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WHAT IS THE SPY GAME?
The Spy Game is a co-operative game you play with
a group of friends to tell a story—you each create a
character and take a role in the mission described to
you by your game master. If you are the game master,
you create and populate the story for the group,
playing as the character’s enemies and allies, as well
as describing what happens, setting the scene and
interpreting the rules.
The Spy Game is a roleplaying game about action
and espionage, clandestine organizations and secret
agencies. You take on the role of a spy, running intel
and engaging in ‘wet work’ to ensure the security
of the world from corrupt governments and the evil
machinations of rogue villains.
It uses the rules based on the world’s most famous
roleplaying game to create a standalone experience
for an exciting game of secret agents and super
villains.
WHAT IS A ROLEPLAYING GAME?
A roleplaying game lets you create and control your
own character in a storytelling game with your friends.
Around a table, or via conference call online, you play
the game to try and resolve the plot being told to you
by the game master.
There’s always a problem to try and resolve, like
any movie or TV show, and it’s up to you how you
and your fellow characters try to overcome the
dramatic conflict—you can do anything from peaceful,
diplomatic efforts, to the use of force!
You use dice to help decide whether you succeed at
something you want to do. The game only asks you to
do this if the action you want to take is dangerous or
important to the story.
Th e g a m e m a ster
As the game master (GM), you are equal parts
storyteller and referee—you know the rules and
use them to resolve and describe the actions the
characters take, whether they are shooting at enemy
soldiers, rappelling down a building, or hacking into
a secure mainframe. The game calls on you to judge
how difficult actions are and describe the outcome,
based on whether the players succeed or fail their dice
rolls. You also control all the allies and antagonists of
the story, acting as them and describing what they do
just like the player characters.
HOW TO USE THIS QUICKSTART GUIDE
This quickstart guide is a demo of the game as a
whole, including everything you need to try out an
exciting spy adventure with a group of friends. Each
of you should take a character from the selection
included, by printing them off or downloading them,
except for the game master who should read over
the mission in the back of the guide and familiarize
themselves with the overall plot and story. You’ll need
 at least one set of polyhedral dice: a twenty-sided
die (d20), a twelve-sided die (d12), two ten-sided dice
(d10), an eight-sided die (d8), a six-sided die (d6), and
a four-sided die (d4).
Everyone should take a look over Part 1: Rules, and
have the guide to hand for your reference and for
those times when you can’t remember a rule or can’t
agree on which rule to use in any situation.
The Most Important Rule
Roleplaying games are all about creating an
enjoyable story together, guided by your game
master. The Spy Game is designed to be easy to
play and understand, but there may be times when
you come across something you can’t figure out, or
can’t find a ruling to cover it.
In this situation the GM is encouraged to make
decisions and help the party move forward, even
if what they decide isn’t technically or exactly what
the rules say. The GM is completely empowered
to break ties, rule on questions and change some
details to keep the story going. The Spy Game is all
about immersing yourself and your friends in the
high stakes world of international espionage, and
the GM is there to make this happen for you.
ABILITY SCORES
In The Spy Game, player’s characters have six abilities.
These abilities relate to how good each character is at
certain actions in their roles as a spy. The abilities are
as follows:
Strength: measures physical prowess. Characters
with a high Strength score are strong and physically
powerful.
Dexterity: measures natural agility and coordination.
Characters with a high Dexterity score are quick and
nimble.
Constitution: measures endurance and resilience.
Characters with a high Constitution score are
resilient and hardy.
Intelligence: measures reasoning and memory.
Characters with a high Intelligence score are clever
and knowledgeable.
Wisdom: measures perception and insight. Characters
with a high Wisdom score are perceptive and
careful.
Charisma: measures the force of personality.
Characters with a high Charisma score are witty and
personable.
Firing at enemies, picking locks,dangling above
secure rooms or hacking encrypted systems—all of
these are examples of actions. Most actions you want
your spy to take in the game require you to make an
ability check.
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There are three main rolls in the game—the ability
check, saving throw, and attack roll. For each of
these rolls, roll a d20, add the ability modifier derived
from the ability score (see below), and compare the
total to a target number set by the game master.
If your total score is equal to or better that the
target number, it means your character successfully
completes their action.
ABILITY SCORE MODIFIERS
Each ability has a modifier, derived from its score,
ranging from -5 to +10. The Ability Score Modifiers
Table shows the ability modifiers relating to their
score. For example, a score of 12 or 13 results in an
ability modifier of +1, which is added to relevant d20
results.
ability score modifiers table
Score Modifier
8-9 -1
10-11 0
12-13 +1
14-15 +2
16-17 +3
18-19
20
+4
+5
PROFICIENCY BONUS
You also add your proficiency bonus, determined
by your agent’s level, to some of your rolls. Your
proficiency bonus represents training in particular
skills, weapons, vehicles, or gadgets, which is added
to your roll along with your ability modifier. You cannot
add your agent’s proficiency bonus to a single roll
more than once. This means that even if two different
rules say you can add their proficiency bonus to a
check, you can only add it once.
ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE
Sometimes a class feature, background, or training
grants you advantage, or a situation or event gives
disadvantage on an ability check, saving throw, or
attack roll. When that happens you roll two d20s
instead of one when making the roll. If you have
advantage, you count the highest of the two rolls. If
you have disadvantage, you count the lowest of the
two rolls.
If a circumstance grants you both advantage and
disadvantage, then one negates the other, and
you only roll a single d20. If special abilities or
circumstances would allow you to re-roll the dice, and
you have rolled two d20s for that ability check, saving
throw, or attack roll, then you must choose one d20 to
re-roll.
ABILITY CHECKS
An ability check tests an agent’s aptitude to overcome
a challenge. The game master calls for an ability check
when the task attempted is difficult for the agent
or has a chance of failure, and that failure would be
significant for the agent.
When the game master calls for an ability check, they
decide which of the six ability scores you must use.
They then choose a difficulty class (abbreviated to
DC) for the agent to equal or beat by rolling a d20 and
adding their modifiers. The following table shows the
most common DCs:

Difficulty Classes
Task Difficulty DC
Very easy 5
Easy 10
Medium 15
Hard 20
Very hard 25
Nearly impossible 30

To make an ability check, roll a d20 and add the

relevant ability modifier and any proficiency bonus. As
with other d20 rolls, apply any bonuses and penalties,
and compare the total to the DC. If the total equals or
exceeds the DC, the ability check is a success and the
agent completes their task. If the total is less than the
DC, the agent has failed and the game master informs
you of a setback to your agent and the operation.
When making an ability check using a specific skill,
if you are proficient in that skill you may add your
proficiency bonus to your roll. Without a proficiency
in the skill, you just add your agents ability modifier as
normal.

CONTESTS A th leti cs (S tr en gth )

When an agent faces direct opposition, where
an opponent is trying to prevent an agent from
completing their goal, a contest occurs. In these
situations both players make an ability check, using
appropriate abilities (chosen by the game master).
You each apply your ability modifiers, as well as any
bonuses or penalties, and compare your totals. The
highest score is the winner, their character completes
their task successfully or prevents the other from
succeeding.
If a contest results in a tie, the situation remains
as it was, neither participant completing a task
successfully.
Athletics is the skill associated with physical energy
and athletic ability. Use Athletics to:
§§ Chase down a target
§§ Swim to shore
§§ Free-run up a building site
§§ Hold onto a plane’s landing gear
A c r o b ati cs (D exter ity )
Acrobatics is the skill of balancing, contorting the
body, and deft gymnastic feats. Use Acrobatics to:
§§ Balance on a razor-thin cliff edge
§§ Combat roll through gunfire
§§ Slide through a crawl space
§§ Keep your footing on shifting terrain

SKILLS
Each ability covers a broad range of capabilities, both
physical and mental. A skill represents a specific
training or vocation of an ability score—a focused,
learnt, field of expertise. Each skill relates to an ability
score, such as Acrobatics based on Dexterity, or
Perception on Wisdom.
D ec epti o n (C h a r i s m a )
Deception is the skill of fooling others, and assuming
another identity. Use Deception to:
§§ Pretend to be an alias
§§ Talk your way past security guards
§§ Misdirect a line of questioning
§§ Spread disinformation over a radio

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 E s pi o n a g e (I ntelli g en c e )
Espionage is the skill of surveillance, logically applying
evidence, and the gathering of covert information of
interest. Use Espionage to:
§§ Listen and interpret audio from a wiretap
§§ Connect seemingly unrelated events
§§ Interrogate a prisoner
§§ Disseminate false information
I n fi ltr ati o n (W i s d o m )
Infiltration is the skill for covert placement and
insertion of agents into a location or organization. Use
Infiltration to:
§§ Find a path past security cameras
§§ Designate an extraction location
§§ Target a possible dissident enemy operative
§§ Evaluate a guard’s patrol route
I n fotec h (I ntelli g en c e )
Infotech, or Information & Communication
Technology, is the skill of manipulating computing and
telecommunication systems. Use Infotech to:
§§ Break into an enemy database
§§ Clear up a satellite video feed
§§ Download a virus onto a server
§§ Tap a phone, microphone, or webcam
I n s i g ht (W i s d o m )
Insight is the skill of reading other people, judging
their social or political views, and perceiving lies and
underlying emotion. Use Insight to:
§§ Detect lies during an interrogation
§§ Assess a person’s political attitude
§§ Make a cold reading
§§ Identify a target through body language
I nti m i d ati o n (C h a r i s m a )
Intimidation is the skill of frightening others in order
for them to do something or answer questions. Use
Intimidation to:
§§ Get a suspect to talk
§§ Hold up an enemy agent
§§ Push someone to do as you say
§§ Make someone believe a threat
M ec h a n i cs (I ntelli g en c e )
Mechanics is the skill that covers building, repairing,
and manipulating machinery, electronic hardware, and
other technology. Use Mechanics to:
§§ Repair a piece of equipment in the field
§§ Sabotage a generator
§§ Take apart a car’s engine
§§ Jury-rig an airplane’s rotor mid flight
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M ed i c i n e (W i s d o m )
Medicine is the skill of healing others, and researching
biological viruses and disease. Use Medicine to:
§§ Provide first aid
§§ Assess the symptoms of a patient
§§ Recognize a strain of chemical weapons
§§ Obtain the DNA of an enemy agent
P er c epti o n (W i s d o m )
Perception is the skill of identifying threats and
situational awareness, using all the senses available
to an agent: sight, sound, touch, smell, taste. Use
Perception to:
§§ Observe a guard’s pattern of movement
§§ Search for a prisoner
§§ Discover a hidden entrance or exit
§§ Eavesdrop on a conversation
P ers u a s i o n (C h a r i s m a )
Persuasion is the skill of using reasoned arguments to
convince others. Use Persuasion to:
§§ Turn an enemy agent
§§ Convince someone to help
§§ Influence a high ranking official
§§ Leverage someone on which you have intel
S lei g ht of hand (D exter ity )
Sleight of Hand is the skill for manual trickery and
covertly manipulating small items on your person. Use
Sleight of Hand to:
§§ Pick a lock
§§ Conceal small objects
§§ Hand off a package to another agent
§§ Pickpocket a mark
S te a lth (D exter ity )
Stealth is the skill of remaining hidden, moving
ARMOR
undetected and evading capture. Use Stealth to: The armor table below shows the cost, weight, and
other properties of the common types of armor worn
§§ Slip past a guard
§§ Lose a tail in a crowd by paramilitary, military, policing and security forces
§§ Crawl unseen into a firing position around the world.
§§ Camouflage yourself
S u rviva l (W i s d o m ) Armor pr o fi c i en cy
Your class or background gives you proficiencies with
Survival is the skill of bushcraft and operating in the certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you
field, in a hostile area of operation, or cut off from lack a proficiency for, you have disadvantage on any
supplies or conveniences. Use Survival to: ability check, saving throw, or attack roll that involves
§§ Camouflage a base camp in the local environment Strength or Dexterity.
§§ Endure heat, cold, or dangerous weather
§§ Navigate through the wilderness Armor c la ss (AC)
§§ Forage food and water from the natural world
Armor protects its wearer from attacks. The armor you
T a cti cs (I ntelli g en c e ) wear, and any shield you wield, determines your base
Tactics is the skill used to formulate and execute a Armor Class, abbreviated to AC.
military operation, applying knowledge of military
assets and equipment to provide the most effective S tr en gth r eq u i r em ent
small scale victory over an enemy. Use Tactics to: The armor table shows the minimum Strength score
§§ Plan an attack you must have to wear the armor effectively, or your
§§ Find a choke point speed is reduced by 10 ft.
§§ Set up an ambush
§§ Recognize an objective S te a lth
If the armor table shows “Disadvantage” in the Stealth
column, you have disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks.

Armor
Armor Armor Class (AC) Strength Stealth Weight Special
Req.
Light Armor
Padded/leather clothing 11 + Dex modifier - - 3 lb.
Undercover vest 12 + Dex modifier - - 4 lb.
Medium Armor
Stab vest 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) - - 4 lb.
Tactical armor 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) - - 8 lb.
Heavy Armor
Kevlar armor 16 Str 13 Disadvantage 10 lb.
Ceramic/metal plate armor 18 Str 15 Disadvantage 16 lb.
Shields
Riot Shield +2 - - 4 lb. -
Ballistic Shield +2 Str 13 - 8 lb. Resistance: Piercing

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WEAPONS
The weapons table opposite shows the cost, weight,
and other properties of the common types of weapons
used around the world.
WEAPON PROFICIENCY
Your class or background grants proficiency with
certain weapons, reflecting your training and the
weapons you have most likely utilized during your
career. The weapons table shows common types of
weapons, rather than getting bogged down in the
different makes and manufacturers of those weapons.
B la st
Weapons with the blast property cause damage to all
targets in a radius around the impact of the shot. The
range of this blast is shown in feet, and damages all
characters that can be targeted by line of sight if they
fail a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. To avoid being the
target of a blast weapon’s area of effect, characters
must have total cover.
F i n ess e
When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you
use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier
for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the
same modifier for both rolls.
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G u i d ed
When you fire a guided weapon, so long as you have
line of sight to the target, you may target it as if you
were at short range.
L i g ht
A light weapon is small and easy to handle, making it
ideal for use when fighting with two weapons.
Lo a d i n g
Because of the time required to load this weapon, you
can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when
you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it. It
must be reloaded after each time you fire.
Range
A weapon that can be used to make a ranged attack
has a range listed as two numbers. The first is the
weapon’s short range in feet, and the second indicates
the weapon’s long range. When attacking a target
beyond short range, you have disadvantage on
the attack roll. You can’t attack a target beyond the
weapon’s long range.
Reach
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you
attack with it, as well as when you determine your
reach for opportunity attacks with it.
R elo a d
When the weapon has the Reload property, each time
you use the weapon it expends ammunition. The entry
describes the number of ranged attacks the weapon
can make before it needs to be reloaded. Reloading
requires an action.
Any weapons provided by your class receive 3 reloads
of ammunition, or ‘clips’, that replenish between
missions. If you buy any additional ammunition to
supplement this, it gets used up first, so you always
start a mission with a minimum of 3 reloads.
Counting Bullets
While modern firearm clips have a capacity between
5 and 200 rounds, depending on the firearm, The
Spy Game has created an ambiguity with the values
of ammunition properties, to reflect the dramatic
choice of when to attack and reload, and the act
of firing several bullets at once as part of an attack
action. The ammunition quality tells you how many
attacks you can make before you need to reload, not
how many bullets you fire.
S pec i a l : a r m o r pi er c i n g
Attacks with this weapon ignore any resistances
to piercing damage, and reduce any immunity to
piercing damage to a resistance.
 Weapons
Name Damage Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons
Baton 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb.
Garrote string 1d4 bludgeoning 1 lb. Finesse, special: Grappling
Handaxe 1d6 slashing 2 lb. Thrown (range 10/30)
Knife 1d4 piercing 1 lb. Light, Finesse, Thrown (range 20/60)
Machete 1d6 slashing 2 lb.
Sledgehammer 1d10 bludgeoning 10 lb. Two-handed
Unarmed strike 1 bludgeoning -
Traditional Melee Weapons
Nunchaku 1d4 bludgeoning 2 lb. Versatile (1d6)
Sai 1d4 bludgeoning 1 lb. Finesse, light
Spear 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8)
Staff 1d6 bludgeoning 4 lb. Versatile (1d8)
Sword 1d8 slashing 3 lb. Versatile (1d10)
Whip 1d4 slashing 3 lb. Finesse, reach
Katana 1d8 slashing 2 lb. Finesse, versatile (1d10)
Shuriken 1d4 piercing 1 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
Simple Ranged Weapons
Taser 1d6 electric 1 lb. Reload (1 attack), Range 20, loading, light
Bow, compound 1d6 piercing 3 lb. Range 80/320 ft, loading, two-handed
Crossbow 1d8 piercing 5 lb. Reload (1 attack), Range 80/320 ft, loading, two-handed
Speargun 1d8 piercing 50 lb. Reload (1 attack), Range 20/60 ft, loading, two-handed
Pistol, light 1d8 piercing 2 lb. Reload (9 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, light
Pistol, heavy 1d10 piercing 5 lb. Reload (6 attacks), Range 30/120 ft.
Military Ranged Weapons
Machine pistol 1d8 piercing 10 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 30/60 ft, special: Full Auto
Submachine gun 1d8 piercing 7 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, versatile (1d10), special:
Burst Fire
Assault rifle 2d6 piercing 10 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 50/200 ft, two-handed, special:
Burst Fire
Carbine rifle 2d6 piercing 7 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 45/180 ft, two-handed, special:
Burst Fire
Battle rifle 2d8 piercing 9 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 80/240 ft, two-handed, special:
Burst Fire
Marksman rifle 2d6 piercing 9 lb. Reload (6 attacks). Range 100/400 ft, two-handed
Rifle, bolt action 2d8 piercing 11 lb. Reload (6 attacks), Range 125/500 ft, two-handed
Shotgun 2d10 piercing 8 lb. Reload (2 attacks), Range 20/80 ft, two-handed, special:
Spread
Light machine gun 2d8 piercing 22 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, two-handed, special:
Full Auto
Medium machine 2d10 piercing 28 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, two-handed, special:
gun Full Auto
Heavy machine gun 2d12 piercing 100 lb. Reload (4 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, mounted, special: Full
Auto
Anti-material rifle 2d10 piercing 26 lb. Reload (2 attacks), Range 125/500 ft, two-handed, special:
Armor Piercing
Heavy Weapons
Flamethrower 1d10 fire 70 lb. Reload (6 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, two-handed, special:
Cone
Rocket-propelled 3d6 slashing 15 lb. Reload (1 attack), Range 40/160 ft, Blast (20)
grenade
Grenade launcher 3d6 slashing 12 lb. Reload (8 attacks), Range 40/160 ft, Blast (20)
Rocket Launcher 3d10 fire 18 lb. Reload (1 attack), Range 40/160, Blast (25)
Anti-tank (AT) 3d8 piercing 50 lb. Reload (1 attack), special: Guided
launcher
Anti-air (AA) 3d8 fire 34 lb. Reload (1 attack), Blast (10), special: Guided
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 S pec i a l : g r a ppli n g
When you succeed an attack roll with this weapon, you
also grapple the target.

