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CREDITSWritten and Designed byClint KrauseAdditional Flash Fiction byDaniel Bayn (www.danielbayn.com)Illustrated byDeseo (www.deseoworks.com)Edited byTo Be Determined

Playtested byTravis Akin, Richard Anderson, Daniel Bayn, Rob Carson, KevinChipps, Zachary Davies, Mark Dipasquale, James Eastteam, Clint Finnell, Isaac

Gehrke, Aaron Hamric, Ethan Hamric, Cole Harteld, Colin Justice, Dan Justice,

Brad Kelley, Cassie Krause, Clinton Ladue, Scott McElfresh, Stewart Mundy, Paul

Otis, Chris Pennington, Chris Perrin, Colleen Riley, Amy Rost, Joe Ryan, Geoff

Seutter, Timothy Sallee, Crystal Scott, Justin Scott, Trevor Scott, Mike Silva, Joe

Simmons, Haydin Smith, Nolan Stewart, Shawn Stolte, Jesse Taylor, Shaun Taylor,

Brad Warriner, Marc West

Special Thanks to Cassie Krause, Dade Krause, Aaron Hamric, Mike Silva,Carlos Ramon, Analisa Castrellon, Daniel Bayn, Zachary Davies, Issac Gehrke,

Chris Pennington, Geoff Seutter, Josh Chewning, Shaun Taylor, Daniel Moler, April

Laksen, Vivien Lasken, Trevor Scott, Justin Scott, Crystal Scott, and the numerousother people who gave us support and encouragement along the way.

Dedicated to Steve Murphy Clash Addison

2012 by Red Moon Medicine Show

ISBN xxx-x-xx-xxxxxx-x

www.redmoonmedicineshow.com

www.unityunderground.com

WARNING!VIOLENCE AND WEIRD SHIT

The ctional world of Unity Undergroundis a strange, deadly place. Violent

revolutionaries wage war against a totalitarian dictatorship that has enslaved

the worlds populace through technology, propaganda, and mind control.

Drug use, profanity, sexuality, nuclear war, government conspiracies, anarchy,

psychic powers, and human/animal hybridization are all elements of this game.

Some parents may nd these subjects inappropriate for young readers and

players.


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INTRODUCTION. . . has lost its soul. Its all fallen under the control of the UNION OF MAN, a totali-

tarian regime ruled by the charismatic president MASON GATE. Gates visionary

leadership has brought incredible progress for humanity, but progress is not with-

out its costs, and the Unions shining cities conceal dark secrets.

There are those who see through the Unions facade and stand up for the truth.

The UNDERGROUND, a clandestine network of rebel operatives, wages a secret

war for the survival of those who the Union deems unsuitable for saving.

It all started about twenty years ago. Decades of overpopulation and ceaseless

war had ravaged the planet. The populace lived in desperate poverty, huddled

in fortied settlements, fearful of the drug-crazed gangs that now roamed the war-

torn countryside.

During his sixth term in ofce, American president Mason Gate devised a plan

that would ease the fears of the people. His scientists had developed the VO-

CATIONAL MODULE, a neural implant that could provide its host with instant

expertise in any vocational eld.

Gate proposed the New Labor Act, which guaranteed work and wage to anyone

who received an implant. Millions of desperate citizens ocked to receive the

implant and soon Gate was credited as the savior of the nation.

Gates power grew, and as world leaders gradually bent under his messianic inu-

ence, a new endeavor was proposed: The Union of Man, a unied world govern-

ment that would put an end to nationalism and warfare.

Many countries rejected this gesture and fought back, igniting a period known as

the UNIFICATION WARS. Countless battles were fought and millions of lives lost,

but in the end Gates inuence and power were too strong and all who opposed

the Union were defeated and forced into exile.

The intervening years have been a crucible of violence and oppression. For those

assimilated into the Union, life is pleasant and full of trivial comforts. For those on

the outside, every day is a battle for survival.

Still, there is hope. Holes are forming in the Unions matrix of control. Resistance

is stirring, and a war for the fate of the planet is under way.

Imagine yourself, living inthe near future of the planet Earth. A lot has changed.Weve been through two near-apocalyptic world wars. Much of the countryside has

reverted to wilderness. A totalitarian world government called the Union of Man

has taken control through military force and technological dominance. Lots of

people have joined the Union because its charismatic leader has convinced them

that its for the greater good, for the progress of human evolution. Not you though.

You wouldnt allow yourself to be controlled like that. You live in The Outlands, the

impoverished post-nuclear wilderness outside the Unions prosperous enclaves.

Youve become a member of The Underground, a rebel group ghting to breakthe Unions grip on the world, one mission at a time.

Imagine the action. Youre raiding a Union outpost to secure food and medicinefor your friends and relatives. Union peacekeepers in combat armor pepper your

position with rounds from their hi-tech carbines. One of your comrades takes

a deep shoulder wound as you return re with your duct-taped assault ries,

acquired just yesterday from some unscrupulous smuggler. Youre running out of

time and ammo. Your mind races. Will you succeed in your mission? Will you die

trying? Will your people go hungry?

Imagine the fun. You ick a cheeto at your buddy in protest of the die roll hejust ubbed. Your gamemaster cackles as the last of your characters eat critical

strikes from his entrenched Union troops. You sneer as you reach for a clean

character sheet, vowing to get the bastards next time. Dice are rolled, bad jokes

are shared, snacks are consumed. Hours y by as your quirky heroes take on

mission after mission. Youll remember this campaign fondly for years to come.

Unity Underground is a tabletop role-playing game that allows you and yourfriends to create your own futuristic rebel operatives and test their prowess

against the hostile world that they inhabit.

If youve never played a role-playing game before, this is a good one to start with

because the rules are simple and easy to grasp. It will also give you a good idea

of what the traditional role-playing experience is like.

If youre a veteran gamer, youre about to experience the RPG equivalent of

comfort food. Simple, tried and true role-playing concepts, lovingly prepared,with just a dash of something funky and different. Bon apptit!


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THE WORLD

Stuff Youll Need One or more copies of the rule books.

A bunch of standard, six-sided dice.

Pencils and paper.

Numerous copies of the character and vehicle sheet.

Miniatures or tokens to represent characters and vehicles in combat.

People to play with. I recommend 3 to 5.

How To Use These BooksFor the sake of convenience during play, the content of the game is divided

between three books:

1st Offense: Mandatory Procedure(this book) covers the basic rules of play.

2nd Offense: Enemies of the State(the yellow book) covers character creation.

