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ICARE Q U I P M E N T I N D E X


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2Equipment Index v7.0 1990 onwards R. I. W. Lang :: www.icar.co.uk

start simple

C h a n g e L i s t

Added more equipment (Shakespear and Rampart).

Added more description.

Added sheet explanations.

F o r e w o r d

Icar began in 1990 and has since grown and changed beyond all recognition of the original. The gamegrew from two statistics to eighteen and then back to ve. Skills changed and grew on trees and guns wentfrom hand drawn in pencil to fully 3D rendered models.

Icar is the creation of a single person, Rob Lang but much of the fuel for the energy that has kept the gamegoing has come from a small group of dedicated players. For this rule set, I would like to thank the followingpeople in particular.

Simon Fish Aubury

Gideon Dwain Moss

Andrew Byrnie OByrne

Jozef Yeti Kundlak

Version: 7.14

Publish Date: 01 Mar 2007

Previous Release Versions: 5.1, Jan 2004

Known Issues in this version:

No index tables.

Website: www.icar.co.uk

Author: Rob Lang

Contact Email: [email protected]

Copyright: 1990 onwards. Robert I W Lang


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a window on a future world


E q u i p m e n t I n d e x

Icar has always been replete with technology. TheEquipment Index is dedicated to the application ofthis technology in the form of gadgets, guns and

gizmos. All large objects have their own sheet of pa-per that is folded and given to the player. Clothes,small gadgets and Gaia Entities are written elsewhere,there is a place on the second character sheet, next

to the skills to put these.

NEw STarTErS!

If youre new to Icar, then this book can seem abit daunting in the beginning. The scenario youvedownloaded will list what bits of technology will beappropriate, so you need only print out those. It isbest to start simple and add new things slowly.

If a player wants to use a bit of technology, then itis up to them to understand how it works and how it

might be used. If technology is forgotten about by theplayer then the opportunity to use it will have passed.It is not the responsibility of the GM to remember whohas what and functions of all the technology in eachsection.

rarITy

Rarity is the measure of how difcult it is to get holdof something (in percentage). Unfortunately, Rarity isquite subjective and location specic. For exampe, aHand Cannon is easy to acquire on a planet dedicat-ed to the contruction of rearms but next to impos-sible on planets with gun-restrictive laws. This valuecan be used in two ways. Firstly, it can be used as aguide to the GM and players when deciding if a cer-tain item of kit can be obtained. This system should

be used with care as decisions should be backed upwith a reason.

The second method is to use the value as a modieron a Street Deal skill roll. Use the Rarity as a nega-tive modier by subtracting the Rarity from the StreetDeal skill before rolling. For example, if the characterhas Street Deal at 50% and they wish to by a NelsonH1 at rarity of 10%, they will need to roll under (50%- 10%) 40%. A character can try every 5 hours to ndthe goods (roll once for every 5 hours of game time).

If a player does not have Steet Deal, then they will

need to nd another method of obtaining the goods.This is likely to include the use of contacts, Gaia andknowledge. Of course, if they get someone else tond the objects, then they might want to add a fee.

ThE Black MarkET

The Black Market is an illegal method of getting holdof items. Most items (not Imperial Issue ones, like theQaxam) can be gained on the Black Market at muchreduced Black costs. However, the black market onany planet is very difcult to nd and often requireslocal knowledge. The Black Market is normally littlemore than a Gaia space that has been set aside for

trading less-than-legal goods at low prices. An Isis isessential for the Black Market as it is used a guaren-tee of ownership. If something has been purchasedon the black market, then it is impossible for the StarEnforcers to know this. Arrests are normally made byinltrating the Black Market Gaia space and followingtransactions until the goods are handed over. It is alsoillegal to be found in a Gaia space that is known as aBlack Market trading space.

Some of the goods are often of poor quality and itis wise to use a person knowledgable with the itemto check it over after purchase. Items on the BlackMarket also differ in Rarity, so it may either be easieror more difcult to get an object there.

To nd the Black Market: make a successful StreetDeal roll with the Hard modier.

OwNErShIP

Expensive items (vehicles, space craft etc) have aDocket that describes both the owner and the itemitself. The Docket is a unique Gaia Entity that provesthat the item belongs to someone. The Docket Entityis normally found either on the Rayengine (computer)of the item or on a Datacard. Changing the owneris easy if the owner agrees. The Docket can also behacked using a Hacking skill if the owner does not.

F u l l P a g e S h e e t s

Towards the back of this book, you will nd a lot offull-page images that can be printed out inde-pedent to the rest of this book. These represent

weapons, vehicles and space craft. Each sheet rep-resents the in-game Docket that the character wouldown and contains all the rules and statistics that ap-ply to that item.

The sheets should be printed, folded and handedout to the player whos character owns the Docket.

Chances are, each character sheet will be accom-panied with a wealth of these Docket sheets.

Use these sheets as a phsyical form of who is holding

not much cargo butthen its whats

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or using an item.

PrEParINgThE ShEETS

Before you can use them, a little bit of preparation isneeded. These are the steps:

1. Print out the sheet and cut off the white edges.

2. Fold down the middle, with the picture on oneside of the fold and features and notes on the other.

3. Lay at. The picture will look upside down to startwith but that will become obvious. This side contains

most of the useful information.

4.The last fold is down the middle between the pic-ture and the most useful statistics.

5. Finished. On the front side will be the picture ofthe item, on the back, the useful statistics and on the

inside will be additional information and notes.

rEaDINgThE ShEETS

The sheets might look a little daunting at the start butonce you get used to using them, then youll nd thatthey are simple to read. On the following pages are aseries of descriptions of how to read each of the mainweapons.


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wEaPON ShEET

PictureThis is what the weapon looks like. Itsnot to scale, so some of the largerweapons can look small.

Name / VersionThis is the name of the weapon and whichversion it is. In this case, the name of the

gun is Nelson and the version is H1.

Cost, Type and RarityCost is the amount, in Imperium credits of theweapon. The type is either Light or Heavy. Light

weapons use the Light ring skill and Heavyweapons use Heavy Firing. Rarity is described atthe start of the book.

Other Features

The features indicates weapon abilitiesthat are not recorded elsewhere on thesheet. Sometimes (like below), moreitems can be purchased.

Short, Medium, Long RangeOn the outside of the disc are theweapon modiers for the differentranges. Add your Light or Heavy r-ing skill (check the top right to ndout which one you use) and recordthis in the middle of the disc. Shown

on this sheet is a characters skill of63%, adding the 10% modier, gives73% (as shown). Do the same forMedium and Long ranges.

StatisticsThese are the statistics of the weap-on. Blast Factor (BF) is the ability ofthe weapon to penetrate armour.Damage (DAM) is the amount ofhit points are reduced with eachround shots. Rounds per turn (R/T)is the number of rounds red in 3seconds. Magazine (Mag) is thenumber of rounds in a single mag-azine. Ammunition (Ammo) is thetype of ammunition the weapon

uses.

AmmoA place to record the ammuni-tion you have for the gun. Writea number for each magazinefor each.

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NotesSome information about thecompany and the weapon.


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VEhIclE ShEET

PictureThis is what the vehicle looks like. Itsnot to scale, so some of the larger

vehicles can look small.

Name / VersionThis is the name of the vehicle and whichversion it is. In this case, the name of thegun is Anchorage and it has no version.

Cost, Type and RarityCost is the amount, in Imperium credits of thevehicle. The type is Grav, Heavy Grav or Bike.Use the appropriate skill to drive the vehicle. AIPower (AIP) gives the AI level of the car. See theSociety book for more information. Crew givesthe number of seats.

Other FeaturesThe features indicates vehicle abilitiesthat are not recorded elsewhere on thesheet. Sometimes (like below), it mighteffect the skill level.

AR and HSArmour Rating (AR) is the tough-ness of the vehicles body. The HitPoints (HS) is the number of hits itcan take.

StatisticsThese are the statistics of the vehi-cle. Speed is the top speed of thevehicle. Manouvrebility (Mano) isa rating of how well the vehiclecan change direction. See theElements for information on howto use this. Acceleration (Accel) ishow much faster the car can goat each turn.

NotesSome information about the

company and the vehicle.


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SPacE crafT ShEET

PictureThis is what the space craft looks like.Its not to scale, so some of the largerspac craft can look small.

NameThis is the name of the space craft.Space craft tend not to have ver-

sion numbers.

NotesSome informationabout the companyand the space craft.

Feature ListDesigners: The manufacturer

Cost: The price, in Imperial Credits.

Advanced statistics: Powerplant, Grav Engine, Light Jump en-gine, Armour.

Weapon Systems: Whether the space craft has any weapons.

Shields: The number of shields the ship has.

Sensors: The type of sensors, or how well the space craft cansee.

AIP: The AI Power of the ship, possibly an avatar. If there is anavatar, use an Auto sheet for it.