S pec i a l : s pr e a d
If a ranged attacks hits using this weapon, you can
apply portions of the damage between other enemies
within 5ft of the target. Roll damage as normal then
split the damage as evenly as possible between the
main target and the other targets, with any remainder
going to the main target.

S pec i a l : b u rst fi r e
You can spray a 10 ft square with a burst of bullet fire
within range. Each character, friendly or enemy, needs
to make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or suffer the
damage as normal. This attack takes up two attacks of
ammunition.
S pec i a l : fu ll a uto
As a ranged attack, you can fire this weapon using its
full-automatic firing option, attacking all agents, friend
or foe, within line of sight in a 45° cone up to its long
range. Each agent within the cone needs to succeed
a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take damage, with
advantage on the saving throw if within the weapon’s
long range. This attack requires a full magazine of
ammunition, and empties the weapon of ammunition.
T h r own
If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw
the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the weapon
is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier
for that attack roll and damage roll that you would
use for a melee attack with the weapon. If the weapon
is a handheld explosive, like a grenade, make a DC5
Strength or Dexterity check to throw the grenade
into the targeted space. Failing the check means the
thrown explosive lands 5ft away from the intended
space, decided by the GM.
T wo h a n d ed
You must use both hands to attack with this weapon.
V ers ati le
This weapon can be used with one or both hands.
A damage value in parentheses appears with the
property, which is the damage inflicted when the
weapon is used with two hands.

grenades & Explosives

Name Damage Weight Properties
Grenades
Fragmentation 3d6 slashing 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (20)
grenade
Smoke grenade Special (see entry) 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (10)
Flashbang 1d4 force 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (30), special (see entry)
Concussion grenade 2d10 force 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (5)
Incendiary Grenade 1d10 fire 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (15)
Tear Gas Grenade Special (see entry) 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (15)
Thermite Grenade 6d6 fire 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (10)
White Phosphorus 2d6 fire 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (10)
Grenade
Molotov Cocktail 1d6 fire 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (5)
Explosives
C4/Semtex 2d12 force 2 lb. Blast (30)
Det Cord 2d6 fire 1 lb. Blast (5)
Dynamite 2d6 force 1 lb. Thrown (range 20/50), Blast (10)

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GADGETS
Gadgets are unique pieces of equipment. They may
look like ordinary objects but have extraordinary
properties, or they may be completely new inventions
that are unrecognizable to those who don’t know how
they work.
USING GADGETS
A ctivati n g a n item
Activating some gadgets requires a user to do
something special, such as saying a command code,
or opening a secret compartment and pushing a
button. The description of each item category or
individual item details how it is activated. Most
items require an action to use, and that action isn’t a
function of the Use an Item action, so a class feature
such as the Thief archetype’s Fast Hands can’t be
used to activate the item.
D es i g n ati n g a ta r g et
Some gadgets utilize elements that are away from the
area of operation, like close air support or fire support.
A target can be a person, vehicle, part of a building, or
a discreet location in your area of operation.
Designating a target requires an action and line of
sight to your target, to make an attack using a close air
support or fire support gadget’s weapon values.
Designating a target by describing its location
or relaying coordinates means the attack has
disadvantage (either reducing the attack’s saving
throw DC by 5, or rolling two d20s and keeping
the lowest score). Using a piece of equipment to
designate a target means the attack is resolved as
normal.
Pa iring
Some gadgets require an interface or application to
be used remotely, and without pairing an item, you
cannot operate it. When pairing an item, it needs to
be paired to a device that uses an operating system,
like a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Pairing an
item to a device requires you to spend a short rest
establishing the connection, with both the device and
the gadget within reach.
A gadget can only be paired to one device at a time,
and a device can only be paired with up to three
gadgets at once. Any attempt to pair a fourth gadget
fails. Additionally, you can’t pair more than one copy
of an item. For example, you can’t pair two remote-
controlled vehicles to the same smartphone.
VEHICLES
VEHICLE PROFICIENCY
If you have proficiency with a certain type of vehicle
you can add your proficiency bonus to any actions
you take to operate that vehicle. The types of vehicles
are motorbikes, cars, heavy goods vehicles, tanks,
helicopters, planes, ships and unmanned.
VEHICLE PROFILES
Vehicles, like characters, have base ability scores, a
speed, hit points (HP), and an armor class (AC), as well
as some resistances and immunities.
S ize
Vehicles have a size, just as characters do, ranging
from small to titanic. For each 5ft space the vehicle
takes up it can provide 1 crew position.
Armor c la ss (AC)
Vehicles often have armor plating, a thick metal
chassis or rely on their speed for protection.
Whenever the vehicle is the target of an attack,
compare the attack roll result to its AC, and if it is
equal or greater than the AC the attack hits and deals
damage.
H it po i nts
A vehicle’s hit points (HP) indicate how much damage
it can sustain before the vehicle is disabled. At 0 hit
points, a vehicle’s engine and structural integrity fail,
bringing it to a stop and rendering its other systems
inoperable. If a damage roll reduces a vehicle’s hit
points to 0, and the remaining damage equals its
hit point maximum, the vehicle explodes in a vicious
fireball, dealing 3d6 fire and 3d6 force damage to
anyone within 10 ft who fails a DC 15 Dexterity saving
throw, and half as much damage on a successful one.
R es i sta n c es
Any damage resistances the vehicle has will be
listed (see Damage Resistance, Immunities and
Vulnerabilities, p.21).
Damage th r es h o ld
A vehicle with a listed damage threshold has immunity
to all damage unless it takes an amount of damage
from a single attack that’s equal or greater than
its damage threshold, in which case it takes all the
damage as normal. Any damage that fails to meet or
exceed this threshold is superficial and doesn’t reduce
the vehicle’s hit points.
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 Vehicles
Size Space Squares Crew Positions Example
Tiny 2.5ft x 2.5 ft 1x1 See Entry Aerial Drone
DVP (Diver
Small 5 ft x 5 ft 1x1 See Entry Propulsion Vehicle)
Medium 5 ft x 5 ft 1x1 1 Motorcycle
Large 10 ft x 10 ft 2x2 2 Car
Huge 15 ft x 15 ft 3x3 3 APC
Gargantuan 20 ft x 20 ft 4x4 3+ Tank

S peed
A vehicle’s speed shows two values. The first, in
feet, indicates how far it can move in a single turn in
combat, providing the driver or pilot uses their action
to control the vehicle. The second value shows its
average speed in miles per hour (mph), with its top
speed being double that.
Range
A vehicle’s range describes the maximum distance it
can travel with a full tank of fuel, at its speed in miles
per hour (mph). If you travel at least 1 mile, travelling
up to the vehicle’s mph speed, deduct that distance
from the vehicle’s current range. If you travel faster
than the vehicle’s mph speed (up to its top speed),
deduct double the distance travelled from the
vehicle’s current range.
C r ew
Each vehicle will have at least one crew position listed
in its profile. The positions are:
Driver/Pilot: The driver or pilot position allows the
character to use their action to move the vehicle.
Gunner: The gunner position allows the character to
use their action to make attacks using the vehicle’s
weapons.
Commander: The commander position allows the
character to use their action to make Wisdom

