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Player’s Manual

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Introductionifferent role-playing rule systems can be applied and/or used with the

ew orizon world and its different games.

olt is a role-playing system developed to be used for different genres

and worlds, with only a few adjustments for the setting. olt has been

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book is using version .0 of the olt rule system.

olt is a set of rules and practices designed to quickly and accurately de-

termine the realistic outcome of a character’s action, taking both skill and

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the character sheet, and chance is represented by two twenty-sided dice

(d20). o other dice or tables are used in-game.

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ences are there to serve as a guide to the reader who, once familiar with

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The BasicsThe Roll

A character’s ability to affect the world is described as a number of Attri-

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indicates how competent the character is in that particular area. n the

case of trength, how strong the character is, how well he or she tends to

perform in situations in which success depends on the character’s ability

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character. ormally, Attributes have a value between and 5.

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the outcome of actions, taken either by a character or an C. t uses

two 20-sided dice. deally, the two dice should be in different colors. Any

combinations will do, but we will assume that one die is black and that

the other one is white.

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rate. ach result is compared to the arget umber , usually the value of

a suitable Attribute, and if at least one of the results are equal to or lower

than the value of the target number, the action is a success.

f a character, for instance, attempts to move a boulder which lies in the

way, one “rolls trength”. f one or both of the dice show a result which is

equal to or lower than the character’s trength, the character succeeds

in moving the boulder.

A die that shows a value equal to or lower than the Attribute with which it

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zero, one or two successful dice.

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f both dice are successful, the highest result is used.

f both dice are unsuccessful, the lowest result is used.

A successful roll where the highest successful dice shows a result of 5

is called “5 success” and a failed roll of 5 is called “5 failed”.

xample 1: gon trength 9 attempts to move the boulder. e rolls two

20-sided dice. is results are 18 and 3. ince 3 is less than 9 the attempt i

“3 success” - not a very good success. he boulder will be moved but it will take time. ad gon rolled

an 18 and a 19 the result would have been “18 failed”. ince 18 is a high number the attempt fails in a

relatively harmless way - not much time or energy is wasted. he boulder however stays where it is.

xample 2: organ trength 3 attempts the same thing. he results 3 and 18 would

still be “3 success” 18 and 19 s till a mild failure. owever organ rolls and 1 which

is “ failed” a low result - several minutes are lost and organ is very tired afterwards.

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(successful/unsuccessful), higher is always better.

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argued that moving a smaller rock would be easier than moving a large

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while a smaller and lighter rock might award a 5 bonus.

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mechanic uses the difference in color between the two dice in each oll.

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of success is determined by the white die, ignoring the Attribute.

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of failure is determined by the white die, ignoring the Attribute.

n other words, there’s always a 5 chance of success, and a 5 risk o

failure. ote that the may veto absurd intentions without a roll, simply

stating that the attempt fails.

xample: gon attempts to sneak up on a guard. e is not very good at it; his tealth

score is 3. his time however the black die shows 1 and the white one 12 - a 12 uc

cess. e just happens move where the guard isn’t looking.

Competitionhen competing, like when someone is trying to open a door someone else

attempts to keep closed, a roll is made for both (all) the people involved.

A successful roll always beats an unsuccessful roll.

A high successful roll beats a low successful roll.

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is impossible, roll again.

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second the roll is a success of 4. he next roll is a failure and nothing happens. he third

roll is a uccess of clearing the jam after three seconds: 4+ = 11. n the third second

the sum of the successful rolls is 11 more than the required 10].

Introduction and Basics

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trength 9, dice 18 and .



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. eceive points7KHJDPHPDVWHUWHOOVWKHSOD\HUVWKHDPRXQWRI

points they are allowed to spend on their characters.

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three human races are lympian, romethean and edean, and

the three wafan races are Aesir, anir and otun. or more

information, see aces, page .

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had a life before adventuring. se points to purchase values in one or

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the character. A higher value in an Attribute is better, and values are

purchased for points. or more information, see Attributes, page .

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equipment the character should have at the beginning of the game.

ne way to do this is to give each character a set amount of

geodites, appropriate for the campaign and its setting, and let them

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various thresholds and values of the character’s weapons. or more

information, see quipment, page .

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point fills up one field, and all the fields must be filled before the circle itself counts as filled

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those of the other Attributes or balance reasons, anged combat is more

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be strong and fast, whereas a shooter relies solely on one Attribute anged

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circles are arranged differently to match the numbers above them.

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methean and edean) and three wafan races (Aesir, anir and otun)

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Repeated attemptshen circumstances permit, a character that has failed a roll may try again.

nless some new tools or tactics are included in this new attempt, the char-

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character is no longer able to make constructive efforts the task has proven

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must be approved by the ame aster () before the game starts.

All persons in the world of ew orizon which are not controlled by a

player are referred to as “C’s”, which is traditional shorthand for “non-

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ing them, the may use these rules, or just make up whatever values

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which makes it a person rather than mere statistics.

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depends on what kind of a campaign the had in mind

20 points each, nskilled A very young or unsuccessful group of ad-

venturers, a gang of teenage street brat.

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and cab drivers - ordinary people, typically with very little combat train-

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40 points each, Competent A team of some renown - top investigators,

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freely, but should focus on areas which have been relevant since the last

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arms, then spending points on anged Combat is probably inappropriate

and may be vetoed against by the .

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within the group, it is recommended to give the same number of points to

every player. f a new player joins an ongoing campaign, the number of

points should be set reasonably close to that of the older characters, or

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same goes for characters whose players have been absent for a while.

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with corresponding numbers.

Character Creation



Character Creation

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culations required for a character are set before even starting a game

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tics must be recalculated.

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injuries can be repaired, meaning they need not wait for a natural healing

process. econd, they bleed much more slowly than humans do. n the

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rite down your character’s race on an empty line in the central column

of the character sheet. f it is a afan race, check three circles by tha

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but also in size.

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es, which determine the highest permitted value in some Attributes. Any

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tages and disadvantages of all sizes, so they cost no oints.

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meter of height. Conversely, a very slender character could still be nor-

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are available to the human and wafan races.

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are written on the empty lines in the centre of the character sheet. or

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advantages. Advantages cost points, while disadvantages give points.

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er equipment the character starts the game with. ften, the players can

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geodites for different levels of wealth, as well as a short description of

what sort military equipment each level can afford

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twice their starting eodites. oans have an interest of 0 per month,

and when the game starts the dept equals 50 of what was lent.

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two races has three sub-races. umans are divided into lympian u-

mans, romethean Cyborgs and edeans. afans are divided into Aesir

afans, anir afans and otun afans.

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as strong as a physically powerful anir afan or edean. otun afans

are also slower and less agile than any of the other races. anir afansare second only to otun afans in resiliency.

Aesir afans, lympian umans, and edeans are the most agile of all

races. Aesir afans are physically the weakest race, along with lympi-

an umans. owever, most Aesir afans are slightly more powerful than

lympian umans. anir afans and romethean Cyborgs are often

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edeans can acquire special abilities through A manipulation and the

merging of their A together with the A of a ew orizon creature.

Namesne of the most important things is giving your character a name. t is

more and more common for people living on ew orizon to only have a

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having a family name as well. ana Cainsdottir (which means the daugh-

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sweat and tears and became the second species of humanity to inhabi

arth and later also the stars. afans are not machines like you might

think, they are in fact people. afans are not made in factories. afan

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be close with a few crèche mates and consider them siblings, though no

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to 50 years, as their cellular breakdown process has been slowed down no-

ticeably. ome lympians humans are very intelligent, beyond what has ever

been seen before. owever, stupidity still breads true in some families despite

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than the general human a few hundred years past.

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insanity is often the catalyst for some of the most shockingly amazing

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tion was beyond count. uch large masses of people, on a planet which

only seemed to get smaller and smaller to them, led to a large set of new

diseases and epidemic outbreaks. And then one day, when sudden death

became just as common as everyday breeding, people realized that they

were doomed.

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soon came to fruit, and were improved year after year. ith their help,

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day when the dangerous diseases were no longer a threat.

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improve the human mind. As a result, the intelligence of the average hu-

man was increased beyond anything they had ever hoped for, creating a

newer and sturdier strain of the old species.

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selves to what they were during the twenty second century, and they

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or less identical in capabilities. owever some have mildly higher toler

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erages than others, as well as different ranges of diseases susceptibility

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today, circa 200, having bred the old species away.

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slight intolerance for the ill, which borders almost on paranoia.

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anadu, or ew Chania. Also, despite their bravado, they’re very much

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male is given a prescription for an enzyme agonist which bypasses the

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so more than one attempt may be necessary. sually this is customary

regardless, so there are few complaints to this aspect.

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niche that can be imagined when the proper precautions are taken. And

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for independence. At the height of the war, afans had gained substan-

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ligula’ by his former human masters decided to use the humans own

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mans limbs, spinal cord and many organs and bones were either re-

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superhuman in regards to their physical strength and stamina by lym

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tation. n fact, most rometheans have a somewhat reduced life span

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jobs, and simply clutter up society, and a result many are unable to eve

acquire or hold a job due to this prejudice and as a result are forced to

turn to less reputable businesses or even crime.

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tions often impose upon them. ore rometheans die from suicide than

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anger, and if pushed are often more than happy to push back, which can

often be deadly. rometheans seldom know their own strength.

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on how hard they can push themselves is their own brains cane theoreti

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rometheans have a very poor self image, and simply live day to day

simply trying everything they can to get by, at least enough to buy their

drugs, food and maintenance, and are notorious for putting away mas

sive amounts of alcohol.

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really lies with the act of having children. ather than the old genetic lot-

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cides they want to have children, they must consult a medical specialist

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on the genetic compatibility of the two individuals. t may be denied if theindividuals are too closely related, or together have too great of a pos-

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genetic disorders.

