Basic Rules (Beta v 20241127)

Armor

Bike Jacket

Good for road rash, but not much use against bullets.

Meshweave

Easily integrated into clothing, a street-smart choice against being shanked.

Combat Suit

The #1 choice for cops and bouncers that need to avoid a bullet.

Corporate Meshweave Suit

Executive attire for assassination prevention.

Armored Jacket

A good choice whether expecting gang violence of military battlefield.

Plated Vest

For when you are the first one through the door.

Shock Armor

The modern grunt sees more than just bullets in today’s battlefield.

Used Tactical

It may be second-hand, but it might just keep you alive.

Tactical

For the discerning space marine.

Heavy Tactical

High-ranking space marines with a bit more flare.

Battle Armor

Massive and bulky, covering the user head to toe in metal.

Ballistic Shield

A handheld collapsible protection field, deflecting blade or bullet hopefully just enough.

If not proficient, medium armor reduces speed by 5 feet, and heavy armor by 10 feet.  Characters cannot manifest Surges when wearing armor in which they are not proficient.

Armor Modifications

Emergency Atmospheric Protection

$500.  Applies to existing armor, built-in to be hidden.  Can be deployed automatically, seals and protects wearer from suffocation or drowning, providing 2 hours of air.  Recharges over Long Rest.

Emergency Airbag

$200.  Applies to existing armor, built-in to be hidden.  Can be deployed automatically, reducing fall damage by 50%.  Recharges over Long Rest.

Grounded

$5,000.  Applies to existing armor.  When the character takes Electrical damage, they can use a Reaction to reduce the amount of damage by 1d10.  This damage can be transferred to a target within melee range as part of this Reaction.

Improved Damage Resistance

Increase the Resistance of a chosen Damage Type for a given piece of armor: Kinetic, Thermal, or Electric damage.

Light Armor is limited to -6 Resistance for any specific Damage Type.

Medium Armor is limited to -9 Resistance for any specific Damage Type.

Heavy Armor is limited to -12 Resistance for any specific Damage Type.

 Weapons

If not proficient in the weapon, Attacks are at Disadvantage and Damage Dice is set at 1d#.

* see “Damage Dice”

Weapon Attributes

Ammunition [#]

Reloading a weapon with the Ammunition property uses a free Object Interaction on a turn.  Ammunition (bullets, shells, darts, energy cells, etc.) cost $1 each.

Energy

Plasma and Laser weapons that use Energy cells are affected by electromagnetic fields, such as an EMP, which render them temporarily disabled.

Overload: As an Action, a character that is proficient in Energy weapons may short circuit this weapon and throw it, causing it to explode upon impact and dealing damage in a 10-foot radius.  Roll damage as per a normal successful hit for the given weapon.  Creatures and objects within the radius may make an Avoid + Balance roll to take half damage.  The weapon is then rendered destroyed.

Exotic

Unusual in design, typically not found in your average shop.

Finesse

Choose to use Balance or Brawn modifier for Attacks and damage with this weapon.

Heavy

Creatures must have a minimum +2 Brawn to use this weapon, or else Attacks are with Disadvantage.

Loading [#]

Reloading this weapon uses a Minor Action.  Ammo costs $100 each.

Melee

Made for hand-to-hand combat.

Ranged #/#

A weapon’s ranged attack, defined by two numbers for the effective range it can hit.  The first number is the normal range, and the second the long range.  Attacks made at long range are at Disadvantage,

Reach #

The distance a melee weapon can hit.

Special

See the weapon’s properties under Special Weapons for details.

Thrown #/#

This melee weapon can be thrown at a target.  If the weapon is not Finesse, use Brawn.

Two-Handed

This weapon requires two hands to attack with it.

Versatile

Using this weapon two-handed increases the damage, as defined in the properties.

Special Weapons

Dart Gun

Syringes: Uses syringe darts that can contain a liquid of choice, such as serums, drugs, or poisons.

Flamethrower

Attack: Single target, range 20/40, 4d6 thermal damage.  Applies Burning.

Sweeping Attack: 15-foot cone, 4d4 thermal damage.  Applies Burning.

Burning: Targets are set on fire (if environment allows), and must use a Minor Action to put out the fire.  Burning targets take 1d4 Thermal damage at the start of their turn.

Garrote Monowire

To Attack with this weapon, the target first must be Grappled.

Assassinate: If Attacking with Advantage, a hit is automatically a critical.

Laser Cannon

Requires a Major Action to Attack.

Microwaver

Attacks with this weapon affect all targets within a 20-foot 90-degree cone.  Targets still take half damage on a missed Attack.

