Roll Checks (p.58-64) Getting bonuses and rerolls Stress and Panic (p.
ls Stress and Panic (p.103)
When doing something important and
risky, you roll a number of six-sided dice
equal to:
• Base Dice: the sum of your Skill level
and Attribute.
• Stress Dice: your current Stress Level
(synthetics do not have nor earn
Stress).
Did any Stress dice come up a 1?
• Yes: Make a Panic Roll. Roll 1 die and
add your current stress level. Check the
total on the Panic Table (p.105) and
obey the result.
If the result doesn’t negate your action
(9 or lower), continue to No: below.
• No: Did any Base or Stress dice come
up a 6? *
◦ Yes: You have succeeded in your
action. If you rolled more than
one 6, you can spend extra sixes
on Stunts (see p.64-71).
◦ No: You didn’t succeed in your
action.
* If you are making an Opposed Roll
(p.64), your opponent’s sixes cancel
yours.
Difficulty (p.63)
The Game Mother may add or subtract
dice depending on the difficulty of the
task at hand and/or external
circumstances. Difficulty can vary from
+3 for a trivial check to -3 for a
formidable check. Base dice are
subtracted first.
Stress Triggers (+1 to Stress Level)
Pushing (p.60)
If no Stress dice came up 1 and you want
more sixes, you can push the roll once
(synthetics cannot push). ~
• Add 1 to your Stress Level.
• Add the corresponding Stress die to
your dice.
• Re-roll all failed dice, including the
new Stress die.
~ Some talents allow you to push up to
twice.
Talents (p.73) and Gear (p.117)
Equipment and certain abilities may also
grant additional dice and/or re-rolls.
Coffee Stress level +1
Beer Stress -1, -1 to all Wits rolls
Medkit Medical Aid +2
Cutting Torch Heavy Machinery +2
Naproleve Stress level to zero
E. Tools Comtech +1
Getting help (p.63)
Up to three player characters may assist
if their aid fits with the task and your
situation. Each PC gives 1 additional
base die. In combat, the aiding
characters must take the same type of
Action (Fast or Slow) as yours.
Story Points (p.61)
One per act (cinematic) or session. Can
be spent to get bonus successes (1 story
point = 1 success).
Panic Roll
Roll for panic (p.105) when:
• You roll 1 on any Stress Dice.
• You witness a fiendly character
suffering some panic effects (see table
p.105).
• You are pinned down by a ranged
attack.
• You suffer a critical injury.
• You are attacked by an alien creature
that you've never seen before.
• Diverse horrifying events (GM).
Panic Check Roll (p.105)
1D6 + Stress Level:
1-6 Fine, resolve action normally
7-9 Resolve action, then panic
10-12 Lose action to panic instead
13-14 Lose action, Mental Trauma
15+ Catatonia, Mental Trauma
Panicking Again
If you’re still affected by panic and
make another Panic Roll, the effect of a
new Panic Roll replaces the effect of
the last one. If the new roll is lower
than prior, the new effect is one step
higher on the table.
Stopping Panic
You can be snapped out of panic by:
• Another PC making a COMMAND roll
(slow action).
• Becoming Broken.
• One Turn passing (5-10 min).
• You push a skill roll.
• You fire a burst of full auto fire (p.96).
• You suffer one or more points of
damage.
• You go without sleep, food, or water
(p.106).
• A scientist in your team fails to Analyze
something (p.121).
• A member of your own crew attacks
you.
• A person nearby is revealed to be an
android.
• You encounter certain creatures or
locations (GM discretion).
• You try to kill someone defenseless
(p.99).
Relieving Stress
You can reduce Stress 1 level by:
• Taking a Turn’s uninterrupted rest in a
safe area (also heals 1 Health if not
Broken).
• Interacting with your Signature Item
(once per campaign session or
Cinematic Act — requires slow action
or during rest).
Mental Trauma (p.104)
Roll EMPATHY (attribute roll only) after
one game session — If success, you
develop a Permanent Mental Trauma
(table p.101).
Rules for Synthetics — p.111
COMTECH roll to repair (heal) them.
