Brutality
Introduction
Brutality is an alternative set
of home-brewed rules for
small squad engagements in
a futuristic/near-future set-
ting. Brutality uses a square
grid for ease of measurement
and gameplay, although you
can convert it to inches or
meters if you wish. This
game also includes rules for
creating your own troops,
although I have included
some sample army lists so
you can get started playing
right away if you so choose.
PLAYING THE GAME
The Dice
This game uses multitudes of
d6es, a d100, and a d20.
These are the only dice you
will need. You might want
miniatures, although you can
play this with graph paper
and pencils if you desire.
For most d6 rolls, on a roll of
6, the die explodes. Take
another d6 and roll it again,
adding on to your previous
total. Keep doing so until you
stop getting such lucky rolls.
Sequence of Play
This game uses an alternat-
ing unit activation system
(i.e., side A performs actions
with one unit, then side B,
then side A, and so on) in-
stead of the more traditional
turn sequences used in some
other games (Igo-ugo, phase
systems, etc).
At the beginning of each
game round, players should
roll 1d20 each for initiative;
the player with the highest
roll determines the turn order
for the round in any order he
deems appropriate.
In this order, players take
turns activating units (the
unit's turn) until all units have
been activated, at which point
the round is over and the
whole process must be be-
gun again. At its most basic,
the sequence goes like this:
1. Roll for Initiative
2. Beginning of Round
effects take place
now.
3. First Player activates
1 unit
4. Second Player acti-
vates 1 unit
5. End of Round effects
take place now.
Morale
There may come a time dur-
ing a game when the resolve
and fiber of your squad may
fall under question due to the
amount of casualties taken,
volume of incoming fire, etc.
In these situations, the only
way to resolve such a situa-
tion and determine if your
troops decide to stay or to go
is through a morale check.
A morale check is necessary
immediately after one of the
following conditions is ful-
filled:
1. The squad's sergeant
is killed.
2. The squad sustains
50% or greater casu-
alties.
A morale check is necessary
at the end of the round in
which one of these conditions
is fulfilled:
1. The squad takes a
casualty.
Once a morale check is
called for, the total percent-
age of units remaining alive
and functioning in the squad
(# of units remaining / # of
units started with), the
squad's Morale Factor ap-
plied, and a d100 rolled. If the
d100 rolls equal to or less
than this percentage, all is
well and good.
If the roll is greater than this
percentage, the squad's mo-
rale has failed and all the
units remaining on the field
are removed and placed in
the Off-Board Freaked-Out
Pile, or the OBFOP. If this
occurs in the middle of a
round, the other players
should continue with their
activations, giving them addi-
tional time to secure objec-
tives, etc.
At the beginning of a round
when a squad has any units
in the OBFOP, roll a d100.
This roll is the percentage of
units in the OBFOP that re-
gain their nerve and may be
placed back in their control-
ler's deployment zone and
activated in this round.
This percentage is rounded
down, always. I.e., if there
are 4 units in the OBFOP and
I roll 55 on the reinforce-
ments, 2 of those units come
back on the field, since 50%
of 4 is 2, and I cannot bring
back 5% of one of the other
units. The controller of the
units decides which ones re-
turn to the field, since the
most elite or otherwise desir-
able units are the ones most
likely to regain their wits
through better training, etc.
If a squad has all its remain-
ing units in the OBFOP but
none of them return to the
field for 3 consecutive
rounds, the controller forfeits
the game.
Movement
Every unit in this game has a
Speed rating, which denotes
how many actions a unit can
take on its turn. A unit may
spend Speed in order to do
several things, like fire weap-
ons, reload, and move.
One point of Speed can
 Move a unit 1 square
dead ahead.
 Rotate a unit's facing
up to 180 degrees.
Fractions thereof still
cost 1 MP.
Two points of Speed can
 Move a unit 1 square
directly to the left or
to the right.
 Move a unit 1 square
diagonally left or
right.
 Move a unit 1 square
directly backwards.
Three points of Speed can
 Move a unit 1 square
backwards diagonally
left or right.
Units may move over or
through difficult terrain, but
the Speed costs for doing so
are doubled.
Likewise, impassable terrain
cannot be moved through.
A unit may not move past or
through any other unit, friend-
ly or enemy.
Mounted Troop & Vehi-
cle Movement
Like regular units, mounted
troops have a SPD value, but
are usually faster than regu-
lar foot-slogging units, having
a reduced cost on movement
and other actions.
However, unlike regular units,
mounted troops also con-
serve momentum from turn to
turn. A mounted unit's max
momentum is defined when it
is created.
When a mounted unit spends
Speed to move, the amount
of Speed it spent is noted
and placed in its Momentum
Bank, up to the maximum
conserved momentum.
At the start of a mounted
unit's activation, the unit
moves a number of squares
equal to the points in its Mo-
mentum Bank straight ahead
in its current facing, and then
may spend Speed to move
as normal. No mounted unit
may move sideways.
In order to decelerate, Speed
must first be subtracted from
the Momentum Bank. When
the Momentum Bank is again
at zero, any further Speed
spent in this manner will
make the unit go backwards.
