Combat Overview

1. Determine Initiative
a. Simple Cool (if prepared) or Vigilance (if unexpected) check
2. Assign Initiative Slots
3. Participants Take Turns
a. Unlimited Incidentals
b. One Maneuver for free, suffer 2 strain to gain a second
c.
One Action
4. Round Ends
5. Encounter Ends
a. Rest for Simple (-) Discipline or Cool check to recover 1 strain per

Performing a Combat Check

1. Declare Attack and Target
2. Assemble Dice Pool
3. Evaluate Success
a. Each remaining adds +1 damage to each hit
4. Resolve Advantage and Triumph
a. On successful hit that deals damage exceeding targets soak, spend number
of
.

Actions in Combat
Incidentals: Speak, Drop Item, Release held person, Minor movement.
Maneuvers: Aim, Assist, Guarded Stance, Interact with Environment, Manage
Gear, Mount or Dismount, Move (see chart for cost Difficult Terrain costs
twice normal), Engage/Disengage, Drop Prone / Stand from Prone,
Preparation.
Actions: Perform Skill Check, Perform Combat Check, Activate Ability, Activate
Force Power, Move (Impassable Terrain - requires appropriate check plus
maneuver cost), Exchange for Maneuver.

equal to weapon Critical Rating or

to inflict critical hit on target

b. Spend number of
or
to activate weapon quality
c.
Other options see examples or at GM discretion
5. Resolve Threat and Despair
a. Spend number of or
to activate weapon quality
b. Other options see examples or at GM discretion
6. Apply Damage and Critical Hits
a. Reduce damage of each hit by soak, suffer remaining damage as wounds.
i. Ignore 1 point of soak per point of Pierce weapon quality, ignore 10 points
of soak per point of Breach weapon quality.
ii. Target suffers remaining damage as strain if weapon has Stun Damage
quality.
b. Roll critical hits separately, or make single roll with +10 per critical hit after the first.
i. Add +10 per point of Vicious weapon quality.

Assemble Dice Pool

Attack
Type
Ranged
(Light)
Ranged
(Heavy)
Gunnery
Brawl

Base Pool

Higher of
Char. or
Skill

Lower
of Char.
or Skill

Difficulty
Engaged
At
Range
See
Chart
Above

Aims

Assisted

per
consecutive
maneuver
(max 2) 1

per
engaged
ally
assisting

Prone

Guarded
Stance

Attacker
Uses Two
Weapons2

Uses
Autofire3

(different
skills)

1.

Or

2.
3.

Combined check using skills for both weapons. Spend

or
to deal additional hit with off-hand weapon.
Spend
to deal additional hit. May be activated multiple times. May activate Critical Hits multiple times,
up to number of hits scored.
If succeeds, must spend
to make attack hit individual engaged with target instead.

( if 2 consecutive maneuvers) and hit specific part of target or item carried.

Other Modifiers
Cover: Increase targets ranged defense by cover rating.
Silhouette Difference: Target two or more sizes bigger remove , target two or more sizes smaller add .
Use Improvised Weapon: Automatically generate . If attack results in
or
weapon breaks.
Armor Qualities
Cortosis: Ignores the Breach and Pierce weapon qualities.
Inferior/Superior: Increase/decrease encumbrance by 1 and decrease/increase soak by 1.

Cumbersome
Weapon

per
point

per point
of Brawn less
than
Cumbersome
rating

or

Melee

4.

Accurate
Weapon

Defense

Adversary
Talent

Prone

Target
Engaged4

Guarded
Stance

Ranged
Attacker

Concealment

per
point

per
rank

per point
while
remain
engaged

Weapon Qualities
Defensive/Deflection: Increase targets melee/ranged defense by Defensive/Deflection rating.
Concussive/Disorient/Ensnare: Spend
to make target staggered/disoriented/immobilized for number of
rounds equal to rating. Ensnared target may make Hard (
) Athletics check as action to break free.
Knockdown: Spend
(plus
per silhouette of target above 1) to knock target prone.
Guided: If attack misses, spend
to make check at end of round with equal to rating and difficulty
calculated by comparing 0 silhouette to silhouette of target. If successful, weapon hits target.
Blast: If attack successful, spend
to deal damage equal to rating to characters engaged with target. If attack
misses, spend
to deal damage equal to Blast rating to target and characters engaged with target.
Burn: Spend
to make target suffer weapons base damage for a number of rounds equal to rating at the start
of turn. Burning target may make Coordination check, Average ( ) difficulty on hard surfaces, Easy ( ) difficulty
on soft surfaces, automatic if immersed, to extinguish.
Stun: Spend
to inflict strain equal to rating.
Sunder: Damage item openly wielded by target one step per
spent: Minor -> Moderate -> Major -> Destroyed.
Cortosis: Ignores the Sunder weapon quality.
Inferior/Superior: Automatically generates / on all checks, base damage decreased/increased by 1.
Limited Ammo: Expends ammo and requires maneuver to reload after rating number of attacks.
Slow Firing: Must wait rating number of rounds after firing weapon before it can fire again.

Combat Overview

Performing a Combat Check

1.

1.
2.
3.

a.
2.
3.
a.
b.
c.
4.
5.
a.

Determine Initiative
Simple Cool (if prepared) or Vigilance (if unexpected) check
Assign Initiative Slots
Participants Take Turns
Unlimited Incidentals
One Maneuver for free, suffer 2 strain to gain a second
One Action
Round Ends
Encounter Ends
Rest for Simple (-) Discipline or Cool check to recover 1 strain per

a.
4.
a.