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superior, gifted children, they can be granted an nlimited icense, and

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vice which keeps their body from producing a key enzyme in their sperm

which allows them to penetrate the wall of an egg to fertilize it, in effect

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the male is given a prescription for an enzyme agonist which bypassesthe implant, and within a week allows the enzyme to reach crucial levels

for reproduction. owever the sperm count which is at capacity is a little

low, so more than one attempt may be necessary. sually this is custom-

ary regardless, so there are few complaints to this aspect.

Social rometheans tend not to make friends easily, especially among non ro-

metheans. owever those few friends that they do make, they will often

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a rare and precious thing that no amount of money can buy them. After

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family and loved ones. A few are able to make it through their severe

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ugly monster and they will often react defensively to being propositioned.

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are a struggle to keep their bodies healthy and strong, pay bills and keep

a roof over their heads in the adversity they struggled with breeds a tre-

mendous amount of repressed anger.

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strength, a romethean who stops repressing his anger is often like a

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manufacturing, though prejudice makes it hard to hold down a job.

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ground of the individual in question.

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nice homes, and often live in somewhat less attractive regions of town.

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eight ange ubstantial variation.

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edeans are created from lympian umans by using a powerful substance

called edea. uring the edean transformation process, a chemical and

biological chain-process occurs on a cellular level, changing everything from

the humans A, genes and chromosomes to protein interactions and bio-

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split or transformed in billion upon billion different ways.

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always different for each individual and a complete mystery to any doctor

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certain animal traits have shown to be very stable and are carried over

to the lympian when he or she goes through the edean plicing pro-

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uring the edean plicing process, the A of an lympian umans is

merged with the A of a ew orizon animal. As mentioned before, dif-

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individual, since performing it more than once can be very dangerous, lethal

even, and would most likely result in a horrifying abomination. 7KHHGHDQ

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an Cyborg since vital organs of a romethean are usually so closely

merged with its technology that during the edean transformation they

are ripped apart from its technology causing instant death. o romethe-

an Cyborg has ever survived the edean transformation process, and

the process is therefore only performed on lympian humans.

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to this world, and far more so even than its human visitors. Creatures

and organisms that dwell within diverged from life on both arth and ew

orizon at a virtually primordial level.

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interior of the massive fungal dome and made the discovery of the cen-

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unremarkable for what they were, these strange creatures were remark-

able for what they would bring about.

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variations, including adaptations which were simply not normal for any

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powerful paralytic poison, earning them the name orgons.

A long careful study of the creatures showed that they were all born

baseline, and then at some point when they age they would stalk othe

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for a period of a month and emerge adapted to the very A of thei

victim, allowing them to hunt in many new and different ways, ensuring

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were entirely baseline.

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allowed these creatures to perform their amazing feat. edea, a very

powerful substance which acts like a prion, attacking foreign A and

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appalled and immediately pulled the plug immediately.

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night.

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sent to discover their fate, and an enormous press conference was held

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the remaining scientists.

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press conference and unceremoniously made it their own, announcing

themselves to the world, revealing they had made a quick breakthrough

due to the ingenious thinking of their deceased colleague, r ans hae

that they breakthrough took only two months, and that they’d been living

and testing their bodies free of the apparatus all this time.

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able as human beings, so great is their change.

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one becoming a edean involuntarily. n fact, to become a edean one

must either prove to the inner circles of edean ociety that they are

worthy of the transformation, or pay an enormous fee to black marke

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by edeans are treated with the same love and care any human child

would be, though their education tends to be a bit more arduous, as they

often hope for their children to pass eventual tests to be selected as a

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having a seven tiered social hierarchy based on individual achievements

and the successively more sophisticated gene splicing possible as a re-

sult of their standing. owever, these circles have little bearing on wheth-

er an individual.

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their th Circle counterparts, in that they often have special abilities be-

yond those of a normal human, such as improved healing, the ability

to see abnormal visual wave lengths and the like. Again, their duties to

other edeans are negligible.

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new edean prospects.

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and are commonly considered a civil service group.

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and with a single animal aspect handsomely emphasized.

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literally the princes and princesses of the edean society, the children

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emerging edean Culture with the aid of those below them.

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Likes, Dislikesuch like lympians, their preferences tend to be quite vast and varied.

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they make many things out of natural materials when possible.

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like hollow wooden blisters for rooms.

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weapon types. ersonality traits can, and do differ greatly from afan

to afan.

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jockeys, small fry.eight ange 4’5”-5’5” female, 4’8”-5’0” male.


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domestic duties as maids, chefs and all other viable manner of personal

servants.

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which a anir couldn’t enter, and it was not considered desirable for a hu-

man to enter. o many ancient towns had legions of naked, androgynous

Aesir roaming their sewers and maintenance tunnels, performing end-less series of maintenance tests.

Created to be as human in every detail as possible, although on a scale

roughly one foot shorter than average, it came as no surprise when an-

atomically correct and functional Aesir were eventually created for no

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put down like animals instead of negotiated with, it was the Aesir who

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diately, they waited for their brethren’s signal, than simply assassinated

many wealthy and powerful owners, and sabotaged many of society’s

hidden and forgotten inner workings.

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and typically lighter build. Also, Aesir will, as often as possible, wear

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sir has visible but not unattractive seams in their skin at their major joints.

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as art across other areas of their body artistically like humans will apply

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Aesir are not limited to human skin tones, hair colors or eye colors. As

such the visual variety of Aesir is far greater than that of their human look

cousins. n fact, as often as not, an Aesir will try to be as unique as pos-

sible, and cultivate as distinctive a self image as possible, often wearing

vintage design clothing from eras long past to accomplish this feat.

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ered an especially sneaky lot, due to their unusually stealthy nature. ost

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independence.

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seriously if they so choose. An Aesir’s physical strength is not especially

impressive for a afan, being negligibly greater than a human of thei

size, and possessing durability to match their strength due to their ligh

construction. Aesir are no more or less devious or manipulative than any

human.

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their fellows. ach Aesir typically has -2 years to go through a series

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mans would ordinarily do well at with their physical abilities, but they can

bypass limitations such as the necessity for breathable air, or the pres

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talented at discerning what fashions suit an individual, and as such many

well known clothing tailors, designers, hair dressers and fashion consul

tants are afans.

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they can get. ue to their limitations matching humans so closely, large

Aesir are often known to compete in the same competitive sports leagues

as umans.

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new desert confection they can get their grubby little hands on. Aesi

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most above the functionality of a device. Aesir are widely considered to

be the shrewdest wheelers and dealers in the land, often practically rob

bing store owners or customers, all while leaving their opposite with the

impression they got a good deal. crimping and saving comes natural to

them as a result, but they often save only to turn around and spend it on

the latest tech.

Aesirs



Dislikes Aesir aren’t impatient per se, but there isn’t a lot an Aesir tends to dislike

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bly, but sitting idle with no activity is almost enough to set one foaming at

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to keep busy. espite their similarities, Aesir almost as a rule absolutely

despise being called humans and consider it almost a mortal insult. any

a otun has mocked and Aesir, and elicited homicidal rage bad enoughto leave the otun in bad need of a body repair shop, and an intense ver-

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statement more from humans, who the regard as clueless and stupid in

this view as opposed to bigoted.

Aesir also tend to dislike being dirty. hile they don’t develop body odor

or sweat like humans, accumulating dirt, grime and odors about their

person repulses them more than it does humans, due to their almost

odorless natural state, as such they are sometimes seen as a little fussy.

Aesthetics Aesir are almost all beautiful, but beautiful is often nowhere near enough

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often spend a long portion of their childhood cultivating a unique appear-

ance and wardrobe.

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price on weapons or armor they purchase simply to have it customized

to suit their aesthetics, occasionally even to the detriment of its perfor-

mance.

Dwellings An Aesirs home is quite odd, in that it generally

shows little of the Aesirs personality, as

opposed to their individual possessions.

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personal design style if possible, but this

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comfortable and functional. As far asdecorations, and Aesirs home tends

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crap as the old fashioned family

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hanging off the wall, hubcaps

from vintage cars, neon product

signs, movie posters and a wide

enough assortment of mismatched

garbage to qualify as a rummage sale.

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Vanir Wafans All these racial traits are relative except the height, weight and armor


to afan.

roper ame anir afan.

lang ames irst born, alphas, composite, sleeks.

erogatory ot rods, junkers, widgets, twonky, clunkers, stylists.

eight ange 5’8”-’0” female, ’4”-8’0” male.eight ange 250-400 lbs female, 350-500 lbs male.

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the originally theorized designs, which would eventually become otun

and Aesir respectively.

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size as humans, but capable of a superior physical performance and

durability, allowing for a wide range of possible tasks.

anir were originally built in truly enormous numbers, and thus when a-

fans originally rose up against the human masters, many rose to posi-tions of power over their fellow afans.

Appearanceanir are built as a skeletal frame, over which their motor function mech-

anisms are sheathed in metal casings, and then foam is applied and

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is then imprinted with a semi-unique set of colored markings before inci-

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much money customizing their armor as they grow older, spending it on

better plate in more pleasing shapes, along with trim, inlaid lighting andFKURPHGWULPVDVZHOODVÀDVK\SDLQWMREV$9DQLUDOVRKDVDYHU\KX-

man face, head of hair, and sometimes neck and ears as well. anir take

special pride in keeping their hair and face as appealing as possible.

Perceptionanir are perceived, because of their ancient heritage, to be brash, loud

mouthed and commanding towards others. anir, as of late, are reputed

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enough sense few non-anir take it at anything less than face value.

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fond of showing off their physical capabilities and their knowledge base.

Factsanir are very self conscious about the fact they’re neither as nimble nor

human in appearance as an Aesir kin, nor as strong or durable as the

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themselves based on their individual merits as they possibly can.

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avoid asking for help or input, because not being able to solve a problem

on their own can often negatively impact their self esteem. owever the

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paragons, it’s not often for personal gain, and is more to make those they

care about proud, and so that they might rely on them in a crisis as well

as simple day to day life events.