3rd Offense: The Meek Shall Inherit(the blue book) is setting and GM info.

Each book is divided up into modular nuggets of information which are

distinguished from each other by the following icons:

= Expository Text. Setting uff and meta-game information.

= Rules Text. Game mechanics and in-game procedures.

$ = Gear. Equipment, vehicles, and accessories that characters can buy.

= Psychic Power. Descriptions of psychic powers and their effects.

= NPC Prole. Stats and descriptions of non-player-characters.

DID YOU KNOW?Youll also see these little grey marginal notes pop up

from time to time. They usually contain bits of trivia

about the setting or tips for playing the game.


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Terminology2d6:refers to two six-sided dice. Roll 2d6 means to roll two six-sided and addthe results together.

Critical Failure:refers to a failed roll with a result of 6.

Critical Strike:refers to a Critical Success on an attack roll.

Critical Success:refers to a successful roll with a result of 1.

d6:refers to a six-sided die. Roll a d6 means to roll one six-sided die.

d66:refers to two six-sided dice rolled to generate a number between 11 and 66.

Roll d66 means to roll two six-sided dice designating one die as the tens digitand one die as the ones digit and reading the results as a single number. For

example, a roll of 2 on the tens die and 4 on the ones die results in a roll of 24.

GM:acronym for gamemaster. Refers to the person who is running the game.

Hazard Damage:damage caused by various dangers such as re, falling, ordrowning. Hazard Damage is special in that it is not reduced by Armor.

NPC:acronym for non-player character. Refers to any character who is underthe control of the gamemaster.

P:abbreviation for number of player characters.

P/2:abbreviation for number of player characters divided by 2 (rounded down).

PC: acronym for player character. Refers to any character who is under thecontrol of a player (as opposed to the gamemaster).

Phase: segment of game time in which one rules subsystem is engaged.

Roll:generally describes throwing a six-sided die and trying to get equal to orlower than one of your characters stat ratings.

Scene:the time between one Exploration Phase and the next Exploration Phase.

Stats: collective term for your characters Coordination, Intelligence, Strength,

and Willpower ratings.

Stat Rating:number between 2 and 5 that serves as the target number for dierolls.


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Design PhilosophyThis game is intended for sandbox gameplay. What does that mean exactly?

It means four important things:

The rules are physics

The GM is neutral

Plot is a four letter word

The world exists beyond the PCs

THE RULES ARE PHYSICSThe intent here is to create an abstracted, stylized simulation of a harsh, uncaring

world (not unlike our own). The game is NOT designed to create stories. Its

designed to provide a balanced framework for characters to undertake exciting,dangerous challenges. Stories will emerge from this framework, but they take the

form of series of interesting, coincidental events rather than a deliberately crafted

narrative.

THE GM IS NEUTRALThe GM needs to remain neutral to the events in the game. The GM is not out to

defeat the players, but not out to coddle them either. The GM has a lot of authority

over the proceedings of the game, but is NOT allowed to conveniently ignore rules,

fudge die rolls, or other such skullduggery. The GM must play NPCs with integrityand not pass judgement on the players actions. The practice of railroading

(manipulating players to follow a certain course of action) is absolutely antithetical

to the sandbox play style.

PLOT IS A FOUR LETTER WORDMany GMs will be tempted to invent a storyline to feed to the players little by little.

Dont do that. The GMs primary function is to present the players with missions,

events, and locations and use the rules to adjudicate the actions that they takein response. The GM should never, ever, everplan the outcome of a situation in

advance. If theres a pre-planned outcome, the GM will have to fudge die rolls and

manipulate the players into a certain course of action. Thats crap.

THE WORLD EXISTS BEYOND THE PCSThe primary goal of sandbox play is to create the feeling that the player characters

exist in a living, breathing world. Not every event that occurs will be relevant to

the PCs and their agendas. Any given group of PCs is merely a handful among

thousands of potential characters. Any characters importance (or lack thereof) inthe grand scheme of things is determined by the actual events of the game, not

by birthright.


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THE BASICSThe Basic RollWhen you undertake an action that has some element of risk, the GM will determine

which of your characters stats and skills is relevant and call for a roll.

Roll a six-sided die. If the result of your roll is equal to or lower thanyour stat

rating, you succeed at the attempted action. If your roll is higher than your stat

rating, you fail at the attempted action.

A die result of 1 signies a Critical Success, which means that your character

succeeds in an exceptional way. Sometimes a Critical Success will trigger

additional benets.

A failed roll with a die result of 6 signies a Critical Failure, which means that

your character blunders the action in a particularly awful way. Sometimes Critical

Failure will trigger unfortunate circumstances.

Difcult RollsThe GM might decide that your chosen action is particularly Difcult. In some

cases, the rules might specify when a given action is considered Difcult. Aside

from this, the decision is based solely on the GMs judgment and his interpretation

of the setting and the situation.

When an action is declared Difcult, reduce your relevant stat rating by 1 before

making the roll. For example, ring a gun at a target whos In Coveris considered

Difcult. If youre shooting at such a target and your Coordination stat is 4, it

counts as being 3 for this Difcultshot.

Multiple difculties never stack with each other. A roll is either Difcult, or it is not.

To use the example above, a character ring at target in cover with an Inaccurate

weapon (which also causes shots to be Difcult) your Coordination is still onlyreduced by 1. If the GM feels that too many difculties are stacked against an

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Skill BoostsIf you have a skill that is applicable to action youre attempting, you can increase

your relevant stat rating by one before making the roll.

For example, if youre trying to punch a peacekeeper in his ugly face (a Strength

roll) and you have the Martial Artsskill, you can add one to your Strength rating

before making the roll.

Like difculties, Skill Boosts never stack with each other. Regardless of how many

skills might be applicable to the situation your stat is never increased by more

than one.

The rules will specify which skills are applicable in certain common situations.

Otherwise, the GM is free to assign appropriate skill boosts based on his or herinterpretation of the situation at hand.

When describing a roll in writing, we list the relevant stat with the appropriate skill

in parenthesis. For example, the aforementioned attack roll would be described

as a Strength (Martial Arts) roll.