A vehicle moves in exactly
the same manner as a
mounted unit, with the excep-
tion that instead of using
Speed to move, it has an Ac-
celeration/Deceleration rat-
ing. When a vehicle wants to
speed up, it moves its Accel
in squares, then adds that to
its Momentum Bank. When it
wants to slow down, it sub-
tracts its Decel from its Mo-
mentum bank. It costs no
Speed for a vehicle to do this,
but it may accelerate or de-
celerate a maximum of once
during its activation.
Difficult terrain is handled as
it is for regular units for
mounted troops and vehicles.
Hovering vehicles may ignore
difficult terrain but are still
stopped by impassable ter-
rain, while flying vehicles may
move over both with impuni-
ty.
Combat
In order to make an attack on
a unit, the attacking unit must
have line of sight to it. Line of
sight is measured from
square to square. All units
block LOS, as do most terrain
features.
All units in this game have
several specific stats which
affect how combat operates.
PRO, or Professionalism, is a
measure of how easy it is for
the unit to hit its targets.
DOD, or Dodge, is a measure
of how easily the unit avoids
getting hit.
KIL, or Kill, is a measure of
how much damage the unit
can output.
BUL, or Bulk, is a measure of
how much punishment a unit
can take before it dies.
CHT, or Cheat, is a measure
of how easily the unit can
bend circumstances to its will
and advantage.
WP, or Weapon Points,
measures how many weap-
ons the unit can carry.
GP, or Grenade Points,
measures how many gre-
nades the unit can carry.
Similarly, weapons have a
few stats that are important.
RNG, or Range, is the
weapon's maximum range, in
squares.
HRT, or Hurt, is the weapon's
damage output in d6.
Finally, the main way for units
to protect themselves from
damage is via armor. Armor
has two important stats.
TNK, or Tank, measures how
much damage the armor dis-
sipates.
AP, or Armor Points,
measures the armor's dura-
bility.
When a unit decides to make
an attack, the first step is to
measure distance to the tar-
get. If the target is beyond
the weapon's Range, the at-
tack cannot be carried out,
but the Speed for the attack
is spent anyways.
Most attacks cost 2 Speed to
make, and it costs 2 Speed to
reload a weapon.
Once a target is declared, the
attack is carried out by the
attacker rolling 2d6+PRO and
comparing this to the defend-
er's roll of 2d6+DOD.
Depending on the attacker's
roll, one of several things
may occur.
If the attacker rolls boxcars or
double sixes, the attack was
a critical hit. It automatically
hits and deals double dam-
age.
If one of the dice comes up
on a one, the weapon runs
out of ammo after the attack.
The attack is carried out as
normal, but afterwards the
weapon must be reloaded
before it can be used again.
If both dice come up on
snake eyes or double ones,
the attack was a fumble. It
automatically misses, the
weapon runs out of ammo,
and the attacker loses the
rest of his Speed for his turn.
If the defender's dice come
up on boxcars, it was a criti-
cal defense. The attack au-
tomatically misses (if the at-
tack was a critical hit, it still
hits, but it deals minimum
damage, as though all dice
had rolled ones), and the de-
fender is immediately allowed
to make a retaliatory attack
with any weapon it's carrying
at no Speed cost.
If the defender's dice come
up as snake eyes, the de-
fense was a fumble. The at-
tack automatically hits and
deals maximum damage, as
though all dice had rolled six-
es, unless the attack was a
fumble, in which case it
misses.
If an attack does not result in
one of these events, the at-
tacker's total is compared to
the defender's total. If the
attacker rolls higher than the
defender, a hit has been
scored.
Once a defender has taken a
hit, roll the weapon's HRT
rating. From this total, sub-
tract the defender's TNK.
Deal the amount remaining to
the defender's BUL and sub-
tract the amount absorbed by
TNK to the defender's AP. If
a unit has zero AP remaining,
any excess damage is dealt
to BUL.
Divide the amount of damage
dealt by six, round down, and
move the target back that
many squares directly away
from the point of damage.
If a unit ever has zero or less
than zero BUL remaining, it is
dead.
Attacks in melee are handled
slightly differently from the
above process. In a melee
attack, no matter who is the
attacker or defender, both
units involved roll 2d6+PRO
and compare their totals. The
one who rolled the highest
has hit his target and deals
damage. On a critical hit,
both units are hit by a critical
hit from the other unit. On a
fumble, the attacker suffers
the effects of a fumble while
the defender takes no penal-
ty.
When in melee range of a
prospective target, no weap-
ons besides pistols and me-
lee weapons may be used.
An attempt to move out of
melee provokes a free attack
from any unit the defender is
moving out of contact with.
This attack costs no Speed.
When an attack misses, ei-
ther player may option to
track it and see where it
landed. If this occurs, sub-
tract the result on the attack
roll from the result on the
dodge roll. The defender
places the attack onto any
target within that many
squares, with the floor being
an allowable target if there
are no friendly or enemy units
within that range. If there are
units in the range, however,
the attack must hit one of
them. The attack hits auto-
matically.
Some weapons will have un-
usual ammunition types that
have different effects on ar-
mor when hit.
