HIGH VALUE TARGETS

By P.B. Cornylius
 LANCER:
HIGH VALUE TARGETS
By
Porter “Cornylius” Botterud

Edited by
Malcolm Cooke

Cover Art by
@tidehunter115

Interior Art by
@commanderkaya (p. 7)
@Zhjake (p. 14)
@LymphOwned (p. 19)

Template used:
Lancer RPG Template by Michael Prijatelj, used under CC BY 4.0

Playtesting by
Cow Alchemist, BigMacH, PrendarTheThief, Kinda Bug Kinda Snack, Kaya, and Buttstrong

Special Thanks to
Valkyrion, for helping with the layout, and to Malcolm for editing despite the covid. Huge thanks to Tidehunter,
Kaya, Zhjake, and Oshlett for allowing the use of their fantastic art.
And as always, to Pilot.net for the amazing resources.

Inspired by Matthew Colville’s Action Oriented Monsters and MCDM’s Flee, Mortals!

Lancer: High Value Targets is not an official Lancer product; it is a third-party work, and is not affiliated with
Massif Press. Lancer: High Value Targets is published via the Lancer Third Party License.

© 2024 by Porter Botterud

Itch.io
@CornyliusB
Blog

Lancer is copyright Massif Press.

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 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 4
FINALE NPCS 5
COMBAT: THE COMMANDER 6
PERSEPHONE 8
COMBAT: THE KESTREL 9
HELIOS 10
COMBAT: THE CORP 11
CERES REMBRAN 12
COMBAT: THE QUEEN 13
[FORGOTTEN] 15
COMBAT: THE CAVALRY 16
ANGEL BLACK 18
FODDER NPCS 19
FODDER CLASSES 20

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 INTRODUCTION
It is said that the only thing more important than a good
introduction is a proper ending, and Lancer: High Value
Targets provides the grand finales your mission
deserves. Whether you’re looking for a villain to
antagonize your players, mechanics for that boss
enemy you’ve been building up, or just something fun
for your players to enjoy fighting for an evening, you’ll
find what you need here!
In this supplement you’ll find five bespoke combats,
twice as many unique NPCs, and new features to
ensure a satisfying challenge for your squad.
RESOURCES
Lancer: High Value Targets references content from
the Lancer: Core Rulebook, as well as NPC classes
from Lancer: No Room for a Wallflower. There are also
very small references to upcoming official Lancer
releases, though these have no mechanical relevance.
CONTENT AND THEMES
Lancer: High Value Targets includes a number of
characters designed to function as antagonists to the
players, each one the cruel, villainous people who
would require the attention of Lancers. Though each
NPC may have their reasons for being who they are,
their actions remain despicable.
Jake Peralta: “Cool motive, still murder.”
– Brooklyn 99, S1E21
The content and themes present in the NPCs and their
associated combats are listed below.
THE COMMANDER: Fascism, Nationalism, War,
Terrorism, Colonialism.
The Kestrel: Misogyny, Gore, Manipulation.
The Corp: Capitalism, Egoism, Narcissism, Classism.
The Queen: Gore, Murder, Terrorism, Madness.
The Kavalry: Suicide (mentioned only), Murder,
Slavery, Abuse, Madness.
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RULES AND STYLES
This supplement includes a handful of new formatting
styles to make information visible at a glance, and to
make it easier to import the included NPCs into your
choice of virtual tabletop.
SOURCE: Included in the list of tags for NPC features
are what CLASS or TEMPLATE the feature is from.
• Some features and mech stats include an
asterisk (*) next to the source. This indicates that
the original feature is modified in some way.
• Renamed features include the original name
italicized in the feature description.
RECHARGE: Some features with the Recharge tag have
been given the 1/round tag as well, to reduce the odds
of an ULTRA getting lucky and overwhelming the
players. You may also choose to ignore the RECHARGE
trait and instead use the feature once per round.
SAVE: Features that force targets to make a save now
have a tag to easily indicate the required skill (HUL,
AGI, SYS, ENG)
NOTE
If an NPC enters combat in the middle of a round, they
may activate during that same round unless specified
otherwise.
YOURS TO COMMAND
The combats and Finale NPCs provided here are each
unique, containing sitreps, recommended NPC forces,
and full backgrounds to build the scene. However,
you’re welcome to ignore these to use the stat blocks
as you see fit!
NEW RULES AND NPCS
FINALE NPCS
The combats included in this supplement feature
FINALE NPCS; special enemies designed to act as
powerful “bosses.” Being unique and threatening, each
FINALE includes special equipment, reactions, and a
new feature called FINALE ACTIONS.
FINALE ACTIONS
FINALES have access to FINALE ACTIONS, powerful
abilities that they can use at the end of a hostile
character’s turn with the following limitations:
• Only one FINALE ACTION can be used each round.
• Each FINALE ACTION can only be used 1/scene.
• ACTIVATED: FINALE ACTIONS with the ACTIVATED
tag count as a hostile NPC activation, meaning a
player (or allied NPC) may activate afterwards.
Because FINALE ACTIONS are taken by the NPC, they
cannot be used while a FINALE is JAMMED or STUNNED.
USING FINALE ACTIONS
While all FINALE ACTIONS are given in a recommended
sequence, they can be used in any order and don’t
need to be used every round either. If the players are
on the back foot, you might delay the use of a FINALE
ACTION. Similarly, if the NPC is on deaths door, it might
rush to its best card.
• The first FINALE ACTION shows the players that
they are fighting a unique foe, and shifts the
combat in the NPC’s favor. This will usually buff,
or debuff characters on the field.
• The second FINALE ACTION typically grants the
NPC room to breathe, either by moving, buffing
themselves, or hampering the players.
• The third FINALE ACTION is the most powerful; the
final gambit as the battle reaches its end. These
tend to deal incredible damage, and can make a
guaranteed victory uncertain.
SINGULAR
SINGULAR FINALES are incredibly powerful individuals
capable of taking on entire player squads alone and
often use the ULTRA template. Their FINALE ACTIONS
are more powerful, and have the ACTIVATED tag.
ACTION ORIENTED DESIGN
The Finale and Fodder NPCs included in this
supplement are inspired by the “Action
Oriented Monsters” and “Minions” featured in
MCDM’s Flee Mortals!
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR FINALES, similar to COMMANDERS, control a
battlefield through the NPCs deployed alongside it.
Their FINALE ACTIONS often empower their allies.
SQUAD
SQUAD FINALES are unique in that their strength is
spread across up to 5 NPCs. They have 5 FINALE
ACTIONS, one for each NPC. In order for each FINALE
ACTION to be used, the associated NPC must be
present and capable of taking the action.
FODDER NPCS
FODDER are a special type of NPC designed to allow
GMs to field large numbers of enemies without
overwhelming the combat order. They are a powerful
force on the field, and are extremely satisfying for
players to kill.
FIELD EFFECTS
FIELD EFFECTS allow for the battlefield itself to pressure
the players both actively; through actions taken at the
start or end of each round – and passively; through
ambient effects. FIELD EFFECTS always have a source,
usually an object or mech, and are only active as long
as the source is present and functional.
• Start: The Start tag means that the effect takes
place at the beginning of each round.
• End: The End tag means that the effect takes
place at the end of each round.
• Action: The source must take the required action
during its turn to use the FIELD EFFECT.
• Players can SCAN the source of a FIELD EFFECT to
learn the specifics of its mechanics.
▪ The players should always be made aware of
the fact that a FIELD EFFECT is present, and
what might be its source(s).
PROPER PLANNING
If the players try to ambush or force a Finale
into combat on their own terms, the Finale
could be caught away from their associated
Field Effects.
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 COMBAT:
THE COMMANDER
Voice booming across the battlefield, Persephone SITREP: Special (see below)
calls to her legion. She shouts of envied martyrs, of
mankind’s destiny among the stars and the crimson RECOMMENDED FORCES
banner to lead it. Alit by zeal, her words ring hollow in PERSEPHONE FINALE/DIRECTOR PYRO (See
your ears, no more than the echoes of a general long Below)
dead. You wonder, in the final moments of calm, if LEGION BREACHER (+Thermal Charge)
she’s ever spoken a word of her own. FORCES ARCHER
GUNNERS
PERSEPHONE SHE/HER SCOURER
LOYAL, BRAVE, AND BLIND. ASSAULT (+Underslung Grenade
Aleksandra “Persephone” Rhudell has long fought Launcher)
under the Armory’s banner, pushing forward among the SPECIAL BARBAROSSA – VETERAN BOMBARD
legions in the Dawnline Shore. There, she faced many ASSETS (+Bunker Buster, Size 3)
who stood against the Armory, and their acts against it SALADIN – AEGIS (+Adaptive
only ever reinforced her steadfast dedication. She Shielding, +Guardian, Size 2)
quickly climbed up the military ladder, her ascent fueled FIELD APOCALYPSE RAIL
by deeds of valor and political maneuvering. There she OPTIONS
found success, recognition, and greater purpose as INCREASE +VETERAN TEMPLATE (Any Legion
rewards for her conviction. CHALLENGE Forces unit)
BOMBARD: +1 Stress/Structure
Though a talented tactician and gifted pilot, Aleksandra ARCHER: +Blinding Shells
hardly exists beyond her Armory pride, her identity built DECREASE SCOURER: +GRUNT Template
so fully on the Armory that to lose it would be to lose CHALLENGE GUNNERS: -1 per group.
herself. Whatever evidence she might see of the
Armory’s crimes, for Aleksandra to admit that the APOCALYPSE RAIL
Armory is not good is to admit that she is not all good, On the BARBAROSSA’S first turn, the APOCALYPSE RAIL
and she is simply unwilling to do so. begins charging. The players are aware of this effect,
GOALS and know that the BARBAROSSA will fire it on round 5.
What the Armory wants, Persephone gets. All she • 1/round, if the Bombard is moved, the
desires is to earn and keep her place, and that means APOCALYPSE RAIL is delayed by one round.
carrying the glory of the crimson banner in the name of
humanity. Her blind fanaticism makes her a valuable Apocalypse Rail Full Action, AGI
tool for the Armory, effective and disposable. The BARBAROSSA fires. All characters in a BLAST
2 Area must make an AGILITY Save or take:
FRAME
Failure: 10/14/18 AP EXPLOSIVE and STUNNED
Persephone’s mech, the FIRM HAND, is a GENGHIS
until the end of their next turn.
MK2-S, an evolution of the GENGHIS model featuring a
Success: Half damage, IMPAIRED, and SLOWED
lightweight Plasma Thrower and a pair of integrated
until the end of their next turn.
Vertical Rocket Boosters.