SKILL DEFINITIONS

Athletics:Applies to rolls involving physical exertion (running, jumping, etc . . .)Bravery:Applies to panic rolls (see page 19).Chemistry:Applies to pharma rolls made during downtime (see page 35).Deception:Applies to rolls involving telling convincing lies.Demolitions:Applies to rolls involving the arming or disarming of explosives.Hacking: Applies to any roll dealing with the inltration of computer systems.Intimidation:Applies to any roll involving threats of harm.Junk:Applies to junk rolls (see page 23)Knowledge:Applies to any roll involving your knowledge of the world.Language:Determines extra languages you know (see 3rd Offense, page 6).Marksmanship:Applies to attack rolls with ranged weapons.Martial Arts:Applies to attack rolls with melee weapons.Perception:Applies to any roll involving your ability to spot/detect things.Persuasion:Applies to any roll involving charm and making an effective argument.Pilot:Applies to any roll involving the operation of a vehicle.Politricks: Applies to any roll involving mass social manipulation.Psychic Focus:Applies to any roll relating to psychic phenomena.Rigging:Applies to DIY rolls made during downtime (see page 35).Stealth: Applies to any roll involving sneaking around, remaining unheard/seen.Streetwise:Applies to any roll involving urban savvy, criminal contacts, or larceny.


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The Luck RollThe Luck Roll is a tool for the GM to ll in the details of the game setting in an

unbiased way. Often, the situations that arise in play will demand more specic

details than the GM is able to prepare in advance. Does this building have aback entrance? Is there anything useful among the debris? And, sometimes, a

little bit of randomness can add a lot of fun to the situation at hand. Will the PCs

get ambushed when they travel through the desert? Do any citizens happen to

overhear the PCs plotting in the restaurant? Are the PCs harrassed by a Union

patrol when they drive through town?

When one of these situations comes up, the GM can call for a Luck Roll and ll

in the details of the setting based on the result.

To make a Luck Roll, roll a d6. Use the table below to interpret the results. All of

these results are phrased from the point of view of the PCs. So, Very good luck

means Very good luck for the PCs.

LUCK ROLL RESULTS1 Very good luck 4 Moderately bad luck

2 Good luck 5 Bad luck

3 Moderately good luck 6 Very bad luck

Its up to the GM to interpret exactly what these results mean in the situation at

hand.

The Hail MaryA Hail Mary is a desperate situation in which you must roll a 1 to succeed at an

action. Rolling a 1 on a Hail Mary, while successful, is not a Critical Success.

Sometimes a Hail Mary will arise from the GM declaring an action Difcult. For

example, if youre attempting a Difcultroll with a stat rating of 2 (reduced to 1 by

the difculty), your roll is considered a Hail Mary.

Other times, the GM will declare an action a Hail Mary from the get go. This serves

as a tool for the GM to adjudicate desperate (but not impossible) actions that

have a only a remote chance to succeed. For example, if youre attempting to

deceive a security guard, but give a totally outlandish story as your cover, the GM

might rule the you must make a Hail Mary rather than a more standard Willpower

(Deception) roll.


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Phases And Scenes

There are 4 phases of play: Exploration, Combat, Redlining, and Downtime.

Each arrow on this diagram represents a shift to a new Phase. A Scene is acollection of Phases. Each time an Exploration phase begins, you start a new

Scene. This is important as some effects have scene-length durations.

One Roll To Rule Them AllOnce youve resolved an action by making a roll, the result of that roll stands

unless the situation changes dramatically. To put it plainly, there are no re-dos.

If, for example, your character fails a roll to hack a computer terminal, it means

that the terminal in question is simply beyond your characters ability to hack at

this time. You cannot roll again for the same action unless something changes

about the situation. If, for example, you came back later with a fancy new set

of access codes, the GM might decide to allow another hacking attempt. The

bottom line: rolls have to mean something. Do not fudge the results. Do not call

for a re-roll. If a failed roll brings your progress to a dead end then youll simply

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COMBATStep One: Determine SurpriseWhen an encounter occurs, each PC must make an Intelligence (Perception)

roll. If all the PCs are successful, they surprise their opponents (and can choose

to avoid the encounter). If some are successful and others are not, neither side

is surprised. If all the PCs fail, their opponents surprise them. Surprise effects

iniative, which is described below.

This procedure assumes that neither party is aware of the others positionto begin with. If one or both sides are clearly aware of the other before the

encounter, skip this step and determine surprise using common sense.

Step Two: Set the Scene

Combat scenes are played out with miniatures on a tabletop. All range andmovement distances are given in inches. 1 inch on the tabletop equals 5 feet in

the game world.

At the beginning of each combat scene, the GM sets up a tabletop

representation of the battleeld either by sketching it an eraseable grid mat

or by placing physical terrain on the table (this could range from elaborately

crafted wargaming terrain to improvised objects that happen to be on hand:

this soda can is a power generator.)

Any kind of miniatures or tokens can be used to represent the characters and

vehicles involved in the ght. I enjoy using various prepainted sci- wargaming

miniatures, though they can be pricy. Plastic chessmen make great, inexpensive

playing pieces as they can easily be reused to represent different characters in

different situations: These black pawns are gangers. The bishop is their leader.


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Step Three: Determine InitiativeIn combat, characters act in descending order of Intelligence. The character

with the highest Intelligence score acts rst, followed by the next highest, and so

on. If there is a tie in the initiative order, player-characters act rst, followed by

non-player characters. Once each character has acted, return to the top of the

order and continue until the combat ends.

For example, Raven and Jupiter are about to ght two Union Peacekeepers.

Raven has a 2 Intelligence, Jupiter has a 4 Intelligence, and the Union

Peacekeepers have an NPC Level of 4. The initiative order for the ght looks like

this:

1. Jupiter acts (Intelligence 4, player-character)

2. Union Peacekeepers act (NPC Level 4)3. Raven acts (Intelligence 2)

SURPRISEIf one side surprises the other, the ambushing characters act on an initiative

of six in additionto their normal initiative for the rst round of the combat. So,

drawing on the example above, if the Union Peackeepers had surprised the

PCs, they would act rst, then Jupiter would act, then the Peacekeepers would

act again, then Raven would act.

Step Four: Take ActionOn your turn in combat, you can moveand take a single action(in eitherorder). Possible actions include: Attack, Disarm, Overwatch, Grapple,

Intimidate, Jump, Reload, Take Cover, Throw, and miscellanious other actions.

MovementAll characters have a Speed rating, which determines how many inches they

can move in one turn. By default, characters on foot have a Speed of 6.

Swimming characters move at half their normal Speed.

If youre piloting a vehicle, you can use your movement to move the vehicle

rather than moving yourself. The distance a vehicle can travel is based on its

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AttackDeclare how your character is attacking and what your target is, then attempt a

Coordination (Marksmanship) roll for a ranged attack or a Strength (Martial Arts)

roll for a melee attack.

