CLASSIC ADVENTURE

ON THE WILD FRONTIER

Enter a world of post-apocalyptic weird fiction

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1. reader!
Hello,
Here’s a quick rundown of what this book is and why it is the way it is. The place-
holder art is non-attribution required and royalty-free, but with that it does not
INTRO 3rd Level Blueprints ...........38
represent what this book is in a great way. Please keep this in mind. The final book will 4th Level Blueprints............39
What is this? ......................... 8
not look like this, I hope.
With that out of the way, this book represents what should become a role-playing What to expect?.................... 8 1st Level Recipes .................40
game set in an apocalyptic far future with a dash of the wild and weird west, science
fiction and fantasy (technically sans magic). It is built with an old-school renaissance Terminology ......................... 9 2nd Level Recipes................40
framework in mind.
THE GAME 3rd Level Recipes ................40
Also, recently it has come to my attention that the D&D setting of Spelljammer has a
region called wildspace (or it’s a broad term, I’m not sure). This book’s name has noth- Statistics...............................10 1st Level Powers..................41
ing to do with that and does not denote the same or similar thing, apart from both
relating to space, obviously. As far as I could find, the word itself is not copyrighted. 2nd Level Powers ................41
CHARACTER CREATION
Some pages are currently blank, most likely waiting for content to be formatted prop-
erly, copied over or due to layout issues. The ‘Chapter Title’ that’s supposed to be on the CLASSES EQUIPMENT
bottom of every page is currently not working because Affinity Publisher crashes
Inventory .............................42
whenever I try to add more than a few sections :(. Additionally there are no book- Ace................................... 14
marks yet until I get a new version of Publisher which supports automatically adding
Weapons ..............................42
them. Until then, use the Table of Contents as it hyperlinks to every chapter. At least it Tech’ead.......................... 16
should, there were bugs with it numerating the wrong pages for some reason.
IMPLANTS
Solitaire........................... 18

Chaplain.......................... 20
POISONS
Contact me on:
Aural ............................... 22 ANIMALS &VEHICLES
Twitter: @Spookonaut
Animals................................53
Instagram: @Spookonaut Hustler ............................ 24
Itch: thechaya.itch.io Vehicles ................................54
Troubleshooter............... 26
Discord: Chaya#4708
Crafts....................................54
ADVANCEMENT
Animal Equipment ..............54
All images are royalty free and non-attribution required. TECH, TONICS & POWERS
Artists: @Pexels: Alex Andrews, Miriam Espacio, Adrien Olichon, Edvin Richardson; Dogs .....................................55
@Pixabay: Unknown Artist; @Rawpixel: Public Domain Drawings; @Flickr: British Tech Blueprints List ............34
Library’s Collections Beasts of Burden .................55
Tonic Recipes List................35
Typefaces: Goudy Old Style by Frederic W. Goudy, Droid Serif and Droid Sans by Steve
Matteson
ADVENTURE
Aural Powers List ................36
Health & Grunge..................56
1st Level Blueprints ............37
Combat.................................56
2nd Level Blueprints ...........37

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 Derelicts...............................59 BEAST BUILDER
Landing Zones .....................61 Traits ....................................97

TRAVEL ALTERNATE RULES

Pursuit .................................63 SETTING
Space Travel ........................64 What is this? ......................103

SPACE COMBAT The galaxy .........................103

Salvaging Ships....................72 Regions of space ................103

Pursuit & Retreat .................72 Major Factions...................104

HIRELINGS Locales ...............................107

Stiffs .....................................74 Other species .....................107

Enforcers .............................75 Glossary of galactic terms.109

Specialists ............................76 GAME MASTER MODULE

SHIP BUILDING Designing a Derelict ..........111

Structures ............................84 SYSTEM CREATION

SETTLEMENT BUILDING SECTOR CREATION
Station Settlement ...............86 SETTLEMENT CREATION
BULK TRADE MISSION CREATION
Trading ................................90 Major Factions...................130
Bulk Crafting .......................91
FACTION PLAY
FRIENDS & FOES Minor Factions ..................132
Statistics...............................94
TABLE INDEX
Additional Information.......95

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 INTRO
WHAT IS THIS?
Wildspace is a role-playing game in
which players explore the galaxy,
investigate ancient secrets, outwit
enemies and get rich doing so.
This book holds all the rules to make
that happen, as well as tools to facilitate
creating an expansive, living and grow-
ing world filled with interesting people,
cunning factions, deadly monsters,
roaring spaceships and amazing tech.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
You will play characters who must
forever seek what is out there. Who are
not willing to sit complacent and let life
happen. They embark on glorious
adventure across the vastness of space.
The dark void holds many secrets and
riches, guarded by a mysterious and
unrelenting blight called The Wild. Still,
you will march on towards the black,
the mere prospect of death in space will
not hold you back.
Create Characters
Choose among a number of classes with
unique skills and abilities. Pick out
equipment, weapons and armor.
Acquire powerful implants, research
diverse powers, concoct mighty tonics
and construct amazing tech gadgets. Or,
create your own class using a helpful
tutorial.
Build a Ship
Build up a ship with your crewmates,
upgrade it over time, and make it truly
your own with special traits and a
8 9
robust ship creation tool.
Lead Your Crew
Hire crewmembers and mercenaries to
pull off impossible missions and strike
back against blackhearts.
Face Dangers
The galaxy is a dangerous place and
only the best and brightest (and lucki-
est) can survive its many challenges.
Explore Planets
Countless varied planets dot the stellar
landscape. Each is home to unique
animals and diverse features. Come up
with your own or quickly create both
star systems and the planets within
them using this book.
Delve Into Derelicts
Whether floating in space, within
hollow moons or strewn across planet-
ary surfaces, derelicts are remnants of a
humanity aeons gone. Their bowels
hold treasures long forgotten, defenses
indiscriminate and hazards in wait.
Meet Friends & Foes
Apart from humans and their factions,
the galaxy is home to alien life forms of
many kinds.
Manage a Settlement
Construct or take over settlements on
planets, moons and in space stations.
Make your home away from home.
TERMINOLOGY
The Dice
This game uses six-sided dice in a vari-
ety of ways. You will generally need at
least three such dice to play the game,
but having more won’t hurt. We call
this die the d6.
Roll Nomenclature
◆ 3d6: Roll 3 dice and try to meet or
exceed or go lower than some
number.
◆ Xd6: Roll X number of dice. You
might be required to add them up
or take note of how many times
certain numbers appear.
◆ Xd6+Y: Roll X dice, add Y to the
total.
◆ X-in-6: Roll 1 die, roll on or under
X.
◆ Low: Roll 3 dice, record lowest.
◆ Medium or Mid: Roll 3 dice,
record middle.
◆ High: Roll 3 dice, record highest.
◆ Messy L: Roll 3 dice, record lowest
two.
◆ Messy H: Roll 3 dice, record
highest two.
◆ Messy A: Roll 3 dice, record all
three.
◆ 2d6 Table: Roll 2 dice separately.
One marks a row, the other a
column of a table.
◆ d66: Roll two different color dice.
One is the first number, the other
the second. Used in tables.
The Game
Game Master
The Game Master or GM is one of the
players in charge of running the game
behind the scenes, playing all non-
player characters, designing challenges
and refereeing rules.
Players
Everyone at the table, but primarily
those who create and play characters
are referred as this. The GM, despite
being a player too, is considered separ-
ately in the rules.
Adventures
What the players engage with during
sessions of play. Everything from
exploring deep jungles to bartering on
the market and spying on enemy meet-
ings.
 THE GAME
STATISTICS
Ability Scores
At their most elementary level, player
characters are defined by five ability
scores which determine their strengths
and weaknesses. These range from 3 to
18 and each number has a correspond-
ing modifier and confers additional
bonuses.
Bravado (BRV), how they act under
pressure, their courage. High Bravado
characters are cool, courageous and
find comfort in living life to the fullest.
Low Bravado characters are meek and
prefer to keep safe.
Know (KNO), measures your
Ability Scores
smarts and knowledge. High
Know characters have a great Value
capacity for absorbing new
3 -3
information and utilizing old.
4-5
Low Know characters lack
6-8
taught knowledge, and prefer
other ways of getting to a solu- 9-12
tion.
13-15
Spirit (SPR), is all about your 16-17
inner psychology and how 18
you see others. High Spirit
characters can manipulate others and
handle their personal demons. Low
Spirit characters are prone to outbursts,
have difficulty in understanding them-
selves and fail to notice the emotions of
others.
Show (SHO), tells us about your physic-
ality and how you present yourself.
High Show characters are extravagant,
noticeable, and they command atten-
tion. Low Show characters are shy and
prefer to stay out of the spotlight.
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Health (HLT), determines how healthy
and sturdy you are. High Health charac-
ters can endure much, resist disease
and take more punishment. Low Health
characters quickly go down, are sickly
and have trouble keeping up.
Class & Level
Classes are archetypes which define
abilities and provide characters with
unique features. Characters increase in
might by acquiring experience and
leveling up their class. Most characters
start at level one and can get as high as
level nine.
Experience Points (XP)
In order to level up, charac-
ters need to acquire experi-
Modifier ence points through adven-
ture. These are gained in a
variety of ways, but mostly by
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taking risks and exploring the
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unknown. Classes list the
0 amount needed to reach each
level. Once a character gains
+1
enough, they gain all benefits
+2
of their new level.
+3
Grunge & Hit Points
Characters have two pools of points
which protect them from death. Hit
points (HP) are equal to your Health
score and measure direct bodily harm.
HP is restored with first aid, care, rest
and medical attention. Grunge points
(GP) are more akin to weariness and
dirtiness, and give you a buffer between
getting in trouble and getting hurt. GP is
restored through certain activities, such
as having fun, enjoying luxury, resting
in safety, etc.
Both are marked as having a maximum
number of points and the current
amount, which changes as characters
get hurt or heal, but cannot exceed the
maximum.
Your maximum HP will not rise from its
initial score, but GP will with each level.
There is no penalty for having 0 current
GP. Non-player characters, creatures
and the rest only have HP.
Ability Check
For everything not covered by specific
rules and is a roll-worthy risky action
performed by your character, you make
an ability check by rolling 3d6 and
comparing it to a relevant Ability score.
If you get on or under your score, it is a
success.
Attack & Defense
Your class and level determine your
chances of hitting in combat with an
Attack Bonus score. You may also gain a
bonus from your ability scores or a
particular combat situation.
A character’s Defense score is determ-
ined by the armor they wear. Anyone
attempting to attack them must over-
come their Defense.
Skill Check
There are four special skills which are
influenced by your ability modifiers
and rolled using X-in-6. These skills are
very broad but also applicable only to a
niche of situations, which would put
any character to the test and also
present them with a clear risk. All skills
begin at a 1-in-6 and are increased
through class bonuses and ability modi-
fiers.
◆ Traverse Dangerous Surfaces
(BRV): Sheer cliffs, spiky walls,
exposed wiring, taut cables, etc.
◆ Use/Disable Tech (KNO): Under-
stand, activate, deactivate, jury rig
and disable tech, etc.
◆ Hear/Find (SPR): Locate hidden,
hear faint sounds, etc.
◆ Force Move (SHO): Unjam doors,
dislodge debris, move heavy
objects, etc.
Resistances
When something awful would happen
to you, we roll a resistance check using
3d6 to prevent or diminish it. Your
resistance scores are determined by
your class and level. The roll result
must meet or be lower than your resist-
ance, much like an ability check.
◆ Death (Dth): When avoiding
instant-kill events.
◆ Turret (Trt): When targeted by
turrets or similar machines.
◆ Mobility (Mob): When attacks try
to restrict movement, immobilize,
freeze, etc.
◆ Plasma (Pla): When in danger of
plasma jets, high-pressure flames,
toxic sprays, etc.
◆ Otherly (Oth): When facing invis-
ible forces, mind-altering attacks,
the unfathomable, etc.
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 CHARACTER CREATION ↓1st die / 2nd die → 1-2
Languages
3-4 5-6
1-2 Lizardine Cavi Fringe
3-4 Wee Roach Computer
Here are the steps for creating a Wild- 7. Record Languages 5-6 Crystalline Ashen Secrets Tongue
space character. Use a character sheet
All classes speak a common language,
to record everything.
but some know a few more. Write down
which or roll on the list. Specializations
1. Roll Ability Scores
Title Description
Roll 2d6+4 for each of your abilities. It is 8. Purchase Equipment Captain Can grunge up Medium to give everyone +1 for a day, while on ship
up to you and the GM if they will be Navigator Travel time for space encounter rolls is reduced
You start with 3d6 x 10 Juice worth of
rolled in order or distributed per desire. Pilot +1 when piloting a ship or fighter
equipment. You may keep any remain-
Mechanic +1d6 repaired when doing emergency repairs
2. Choose a Class ing Juice if you have a container for it.
Doctor Heal High with first and +1 per day to one person
Select one of the classes from the follow- Some classes have weapon or armor Gunner +2 damage when using the ship’s guns
ing section. They determine your restrictions. Mate Once per trip heal 3d6 grunge, distributed as you wish among the crew
special abilities, attack bonuses, Enforcer +1 to attacks when fighting on the ship
languages, and resistance scores.
9. Record Defense and Move Chef Player characters need a quarter of food on ships with kitchens
Your armor, or lack thereof, determines Motivator XP gains on training are +10%
3. Record your Ability your defense score and character move. Listener *Better chance of determining space encounter distance*
Modifiers & Attack Bonus Check the armor table or write down Historian Can add anything to a sector, once per sector
Each ability score has a modifier used Defense 10 and Move 6 if you are not Armorer +1 damage against boarders, for all player characters
in certain dice rolls. Determine yours wearing any armor. Botanist Even a small greenery saves atmos
from the modifiers table in Basics and Maintainer You heal 3 grunge instead of 1 to the ship during scrubbing
note any special notes for your score
10. Specialization (Optional)
(page right). Pick a Specialization from the list
applicable to your character, if any. Bravado Modifiers Know Modifiers
Everyone’s starting attack bonus is +0, BRV Ranged hit Initiative KNO Languages Tech Items
These represent some sort of past
modified by Show, for melee attacks, 3 -3 -3 3 Common None
experience or talent. Each grants a
and Bravado, for ranged attacks. 4-5 -2 -2 4-5 Common None
bonus to an action or a special ability.
Record it on your sheet. 6-8 -1 -1 6-8 Common 1
4. Record Resistance Scores 9-12 None None 9-12 Common 2
Your class provides you with resistance 11. Details 13-15 +1 +1 13-15 +1 3
scores for each level. Write them down. 16-17 +2 +2 16-17 +2 4
Name your character, give them some
18 +3 +3 18 +3 5
5. Special Abilities motivation, and a bit of story.

Some classes need to record what and Now, they are ready for everything.
how much they have. The Tech’ead has Spirit Modifiers Show Modifiers
their blueprints, Chaplains know tonic SPR NPC Reaction Loyalty SHO Melee hit/dmg H Items
recipes, and Aural’s have a research 3 -3 4 3 -3 None
point limit. 4-5 -2 5 4-5 -2 None
6-8 -1 6 6-8 -1 1
6. Record HP, Roll GP 9-12 None 7 9-12 None 1
Your health points are equal to your 13-15 +1 8 13-15 +1 1
Health. Record your starting grunge 16-17 +2 9 16-17 +2 2
points by rolling 2d6. 18 +3 10 18 +3 3

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 CLASSES Ace Class
Resistances
Ready & Willing
ACE
Level XP Attack Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
Starting at 2nd level, Aces may spend
1 0 +0 11 9 11 10 8
grunge when Traversing Dangerous
Surfaces and roll against grunge spent. 2 1000 +0 11 9 11 10 8
3 2000 +1 11 9 11 10 8
Evasion 4 4000 +1 12 10 12 11 9
Aces may move their full move when 5 8000 +1 12 10 12 11 9
withdrawing.
6 14000 +2 12 10 12 11 9
Pl

Fighter pilot 7 20000 +2 13 11 13 12 10

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Starting at 4 level, Aces can fly fighters. 8 28000 +2 13 11 13 12 10
9 36000 +3 13 11 13 12 10
Catfall
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Critical Hits
Aces roll an additional d6 when they
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score a critical equal to their attack

bonus. Additionally, their chance of a
critical hit is improved by 1.

Grunge: High
Armor: Light, Medium
Tool: Simple, Advanced
An Ace laughs in the face of danger and
takes the proverbial plunge. They don’t
seem to show fear or are very good at
hiding it. Life is cheap and grim these
days and they’re not keen on waiting to
see if tomorrow will be any better.

Roll with it
Gain extra Move equal to 1 + Attack
bonus. Only applicable during combat.

Vehicular sacrifice
Can take damage instead of a vehicle
they are in.

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 TECH’EAD amount of Tech Scrap, but can be used a
number of times equal to half the
Tech’ead’s level and may be recharged. Tech’ead Class
It can also only be used by Tech’eads.
Resistances
It takes 3 hours per level of blueprint to Level XP Attack Blueprint Language Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
craft single-use Tech, and 3 days per
1 0 +0 Level 1 9 11 8 10 7
level to craft multi-use Tech.
2 1000 +0 9 11 8 10 7
A workshop environment is required
Pl

3 2000 +0 Level 2 9 11 8 10 7
for crafting and recharging.
4 4000 +1 New 10 12 9 11 8
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Languages 5 8000 +1 Level 3 10 12 9 11 8

Tech’eads start with Computer and 6 14000 +1 New 10 12 9 11 8
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learn new languages as they level up. 7 20000 +2 Level 4 11 13 10 12 9

Research Station 8 28000 +2 New 11 13 10 12 9

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Starting at 7th level, Tech’eads can 9 36000 +2 Level 5 11 13 10 12 9

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attract fellow technicians to a research

station, granted they have one.
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Grunge: Medium
Armor: Any
Tool: Any
A Tech’ead has spent their days picking
apart machine guts and trying to figure
out how they work. They get truly
intimate with lost technology and love
to experiment with it, with varying
results.

Tech use
Tech’eads can use Tech and create Tech
from Tech Scrap. They start with 3
known blueprints and must acquire
more on their own, though they are
limited by their level of understanding.
Constructing single-use Tech requires
Tech Scrap equal to its level. It can be
used by anyone and will break down
afterwards.
Multi-use Tech requires triple the

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 SOLITAIRE Tech Averse
Solitaires may not use Tech.
Solitaire Class
Ambusher Resistances
If Solitaire’s surprise someone they gain Level XP Attack Tracking Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
a +4 to their attack and deal double 1 0 +0 1-in-6 10 8 11 9 10
damage.
2 1000 +0 10 8 11 9 10
Animal Tamer 3 2000 +0 10 8 11 9 10
Pl

Solitaire’s add their attack bonus to 4 4000 +1 2-in-6 11 9 12 10 11

animal reaction rolls.
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5 8000 +1 11 9 12 10 11
6 14000 +1 11 9 12 10 11
Know Selfish/Communal
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7 20000 +2 3-in-6 12 10 13 11 12
Starting at 3rd level, a Solitaire can find
8 28000 +2 12 10 13 11 12
out if someone is selfish or communal
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by spending time with them. 9 36000 +2 12 10 13 11 12

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Beast Master
Solitaires can tame and ride beasts
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starting at 5th level. The animal must be

of ridable size.

Grunge: Medium Companion

Armor: Light, Medium Solitaires cannot hire or have compan-
ions, but they may tame a small animal
Tool: Simple
as such.
Not everyone fits in, you least of all,
having spent your days on the edges of
society. Each Solitaire is unique,
whether they hail from a lonesome
homestead, a forgotten tribe, or the
deadly frontier. You have a particular
understanding of human nature, and
your soul-searching lifestyle has left
you with a unique outlook.

Tracker
Solitaires can track in any terrain. The
chance to do so increases as they level
and they apply a Knowledge modifier.

Languages
A Solitaire starts with two additional
languages.

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 CHAPLAIN be given food and lodging.

Congregation Chaplain Class

Starting at 6th level, a Chaplain may Resistances
gather the faithful into a flock
Level XP Attack Recipe Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
surrounding a location of worth.
1 0 +0 Level 1 9 9 8 10 12
Firster Aid 2 1000 +0 9 9 8 10 12
Chaplains heal high HP when perform- 3 2000 +1 9 9 8 10 12
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ing first aid.

4 4000 +1 Level 2 10 10 9 11 13
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Tonic Maker 5 8000 +1 10 10 9 11 13

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Chaplains can make various tonics 6 14000 +2 10 10 9 11 13

from ingredients, if they have the 7 20000 +2 Level 3 11 11 10 12 14
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proper recipes. The level of recipe they 8 28000 +2 11 11 10 12 14

can make depends on their level.
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9 36000 +3 11 11 10 12 14
The number of ingredients required for
a single dose is equal to the level of the
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tonic. Ingredients can be bought, found

and foraged. Chaplains also add their
Know modifier to forage attempts when
looking for ingredients.
Grunge: Medium A cook’s kit or kitchen is required to
Armor: Any make tonics and production takes a full
Tool: Simple, Advanced day of work per recipe level.

In these constant troubling times there

are always those who turn to religion
and those who in turn provide them
with it. Chaplains speak the only truth
they know and strike back at the dark-
ness of human indecency and galactic
indifference with furious anger.

Vow
Chaplains take a vow not to use a
certain type of weapon. Pick one of the
following categories: Guns, melee,
lethal.

Hospitality
Chaplains are always welcome in
churches and similar locations. They
and their immediate companions might

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 AURAL Untainted
Aurals start with one manifestation and
do not receive taints. However, they Aural Class
may not acquire Tech implants. Resistances
Level XP Attack RP Limit Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
Sanctuary
1 0 +0 3 11 8 9 9 12
Starting at 6th level, an Aural may
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2 1000 +0 5 11 8 9 9 10
construct a sanctuary for similar folk.
3 2000 +0 8 11 8 9 9 10
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Powers 4 4000 +1 10 12 9 10 10 11
Aurals gain access to special powers by
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5 8000 +1 13 12 9 10 10 11
researching the Wild. Research Points 6 14000 +1 15 12 9 10 10 11
(RP) are gained when they gather
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7 20000 +2 18 13 10 11 11 12
samples, and dead or living specimens.
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A sample of the Wild provides RP equal

9 36000 +2 25 13 10 11 11 12
to its HD.
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A dead specimen provides RP equal to

Grunge: Low
Armor: Light
Tool: Advanced, Fine
Some would considers Aurals to be
cursed, and some blessed. From a
young age they begin to hear voices
unknown, some eventually going mad,
others pushing past those trying years.
Those who overcome it can adapt and
live almost ordinary lives.
its HD x 2.
A living specimen provides RP equal to
its HD x 3.
Specimens must be examined in a
laboratory to acquire RP. You may only
acquire RP from a species once. Each
research takes as many days as RP it
provides.
Using a power costs RP equal its level.
Aurals start the game with 3 RP and
cannot hold more RP than indicated.

Wildfeel
Starting at 2nd level, an Aural is acutely
aware of the Wild in their vicinity.

Echolocation
An Aural’s Hear/Find starts at 3-in-6.

Lie Detector
Starting at 4th level, an Aural may Hear/
Find to determine if someone is lying.

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 HUSTLER Back Attack
Damage done from behind is increased.

Den
Starting at 6th level, Hustlers may create
a den which attracts the seedy element.
Pl

Exploits
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During combat, a Hustler can turn 6s
from their damage roll, which do not
cause damage, into exploits.
eh rt

An exploit is a minor maneuver against

your opponent, on the environment, or
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for nearby allies. The effects, efficacy

and plausability are up to the GM.
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Grunge: Low
Armor: Light
Tool: Simple, Fine
They know exactly what makes others
tick and they use this knowledge to get
what they want. It doesn’t matter if it is
intriguing looks or sweet words, it
works. Money, fame, pleasure, luxury,
take your pick.

Counterfeit Personality
With the right tools Hustlers can
quickly muster up a passable disguise
that will trick anyone not paying close
attention.

In Every Port
You have a 3-in-6 chance of knowing at
least one person in any decent settle-
ment. Though, on a roll of 1 you are on
bad terms.

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 TROUBLESHOOTER bonus to Shoot.

Fair Fighting Troubleshooter Class

Troubleshooters may not coup de grace Resistances
or attack the unarmed.
Level XP Attack Reflexes Dth Trt Mbl Pls Oth
Hospitality 1 0 +0 Extra Attack 10 11 9 8 8
A troubleshooter is usually welcome at 2 1000 +0 10 11 9 8 8
any lawman’s. They may also be given Extra Attack &
3 2000 +1 10 11 9 8 8
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supplies, food, and lodging. Extra Move

4 4000 +1 11 12 10 9 9
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Way of the Gun 5 8000 +1 Two Extra 11 12 10 9 9

Attacks
Troubleshooters may only use guns and
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6 14000 +2 11 12 10 9 9
knives.
Two Extra
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7 20000 +2 Attacks & Two 12 13 11 10 10

Extra Moves
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Grunge: High
Armor: Any
Tool: Simple
When the galaxy is tough, you try to be
tougher. In this unforgiving galaxy
someone must bring balance and order.
You only trust two things in life: your-
self and the gun.

Woah, lucky...
Troubleshooters may sacrifice one item
per combat (as per shield rules) in addi-
tion to a shield.

Reflexes
Troubleshooters may forego their next
attack to do more this turn.