RUNNING THE COMBAT

COMBATANTS
The LEGION FORCES under PERSEPHONE’S command
consist primarily of SHERMANS modified to fulfill various
roles on the field, from basic mechanized infantry
(GUNNERS), to heavy fire support (ARCHERS), and
specialized anti-armor outfits (SCOURERS). TOKUGAWAS
(BREACHERS) act as the vanguard of her force, while a
special deployment of GILGAMESH frames (ASSAULTS)
apply consistent area damage and control.
At the beginning of combat, PERSEPHONE, 2 GUNNER
groups, and 1-3 LEGION FORCES as appropriate for
squad size are present on the field.
At the beginning of round 2, the BARBAROSSA and
SALADIN appear in addition to other Reinforcements.
During combat, PERSEPHONE will attempt to approach
the players while maintaining a central position among
her forces to best use her reactions.

PERSEPHONE has access to two SPECIAL ASSETS: The The combat can only end after PERSEPHONE has been
BARBAROSSA (VETERAN BOMBARD) and SALADIN defeated, regardless of any other objectives.
(AEGIS). Each can only be deployed once.

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REINFORCEMENTS
At the beginning of each round, 1-3 LEGION FORCES Enemy Deployment/Ingress Zone
appear as reinforcements. No more than 2 of each NPC
class may be on the field at a time.

SITREP
PERSEPHONE, as a Strike Captain, fits best into a
battlefield that can reflect the forces at her disposal.
The sitrep provided here is not required, and acts only
as a recommendation.
Like distant thunder, the legion marches ever closer
with banners high and weapons ready. The air, burnt
by reactors and dripping plasma, promises a painful
death. The last line of defense, you court death to
stand against the burning tide. Let us hope she likes
Player Deployment/Enemy Objective
your charms.
In this sitrep, the players stand in defense of their allies,
and must hold the line against impossible odds. VICTORY CONDITIONS
SCORE • PC Victory: If the players defeat Persephone, the
legion is forced to retreat. The fewer points the
If an enemy NPC starts their turn within the player
players have, the more pyrrhic the victory.
deployment zone, the players lose one point, and the
• Enemy Victory: Persephone defeats the players.
unit is removed from the battlefield.