Tractor Beam: A beam that can draw things up to the ship fromwithin the given range.

Cargo: The number of 10m x 10m x 10m space crates the shipcan carry.

Escape System, Cabins: How many people can stay onboard.

Dimensions (L/W/H): The length, width and height in metres.

Time to orbitand surface

The time be-tween orbit andthe surface of

the planet.

Weapon StatsThe statistics of anypre-tted weapons.There is no short rangefor the ship basedweapons, only medi-um and long.

Mano / LSManouvrability (Mano) measures theagility of the space craft, Light Speed(LS) is the number of squares on acluster sheet the ship can travel. Pointto Point (PTP) means that the shipdoes not need to leave the system toperform a jump.

Hull StatisticsThis is the ArmourRating (AR) and HitPoints (Hits) of thefour main areas ofthe space craft. K is

shorthand for 1000.190K is 190 000.

ShieldsOn the inner ring is thenumber of shields the shiphas. Record the number ofshields left on the outer ring.The above example has 7out of 15 shields left.

SpeedIn the centre ofthe disc is theacceleration ofthe space craft(70). In the mid-dle ring is thespeed in atmos-phere (the staris 1000s). The

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G e n e r a l I t e m s

Item Rarity Price Black

Weapons and Ammunition

Projectile Ammo 2.2 Box 100 5 100 10

Projectile Ammo 2.2 None Lethal Box 100 10 10 8

Projectile Ammo 5.5 Box 100 5 250 25

Projectile Ammo 5.5 None Lethal Box 100 10 25 15

Projectile Ammo 7.4 Box 100 15 5 000 500

Projectile Ammo 7.4 Concussion Box 100 50 8 000 1 000

Projectile Ammo 7.4 Micromissile Box 100 40 10 000 2 000

Projectile Ammo 10.2 Box 100 80 10 000 8 000

Low Velocity Grenade (LVG) Box 10 50 1 000 100

High Velocity Grenage (HVG) Box 10 70 10 000 1 000

High Velocity Grenade (HVG) Napalm Box 10 85 15 000 2 000

3 Gauge Box 50 30 5 000 1 000

5 Gauge Box 50 30 5 000 1 00010 Gauge Box 50 60 10 000 1500

15 Gauge Box 50 60 15 000 2 000

20 Gauge Box 50 60 20 000 2 000

Arms 2 25 5 000 2 000

Nelson H1 Standard 10 150 100

Havan 11 15 500 200

Raqax 2E 90 60 000 55 000

Hand Cannon 99 50 000 45 000

Arms 5 33 8 000 6 000

Arms 6 36 12 000 6 000

Havoc 1b (check entry for details) 79* 90 000 85 000

Boomstick Special - see sheet

Astraripper 2E 22 40 000 35 000

Astraripper 2E BSV 55 50 000 35 000

Astraripper 5 20 15 000 13 000

Astraripper 5b 30 17 000 15 000

Hell Hound 2 20 15 000 10 000

Brainspiller 7 40 20 000 15 000

Brainspiller 7e 70 60 000 55 000

Chainsaw 2 65 60 000 45 000

Chainsaw 5 60 75 000 60 000

Chainsaw 7 65 100 000 70 000

Hell Hound 20 15 000 12 000

Korg 5 60 75 000 65 000

Papex 7 80 450 000 420 000

Forge A 85 210 000 180 000

Igniter DF 95 125 000 115 000

Photosythe 85 22 000 21 000

Vendetta 90 80 000 70 000

SSCI Qaxam 6 100 N/A N/A

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SSCI Cataclyst 100 N/A N/A

Vehicles

Forrester Rover 15 8 000 2 000

Forrester Achorage 10 12 000 4 000

Forrester Achorage R 20 13 500 6 000

Forrester Sports V 35 75 000 70 000

Forrester Orbihaul 25 40 000 20 000

Zyntek Eagle 25 60 000 50 000

Zyntek Kestrel 15 15 000 7 000

Zyntek Vulture 45 25 000 22 000

Powertek Rattlesnake 20 2 200 2 000

Living

Budget Room for 5 Days 0 50 N/A

Luxury Room for 5 Days 20 5 000 N/A

Budget Meal 0 2 N/A

Luxury Meal 10 75 N/A

Budget Kaisa (Beer) 2 1 N/AQuality Kaisa (Beer) 20 4 N/A

Clothing

Coveralls - Synthetics 0 10 N/A

Coveralls - Gate Specications 10 200 150

Coveralls - Armoured (AR 15, HS 1k total) 30 1 000 700

Street Clothing - Full Outt (medium fashion) 20 100 60

Street Clothing - Full Outt (high fashion) 50 500 450

Business Suit - Full Outt (bland) 20 150 100

Business Suit - Cross Patch (high fashion and highly desirable) 40 500 - 5k N/A

Environment Suit 20 1 500 1 000

Environment Suit - Armoured (AR 15, HS 2K total) 39 6 000 2 500

Grav Bike Suit - Armoured (AR 15, HS 2K total + 50 stun) 50 10 000


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A m m u n i t i o n

PrOjEcTIlE 2.2Blast Factor (BF) 10

Damage Range 3-15

Rarity 5%Cost (box of 100) 100

Titanium, Tungsten and Sinite mix.

NON-lEThal 2.2Blast Factor (BF) 10

Damage Range 1

Stun Given 100

Rarity 10%

Cost (box of 100) 10

A rubber and foam round that is designed to stun a target, rather thando lethal damage. Stun is taken by target if their Armour Rating (AR) isless that the BF.

PrOjEcTIlE 5.5Blast Factor (BF) 15-20

Damage Range 10-60

Rarity 5%


Multiplate echette Titanium and Sinite

NON-lEThal 5.5Blast Factor (BF) 15-20

Damage Range 1

Stun Given 200

Rarity 10%


A rubber and foam round that is designed to stun a target, rather thando lethal damage. Stun is taken by target if their Armour Rating (AR) isless that the BF.

PrOjEcTIlE 7.4Blast Factor (BF) 40-45

Damage Range 40-100

Rarity 15%

Cost (box of 100) 5k

Threaded, Titanium-Sinite-Tungsten Woven Fragmenting


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cONcUSSION rOUND 7.4Blast Factor (BF) 10

Damage Range 200 (Stun only)

Rarity 50%


Fired from a Chain gun, this round explodes on the target and with great

force. Designed to knock Bionics off their feet.RulesIf it hits, target must make a SHIFT roll with a -20 modier. Target is notdamaged, just stunned and knocked over (prone).

MIcrOMISSIlE 7.4Blast Factor (BF) 30

Damage Range 40

Damage Radius 10m

Rarity 75%


Can be red from a Chain Gun. This micromissile will automatically lockon the target, which will be found as whatever the user is aiming at. If thetarget moves, the missile adjusts its ight path. It is able to follow terrainfeatures and move through buildings.

PrOjEcTIlE 10.2Blast Factor (BF) 70

Damage Range 50-500

Radius 50m

Rarity 80%


Titanium Tungsten round with Pow Tam Explosive head

lOw VElOcITy grENaDEBlast Factor (BF) 50

Damage up to 5m 100

Damage 5m - 25m 40

Rarity 50

Cost (box of 10) 1k


hIgh VElOcITy grENaDEBlast Factor (BF) 70

Damage up to 5m 400

Damage 5m - 50m 100

Rarity 70%




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hIgh VElOcITy grENaDE - NaPalMBlast Factor (BF) 70

Damage Range 100 / turn

Blast Radius 25m

Rarity 85%


Fired from a High Velocity Grenade launcher, this grenade contains agel substance that burns upon contact with any gas. Anything within theblast radius will be covered with this Napalm and will be suffer the dam-age given above. The Napalm burns for these10 turns. The only methodof stopping this process is to smother the burning areas for the 10 turns (30seconds). Napalm does not work in no-atmosphere areas.


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G a i a E n t i t i e s

Gaia Entities are cognisent programs that canbe placed onto the Gaiajack and used whenneeded. The Gaiajack needs to be plugged

in to start the entities. Active entities are waiting to beused. Inactive entities are sleeping. To wake up anentity, you need to be either in a Public Space or in aSystem in which you have control of the Entity Gen-

erator (which you have in most volumes you own).

Some Entities need the Gaiajack to remain pluggedin while they are in use, these are called Slave Entities.Others can move around in Public Spaces or systemsthat are owned and controlled by the user. Entitiescan be Active and Inactive. An Entity may not moveinto someone elses secure system unless accompa-nied by the user (either hacking or with permission).

Entities are Uniques by default. This means that theycannot be copied. As they are Articially Intelligent,they need to be grown from source. Some can be

made relarively quickly, others not.