Melee and Bullets are the
default ammunition types,
and have no additional effect.
Coils halve a target's TNK.
Rails ignore a target's TNK.
Cells double their damage to
a target's AP.
Shells double a target's TNK.
Rockets deal all their damage
to the target's AP before
moving on to its BUL once
AP is reduced to zero.
Some weapons, in addition to
a special ammo type, will
have various special rules
which allow them to do unu-
sual things on the battlefield.
Heavy
Heavy weapons take more
time to set up than usual, or
are otherwise inconvenient to
use. Heavy weapons must be
braced before they can be
fired. Bracing a heavy weap-
on costs 4 SPD and lasts
until the unit moves.
Automatic
Automatic weapons fire lots
of bullets with each attack.
When making an attack with
an automatic weapon, note
how much the attack roll beat
the dodge roll by. This num-
ber is the amount of actual
attacks that hit the target.
Roll damage for each.
Scatter
Scatter weapons fire projec-
tiles that split into many small
shots, guaranteeing a hit. On
any attack roll but a fumble, a
Scatter weapon will score a
hit. If it would not have hit
normally, it hits but its dam-
age is calculated as though
all dice had rolled ones.
Incendiary
Incendiary weapons deal no
direct damage but instead
contribute to the target's burn
level. Each die of damage is
added to a target's burn level
when the target is hit. At the
end of each round, roll the
current number of dice in the
unit's burn level and deal that
amount of damage to the
unit. Then, roll 1d6 and re-
move that many dice from its
burn level. If the burn level is
reduced to just damage bo-
nuses, it is removed.
AOE
AOE weapons deal damage
in an area around the hit
point. AOE weapons that
miss must always track their
shots. All units within the
AOE rating of the hit point
automatically take damage,
with no to-hit roll necessary
except to determine where
the shot lands. Only the tar-
geted unit can be critically hit.
Pistol
Pistol weapons are very
small and compact and can
be held in one hand and used
in melee easily. Pistols can
be used while in melee range
and can be used in place of a
close combat weapon in me-
lee.
Indirect Fire
Indirect Fire weapons fire
long arcing shots that can hit
targets that are behind ob-
stacles. Indirect Fire weap-
ons can attack units without
having LOS to the unit, but
take a -4 PRO penalty to do
so. In addition, a friendly unit
must have LOS to the target-
ed unit in order for the attack
to proceed.
Long Attack Time
Long Attack Time weapons
take a while to use. Long At-
tack Time weapons cost 4
SPD to fire instead of just 2.
Long Reload Time
Long Reload Time weapons
take a while to reload. Long
Reload Time weapons cost 4
SPD to reload instead of just
2.
Penetration
Penetrating weapons draw a
line across the table to their
target when they are fired,
until it goes off the table or
crosses through a piece of
terrain. Any unit on this line
takes an attack from the
weapon.
Reel
This weapon fires a harpoon-
like dart and can reel in a
struck target. A target hit by a
Reel weapon is dragged
some number of d6 towards
the attacker at the end of
each round. This effect is
negated if the attacker dies. It
costs 4 SPD to attempt to
pluck out the harpoon (cancel
the effect) and requires a
PRO roll versus the attacker.
in order to succeed.
Pin
Pinning weapons fire large
bolts or projectiles that physi-
cally stick their targets to
things behind them. If a pin-
ning weapon's target is adja-
cent to a solid terrain feature
or another unit, damage from
a pin weapon will stick the
two together. If the thing is a
terrain feature, the unit can-
not move until it pulls free by
dealing another Xd6 damage
to itself and making a PRO
roll versus the attacker. If the
PRO roll fails, the damage
must be dealt again. If the
thing is another unit, both
units take a penalty to their
SPD equal to the other unit's
maximum BUL / 6. If this re-
duces a unit to below one
SPD, it cannot be activated. If
one unit moves, the other is
dragged along behind it and
vice versa. To unstick, both
units must take damage, but
the PRO roll is not neces-
sary.
Reach
Melee weapons with reach
have a longer range than
regular melee weapons.
Normal melee range is 1
square, but a weapon with
Reach may engage enemy
units in melee at a range of 2
squares. If the enemy is not
wielding a Reach melee
weapon itself, it cannot deal
damage to the other unit.
Reach also improves a unit's
threat range and zone of con-
trol by 1.
Charge Attack
This weapon deals more
damage on a charge. Add the
attacking unit's SPD spent to
move this turn onto damage.
Charge
This weapon can be charged
up to deal more damage. For
every X points of SPD spent
charging, the weapon deals Y
more points of HRT.
Suppression
A weapon with Suppression
must also be Automatic. A
unit may activate Suppres-
sion by ending its turn and
paying 4 SPD. Each time a
unit moves in its forward arc,
the suppressing unit makes 1
attack on that unit. This lasts
until the suppressing unit's
next turn, or until it runs out
of ammo.
Sniper
A Sniper weapon lets its user
reroll either 1 attack roll or 1
damage roll having to do with
the weapon once per round.
One-Shot
A weapon that is one-shot
runs out of ammo after each
attack.
Double Knockback
Hits from this weapon double
knockback damage inflicted.