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 ENEMY MECH
PERSEPHONE Finale Commander Pyro
Director
HP: 10 + 3/pc Armor: 3 AS A FINALE, PERSEPHONE:
Evasion: 8 Speed: 3* • Can take 1 HEAT to clear one condition at the
E-Defense: 8 Save Target: 12* start of its turn and repair a destroyed system
Heat Cap: 16* Sensors: 8 or weapon at the end of its turn.
Structure: 3 Stress: 3 • Deal +1d6 damage on critical hits.
HUL: 1 SYS: -1 • OVERWATCH any number of times per round.
AGI: -1 + ENG: 3 + • If the result of a Structure check would Destroy
it, it is STUNNED instead.
TRAITS
GREATER INSULATED* Pyro* REACTIONS
PERSEPHONE and her adjacent allies are IMMUNE to Voice of Authority
BURN. Reaction, 1/round, Commander
MILITARY DISCIPLINE Commander Choose Wisely
GUARDIAN Bastion Reaction, 1/round
FOMORIAN Trigger: An attack would damage an ally within
PERSEPHONE is Size 2. PERSEPHONE’S sensors.
Effect: The attacker must choose to either allow
ACTIONS PERSEPHONE to SKIRMISH, or cancel the attack.
Plasma Thrower MK. II FINALE ACTIONS
Heavy CQB, 4 (Self), +1/2/3, +1 Accuracy
Ignition
[ 5 or 8][3/4/5 + 3/4/5 ] Action 1
Deal double BURN to targets that already have All of PERSEPHONE’S allies may BOOST and gain
BURN. 4/6/8 OVERSHIELD. While characters have this
This weapon can attack in a CONE 5 or LINE 8. OVERSHIELD, their attacks deal +2 BURN on a hit.
Napalm Bomb MK. II Form Up!
Main Launcher, Arcing, Loading, +2/3/4, Action 2
Pyro* PERSEPHONE and her allies may BOOST and enter a
[ 8] [ 2][4/5/6 + 2/4/6 ] phalanx formation. At the end of this action, she
Explosive Jet and any of her allies adjacent to at least one other
Recharge 5+, Quick, Pyro ally gain RESISTANCE to KINETIC and ENERGY
damage. This effect lasts until a character ceases
Explosive Vent to be adjacent to an ally.
Pyro
Rain Hell
Firebreak Shield Action 3, ENG
Shield, Pyro PERSEPHONE creates 4/5/6 BURST 1 areas within
RANGE 20 that cannot overlap. For each area they
are in, Characters must make an ENGINEERING save
or take 2/4/6 BURN, 1/2/3 HEAT, and become
SHREDDED until regaining HP. On a success, a
character takes half BURN and HEAT. The area of
the bursts become Difficult Terrain and characters
that start their turn inside or enter an area take
2/3/5 BURN.

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COMBAT:
THE KESTREL
“Weak men and fool women here to scold me?”
Helios spoke with a vile, unimpressed confidence. His
machine jittered at the ready, mechanical knuckles
shifting at the hilt of a massive axe bound in chain.
“My women,” he seemed to spit the word from his
mouth as he paused. “They know their place.” His
machine lowering itself with a pneumatic hiss,
weapons ready and his mouth in a sneer. “I’ll gladly
show you yours.”
“HELIOS” HE/HIM
IGNORANCE IS BLISS, AND SO IS DEATH.
Dressed in a flight suit decorated with a handful of
patches, Luca Reyes, callsign Helios, is easy to identify
at a glance as a member of the Albatross. His youthful
vigor, smug attitude, and bold maneuvers all echo the
legends of scrappy pilots with hearts of gold who keep
the Union safe. His identity of derring-do and charming
heroics, however, is a flimsy façade behind which lies
Luca’s true self; A spiteful, sexist cretin who’s deeds
exist only to fuel his desperate vanity and cruel delights.
Once a prodigy, Luca was the best pilot his quiet planet
had ever produced. With arrogant confidence, he left
his home behind and became a Petrel, training among
the galaxy’s best, and for the first time, found himself
surrounded by other cadets who could equal – and
exceed – his skill. Rather than push on, Luca refused
his failures, placing blame on the female mentors and
classmates he trained with. To him, mechanized
platforms are a masculine tool, one which women, or
anyone else insufficiently masculine, are unworthy to
use. Luca maintains that he would have become the
greatest Albatross pilot ever seen had it not been for
those women who conspired against him.
GOALS
Luca, excised from the Albatross, is fueled by a need
to validate his ego. Offering shelter to the desperate,
he surrounds himself by anyone weaker so his work
might have an audience, one unable to question or
critique. In his downtime, he spreads his rancid ideals
among his following, and though some are truly loyal,
most remain only out of fear or desperation. Luca,
deluded by his beliefs, is blind to how little it would take
for them to turn on him.
FRAME
A true Frankenstein of a machine, the HIGH ADONIS is
built from the parts of countless IPS-N machines. From
the strengthened frame of the BLACKBEARD, to the
mobility of the NELSON, the full catalogue of antipiracy
– and pro-piracy – equipment is on display.
SITREP: See Below
RECOMMENDED FORCES
HELIOS FINALE/SINGULAR BERSERKER
FIELD COUNTERMEASURE HUB
OPTIONS
INCREASE +Retribution (Berserker)
CHALLENGE +Nail Gun (Berserker)
DECREASE COUNTERMEASURE HUB: No longer
CHALLENGE provides Cover.
V2 COREWORMS: No worms
applied on successful save.
COUNTERMEASURE HUB
A SIZE 2 object on one edge of the Battlefield, the HUB
is run by a small group of men and women who provide
HELIOS with electronic defenses. While active:
• HELIOS always has SOFT COVER.
• Tech attacks against Helios take +3 DIFFICULTY,
and he gains +3 ACCURACY for SYSTEMS.
• Helios has an E-DEFENSE of 18/20/22.
• The hub may use DRAG DOWN.
The Hub itself has 6 Evasion and 6 E-Defense,
20/25/30 +5/PC HP, and 7/9/9 +1/PC HEAT CAP. If the
building is destroyed, anyone inside is killed. If the
building overheats, they are instead forced to evacuate.
Drag Down
Field, End, Tech, SYS, Barricade*
In a Burst 1 Area anywhere, targets of the HUB’S
choice must make a SYSTEMS Save. On a failure,
targets take 2 HEAT, and then an additional 2/4/6
HEAT if they voluntarily move on their turn.
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE: CONVINCE THE HUB
The players might try to speak to the HUB to try and
convince them to turn against HELIOS, or at least to
abandon him on the battlefield.
A SCAN or successful INVADE on the HUB opens a
channel. While open, the players may take a Quick
Action to speak to those inside by making a check with
a relevant trigger. 1/round, a player may do so as a
Protocol instead. If the players can make 3-5
successful checks, the HUB stops providing benefits to
HELIOS and, at the GMs discretion, may begin to use
DRAG DOWN against him.
RUNNING THE COMBAT
At the beginning of combat, HELIOS is present in the
center of the map, with the players deployed anywhere
within RANGE 8-12 of him. The HUB is on one edge of
the battlefield. The combat ends only when HELIOS is
defeated. The combat ends with his defeat.
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 ENEMY MECH
HELIOS
Finale Ultra Berserker
Singular
HP: 12 + 5/pc Armor: 2/2/3* AS A FINALE ULTRA, HELIOS:
Evasion: 10 Speed: 6/7/8* • Takes 2 turns, or 3 for 5 or more players.
E-Defense: 8 Save Target: 12 • Can take 1 HEAT to clear one condition at the
Heat Cap: 3* +1/pc Sensors: 5 start of its turn and repair a destroyed system
Structure: 4 Stress: 4 or weapon at the end of its turn.
HUL: 3 + SYS: -2 + • Deals +1d6 damage on critical hits.
AGI: 2 ENG: -1 • OVERWATCH any number of times per round.
• If the result of a Structure check would destroy
TRAITS him, he is STUNNED instead.
SYNTHETIC MUSCLE
HELIOS counts as Size 3 for GRAPPLE. Alternative Shielding
GRAPPLER Free, Limitless
Trigger: HELIOS takes damage and is grappling a
HELIOS has +1 ACCURACY on attacks against
character.
GRAPPLED targets, and can still Boost and take
Effect: HELIOS forces a GRAPPLED character to
Reactions while grappling.
absorb some of the blow. The attack deals half
AGGRESSION Berserker damage, Burn, and Heat to both HELIOS and the
TRAMPLE Cataphract Grappled character. Any additional effects are
taken by both characters. The grapple then ends.
AVALANCHE CHARGE
1/round, Quick, Recharge 5+, Berserker* FINALE ACTIONS
ACTIONS V2 Coreworm Infestation
Action 1, AGI, Active
Chained Shredder Axe All hostiles within RANGE 15 and line of sight of
Heavy Melee, +2/3/4, Thrown 5 HELIOS must make an AGILITY save. The target
[ 2][7/9/11 ] receives two V2 COREWORMS, or 1 on a success.
This weapon can make 2 attacks at a time, As long as the Coreworms are attached, a mech
targeting two different characters. If thrown, it takes 3/4/5 AP KINETIC damage at the start of their
returns at the end of Helios’ turn. turns. If the target loses a Structure, they become
On critical hit: Target becomes SHREDDED until the SHREDDED until removing the worms. If they are still
end of their next turn. attached after four rounds, the pilot is reduced to 0
Harpoon Cannon HP.
Main CQB, Berserker As a Quick Action, a player can remove one
COREWORM on themselves or an adjacent ally by
Impale succeeding on a SYSTEMS or ENGINEERING check.
Full, Recharge 6+, 1/round, HUL, Jump-Jets
Cataphract Action 2, Active
Hyperlight Armor HELIOS activates his Jump Jets. For the rest of the
Shield scene whenever he BOOSTS, he gains 2/3/3
Helios doubles his ARMOR against attacks made by OVERSHIELD and may fly, though lands at the end of
GRAPPLED targets. his turn. As a part of this action, he may then
BOOST without triggering reactions.
REACTIONS Subjugation Chains
Ablate Action 3, HUL, Active
Reaction, 1/turn All characters within RANGE 5 must make a HULL
Trigger: HELIOS is damaged by an attack. save or take 8/10/14 KINETIC damage, be pulled
Effect: HELIOS forces some of his equipment to adjacent to HELIOS and automatically become
absorb the blow. He forces the attack to miss and GRAPPLED. On a success, characters take half
destroys one system or weapon. If no equipment damage and are not moved.
can be destroyed, he cannot take this reaction.