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systems. If the vehicle contains any special vision
this is conferred to the character in the command
position.
Passenger: The passenger position allows the
character to be moved the vehicle’s speed, inside
the vehicle. If the passenger position has a window,
the character can make attacks and Wisdom
(Perception) checks as normal.
Cargo c a pa c ity
A vehicle’s cargo capacity indicates the weight the
vehicle can bear before its speed becomes inhibited,
including any passengers (each assumed to weigh
up to 250 lbs). If a vehicle carries more weight than
its capacity, its speed drops by 10 feet (or 20 mph). If
a vehicle carries weight in excess of double its cargo
capacity, its speed is halved and the pilot or driver has
disadvantage on ability checks to control the vehicle
in any way, including saving throws.
Many vehicles can carry extra passengers instead
of cargo, but doing so is usually cramped,
uncomfortable, and often an unsafe experience for
those passengers. As a rule of thumb, one additional
passenger can be carried for each 250lbs of unused
cargo capacity.
V eh i c le per c epti o n
Some vehicles are equipped with electronic systems
that scan and detect the environment around them.
These systems allow the pilots and commanders
inside to perceive objects outside the vehicle, even if
they cannot see them.
OPERATING A VEHICLE
E nter i n g a n d ex iti n g a veh i c le
Once during your move, you can take a position in a
vehicle, whether that’s as an crew or a passenger, that
is within 5 feet of you, or you may vacate the position.
Doing either costs an amount of movement equal to
half your speed.
C o ntr o lli n g a veh i c le
While you are in a moving vehicle, and you are the
driver or pilot, you have two options. You can either
control the vehicle using the Control Vehicle action,
Vehicle Weak points
Weak AC Fragile HP
Point
Tires 13 3 (1d6)
Tracks 18 4 (1d8)
Engine 19 4 (1d8)
Vehicle Damage
Size Sideswipe Ram Damage
Damage
Medium 2d8 4d8
Large 3d10 6d10
Huge 4d12 8d12
Gargantuan 8d12 16d12
or maintain the same course and speed if you decide
to take another action on your turn, based on your
last action to control the vehicle. If you take another
action, that action is resolved with disadvantage.
When you take the Control Vehicle action you may
move up to the vehicle’s speed, or move up to double
the vehicle’s speed if in your previous turn you moved
the vehicle. A controlled vehicle cannot move on the
turn that you enter it. If the movement of your vehicle
provokes an opportunity attack while you’re inside it,
the attacker can target you or the vehicle—you cannot
dodge or disengage using a vehicle.
Tu r n i n g a veh i c le
Most vehicles need to move forward to also turn left
or right, known as a turning circle. A vehicle can turn a
maximum of 90° while moving up to its speed, or 45° if
moving double its speed.
Ramming a n oth er veh i c le
A driver may decide to target an enemy vehicle using
their own. As a Control Vehicle action, you can move
the vehicle you drive or pilot into another and cause
damage to the vehicle you impact. You deal ram
damage depending on the size of your vehicle, see
the Vehicle Damage table, above. If your direction of
movement opposes the target vehicle’s direction, you
deal maximum damage.
As part of the collision, your vehicle also takes the
same amount of damage. If that damage would
reduce your vehicle’s hit points to 0, it is wrecked and
can no longer be operated.
Passengers in a collision suffer force damage. Each
passenger in the vehicle suffers 1d6 bludgeoning
damage for every 10 feet of movement before the
collision, or 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10
mph. If any passengers weren’t strapped into a seat,
they suffer the same damage as the vehicle.
Resilient
HP F a lli n g d a m a g e fr o m a m ovi n g veh i c le
10 (3d6) Falling from a moving vehicle deals bludgeoning
damage to your HP, similar to rules for falling,
18 (4d8) dependant on the speed of the vehicle. If you fall from
a moving vehicle, you suffer 1d6 bludgeoning damage
18 (4d8)
for every 10 feet the vehicle moved before you fell,
or 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 mph of the
vehicle’s speed when you fell. You land prone.
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 VEHICLES IN COMBAT
Vehicles can be the target of attacks in combat, with
their own AC and hit points. They also provide cover
for passengers and crew inside, depending on how
exposed its passengers are.
Firing fr o m a veh i c le
You may make attacks as normal, with your weapons,
from a vehicle providing the normal conditions for
combat apply. You may not be able to reach your
target with a Melee attack while inside or on the back
of a vehicle, but you may be able to shoot through an
open window or even through the thin glass of a car’s
windows.
A tta c k i n g we a k po i nts
Some vehicles have weak points, like tires or engines
that can be the target of attacks. When you target a
weak point, you make an attack against the object’s
own AC and hit points. Moving targets will benefit
from a +5 bonus to their AC and be harder to hit. If
you cannot see a weak point, you can only target it at
the discretion of the game master, depending on the
circumstances.
Reducing a weak point to 0 HP destroys the object,
and makes controlling the vehicle much more difficult,
or stops it altogether. Destroying a weak point of
propulsion—like an engine—will bring the vehicle to
a natural stop (which could be cataclysmic for an
aircraft), and destroying its tires or tracks will confer
disadvantage on its driver’s ability checks.
A tta c k i n g c r ew o r pa ss en g ers
If you are targeted by a ranged attack, the vehicle
provides half cover, increasing your AC by +2, likewise
for anyone you target inside a vehicle. Make an attack
and damage roll as normal, as described in Making An
Attack (p.17).
VEHICLES IN A CHASE
A chase should take a number of rounds based on
distance between the parties and the comparison in
top speeds. If the speed of the persuer is double that
of the pursued, then the chase is usually over in one
round. If the pursued has double the maximum speed
or their persuer, they have advantage on their rolls.
Chases are structured like combat, with rounds and
turns, with each round representing a portion of time
where pilots jostle for position while crew members
assist them, or take actions of their own. If the vehicles
only has one crew position, for the driver, then you
only have to worry about the contest of the chase, but
if the crew can make attacks, navigate, or otherwise
benefit the chase they each need to take an action too,
during each round. If there are multiple characters in
each vehicle’s crew positions, make an Initiative roll to
establish an Initiative order.
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C h a s es a s a c o ntest
If the drivers or pilots of the vehicles are the only
people involved, then the chase is a simple contest—
each driver makes a chase maneuver, applying their
vehicle proficiency to the check if it applies. The
winner of the contest gains ground, based on their
relative speeds—the pursued moving away from their
pursuer, or the pursuer gaining ground on their mark.
Continue the contests until the chase comes to an
end.
C h a s es with i n iti ative
If the vehicles are crewed by several people, they
each take a turn in the Initiative order. Crew can take
actions to assist the chase, like navigating, or attacking
a vehicle’s weak points. Drivers and pilots take their
turns as normal in the Initiative order, and their results
compared at the end of the round, where the game
master resolves the relative distances of the chase.
Chase m a n euvers
Proceed: You focus on the terrain ahead, pushing the
vehicle as fast as it will go while maintaining control
over it. You make a Wisdom check, applying any
vehicle proficiency, contested by your opponent. If
you succeed and you are pursuing another vehicle,
you close distance. If you succeed, and you are
being chased you gain some distance from your
pursuers. If you fail, you are one step closer to the
chase ending in favor of your opponent.
Weave: You weave in and out of traffic, avoid an
obstacle in your path, or swap lanes without
changing direction to find a quicker path. Make a
Dexterity check, applying any applicable vehicle
proficiency. A weave maneuver gives you a bonus of
2 to your AC and gives your pursuer disadvantage
on their next ability check to chase you, or lets you
avoid incoming damage from an obstacle. You don’t
gain any distance using this maneuver. If you fail the
check, you lose control of your vehicle.
Sideswipe: If you there is no distance between you
and the vehicle you’re chasing, you can attempt to
sideswipe a vehicle or other target to deal damage
to it or to cause another driver to lose control of
their vehicle. Make a Dexterity check, applying
your vehicle proficiency if it applies. If you win the
contest, you deal Sideswipe damage equal to the
size of the vehicle (p.11) and the target’s driver must
make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or lose control
of their vehicle.
Ram: You can attempt a full collision with the target
vehicle in order to damage it significantly or bring
it to a stop. Make a Wisdom check, applying your
vehicle proficiency if it applies. If you win the contest
and close the distance completely, your vehicle both
deals and takes Ram damage equal to the size of
the ramming vehicle (p.11). Both drivers must make
a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, or their vehicle
comes to a stop - and if the stop is abrupt enough,
like a head-on collision, then deal damage to every
crew member and passenger in both vehicles as
described in Falling Damage From a Vehicle.
L os i n g c o ntr o l o f th e veh i c le
If you lose control of your vehicle, for any reason,
your ability checks to control the vehicle have
disadvantage, until you succeed a DC 15 Dexterity
check. By succeeding your ability check, you regain
control of the vehicle and make ability checks as
normal. You can lose control of your vehicle by either
being the target of a successful attack or maneuver, or
by rolling a 1 on a driving check.
HACKING
Hacking allows you to infiltrate, edit, and manipulate
targeted operating systems, allowing you to access
the data contained on a device or server. From there
you can do a number of things to change or even
delete the applications and data stored on the device.
Hacking pr o fi c i en c i es
When you are hacking, you add your proficiency
bonus from the Infotech skill, or if you’re using a
hacking tool you can add your proficiency bonus if you
are proficient with hacking tools.
OPERATING SYSTEM
Each device’s core management is done by an
operating system—a piece of software that interfaces
between the programs installed on the OS and the
device’s hardware.
Each operating system has its own integrity and
vulnerabilities. Every OS has an armor class (AC)
representing its inherent security features, and hit
points (HP) that represent how much damage it can
endure before it is rendered corrupt and unusable.
Operating System
OS Level Armour Class Hit Points
(AC)
1st 11 5 (1d8+1)
2nd 12 12 (2d8+4)
3rd 15 18 (3d8+6)
4th 17 30 (4d8+12)
5th 21 38 (5d8+15)
A tta c k i n g s o ftwa r e
When a hacking tool allows you to make a Hacking
attack against a firewall, OS, or other piece of
software, you make an attack as if you would attacking
a character or object, but instead of using Strength or
Dexterity, you use your hacking ability, which is based
on your Intelligence score.
Hacking attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Intelligence modifier.
When you use a hacking tool to make an attack, you
do not add your Intelligence modifier to the damage.
HACKING TOOLS
There are several types of hacking tool, each with a
specific function.
Brute-Force Attack: A brute-force tool attacks
a password firewall, attempting to break it by
submitting all possible password combinations
until it finds the right one. This is done either by
submitting all possible character combinations or
using a dictionary attack where common words
are submitted. Brute-force attacks target password
firewalls exclusively, and require you to make a
hacking attack.
Keylogger: A keylogger records the input of a
keyboard to the device it is installed on. Using
this information, a hacker could bypass password
firewalls by inputting the correct password, or
gather intelligence typed into the computer by its
user.
Rootkit: A rootkit is a software package that, once
installed, can access areas of an operating system
that is usually off limits.
Scanner: A scanner is a type of tool that looks for and
identifies particular software, including firewalls,
so that you can effectively deploy and install other
tools.
Spyware: Spyware monitors and transmits data
from a target device, without the system or user’s
knowledge. It can track users’ internet movements,
application use, and other pertinent system data.
D elivery
Each hacking tool will have a delivery method, a way
in which the tool is installed or interacts with the
targeted system.
Manual: The hacking tool is installed by the hacker in
person, using its operating system.
Download: The hacking tool is downloaded or
opened by a third party user, using the targeted
system. Hacking tools such as this often appear as
something legitimate like an e-mail attachment,
software update, or download from a website.
Getting a user to download a hacking tool this way
may either involve a Charisma (Deception) check,
or may involve the target making a Wisdom saving
throw to try and see through the ploy.
Remote: The hacking tool isn’t installed on a target
operating system, but instead communicates and
interacts with it remotely via an internet connection,
or local network connection, while installed on the
hacker’s own device.
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 HACKING ACTIONS
Most agents can use a computer as per its intended
user experience, but it takes a real hacker to
manipulate an operating system’s core programming.
Every agent can engage in the basic hacking actions
below, while only Hacker class agents can do
everything.
Basic h a c k i n g a cti o n s
access: Enter an operating system to use its
applications, or break through a password
protected log in. DC varies.
Install: You can install software onto computer
systems that can facilitate an operation you want to
complete or complete tasks within the system on
your behalf. The base DC is 5, modified depending
on the complexity of the software you are installing,
the operating system, or any firewalls present.
Delete: You can remove, or uninstall, software from
a system with relative ease, so long as you have
the permissions to do so. With a base DC of 10, the
test may be modified due to not having the right
permissions, or the test may only be attempted once
the GM agrees you have the necessary permission.
H a c k er a cti o n s
Attack: Some programs allow you to attack systems
or firewalls, against their AC and hit points. All
hacking attacks deal coding damage. You can make
a hacking attack manually, a successful attack deals
1d4 coding damage.
Encrypt: Encryption is the scrambling of data by using
an algorithm that turns plaintext into ciphertext.
So long as you have the encryption algorithm you
can decrypt the information. When encrypting
information, you choose a DC to test against, and
if you pass your Intelligence (Infotech) test the DC
becomes the DC to decrypt the data.
Decrypt: Decrypting data involves unscrambling
information from is ciphertext state into its normal
plaintext format. If you have the encryption
algorithm the DC is 0 and a roll is not required,
however if you do not have the algorithm then the
DC varies based on the complexity of the cypher.
Modify: You can rewrite software in order to change
its function within an operating system. Doing so
may also alter the function, or disable other pieces
of software. The base DC is 15, modified depending
on the complexity of the software and how many
other pieces of software use it within the operating
system, as well as any firewalls present.
Disable: You can disable software, stopping it from
functioning entirely, either by sabotaging its code
or switching it off manually. The base DC is 15 and
is modified depending on the complexity of the
software, or any firewalls present, and whether the
GM agrees you have the necessary permission.
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COMBAT
ORDER OF PLAY
A combat encounter is a more structured part of the
game, broken down into turns and rounds. During
each round every character in the encounter gets a
turn to act, taking a fixed number of actions. These
actions include attacking an enemy, moving around
the encounter area, hacking computers, climbing over
cover, and more.
1. Determine Surprise - The game master determines
whether the agents have been spotted, or currently
have surprise over their enemy, choosing the
infiltration phase or the initiative phase.
2. Establish Positions - the game master determines
the starting positions of the agents, and the enemy
NPCs.
I n fi ltr ati o n ph a s e
3. Agents Take Turns - The players then take turns, in
any order they wish, completing actions with their
agents, until all the player characters have finished
their turns.
4. Enemy NPCs Take Turns - The game master then
takes actions with the NPCs present, either moving
them around the area of operation in their regular
routine or making skill checks.
5. Repeat Steps 3 & 4 - Player agents take turns, then
all NPCs. If a player agent is detected by an enemy
NPC, all player agents left to act take their turn
before moving to step 6.
I n iti ative ph a s e
6. Roll Initiative - Everyone involved in the combat
encounter rolls initiative, determining the order of
combatants’ turns.
7. Take Turns - All characters act in initiative order,
moving and taking actions.
8. Begin the Next Round - When everyone involved in
the combat has had a turn, the round ends. Repeat
step 7 until the fighting stops.
SURPRISE AND DETECTION
If the agents have successfully infiltrated the area of
operation without the enemy becoming aware of their
presence, then the players have surprise over the
guards or enemy agents within the area of operation,
and begin the infiltration phase.
If some of the agents are hidden from the enemy, but
others are detected, the first round in the initiative
phase is a surprise round. In these situations, any
character that hasn’t noticed a threat is surprised and
doesn’t take a turn in the first round of combat.
Once the surprise round is over, a new round begins,
and all characters can act normally.
I n fi ltr ati o n
During the first few turns of combat, enemy NPCs
may be unaware of the agents’ presence. If all player
characters are hidden at the beginning of combat,
they all take their turns, moving and taking actions
as normal in any order they wish, taking their turn,
moving and completing all their actions before
handing over to another player character, until all the
player characters have taken a turn. Then, the NPCs
take turns moving along their regular patrol routes
and taking any actions that are part of their routine.
Should a player character agent be detected by an
enemy NPC, the remaining player characters yet
to take a turn in this round each take a turn, before
rolling for initiative.
Line of Sight
People do not have 360 degree vision, and as such
it may be possible to sneak up on them, or around
guards’ patrol routes. It is always the GM’s discretion
when you need to make a Dexterity (Stealth) check,
for example if you move from a quiet footing onto a
loud surface, or are caught in an enemy’s peripheral
vision, but the direction an enemy is facing is an
important consideration when infiltrating a location.
INITIATIVE
Initiative determines the order of turns in the combat.
If, during the infiltration phase, you are detected by
the enemy, the remaining agents left to act take a turn,
then all participants in the combat make a Dexterity
check to determine their place in the Initiative order.
The GM makes one roll for each type of identical NPC,
so each member of a group acts at the same time.
The GM ranks the combatants in order from the one
with the highest Dexterity check total to the lowest.
This is the order they act during each round. If a tie
occurs, the GM can have the tied characters each roll a
d20, highest going first, or can choose to let the player
characters go first.
S u r pr i s e round
If the combat starts with the initiative phase, any
character that doesn’t notice a threat is surprised at
the start of the initiative phase. If you’re surprised, you
can’t move or take an action on your first turn of the
combat, known as a surprise round, and you can’t
take a reaction until that round ends. A member of a
group can be surprised even if the other members
aren’t. Once all characters who were aware of the
threat have taken their turns, the next round begins
and all characters take turns in Initiative order.
YOUR TURN
Each turn an agent can move up to their speed in
feet and take one action. Players can always decide
whether to move first, or take their action first and
move after. The most common actions are described
in the Actions in Combat section, while other class
abilities may grant you additional options or unique
actions.
The Movement and Positioning section describes
in detail the rules for moving around an area of
operation.
You can always decide to forego your turn, let another
player go first, or even delay your turn using the Ready
action.
B o n us a cti o n s
Various class features or special abilities allow agents
to take bonus actions during their turn. These bonus
actions have limiting circumstances that describe
when these bonus actions are granted and can be
used. Otherwise, agents that have these abilities do
not have a bonus action and are still limited to a move
and take an action as described above.
Only one bonus action can be granted in a single turn,
meaning an agent can accomplish a maximum of two
actions in their turn. If two different class features
would grant a bonus action each, the player must
choose which class feature to apply and which bonus
action to take.
Any time a rule deprives you from taking actions,
bonus actions are also lost.
O th er a ctivity
During actions or moving, you may also include other
activities that don’t require much effort. Agents may
communicate short instructions to each other, raise
or draw a weapon, open a door loudly or operate a
simple keypad.
If you want to interact with a second object in the area
of operation, you must take an action to do so. More
complex objects, like using a computer or picking a
lock always require an action, as does anything that
requires an ability check to accomplish. It is always
the game master’s discretion as to what interactions
require an action to undertake.
R e a cti o n s
A reaction is an action taken outside of your
turn, when a particular circumstance triggers the
reaction. Class abilities, combat actions and other
circumstances provide reactions. An opportunity
attack is the most common form of reaction, allowing
the reactive character to make an attack action against
an opponent leaving their melee reach (5ft).
When you take a reaction, you can’t take another
until the beginning of your next turn. If the reaction
interrupts a character’s turn then they continue either
moving or taking their action, if they are still able.
MOVEMENT AND POSITIONING
In combat movement and positioning are important
for staying hidden, reaching the objective, or flanking
an opponent.
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 During you turn, your agent can move up to their M ovi n g A r o u n d O th ers
movement speed, given in feet. You may move any You can move through non-hostile characters’
distance up to your modified speed, and may choose spaces, however you cannot move through spaces
to stop at any point. Movement can include jumping, occupied by enemies. You may never end your move
climbing, crawling, swimming, comprising the whole in the same space as another character. If you leave
of the move or part of it. an enemy’s reach during your move you provoke an
You can break up your movement on your turn, using opportunity attack.
some of your speed before and after your action. For
example, if you have a speed of 30 feet, you can move
10 feet, take your action, and then move 20 feet.
SIZE
Agents and vehicles have a size, based on the size
M ovi n g b etween atta c ks categories below. Their size represents the space
they take up around them, not necessarily their exact
If you take an action that includes more than one
dimensions.
weapon attack, you can break up your movement
even further by moving between those attacks. For A character’s space is the area in feet that they
example, a Soldier who can make two attacks with the effectively control in combat, not an expression of
Extra Attack feature and who has a speed of 30 feet their physical dimensions. An agent’s space is 5 ft, but
could move 10 feet, make an attack, move 20 feet, and they aren’t 5 ft wide. If an enemy stands in a 5-foot-
then attack again. wide doorway, other agents can’t get through unless
the enemy lets them. A space also reflects the area
D i ffi c u lt ter r a i n an agent needs to fight effectively. For that reason,
It’s rare that wetwork takes place on a perfectly even there’s a limit to the number of combatants that can
surface or out the way of hazardous terrain features. surround another in combat. Eight combatants can
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs fit around 1 other combatant, in the eight spaces
1 additional foot. This rule is true even if multiple surrounding the central 5ft space.
sources of difficult terrain are present in a space.
S q u eezi n g i nto s pa c es
Agents can squeeze into small spaces down to half
Size their normal space — so agents can squeeze through
gaps down to 2.5ft wide. Each foot of movement
Size Space Squares Example while squeezing costs 1 additional foot of movement,
and attacks rolls and Dexterity saving throws have
Tiny 2.5ft x 2.5 ft 1x1 Aerial disadvantage while in a small space. Melee attack rolls
Drone have advantage against targets that are squeezed.
Small 5 ft x 5 ft 1x1 Cat
Medium 5 ft x 5 ft 1x1 Person ACTIONS IN COMBAT
Large 10 ft x 10 ft 2x2 Car When you take your action on your turn, you can take
one of the actions presented here, an action you
Huge 15 ft x 15 ft 3x3 APC gained from your class or special feature, or an action
Gargantuan 20 ft x 20 ft 4x4 Tank that you can improvise. When you describe an action
not detailed elsewhere in the rules, the GM tells you
whether that action is possible and what kind of roll
you need to make, if any, to determine success or
B ei n g pr o n e failure.
Combatants often find themselves lying on the
ground, to steady a shot, or get behind low cover, or A tta c k
because they are knocked down. If this is the case, The most common combat action is to make a melee
they are prone, a condition described below: or ranged attack. See Making an Attack.
§§ A prone character’s only movement option is to crawl,
unless they stand up, ending the condition. C o ntr o l veh i c le
§§ The character has disadvantage on melee attack rolls.
You move a vehicle up to its speed expressed in feet,
§§ A melee attack roll against the character has
advantage, while ranged attacks against the character or move up to double the vehicle’s speed if in your
have disadvantage. previous turn you moved the vehicle.

You can drop prone without using any of your speed. Dash
Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs an
By taking the Dash action, you can move up to double
amount of movement equal to half your speed. To
your speed this turn, after applying any modifiers.
move while you are prone, you must crawl. Each foot
With a speed of 30 feet, for example, you can Dash
of movement costs 1 additional foot. So, moving while
up to 60 feet. Any increase or decrease to your speed
prone and on difficult terrain, costs 3 ft for every 1 ft
changes this additional movement by the same
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amount. If your speed of 30 feet is reduced to 15 feet,
for instance, you can move up to 30 feet this turn if you
Dash.
If you take the Dash action while hidden, you are
detected, and guards may investigate your position,
or attack you in their turn.
D es i g n ate a ta r g et
When you mark a target that you can see, you make
an attack using a close air support or fire support
gadget’s weapon. Designating a target requires an
action, and line of sight at any range, although this
does not count as an Attack action.
D i s en g a g e
If you take the disengage action, your movement
doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks until the end of
your next turn.
Dodge
Until the start of your next turn, attacks made against
your are at disadvantage, and you may make Dexterity
saving throws with advantage. You lose this benefit if
you are incapacitated or your speed drops to 0.
H elp
You can assist another agent in the completion of a
task. When you take a Help action, the agent you aid
gains advantage on the next ability check or Melee
attack they make to perform the task you are helping
with, providing they attempt the check before the
beginning of your next turn.
Hide
You attempt to hide, making a Dexterity (Stealth)
check while you are obscured from sight. If successful,
guards will no longer target you but will search your
last known location in order to attack you again.
R e a dy
When you Ready an action on your turn, you can act
using your reaction before the start of your next turn.
First, you decide the trigger to your reaction. Then,
you choose the action you will take in response. When
the trigger occurs, you may instead choose to, as a
reaction, move your speed. When the trigger occurs
you can either decide to take your reaction or ignore
it. You can only take one reaction per round.
R elo a d
If you have made a number of attacks with a ranged
weapon equal to its “Reload (attacks)” value, you must
spend an action reloading that weapon before it can
be fired again.
Search
You devote your action to searching for an object.
Depending on the nature of your search, the game
master may ask you to make a Wisdom (Perception)
check.
S ec o n d wi n d
As an action, you can spend 1 hit die to heal hit points.
Roll your hit die and add your Constitution modifier,
healing a number of hit points equal to the result.
Spent hit dice from this action count toward your
spent hit dice total, until you complete a long rest.
Use a n o bj ect
You normally interact with an object while moving,
such as drawing a weapon or opening a door. When
an object requires an action, you take the Use an
Object action. This may be because the object
requires more concentrated or complex operation,
such as a computer, or the game master may decide
you have interacted with too many objects to be
justified alongside your move action.
MAKING AN ATTACK
Whether you’re striking with a melee weapon, firing a
gun, or making an attack roll from a gadget, an attack
has a simple structure.
1. Choose a target - Pick a target within your
weapon’s range: an enemy agent, object, or
location.
2. Determine modifiers - The GM determines
whether the target has cover and whether you have
advantage or disadvantage against the target. In
addition, special abilities and other effects can
apply penalties or bonuses to your attack.
3. Resolve the attack - You make the attack roll. On a
hit, you roll damage, unless the attack has specific
rules otherwise. Some attacks cause effects in
addition to, or instead of, damage.
ATTACK ROLLS
When you make an attack, your attack roll determines
whether the attack hits or misses. To make an attack
roll, roll a d20 and add the appropriate modifiers. If
the total of the roll plus modifiers equals or exceeds
the target’s Armor Class (AC), the attack hits. The AC
of a target is determined by their Dexterity modifier
and armor they are wearing.
MODIFIERS
When you make an attack roll, the two most common
modifiers to the roll are the ability modifier and the
agent’s proficiency bonus. When an enemy makes an
attack roll, they use whatever modifier is in their stat
block.
A b i lity m o d i fi er
The ability modifier used for melee weapon attacks
is Strength, and the ability modifier used for ranged
attacks is Dexterity. Weapons that have the finesse or
thrown property break this rule, as described in the
Weapons section (p.6).
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 P r o fi c i en cy b o n us
You add your proficiency bonus to your attack roll
when you attack using a weapon with which you have
proficiency.
A dva nta g e
While having advantage isn’t a modifier, it allows you
to roll two d20s and take the better result.
ROLLING 1 OR20
Sometimes even a rookie can hit a target, or a veteran
can miss. If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack
hits regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. This
is called a critical hit. If the d20 roll for an attack is a
1, the attack misses regardless of any modifiers or the
target’s AC. This is called a critical miss.
TARGETING UNSEEN ENEMIES
Combatants often try to escape their foes’ notice by
concealing themselves in a camouflaged position.
When you attack a target that you can’t see, you have
disadvantage on the attack roll. This is true whether
you’re guessing the target’s position or firing at a
target you can hear but not see. If the target isn’t in
the space you targeted, you automatically miss, but
the GM may inform you that the attack missed—not
that the target is not in the space you targeted. When
an enemy can’t see you, you have advantage on your
attack roll against it. If you are hidden—both unseen
and unheard—when you make an attack, you give away
your location, whether the attack hits or misses.
RANGED ATTACKS
Ranged combat involves the firing of small arms—
pistols, submachine guns, rifles—and throwing
grenades. As the most common form of combat
between two opposing sides it’s important to
understand its fundamental mechanics.
Li n e o f s i g ht
Line of sight is the term used to describe the
imaginary line that can be drawn between the origin
of the attack and its target. If you can draw this line
uninterrupted from your weapon to your target, you
can make a ranged attack against them.
Range
You can only make ranged attacks against targets
within a specified range. If a ranged attack has a single
range, you can’t attack a target beyond this range.
Some ranged attacks, such as those made with a
firearm, have two ranges, a long range and a short
range. Your attack roll has disadvantage when your
target is beyond short range, and you can’t attack a
target beyond the long range.
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Designating a Target
When you mark a target that you can see, you make
an attack using a close air support or fire support
gadget’s weapon. Designating a target requires an
action, and line of sight at any range, although this
does not count as an Attack action.
R a n g ed atta c ks i n c los e c o m b at
Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is
next to you. When you make a ranged attack with a
ranged weapon, you have disadvantage on the attack
roll if you are within reach of an enemy who can see
you and who isn’t incapacitated.
Equally, if you target an enemy who occupies the
space next to you with a ranged attack, instead of a
melee attack, you have disadvantage on the attack
roll. Firearms that are used to make melee attacks
count as improvised melee weapons.
Firing with two g u n s
If you wield two firearms with the light property, you
can choose which gun to make a ranged attack with.
You may use a bonus action to attack with the other
light firearm in your other hand, but you do not add
your proficiency bonus or Dexterity modifier to the
bonus attack.
MELEE ATTACKS
Melee attacks allow you to physically strike an
opponent within reach, and several unarmed
techniques and melee weapons have been developed
since prehistoric times in order to incapacitate or kill
an opponent.
Agents have a 5ft reach, unaided, and can therefore
attack enemies in the space next to them when
making a melee attack.
Instead of using a weapon to make a melee attack,
you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick,
head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which
count as weapons). On a hit, an unarmed strike deals
bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength
modifier. You are always proficient with your unarmed
strikes.
O ppo rtu n ity atta c ks
You can make an opportunity attack when an enemy
combatant moves out of your reach—more than 5
feet away. To make the opportunity attack, you use
your reaction to make one melee attack against the
provoking enemy. The attack occurs right before the
enemy leaves your reach. You can avoid provoking an
opportunity attack by taking the Disengage action.
You also don’t provoke an opportunity attack when
moving to an adjacent space within an opponent’s
reach, or when someone or something moves you
without using your movement, action, or reaction. For
example, you don’t provoke an opportunity attack if
an explosion hurls you out of an enemy’s reach or if
gravity causes you to fall out of an enemy’s reach.
T wo we a po n fi g hti n g
When you take the Attack action and attack with a
light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand,
you can use a bonus action to attack with a different
light melee weapon that you’re holding in your off
hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the
damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is
negative. If either weapon has the thrown property,
you can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee
attack with it.