Duel Wager
Troubleshooters may increase their
chances of dying in a duel for an equal

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 ADVANCEMENT
Experience
Determining what triggers experience
gain for characters will impact player
expectations and the very nature of the
game. It tells us what the game expects
player characters to engage with and
what it values. The default assumption
in Wildspace is for experience to be
gained by travel, exploration and
coming into contact with varied indi-
viduals. A table of players may change
the way experience is gained or adjust
the parameters to better suit their
needs.
The game assumes normal amounts of
experience are gained in the Border-
lands, space between the relative safe
Home and the certainly dangerous
Beyond. While in Home, players gain ½
the normal experience, and while in the
Beyond they gain 1½ more.
Discoveries
Each player receives the full experience
when making discoveries.
◆ Surveying an Unknown System:
100 XP
◆ Surveying a Phenomena: 50 XP
◆ First Visit to a Settled World: 20
XP
◆ Surveying a Derelict: 100 XP
Obstacles
Each character involved receives an
equal portion of the experience after
overcoming an obstacle.
◆ Foes grant XP dependant on
their difficulty.
◆ Space combat grants XP to the
entire crew based on enemy ships.
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3d6 Manifestation
Manifestations
Description
3 Passive Defensive You gain +1 do Defense
4 Sticky Ends You can climb any surface
5 Tough Skin Roll against spirit to gain +1 Defense for an hour
Training 6 Heightened You are always quick in combat. Quicker than Quick
Each player character who spends a 7 Othervision Can see in limited/no/impossible visibility conditions
whole week training receives 100 XP. 8 Rejuvenation You heal Low/Mid/High health each day
This time needn’t be continuous. The 9 Enhanced Increase an ability by 1
character may not do anything else of 10 Unnatural Healing Roll against Spirit to heal others for Low/Mid/High/Messy L
note during this time. 11 Unnatural Cleaning Roll against Spirit to clean others for Low/Mid/High/Messy L
12 Tougher Add an additional Mid Grunge
Leveling Up 13 Punch-Up Unarmed, deal Low/Mid/High damage
Once a character gains the amount of 14
XP required for the next level they level 15 Drain Roll against Spirit to stun 1d/3d/6d HD of creatures for a round
up the next time they have a few days of 16 Tendrils Gain natural weapons that deal High/Messy damage
rest. During this time they may 17 Symbiosis No longer need food or water to survive
continue gaining experience. Your 18 New You Your physical appearance changes completely
current XP does not reset.
Taints
2d6 Taint Description
2 Paranoia You do not trust others anymore
3 Worst Luck Anything bad will happen to you first
4 Uncouth Lower Grunge by High
5 Open Wounds You do not benefit from First Aid
6 Strange Eyes Your eyes grow weird
7 Stigmata You gain visible body markings
8 Weariness You look older than you should
9 Attractor The Wild knows you’re here
10 Debility Lower an ability by 4
11 Insomnia Rest doesn’t recover Grunge
12 The Call On death you will turn Wild
Wild Thing manifestations, you undergo change
and gain both a beneficial manifesta-
Those who come into contact with the
tion and detrimental taint. This is
Wild are bound to be irrevocably
unavoidable and resets your wild
changed. Accumulation of wild points
points.
will trigger weird and alien manifesta-
tions and taints. You gain a wild point You may gain the same manifestation
the first time a wild-infested location multiple times. Some will provide you
causes you grunge and health damage, with the effect once again, while others
for a maximum of two wild points per improve their already present effect.
such location. However, taints cannot be acquired
twice. Reroll them or pick the nearest
Once you reach a number of wild points
one you do not already have.
equal to 5 + your current number of
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 TECH, TONICS & POWERS
Some classes have the ability to create
wondrous items in a variety of ways.
Tech’eads manufacture Tech, gadgets
and machines from a bygone era. Chap-
lains concoct tonics, strange consum-
ables with strong effects. Aurals
research the Wild to gain powers, twist-
ing their very nature to suit their needs.
Tech
Works the same way most items do and
must be carried around as part of the
character’s equipment. With some
limitations:
◆ Single-Use Tech: Can be used by
anyone, but is worthless after use.
◆ Multi-use Tech: Can only be used
by Tech’eads. Has a number of
uses and may even be recharged
using Juice.
Other than that they conform to regular
equipment rules, such as Bulky and
Heavy.
They require at least one hand to use.
Blueprint Level
As they level up, Tech’eads gain more
and more understanding of the intrica-
cies of Tech, allowing them to utilize
better blueprints. It is possible to find a
blueprint of a higher level than your
level allows. However, it is not possible
to utilize it until your level is high
enough.
Tech Scrap
Special Tech scrap is used to construct
Tech and can be scavanged, looted or
even traded for. These items have no
particular purpose and cannot be used
for anything else. Only a Tech’ead can
turn them into something usable and
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must do so in a workshop environment.
◆ Single-Use Tech: Requires an
amount of Tech scrap equal to the
Tech’s blueprint level. It takes
three hours per level of blueprint
to craft.
◆ Multi-Use Tech: Requires triple
the amount of Tech scrap. It can
be used a number of times equal
to half the Tech’eads level (round
up) at the time of construction. It
takes three days per level of
blueprint to craft.
Recharging
Tech may only be recharged in a work-
shop environment. You must also have
enough Juice on hand. Recharging
always charges the item to full and
requires Juice equal to the Tech’s blue-
print level x 100. It takes days equal to
its blueprint level. This process does not
require supervision.
Duration
After activation Tech will work or
produce an effect for a number of turns,
minutes, hours, or have a permanent
effect. Instant duration means it simply
does its thing. Some multi-use Tech
cannot be used again until its previous
function ceases.
Range
Some Tech produces an effect over a
certain radius or can work while inside
a radius centered around the user.
Worn Tech must be equipped and
Touch Tech must come into contact
with their target. Tech marked with (T)
can be thrown as any item. Be careful,
multi-use thrown Tech must be
retrieved after use.
Tonics
Despite their name they are not all
bottled liquids. They can come in a vari-
ety of styles, such as lozenges, concoc-
tions, balms, oils, tinktures, creams,
pills, liqueurs, syrups, and so on.
Anyone can imbibe tonics.
Recipes
As they level up, Chaplains gain access
to more complex types of tonic recipes.
Recipes can be found before posessing
adequate knowledge to understand
how to make them.
Ingredients
These are various rare herbs, roots,
barks, flowers, saps, fruits, vegetables,
and so on. On their own they are
useless. Only a Chaplain my turn them
into something useful and must do so in
a kitchen environment.
Each dose of a particular tonic requires
one ingredient per level of recipe.
Multiple doses can be made at the same
time, given enough ingredients.
However, this is limited to half the
Chaplain’s level (round up) per produc-
tion cycle.
Production takes a full day of work per
level of recipe.
Imbibing
Depending on the type of medium for
the tonic, it might be easier or harder to
consume. However, it always requires
two hands. Whether it be opening a
pouch with pills, taking a sip from a
bottle, or applying balm topically.
Toxicity
Tonics are powerful mixtures of who-
knows-what and as such they can be
harmful to the body. Each recipe has a
toxicity statistics which tells you by how
much, a single applied dose, will raise
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your current toxicity. Should you go
over your maximum Toxicity (equal to
your Show), the tonic that put you over
will have an opposite and negative
effect on you.
Toxicity lowers naturally at a rate of
one per day.
Hands that Heal
When making them, tonics can
purposefully be made to do the opposite
of what they normally do. This might
not make sense for all tonics.
Such tonics also cause toxicity as per
normal, but reaching your maximum
does not mean they become beneficial.
Rather, you simply cannot consume
normal tonics without triggering
toxicity.
Powers
These are mystical abilities that Aurals
can activate in themselves, on others, or
the world around them. They manipu-
late the world at some unknown level,
bending the laws of nature as we know
them.
Aurals do not need to learn their
powers, they know everything they can
do starting from level one. However,
they are limited by their own body and
mind as utilizing these powers requires
endless research and deep knowledge
of things most dare not dream about.
Research Points (RP)
Powers are used by expending an
abstract resource called Research
Points. Aurals may gain RP by research-
ing the Wild. This can be done on Wild-
infected particularly dangerous plant-
life or wild-infected animals.
◆ Sample: A small bit of either
provides RP equal to its HD.
◆ Dead: A deceased specimen
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 provides RP equal to its HD x 2.
◆ Living: A captured specimen
provides RP equal to its HD x 3.
Research
Specimens, living or dead, must be
examined in a laboratory environment.
RP may only be acquired from a single
species once, and each cycle of research
takes as many days as RP it provides.
RP Limit
Aurals can benefit from having so much
RP at once. This limit increases as they
level up.
Using any power expends RP equal to
its level.

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TECH BLUEPRINTS LIST 4th Level TONIC RECIPES LIST
Nano-Corpse
1st level 1st level
Grip Rocket (H)
Anti-Crush Snake Oil
Force Multiplier
Beacon Regenerator
Foodbox (Bl)
Charter Bitters
Door Maker
Flash Blue Mass
Hab (H) Elixir Salutis
Hibernator
Tech Detect 2nd Level
Tech-Jack Carminative
Universal Receiver Radalive
Energya
2nd Level Unidote
Visual Relay
Unlocker 3rd Level
Tripwire Revivor
Projector Antigone
Motion Sensor Ten Oils
Mind Scrambler
Firefoam

3rd Level
See-Througher
Hundred Foot Pole (Bl)
Gravitic Negater
Friction Skates
Force Field Wall
Flightpack (H)
Drone
Disguiser

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AURAL POWERS LIST 1ST LEVEL BLUEPRINTS Materializes a tent-like structure
capable of withstanding the elements. It
1st level Anti-Crush fits 6 comfortably, or up to 12 non-com-
fortably. It can be easily destroyed.
Soothe Duration: Permanent
Gills Range: Placed Hibernator (T)
Wild Growth Prevents a portal or similar from clos- Duration: Up to 1 hour
ing. Multi-use version may be deactiv- Range: 10 meter radius
Temper
ated.
Puts targets, up to 6 HD combined, to
Beacon sleep.
2nd Level
Duration: 1 hour Tech Detect
Molecular Modulation
Range: 1 km radius Duration: 6 hours
Sends out pulses in a wide area. User Range: 10 meters
3rd Level sets what equipment or sense can
Senses nearby powered tech.
notice the pulses.
Example
Charter Tech-Jack
Duration: 10 minutes
Duration: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Range: 5 km radius
Connects user to tech and enables
Small machine flies and circles the
limited communication between them.
larger area, constructing a map as it
does. The map appears as does the Universal Receiver
terrain from high up.
Duration: 6 hours
Can be made at a higher level to allow
more detail or usability. On level 2 it Range: 1 km radius
also shows elevation. On level 3 it offers Intercepts and plays back all tech-based
extreme detail. On level 4 a heat-based communications which happen to pass
map as well. On level 5 it highlights through its range of operation.
working tech.

Flash (T)
Duration: Instant or turns/level
2ND LEVEL BLUEPRINTS
Range: 5 meter radius, thrown Firefoam
Blinds creatures in its radius for a Duration: 5 turns
number of turns equal to its level, if the Range: 5 meter radius
creatures fail a save against mobility.
Releases a sticky foam over an area
Hab (H) which prevents movement and extin-
guishes fires.
Duration: Permanent
Range: Nearby Mind Scrambler

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Duration: 1 minute Disguiser Range: 30.48 meters Nano-Corpse
Range: 3 meter radius Duration: 6 hours A pole which extends up to 30.48 Duration: 24 hours
meters. The front will stop expanding if
Upsets up to 5 + blueprint level HD of Range: Worn Range: Touch
it meets enough resistance, at which
targets and disables motor functions if
Change the appearance of one indi- point it will extend out the back. Raises a corpse, up to double human
the targets fail a resist against mobility.
vidual to that of another. Appearance is size, which follows the user’s
Motion Sensor manually entered. See-Througher commands. As long as they are not too
Duration: 1 hour complex or easily misconstrued.
Duration: 1 hour Drone
Range: Worn
Range: 15 meter radius Duration: 1 hour
Head-mounted device which allows the
Detects movement through obstacles, Range: 100 meters
user to see through thick or thin materi-
including that of invisible creatures and
Minute and controllable flying machine als up to 5 meters away.
things.
which relays what it sees.
Projector
Flightpack (H)
4TH LEVEL BLUEPRINTS
Duration: 1 hour Door Maker (T)
Duration: 1 hour
Range: No range Duration: Instant
Range: Worn
Creates a lifelike, yet static, image of Range: Touch
Allows flight, but is loud and highly
your choosing.
visible. User can fly up to Move 10. Creates a portal in any surface.
Tripwire
Force Field Wall Foodbox (Bl)
Duration: 12 hours
Duration: 6 hours Duration: Permanent
Range: Up to 10 meters
Range: 2 meters Range: Touch
Two devices form a coherent and invis-
Creates an impenetrable wall of energy. Materializes a hundred days’ worth of
ible beam which signals a third device if
About 2 meters high and wide. Supplies.
broken.
Friction Skates Force Multiplier
Unlocker
Duration: 1 hour Duration: 10 minutes
Duration: Instant
Range: Touch Range: 5 meters from user
Range: Touch
Any footwear can ignore friction, when Creates several holograms of the user
Opens a single locked door or similar.
at a correct angle. which act independently of the user
Visual Relay and each other, but must remain close.
Gravitic Negater Commands can be issued upon activa-
Duration: 24 hours
Duration: 10 minutes tion and instead of an attack.
Range: 1 km
Range: User
Grip Rocket (H)
One device sends out an image of its
The user can move as if gravity is Duration: 1 hour
surroundings and another device
pulling them in another direction.
receives it. Range: Worn
Hundred Foot Pole (Bl)
3RD LEVEL BLUEPRINTS Duration: 1 hour
A levitating, fast-moving, two-seater
which can reach speeds up to 50 Move.

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1ST LEVEL RECIPES Unidote 1ST LEVEL POWERS
Duration: 6 hours
Bitters Toxicity: Medium
Gills
Duration: 2 hours Provides another roll against poisons, Duration: 24 hours
Toxicity: None toxins, etc. Range: User
Taker turns friendly for the duration.
Allow you to breathe where previously
3RD LEVEL RECIPES you could not.
Blue Mass
Duration: 1 hour Antigone
Soothe
Toxicity: 1d6 Duration: 24 hours
Duration: 6 hours
Improves Show and Bravado by 1d6, Toxicity: High
Avoids the effects of death for 1d6 Range: 10 meters
distributed as you wish. Also provides a
+2 bonus to resists against mobility. rounds. Roll upon death. Calm aggression in nearby creatures.

Regenerator Revivor Temper

Duration: Instant Duration: Instant Duration: 1 hour
Toxicity: Medium Toxicity: Medium Range: 5 meters
Heals 1d6 health points Heals 2d6 health points.
Change the surrounding area’s temper-
Snake Oil Ten Oils ature.

Duration: Instant Duration: 1 hour Wild Growth

Toxicity: Low Toxicity: High
Duration: 1 hour
Restores 1d6 grunge points. Your Show and Health modifiers are +5.
Range: Touch
2ND LEVEL RECIPES A plant immediately and violently
grows as much as it would in 10 years. It
Carminative dies afterwards.
Duration: Instant
Toxicity: Medium 2ND LEVEL POWERS
Restores 2d6 grunge points. Molecular Modulation
Energya Duration: 1d6 hours
Duration: 24 hours Range: Touch
Toxicity: High Shapeshift into a random beast.
Doubles overland move. Causes High
health damage afterwards which must
be healed through rest.

Radalive
Duration: 2d6 rounds
Toxicity: High
Brings back the recently deceased.

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 EQUIPMENT
INVENTORY
There are no limits on how many items
you may carry, but do use common
sense and let the GM adjudicate.
However, some items have special tags
which restrict use:
Heavy (H): You cannot have multiple
heavy items in your inventory.
Bulky (Bl): You can carry a number of
bulky items equal to your SHO modi-
fier, with a minimum of one.
Big (B): Needs two hands to use/carry.
WEAPONS
Alongside Heavy and Bulky, weapons
use their own set of tags:
◆ Loud (L): When used, it is heard
far and wide.
◆ Quick (Q): You roll a separate ini-
tiative with others who are Quick.
◆ Stun (S): This weapon will never
kill, and some might be immune to
its damage.
◆ Short-Range (SR): Cannot be used
from a distance.
◆ Pierce (P): Lowers enemy Def by 1
when attacking with it.
◆ Thrown (T): Can be easily thrown.
◆ Reload (R): Must spend Attack to
reload after use.
◆ Defensive (D): Defense +1 against
melee attacks.
Ammunition
Some weapons utilize ammo which is
tracked with ammo slots (on your
sheet). When making an attack roll with
a weapon that uses ammo, each 1 on the
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attack roll ticks off a slot of appropriate
ammo. A roll of 3, or three 1s would tick
three ammo slots. Once you tick your
last ammo slot, you are out of ammo.
Different weapons spend different
amounts of ammo for every 1 rolled.
Characters carry ammo in special
ammo slots. When venturing forth you
must pick one of the three ammo slot
options. Each option also includes
everything from the one above it.
Ammo slot options:
♦ Pocket: 2 slots
♦ Belt: 4 slots, -1 Reaction (people)
♦ Bandolier: 6 slots, Mv -1 (encoun-
ters & chases), -1 Reaction (people).
Incompatible with space suit and
armor.
Ammo Box (H): 6 slots worth of ammo
in backpack/storage.
Choosing Bandolier would net you 12
ammo boxes in total, reduce your
encounter and pursuit move by 1 and
give you a -2 reaction penalty with
people.
Ammo in slots can be of different sorts,
for different weapons. In each ammo
slot write down how much ammo is in
it. Only weapons which use that exact
amount of ammo can use that slot.
For example, if you have pick the Belt you
have a total of six ammo slots. You could
fill three of those with 2 ammo and three
with 3 ammo, for a total of 15 ammo. You
could use any weapon that requires
either 2 or 3 ammo.
The Ammo Box is a special item that fits
Juice
Conversions
Ammo
One Juice 1 1/5
One Ammo 5 1
One mAtmo 10 2 1
One Atmo 100 20
in your backpack. It holds 6 slots of
assorted ammo that you do not need to
declare the type of ahead of time, but
rather once you take it out. When doing
so, subtract as much ammo from your
party’s bulk ammo.
Barter System
Unless it’s a gift or received
as payment, the only
way to trade for
goods is through
barter, with Juice
being the closest
thing to a currency, followed by Atmos
and Ammunition. Due to it being a
flammable and slightly corrosive liquid,
Juice must be transported in suitable
containers.
Defense & Move
Worn armor determines your Defense
score (Def) and Move (Mv). Your Move
determines how many meters you may
move in combat and how much you can
travel per day during overland travel,
and modifies chase speed.
Tech
The old folk left behind them treasure
beyond value. Many of these items have
wondrous applications, yet few can
understand their worth, let alone use
them. Tech isn’t simply minor items, it
is every piece of technology poorly
understood by the people of today -
ships, devices, systems, weapons,
machines, and everything else.
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mAtmo Atmo
1/10 1/100
1/2 1/20
1/10
10 1
Tech Scrap are bits and pieces of tech
which can be repurposed into function-
ing items by the knowledgeable.
Artechfacts are highly-valued bits of
tech with unique properties. They can
be weapons, armor, usable items,
consumables, and so on.
One of the most important
pieces of Tech are
AtmoSpheres, or
Atmos for short,
used to power
life-support
systems of ships, stations,
bases, vehicles, and suits. They are
separated into two categories - Atmos
and Miniature Atmos (mAtmo). Atmos
get dirty and clogged with use, prompt-
ing regular checks to see if they still
function.
Juice is an ubiquitous orange liquid that
powers most everything that needs
powering. There is no known way of
producing it, so salvage is the go-to
method of acquiring it.
Tech Recharge
Multiple use tech items may be
recharged in a workshop environment
by using Juice. Each recharge requires
Juice equal to the item’s blueprint level
x 100 and takes days equal to its level.
Kits
When purchasing a kit, the buyer must
specify which type of kit it is. The vari-
ous kits are separated into three
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categories and classes are limited as to exceed the worth of the bulk. General Items
which categories they may use.
If the need arises, cargo slots may be Item Juice Item Juice
Simple Kits divided into halves or quarters to fit Ammo box, empty 50 (H) Juice Lamp 40 (Bl)
parts of different bulk items into one Ammo, 1 piece 5 Leg Trap 50 (Bl)
◆ Trapper’s Kit: Can hunt and
cargo slot. Most of the time bulk items Arrows, 20 pcs 10 Lighter 50
forage at the same time. Does not
require besting the animal in are simply full slots of singular goods, Backpack 20 Makeup 50
combat, but only half food is and used primarily for trading. Binoculars 150 Medikit 100 (Bl)
received from it. Clothes, extreme 20 (Bl) Nails, bunch 5
Check the Bulk Trade section
◆ Survival Kit: +1 to Comm Antenna 500 (H) Rations, week 10 (Bl)
for info.
Foraging and Tra- Communicator 200 Razorwire, 15m 100 (Bl)
verse Dangerous Crowbar 50 (Bl) Rope, 15m 50 (Bl)
Surfaces.
Crafting
Detonator & Wire, 15m 20 (Bl) Sack 5
◆ Cook’s Kit: If you have access to a Supplies, day 1 Spikes, 5 pcs 10
Allows cooking in workshop and someone Grappling Hook 30 (Bl) Telescopic Pole, 3m 100
the outdoors. who knows a thing or two Hammer 20 Tent 20 (Bl)
Advanced Kits about crafting, you may Instrument 100 Toolbox 50 (Bl)
turn bulk goods into other Barrel, 250J, empty 50 (B) Watch 80
◆ Repair Kit: Allows bulk goods. See the Bulk Can, 50J, empty 25 (H) Whistle 10
repairs. Items chapter for more information. Jug, 10J, empty 10 Hinged Bag w/ Kit 200 (Bl)
◆ Research Kit: Allows research of mAtmo, full 10 Atmo, full 100 (Bl)
dead specimens for half RP or Armor & Weapon Repair
samples for full RP.
Armor or weapons with lowered scores Armor Weapons
◆ Tech Kit: +1 to Use/Disable Tech. may be repaired at a workshop envir- Armor J D Uses Trait Mv Weapon J Damage Ammo Traits
Fine Kits onment. This consumes materials Duster 20 11 6 Axe 30 High BT
◆ Demolition Kit: Allows working worth 1/10th of the item’s worth in Juice Armor Vest 100 12 5 Bow 30 Medium B
with explosives. Other than simply per point restored. Plate 200 13 4 Carbine 150 High 3 BL
lighting a fuse. Shell 500 14 H 3 Combat stick 5 Low BSQD
Implants
◆ Thieves’ Kit: Allows thievery and Powered Shell 1500 15 5J H 2 Explosive bundle 100 Messy A P
such. Some special Tech may be grafted Shield 50 +1 Bl Explosive stick 20 Messy H P
◆ Work Kit: Creates a workshop directly into your body, granting you Space Suit 250 12 1 mA 4 Flare gun 50 Medium 1 QR
environment for the purposes of unique benefits. This, of course, comes Space Armor 750 14 2 mA/5J H 2 Hammer 20 Messy L B
recharging Tech. at a potential cost. Each Tech Implant Knife 20 Low QT
installed adds a number of Rejection Knuckleduster 10 Low SQ
Bulk Items & Cargo Points, with the maximum determined Pickaxe 30 High BH
Ships, large vehicles, and even animals by your Health. Revolver 50 Medium 2 LQ
can carry much more stuff than the Rifle 250 High 3 BLPH
Whenever you roll versus Health and
regular person. These are called bulk Shotgun 100 Messy L 4 BL
roll on or below your Rejection score, it
items and their types are determined by Silent pistol 200 Low 1 Q
goes up by one. If it reaches the
the Bulk Items Table. Some represent Stun baton 20 High 5 S
maximum, you become a Tech-crazed
many similar but non-distinguishable Stun gun 50 Medium 2 S
murderer.
items, such as a bulk materials. Others Stun shot 20 Low 1 SQ
are a collection of some type of item, General Items Sword 50 Medium P
such as bulk equipment, which holds Whip 15 Medium SR
Clothes, extreme: Help the wearer not
any number of equipment items as long
die in extreme weather.
as the total value of it all does not
Comm Antenna: A big box with an

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extendable metallic antenna on top.
Enables users with communicators to
talk up to 1 km away. It stores 10 Juice
and requires 1 Juice per hour to func-
tion.
Communicator: A tiny device
placed over an ear. Used in
conjunction with a an antenna
to allow communication.
Detonator & Wire: A very
thin metal wire with a switch
on one end and a small
explosive on the other end.
Used to detonate other
explosives substances from a safe
distance.
Instrument: Any musical instrument
that is easy to carry around.
Juice Lamp: Any hand-held and sturdy
Juice-powered light source. Holds 4
Juice and lasts four hours.
Leg Trap: A devious all-metal pressure-
sensitive contraption which violently
attaches to a victim’s limb, dealing Low
damage. It comes with a short chain
which can further immobilize the trap
and its victim.
Lighter: A tiny source of flame. It is
unlikely to run out of Juice unless
damaged or extensively used.
Makeup: Set of various brushes,
substances, paints and other tools
used to enhance appearances.
Medikit: A case filled with
life-saving drugs and tools
for use in the field. Heals
recently lost HP by
Medium + Know modi-
fier. The medikit is used
up after this.
Rations, week: Packed food
made to last for months. Enough
to feed one person for a week.
Razorwire: A length of thick inter-
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twined wires with small blades evenly
distributed along it. Very effective when
coiled, dealing 1 dmg to anyone force-
fully attempting to escape it each turn.
Spikes: Short and pointed metal sticks.
Used for climbing, blocking
doors, breaking rocks, secur-
ing tents, and much more.
Supplies: A day’s worth of
food and water. Will go bad
relatively quickly.
Telescopic Pole: A
collapsible rod with a
myriad applications.
Tent: Waterproof canvas and rope that
forms a tiny home. Protects against the
elements.
Toolbox: Works like any kit, but just
once.
Watch: A time-teller for the wrist.
Hinged Bag: Carries inside it one kit.
Specify upon purchase.
Armors
Duster: A thick and long coat worn all
over.
Armor Vest: A sleeveless garment
made of durable intervowen fibers.
Plate: Thick metal pieces worn over
clothing and distributed across the
body.
Shell: A full-body suit of interlocking
metal and synthetic-fiber armor.
Powered Shell: Even more armor
stacked on top of each other with a
Juice-powered motor to enable move-
ment. Needs 5 Juice for every day it is
used. Does not have a reserve tank.
Shield: Any form of one-handed protec-
tion. Made from wood or metal or
anything else.
Space Suit: Slightly armored suit and
helmet which creates an internal atmo-
sphere. Unlike most Atmo-using tech, a
space suit does not require Juice, but conceal. Makes you quick and can be
with each day of operation the mAtmo thrown.
must be checked for clogging. Knuckleduster: An add-on for your
Space Armor: A bulky and heavily fists. Makes you quick and stuns, rather
armored version of a space suit. It than kills.
requires 2 mAtmo to operate and uses Pickaxe: A pointed chopping and pick-
up 5 Juice per day. ing tool. Used in farming, construction
and mining. It is heavy and requires
Weapons
two hands to use.
Axe: A long-hafted cutting tool.
Revolver: An
Popular as a weapon due to its
ubiquitous
simplicity, cost, and splitting
handgun, used
potential. Requires two
everywhere. It is loud
hands to use and can be
and it makes you quick.
thrown.
Rifle: A scoped long gun. It is loud,
Bow: A simple wooden
requires two hands to use, negates 1
arc made to loose
point of defense and is considered
equally simple
Heavy. Highly unsuitable in close quar-
projectiles. Requires
ters.
two hands and
Shotgun: A long gun which fires small
arrows.
pellets instead of single rounds. It is
Carbine: A long gun, suitable for most
loud and requires two hands to use.
engagements, but can be a nuisance in
Silent Pistol: A sidearm with a special-
the closest of quarters. Loud and
ized barrel making it hard to hear. It
requires two hands to use.
makes you quick.
Combat Stick: A long wooden stick.
Stun Baton: A stick that electifies a
Simple and effective weapon for melee
combat. Requires two hands, grants +1 target upon contact. It stuns, rather
than kills.
to defense against melee attacks, makes
Stun Gun: The ranged cousin of the
you quick, and stuns instead of killing.
stun baton. It stuns, rather than kills,
Explosive Bundle & Stick: One or
but at range.
several explosives with a fuse. The fuse
Stun Shot: A small device which holds a
can be set, prior to battle, to explode in 1
charge, much like the baton. It stuns
to 3 turns. Never on the one it is lit,
however. Needs a flame to light. and makes you quick.
Negates 1 point of defense. Sword: Any type of long-bladed
weapon. It negates 1 point of defense.
Flare Gun: Small gun which shoots a
single projectile that lights up the sky. Whip: A long and flexible weapon,
Makes you quick and must be reloaded usually made of leather. It can strike up
after each use. to two squares away.
Hammer: Long stick with a chunk of
metal on one end. Requires two hands
to use.
Knife: A small bladed weapon. Easy to
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 IMPLANTS Implant
Enhancement Implants
Description Rejection
Adrenaline Actuator You are always considered quick 2
Akimbo Gain two additional hands 4
Tech that directly interfaces with your Audio Detailer Make out faint sounds 1
body is called an implant. All implants Collafiber Bonding All damage is reduced by 2 2
are installed via invasive surgery Jumping Leg You can jump high 2
performed by doctors and tech-ori- Metabolic Accentuator Food needs are halved 2
ented folk with specialized knowledge. Precision Eye +1 bonus when aiming 1
As such, a workshop or medical envir- Reactive Skin All damage is reduced by 1 1
onment must be present for the proced- Retracting Knife Knife is hidden in you 2
ure. Spectral Eye Can see one of: Electricity, heat, darkness 1
Speed Legs Your Move is +1 2
Procedure Upper Strengthening Can carry two heavy OR four bulky 2
Installing an implant takes a full day of Vacuum Lungs “Breathe” in vaccum for an hour 2
work and lowers your current health by Voice Scrambler Can tune to mimic voices 1
1d6, which must be recovered through
medical rest. NPCs do not suffer health
damage, but must still rest for 1d6 days.