If successful, you strike your target and reduce its Health by an amount equal

to the Damage Rating of the weapon youre using. If you fail the roll, the attack

misses its target or is otherwise evaded.

For example: Uncle Scam res a Union pistol (Damage Rating 3) at an enemy

ganger who has 6 Health. Uncle Scams Coordination (Marksmanship) roll is

successful, so his shot strikes home. The gangers Health is reduced from 6 to 3.

RANGEMelee weapons can only be used to attack targets within 1 inch of you.

Ranged weapons can be used to attack targets at a distance. The drawback is

that ranged weapons can ammo out (see the facing page for details).

Unless noted otherwise, ranged weapons have a range of yes, which is to say

we dont bother calculating exact ranges. If the GM feels that youre pushing the

limits of your weapons capabilities, your attack roll will be considered Difcultor,for truly desperate distances, a Hail Mary.

CRITICAL STRIKEWhen you roll a Critical Success on an attack roll, choose one of the following

critical effects:

Double the damage caused by your attack.

Instead of causing damage, Disableone piece of your targets equipment.

ARMORArmor reduces the damage caused by a successful attack. Subtract the

victims total armor value from any damage taken.

Example: Nitro blasts a peacekeeper for 4 points of damage. The peacekeeper

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AMMO OUTWhen you make an attack roll with a ranged weapon, a roll of 6 (regardless of

success or failure) means that youve ammoed out. You cannot attack with the

same weapon again until you spend an action to reload it. This represents your

character slamming in a new magazine, digging through his/her bag for more

grenades, or whatever else makes sense in context.

Note: If you ammo out while dual-wielding Lightweapons, both weapons are out

of ammo, but both can be reloaded with a single action.

UNARMED MELEE ATTACKSAll characters can assault their opponents with punches, kicks, bites, body

slams, strangle holds, and other types of unarmed melee attacks. Unarmed

melee attacks have a Damage Rating of 1.

FIGHTING BLINDIf you cannot see the target of your attack (if, for example, your target is

obscured by darkness, smoke, or a thin wall) any attack roll you make is

considered a Hail Mary.

DEAD TO RIGHTSAn attack against a helpless living target automatically reduces the targets

Health to 0.

STEALTH TAKEDOWNIf you sneak up on an enemy you can attempt a DifcultStrength (Martial Arts)

roll to take them out with a single melee attack (neck snap, judo chop, sleeper

hold, etc). If successful, your targets Health is immediately reduced to 0.

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DisarmWhile within melee range, you can spend and action to attempt to steal or

knock away your opponents gear. Make a Difcult Strength (Martial Arts) roll. If

successful, you can swipe one piece of your opponents equipment or knock it

up to 6 away in a direction of your choice.

GrappleWhile within melee range, you can spend an action to try to immobilize your

opponent. Make a DifcultStrength (Martial Arts) roll. If successful, your targetgains the Stunnedcondition.

EscapeYou can spend an action to attempt to escape from combat. Make a Difcult

Coordination (Athletics) roll if on foot or a DifcultCoordination (Pilot) roll if

controlling a vehicle. If successful, you manage to escape the combat and areconsidered to be absent for the remainder of the scene.

IntimidateYou can spend an action to attempt to break the morale of a single character

who can see you. Make aDifcult Willpower (Intimidate) roll. If successful, yourtarget must make a Panic Roll.

JumpYou can spend an action to jump horizontally. Make a Coordination (Athletics)

roll. If succesful, you can jump a number of inches equal to your Coordinationstat. If you fail, you fall short and suffer whatever consequences make sense for

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OverwatchYou can spend an action to go on overwatch. Instead of taking your action

immediately, you can act at any point until the beginning of your next turn, even

if it interrupts another characters turn. Any rolls you make while on overwatch

are considered Difcult.

ReloadYou can spend an action to reload a weapon that has ammoed out. You can

reload two Lightweapons with a single use of this action.

ThrowWhile within melee range, you can spend an action to throw a human-sized

opponent through the air. Make a Difcult Strength (Martial Arts) roll. If

successful, you throw your opponent up to 6 from his or her current position.

If your target collides with a solid object or another character, each character

involved suffers 2 Hazard Damage.

Take CoverYou can spend an action to gain the In Covercondition.

SprintYou can spend an action to move an additional 6.


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DamageYoull spend a majority of your time in this game swapping bullets with bad guys.

Heres what happens when get roughed up:

DOWNWhen your Health reaches zero you are Down. You fall unconscious and cannot

move or take actions. You stay Downuntil your Health is restored to one or higher.

Your Health cannot be reduced below 0. There are no negative Health points.

NPCs who go Downare dead, unless their attacker was specically trying to use

nonlethal force.

SECOND WINDWhen youre Down, you can spend a point of Deance to gain a Second Wind.

Erase a point of Deance from your character sheet and restore your Health to its

maximum value.

BUSTEDWhen all members of your cell are Downand no one has Deance left, the cell is

Busted. The GM narrates how your characters are killed, captured, or otherwise

removed from the game. Dry your tears, create new characters, and try again.To soften the blow, your new characters start with 2 extra Experience Points as a

Busted Bonus.

RECOVERYHealth can be restored with a variety of class abilities, accessories, and psychic

powers. You can also take an downtime action to recover Health naturally (see

page 36). Your Health can never be restored higher than your Maximum Health.

Any Health gained in excess of your Maximum Health is lost.

BETRAYAL AND ABANDONMENTIf youre Downed after betraying your cell mates or are otherwise left with no

external hope of recovery, the GM can rule that your character dies and you must

bring in a replacement. This is should be rare, if it occurs at all.

Violence is the language of the universe.Its best to learn a few curse words.

- Murphy Clash


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ConditionsSome attacks and situations inict special ongoing effects called conditions.

BLINDEDAny roll you make that requires sight is considered a Hail Mary. Lasts until the endof your turn.

BURNINGYou take 2 Hazard Damage at the beginning of each of your turns. Lasts until

someone (including you) spends an action to extinguish the re or until you are

doused in water or similar ame retardant.

FLYINGYou can move through the air. You cant be targeted by melee attacks except

those made by other Flying characters and vehicles. Any ranged attacks you

make are Difcult. Any ranged attacks made against you are also Difcult. Lasts

as long as you remain capable of ight.

IN COVERAll attack rolls that target you are Difcult. Lasts until you move.

OVERBURDENEDYou move at half your normal speed and any roll you make is considered a Hail

Mary. Lasts until you drop one or more pieces of equipment.

PANICKEDYou cannot act except to move away from the source of your panic and attempt

the Escape action. Lasts until you escape or the scene ends.