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are, and during this time they are given only very general studies, and

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couraged to learn about the roles they might take in the world and try

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them. anir are always strongly encouraged to take up an art, no matte

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any form of art composed of color composition such as painting, matisse

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wind instruments.

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studies’ group, as well as advanced tutoring in whatever arts they’ve

taken up, typically they’re gifted with the instruments necessary to ply

their art at this phase.

At eight months, a young anir moves from their crèche centric life, and

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locations to create a well rounded worker that can readily handle the rea

world job market.

Advanced schooling in general studies, as well as independent life stud

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two of life.

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and knowledgeable can occasionally lead to confrontation, as it often

makes them seem to be jockeying hard for an alpha position in any socia

group.

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offer any advice they can and give out any resource available to help a

friend solve their problems even if it’s detrimental to their own well being

and often ask nothing in return.

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tween two anir, as they often try to impress one another with how little

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man, their desperation to show how reliable, clever and helpful they can

be has been the grist for many jokes over the years.

Specialtiesanir are widely considered to have no specialty, and merely be general

ists, more surface than substance. owever this could hardly be furthe

from the truth. anir study hard all their lives on subjects relevant to themselves, or the world around them in order to better themselves, preferring

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are many subjects and trades they hold dear to their heart that they de

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art, however for almost every anir, their specialties tend to be unusua

and unique combinations.

ne thing that’s fairly universal is a anirs passion, which burns hotte

than even an lympian umans on some occasions. As such, their artis

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Vanirs



Likesanir are most at home in small groups of people, in an intimate envi-

ronment, like a nice restaurant or a night club. here they can talk and

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ety is the spice of life, and they’ll try any kind of food and any kind of drink

at least once. As such, anir are often the victim of somewhat malicious

pranks. anir comfort food varied quite a bit from individual to individual.

anir are also usually fairly obsessed with keeping their appearanceunique, and instead of collecting gewgaws like other afans, they tend

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large synthetic diamonds, and will often purchase synthetic gemstone cut

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they’ll often have them in different cuts and colors and have them mount-

ed into their superstructure, often subtly backlighting them for display

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their often elaborate hair styles.

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anirs sails than having to sit and be quiet for long periods of time while

in the company of others who are currently active in physical tasks or

conversation not related to the anir in question.

anir will go out of their way to try and include themselves in the con-

versation or task if at all possible. anir also intensely dislike repetitious

tasks which involve little or no social interaction with coworkers, custom-

ers or clients.

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insane. hile that may be an embellishment, there is some truth to the

statement. A anir also despises standardized daily rituals, and strives to

be unpredictable in his daily activities to keep himself fresh and interest-

ing. anir also resent stereotypes to a far greater degree than other va-

rieties of afans, and will protest far more heartily than a otun or Aesir

who usually simply shrug it off.

Aesthetics $9DQLUDHVWKHWLFLVWZRIROG7KH\FXVWRPL]HWKHLU¿EHUPHVKVKHDWKDQG

armor as vividly and heartily as a car owner will customize their prized

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mesh sheath, dying or striping it, or replacing it with a custom sheath

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more fundamentally aesthetic, favoring geometric lines and angles in the

designs.

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coct elaborate color schemes for themselves, trim their armor in shiny or

brushed chrome, and embellish it with synthetic gemstones like a pea-

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time on their hair, making sure it looks as stylish and attractive as pos-

sible.

Dwellingsanirs homes tend to be furnished rather sparsely, with an emphasis put

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favor utilitarian appliances and furnishing that will be serviceable and

retain their original appearances for as long as possible.

hat little decorations a anir tends to have are usually basic, primarily

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renting a home to owning one, making them a bit of an oddity in this

regard.



Jotun Wafans All these racial traits are relative except the height, weight and armor


to afan.

roper ame otun afan.

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eight ange ’0”-0’0” female, 8’”-2’0” male.eight ange 500-800 lbs female, 00-5 lbs male.

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ly large mounted.

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Originotuns originated as the second variety of afan created for mass pro-

duction, crafted with the intent of use as live-capture law enforcement

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one of two possibilities for the initial run of ass roduced afans, but

both plans were ousted in favor of a composite of the two, .. the anir.

Appearanceotuns are the least physically human like of the three afan creeds,resembling ancient automated labor droids far more than they resemble

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with enormous hydraulic systems and heavy metal or ceramic plating for

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woven under suit. Any tools of their trade a otun acquires will often then

be built into their structure or stored inside internal storage compartment

built into their massive superstructures, as such a otun will often be less

symmetrical than other creeds. otuns very rarely have animate faces,

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eat by using ports located either on their hands, or by removing the lower

portion of their sculpted face plate and revealing a smaller sculpted open

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sion, male otuns tend to communicate their moods by a shift in eye

colors and the small pin lights across their bodies, whereas the females

have large tracks of lights arrayed across their body for the same

purpose.

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blunt honesty, hard work, straight forward thinking and the value of pride

in ones work.

Perceptionotuns are often perceived as very simple and somewhat brutish, this is

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ligent, they simply don’t beat around the bush and go straight to a point.

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females of smaller races, and in the absence of horses on ew orizon,

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widely (but not necessarily fraudulently) that otun males are intriguedE\EXVW\IXOO¿JXUHGO\PSLDQIHPDOHV&RQYHUVHO\RWXQIHPDOHVKDYH

a reputation for practically carrying anir males away by their heels and

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bor, which is also only somewhat accurate at best.

Factsotuns tend state things simply and boldly, with little or no diplomacy,

leading to the belief they’re simple when their merely painfully honest.

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more common trades such as soldering, construction, demolition or police work.

Upbringing A otun Crèche is usually far more isolated from civilization than a typica

one, and they’re often raised in the deep wilderness for three months o

solitude in rough crafted stone homes, and taught to improve their sur-

roundings, and turn the home into something more comfortable. After

three months they’re introduced to society, and taught about the world

around them, and they begin their peerage in general studies and start to

decide their place in the world.

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architectural design, but some are well known for their ability to sing bass

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gin advanced studies, and are given an allowance to begin customizing

themselves to become more unique. At the age of nine months they be

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take loans for. At the age of one year, a otun moves out and seeks his

fortune in the world, biding farewell to those parents and crèche mates

they may not see again and begin their lives proper through schooling

or careers.

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overall tend to be very loyal and true to those who can see them for wha

they really are beyond their simple facades and see the sophisticatedperson underneath, and will often give the proverbial shirt off of their back

to a friend in need.

otun romance is much like typical human romance, though a otun male

or female will often prefer to create their own tokens of affection as op

posed to purchasing them for their intended.

Specialtiesotuns have a unique understanding of geometry, and as such are natu

ral engineers, construction workers, sculptors and city planners. otuns

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Likesotuns are most at home in casual meeting environments, like bars o

restaurants, where they can talk, eat and drink to the wee hours of the

morning.

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of food, regardless of its ethnic origins. A vindaloo is just another kind o

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far as they’re concerned.

otuns are also fond of the latest electronic gizmos, more so than most

other creeds, often going out of their way to make use of their acquisi-

tions in their daily lives, usually keeping them around longer than other

afans or umans might, only eliminating them in the event they’re re

placed with a new such gadget.

ike all afans, otuns are fond of crystals, but they prefer large, uncu

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haggling over prices. hile not the best salesman, per se, they’re very

shrewd when it comes to actual negotiation for the trade of goods and

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good fortune at the retail.

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don’t show it. ndividuals who do a half assed job tend to drive them up

the wall, enough to make them foam at the lips if they had the capability

in some cases.

otuns also tend to intensely dislike tasks which involve long periods of

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themselves in the construction industry.

Aestheticsotun aesthetics tend to be less like the human average idea of aesthet-

ics, and far more close to the human aesthetics prized in appliances and

vehicles. A otun will often choose to decorate themselves with chrome

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ot unlike a anir, however otuns often avoid anything but they tend to

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say they won’t have more than one color of paint on their body, but they

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typically furnish their homes with the largest, sturdiest and most geo-

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design synergy in their appliances as well.

As for decoration, otuns are not well known for their taste in interior

design, but this is only because they seldom invite many people

into their homes, preferring social gathering points as opposed

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A otun, when he or she can, prefers to build their own home,

even if it’s small, so they can tailor every aspect of the houseto their own personality, and often consider the building of one

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Bleeding umans bleed faster than afans. t goes without saying that if a afan and a human are

mortally hurt, then the human will bleed to death much faster than the afan.

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body part. A lost arm is a bit more complicated for humans, since it cannot be replaced with

a new human arm. owever, losing an arm is not the end of it, as certain technologies are

available for lympian humans.

hen an lympian human loses an arm, it can be replaced with a robotic arm, which will also

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take up to several days to complete.

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hen an lympian human is engineering into a romethean cyborg, his nervous system is

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fore, pacemakers and the like, which are not wired directly into the nervous system, does not

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Nero

Kaila

Frost



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tecting their cargo by any means necessary. oving goods from one city

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have gained some renown because of this feat: he ercenary Background value should

not be lower than .

0 trength

0 Constitution

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0 illpower

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nable to carry anything heavier than l ight

clothes.

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ighly suggestible, and any pain prevents

constructive action.

ncapable of any self-propelled locomotion.

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plenty of time.

Completely oblivious to the surroundings.

otoriously loud and unable to grasp the con-

cept of visibility.

evoid of charisma, very easy to read

(whether talking or not).

udimentary vocabulary, barely literate, no

rhetorical skills.



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you get points back, to spend on other things.

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aspects outweigh the positive.

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f the awards more points after a session, the player may use those

to purchase new traits or buy off negative ones.

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chewed off by something lurking in a swamp. egardless of whether

a negative trait is bought voluntarily or is the result of in-game events,

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permits, they may be acquired during play and will the cost the player

points.

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positive traits always cost points.

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human and afan alike.

