Dice Coalition Wars - Character Thread

[Psychie]

Characters will go here.

Only straight Rifts Coalition stuff will be allowed. No Dbees or aliens as characters. Any Coalition character class is ok from the list below. Everyone must have at least the basics of being able to operate a SAMAS powered suit.

Available Classes:
CS Cyborg Strike Trooper - Light Borgs only, subject to Storyteller approval.
CS Commando
CS EOD Specialist
CS Grunt (see Rifts® RPG)
CS Military Specialist (see Rifts® RPG)
CS Ranger/Wilderness Scout
CS RCSG Scientist
CS RPA Elite/SAMAS Pilot (see Rifts® RPG)
CS RPA "Fly Boy" Ace
CS Technical Officer (see Rifts® RPG)
CS Special Forces

Attributes are going to be rolled here on site or by me if you don't trust the die roller. All stats are determined by a 4d6 roll, rerolling 1's, and taking the top 3. If that comes out to a 16-18, you add another d6 to your total. If that one is also a '6', you add another d6, giving you a potential max of 30 on a straight die roll. You can plug your numbers into your sheet in any order you wish.

All of the characters must be of a good alignment. I don't want a bunch of player infighting due to alignment and behavior conflict.

Rank Structure
Military: Commissioned Officers
General of the Army (5 star)
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
1 st Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant

Military: Non-Commissioned Officers
Chief Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Command Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
Master Sergeant
Sergeant 1 st Class
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant

Military: Enlisted Personnel
Corporal
Private 1 st Class
Private

So we do have:
Vaneheart - CS Marines - Bronson Stone
Sherwood - Explosives Expert - Stacey Hatch
Rykon - RPA Pilot - Joshua Graves
Purr - Special Forces and Squad Leader - Carlton Maceo "Ridge" Allen
Silanon - Commando - Amy Winters
NPC MSG Alphonse King

XP Tracker: 3,000 points

 

[Purr]

• Attributes & Bonuses
• Skills
• HtH: Commando
• The Shell
• Gear
• Background
• Inspiration
• Game Notes

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  Name: Carlton Maceo "Ridge" Allen
  O.C.C.: Coalition States Special Forces
  Rank: 2nd Lieutenant. Formerly a Master Sergeant.
  Level: 2nd (formerly 6th)
  XP: 3,000/4,400 xp (back of Coalition War Campaign book). (Experience points... It's time to get some! =))
  
  He's smiling! Really he is! Okay, I can't tell either. =) (Image credit: The excellent Sai Foubalana!)
  Spoiler: Pictures

  Before. Caught him in a good mood. =)
  
  (Image credit: The talented Jeux Actu!)
  
  Now. His face can transform - it splits open and looks like this! It's scary as hell for the uninitiated. The cheeks, jaw, and brow are fully-animated. He usually does this during combat or to make a serious point. Now, you can tell he's smiling!
  
  (Image credit: MACV-SOG)
  
  Full Conversion Cyborg
  Ethnic Background: North American.
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Disposition: Dutiful, stubborn, driven, creative. Cares for his people enough to give them his best. Aggressive with a sense of humor. Kind of nuts and knows it. Comfortable with himself and what he has become.
  Vocal appearance: Lacking vocal chords, Ridge's charismatic voice sounds a lot like Sgt. Apone's from Aliens.
  Goals: Learn who he is now. Find out how being a cyborg has changed him. Help his people become a tight, reliable squadron. Get over not dying. Get serious payback.
  Age: 32
  Gender: Male
  Height: 6 feet, 6 inches (198 cm).
  Weight: 700 lbs (318 kg)
  Hair: None.
  Eyes: Red, adjustable from soft murmur of flame or vibrant catastrophe of laser-like focus.
  Other features: Collection of laser-etched tattoos: "De oppresso liber" proudly emblazoned the left side of his chest. "I bring the 'war' in Warlords" on his left outside bicep. "I live for bug hunts!" on his right wrist. Written upside-down on his lower back in large letters, "If you can read this, flip me over." On his right index finger, carved into the inside where the finger meets the thumb, along the entire digit until it meets the hand are the words, "It's Trigger Time."
  
  I.Q. 25 (+10% to all Skills/+5 to Perception)
  M.E. 18 (+2 to Psionic Attack/Insanity)
  M.A. 19 (55% chance to trust or intimidate)
  *P.S. 22 (Restrained Punch inflicts 6d6 S.D.C., Punch inflicts 1D4 M.D.; Kicks 1D6 M.D., Power Punch/Kick inflicts 2D4/2D6 costs 2 attacks).
  *P.P. 24 (+5 to Strike, Parry, and Dodge)
  *P.E. (previously 16, now a Mega-damage being)
  *P.B. (previously 12, now your guess is as good as mine?) =)
  *Spd 176 (120 mph/l92 kmh) and can leap 12 feet (􀀯.6 m) high or lengthwise from a standing position or 4x that distance with a running start.
  *Full Conversion Cyborg Attributes
  