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COMBAT:
THE CORP
A figure stands on a four-legged platform, unaware of SITREP: See Below
your presence as he gazes across various screens.
Over comms, a voice speaks up. “Mr. Rembran, there RECOMMENDED FORCES
are-“ The warning is cut off with a hush, “Do not CERES FINALE/DIRECTOR SPITE (see
interrupt. Deal with it. My NHP will assist if you are so REMBRAN below)
inept.” A stiff silence fills the air as the defenses come EMPLOYEES RAINMAKER
alive. “Time to get to work.” VETERAN ASSASSIN
ASSAULT
CERES REMBRAN HE/HIM INTERNS GUNNERS
NARCISISTIC BUSINESSMAN SLASHERS
It takes a singular ego to climb the ranks of Smith- FIELD OPPRESSOR TURRETS
Shimano Corpro, and Ceres Rembran has plenty to OPTIONS
spare. One of the very few SSC board members not INCREASE TURRETS: +1 or +2 Turrets
born to a Constellar World, Ceres claims he worked CHALLENGE EMPLOYEE: +1 as Reinforcement
hard for his station. In truth, he was raised in wealth, EMPLOYEE: +Veteran Template
his rise fueled by cruel exploitation. From his pedestal, DECREASE HYPERACTIVE TARGETING: Remove
Ceres believes himself and his peers to be above the CHALLENGE TURRETS: -5 HP
rest of humanity. To him, there are those who deserve
respect, power, and wealth, and those who do not.
OPPRESSOR TURRETS
Dressed in a pitch-black suit, Ceres believes himself Three turrets sit on the field. REMBRAN has IMMUNITY to
infallible, any shortcomings in his pursuits excused damage, Burn, and Heat until all turrets are destroyed.
through the removal of whoever is close enough to Each turret is an object with 10/15/20 HP. They have 0
blame. Rembran is a stiff figure on the field, aloof and EVASION and E-DEFENSE. The first time a turret would
disconnected from the rabble around him even as they take Heat it becomes EXPOSED.
fight and die at his command. Undeniably intelligent,
Turret Lock Field, Start
his unshakable overconfidence is what allowed him to
rise above the rest, and so too is it what will lay him low. Each turret makes an attack against a character
within RANGE 15, dealing 4/6/8 ENERGY damage
GOALS on a hit. If the target has LOCK ON, deal double
Ceres sees the Deimos Accords as a rule for the damage on a hit, or normal damage on a miss.
masses, not for himself. He openly and eagerly
pursues transhumanism, from genetic modification to RUNNING THE COMBAT
cybernetic enhancement, and spares no expense of The goal of combat is to defeat REMBRAN, a task made
manna nor life to achieve it. Ceres commands loyalty complicated by the protection provided by the
through his power and money, but because dead men OPPRESSOR TURRETS and CRUNCH TIME. Generally,
pay no bills, his subordinates will have little reason to REMBRAN will keep a number of INTERNS nearby to act
seek revenge. as a buffer against hostiles, while his EMPLOYEES deal
PLATFORM the majority of damage. If desperate, however, he will
Rembran stands atop an SSC Mobile Command always put himself first, and will sacrifice EMPLOYEES
Platform, or MCP, a tetrapod mounted stage from as well.
which he orchestrates his work. Though it appears EMPLOYEES, while not tech based, can use the default
unprotected, magnetic generators create an invisible invade to synergize well with IMPRISON.
and impenetrable shield around the platform.
At the beginning of combat, CERES REMBRAN, 3
FORCES TURRETS, and 1-3 EMPLOYEES are present on the field
While the majority of his forces consist of subaltern as appropriate for squad size, as well as 2 groups of
INTERNS, inexpensive and automated workforce units INTERNS. Any employees that are not deployed are kept
(GUNNERS and SLASHERS), he also has a squad of in Reserve.
Constellar Security EMPLOYEES under his command REINFORCEMENTS
consisting of a MONARCH (RAINMAKER), MOURNING EMPLOYEES in reserve can appear as reinforcements at
CLOAK (ASSASSIN), and METALMARK (ASSAULT) all reserves have been deployed. As long as the
combat continues, REMBRAN will summon more
Linked to Rembran’s MCP are a set of OPPRESSOR FODDER on each of his turns, though he may call in a
TURRETS that also serve to boost his shields. full group once at the start of a round if his numbers
become too thin.