Rejection Score
Your maximum rejection score is equal
to your maximum health and repres-
ents how many rejection points you can
take before going crazy.
Every enhancement implant gives you
a random or static number of rejection
points. These points cannot be lost.

Replacement Implants
These are the most basic and do not
accrue rejection points. They merely
fulfill ordinary functions a body would
normally posess. They are your stand-
ard limb, eye, finger, hand, and organ
replacements.
Implants are usually not for sale. They
are difficult to find and require extens-
ive expertise to install without issues.
Implants could also be constructed if
one knows how.

Enhancement Implants Replacement Implants

These actively improve upon who you Implant Description
are and provide abilities you would not Artificial Eye Restores sight
ordinarily have. These implants Cochlear Assistant Restores hearing
increase your rejection score by some Polymetal Column Fixes spine
amount, as indicated. Replacement Leg Replaces a leg
Servo Hand/Arm Replaces a hand/arm
Availability Voicebox Restores voice

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 POISONS Name Price Penalty
Poisons
Resist Detect Symptoms Onset Success Failure

Coldout -2 2-in-6 Drowsiness 1d3 hours None Sleep

There exist many poisons and they are Application Dendroc -4 1-in-6 None 3d6 x 10 minutes None Pain
usually hard to find and even more Lophora -3 4-in-6 Euphoria 1 hour None Hallucinations
Poisons can be applied by ingestion,
difficult to purchase. While there are Parakon -2 4-in-6 Bitterness 1d6 hours 1d6 damage Paralysis
through drink or meal, or by blood,
many worlds with many recipes for Quickacine -3 2-in-6 Numbness 1d6 x 10 minutes 2d6 damage Death
through pricking or a bladed attack.
poisons using non-related ingredients, Relis -2 1-in-6 Cramps 3d6 minutes None Incontinence
they will all be grouped into several A bladed weapon coated with poison Slowacine -4 1-in-6 Pain 2d6 hours 3d6 damage Death
broad categories that produce the same can effectively poison one target on a Stinger -2 2-in-6 None 3d6 Minutes 1d6 damage 4d6 damage
effects. hit, after which it is gone. Poison
applied thusly evaporates from the
Poisoning Details blade in one day if not used.
Victims must resist against death and
apply a penalty relative to the poison
Poisons
used. A poison’s effect is applied on a Coldout: Induces sleep for 1d6 hours.
failed resist, but some poisons also Dendroc: Causes constant pain for 1d6
apply an effect on a success. hours.
One dose of poison is needed for one Lophora: Victim experiences vivid
victim. hallucinations for 1d6 hours.
Parakon: The victim’s body is para-
Price: The price in juice is what one
lyzed for 1d6 hours, but they retain
might expect to pay for this type of
consciousness.
poison at a well-stocked place of ill
repute. Actual prices may vary or Quickacine: The victim dies in 1d6
require a high level of trust. hours.
Resist Penalty: The number applied to Relis: The victim must promptly evacu-
the victim’s death resist, making it ate their bowels or suffer the
harder to endure the poison’s effects. consequences.
Detection: How likely someone is to Slowacine: The victim dies in 1d6 days.
notice the poison before it is admin- Stinger: The victim suffers HP damage.
istered. A poisoned knife might have a This ignores grunge on player charac-
visible sheen while a poisoned drink a ters.
conspicuous smell.
Symptoms: How the poison will mani-
fest, starting at half the onset time.
Onset: The most likely amount of time
needed for the poison to take effect.
Resist against death now to see what
will happen.
Success: On a successful resist, the
following effect occurs.
Failure: On a failed resist, the following
effect occurs.

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 ANIMALS &VEHICLES Animals J d Slots
Animals & Vehicles
Spee Cargo Consumption HP Carry Additional
Dog 40 7 0 1/4 1d6 0
Both animals and vehicles share a Determines the amount of hull points Gundog 80 6 0 1/4 1d6 0
number of statistics which define them. and grunge points the vehicle or craft. Burro 100 5 1/2* 1/2 2d6 1
These are five times greater against Carrier 150 6 1* 1 2d6 1(2)
Juice Price Runner 200 9 1/4* 1 2d6 1(2)
person-sized weaponry.
How much they cost to purchase. This is Vehicles HP/GP
a basic cost which might change Defense Coach Buggy 1000 80 2 5 J (50) 5/5 5 (10) 1/3 Mv on rugged
depending on local fiscal conditions. The defense rating required to cause Overlander 3000 50 4 1 mA /10 J (100) 10/5 10 (20) 1/4 Mv on rugged
damage. Shuttle 10000 200 4 2 mA / 20 J (200) 20/5 10 (15) Can leave atmosphere
Speed
Additional Flyer 6000 120 1 10 J (100) 15/5 5 Can’t leave atmo
Functions as move does for characters,
Crafts
but is generally much greater. Space- Extra information that further defines
Fighter 15000 250 1 10 J (30) 10/15 1 See info
borne vehicles also have a Speed rating the vehicle or animal.
Defender 17000 150 1 20 J (60) 15/25 2 See info
which is used if they travel inside of
Crafts are a type of vehicle primarily Boarder 10000 400 1 50 J (0) 25/0 5 See info
atmospheres.
used in space combat. They have addi- Crafts
Cargo Slots tional statistics. Craft Damage Defense Ammo Additional Info
How many bulk items may be loaded Damage Fighter Medium 13 50 Has Weapon Slot. By default does Medium dmg
onto them. Some animals can only Defender Low 12 20 Provides +1 Defense to its mothership
The amount of harm they deal in space
carry a half or quarter of a cargo slot. Boarder None 11 None Allows boarding of other vessels
combat. Multiply by five if shooting at
Consumption living beings directly, but this gives a -3
to attacks. anyone else and medikits may be used everywhere and assist people by
For animals this represents the amount
on them. guarding them and tracking stuff
of feed or supplies they need per day. Ammo down.
For vehicles this is the amount of Juice Overland Travel
How much ammo the craft expends for ◆ Gundog: A bigger cousin to the
needed to pilot them for a day.
one space combat. Vehicles cannot travel on difficult dog. They are trained for the hunt
Some vehicles also have an mAtmo cost terrain and have reduce speed on and ready to kill.
which indicates how many mAtmo they Repair & Heal rugged.
need for each day of operation inside a Vehicles can be repaired on the field,
toxic atmosphere or vacuum. Flying vehicles and crafts may be
but only once. Repairwork done at a
compromised or grounded in severe or
Next to Juice and mAtmo, in paren- hangar or adequate facility can repair
extreme weather conditions.
theses, is the amount of either the to full.
vehicle can store without using up
cargo slots.
A vehicle or craft reduced to 0 HP has a ANIMALS
3-in-6 chance of being reduced to half
its worth in salvage. Such a vehicle or The listed animals do not represent
Carry specific species, but rather types of
craft is unrepairable.
How many regular-sized humanoids animals. The appearance, nature and
can fit inside the vehicle or on an A vehicle must be brought from 0 HP to particular characteristics will change
animal. half of its HP in order to function from species to species. For cargo slots
normally. One not brough to half can marked with an asterisk (*) check
The number in parentheses indicates
function, but will lose 1 HP for each day animal equipment.
additional seats should cargo slots not
of operation.
be used. ◆ Dog: Any small and hardy
Animals are healed the same way as companion. Usually four-legged
Hull & Grunge
and cute, they are found

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◆ Burro: A slow, but dependable fit any ship weapon. reduces the Move of carriers and ◆ Trained: Listens to commands
animal used by farming folk Defender: A protection-oriented craft burros by 1. and can act on its own in combat.
everywhere. What it lacks in ◆ Saddle Bags: Enable the animal to
used to augment a ship’s defenses by
speed it makes up for in carry up to its cargo slot value.
stubborness. drawing fire away from it. Only one
defender can provide its defense bonus ◆ Saddle and Bridle: Required for BEASTS OF BURDEN
◆ Carrier: The true buddy of any comfortable riding. Without them
planetary caravaneer. Some are at one time.
riders lose 1 grunge per day of Burro
ridden, but most ferry goods Boarder: A very simply designed attack
riding. Stubborn, slow, dependable.
around. tube of a craft with some sort of hull-
breaking apparatus on its front and ◆ Cart: A small, two-wheeled
◆ Runner: Fast and trained, they are animal-drawn vehicle. It can fit 2
HD 2 (7 hp) DEF 11 MV 5
perfect for enjoying nature and powerful engines on the back. It tries to Att 1 x kick (1d6) AtB +1
cargo slots, but requires one
charging into battle. animal for each cargo slot. It RS D9 T9 M8 P8 O7
reduces their Move by half on
VEHICLES Animal Equipment
Equipment Juice Price
normal terrain and by a quarter ML 6 Dsp N XP 10
on rugged. It cannot traverse ◆ Stubborn: Will defend itself, but
Same as the listed animals, these Dog Armor 20 difficult terrain. cannot be trained to do much
vehicles represent a type which fulfills Animal Armor 100 more.
a certain function. ◆ Wagon: A heavy animal-drawn
Saddle Bags 25
vehicle with four wheels. It can fit Carrier
◆ Coach Buggy: A topless and Saddle and Bridle 30 4 cargo slots, but requires one
sturdy wheeled vehicle suitable Cart 150 animal for each cargo slot. It Large, strong, ubiquitous.
for all sorts of terrain. Easy to Wagon 300 reduces their Move by half on
operate and very fast. normal terrain and by a quarter HD 2 (7 hp) DEF 11 MV 6
burrow into hulls to release its comple- on rugged. It cannot traverse Att 1 x kick (1d6) AtB +1
◆ Overlander: A large, enclosed
vehicle with a spacious back. They ment of combatants. difficult terrain. RS D9 T9 M8 P8 O7
can be sealed and operate non-
breathable conditions. ANIMAL EQUIPMENT DOGS ML 5 Dsp N XP 10
◆ Frightful: 4-in-6 chance it runs
◆ Shuttle: An aerodynamic flying ◆ Dog Armor: Custom-made light away from trouble.
armor which provides a defense
Dog
vehicle made to break atmosphere
and ferry people or goods to rating of 12. A breed of domestic pet used for hunt- Runner
planets. ◆ Animal Armor: Heavy duty ing and companionship. Fast, enduring, prideful.
◆ Flyer: A small, atmosphere- armor for larger animals which HD 1 (4 hp) DEF 11 MV 7
limited flying vehicle suitable for provides a defense rating of HD 3 (11 hp) DEF 12 MV 9
medium-distance trips. 13. It Att 1 x bite (1d6) AtB +0 Att 1 x kick (1d6) AtB +1
RS D8 T8 M7 P7 O6 RS D9 T9 M8 P8 O7
CRAFTS ML 7 Dsp IC XP 5 ML 8 Dsp N XP 20
These flying vehicles are ◆ Tracking: Excellent sense of ◆ Charger: Given sufficient
primarily made to fly in smell. Rare few things make it lose charging room, it and its rider can
a vacuum, but are also a target. attack for double damage.
capable of atmo- Gundog
spheric flight.
Bred for war and large game hunting.
Their number one
function is combat, HD 2 (7 hp) DEF 11 MV 6
however. Att 1 x bite (1d6) AtB +1
Fighter: A lightly- RS D9 T9 M8 P8 O7
armored single- ML 9 Dsp RC XP 10
seater with a front- ◆ Armor: Can wear animal armor.
facing turret. Can

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 ADVENTURE
HEALTH & GRUNGE
If damage drops you to between zero
and negative your Health modifier, you
can choose to fall unconscious or
continue going. If you go below your
unconscious values, resist against
death. On a failure, you are a Dead Man
Walking. On a success, you are also a
Dead Man Walking, but may act up to a
number of minutes equal to your
Health score.
First Aid & Recovery
Immediately after suffering HP
damage, characters may be healed by
others for Medium+Know mod HP by
using up a medikit. This takes about a
minute and only recently lost HP may
be healed in this way.
HP is restored at a rate of 1 per day of
rest. Unless medbays and doctors are
around.
Dead Man Walking
As a dead man walking you may act on
your next turn unless you get hit again
before it. After finishing your turn you
immediately drop dead. You cannot be
healed as a dead man walking, it’s too
late for you.
Toxicity
Imbibing tonics raises your toxicity, as
determined by the tonic in question.
Your maximum toxicity is equal to your
Show. Should your current toxicity go
above your maximum, the last tonic
you drank will have a negative effect
and you will not be able to drink more
until your toxicity subsides.
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Toxicity is lowered by 1 every day.
COMBAT
A fight happens over a series of rounds,
each composed of individual character
turns. Each character gets one turn per
round. Each round follows Combat
Resolution.
Attack & Defense
When you perform an attack in combat
you roll 3d6, add your attack modifi-
er(s) and try to beat or match your
opponent’s Defense score. The same is
done to you when attacked. Your
Bravado modifier is added to your
ranged attack roll and your Show modi-
fier to melee attack rolls. If you succeed
on an attack roll you deal your
weapon’s damage. Melee weapon
damage is further modified by your
Show modifier.
Your Defense score is determined by the
armor you are wearing. If you are not
Combat Resolution Steps:
1. Declare Tech, Powers and Melee
Movement
2. Roll initiative: 1d6 for each side.
3. All participants with Quick roll a
separate initiative, as teams.
4. Combat Sequence, winners first:
a. Enemy morale
b. Movement
c. Ranged attacks
d. Tech & Power use
e. Melee attacks
Other sides act: in initiative order
wearing armor your Defense is 10. Your
choice of armor also determines your
Move, the amount you can move in a
single combat turn and your speed for
overland travel.
Melee Movement
When in melee range with an oppon-
ent, the only way to move away from
them is to decide to Move from Melee
before rolling initiative. Then, on your
turn, pick one of the two:
Withdrawal: Move backwards up to
half your Move rate. There must be a
clear straight path behind you.
Retreat: Turn and flee, moving up to
full Move rate. You may not attack and
opponents gain a +2 to all attacks
against you.
Additional combat options
Suppress: As an attack you may use
your ranged weapon to force an enemy
into inaction. This always expends one
box of ammo, but no more. The enemy
will receive a penalty of -2 to -4 to their
Defense, depending on your weapon, if
they choose to act offensively on their
next turn. Not all creatures can be
suppressed.
Aim Ranged: Take extra time to line up
a shot to receive a +1 or +2 on your
attack roll. However, you also receive a
-2 or -4 to your defense score until your
next turn.
Loose Attack: Strike without considera-
tion and deal 1d6 instead of your usual
damage roll, but the attack is at -2 to hit.
Throwing: Items can be thrown at
targets directly or on the ground
beneath them. When simply trying to
hit the ground you get a bonus of +1 to
+3 depending on the size of the target.
Missing with a throw sends the throw-
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able in an inopportune direction
determined by the middle die, meters
away equal to by how much you failed.
1-2: overshot, 3: left, 4: right, 5-6: under-
shot.
Tech Use: You must be able to use both
hands and see what you are doing. You
may at most move 1 square before or
after using Tech.
Tech Disruption: If you are attacked
before using tech, it is disrupted and
won’t work this combat.
Critical: A natural 17 and 18 on attack
rolls deals an additional d6 of damage
or maximum damage.
Dual+ Wield: You receive -3 on your
attack if you wield two weapons, -4 if
you wield three, -5 if you wield four,
etc.. On a successful hit you deal
damage with each as determined by
their damage dice. You cannot Aim
Ranged when dual-or-more-wielding.
Blindness: You cannot attack if you
cannot see.
Helpless Opponents: Opponents who
cannot move or act are automatically
hit for High damage when attacked.
Only roll damage dice.
Unarmed Attacks: Unarmed attacks
deal 1 damage (+ Show mod).
Unstable Surfaces: A -1 to -4 penalty to
ranged attacks, depending on the situ-
ation.
Combat Maneuvers: To perform a
combat maneuver simply say what
non-damage-dealing action you wish to
perform against an opponent and roll
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your attack as normal. If you hit, the
opponent decides if the maneuver will
happen or if they will take regular
attack damage. This may also be done to
player characters.
Sacrifice Shield: You may destroy your
shield to negate all damage, but must
decide to do so before damage is rolled.
Sacrifice Armor: Any armor’s defense
score may be lowered by X to reduce an
opponent’s attack damage by Xd6. This
must be done prior to the damage roll.
Additionally, soft armors may also
lower defense to reroll a mobility resist-
ance check, and hard armors may reroll
a turret resistance check.
Overcharge: Push your weapon to the
limit and increase your next attack by
1d6, however, your weapon now deals
damage lessened by one step. If done
when damage is Low, the weapon will
not be usable until repaired.
Combat in the Dark
In very dim conditions it might not be
possible to effectively fight. Shooting
guns at shadows and swinging melee
weapons with lamplight in the distance
is an easy way to hurt your fellow crew-
members. The GM should set appropri-
ate penalties and consequences for
such events.
Reactions
If encountering someone and the situ-
ation is not obviously hostile or friendly,
make a reaction roll using the table
below. The character doing the talking
Reactions
3d6 Reaction
3-7 Hostile
8-9 Unfriendly, Wary
10-12 Neutral
13-14 Somewhat Friendly
15-18 Helpful
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gains an SPR modifier bonus. If the
group has penalties to reactions of any
kind they are applied as well. Do not
stack identical penalties, such as those
from bandoliers.
Morale
Most living beings encountered in the
galaxy have a will to live and are not
quick to accept death as inevitable. If a
foe has a morale rating listen then they
will attempt to stop combat should it go
sour for them.
Roll 2d6 and compare the result to their
morale rating. Do not roll individually
for enemies of the same type, but rather
for the whole group. If the result is
higher than their morale rating, they
will attempt to flee, surrender or
bargain to save their lives. Cornered
foes who do not see a way out are likely
to fight to the end.
Check for morale once when the enemy
loses their first combatant, and a second
time when they lose half their fighting
force.
DERELICTS
Dangerous ruins found across the
galaxy. Be they buildings, ships, stations
or whatever else, exploring them all is a
similar venture. Time spent inside is
tracked to make supply use, resting,
light sources, tech, tonic and power
durations relevant.
Time-Keeping
Time inside is measured in 10-minute
increments called derelict turns, kept
track of by the GM. All actions taken
cost precious time, the duration of
determined usually by the GM, but
some baselines exist.
Movement: Exploring new areas of a
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derelict is dangerous and slow as every
wrong step could end in death. Charac-
ters move at their Move rate x 5 in
meters per turn. Being so slow enables
them to be on the lookout for trouble,
traps, hazards, and so on.
Group Move: It is assumed groups
move at the speed of their slowest
member, lest they separate.
Backtracking: Navigating previously
explored areas can be done more
quickly. Usually two to three times as
fast.
Searching: Carefully inspecting an area
takes a long time. Each four squares a
character inspects takes one turn. Find-
ing something when searching depends
on how hidden it is. True secrets might
require an X-in-6 chance or the player
explaining their actions at finding
something. All that is not properly
hidden or is merely obscured can be
automatically found this way.
Resting: For every hour spent in the
derelict, a character must rest for ten
minutes or gain a -1 penalty to attacks
and damage for each rest missed.
Traps & Hazards
Traps and hazards difer in that one is
meaningfully placed to thwart progress,
while the other is the result of time,
neglect and ruination. Both are handled
the same way and present a similar
challenge.
They are triggered when someone
performs a specific action, such as walk-
ing through a tripwire, blocking a laser,
stepping on a specific part of the floor,
disturbing a dilapidated beam, etc. Most
such triggers have a 2-in-6 chance of
actually activating the trap or hazard
when triggered. Some may have a
higher chance of being triggered,
depending on the circumstances.
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Searching an area is bound to reveal
traps or hazards.
Tiny traps may also be present which
can elude regular searching. These are
usually hidden withing other objects,
inside machines or corpses, are a part
of something larger or simply master-
fully hidden. They may require a Hear/
Find roll to be detected, but a careful
enough approach is still enough to beat
them.
Traps and hazards usually inflict their
damage without an attack roll. Some
will require a save for either full or half
damage, and some to avoid dying
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immediately.
Both hazards and traps have obvious or
less obvious clues indicating their pres-
ence to the characters. A perfectly
hidden and deadly trap is no fun, but
one that requires lateral thinking and
problem-solving is.
Passages, Portals & Doors
Derelicts can have a variety of these.
They can be open, missing, stuck, locked
or hidden.
Hidden: Cannot be seen normally. Must
be found.
Locked: Require either a key, a card, a
power source, a code, or other mechan-
ism.
Stuck: Someone sufficiently strong or
smart might be able to force them open.
Other methods could work as well, but
all are bound to be noisy.
Doors Closing: For some reason, doors
have a tendency to close on their own
not long after being opened. Unstuck
doors will become stuck again and
locked doors might relock.
Encountering Inhabitants
Foes, friends, robots, plants, and much
more could live in derelicts and stumble
upon characters or vice-versa.
The GM will usually roll once every two
turns to see if an encounter occurs. The
base chance for an encounter is 1-in-6
and the encountering group will be 1d6
x 10 meters away in a random direc-
tion, moving towards the players. If
they are aware of the players depends
on the circumstances and their nature.
The base encounter chance can be
modified by flying a ship close to the
derelict or some other form of disturb-
ance.
TRAVEL
LANDING ZONES
A spaceship is able to land and unload
in most places, but it might not be bene-
ficial to do so near certain points of
interests, such as derelicts. If you are
not using a map to navigate, approach-
ing a point of interest is performed
using zones.
Zones cover abstract distances from a
place in concentric circles spreading
out from it. Players decide in which of
these they wish to land:
◆ Danger Close: Land right on top
of it. Ancient sensors trigger
ancient defenses as your ship
tears through the sky and the roar
of engines attracts both flora and
fauna. This raises the random
encounter chance in and around
the place to 3-in-6 or more.
◆ Caution Close: You land not that
far away, but out of sight at least.
Chances are some automated
sensor or creature still picked up
your approach. This raises the
random encounter chance at the
location to 2-in-6, and the same for
a chance that something will
decide to visit the landing zone.
◆ Not Even Close: You land far
enough away to not upset anyone,
but still stir interest around the
landing zone. The landing zone
has a 2-in-6 chance of attracting
random encounters.
◆ Starport: You land in a safe spot.
This does not affect any random
encounter chance, but could be
very distant.
Zone Travel
Depending on your landing zone, you
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will have to make your way to the
actual location, with each zone prompt-
ing a travel roll to see how many
supplies you spend along the way. This
process includes the zone you started
at, unless you land Danger Close. Before
embarking, first decide how many
supplies you will be bringing, your
equipment, check travel modifiers, and
whether you are going with animals or
vehicles.
Zone Travel Modifiers
Type Dice (Base 3d6)
Rugged Terrain +1 die
Difficult Terrain +2 dice
Guide or Map -1 die
Ship Survey -1 die (encounters +1)
Cook Kit -1 die
Severe Weather +1 die
Extreme Weather +2 dice
Supply Roll
Groups, when travelling, use up food,
feed, and juice, collectively called
supplies. Every time supplies must be
spent, the entire group does so, for each
member of the group, depending on
their requirements.
Zone travel has you roll a number of
dice based on present conditions. The
base number of dice is three. Consult
the table to determine how many dice
you must roll while travelling.
Each die’s result must be below the
group’s Move to avoid spending
supplies. However, a result of 6 always
spends supplies. For every supply
spent, a day passes.
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supplies, unless they are in dire straits.