Entities come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Thecheapest ones tend to be simple geometric shapes.More complex entities come in the form of real worldreplicas, such as pets or people. Human looking enti-

ties are very popular as they are easier for the gen-eral public to relate to. Most hackers will have all sortsof shapes for entities, sometimes matching to form aset of similar tools (such as birds of prey). The entitiesgiven below come in a range of shapes and sizes. Anentity that might look cool should cost a little more.

Most Entities can be used as many times as you like.However, others are destroyed in the very act of us-ing them. These special Entities are called Single UseEntities and the limits of their ability are listed in the

description.

wrITINg yOUr OwN ENTITIES

It is encouraged that you write your own versions ofthe Entities listed in the Directory. To make your own,you need the Skill Gaia Design. If you want to createsomething with Articial Intelligence self-sufciencythen you need the skill Articial Intelligence. The de-signer will need a Gaiajack, although a Public termi-nal will be enough to create the entity. The only costis time. The best rule of thumb is 1 hour per 100 credits.For an AI system, it takes 2 hours per 100.

For example, taking the Shell Ent. Infotracker 20,which costs 200 and is an AI; will take 4 hours to makea similar system. In most cases, the player is better of

buying the Entity.

PUBlIc ENTITIES

Owned by a lot of people and used everywhere,these entities are created by legal companies andcan be bought quickly across Gaia. Most of these en-tities have a very low rarity - youre not bound to loca-tion in Gaia. The big three Gaia Entity companies are

Gaianware, Ellipsian Entities (or simply E2) and ShellEntertainment (Shell Ent.).

Infotracker

Public search AI

Type: AI

A search AI has the Research skill at a low % but hasthe ability to keep searching for something. The bet-ter the research skill of the AI, the more expensive it is.The AI will only search for one thing at a time and the

user must describe in detail what it is they want. Theycan be used to nd out information, objects or peo-ple on Gaia. By their very nature, they are Free enti-ties and return periodically to the Gaiajack to reportndings. If the Gaiajack is not plugged in, it cannotreturn any information. If the Gaiajack is not plugged

in for some time and the owner moves through realspace (not Gaia), then when it is plugged in, it willtake time for the Entity to nd the Gaiajack. The fur-ther you move without the Gaiajack plugged in, themore difcult it is for the Entity to nd the user.

Infotracker 20, Research 20%, Cost: 200, Rarity: 10%



Gaianware Infotracker 50, Research: 50%, Cost: 1500,Rarity: 15%

Gaia Personal Assistant

Type: AI

This Artically Intelligent Entity will remain in one loca-tion and take/give messages for you. To allow any-one to leave a message, the Entity must be placedin a Public Space. The Entity is a Free Entity and maybe sent with a message for a specic person withinstructions on how to give the message. Although

Unique through its AI, the appearance of the Entitycan either be the rather boring Neohuman, a verygeneric looking human Entity or a unique and attrac-tive form. Attractive Personal Assistants cost more.

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The more you pay, the more attractive they will be.The Personal Assistant will not follow the user aroundGaia, it needs to be placed manually by the user.Most people place a Personal Entity in the PublicSpace of their apartment.

Shell Ent. Personal Assistant. Neohuman. Cost: 200.Rarity: 2%

Shell Ent. Personal Assistant. Mythological Creatures.Cost: 500. Rarity: 5%

Shell Ent. Personal Assistant. Famous People.

Gaianware. Personal Assistant. Male/Female. Cost:400 - 5000. Rarity: 3%-10%

E2. Personal Assistant. Executive Package. Cost: 6000- 8000. Rarity: 11%

hackINg ENTITIES

Hacking Entities are illegal tools to assist the hacker

in breaking into Gaia volumes and moving aroundin them. Some provide more information to allow thehacker a better chance of nding their task, othersaid in dealing with Entities inside the system. HackingEntities cannot be bought legally through the usual

channels but may be sought through the Undergaia.To get hold of an Entity, a hacker must successfullypass a Hacking roll for each type of Entities they wishto buy. This represents going onto the Undergaia andnding someone to sell the Entity to them.

Snoop

Type: Not AI

A snoop is an entity that can listen to doors and sensewhat is beyond them. It is used to help the hackermove through a network, avoiding searching sec-tions of the network not interesting to them. It can of-fer three different types of information about what ison the other side of the link:

- The type of node

- The type of Entities on the node (if there are any)

- The existence of Isis on the node

A successful Hacking roll will allow the GM to revealone of the above three. A failed roll means that theSnoop will be deactivated (set asleep).

Undergaia. Snoop. Cost: 1100. Rarity: 70%. Multipleuse.

Door Lock

Type: Not AI

This is a simple tool closes a door (link into a node)temporarily. It stops Entities and Isis moving into thenode from that link. The Entity can be removed bythe Hacker and placed on another door if required.This does not make the Entity deactivate. Door Lockshave a strength and this is the modier against an-other Isis in the system removing the lock. If the Door

Lock is removed by another Isis, it is deactivated.Undergaia. Door Lock. Cost: 1000. Rarity: 74%. Difcultyto remove: Easy. Multiple use.

Undergaia. Door Lock. Cost: 1500. Rarity: 79%. Difcultyto remove: Taxing. Multiple use.

Safety Net

Type: Not AI

This Entity is placed into a node while the hacker is enroute to elsewhere. If the hacker is kicked out of the

system (by a security entity or Isis) then they only goback as far as the safety net, not back to the publicspace. Once placed, the Entity cannot be removedor changed, therefore, it is a one-shot use. One Safety

Net may only be used by one Isis. Safety Nets can beremoved by another Isis in the system. Most hackerscarry two or three safety nets into a system.

Undergaia. Door Lock. Cost: 2000. Rarity: 81%. Singleuse.

Double

Type: AI

When going up against another Isis in a system (nor-

mally the system owner), the Double can be used toconfuse the defender. For a single turn, it distractsthe other user so that the hacker can either leavethe system or go deeper in. The defender will only bedistracted for a game turn (a whole Shift worth of ac-tions for the user of the Double).

Undergaia. Double. Cost: 1100. Rarity: 73%. Singleuse.

Inside Man

Type: AI

The Inside man Entity is carried into a system by aHacker and left on either a node that connects to thePublic Space or a Backdoor node. When required,

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the Inside Man can allow access to one Isis at a time.Unfortunately, the Inside Man is Easy to spot for Isis butgoes unnoticed by Security entities. Once set up, hecannot be moved or switched off. He can be usedfor access many times, though.

Undergaia. Inside Man. Cost: 5000. Rarity: 78% Singlesetup, multiple use.

harD lIghT ENTITIESThese Entities may be Animated in a Holoroom, theyinclude furniture, artwork and virtual living spaces.Its common for people to carry around a number ofHard Light Entities of choice furniture for them to usewhen on holiday, at work or at home. Think of theseas folding furniture that can fold up innitely smallinto the Gaiajack. To use, you must be standing in aGaiaroom or Holoroom. These are rooms that haveHard Light projectors in them. Most Imperial spaceHotels, Ofces and Apartments have Holorooms asstandard. Some public places will not allow you to

animate your own furniture - such as bars, restaurantsand so on.

For simplicity, use the price guides from your local fur-niture shop for prices.

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A u t o m a t o n s

Buying an automaton is not like buying a car. Itsmore like buying a pet. Every Automaton is differ-ent. Buying an Automaton follows these steps:

Choose either new or second hand

Choose a Model

Decide on a name

Select a Personality Template

Add Skills

NEwOr SEcOND haND

Brand new Automatons have plain personalities,whereas second hand, older Automatons can havequite extreme personalities. Due to their quirky na-ture, older Automatons are more expensive than newones. Older Automatons also appear to have more

common sense, because they are used to operat-ing in a human world. New Automatons are treatedlike children that have a gift for a few dened sub-jects but are terrible in general social situations.

The Appendix of this book shows new Automatons

only. To make up a second hand one, use the givennew ones, reduce the hit points to indicate dam-age, set the personality as an extreme version ofone of the templates and add some skills. To calcu-late cost, make up the Automaton as if it is new andthen multiply using the following table. For really oldAutomatons (100 years or more), then their value canbe just about anything. The Auto can be too eccen-tric to be useful to anyone or be very knowledgeableand thus priceless.

Age Multiply by

1-5 x1

6-20 x2

21-50 x3

51-100 x4

100+ See above

Costing assistance table

chOOSEa MODEl

Automatons come in two forms, Humanoid andIndustrial.

Humanoid Automatons are designed to integratewith society. They are based on the human form. Themore expensive ones have realistic synthetic skin andare difcult to tell apart from humans without using

some sort of sensors. All Humanoid Automatons comewith a basic personality and a basic human empathysuch that they can hold conversations and under-stand tone and meaning.

Industrial Automatons are more like complex robots ofold. Normally large, strong and designed to performa particular range of tasks. They simply obey humaninstructions and are trained such that they have anafnity with technical subjects. They understand anytools that are tted to them and are normally trainedto be able to work on a particular group of tasks.