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Beauty (1 point)<RXORRN JUHDWHRSOHDUHJHQHUDOO\PRUH LQFOLQHGWR OLNH\RXDW¿UVW

glance, but on the other hand you’re more likely to be recognized. otuns

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Contact (1 to 3 points)ou know someone who might be able to help you out at times, if it’s not

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GHWHUPLQHGE\WKHVNLOODQGLQÀXHQFHRI\RXUFRQWDFWDQGE\WKHOR\DOW\WR

you. emember, however, that friendship is a two-way street.

p omeone who’s reasonably well-connected or skilled a shady

dealer who can get rid of stolen goods for you, or a lawman you could

call to help you out of some uncomfortable situations.

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at a hospital, the leader of a powerful street-gang, or a respectable

diplomat.

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a close one. omeone you’d take great risks for, and who’d do the

same for you.

Eidetic Memory (1 point)ou can rapidly memorize and instantly recall numbers, dates, shor

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Sense of Orientation (1 point)ou are far less likely to lose your way, perhaps due to an intuitive sense

of the cardinal directions or remarkable spatial recognition.

Sense of Time (1 point)ot only do you know roughly what time it is, you are also able to calcu

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for opponents to reload, how fast it is plausible to travel in a certain kind

of terrain with a given type of vehicle and, of course, at what time one is

likely to arrive at a given location.

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Addiction (-1 to -2 points)p Constant use of a legal substance, to a point at which it becomes a

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smoking or getting drunk every night (and hung-over in the morning).

2p requent use of an illegal substance, which must be acquired

smuggled through customs and hidden from the law at all times. f

you do not get your kicks at least once a week, the hunger for it wil

increase with every day, until it makes you disregard everything else.

Clumsy (-3 points)n everything you do, there seems to be a small but crucial detail that you

forget, or just mess up. erhaps it’s just bad luck. ither way, a roll with a

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Coward (-2 points)Choosing a dangerous option when there seems to be a less risky solu

tion requires a illpower oll. ess risky options include surrendering

hiding, running away from the battle or just not jumping over that gaping

chasm (at least not right now). f you illpower is higher than , you

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increased above .

Combat Paralysis (-3 points)hether a result of a sheltered childhood, strictly non-violent mora

standards or lacking courage, in each combat a illpower-test must be

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Compulsive Behavior (-1 to -2 points)PSXOVHV ULWXDOVRU WLFVRUH[DPSOH NOHSWRPDQLDREVHVVLYHFOHDQOL

ness or coprolalia.

-p A disturbing habit, like spitting every 2 minutes or always repeat

ing the last few words of every sentence. t won’t take long before

people begin to wonder what’s wrong with you.

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the world or are very likely to get you into trouble, like compulsive thefor lying.

Dark Secret (-1 to -3 points)YHU\RQHKDVWKHP7KRVHGLUW\OLWWOHVHFUHWWKDW\RX¶GUDWKHUQRWKDYH

anyone know about. erhaps your family tree is just a little bit too tan-

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live animals (or worse) to some dark god.

A single point is highly embarrassing -3p is something that you mus

keep a secret at all costs threaten witnesses, steal evidence or murde

if you have to.

Traits



Delusions (-1 to -3 points)elusions range from fanaticism to paranoia or hypochondria - some can

be quite imaginative. emember, though, that what constitutes a “delu-

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ed, as usual, is in direct proportion to how inconveniencing the delusion

is to the character.

[DPSOHV7KH¿UPEHOLHIWKDWDOOZDWHULVWR[LFRUWKDWJRRGDOZD\VWUL-umphs no matter the odds.

Duties (-1 point) A day-job, a family to look after, a garden that must be tended to - what-

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uncomfortable side-effects to leaving.

Enemy (-1 to -3 points)6RPHRQHKDVLWLQIRU\RX7KHQXPEHURIRLQWV\RXJHWIURPWKLVRQH

depends on how powerful the enemies are, and how far out of their way

they would go to make trouble for you. A - enemy might try to mess with

you if you happen to be in the same place, while a -3 enemy will put con-

siderable effort into destroying you in any way possible.

Forgetful (-1 point)hether you are notoriously absent-minded or just easily distracted,

things tend to slip your mind. ou will occasionally realize too late that

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ing equipment after all.

Gullible (-1 point)7KHUHDUHQRGLVDGYDQWDJHVWRWKLV7UDLW1RQHZKDWVRHYHULW¶VD IUHH

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Missing Limb (-2 to -14 points)-2p issing one arm.

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-p er leg missing.

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must be bought off before a replacement limb begins to function properly.

Mute (-2 points)ou cannot speak or produce any audible sounds using your mouth, not

even whispering. ersuasion rolls are limited to writing or hand gestures,

which in many interactions results in penalties.

No Sense of Direction (-1 point):KHWKHU\RXDUHXVLQJURDGVLJQVRUDYHU\JRRGPDSLWLVVWLOOGLI¿FXOW

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outside your own hometown.

No Sense of Time (-1 point)hat difference does an hour or two make, anyway? lease do not work

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any way.

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traphobia) and water (aquaphobia). ou will go to great lengths to avoid

what you are afraid of. f it cannot be avoided, you will suffer a -2 to -5

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Reduced Sense (-1 to -10 points)ne or more of your senses doesn’t work the way they’re supposed to

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taste.

-p educed ight / educed earing -5 to erception rolls involvingthat sense. egated by glasses or hearing-aid. -2pLI\RXFDQ¶W¿[\RXU

problem by using glasses or a hearing-aid.

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ou can read lips. -4p if you can’t.

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Ugly (-1 point)hether you were born that way or were injured, people tend to dis

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slight penalties in many social interactions (and severe penalties in any

seduction-attempts).

Unintelligible (-1 point)ou cannot speak in a way or in a language that people in general un

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Olympian TraitsO\PSLDQ7UDLWVDUHORVWLIWKHFKDUDFWHUDFTXLUHVURPHWKHDQ&\EHUQHW

ics or any edean plicing (all points spent in them are refunded).

Bland (1 point)<RXKDYHYHU\IHZGLVWLQJXLVKLQJIHDWXUHVPDNLQJLWH[WUHPHO\KDUGIR

witnesses to describe or point you out in a crowd or a lineup.

High Pain Tolerance (1 point)DLQLVMXVWZHDNQHVVOHDYLQJ\RXUERG\6WXQ7KUHVKROGVDUHLQFUHDVHG

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erious

Intuition (1 point)hen something just isn’t right, you have an eerie ability to sense it.

could be an ambush, poison in the food or your partners in crime about

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every time.

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Quick Reflexes (1 point)ou receive 5 to all nitiative rolls, regardless of which Attribute is used

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njuries. t does not make Critically njured body parts grow back. evere

njuries still require medical attention to heal properly.

inor 2 hours day

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Sterner Stuff (1 point)6KUHGGHGVKRWEXUQWRUEURNHQLWZLOOKHDO6HYHUHQMXU\7KUHVKROGLV

increased by 3.

Trustworthy (1 point)hether deserving it or not, you tend to come across as a responsible

citizen, a decent person who tells the truth and can be counted on. aw

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when dealing with authorities, door guys, the military, corporate guards

or the like.

Weathered (1 point)ou’ve seen it all, and endured it - from the bitter cold of snow-covered

mountains to the unbearable heat of endless deserts. ou normally do

not suffer any penalties on account of the discomforts of the climate.

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more lenient than usual.

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be the side-effects of pretty much any splicing.

edean appearance traits

orns, tiny claws, pointy teeth, decorative antennae and tails, patches

of fur and so on are optional and free. f it doesn’t give you any advan-

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which the helices were taken (see lympian Appearance, below).

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dards of the procedure. ou still look lympian, but a thorough medical

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later on, the oint spent on lympian Appearance is refunded. ithout

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are left to the player.

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you or detecting your the presence is done with 5 bonus. f the tracker

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superhuman abilities to determine whether or not you’ve been staying in

a room the last few days. n the -2p version, this is a foul stench, keep-ing most people a few paces away. ou may be denied entrance to local

stores, hotels and bars.

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affects the reactions of others. Apply a -2 penalty for most social interac-

tions, like bartering or asking about rumors at the local pub. hen trying

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Monstrous (-2 points)7KHVSOLFLQJVKDYHOHIW\RXORRNLQJPRUHOLNHDEHDVWWKDQDSHUVRQRFDO

restrictions in some places might require you be kept on a leash or in a

cage. Apart from the dangers of being mistaken for a monster and sho

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edeans -2 to social rolls when interacting with them.

Unusual Fit (-1 point)omething about your anatomy makes it hard or impossible to wea

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can only wear individually customized armor ouble the prices when

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as the cause of it.

edean head traits

Jaws (1 point)tronger jaws and sharp teeth allow you to bite with great force. hile

edean aws do not have the brutal cutting power of its cybernetic, hydraulic equivalent, they are more agile and better suited for combat. t

can also be combined with a wide range of natural venoms (see below)

f the edean has a mostly humanoid face, attacks with aws dislocate

the mandibula in order to facilitate biting and swallowing. hile this is no

discomfort to the edean, it does not look human.

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can be replicated, even reasonable simple electronic codes, like signa

sequences for ultrasound remotes. oices can be invented from scratch

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Prehensile Tongue (1 point)<RXUWRQJXHFDQEHH[WHQGHGWRUHDFKDERXWDPHWHURXWVLGHWKHPRXWK

t can be used to pick things up or perform attacks, applying venom i

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considerable speed. An opponent that is not aware of it may very wel

be caught off guard by the attack, missing both efense and uard (ee

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always (player’s decision), cause speech impediments such as lisps or a

tendency to involuntarily stress “sssibilant consssontantsss”.

edean sensor traits

All sensor helices function simultaneously - you do not have to choose

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than not visible, like distinctly shaped ears or antennae. n general, sen

sors do not replace the erception Attribute, but negate penalties. en

sor splicings may also open up new opportunities for erceptions rollsthat would not be available to a normal human being.