G r a ppli n g a n d r estr a i n i n g
When you want to grab an opponent and wrestle
them, you can use the Attack action to make a special
melee attack, a grapple. If you’re able to make
multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack
replaces one of them. The target of your grapple must
be within your reach. Using one free hand, you try to
seize the target by making a grapple check instead of
an attack roll: a Strength (Athletics) check contested
by the target’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity
(Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to
use).
If you succeed, you grab hold of the opponent and
they are subject to the grappled condition. The
condition specifies the things that end it, and you
can release the target whenever you like (no action
required).
against their passive Strength -5 (as if they had
If you use both hands to attempt the grapple, and disadvantage). If you succeed, you are considered
you succeed, you grab hold of the opponent and to have silenced them temporarily, by covering their
they are subject to the restrained condition. The mouth. If you do so, they will not alert their allies.
restraint condition ends if anything that would end a The normal grappling and restraint rules still apply.
grapple come into play, and you can release the target Escaping a Grapple: A grappled oppnent can use
whenever you like (no action required). their action to try and escape. To do so, they
must succeed a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity
Condition: Grappled (Acrobatics) check contested by your Strength
(Athletics) check.
A grappled person’s speed becomes 0, and they
cannot benefit from any bonus to their speed.
Condition: Restrained
The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated
A restrained person’s speed becomes 0, and they
(see p.23).
cannot benefit from any bonus to their speed.
The condition also ends if an effect removes the
Attack rolls against the restrained person have
grappled person from the reach of the grappler or
advantage, while the restrained person’s attack rolls
grappling effect, such as a fall or the person being
have disadvantage.
hurled away by an explosion.
The restrained person has disadvantage on
Dexterity saving throws.
If you have restrained an enemy you are holding you
can attempt to take a weapon they are holding. As an
action, you must succeed a Strength (Athletics) check M ovi n g a g r a ppled o ppo n ent
contested by their Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity When you move, you can drag a grappled opponent
(Acrobatics). This is not an attack, and as per the with you, but movement while holding an opponent
restrained condition, advantage or disadvantage is costs 1 extra foot per foot moved, in addition to
not automatically applied. Whether or not this action any other difficult terrain. You may only move with a
succeeds, you release your opponent. grappled opponent if you are standing or crouching.
Grappling While Hidden: While infiltrating an area,
it may be pertinent to grab a guard or enemy S h ovi n g a n o ppo n ent
agent while sneaking. If are hidden and grapple an Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee
opponent, you make a Strength (Athletics) check attack to shove an opponent either to knock them
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 multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack
replaces one of them. The target must be within your
reach. Instead of making an attack roll, you make a
Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target’s
Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check
(the target chooses the ability to use). If you win the
contest, you either knock the target prone or push
them 5 feet away from you.
COVER
Cover is a vital part of small arms tactics, providing
additional protection from incoming enemy fire and
also providing a tactical advantage to teams of agents
who wish to avoid being flanked. Walls, furniture,
trees, dugouts, pillboxes and shoothouses can all help
provide cover.
There are three degrees of cover. If a target is behind
multiple sources of cover, only the most protective
degree of cover applies—the degrees aren’t added
together.
A target with half cover has a +2 bonus to AC and
Dexterity saving throws. A target has half cover if an
obstacle blocks at least half its body. The obstacle
might be a low wall, large piece of furniture, a
sandbag wall, or another person.
A target with three-quarters cover has a +5 bonus to
AC and Dexterity saving throws. A target has three-
quarters cover if about three-quarters of it is covered
by an obstacle. The obstacle might be the wall
surrounding a window, a thick tree trunk, or a concrete
tank trap.
A target with total cover can’t be directly targeted by
an attack, though some attacks can reach the target if
they have an area of effect. A target has total cover if it
is completely obscured by an obstacle.
S ta n c e
It’s possible to increase the degree of cover provided
by an object by altering your stance. As part of your
move, you can alter your stance to take advantage
of cover, such as crouching behind boxes, or going
prone behind a dirt mound.
AREAS OF EFFECT
Weapons with blast or other special properties, and
some gadgets, cover an area that allows them to affect
multiple targets at once.
The weapon’s description specifies its area of effect,
typically measured in a radius of feet from its point
of origin—a location from which the weapon or effect
is centered. For an explosion it might be the point of
impact, or for a gadget it might be the gadget itself.
An area of effect expands in a straight line from its
origin in all directions. To benefit from cover against
an area of effect, you must have total cover.
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DAMAGE AND HEALING
Injuries are a constant threat to operatives out in the
field, be that from bullet wounds, animal bites, or blunt
force trauma. Even death is a risk during wet work,
and there is rarely a chance to recover an ally if an
operation goes wrong.
HIT POINTS
Hit points (HP) represent physical endurance,
stamina, and mental conditioning. They are used in
combat to determine how much fortitude an agent
has to incoming attacks. Agents with more hit points
are more difficult to kill or neutralize, while those with
fewer hit points are easier to take out.
Your current hit points can be any number from your
maximum to 0. This number changes throughout
combat, as you take damage or catch your breath.
Whenever you take damage you subtract hit points
from your current total. Losing hit points has no effect
on your capabilities in combat, until you drop to 0 HP.
DAMAGE ROLLS
Whenever you successfully attack a target, in melee or
at range, you roll the damage dice, add any modifiers,
and reduce your target’s hit points by the result.
Certain weapons or ammunition may grant a bonus to
the damage. Some penalties to the damage roll may
apply, bringing the damage down to a minimum of 0.
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability
modifier to the damage roll—normally the same
modifier you applied to the attack roll. If a weapon
targets more than one person at the same time, roll
damage once and apply that result to each target.
C r iti c a l h its
When you score a critical hit, by rolling a 20 on your
attack die, you get to roll extra dice for the attack’s
damage. Roll all of the attack’s damage dice twice and
add them all together, then add any relevant modifiers
as normal. You only add modifiers once you’ve totalled
the damage roll.
For example, the normal damage for a pistol is 1d10
+ Dexterity modifier. If a critical hit is scored on
an attack using that pistol, roll 2d10 and add your
Dexterity modifier. If the attack involves other damage
dice, from certain class features, roll these dice twice
as well.
DAMAGE TYPES
Different attacks deal different types of damage.
Certain equipment may apply a modifier to a damage
type, or make the target immune from it altogether.
These damage types have no rules of their own, but
damage resistances rely on these categories.
Acid: Corrosive substances deal acid damage.
Bludgeoning: Blunt force attacks, such as hammers,
truncheons, unarmed attacks, and landing from a
fall, deal bludgeoning damage.
Cold: Snow storms, exposure to freezing
temperatures, and technology that rapidly cools the
body deal cold damage.
Electrical: Any weapon that uses an electrical charge
causes electrical damage.
Fire: Fire, and any object or weapon that uses a flame
as its source, deals fire damage.
Force: Whenever an explosive is detonated it causes
force damage from the shockwave it creates.
Piercing: Bullets, the thrust of knives, or wild animal
bites all inflict piercing damage.
Radiation: Weapons that are in some way radioactive,
or radioactive environments, cause radiation
damage.
Slashing: Axes, machetes and other edged weapons
deal slashing damage.
Toxic: Chemical weapons or nerve agents that attack
the internal organs cause toxic damage.

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vu ln er a b i liti es
Human targets aren’t especially resistant or vulnerable
to any type of damage, though mechanical or
electronic targets, or different animals, may have
their own resistances or vulnerabilities. Protective
equipment, like riot shields, or ballistic armor may
provide the wearer with damage resistances.
§§ If an object or piece of equipment has resistance to
a damage type, that damage type is halved against it,
rounding up.
§§ If an object or agent has a vulnerability against a
damage type, that damage type is doubled against it,
rounding down.
§§ If equipment or an object is immune to a damage type,
it takes no damage from the attack.
§§ Resistances or vulnerabilities that affect the same
damage type are only applied once, even if the
damage has multiple types and the target is resistant
or vulnerable to more than one of them. For example,
if an agent has protective gear making them resistant
to piercing and radioactive damage, the damage of an
irradiated bullet is only reduced by half, not by three-
quarters.
If a target would be vulnerable to a damage type,
but has some equipment giving them resistance to
the same damage type, then damage is rolled and
applied as normal.
If an attack has two damage types, such as
bludgeoning and electrical, equipment that provides
an immunity to one of these damage types but not the
other does not provide an immunity to the incoming
damage, and the damage is rolled and applied as
normal.
Unless it results in death, damage isn’t permanent.
Rest can restore an agent’s hit points, and medical
substances can heal some damage in an instant. In
addition, you can take the Second Wind action to
spend a hit die to heal hit points during combat.
When an agent receives healing of any kind, hit points
are recovered and added to their current total. An
agent’s hit points cannot be increased above their
maximum hit points, so any hit points left over from
healing are lost.
If an agent has died, they cannot regain hit points until
life saving first aid has succeeded.
DROPPING TO 0 HIT POINTS
When you drop to 0 hit points, you fall unconscious
and are dying.
F a lli n g u n c o n s c i o us
If damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you fall
unconscious. This unconsciousness ends if you regain
any hit points.
Condition: Unconscious
An unconscious person is incapacitated (see p.23),
they can’t move or speak, and is unaware of their
surroundings.
They drop whatever they are holding, and fall prone.
They automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saving
throws.
Attack rolls against them have advantage.
Any attack that hits the person is a critical hit if the
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I n sta nt d e ath
A massive amount of damage can kill you instantly.
When damage reduces you to 0 hit points and there
is damage remaining, you die if that remaining
damage equals or exceeds your hit point maximum.
For example, an agent with 12 maximum hit points
currently has 6 hit points. If they take 18 damage from
an attack, they are reduced to 0 hit points. There are
12 points of damage remaining, which equals their
maximum hit points, and so the agent would die
immediately.
D e ath s avi n g th r ows
Whenever you start your turn, and you have 0 hit
points, you must make a death saving throw to
determine whether your injuries worsen or you are
stable. Unlike other saving throws, this one isn’t tied to
any ability score.
Roll a d20. If the roll is 10 or higher, you succeed.
Otherwise, you fail. A success or failure has no effect
itself. On the third success, you become stable. On
your third failure, you die. The successes and failures
do not have to be consecutive—keep track of both
until you roll three of a kind. The number of successes
and failures is reset to zero when you regain any hit
points or become stable by some other means.
Rolling 1 or 20. When you make a death saving throw
and roll a 1 on the d20, it counts as two failures. If you
roll a 20 on the d20, you regain 1 hit point and are
conscious again.
Damage at 0 hit points. If you take any damage while
you have 0 hit points, you suffer a death saving throw
failure immediately. If the damage is from a critical hit,
you suffer two failures instead. If the damage equals
or exceeds your hit point maximum, you suffer instant
death.
S ta b i lizi n g a n a g ent
The best way to save an agent with 0 hit points is to
heal them. If healing is unavailable, you can at least
stabilize them so they aren’t killed by a failed death
saving throw.
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You can use your action to administer first aid to an
unconscious agent in an attempt to stabilize them.
This requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine)
check.
A stable agent doesn’t make death saving throws,
even though they have 0 hit points, but does remain
unconscious. The agent stops being stable if they
take any damage, and must start making death saving
throws again. Death saving throw totals are reset
to zero when an agent is stabilized. A stable agent
regains consciousness after 1d4 hours, with 1 hit
point.
Th e en emy a n d d e ath
Most game masters have an enemy operative die
when their hit points drop to 0, rather than have
them fall unconscious and make death saving throws.
Important villains or ranking non-player characters are
common exceptions, and the GM might have them
fall unconscious instead, following the same rules as
player characters.
Knocking s o m eo n e o ut
Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe,
rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker
reduces an enemy to 0 hit points with a melee attack,
the attacker can knock them out instead.
The attacker can make this choice the instant the
damage is applied. The enemy falls unconscious and
is stable.
TEMPORARY HIT POINTS
Some equipment or class features confer temporary
hit points to an agent. Temporary hit points aren’t
actual hit points—they are a buffer against damage, a
pool of hit points that protect you from injury.
When you have temporary hit points and take
damage, the temporary hit points are lost first, and
any leftover damage carries over and is applied to
your current hit points. For example, if you have 5
temporary hit points, and take 7 damage, you lose the
temporary hit points and then take 2 damage.
Because temporary hit points are separate from
your actual hit points, they can exceed your hit point
maximum. A character can, therefore, have hit points
at their maximum total and receive temporary hit
points.
Healing can’t restore temporary hit points, and they
can’t be added together. If you have temporary hit
points and then receive more from another source you
must decide whether to keep the current temporary
hit points or gain the new ones. For example, if a
medical substance grants you 12 temporary hit points,
when you already have 10 temporary hit points, you
must choose between 10 or 12, you cannot have 22.
If you have 0 hit points, temporary hit points do not
restore you to consciousness or stabilize you, but they
still protect you from damage.
Unless the equipment or feature has a duration
(normally a number of turns), they last until they are
depleted or you finish a long rest.
CONDITIONS
Conditions alter an character’s capabilities in a variety
of different ways. Most conditions, such as blinded,
are impairments, but a few can be advantageous.
A condition lasts either until it’s countered by an
action or its duration has expired.
If multiple effects impose the same condition, each
instance of the condition has its own duration, but the
condition’s effect doesn’t get worse. You either have a
condition or don’t.
B li n d ed
§§ A blinded character can’t see and automatically fails
any ability check that requires sight.
§§ Attack rolls against the character have advantage, and
the character’s attack rolls have disadvantage.
D e a fen ed
§§ A deafened character can’t hear and automatically fails
any ability check that requires hearing.
F r i g hten ed
§§ A frightened character has disadvantage on ability
checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear is
within line of sight.
§§ Characters can’t willingly move closer to their source of
fear.
G r a ppled
§§ A grappled person’s speed becomes 0, and they
cannot benefit from any bonus to their speed.
§§ The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated.
§§ The condition also ends if an effect removes the
grappled person from the reach of the grappler or
grappling effect, such as a fall or the person being
hurled away by an explosion.
I n c a pa c itated
§§ An incapacitated character can’t take actions or
reactions.
P a r a lyzed
§§ A paralyzed character is incapacitated (see above) and
can’t move or speak.
§§ They automatically fail any Strength and Dexterity
saving throws.
§§ Attack rolls against the character have advantage.
§§ Any attack made within 5 feet thats hits the character is
a critical hit.
P o i s o n ed
§§ A poisoned character has disadvantage on attack rolls
and ability checks.
Pron e
§§ A prone character’s only movement option is to crawl,
unless they stand up, ending the condition.
§§ The prone character has disadvantage on melee attack
rolls.
§§ A melee attack roll against the character has
advantage, while range attacks against the character
have disadvantage.
R estr a i n ed
§§ A restrained person’s speed becomes 0, and they
cannot benefit from any bonus to their speed.
§§ Attack rolls against the restrained person have
advantage, while the restrained person’s attack rolls
have disadvantage.
§§ The restrained person has disadvantage on Dexterity
saving throws.
S tu n n ed
§§ A stunned character is incapacitated, can’t move, and
can only speak falteringly.
§§ The character automatically fails Strength and
Dexterity saving throws.
§§ Attack rolls against the target have advantage.
U n c o n c i o us
§§ An unconscious character is incapacitated, can’t move
or speak, and is unaware of their surroundings.
§§ They immediately drop any objects they are holding
and fall prone.
§§ They automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saving
throws.
§§ Attack rolls against the character have advantage.
§§ Any attack within 5 feet that hits the character is a
critical hit.
EXHAUSTION
Survival considerations, like dehydration and
starvation, sleep deprivation, or the lasting effects
of hypothermia or hyperthermia can lead to levels of
exhaustion. Each effect gives a character 1 level of
exhaustion, with more effects or further exposure to
an effect increase levels of exhaustion.
If an already exhausted character suffers from
another effect, their current level of exhaustion
increases. A character suffers the effect of its current
level of exhaustion as well as all lower levels.
Actions, such as eating, drinking, or sleeping, that
remove exhaustion reduce its level as specified or
determined by the game master.
Exhaustion
Level Effect
1 Disadvantage on ability checks
2 Speed halved
3 Disadvantage on attack rolls and saving
throws
4 Hit point maximum halved
5 Speed reduced to 0
6 Death
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always have a veto and should be comfortable playing
that character.
Tectonic Shift is a three-act adventure for The Spy
Game, engaging players in a story of espionage, §§ What’s their gender? Do the players know? Are they
even a person at all?
stealth, car chases, and explosive sabotage! The game §§ How do they get in contact? Are they always available,
is designed so that you can run it for a group of two or do they hand out the missions and then cease
to six 3rd-level player characters to try out the game contact? Dow
n

and enjoy a taste of the covert world it offers! If you’re §§ What is their codename?
reading this it's likely you are the game master for the
group, who’ll be running this adventure, acting as the This adventure will assume the agency the player
spies’ handler and playing all the bad guys! characters are working for is a mercenary organization
You’ll need to have a Bgood idea of how the that’s been hired by the Japanese Ministry of Defense
ar
rules outlined in Part 1 work, as well as have an to investigate Jijin and her shady company, but if you
understanding of the plot described below—take want you can decide to work for a real intelligence
or before your first gaming session to read
Floparts
some time agency, like Japan’s Public Security Intelligence
o n d
both of this quickstart. When you’re ready, Agency (kōanchōsa-chō), the United States’ CIA
Sec assemble your players and let them decide which of (Central Intelligence Agency), or the United Kingdom’s
the characters in the back of this quickstart they would Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). If you want, ask the
like to play. group who their agency is, and what their overall
goals are, to add a little more to their characters and
backstory.
Wh o i s ‘ c o ntr o l ’?
The handler for this mission is you—a non-player §§ What is the agency's name?
character that you roleplay as, that has contact with §§ Where do they operate?
§§ How and who do they recruit?
the player characters and helps them with their
§§ What are the agency's goals?
mission. Ask the group to define who that is, and how
they keep in touch. If you’re stuck, use some or all of
the questions below to decide who their handler is.
Remember you’ll be playing this character, so you

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SYNOPSIS
This section is for the handler only, to give you an
idea of the plot points and where the story is going.
Don’t read it to your players or you’ll spoil it!