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 ENEMY MECH
CERES REMBRAN Finale Spite
Director
HP: 18 +3/pc Armor: 2 AS A FINALE, CERES:
Evasion: 6 Speed: 2 • Can take 1 HEAT to clear one condition at the
E-Defense: 10 Save Target: 13 start of its turn and repair a destroyed system
Heat Cap: 3* +1/pc Sensors: Special or weapon at the end of its turn.
Structure: 2 Stress: 2 • If the result of a Structure check would destroy
HUL: 0 + SYS: 2 + him, he is STUNNED instead.
AGI: -2 ENG: 2
TRAITS REACTIONS
HYPERACTIVE TARGETING Crunch Time
When CERES takes the Full Tech action, he can Reaction, 1/turn
LOCK ON as a free action Trigger: CERES would lose HP.
ENTRENCHED Spite Effect: CERES forces an ally to take the blow. He
gains IMMUNITY to the attack, and an ally adjacent to
CORPORATE DISCIPLINE Commander him is destroyed.
Military Discipline.
OMNIPOTENCE Finish The Job
CERES treats the full battlefield as within Sensors. Reaction, 1/round
TARGET LOCK Trigger: An ally who can hear CERES deals
When CERES applies LOCK ON, he can apply it to 1 damage but does not reduce the target’s structure.
additional target. Effect: CERES allows his ally to attack again,
dealing half damage on a hit.
HAMPER-LOCK
Targets with LOCK ON take +1 DIFFICULTY on saving
throws forced by Ceres. This consumes LOCK ON. FINALE ACTIONS
ACTIONS Set Deadlines
Action 1, SYS Save
Enthrone All targets of CERES’ choice gain LOCK ON, ignoring
System, Quick, Recharge 4+, Shield, Spite Line of Sight. When a character consumes this
Imprison Lock On, the target takes 2 HEAT and becomes
System, Quick Tech, SYS, Spite IMPAIRED until the end of their next turn.

Seize Get to Work!

System, Quick Tech, Recharge 4+ SYS, Action 2
Spite* All of CERES’ allies may BOOST then SKIRMISH
against targets by consuming LOCK ON. When a
Carceri target’s Lock On is consumed, they become
System, Full Tech, 1/scene SYS, Spite* Slowed.
CERES will only use CARCERI after his Turrets have
been destroyed. Pay Your Debts!
Action 3
New Hires All destroyed frames of CERES’ choice on the field
System, Protocol return with 8 HP, are IMPAIRED, and cannot act until
CERES summons 1d3+2 GUNNERS or SLASHERS. the next round. 1d3+2 GUNNERS then appear.

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COMBAT:
THE QUEEN
Ahead of you a figure of swarming steel pulls itself to SITREP: See Below
a stand, manic laughter echoing through the hall.
“You failed,” her voice calls, “Its already done!” RECOMMENDED FORCES
FORGOTTEN FINALE/SINGULAR LURKER
Adrenaline floods your veins. Heart pumping, eyes (see below)
wide, you see her vanish from sight and sensors FINALE ACTIONS (see below)
before a blip reappears behind you. Alarms blare as
alerts flood your screens: Systems Unstable! FIELD PYRE
Weapons Hot! Danger! Danger! Danger! SHROUD ZONES
OPTIONS
INCREASE SCOURING WHIP: Attack twice
[FORGOTTEN] SHE/HER CHALLENGE against 2 different targets.
WHO? PYRE: 1/round create a SHROUD
In the wake of Union’s civil war, one planet, still when a target loses a Structure.
rebuilding and counting its dead, found itself terrorized DECREASE PYRE: Reforms only twice.
as an unseen force struck against its networks of power CHALLENGE SHATTER SYSTEMS: Remove
and communication when they were needed most. The
following years were a deadly game of cat and mouse
littered with inhuman acts of mass violence. Eventually,
PYRE
the game reached its end in an orbital dockyard where A PYRE sits in the middle of the battlefield, a SIZE 2
soldiers surged into a half-built frigate. The ship’s object with a HEAT CAP of 4/5/6 +1/pc and an E-
unstable engines came alive, and a moment later, all DEFENSE of 0. It cannot be damaged. While the Pyre is
souls on board vanished, launched in a nearlight bolt to active:
disappear among the distant stars. • Whenever FORGOTTEN takes HEAT, she gains
Five hundred years later, at the edge of a system light RESISTANCE, and the PYRE takes the amount of
years away, a decrepit wreck was found drifting in the HEAT resisted.
dark. Inside were corpses crushed into paste against • Forgotten is IMMUNE to damage, burn, and heat
the back walls, some picked clean of flesh, surrounded while inside a SHROUD ZONE.
by text gouged deep into the steel throughout the ship. • 1/round when a SHROUD would be destroyed, the
What little could be deciphered spoke of a deal, one Pyre may take 2 HEAT instead.
that sold the authors name, though for what – and to When the Pyre Overheats, all characters must make
whom – remains unknown. an ENGINEERING save or take 2/4/6 BURN, and the Pyre
Tense and rageful, Forgotten is swallowed by an alien becomes Inactive until the end of the next round, where
madness. Raised by a despot until Union erupted in a it reforms at 0 HEAT.
violent civil war, she dedicated herself to ThirdComm’s SHROUD ZONES
destruction for nearly a decade until she was forced to SHROUD ZONES are Burst 1 areas that empower
flee. Consequences, however, followed her, and she FORGOTTEN and weaken her foes. While she cannot
spent 30 subjective years in unstable nearlight travel, create them, the Pyre can.
accompanied only by corpses and a passing stranger.
Now stranded 500 years in the future, her goals remain Shrouds can be targeted by anything that targets E-
the same; kill, topple, and torture. DEFENSE. They have E-DEFENSE 8/11/14 and are
dispersed when hit.
GOALS
An anarchist in the most selfish sense, Forgotten is Create Shroud Field, Start
fueled by a deep sense of resentful individualism, The PYRE creates a SHROUD ZONE beneath any
convinced that if someone cannot survive alone, then character.
they do not deserve to. The primary target of this hate
is ThirdComm, its three pillars repugnant in her eyes. RUNNING THE COMBAT
At the beginning of combat, FORGOTTEN, the PYRE, and
MACHINE a number of SHROUD ZONES equal to half the number of
A paracausal amalgam of hate-bound metal, Forgotten players are on the field. The combat ends when
pilots a machine animated by inky black tendrils that FORGOTTEN is defeated.
lick upward like flame. Flickering like a dying lantern,
she is untethered from reality. What that does to a
human mind is as unknowable as her name.