Knockback Only
Damage from this weapon is
calculated normally but deals
only knockback damage.
Tag
The weapon fires a projectile
that marks its targets for al-
lies. Allies firing on the unit
gain a +X bonus to PRO for
that attack, and allies firing
Indirect Fire weapons may
attack it with no penalty.
Stun
Stun weapons disable an
enemy instead of killing them.
When dealing damage from a
Stun weapon, keep track of
the total Stun damage dealt.
When Stun damage becomes
equal to or greater than the
unit's current BUL, the unit
becomes unconscious and
may not be activated until it
has zero Stun damage re-
maining. Stun damage dissi-
pates at a rate of 1d6 per
turn. If a unit sustains Stun
damage greater than twice its
remaining BUL, the unit is
killed.
Arc
Arc weapons jump from one
target to the other, damaging
multiple targets. After a suc-
cessful hit on a target, an Arc
weapon hits and deals dam-
age to another target within X
squares of the first. If there
are no targets, the first target
is struck again. This goes on
for Y times.
Debuff
Debuff weapons affect a
unit's basic characteristics,
reducing or enhancing them
for a period of time. Debuff
weapons must be paired with
a time limit.
Time Limit
Time Limit must be paired
with an AOE or Debuff effect.
Each application allows the
effect to continue until the
end of the next round.
Freeze
Freeze weapons lock a unit
in place, preventing it from
moving. A unit hit by a freeze
weapon cannot spend any
SPD to move on its next acti-
vation. It may still spend SPD
for other purposes, such as
firing weapons. Vehicles are
not frozen by Freeze weap-
ons unless they actually take
damage from the weapon.
Spray
Spray weapons fire in a pat-
tern affecting multiple
squares on the battlefield.
Each point of Spray a weap-
on has allows it to affect one
more square. These squares
may be placed anywhere
within LOS of the firing mod-
el, so long as each square is
in contact with at least one
other orthogonally adjacent
square of the same Spray
pattern and one square is
adjacent to the firing unit.
Each unit in this pattern is
automatically hit and takes
damage.
Thrown
Thrown weapons are pro-
pelled by the user and are
not fired from a gun or other
type of launcher. A Thrown
weapon's range is equal to
2d6, rolled each time after
declaring an attack. Missed
thrown weapons must always
be tracked. Optionally,
Thrown weapons that miss
may be retrievable (assuming
they are something like a
knife or a spear), in which
case mark their location on
the field.
Grenade
Grenade weapons do not
detonate right away and tar-
get squares on the field in-
stead of units. When making
an attack with a Grenade
weapon, nominate one
square within range as the
target. The target number on
the attack roll to hit this
square is 1 per square to the
target. Shots that miss are
placed as normal, with the
exception being that only
squares on the field within
range may be targeted by the
shot. The grenade is marked
on the square it ends up on
and at the end of the round
it's fired in, it detonates, au-
tomatically damaging any
targets in its AOE. Grenade
weapons that are also
Thrown are restricted in the
amounts that a unit can carry,
and cost GP instead of WP.
In addition, Grenades cannot
be thrown right away. They
must instead be thrown with
the expenditure of a Kill
Point, gained by killing an
enemy unit. A unit may throw
however many grenades it
likes, so long as it has suffi-
cient SPD and KP to throw
them.
Heal
Heal weapons heal their tar-
gets instead of damaging
them. An attack roll must still
be made, and critical hits and
fumbles followed.
Mortar
Mortar weapons fire in such a
long arc that they take addi-
tional time to impact on the
battlefield. When firing a mor-
tar weapon, select a square
on the field and mark it. At
the end of the round after the
weapon is fired, the shot im-
pacts on or near that location.
Roll a d12. On a 12, the shot
hits dead on target. On any
other target, the shot devi-
ates in that direction (d12
o'clock) for 1d6 squares.
There are most likely many
other effects you can think up
for your weapons, so if it's not
listed here, make up rules
and a cost for it yourself. Dis-
cuss it with your opponent
first.
Units are not as flexible to
create but still offer a wide
variety of customization op-
tions.
The first step to creating a
unit is to choose its Body
Type. This defines some of
its basic stats.
Light units are small and ex-
tra-speedy. They are, how-
ever, exceedingly fragile.
DOD: 2
BUL: 24
SPD: 8
WP: 6
GP: 2
Medium units are a step up
from lights, having the power
and toughness to stand up to
larger confrontations.
DOD: 1
BUL: 30
SPD: 7
WP: 7
GP: 3
Finally, Heavy units are slow
and strong. They're more
suited to defending areas but
can turn the tide of a battle if
necessary.
DOD: 0
BUL: 36
SPD: 6
WP: 8
GP: 4
After selecting one of these
Body Types, the next step is
to choose one of the follow-
ing classes and apply it to the
unit. Each class is set up for
a specific role on the battle-
field and has corresponding
strengths and weaknesses.
Recons are a speedy class,
able to scout out the battle-
field and relay the information
back to their squadmates
quickly. Their speed is ham-
pered by their fragility but can
still make a difference by
rushing straight to an objec-
tive.