Vacuum & Deadly

Animals & Vehicles
Animals consume feed or food and
vehicles consume Juice. Some animals
consume less than 1 feed per day.
Vehicles have internal Juice tanks
which hold enough fuel for ten days.
They can be refueled from any Juice
source. Despite vehicles usually having
a move value above 6, a result of 6 on
the supply roll always spends supplies,
including Juice.
If vehicles are utilizing mAtmo during
the trip, at the end of the trip check for
grunge up for each mAtmo. On a 1-in-6
the mAtmo is depleted. In addition to
this, mAtmo use up 5 Juice per day.
Vehicles cannot traverse Difficult
terrain.
Non-Zone Travel Modifiers
Type Move Modifier
Rugged Terrain -25% daily move
Difficult Terrain -50% daily move
Guide or Map +25% daily move
Ship Survey +25% Mv (encounters +1)
Cook Kit ½ food for 5 people
Severe Weather -25% daily move
Extreme Weather -50% daily move
Non-Zone Travel
To determine travel distances when not
using zones, multiply Move by 5. The
result is how many kilometres a group
may traverse in a day in average condi-
tions.
Type of terrain, weather, and planet
will have an impact on this.
Each person or animal consumes 1
supply or feed, respectively, each day of
travel.
Foraging & Hunting
If conditions allow, the party may
attempt to source food from flora or
track and kill edible fauna. To do this,
spend 1 supply as if you failed a supply
roll. In non-zone travel, you must spend
a day hunting and not travelling, but
you can forage while moving.
Hunters track as a group, meaning the
best tracking skill is used. A successful
tracking skill will locate a random
animal in a position to attack it.
Foraging has a base 1-in-6 chance of
success or more if the terrain is particu-
larly abundant with food or someone is
familiar with the planet. Each success-
ful forage roll brings in 1d6 of food.
Each forager may bring an animal with
them. That animal does not need to be
fed that day.
You may also forage for tonic ingredi-
ents instead, finding 1d6 on a success.
Starvation
Atmospheres
Moving around in vacuum or within
atmospheric conditions unkind to life
requires the use of space suits and with
them mAtmospheres. mAtmo must
check for grunging up every four hours
of operation and be supplied with Juice.
The grunge up occurs on a 1-in-6 roll.
Death in open space occurs in less than
a minute, inside an atmoless space suit
or non-breathable environment in less
than five minutes, and in barely-breath-
able environments at a rate of 1 HP per
minute.
PURSUIT
If one group wishes to flee from
another, the other group can choose to
Each day without food lowers Grunge pursue.
by 2, and once it reaches zero it lowers
If the pursuing group is faster, they
Health by 1. This health loss can only be
catch up with the fleeing group unless
recovered by eating at a rate of 1 per
the environment or special conditions
day. Grunge lost in this way can only be
would render them unable to do so.
recovered after bringing Health lost
from starvation to full. If the fleeing group is faster, they can
lose sight of the pursuing group in a
NPCs and animals do not lose health,
day’s time. The pursuing group may
but will grow resentful and may leave
continue the pursuit from a distance,
or mutiny if they keep missing meals.
using tracking or other means. It is not
System Type Table
System Description
Black Hole -4 to warp travel roll when passing through, -2 when passing by
Debris Field -1 on the 10s die on event and sonar ping rolls
Line Distance is ¼ shorter if followed
Nebula Cloud Speed is rein in if passing through or by
Outlaw Country Will encounter outlaws on event roll if passing through or by
Supernova Remnant 1d6 damage for every square passed through or by
Trail Distance is ½ if followed
Unkown System End travel here to discover system
Wildspace Each square adds additional +1 to distance

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possible to flee during an ambush.
SPACE TRAVEL
Spaceship travel between systems using
warp engines. To warp to another
system consult the sector map and
decide how many squares you will
travel. Diagonal movement is not
allowed. Roll 3d6 and if the result is
equal to or higher than 16 - distance,
you roll on the travel encounter table.
Otherwise, grunge up every ship
section by 1d6.
Distance in squares usually equals
travel time in days, but may be modi-
fied by nearby systems and warp speed.
Space Travel Encounter
1d6 Type Description
1 Event! Event occurs
2 Shortcut Distance is halved
3 Stellar Dust All sections dealt 2d6
4 Sonar Ping You detect event
5 Setback Random module broken
6 Blow Out Warp cooldown doubled
If the crew is familiar with the system
they may pick close to which planet
they leave warp. If they are not familiar
they can choose blindly or perform a
Sonar Survey of the system. Before you
roll the GM will explain the types of
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planets present and the players will
decide on their target.
Roll once against Hear/Find. On a
success, you exit warp where you inten-
ded. On a failure you have no time to
alter course and emerge a number of
planets in one direction by how much
you failed the Hear/Find roll.
Space Travel In-System
Using warp to travel between a system’s
planets is not viable since even the most
experienced crews would overshoot
beyond the system itself and end up in
deep space. Instead, the ship’s regular
engines are used with travel between
planets taking a number of days. Fuel is
spent in the same way, as are Atmos.
Fuel, Life-Support and Speed
A ship expends fuel depending on its
size for each day spent in travel. Addi-
tionally, it also depletes Juice as indic-
ated by its life-support systems. Atmos
consume Juice by taking it from fuel
tanks.
Apart from being adjusted by nearby
systems (when warping), travel time
may be changed by deciding on speed:
◆ Keep On: Average fuel and life-
support expenditure, average time
to destination. ◆ Badlands: Roll 10s die twice and
◆ Boom Along: 50% more fuel spent keep the lowest.
and no Atmo check. Travel time is ◆ Backwater: No change.
halved (round up) ◆ Hubworld: Roll 10s die twice and
◆ Rein In: Half fuel and 3-in-6 Atmo keep the highest.
check. Travel time is doubled
These modifiers compound, so if travel-
(round up)
ling to a backwater in the beyond, you
After every trip make a 1-in-6 check, for would roll two d6 for the column, pick
each Atmo in use, to see if has grunged the lowest and apply a -1 to get the final
up and clogged. Such Atmos are useless result.
and need to be switched for new ones.
Supply Consumption
Each passenger, prisoner, refugee, and
animal consumes their share of
supplies per day of travel. This can be
reduced by having a kitchen and cook
onboard.
Training
A week of training during space travel
provides 100 XP. A character cannot
engage in other activities during this
time, such as rest, recovery, projects,
etc.
The Event Roll
If an event happens or you detect one
with sonar, roll on the event table. The
difference is that with a sonar event you
know in advance what will be
encountered and can choose to avoid it,
while a regular event has you exit warp
near it.
To roll on the event table, first roll a Event Table Results
single d6, this is the 10s die and determ-
Results with an exclamation mark (“!”)
ines the column, the second d6 is the 01s
require you to roll on a separate table.
die and determines the row. The 10s die
is modified depending on where you ◆ Barge: Miners or similar, trans-
are travelling to. porting raw resources.
◆ Beyond: -1 to the 10s die. ◆ Beautiful Phenomena: A rare and
exquisite sight. Everyone heals
◆ Borderlands: No change to the High Grunge.
10s die.
◆ Bounty Hunters: A ship or sev-
◆ Home: +1 to the 10s die. eral, looking for particular law-
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Roll Space Event breakers. ◆ Local Patrol: A ship or ships from
10s, nearby settlements on patrol.
then ◆ Claimed Derelict: A derelict in
00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
01s the process of being delved into by ◆ Merchant Ship: A solo merchant
01
Infested Infested
Outlaws! Outlaws! Spaceplant! Refugees Barge
Large another party. ship looking for opportunities.
Phenomena Station Caravan
Destroyed Small
Stripped ◆ Collision!: The ship collides with ◆ Mining Colony: A station or ship
02 Spacebeast! Trap! Leftovers Collision! Warship
Station Caravan
Derelict something. On a sonar roll you engaged in extracting ore from a
03 Rogue Ship Escape Pod!
Flotsam /
No Event No Event
Claimed
Convict Faction simply avoid this. rock or other source.
Jetsam Derelict
Ship Patrol
Dangerous Bounty Mining Science ◆ Convict Ship: Prisoners en route ◆ No Event: Nothing happens.
04 No Event No Event No Event No Event
Outlaws Hunters Colony Vessel to a location. ◆ Ore-Rich Asteroid: A rock brim-
Distress Intact Unknown Beautiful Someone
05
Trap! Derelict Station
No Event No Event
Phenomena You Know
Courier ◆ Courier: Messenger between the ming with valuable ore.
Infested Ore-rich Distress Phenomena Merchant Faction stars. ◆ Outlaws!: Some type of outlaw is
06 Local Patrol Yacht
Derelict Asteroid Signal! ! Ship Scout
◆ Dangerous Outlaws: Criminal here and looking for a fight.
Infested Phenomenon! Event Outlaws! Event spaceship of superior firepower. ◆ Phenomena!: Some type of dan-
d6 Where is it going? d6 How strong are they? ◆ Destroyed Station: Formerly gerous stellar event is happening.
1 Straight at you! 2 WP to all. NPCs in fear 1 Superior inhabited, destroyed not too long On a sonar roll you can avoid by
2 Inhabited planet, there in d6 days 2 Only appears weak ago. not exiting in this system.
3 Inhabited planet, there in d6 weeks 3 Already in a fight ◆ Distress Signal!: A ship beacon ◆ Refugees: A small ship loaded
4 Inhabited planet, there in d6 months 4 Weak indicating distress is somewhere with folk running away from
5 Towards uninhabited planet 5 Daring (weak, but will try) in this system. misery.
6 Out of the system 6 On Par ◆ Distress Trap!: Same as Distress ◆ Rogue Ship: An ancient auto-
Signal, but it is outlaws laying an mated AI looking to destroy.
Collision! Event Spacebeast! Event ambush.
d6 What did you hit d6 What is it? ◆ Science Vessel: A laboratory ship
◆ Escape Pod!: A pod floating in doing research.
1 A rock: 2d6 damage to 3 sections 1 Space Blob
space. ◆ Small Caravan: A few ships and
2 Garbage: 2d6 grunge to each section 2 Space Squid
3 Debris: 1d6 damage to 3 sections 3 Keeper Swarm ◆ Faction Patrol: Ship or ships of a fewer guardians, ferrying goods.
major faction on regular patrol. ◆ Someone You Know: A figure
4 Trash: 1d6 grunge to each section 4 Conscious Space Mist
5 Anomaly: Warp is broken 5 Space Whale ◆ Faction Scout: A major faction from someone’s past flying in a
6 Corpses 6 Living City ship looking for something or recognizable ship.
someone. ◆ Spacebeast!: A mysterious gar-
Distress Signal! Event Spaceplant! Event ◆ Flotsam/Jetsam: Floating cargo, gantuan is passing through.
d6 Who is in distress? d6 What is it? either lost or ejected. ◆ Spaceplant!: Space greens carried
1 A station 1 Space Tree Grove ◆ Infested Derelict: A ship, in tat- by stellar winds.
2 A merchant ship 2 Comet Lillies ters, floating with the wild on it. ◆ Stripped Derelict: A derelict, very
3 Common Folk ship 3 Ice Rock Space Lichen ◆ Infested Phenomenon!: A highly recently stripped of all its worth.
4 Major Faction ship 4 Space Shrubbery dangerous space anomaly infected ◆ Trap!: Someone has set up a trap.
5 An alien ship 5 Grass Dazzle with the wild.
6 Roll twice 6 Fuel Eater ◆ Unknown Station: Curiously, a
◆ Infested Station: A station, brim- station not on any chart.
ming with the wild.
Escape Pod! Event Trap! Event ◆ Warship: Highly likely it belongs
d6 What kind of pod? d6 It’s a what? ◆ Intact Derelict: A ship, new or to a major faction with stakes in or
1 Civilian pod with one person 1 Outlaws running silent
old, drifting untouched. around the area.
2 Civilian pod with d6 people 2 Escape pod ◆ Large Caravan: Numerous cargo ◆ Yacht: A pleasure cruiser belong-
3 Outlaw pod with d6 outlaws 3 Trapped derelict ships and their entourage, ferry- ing to wealthy folk.
4 Civilian pod, infected, person dead 4 Outlaws pretending to be merchants ing goods.
5 Stasis pod from long ago 5 Junker boarders ◆ Leftovers: A battle occured here,
6 Alien pod with d6 aliens 6 Alien Outlaws now there is only debris.

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 SPACE COMBAT
Like regular combat, space combat
takes place over a number of rounds.
During each round opposing sides take
their turn, one after the other. During
the player turn, each character acts. A
single space combat round lasts around
five to ten minutes.
Movement
Ship positions, speeds, and movement
are not measured during space combat.
Ships are considered to be in fighting
range unless combat events or actions
make it not so.
Characters on ships move at their Move
rate. Movement is done on a simple grid
version of the ship, and each point of
move takes the character one module
up, down, left, or right. A character may
move double their move rate if they do
not take any other action that turn.
Additionally, characters can only move
at half their move when leaving
sections containing deadly threats.
Ship Speed
A ship’s default speed is 6 and is modi-
fied by ship size and installed engine
modules.
Size: Penalty equal to ship size. (-1 to -6)
Engine: Bonus equal to number of
engine slots. Large modules count as
two slots.
Attacking
Characters can attack other ships and
targets as normal, using the ship’s
weapons and their bravado modifier.
This must be done from the part of the
ship in which the bridge is located.
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Damage
Damage done to the player ship targets
specific sections or modules and first
depletes that section’s grunge, later hull.
There is no penalty for having zero
grunge, but a section with zero hull is
considered broken down and any
modules within it cannot be used
normally.
Damage done to other targets depletes
their hull. Other targets explode upon
reaching zero hull.
A ship is composed of six sections
representing unambiguous sides of
the ship, as observed from the back
looking forward:
Fore, the front of the ship.
Port, the left-hand side.
Top, the upper portion.
Bottom, the lower portion.
Starboard, the right-hand side.
Aft, the back of the ship.
Enemy Attacks & Combat
Events
Enemy attacks can deal damage
directly or create special events which
the player crew must deal with. Events
have an array of effects and most will
not disappear on their own.
Enemy attacks roll 2d6 to determine
which section and deck the attack hits,
with smaller ships receiving damage to
the module closest to the deck result.
Regular damage attacks deal damage to
the whole section, and combat events
might target specific modules within
them. Damage dealt to already broken
sections splits damage to neighboring
sections. Characters currently located
where damage is done receive the same
damage.
There are different types of events:
Instant: Effect happens immediately.
Linger: Effect remains for a number of
rounds.
Spread: Effect spreads to sections or
modules with passing rounds.
Delay: Effect will occur on a timer.
Boarding
Regular combat onboard ships begins
when at least two sides engage. It lasts
one space combat round and is resolved
before continuing with regular space
combat. All regular combat rules apply.
Player characters have a base 3-in-6
chance each round to successfully
board.
Options in Space Combat
Steady Ship: The pilot can provide all
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weapons a bonus to hit until their next
turn, but the ship’s defenses receive
double that bonus as a penalty.
Multiple Turrets: One person can util-
ize multiple weapons, but each weapon
after the first receives a penalty. The
penalties are: -3, -4, -5, etc.
Situational Cover: Piloting the ship
through appropriate space can provide
a penalty to attacks and a bonus to
defenses between 1 and 3.
Critical Hits: Weapons deal more
damage on attack rolls of 17 or 18. Roll
an additional 1d6 or deal maximum
damage.
Overcharge Weapon: Push a weapon
to its limit and increase your next attack
by 1d6. However, after this attack, your
weapon deals damage lessened by one
step. If damage is already Low, the
weapon breaks.
Evasive Maneuvers: The pilot can
engage in fancy flying to provide a
boost to the ship’s defenses and double
that as a penalty to attacks until their
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next turn. The maximum defense
bonus is 3.
Combat Events
Fire (Spread): Deals 1d6 damage and
spreads inside section every turn. Deals
2d6 damage to characters on a failed
resist against plasma.
Electrical Discharge (Delay): Deals
3d6 damage next turn.
Coolant Leak (Linger): Hits closest
turret module for 1d6. Weapons associ-
ated with that turret cannot fire until
resolved.
Gas Leak (Spread): Deals 1d6 damage
and spreads inside section every turn.
Modules affected have deadly gas.
Tank Rupture (Linger): Hits closest
section with a fuel tank for 2d6 damage.
The fuel tank loses damage x 10 of Juice
each turn thereafter. This damage is on
the exterior of the ship.
Big Hole (Instant): Module is dealt 3d6
damage and becomes unusable until
section is repaired. Anyone present
must resist against death or be blown
out into space.
Blockaded Passage (Linger): Module
is dealt 1d6 damage and cannot be
moved through or entered. Anyone
inside is trapped.
Boarders (Instant/Delay): Enemies
will penetrate the hull and enter the
ship. Ship’s current pilot must resist
against mobility. On a failure the
Tools
Tool Description
Repair Kit Bag with repair tools
Cutter Handheld instrument for cutting
Welder Handheld torch for welding
Extinguisher Large can of an anti-fire agent
Materials For fixing holes
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boarders immediately board and on a
success they will board on their next
turn.
Exploding Consoles (Instant): Deals
1d6 damage to module and 2d6 damage
to anyone there. Resist against plasma
for half damage.
Atmosphere Venting (Linger): Deals
1d6 damage to module. 3-in-6 chance
each round that an Atmo in use is lost.
Cargo Blowout (Delay): Hits closest
module with cargo space for 2d6
damage. If section still has grunge it will
eject one slot of cargo in 2 rounds,
otherwise it will do so in 1.
Sputtering Engines (Delay, Instant):
Hits section with Engines for 1d6
damage. If not repaired within 3 rounds
the engines will be limited to Rein In
speed until section is repaired.
Thruster Issues (Instant): Section is
hit for 1d6 damage. The ship’s Defense
is -1.
Electrical Fire (Spreads): Deals 2d6
damage and spreads inside section
every turn. Deals 2d6 damage to charac-
ters on a failed resist against plasma
and half that on a success.
Awkward Positioning (Instant):
Section is hit for 1d6 damage. The ship
is in a position difficult to attack from.
All attacks are at -1.
Crew Down (Instant): Section is hit for
1d6 damage. One NPC (or PC if no NPCs
are present) is knocked out.
Juice Traits Ammo
200 Bulky
80 Low Dmg 2
100 Low Dmg 2 Characters involved with scrubbing or
50 Bulky 1 To determine which sections broke
20 Bulky
Weapon Damaged (Instant): Nearest
turret module is dealt 1d6 damage. One
weapon is taken out.
Sensor Malfunction (Delay): Section is
hit for 1d6 damage. Starting next round,
ship weapons suffer a -2 penalty on
attacks.
Landing Gear Shot (Instant): Section
is hit for 1d6 damage. The ship can only
land on average terrain.
Ammunition Detonation (Delay,
Linger): Section is hit for 1d6 damage.
Each subsequent round lose 3d6 ammo
from reserves.
Superficial (Instant): Section is hit for
2d6 grunge only damage. Section’s max
grunge is reduced by the same amount
until fully repaired.
Lights Out (Instant): Entire ship is
without working lights. It is difficult to
see and Move is reduced by 1.
Emergency Repairs
The crew can undertake repairs during
space combat if they are in the appro-
priate location. Such repairs can only
be done once per section for each effect.
Such repairs can only fix hull damage,
not grunge.
Anyone with a repair kit may repair
High, while anyone without will usually
repair lower amounts. Some types of
spacecraft damage might require
specialized tools to repair or contain.
Scrubbing & Repair
Outside of combat the ship can be
scrubbed to heal grunge and repaired
to heal hull damage. This can be done
by the crew or at appropriate facilities.
repairs cannot do anything else for each
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day they do so.
◆ Grunge Scrub: Heals 1 grunge per
person per day of work.
While healing grunge costs nothing,
repairing consumes bulk materials.
One bulk of materials repairs up to 20
hull.
◆ Repair Work: Heals 1 hull per
person per day of work.
Repair work performed outside of an
atmosphere consumes an additional
mAtmo per person per day of work.
Repair at a facility is usually quicker
than doing it yourself, but depends on
the standing of the starport. A starport
can heal a number of hull equal to its
standing + 1 on all sections per day.
Work speed does not improve if some
sections are already at full hull. A star-
port charges 30 Juice per point of hull
repaired.
Grunge scrub is free during repairs and
happens at the same rate. If only
performing grunge scrub, a facility
charges 10 Juice per section multipled
by ship size.
State of the Enemy
After combat is over it could be import-
ant to determine the state of non-player
ships. This is based on the ship’s
remaining hull points.
◆ Over 75% of hull: The ship is fine.
◆ Over 50% of hull: Two sections
are broken down. Halve any ship
treasure.
◆ Over 25% of hull: Four sections
are broken down. Quarter any
ship treasure.
◆ Under 25% of hull: The ship is as
good as gone.
down roll a d6 for each. To return them
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to an operational state they must be
repaired in full. Divide the lost hull
points evenly across the broken
sections. A broken section can be rolled
multiple times, requiring a majority of
repair time.
Depending on which modules break
down the ship will be impacted in
different ways.
◆ Warp: Ship cannot travel out of
the system.
◆ Engines: Ship cannot travel inside
the system.
◆ Life-Support: Crew can survive
for another day in space.
◆ Bridge: Ship cannot fire weapons.
◆ Fuel Tank: Ship is left with 1d6 or
less travel days of fuel.
SALVAGING SHIPS
Extracting valuables from a ship, not
counting personal posessions of the
crew or simple storaged bulk goods,
takes time and effort. A ship’s treasure
is divided into chunks, usually worth a
bulk number of something, squandered
by damage done to the ship.
By default it takes one day of work per
chunk for every 10 people involved.
Your choice of location impacts time
taken:
◆ Working in highspace takes
twice as long.
◆ Working on the ground takes
thrice as long.
◆ Working at a starport takes half
as long.
Certain chunks do not require so much
time and can be much more easily
obtained: Juice from fuel tanks, ammo
from reserves, atmos, supplies, equip-
ment, tools, etc., all require a few hours
at most to salvage.
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Ship size increases the amount of treas- Warp Grappling
ure by multiplying each chunk:
If a ship is equipped with a warp
◆ Size 2: 50% more. grapple it can listen for the telltale
◆ Size 3: 100% more. sound of ships approaching in warp.
Due to the nature of such travel a ship
◆ Size 4: 150% more.
can be detected long before it comes
◆ Size 5: 200% more. near. Activating the warp grapple at the
◆ Size 6: 250% more. correct time will attach the grappling
ship to the target ship’s warp trail and
Salvage as Bulk Salvage
position it close behind.
Instead of salvaging them for what they
are, chunks can be extracted from a Combat in Warp
ship as pure bulk salvage equal to their
Fighting during warp functions the
full chunk amount, regardless of same as regular space combat. Any ship
damage done to the ship. This always
can disengage warp and any other ship
takes half the time it would usually take. in combat can choose to do the same,
For example, a partially destroyed ship emerging not far in highspace.
with half treasure has a treasure chunk
worth 1d6 bulk parts. Instead of only
salvaging half of 1d6 bulk parts, you can
salvage the full 1d6 as bulk salvage.
PURSUIT & RETREAT
Pursuits occur when two sides are
outside of combat range and one wishes
to flee.
If the fleeing ship is faster than the
pursuer, it automatically succeeds. The
pursuer can continue the pursuit or
stop. If they continue, they can follow
the target to their destination. They will
arrive a number of days late equal to
the difference in their speeds.
If the fleeing ship is slower than the
pursuer, space combat occurs.
Retreat occurs when two sides are in
space combat and wishes to flee.
If the retreating ship is faster, they auto-
matically leave combat range in 1d6 -
Speed difference rounds.
If the retreating ship is slower, they
cannot normally outrun the pursuer.
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 HIRELINGS
STIFFS
NPCs hired to assist characters during
adventures are called stiffs. They are
usually not particularly good at any one
thing, rather, they excel at being
mediocre.
Level Up
Should a stiff prove themselves to be
more than average, going above and
beyond, showing courage and determ-
ination, they can ascend to level 1 of a
random class. Since stiffs start off with
1d6 HP and do not gain GP, they follow
the grunge progression of their class,
but add it to HP instead.
Hiring
Stiffs are found wherever there is civil-
ization, usually where drink is cheap
and plenty. Despite their nature, stiffs
will not work for anyone, do
everything, or accept any pay.
Wages and Upkeep
Daily wages and other benefits of
employment are decided upon hiring
and negotiated later on should circum-
stances change.
Stiffs usually demand a fixed daily
amount, food and lodging, and
adequate gear to carry out their
assigned tasks.
Sharing Treasure
No sane person would risk their lives if
not for the prospect of becoming rich. It
is normal practice for hirelings to
receive a half share of any treasure
received during adventuring. However,
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stiffs are more than happy not putting
their necks on the line and just receiv-
ing regular wages.
Reactions
Arrange a deal with potential hires and
roll 2d6 on the hiring reactions table.
Modifiers may apply if the employer’s
spirit is high enough, if they offer a good
or bad deal, and if their reputation
precedes them.
Hiring Reactions
2d6 Result
2 or less Ill will
3-5 Offer refused
6-8 Roll again
9-11 Offer accepted
12 or more Offer accepted, +1 loyalty
Experience
Should a stiff level up to a class they can
begin gaining experience just like
anyone else. However, they only
receive half the experience that player
characters do.
Loyalty
A stiff’s loyalty rating is determined by
their employer’s SPR, but it may be
changed due to circumstance, as
determined by the GM.
The GM rolls 2d6 to make a loyalty
check and the check is a success if the
result is lower than or equal to the stiff’s
loyalty rating. Checks are most
commonly made if the stiff experiences
a highly dangerous life-threatening
situation. On such an occasion a failed
check would make them run away or
cower for the rest of the adventure.
A loyalty check is also made after an
Hirelings who organize in bands on
their own and work for money are
called enforcers. They can be hired to
adventure. On a failure, the stiff has
help out in mass combat, guard places,
decided that they’ve had enough of
such a life and will not work for their
or any other work appropriate for such
groups. They do not follow order follow
employer again.
orders as individuals, but as a group.
Crew Loyalty (Optional) Enforcers can usually be found in
Instead of checking loyalty for every
Enforcers
stiff individually on a ship’s crew, it can
Monthly
be done for all of them at once. Crews Type AC Morale Wage
have a base loyalty rating to which Detective 11 7 40 J
bonuses and penalties are applied Grunt 13 9 100 J
Gunman 11 8 50 J
depending on recent events. After
Heavy Gunner 12 9 80 J
dangerous events, such as battles, a
single 2d6 loyalty check is made and is a Pacifist 11 8 20 J
success if the result is lower than or Regulator 10 7 10 J
equal to the loyalty rating. Rider, Heavy 12 9 100 J
Rider, Light 12 9 80 J
Base Crew Loyalty: 10
Sniper 11 7 80 J
Apply a penalty of -1 for each of the Warrior 12 9 60 J
following:
larger settlements or seedy gatherings.
Someone was hurt, someone died, no
food, no fun, no pay, questionable leader- Morale
ship. Enforcers have a morale rating that
determines how likely they are to
Apply a bonus of +1 for each of the
surrender or run away when the going
following:
gets tough. In their leader is killed, half
Recent bonus, paid leave, exemplary their forces fall or the situations seems
leadership, new equipment, ship to spell certain death, roll 2d6 against
upgrade, well-paid. their morale. If you roll higher than
their morale score, they will stop fight-
On a success, nothing happens and the
crew continues working as normal. ing and either flee, surrender or
bargain.
On failure, the crew will make demands
regarding what they feel is lacking. Morale may be increased with better-
These might include any of the bonus than-standard gear, good working and
triggers listed above, as well as demand- wage conditions, etc.
ing a chef is hired, the ship receives a
Wages and Upkeep
communal space, a medbay is installed
Monthly wages are listed, but may be
and a doctor is hired, and so on.
halved (round up) during peaceful peri-
If the roll fails by 5 or more, the crew ods and when there is little actual work
will mutiny or leave. to do.
ENFORCERS Monthly wages include food and gear. It
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does not include lodging, but enforcers
can set up camp in most places.
Ship-Owning Enforcers
If the hired enforcers own a ship big
enough to transport them and serve as
a mobile base of operations, simply add
the monthly wage of each enforcers
together. This is the monthly wage for
them to operate such a ship.
Otherwise, enforcer bands too big for
the player character’s ship cannot be
ferried around.
◆ Detective: Armed with a silent
pistol and duster.
◆ Grunt: Armed with a revolver,
sword, and plate.
◆ Gunman: Armed with a revolver
and duster.
◆ Heavy Gunner: Armed with a
shotgun and armor vest.
◆ Pacifist: Armed with a stun baton,
stun gun and duster.
◆ Regulator: Armed with knuckle-
dusters.
◆ Rider, Heavy: Armed with a car-
bine and armor vest, riding an
animal.
◆ Rider, Light: Armed with a
revolver and armor vest, riding an
animal.
◆ Sniper: Armed with a rifle and
duster.
◆ Warrior: Armed with a bow, axe,
and armor vest.
SPECIALISTS
Hirelings who do not go on adventures
or engage in combat (most), but rather
serve a niche or engage in a specific skill
are called specialists.
Wages and Upkeep
Monthly wages include food and basic
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Specialists the ship. They perform medium tracking.
emergency repairs without a
Type Monthly Wage repair kit, and high with. During Loyalty
Cook 100 J regular repairs they repair 2 hull
Specialist loyalty can be checked
Cook’s Mate 25 J damage each day instead of 1.
normally or as part of the Crew’s loyalty,
Doctor 200 J ◆ Gunner: Operate ship weapons
Engineer 50 J
as described under stiffs rules.
during combat. They have a +2 on
Gunner 100 J attack rolls.
Navigator 100 J ◆ Navigator: Skilled sonar operat-
Nurse 50 J ors. They can navigate the ship
Pilot 200 J during warp and generally in
Pilot, Fighter 250 J space. Each navigator has their
Scientist 200 J own hoard of custom-made star
charts.
Spy 500 J
Technician 150 J ◆ Nurse: Assists a doctor.
Tracker 80 J ◆ Pilot: Pilots the ship. Has a +2 on
ship-related rolls.
gear. Employers should organize
◆ Pilot, Fighter: Pilots fighters and
lodging and work stations, unless the
similar craft. Has a +2 on ship-rel-
specialist has their own means or place ated rolls.
of living.
◆ Scientist: Works the lab. Each sci-
◆ Cook: Can staff a kitchen and pre- entists reduces research time by 1
pare food for up to ten people. day. A small lab can accommodate
With the help of a cook’s mate, one scientists, while a large lab
they can double the number of can have three working at one
people served. People served does time.
not count cooks and their mates.
◆ Spy: Special folk who can gather
Rather, they are fed for ‘free’. A information, infiltrate locations,
small kitchen can staff up to two etc.
cooks and two mates, while a large
kitchen triple that. Each cook can ◆ Technician: Can work a workshop
help make an additional dose of a to recharge tech and repair arms
tonic, if you have the ingredients and armor. Each technician
and the kitchen isn’t used for lowers the time required to craft
other things. single-use tech by 1 hour and 1
day for multi-use tech. Techni-
◆ Cook’s Mate: Helps a cook out in cians can also repair the ship as
the kitchen. well as an engineer. They may also
◆ Doctor: Works the medbay to heal craft from bulk items. Each techni-
the wounded, providing +1 to cian after the first decreases craft-
daily HP healing to each patient. A ing time by 1 day. A small work-
single doctor can handle up to shop can handle one technician,
three patients at any one time. If a while a large workshop can
handle three.
nurse is present, the number of
patients is doubled. A small ◆ Tracker: An expert hunter with a
medbay can handle only one 2-in-6 tracking skill and the equip-
doctor and one nurse. A large ment of a sniper or warrior. Offer-
medbay can handle triple that. ing greater pay may attract a
◆ Engineer: Skilled workers who better tracker at a rate of double
can perform effective repairs on the previous offer for each +1 to
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 SHIP BUILDING
Spaceships are made either from
salvaged parts of ships fused together
or derelicts restored to adequate func-
tionality. As such, ships can be acquired
in a vast array of configurations.
Ship Modules
Each ship is constructed from a number
of modules. Modules are either small,
taking up one slot, or big, taking up two
slots. Every ship starts with a full deck
of small modules that make up its core:
Bridge, Engine, Fuel Tank, Life Support,
Sonar, and Warp. This makes the ship
Size 1, with a base 2d6 starting Hull and
Grunge points on all sections, and no
special plating, granting Defense 10.
Ship modules make up a 6x6 grid. with
the two-slot large modules having to be
adjacent. A ship increases in size when
it fills more than half the next deck with
modules. Modules may be moved
around when installing new ones.
Each module has a price which includes
purchase and installation. Installation
of each module takes a week + days
equal to how many thousands of Juice
they cost. (It would take take ten days to
install a small sonar worth 3000 Juice.)
Turrets & Ship Weapons
Sample Size 1 Ship
Section→
1 - Fore 2 - Port 3 - Top
↓ Deck
1 Bridge Sonar Warp
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
Every capable person on a ship may use
its weapons to attack targets. By default,
everyone uses a laser which deals Low
damage, uses up 5 Ammo per combat
per person using it.
Turret modules have to be installed on
a ship and, separately, on them ship
weapons. Each combat round any
weapon can be used once. After
combat, each weapon used requires a
certain portion of ammo be removed
from the reserves.
Upgrading Modules
When installing a second small module
you may connect it to the same small
module and turn them into a single
large module by paying for the differ-
ence in cost.
For example, a basic ship comes with a
single-slot fuel tank. Installing another
single-slot fuel tank later on enables
you to combine them into a double-slot
large fuel tank by paying the difference
in cost, which is 500J in this case.
Plating
The only way to increase a ship’s
defense value is to purchase better plat-
ing. Plating does not take up space, but
its price is dependant on the ship’s size.
4 - Bottom 5 - Starboard 6 - Aft
Life Support Fuel Tank Engine
When upgrading a ship to a bigger size,
you also have to pay the difference for
upgrading the plating. If you cannot,
of size, increases this by 100.
◆ Ammo: Every ship can store 50
ammo and each turret adds 100,
either don’t upgrade or lower the qual- or 200 for large turrets.
ity of plating. ◆ Atmos: Every ship can store 5
atmos for each life-support sec-
Hull tion.
Starting hull is 2d6 on Size 1 ships and ◆ Weapons: Every ship starts with
increases by 1d6 with each size four weapon slots equipped with
increase. Each section has its separate lasers.
hull and grunge points. Ship Traits & Faults
Souls On Board Every ship has its quirks and unique
features. To randomly determine them
Each ship can handle at most double the
roll a few times on the Ship Traits table.
amount of creatures their life-support
For every trait, roll on the Ship Faults
system can manage, at double the
table.
Atmos. Stateroom modules are not
required to house people, but without If a trait grants the ship a module, that
them grunge will not be replenished. module does not take up a slot. It also
NPCs do not replenish grunge, but cannot be upgraded.
rather health from staterooms and
(S) and (L) designate small and large
communal spaces. A person cannot
modules.
receive healing from more than one
stateroom and communal space at the ◆ Cryoberth: Also called a cryopod.
same time. It can practically suspend
someone indefinitely for better or
for worse.
Reserves & Initial Slots
◆ Hallway Turrets: These deal
Ships can have space allocated to
Medium damage with a +2 to
certain stuffs, such as food and ammo, attacks. Their defense is 12 and
without needing to store it in cargo they have 20 HP.
slots.
◆ Cargo: Every ship has two cargo
slots without needing to build a
cargo hold.
◆ Food: Every ship can store 50 sup-
plies and each kitchen, regardless
Sample Size 4 Ship
Section→ 5 - Star-
1 - Fore 2 - Port 3 - Top 4 - Bottom 6 - Aft
↓ Deck board
1 Bridge Sonar Warp Life Support Fuel Tank Engine
Kitchen Stateroom Stateroom Medbay Fuel Tank Armor
Bay Communal Armor Workshop Security Turret
Laboratory Cargo Hold Cargo Hold Turret