DEcIDEONaNaME

A name might be a frivolous idea to the players andcharacters but to the Automaton, its very important.It is the rst connection that the Automaton has to thehuman world.

Applicable to new Automatons only.

SElEcTa PErSONalITy TEMPlaTE

An Automatons personality is represented by a cut-down Deviant Wheel, similar to the one on the normalcharacter sheet. A Personality Template is an initialDeviant Wheel that you pick from the list given below.Over time, the Automatons personality will grow fromthis rst step.

An automaton is judged by a cut down Deviant wheel:Serious, Calm, Introvert, Machine, Virtuous. And theiropposites are on the other side of the wheel. The dif-ferent facets are described below:

Serious

A serious Automaton is one that hasnt yet developeda sense of humour. A sense of humour is normally as-sociated with Automatons that have lived through alot. Therefore, brand new automatons are unlikely to

have a well developed sense of humour.

if youre exploring an unchartered alien world:

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Calm

Most Automatons appear to be calm when theyare new but they soon become excitable. If yourAutomaton will be under re, this facet should behigh. If your Automaton will be looking after children,then a low value is preferred.

Introvert

An introverted Automaton is a quiet one and keeps it-self to itself. It will not go out of its way to make friendsand be helpful to humans. However, if talked to thenan introverted Automaton will politely hold conversa-tion.

Machine

This is a measure of how machine-like the Automatonspersonality is. It is intrinsically linked to the other per-sonality facet. Initial personality templates are alwaysset to 4.

Virtuous

This is a measure of how naive the Automaton is. Willit automatically believe anything thats told to it or isit a more questionning automaton. Initial personalitytemplates are always set to 4.

PErSONalITy TEMPlaTES

Amicable

The Amicable personality template is a good start-ing point for any Automaton buyer. An AmicableAutomaton is calm, respectful and serious. It is howyou might expect an Automaton to be.

Clown

The clown is a lively, fun and outgoing. Theymake excellent companions rather than businessAutomatons.

Austere

The Austere Automaton is ideal for business. Serious,calm, capable and an air of servitude. This Automatonpersonality will not embarrass you or your company.

aDD SkIllS

Adding training to your auto. Automaton skills comeat a percentage, cost a certain amount of moneyand take time for the Auto to learn. The more com-plex the skill, the more expensive it is and the longer ittakes to learn.


18/80


Skill Price Time Start Max

Space Craft Know 11 000 8h 30 60

Space Craft Systems 24 000 14h 20 40

Mechasys Know 7 000 6h 30 60

Mechasys Systems 9 000 6h 20 40

Vehicle Know 7 000 6h 35 60

Vehicle Systems 9 000 6h 25 40

Energy Know 8 000 7h 30 60

Energy Systems 10 000 9h 20 40

History 5 000 5h 20 70

Law 5 000 5h 20 70

Ecopolitical 10 000 20h 20 60

Socioeconomics 15 000 30h 20 40

Botanics 10 000 20h 20 60

Biological 10 000 20h 20 60

Food Science 15 000 30h 20 40

Macroecology 15 000 30h 20 40Physical 10 000 20h 20 60

Macromechanics 15 000 30h 20 40

Astromechanics 15 000 30h 20 40

Bike Pilot 8 000 10h 20 40

Grav Pilot 8 000 10h 20 40

Heavy Grav Pilot 8 000 10h 20 40

Cruiser Pilot 10 000 15h 20 40

Med Basic 8 000 10h 40 60

Med Diagnosis 15 000 15h 20 60

Med Surgery 30 000 30h 20 60

Automaton Skills


19/80


e x p e d i t i o n a r y

t e c h n o l o g y

Loki Expeditionary Technology provides expeditionaries with a high quality of tech-nolog. Since 92000, Loki has sold their wares through a network of Loki dealers. Allequipment has a rarity of 93%, and to nd a dealer requires a Difcult Streat Dealroll.

Helmet CollarExpands to t over head at

the touch of a button.AR: 5. HS: 2000.Encumberance: 0.Cost: 10 000

Polyceramic KnifeToughened ghting knife. Does notshow on weapon scans.BF: 5. Encumberance: 0. Cost: 900

Expedition HarnessHelps the user carry more equip-ment. Shift > 3 to use.Encumberance: +3. Cost: 550

TiSi X-Weave Armoured CoatAR: 40 for all except head.

HS (H, LA, T, RA, LL, RL): 0, 100, 400, 100,100,100Encumberance: 2. Cost: 40 000

Fighting GloveA lightweight glove that acts as ablunt when punching in close com-bat without needing to changeweapons.Encumberance: 0. Cost: 2000 pair.

ParamedkitLightweight Medkit made entirely frompolyceramics.Encumberance: 1. Cost: 4000

Prospace CommsCommunicate instant-ly withing a system.Unhackable.Encumberance: 0.Cost 2000


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e x p e d i t i o n a r y

t e c h n o l o g y

Survium Impact SuitProtection against falling. AR 2for all except head.HS (H, LA, T, RA, LL, RL): 0, 1000,2000, 1000, 1000,1000. Wearertakes half stun.Encumb: 1. Cost 2000.

Climbing BootSuper grip boots allows quickerwall and Mesh climbing. +20%

Scale Wall. Otherwise SHIFT -1.Enumberance: 0. Cost: 300.

Stealth BootHardened shell and ac-tive silence tread.+20% to Stealth.Encumberance: 0. Cost:850.

Glass Laser PenAs used by emergency crews. Cuts through any toughedglass. A human sized hole can be cut in 2 rounds. Needsanother 2 rounds to charge.Encumberance: 0. Cost: 900.

Climber Sensor PackNon-Gaia device thatcalculates weather, tem-perature, pressure, radaraltitude and gives audio/visual (soft light) warnings.

Encumberance: 1. Cost:1100.

Monowire Disc1mm thin wire for climbing in motor-ised drum. Can life 500kg but will hold1200kg. Rate of ascent: 10m/turn. Allows

scaling of walls without skill.Encumb: 1. Cost: 2000.

Climbing DiscsFor use with monowire. Climbing discs are smallgrav units that stick to a at surface. Max holdweight: 1200kg. Packs of 5. Encumberance: 1 for5. Cost 1200.


21/80


ShakespearWeld TapeA strong metal sticky tape

for xing any two things to-gether. Once xed it needsto be cut like a metal. AR: 3.(Gaffer tape)Cost: 20 per roll. Enc: 0.

Poraq Flux CableIn several lengths with high powerrating. Can move power and databetween any two points. Cost: 100.

ScreamerOnce clampedaround a ux ca-ble or informationhub, this unit canact as a secureGaia link to oneterminal only. Cannot be hacked.Cost: 200 for 5.

Enc: 0.

Since 75667, Shakespear Technics have been leadingthe eld. Based in the Jug cluster of Remmar. This smallcompany design and manufacture a stagging amountof equipment for those unable to afford high techSayshellian equipment. Shakespear equipment is easyto nd second hand but a bit more tricky to nd new.

Energy CutterA cutter that will go through justabout anything. The circularblade is made from a rotatingraw energy disc, which disap-pears when off. Whole cuttercollapses down for easy car-rying (2 turns to get out or putaway). Useful for cutting into ve-hicles, airlocks, re doors or just

about anything. Cuts at about50cm per turn. BF: 90.Cost: 800. Encumberance: 1.

Torque GunIf it is tted rotationally, then the torque gun can remove

it. Good for opening doors and airlocks as well as xingthings.Cost:150. Enc: 0.

Poraq GeneratorA solid state Durallium Generator for producingpower to keep systems running or regeneratingold generators more powerful than itself. MostGrav vehicles can be powered for a short timeon this generator (not Heavy Grav). Cost: 500.Encumberance: 1.


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ShakespearAllosealerJoins two materials together. Rethreads alloys, poly-ceram-ics and non-biomatter at a rate of 50cm every 3 seconds fora normal door. Cost: 300. Encumberance: 0.

Third handGrav Addisted hand for holding items while being created or repaired. Floats inwhatever orientation the user requires. Cost: 430. _+10% to any Systems Skill roll.Encumberance: 0.

Tech harnessErgonomic har-ness for holdinglots of technicalitems. Shift > 4 touse.Cost: 660Encumberance:+2.

NanofactoryA self contained factory that can take in raw materials (such as metals,ore and minerals) and a design and from those make any object (from

generator parts through to weapons). The Nanofactory may alsoa beused to recycle metals from objects that are no longer of use. While increation, the nanofactory should be kept as still as possible. A part cantake between 10 minutes and 10 hours, depending on complexity. TheNanofactory cannot make a part that is larger than itself (20cm wideand 40cm long). Larger objects can be made from many componentsparts joined by hand.Requires a Systems skill check to use, a Design roll to create the designfor the part and a Wit roll to spot problems. Requires Gaiajack for inter-facing design. Cost: 2500. Encumberance: 2.