Recons gain 2 SPD and 2
DOD, but lose 1 TNK and 1
WP. Recons count as two
units when capturing objec-
tives.
Assaults are a jack-of-all-
trades class, having no real
specialization beyond general
combat.
Assaults gain 1 PRO, 1 DOD,
and 1 KIL, along with 6 AP.
An Assault may spend a Kill
Point in order to allow any
ally unit within 5 squares to
throw a grenade or use a Kill
Point action without expend-
ing one of its own Kill Points.
Stormers are a close-combat
class, specializing in short-
ranged and melee weapons.
They also have a built-in
scanning device that can
sweep a short area for units
with cloaking devices.
Stormers gain 1 KIL and 1
DOD, as well as 3 AP and 3
BUL, but lose 1 PRO and 1
GP. Stormers only take half
knockback. Infiltrators from
either team may not be de-
ployed within four squares of
a Stormer.
Tacticals are the explosives
specialists of a squad, able to
carry more grenades, throw
them further, and take less
damage from explosive
weapons.
Tacticals gain 1 PRO, 1 KIL,
and 1 GP, but lose 1 DOD.
Tacticals double their 2d6
result on Thrown Grenade
ranges. Tacticals' armor al-
ways gains Resistance to
Rockets.
Supports are the designated
heavy-weapons troopers of a
squad. They gain resistance
to knockback in order to
maintain their braced posture
but are very slow.
Supports gain 1 PRO, 1 KIL,
1 TNK, and 12 BUL, along
with 1 WP but lose 1 DOD
and 1 SPD. Supports take no
knockback damage at all.
Medics keep the squad run-
ning under the withering hail
of fire on the battlefield.
Medics gain 1 DOD, 1 KIL,
and 1 SPD, but lose 3 BUL.
Any friendly unit adjacent to a
friendly Medic at the start of
the Medic's activation gains
2d6 BUL up to its maximum.
When adjacent to a dead
friendly unit, the Medic may
spend 1 Kill Point in order to
restore that unit to life with
half its BUL remaining.
Technicians are the masters
of defense, capable of setting
up fortifications and maintain-
ing vehicles.
Technicians gain 1 PRO, 1
DOD, and 6 AP, but lose 1
KIL. Any friendly unit adja-
cent to a friendly Technician
at the start of the Techni-
cian's activation gains 1d6
AP, up to its maximum.
Technicians may spend 6
SPD to place a building in an
adjacent square. This build-
ing becomes active at the
start of the next round and
functions according to its de-
scription. Only one of each
type of building may be
placed by a Technician. The
Technician may also spend 6
SPD while adjacent to a
friendly building to upgrade
its level by one, to a maxi-
mum level of three. The
Technician may also spend 3
SPD anywhere on the field to
detonate one building he con-
trols.
Marksmen are the kings of
long-ranged warfare, having
a deadeye aim and the power
to back it up.
Snipers gain 2 PRO and 1
DOD but lose 1 TNK. Once
per round, a Sniper can reroll
one to-hit or damage roll.
Infiltrators are all about
stealth. Able to slip behind
enemy lines and masquerade
as a squadmate, the Infiltra-
tor is always capable of
wreaking havoc on the battle-
field.
Infiltrators gain 1 PRO, 1 KIL,
and 1 DOD. Infiltrators are
not deployed as usual at the
start of a game. Instead,
keep them off the field. Each
round, when called on to ac-
tivate the Infiltrator, the con-
trolling player may either
pass the Infiltrator's turn or
activate it. If the turn is
passed, nothing happens and
the sequence of play moves
on to the next player's next
unit. If the infiltrator is acti-
vated, however, select one
enemy unit on the field. Re-
place that unit with the Infil-
trator, who is then able to
take all actions desired based
on its SPD. If the Infiltrator
ends its turn out of LOS of
any unit, and not in the dis-
ruptive radius of a Stormer or
Dropjammer, the Infiltrator is
removed from the table and
will be ready to strike again
one full round after it is re-
moved. The unit that the Infil-
trator replaced is moved to its
controller's deployment zone
with full BUL and AP. If an
Infiltrator is adjacent to an
enemy building or Tank, the
Infiltrator may spend 6 SPD
to sabotage it. The effects of
being sabotaged are listed in
the description of each build-
ing and of the Tank. The
sabotage takes place imme-
diately.
Tanks are a specialized sort
of combat robot, able to heft
heavy weaponry without
strain and able to support
their teammates without fear.
Their inflexibility, however, is
their vulnerable point.
Tanks gain 1 PRO, 1 KIL, 1
TNK, 1 WP and 6 AP. They
lose 1 DOD and 1 GP. Tanks
ignore the 'Heavy' quality of
any weapon they use. In ad-
dition, Tanks never retreat
and are unaffected by mo-
rale. Tanks are also immune
to the effects of any critical
hits they take, treating it in-
stead as a normal hit. How-
ever, whenever a Tank rolls a
fumble on a to-hit roll, the
Tank begins to run amok. On
its next activation, the Tank is
controlled by the enemy
player. By the time its next
activation rolls around, its
self-correcting circuits will
have cut in and the proper
controller will command it.