Tectonic Shift is a spy story where the safety of the

entire Japanese island chain is at stake, as Jijin—a
megalomaniac businesswoman—conspires to agitate
the Japanese Median Tectonic Line and cause a
volcanic eruption on a remote Japanese island, all so
her profiteering dirty power industry can smeer green
power generation as a dangerous and ill-prepared
option in the eyes of the Japanese government.
At the beginning of this adventure, the agency
doesn’t have much to go on. They’ve been told about
an exchange of data going on in the Grand Minato
Hotel casino, in downtown Tokyo. The information
has been passed to the agency via a whistleblower,
whose identity has been kept anonymous by the
Japanese authorities. The agents’ first objective is to
get more intelligence on the threat, by identifying the
drop’s contact, and getting a trace on them. If they’re
particularly lucky they could even get the dead drop
item itself—a microchip embedded in a ¥50000 (yen)
casino chip containing magma analysis for an island
off the Japanese coast. The agents have one identity The only information we have on his contact is a
to follow, that of Dr. David Andreou, a seismologist codename: Jijin. We believe they are a threat, and
with the earthquake research institute at the University the information is potentially dangerous. You must
of Tokyo. The only other information they have is that find and gather intel on Jijin’s identity, track their
Andreou will meet with someone called “Jijin”. location, and if possible secure the data.
The exchange will take place in the Grand Minato
Jijin will “win” the chip from Andreou, then make Hotel casino. The agency doesn’t want any trouble
her way to Tokyo bay where a boat is waiting for her. in Tokyo, so violence inside the casino itself is
Returning to her facility on the island of Hachijō-jima, not sanctioned. Outside the casino building or in
she’ll use the data to launch her mining drone that the street is allowed if absolutely necessary, but
has an explosive payload big enough to destabilize the agency will frown on it and will not lend aid if
the volcano on the island, which she’ll use to lobby alarms are raised or the police called. This is about
the Japanese government away from the growing infiltration and espionage, not run-and-gun battles
green energy initiatives so her vested interests in in the streets.
ailing “dirty” energy production can profit. She sees
the 7000 deaths this will cause as nothing other than a Show the group the intelligence file on Dr. Andreou
price she is more than willing to pay. and the casino. The intel tells them:
§§ Dr. Andreou’s identity and description.
BRIEFING §§ The layout and details of the casino.
Read or deliver this briefing to your agents. This is It does not tell them:
your chance to set the tone, by delivering the briefing
§§ Anything about Jijin.
in character as the handler. Take a moment to frame
§§ How the research data will be delivered.
the scene, whether that's in a briefing room, via
remote conference call, or via a message en route to Th e g a d g et pa c k
the casino.
In The Spy Game, players get an opportunity to
Welcome agents. We've been informed by a requisition equipment and gadgets from available
whistleblower from the University of Tokyo gadget slots or a budget before a mission, in addition
that Dr. David Andreou, a seismologist with the to whatever equipment their class gives them. For
earthquake research institute at the university, the purposes of this quickstart, we've given you a
is providing a private contact with the institute’s pick of appropriate gadgets that will help overcome
research. We've identified Andreou, and have a the obstacles in the mission. More equipment
file on him here. and gadgets will become available as the mission
progresses.

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 The requisitioned equipment is as follows, and is
reproduced at the back of the quickstart for the
players’ reference.
Luxury Hotel, three-night stay: Each player is
given an alias as a guest inside the hotel for the
night before, the night of, and the night after, the
exchange (Friday to Sunday). That gives the agents
time to prepare for their mission on the Saturday.
As part of their stay, a ¥1000 chip package is
complimentary, for gambling on the casino floor.
Sedan Car: The agents are given the use of a 4-door
sedan for getting around town if needs be. It’s up to
them where it’s parked.
Attache Case, Surveillance: This leather briefcase
contains cover identities for everyone, one pair of
binoculars, a contact microphone, ¥30000 in cash,
and a single GPS tracking device.
Civilian Uniforms: One set of 6 outfits, as chosen and
defined by the player agents. A civilian uniform is
one worn by any professional that doesn’t belong to
an emergency service, such as chef whites, security
guard uniforms, press jackets, service uniforms,
even just simple high visibility garments.
Babel Earphone: This covert earbud can translate
foreign languages in real time. When you are
wearing the babel earbud you can understand
any language as if you know it, and can speak any
language by reciting the earpiece instructions.
Radios, Covert Earpieces: This tiny earbud sits in the
ear like one of a pair of earphones, but is wireless
and colored nude to the wearer so it is not easily
visible.
Act 1: The Exchange
THE GRAND MINATO HOTEL
The casino inside the Grand Minato Hotel is split
over its first and second floors—the lobby leads into
the main gambling floor straight ahead, while off to
the right of the lobby another entrance leads to the
downstairs bar. The bar loops round and joins the
gambling floor on the south side, where the cage
is and where staff gain access to the back-of-house
areas. The second floor has a mezzanine balcony
overlooking the gambling floor and leads to guest
rooms and more lobbies, while an upstairs bar serves
guests directly above the first floor bar.
The back of house area hugs the gambling floor on
the south and east sides, with a counting room and
a night vault behind the cage on the south side, and
staff facilities and security offices on the east side,
leading to a loading bay.
The hotel is twelve stories tall, with rooms from the
third floor up.
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Casinos in Japan
It was only in July 2018 that Japanese legislators
approved a bill to allow casinos within the country,
and the Grand Minato Hotel represents what might
happen should their integration become more
commonplace. Within the act, the Japanese Diet
approved a ¥4000 entrance fee to citizens visiting,
as well as a restrictions on the number of visits
per month, so most gamblers at the hotel’s casino
are tourists staying there who aren’t restricted
in this way. As part of their stay at the hotel, a
complementary ¥1000 is provided for our spies to
play at the casino if they wish.
S pec i a l g u ests
As guests at the hotel, players can spend a bit of time
preparing for their infiltration of the casino before the
exchange takes place.
Read aloud, or paraphrase:
You all arrive on Friday evening, booking into your
plush rooms on the 7th floor. You all have aliases
for the weekend, and you're perfectly incognito as
tourists, businesspeople, or whatever you decide.
You have around 24 hours before Jijin and Dr.
Andreou are due to meet, and it's been a long
flight.
Any weapons, equipment, or gadgets have been
checked in inside your luggage and so you all have
full access to your gear inside your rooms. You
have 24 hours to case the casino and put plans
in place, but doing anything that might blow
your cover is going to jeopardize your chance to
witness the exchange on Saturday night.
What would you like to do?
S ec u r ity m e a s u r es
The casino provides the usual civilian security
procedures for unruly customers and anyone trying to
steal chips from back of house, or cheat at its tables.
Bouncers: There are civilian security 24/7 in the
casino, as the gambling hall and bars are open all
day. There is one bouncer in position at each door
and staircase, as well as two walking the gambling
floor. They’re dressed in black suits, with a black
collarless shirt.
CCTV: The hotel employs a standard closed circuit
television surveillance system, that records video of
the gambling floor, bars, balcony, counting room,
night safe, security room, and loading bay. It's
monitored live, and there's no remote access, so
hacking into the system must be done from inside
the security room. Each gambling table also has
its own camera, to spot cheating and clear up any
arguments over results.
Key cards: Every staff member in the casino is given
a key card that allows them entry into the back
of house areas. They work using radio-frequency
identification (RFID), so staff just have to touch their
key cards on the panels next to a door to unlock
 it. Doors from the gambling floor to the back of
house areas all have a key card lock. As soon as CASINO STAFF
the door closes it locks again, and each key card is Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
personalized so security know who unlocked the Armor Class 10
doors. Not all key cards open all the doors—only Hit Points 5 (1d8)
management staff get access to everything. Speed 30 ft.

S ta ff STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA

The staff inside the hotel are regular workers,
contracted bouncers, hospitality staff and
housekeeping.
The Pit Bosses: Each group of tables (called a "pit")
is overseen by a couple of supervisors and a
manager—the "pit boss". Each supervisor can access
the cashier’s cage, while the pit boss’s key card can
access the cage and the night safe.
Bouncers: The bouncers can’t access the cashier’s
cage, but they can freely access the security office
and camera servers.
CASINO BOUNCER
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Armor Class 14 (undercover vest)
Hit Points 17 (2d12+4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Skills Perception +3, Insight +2, Intimidation +2,
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Japanese, English.
10 (+0) 13 (+1) 11 (+0) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0)
Skill Perception +3, Sleight of Hand +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Language Japanese, English
ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage.
Back o f h o us e
The back of house areas contain a couple of locations
that could benefit the player’s surveillance operation.
Security Office: The security office contains the CCTV
servers and at any one time contains a supervising
pit boss and two bouncers monitoring video feeds.
Getting access to this, even temporarily, could allow
the agents to intercept CCTV imagery by planting
bugs or monitoring software.
Loading Bay: The loading bay usually has 1 to 2
croupiers and hospitality staff smoking out the
back while on their break, allowing the agents an
insecure point of entry to the back of house areas by
impersonating a member of temporary staff.

Vigilance. Bouncers add +2 bonus to their Dexterity check

when rolling for Initiative inside the casino.

ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 bludgeoning damage.

Hospitality: The hospitality staff focus on serving

drinks in the bars, where the hotel provides table
service, but they can also bring drinks over to any
table on the gambling floor. There are temporary
staff on almost every night from an employment
agency, and the uniform isn't difficult to replicate
— a simple white shirt with a thin black tie, and
black smart-casual trousers and shoes. Temporary
staff aren’t given any clearance, so they need to
be let through to the back corridor for access to
the lockers, toilets, and showers by a permanent
member of staff or a bouncer. Hospitality staff only
have access to the non-sensitive back of house
areas mentioned, but most staff smoke so they are
constantly heading out to the loading bay.
Croupiers: Each croupier works one hour, maximum,
before taking a 20-minute break to keep attention
levels up while adjudicating their table. If they
smoke, their break is usually out in the loading bay,
where security is a lot more relaxed.

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 J ij i n ’ s pla n
Jijin’s plan is to win the counterfeit chip that contains
the data, at blackjack. That hand will contain the
¥50000 (yen) chip that has the microchip baked into it.
Andreou is providing the counterfeit chip by secreting
it in a complimentary tray of casino chips bought for
him as part of his stay. He’ll lose a high-stakes hand at
the same table Jijin’s party is playing, who will then try
and win it and walk out with it. It’s as easy as that.
If the players don't get involved here's how things will
go down:
§§ Jijin and her decoy start at the upper bar. She is
disguised as her own bodyguard. In her place, her
decoy is drinking on the balcony playing the role of a
‘high roller’.
§§ Andreou enters the casino by the front door, and then
nervously waits around in the ground-floor bar, clearly
anxious about his involvement with the exchange.
§§ Jijin and her party take up position at the closest
blackjack table to the cashier’s cage.
§§ After one drink, perfectly on time for 7pm, Andreou
will then go to the cashier’s cage and hand in the
voucher he’s had on his person, receive a tray of chips,
and on his way to Jijin’s blackjack table secrete his
¥50000 forgery with the microchip into the stack of
¥50000 chips.
§§ He’ll sit opposite Jijin’s party and play some hands to
get comfortable. Then, he’ll begin to bet more and
more, purposefully losing, eventually losing the chip
with the data on it.
§§ Jijin’s decoy, directed by her secretly, will then bet
more aggressively to win the chip—and do so.
§§ Jijin and her decoy will then take the chip outside
where they parked a sports car. Jijin gets in the driver’s
seat, and heads for Tokyo harbor.
JIJIN
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Armor Class 14 (undercover vest)
Hit Points 38
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Skills Deception +5, Infotech +6, Insight +4, Persuasion +5
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Korean, Japanese, English.
Disguised. Jijin is disguised as a bodyguard. Her passive Cha-
risma (Deception) is 15.
Authority. Jijin has advantage on saving throws against being
frightened or intimidated.
ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit: 2 bludgeoning damage.
Pistol, Light. Ranged Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, range 40/160
ft, Hit: 7 (1d8+2) piercing damage.
Hacker Reaction. As a reaction Jijin can attempt an Intel-
ligence (Infotech) check in an attempt to stop a hack on her
systems, so long as she knows the attempt is being made and
she has access to a device on the network within reach.
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JIJIN’S DECOY
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Armor Class 12 (Suit/padded clothing)
Hit Points 30 (4d12+4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 11 (+0)
Skills Athletics +5, Deception +2, Perception +4,
Intimidation +2
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Korean, Japanese
Fake. Jijin’s second in command is masquerading as her to
throw off any suspicions. He is dressed as a wealthy busi-
nessman, with Jijin as his bodyguard. His passive Dexterity
(Stealth) is 11, while his passive Charisma (Deception) is 12.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. Jijin’s decoy makes two unarmed strike attacks.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit: 1d4 bludgeoning damage.
Pistol, Light. Ranged Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, range 40/160
ft, Hit: 7 (1d8+2) piercing damage.
Going lo u d
If any violence is started before the chip has been
handed off, Jijin and her guard will go to wherever the
chip is, and attempt to grab it in the confusion before
running and gunning to the entrance of the hotel to
escape in their sports car.
S pyi n g o n d r . a n d r eo u
For a full bio on Dr. Andreou, look at the hand out
at the back of the quickstart, and use it to give the
agents intel about him at the beginning of the mission.
Everything they could know about him is contained
there.
Andreou is very nervous about what's going to
happen, but he's being handsomely paid by Jijin. He's
been bought a casino package by Jijin as payment, so
that the money Andreou receives from the cashier is
legitimate and untraceable—basically laundered. She
buys him the package; he cashes the chips, and no
one can trace the transaction.
When Andreou enters the casino he's visibly nervous
to anyone who makes a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check,
and carries the fake casino chip with him, as well as a
voucher for a tray of chips.
The first place he heads is to the downstairs bar for a
drink to settle his nerves. While he sits at the bar, he
can't help but nervously fiddle with the fake ¥50000
chip from time to time, and any agent can get a good
look at the chip if they are near him and make a DC 10
Wisdom (Perception) check, while a failure tells them
he's fiddling with something they can't make out.

DR. ANDREOU
Challenge 1/8 (20xp)
Armor class 10 (suit)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1)
Skills Infotech +4
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages English, French.
ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5ft.,
one target. Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage.
S ec r eti n g th e c h i p
When you're ready, or 7pm comes around, read aloud
or paraphrase:
After constantly checking his watch, and finishing
his vodka tonic, Andreou gets up from the bar.
He heads over to the cashier and claims his tray
of chips, using a driving license as ID. He gets
handed a tray of chips, a quick glance from afar
lets you see it's a large amount.
As he makes his way over to the blackjack tables,
just before he reaches the pit, he stumbles and
almost drops his chips. He glances around, and
sets them right, before steadying himself and
sitting down at the nearest table.
Now ask anyone running surveillance on him to make
a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. If they succeed,
they spot Andreou putting in another ¥50000 chip—
the counterfeit—and now the stacks are very slightly
uneven.
S pyi n g o n j ij i n
Jijin is disguised as a bodyguard. Her decoy looks
completely different, but this is on purpose—her stunt
double presents as a ‘high roller’ businessman, while
Jijin can pay close attention to the exchange.
Her decoy is dressed in a designer grey suit, while
Jijin as the bodyguard wears a simple black suit with
an undercover vest. She is Korean, tall, with black hair
that’s been pulled back into a tight bun.
Both Jijin and her decoy arrive about an hour before
the exchange, in a red sports car, which they park
directly outside the front of the hotel. They make their
way through lobby security without issue. Inside, they
first make their way to the upstairs bar, where her
decoy drinks fruit juices and Jijin takes some water
while playing the role of bodyguard. She'll be vigilant
for anyone trying to make them, so use her passive
Wisdom (Perception) score of 11 as the difficulty of
any Charisma (Deception) or Dexterity (Stealth) checks
around her. If the agents fail these checks they can
probably still do what they want, but Jijin becomes
suspicious of them and will eventually make them as
covert operatives. Depending on the players’ actions,
this could lead Jijin to decide to go loud (see Going
Loud opposite) at your discretion.
Heading fo r th e exc h a n g e
About ten minutes to 7pm, Jijin and her decoy
make their way downstairs and take their place at
the blackjack table. Jijin stands behind her decoy,
directing his gameplay with subtle touches to his back,
with simple “stick, hit, double down” commands.
The two of them settle into this arrangement at the
table, testing out their signals. Detecting these signals
is a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) or (Perception) check—a
successful Wisdom (Insight) check would tell someone
that the gamblers’ decisions are not his own, while a
successful Wisdom (Perception) check would show
someone the subtle tapping the “bodyguard” is
administering to her principal.
At th e b la c kj a c k ta b le
Once 7pm hits, Dr. Andreou makes his way to the
blackjack table. Describe the following to the agents
observing:
At the table, Dr. Andreou takes a seat opposite
a high roller in a grey suit and with a bodyguard.
There’s a white American couple—a man and
a woman—at the table too, playing loudly and
having fun. The stoic, female croupier eyes them
all without comment and just deals the cards.
As a few rounds go by, people are winning and losing
without much going on. Dr. Andreou suddenly begins
betting more money with every hand.
Once a few more high stake hands have been played,
read the following aloud to describe the exchange:
Dr. Andreou stakes his stack of ¥50000
chips—¥250000 in total—to the pot against the
dealer. In his hand, he’s dealt a King and a 3, while
the dealer’s face up card shows a 7. Andreou plays
too recklessly, and hits on a 19 and goes bust on a
29. The dealer cleans up with a 20—out matching
everyone else at the table.
In the next hand, the high roller with the
bodyguard tries his luck and surprisingly plays
quite aggressively, betting ¥150000, and is able to
stand on a 19.
If the players are involved in the game, tell them: You
are dealt a 9 and a 6, totalling 15. How would you like
to play?
The next cards are a 2, a 3, and a Queen. If they hold
at 20 (with the 2 and 3) they beat the dealer, who will
hand the chip to them first, if they’ve bet enough,
making them a target for Jijin!
If the players aren’t involved in the game: The dealer
hits on a 17, and goes bust with a 5—totaling 22. She
hands ¥150000 in ¥50000 chips to the high roller.
Jijin has the chip!
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 How to Play Blackjack in a Casino
The aim of blackjack is to make a hand of cards that
will beat the dealer’s total. You win if you have a
hand that exceeds the dealer’s total or by not going
over 21 if the dealer does. Each player at the table is
only playing against the dealer—not each other.
Before cards are dealt to each player, they must all
put in a minimum bet. Cards are dealt face up, while
the dealer deals themselves one card face up and
another face down. Each player, in turn, either “hits”
for another card or “stands” to keep their total. If you
beat the dealer without going “bust” (over 21), you
win!
A q u i c k ex it
If Jijin and her decoy win the chip, they stop playing
and go to cash out. Before her decoy makes his
way to the cashier to cash out, he’ll hand Jijin the
microchipped counterfeit. Once they’ve cashed out
they’ll head straight for the red sports car parked
directly outside and leave for Tokyo harbor.
J ij i n b r e a k i n g c over
Should a player agent end up with the chip, Jijin and
her decoy will try to steal the chip back. First, she will
order her decoy—who is much stronger—to covertly
recover the chip, via intimidation, bribery, or thievery.
You can stage a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) contest
as the decoy tries to grab the chip, or a Charisma
(Intimidation) contest if you want her decoy to try and
impose threats on the player agent to give up the chip.
Their attempts will get more desperate, up to the
point of both of them attacking the player agent who
they suspect has this chip. They'll start with unarmed
strikes and grappling, before moving on to using their
concealed pistols, and flee as soon as they have the
chip.
Act 2: The Pursuit
Following Jijin into the Tokyo streets isn’t a necessity,
but if the player agents haven’t got any means to
identify Jijin, track her location, or they desperately
want the chip, they can pursue Jijin as she and her
decoy rush to Tokyo harbor.
This is a chase scene, with a definite advantage to Jijin
in her sports car. The players could either try to follow
her discreetly or they could be chasing her after she
stole the chip back.
Depending on when you feel it’s appropriate, Jijin will
begin to run from the agents—or any car she thinks is
following her, in fact. If there’s no doubt she’s being
followed she’ll begin to drive without any regard for
the law.
To begin the chase scene:
§§ Establish the lead Jijin has, in feet, based on the
starting position of the cars.
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§§ Each contest that Jijin wins gains her 15 feet, while
each contest the players’ win gains them only 5 feet
because of the difference in speed.
Rounds i n th e c h a s e
Each round in the chase, the drivers make an ability
check based on their chosen maneuver, applying their
relevant ability modifier and proficiency with cars if
they have it. At the top of the round describe how the
contested roll has changed the chase, and how the
road is any different based on the distance travelled.
L e avi n g m i n ato
The casino is on the corner of a busy downtown
avenue, with two lanes each way. Jijin heads south,
with the red and white Tokyo tower in the rear
view mirror. Downtown evening traffic clogs up
the intersections giving drivers a difficult choice of
where to maneuver—staying on the road will mean
their Proceed maneuver has disadvantage while the
Weave maneuver let's them straddle the sidewalk and
skip any red lights in their way. Jijin Weaves, and it's
unlikely any distance is gained by anyone this round.
R a i n b ow bridge
Heading further south towards the shoreline, Jijin
merges onto the spiralling onramp to the Rainbow
suspension bridge lit in beautiful colors against the
Tokyo night. A barrier divides the opposite side of
the road, with two lanes that allow both drivers to
slip past other vehicles. Speeding across the bridge,
suspended over Tokyo Bay, this is the chance to gain
ground and is a cool location—spend two rounds here
seeing if either party gain ground. If the player agents
are being obvious in their pursuit, Jijin’s decoy (if
present) will begin firing on the players’ vehicle to try
and slow them down.
I nto to kyo h a r b o r
As the two cars pull into one of Tokyo’s freight and
shipping areas, the narrow lanes of the bridge make
way for big intersections with soft verges bordering
offices and warehouses. Spend a round navigating the
larger roads entering the harbor, and then a second
round narrowing the scope of the chase as the roads
turn into single lanes divided by barriers. With less
room to maneuver, drivers will need to be careful
not to lose control of their vehicle, or crash into any
obstacles—hitting any of these causes falling damage
based on the vehicle's speed.
T o kyo h a r b o r — fi n a l d esti n ati o n
Jijin skids into a wide car park entrance: Tokyo harbor
car park, where a large amount of freight enters and
leaves the capital. The car park provides the finale
of the chase, and a last chance to get good enough
intel on the chip. Once Jijin and her decoy reach the
dockside, they ditch the sports car for a speedboat,
and sail out at top speed into Tokyo Bay.
Without any way to pursue Jijin from here, the agency
had better hope that their operatives have enough
intelligence to identify their target.