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 ENEMY MECH
[FORGOTTEN] Finale Ultra Lurker
Singular
HP: 5* +5/pc Armor: 1 AS A FINALE ULTRA, [FORGOTTEN]:
Evasion: 10 Speed: 3 • Takes 2 turns, or 3 for 5 or more players.
E-Defense: 6 Save Target: 12 • Can take 1 HEAT to clear one condition at the
Heat Cap: 3* +1/pc Sensors: 5 start of its turn and repair a destroyed system
Structure: 4 Stress: 4 or weapon at the end of its turn.
HUL: 2 SYS: 0 • Deal +1d6 damage on critical hits.
AGI: 2 + ENG: -1 + • OVERWATCH any number of times per round.
• If the result of a Structure check would Destroy
TRAITS it, it is STUNNED instead.
OMINOUS HOVERING
FORGOTTEN hovers at all times. REACTIONS
SHADOWED SHROUD Lurker* Unmaker
While inside a SHROUD ZONE Reaction, 1/round, SYS
• FORGOTTEN becomes INVISIBLE and gains Trigger: FORGOTTEN is hit by an attack.
RESISTANCE to damage. Effect: The attacker must make a SYSTEMS save.
• Enemies become SHREDDED and IMPAIRED. On a failure, the attack deals half damage, and the
• FORGOTTEN’S movement becomes a teleport as attacker takes 2 Heat and becomes IMMOBILIZED.
long as it began inside a Shroud Zone.
SHATTER SYSTEMS 1/round Swallow Shroud
After a Critical Hit, FORGOTTEN may Quick Tech as Reaction, 1/round, Lurker*
a free action. Trigger: FORGOTTEN would receive a Status or
Condition from a hostile source.
ACTIONS Effect: FORGOTTEN consumes a SHROUD she is
within, ignoring one CONDITION or STATUS and
Annihilation Whip
gaining OVERSHIELD 5/6/7.
Heavy Melee, +1/+2/+3, Lurker*
[ 1][8/10/12 ] FINALE ACTIONS
While FORGOTTEN is within a SHROUD ZONE, this
weapon gains THREAT 3 and +1 ACCURACY.
/CLIP/
Action 1, AGI, Activated
On Hit: The target is pulled adjacent to FORGOTTEN
All targets within line of sight are teleported partially
or as close as possible
into the ground, and must make an AGILITY save.
On Crit: As above, and the target is immediately
Failure: 6/10/14 KINETIC, PRONE, and IMMOBILIZED.
GRAPPLED.
Success: Half damage, IMMOBILIZED.
This weapon can attack INTANGIBLE targets.
Characters must succeed a HULL or AGILITY check
Shadow-Killer Swarm at the end of their turn to escape. Players may
Main Nexus, +2/+4/+6, Smart, Seeking, spend a Quick Action to free an adjacent ally.
Hive*
[ 10][3 ] /JAUNT/
While FORGOTTEN is within a SHROUD ZONE, this Action 2, Activated
weapon deals BURN instead of ENERGY damage. FORGOTTEN teleports anywhere within line of sight
At T2, this weapon can be used twice, or three and gains 10 +3/pc OVERSHIELD. 1/turn When this
times at T3. OVERSHIELD is damaged, the attacker takes 2/3/4
Energy and FORGOTTEN teleports 3 in any direction.
Umbral Shift
System, Quick
/CONSUME/
Impale Systems Action 3, ENG Save, Activated
Quick Tech, +2, Recharge 5+, 1/round, A SHROUD ZONE is created beneath each character,
Hornet* and all characters must make an ENGINEERING save
or take 6/8/12 AP Energy and 2/3/4 HEAT, or half on
a success. For the rest of the scene, players inside
SHROUD ZONES can’t draw line of sight outside
them.