SICKYou cannot recover Health (except through Deance/Second Wind) until this

condition is removed. Lasts until you are treated with Union Meds (2nd Offense,

page 22).

STUNNEDYou cannot move or take actions. Lasts until the end of your turn.

WASTEDAll rolls you make are considered Difcult. Lasts until the end of the scene.


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Hazard DamageHazard Damage is used to model injuries sustained from various dangerous

circumstances where the amount of armor youre wearing doesnt matter. Hazard

Damage reduces Health just like normal damage, but is never reduced by armor.

For example, Winston has 3 armor. He gains the Burningcondition and suffers 2

points of Hazard Damage, his Health is reduced by 2 points.

Saving ThrowsA Saving Throw represents your last ditch attempt to avoid major injury from

various environmental dangers. The GM calls for a Saving Throw when you:

Fall a signicant distance. Are inside a vehicle when it explodes.

Are inside the blast radius of a large explosion.

Are struck by a moving vehicle.

Are struck by a large falling object.

Are electrocuted.

Are drowning, exposed to a vacuum, etc . . .

When you are asked to make a Saving Throw, make a Luck Roll. On a result of

1-3 (good luck) you suffer 2 Hazard Damage. On a result of 4-6 (bad luck) youreHealth is immediately reduced to 0.

VEHICLE SAVING THROWSVehicles must also make Saving Throws from time to time (usually from crashes or

explosions). The vehicles owner makes the Saving Throw on behalf of the vehicle.

On a result of 1-3 (good luck) the vehicle suffers 2 Hazard Damage. On a result of

4-6 (bad luck) the vehicle is reduced to 0 Health and thereby destroyed.

STRUCTURES AND INANIMATE OBJECTSSometimes youll need to determine if a stucture or inanimate object is destroyed

by damage. Rather than tracking Health points for every potential targret, we

simply resolve the damage with a Saving Throw. If a structure or inanimate object

suffers sufcient damage, the GM makes a Saving Throw for it. On a result of 1-3

the object is damaged, but still intact/operational. On a result of 4-6, the object is

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The Panic RollA Panic Roll represents your attempt to hold your ground in the face of demoralizing

horrors. The GM calls for a Panic Roll whenever:

You see someone on your side of a ght go Downfrom a Critical Strike.

You see a Terrifyingcreature for the rst time.

Anything happens that the GM deems suitably traumatic to cause panic.

Make a Willpower (Bravery) roll. If successful, you keep your cool. If you fail,

you gain the Panicked condition. On a Critical Failure, you gain the Panicked

conditionAND you replace one of your current traits with a random Insanity Trait

from the table below:

INSANITY TRAITS (d66)11 Amnesiac 41 Homicidal Maniac

12 Cannibal 42 Horrible Flashbacks

13 Childlike Mentality 43 Hypochondriac

14 Compulsive Liar 44 Imaginary Friend

15 Delusional 45 Incoherent Rambling

16 Drug Addict 46 Kleptomaniac

21 Fear of Being Watched 51 Magical Thinking

22 Fear of Enclosed Places 52 Megalomaniac

23 Fear of Flying 53 Multiple Personalities

24 Fear of Heights 54 Nightmares

25 Fear of Machines 55 Object Personication

26 Fear of Psychic Phenomena 56 Paranoid

31 Fear of Solitude 61 Pyromaniac

32 Fear of Guns 62 Reclusive

33 Fear of the Dark 63 Strange Obsession

34 Fear of the Dead 64 Vivid Hallucinations

35 Fits of Rage 65 Violent Seizures

36 Hero Complex 66 Voices of the Dead

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Psychic Powers

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF POWERSYou can have a maximum number of psychic powers equal to your Intelligence

stat. If youve already reached your maximum number of powers and gain a newone, you can choose to replace one of your existing powers with the new one. If

not, the new power is lost.

ACTIVATING A POWERTo use one of your psychic powers, you usually have to spend an action and make

a Willpower (Psychic Focus) roll. Follow the instructions given for the specic

power youre using.

PSYCHIC BACKLASHThe only limit to how often you can use your psychic powers is the ever-present

threat of psychic backlash. When you roll a 6 on an activation roll (regardless of

success or failure), your character suffers a psychic backlash. Roll 2d6 on the

following table and the GM will describe the effect on your character.

DESCRIBING BACKLASHBacklash causes a piercing ring inside the psychics head. The psychic starts

bleeding from the nose or ears (even from the eyes, on a particularly badbacklash). They feel lightheaded. They might hurl. Whatever the details, make

them gory and unpleasant. These are dangerous forces to be messing with and

they demand respect.

BACKLASH EFFECT (2d6)

2 Gain a random Psychic Power.3 Gain a random Insanity Trait.

4 You gain the Sickcondition.

5 You gain the Panickedcondition.

6 You gain the Wastedcondition.

7 You suffer 2 Hazard Damage.





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VM IMPLANTS AND MIND CONTROLUnion scientists designed the VM implant with the overt goal of incentivizing

citizenship and increasing productivity, but there was also a covert goal. VM

implants are designed to make citizens easier to manipulate and control. As a

result, characters with VM implants are more vulnerable to psychic manipulation

than characters without them.

Some psychic powers are labeled with the (Mind Control) keyword.

If the target of a Mind Control power has a VM implant, the power works

normally. The targets mind has been made vulnerable to control and

manipulation

If the target of a Mind Control power does not have a VM implant, he or

she can attempt a Willpower (Psychic Focus) roll to ignore the effects of thepower. If successful, the power has no effect.

Pawns eyes roll back in her head and everything goesquiet. Tango pushes the accelerator down and his truck

lurches soundlessly forward. Pedestrians grab their ears in

panic, thinking theyve gone deaf. Tango aims for the power

transformer, to knock out the cameras and alarms, and

pounds through the warehouses back wall without waking

the neighbors.

He ashes Pawn a smile, but shes out cold. Not good.

Suddenly, guys in gas masks start blinking into existence all

around them. Really not good. Tango ips the safety on his

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BLACK MARKETThe In-Game EconomyUnder the Unions iron grip, black markets have emerged and ourished all over

Union Earth. The black market is the Undergrounds main source of weaponry,

ammunition, and contraband of all kinds.

GREENIn-game currency is represented by a resource called Green. Each point of Greenrepresents a nonspecic wad of cash. Minor, unimportant items do not cost

Green to purchase. Green is reserved for purchase of equipment, accessories,

and vehicles, things that have specic mechanical value in the game. Over the

course of the game, you will earn Green by fragging enemies and taking their

stuff. When referring to the cost of an item, Green is abbreviated as G. So, 4G

means 4 Green.