When sabotaged by an Infil-
trator, the Tank shuts down
for one full round.
Tanks cannot be healed by
Medics or Provisionators and
instead regain 2d6 BUL every
time they regain AP.
Commandos are a fast at-
tack class, capable of striking
quickly and unexpectedly
with their flight capabilities.
Commandos gain 1 KIL, 1
DOD, and 1 SPD. They lose
1 PRO. Commandos can fly
at half normal movement
costs, ignoring terrain. If a
Commando starts flying dur-
ing its turn, it will remain fly-
ing until the start of its next
activation. If a Commando
takes damage while it is fly-
ing, it must make a PRO roll
versus the amount of dam-
age taken or fly out of control,
spending all their SPD to
move randomly on their next
activation. They regain con-
trol the round after that.
Sergeants are the leaders of
a squad, not exceptional in
their combat abilities, but
able to use their leadership
and rank to produce game-
changing effects on the bat-
tlefield.
Sergeants gain 1 PRO. A
squad with a Sergeant auto-
matically gains a +10% bo-
nus to any morale checks it
makes while the Sergeant is
still alive and on the field.
Sergeants start play with 10
Command Points (CP), which
are expended to use various
special abilities. These CP
cannot be regained in any
manner.
1 CP: Regenerate 2 BUL or 2
AP on self or friendly adja-
cent unit.
2 CP: Grant self or adjacent
unit 1 extra SPD for the
round.
3 CP: Grant self or adjacent
unit 1 extra PRO, DOD, or
KIL for the round.
4 CP: Grant self or adjacent
unit 1 extra CHT for the
round.
5 CP: Cause a HRT 3d6
Rockets AOE 1 explosion
anywhere within LOS.
6 CP: Change locations with
a friendly unit.
7 CP: Cancel all 'out of
ammo' results for the squad
for one round.
8 CP: Cancel all 'fumble' re-
sults for the squad for one
round.
9 CP: Cause all attacks made
by the squad to become criti-
cal hits for one round.
10 CP: Revive one dead unit
to full BUL and AP and place
it in the controller's deploy-
ment zone. It cannot be acti-
vated this round.
The buildings a Technician is
able to erect are listed below.
The Autogun is a tripod-
mounted automatic gun turret
with a rudimentary AI and
target discriminator. It fires at
enemies that enter its LOS at
the beginning and at the end
of the round. It is unique in
this regard in that it is one of
the only units able to be acti-
vated twice per round. It al-
ways fires at the closest en-
emy target within range. If
there are multiple targets that
qualify, the controller of the
autogun decides which is
fired upon. When built, the
autogun starts out at level 1,
with stats depending on its
level. The weapons it may
use are purchased for 1/3rd
of their normal price. This
must be done for each level
of autogun (up to level 3). If
this is not done, the Techni-
cian may not place an
autogun during the game.
A sabotaged Autogun begins
firing on its own teammates.
PRO: LV
DOD: 0
KIL: LV
CHT: 0
TNK: LV + 1
AP: LV x 6
BUL: LV x 12
SPD: LV + 3
WP: LV x 2
Provisionators are mobile
armories, possessing ammu-
nition in plenty as well as field
medical kits to keep the
squad up and running during
a prolonged fight. A
Provisionator heals and re-
stores AP to all units (not just
friendly ones) in an AOE
equal to its level. It does this
at the end of each round. At
level two, it gains the ability
to restore ammo to weapons
that are out of ammo, reload-
ing the guns without their us-
er having to spend SPD to do
so. A Provisionator restores
LVd6 BUL and AP. A sabo-
taged Provisionator leeches
BUL and AP from friendly
units, while restoring BUL
and AP to enemy units. A
Provisionator's stats depend
on its level.
PRO: 0
DOD: 0
KIL: 0
CHT: 0
TNK: LV
AP: LV x 3
BUL: LV x 6
SPD: 0
Teleporters are a way to get
reinforcement units back to
the frontlines quickly. Thus,
they have little utility in
gamemodes that prohibit re-
inforcements. While rather
weak, they allow instant
transit between the nodes of
a teleporter network. A
teleporter requires at least
two to be built before it be-
gins to function. If a friendly
unit ends its turn in the same
square as a teleporter, at the
end of the round, move the
unit to any teleporter on the
same team as the original
one. This is not done sequen-
tially, it is done simultaneous-
ly, so there is no danger of
telefrags. A teleporter cannot
have more than one unit tel-
eport to it in the same round.
A sabotaged teleporter refus-
es to function. A teleporter
has the same stats as a
Provisionator.
The Shieldwall is an easy
method to block off passage
to enemy units while not re-
stricting the movement of
friendly units. It also functions
as handy cover. The
Shieldwall extends for LV + 2
squares in any orthogonal
direction, selected when built.
It blocks off all enemy move-
ment and all attacks (whether
friendly or enemy) that trace
their LOS through it. It does
not actually block LOS but
any attacks targeted at units
that can be seen through it
will automatically strike the
Shieldwall. A sabotaged
Shieldwall blocks its own
team's movement. A
Shieldwall's stats depend on
its level.