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 Ship Modules Ship Modules Kitchen: Filled with appliances for
Small Large preparing, cooking and storing food.
Bridge: The commanding heart of the
Section Juice Description Juice Description ship. From here it is piloted and Laboratory: Highly specialized clean
Bridge 5000 X No large version commanded. This is also from where spaces for performing experiments and
Engine 7500 Normal speed 20000 +50% faster the various weaponry is operated. doing research of all sorts.
Fuel Tank 1000 Stores 1000J 2500 Stores 5000J Engine: What powers thrusters, propul- Library: A repository of knowledge and
Life-Support 5000 10 folk / 1 Atmo / 10 J 10000 25 folk / 2 Atmo / 20 J sion and keeps the lights on. Colloqui- information.
Sonar 3000 Enables sonar 7000 Reroll Sonar Ping ally refered to as the ‘firebox’. Medbay: Everyone’s favorite place to
Warp 10000 Normal speed 30000 +50% faster have and least favorite place to visit. It
Fuel Tank: Large containers for hold-
Armor 2500*Sz +1d6 Grunge 5000*Sz +3d6 Grunge facilitates healing and recovery.
ing juice.
Arsenal 2000 Crew armed in-flight X No large version
Life-Support: A whole array of systems Secret: Cargo compartments hidden
Bay 3000 Fits 1 craft/vehicle 7000 Fits 3 crafts/vehicles
run by specialized machines fed atmo- inside the ship. Not detectable by most
Cargo Hold 1000 2 Cargo Slots 2000 6 Cargo Slots
spheres. It maintains the on-board means.
Communal 5000 +1 GP up to 5 crew 7500 +1GP up to 15 crew
Greenery 2000 Grows food or ingredients 5000 1 Atmo fewer needed environment livable and pleasant. Security: Systems for defending against
Kitchen 2500 Daily food needs are 2/3 3500 Daily food needs are 1/2 Sonar: An audio-based suite of sensors. boarders and unwanted guests.
Laboratory 7000 Enables research 10000 +2 RP per research Talented listeners can make out most Stable: Pens and cages for holding
Library 3000 Provides information X No large version anything from the celestial noise. animals big and small. They have
Medbay 6000 Allows healing 9000 +1 to healing Important during warp as it allows everything to prevent animals from
Secret X No small version 2500 2 Secret Cargo Slots detecting impactable objects. getting hurt during any situation, not
Security 4000 +1 Attack Vs Boarders 6500 +1d6 damage vs Boarders Warp: A powerful machine which can counting literal fire and explosions.
Stable 1500 2 Medium / 6 Small 3000 5 Medium / 15 Small propel the ship across vast distances Staterooms: Rooms for the crew.
Staterooms 2000 +1 GP up to 4 crew 5000 +1 GP up to 10 crew through poorly understood means. Provide privacy, personal storage and
Turret 2000 +2 Weapon Slots 4000 +5 Weapon Slots When warping, ships begin to disap- much-needed space.
Warp Grapple X No small version 6000 Enables Grappling pear and move in unusual ways, giving Turret: A rotating platform on which
Workshop 5000 Enables projects 7500 Projects take 2/3 time rise to the term ‘ghost-riding’. weapons are mounted.
Armor: All additional protection added Warp Grapple: A device which, in
Fuel Expenditure Ship Weapons to the ship. conjunction with sonar, can detect
Ship Size Fuel per Day Weapon J Dmg Ammo Traits Arsenal: Handy weapon lockers and ships travelling in warp and hijack their
1 10 Laser 500 Low 5 similar sources of armament. route, putting the grappling ship on the
2 20 Cannon 1000 Medium 10 same course in combat distance.
Bay: Large empty spaces positioned
3 40 Gatling 2000 High 15 Workshop: An area equipped with
close to the outer hull. Grandiose doors
4 80 Revolver Cannon 3500 Messy L 20 tools and equipment to aid in the
open to enable crafts or vehicles to
5 120 Missile 5000 Messy H 40 process of manufacture and repair.
enter or leave.
6 180 Torpedo 7000 Messy A 100
Electric Lasso 3000 Medium 20 Stun
Cargo Hold: Warehouses for ships.
Ship Plating Communal: Spaces dedicated to the
crew’s free time. They feature well-
Type Juice Defense
known games, comfortable furniture,
Basic Free Defense 10
Makeshift 1000*Sz Defense 11
and similar arrangements.
Overlaid 2000*Sz Defense 12 Greenery: Rooms designed to grow
Polarized 4000*Sz Defense 13 plants without natural light. If large
Ablative 8000*Sz Defense 14 enough they can offset atmosphere
oxygen production and help reduce
juice consumption.

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 Ship Traits Ship Faults
Blazing Agile Defense +1 during evas- Always Armor provides 1(S) or Overheating Weapons cannot over-
11 Speed is +1 41 11 41
Engines Thrusters ive maneuvers Dirty 2(L) less grunge Weapons charge

Smuggling Has one secret cargo Luxurious Problematic When necessary, move Unreliable In-system travel takes a
12 42 Has a fancy stateroom 12 42
Compartments slot Guestrooms Gravity onboard is -1 Engines day extra

Drone Has a short-distance Auxiliary Engines work even Stiff Evasive maneuvers Bad Warp travel spends
13 43 13 43
Launcher automated scout Power with no hull Controls provide -1 defense Mileage fuel as one extra day

Magnetic Can reel in heavy Repair Poor Miniature One fewer starting
14 44 Can repair vehicles 14 Hear/Find is at -1 44
Harpoons objects in space Bay Sensors Hold cargo space

Sealed Bar & Heals 1 grunge for up Revenge Someone’s out to get Uncomfortable Communal has 1(S) or
15 Has 2d6 cryopods* 45 15 45
Cryoberths Lounge to 10 people Hunted you Design 3(L) less capacity

Outside Atmospheric Tinny Difficult to use comms Unusually

16 Can fit a single craft 46 Has a shuttle 16 46
Clamp Shuttle Communications to talk Damp

Aerodynamic Speed is +2 in atmo- Nutrient Can feed 5 people per Oppressive People don’t wish to Labyrinthine Cannot move straight
21 51 21 51
Frame spheres Dispenser day Mood spend time aboard Corridors between sections

Hallway Between two sections Escape Smelly There’s always a stench Prison
22 52 Has 2d6 escape pods 22 52
Turrets are turrets* Pods Scrubbers in the air Ship

Warp Cozy Up to 10 can enjoy Compulsory Even if not grunged up, No

23 Has a warp grappler 53 23 53 Cannot look outside
Grappler Kitchenette kitchen benefits Servicing requires a scrub Windows

Secure Can easily detain up to Surveillance Has a system of Stubborn On a 1-in-6 doors don’t Custom Plating costs are 20%
24 54 24 54
Brig three people System cameras Doors open Plating higher

Digital Diverse Can detect far more Disturbingly Encounter chance is +1 Faulty Emergency repair
25 The ship can talk 55 25 55
Mind Sensors than usual Noisy for zones Wiring inside repairs 1 less

Mining Default lasers are great Telescopic Can pick up items on Too If size matters, ship is Pea Laser weapons deal 1
26 56 26 56
Laser at cutting Arm the outside Big too big Shooters damage less

Expansive Two additional initial Automated Installed medbay Easily Damage from hitting Ungraceful Speed is -1 in-atmo-
31 61 31 61
Hold cargo slots Medbay doesn’t need doctor Breakable stuff is doubled Geometry sphere

Ancient Has a library filled with Ram Requires 25% less fuel Exotically Starports charge 10% Shining
32 62 32 62 Very easy to track down
Library old knowledge Scoop in-system Built extra for servicing Beacon

Assorted Has 3d6 x 100 worth of Enigmatic Shield- Takes 1 less dmg if Danger Bad stuff is more likely Unreasonable Ship might refuse to do
33 63 33 63
Closet equipment ing warp is not broken Magnet to happen to it Computer dangerous stuff

Opulent Sacred Stuffy Life-support has 2(S) or Really Ship has an enduring
34 Has a small greenery 64 34 64
Greenhouse Chapel Atmospherics 4(L) less capacity Infamous reputation

Stealth Ship can easily hide in Drug Can craft bulk drugs Aggressive Constantly
35 65 35 Reactions are at -1 65 You lose 10% more fuel
Coating space Lab into specific ones Appearance Leaking

All-Terrain Hidden Turrets not visible Cramped Staterooms have 1(S) or Pirate Outlaw rumors say it
36 Has a coach buggy 66 36 66
Vehicle Weaponry when out of combat Quarters 2(L) less capacity Prey holds great treasure

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 SETTLEMENT BUILDING Structure Materials
Terrestrial Structures
Resources Furniture Work Units Additional
AA Turret 4 2 0 40 Ship weapon
Basement 0 4 1 50 No retrofitting
Should players wish to construct their not lost after construction is Church 3 5 3 100
own or add to an already existing complete, but one bulk of tools Civilian 2 5 1 50
terrestrial settlement, use settlement cannot be shared between Defense Turret 2 2 0 20 Ship weapon
building rules. If building from scratch, multiple under-construction
Defense Wall 1 1 0 2
some parameters must be met before buildings.
Farm 2 5 2 150 Plants / Cattle
starting. ◆ Work Units: An abstract unit Fort 10 10 2 500 Ship weapons
measuring the amount of work
The area has to be capable of support- Landing Pad 1 2 0 50
required to construct a structure.
ing a population, with access to water, Used in calculations. Mine 1 5 0 200 Explosives
resources and food. It might be difficult Outlook 0 2 0 10
◆ Workers: Construction requires at
to attract settlers otherwise. There Palisade 0 1 0 1
least one person working on it.
should also be no clear threats around. Resource Hut 1 4 1 200 Tools
◆ Wages: Workers working on Saloon 4 7 2 100 Goods
After securing the locale and finding a construction need to have their
Sheriff’s 1 5 1 50 Equipment
viable spot, plans should be drawn on needs met, represented by a Juice
cost. Stables 1 10 0 25
what will be built. At least one engineer Starport 5 5 1 200 Tools, Parts
should be present to oversee construc- ◆ Additional: Some buildings
Undertaker 4 5 1 50 Science, Medicine
tion of every two buildings currently require further bulk items or
other things to be completed. Warehouse 0 5 0 20
being constructed. Keep in mind Workshop 5 4 1 150 Science, Tools
construction cannot begin without all Building Bigger
necessary bulk items present. must be spent. Farm: Houses a family and produces
A building can be built bigger, up to five
The settlement will be considered a supplies in bulk at a rate of 1 every 100
times as big. Each increase (double, Structure List
backwater at best and badlands at days. It does not count towards the wall
triple, etc.) increases bulk item require-
worst. It takes a lot of hard work to AA Turret: Uses a ship-based weapon and palisade settlement building
ments by 50% (round up) and work
reach hubworld status. to shoot at flying targets. Must be number. Bigger farms increase the
requirement by 100%. Each increase in
manned. number of supplies produced.
size grants it that much more of
STRUCTURES whatever it offers by default, unless Basement: Adds a basement area to a Fort: A highly defended headquarters.
noted otherwise in the description. The building. Must be decided before a It can protect a wide area against
Constructing buildings is not easy and threats with ship weaponry. Each fort
maximum size of most buildings is 5. building is built.
requires several things. level houses 5 weapons.
Church: A place of worship, congreg-
◆ Resources: Most require a Construction Time ates thirty. Landing Pad: Its size determines the
number of bulk resources. These maximum ship size that can land and
To determine how many days construc- Civilian Building: Houses a family and
can be gathered locally, too. the initial pad can fit size 1 and 2 ships.
tion will last use this formula: may serve as a place of business.
◆ Materials: The second most Landing pads work in conjunction with
important part are materials, Time = Work Units / Number of Workers Defense Turret: Uses a ship-based
a starport. Many pads can be built
which each building will require a weapon to shoot at ground targets.
Worker Wages around one port.
number of. Must be manned.
To determine how much must be spent Mine: A series of underground tunnels.
◆ Furniture: Rare few buildings fit Defense Wall: High and strong. Four
for occupation would be complete on wages and worker upkeep use the It can extract ore at a rate of 1 bulk of
need to be built for each building in the
without furniture. following formula: ore for every 5 workers, every 100 days.
settlement to encircle them all. The
Bigger mines increase the number of
◆ Tools: Each structure being built Wages = Number of Workers * Time * 5 amount needed can be reduced if
requires a single piece of bulk ore extracted.
natural formations help with protec-
tools to be available. The tools are The result is the total cost in Juice that Outlook: Towers and such that serve as
tion.

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early warning signals. They do not Starport Sizes Station Modules
count towards the wall and palisade
Size 1: Refueling available. Module Materials Furniture Work Units Recycle Additional
settlement building number. Armor 2 0 2
Palisade: A simple fence. Good against
Size 2: Refuel & scrub.
Cargo Bay 8 0 30 Bay or Hold
animals and such. Four need to be built Size 3: Refuel, scrub, repairs. Can Chapel 3 4 80 Communal
for each building in the settlement to repair 1 HP on every section every day. Controller 6 2 150 Bridge
encircle them all. The amount needed Costs 10 Juice for each HP. Depot 5 0 20 Fuel Tank
can be reduced if natural formations Size 4: Refuel, scrub, repairs and spare Dock 2 0 20
help with protection. parts. Can repair 2 HP on every section Greenhouse 5 1 100 Greenery Plants
Resource Hut: Workers can use it to every day. Costs 10 Juice for each HP. Habitat 4 4 50 Stateroom
extract local resources at a rate of 1 Size 5: Refuel, scrub, repairs, spare Laboratory 6 1 100 Laboratory Science
resource per 2 workers every 50 days. parts and ship modules.Can repair 3 Life-Support 5 0 150 Life-Support See Info
Bigger huts increase the number of HP on every section every day. Costs Medbay 6 2 100 Medbay Medicine
resources extracted. 10 Juice for each HP. Mess 4 10 80 Kitchen
Saloon: Serves food, drink and offers Power Plant 10 0 200 Engine Exotics
tion can be harvested during construc- Saloon 6 5 100 Communal Goods
lodging. The bar area has a high seating
tion to meet initial needs. The GM will Sheriff’s 5 1 50 Security Equipment
and standing occupancy, but there are
provide from 1d6 to 3d6 bulk resources. Sonar 6 1 30 Sonar
only 2 rooms for about 5 lodgers. Bigger
If a settlement is built close to a cleared- Turret 4 0 50 Turret Ship Weapon
saloons double these numbers.
out derelict or similar structure, it can Workshop 5 2 150 Workshop Tools
Sheriff’s: A place for a sheriff and their
deputies. Fits around 3 cells. Doubles be used as a source of materials in
terrestrial settlements lack. While it do not have sections or decks laid out
amount of cells when bigger. much the same way.
functions like a settlement, building it is for ombat purposes. Anyone attacking a
Stables: Large enough to house 10 Padless Landing more akin to constructing a ship and station can choose to target any of its
animals. Farm animals do not need requires different bulk items and build- modules, hitting it on a successful
stables. Any ship can land near the settlement,
ing conditions. attack.
but a pad is required to use starport
Starport: The size of the port determ-
services. Stations modules must connect to each Hull & Grunge
ines what it can do. other when built, but otherwise have no
Undertaker: Disposes of the dead, takes Earnings size or shape restrictions. Each module has a number of hull
care of the injured and functions as a points determined by its size. Each size
Once a settlement reaches a modest Construction time and worker wages
laboratory. Size determines how many grants 1d6 of hull points.
size, any future wages are only multi- work the same.
projects and patients it can handle Grunge is added on by installing armor
plied by 3, instead of 5.
simultaneously.
Moons, Asteroids & Others modules. Armor modules are installed
Warehouse: Safely stocks up to 20 A settlement also provides its founders
to other modules, giving them 1d6
or owners with bulk goods at their Most of the rules concerning station
cargo slots. grunge for every size increase.
production rate. These represent building work the same when
Workshop: Can repair one vehicle at a
surplus that the settlement can comfort- constructing bases on dead moons, Power Plant Juice
time and helps with manufacturing and
ably produce and not grow wanting. A asteroids and similar stellar objects
techwork. Every station requires a power plant or
tax, in Juice, can also be instated, but which lack an atmosphere or livable
several to function. A power plant
Sourcing Locally would depend on traffic, major factions conditions.
consumes juice daily based on the
An area lush with natural resources, in the area, and so on.
Stations in Combat number of modules on the station.
used as the site of the settlement, can be However, armor modules and power
used to gather a number of bulk STATION SETTLEMENT Stations posess thrusters for minor
plants themselves do not count towards
resources for construction. orbit and placement changes, but lack
A space station is a viable settlement, this number. Bigger modules can count
sufficient propulsion to make a differ-
Depending on the abundance, a loca- but has unique problems which as more than one module for this
ence in combat scenarios. As such they

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purpose, calculated by dividing its size
by 2 and rounding up. For example, a
size 5 turret module would count as 3
modules for juice consumption.
Life-Support
These modules can support a number
of people living on the station as indic-
ated by their description. Listed is also a
Juice cost and number of Atmospheres.
For every month of operation, the life-
support module consumes the indic-
ated amount of Juice and performs a 1-
in-6 check for each Atmosphere in use.
On a 1, the Atmosphere is clogged up
and must be exchanged for a new one.
Unlike ships, life-support systems on
stations cannot handle more than their
maximum.
Travellers
Do not include incidental visitors to the
station for food, life-support and similar
costs. If their stay turns long-term,
integrate them with the population
number.
Recycling
Ship modules, installed or not, can be
repurposed to function as station
modules and vice-versa. Small ship
modules count as size 1 and large as
size 2. This always requires 1 bulk of
materials and 20 work units, but no
other costs.
Module List
Armor: Provides 1d6 grunge points per
size level to one module.
Cargo Bay: Fits one craft and ten cargo
or no craft and twenty cargo.
Chapel: A place of worship, congreg-
ates 30.
Controller: A station’s central
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command responsible for ship traffic provides 3 jail cells and accommodates
and day-to-day operations. one deputy.
Depot: Storage for juice reserves. Holds Sonar: A sensor array to detect incom-
1000 Juice. ing ships, threats, and the like. Bigger
Dock: Extended arms used by ships to sizes provide earlier warnings.
interface with the station. Its size Turret: A weapon platform for holding
determine the size of ship that can dock, ship-sized weaponry. Each size fits one
starting with size 2 ships. weapon.
Greenhouse: Grows food for 10 Workshop: Enables repairs to be done,
creatures. On two size levels (size 3 and as well as projects and crafting. Each
5) it offsets Atmosphere consumption size level allows that number of concur-
by 1 and 2 Atmos, respectively. rent projects and crafting jobs.
Habitat: Provides housing and civilian
spaces for 5 people.
Laboratory: Allows research to be
performed, the number of simultan-
eous projects determined by its size.
Life-Support: Provides livable condi-
tions by consuming juice. Each size
level provides for 20 creatures, takes 2
Atmos and consumes 100 Juice.
Medbay: A place of healing and recov-
ery. Requires one doctor and can heal
up to 4 people.
Mess: A kitchen and dining area to feed
the station’s population more effi-
ciently. Lowers supply consumption by
10% for up to 100 creatures. Size
changes the percentage, but not
maximum number of creatures served.
To serve more creatures, build addi-
tional messes.
Power Plant: Consumes juice monthly
to provide power to the station.
Requires 2 Juice for every module.
Bigger modules count as more than one.
Saloon: A place for gatherings, fun and
company. Accommodates up to 5 travel-
lers with food and lodging.
Sheriff’s: A security station for keeping
the peace. Requires a sherrif to func-
tion, and a number of deputies depend-
ing on the population. One deputy for
every 50 people. Each size level
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 BULK TRADE Keep in mind that simply because a
settlement is not trading with some-
thing that they automatically desire it.
d6
Trade Availability
Item How Many?
1 Simple Equipment Up to 3d6 x 10 J
2 Advanced All else
Ships are able to transport large Halves & Quarters Stats as Desires
3 Juice 3d6 x 100
amounts of cargo and selling it bit by bit A settlement’s stats will indicate a desire 4 Ammunition 3d6 x 10
Bulk items can also be bought in halves
would be unreasonable. Bulk items for bulk items. 5 Atmo (mAtmo) 2d6 (x 10)
and quarters. Simply pay that portion of
ease this process and enable the crew to 6 Trade Goods Roll on Trade twice
the total. They take up that much space Low and high stats designate that settle-
buy certain items as bulk without
as well when calculating cargo slots. ments desire various things, how many
specifying exactly what they are during have equipment worth up to the indic-
depending on the stat’s modifier.
purchase. ated amount in quantities for personal
TRADING ◆ Low Bravado: Ammo, Equipment, use.
Specifics from Bulk To randomly determine what a settle- Explosives
Advanced equipment indicates that
Some bulk items are collections of ment has we roll on the Trade Availabil- ◆ High Bravado: Vehicles, Materials, they have all equipment in personal
unspecified items of one category. ity table a number of times as indicated Juice
quantities.
Single items may be removed from the by the settlement’s standing. A settle- ◆ Low Know: Tools, Cattle, Feed
bulk, reducing its Juice worth by the ment’s standing is determined by the Rolling equipment multiple times
◆ High Know: Science, Exotics, Parts
default cost of the item. GM arbitrarily or using the settlement means they have one random bulk item
creation rules in the GM Module part of ◆ Low Spirit: Drugs, Prisoners, available.
For example, from a bulk of equipment, a Animals
the book.
player can remove a lighter worth 50 J.
The 500-worth bulk of equipment would
◆ High Spirit: Art, Travellers,
Medicine
BULK CRAFTING
Current Standing’s impact on availabil-
be reduced by 50 and would be worth 450 With access to a workshop environ-
ity. Roll on the Trade Availability table ◆ Low Show: Supplies, Refugees,
Juice. Items can be removed from the Clothes ment, some bulk items can be conver-
the indicated number of times.
bulk as long as their cost does not exceed ted to others. This process takes a
-2: They currently have 1. ◆ High Show: Goods, Luxuries,
the bulk’s current value. number of days. The number of crafting
Furniture
-1: They currently have 2. projects that can be done simultan-
Bulk items which work this way are: ◆ Low Health: Roll 1/2/3 times on
Ammunition, Animals, Atmo, Equip- 0: They currently have 3. the Trade Availability table. They
+1: They currently don’t have 2. need this urgently. Settlement Stats
ment, Explosives, Feed, Juice, Medicine,
Supplies, and Tools. Additionally, roll two times on the Bulk ◆ High Health: Roll 1/2/3 times on Stat Mod Desires
Trade table to see their offer. the Trade Availability table. They
Vehicles work similarly. For example, 3 -3 Three low
+2: They currently don’t have 1. have this as surplus, it is available
three cargo slots of Vehicles could be at a 25% discount. 4-5 -2 Two low
three Coach Buggies or one Overlander. Additionally, roll four times on the Bulk
Trade table to see their offer. Space stations almost always need 6-8 -1 Two low