Diverse immunities. Strength and Agility
+3, (thus Health +3). White blood.
Time and Space (p.82) Stealth Mode (p.85) Health Healing (p.101)
Time in game is broken up into Rounds A stealth mode round lasts one Turn (2 The player character's Maximun Health Another character’s successful MED AID
(5-10 sec), Turns (5-10 min) and Shifts zones / turn for cursory exploration). is equal to their STRENGTH score. roll (p.71) allows you to recover from
(5-10 hours). You automatically detect passive Broken; additional successes restore
enemies in the same zone. When Broken, Critical Injuries, Death (p.98) Health at 1 point/success (un-Broken
Space is broken up into zones (room,
attempting to evade an enemy, roll If you drop to zero Health, you are characters can roll MED AID to heal
corridor, area of ground), with the
your MOBILITY (group’s lowest level) if Broken — in effect, taken out of the themselves).
following ranges:
vs. their OBSERVATION. action. Immediately roll for a Critical
Engaged Right next to you injury (p.100) — Synthetics p.111 Taking a Turn’s uninterrupted rest in a
Short Same zone, a few metres RANGE MOBILITY safe area restores 1 Health to un-
• D66 roll
Medium away
Adjacent zone, up to 25 m Short -1 Broken characters (also reduces Stress
metres away • 44-66 are fatal— need Medical Aid to
Long Up to 100 metres (4 zones) Medium 0 Level by 1).
away prevent death (the -1/-2 mod refers to
Extreme Up to 1 kilometre Behind open door/hatch +2
that MED AID roll). Other Hazards, Conditions and
Zone Features (p.83): Long +1
• 63-66 — Instant death. Damage Sources (A-Z)
• Clutered — Mobility roll (fail = falling) Extreme +3
If you suffer a critical injury listed as • Acid Splash: see below (p.298 Core)
• Dark — Observation and Rng Comb. -2
Sneak Attack & Ambush (p.90) Fatal, you must make a Death Roll • Dehydrated: 1 dmg & stress/shift (106)
• Cramped — Only crawling.
Active enemies may try and sneak up (p.99) when the listed time runs out. A • Disease: roll STA vs Virulence (p.109)
Encumbrance (p.34) on you, rolling their MOBILITY vs. your Death Roll is a roll for STAMINA, but you • Drowning: STA roll/per round (p.110)
Max. number of items — Strength x2 OBSERVATION. The Game Mother will tell cannot push the roll and you are not • Exhausted: roll/day w/out sleep (p106)
(Heavy items count as 2 items; Light you that a threat is approaching before allowed to roll any Stress Dice. • Explosion: blast rng=Eng/Short (p.108)
items as ½ item; Tiny items do not asking you to roll OBSERVATION. • Falling: dmg=meters/2; roll MOB (p.108)
If the Death Roll fails, you die. If you
count). RANGE MODIFICATION • Fire: base dice=intensity (p.108)
succeed, you linger on but you must
Engaged -2 make another Death Roll when the • Freezing: STA roll per day/shift... (p.107)
Supply (p.35) Short -1 listed amount of time has passed again. • Radiation: roll dmg when gaining (110)
If you use a consumable, roll that item’s Medium 0 • Starving: STA roll/per day (p.106)
Supply in Stress Dice (maximum six Long +1 If you’re not dead, you can crawl and • Suffocation: STA roll/per turn (p.110)
dice). For each 1 you roll, the Supply Extreme +3 mumble through the pain—you can’t • Vacuum: STA roll/per round (p.107)
drops by 1. perform any other actions and you
Air* Every turn. After extrenuous... Motion Tracker (p.86) can’t roll for any skills. Acid Splash (p.298)
Water activuty
Once per day. After extrenuous Power supply once per turn. It detects To all within Engaged. Base dice = Acid
activity You can’t go below zero health, but
Food Once per day “ping” from moving objects only, within rating + Dmg inflicted to the xeno
Power Situational—see Other Hazards each further attack that causes
Long range (up to 4 zones) indoors and (halve it each turn). Dmg = successes –
p.72) damage will give you another critical
*Suffocation — p.110 Extreme range outdoors Armor (roll). Each dmg point also
injury.
decreases Armor Rating by 1. If no dmg
Doors and Hatches (p.89)
in one round, acid burns out.