Echolocation (2 points)FKRORFDWLRQLQFOXGHVKHDULQJDQGFUHDWLQJXOWUDVRXQGZDYHV7KHKHDU

ing allows you to detect and locate active sources of echolocation o

A as well as other sources of high frequency sounds within some

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the ability to produce ultrasound, which can be bounced off objects within

about 30m to determine their location, speed, composition and density

unrestricted by fog or smoke. f you’re Aquatic or Amphibian, choloca

tion also works under water, where the range is 300 meters.

Traits



Infrasound (2 points)ou can sense and determine the direction to any motions faster than

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and heavy machinery like tanks, wind turbines or factories can all pro-

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cities. iring at a target perceived only with infrasound is considered

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Night Vision (1 point)<RXKDYHH[FHOOHQWYLVLRQHYHQLQQHDUO\FRPSOHWHGDUNQHVVDQG\RXFDQ

see basic colors in a way that the technological counterpart available for

romethean Cyborgs cannot. n total darkness, however, you’re just as

blind as an ordinary human.

Sense of Smell (1 point) $QH[FHSWLRQDOVHQVHRIVPHOOSURYLGHV\RXZLWKDGGLWLRQDOLQIRUPDWLRQ

about the surroundings A successful erception roll can identify a per-

son by smell, regardless of visual disguises. n a more thorough inspec-

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also sense if a person or object has been in the immediate vicinity of

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son in food or drink, and it adds 5 to tracking rolls.

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strength of nearby sources of heat, such as warm blooded creatures or

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Thermographic Vision (2 points) An increased spectrum of vision allows you to see differences in sur-

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removes the human eyesight, but as the character still obtains spatial

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sion easily blinded by daylight. hades are recommended.

edean neural system traits

Berserk (0 or 2 points)0p uffering a oderate or worse injury will throw you into a fren-

zied rage, ignoring all non-Critical tun and less-than-evere njuries.

hile berserking. you must perform a Close Combat attack, or ove-

ment Actions towards a hostile target if you cannot reach one. eap-RQVPD\EHGURSSHGEXWQRWWKURZQRUGUDZQ7KHEHUVHUNVWDWHIDGHV

if you suffer evere njury, or after the last opponent has ceased to

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you may choose to resist the urge to berserk (make a illpower roll).

ote that you are still legally responsible for your actions while ber-

serking, even if you were provoked.

2p As above, but you are able to trigger or stop the berserking with a

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Feral (-1 to -2 points)ou have little or no grasp of social protocol the endless greeting rituals

the notion that some food may not be eaten even if it is in plain sight, this

obsession with always wearing clothes - it’s not self-evident to you. ou

may sniff people that seem interesting, sleep under the table wrapped in

a curtain or stroll off in the middle of a conversation because an insect a

the top of a tree is more captivating.

-p ou have some idea of what is permitted, some respect for own

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milder versions also means you know that geodites are valuable and

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pertaining to (even very basic) etiquette.

-2p ou know very little about the civilized world, and should probably

be kept under the strict guidance of another character when moving

through populated areas.

Predatory Instincts (1 point)ou receive 5 to all nitiative rolls, regardless of which Attribute is used

edean internal organ traits

Complex Anatomy (-1 point)ou do not have all the organs where they ought to be, by human stan

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my may not have more than 3p in egeneration.

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it. aterials that contain no nutrients still pass through the system with

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type of ingested poison. oisons which are absorbed through the skin o

that enter the lungs or blood stream still have full effect.

Enhanced Lungs (1 point)ou’re able to hold your breath for Constitution minutes of strenuous ac

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Hibernate (1 point)ou are able to enter a state of hibernation, effectively appearing dead

for up to Constitution days. A fatal bleeding or evere njury will automati

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hibernating, you are considered blind and completely unable to move

suspended in a dream-like state, only vaguely aware of the surround

ings. All bleeding is halted for the duration, and no food or water and

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evere tun that persists when the edean tries to wake up. A edean

with active egeneration can only hibernate for Constitution hours, afte

which the body’s energy reserves have been depleted and the characte

wakes up with about week’s worth of starvation and terrible thirst. f the

hibernation was entered willfully (as opposed to induced by damage) it is

possible to hold back the egeneration.

High Metabolism (-1 point)ou require three times as much food as an lympian, and ingested poi

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increased need caused by egeneration A wounded edean with igh

etabolism and 4 points in egeneration will go through a week’s rations

in single day (34 = ).

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rgans will only work once, until the wound is completely healed.



Regeneration (1 to 5 points)ost edeans have one point in egeneration, gained as part of the pro-

cess of implementing the changes dictated by the new genomes. egenera-

tion means Critically injured arms and legs do grow back, but it takes time.

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regenerating limbs and organs requires a lot of nutrients. or the egenera-

tion to be active more than a few hours, the edean must consume addi-

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A edean with 5 points in egeneration must eat enough food for

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point

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Wild Mutation (0 points)ome helices used in the splicing did not behave as planned, but they

are obviously doing something... henever the decides, this can

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help the players along, to present a new challenge or just for comic relief.

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to be something useful. t is, however, meant to be an unreliable asset.

edean limb traits

Extending Limbs (1 point)<RXUDUPVFDQEHH[WHQGHGWRHQKDQFHUHDFKLQFORVHFRPEDWLQFUHDVLQJ

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along with the character’s other Actions (and not after combat checks are

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Flexible Skeleton (1 point)<RXUERQHVFDQEHVWUHWFKHGDQGEHQWZLWKRXWEUHDNLQJ7KLVDGGV

for rapple checks to escape wrestling. ou can squeeze through any

opening wider than 0cm (diameter), and wriggle out of handcuffs and

most straight jackets with an Agility check. ore advanced devices with

multiple attachment points (or about two rolls of duct tape) will still keep

you in check.

Leg Enhancements (1 to 2 points)p ou can jump Agility meters straight up, and ovement Agility

meters horizontally. amage from falls is reduced by 20, and damage

from kicks is slightly increased.

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An Agility roll might be required if wounded or off balance (pushed

shot down from climbing etc.) ovement still limits how far you can

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in the air at a -5 penalty. Attempted ranged attacks may not be Aimed

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Silent Motions (1 point)<RXUPRWLRQV DQGIRRWVWHSVDUH DOPRVWFRPSOHWHO\VLOHQW7KLVDSSOLHVeven if you are running or landing from a fall, as long as no fall damage

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noise - stepping on broken glass or in wet snow still makes a sound.

you move faster than walking, infrasound will still be generated when the

air is pushed aside.

Tentacle Whips (1 point)ong, slender tentacles protrude from either your arms, the head or the

chest. At the end of them is a small mouth or a claw, useable for close

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tentacles function much like regular whips. As such, they may be used

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less at grappling range, but they pack a lot more punch than the average

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is the victim of a isarm attack, the tentacles (unless retracted) are af-

fected to the same degree as the character’s arms.

edean shoulder traits

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Four Arms (2 points)<RXKDYHIRXUDUPV%\GHIDXOWRQO\RQHRIWKHIRXULVGRPLQDQWIWKLV7UDLW

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to rapple and efense. f you use three weapons, choose which one o

them is considered the offhand for purposes of calculating offhand modi-¿HUVVHH&RPEDW&RPELQDWLRQVIDOOIRXUDUPVKROGPHOHHZHDSRQV

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Wings (3 points) A pair of wings, designed for gliding, which unfold to twice your heigh

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seconds). light is impossible with more than -2 ncumbrance. ith -5

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fall to a harmless speed. Attacks made while still in the air incurs a -5

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Traits



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ecorative tails with utilities limited to wagging or tipping over your tea cups

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tail is not useable if the edean is mmobilized (see njuries, page ).

Balance Tail (1 point) Adds 5 to Agility rolls that involve some element of balance irregular

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row ledges or staying on your feet during major earthquakes, to name a

few. t does not affect maneuvering for distance in melee, how high or

how long a character can jump, or attempts to wriggle out of handcuffs.

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tasks, for which might provide a small a bonus (’s discretion), espe-

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weapon in close combat, and ranged attacks may not be Aimed.

Weapon Tail (1 point) A weapon tail is more specialized for combat and does not suffer the -2

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be combined with venoms, if you have such helices.

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Burrowing (1 point)our hands and feet can be used for digging, achieving roughly the same

result as a handful of well-coordinated men with picks and shovels wouldhave. n sand, mud or loose dirt, you are able to submerge completely

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walls or into other people’s basements is still hours of hard work.

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hardened surface (thick steel, concrete and rock are some of the most

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but they lack the range and cutting power of Combat Claws.

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the forearm. ither way, the hand that performs the Combat Claw attack

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and can be readied or retracted instantly - it does not require an Action. n

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Gecko Grip (1 point)icroscopic hairs on the palms and feet allow you to climb on most sur-

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allows tiny lizards to climb almost any surface, the weight of even the

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surfaces, such as glass or polished steel.

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not keep you hidden. Attempts to locate you based on a sense that is cov

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attacks against you by one who relies on that sense suffer a -2 penalty.

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ing you from regular vision.

2p ou can use an advanced layer of muscles in the skin to create

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sive (thermographic).

p coating - our skin has been altered to show a greatly re-

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trying to locate or track you by your smell.

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increase the cost to 2p, and permit changing skin color and faking make-up o

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4p), this can create a layer of clothes, or the appearance of another person of

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(increasing its cost to 2p), when combined with ense of mell (sensor) allows

impersonating the scent of another living creature. retending to be someone else

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edean natural armor traits

atural armor does not cause ncumbrance and can be combined with

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as a inor njury. A edean may only have one type of atural Armor.

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Scales (1 to 2 points)<RXUERG\LVFRYHUHGLQVFDOHVSURYLGLQJGHFHQWSURWHFWLRQ7KHKDUG\HWÀH[LEOH

nature of these scales allows them to mitigate, if not stop, quite powerful attacks.