Creatures Atmospheres. 9-12 0 One low, One high

Standings -3 and +3 don’t have
anything and do have everything, 13-15 +1 Two high
Several items (Travellers, Prisoners, Trade Availability Table
Refugees and Specimens) do not have a respectively. 16-17 +2 Two high
Simple Equipment designates that they
price listed. This is because their prices 18 +3 Three high
can vary depending on circumstances, Duplicate results are not rerolled, they
Trade
but represent how much cargo space imply that the settlement has triple
Roll 2d6 1 2 3 4 5 6
they would occupy. This, of course, is something.
1-2 Feed Salvage Ore Resources Animals Goods
under the assumption they would be Backwaters roll with a -1 penalty on the 3 Supplies Parts Materials Cattle Clothes Equipment
transported where there is free cargo row die of the Trade Table, and 4 Tools Explosives Juice Refugees Travellers Furniture
space. Other accommodation can be Badlands roll with a -2 penalty. 5 Drugs Plants Prisoners Specimens Ammunition Medicine
made for them.
6 Exotics Vehicles Luxuries Art Science Pick One

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 Bulk Crafting harder to substitute. supply per day.
# What & # What Produces What Days Explosives: Assorted explosive Resources: Any natural resources, such
2 Ore None 1 Materials 7 weapons, such as explosive sticks. This as timber, earth, clay, water, etc.
2 Salvage None 2 Materials 10 also includes those used for mining and Salvage: Remains of derelicts and old
1 Resources + 1 Materials 1 Furniture 10 similar work. tech. Unusable in its current state, but
1 Resources + 1 Materials 1 Tools 10 Feed: Food for animals. Not for human can be made into many things.
1 Ore + 1 Salvage 1 Parts 7 consumption. Science: Working machinery and tech
500 Juice + 1 Salvage 1 Ammo 14 Furniture: Recently constructed or with a multitude of uses.
2 Salvage None 1 Furniture 10 repurposed from derelicts. Any number Specimens: Caged creatures. Usually
6 Salvage None 1 Exotics 20 of, but includes everything from chairs special due to their features, unique-
1 Vehicle None 4 Salvage 7 and tables to beds and armoires. ness.
Goods: Various common items used by Supplies: Assorted food and water for
Bulk Items ordinary folk. Cutlery, lamps, spices, folk. Non-spoilable while in bulk.
Item Juice Description Item Juice Description spitoons, combs, mirrors, and so on. Tools: Any of the various tools used on
Ammunition 1000 200 pieces of Materials 400 Repairs 20 Hull Juice: Four barrels filled with 1000 Juice ships and beyond. Can also be kits.
Animals 400 Farm animals and such Medicine 500 Heals up to 100 HP total.
Art 2000 Assorted Ore 150 Mined, unprocessed Vehicle: Either one smaller vehicle,
Luxuries: The finer things in life. such as a buggy, or several bulk vehicles
Atmo 1000 10 Atmo or 100 mAtmo Parts 500 Ship, vehicle, etc.
Including fine jewellery, aged spirits, transported together and representing
By-Products 750 Furs, hides, bones, etc. Travellers X Three folk
extravagant clothes, rare spices, etc. a larger vehicle, such as an overlander.
Clothes 300 Common wear Plants 250 Seeds or grown
Drugs 2000 Recreational use Prisoners X Ten folk Materials: Various hard pieces, worth-
Equipment 1000 Any number worth up to Refugees X Five folk less on their own, but much needed in
Exotics 3000 Materials, plants, etc. Resources 100 Natural resources construction, manufacturing, repair,
Explosives 800 Any number worth up to Salvage 250 Extracted from derelicts etc.
Feed 50 100 days’ worth Science 1500 Machines and such Medicine: Assorted medical supplies.
Furniture 600 Made or salvaged Specimens X Living, strange creatures Used by doctors and such to treat injur-
Goods 250 Common items Supplies 100 100 days’ worth ies. Used up be replenishing health.
Juice 1000 Four barrels’ worth Tools 600 For various jobs Ore: Mined and unprocessed valuable
Luxuries 2500 Jewellery, fine drink, etc. Vehicle 1000 A vehicle or part of rocks with minerals. Useless until prop-
erly extracted and treated.
eously depends on the workshop and Atmo: Boxes filled with Atmospheres or
the number of people involved. mAtmos. They are full. Parts: Bits and pieces required for
vehicles, machines and ships to func-
Anyone engaged in crafting cannot do Cattle: Any farm animals used as cattle.
tion.
anything else worthy of note during Will usually be only a few. Consume
one feed or supplies daily. Travellers: Up to three folk paying for
that time.
transit. Each requires one supply per
Clothes: Assorted clothes for any
Bulk Items List day.
climate.
Plants: Either fully grown plants or
Ammunition: Two hundred pieces of Drugs: Assorted recreational drugs.
mere seeds for planting. Highly valu-
assorted ammo. Usable in any weapon. May be illegal in some places.
able on newly inhabited worlds or
Animals: Any farm animals or other Equipment: Any number of equipment blight-stricken places.
useful critters. Consume two feed or from the equipment list, as long as their
Prisoners: Up to ten secured criminals.
supplies daily. total worth is not over 1000 Juice.
Each requires one supply per day.
Art: Carefully packaged for secure Exotics: Special materials, parts, plants,
Refugees: Up to five folk escaping
transport. Paintings, sculptures, texts, and other items used in construction,
something or other. Each requires one
and so on. production, etc. Hard to find and even

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 FRIENDS & FOES second value, multiplied by 5, indicates
the number found in a settlement, ship
or lair.
HD
Average HP per HD
Average HP
0 1
Treasure Type (TT) 1 4
STATISTICS Morale (ML) 2 7
The letter determines what kind of
Creatures, robots, and everything else Their morale rating which determines 3 11
wealth they possess. Might be present
has the following statistics. how likely they are to flee or surrender 4 14
on them or located in a lair.
when at half HP or when half friendlies 5 18
Defense (DEF) 6 21
are lost.
Their ability to avoid damage in
ADDITIONAL 7 25
combat.
Disposition (Dsp) INFORMATION 8 28
Determines how most such creatures 9 32
Hit Dice (HD)
usually act. Can be one or a combina- Robots and Animals 10 35
The number of d6 rolled to determine tion of the following: All robots can see in pitch black condi- 11 39
health. Average rolled health is listed in tions and operate in any atmospheric 12 42
◆ Reasonable / Impulsive (R or I):
parantheses. condition. 13 46
Do they think before acting or
not? Will they consider the con- 14 49
Attacks (Att) Animals can see normally in low-light
sequences. 15 53
conditions.
Attacks they may use during every ◆ Neutral (N): Have no strong opin- 16 57
round of combat. Square brackets indic- ions one way or the other. Most Example Monster Stat Block:
ate alternative attacks. animal are this.
Attack Bonus (AtB) ◆ Selfish / Communal (S or C): Do
they put themselves or others Name
What number they add to their attack ahead? Will they protect them- Text Description
rolls. selves only or fear for lives of
others. HD X (X hp) DEF X MV X
Move Rate (MV)
Experience (XP) Att 1 x weapon (1d6) AtB +X
The speed at which they move during
How much experience is awarded for RS DX TX MX PX OX
combat and outside of it, in meters per
defeating them. ML X Dsp XX XP X
turn.
Number Appearing (NA) NA xdx (xdx) TT X
Those with multiple forms of move-
◆ Ability One:
ment will have them listed in paren- Two values, the second in parentheses.
theses.
If the first value is zero, they are not
Resistances (RS) usually encountered in derelicts. If the
Their resistance values: second value is zero they are not Resistances & Attack
usually encountered outside of derel- HD Attack Bonus Death Turret Mobility Plasma Otherly
◆ D: Death icts. 0-1 0 8 8 7 7 6
◆ T: Turret 2-3 +1 9 9 8 8 7
In derelicts, the first value determines
◆ M: Mobility the number of them encountered. The 4-5 +2 10 10 9 9 8
◆ P: Plasma second value determines the number 6-7 +3 11 11 10 10 9
elsewhere nearby, probably a lair or 8-9 +4 12 12 11 11 10
◆ O: Otherly
hideout. 10-11 +5 13 13 12 12 11
Default values are listed in the Bestiary 12-13 +6 14 14 13 13 12
Resistances table. Outside of derelicts, the second value 14-15 +7 15 15 14 14 13
indicates the number encountered. The 16+ +8 16 16 15 15 14

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 BEAST BUILDER Defensive: They are wary of threats
and other creatures and will keep a
distance, running away if they think
Step 7: Attacks
After traits you will either have the
types of attacks the creature has
danger is afoot.
already known or decide on them your-
It would make little sense for every Tiny: Up to the size of a household cat. Neutral: They usually do not care, self based on how the creature is shap-
creature to be found on every planet. Small: Around the size of a large dog. whether it is because of a lack of natural ing up. If not, determine them
Some are, for varying reasons, but most Medium: About as large as a deer. predators or good defensive capabilit- randomly.
will be endemic to their respective plan- ies.
Large: A bear or thereabout.
ets and not found anywhere else. The Aggressive: They are hard to scare or
beastiary will offer several default Huge: The size of an elephant. Beast Traits
threaten, and will engage if the situ-
creatures of various types and for vari- d66 Trait d66 Trait
Step 2: Defense ation is deemed winnable.
ous climates, but if you want to create 11 Agile 41 Legfull
A 1d6 roll will determine the defense Predator: They hunt and you are the 12 Aware 42 Legless
unique ones yourself, use these rules.
rating. The associated descriptions are prey. 13 Beautiful 43 Medicinal
You may decide on everything
common examples which could 14 Bendable 44 Non-Carbon
randomly, only on some, or pick what Step 5: Number Appearing
provide such a defense, but you needn’t 15 Bladeproof 45 Poison
you want.
pick exactly those. Since all creatures appear in the wilder- 16 Breath 46 Regenerating
ness, the number appearing rating is
Step 0: Where is it? 21 Burrowing 51 Resistant
Step 3: Move always 0 (X), with the X being the result 22 Carrying 52 Ridable
The beast is primarily characterized by from this table. As with all creatures,
A second d6 roll will give us the beasts 23 Charging 53 Sensory
its environment. How has it adapted to the number denotes how many are
speed. It can move this much in combat 24 Climbing 54 Sneaky
the local temperatures, the terrain, the usually encountered on their own, and
normally or sprint at double the rate. 25 Combo 55 Spitting
weather and general hardships. Keep that number multiplied by 5 to see how
Certain traits can modify move. 26 Cries 56 Sprinting
this in mind and weave it through the many creatures are located elsewhere, 31 Dissolves 61 Swallow
design process. Step 4: Demeanor & Morale most likely a lair or similar gathering 32 Fast 62 Thin
place. 33 Flight 63 Treasure
Step 1: Size This tells us how the beast is likely to act
when confronted or upon seeing 34 Food 64 Tripping
How large a creature is important as it Step 6: Traits 35 Gunproof 65 Venom
unknown creatures. Roll 2d6 for
also determines several other charac- These are additional abilities and char- 36 Intelligent 66 Weakness
demeanor, which also determines its
teristics, such as its HD, damage and acteristics that further define and
morale rating.
number of attacks. Roll 2d6 and look up
the results in that row for the aforemen- Frightful: They run away at the first
differentiate creatures. Randomly TRAITS
determine how many traits the creature
tioned stats. sign of disturbance. Agile: Its defenses are +1 against melee
has and then roll as many times on the
attacks.
traits table. You do not have to reroll
Beast Builder 2d6 Aware: It cannot be snuck upon.
duplicates, the results surely have some
2d6 Size HD Dmg Attacks Demeanor Morale NA Traits Beautiful: It is exceptionally nice to
fascinating explanation and will make
2 Tiny 0 1 1 Frightful 5 1 0 look at.
the creature doubly unique.
3 Small 1 1d6 1 Defensive 6 4d6 0
Bendable: It can squeeze through
4 Small 2 1d6 1 Defensive 6 3d6 1
5 Small 3 2d6 1 Defensive 6 2d6 1 Beast Builder 1d6
6 Medium 4 1d6 1 Defensive 6 1d6-1 2 d6 Defense Move Attack Poison Breath Sensory
7 Medium 4 2d6 1 Neutral 7 1d6 2 1 Soft Skin (10) 4 Bite Deadly Spray Fire Sound
8 Medium 5 3d6 1-2 Neutral 7 1d6-2 3 2 Hard Skin (11) 4 Kick Deadly Flesh Electricity Vibration
9 Large 5 2d6 1-2 Aggressive 8 2d6 3 3 Fast (12) 5 Impale Paralyzing Acid Heat
10 Large 6 3d6 1-2 Aggressive 8 3d6 4 4 Scaled (13) 5 Swipe Nauseating Spikes Radiation
11 Large 7 3d6 2 Aggressive 8 4d6 4 5 Carapace (14) 6 Grab Blinding Cold Smell
12 Huge 8+ 3d6+ 2+ Predator 9 2d6 x 10 5 6 Rocky (15) 7 Ram Sticky Binding Instinct