  Head - 60 M.D.C.
  Main Body - 180 M.D.C.
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes

  I.Q. 25 (Dice per Psychie)
  M.E. 18 (Dice per Psychie)
  M.A. 19 (Dice per Psychie)
  P.S. 22 (Cyborg)
  P.P. 24 (Cyborg)
  P.E. 15 (Dice per Psychie) (+1 Running)
  P.B. 12 (Dice per Psychie)
  Spd 176 (Cyborg)
  
  Combat Attributes (personal/in SAMAS)
  Perception +5/+5
  Initiative +1/+3
  Attacks per Round: 5/6
  Strike +6/+8
  Parry +7/+10
  Dodge +7/+9 (ground) +12 (flying or leaping)
  Roll +4/+8
  Damage: Robotic P.S.
  Disarm +0/+2
  Pull Punch +0/+3
  Body Flip/Throw: +5/+5
  Horror Factor: +2
  Saving Throw bonuses (RUE, 47): +5 vs. Possession, +3 vs. magic, impervious to psionic Bio-Manipulation, Telemechanics (all), See Aura, and any attacks or weapons that do Hit Point damage.
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Statistics

  Combat Attributes
  Perception +5 (I.Q.)
  Initiative +1 (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Attacks per Round: 5 (4 from Hand to Hand: Commando) (+1 Boxing)
  Strike +6 (+1 from HtH: Commando)
  Parry +9 (+2 from HtH: Commando) (+2 Boxing)
  Dodge +9 (+2 from HtH: Commando) (+2 Boxing)
  Roll +4 (+3 from HtH: Commando) (+1 Boxing)
  Disarm +0 (+0 from HtH: Commando)
  Pull Punch +0 (+0 from HtH: Commando)
  Body Flip/Throw: +5 (+0 from HtH: Commando)
  Horror Factor: +0 (+0 HtH: Commando)
  
  Smiling Jack Sensor Bonuses: +1 to Strike, +1 to Dodge.
  
  Bonuses from Flying Power Armor (Elite): +1 attack per melee at levels 1, 3, 6, 9, and 11. +2 on Initiative, +2 to Strike, +3 to Parry, +2 to Dodge (ground) or +5 while flying or leaping, +2 to disarm, +3 to pull punch, and +4 to roll with punch.
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  Special Forces O.C.C. Skills
  
  O.C.C. Skills
  Math: Basic: 80% (+5%)
  Radio: Basic: 75% (+5%)
  Radio: Scrambler: Replaced by Electronic Counter Measures (per RUE, page 304): 55% (+5%)
  Language: American: 101%
  Language: Spanish: 83% (+3%)
  Land Navigation: 60% (+4%)
  Intelligence: 56% (+4%)
  Streetwise: 50% (+4%)
  Lore: Demon/Monster: 50% (+5%)
  Pilot: Robot Combat Elite: CS power armor PA-100, PA-200, etc.; including the Mauler, Terror Trooper, and Glitter Boy Killer.
  Pilot: Robots & Power Armor: 79% (+3%)
  Pilot: Robot Combat Elite: SAMAS (all)
  Wilderness Survival: 60% (+5%)
  Climbing: 70%/60% (+5%)
  Prowl: 55% (but -20% Cyborg penalty) Total: 30% (+5%)
  Running
  Boxing
  W.P. Energy Pistol +1
  W.P. Energy Rifle +1
  W.P. Heavy Mega-damage Weapons +1
  W.P. Targeting (especially for hand grenades; thrown items Critically hit on Natural 19 or 20) +1
  Hand to Hand: Commando
  
  Additional Skill granted from Hand to Hand: Commando
  W.P. Paired Weapons
  
  O.C.C. Related Skills
  Select 4 skills from 1 area: Mechanical. Each gains a +15% bonus.
  1. Mechanical Engineer: 55% (+5%)
  2. Weapons Engineer: 55% (+5%)
  -- Adds +1 to Strike with heavy weapons/vehicle weapons.
  -- The engineer can also add and repair armor and is an expert welder.
  3. Vehicle Armorer: 60% (+5%)
  -- The Vehicle Armorer can also drive/operate military vehicles and trucks at the Base Skill for that vehicle type:
  -- Automatically gets the Basic Mechanics skill at +20% as part of this skill. Basic Mechanics: 60% (+5%)
  4. Bioware Mechanics: 60% (+5%)
  
  "Other" Skills
  1. Cybernetic Medicine: 65%/95% (+5%)
  2. Electrical Engineer: 55% (+5%)
  
  Secondary Skills
  1. Detect Ambush: 45% (+5%)
  2. Basic Electronics: 45% (+5%)
  3. Cybernetic Medicine (taken twice for the M.D. in Bionics and +10% to surgical skill/second roll)
  4. Sniper
  