FINDING A MERCHANTFinding a black market merchant isnt like going to the corner store. You need toknow people who know people. Finding a willing buyer/seller requires a Downtime

action (see page 36) and a successful Intelligence (Streetwise) roll.

WHATS AVAILABLE?When you visit a black market merchant, you can purchase anypiece of equipment

in the game. This doesnt mean that each merchant has every weapon and

vehicle on hand, just that he conveniently has whatever it is that youre interested

in buying. The rarity of less common items is represented by that item costingDeance points as well as Green to purchase. Any Deance spent represents

your good fortune to nd the rare item as well as the street cred required for the

merchant to sell it to you.

SELLING TO THE BLACK MARKETYou can always sell equipment to a black market merchant for halfof its listed

value (rounded down). Deance values do not convert to Green, so ignore those

when youre selling stuff. We assume that a given merchant will be willing topurchase whatever it is that you want to sell.

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Carrying CapacityAll of your characters belongings fall into one of three categories: Equipment,

Accessories, and Junk.

EQUIPMENTAny reusable item that has a specic mechanical effect in the game is considered

Equipment. Weapons, armor, and larger tools are the most common examples.

You can carry a number of pieces of equipment equal to your Strength stat.

ACCESSORIESAccessories are smaller items that are expended as soon as they are used. You

can carry up to ve different kinds of Accessories and a quantity of each equal to

your Strength stat. For example, if you had a Strength rating of 4, you could carry

4 Soma Colas, 4 Scrap, 4 Bio-Sludge, 4 doses of Rage, and 4 doses of Vertigo. If

you wanted to carry more than that, you have to use or drop something.

JUNKYour characters clothing and other supercial accoutrements are considered

Junk. This includes minor items that support your character concept, but have

little impact on the mechanics of the game. Examples include: rope, ashlights,

binoculars, cigarettes, grappling hooks, handcuffs, pocket knives, signal ares,tents, walkie talkies, spray paint, laptop computer, media players

The Junk Roll: Need a ashlight? No problem. You can spend an action todetermine whether or not you to have a given piece of junk on hand. Make an

Intelligence (Junk) roll. If successful, you happen to have the desired item. We

assume that youre carrying a backpack or something with a collection of useful

items in it.

BEING OVERBURDENEDYou can temporarily carry one extra piece of equipment (in excess of your normal

equipment slots) but you are considered Overburdenedwhen doing so. When

youre Overburdened, youre movement rate is halved and any roll you have to

make involving a physical activity is considered a Hail Mary.

BODIESA human body takes up two equipment slots. This may be important when you

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Disabled EquipmentA variety of events can cause a piece of equipment to become Disabled. When

a piece of equipment is Disabled, mark the box next to it on your character sheet.

Disabled equipment can no longer be used for its intended purpose.

If a piece of equipment gives you some passive benet, like a bonus to your

armor, that benet is lost when the equipment is Disabled.

Disabledequipment still occupies an equipment slot.

Disabledequipment can be restored to working status with the use of a hackers

Repair ability, duct tape, or similar items and effects.

ArmorArmor is a special type of equipment that reduces the amount of damage you

take from attacks. There are three body areas that can be covered by armor:

head, torso, and legs. You can only benet from one piece of armor per area.

For example, you might typically wear a helmet, body armor, and boots and

gain the benet of each. However, you could not benet from two helmets

simultaneously. You can carrymultiple pieces of armor that cover the same body

area, but you can only benet from one piece per area.

Scrapping ItemsYou can choose to convert equipment and vehicles into Scrap (2nd Offense, pg.

21) any time you have a few minutes to spare. You gain 1 piece of Scrap for

every 4G worth of equipment that you convert. For example, if you looted 4 GOSA

Carbines (which cost 4G each) from a squad of Peacekeepers, you could convert

them into 4 Scrap instead of using them.

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WeaponsWeapons exist to aid you in the process of fragging your foes. They are dened

by their Type, Damage Rating, and Properties.

WEAPON TYPEWeapons come in two avors, Ranged Weapons (RW) and Melee Weapons (MW).

Ranged Weapons allow you to attack targets at a distance. Melee Weapons allow

you to attack opponents who are within 1 inch.

DAMAGE RATINGAll weapons are assigned a Damage Rating. This rating represents the amount of

Health an opponent loses when successfully attacked with the weapon.

PROPERTIESMany weapons have keywords called properties which attach special rules to

modify their use. The effects of each property are listed on the following pages.

Weapon Prole FormatName of Weapon (MW or RW, Damage Rating, Properties in alphabetical order)

Cost: #G, #D

Weapon CreationWeapons are balanced against each other using a point-build system. All

weapons must have a total of 4 Build Points (BP). All weapons start with a base

black market cost of 4G.

Each point of Damage Rating adds one Build Point.

Benecial properties add to the weapons total Build Points.

Disadvantageous properties subtract from the weapons total Build Points.

You can add as many properties as youd like, as long as the weapon totals out

to 4 Build Points.

Lets use one of the existing weapons in the game as an example: The Broken

Eagle Boomer has the following prole: (RW, 6, Explosive, Huge, Hungry)

Damage Rating 6 starts the BP total at 6. The Explosiveproperty adds 2 more BP

(now our total is 8). The Hugeproperty reduces the BP total by 1 (now were at 7).

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Weapon Properties

BLINDING(+3 BP)On a successful attack roll, your target gains the Blindedcondition.

BRUTAL(+1 BP)Attack Rolls with this weapon use Strength rather than Coordination. Can only be

applied to Ranged Weapons.

CHEAP(+1 BP)Reduce the cost of this weapon by 2G.

CORROSIVE(+4 BP)On a successful Attack Roll, you may Disableone piece of your targets equipment

(your choice).

EXPLOSIVE(+2 BP)Successful attacks with this weapon affect everything within a 1 radius of the

target. Can only be applied to Ranged Weapons.

HAZARDOUS(-1 BP)On an Attack Roll result of 6 you suffer 2 Hazard Damage.

HUGE(-1 BP)This weapon takes up two equipment slots.

HUNGRY(-3 BP)Each time you make an Attack Roll with this weapon you automatically ammo out.

Can only be applied to Ranged Weapons.

INACCURATE(-1 BP)Attack Rolls made with this weapon are considered Difcult.

INCENDIARY(+4 BP)On a successful Attack Roll, your target gains the Burningcondition.