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surprisingly narrow spaces.
Bladeproof: Its skin is impervious to
blades.
Breath: It can, somehow, project an
attack from its mouth. This replaces one
of its attacks or adds an alternate attack.
Roll on the table to determine type.
Burrowing: It can dig and move
through the ground.
Carrying: If tamed it could serve as a
pack animal.
Charge: It gains a +2 to its attack and
+1d6 to its damage if it can move its full
move before attacking.
Climbing: It can climb anyhwere at its
move speed.
Combo: If two of its attacks hit (add an
attack if it has only one) it does an
unavoidable third damaging effect.
Cries: Calls for help when threatened.
Draws in Number Appearing / 2 in 1d6
rounds.
Dissolves: One of its attacks can destroy
some type of material. Weapons and
armor lose potency each round until
destroyed.
Fast: Its move is +2.
Flight: It can fly. Roll move again for
flight speed.
Food: It is an exceptional source of
nourishment.
Gunproof: Its skin is impervious to
guns.
Intelligent: It is highly intelligent for a
beast.
Legfull: It has more than the standard
array of legs.
Legless: It slithers or has another form
of locomotion.
Medicinal: It holds unique beneficial
properties if properly studied.
Non-Carbon: It is uniquely weird and
incompatible with standard food and
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living conditions.
Poison: Excretes a substance when
threatened or attacked. Cannot be
poisoned itself.
Regenerating: It regains HP equal to its
HD at the start of its turn.
Resistant: One or more elemental
effects to not harm it.
Ridable: If tamed it could concievably
be used as a riding animal.
Sensory: It has an additional way of
perceiving the environment that is
better than sight. Roll on the table.
Sneaky: It is hard to detect and can
ambush. 4-in-6 chance to remain out of
sight.
Spitting: It gains a ranged attack that
deals half its usual damage. It should
not be able to attack more than 10
meters away.
Sprinting: It can sprint at move x 3.
Swallow: On a critical hit it will swal-
low its target and deal 1d6 damage per
round.
Thin: Its defenses are +1 against ranged
attacks.
Treasure: Somehow it carries treasure
around. Roll on treasure type of your
choice.
Tripping: When it attacks it can knock
its opponent prone. Resist against
mobility to avoid.
Venom: Delivers a substance when
attacking with a bite, impale or swipe.
Roll for poison type.
Weakness: Receives double damage
from some infrequent source.
Poison Types
Deadly Spray: Resist against death or
die.
Deadly Flesh: Resist against death if
eating raw flesh or die.
Paralyzing: Resist against mobility or Sensors
fall prone, unable to move a number or
Sound: Primarily works by hearing, not
turns equal to how much you failed.
sight.
Nauseating: Pass a health ability check
Vibration: It can detect the earth move,
or spend a turn losing your lunch and
branches rustling, etc.
suffer a -1 on everything until the end of
combat or 1 hour. Repeat attacks do not Heat: It senses only differences
repeat this effect. between hot and cold.
Blinding: Resist against otherly or Radiation: It can detect different types
become blinded for a number of turns of radiation which are not infrared or
visible light. This could mean that it
equal to how much you failed.
senses working machines, tech, gunfire,
Sticky: Resist against mobility or
and similar disturbances.
become unable to move unless you pass
a show ability check with a penalty Smell: It can recognize natural scents
from afar.
equal to the beast’s HD. Repeat attacks
Instinct: It has some form of what
do not impose a penalty.
would be called a sixth sense to detect
Breath Attacks danger and threats.
The nature of the attack is up to you, as
well as if the attack covers a conal area
or a line, and how long it is. In addition
to dealing half the normal damage the
beast’s attacks do, breath attacks also
have the following effect:
Fire: It sets flammable materials and
objects on fire.
Electricity: It deals double normal
damage to machines and can disable
tech.
Acid: It dissolves metals.
Spikes: It impales targets on a hit and
immobilizes them if there is a hard
surface behind them. If there is another
creature directly behind the target, roll
another attack to see if the other
creature receives half damage of the
first attack and the two are spiked
together.
Cold: Extinguishes open flames, lowers
Move by 2.
Binding: Envelopes the creature in a
substance which prevents movement
and attacks. Pass a show ability check
on your turn to break free.
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Alternate Health
Instead of losing hit points, this system
contextualizes Health more as an ability
and renames HP as Health Points.
When hit for health damage, instead of
subtracting as many points from your
HP, roll against your current HP if the
damage dealt is lower than or equal to
your current HP. On a success
temporarily lower HP by 1. On a
failure, temporarily lower HP by
2 and receive an injury by
rolling 2d6 on the injury table.
If damage dealt is higher than
your current HP, resist against
death or die. On a success, you are
unconscious, your HP is lowered by
4 and you receive an injury.
Healing heals HP back to its full value
equal to Health as before. Once you heal
to full, remove all injuries, unless they
are permanent. Permanent injuries are
marked with an asterisk (*). In case of a
duplicate roll on the injury table, take
the result from the second column. In
case of a triplicate, you got lucky.
Injury
2d6 Type 1st Time
2 Unlucky Doesn’t look bad, you die in 1d6 rounds
3 Broken Fingers* -1 on Attacks
4 Spine Injury Cannot carry Heavy items
5 Lost Weapon Weapon is ruined
6 Armor Hole Armor defense -2
7 Flesh Wound -2 on everything in this combat
8 Stunned Cannot act for Low turns
9 Leg Injury Move is halved
10 Arm Injury No BRV to attack, no SHO to damage
11 Head Blow* -2 to KNO
12 Heavy Bleed Receive first aid or die in 1d6 rounds
Permanent Injuries may be removed by
spending a week in a doctor’s care.
Movement Without Gravity
Moving in an environment without
gravity can cause issues, especially in
combat, where exact movement is often
paramount.
Running is not possible when
using magnetic boots, thus all
walking movement is halved.
Floating around can enable
easy gliding around at full
speed, but impairs defense
with a -2 penalty.
Shooting while floating sends
the user backwards. If there are
handholds they may catch them-
selves after 1 square of movement,
otherwise they keep moving back-
wards. The same is true for those being
shot, unless they are large or bigger or
robots suited for low-gravity.
Melee attack damage is not affected,
but it might be more difficult to strike,
depending on your situation. Consider
2nd Time
Huh, you’re alive
-2 on attacks
May only carry 1 Bulky item total
Another weapon ruined (or item)
Armor is ruined
-4 until end of combat
Knocked unconscious
Move is quartered
-2 to all attacks
-2 to SPR
Sorry, you’re dead
giving unstable surface penalties to
melee attacks.
you will dodge. Simply separate the dice
into two hands or keep them together.
Shoving and such could prove to be
hazardous if the shover is floating. Any
such action would do the same to the
doer.
Shoot - Kill - Dodge
When two or more combatants square
off and tensions rise - everyone itching
to kill. In these situations combat does
not normally happen, but rather, a duel.
Each combatant in a duel rolls three
dice in secret and positions them left to
right. The shoot die is leftmost, the kill
die in the middle, and the dodge die on
the right. Action has not happened yet
and will only happen if any combatant
decides to draw. Whoever does, the
other combatant must reroll one die. If
nobody draws, no duel occurs.
The three dice are then uncovered and
compared between combatants, but
their placement cannot be changed.
Shoot is compared to dodge on both
sides to determine who shoots who and
who shoots first. Your shoot must be
higher than their dodge. However, the
lower shoot score that still beats a
dodge is quicker and thus shoots first.
Getting shot before shooting lowers
your own shoot by one. If shot in this
way, see if you still hit your target. The
kill determines the damage you do if
you hit. A kill score of one to five
determines how much HP the target
will be left with, and a kill score of six
kills them outright. If you have fewer
HP than what you would be left with,
you die instead.
More than two
If there are more than two combatants,
before revealing dice, you must choose
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 SETTING
WHAT IS THIS?
Wildspace is a game wherein players
take on the roles of crewmembers
aboard a starship travelling the galaxy.
Humanity has reached its peak aeons
ago and almost died off in mysterious
circumstances. Now, from the ashes,
civilizations rise again. With most
records destroyed and no connections
with the past, this new era of humanity
struggles to understand the ancient
technology of their ancestors and
survive in an inhospitable apocalyptic
spacescape.
The titular wildspace is a disease
spreading through the galaxy. Its
origins and purpose are unknown, but
it has spread to the farthest reaches of
space, there is no escaping it. It
consumes and becomes one with
everything it touches, violating its
essence and twisting its nature.
New Humanity has found life in the
remains of cities, colonies, stations, an
ships of old, despite a lack of technolo-
gical understanding.
THE GALAXY
Folk in the galaxy are spread out far,
wide, and thin, living in small
communes away from each other. Most
lead simple lives on the frontiers of
civilization, fighting against the
elements, alien blights, wildspace,
marauding beasts, pirates, and other
threats.
Despite the apparent universal lawless-
ness, there is some order. Throughout
the years, rules, rituals, culture and
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expected behaviors have arisen and
most people follow these. They have
also given birth to larger concentrations
of power and control.
REGIONS OF SPACE
Folks divide the galaxy based on the
four cardinal directions and three
rough astrographic categories:
◆ Home: The centralmost region of
known space. It is the most
densely populated, but also
sufficiently explored and devoid of
ancient resources, prompting folk
to travel ever so farther to attain
wealth.
◆ Borderlands: The outskirts of
civilization. Going away from
Home in any direction will take
you here. This is as far as people
have spread and are able to
maintain some sort of order.
◆ Beyond: The rest of space.
Sparsely inhabited, and full of
wildspace and riches.
The cardinal directions are:
◆ The Western Range: The so-called
Frontier. Wildspace runs rampant
here and blocks access to many
sources of tech, overrunning
entire formerly populated planets
filled with riches.
◆ The Eastern Fringe: Sectors
neighboring the immense stellar
phenomena which spans this part
of the galaxy north to south,
blockading travel for most ships.
This massive ever-shifting storm
halts travellers and those who
attempt the dangerous journey
either never come back or return
to speak of unimaginable horrors.
On occasion, folk from beyond the
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their never-before-seen wares.
They are known for hiding their
faces with elaborate masks and
apparatus.
◆ The Southern Growth: This
strange region is marked by many
planets overgrown with plantlife,
much more than anywhere else.
More often than not it is
impossible to ascertain if a planet
even was previously inhabited.
The Wild is present here, but does
not seem to be as aggressive or
spread out.
◆ The Northern Wastes: Made
distinct by numerous fancy-
colored nebulae and clouds, it
makes for a poor place of
residence as the beautiful sights
wreak havoc on tech. Thanks to
this it has become a haven for
undesirables and all who wish not
to be found. Thus, travel is highly
dangerous.
MAJOR FACTIONS
There are many influential factions,
each with a particular ideology, that
have laid down their roots across the
systems. Most focus their efforts on one
part of space, but do try their best to
spread.
The Western Factions
The House of Reason
Authoritative Religious Fundamentalists
BLUE & WHITE
The largest of the factions and most
benign, at least that’s how they seem to
the vast masses under their control.
They are highly authoritative with strict
rules controlling most aspects of daily
life. They believe that devotion to their
religion will bring salvation to the
galaxy and help fight Corruption, which
is what they call Wildspace. Their
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fundamentalist beliefs enable them to
assert total control over the populace.
However, few will complain on life
“inside the House”, be it because they
truly offer peaceful living or because
you are scared to rebel.
Settlements under their banner are
controlled by Provosts, who oversee
that everything goes according to scrip-
ture, how it is written in the Book of
Reason. Straying from the Reasonable
Path and into decadence will lead to
complete dissolution, the same that
happened to Old Humanity.
Peace is enforced by heavily armed and
armored Wardens, either local or trav-
elling. They believe in the gun and how
through proper use it can solve any
problem.
The Silver Keepers
Greedy Technological Explorers
SILVER & GOLD
While not as numerous and influential
as the House, the Keepers are a force to
be reckoned with. They have
proclaimed themselves the only true
guardians of ancient technology who
have been tasked with finding and safe-
guarding it. They believe technological
secrets could hurt the unguarded and
ignorant, causing unimaginable
damage. Though not directly concerned
with governing others, they do so by
proxy as they lay claim to major finds of
ancient tech, wherever it may be.
Those who suddenly find themselves in
sacred Keeper territory have few
choices. Leave, if they can, or continue
living there, following their rules. The
Keepers are known to force people into
unpayable debt by confiscating unlaw-
fully owned tech and imposing fines.
Most end up serving long sentences in
what can easily be described as bonded
labor, or just plain old slavery.
Their melee-only squads are led by
Overseers, who enforce the law with a
steel fist. They utilize amazing weapon-
deactivaton tech to level the field
during combat. Thankfully, they almost
always take prisoners.
The Vale
Lofty Wild Communers
ORANGE & BROWN
The true numbers of these idealistic
ragtag misfits are difficult to gauge.
They do not occupy territory or claim
ownership of anyone. They do not keep
books, as far as anyone knows, and
have no official hierarchy. Members of
the Vale can surely be found anywhere
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and everywhere, hiding in plain sight,
working on subverting other factions to
ensure freedom for all. These anarch-
ists value free will and unopposed
governance, every person for them-
selves, for better or worse. Their
members are known to sacrifice their
lives to deal serious blows to
proponents of control.
They accept anyone into their midst, if
you don’t smell like a rat, that is.
The actual Vale is a prophetic place they
seek, which will answer all questions,
and if the right people reach it, it will
bring peace to the galaxy.
The Southern Factions
The Red Line
Unscrupulous Militant Preppers
RED & BLACK
Not much of a society, more a roving
band of warriors hell-bent on proving
their worth. Their territory expands
day-by-day, but only through conquest.
You either fight them and lose some
people, or wave a white flag and get
purged. The survivors of these wars of
challenge are loosely ruled, usually by
women who are tasked to prepare the
settlement for future conflict. Despite
their tribal nature and penchant for
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achieve victory by any means, because
it is victory that matters, not the fight.
That said, they do not always fight, their
settlements are open to trade and visita-
tion most of the time. Just don’t be
surprised if someone wants to test your
mettle.
They follow a strong hierarchy, but posi-
tions are routinely changed because as
we all know, Might makes Right.
Their war bands are led by Chiefs and
their weapon of choice is everything.
The Growing Union
Protective Ardent Collectivists
GREEN, RED & WHITE
Numerous and highly valued, this
assortment of cattle farmers, ranchers,
growers, and their ilk rule the Growth.
Despite mild and unassuming first
impressions, the Union is well-
equipped and more than ready to stand
their ground should anyone attempt to
usurp their trade. Most smaller concen-
trations of folk manage to grow their
own food, but the rest depend on the
Union. They play the game smart and
do not overreach, being fully aware
their good standing and pleasant deal-
ings stem from a fair and largely non-
political attitude.
From the outside looking in, one would
separate them into three types of folk:
Workers, shippers, and the commissary.
However, to them the lines are much
more blurred and they are lateral in
hierarchy, not vertical. The only upper
body of the Union is the Commissariat,
an unknown group which handles the
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overall strategy and workplan.
The Eastern Factions
Arch Loyal
Haggling Sycophantic Acolytes
BORDEAUX & COPPER
Merchants from beyond the Fringe who
visit Home and the Growth to trade.
They follow almost ritualistic rules
concerning business, evoking esoteric
names to bless deals and wear exquis-
itely ornamented attire. A figurehead,
or heads, beyond the Fringe rule them.
But apart from titles uttered during
prayer it is impossible to know more.
Twilight Picaroons
Zealous Mystic Corsairs
BRASS & BLACK
Free roaming mystics who fly the
dangerous Fringe Storm. They are
feared and revered by many, saving
unfortunate ships trapped in the mists
and raiding ships on the Fringe. Their
ways are difficult to understand and
they intend on keeping them that way.
The Northern Factions
Roun Dearn
Furtive Disciplined Siblinghood
NO COLORS
Pirates, reavers, corsairs, thieves,
outlaws, and all other mischievous
elements are keen on calling the Wastes
their home. The Roun Dearn is a loose
collective of like-minded justice
runaways who settle and maintain a
deep network of hidden towns and
outposts. Despite their nature they
follow a strict set of rules and regula-
tions. Though these apply in all space,
members are known to exact
vengeance on the truly unruly.
Factionless
The Common & Free People
Found everywhere, the factionless are
living hard lives in harsher places.
Always watchful of the multitude of
dangers that threaten their existence
and simple way of life. They are protec-
ted by Sheriffs and their Deputies.
LOCALES
Most of the major factions hold a system
they consider to be the center of their
operations.
◆ Ananke City: Floating high above
an orange-tinted giant of a planet
is one big rock. In it lies the only
city in Home and it is run by the
House of Reason.
◆ Breakpoint: If you have tech to
pawn, this is the place for you. The
Keepers run this large stationtown
orbiting a dead world. Broken
down ships usually become part of
the town itself.
◆ Saloon: Your one true stop
towards the West. Everyone who
seeks their fortune on the Frontier
respects Saloon’s freefolk rules.
Not even the House dares impose
its will here.
◆ Big Iron: This monstrously large
ship is making circles around a
deep red sun. Only a small
fraction of it is inhabited, the rest
occupied by the Wild. The Union
are making slow progress on
clearing it out and growing their
town.
◆ Dispute: The primary place of
congregation for the Red Line. Any
major rows between the families
and tribes are settled here, on a
desert planet. Its population
changes wildly depending as
everyone lives in their own ships,
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coming and going through the
years.
◆ The Allmonger: A large ship
many believe was built by the
Easterners. If true, it would be the
first ship built after the fall of
humanity. Its primary purpose is
to serve as a port of call for Arch
Loyal ships travelling to and from
the Storm.
◆ Zoar Oasis: A small and desolate
moon speckled with transient
settlements, inhabited by Picaroon
ships and their crews during the
off season.
OTHER SPECIES
Ashen
Beings believed to have risen literally
from the ashes of destroyed worlds.
They are roughly humanoid looking,
but with gray and flaky skin, bulbous
eyes, and no hair.
Cavi
Small, rodent-like hairy beings of great
intelligence. They can be found every-
where as their size makes them the
perfect stowaway.
Crystalline
Extremely slow non-carbon-based life-
form. Only moves when you’re not
looking. They posess unique and diffi-
cult to understand technology they use
to travel the stars without warp.
Roachoids
Child-sized and very hardy beings of a
cockroach appearance. They prefer to
keep their many secrets to themselves,
but are otherwise friendly.
Wee Folk
Legends tell us these human-like
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humanoids are in fact humans, techno-
logically shrunk long ago. Some grow
up to be a meter tall.
Lizardine
Cold-blooded humanoids found in hot
and humid places. They operate their
own warp-capable ships, interiors
changed to suit their atmospheric
needs.
Old Folk
Marble-skinned former humans that
have spent millenia underground.
Remnants of a bygone era, gone mad
with time and isolation.
OTA
Organic Tech Alien, a non-humanoid,
carbon-based life form which can only
live by melding with technology. They
are moderately intelligent and prefer to
not socialize.
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◆ Hulk: Huge ships stuck in space.
GLOSSARY OF GALACTIC
TERMS ◆ Juice: Ubiquitous fuel used to
power all tech.
◆ Arc: Huge buildings buried by
◆ Junction: A working and known
time.
beacon in safe space.
◆ Astrogation: Navigation through
the use of hand-drawn maps in ◆ Lines: High-traffic and high-speed
routes between important
space.
settlements.
◆ Atmospheres: Ball-like tech used
by various systems to provide life ◆ Runaway: Ships that could not
disengage warp. Forever lost to
support.
time and space.
◆ Backwater: A planet or system off
the beaten path. ◆ Shuttle: Smaller ships without
warp which frequently ferry
◆ Badlands: A planet or system people to space and back.
forgotten, dangerous, with little of
◆ Sonar: Ship-mounted device used
worth, both or all three.
to survey systems and subspace.
◆ Beacon: Catch-all term for
subspace locators. ◆ Subspace: The invisible part of
space.
◆ Beyond: All places away from the
Borderlands. ◆ Tech: All technology created by
Old Humanity that is still in
◆ Caravan: A collection of ships working order.
travelling together for protection
◆ Trails: Low-traffic routes between
in highspace.
backwater towns.
◆ Dark Territory: Systems and
sectors away from known ◆ Warp: Form of travel used in
beacons. highspace in which ships travel at
extreme speeds by partly entering
◆ Dead Man’s Switch: Contraption subspace.
aboard ships used to prevent
runaways. ◆ Wilder: Any person infected with
the Wild.
◆ Derelict: Structures from ancient
times. Hold secrets and riches. ◆ Wildspace: The ever-present and
ever-spreading phenomena in the
◆ Firebox: Parts of a ship’s engines galaxy.
which heat up during travel. Some
prefer to have their quarters
nearby.
◆ Ghost-riding: Travelling via ship
using warp. Called thus because
ships seem to disappear when
activating their highspace engines.
◆ Highspace: All space far from
planets.
◆ Highwaymen: Outlaws who
operate in highspace, preying on
travellers.
◆ Hubworld: Frequented planets or
systems with working beacons.
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 GAME MASTER MODULE
Principles of Play
A game master is as much a player as
anyone else, meaning that you are here
to have fun as well. While narrative
circumstances might turn cruel and
hazardous to the lives of player charac-
ters the game is not about antagonizing
the players. It is about testing their
mettle in meaningful ways and the
glory of seeing who pulls through to
win the day.
That said, there is a very thin line
between what players perceive as fair
and unfair challenges. Keep the follow-
ing in mind when designing adventures
and playing the game.
Forewarn and Present: The worst kinds
of challenges and hazards are the ones
the players never see or only trigger the
bad effects of. It’s much more fun to
interact with a trap or feature than to
feel smug because they forgot to
mention searching a particular wall or
failed some roll.
Provide enough information and design
adventures so that challenges stem
from interacting with the environment.
A spiked pit should impale the greedy
and unwary, it should also protect a
place of treasure and worth, not a
meaningless hallway. Figuring out how
to traverse past and especially how to
get the heaps of treasure across is half
the fun.
Types of Adventure
It might not be immediately apparent
what sort of adventure one can have in
the world of Wildspace, so here’s a short
list of potential scenarios.
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◆ Delving Derelicts: An ancient
space station, an overgrown build-
ing, or forever drifting space ship
are the best examples of derelicts,
remnants of old humanity filled
with riches and danger. These
places might be filled with auto-
mated defenses, deadly hazards,
other scavengers, etc.
◆ Handling Outlaws: Some settle-
ments might require help fending
off or getting rid of criminals, and
offer recompense for the effort.
◆ Faction Work: Groups with inter-
secting interests oftentimes hire
outsiders to perform spywork,
wetwork or other dirty deeds.
◆ Tech Retrieval: Amazing
machinery requires amazingly
rare parts when it eventually
breaks down. Individuals or
groups will call upon entrerpris-
ing parties to acquire them.
◆ Searching for Survivors: With
little to no way of communicating
across the stars it is often too late
someone is noticed missing. Non-
etheless, they will want to be
found by those who care.
◆ Discoveries: While people can be
found everywhere, for every
planet with them there is at least
one without and waiting to be
found.
◆ Colonial Misfortune: Colonists
might run into trouble before
establishing themselves. Such
people usually need others to
secure their new home location.
◆ Stellar Phenomena: Exploring
these dangerous spatial
occurences might be profitable if
paid to do so, or if they hold
sources of profit.
DESIGNING A DERELICT
The type of derelict will impact its
contents and dangers. Decide on one or
Derelict Type
1d6 Space Planet
1 Space Station Outpost
2 Research Lab Crashed Ship
3 Pleasure Yacht Underground
4 Military Vessel Civilian Refuge
5 Cargo Ship Research Base
6 Mining Barge Industrial Facility
create your own.
Threats
While it may make sense to only popu-
late derelicts with robots and such,
consider that many forms of life have
evolved to inhabit these numerous
places, wherever they may be. With this
in mind, try not to have the location
only have antagonists, but rather poten-
tially neutral or even possibly friendly
elements.
Map it Out
For planetary locales, a level-based
system will work best, with deeper
sections housing higher HD threats
than the initial floors. Usually the level
equals HD, but not necessarily.
In ships it may prove troublesome to
design in the same way. There are
several ways to achieve a similar effect.
Ship-based threats may grow in
tenacity from the front of the ship to the
back, or from the outside in. Simply
randomly and haphazardly arranging
threats, regardless of their HD, might be
doable as well, as long as you provide
plenty of opportunity to circumvent
sections. A ship needn’t look the way it
was imagined. Collapse passageways,
create holes in walls, ceilings and floors.
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Consider keycards, special keys and
Derelict Room
1d6 What Treasure
1-2 Empty 1-in-6
3-4 Friend/Foe 3-in-6
5 Special None
6 Hazard 2-in-6
devices to open up areas, provide short-
cuts, openings from the outside, etc.
Derelicts in space almost always have
no breathable atmosphere, but their
life-support systems may still work if
turned on. An atmo might already be
present, though players might have to
bring their own. Naturally, any sections
exposed to space will prove problem-
atic. The same could be done with light-
ing and doors, using Juice to activate
power plants.
If drawing a detailed-enough map,
remember the grid is 1x1 meter
squares. Each square is the width of a
common door and about enough for a
single person, or two if you want to get
more intimate.
Sources of Treasure
Most derelicts share features adventur-
ers will want to find. Most are usually
located deep inside derelicts, prompting
hazardous searches.
Power Plant / Engines: Bound to have
some Juice as well as Tech Scrap. Fuel
tanks and fuel lines could be nearby.
Armory / Turrets: Could contain
salvageable weapons and ammo
reserves.
Life-Support: Should have Atmo-
spheres and potentially be also turned
on to ease delving deeper.
Robots / Turrets: Might have
harvestable Tech Scrap.
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Decide on what each room will have.
This might be remains of whatever
function it served or indications of what
it is now, if the place is or was inhabited.
Empty: There is nothing worthwhile
here, at least when it comes to inhabit-
ants, hazards or preconceived items.
Prepare a description though, and some
ever-important fluff.
Friend/Foe: Something or someone can
be found here. Pick randomly based on
location or choose yourself.
Special: The weird, the wild, and the
tech. These rooms serve special func-
tions, hold unique tricks and offer new
possibilities.
Hazard: Be it a trap or sign of decay, this
room has something very dangerous.
More often than not, such elements are
guardians of treasure or at least lead to
seldom seen sections of derelicts,
which, naturally, are bound to hold
treasure.
Treasure: If the room is inhabited,
treasure is dependant on its treasure
type. Otherwise, roll randomly or place
as you wish. Keep in mind that more
dangerous levels or sections hold
greater treasure.
Tip: Ask yourself what each element
means in the grand scheme of things.
Why is that robot there? Why are those
creatures in that room? Where are their
friends? Who are their enemies? And so
on.
Gravity
Space derelicts usually come without
gravity. But, sometimes ancient gravity-
granting machines are still whirring,
powered by leftover Juice and activated
by recent presence.
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Movement in low-gravity environ-
ments is different and causes complica-
tions, but also negates some.
Example Hazards
1. Falling Debris: Inflicts 2d6
damage. Resist against mobility to
avoid.
2. Gas Leak: Poisonous gas fills the
room. Resist against death or die.
3. Harmless Gas Leak: Impedes
vision and may displace oxygen.
4. Give Way Floor: Opens and sends
to floor below. Maybe causes damage.
5. Suddenly exposed spike or
powered wiring: Attacks and deals 1-
3d6 damage.
6. Blocking Rubble: Suddenly falls
and separates characters.
7. Plasma Blowout: Extremely hot
plasma jet bursts from a pipe and deals
4d6 damage. Resist against Plasma to
avoid.
8. Turret Pop-Out: A defense plat-
form emerges and targets trespassers.
Use an appropriate turret.
9. Coolant Leak: Resist against mobil-
ity or have a part of your frozen in
place. It deals 1d6 damage every minute
and sudden force may shatter affected
body part.
Example Treasure Hazards &
Traps
1. Hidden Projectiles: A weapon or
similar shoots in a particular direction.
Attacks for 2d6 damage.
2. Flash Alarm: Something triggers a
loud and visible alarm. It also detonates
a series of flashes which blind for Low
rounds and negate hearing for 1d6
rounds.
3. Guardian: Activity triggers a 2. Barrel(s) of Juice: 1d6 x 100 Juice
robotic guardian or life form living within.
there.
3. Atmosphere or several of them.
4. Hologram: A projection pretend-
4. Tech Scrap
ing to be a threat or simply a sign of
warning. 5. An Ammo Box
5. Discharge: Old machinery spurts 6. Ancient Equipment
acid, coolant, plasma, or some other
hazardous discharge. Attacks for 3d6
damage.
6. Paralysis: A sonic brain scrambler,
stunning electroshocker, or something
weirder renders a person or persons
unable to act for 1d6 rounds. Resist
against otherly to avoid.
Example Special
1. Robot Guardian Station: Numer-
ous robots await activation.
2. Lying Hologram: A hologram can
be activated, but it lies.
3. Shifting Architecture: On its own
or after activation, the room moves,
rotates or otherwise changes where
doors are and where they lead to.
4. Liquids: Strange liquids of
unknown origin and function are on
display.
5. Transfertube: A series of tubes big
enough for small items, big items, or
even people are here. If they work, they
could transport to other rooms.
6. Hidden Compartments: Seem-
ingly innocuous, there are secret items
here.
7. AI Construct: Some form of artifi-
cial intelligence is here and either will-
ing to speak or made with time.
Example Treasure
1. Tank(s) of Juice: 1d6 x 10 Juice
within.
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 SYSTEM CREATION # of
Not
Habitable
Potentially
Habitable
Habitable Planets
Habitable
Moons Giants without Habitable Moons
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Star systems the players visit are or other 2 Hab Giant
presumed to be inhabited. If they are 3 Close Moon Giant
For each entry in the table in the row 4 Close Hab Moon Giant
not skip the settlement roll when creat-
corresponding to the number of planets 5 Close Hab Moon Giant Giant
ing a star system and, optionally, do not
in the system, roll on the appropriate 6 Close Hab Dead Moon Giant Giant
include habitable planets if the system
table. For example, in a system with six 7 Close Close Hab Dead Moon Giant Giant
has none.
planets, there would be one roll on the 8 Close Close Hab Dead Moon Giant Giant
Step 1: Number of stars Close, Hab, Dead, and Moon tables, and 9 Close Close Hab Hab Dead Moon Giant Giant Giant
two rolls on the Giant table. 10 Close Close Hab Hab Dead Moon Moon Giant Giant Giant
Roll 1d6 to determine the number of
11 Close Close Hab Hab Dead Moon Moon Giant Giant Giant Giant
stars using the table below. Step 4a: Planetary Distances 12 Close Close Hab Hab Hab Moon Moon Giant Giant Giant Giant Giant
The distance between planets, in days
Star Number Dead Planet Type of Giant
of ship travel is determined by adding
d6 Type of Star System d6 Type d6 Type
up the die results used in determining
1 Single 1 No atmosphere 1 Ice Giant
each planet type. For example, the
2 Single 2 Too hot 2 Gas Giant
distance between a Too cold (result of 2)
3 Single 3 Too cold 3 Brown Dwarf
Close Planet and Jungle (result of 4)
4 Binary 4 Too tectonic 4 Puff Ball
Habitable planet would be six days of
5 Binary 5 Too toxic 5 Hot Giant
travel.
6 Trinary 6 Too destroyed 6 Mysterious Giant
Step 5: Type of Settlement Close Planet Moon/Space Settlement
Step 2: Type of Star(s)
After rolling which type of habitable d6 Type d6 Type
For each star, roll on the following table 1 Lava Planet 1 Rocky Satellite
planet it is, roll on the table for that
to determine its type. 2 Metal Planet 2 Ice Moon
planet type to determine the settlement
on it. 3 Chtonian Planet 3 Space Station
Star Type 4 Dead Planet 4 Asteroid Base
d6 Type of Star After rolling which type of moon or 5 Cloudy Dead Planet 5 Wasteland Moon
1 Orange Dwarf space settlement it is, roll on the table 6 Cracked Planet 6 Garden Moon
2 Yellow Dwarf for that type. Wasteland, Garden and
Habitable Planet places landmass might protrude
3 Yellow-White Dwarf Ice moons roll on the same type of
d6 Type above, allowing some terrestrial
4 Red Dwarf planet table.
1 Desert Planet life.
5 Red Giant
Step 5a: Multiple Settlements 2 Ice Planet ◆ Jungle Planet: There are oceans,
6 Red Supergiant
3 Ocean Planet but this type of planet is character-
Consider increasing the number or size 4 Jungle Planet ized by endless swathes of hot,
Step 3: Number of Planets of settlements in plentiful hubworlds humid and lush jungle.
5 Wasteland Planet
Roll 2d6 to determine the total number and reducing the same in impoverished 6 Garden Planet ◆ Wasteland Planet: Barely livable,
of planets inside the system. Then badlands. this planet housed a significant
consult the Habitable Planets Table to ◆ Ice planet: A surface covered with population ages ago. They left
see which planets are habitable. Option- Habitable Planets ice, chilling mountains and rare behind toxic and dangerous ruins
unfrozen water. which stagnated planetary heal-
ally, turn some habitable planets ◆ Desert planet: Most of this planet
is a hot desert. Sand, rock, dried ◆ Ocean Planet: The vast majority ing.
unhabitable if you wish.
up riverbeds and canyons, scarce of this planet is covered with ◆ Garden Planet: This planet has
Step 4: Type of planet, moon vegetation and wildlife. water and deep oceans. In a few elements of all the other five plan-

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 ets combined.
Dead Planets
These planets used to house life or had
the potential to, but outside influence
has made them barren and uninviting
in a variety of ways.
Close Planets
These planets orbit near their parent
star or stars and are almost always
highly unsuitable for convential life.
◆ Lava Planet: Rivers and seas of
molten rock and an atmosphere of
toxic gases make up most of this
planet.
◆ Metal Planet: High concentrations
of various metals, metallic rains
and strange atmospheric composi-
tions make this planet difficult to
even approach.
◆ Chtonian Planet: Former gas
giants with all of their gas stripped
away. They resemble other close
planets and some may still be
shedding gas in a glorious display.
◆ Cloudy Dead Planet: Same as
dead planets but nigh impenet-
rable layers of gases occlude the
surface.
◆ Cracked Planet: Some ancient
catastrophe has left this planet in
ruins, losing parts of itself through
millenia.
Moon or Space Settlements
◆ Rocky Satellite: A settlement has
sprouted on a lumpy less-than-
moon-like object in orbit around a
gas giant.
◆ Space Station: Manmade or
mansalvaged structure floating in
orbit around a gas giant or its
moon.
◆ Asteroid Base: Same as rocky
satellite, except it is located in an
asteroid ring, between this gas
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giant and the planet before it.
Giant Planets
◆ Ice Giant: Large planet with no
solid surface, rather layers of
strange liquids and gases.
◆ Gas Giant: Huge planet with nev-
erending storms making up its
gaseous surface. Its depths impen-
etrable due to crushing pressure.
◆ Brown Dwarf: A failed star,
extremely large and still warm.
They might have clouds of dust
around them and some even hide
orbiting planets and moons.
◆ Puff Ball: Much larger than gas
giants but similarly dense, mean-
ing their slowly evaporating layers
may be approached.
◆ Hot Giant: Very hot gas giants.
◆ Mysterious Giant: Sonar cannot
determine what type of planet this
is, but it is very big.
Desert Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Scorching Desert
2 Remnant Dustbowl
3 Bushy Badlands
4 Grand Gorge
5 Cold Flats
6 Roll on Rocky Satellite
Ice Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Frozen Floeland
2 Katabatic Lake
3 Lonesome Mountaintop
4 Tundra Hinterlands
5 Chtonian Cavity
6 Roll on Ocean Planet
Ocean Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Underwater Habitation
2 Isolated Island
3 Floating Shipyard
4 Elevated Platforms
5 Muddy Cropland
6 Roll on Ice Planet
Jungle Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Verdant Rainforest
2 Megatree Hollow
3 Foggy Inlet
4 Fetid Swampland
5 Stilted Wetland
6 Roll on Ocean Planet
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Garden Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Snowy Woodland
2 Windy Crags
3 Hillside Forest
4 Rainy Coastland
5 Rolling Plains
6 Roll on another table
Rocky Satellite
d6 Locale Description
1 Domed Base
2 Carved Surface
3 Grounded Station
4 Hole in Rock
5 Dead Planet Atmotown
6 Transient Workplace
Space Station
d6 Locale Description
1 Over Dead Moon
2 Over Gas Giant
3 In Giant’s Rings
4 Observatory in Asteroid Ring
5 Glass-Domed High-Population
6 Many Stations Stacked
Wasteland Planet
d6 Locale Description
1 Repurposed Techland
2 Floating Scrapland
3 Impact Crater
4 Radioactive Wasteland
5 Tidally-Locked Sanctuary
6 Roll on Rocky Satellite
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 SECTOR CREATION
A sector is a region of space encom-
passing many light years. For simpli-
city’s sake, the sector is drawn as a grid-
based two-dimensional map. The map
is composed of a 6-by-6 square grid for a
total of 36 squares, each being either
empty space or one of many interesting
features, such as star systems covered
in another section.
Step 0: Map Template
Draw or print out a 6x6 grid on your
paper of choice. In the back of this book
is a template and it is available as a
separate download.
Step 1: Sector Location
Decide where the sector is located by
choosing one of the three broad areas:
To keep things simple it is recommen-
ded that borderlands sectors always
neighbor home and the beyond.
Spatially this does not make sense as the
borderlands covers a vast area, but it is
simple to understand and draw maps
for. You may disregard this.
Step 2: Roll Coordinates
Roll 4d6 ten times and record the results
of each roll, writing down the indi-
vidual numbers as they appear. For
example, the first roll is 2354, the
second roll is 6213, the third roll is 2261,
and so on.
If you wish for the sector to have fewer
features reduce the number of sets and
increase them to have more.
Step 3a: Wildspace
Wildspace takes up a number of
squares and is drawn as emanating
from its initial square. First, roll 1d6 to
determine the number of squares it will
spread out to. Then, roll 1d6 that many
times to see where it has spread, follow-
ing the Wildspace Spread table.
Repeated results spread further in the
same direction. It is highly recommen-
ded you first roll to see where it spreads
before putting pen to paper.
Step 3b: Nebulae
Similar to wildspace, nebulae cover a
large area, but are of more defined
shapes. First, roll Medium to determine
how big the nebula is, in squares from
the originating square. Then roll on the
Nebula Shape table to determine its
shape. For example, a result of three on
its size and two on its shape would
make a nebula spreading east to west,
three squares in both directions from
its original square.
Step 4: Lines & Trails
These are the highways and byways of
space. Charted, plotted, frequented
paths with beacons to ease travel.
First, roll 1d6 several times to see where
lines and trails connect on the map’s
edges, leading to other sectors. The
sector’s location determines how many
you roll and what they are.
◆ Home: Roll 1d6 four times, each
result marks a line leading to
other home sectors and one lead-
ing to the borderlands.
◆ Borderlands: Roll 1d6 three
times. Two of the results denote
trails leading to other border-
lands, and one a line leading
home. Nothing leads to the
beyond.