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ons or large animals on its own.

Spikes (1 point)our body is covered with sharp spikes. Any successful eize made by or

against you automatically deals damage to the opponent. Armor protects the

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armor. ote that if you do wear non-edean Armor where the opponent is try

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venom, either as described above or by any unarmed attack. f the spikes are

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edean venom traits

ou have venom-producing glands somewhere in your body, and a natu-

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seconds outside your body (or a host), so it cannot be used to coat weap-

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tions include glass, gold or certain chemically stable ceramics. Corro-

sives need only reach the skin, either by an attack to an unprotected

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Acid (1 point) A highly reactive substance that damages both living and inanimate ob-

jects. t dissolves some of the victim’s armor, reducing its coverage by

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attack did not cause any damage. n terms of game mechanics, Acid is a

damage bonus applied directly to the attack which administers it.

Enzymes (1 point)

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implement, and preferably some means of restraining the patient (if still

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only have no effect but also aggravate the njury one level.

MIC - Microbially Induced Corrosion (1 point) A few select strands of the native microbes have, between them, the abil-

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causes Corrosive damage to equipment, armor, afans and cybernetic

body parts.

Biotoxins

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victim, within only minutes.

Necrotoxin (1 point) A cocktail of bacteria that causes infections in human and animal alike.

ver the course of a few hours, these microbes will attempt to turn any

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scar nicely.

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cruciatingly painful, while others make the victim dizzy. n terms of game

mechanics, the effect is the same tun damage.

Venom Propertiesifferent properties caused by different types of venom.

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venom, whether this was a result of biting or a benevolent attempt to

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rosive.

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present a hazard to your immediate environment. ote that edeans are

still legally responsible for injuries or damage to property caused by thei

venom, even if the release was unintentional. e would like to take this

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ously, don’t.

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thus be used to coat other melee or thrown weapons as well as darts

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objects, like door handles or your own wallet. f a Corrosive is combined

with the reservable trait, it will need chemically resilient containers

(glass will do) to be handled and stored. mearing Acid on your knife wil

just make it dull and discolored.

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to Constitution meters away. An Action must be spent to prepare anothe

load of venom before this attack can be used again.

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isarm or mmobilize attack. Corrosives can never be ystemic.

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ing their breath or wearing a breathing apparatus will suffer the effects

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a helmet with a visor or face mask.

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edean climate adaptation traits

Amphibian (1 point) Amphibian adaption allows you to function in water just as well as on

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for underwater breathing. ou do not suffer any penalties for ovement,

Agility or Close combat (thrusts and wrestling only) in and under water.

Aquatic (0 points) As Amphibian, but you cannot breathe air, and will suffocate without a

liquid breathing apparatus.

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Preferred Habitat (-1 point)ou are specialized in one habitat Arctic, esert or ungle. ou will suffer

no penalties for the hazards and obstacles particular to your preferred

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weather

$UFWLF verheats from temperatures over 0Cº. Countered by cooling

equipment.

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clothes. oisture is irritating to the skin.

ungle ypothermia at temperatures under 20Cº. Countered by

warm clothes. asily becomes dehydrated.

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tun, which cannot be recovered while the conditions are met. After you

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of njury.

CyberneticsCybernetics includes afan and romethean technology. hile the two

are not interchangeable, there is usually a functional equivalent. ultiple

implants that require an Action to activate or toggle can all be handled

with a single Action, e.g. enabling AA and unfolding an implant

eapon simultaneously requires just one Action.

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Climbing is done using the Agility Attribute. owever, if there is nothing

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there would normally be little or none. Climbing odules require special-L]HGJORYHVDQGERRWVWRZRUN7KHFRVWLVWKHVDPHEXWWKH&RYHUDJHIRU

an armor that protects arms and/or legs is lowered by .

Climbing Claws (1 point)6KDUSDQGGXUDEOHFODZVXQIROGIURP\RXU¿QJHUVDQGWRHVQHJDWLQJWKH

penalties for poor grip when climbing any non-hardened surface. Climb-

ing claws can be used in combat, but they are nowhere near as power-

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good for opening cans or bottles.

Combat Claws (1 point)QFRPEDWWKHVHGRURXJKO\WKHVDPHMREDVDJRRGFRPEDWNQLIH7KH

claws unfold or retract instantly - you need not to spend Actions ready

ing this implant. Attacking with these Claws requires at least one empty

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very strongest of hardened materials.

Climbing Magnets (1 point)trong electromagnets in the palm of the hand and the ball of the foot al

low and negate any penalties for climbing on steel or other ferromagnetic

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materials, such as a roulette ball or a simple metal hasp on the other side

of a door.

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Aqua Configuration (1 point)XOO ERG\ZDWHUSURR¿QJ LQFOXGLQJDOO LQWHUQDO V\VWHPV %DOODVW WDQNV

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Agility and Close Combat checks (thrusts and wrestling only) in and un

der water. epths below 000 meters require additional gear.

EMP Shielding (1 point) shielding protects all cybernetics from the effects of and con

ceals any electrical signatures from the implants. n addition, it reduces

electrical and radiation damage by 0.

IR-neutral Skin (1 point)our skin can be cooled and heated to match the surroundings. Attempts

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sense applies a -5 penalty to erception. anged attacks based on these

senses suffer a -2 penalty. A lot of motion detectors and targeting sys

tems depend on passive .

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ydraulic acks increase trength in slow motions such as holding on to

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Hydraulic Jaws (1 point)ou are equipped with impressive hydraulic jaws that easily cut through

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normal, and can be used as a cumbersome but devastating weapon

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mouth is well protected from accidental cutting, but try not to bite into any

high voltage cables.

Hydraulic Hand (1 point)7KLV7UDLWDOORZV\RXWRKDQJRQWRREMHFWVLQGH¿QLWHO\WDOVRDGGVWR

tun and njury for restling damage, and to your efense when trying

to maintain the eize of someone who tries to break free from you. or

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Full Hydraulics (2 points) As ydraulic and but in addition, ull ydraulics add 5 to trength

when lifting, pushing or towing objects and 3 to restling rolls to break

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Conversion. t does not include ydraulic aws.



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Arterial Valves (1 point)PHUJHQF\YDOYHVDQGVKXQWVUHURXWHWKHEORRGÀRZLQFDVHRILQMXULHV

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mobilize attacks, and applies afan bleeding rules to all injuries. f aromethean replaces every human limb with a cybernetic one, the point

spent on Arterial alves is refunded.

Blood Filter (1 point)QFUHDVHV7RXJKQHVVE\ZKHQUHVLVWLQJDQ\WR[LQQRWFRUURVLYHVDQG

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Built-in Med-kit (1 point) $VHWRIPHGLFDOWRROVXQIROGWRUHSODFHWKHVRPHRIWKH¿QJHUV7KHPHGNLWFDQEH

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of the most common medical drugs and antidotes, but the syringes can of course

be loaded with whatever the doctor wishes. njecting an unwilling target counts as a

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Impact Compensator (1 point)Constitution rolls to decrease inor, oderate or erious tun no longer

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Pain Blocker (1 point)&DQEHWRJJOHGRQRURIIXVLQJDQ$FWLRQ$QDFWLYHDLQ%ORFNHUQXPEVWKH

body and dulls the reactions All rolls are made with at least a -2 penalty,

regardless of whether or not the character is wounded. Actions that involve a

limb with a erious njury suffer a -5 penalty, and limbs with evere or Criti-

cal njuries are still too broken to use. f the character gains illpower 0 or

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Stabilizer (1 point)%OHHGLQJ WR GHDWK RU VXVWDLQLQJ D 6HYHUH QMXU\ GLVDEOHV WKH&\ERUJrather than kills it. All non-critical body functions (including anobots)

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Constitution weeks before dying. esuscitation is only possible after the

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face can be set to transmit a distress signal when the tabilizer kicks in.

Shutdown (2 points) As tabilizer, but the resting state can be entered voluntarily by setting a timer for

revival using a plugged-in computer. ith a irect Computer nterface the Cyborg

can shut down at will using an Action, and set conditions for awakening. Condi-

tions include passive sensor input (touch, pain, light, visible motion, loud noise etc),

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down, the Cyborg is motionless and silent as the grave. A artial hutdown allows

the Cyborg to remain conscious, but this limits the duration to Constitution daysbefore the energy runs out. A ull hutdown invokes a dream-like state with a mas-

sively distorted sense of time - days pass like minutes. isions in these dreams are

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ull hutdown was entered willfully or was the result of damage, awakening from it

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Nanobots (1 to 3 points)1DQRURERWVSHUIRUPUHSDLUVWRDOOQRQRUJDQLFERG\SDUWV7KH\¶UHGHVLJQHG

to provide maintenance for long patrols as well as emergency repairs to critical

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fect injuries in or bleeding from the non-cybernetic body parts in a romethean

Cyborg. ote that Critically injured body parts are not rebuilt - the anobots

merely seal off the wound and prepare the joint for a replacement limb.

point

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inor very day

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inor very hours


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inor very hour


erious very hours

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Sensor Compensators (1 point) Automatic glare reduction for the eyes and noise cancellation for the ears pro

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to a bright one or vice versa, like entering or leaving a cave in daylight.

Vision Toggle (1 point)7KLV7UDLWJUDQWVWKHDELOLW\WRF\FOHWKURXJK1RUPDOORZOLJKWLQIUDUHGR

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can emit the corresponding wavelengths, allowing all vision modes to

function as both active and passive. assive infrared allows the user to

measure surface temperatures. Active infrared gives black and white vi

sion even in complete darkness, but cannot perceive differences in tem

perature. Changing modes or toggling active/passive requires an Action

Zoom Vision (1 point)our eyes work like binoculars or a scope, and can be used to measure

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with normal vision, low-light, and .