SPORTS CAR
Large vehicle
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 33 (6d10)
Damage Threshold 5
Resistances -
Speed 40 ft / 60 mph
Crew Positions Driver, Passenger (1)
Cargo Capacity 2400 lb.
Perception Lights (bright light 40 ft.)
SEDAN
Large vehicle
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 36 (8d10)
Damage Threshold 5
Resistances -
Speed 25 ft / 50 mph
Crew Positions Driver, Passenger (4)
Cargo Capacity 1550 lb.
Perception Lights (bright light 40 ft.)
Ending th e c h a s e
What happens if Jijin gets away? What happens if
the agents’ car explodes? There are a few options for
resolving this scene, so it’s worth describing a few
scenarios.
Jijin Gets Away: If Jijin gets away, from the agents
then imagine how long it would take her to reach
the harbor and drive the speedboat out into the
bay. If the agents miss all opportunities to get closer
intel, they’ll have to report back to your NPC handler
with the information they’ve got. If they don’t have
any surveillance that would identify Jijin and her
decoy then, unfortunately, they’ve failed. If they
do, and you don’t want to wrap up there, then you
can always invent some new intel coming in to get
them to Hachijō-jima island (either Andreou turned
himself in, or maybe the Japanese authorities can
give them the intel).
Jijin is Caught and Stopped: It’s not the agents’
objective to capture Jijin—the agency or the
Japanese Intelligence don’t have enough
information on what Jijin’s up to. If they apprehend
her, they’ve acted against orders. However, if you
don’t want to stop here then Jijin could confess to
her plan, and the agents are tasked with securing
her facility. Run the final act, but instead of the
jeopardy of the mining drone being prepared, the
agents have to sneak in, take out the guards, secure
the information in her computer network and take
over the facility.
Jijin’s Car is Destroyed: Provided Jijin survives her
car being wrecked, she could make it to the harbor
on foot or even steal a car to get there. Again, by
stopping Jijin like this the agents are acting out and
could fail the mission.
Jijin is Killed: By killing Jijin, the agents have most
likely failed the mission because they won’t be able
to learn where she goes, even though they may
glean a little about her plan. If you don’t want to stop
here, you could start an eruption on Hachijō-jima
island—maybe one of her subordinates has triggered
her plan anyway, in a much more improvised way.
That way, the agents have to go onto the island with
lava jeopardizing their infiltration!
IDENTIFYING JIJIN
Let Them Do the Work!
If the Hacker is being played, you can make this
scene more involved for the players by getting them
to dig out the intelligence for themselves, asking
them to make Intelligence (Espionage) or (Infotech)
checks to use the intel they’ve gathered to form a
profile of the pair in the casino. If they do so, then
use the information below to answer their questions
or provide them with information from their ability
checks.
Either by getting enough intelligence during the
exchange, or following Jijin to Tokyo harbor and
seeing her boat leave the bay, the handler (your NPC)
will be in touch to get some information on the two
people who took—or tried to take—the chip.
Th e d ec oy : c h o n g s u n g - h o o n
If the agents focused on Jijin’s decoy, then your
handler will deliver that intelligence to them first.
Read or paraphrase:
The male target is a long-term security detail,
contracted out from the South Korean private
security firm Korea Secure Protection Services. His
name is Chŏng Sung-hoon, 35, a father with three
children living in Busan, on the south-east coast of
South Korea.
His current contract is with Advanced Geothermics
as personal security, he’s been there about four
months on this current term, and has a history of
several six-month contracts in the last few years
before this permanent contract in the current
period.
Digging around online doesn’t find much else—
Chŏng’s social media accounts were deleted a couple
of months ago, but all online evidence points to a
family man with a specialist private security job. What
is important to conclude is he is not Jijin, based on the
fact he’s contracted security.
J ij i n : ku yu -j i n
Her real name is Ku Yu-jin; she is Korean, tall, with
black shoulder length hair. She is a very intelligent and
practical individual who has established Advanced
Geothermics as a leading sustainable energy institute
on the Korean peninsula. Her intentions are malicious,
however, as seen in the data on the counterfeit chip.
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 Read or paraphrase:
The accompanying bodyguard at the casino,
though, we’ve managed to trace via a link to
Chŏng’s employment with Advanced Geothermics.
She is Ku Yu-jin, founder and CEO of Advanced
Geothermics and the person we believe to be
“Jijin”. A quick google has revealed Jijin translates
from Korean to “earthquake”, which I can only
assume to be quite foreboding.
Ku Yu-jin is a energy industry mogul, with
business interests in several areas—including coal
and gas—but has recently taken an interest in
greener initiatives, exploring geothermal power
generation.
Advanced Geothermics’ closest secure facility is
on the island of Hachijō-jima, roughly 200 miles
from your current location.
Th e d ata c h i p
The data chip contains data on the analysis of several
volcanic rock samples Advanced Geothermics
delivered to Andreou to determine the pressure at
which it was formed. By giving Jijin this data, Andreou
will be able to tell her how far to release an explosive
payload to destabilize the Japanese fault lines and
threaten the island of Hachijō-jima with devastation.
ACT 3: THE INFILTRATION
N ew o bj ective : i n fi ltr ate th e r es e a r c h fa c i lity
Jijin has been busy, instigating Project Archon, a
secret mission to detonate an explosive device below
the island of Hachijō-jima, a Japanese island in the
Indonesian ocean. She's doing this to politically
sabotage the green power industry and make her own
company's dirty industries the only “safe” alternative.
On the surface the research facility held under the
Advanced Geothermics company is focused on
harnessing geothermal energy, but based on the
gathered intel their noble exterior is just a front.
Jijin has developed a subterranean mining drone that
can deliver an incredibly powerful explosion deep
into the crust, destabilizing the plate beneath Hachijo,
wrecking the town and its island. Inside the mining lab
section of the complex, her scientists and engineers
have been probing and drilling for the last few
months, ready for Andreou’s work to give them the
missing piece of the puzzle. Deep below the facility
and the the volcano it clings to like a tic, they have
opened a deep borehole into the magma chamber—
ready at any moment to set Jijin’s plans in motion.
They’ve also built her an explosive mining drone that
will complete an independant excavation once at the
bottom of the borehole. This will cause a massive
explosion as it detonates, creating a shockwave that
will cause Nishi-yama to erupt and tear the island in
two, destroying much of the island’s infrastructure,
and even her facility—but she doesn’t care, she’s got
boats ready and waiting to whisk her and her scientists
away.
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When you’re ready, read or paraphrase:
We’ve tracked Jijin’s boat to the island of
Hachijō-jima, and the agency’s threat assessment
dictates a simple but risky mission: infiltrate the
research facility on the island, held by Advanced
Geothermics, and investigate their real operation
there.
Depending on what you find, we may need to
act fast—you are authorized to use any means
necessary to disable the facility should you
discover a threat and are able to act on it.
Good luck.
Th e r es e a r c h fa c i lity
The research facility is located on the island of
Hachijō-jima, one of the Izu islands off the southern
coast of Japan. It is a humid, subtropical island with a
town of around 7,000 inhabitants in the shadow of a
volcano—Nishi-yama.
The facility is based around several buildings as seen
on the map. The office building, the mining lab, and
the generator.
Read or paraphrase the following:
The Advanced Geothermics facility is surrounded
by a wire chain fence, and consists of three large
buildings. In the center of the complex looks to be
an office block, with all but the reception lights
turned off tonight. On the western side there is
a generator building—an industrial shed with a
large steam chimney next to it. On the east side
there’s another building, larger than the industrial
shed but with similar architecture.
A single security guard with a single torch patrols
the perimeter of the generator building, as heavy
rain comes down all around you. You can try to
bend the fence at any point, or you can try to
sneak in the main driveway entrance.
What would you like to do?
ADVANCED GEOTHERMICS SECURITY
GUARD
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Armor Class 14 (stab vest)
Hit Points 9 (1d12+2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Japanese
ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 3 bludgeoning damage.
Taser. Ranged Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, range 20 ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (1d6) damage.
I n fi ltr ati n g th e fa c i lity
If the agents get close enough to a guard’s patrol
route, you may want to use the Infiltration Phase rules
for combat encounters to create a turn order where
all the players each take a turn, followed by your
non-player characters (NPCs). This means if they’re
detected because of where they move or by failing
a Dexterity (Stealth) check, they can at least get a
surprise round in before guards engage them in
combat.
It’s all the more pertinent to use these rules inside the
mining lab, because there are lots of guards patrolling
and any unfortunate step could alert them to the
player agents.
Th e o ffi c e b u i ld i n gs
Located in the center of the complex, the office
building is clean and orderly. Used by the civilian
workers of the geothermal plant, the first floor has a
reception, at which a security guard sits for the night
with CCTV, two toilets behind, a general storage
room, and a conference room. The second floor
contains administrative offices for the staff of the
geothermal plant.
Both the reception and the offices only have
information on the generator building, and the
legitimate Advanced Geothermics business here
on the island. The non-security employees here
fall into one of two categories in this facility—power
station workers and researchers. The power station
employees know nothing about the drilling and
research going on, while the research team are under
strict instruction to keep their work secret. If the
player agents snoop around offices then only give
them information pertaining to the generator and the
Advanced Geothermics public business.
What Can Be Done Here?
• Hacking the receptionist's computer can
give players access to the employee-facing
information, like the layout of the facility.
• Use the CCTV monitors at reception to remotely
view the generator building and the outside
areas of the whole facility.
Th e g en er ato r
The actual generator is comprised of a main
warehouse that contains the generators and the large
cooling tower.
Access is restricted to employees only, and is secured
by an old swipe-card system. Civilian security keep
an eye on the generator shed at night using the CCTV
system at reception, and occasionally patrol around
the outside of the building.
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 Security will be cautious but civil in their approach.
They'll investigate and question people rather than
start a fight immediately, and even if attacked they'll
attempt to restrain and subdue rather than kill.
If things go really bad for the security guards they'll
call the local police for help — unknown to them,
they'll be reinforced by Jijin’s private security team,
equipped with submachine guns.
What Can Be Done Here?
• Destroying the generator stops the power to
the whole facility, including the mining lab’s
operation, but it also cuts the power to the
whole island. It can be hacked or physically
sabotaged.
Th e m i n i n g la b
From here, Jijin just needs to input the correct
trajectory and distance for her mining drone to deliver
its payload into Nishi-yama’s magma chamber. Doing
so will mean she can prove to the Japanese legislature
that green industries are dangerous, ravaging the
island and it’s people in the process.
Read or paraphrase:
The floor of the mining lab is a large open area,
with diggers and excavation machinery used
to drill deep into the magma chamber below.
Hanging above the chamber is the mining drone,
on a crane, being prepared from a mezzanine for
its operation down into the bore hole.
Overseeing the operation is a glass-fronted
mission control, complete with consoles, screens,
and information on the operation.
Depending on how the previous parts of the mission
went, one of two things will be happening:
§§ The drone is being launched if Jijin got the data from
the counterfeit casino chip, and the agents will be too
late if they don't stop the drone.
§§ Jijin will be pushing her researchers to work out the
proper trajectory if the players got the chip from the
casino. It won't be perfect, and it'll take longer, but Jijin
wants results and will push through with an imperfect
test run with the drone—a smaller disaster may still be
enough to fit her purposes.
There are several armed guards within the mining
laboratory, concentrated around the perimeter of the
open first floor, with a couple up at mission control.
They will patrol as indicated on the map. Jijin and
her scientists are hard at work either preparing the
drone for launch, or making their own calculations in
preparation.
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What Can Be Done Here?
• Disabling the mining drone and exiting the
facility will complete the mission. This can
be done by dismantling it, hacking mission
control, or powering down the facility (see The
Generator).
Dismantling the drone takes time and a successful
DC 15 Intelligence (Mechanics) check to complete. If
in combat, it’ll take 5 rounds to complete (at roughly
6 seconds each). It’s mid-level bomb-defusing, as
the agents must disarm the payload and dismantle
enough of the drone’s drilling mechanisms to stop its
operation.
Hacking Mission Control takes more effort, but is
an alternative to getting dangerously close to the
explosive drone. Jijin’s system can be hacked from
any terminal inside the mining laboratory, as they’re
all networked (separate from the office building
computers). The network has two firewalls:
§§ Password: (Trigger: Access action) Requests for
a password and/or username to be submitted to a
prompt, before allowing completion of the access
action (AC 13, HP 11).
§§ Authorization Policy: (Trigger: Any hacking action
after the password is cracked) Whenever any hacking
action targets the system, the hacker must succeed a
Intelligence (Infotech) saving throw, at disadvantage,
unless they are using a specific user account stolen
from one of the scientific personnel. If they fail, their
action is stopped (AC11, HP 5).
Due to the firewalls, the Intelligence (Infotech) DC is 15
to use the computer systems inside the mining lab.
MINING LAB SECURITY
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Armor Class 15 (stab vest)
Hit Points 15 (2d12+2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 10 (+0)
Skills Athletics +3, Perception +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Japanese
ACTIONS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 2 bludgeoning damage.
Submachine gun. Ranged Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, range
40/160 ft., one target, Hit: 9 (1d10+3) piercing damage.
Burst Fire. Ranged Weapon Attack. 10 ft. square within range,
DC15 Dexterity saving throw. Hit: 9 (1d10+3) piercing damage.
I ntelli g en c e g ath er i n g
If the agents are doing well and want to gather more
information on Jijin and what Advanced Geothermics
are up to, they can investigate the offices on the first
floor of the mining lab, as well as hacking computers
and stealing tablets in the area.
Getting access to the data provides information on
Project Archon. From the information available, player
agents can conclude a lot about Jijin’s plans and how
she means to implement them.
What is that information…?
This mission describes the overall planning and
application of Jijin’s schemes but you're free to flesh
out the details based on the player's questions. That
could be details of their research, the secret facility
itself, or connections to dirty industries.
Jijin wants to hold Japan ransom because she wants
to monopolise power production in the Korean
peninsula (and then beyond). After this disaster
she'll use the political will to remove sustainable
industries and concentrate again on older, more
environmentally damaging power production — coal,
gas, and oil.
She's got this far by creating Advanced Geothermics
in order to secretly detonate her mining drone in
the magma chamber below the island, erupting the
volcano and splitting the island. She's putting her
own greed above the lives of thousands, and feels
no guilt or responsibility at all. They are in the way of
what she wants, and she always gets what she wants.
F i g ht a n d fli g ht
If the player agents are overt in their operation and
try to stop Jijin by confronting her, she will be a tough
fight with her private security detail. With them
covering her, she and her scientists will try to launch
the mining drone regardless.
To launch the drone, Jijin and two other scientists
need to all insert and turn their keycards into the
central console in mission control. Security will give
them covering fire, and Jijin will even fight off the
agents herself if she must.
If Jijin does manage to launch the drone, everyone has
just three minutes to get off the island—alert klaxons
sound and they will make a fighting retreat for the cars
in front of the office building and race down to the
shore to scramble onto boats.
Rushing to stop the drone being launched under fire
from Jijin’s personal armed security team can form a
thrilling finale to the mission, and prompts heroism
and daring from the player agents as they try to foil
Jijin by hacking her system, getting their hands dirty,
or stopping her by force.
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TECTONIC SHIFT - HANDOUT 1
TECTONIC SHIFT - HANDOUT 2
 Elevators
Lobby

Blackjack Tables
Elevators
To Street

Security
Office
Bar Craps Tables

Roulette Tables

Loading Bay

Staff
Changing
Restrooms Room
Up

Cage Cleaning Dry

Closet Store

Night Counting Room Bar Store Room

Vault

First Floor

Bar

Elevators

Elevators

GRAND MINATO
To Second Floor
Rooms HOTEL
Floors 1+2
Bar
Second Floor
Down 1 Square = 5’
 Barrels
Containers

Bore Hole
Drill Unit
Metal Gangway

Barrels Mining Drone

Up Down

Excavator

Dirt Pile

Mission Control

Office Office

Up Down

Store Room Administration Office

Cleaning Closet

Restrooms

First Floor Second Floor

The Mining Lab

Floors 1+2

1 Square = 5’
Cooling Tower

Transformers

Generator Control
The Generator
Room

1 Square = 5’

Staff Office
Room

Server
Room
Office
Storage
Closet

Restrooms Board Room

Reception

Security
Room Office Building

1 Square = 5’
 Mining Lab

Generator

Chainlink Fence

Office Building

Advanced Geothermics
Gate
Facility
1 Square = 5’
Guard Positions

Gadget Pack
Luxury Hotel, three-night stay: Each player is SEDAN
given an alias as a guest inside the hotel for the
Large vehicle
night before, the night of, and the night after,
the exchange (Friday to Sunday). That gives Armor Class 14
the agents time to prepare for their mission on Hit Points 36 (8d10)
the Saturday. As part of their stay, a ¥1000 chip Damage Threshold 5
package is complimentary, for gambling on the Resistances -
Speed 25 ft / 50 mph
casino floor.
Crew Positions Driver, Passenger (4)
Cargo Capacity 1550 lb.
Civilian Uniforms: One set of 6 outfits, as chosen Perception Lights (bright light 40 ft.)
and defined by the player agents. A civilian
uniform is one worn by any professional that Radios, Covert Earpieces: This tiny earbud sits
doesn’t belong to an emergency service, such in the ear like one of a pair of earphones, but is
as chef whites, security guard uniforms, press wireless and colored nude to the wearer so it is
jackets, service uniforms, even just simple high not easily visible.
visibility garments.