PRO: 0
DOD: 0
KIL: 0
CHT: 0
TNK: LV x 2
AP: LV x 12
BUL: LV x 18
SPD: 0
Dropjammers are a special
anti-Infiltrator device de-
signed to protect Technician
bases from sabotage while
the Technician is under at-
tack. A Dropjammer prevents
Infiltrators from being de-
ployed within LV x 2 squares
of the Dropjammer. This in-
cludes all Infiltrators, whether
friendly or enemy. A sabo-
taged Dropjammer refuses to
function. A Dropjammer has
the same stats as a
Provisionator.
Mounted Guns are an easy
way to place heavy firepower
in the hands of units without
having to pay as much for it.
The drawback is, of course,
that it maintains a fixed posi-
tion with a restricted firing
arc. A Mounted Gun has a
firing arc into the forward 90*
from where it's built. A unit
may spend 4 SPD to man the
gun and fire it as though it
were a weapon the unit was
equipped with. This effect
lasts as long as the unit re-
mains adjacent to the gun, in
the same square. If the unit is
attacked from the forward 90*
the gun faces into, the attack
hits the gun instead. Other-
wise, the unit gains +2 cover
from the gun if the unit is at-
tacked. A mounted gun has
only one weapon, which must
be paid for at half price. A
sabotaged Mounted Gun
traps its user inside it. The
unit using it cannot move but
can attack. If the gun is de-
stroyed, it is set free. If the
gun has no user when it is
sabotaged, it refuses to func-
tion. A Mounted Gun's stats
depend on its level.
PRO: 0
DOD: 0
KIL: 0
CHT: 0
TNK: LV + 1
AP: LV x 6
BUL: LV x 12
SPD: 0
WP: LV x 3

In this next segment, I will
detail vehicles, how they are
affected by combat, and how
they are different from normal
units.
Vehicles are a bit more de-
tailed than your regular units.
The first step is to choose a
vehicle's MK or Mark. A vehi-
cle's mark is multiplied by 10
to get its base CV cost, mul-
tiplied by 18 to get its max
BUL, multiplied by 6 to get its
default BUL, multiplied by 12
to get its max AP, and is mul-
tiplied by 2 to get its max
TNK. Armor and BUL, as well
as regular stats are bought
for vehicles in the same
manner as a normal unit.
A vehicle's MK is applied as a
negative modifier to its DOD.
A MK 2 vehicle, therefore,
comes standard with a -2
DOD.
Whenever a vehicle moves,
it builds up momentum, which
is moved at the start of its
activation before it moves. If
a vehicle accelerates, it
moves Accel squares and
then adds its acceleration to
its current momentum. If a
vehicle decelerates, it sub-
tracts its deceleration from its
momentum and then moves
the remainder.
A vehicle's SPD defaults to
MK x 2, but it does not use
SPD to move. Vehicles in-
stead have an Accel/Decel
rating, which is how fast it
can accelerate or decelerate
in a turn. Each point of accel-
eration bought is multiplied
by the MK and then by 2, to
get its CV cost.
Vehicles that move on Legs
have a deceleration equal to
the acceleration. Legs cost
an extra x1.5 CV.
Vehicles with Wheels have a
deceleration equal to the ac-
celeration. and have a turn
radius of MK squares.
Wheels cost an extra x1.2
CV.
Vehicles with Treads have
an deceleration equal to half
the acceleration and have a
turn radius of 1/2 MK. Treads
don't cost any extra CV.
Vehicles that are Fliers have
a deceleration of 1/3rd the
acceleration. They have a
turn radius of 3 x MK. They
also can fly. The downside is
that they have to spend at
least half of their SPD each
turn moving or they stall out
and crash. Fliers cost an ex-
tra x2 CV.
Vehicles that are Hover Fli-
ers are exactly the same as
fliers except they don't need
to keep moving each turn.
They cost an extra x3 CV.
A vehicle's MK is the number
of contiguous squares it
takes up on the battlefield.
A vehicle's MK x 2 is the
number of passengers it can
carry. It costs 4 SPD to get
into or get out of a vehicle.
Passengers can't fire from a
vehicle.
Vehicles can mount however
many weapons they want
and they can fire as many as
they have SPD to. a 180 arc
for a vehicle weapon costs 4
CV while a 360 arc costs 8
CV.
Now, when a vehicle is dam-
aged, all the normal things
happen, damage is tanked,
subtracted from BUL, all that.
But the thing is, every MK x 6
points of BUL damage the
vehicle takes, the attacker
gets to roll on the system
failure table to see if anything
exciting happens.
1d20 RESULT
1 The paintjob is a little
scratched and the
driver's insurance
premium goes up.
2 The engine is glanced
and puffs out a huge
cloud of smoke, caus-
ing attackers to sub-
tract 2 from their PRO
when targeting the
vehicle.
3 The driver sprains his
elbow, losing 1 PRO
for the rest of the
game.
4 Everyone is jostled
about and loses their
train of thought. The
vehicle may not
spend any SPD next
turn and may not ac-
celerate or deceler-
ate.
5 The driver throws a fit
and forgets to steer.
All the vehicle does
on its next activation
is accelerate straight
ahead.
