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Revision as of 08:07, 19 June 2013

A vehicle is a special type of creature, in that it has facing, and non-removable equipment which can only be hit from certain angles.

Facing

When a vehicle moves, its facing becomes equal to the direction it was moving at the end of that movement. Vehicles frequently have a minimum turning radius, as well, which is the smallest distance the vehicle can pivot around while moving.

Movement

Vehicular movement is fundamentally different from the movement of other creatures. Rather than taking actions to move, at the beginning of a vehicle's turn it travels according to its current Movement Mode; before doing so, it may adjust its mode up or down one step. The following are statistics of a Mode:

Minimum Speed: The minimum distance that the vehicle must travel each turn in this Mode.

Maximum Speed: The maximum distance that the vehicle may travel each turn in this Mode.

Turning Radius: The minimum radius of the circle that the vehicle may pivot around while moving in this Mode.

Crashing

When a vehicle collides with something, both the vehicle and that thing suffer an attack with values dependent on their relative velocity. The relative velocity for a vehicle/non-vehicle collision is simply equal to the full distance the vehicle would have moved this turn. The relative velocity for a vehicle/vehicle collision is equal to that full distance added to the distance the other vehicle moved on its previous turn, using vector subtraction. The attack bonus of the attack is equal to the other entity's AD-5, and the damage is 1d8-8 +1 per 30 meters/round.

Components

Vehicles have special equipment which can only be hit from certain angles. A Left side item, for example, can only be hit by creatures that have a firing line to the left side of the vehicle. A glancing shot is less likely to be effective than a perpendicular one: if the angle from the firer to the vehicle's side is more than 45 degrees, the item has Cover.

Crew

A vehicle has specific roles, which require crew members to accomplish them.

Driver: The Driver controls the vehicle's actions from within as a move action each round. This either takes two hands or a wired connection to the vehicle.

Gunner: The Gunner uses its attacks and attack bonus to fire one or more of the vehicle's weapons.

Deckhand: The Deckhand keeps the vehicle moving properly as a standard action each round. For every deckhand fewer than the optimal number, the vehicle has a 1 in 10 chance of adjusting its movement mode down one step.

When a vehicle is reduced to 0 HP or less, each creature inside it takes one damaging hit equal to 1d6+the Vehicle's Toughness for every Wound inflicted on the vehicle by the triggering attack or effect.

Options

Many vehicles have options, chosen when the vehicle is created.

Hijacking

It is possible to force your way into a vehicle. Attempting to do so is an attack option made against a Vehicle you are currently Grappling. If you hit the Vehicle's GD with an unarmed attack, and would wound it, you force your way inside the vehicle. Most vehicles are incapable of attacking their occupants.

Vehicle List

Boat

Boat
1000 copper
AD  3     GD 4     Will 0     HP  4     Toughness 6
Stealth 0
Descriptors  [ Machine ]
Size  6 meters     Reach 0 meters
Carrying Capacity 4000 kilograms      Weight 6000 kilograms

If the boat is overloaded, it sinks over the course of 3 rounds.

Crew

Driver and 2 Deckhands. Everyone is on deck.

Components

Mast (One targetable from all sides other than Bottom): HP 1, Toughness 4, AD 4. Destroying the mast disables the fastest movement mode currently available to the boat.

Lower Hull (Targetable from all sides other than Top): HP –, Toughness 6. Damaging the lower hull causes the boat to begin filling with water if it is in the water. For every wound inflicted upon the lower hull, the boat takes on 400 kilograms of water per round.

Passengers

Creatures in the boat can be targeted from any side other than Bottom without having to shoot through the boat.

Movement Modes

Slow: Aquatic

  • Minimum Speed: 0 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 100 meters
  • Turning Radius: 30 meters

Fast: Aquatic

  • Minimum Speed: 100 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 225 meters
  • Turning Radius: 40 meters

Ship

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Ship
8000 copper
AD  3     GD 5     Will 0     HP  7     Toughness 9
Stealth -1
Descriptors  [ Machine ]
Size  20 meters     Reach 0 meters
Carrying Capacity 40000 kilograms      Weight 120000 kilograms

If the ship is overloaded, it sinks over the course of 3 rounds.

Crew

Driver and 10 Deckhands. Driver and deckhands are on deck.

10 Bilge-Pumpers: A Bilge-Pumper can pump out twice its encumbered load-worth of water as a standard action. Bilge-pumpers are belowdeck.

Components

Mast (Three targetable from all sides other than Bottom): HP 1, Toughness 6, AD 5. Destroying a mast disables the fastest movement mode currently available to the ship.

Lower Hull (Targetable from all sides other than Top): HP -, Toughness 9. Damaging the lower hull causes the ship to begin filling with water if it is in the water. For every wound inflicted upon the lower hull, the ship takes on 400 kilograms of water per round.

Movement Modes

Slow: Aquatic

  • Minimum Speed: 0 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 75 meters
  • Turning Radius: 30 meters

Fast: Aquatic

  • Minimum Speed: 75 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 150 meters
  • Turning Radius: 40 meters

All-Out: Aquatic

  • Minimum Speed: 150 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 225 meters
  • Turning Radius: 80 meters

Landship

Zeppelin

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Zeppelin
20000 copper
AD  2     GD 5     Will 0     HP  8     Toughness 6
Stealth -2
Descriptors  [ Machine ], [ Orange ]
Size  30 meters     Reach 0 meters
Carrying Capacity 10000 kilograms      Weight 12000 kilograms

If the zeppelin is overloaded, it sinks 30 meters per round, not half the normal fall speed.

Crew

Driver and 6 Deckhands.

Components

Manifold (Targetable from all sides): HP -, Toughness 6. Damaging the manifold causes the zeppelin to lose bouyancy. For every wound inflicted upon the manifold, the zeppelin's carrying capacity decreases by 3000 kilograms.

Furnace (Total cover from all sides, targetable from all sides other than Top): HP 2, Toughness 8, AD 5. Destroying the Unlimited furnace that powers the Zeppelin causes its carrying capacity to decrease by 500 kilograms per round.

Movement Modes

Slow: Aerial

  • Minimum Speed: 0 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 25 meters
  • Turning Radius: 40 meters

Fast: Aerial

  • Minimum Speed: 25 meters
  • Maximum Speed: 50 meters
  • Turning Radius: 60 meters