAPABILITY, PLEASE INFORM THE REF THAT YOU
HAVE THIS CAPABILITY AND THEY WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW FAR YOUR CONNECTIVITY IS BASED ON THE TECH YOU ARE TRYING TO INTERFACE WITH. THE DEFINITION OF SUITABLE IS WHERE THERE IS A LOGICAL REASON THAT A CRYSTAL PDA CAN BE USED COMMS CORD FOR EXAMPLE COULD NOT BE PHYS REPD BY A PDA.
YOUR PDA CAN NOW HOUSE AN ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (BEAR IN MIND THAT THE FRIENDLY AI CARD IS MORE OF A SUPER ADVANCED ANTI VIRUS, A TRUE AI REQUIRES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SPECIALISED ARCHITECTURE) THE AI
REQUIRES SYSTEM REFEREE APPROVAL AND MAY HAVE SPECIFIC RULES FOR WHAT IT CAN AND CANT DO.
SPEED (1) AND VERSITILITY (1) - YOU HAVE CONVERTED THE PDA TO BE ABLE TO GIVE GUIDANCE ON EXPLOSIVES PROBLEMS RATHER THAN COMMS AND COMPUTING PROBLEMS, SCANNING
THE DEVICE YOU ARE DEFUSING AND OFFERING SUGGESTIONS TO A LINKED HUD. YOUR COMMS AND COMPUTING PROBLEMS NOW RESOLVE AT STANDARD RATE - BUT YOU NOW REDUCE THE TIME FOR ANY ONE EXPLOSIVES TRAINING'S CARD PER CARD GAME BY
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