LIGHT(+1 BP)If you are equipped with two Light weapons, you can attack with both

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MOUNTED(-4 BP)This weapon must be mounted on a vehicle or stationary turret to be used for

attacks. Add 4G and 1D to its black market cost.

PIERCING(+3 BP)All damage inicted by this weapon is considered Hazard Damage (it is notreduced by armor).

PLATINUM(-1 BP)Double this weapons cost in Green.

RARE(-2 BP)

Add 4G and 1D to this weapons cost. Cannot be combined with the Ultra Rareproperty.

SCOPED(+1 BP)You can spend an action aiming to double this weapons Damage Rating for your

next Attack Roll. The Damage Rating can only be doubled in this way once. Can

only be applied to Ranged Weapons.

SHORT-RANGED(-1 BP)This weapon has a maximum range of 12. Can only be applied to RangedWeapons.

STURDY(+1 BP)This weapon cannot be Disabled.

SWIFT(+1 BP)Attack Rolls with this weapon use Coordination rather than Strength. Can only be

applied to Melee Weapons.

TOXIC(+2 BP)On a successful Attack Roll, your target gains the Sickcondition.

ULTRA RARE(-4 BP)Add 8G and 2D to this weapons cost. Cannot be combined with the Rare property.

UNRELIABLE(-2 BP)On an Attack Roll result of 6 this weapon is Disabled.


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VehiclesVehicles are dened by their Type, Speed, Armor, Health, and Weapons.

TYPEA vehicles type determines its mode of transport and the kinds of envrionments itis suited for. Land vehicles can operate on land. Aquatic vehicles can operate in

the water. Aerial vehicles can y. Space vehicles can y in space.

SPEEDSpeed determines the number of inches the vehicle can move in a turn.

ARMORArmor determines the amount of damage that is reduced from attacks targetingthe vehicle. Vehicle armor works just like character armor. Vehicles can have a

maximum of 6 Armor.

HEALTHVehicles have Health just like characters do. When a vehicle is reduced to 0

Health, it is destroyed.

WEAPONSVehicles can carry any number of Mountedweapons. These can be operated

either by the pilot or by a dedicated gunner.

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Vehicular Hijinks

VEHICLE DAMAGE

When a vehicle reaches 0 Health, it explodes. Any Mounted weapons aredestroyed. Everyone on board must make a Saving Throw.

RAMMINGIntentionally ramming your vehicle into something requires a Coordination (Pilot)

roll. If successful, you strike your target. When you strike a character on foot,

the victim immediately makes a Saving Throw. If you successfully strike another

vehicle, then both vehicles must make Saving Throws.

CRASHESYou crash any time you roll a Critical Failure on a piloting-related roll. When you

crash, you must make a Saving Throw for your vehicle.

Vehicle CreationWhen creating a vehicle, rst decide on its type: Land, Aquatic, Aerial or Space.

Aerial vehicles add an extra point of Deance to their total cost. Space vehicles

add two points of Deance to their total cost. Both Aerial and Space vehicles gain

the Flying condition while in ight.

Vehicle Armor is purchased 2 points at a time. Every 2 points of Armor adds 4G

to the vehicles cost. Vehicles can have a maximum of 6 Armor.

Vehicle Health is purchased 6 points at a time. Every 6 points of Health adds 4G

to the vehicles cost. Vehicles have no maximum Health, but we assume the more

Health a vehicle has, the larger it is.

Vehicles can carry any number of Mounted weapons. Just add the Green andDeance costs of the weapons to the vehicles total cost.

MODIFICATIONSOnce a vehicle has been brought into the game, it can be still be modied, but the

modications are more expensive than if they were made during its initial creation.

Adding 2 Armor to an existing vehicle costs 8G.

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ADVANCEMENTExperience PointsExperience Point rewards are granted for the following achievements:

ROLE-PLAYING CHARACTER TRAITSAt the end of each session the GM will go around the table and ask you to make a

case for which of your character traits you incorporated into the portrayal of yourcharacter. Name off the traits that you think you portrayed and any that otherwise

got your character into trouble. If the GM and the other players agree, you receive

one experience point for each character trait that was incorporated. Ideally, youll

be honest and essentially award your own points. If there is any doubt, the GM

gets to decide whether or not points are earned.

CRITICAL SUCCESSEach time you roll a Critical Success on a stat roll, you immediately gain one

Experience Point. You can only gain experience from a roll when something isactually at stake, so spamming frivolous rolls doesnt do you any good.

HEARTS AND MINDSThe fugees of the Outlands live in desperate poverty. Providing them with support

builds favor for the Underground cause. You gain 1 Experience Point for every 4

Green you donate to fugees.These expenditures are handled off-screen as black

market transactions (use the Visit the Black Marketaction during downtime).

BONUS POINTSThe GM can offer 1 or 2 bonus Experience Points per session to encourage

various out-of-game contributions. For example, I usually give players 2 bonus

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The Experience TrackEvery tenth Experience Point you earn grants you a point of Deance.

Youll use the experience track on your character sheet to keep track of your

experience rewards throughout the game. The track looks like this (its vertical on

the character sheet):

XP

Each time you gain a point of experience, put a check mark in one of the boxes,

progressing from left to right. Lets say you just gained 3 experience, your track

would look like this:

XP

Eventually, youll reach the darkened Deance segment of the track. When

you do, put a check mark in the rst empty Deance box and then erase all of

your experience checks and start over at the beginning. If you had more points

of experience than room on the track, transfer the extra points to the beginning

of the track.

For example, lets say your track looks like this . . .

XP

. . . and then you earn 6 experience points for a successful session. Your track

should now look like this:

XP

X X X

X X X X X X

XX X

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DeanceDeance represents the inuence, street cred, and good fortune that you gain

by ghting back against the Union. Its the primary currency that youll spend to

improve your character and affect change in the game world.

You can choose to save or spend Deance however you choose, but you can

never have more than 5 points at one time. Any Deance earned after this limit

has been reached is lost.

Deance can be spent on a variety of benecial effects. It can be spent to advance

your rank, cheat death, gain psychic powers, make headlines, purchase rare and

ultra-rare equipment, raise your stats, gain a platinum class, recruit followers,

respec, or teach/learn a skill.

ADVANCE YOUR RANKYou can spend 5 Deance to advance your Rank from Recruit to Operative or

Operative to Hero. When you advance, your maximum Health immediately raises

to the level specied by your new Rank. To reect this milestone, you also replace

one of your character traits with a new trait of your choice.