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 COMBAT:
THE CAVALRY
ANGEL BLACK
Equal parts revered and reviled; ANGEL BLACK are a
mercenary squadron known for their brutal efficiency
and cruel willingness to do whatever a contract
demands. Though they know no true allegiance, ANGEL
BLACK maintain their reputation through ensuring the
job gets done, no questions asked, no bullet spared.
BLACKLIGHT SHE/HER
SIOBAHN RHUDELL
Siobahn “BLACKLIGHT” Rhudell is a trained soldier
through and through. Raised in the Armory and eager
to write her name on the battlefield, she quickly enlisted
into the legion. There, after half a decade of black ops
wetwork suppressing rebellion and dissent, she
became bored with the rigid rules of military structure.
Now a deserter, she takes glory of her own, scarring
her name into the mud with beams of boiling plasma.
BLACKLIGHT pilots a SHERMAN with violent ease, a
cigarette seemingly always in hand. As she teleports,
she leaves behind only a flash of light and splash of
blood. The phrase “OUTSHINE ‘EM ALL” is written
messily across her rifle.
BLOODIRON THEY/THEM
UDAN KRAWL
Elongated and weak from a lifetime in microgravity,
Udan “BLOODIRON” Krawl is bound to the interior of their
gravity-lifted mech. For a time, they found solace in the
presence of NHPs, mutually bound to machine bodies,
but this kinship did not last. Covetously jealous of any
intelligence to rival their own, Krawl has since
dedicated their life to the destruction of caskets, and
acts as Angel Black’s resident specialist in the killing of
machine minds.
BLOODIRON all but lives inside a frame reminiscent of
the HYDRA and GOBLIN patterns. Between the shattered
caskets adorning their mech’s torso, and the disfigured
subalterns managed by an NHP trapped in a looping
cascade, BLOODIRON’S cruelty to the nonhuman is
impossible to miss.
HAMMER HE/HIM
IGUSAN “GUS” HUYANG
Gus “HAMMER” Huyang, is a slow, watchful guardian,
and a necessary anchor to his brother’s fast and violent
disposition. Once a well renowned Trunk Security
officer, Gus has more than a decade’s experience
fighting piracy in the vast void. His work came to an
end, however, when his brother appeared at his door,
pursued by Union DOJ/HR CAM team. Without
hesitation, Gus stood at his brother’s side and together
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they killed the hunting squadron one by one. Despite
knowing what his brother did, Gus’s loyalty now lies
only with Mika and the rest of ANGEL BLACK, who have
helped fend off Union ever since.
HAMMER pilots a well-worn TORTUGA, green paint
peeling away to reveal thick steel armor underneath.
On one shoulder, a half-covered Trunk Security logo
belies his former allegiance, while nearly two dozen
decals on the other reveal his long combat record.
SUICIDE HE/HIM
MIKA HUYANG
Once a promising pilot, Mika “SUICIDE” Huyang
flourished under the tutelage provided to him by Union
DOJ/HR, and eventually wound up on the humanitarian
frontline. There, however, his twisted desires would
reveal themselves: while his fellows fought for justice,
Mika fought for thrill. Eventually, swallowed by a lust for
death, he found an ally hilt-deep on his blade, and
wasted no time in turning on the rest. Hunted by the
survivors, Mika sought refuge with his brother, and
together they put an end to the pursuers who had once
called him friend.
SUICIDE pilots a sleek EVEREST. Largely plain, the clean
white exterior is broken only by a blood red X painted
across the Union insignia that once declared his
allegiance. His frame carries a single weapon, a huge
blade with a gentle curve, sharpened to a sheen.
SUNSPOT SHE/HER
SAMANTHA IFRINU
Born to a Constellar World, Samantha “SUNSPOT” Ifrinu
is an elegant woman who speaks in a calming lilt.
Highly educated, her work on nanomachinery began in
the Baronies during the wake of the Sanjak Revolution.
Ifrinu quickly became obsessed with its elegant design
and cruel efficiency. With success came funding, and
with funding came field experiments and clandestine
deployment. With each test she was overjoyed at the
blood-stained results, but as Union’s eyes began to
bear down, her patrons severed ties and ended the
program, leaving Ifrinu alone and adrift. Now her work
continues with ANGEL BLACK, the chance to experiment
being payment enough.
SUNSPOT’S frame appears wholly unique; a thin, veiled
outline barely visible within a roiling machine swarm.
Her SLASHERS appear as clouds of nanomachines,
propagating out from her and any wreckage nearby.
Though reminiscent of the DUSK WING, her frame’s
BALOR heritage is clear, and a scan reveals only one
name: HECATONCHEIRES.
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RECOMMENDED FORCES
BLACKLIGHT OPERATOR (see below)
BLOODIRON PRIEST (see below)
SUNSPOT HORNET (see below)
HAMMER COMMANDER SENTINEL (see below)
SUICIDE RONIN (see below)
OPTIONS
INCREASE ANY UNIT: +Reinforced (Veteran)
CHALLENGE SUICIDE: +Vipers Speed (Veteran)
DECREASE Remove 1-2 squad members.
CHALLENGE
THE BUILD UP
The best way to ensure a finale is as engaging and
exciting as it deserves to be is by letting your players
know their enemy. Whether its through encountering
the aftermath of ANGEL BLACK’S missions, learning
through rumor and reports of their histories, or fighting
their subordinates, your players’ investment in the
outcome of a final combat will raise the tension.
A particularly challenging tool to pull off, but one that is
highly effective at building investment, is creating a
situation where the players come face to face with their
enemy but are unable to stand and fight. Sitreps where
success requires focusing on something other than
ANGEL BLACK, such as a GAUNTLET with ANGEL BLACK
in pursuit, are one way to do this, as even player victory
can feel like a loss, making their final victory even
sweeter.
RUNNING THE COMBAT
At the beginning of combat, all active ANGEL BLACK
members are present on the battlefield. If ANGEL BLACK
is able to begin with the upper hand (such as through
ambushing the players) a group of BLOODIRON’S
GUNNERS may be present as well.
USING FINALE ACTIONS
As detailed under New Rules and NPCs (p. 5), FINALE
ACTIONS are presented in a recommended order, with
earlier actions setting up the battlefield, and later
actions being highly deadly.
While SQUAD FINALES have access to more FINALE
ACTIONS than DIRECTORS or SINGULARS, it’s very
possible, even likely, that some FINALE ACTIONS will
never have the chance to be used! Each FINALE ACTION
is taken by a specific member of the group, and so if an
NPC is destroyed or incapacitated before having the
chance to use theirs, then the players prevent its
activation.
SQUAD TRAITS
These traits are shared among all members of ANGEL
BLACK.
STRENGTH OF NUMBER
The first time a member of ANGEL BLACK would
lose a structure, they instead remain at their current
structure, rolling a single Structure Check die.
They then return to maximum HP, and take any
remaining damage as normal. Once this effect
activates, it cannot trigger again for any other
member.
LEGENDARY Veteran
Members of ANGEL BLACK may roll structure and
overheating checks twice, choosing either result.
VETERANCY Veteran*
Each member of ANGEL BLACK gains +1 ACCURACY
on all checks and saves made with their highest
mech skill (Hull, Agility, Systems, or Engineering).
FINALE ACTIONS
Sieging Steel
Action 1
BLOODIRON deploys a group of GUNNERS anywhere
within sensors.
War Cry
Action 2
HAMMER shouts a command. Each member of
ANGEL BLACK who can hear him may BOOST or
SKIRMISH as a Reaction.
Oppressive Fire
Action 3
BLACKLIGHT makes an attack with the RAPTOR
PLASMA RIFLE against each hostile in range, dealing
half damage (or full damage at T3). Characters hit
by this attack cannot take Reactions until the end
of their next turn.
Summon Swarm
Action 4
SUNSPOT creates a group of SLASHERS within
sensors. She and the SLASHERS may then BOOST.
Supreme Strike
Action 5
SUICIDE moves up to his speed and attacks once
(twice at T3) with the CARBON FIBER SWORD. They
may repeat this action (moving and attacking) as
long as there is a valid target that has not been
attacked with this action yet.
At the end of this action, SUICIDE gains 2/3/3
OVERSHIELD for each target destroyed or structured,
including allies.
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 ENEMY SQUAD
ANGEL BLACK Finale Cavalry
Squad