Declare Attack and Target

Assemble Dice Pool
Evaluate Success
Each remaining
+1 damage to each hit
Resolve Advantage and Triumph
On successful hit that deals damage exceeding targets armor, spend number of
Critical Rating or

b.
c.

.
5.

Actions in Combat
Maneuvers: Move (inside starship or vehicle), Aim, Angle Deflector Shields.
Pilot Only Maneuvers: Accelerate/Decelerate, Fly/Drive, Evasive Maneuvers
(Silhouette 1-4, Speed 3+), Stay On Target (Silhouette 1-4, Speed 3+), Punch
It (Silhouette 1-4).
Starship Actions: Damage Control (once per encounter to reduce hull
trauma), Gain the Advantage (Pilot Only, Size 1-4, Speed 4+), Use Complex
Equipment, Perform Skill Check, Perform Combat Check, Exchange for
Maneuver.

equal to weapon

to inflict critical hit on target

Spend number of
or
to activate weapon quality
Other options see examples or at GM discretion
Resolve Threat and Despair

a.
b.

Spend number of
or
to activate weapon quality
Other options see examples or at GM discretion
6.
Apply Damage and Critical Hits
a.
Reduce damage of each hit by armor, suffer remaining damage as hull trauma.
i. Ignore 1 point of armor per point of Breach weapon quality.
ii. Target suffers remaining damage as system strain if weapon has Ion quality.
iii. 10 points of personal scale damage/armor equals 1 point of vehicle/starship damage armor.
b.
Roll critical hits separately, or make single roll with +10 per critical hit after the first.
i. Add +10 per point of Vicious weapon quality.

Assemble Dice Pool

Base Pool
Attack Type

Gunnery or
Ranged (Heavy)

1.

Or

Higher of
Char. or Skill

Silhouette (Attacker -> Target)

Equal or
2 sizes
3+ sizes
within 1 size
larger
larger

2+ sizes
smaller

Lower of
Char. or Skill

per consecutive
maneuver (max 2) 1

( if 2 consecutive maneuvers) and hit specific part of target.

Weapon Qualities
Linked: Spend
to deal additional hit. May be activated multiple
times to a maximum of rating. May activate Critical Hits multiple times,
up to number of hits scored.
Guided: If attack misses, spend
to make check at end of round
with equal to rating and difficulty calculated by comparing 0 silhouette
to silhouette of target. If successful, weapon hits target.
Blast: If attack successful, spend
to deal damage equal to rating to
other targets within Short range. If attack misses, spend
to
deal damage equal to Blast rating to primary target and other targets
within Short range.
Tractor: If attack successful, target may not use starship maneuvers unless
pilot makes successful Piloting check, with a number of equal to rating,
as an action to break free.
Limited Ammo: Expends ammo and requires maneuver to reload after
rating number of attacks.
Slow Firing: Must wait rating number of rounds after firing weapon before
it can fire again.

Other Modifiers
Cover: Increase targets defense by cover rating.
Handling: If positive, add per point to checks. If negative, add
point to checks.

Attacker
Assisted

Aims

per

Damage Control Difficulty

Total System
Strain
<= half
threshold
> half threshold
> threshold

Total Hull Trauma

Difficulty

per
ally
assisting

> threshold

The Chase
1. Determine starting distance in range bands.
2. Chased and pursuer make competitive Pilot (or
Athletics) checks. Difficulty set by terrain or Simple
(-) in clear space with no terrain.
3. Winner closes (pursuer) or opens (chased) distance
by one range band, plus number of range bands
equal to difference in relative speeds.

Piloting Stellar Phenomena and Terrain

1. Determine ship or vehicles current speed and half
silhouette (round up).
2. Add number of equal to higher value.
3. Upgrade number of to equal to lower value.
4. Add number of to pool based on the navigation
hazards (see p159)

Defense

per
point

per
point

Target
Adversary
Talent

per rank

Gain Advantage (Attacker -> Target Speed)

Concealment

Higher

Equal

1 Lower

2+ Lower

per point

Additional Starship and Vehicle Actions

Action
Skill(s) and Difficulty
Results
Plot Course

Reduce penalty suffered for difficult terrain by

Copilot

Astrogation ( ),
Piloting (
),
Perception (
)
Piloting ( )

Jamming

Computers (

Boost
Shields
Manual
Repairs
Fire
Discipline

Mechanics (

Scan the
Enemy

Perception (

Slice
Enemys
Systems

Computers (

If successful, enemy must make Computers ( ) check to use communication

systems. Increase difficulty by
per
, and affect additional target per
.
If successful, ship or vehicle with defense rating suffers 1 system strain and
increases defense of one defense zone per
by 1.
Use Athletics instead of Mechanics for Damage Control Action, at GM discretion. If
successful, remove 1 hull trauma plus 1 additional hull trauma per
.
If successful, next crewmember firing weapon aboard ship adds to check. Affect
additional crewmember per
. Spend
to allow all shipboard weapons
to inflict 1 system strain as well as regular damage until beginning of next turn.
If successful, learn weapons, modifications, system strain and hull trauma
thresholds of ship or vehicle. Spend
to learn current system strain and hull
trauma levels.
If successful, reduce the defense of one zone on target for one round per .

Spoofing
Missiles

Computers (
Vigilance (

<= half threshold

> half threshold

Accurate
Weapon

Athletics (
Leadership (
Discipline (

)
)
)
),
)

),
)

per

Downgrade difficulty of pilots next piloting check by 1 per

Spend
to disable weapon system for 1 round,
to inflict 1 system strain
on target.
If successful, difficulty of attacks against ship or vehicle by weapons with the
Guided quality upgraded by 1, plus 1 per
, until beginning of next turn.