GAIN A PLATINUM CLASSYou can spend 3 Deance to give your character a second class (called aPlatinum Class). You gain the class ability of your new class in additionto your

existing class ability. You can also reselect your skills, choosing from the skill lists

available to both classes. You can likewise draw skills from both of your class lists

during any future respec. You can never have more than two classes.

GAIN FOLLOWERSYou can spend a point of Deance to gain an Underground Operative(3rd Offense,

page 32) as a loyal follower. You control this characters actions in combat, butthe GM roleplays his or her personality. The follower counts as a member of your

cell and so does not die at zero Health unless your cell is Busted. You can have a

maximum number of followers equal to your Willpower stat.

GAIN NEW PSYCHIC POWERSIf your character already has at least one psychic power, you can spend two

points of Deance to gain a random new power.

LEARN A SKILLYou can spend a point Deance to replace one of your current skills with a new

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MAKE HEADLINESYou can spend a point of Deance to narrate an event in the game world as if it

were a headline on Whole Truth News Network or Radio Underground. This event

happens, exactly as you describe it, but must follow a couple of small caveats.

1. You cant end the game with a headline. Union offers unconditional surrender

to Underground is not a valid headline. 2. You cant kill off a named characterin your headline. Mason Gate dies in suicide bomb attack does not y. 3. The

headline has to pass the consensus of your playgroup. If everyone is groaning

when you narrate your headline they can veto you.

PURCHASE RARE GEAREquipment with the Rare or Ultra Rare properties requires Deance points (in

addition to Green) to purchase on the black market. By spending Deance to

acquire an item, youre asserting your characters luck for nding the uncommon

item as well as his credibility in the Underground (black market merchants dont

sell the good stuff to just any old schmuck). When referring to the cost of an item,

Deance is abbreviated as D. 2D means 2 Deance.

RAISE YOUR STATSRaising a stat rating costs a number of Deance points equal to the new rating

of the stat. For example, to raise a stat from 2 to 3 costs three Deance points.

Raising a stat from 4 to 5 costs ve Deance points. Deance must be spent

separately for each stat increase. You cannot, for example, spend 5 Deance toraise a stat rating from 3 to 5. Youd rst have to spend four Deance to go from

3 to 4 and then another ve Deance to go from 4 to 5. Stats cannot be raised

higher than 5.

RESPECYou can spend a point of Deance to make any number of changes to your

characters stats, skills, and character traits. You cannot modify your stat scores,

but you can rearrange them into a different order. You can switch out any skill for

another skill that is available to your class. You can replace any character traitwith another trait of your choice.

SECOND WINDWhen youre Down, you can spend a point of Deance to gain a Second Wind.

Erase a point of Deance from your character sheet and restore your Health to its

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REDLININGOverland travel on Union Earth is difcult and dangerous. We use the following

rules to represent the dangers of the Outlands. The Sector One map included with

the game shows the boundry lines between the different zones. The players make

Encounter Rolls any time they travel a signicant distance (Encounter Rolls are

described in 3rd Offense, pg. 29)

Make one Encounter Roll for each Zone the cell travels in during the journey.

For example, traveling in a straight line from Freesco to Haven would require threeEncounter Rolls (one for Zone 6, one for Zone 5, and one for Zone 1).

ARRIVALOnce all Encounter Rolls have been resolved, the cell arrives at its destination.

This is an abstract representation of travel, much like the red line sequences inthe Indiana Jonesmovies. The exact time that it takes for the cell to complete its

journey is not usually important. If it becomes important, the GM is responsible for

deciding how long it takes.

URBAN TRAVELCities are more densely occupied than wilderness areas. As a result, urban

encounters are more common and numerous. Citites are divided into districts.

When travelling in a city, the cell must make an Encounter Roll for each district

it travels in during the journey. Maps of specic cities will be released in futuresupplements. Aside from that, the GM is encouraged to sketch out rough, common

sense district maps for cities in the game.

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DOWNTIMEYour cell can collectively decide to take downtime any time nothing else is going

on. Downtime represents an nonspecic period of time in which your cell is laying

low, staying put, recouping, and working on various projects.

When your cell takes downtime, each character can perform one of the following

downtime actions:

DIYYou spend your downtime building a new gadget. Spend one piece of Scrap andmake an Intelligence (Rigging) roll. If successful, you gain a number of DIY points

equal to your Intelligence stat. If you fail, you still lose the Scrap, but dont gain

any points.

DIY points can be used to build equipment, accessories, and vehicles. Simply

spend a number of DIY points equal to the items regular cost in Green. If the

item youre building has an additional Deance cost, you must pay it normally (to

represent your ability to track down uncommon parts, etc).

Once generated, DIY points are stationary. You cant carry them around with you.

You can combine them with points generated by other cell members, or generate

more by taking more downtime at the same location.

PHARMAYou spend your downtime cooking up some drugs. Spend one piece of Bio-

Sludge and make an Intelligence (Chemistry) roll. If successful, you gain a

number of Pharma points equal to your Intelligence stat. If you fail, you still losethe Bio-Sludge, but dont gain any points.

Pharma points can be used to create drugs. Simply spend a number of Pharma

points equal to the drugs regular cost in Green.

Once generated, Pharma points are stationary. You cant carry them around with

you. You can combine them with points generated by other cell members, or

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RECOVERYou spend your downtime resting and treating your wounds. You are restored to

Maximum Health (this action is important in cells that dont have a medic).

SCAVENGEYou spend your downtime searching the immediate area for salvageable junk.Make an Intelligence (Perception) roll. If successful, you gain one piece of Scrap

or one dose of Bio-Sludge (your choice).

VISIT THE BLACK MARKETYou spend your downtime nding and dealing with a black market merchant.

Make an Intelligence (Streetwise) roll. If successful, you nd a merchant and can

make any transactions youd like. If you fail, youre unable to nd a merchant at

this time.

MISC. OTHER ACTIONSSometimes youll want to undertake other time-consuming projects during

downtime (lets camouage this stolen APC using spray paint). The GM might

decide that your hair-brained scheme requires the use of your downtime acton.

Go around the table and have each player declare his or her downtime action and

make any necessary rolls. Once everyones acted, its time for the Encounter Roll.

Downtime EncountersDowntime is not without its risks. After everyone in the cell has taken their downtime

actions, someone must make an Encounter Roll (3rd Offense, pg. 29) for the cell.

Union Earth is dangerous! The longer your cell sits around in one spot, the more

likely trouble will come and nd them.

If your cell takes Downtime at its own HQ (or a similar safe house location), rolltwo dice on the Encounter Roll and take the lower result.


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