You are a Narcotics Investigator for the Galactic Federation. Recognized by your superiors as being among the best in the field, you have been issued with the latest in interstellar scout craft and dispatched, single-handed, to crack a suspected drug ring in the Aleph Cygni star system.
Before you can begin, however, you must determine your strengths and weaknesses.
Your Ship
Roll one die. (2.) Add 6 to the result. Enter this total under the WEAPONS STRENGTH section of the Adventure Sheet. When firing at enemy spacecraft, you will need to roll less than this to score a hit.
Roll 1 die. (6.) Enter this score in the SHIELDS section of your Adventure Sheet. You will lose points from this SHIELDS score whenever you are hit from fire by enemy spacecraft. If your ship is hit when your SHIELDS score is zero, your ship is destroyed.
Roll 1 die. (6.) Enter this score in the SHIELDS section of your Adventure Sheet. You will lose points from this SHIELDS score whenever you are hit from fire by enemy spacecraft. If your ship is hit when your SHIELDS score is zero, your ship is destroyed.
Your abilities to fight, withstand damage and escape from tricky situations are determined by your SKILL, STAMINA and LUCK. On your Adventure Sheet you will see sections where these attributes are to be recorded.
Roll one die. (6.) Add 6 to the result. This is your SKILL score.
Roll two dice. (3,3=6.) Add 12 points to the result. This is your STAMINA score.
Roll one die. (5.) Add 6 to the result. This is your LUCK score.
Should I be concerned that I keep rolling up SKILL 12 characters for these? I feel like I'm cheating even though I'm not.
Roll one die. (6.) Add 6 to the result. This is your SKILL score.
Roll two dice. (3,3=6.) Add 12 points to the result. This is your STAMINA score.
Roll one die. (5.) Add 6 to the result. This is your LUCK score.
Should I be concerned that I keep rolling up SKILL 12 characters for these? I feel like I'm cheating even though I'm not.
On occasion, you will be called upon to Test your Luck. When this occurs, roll two dice. If the result equals or is less than your LUCK, you are successful. If the result exceeds your LUCK, you are unsuccessful. Each time you Test your Luck, reduce your LUCK score by 1 point.
Modern weapons being what they are, blaster combat is fairly short and extremely deadly. It is conducted as follows:
1. Roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to your SKILL, you have missed. If the result is less than your SKILL, you have hit your opponent and inflicted damage on it - deduct 4 points from your opponent's STAMINA.
2. If your opponent's STAMINA has reached zero then your opponent has died.
3. If your opponent is still alive, then your fire will be returned: roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to your opponent's SKILL, your opponent has missed. If the result is less than your opponent's SKILL, your opponent has hit you - deducting 4 points from your STAMINA.
4. If you have not been killed, start a new combat round by returning to step 1.
Note: If you are faced by more than one opponent, you may select which one you will direct fire against. They will all return fire simultaneously (unless dead, of course).
1. Roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to your SKILL, you have missed. If the result is less than your SKILL, you have hit your opponent and inflicted damage on it - deduct 4 points from your opponent's STAMINA.
2. If your opponent's STAMINA has reached zero then your opponent has died.
3. If your opponent is still alive, then your fire will be returned: roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to your opponent's SKILL, your opponent has missed. If the result is less than your opponent's SKILL, your opponent has hit you - deducting 4 points from your STAMINA.
4. If you have not been killed, start a new combat round by returning to step 1.
Note: If you are faced by more than one opponent, you may select which one you will direct fire against. They will all return fire simultaneously (unless dead, of course).
Hand-to-hand combat is conducted just as in other Fighting Fantasy books. If you are already familiar with this system (we are) you can skip this part of the rules (we will.)
Ship-to-ship Combat
There are two modes of attack in ship-to-ship combat:
1. Phasers: Whenever a ship is hit by phasers it will lose 1 point from its SHIELDS.
2. Smart Missiles: Only your ship is equipped with this weapon. When you decide to fire a Smart Missile at an enemy ship, the missile will automatically home in on and destroy the enemy ship, regardless of how many SHIELDS the enemy may have left.
Combat is conducted as follows:
1. You select your target (s.) You may attack with both phasers and Smart Missiles in the same combat round, firing phasers at one ship while destroying another ship with a Smart Missile.
2. Any enemy vessels attacked by a Smart Missile are now destroyed; they will not return fire with phasers.
3. Roll two dice for the phaser attack. If the result is greater than or equal to your WEAPONS STRENGTH, you have missed. Proceed to step 5.