Mechanical Iris OpenerForces open iris doors that are found on starcraft airlocksand docking ports. Can open 10m hope in any door in 4turns. Cost: 600. Encumberance: 1.


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Shakespear

Energy ValveControls the energy along uxcables using a Gaiajack anda secure Gaia link. Useful forcutting power to generators,grav engines or airlock doors.You might need to cut intothe wall to get to the cable inthe rst place.Cost: 90. Encumberance: 0.

Grav Field GeneratorRequires an energy supply (Such as thePoraq Generator). Creates a Gravityeld in any direction within a 15m bub-ble. Removes the need to use 0g opera-tion skill. Anything that leaves the bubblewill be back in normal gravity.Cost: 580. Encumberance: 1.


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RAMPART

Rampart are the longest running high tech com-pany and have been offering expeditionary tech-nology since the Aran War. Although expensive,the equipment on offer is difcult to nd from anyother supplier.

Rarity of all items: 70%

Ammunition Beamer MagazineA range of magazines for any calibreof projectile weapon (5.5 shown). Doesnot cater for energy weapons. Canfeed rounds up to 600 per 3 seconds(1 turn). Draws power from internalgenerator. No installation required, justclick the magazine in power up andconnect to a pod or spike. On starting,password is verbal and recognised bythe pod or spike that is serving the am-

munuition. Incorrectly beamed roundsare rejected automatically.Encumberance as per the normal siz-es.Cost: 10 000.

Ammunition Beamer PodThis hand carried device stores ammo of onetype and then beams the ammunition to oneor more beamer magazines. Due to the lossynature of beaming, 10% of all rounds red areduds. Ammo is beamed only to those maga-zines with the correct codes. Can accept am-

munition from the space craft spike.Capacity: 800 x 2.2 or 600 x 5.5 or 500 x 7.4.Range: 10km from pod to magazine.Jamming: Due to the nature of prospace, podis easy to jam. Its possible that no rounds willarrive.Cost: 25 000. Encumberance: 2.

Long Range Beamer SpikeMounted on a space craft of heavy grav ve-hicle, this spike is 7m long and used for servingammunition to ammo pod only. Can be usedfrom low orbit as long as the planet does notget in the way. May beam different ammuni-tion to different pods.

Capacity: As big as the cargo bay is.Range: Low orbit or 100km.

Jamming: Due to the nature of prospace,pod is easy to jam. Its possible that no roundswill arrive.Cost: 100 000.


25/80

NELSONH1

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

150

Type:

Lig

ht

Rarity:

10%

GravBalancing-

Ba

lance

sthewe

ighto

ftheweapon,

reduc

ingany

kick.

Options:

Silencer.

Theweapon

issilen

tbeyon

dshortrange.

OptaxSighting.

Fitssnugly

on

topo

fg

iving

+0

,+10

,+10

.Cos

t150cu.

PowerSetting.

Increase

th

epowero

foneroun

d.

Requ

iressu

ccess

fulWeapon

System

Rolltot.Dam2

0,R/T1.C

ost250cu.

ChainFeed

.Convertsma

gazine

toc

ha

infee

d.

Mustusecha

ine

d2

.2roun

ds.

Requ

ires

success

fulWeapon

Systemsro

ll.Mag:

fee

d.

Cost:

250cu.

PalmPrintID.Stopsanyon

eotherthantheownerringthew

eapon.Requiressuccess-

fulWeapon

Systemsro

ll.C

ost

175cu.

Notes

So

ldinm

illions,

the

Ne

lson

isby

far

themostpopu

larpersona

lde

fenceweaponava

il-

able

.Its

lightwe

ightcons

truc

tionan

dsturdy

designmeans

tha

teven

theun

initiated

canretheNelsonwithagooddegreeofaccuracy.Dispensing5roundsevery3

secon

ds,

the

H1can

dec

ima

temost

human

targe

tsin6

secon

ds!

Most

lyuse

dby

parano

idexecu

tivesand

those

livingonp

lane

tsw

ithpo

ten

tia

llydangerousspec

ies

ofan

ima

l.

The

Ne

lson

has

beenarou

ndformanyyearsan

ditssimp

led

esign

thereare

hun

dre

ds

ofmodicationsavailable

.However,manyofthesearecreatedbysmall,unlicensed

compan

ies,

thus

thequa

lityo

fpartscanno

tbeguaran

teed

.Those

inc

lude

da

bove

areofciallyincludedbyNapalm,themainmanufacturer.

Acompac

tan

dlightwea

pon

tha

tcansurv

iveneg

lec

t

an

dpro

duceare

liablesho

tevery

time.

Pistol

10

12

5

20

2.

2P


26/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Arms2

Features

Cost:

5000

Type:

Lig

ht

Rarity:

25%

GravBalancing-

Ba

lance

sthewe

ighto

ftheweapon,

reduc

ingany

kick

.

Pistol

15

30

5

5

5.

5P

Notes

Abravemove

by

Napalm

was

tocrea

tethe

Arms

2p

istol.A

fter

thesuccesso

fthe

2.2

ringArms1,theArms2isaboldadvancetowardImperiu

m-likehighpowerpistols.

The

Arms

2isawe

llbala

nce

dweapon

tha

tcom

binespoweran

daccuracyw

ithin

reasona

bleranges

foran

afforda

bleprice.

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Arms

2isan

incre

diblypowerfu

lhan

dgunan

dw

ithone

sho

tw

illt

eara

foo

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ide

cavityinanunmodiedh

umanstorso.Unfortunately,thisp

owerisoffsetbythelack

ofaccuracya

tlongranges

bu

tthisisrare

lyrequ

ire

dbyth

osew

hocarry

itas

the

ir

side-arm.

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lycompe

titor

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isthe

Imperium

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ries,w

hichthe

Arms

2a

t-

temp

tstorep

lica

te(with

somesuccess

).The

Arms

2can

be

purc

hase

dbymem

bers

ofthepu

blica

ta

frac

tion

ofthe

Raqax

scost.

Itssheerpow

erw

illm

ake

ita

favouri

te

foryears

tocome.


27/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

HAVAN11

Features

Cost:

500

Type:

Lig

ht

Rarity:

15%

Reliable.Unlikelytojam.Onarollof100tore,theuserrollsaD10andona10,the

weapon

jams.

Once

jamme

d,

theweapon

isEasy

(-20%)on

Weapon

Systemssk

illt

o

clear.

Small.Canberedone-h

andedandusesthepistolskill.

DoubleSizeMagazine.As

we

llas

thestan

dard

25roun

dclip

,50roun

dmagazinesare

ava

ilable(see

be

low

).

Notes

Asimp

le,

sturdymac

hine

pistol.Highlyva

lue

dbygangsfo

ritsa

bilitytobe

hidden

un

derc

lothes.

Thisposth

as

beenma

deex

treme

lyfash

ion

ableby

the

Ga

iamov

ie

industry.

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thosewan

ting

tosp

itbu

lletsroug

hlya

ta

targe

t,thisisthe

idea

lweapon.

Pistol

10

10

15

25/50

2.

2P


28/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

RAQAX2E

Features

Cost:

60000

Type:

Lig

ht

Rarity:

90%

GravBalancing.Balancestheweightoftheweaponwhenring,reducinganykick.

Silent.Pastshortrange,th

eweaponcanno

tbe

heard.

EasytoMaintain

.AllWeapon

Systemsan

dWeapon

Designro

llsare

Easy.

SpringLoadedHolster.

Givesa

+2toShiftw

henqu

ickdrawing.

Notes

By

far

themostpowerfulp

rojec

tilehan

dguneverma

de,

the

Raqax

isthepe

digreeo

f

along

lineo

fhan

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rig

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llyuse

dpure

lyby

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StarFlee

tSpec

ialForces,

the

2E

isnow

issue

dtoStar

En

forcer

Invest

iga

tors.

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bina

tiono

fapowe

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lGrav

ba

lanc

ingan

danup-to-

the-m

inu

tesig

htma

ke

this

pistolveryaccuratetore

.Unfortunately,theweaponisvery

rareasfewaredecomis-

sione

dby

the

Imperium.

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ten

dtobeuse

dtodestruction.

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iescan

be

foun

d

tha

tarea

lmostaspower

fulbu

tdono

tposses

thesame

buildqua

lity.

Pistol

20

30

5

30

5.

5P


29/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

ThompsonHandCannon

Features

Cost:

50000

Type:

Lig

ht

Rarity:

99%


Notes

Bornon

Acerine

Prime

(Ba

eleris

Cluster)

in91961

,Ky

leThomp

son

hasgrown

tobeone

ofthemostrespec

tedin

depen

den

tweaponsm

iths

inDor

ian.