Nanotube Coil

A retractable whip made of highly-durable carbon nanotubes.  Attacks with this weapon have a reach of 10 feet.

Sonic Crack: Major Action.  Choose a point within 10 feet.  Creatures within 5 feet make an Avoid + Build vs your Affect + Balance.  On a failure, they are Deafened until their next turn ends.

Tether: Major Action.  Attack a medium or smaller creature or object within 10 feet.  On a successful Attack, the target is grappled, and may be pulled 5 feet closer.

Plasma Cannon

Requires a Major Action to Attack.

10-foot Radius Explosion Difficulty 15 Half.

Rocket Launcher

Requires a Major Action to Attack.

20-foot Radius Explosion Difficulty 15 Half.

Shotgun

Buckshot: The weapon may optionally fire in a 15-foot cone. Each target rolls Avoid + Balance against the Attack, dealing *d6 damage on a hit.

Submachineguns

Full-Auto: Optionally, the weapon can be used to attack up to 3 targets within a 90-degree arc within range.  Each target rolls Avoid + Balance against the Attack, and damage is divided by the number of targets (rounded down, minimum 1 damage).

Tasers

Stun: On a hit, the target must roll Avoid + Build Difficulty 13, or become Stunned for 1d4 rounds.  The target may repeat the roll at the end of their turn each round.

Weapon Modifications

Upgraded weapon options are each applicable once on a given weapon.

Bayonet

Attach a dagger or plasma cutter to a two-handed ranged weapon.  This counts as a separate weapon, which would allow you to use both the melee and ranged weapons in the same turn and avoid the multi-attack penalty.  $100 (plus the cost of the dagger or plasma cutter)

Double Ammunition Capacity

Double the number of shots for a ranged weapon before the need to reload.  $1,000

Damage Enhancement

Add Thermal or Electrical Damage (+1d6) to a Kinetic weapon.  Applicable to melee, gun, or rifle.  $5,000

Gold-Plated

No real mechanical benefit, but cool as hell.  $5,000

Grenade Launcher

Attach to a two-handed ranged weapon.  Increases the range of thrown grenades to 120 feet.  $1,000

Gun Cam

Record footage using an attached camera for later viewing.  $100

Over-Under

Combine a rifle with either a shotgun or flamethrower.  Must have both weapons to combine.  Both count as separate weapons, which would allow you to use both ranged weapons in the same turn and avoid the multi-attack penalty.

Plastic and Ceramic

Applicable to Kinetic weapons.  The weapon is no longer affected by magnets or metal detectors.  $2,000

Scope

Use as a Minor Action to grant Advantage to your next Attack roll this turn.  You cannot use movement during this turn.  Applicable to dart gun, railgun, pistols, submachineguns, and rifles.

Silencer

Firing this weapon does not reveal your location, allowing you to retain your hidden status.  $2,000

Smart Aim Accessory

Allows use of Brain or Brawn instead of Balance for ranged weapon attacks.  $2,000

Explosives

EMP Grenade

Throw 60 feet, 30-foot radius, Difficulty 14 Avoid + Build or stun robots and disable equipment for 1 minute, electronic communications suppressed for 100 feet, $6,000

Flashbang

Throw 60 feet, 10-foot radius, Difficulty 13 Avoid + Build or blind and deaf until end of next turn, $4,500

Detonation Cord

5-foot rope explosive, 60-foot remote wire trigger, 5-foot radius, 1d6 kinetic damage, $1,000

Frag Grenade

Throw 60 feet, 10-foot radius, 4d6 kinetic damage, Difficulty 13 Avoid + Balance half, $5,000

Napalm Grenade

Throw 60 feet, 10-foot radius, 3d6 thermal damage and burning each turn 1d6 thermal, Difficulty 13 Avoid + Balance half and not burning, $5,500

Pipe Bomb

Throw 60 feet, 10-foot radius, 3d6 kinetic damage, Difficulty 14 Avoid + Balance half, double damage to objects and structures, can have a fuse up to 10 minutes, $5,500

Plastic Explosive

Timed up to 1 week, 40-foot radius, 8d6 kinetic, Difficulty 14 Avoid + Balance half, double damage to objects and structures, $40,000

Claymore

30-foot cone, trigger by range or transceiver, 6d6 kinetic, Difficulty 14 Avoid + Balance half, $8,000

Smoke Grenade

Throw 60 feet, 20-foot radius, heavily obscured, $4,000

Tear Gas

Throw 60 feet, 20-foot radius, Difficulty 14 Avoid + Build or Poisoned and Stunned, $10,000