4. If the result is less than your WEAPONS STRENGTH, you have hit the enemy ship - reduce its SHIELDS by 1 point. If the enemy ship has not been destroyed, proceed to step 5.
5. All undestroyed enemy ships return fire with phasers in the following manner: roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to the ship's WEAPONS STRENGTH, the phasers have missed you.
6. If the result is less than the ship's WEAPONS STRENGTH, the phasers have hit you - reduce your SHIELDS by 1 point.
7. Combat continues from step 1 until either you or your opponent's ships are destroyed.
1. Phasers: Whenever a ship is hit by phasers it will lose 1 point from its SHIELDS.
2. Smart Missiles: Only your ship is equipped with this weapon. When you decide to fire a Smart Missile at an enemy ship, the missile will automatically home in on and destroy the enemy ship, regardless of how many SHIELDS the enemy may have left.
Combat is conducted as follows:
1. You select your target (s.) You may attack with both phasers and Smart Missiles in the same combat round, firing phasers at one ship while destroying another ship with a Smart Missile.
2. Any enemy vessels attacked by a Smart Missile are now destroyed; they will not return fire with phasers.
3. Roll two dice for the phaser attack. If the result is greater than or equal to your WEAPONS STRENGTH, you have missed. Proceed to step 5.
4. If the result is less than your WEAPONS STRENGTH, you have hit the enemy ship - reduce its SHIELDS by 1 point. If the enemy ship has not been destroyed, proceed to step 5.
5. All undestroyed enemy ships return fire with phasers in the following manner: roll two dice. If the result is higher than or equal to the ship's WEAPONS STRENGTH, the phasers have missed you.
6. If the result is less than the ship's WEAPONS STRENGTH, the phasers have hit you - reduce your SHIELDS by 1 point.
7. Combat continues from step 1 until either you or your opponent's ships are destroyed.
These deadly devices inflict instant and certain destruction upon enemy spacecraft. They can only be used once each. Your spacecraft begins with two of these weapons - note that there is a section on the Adventure Sheet for keeping record of the number of Smart Missiles you have left in your Armory.
If you become involved in any gun battles or other combat, you will almost certainly lose some STAMINA. These may be recovered by taking PEP PILLS. Each pill will restore 6 points to your STAMINA and may be taken at any time. You begin your adventure with 4 Pep Pills. Your STAMINA score can never be made to exceed its Initial level.
During the course of your adventure you will probably need certain amounts of cash. You begin the mission with 5,000 kopecks (the standard intergalactic currency) - record this amount and any expenses on the Adventure Sheet.
The Galactic Federation consists of several hundred civilized worlds, all of which are signatories of certain basic Federal laws and conventions. One of these concerns the suppression of trafficking in certain narcotic drugs. Simply, the export of narcotic drugs from one world to another is illegal.
The Federal Police Force has become aware, however, of an extremely large flow of the illicit narcotic Satophil-d from the tiny Aleph Cygni system. As the individual worlds are supposed to police these matters themselves, there has developed some concern that all is not well with the Aleph Cygni administration.
With the obvious failure of the local administration to deal with this breach of Federal law your department, Federal Central (Vice), has decided to send a Grade 1 Investigator (you) to locate the source of this drug flow, penetrate the organization responsible and then destroy it.
Because of the possible untrustworthiness of the Aleph Cygni authorities, you travel to the system incognito, posing as an interstellar travelling salesman with a cargo of exotic off-world fruit, spices and luxuries. Once in the system you are on your own. Good luck!
The Federal Police Force has become aware, however, of an extremely large flow of the illicit narcotic Satophil-d from the tiny Aleph Cygni system. As the individual worlds are supposed to police these matters themselves, there has developed some concern that all is not well with the Aleph Cygni administration.
With the obvious failure of the local administration to deal with this breach of Federal law your department, Federal Central (Vice), has decided to send a Grade 1 Investigator (you) to locate the source of this drug flow, penetrate the organization responsible and then destroy it.
Because of the possible untrustworthiness of the Aleph Cygni authorities, you travel to the system incognito, posing as an interstellar travelling salesman with a cargo of exotic off-world fruit, spices and luxuries. Once in the system you are on your own. Good luck!
Adventure Sheet
Dirk McHeadshot XIII (can change name if people want)
SKILL 12/12
STAMINA 18/18
LUCK 11/11
Pep Pills: 4 (+6 STAMINA each)
Credit Account: 5,000 kopecks (50 rubles better buy us a lot.)
Dirk's Ship (name pending):
WEAPONS STRENGTH 8
SHIELDS 6/6
Smart Missiles: 2
(This took wayyy longer than expected to type up so I'll finish up in a little while.)