Babel Earphone: This covert earbud can translate

Attache Case, Surveillance: This leather briefcase foreign languages in real time. When you are
contains cover identities for everyone, one pair wearing the babel earbud you can understand
of binoculars, a contact microphone, ¥30000 in any language as if you know it, and can speak any
cash, and a single GPS tracking device. language by reciting the earpiece instructions.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE FACE
ROLE: THE FACE
3rd-level Master Manipulator.
ABILITY SCORES
The Face is the agent at the social front line, whose expertise in
misdirection enables them to confuse their enemies, beguile STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
their marks, and manipulate situations to gain an advantage. 10 14 10 12 12 16
Masters of disguise, and using their wits as a weapon, play the +0 +2 +0 +1 +1 +3
Face class if you want to wear disguises to slip past the guards,
talk your way to your target, and abuse your enemy’s trust to
meet your objectives. SAVING THROWS
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
ATTACKS +0 +4 +0 +1 +1 +5
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 1 Advantage
bludgeoning damage.
Garrote String. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit:
1d4+2 bludgeoning damage (finesse, special: grappling) Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
Pistol, light. Ranged Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, range. 40/160 ft., 14 +2 30ft
Hit: 1d8+2 piercing damage (reload: 9 attacks, light) (Undercover Vest)
PROFICIENCIES Max Hit Points: 18 Hit Dice Total: 3d8 Death Saves:
Proficiency Modifier: +2 Melee: Simple melee weapons Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Successes:
Armor: Light armor Tools: Disguise kits, forgery kits
Failures:
Ranged: Simple ranged weapons Vehicles: Cars
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 12 Passive Insight: 13
A light pistol, an Undercover Pack, a disguise kit, an
undercover vest and a garrote string.
Undercover Pack: Civilian uniform, a change of clothes, a
messenger bag, forged identity documents, local driving
SKILLS
license, notepad and pen, a burner cell phone, a covert earbud Acrobatics (Dex) +3 Mechanics (Int) +2
and personal two-way radio, and a torch. Athletics (Str) +1 Medicine (Wis) +2
Deception (Cha) +5 Perception (Wis) +2
Espionage (Int) +3 Persuasion (Cha) +5
Infiltration (Wis) +2 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +3
Infotech (Int) +2 Stealth (Dex) +3
Insight (Wis) +3 Survival (Wis) +2
Intimidation (Cha) +4 Tactics (Int) +2
 BACKGROUND: DIPLOMATIC FEATURES
Choose one or fill in the blank: Background Feature: Bilingual
You grew up speaking two languages. Select a bonus
Codename:
language (included, left).
Thornberry
Class Feature: Cover Identities
You have a multitude of working identities, including
Nationality:
your own true identity, that function exactly like real
identities, with practical living conditions and official
Languages: (Choose 3): documentation. You begin with 1 cover identity, and
you decide the background for this identity, as well as
its profession and vocations. This identity functions as
if it were true, and is an almost infallible disguise.

Class Feature: Theme

Double Life:
I’m an aide to the __________________________ embassy
I’m an international hostage negotiator
Secret:
I know who is responsible for the assassination of
You may establish a pattern of behavior in a public
space, known as a “theme,” in order to safely observe
a location. Make an Infiltration check, and add your
Charisma bonus to blend into the scene and gain
intelligence about the location. Your ability check
result becomes the DC for enemy agents to discover
your presence.

Class Feature: Jack of All Trades

Ideal:
You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded
A diplomat’s work continues even while others fight
down, to any ability check you make that doesn’t
Diplomacy is the velvet glove that disguises the fist of already include your proficiency bonus.
power.
Archetype Feature: Befriend
Bond: You can befriend a target through natural charisma,
I negotiated the freedom of and misdirection. Befriending a target takes an
______________________________ has done my dirty appropriate setting and time—the target must make
work for me. a Charisma saving throw or be lured into the false
friendship. While the target is befriended any further
Cover Identity: saving throws against you are at disadvantage, and
________________ Academic Criminal any Charisma checks against the target gain a +2
Diplomatic Government Military Sport bonus.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE HACKER
ROLE: THE HACKER
3rd-level Black Hat.
ABILITY SCORES
The Hacker is the tech expert, whose ability with information
and communication technology far surpasses normal STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
users. With their ability to manipulate digital systems, play 12 12 11 13 12 12
the Hacker class if you want to crack government security +1 +1 +0 +1 +1 +1
measures, slip in and out of operating systems undetected
and sabotage enemy infrastructure from a remote location.
SAVING THROWS
ATTACKS STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 2 +1 +1 +0 +3 +1 +3
bludgeoning damage. (Advantage)
Pistol, light. Ranged Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, range 40/160 ft., Hit:
1d8+1 piercing damage (reload: 9 attacks, light)
Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
PROFICIENCIES 12 +2 30ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2 Tools: Hacking tools and thieves
Armor: Light armor tools
Ranged: Simple ranged weapons Vehicles: Cars Max Hit Points: 14 Hit Dice Total: 3d6 Death Saves:
Melee: Simple melee weapons Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Successes:
Failures:
EQUIPMENT
A tablet, a light pistol, leather clothing, an investigation
pack, hacking tools (see reverse), and thieves tools.
Passive Perception: 11 Passive Insight: 11
Investigation Pack: Briefcase, dictaphone, maps, smartphone,
notepad and pen, a high-vis jacket, dust suit, clipboard,
evidence bags, vinyl gloves, torch, magnifying glass.
SKILLS
Acrobatics (Dex) +1 Mechanics (Int) +1
Athletics (Str) +1 Medicine (Wis) +1
Deception (Cha) +3 Perception (Wis) +1
Espionage (Int) +3 Persuasion (Cha) +1
Infiltration (Wis) +2 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +2
Infotech (Int) +3 Stealth (Dex) +1
Insight (Wis) +1 Survival (Wis) +1
Intimidation (Cha) +1 Tactics (Int) +1
 BACKGROUND: Criminal FEATURES
Background Feature: Escape Notice
Choose one or fill in the blank: During a chase, as a bonus action you can make a Hide
action, if the normal rules for hiding apply: you have
concealment from all of your pursuers’ line of sight.
Successfully hiding may end the scene as the pursuers move
Codename: past you, or lose you altogether.
Class Feature: Hacking
Xiphias
As a programer and skilled computer user, you have a laptop
containing hacking tools that allow you to intrude into and
manipulate operating systems and computer networks.
At 1st level, you know the basic actions of any hacker, listed
below:
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• Access: Enter an operating system or break through a
password protected log in. DC varies.
• Encrypt: Encrypt plain-text information into cy-
Languages: (Choose 2): pher-text, making it unreadable. Choose a DC to test
against, and if you pass your Intelligence (Infotech) test
the DC becomes the DC to decrypt the data.
• Decrypt: Decrypt data into readable information. If you
have the encryption algorithm the DC is 0 and a roll is
not required, however if you do not have the algorithm
then the DC varies based on the complexity of the
cypher.
Double Life: • Install: Install software onto a targeted operating
system. The base DC is 5, modified depending on the
I'm wanted by the government for hacking complexity of the software you are installing, the oper-
ating system, or any firewalls present.
their restricted databases
• Modify: Rewrite software to alter the function, or
disable other pieces of software. The base DC is 15,
Secret: modified depending on the complexity of the software
and how many other pieces of software use it within the
I know is still alive. operating system, as well as any firewalls present.
• Disable: Stop software from functioning entirely, either
by sabotaging its code or switching it off manually.
Ideal:
The base DC is 15 and is modified depending on the
complexity of the software, or any firewalls present,
Exposing the powerful is true democracy.
and whether the GM agrees you have the necessary
permission.
Every encryption I break I do for fun.
• Delete: Remove software from an OS. With a base DC
of 10, the test may be modified due to not having the
Bond: right permissions, or the test may only be attempted
once the GM agrees you have the necessary permis-
protects me offline, and I protect them sion.
• Attack: Attack systems or firewalls, against their AC and
online. hit points. All hacking attacks deal coding damage. You
can make a hacking attack manually, a successful attack
deals 1d4 coding damage.
Class Feature: Personal OS
You have a tablet containing two 1st-level hacking tools.
Your personal operating system is a repository of hacking
tools you have personally developed, and can use to hack
computers or install in target operating systems. It also allows
you to have a number of hacking tools operating at the same
time, equal to your proficiency bonus.
Your operating system is also vulnerable to attacks, with an
AC and HP that increase as your abilities increase.
Operating system AC: 11 Operating system HP: 15
Class Feature: Hacking Ability
Intelligence is your hacking ability for your hacking tools,
since you code your tools through dedicated study and skill.
You use your Intelligence whenever a hacking tool refers to
your hacking ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence
modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a hacking tool
you install and when making an attack roll with one.
Hacking save DC: 11 Hacking attack modifier: +3
When you make a hacking attack, you do not add your
Intelligence modifier to the damage.
Archetype Feature: Script Kiddie
The cost to purchase and install level 1 hacking tools from the
gear list is halved.
HACKING TOOLS
DNS Attack: 1st-level Brute Force Attack. Remote delivery.
You target a device, using a combination of other devices
connected to a network, to make repeated data requests
of the target device to effectively “spam” it, making it
inaccessible to the networks it’s connected to. Make an
Access action, if successful the target device can no longer
be used for 1d12 minutes.
Dave’s Tool: 1st-level Brute Force Attack. Manual delivery.
Use dictionary and incremental attacks to find a password
and gain access. Make a hacking attack targeting a password
firewall, if successful deal 1d8 coding damage.
Shellcode: 1st-level Rootkit. Manual delivery. A shellcode
provides the hacker with high-privileged processes on the
target OS, allowing more hacking actions to be attempted on
the target device such as modify, disable, or delete.
Screen Logger: 1st-level Spyware. Manual/Remote
delivery. A screen logger transmits a visual copy of the target
device’s display (or screen) to the hacker, letting them record
and monitor what the device shows its user.
I.R.User: 2nd-level Rootkit. Manual delivery. You can
confuse a device to recognize you as a valid user of its
operating system. Make an Install action, if successful
you have advantage on further Install and Modify actions
targeting this device.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE INFILTRATOR
ROLE: THE INFILTRATOR
3rd-level Thief.
ABILITY SCORES
The Infiltrator is the agile, silent soldier, striking from the
shadows and sneaking past their foes. With stealth on their STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
side, play the Infiltrator class if you want to sneak up behind 8 17 10 12 15 11
guards to take them out quietly, move silently out of sight, kill -1 +3 +0 +1 +2 +0
your enemies with the precision of an assassin.
ATTACKS SAVING THROWS
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +1 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Hit: 1 bludgeoning damage. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Baton. Melee Weapon Attack. +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., -1 +5 +0 +1 +2 +2
Hit: 1d4 bludgeoning damage Advantage
Knife. Melee Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Hit: 1d4+3 piercing damage (light, finesse, thrown (range 20/60))
Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
Taser. Ranged Weapon Attack. +5 to hit, range 20 ft.,
Hit: 1d6+3 electrical damage (reload: 1 attack, light) 15 +3 30ft
(Leather Armor)
PROFICIENCIES Death Saves:
Proficiency Modifier: +2 Melee: Simple melee weapons Max Hit Points: 18 Hit Dice Total: 3d8
Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Armor: Light and medium armor Tools: Thieves’ tools, hacking Successes:
Ranged: Simple and explosive software
Failures:
ranged weapons Vehicles: Motorcycles, cars
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 12 Passive Insight: 12
A baton, a taser, an infiltration pack, leather armor, two
knives, and thieves’ tools
Infiltration Pack: Includes a backpack, burglary clothing, a
bag of 1,000 ball bearings, 10 feet of wire, red headlamp,
SKILLS
a crowbar, a hammer, 10 pitons, a torch, 5 days rations, a Acrobatics (Dex) +5 Mechanics (Int) +1
lighter, and a canteen. The pack also has 50 feet of rope and Athletics (Str) -1 Medicine (Wis) +2
grappling hook strapped to the side of it.
Deception (Cha) +0 Perception (Wis) +2
Espionage (Int) +1 Persuasion (Cha) +0
Infiltration (Wis) +7 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +5
Infotech (Int) +3 Stealth (Dex) +5
Insight (Wis) +2 Survival (Wis) +2
Intimidation (Cha) +0 Tactics (Int) +1
 BACKGROUND: CRIMINAL FEATURES
Choose one or fill in the blank: Background Feature: Escape Notice
During a chase, as a bonus action you can make a
Hide action, as long as you are out of your pursuers’
Codename:
line of sight. Successfully hiding may end the scene as
Nightshade the pursuers move past you, or lose you altogether.
Class Feature: Expertise
Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability
Nationality: check you make with Wisdom (Infiltration) or thieves’
tools.
Class Feature: Sneak Attack
Languages: (Choose 2): You know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s
distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 2d6
damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you
have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use
a finesse or a ranged weapon.
You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another
Double Life: enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy
isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage
I’m the infamous _______________________ the: on the attack roll.
Cat Burglar Heist Planner Armed Robber Class Feature: Thieves at Work
From 2nd level, you can recognize the work of other
Car Booster
infiltrators, thieves, or master criminals. When faced
with a door or object that has been tampered with or
Secret: removed you can recognize it as the work of a thief
I know the location of the real: and gain an appreciation of their competence and
abilities. If you have previously identified the work of
Mona Lisa an individual, you can recognize more of their work
that you come across.
Ideal:
Class Feature: Cunning Action
Why earn things when you can take them? Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility
allow you to move and act faster. You can take the
Thievery is an art and I am a master Dash, Disengage, or Hide action as a bonus action in
your turn.
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Archetype Feature: Fast Hands
I'm stealing to pay the ransom on my: Son Daughter
Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to
Partner in Crime make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using your
thieves’ tools to disarm a trap, open a lock, or take the
Use an Object action.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE MARTIAL ARTIST
ROLE: THE MARTIAL ARTIST
3rd-level Krav Maga Practitioner.
ABILITY SCORES
The Martial Artist is a master of traditional combat, focusing on
using their own body as a weapon to defend themselves and STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
attack their foes. With a deep knowledge of a particular martial 14 14 14 10 12 10
arts practice, play the Martial Artist class if you want to defeat +2 +2 +2 +0 +1 +0
your enemies with awesome kung fu, wield iconic traditional
weapons, and perform incredible feats of athleticism.
SAVING THROWS
ATTACKS STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit:
1d4+2 bludgeoning damage (finesse) +4 +4 +2 +0 +1 +0
(Advantage)
Katana. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d6+2
slashing damage (finesse, versatile (1d8))
Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
PROFICIENCIES 13 +4 40ft
Proficiency Bonus: +2 Melee: Simple and traditional
Armor: Light armor melee weapons
Ranged: Simple ranged Tools: First aid kits Max Hit Points: 28 Hit Dice Total: 3d10 Death Saves:
weapons Vehicles: Motorcycles and cars Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Successes:
Failures:
EQUIPMENT
A katana and a wilderness pack.
Wilderness Pack: Bivouac sack, mess kit, camping stove, 3
butane canisters, flint and steel, 5 twenty-four-hour ration Passive Perception: 11 Passive Insight: 13
packs, electric lantern, 10 pitons, a compass, survival blanket,
and signal whistle. The pack also has 50 feet of rope and
grappling hook strapped to the side of it.
SKILLS
Acrobatics (Dex) +4 Mechanics (Int) +0
Athletics (Str) +4 Medicine (Wis) +3
Deception (Cha) +0 Perception (Wis) +1
Espionage (Int) +0 Persuasion (Cha) +0
Infiltration (Wis) +1 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +2
Infotech (Int) +0 Stealth (Dex) +2
Insight (Wis) +3 Survival (Wis) +1
Intimidation (Cha) +0 Tactics (Int) +0
 BACKGROUND: Sport FEATURES
Background Feature: Track and Field
Choose one or fill in the blank: You can push yourself further than others, in short bursts. You may reroll
any Strength or Dexterity check but must take the rerolled result. You must
take a short or long rest before you can use feature again.
Codename: Class Feature: Martial Arts
At 1st level, your practice of martial arts gives you mastery of combat
Hammer styles that use unarmed strikes and melee weapons.
You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed or wielding any
traditional melee weapons, and you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a
shield:
• You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage
Nationality: rolls of your unarmed strikes and and traditional melee weapons.
• You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed
strike.
• When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a one-
Languages: (Choose 2): handed melee weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed
strike as a bonus action. For example, if you take the Attack action
and attack with a baton, you can also make an unarmed strike as a
bonus action, assuming you haven’t already taken a bonus action this
turn.
Class Feature: Qi
Your training allows you to harness the energy of qi, the underlying
metaphysical energy or ‘life force’ in some schools of martial arts. Your
Double Life: access to this energy is represented by a number of qi points. You have 3
qi points.
I’m a famous: You can spend these points to fuel various qi features. You start knowing
two such features: Flurry of Blows, and Patient Defense. You learn more
Olympian Paralympian Prize Pighter qi features as you gain levels in this class. When you spend a qi point, it is
unavailable until you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which your qi
replenishes.
Secret: • Flurry of Blows: Immediately after you take the Attack action on
your turn, you can spend 1 qi point to make two unarmed strikes as a
I was the subject of an illegal doping experiment. bonus action.
• Patient Defense: You can spend 1 qi point to take the Dodge action
Ideal: as a bonus action on your turn.
Class Feature: Unarmed Defense
Excellence comes from dedication and practice. Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding
a shield, your AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom
modifier.
Personal goals matter more than competition.
Class Feature: Unarmored Movement
Your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or
Bond: wielding a shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain Martial
Artist levels, as shown in the MArtial Artist table.
and I have a friendly rivalry, so I'm
Tradition Feature: Escape Hold
If grappled by an opponent you can escape the grapple by making
always pushing myself. an Attack action with an unarmed strike. If you cause damage to your
opponent, you may also escape their grasp, removing the grappled
condition.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE MEDIC
ROLE: THE MEDIC
3rd-level Biochemist.
ABILITY SCORES
The Medic is the team’s medical and biological expert,
ranging from expertise with trauma medicine to chemical and STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
biological warfare. With their ability to heal and investigate 10 12 11 12 16 14
the human body, play the Medic class if you want to support +0 +1 +0 +1 +3 +2
your teammates with emergency medicine, identify or
synthesize chemical agents, and attack your enemies with
surgical precision. SAVING THROWS
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
ATTACKS +0 +1 +0 +3 +5 +2
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 1
bludgeoning damage.
Knife. Melee Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 1d4+1 piercing
damage (light, finesse, thrown (range 20/60)). Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
Pistol, light. Ranged Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, range 40/160 ft., Hit:
1d8+1 piercing damage (reload: 9 attacks, light). 13 +1 30ft
(Undercover Vest)
PROFICIENCIES Max Hit Points: 18 Hit Dice Total: 3d8 Death Saves:
Proficiency Modifier: +2 Tools: First aid kit, hacking tools, Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Armor: Light and medium armor laboratory equipment, and Successes:
surgeon's tools
Ranged: Simple ranged weapons Failures:
Vehicles: Cars
Melee: Simple melee weapons
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 13 Passive Insight: 13
A light pistol and a knife, an undercover vest, a medical
pack, a first aid kit.
Medical Pack: A leather doctor's bag, vinyl gloves, face mask, SKILLS
pen and notepad, pen torch, painkillers, vials, petri dishes, Acrobatics (Dex) +1 Mechanics (Int) +1
swabs, stethoscope, watch.
Athletics (Str) +2 Medicine (Wis) +5
Deception (Cha) +2 Perception (Wis) +3
Espionage (Int) +1 Persuasion (Cha) +2
Infiltration (Wis) +5 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +1
Infotech (Int) +3 Stealth (Dex) +1
Insight (Wis) +3 Survival (Wis) +3
Intimidation (Cha) +2 Tactics (Int) +1
 BACKGROUND: Government FEATURES
Choose one or fill in the blank: Background Feature: Internal Security
Being familiar with the security software and structure
Codename:
of government servers, you have advantage with
Killgrave Intelligence (Infotech) checks while using computers
with a government programming infrastructure.