RADAR (1 point)ou can switch between active and passive AA as an Action. Active mode re

places normal vision with AA and provides information about the speed of the

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all under water. assive mode does not replace the normal vision. t detects othe

AA sources in a clear line of sight (regardless of distance) but gives no vision

by itself. rometheans require a Cybernetic ead to use AA vision.

SONAR (1 point)ou can switch between active and passive A as an Action. Active mode

replaces the normal vision with A and provides some information on the

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and 30m in air, unrestricted by fog or smoke. assive mode does not replace

the normal vision. t can detect active A sources or natural sources o

high frequency sounds within ten times the normal range, but provides no vision

Infrasound Sensor (1 point)7KHVHVHQVRUVDOORZ\RXWR³KHDU´UDSLGPRYHPHQWVDQ\WKLQJIDVWHUWKDQ

walking, no matter how silent to the human ear) and other sources of infra

sound within twice your erception meters. arthquakes, volcanoes, storms

and heavy machinery like tanks, wind turbines or factories can produce

deafening infrasound, limiting the use of the sensor - particularly in cities.

Traits



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sensors are always active and can be set to notify the cyborg of any

abnormal input.

Simultaneous Vision (1 point) Allows several (or all) of the available vision modes to be used at once

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active and passive at the same time.

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otuns and romethean cyborgs may have up to two houlder add-ons

- one for each houlder. Aesirs and anirs cannot use houlder Addons.

houlder mounted cannon are only available for otuns (see otun a-

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houlder Add-ons.

Humanoid Arm (1 point)QHDGGLWLRQDOKXPDQRLGDUPDFKH[WUDDUPWKDWLVHPSW\DQGDYDLO-

able adds to rapple and efense. f you use three melee weapons,

choose which one of them is considered the offhand for purposes of cal-FXODWLQJRIIKDQGPRGL¿HUVVHH&RPEDW&RPELQDWLRQVI\RXKDYHIRXU

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eral two-handed weapons.

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but they still cause ncumbrance.

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neutral kin. Attacks while still in the air are made at a -5 penalty, and

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ncumbrance.

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counts as fall damage. Alternatively, the thrusters can be used to make

an additional jump in mid-air, or to break a fall, negating fall damage.

Air Control Thrusters (2 points) $VXPS7KUXVWHUVEXW$LU&RQWURO7KUXVWHUVWKURZ\RXXSWRPHWHUV

vertically, and twice ovement horizontally. ovement still limits how far

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some changes of direction while jumping, like leaping around corners.

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all 5 seconds at once. light is impossible with more than -2 ncum-

brance, but landings can still be cushioned enough to negate fall damage

with up to -5 ncumbrance.

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or ranged weapons. ach arm can only contain one such weapon, and

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holding (but not using) another weapon. f the weapon must be held in

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DOORZWKHHTXLSSLQJRIEXLOWLQZHDSRQU\7KHZHDSRQVWKHPVHOYHVPXVstill be purchased, but their weight does not count as ncumbrance.

Folding Weapon (0 points) A folding weapon is not visible unless one knows what to look for (law

enforcement agents, customs and cyber life surgeons will probably rec

ognize them as armaments). rotracting or retracting a folding weapon

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twice that of a regular one.

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Aimed shots. irected shots are only possible if you were pointing at the

target with an outstretched arm at the time. elee weapons grant you the

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er nitiative enemy trike. etracting the weapon is slower and requires

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twice that of a regular one.

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tracted, but remain hidden inside the arm. A subtle muzzle opens up and

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blade to thrust and retract. ncased weapons will pass most weapon

scans unnoticed, but the penalties for getting caught with one are, for

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Balance Tail (1 point)7KHF\EHUQHWLFHTXLYDOHQWRIWKHHGHDQ7UDLWZLWKWKHVDPHQDPH

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draulics do affect the grip of the tail.

Weapon Tail (1 point)7KHHTXLYDOHQWRIDZHDSRQWKDWFRXOGQRUPDOO\EHXVHGZLWKDVLQJO

hand is mounted at the end of the tail. Although the weapon is always

equipped and ready for use, it does not grant offhand bonuses or penal

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Built-in Toolkit (1 point)7KLVSURYLGHV\RXZLWKDOOWKHWRROVRQHFDQH[SHFWWR¿QGLQDVWDQGDUG

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toolkit can be used for repairs, bypassing locks, cutting wires or even

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Concealed Compartment (1 point)7KLVDOORZV\RXWRKLGHVPDOOREMHFWVXQGHU\RXUVNLQFRPPRQO\LQVLGHDQ

arm, a leg or the abdomen – the player decides. A romethean must place

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room for one small object a holdout pistol, a hand grenade, a wallet or a

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Direct Computer Interface (1 point)7KH'&FDQEHXVHGWRVWRUHDQGUHDGDXGLRDQGYLGHRIRUPDWVIURPWKH

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without using hands or audible voice commands. ncludes a comlink. ro-

metheans require a cybernetic head to install a irect Computer nterface.

Remote Hand (1 point)ne of your hands (choose one when installing) can be detached and

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ond and comes equipped with every type of sensor otherwise available to

the Cyborg (i.e if you have A, so does your hand). hat the hand

observes can be displayed on a comlink monitor or viewed using a i-rect Computer nterface. f the emote and is combined with a suitable

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hand can be launched from the wrist, functioning as a thrown rock. t may

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and includes a winch and 0m of wire, which can be detached from the

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something, the number of meters retracted each Action is reduced by the

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rometheans may only detach the hands of cybernetic arms. An arm with

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determines what happens, but as a rule of thumb any implants in-

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but not directly fatal.

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(e.g. sensors, arms or aerothrusters to name a few) may further com-

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ternal batteries need to be recharged or replaced every week for the p

version, or every day for the 2p one. f the power is low the Cyborg suffers

the same penalties as from a oderate njury, and non-vital implants stop

working until the batteries are recharged. echarging takes one hour

from a high voltage power supply.

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could be used to help the players along, to present a new challenge or just fo

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characters are awarded oints. ince this is a useful tool for storytelling, mos

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reduce pain signals and nothing else. hen calculating wound enalties (bu

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armor, but it does not affect mmobilizing or isarming attacks.

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are replaced by this one. t has all of their effects, plus immunity to al

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arm or leg the character is missing.

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duced body weight allows you carry another 0kg without suffering -2 ncum-

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Optical Camouflage (1 to 2 points)olographic projections of the surroundings make you harder to detect.

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transparent. Attempts to locate you using normal vision, or active

are made at a -2 penalty to erception.

2p ore advanced projectors make you almost completely invisible -5 to

erception rolls based on normal vision, or active . anged attacks

against you by someone relying on regular vision suffer a -2 penalty.

Silent Machinery (1 point)Completely silent internal systems and near frictionless joints make the

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walking on particularly noisy ground, such as gravel or a creaking wooden

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Stealth Technology (1 point)erception rolls to detect the Aesir using AA or A are done at

a -5 penalty. anged attacks based on these senses suffer a -2 penalty.

Swiftness (1 point)ou receive 5 to all nitiative rolls, regardless of which Attribute is used.

Voice Modulator (1 point)

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ated with a few minutes of recorded conversation (not needed if you’re familiar

with the voice). Acting rolls may be required to make a sentence sound natural.

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mal ovement Action and it can be combined with a Close Combat attack,

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will still slow the fall to a harmless speed. Attacks made while still in the air incurs a

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Vanir Armor (1 point)equired to wear anir Armor. rotruding attachment points allow the

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weight. f it for some reason becomes relevant to determine the actua

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armor must be custom-made for the individual, which shows in the prices. anir Armor is clearly visible when worn and can never be concealed

All anir Armor can be instantly ejected by the anir, using an Action.

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are not rebuilt. Alters the recovery rate of njuries

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sonably independent and have no problems maneuvering around obstacles

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antenna is built into your body, functioning as a backpack radio withou

causing ncumbrance. ou automatically pick up any radio communica

tion in range of the equipment and may choose which channels to moni

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leaves very few weak spots (otun Armor has very high Coverage).

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2 to trength when determining ncumbrance levels.

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grants the mount the weapon itself must be purchased for geodites and

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be folded backwards and onto to the back, where it does not impair the

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brance. ach readied shoulder mounted weapon counts as an additional -2

ncumbrance. eadying or folding requires an Action. aving two houlde

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Combat (page ) and njuries (page ).

lease note that we do not in any way want to give the impression that

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Weaponseapons may, beside their primary function, also be used as brass

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blunt force trauma.

f a weapon can be used in several ways, it might be a good idea to

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performed using the same physical weapon.

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dier, here assumed to have a value of in all relevant Attributes.

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someone who has ence 0, ower 0 and recision 0 is with this particu-

lar weapon and method of attack.

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n the character sheet, write down the sum of the number in the weap-

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ince only close combat weapons have trike, uard, rapple and

efense, and only ranged combat weapons have nap shot, irected,

Aimed and Auto, those two sets (four values each) share columns on the

character sheet.

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close combat weapons from ranged weapons. f the weapon is close

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described below.

Strikeecord the character’s ence the weapon’s trike.

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at its full range. ee istances (page ) for more information about

ange. ote that some attacks, such as restling or biting, cannot be

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ing in the weapons table.

xample: the sledgehammer has a trike of 9 which makes it a very clumsy weapon. obert adds

velyn’s ence: 0 and arrives at the number 9 9+0. e records this number in the trike column.

Guardecord the character’s ence the weapon’s uard.

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weapon at its full range.

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arriving at the number 4 4+0. e records the number 4 in the uard column.

Grappleecord the character’s ower the weapon’s rapple.

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when it comes to attacking while grappling. hort, convenient, cutting

weapons like knives work well here. harp weapons generally have a

higher rapple than blunt ones. ome weapons are not usable at all a

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which is also what is written on the character sheet.

xample: he sledgehammer has no rappling; it’s ”-”. e records this by writing a minus

in the “rappling” column.