6 Everyone is knocked
out of their seats and
must return to them.
The vehicle may not
spend any SPD or
accelerate/decelerate
for the next two turns.
7 The driver swears a
Personal Death Ven-
detta against the
source of the most
recent damage. The
vehicle must attack
that target above all
else until either it is
destroyed or the vehi-
cle is.
8 The shot unsettles the
driver, who loses con-
trol of his bladder,
thus suffering a total
loss of all PRO for the
rest of the game.
9 The shot hits one of
the vehicle's weap-
ons, which falls off.
The defender choos-
es which one.
10 The shot hits one of
the vehicle's weap-
ons, which falls off.
The attacker chooses
 which one. points system. This will be example, multiplies the final
11 The shot hits the en- rectified right now. cost by 1.1.
gine, reducing its
power output. The The average points cost for a Once a unit has been final-
vehicle's acceleration fully-equipped foot unit is ized, its weapons must be
is halved. around 150 points, or CV purchased. Every unit can
12 The shot hits the (Combat Value). Vehicles carry up to three weapons,
transmission, destroy- cost a bit more than that, var- and a variable number of
ing all the gears lead- ying wildly. The points value I grenades. The unit's primary
ing to the front of the recommend for a short game weapon can use up to all of
vehicle. The vehicle is about 800 to 1000 CV. the unit's WP. The unit's sec-
can only move at half ondary weapon can use up to
speed in reverse. If To create a foot unit, the fol- 50% of the unit's WP. The
the vehicle is a flier, it lowing CV costs are followed. unit's melee weapon can cost
is destroyed. A Light body type costs 12 however much is desired,
13 The wheels, tracks, CV. because melee weapons do
jet engines, or other Medium costs 16 CV. not cost WP.
propulsion devices fall Heavy costs 24 CV. Every die of HRT costs 3.5
off the vehicle. Its The next step is to purchase CV. Every +1 bonus to HRT
momentum is imme- armor. Armor costs an costs 2 CV. Every -1 penalty
diately reduced to 0 amount of CV equal to the to HRT gets you 1 CV back.
and it may not accel- armor's TNK multiplied by its Every point of RNG beyond
erate. AP / 3. Once this has been 10 costs 2 CV. Every point of
14 The steering wheel determined, class bonuses or RNG below 10 gets you 1 CV
and brakes are de- penalties to TNK or AP are back. Every point of WP you
stroyed. The vehicle's applied, with no discount or reduce a weapon's WP by 1
controller and the op- rise in price. To make armor costs 8, while increasing it
posing player take resistant to a specific ammo gets you 4 CV back. Like-
turns controlling it on type, multiply the armor's final wise, reducing GP by 1 costs
its activations from cost by 2. This may be done 12, while increasing it by 1
now on. multiple times if wished. Re- gets you 6 CV back.
15 The engine falls out of sistant armor doubles its TNK
the vehicle. The vehi- and ignores any of that am- The various ammo types ap-
cle may not acceler- mo type's special effects. ply a multiplier to the final
ate but may deceler- Once armor has been pur- cost of the weapon. Some
ate and turn. None of chased, the next step is to special abilities do the same
its weapons function. choose the unit's class. thing. To handle this, add all
16 All weapons on the Recon costs 10 CV. the multipliers that are great-
vehicle are destroyed. Assault costs 14 CV. er than one together, then
17 All of the vehicle's Stormer costs 12 CV. subtract all the multipliers
passengers are de- Tactical costs 20 CV. that are less than one. Then
stroyed. Support costs 21 CV. multiply.
18 The vehicle is de- Medic costs 16 CV. Melee or Bullets multiply by
19 stroyed. Technician costs 26 CV. 1.
20 Marksman costs 14 CV. Shells are x.75.
Infiltrator costs 33 CV. Coils are x1.75
Whenever a vehicle is de- Tank costs 22 CV. Cells are x1.5
stroyed, it immediately blows Commando costs 16 CV. Rockets are x1.25
up with an AOE equal to its Sergeant costs 28 CV. Rails are x2.
MK and a HRT of its maxi- On a side note, a squad's The costs for the weapon
mum BUL / 6. Morale Factor is multiplied in specialties are listed below.
as a positive or negative per- Heavy: -6
Because that was copied di- centage at the end of a unit's Automatic: x2
rectly from the earlier short total cost, with weapons and Scatter: x1.5
Brutality rules, there was no everything. A +10% MF, for Incendiary: x1.75
explanation for CV and the AOE: +6 per point
Pistol: +3
Indirect Fire: +5
Long Attack Time: -4
Long Reload Time: -4
Penetration: x1.5
Reel: +15
Pin: x1.5
Reach: +6
Charge Attack: +2x+3y
Charge: +(6-x)+3y
Suppression: +15
Sniper: +8
One-Shot: -6
Double Knockback: +5
Knockback Only: -4
Tag: +6x
Stun: +6
Arc: +4x+6y
Debuff: +10, must select one
basic characteristic (PRO,
DOD, KIL, CHT)
Time Limit: +8
Freeze: +10
Spray: +3 per point
Thrown: -2
Grenade: +0
Heal: +8
Mortar: +8