Can take up to 10 dmg points. Can be
open with a COMTECH roll.
Combat Mode (p.86) Slow / Fast Actions (p.88) A Fast Action may include: Grappling (p.93)
A combat round consists of: During each round, you can perform 1 • Shove engaged enemy away (Close It is a CLOSE COMBAT Stunt. In the
• Initiative – draw cards from deck; Fast Action and 1 Slow Action (which you Combat, p.93) attacker’s turn, it counts as a normal
round proceeds from 1-10. can swap for another Fast Action), in any • Make a grapple attack on a target you attack (fast action) that cannot be
• Take Actions in card order. order. You can perform some Actions, have grappled (p.93). blocked. The oponent can try to break
• End of Round. like blocking, outside your Initiative. • Aim - +2 dice to next RANGED COMBAT grapple by a CC vs CC roll (slow action).
check (p.94)
• Repeat 2-3 until combat over. A Slow Action may include: • Draw weapon Overwatch (p.97)
Changing initiative (p.86) • Attack in hand to hand (Close Combat, • Assume overwatch (p.97) Fast action. You keep position as long
Before actions commence, you can swap p.66). +2 Mod if target is prone. as you do nothing but shoot in the
• Run - move to adjacent zone or engage
initiative cards with another willing PC • Shoot a firearm (Ranged Combat, p.67) a target in the same zone (p.89) chosen direction. You can shoot first
with whom you can speak. • Shoot in full auto mode (RANGED • Retreat from engaged to short range (counts as an attack—slow action).
COMBAT +2, +1 Stress Level, p.96) (MOBILITY — fail allows move but grants
Movement in Combat (p.89) • Reload a firearm Armor (p.98)
enemy free attack, p.93)
Run 1 zone or 1 range = fast action; • Apply first aid (MEDICAL AID, p.71) Roll base dice equal to your Armor
• Move through door or hatch
if Engaged, you must Retreat (p.59); • Attempt to break another character’s Rating (halve the rating if hit by Armor
• Get up from prone
Crawling counts as a slow action. panic (COMMAND, p.71) Piercing attack, double it if hit by an
• Block attack in close combat (declare
• Give orders (COMMAND, p.71) Armor Doubled attack. Each 6 negates 1
Doing Damage (CC p.66, Ranged p.67) prior to the attacker’s roll — CLOSE
point of damage.
• Persuade (MANIPULATION, p.70) COMBAT vs. CLOSE COMBAT, p.92)*
You do as much damage as your
• Crawl if prone (p.89) • Seek cover in same zone (p.96) Armor & Suits (p.128)
weapon’s Damage rating, plus any
• Use your signature item (p.33)
additional successes you wish to * Blocking a xenomorph requires NAME ARMOR FEATURES
put toward damage (See Stunts). • Board a vehicle WY Ape 3 Surviv.+3
your character be holding a sturdy
Each damaging hit adds +1 Stress IRC Mk.50 2 Air 5, Agility -1
Coup de grâce (p.99) item of sufficient size.
Level. Power Loader 3 HvyM & CC +3
Trying to kill a defenseless person —
you must fail an EMPATHY roll. Stress +1. Ammo (p.96) M3 Personnel 6 comm.unit
Weapons Whenever you fire a weapon and roll IRC Mk.35 5 Air 4, re-pressurize
NAME MOD DMG RNG FEAT. Ranged Combat modifications (p.95) one or more 1s on your Stress Dice^,
Cover (p.96)
Unarmed 0 1 Eng AR Doub. Aimed shot +2 you have emptied your magazine after
Blunt +1 1 Eng the attack and need to Reload (Slow COVER ARMOR RATING
Engaged -3/+3
Knife +1 2 Eng action) in addition to making a Panic Shrubbery 2
Short range 0
M4A3 Pistol +1 1 Med Roll (p.100). Furniture 3
Mediun range -1
.357 Rev. +1 2 Med Door (Health 10) 4
Long range -2
M41A Rifle +1 2 Long Ar Pierc. ^ As synthetics do not roll Stress Dice, a Inner bulkhead 5
Extreme range -3
37A2 12 Ga. +2 3 Short AR Doub. firearm used by an android will run out Outer bulkhead 6
Large target +2
Smart Gun +2 3 Long AR Pierc. of ammunition at the Game Mother’s Armored bulkhead 7+
Small target -2
Incinerator 0 2 Med Fire = 9 discretion.
