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CREDITSGame Design:
Paul Hume and Bob Charrette
Illustrations and Graphics:
Bob Charrette
Typesetting:
Liz Johnson, Dan Bress, Mat Roswurm, and Gryphon Graphics
Special Developmental Assistance:
Jason Krause, Bill Colbert, Charlie Crickenberger, Peter Adams, James Polk, and NickBuchholz Playtesters: Jason Rein, Sean Morris, John McGuire, Uwe Behrmann, Mike Johnson, Tom Johnson, RichAltman, and all the others who put up with us.
Special Thanks
to Scott Bizar for having faith.
 
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FOREWORD....................................................................4
 
WHO’S WHO IN THE ROLE PLAYING GAME?...............4
 
MEET THE GAME............................................................5
 
DEFINING THE CHARACTER.........................................5
 
ATTRIBUTES...................................................................6
 
ATTRIBUTE GROUP CHART.....................................6
 
WIT..............................................................................6
 
WILL............................................................................7
 
STRENGTH.................................................................7
 
DEFTNESS.................................................................7
 
SPEED........................................................................7
 
HEALTH......................................................................7
 
SAVING THROWS......................................................7
 
TALENTS.........................................................................8
 
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE......................................8
 
THE BASIC TALENTS.................................................8
 
RAW TALENT USE.....................................................8
 
SPECIAL TALENT ABILITIES.....................................8
 
ADDITIONAL TALENT BENEFITS..............................9
 
ABILITIES.........................................................................9
 
FREELY IMPROVABLE SKILLS.................................9
 
DAMAGE RESISTANCE TOTAL.................................9
 
COMBAT DODGE ABILITY.........................................9
 
PHASES CONSUMED IN ACTION.............................9
 
ENCUMBRANCE CAPACITY......................................9
 
OFF-HAND DEXTERITY...........................................10
 
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS...................................10
 
RECOGNITION FACTOR..........................................10
 
SKILLS...........................................................................10
 
FORMATS.................................................................11
 
BASIC CHANCE OF SUCCESS................................11
 
EFFECT NUMBERS..................................................11
 
AVERAGING SKILLS................................................11
 
RAW TALENT VERSUS TRAINED SKILL.................11
 
PREREQUISITES TO SKILLS...................................12
 
COMBAT SKILLS...........................................................12
 
POSITIONING DUE TO SKILL IN USE.....................12
 
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ATTACKS.................12
 
WEAPONS DEFENSE ABILITY IN COMBAT............12
 
AIM WITH A COMBAT SKILL....................................12
 
ALTERATIONS DUE TO AIM....................................12
 
CONTROL THROWS DURING COMBAT.................13
 
THE THRUST IN COMBAT.......................................13
 
ENCUMBRANCE......................................................13
 
DISTRIBUTION OF ENCUMBRANCE.......................13
 
ENCUMBRANCE VALUE CHART.............................13
 
ENCUMBRANCE STATUS.......................................14
 
ACCESS TO STORED ITEMS..................................14
 
PERSONAL MASS....................................................15
 
LOCATION AND ARMOR...............................................15
 
OPTION ENHANCED ARMOR VALUES...................15
 
ARMOR FORMATS...................................................15
 
REINFORCING ARMOR...........................................15
 
LEATHER AND HIDES AS ARMOR..........................16
 
IMPROVISING ARMOR MATERIALS.......................16
 
USE OF ARMOR TO PREVENT DAMAGE...............16
 
AVERAGE ARMOR VALUE......................................16
 
OPTION DESTRUCTION OF ARMOR......................16
 
TIME AND MOVEMENT.................................................16
 
STRATEGIC TIME SCALE........................................16
 
TACTICAL TIME SCALE...........................................16
 
DETAILED ACTION TIME SCALE............................16
 
REAL TIME SCALE...................................................17
 
DOWN TIME SCALE.................................................17
 
COMBINING TIME SCALES.....................................17
 
MOVEMENT IN TACTICAL OR STRATEGIC TRAVEL..17
 
MOVEMENT MODIFIERS CHART............................17
 
FORCED MARCH.....................................................17
 
THE FAST MARCH...................................................17
 
THE LONG MARCH..................................................18
 
DETAILED ACTION TIME.........................................18
 
EFFECTS OF PRE-EMPTION & SURPRISE............18
 
THE DETAILED ACTION TIME DISPLAY......................18
 
THE CHARACTER ON THE DAT DISPLAY.............18
 
RESTRICTIONS AND DISTRACTIONS.........................19
 
MOVEMENT..................................................................20
 
CONTINUITY OF MOTION.......................................21
 
STOPPING FORWARD MOTION.............................21
 
STOPPING FORWARD MOTION TABLE.................21
 
CHARGING...............................................................21
 
MOVEMENT THROUGH OCCUPIED HEXES..........21
 
TREACHEROUS GROUND & MOVEMENT.............21
 
CLIMBING IN DETAILED ACTION TIME..................21
 
CLIMBING MOVEMENT TABLE...............................21
 
ENTERING THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE..................22
 