Spec

ialising

inCha

in

SniperRiesandPulseLasers,Thompsonmadehisnamewithoutthebackingofad-

vert

isingormasspro

duct

ion.

The

Han

dCannonwasapro

jec

tinst

iga

tedbya

loca

l

vigilantegroupcalledThe

Fearwhorequiredapistolthatred7.4projectileammuni-

tion,normallyonlyusedin

largechainweapons.Theleade

rintheeld,thisweapon

doesno

tcomprom

ise

ina

nyway,

amarko

fthema

kersqua

lity.

Anorig

ina

lThompson

isexpensivean

drare

toc

ome

by,

however

Thompsonsoon

release

dthep

lanso

fthe

Han

dCannonongenera

lre

leaseso

tha

thisdesigncou

ld

liveon

intheworko

fthe

otherweaponsm

ithsaroun

dImperia

lSpace.

The

Han

dCannon

isnots

ubtle,

qu

iet,

sma

llnor

lightwe

ightbut

itisbest

in

thec

lasso

fone.

Cha

in

40

90

10

10

7.

4P


30/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

8000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

33%


SmallMagazine.

Twomagazinescoun

tas

1Encum

berance

,instea

do

f1for

1.

ARMS5

Notes

Ascustomersca

lledform

oreexpe

ditionaryequ

ipmen

t,Napa

lma

nswere

dtheca

ll

withtheArms5assaultrie

.TheArms5providesthemodernmercenarywithreliability,

accuracy,exibilityand

repowerwithoutburningaholein

theirfunds.Themainstay

ofthe

Arms

5isthemed

ium-power

5.5

mac

hinegun

thatsp

its

6roun

dspersecon

d

fromitslarge40roundma

gazine.Itachievedthisrateofre

byhavingthreespinning

barre

ls,

rather

thanones

taticone.

Thesecon

dary

fea

tureo

fthe

Arms

5isthe

Grena

de

Lau

nc

her.

ThisLow

Ve

loc

ity

Grena

desystem

can

be

use

dtode

liversmo

ke,

incen

diary

or

fragmen

tationexp

lo-

sivestoapreciselocation

.Thisaddedexibilityandhaspro

venveryusefulwithusers

throug

hou

tthe

Fringean

dLonesystemsw

here

be

inga

ble

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itc

hbe

tween

tasks

easi

lyisv

ita

ltosurv

iva

l.

TheArms5isalarge,med

iumrepowermachinegunthatm

aynotbethebestselling

on

themarke

tbu

tiscerta

inllyexce

llen

tva

lue

for

themo

dernmercenary.

Rie

20

40

20

40

5.

5P

Grena

de

1

3

LV

G


31/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

12000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

36%


EasytoRepair/Upgrade

.AllSystemsrollshave-20%,cancellingoutthemodierifa

Systems

killo

therthanWe

aponSystemsisusedtoxit.

EasytoImprove.

AllWeapon

Designro

llshave-3

0%tothem

.

Concealable

.May

be

hid

den

benea

thc

lothing,

ma

king

itH

ard

tode

tec

t.

NAPALMARMS6FURY

Notes

Napa

lmh

avecornere

dthemarke

tw

iththe

Arms

6.

Bo

thse

curi

tyforcesan

dpro

fes-

siona

lexpe

ditionary

team

suse

the

Arms

6exc

lusive

ly.

Morere

liablean

dmorepower-

fulthan

the

Arms

5,

the

Arms

6ma

kes

be

tteruseo

fitspower

supp

lyby

fullyintegra

ting

thepro

jec

tilean

dgrenad

elaunc

her.

TheArms6benetsfromknowledgegainsfromt

heextensiv

eeldtestingoftheArms

5.

Theresu

ltisacompact

,me

dium-1powermac

hinegunth

atcansp

it10roun

dsper

secon

d.

Thus,

itriva

lsthe

Imperium

sHavoc

1B

,w

hichiscom

mon

lyuse

damongst

the

StarEnforcers.Thegrenadelauncherfeelslikeanintegrate

dpartoftheassaultrie,

rather

thanana

fter

thoug

ht.

Althoug

hno

tinthe

leagu

eo

fthe

Havoc,

the

Arms

6ispopu

larand

masspro

duce

d,

ava

ilabletoanyonew

ith

themoney

to

buy

it.

Rie

20

40

30

40

5.

5P

Grena

de

1

3

LV

G


32/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

HAVOC1B

Features

Cost:

24000(basecost,a

lthoug

hex-Imperium

weaponsma

yfetch90000)

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

79%(ou

tsideo

fthe

Star

En

forcers,

otherw

ise

5%)



.AllSystemsro

llshave-2

0%

.

SSCISensorSight.When

ring,theusercanuseExtended

EM(

InfraRedandUV),

Elec

trogri

d(EG)an

d360degree,

50m

Mo

tion

Trac

ker

(MT).

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Atapresso

fa

bu

tton,

theweapon

turns

intoa

brie

fcase

foreasy

transport.ItisDifculttod

etectasaweaponinthisforman

dtakes1turntoconvert

ine

ither

direc

tion.

Notes

ByfarthemostinuentialrearmintheImperium,theHavo

c1Bwasreleasedwhen

theStarEnforcersrequiredarietocopewiththecrimewa

vethattheailingFederal

Po

lice

ha

dleftinthe

irwa

ke.

The

1Bisdesigne

dforupgra

de

san

dinc

ludesmany

de-

signfeaturesthatallowm

odications(suchaspowercap

acity).TheImperiumhas

issuedmanyadd-onstotherietomakeitmoreusefultoth

etypicalEnforcer.

Althoug

hpreva

len

tacro

ssthe

Imperium,

very

few

manag

etoge

tintothepu

blic

doma

in.

Star

Sc

ifeare

dt

ha

tthe

tec

hno

logyuse

dinthisw

eaponwou

ldbecop

ied

inthepu

blicdoma

in,

han

dingsim

ilarpower

tothegenera

lpu

blic

.These

fearswere

conrmedwithNapalms

Arms6.TheHavocstillw

inshand

sdownwithitsexcellent

bu

ildqua

lityan

dex

treme

lygoo

daccuracyusing

thepurpo

sema

de

SSCIsig

ht.

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ldn

twan

ttobe

on

therece

ivingen

do

fitbu

t,c

ha

ncesare,

youw

illb

e.

Rie

15

60

15

35

5.

5P


33/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

BOOMSTICK

Features

Cost:

Spec

ial-see

be

low

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

Spec

ial-see

be

low

GettingtheBoomS

tick.The

Boom

Stic

kisno

tpro

duce

dc

ommerc

iallybu

tanyone

withthe

timean

dtherig

htsk

ills

(or

themoney

tohire

thosew

iththem

)cange

tthe

plans,

bu

ildtheweaponan

dtheammun

ition.

Here

show:

1.

Findthep

lanson

Ga

ia:

Hac

kingpass.

2.

Findexp

losives

foramm

oinblac

kmarke

t:Stree

tDea

lpass.

3.

Bu

ildweapon:

Weapon

Systemspassa

tHard

(ta

kes

80ho

urs,

ma

teria

lcost:9

00c

)

4.

Bu

ildAmmo:

Weapon

Systemspassa

tHardor

Exp

losivespass

(1houran

d500c

for

10)

AIGuidedAmmunition.A

lockisrequiredontheturnbefore

ring.Oncetheammuni-

tion

leaves

the

barre

litsepara

tes

intoaswarm

ofm

icrom

issilesw

hichtrac

kindepen

d-

en

tly

towards

the

target.

Notes

Crea

tedby

Weaponsm

it

hAemanon

byrequesto

fTobyL

arone,

the

Boom

Stic

kis

anunusua

lweapon.

Eac

hbarre

lisloa

de

dw

ith362

.2size

d

microm

issi

lesona

frame.

Oncetheuserhasalock

,oneorbothbarrelscanbered

.Astheammunitionexits

the

barre

l,itde

tac

hes

from

the

framean

dbeg

ins

trac

kingto

the

targe

t.Onreac

hing

theenemy,

eac

hm

icrom

issi

leexp

lodes

witha

5me

trera

dius.

Stic

k

30

720(5m

)

2

2

2.2

MM


34/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Notes

Stillthefavouriteweapon

forBorgs,thischaingunwasdesig

nedspecicallyforexpe-

ditionary

Borgs

tha

tha

dC

ha

inammun

itionstorage

bu

tnoweapon

tha

tha

da

decen

t

rateofreforanaffordab

leprice.Napalmworkedhardatm

akingtheAstraripperse-

riesasre

liableasposs

ible

-the

inten

de

dusersarerare

lyina

situa

tionw

here

timecan

betakentostriptheweapontoremoveastuckround.This

wasdenitelyacoresell-

ingpo

into

fthe

Cha

ingunan

dwordo

fmou

thsoonspread

abou

thowmuc

ha

buse

theweaponcou

ldtakeb

efore

itstarte

dtojam.