BLACKLIGHT SUNSPOT
CAVALRY OPERATOR CAVALRY HORNET

Raptor Plasma Rifle Operator Stinger Pistol Hornet

Trace Drive Operator Nanoswarm
CORE, System, Unique
Annihilation Beam Characters take 2/3/4 AP ENERGY damage if they
Full, HUL/AGI Save, 1/scene start their turn adjacent to SUNSPOT.
In a LINE 20, all characters must make HULL saves
or take 8/12/16 Energy + 4 BURN, and must then SSC Total Suite Hornet
make an Overheat check. Characters adjacent to Hornet, Quick
the line must make an AGILITY save or take 5/7/9 Impale Systems
Energy. Characters who succeed on either save Consume-Control 1/turn
take half damage and no other effects. Trigger: A mech within Line of Sight loses a
STEP Operator Structure
Effect: SUNSPOT creates a SLASHER adjacent to
the triggering mech.
BLOODIRON WEAVE Hornet
CAVALRY PRIEST
ADAPT/EVADE/DISENGAGE Hornet*
Dispersal Shield Priest, Quick After ignoring GRAPPLE this way, SUNSPOT and
her attacker each take 1 HEAT.
Dreg Drone Quick
Place 1d3 GUNNERS within Sensors.
Iron Sacrifice Protocol HAMMER
Destroy 1 fodder unit within sensors and grant CAVALRY COMMANDER SENTINEL
4/6/8 OVERSHIELD to an ally within sensors.
Combat Shotgun Sentinel
SSC Total Suite Hornet
Retractable Sword Sentinel
Abjure Priest, Quick
Eye of Midnight Sentinel
INVESTITURE Priest, Quick
HARDENED TARGET Priest Seismic Stomp
Quick, AGI Save, 1/scene
Grounded characters within a Burst 3 area must
make an AGILITY save or be knocked PRONE and
SUICIDE take 4/6/8 Kinetic. On a success, characters
CAVALRY RONIN
become SLOWED and take half damage.
Carbon Fiber Sword Ronin Fearless Defender 1/round, Bastion*
Rebound Ronin Trigger: An allied character within range 3 of
HAMMER is damaged.
Pathetic 1/round Effect: HAMMER can move adjacent to the ally
Trigger: SUICIDE is missed by an attack. and take the damage instead.
Effect: BOOST without triggering reactions, or Commander
SKIRMISH against a target within Threat.
Voice of Authority
BACKSTABBER 1/round GUARDIAN Sentinel
Suicide may reroll an attack made against a REINFORCED Commander
target ENGAGED with one of his allies. FOMORIAN
CHAFF LAUNCHERS Ronin HAMMER is Size 2.

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FODDER NPCS
FODDER are a unique type of NPC which allow GMs to
deploy large numbers of enemies on a battlefield
without slowing combat down. Multiple Fodder can act
on the same turn, and use Group Actions to speed up
play.
FODDER GROUPS
When deployed on the battlefield, Fodder appear in
groups. A group consists of 1+1/PC FODDER which all
share the same features.
TURNS
When one Fodder takes its turn, up to 1/pc additional
Fodder of the same type may take theirs as well. On
their turn, each may move up to their speed, and one
may take a group action while the rest take part.
GROUP ATTACKS
When a FODDER makes a group attack, the action gains
bonuses based on how many Fodder are taking part in
the attack. FODDER can only take part in an attack if the
target is within their range.
• Group attacks gain an additional +1 to hit for
each FODDER taking part in the attack.
• Damage dealt by FODDER weapons is multiplied
by the number of FODDER taking part in the attack.
▪ Bonus damage is not multiplied.
• ARMOR is doubled when reducing damage dealt
by group attacks.
• ACCURACY and DIFFICULTY are taken from the
FODDER with the most ACCURACY, and the
FODDER with the most DIFFICULTY, and applied to
the attack as normal.
• If an action applies an effect requiring a specific
source (such as KNOCKBACK), the GM may
choose which FODDER the effect originates from.
• If a group action triggers a reaction or similar
effect that would apply to a single attacker, the
triggered character may choose which FODDER is
considered the source of the effect.
ACTIONS
Instead of normal NPC actions, FODDER have a short
list of special Group Actions. All Fodder that share a
turn take part in the same group action. If an NPC ability
would allow the FODDER to take an action (such as
SKIRMISH), up to 1+1/PC FODDER may take part in the
equivalent GROUP ACTION instead (GROUP SKIRMISH).
GROUP ACTIONS
• GROUP SKIRMISH: A Fodder makes an attack with
any bonuses provided by its group.
GROUP BOOST: All Fodder acting on this turn may
•
move up to half their speed.
GROUP REACTIONS
• GROUP OVERWATCH: If a target’s movement would
trigger OVERWATCH from multiple FODDER, all
FODDER for which OVERWATCH would be triggered
may GROUP SKIRMISH (1/round).
DAMAGE AND HEAT
While largely identical to other NPCs, FODDER have a
handful of mechanics to make them simple to run and
engaging to fight.
• Damage: When hit by an attack, or when FODDER
fail on a save, the damage gains ignores armor.
• Heat: When a FODDER takes any HEAT, it
automatically becomes EXPOSED. Any future HEAT
becomes AP ENERGY.
▪ A FODDER with EXPOSED explodes when
destroyed, dealing 1d3 EXPLOSIVE in a BURST
1 area, or half on a successful AGILITY save.
• Group Saves: To save time, you may choose to
roll only a single save for a group of FODDER.
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 GUNNER
Ranged Striker Fodder
SLASHERMelee Striker Fodder
Gunners make up the bulk of many Armed with heated daggers and
ground forces. They may be weak light exoskeletons, Slashers
individually, but a full group is harass targets with their
as dangerous as any full frame. mobility and numbers.
STATISTICS STATISTICS
MECH SKILLS MECH SKILLS
Agi: +2/3/4 H/S/E: 0 Hull: +2/3/4 A/S/E: 0

CORE STATS CORE STATS

HP: 1 Armor: 1/2/2 HP: 1 Armor: 2/3/4
Evasion: 8/10/12 E-Defense: 8/10/12 Evasion: 6/8/10 E-Defense: 6/8/10
Speed: 4 Size: 1/2 Speed: 6 Size: 1/2
Heat Cap: 1 Save Target: 8/10/12 Heat Cap: 1 Save Target: 8/10/12
Sensors: 10 Sensors: 5
TACTICS TACTICS
GUNNERS are most comfortable at range, firing from SLASHERS swarm their enemies with overwhelming
cover while remaining near each other. numbers, threatening to surround their targets.

BASE SYSTEMS BASE SYSTEMS

FLIMSY SHIELDING FLIMSY SHIELDING
When this unit is hit by an attack or fails a save, the When this unit is hit by an attack or fails a save, the
damage ignores ARMOR. damage ignores ARMOR.
FORMATION FIRE SWARM
When making a GROUP ATTACK, if at least half the When making a GROUP ATTACK, If the attacking
GUNNERS are adjacent to another GUNNER, the SLASHERS combined Size is equal or larger than
attack gains +1 ACCURACY. their target’s, they gain +1 ACCURACY
TANDEM TARGETING HAGGARING BLOWS
When making a GROUP ATTACK, the attack deals When a SLASHER critically hits with while benefitting
+2/3/4 bonus damage. from SWARM, the target becomes SHREDDED until
the end of its next turn.
Rifle
Main Rifle Blade
[ 10][1/2/3 ] Main Melee, Reliable 1/1/2
The damage dealt by this weapon is multiplied by [ 1][2/3/4 ]
the number of FODDER taking part in the attack. The damage dealt by this weapon is multiplied by
the number of FODDER taking part in the attack.

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