◆ Home: The central portion of the Step 3: Look Up Results

galaxy. Highly populated and the
safest. (+2 to 10s die)
◆ Borderlands: Areas close to the
untamed wilderness. (No change
to 10s die)
◆ Beyond: Everything else. (-1 to 10s
die)
All three options can exist in the north,
east, south, and west. Picking the direc-
tion will determine where the other
areas are on your map. Home is always
towards the centre of the galaxy, the
beyond away from it, towards a
cardinal direction, and the borderlands
between the two.
For example, if we decided to draw a
sector in the western borderlands, to
the west of it would be the beyond, to
the east of it home, and north and south
of it further borderlands sectors.
The first two numbers of each set tell us
the row and column on the sector grid.
On this square you will draw a symbol
corresponding to the result on the
Sector Element table. For example, the
set 2354 would put the sector element
on the square designated by row 2 and
column 3.
The third number of each set give us the
10s die, and the fourth number gives us
the 01s die. For example, the set 2354
would tell us to look up table entry ‘54’,
a Black Hole.
Now, on the grid map itself draw the
corresponding symbol.
Note that two of the results, Nebulae
and Wildspace, take up more than one
square of space. First draw every other
symbol before following Step 3a and 3b
to draw these two.

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 Wildspace Spread Nebula Shape ◆ Beyond: Do not roll. There are no Map Elements
paths here to follow.
d6 Direction d6 Shape Backwater: Settled space with maybe a
1 North 1 North to South After this is done, link these edge few settlements. These places are
2 East 2 East to West connections to inhabited systems. usually not rich or have much to offer.
3 South 3 Southeast to Northwest ◆ Lines only connect Hubworlds to Will have around Medium settlements.
4 West 4 Northeast to Southwest Hubworlds, Hubworlds towards Badlands: The real backsides of the
5 Northeast or Southwest 5 Circular home.
galaxy. Whoever lives here rarely does
6 Southeast or Northwest 6 Triangular ◆ Trails only connect Hubworlds so by choice. Will have around Low
to Backwaters, Backwaters to settlements.
Backwaters, and the closest of the
Sector Symbols two to further borderlands. Black Hole: Passing through a black
hole square gives a -4 to the warp travel
Backwater △ Nebula
Do not draw lines and trails through
nebulae, wildspace, black holes, outlaw
roll, and passing close to it gives a -2.
Black holes can have planets and stars
countries, or near supernova remnants.
Badlands Outlaw Country X Unless you have to.
within them, but they are not possible
to detect from afar.
Neither can be drawn diagonally, nor Debris Field: Passing through the field
Supernova
Black Hole can ships travel diagonally. gives a -1 to the 10s roll of the space
Remnant
event table. These are remnants of
Step 5: Factions (Optional)
Debris Field ⁖ Trails ‒‒‒ Assign a major faction to every
former planets and systems holding
many secrets but little chance of life.
hubworld, signifying a concentration of
Hubworld ◇ Uncharted System ? rule or some form of interest or pres-
Hubworld: Important systems and
planets with working beacons. Heard
ence. Assign a minor local faction or a from afar and frequented by caravans
Lines ‒‒‒ Wildspace small contingent of a major faction to
backwaters.
and the well-armed.
Lines: Beacon-connected highways
Step 6: Uncharted Systems between hubworlds. The calculated
Sector Element distance is only a quarter of its length.
(Optional)
01 Wildspace 31 Wildspace 61 Backwater Only applies to passage on lines.
02 Wildspace 32 Wildspace 62 Backwater Place uncharted systems into random
Nebula: Speed of ships is reduced to
03 Wildspace 33 Wildspace 63 Backwater or hand-picked coordinates. Consider
rein in if passing through or by. These
04 Wildspace 34 Wildspace 64 Backwater not drawing these on the map, instead
multispectral clouds span enormous
05 Badlands 35 Badlands 65 Hubworld let them be discovered if players pass
distances and obscure much.
06 Badlands 36 Badlands 66 Hubworld nearby.
11 Wildspace 41 Badlands 71 Backwater
12 Wildspace 42 Badlands 72 Backwater System Type
13 Wildspace 43 Debris Field 73 Backwater System Description
14 Wildspace 44 Debris Field 74 Backwater Black Hole -4 to warp travel roll when passing through, -2 when passing by
15 Badlands 45 Nebula 75 Backwater Debris Field -1 on the 10s die on event and sonar ping rolls
16 Badlands 46 Nebula 76 Backwater Line Distance is ¼ shorter if followed
21 Badlands 51 Supernova Remnant 81 Backwater Nebula Cloud Speed is rein in if passing through or by
22 Badlands 52 Uncharted 82 Hubworld Outlaw Country Will encounter outlaws on event roll if passing through or by
23 Backwater 53 Uncharted 83 Hubworld Supernova Remnant 1d6 damage for every square passed through or by
24 Backwater 54 Black Hole 84 Hubworld Trail Distance is ½ if followed
25 Backwater 55 Outlaw Country 85 Hubworld Unkown System End travel here to discover system
26 Backwater 56 Outlaw Country 86 Hubworld Wildspace Each square adds additional +1 to distance

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Outlaw Country: Any event roll while Example Sector For the first wildspace we rolled 2 for
travelling in or by will be the closest the spread and a 6 and 4 for the direc-
Here is an example sector located in the
outlaw result. These are systems like tion. For the second wildspace we rolled
western borderlands with the following
any other, but rarely do honest folk 4 for the spread and 6, 6, 3 and 4 for the
sets of 4d6 rolled:
venture there. direction. To the south we already had
Supernova Remnant: Passing through ◆ 4464: Backwater wildspace so we simply spread it
or by deals 1d6 damage to the ship ◆ 5412: Wildspace further in that direction.
(spread in any way) for every squared ◆ 4334: Wildspace We roll 1d6 three times to determine
passed. These are the remains of sector exits. We get a 5, 6 and a 3.
◆ 2422: Badlands
exploding stars and should be avoided
due to their many dangers. ◆ 3151: Supernova Remnant Home is to the east, the beyond to the
◆ 2365: Hubworld west and borderlands to the north and
Trails: Well-trodden paths between
south, so we add in lines and trails with
hubworlds and backwaters. Distance is ◆ 5665: Hubworld
that in mind.
½ if followed. Only for squares with the ◆ 1422: Badlands
trails themselves.
◆ 6255: Outlaw Country
Uncharted System: The players, their
◆ 5243: Debris Field
library and sector inhabitants don’t
really know what lies here, or the ones
Example Sector
that do are not willing to speak.
Wildspace: Each square of wildspace
passed adds 1 to the calculated distance.
It also marks the spread of the wild and
1 2 3 4 5 6
any systems within it will with utmost exit
certainly have it. Does not mean
systems outside cannot be affected. 1

2 ◇

4 △
5 ◇

6 X exit

exit

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 SETTLEMENT CREATION d66 Description
Location Appearance
d66 Description
11 Frozen Floeland 41 Impact Crater
12 Radioactive Wasteland 42 Bushy Badlands
These rules can help generate a settle- Bravado: Determines how brave, 13 Scorching Desert 43 Carved Asteroid
ment to populate the galaxy easily. You aggressive or defiant a place is. If they 14 Katabatic Lake 44 Station over Gas Giant
do not need to follow all the rules. They have what it takes and are not afraid to 15 Arduous Cliffside 45 Floating Scrapland
are laid in in sequential order, each fight back. 16 Stilted Wetland 46 Windy Crags
building upon the previous one. ◆ High Bravado settlements have 21 Lonesome Mountaintop 51 Muddy Cropland
skilled gunfighters, battle-ready 22 Remnant Dustbowl 52 Hillside Forest
Step 0: Appearance folk, tech turrets, or other ways of 23 Overgrown Jungle 53 Verdant Rainforest
fighting back and defending
You may skip this step if you already 24 Station over Dead Planet 54 Rainy Coastland
themselves.
determined where the settlement is and 25 Dead Planet Atmotown 55 Grand Gorge
its surroundings when generating a ◆ Low Bravado settlements lack 26 Fetid Swampland 56 Megatree Hollow
militias, do not have many
system. Alternatively, the Location 31 Domed Moonbase 61 Rolling Plains
weapons, and are relatively meek
Appearance table can also be used to against opposition. 32 Foggy Inlet 62 Underwater Habitation
generate the look of any location or 33 Snowy Woodland 63 Temperate Woods
◆ Representatives are usually
simply to inspire. 34 Chinook Valley 64 Chtonian Cavity
sheriffs or other armed persons.
Whoever or wherever the people 35 Tundra Hinterlands 65 Repurposed Techland
Step 1: Size turn to when the going gets tough. 36 Cold Flats 66 Isolated Island
We determine size by population. The Know: Determines how smart, guidance, are criminal refuges, or recently had good fortune,
folk could be bunched up or scattered educated, or advanced a place is. If they easily succumb to outside acquired wealth, discovered
around, as conditions allow. Roll 2d6 have access to working tech or sources influence. something or built something new.
and apply a -1 if the settlement is a back- of knowledge. ◆ Representatives are usually ◆ Low Health settlements have
water, a -3 if badlands, and no modifier preachers or saloon owners. recently been in trouble, be it
◆ High Know settlements have a
for a hubworld. cadre of knowledgeable Wherever the people seek faith or outlaws, natural predation,
individuals, a high council, robotic comfort. disasters, infighting, or whatever
Settlement Size else.
assistance, or are actively doing Show: Determines how big, influential
2d6 Type Roll
research. and imposing a place is. If they have a Standing: Determines how rich the
2 Homestead 3d6
3 Boondock 1d6 x 10
◆ Low Know settlements lack source of power or powerful individu- place is. It tells us what goods and
more sophisticated tools, rely on als. services can be provided here.
4 Frontiertown 2d6 x 10
the basics, and are generally not
5 Neighborhood 3d6 x 10 ◆ High Show settlements have a Roll 3d6 six times in order to determine
aware of the functions of
6 Hamlet Low x 100 advanced tech. big shot, an influential baron, a the stats. For backwaters and badlands
7 Village 1d6 x 100 considerable workforce. apply a -2 or -4 penalty to each 3d6,
◆ Representatives are usually
8 Parish 2d6 x 100 ◆ Low Show settlemetns lack the respectively.
undertakers or elders. Wherever
9 Township Low x 1000 the people go to learn or seek affluent, appear poor, and do not
10 Town Medium x 1000 answers. attract outsiders. Step 3: Extrapolate
11 Bustling Town High x 1000 Spirit: Determines how religious, spir- ◆ Representatives are usually Think about how the settlement’s loca-
12 Faction Town Roll again traders or landowners. Whoever tion and stats impact the people, their
itual, or wise a place is. If they have a
the people go for money and customs, needs, fears and motivations.
Step 2: Stats place to congregate, if the people consider powerful.
believe in something. How come a well-armed high bravado
Settlements can have a set of stats just Health: Determines the current state of
like characters do, to help randomly ◆ High Spirit settlements have the settlement. It tells us how it has settlement has low health and standing?
faith, believe in a common goal, What force could overpower them? Why
determine what they are like. and do not easily give up. been faring recently.
do poor folk have access to such fire-
The stats and what they mean: ◆ High Health settlements have
◆ Low Spirit settlements lack power?

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 Settlement Issues Attitudes Clothing
d66 Description d66 Description d66 Description d66 Description d66 Description d66 Description
11 Uninterrupted Drought 41 Lasting Famine 11 Agressive 41 Jumpy 11 Adventurous 41 Presentable
12 Outlaw Raids 42 Iron Fist Rule 12 Agitated 42 Kooky 12 Colorful 42 Questionable
13 Tech Breakdown 43 Freak Weather 13 Aloof 43 Lighthearted 13 Cool 43 Ragged
14 Corruption Within 44 Animal Attacks 14 Altruistic 44 Lofty 14 Dirty 44 Ready to ride
15 Nature Attack 45 The Wild 15 Arrogant 45 Meandering 15 Drab 45 Revealing
16 Ongoing Sickness 46 Disaster Recovery 16 Brazen 46 Nagging 16 Expensive 46 Shabby
21 String of Murders 51 Missing Person(s) 21 Careless 51 Pleasant 21 Fabricated 51 Soldierly
22 Lost Folks 52 Wilder Hunt 22 Cocky 52 Proud 22 Farmerly 52 Spaceworn
23 Local Feud 53 Missing Cattle 23 Conservative 53 Quiet 23 Gaudy 53 Stained
24 Missing Caravan 54 Stranded Spaceship 24 Cool 54 Reflective 24 Ill-fitted 54 Stylish
25 Cult Activity 55 Outlaw Haven 25 Creepy 55 Reserved 25 Leatherclad 55 Tattered
26 Lack of Supplies 56 Death of Leader 26 Cynical 56 Sensitive 26 Loose 56 Tight
31 Targeted by Revenge 61 Lost Expedition 31 Defensive 61 Shy 31 Makeshift 61 Uniform
32 Local has Stolen 62 Precious Artefact 32 Distracted 62 Slow 32 Masked 62 Unkempt
33 Drug Abuse 63 Strategic Location 33 Dreaming 63 Smooth 33 Mismatched 63 Utilitarian
34 Drunken Brawls 64 Unwanted Child 34 Frightful 64 Smug 34 Nice 64 Veiled
35 Mystery Abound 65 Annoying Phenomena 35 Grandiose 65 Sneaky 35 Patched-up 65 Wasteland
36 Otherworldly Events 66 Rambunctious Youth 36 Impatient 66 Suave 36 Plain 66 Working

What does it mean for a place to have
high know and low spirit? Is it a den of
mastermind criminals or scientists
working for a major faction on some-
thing dangerous?
Why does a high standing settlement
have low bravado? How do they defend
themselves then? Why is nobody taking
advantage of this? Are they being protec-
ted by somene else?
With questions like these every settle-
ment will quickly grow with possibilit-
ies and narrative openings, as well as
seem more alive.
Step 4: Issues
Roll on the Settlement Issues table to see
what particular problem the settlement
has been having. Attempt to incorpor-
ate the result with what you already
know about the settlement. Even if the
results are at odds, it might create
unique situations. In the end, you may
reroll, not have such issues or create
your own. often have something to say or an opin-
ion to share.
Step 5: Landmarks
Think of a few people who fit these
Every place has something memorable, roles. Maybe have representatives of
be it a unique natural formation, a different aspects be in some sort of
fascinating view, a quirky building or conflict, big or small.
comprehensive architectural style. A
distinct location will be more easily Use the Attitude and Clothing tables to
remembered and referenced later on. If quickly generate random non-player
anything, take one of the high stats characters.
determined before as inspiration.
High bravado settlements might have
ship-sized weaponry scattered around
town. High spirit towns might be built
around a large and impressive church
made from exotic materials, featuring
unique murals.
Step 6: Representatives
In step 1 we mentioned representatives,
important people for varying types of
places. These people are usually well-
known and easily recognizable. They
stand out from the common folk and

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 MISSION CREATION d66
The Who
Description d66 Description d66
The Opposition
Description d66 Description
11 Undertaker 41 Rancher 11 Locals 41 Wildlife
12 Saloon Owner 42 Miner 12 Local Leader 42 Outlaws
To quickly generate simple mission Table 3: The Opposition 13 Scavenger 43 Sheriff 13 Sheriff 43 Mercenaries
prompts or simply get ideas, use the 14 Deputy 44 Courtesan 14 Gang 44 Tech
This table gives us a reason why
following tables to generate missions, 15 Baron 45 Brewer 15 Wildspace 45 Deadly Hazards
completing the mission is not simple or
tasks, quests, and the like. 16 Merchant 46 Faction Agent 16 Lost in Space 46 Extreme Weather
easy. Something that stands in the way
or the very reason why the mission 21 Caravaneer 51 Doctor 21 Major Faction 51 Minor Faction
Table 1: The Mission
giver is unwilling to do it themselves. 22 Courier 52 Preacher 22 Phenomena 52 Space Ship
This table tells us what needs to be 23 Bounty Hunter 53 Explorer 23 Security System 53 Spy
done. On result 66 roll again. The new 24 Artisan 54 Labourer 24 Tech Security 54 Person You Know
result is the mission, but the intent 25 Captain 55 Stevedore 25 Disease 55 Religion
behind it is to create some sort of trap 26 Smuggler 56 Terrorist 26 Cult 56 Supernatural?
for the players. 31 Cultist 61 Elder 31 Lack of Info 61 Lack of Time
32 Scientist 62 Easterner 32 Ship Issues 62 Individual
Table 2: The Who 33 Southerner 63 Northerner 33 Bounty Hunters 63 Sabotage
This table provides a random person to 34 Maintainer 64 Pioneer 34 Hostages 64 Personal Secret
give out the mission or just a random 35 Musician 65 Child 35 Remoteness 65 Roll Thrice
person to be found anywhere. 36 Technician 66 Impostor! 36 Roll Twice 66 Mission Giver!

The table assumes everyone is a west-

erner or from Home. If playing
anywhere else, change the local
descriptor for ‘westerner’.

Mission
d66 Description d66 Description
11 Kill Someone 41 Stop Someone
12 Steal Something 42 Help Someone
13 Find Someone 43 Discredit Someone
14 Transport Someone 44 Investigate Someone
15 Sabotage Someone 45 Save Someone
16 Destroy Something 46 Stop Something
21 Find Cargo 51 Find Information
22 Find a Ship 52 Salvage a Ship
23 Steal a Ship 53 Destroy a Ship
24 Explore Derelict 54 Investigate a Crime
25 Transport Cargo 55 Transport Information
26 Smuggle Cargo 56 Transport Cargo Quickly
31 Capture a Creature 61 Kill a Creature
32 Explore the Wild 62 Guard an Event
33 Protect a Ship 63 Help Pioneer Effort
34 Establish Junction 64 Locate Pirates
35 Explore Dangerous Space 65 Find Something
36 Roll Twice! 66 It’s a Trap!

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 FACTION PLAY
Factions are powerful or striving-to-be-
powerful groups across known space.
They are separated into two types:
Major factions, who hold dominion
over large swathes of sectors, and
minor factions, who only wish they did.
MAJOR FACTIONS
While major factions may wield amaz-
ing power in total, the area they are
supposed to cover is big and slow to
travel across. Thus, they rely on power
projection to maintain a status quo
which suits them. They maintain a
network of autonomous bases, led by
various individuals entrusted with
promoting the faction.
To help flesh out a major faction’s pres-
ence in a sector, use the following
guidelines, but first decide which major
faction is present or create your own.
The Big Asset
Major factions are taken seriously
because they have access to more of
everything than minor factions. What
particular ‘big asset of power assertion’
are they blessed with?
Artechfact: A powerful item is to blame
for their supremacy in the system.
Brutality: Strict enforcement of rules,
cruel punishment, great shows of force.
Major Faction
d6 Big Asset Want
1 Artechfact Faction Gone
2 Brutality Mining Station
3 Local Help Rebels Found
4 Propaganda Results
5 Robot Force The Thing
6 Warship Trade Lane
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some particular item of note to be
found and/or acquired.
Trade Lane: The system either already
has plenty traffic and the faction is not
Local Help: Powerful people from the getting a big enough piece from it or
local communities or simply enough there is nary such activity and they
ordinary people are assisting the wish it to change.
faction.
What do they need?
Propaganda: Extensive use of various
types of subjective material has instilled Despite the usual supremacy that major
fear, respect, biased perspective, or factions enjoy, local chapters frequently
manipulated opinions. have some need that prevents them
Robot Force: Automated and metallic from fully realizing their plans.
fighters make up a part of the faction’s Bulk Items: They lack some stuff in
fighting force. bulk. This might be due to lack of trade,
Warship: A powerful and deadly ship is interference, or whatever else.
striking fear across the system. Expertise: Knowledgeable individuals
are not part of their cadre. They might
What do they want?
not be able to formulate coherent
There is something the big player really strategies, maintain production lines, or
wishes to acquire and the very lack of repair damaged equipment.
this is causing them issues.
Firepower: Their troops lack proper
Faction Gone: A particular minor local combat equipment or are equipped
or major faction is seriously interfering with smaller arms.
with their operations. Information: They lack either critical
Mining Station: A prime mining loca- knowledge of the system, its inhabit-
tion is simply out of their grasp. ants, or what is going on outside the
Rebels Found: Finding their staunch system.
opponents would pave the way to Manpower: They are seriously under-
supremacy. powered when it comes to the neces-
Results: Someone higher up is not sary numbers for such large operations.
pleased with how this branch of the Ships: While they usually have power-
faction is doing. They want more. They ful ships, they might not have enough to
want results. perform all functions, such as transport,
The Thing: Despite everything the trade, patrols, etc.
system has to offer, the faction wants
Who is their leader?
Someone with recognizable credentials
Need Leader HQ is usually set up as the local chapter’s
Bulk Items Baron Asteroid leader.
Expertise Bureaucrat Moon
Baron: A wealthy landowner turned
Firepower Legend Planet
politician, commander or something
Information Proselyter Ship
Manpower Visionary Station
else is leading them. They value wealth
Ships Warleader Roll Twice!
and personal power.
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Bureaucrat: Focused on numbers, stat-
istical success, and proper ways of
doing things. People such as these are
usually cold to ordinary matters and
view the world through a particular,
cold lens.
Legend: Someone who has made a
name for themselves elsewhere and
was put here to perhaps recreate that
success. Their underlings usually see
them in a very positive light and their
name is maybe known to the locals as
well.
Proselyter: Silver of tongue and with a
golden smile, they will attempt to
enchant the populace, rather than use
more destructive means. Nonetheless,
they can be considered dangerous and
will do what is best for the faction.
Visionary: People like these inspire
greatness and unwavering respect.
They spout monologues of dreams to
come and obstacles to overcome.
Warleader: Battle-hardened and tactic-
ally smart, they know what it takes to
subdue and how best to go about doing
so.
Headquarters
Where is their center of power located.
Asteroid: A base on or in an asteroid.
Usually difficult to find.
Moon: Either a domed base, under-
ground habitat or one of many settle-
ments.
Planet: A fortress much like a town.
Ship: A formidable and large space-
craft.
Station: A hub station with defenses.
Roll Twice: The faction has two HQ’s in
this system. Why and what this means
could be significant.
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MINOR FACTIONS
Endemic to systems and rarely spread-
ing further, minor factions play an
important role in the power struggles of
the people. There might be many gath-
erings of individuals with associated
needs scattered around the planets and
moons, but only the ones with some
power, influence and ability to wield it
are big enough.
Just like with major factions, use the
following guidelines to help you flesh
out the minor movers.
The Big Asset
Without this element, the minor faction
would not have enough power to
oppose a bigger player.
Great Leader: An individual or group
of who usually invoke great respect
among the populace and help them
carry on.
Numbers: They are numerous, too
much to handle outright and a force to
consider.
Power: They are able to effectively
defend themselves and fight, but maybe
lack something to fully take over.
Secrecy: Where they are, who they are
and how they go about their business is
kept hidden from prying eyes.
Status Quo: The way things currently
are is fine with the major faction, mean-
ing the minor faction can continue
existing. Conditions like these never
Minor Faction
d6 Big Asset
1 Great Leader
2 NUmbers
3 Power Manufacturers
4 Secrecy Merchants
5 Status Quo
6 Support
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last.
Support: They have unquestionable
support from the local people. While
not everyone is ready to fight or join up,
the major faction knows they cannot
win over hearts.
Majority
Some portion of the population will be
more numerous and usually represent
the faction. This tells us also what is
important in this system and what is
respected.
How do they do it?
How does the minor faction stand up to
the major one when the going gets
tough, when changes must be made and
when push comes to shove.
Diplomacy: A carefully selected group
is capable of assuaging the major
faction.
Guerilla: The minor factions prefers to
strike in ambush and uses fear to assert
themselves.
Help: They are given outside help. Who
this is is usually kept secret.
Insiders: A network of spies and
informants help the faction keep peace
or avoid escalations.
Sabotage: They prefer to destroy assets
belonging to the major faction without
direct engagement.
Underhanded: Dirty tricks, theft, assas-
sinations, and so on are their tools of
the trade.
Majority How
Farmers Diplomacy
Fighters Guerilla
Help
Insiders
Miners Sabotage
Religious Underhanded
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 TABLE INDEX Derelict Type
Derelict Room
111
111
Star Type 114
Ability Scores 10 Distress Signal! Event 66 Star Number 114
Close Planet 115
Languages 13 Escape Pod! Event 66
Habitable Planet 115
Specializations 13 Outlaws! Event 66
Habitable Planets 115
Show Modifiers 13 Spacebeast! Event 66
Dead Planet 115
Bravado Modifiers 13 Spaceplant! Event 66
Moon/Space Settlement 115
Spirit Modifiers 13 Trap! Event 66
Type of Giant 115
Know Modifiers 13 Space Event 66
Desert Planet 117
Ace Class 15 Tools 70
Ice Planet 117
Tech’ead Class 17 Hiring Reactions 74
Ocean Planet 117
Solitaire Class 19 Enforcers 75
Jungle Planet 117
Chaplain Class 21 Specialists 76
Wasteland Planet 117
Aural Class 23 Sample Size 1 Ship 78
Garden Planet 117
Hustler Class 25 Sample Size 4 Ship 79
Rocky Satellite 117
Troubleshooter Class 27 Ship Plating 80
Space Station 117
Manifestations 29 Ship Modules 80
Wildspace Spread 120
Taints 29 Ship Weapons 80
Nebula Shape 120
Conversions 43 Fuel Expenditure 80
General Items 45 Ship Traits 82 Sector Element 120
Sector Symbols 120
Weapons 45 Ship Faults 83
System Type 121
Armor 45 Terrestrial Structures 85
Example Sector 123
Replacement Implants 48 Station Modules 87
Settlement Size 124
Enhancement Implants 49 Settlement Stats 91
Location Appearance 125
Poisons 51 Trade Availability 91
Settlement Issues 126
Animals & Vehicles 53 Trade 91
Attitudes 127
Crafts 53 Bulk Items 92
Clothing 127
Animal Equipment 54 Bulk Crafting 92
Mission 128
Reactions 58 Resistances & Attack 95
The Who 129
Zone Travel Modifiers 61 Average HP per HD 95
The Opposition 129
Non-Zone Travel Modifiers 62 Beast Builder 2d6 96
Major Faction 130
System Type Table 63 Beast Builder 1d6 97
Minor Faction 132
Space Travel Encounter 64 Beast Traits 97
Collision! Event 66 Injury 100

134 Space Combat Space Combat 135