ENGAGED STATUS.................................................22
 
PERFORMING ACTIONS.........................................22
 
SIMPLE ACTIONS....................................................22
 
THE LAST SHOT OPTION........................................22
 
FIRING WHILE MOVING..........................................23
 
COMMUNICATION IN DAT.......................................23
 
COMBAT PROCEDURE................................................23
 
CONDUCTING AN ATTACK.....................................23
 
SITUATIONAL MODIFIERS......................................23
 
THE “HOPELESS” ATTACK — ADJUSTED BCSLESS THAN 1...........................................................23
 
ADJUSTED BCS EQUAL TO 1.................................23
 
ADJUSTED BCS GREATER THAN 1.......................23
 
RESULTS OF A HIT..................................................23
 
MODIFICATIONS......................................................24
 
DAMAGE POTENTIAL..............................................24
 
DAMAGE DONE.......................................................25
 
SYSTEM SHOCK......................................................25
 
TYPES OF DAMAGE................................................25
 
IMPALEMENT...........................................................25
 
MISSILE SPECIAL EFFECTS...................................25
 
MISSILE SPECIAL EFFECTS TABLE D100 RESULT26
 
STOPPING...............................................................26
 
CRITICAL HITS.........................................................26
 
CRITICAL MISSES...................................................26
 
GENERAL NOTES ON COMBAT PROCEDURE......27
 
OPTION “THE CLASH OF WEAPONS”....................27
 
BASHING..................................................................28
 
OPTION SPECIAL EFFECT......................................28
 
DELIBERATE KNOCKDOWN...................................28
 
GRAPPLING.............................................................28
 
FALLS IN DETAILED ACTION TIME........................28
 
EFFECTS OF WATER ON MOVEMENT AND COMBAT28
 
ON THE WATER.......................................................28
 
IN THE WATER........................................................29
 
GOING UNDER........................................................29
 
FLOATING................................................................29
 
UNDER THE WATER...............................................29
 
OTHER NOTES ON WATER....................................29
 
COMBAT ON A MOVING VEHICLE...............................29
 
THE CHARACTER AND HIS MOUNT......................29
 
THE HORSE.............................................................30
 
HORSE AND RIDER IN DAT DISPLAY....................30
 
MOUNTED MOVEMENT THROUGH AN OCCUPIEDHEX..........................................................................30
 
JUMPING ON HORSEBACK....................................30
 
UNSEATING A RIDER..............................................30
 
DAMAGE, HEALTH AND HEALING...............................31
 
HEALING DAMAGE...................................................31
 
IMMEDIATE FIRST AID.............................................31
 
RESTORATION OF LOST ATTRIBUTE POINTS......32
 
RESTORING A CHARACTER TO CONSCIOUSNESS3
 
2INFECTION...............................................................32
 
OPTION.....................................................................32
 
DISEASES.................................................................32
 
DISEASE SYMPTOMS..............................................32
 
DEALING WITH DISEASE.........................................33
 
CRISIS POINT OF THE DISEASE.............................33
 
DOCTORS AND DISEASE........................................34
 
ANTIBIOTICS AND DISEASE...................................34
 
RECOVERY FROM DISEASE...................................34
 
OPTION IMMUNITY FROM DISEASE.......................34
 
POISONS.......................................................................34
 
EFFECTS OF POISONS...........................................35
 
TREATMENT OF POISONING..................................35
 
ENCODING A POISON.............................................35
 
CHARACTER IMPROVEMENT......................................36
 
IMPROVING SKILLS.................................................36
 
LEARNING-BY-DOING..............................................36
 
STUDY AND SKILL IMPROVEMENT........................36
 
TABLE OF LEARNING RATE MODIFICATIONS.......37
 
OPTION INITIAL SCORE IN NEW SKILL..................37
 
OPTION IMPROVEMENT OF ATTRIBUTESTHROUGH LEARNING.............................................37
 
OPTION INCREASE OF TALENTS THROUGHLEARNING................................................................37
 
IMPROVING ATTRIBUTE SCORES..........................38
 
EFFECTS OF AGE ON ATTRIBUTES.......................38
 
IMPROVING OFF-HAND DEXTERITY......................38
 
QUANTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT............................38
 
BARRIERS................................................................38
 
BARRIER FACTOR OF MATERIALS........................38
 
DOORS AND LOCKS................................................38
 
SAMPLE LOCKING MECHANISMS..........................39
 
TOOLS AND THEIR USE..........................................39
 
FIRE AND ITS EFFECTS..........................................39
 
FIRE AND ARMOR MATERIALS...............................39
 
FIRE AND BARRIERS...............................................40
 
SMOKE AND ITS EFFECTS......................................40
 
ACID AND ITS EFFECTS..........................................40
 
ACID SPECIAL EFFECTS TABLE.............................40
 
SPLASHING RESULTS.............................................40
 
ON BEING A PLAYER....................................................41
 
READ THE GAME.....................................................41
 
BEING BORN............................................................41
 
GROWING UP...........................................................42
 
GETTING YOUR HEAD ON......................................42
 
BEING A HERO.........................................................42
 
ON BEING A GAMESMASTER......................................42
 
BEFORE PLAY..........................................................43
 
READING IT..............................................................43
 
PLANNING THE CAMPAIGN....................................43
 
THE SCENARIO........................................................43
 
DURING PLAY..........................................................43
 
ENJOYING THINGS..................................................44
 
RUNNING THE SESSION.........................................44
 
THE OTHER GUYS (OR GIRLS)...............................44
 
AFTER PLAY.............................................................45
 
KEEPING YOUR BALANCE......................................45
 
IT’S A BIG, WIDE, WONDERFUL WORLD................45
 
HOUSECLEANING....................................................45
 
L'ENVOI.....................................................................45
 
APPENDIX 1...................................................................46
 
REACTION TABLE....................................................46
 
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could you make this down able Thanks

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