Defenseecord the character’s ower the weapon’s efense.

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a means to defend oneself when rappling. ee istances, page

ote that bare hands are usually better for defending oneself in grappling

than any weapon or implement.

xample: velyn has trength 9 and Close Combat which amounts to ower +1. hen

recording the efense of the sledgehammer her player obert adds +1. he resulting

value 3 2+1 is what he records in the “efense” column of the weapon.

Equipment

he weapons record sheet.

ledgehammer, with trike 9.

ledgehammer, with uard 4.

ledgehammer, with rapple -.

ledgehammer, with efense .



Snap Shot ecord the character’s recision the weapon’s nap hot.

anged weapons only.VHGZKHQFKDQJLQJGLUHFWLRQRI¿UHRUZKHQ

the weapon has just been drawn and no time has been spent on aiming it

properly. ighter weapons are generally better in this regard.

xample: velyn also gets a 12 gauge shotgun. hile shotguns can be used to admin-ister blows in close combat they are primarily meant for ranged combat - which means

they use the nap hot irected Aimed and Auto column headers. obert adds v-

elyn’s recision which is -2 to the shotgun’s nap hot which is 4. he result is a lousy

2 which he records in the nap shot column.

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anged weapons only.7KLVYDOXHLVXVHGZKHQWKHZHDSRQLVDOUHDG\

pointed in the direction of the target.

xample: obert adds velyn’s recision of -2 to the shotgun’s irected: 8. e records

the resulting value of in the irected column.

Aimedecord the character’s recision the weapon’s Aimed.

anged weapons only.7KLVYDOXHLVXVHGZKHQ\RX¶YHWDNHQ\RXUWLPH

to aim properly at a target before pulling the trigger. eavier weapons

with good stability often have higher values here.

xample: A shotgun’s Aimed is 9 which added to velyn’s recision is a respectable

which is recorded in the Aimed column.

Autoecord the character’s recision the weapon’s Auto.

anged weapons only.:HDSRQVFDSDEOHRI¿ULQJPXOWLSOHVKRWVSHUVHF-

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xample: obert records a 4 which is the sum of velyn’s recision -2 and the shot-

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to hit anything.

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see page .

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just pulling the trigger several times.

xample: he shotgun is a sturdy old break-action side-by-side granting it an Attacks

value of 2 so that’s what obert puts down.

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under Close Combat, page . or ranged weapons, this indicates the

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curacy.

xample: he shotgun’s range is 3 or about 0m. he weapon is not intended for use a

a longer distance than this.

Pierceecord for close combat weapons the character’s ower the

weapon’s ierce.

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close combat values, add the character’s ower to the weapon’s ierce

value. or ranged weapons it’s a separate value, not added to or modi-

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).

xample: obert records the ierce values of velyn’s sledgehammer which is her ow

er +1 plus the sledgehammer’s ierce 11. he result is 12. e also records her shot

gun’s ierce value straight from the weapons table 2. his means the sledgehammer i

better than the shotgun for breaking through armor - on the other hand the shotgun has

the added advantage of being usable at a distance.

hotgun, with nap hot 2.

hotgun, with irected .

hotgun, with Aimed .

hotgun, with Auto 4.

hotgun, with Attacks 2.

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Stunecord for close combat weapons ower the weapon’s tun.

ecord for ranged combat weapons the weapon’s tun value.

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xample: the sledgehammer has a tun of 3 which is added to half of velyn’s ower +1

is 3 which obert records in the tun column of the ledgehammer’s row. he shotgun

has a tun value of 2 which is he records in the tun column of the hotgun’s row.

Injuryecord for close combat weapons the character’s ower the

weapon’s njury.

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than blunt weapons.

xample: adding velyn’s ower +1 to the sledgehammer’s njury value of 30 givesobert a nice 31 to write down in the njury column of the weapon. he shotgun has an

njury value of 34 which he records in the same column but on the shotgun’s row. ow

velyn is armed and ready to be unleashed into the world…

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ple and efense. f a weapon is designed to be used with both hands but

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for “wrong hand”, if applicable.

Melee combinationsaving a close combat weapon in each hand applies bonuses and pen-

alties apply to trike, uard, rappling and efense. ote that unless

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combination will also suffer the - enalty for “wrong hand” to all four.

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pense of rapple and efense.

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likely the armor is to get in the way of incoming attacks, and rotection

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from causing damage.

CoverageCoverage is rated 0-20, depending on how much of the body it covers. At-

tacks that hit the armor and are strong enough to pierce it will damage the

armor, reducing the Coverage. 20 is completely sealed - the only way to

bypass this armor is by restling, or by wearing it down to Coverage .

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he 10 boxes that are left blank indicate that the armor has Coverage 10.

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table) is very rigid and provides better protection. t is, however, also

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stand more damage than the rest. hen such armor is equipped, write

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attack does not draw blood or crush anything vital.

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straight through the armor, dealing damage as if it wasn’t there.

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njuries section (see page ).

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tun values; ledgehammer , hotgun 2.

njury values; ledgehammer 1, hotgun 4.

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whether it’s a tough hide or a worn suit, have a quite high protection (bu

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of close-combat weapons is still high enough to pierce through armor and

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seamless in olt Attacks with powerful penetration have a high ierce

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geoning/Crushing have a high tun value. irearms typically have high

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achieve the same result as a single close-combat attack would manage

or this reason, close-combat weapons are usually a better choice than

ranged weapons, especially if a player is planning on hunting some of the

wildlife on ew orizon.

um

82

83

84

85

8

8

88

80

egligible

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

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20

20

20

20

20

22

oderate

24

25

25

25

25

25

2

22

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30

30

30

30

30

3

3

33

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34

34

34

34

35

35

35

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2

3

4

5

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20

2

22

23

24

25

2

2

28

2

30

3

32

33

34

353

3

38

3

40

4

42

43

44

45

4

4

48

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50

552

53

54

55

5

5

58

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2

2

2

2

23

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

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5

5

5

5

5

8

8

8

8

8

0

0

0

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8

8

8

8

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0

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0

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0

2

22

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

55

5

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3

4

4

4

4

4

5

55

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8

8

88

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20

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20

20

20

2

2

2

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

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20

20

20

20

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2

2

22

2

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

2424

25

25

25

25

25

2

2

2

2

2

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28

28

28

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2

2

2

2

2

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22

28

28

28

28

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2

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2

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30

30

30

30

303

3

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3

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32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

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80

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8

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20

20

20

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2

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23

23

23

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24

24

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25

25

25

25

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2

2

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35

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3

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38

38

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Equipment and Valuables

Drones A drone is a remote-controlled robot, about the size of a cat. t has an C range of

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may block the signal. ike any kind of communication, the instructions to the drone

as well as its data-feed can be intercepted, jammed or spoofed with the appropriate

tools. irect control over a rones is done using the riving Attribute. tarting up

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below) refers to reasonably intense movement, such as scouting. hen stationary

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rones are assembled from different rone-parts &3, &KDVVLV, en-

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ly, and they are assembled to create the rone (see page ).

CPU A drone without a C must be directly controlled, much like a an C model. A

drone can only carry out these commands if it has functional sensor data for the

environment, such as an camera rather than a plain optical one in the dark.

000 eodites A C that accepts “go to”-commands, independently

circumventing simple obstacles.

2000 eodites A C that accepts “go to”, “follow” and “guard” com-

mands, able to report changes in sensor data.

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and “sneak” commands.

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are in within radio range. hen communications are jammed or out of range, however, a

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magnetic surfaces.

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require direct C. anipulators are not able to use weapons.

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Metalsold is almost worthlessly common on ew orizon, used mainly in elec-

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Avonium Avonium is a dense hard metal, has a very high melting point, roughly 2

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a temperature of 48 degrees Celsius (200 degrees arenheit) roughly,

depending on purity. ow it is formed in deposits is unknown as there are

not that many places that naturally have a high electrical current around

them, which seem to be the only places which this odd mineral is found.

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durability (for far greater lengths of time than ordinary steel or titanium). ts

toughness is at least twice as strong as steel and it is impact resistant to a de-

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weapons, as well as helping to ablate some impact damage as well.

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an abstract artist’s idea of what rog pawn might look like. hen melted

down the bars are a pale lime color with an almost pearly patina. Corrosion

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lumps speckled with angry red deposits of impure luminescent rubies. As

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bizarrely low temperature, only a hundred and ten degrees, and emits a

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are polished with an industrial grade polisher. f not treated with care, it

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ability to absorb astronomical amounts of punishment. sed in situations

where the object in question has to be able to hold up under stressed no

other metal can stand for any great length of time. t’s resistant to impac

to such a great degree if struck hard enough it will often shatter the objec

striking it, though it will of course take some damage of its own.

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rapidly it simply warps into an almost unrecognizable lump. t has to be

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to bring it down to low temperatures.

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into an odd greenish gold hue.

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making it ideal for humans and Aesir. richalcon blades are also wel

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nature, bending before breaking.

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minerals from deep within the mountains in ouzem. ther types of gems

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some of the gems greatly treasured by both umans and afans.

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daylight for a few minutes. ot terribly rare in smaller sizes, but larger

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upon size and luster.

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also called od tones due to their ability to horde terawatts worth of

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grafted to a afan or Cyborg, as they can passively store enormous

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storage batteries, and reserve power for a afans life support systems.

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covered stone was a mere seven carats.

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it was obvious nonetheless. All competitive games were won by afans.

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powerful ones which were able to provide humans with temporary attribute

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very potion that is taken before the effects or withdrawal symptoms of

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enhances an Attribute is somewhat addictive if used more often than the

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and morale in battle. Any task that isn’t critically important or so danger

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high, especially if it was used during strenuous activities.

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sensitive to light. requent use for many years will cause gradual perma

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fatigue and somnolence.

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curacy of ranged weapons when aiming. hen this effect fades, the lym-

pian will suffer from tremor and very slight balance distortions.

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