The

Astraripper

2Ehassee

nserv

icearoun

dthe

Imperium,bu

ton

lybyen

thusiast

icStar

FleetTrooperswhoenjoy

ringweaponswithmoregracethanthebrutalPulseLaser

issueweapons.

The

2Eisa

lso

infamous

for

be

inguse

dby

Crim

ina

lSyn

dicate

s,o

ftenre

ferre

dtoas

the

CopExterminator,asbeingthemostcommonriefortakingdownStarEnforcers.

Features

Cost:

40000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

22%

GravBalancing.Balancestheweightoftheweaponwhen

ring,reducinganykick.

However,thebalancingisnotenoughforhumans,Meat>8

tore.Otherwise,weap-

oniscountedasDifculttore.

WeaponLink

.Ifthe

Augm

en

teduser

hasa

Weapon

Lin

k,t

hen

thisweaponcan

be

use

dau

toma

tica

lly.

Reliable.Unlikelytojam.Onarollof100tore,theuserrollsaD10andona10,the

weapon

jams.

Once

jamme

d,

theweapon

isEasy

(-20%)on

Weapon

Systemssk

illt

o

clear.

ASTRARIPPER

2E

Cha

in

40

80

100

Fee

d

7.

4P


35/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

ASTRARIPPER

2EBSV

Features

Cost:

50000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

55%


Collapsable

.Re

duce

into

sma

ll,concea

lableparts

inon

ly2

turns.

Concea

ledweap-

on

isTax

ing

tospo

t

Notes

Thisisthe

Napa

lmC

orpo

ration

sSn

iper

Vers

iono

fthepop

ular

Astraripper

2Ec

ha

in

gun.

As

the

2Ewas

thestap

leweapon

formercenaries

ind

eepspace,

the

2EBSVa

l-

lowe

danew

leve

lo

fsup

port,

prov

iding

theuserw

ithaverygoo

dc

hanceo

fhitting

atrangesup

totwom

iles.

Like

itspre

decessors,

the

BSn

iper

Vers

ion

(BSV)comesw

ith

a

varie

tyo

fsparesan

d

add-onsandiseasytore

pair,comparedtoitscounterparts.Thelowrateofreand

reduc

ing

inpower

doescoun

tsomew

ha

taga

inst

the

BSVfor

thoserequ

iringana

ll-

roun

dc

losesupportweapon.

Cha

in

40

70

50

Fee

d

7.

4P


36/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

ASTRARIPPER

5

Features

Cost:

15000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

20%

GravBalancing.Balancestheweightoftheweaponwhenring,reducing

any

kick

.


.AllSystemsro

llshave-2

0%

.

Sma

llFrame.

Theweapon

coun

tsas

1Encum

berance

instea

do

ftheusua

l2.

SegmentedMagazine.Th

emagazine

for

the

Astraripper

5is

divide

dintotwoa

llow

ing

theuser

tohave

two

diffe

ren

tammo

types

loa

de

dan

dse

lec

tbe

tween

them

withou

t

thepena

lty

forre

loa

ding.

Notes

TheAstraripper5wasoriginallycreatedforusebytheStarEnforcers.Itwastherst

an

don

lytime

tha

tthe

Im

perium

offere

daweaponcon

tra

ctou

tsideo

fitsown

Star

Industries

(in

thiscase

Star

Sc

i).

Un

fortuna

telyfor

the

Napalm

Corpora

tion,

the

design

briefwasstillinthestandardImperiumspecication:simply

tocreatea7.4weapon

withalowrateofrethatcouldbeusedbytheaverageStarEnforcer.However,the

weapondidntmakethe

contract,StarScicreatedthePacierandthatisnowissued

tothe

Star

En

forcers

instea

d.

TheAstraripper5isavery

capableChaingunforunmodiedhumans.Whereasthe

Astraripper2EisforBorgs,thisweaponcanberedbyanyone.Thismadeitahitfor

human

Expe

ditionariesan

ditso

ldverywe

ll.Itsuse

dmostly

bysecuri

tyspec

ialistsa

l-

thoug

hthe

5Bisthemore

favoure

dweapon.

Rie

40

100

5

20

7.

4P


37/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

ASTRARIPPER

5B

Features

Cost:

17000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

30%



.AllSystemsro

llshave-2

0%

.

SegmentedMagazine.Th

emagazine

for

the

Astraripper

5is

divide

dintotwoa

llow

ing

theuser

tohave

two

diffe

ren

tammo

types

loa

de

dan

dse

lec

tbe

tween

them

withou

t

thepena

lty

forre

loa

ding.

MultiammoGrenadeLauncher.

Thegrena

de

launc

her

has

5barre

ls,

eac

hmay

ho

ld

eitheran

LVGor

HVG

.To

reloa

dthec

ham

bersw

ithone

typ

etakesone

turn,

more

if

other

typesare

be

ing

loade

d.

Notes

The

Astraripper

5serieswasorig

ina

llycrea

tedforuse

by

the

Star

En

forcers.

Itwas

the

rstcontractthattheImp

eriumo

fferedaweaponcontrac

toutsideofStarSci.The

resultwasasimple,7.4.weaponwithalowrateofrethatcouldbeusedbytheaver-

age

Star

En

forcerw

ithlittletra

ining.

OnemajorbenetoftheAstraripper5wasthatitwaseasyto

upgradeandrepair.The

rstupgradewastoapply

thestuddygrenadelauncherund

erthebarrel.Thisneeded

afairamoun

to

fwork

totheweapon,

toimprove

thegenera

tors,

grav

ba

lanc

ingan

d

other

fea

tures

tha

ta

llowe

dittobeuse

dby

theaverageh

umanexpe

ditionary.

The

abilitytode

liver

the

killing

sho

taswe

llassmo

ke,

knowout

gasan

dan

ti-energygre-

na

deswaswe

lcome

dby

the

En

forcersan

dsa

dlym

isse

dwh

enpro

duc

tioncease

d.

It

wassoonreplacedbythe

Pacier.

Thegrenadelaunchcanreupto5loworhighvelocitygrenades(5highvelocityare

shown

loa

de

dinthe

imag

e).

Rie

40

100

5

20

7.

4P

Grena

de

*

*

2

5

LVG/HVG


38/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

20000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

40%


ChainFeedPort.Weapon

mayberedfromt

hemagazineorfromachainfeed.

ExtremelyLongRangeFiring.Weaponissoaccurateitma

yreinanew

range

ca

tegory,

ex

treme

longrange

(XL1500m

-5000m

).Seerigh

t.

HardlightBipod

.Ass

istswi

thweaponsta

bilitya

tMe

dium

rangean

da

bove.

Notes

In92015asma

llweaponsm

ithingcompany

by

thenameof

Burn

tekno

tice

dasiza

ble

gap

inthemarke

t.Expe

ditionary

an

dsecuri

tyforce

teamswere

innee

do

fana

fforda

ble,

accura

tesn

iperweapon.

Themaincompetitorsintheeldwerethehighreratebut

expensiveAstraripper2EB

SVandthedifculttoobtainand

cost

lytouse

Thompson

Ign

iter.

Burn

tekse

ta

bou

tcrea

tinga

cheap

bu

taccura

tehigh

ca

librecompe

titor.

Inanapplicationwhere

therstroundoftendoesallthe

work,Burnteksrstpriority

wastogetthemostpenetration

anddamagefromeach

round,atthecostofrerate.The

largemagazineandexce

ptionaleffectiverangeofthisrie

are

innosma

llpart

due

tothe

highlysta

bleHard

Lig

htbi-

po

dan

dcustom

Grav

ba

lance

dsystem.

Burn

tekarew

ide

lyknown

asacompany

tha

tissimp

leand

tothepoint,asreected

intheirproductbranding.When

the

ChiefTec

hn

ica

lDirec

torwasaske

da

bou

ttheunw

ieldy

shortrangeperformance

ofthisweapon,

hesimp

lyrep

lied:

Ifyou

re

tha

tc

lose

tothe

enemy,

you

re

do

ing

itwrong.

BRAINSPILLER

7

Cha

in

45

100

5

30

7

.4


39/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

60000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

70%


ChainFeedPort.Weapon

mayberedfromt

hemagazine

or

from

ac

ha

infee

d.

ExtremelyLongRangeFiring.

Weapon

issoaccura

teitmay

reinanewrangecatego

ry,extremelongrange(XL1500m

-5000m

).Seerig

ht.

HardlightBipod

.Ass

istsw

ithweaponsta

bilitya

tMe

dium

rangean

da

bove.

EnergyJacketCapability

.Usingaroun

do

f10Gaugeas

wellas7.4,asingleround

perturnmayberedataBlast

Fac

tor

(BF)o

f100

.