Dim light -1
Sentry Gun +2 3 Extr Rng.C= 8 Darkness -2
Skills & Stunts (p.64)
When you roll additional 6s (Successes),
you can use them to “purchase” additional
effects to your roll. Each skill has a different
set of effects.
Heavy Machinery (p.64)
(STRENGTH) — Fixing, operating, or
understanding mechanical equipment.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• You don’t need to roll to overcome the
exact same challenge in the future.
• The task takes half the time.
• You break it permanently.
• You act quietly.
• You show off.
Stamina (p.65)
(STRENGTH) — Powering through physical
strain, performing feats of strength.
• Give one Success to another PC in the
same situation as you.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• Overcome the exact same challenge in
the future.
• You impress someone.
Close Combat (p.66)
(STRENGTH) — Engaging in melee combat
with a target you intend to harm.
• Inflict 1 additional Damage. Can be
chosen multiple times.
• Trade initiative cards with your target.
• Knock or pull an item or weapon out of
your target’s hand.
• Knock your target to the ground.
• Grapple your target to the ground.
Mobility (p.66)
(AGILITY) — Sneaking or otherwise
maneuvering your character in a physical
space.
• Give one Success to another PC in the
same situation as you.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• You impress someone.
Piloting (p.67)
(AGILITY) — Operating any kind of
vehicle.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• You show off.
Ranged Combat (p.67)
(AGILITY) — Engaging in combat at a
distance.
• Inflict 1 additional Damage. Can be
chosen multiple times.
• Pin down your target. They must
perform a Panic Roll.
• Redraw your initiative card.
• Force your target to drop an item or
weapon.
• Force your target to fall to the ground
or to be pushed back (e.g. through a
door).
Observation (p.68)
(WITS) — Using your senses to gain an
understanding of your environment and
its potential dangers.
• Get answers to the following:
• Is it coming for me?
• Are there more of them close by?
• How do I get in/past/away?
Comtech (p.69)
(WITS) — Operating computer technology.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• You don’t need to roll to overcome the
exact same challenge in the future.
• The task takes half the time.
• You get new or unexpected
information.
• You hide your tracks.
• You show off.
Survival (p.70)
(WITS) — Finding a way to stay alive in an
environment.
• Give one Success to another PC in the
same trouble as you.
• Gain a +1 mod to a later skill roll
relating to this one.
• You impress someone.
Medical Aid (p.71)
(EMPATHY) — Wounds, life-saving care,
and nursing.
Mainly used to help a Broken character
recover or to save them from potentially-
fatal Critical Injuries. Helping a Broken ally
is a Slow action. Roll Medical Aid, and they
will recover HP equal to the number of
Successes you rolled.
Manipulation (p.70)
(EMPATHY) — Convincing others to do/give
you something.
• Your target does what you want
without demanding a favour in return.
• Your target does more than you ask
for.
• Your target is impressed by you and
may help you later on in some way.
Negotiating position modifications:
• People on your side: more +1 / less -1
• It won't cost your opponent anything:
+1
• They won't gain anything helping you:
-1
• You ask for something valuable or
dangerous: -1
• Your oponent has suffered damage: +1
• You have helped your oponent
previously: +1
• You present your case very well:+1
• Communication problems (personality,
via radio, great distance): -1
Command (p.71)
(EMPATHY) — Order others, or stop panic
in an ally.
Mainly used to Stop Panic on a PC who
is suffering the effects of a Panic Roll,
or to Give Orders to another PC/NPC
during combat.
Give Orders is a slow action. Roll for
Command – the recipient gets a +1
modifier for every Success you rolled
while carrying out the order you gave.