Quick Reference

Note: the quick-ref may get out of sync with the actual rules text. If that happens, the actual rules text applies. (The rules text is "governing," the quick-ref isn't.)

The Rules 0

• When rounding, always round down.
• Everything stacks unless it specifically says it doesn’t.

Checks

• Basics
  • Roll D%; succeed if less-than-or-equal-to the target number, fail otherwise.
  • Margin-of-Success (MoS): number on die, if successful.
  • Margin-of-Failure (MoF): number - target, if failed.
• Special results
  • Exceptional Success (or Failure) if MoS (or MoF) is 30 or more.
  • Critical Success (or Failure) if roll is a double (like 22 or 33).

Common Checks

Modifiers

• Being assisted: +10 per character assisting,
  • maximum +30 for 3 characters assisting.
  • Assisting characters must have 10 Ranks in a useful skill (but it doesn't have to be the same skill).
• Related Skill:
  • 10-24 Ranks: +10
  • 25-39 Ranks: +20
  • 40+ Ranks: +30
  • You may only use one related skill.
• Specialization:
  • Character receives +10 when Specialization applies;
  • there is no penalty when Specialization does not apply
• Difficulty Modifiers:
  • Run from Very Easy (+30) to Very Hard (-30)
• Taking your Time and Rushing:
  • only applies to Task Actions and Jobs
  • Taking your Time: for every +50% increase in timeframe, +10 to the check (up to +150% time for +30)
  • Rushing: for every -25% reduction in timeframe, -10 to the check (up to -75% for -30)
• Passive Tests: -20
• Missing proficiency for proficiency skill: -20

Basic Proficiency

• A character with 10 or more ranks in a skill has basic proficiency in that skill.

Combat

• Movement:
  • Using a movement mode is a Quick Action.
    • moving at your full rate imposes a -10 penalty to physical actions until your next turn.
  • Stunts vary (can be Quick or Standard Actions, with different effects),
    • but require Athletics checks.
  • Charges:
    • declared before you move, move up to Full movement.
    • Take -10 penalty to physical actions.
    • If you can build up speed (i.e. you move >2m), +DB DV on physical melee attacks
  • Unusual Movement:
    • Like crawling, climbing, or swimming for humanoids.
    • also varies (like a stunt) but doesn't require a check.
• Attack: opposed check, your Attack Skill versus the opponent's Defense Skill.
  • Exceptional Success: +5 DV
  • Exceptional Success, MoS over 60: +5 more DV (+10 DV total)
  • Critical Success: take max for all dice
• Ranged Attacks:
  • modifiers:
    • short: no modifier
    • medium: -10
    • long: -20
    • extreme: -30
  • Base ranges for throwing things:
    • short: up to 5 meters
    • medium: up to 15m
    • long: up to 30m
    • extreme: up to 45m
    • adjust for weight, aerodynamics of object
• Touch-Only and Indicate-Only Attacks
  • Touch Only Attacks: either COO+SOM+SOM or Unarmed Combat (no proficiency required)
  • Indicate-Only Attacks: either 3×COO or Ranged Weapons (no proficiency required)
  • Defender gets -20, attacker gets +20
• Multiple Weapons
  • Multiple attacks with multiple weapons: -10 penalty ("flat" penalty, not per additional weapon)
  • Multiple targets with multiple attacks: -10 penalty ("flat" penalty, not per additional target)
  • Attack using your off-hand: -10 penalty if weapon has Off-Hand tag, -20 penalty if it does not.
• Unarmed Attacks:
  • Base damage: 1d10+DB DV with no AP
  • If you don't have basic proficiency,
    • you don't threaten adjacent opponents when unarmed,
    • and can't defend with Unarmed Combat.
  • If you have basic proficiency,
    • you do threaten adjacent opponents,
    • against armed opponents: -10 penalty when attacking, -20 when defending

Items, Crafting and Wealth

Crafting time-frame: at the GM's discretion, with the following guidelines:

• Trivial Item: two hour Task Action per batch
• Minor Item: two hour Task Action
• Moderate Item: 1 shift Job
• Major Item: 20 shift Job
• Extreme Item: 150 shift Job

When bartering:

Stats

Some limits always apply. Characters may not have:

• You can never have more than 70 ranks in a skill.
• You can never have an aptitude higher than 40 (any excess is wasted).
• You can never have more than 10 Luck.
• You can never have more than 50 DUR or STR.