Nationality: Class Feature: First Aid

You can tend to your wounded allies during a short
rest. If you or one other friendly agent regains hit
Languages: (Choose 3): points at the end of the short rest by spending one
or more Hit Dice, or using medical supplies, you can
grant them an extra 1d6 hit points.

Class Feature: Diagnosis

You can determine the type of disease a character
Double Life: has contracted, clearly recognize wounds, their
cause, and the cause of death of a person provided
I lead government research in:
you have the time to examine them and by making a
Bio Weapons Cybernetics Warfare Psychology
Wisdom (Medicine) check. You can also identify the
for use of known poisons or toxins, dependant on the
traceability of the toxin, at the discretion of the GM.
Secret:
My government has a secret program of genetic Class Feature: Vital Points
manipulation. Your knowledge of the human body allows you to
exploit those weak points. If you attack using Dexterity
is a near perfect double
with a weapon with the Finesse quality, you may add
Ideal: 1d6 bonus damage to the damage roll.
Disease doesn't discriminate and neither should our Archetype Feature: Chemistry
healing. You can create chemical compounds that affect the
Discretion is the better part of espionage. human body. Given the right tools and components
you can create medicines, toxins and poisons, nerve
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agents, and other chemicals that affect the biological
No one gets left behind. processes in living things, at the discretion of the GM.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE RANGER
ROLE: THE Ranger
3rd-level Guerrilla Fighter.
ABILITY SCORES
The Ranger is is a survivalist, able to endure the most
inhospitable environments with little more than a few STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
belongings. Soldiers of the wilderness, play the Ranger class 11 12 12 12 16 10
if you want to thrive in treacherous locales, engage the enemy +0 +1 +1 +1 +3 +0
with devastating asymmetrical tactics, and rely on your natural
senses to evade danger.
SAVING THROWS
ATTACKS STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 1 +0 +3 +3 +1 +3 +2
bludgeoning damage. Advantage
Machete. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 1d6
slashing damage.
Bow, compound. Ranged Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, range 80/320 Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
ft., Hit: 1d6+1 piercing damage (reload: 1 attack, two-handed).
14 +1 30ft
(Stab Vest)
PROFICIENCIES
Proficiency Bonus: +2 Melee: Simple and traditional Max Hit Points: 25 Hit Dice Total: 3d10 Death Saves:
Armor: Light and medium armor melee weapons
Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Ranged: Simple, explosive, and Tools: Forensics tools Successes:
military ranged weapons Vehicles: Motorcycles, cars, and Failures:
heavy vehicles
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 15 Passive Insight: 15
A machete, a compound bow with 20 arrows, a stab vest,
a wilderness pack, and a knife.
Wilderness Pack: Bivouac sack, mess kit, camping stove, 3
butane canisters, flint and steel, 5 twenty-four-hour ration
SKILLS
packs, electric lantern, 10 pitons, a compass, survival blanket, Acrobatics (Dex) +3 Mechanics (Int) +1
and signal whistle. The pack also has 50 feet of rope and Athletics (Str) +1 Medicine (Wis) +3
grappling hook strapped to the side of it.
Deception (Cha) +0 Perception (Wis) +5
Espionage (Int) +1 Persuasion (Cha) +0
Infiltration (Wis) +3 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +1
Infotech (Int) +3 Stealth (Dex) +1
Insight (Wis) +5 Survival (Wis) +5
Intimidation (Cha) +0 Tactics (Int) +1
 BACKGROUND: Academic FEATURES
BACKGROUND FEATURE: Specialist Subject
Choose one or fill in the blank:
From your years of academic and first hand research you have
better knowledge than anyone on the planet about one specialist
Codename: subject. You have advantage on any rolls relating to this specialist
Trinket subject, and may discern any basic answers relating to this subject
by asking the GM.
Class Feature: Natural Explorer
Nationality: You are particularly familiar with forest environments and are
adept at traveling and surviving in such regions. When you make
an Intelligence or Wisdom check related to forest terrain, your
proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill that you’re
Languages: (Choose 2): proficient in. While traveling for an hour or more in your favored
terrain, you gain the following benefits:
• Difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s travel.
• Your group can’t become lost in a location you are familiar
with.
English • Even when you are engaged in another activity while
traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you
Double Life: remain alert to danger.
• If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal
I’m the author of groudbreaking research on:
pace.
• When you forage, you find twice as much food as you
normally would.
Secret: • While tracking other people or animals, you also learn their
exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed
I orchestrated the sabotage of exploitative: through the area.
Manufacturing Farming Government forces Class Feature: Danger Sense
You gain an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren’t as
Ideal: they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge away from
Respect nature or it will kill you. danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against
effects that you can see, such as traps. To gain this benefit, you
Education and knowledge is the key to progress. can’t be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.
Class Feature: Fighting Style
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Marksmanship. You do not suffer disadvantage from attacking at
fascinates me. long range with a ranged weapon.
Archetype Feature: Improvised Explosive Devices
Specialist Subject:
You gain proficiency with explosives. You may make improvised
explosive devices from basic explosive compounds by making an
Intelligence (Mechanics) check, at an appropriate DC set by the
game master.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE SOLDIER
ROLE: THE SOLDIER
3rd-level Platoon Leader.
ABILITY SCORES
The Soldier is a combat specialist, versed in all manner of
tactics and conflict. With a huge amount of modern warfare STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
experience, play the Soldier class if you want to neutralize 15 15 12 10 8 10
your enemy with military precision, withstand a huge amount +2 +2 +1 +0 -1 +0
of punishment and push yourself physically further than
anyone else to achieve your objective.
SAVING THROWS
ATTACKS STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., +4 +2 +3 +0 -1 +0
Hit: 3 bludgeoning damage.
Pistol, heavy. Ranged Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft.,
Hit: 1d10+2 piercing damage.
Submachine gun. Ranged Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, range 40/160 ft., Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
Hit: 1d10+2 piercing damage. (special: burst fire)
14 or 16 +2 30ft
(Undercover Vest or Tactical Armour)
PROFICIENCIES
Armor: Light, medium and heavy Melee: Simple melee weapons Max Hit Points: 29 Hit Dice Total: 3d12 Death Saves:
armor, shields Tools: First aid kits Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
Ranged: Simple ranged weapons, Vehicles: Cars and heavy goods Successes:
military ranged weapons, heavy vehicles. Failures:
ranged weapons, and grenades.
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 9 Passive Insight: 9
Undercover vest, tactical armour, submachine gun, a
heavy pistol, and a wet work pack.
Wet work Pack: Assault backpack, balaclava, camouflage BDU, SKILLS
cable ties, chem lights, torch, personal radio and headset, and
webbing. Acrobatics (Dex) +2 Mechanics (Int) +0
Athletics (Str) +4 Medicine (Wis) -1
Deception (Cha) +0 Perception (Wis) -1
Espionage (Int) +0 Persuasion (Cha) +0
Infiltration (Wis) -1 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +2
Infotech (Int) +0 Stealth (Dex) +2
Insight (Wis) -1 Survival (Wis) +1
Intimidation (Cha) +2 Tactics (Int) +2
 BACKGROUND: Military FEATURES
Choose one or fill in the blank: BACKGROUND FEATURE: Rank
You hold your choice of military rank in one of the
military or paramilitary organisations around the
Codename: world. You command the respect of any personnel of
Ronin the same organisation that you outrank, and can order
them to engage in activities on your behalf or follow
you into a combat situation. While on good terms, you
may be able to gain assistance from the organisation
Nationality: or requisition equipment or supplies from them for
free. The higher the rank, however, the higher the
responsibility, and your organisation may call on you
Languages: (Choose 2): for their own operations, obligating you to assist them.
Class Feature: Training
CQB. You gain +2 bonus to attack rolls you make
with a pistol at short range. In addition, you ignore
disadvantage when making ranged attacks against
targets within 5 feet with a pistol.
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Class Feature: Adrenalin Burst
I’m a veteran and mentor to those newly out of the: You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw
Army Navy Airforce on to protect yourself from harm. On your turn, you
can use a bonus action to gain temporary hit points
Secret: equal to 1d10+3. Once you use this feature, you must
finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.
I know there is still a military
Class Feature: Action Surge
prescence in Once, on your turn, you can take one additional action
on top of your regular action and a possible bonus
Ideal: action. Once you use this feature, you must finish a
I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect short or long rest before you can use it again.

good people. Class Feature: Quickload

Reloading is second nature to you, and you can reload
I will be a sibling to everyone that fights alongside me. your weapon during your Move, instead of your
action in combat.
Bond:
Archetype Feature: Fire Team Coordination
I am coaching to work better in a team. You may give one of your attacks to an ally you can
communicate with, indicating a target to them. The
Rank: ally makes a melee or ranged attack as normal, using
I am a in the their line of sight, abilities, proficiencies, and the
weapon they are holding. If they are unable to make
the attack for any reason, the attack is lost.
 AGENCY PERSONNEL DOSSIER: THE TECHNICIAN
ROLE: THE Technician
3rd-level Transporter.
ABILITY SCORES
The Technician has extensive practical knowledge of
technology, gadgets, and gear. Mechanics and gadgeteers, STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
play the Technician class if you want to have a set of awesome 13 14 12 10 14 12
personalized gadgets and perform impressive vehicular +1 +2 +1 +0 +2 +1
stunts, and adapt technology to suit your mission parameters.
SAVING THROWS
ATTACKS STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Hit: 2 bludgeoning damage. +1 +4 +1 +2 +2 +1
(Advantage)
Baton. Melee Weapon Attack. +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Hit: 1d4+1 bludgeoning damage.
Submachine gun. Ranged Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, rng 40/160ft., Armour Class (AC): Initiative: Speed:
Hit: 1d10+2 piercing damage. (special: burst fire)
15 +2 40ft
(Undercover Vest)
PROFICIENCIES
Proficiency Modifier: +2 Melee: Simple melee weapons
Max Hit Points: 18 Hit Dice Total: 3d8 Death Saves:
Armor: Light, medium, and heavy Tools: Mechanics tools, hacking
Current Hit Points: Current Hit Dice:
armor tools, thieves’ tools Successes:
Ranged: Simple, military, heavy, Vehicles: Motorbikes, cars, heavy
Failures:
and explosive ranged weapons goods vehicles, planes, and
unmanned
EQUIPMENT Passive Perception: 12 Passive Insight: 12
A submachine gun, a baton, mechanics tools, tailored
undercover vest and an infiltration pack.
Infiltration Pack:. Includes a backpack, burglary clothing, a SKILLS
bag of 1,000 ball bearings, 10 feet of wire, red headlamp, Acrobatics (Dex) +2 Mechanics (Int) +2
a crowbar, a hammer, 10 pitons, a torch, 5 days rations, a
lighter, and a canteen. The pack also has 50 feet of rope and Athletics (Str) +3 Medicine (Wis) +2
grappling hook strapped to the side of it.. Deception (Cha) +1 Perception (Wis) +2
Espionage (Int) +2 Persuasion (Cha) +1
Infiltration (Wis) +2 Sleight of Hand (Dex) +2
Infotech (Int) +0 Stealth (Dex) +2
Insight (Wis) +2 Survival (Wis) +2
Intimidation (Cha) +1 Tactics (Int) +2
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Background Feature: Track and Field
Choose one or fill in the blank: You can push yourself further than others, in short bursts.
Once per mission, you may reroll any Strength or Dexterity
check but must take the rerolled result.
Codename:
Class Feature: Technical Services
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Personal Hardware: You have access to a number of
permanent, personal gadgets. They require maintenance
from you, but in return you know these items inside-
out. If you use a gadget that, due to its operation is
Nationality:
expendable, like an explosive or a chemical compound,
you are furnished with a replacement at the beginning of
your next mission.
These items remain in your inventory as long as you
Languages: (Choose 2): do not lose them, or get destroyed. You do not need to
purchase gadgets granted by this class feature with the
mission budget, but the cost to replace lost or destroyed
items is the same as their cost outlined in the Gadgets
chapter.
Acquiring New Gadgets: As you gain Technician levels,
you can add gadgets of your choice to your kit for free.
Double Life: Each of these gadgets must be of a level for which you
have gadget slots. This choice remains in your personal
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During your missions, you may be able to purchase other
I'm the lead mechanic in the team.
gadgets to use, but these will incur a cost to the mission
budget. Your own gadgets can be equipped for free.
Secret:
Class Feature: Repairing Equipment
AI is already here and it works for: You can heal an object’s hit points, or restore a piece of
equipment to function, provided you have the appropriate
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be restored to full hit points with a single action, while larger
Russian Hackers Wikileaks objects can be mended for 1d4 HP with an action, or the GM
may estimate a time until the larger object is made good.
More complex equipment or gadgets can be repaired by
Ideal:
making an Intelligence (Mechanics) check against a DC
You're only as good as the tech around you. chosen by the gamemaster depending on its complexity,
and the item may take more than one action to be restored
Support your team and they'll support you. to working order.
Class Feature: Technical Wizard
Bond: From 3rd level you have a great aptitude with gadgets
and field equipment, able to use them with an unrivalled
I make sure the right people have the right tool for the job. precision. You have 3 technical points, which you can spend
on the options below. You regain all spent technical points
when you return to your agency's headquarters.
• Overclocked Gadget: When you roll damage for a
gadget, you can spend 1 technical point to reroll a
number of the damage dice up to your Intelligence
modifier (minimum of one). You must use the new rolls.
You can use the Overclocked Gadget technique even if
you have already used a different technique during the
gadget’s operation.
• Rapid Deployment: When you use a gadget that
requires an action to use, you can spend 2 technical
points to use the gadget as a bonus action.
Archetype Feature: Advanced Course
You gain a +2 bonus to checks to operate cars.
Personal Gadgets
Tailored Armor: 1st-level undercover vest. You gain a +1
bonus to AC while you wear this armor. You are considered
proficient with this armor, even if you lack the proficiency
with the armor’s type.
GPS Tracker, pill: 1st-level electronic device. This pill
contains a traceable GPS transponder that sends its location
to a base station. It is undetectable, but indigestible, meaning
it only has a use of 10-24 hours until it is excreted.
Video Camera, disguised: 1st-level surveillance device.
This video camera is the size of a pinhead, and is disguised
in the button of an expensive shirt. It records and transmits
video, and is connected to a battery pack that can be
secreted or pocketed.
Suppressor: 1st-level weapon attachment. When you fire
a weapon equipped with a suppressor it cannot be heard
within its long range, and within its short range a DC 15
Wisdom (Perception) check is required to detect the shot’s
noise.
Augmented Reality Glasses: 2nd-level clothing.
Augmented reality (AR) glasses use modern projection
technology to overlay graphics in the wearer’s field of vision,
letting them view data ‘over the top’ of their normal vision.
Information can be smartly overlayed in real time based
on your view, indicating enemies behind cover, people of
interest, track people and vehicles in real time, or give you
information pertaining to other weapons, gadgets, vehicles,
or the mission—like ammunition, speed, or objectives. The
glasses take any style you decide, and include a GPS locator,
WiFi connection, satellite uplink, camera, and microphone.
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