Notes

Than

ks

tothesuccessof

Bra

insp

iller

7,

Burn

tekrece

ive

da

loto

fuser

fee

dbac

k.

On

erecurr

ing

themewas

the

desire

foreven

higherpene

tration,

bo

thfor

heav

ilyarmoure

dand

shielde

dtarge

ts.

Burn

tek

spen

taconsi

dera

bleamoun

ton

researching,developing

andeldtestinganewvarianton

the

Bra

insp

iller,

the

7E

.

Withou

tcomprom

ising

the

func

tion

ingo

fthe

basicweapon

inanyway

Burn

tekfoun

dtheroom

to

incorpora

teanen-

ergy

jac

ke

tingsystem.W

iththea

dditiono

famagazineo

f

10gaugeenergyrounds

,the7Ecanformanenergyeld

aroundeachroundasit

isred,increasingthepenetration

toequalofenergyweap

onry.Thedownsidesofthisnewr-

ingmodeareavefold

reductioninrerate(downto20

roun

dsperm

inu

te)an

dt

he

highcosto

fthe

10gaugeam-

mun

ition.

Althoug

hthe

7Eismorecapa

blethan

the

7,

itrema

ins

less

common

due

toits

increase

dinitialan

dopera

tingcosts.

Fears

tha

tthe

7wou

ldbe

disco

ntinue

dinfavouro

fthe

7Eproved

un

foun

de

d.

Themarke

ting

tag

lineuse

dfor

thisweapon

is:

Ifyoumustp

isso

ffsom

ething

withsh

ields,

do

itacross

town.

BRAINSPILLER

7E

Rie

45

100

5

30

7.

4P

Energy

J

100

100

1

10

10

G


40/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

Features

Cost:

60000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

65%

Encumberance:

4



Meat>6tore.

HighSpeedChainFeed.

Anupgra

de

dc

ha

infee

dmec

ha

nism

capa

bleo

ffee

ding

20

,000roun

dsperm

inu

te.

150roun

dso

f2

.2we

igh1Encumb

erance.

WeaponLink

.Ifthe

Augm

en

teduser

hasa

Weapon

Lin

k,t

hen

thisweaponcan

be

use

dau

toma

tica

lly.

Notes

Thisisaweapon

tha

tfew

be

lieve

dwou

ldever

bema

de.

The

log

ica

lconc

lusion

to

the

Cha

inSAW

range.

Itissome

timesre

ference

djoking

ly,o

rdism

isse

dasapo

intless

disp

layo

feng

ineering

bu

tse

ldom

bypeop

leencoun

tering

one

inperson.

The

Cha

inSAW

frame

iso

nceaga

inuse

d,

bu

tinthiscaseanex

tension

isa

dde

dto

bothcontaintheimprove

dchainfeedmechanismandsup

portnolessthanvesets

ofve2.2barrels.Thisma

kestheweaponevenbulkier,itgivesitareratevetimes

tha

to

fthe

Cha

inSAW

5.

While2

.2ammun

ition

lac

ks

themass

torema

inaccura

tea

ttheex

termeranges

the

other

Cha

inSAWsarecapa

bleo

f,aga

inst

lightlyarmoured

targe

tsthe

2isthemost

destruc

tiveo

fthe

line.Ev

enaga

inst

heav

ilyarmoure

dtarg

etsthe

damage

dea

ltis

consi

dera

ble

.

Burn

tekmarke

ting

has

the

follow

ing

tosay:

Youmay

think

its

funnyw

henyousee

it

inaca

talog

bu

tthemos

tcommonreac

tion

inperson

isW

ha

tthe

fuc

kistha

t?fol-

lowe

dbye

ither

hiding

be

hindsome

thingextreme

lysturdyo

rbe

ingrippe

dtop

ieces.

Youmay

thinkyou

ve

beensuppresse

dbe

fore.

Youwerew

rong.

CHAINSAW2

Cha

in

10

10

1000

Cha

in

2.

2P


41/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

CHAINSAW5

Features

Cost:

75000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

60%

Encumberance:

3.

100roun

dso

f5

.5we

igh1

Encum

berance.



Meat>6tore.

WeaponLink

.Ifthe

Augm

en

teduser

hasa

Weapon

Lin

k,

then

thisweaponcan

be

use

dau

toma

tica

lly.

ExtremelyLongRangeFiring.

Weapon

issoaccura

teitmay

reinanewrangecateg

ory,extremelongrange(XL).See

rig

ht.

Notes

Con

tinu

ing

thesuccesso

fthe

Cha

inSAW

7,

the

Cha

inSAW

5takes

thegrameo

fthe

formergunalongwitham

odiedbarrelandroundfeedsys

temdesignedfor5.5pro-

jec

tileuse.

Due

tothesma

llerca

libre,

thesame

framecans

upport

twice

thenum

ber

ofbarre

ls.

Theresultingweaponpro

videsanunprecedentedrateof

rein5.5weaponrywith

max

imum

pene

tra

tionan

dno

losso

frange.

Whileitisno

tca

pa

bleo

fthearmourpen-

etra

tiono

fthe

7,

aga

instmo

dera

telyarmoure

dtarge

tsitise

venmore

devasta

ting.

Thebulkoftheweapona

ndthesheerrecoilstillrequiresignicantstrengthtore,and

itrema

inssl

ightlyunwe

ildya

tshortrange.

The

totalcostofowners

hipishowever

less

thanmanycompara

blew

epons,an

dtheammun

ition

isligh

ter

forag

ivenamoun

to

f

destruc

tion

thanc

ha

in.

Burn

tekmarke

ting

has

the

follow

ing

tosay:

Whe

theryounee

drange,

damageou

t-

pu

t,orsimp

lyameans

to

suppress

theenemy,

the

5doesn

tdisappo

int.Itde

liversas

muc

h5

.5asanen

tiresqu

adarme

dbyourcompe

titors,

furtheran

dharder.

Nee

dwe

saymore

?

Cha

in

20

45

200

Cha

in

5.

5P


42/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

CHAINSAW7

Features

Cost:

100000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

65%

Encumberance:

3



Meat>8tore.

WeaponLink

.Ifthe

Augm

en

teduser

hasa

Weapon

Lin

k,t

hen

thisweaponcan

be

use

dau

toma

tica

lly.

ExtremelyLong

RangeFiring.

Weapon

issoaccura

teit

mayreinanew

range

category,extremelongrange

(XL)

.Seerig

ht.

Notes

Afterbuildingseveralcustomweaponsofsimilardesign,Burntekmovedtollanother

niche

inthemarke

t,mee

ting

the

deman

dforanassault

cannon

lightenoug

hfor

non-borgs.

AttheheartoftheChainSAW7

(Chain-fedSquadAssaultW

eapon)lievehighqual-

ity7.4barrelsevolvedfrom

theBrainspiller7.Rateofreperb

arrelhasbeenincreased

four-

folda

tam

inor

decre

ase

inpower

bu

tno

losso

fpenetra

tion.

Whiletheweaponretainstheabilitytoreextremelylong

distances,theincreased

recoilandstabilisingGrav

systemmakeringthisweapona

taskforskilledusersonly.

Marke

ting

have

the

follo

wing

tosay

from

the

broc

hure:

Wan

tagun

tha

tc

hews

throughshiparmourfrom

veclickawayandisntlikecarryingawaderobe?Know

howtoshootstraight?Thisisthegunforyou.Youdonthave

tobebionictoreit,but

ithe

lps.

Cha

in

45

80

100

Cha

in

7.

4P


43/80

Weapon

BF

DAMAGE

R/T

MAG

AMM

O

AMMO

HELLHOUND

Features

Cost:

15000

Type:

Heavy

Rarity:

20%



Meat>8tore.

Notes

The

Qaxarne

1was

theorig

ina

lroun

d-sp

ittingc

ha

ingun.

At66roun

dspersecon

d

(200per

turn

),the

twinb

arre

lledHe

llHoun

duses

hea

tcyc

ling

from

the

barre

lsto

warmuproundsentering

thebreech.Thishastheeffectofallowingtheroundstore

qu

ickeran

dw

ithgrea

terve

loc

ity.

Althoug

hthe

He

llHoun

dd

oesusea

Graveng

ine

to

ba

lance

theweapon,

the

sheer

forceo

f67roun

ds

leav

ingt

hemuzz

leseversecon

dis

more

thananynorma

lGr

av

Eng

inecan

han

dle

.

The

He

llHoun

dwas

dubb

edThe

Ultima

teBorg

Gun

,asit

wou

ldtakee

itheravery

strongorbionicpersonto

reitanfeeditwithammunition!Themainreasonforthe

surv

iva

lofthe

He

llHound

isdue

toStar

Sc

ire

leasing

thep

lans

totheweapons

industry.

Thiswasacon

travers

ialm

ove,

ho

tly

dispu

tedby

thega

lacticpo

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