  Skills from Level Advancement: 2 "Other" Skills at levels 4 and 8. *** 2 Secondary Skills at levels 3, 7, 11, and 15.
  3rd level (Secondary) -
  3rd level (Secondary) -
  4th level (Other) -
  4th level (Other) -
  7th level (Secondary) -
  7th level (Secondary) -
  8th level (Other) -
  8th level (Other) -
  
  Skills desired
  - Combat Flying (flying in adverse weather conditions, combat. All aerial maneuvers and stunts are performed at 1/2 penalties. +2 Dodge, +3 Roll).
  - Athletics (for the Parry, Dodge, Roll bonuses).
  - Dance (Breakdancing) for the fun of it (plus, who can do "the robot" better than a cyborg with his groove on? =)
  - Weapon Systems (for the +1 to Strike and ability to add/interact with weapons on just about any vehicle/power armor).
  - Computer Operations (for the Bionic computer on RUE, page 49 for 1,200 cr. Be nice to have a cyborg with a built-in laptop). =)
  - W.P. Quick Draw (for Initiative +3)
  
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  Hand to Hand: Commando (Rifts Ultimate Edition, page 348)
  
  Combat Skills
  Attacks per Melee: 4 at start.
  Escape Moves: Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
  Basic Defense Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
  Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Elbow, Power Punch.
  Basic Foot Attacks: Knee, Kick Attack, Power Kick, Backward Sweep (only usable against targets behind the martial artist, cannot be parried but can be dodged).
  Special Attacks: Body Block/Tackle, Body Flip/Throw, Disarm, Entangle.
  Weapon Proficiencies: Adds W.P. Paired Weapons.
  
  1st - Starts with 4 attacks/round. W.P. Paired Weapons, Body Flip/Throw, Body Block/Tackle, and +2 to save vs. Horror Factor.
  2nd - +1 to Initiative and Strike, +2 Parry/Dodge, +3 Roll with Punch, +3 to Pull Punch. Backward Sweep.
  3rd - +1 to Initiative and Disarm. Karate Punch does 2d4 damage.
  4th - 1 additional attack per round. Karate Kick does 2d6 damage.
  5th - +2 to automatic dodge and all foot strikes.
  6th - +2 to initiative, +1 to strike, parry, dodge, and Body Flip/Throw.
  7th - +2 to damage, +1 to save vs. Horror Factor, Disarm, and Roll with Punch.
  8th - +1 additional attack per melee, Jump Kick, +2 to Body Flip/Throw, +1 to Roll with Punch.
  9th - Death Blow on a Natural 18-20!
  10th - +2 to save vs. Horror Factor, +1 on initiative and strike.
  11th - +1 to disarm and pull punch. +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
  12th - +2 to damage, +1 to parry and dodge, +2 to automatic dodge.
  13th - +1 additional attack per melee.
  14th - Can perform holds. +1 to initiative.
  15th - Critical Strike on a Natural 17-20.
  
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  Ridge's cyborg body.
  
  M.D.C. by location
  Hands (2) - 33 M.D.C. each
  Forearms (2) - 33 M.D.C. each
  Upper Arms (2) - 47 M.D.C. each
  Feet (2) - 13 M.D.C. each
  Legs ( 2 ) - 60 M.D.C. each
  Head - 60 M.D.C.
  Main Body - 180 M.D.C.
  
  Standard features include built-in language translator, built-in radio receiver and transmitter, headjack, molecular analyzer, modulating voice synthesizer, bionic lung, multi-optic eyes, garrote wrist wire, climb cord, retractable vibro-blade, concealed ion rod in one leg, and one large secret compartment in the other leg.
  
  Items purchased with starting 12,000 credits from Psychie:
  1. Motion Detector (7,500 cr, built into his head implant. See RUE, page 51).
  2. E-Clip port (3,000 cr in main body)
  3. Clock Calendar (200 cr).
  4. Monitor Jack/Connector Plug (1,000 cr, allows access to readers/monitors for basic sensor and communications/video data).
  
  Number of Weapons & Features Possible
  Hand: 2 (3 if small) or a multi-system sensor hand.
  Wrist: 1. Installed: Garrote wrist wire in left wrist. Climb cord in right wrist.
  Knuckles: 1 each.
  Fingers: 1 (sensor, camera, etc.) per digit.
  Forearm: 2 or 3. Installed: Retractable one vibro-blade in Right Cyber-Arm).
  Shoulder & Upper Arm: 1 each.
  Cosmetic Features: 8.
  
  Number of Additional Options & Features
  Head: 6 (4 if cybernetics are large). Installed: Headjack, Motion Detector, Clock/Calendar.
  Eyes (see RUE, page 47). Installed: Multi-optic eyes.
  Ears: 4 .
  Mouth/Jaw: 5. Installed: Modulating voice synthesizer.
  Neck/Throat: 3. Installed: Monitor Jack/Connector.
  Chest: 4. Installed: Bionic lung, E-clip Port.
  Cosmetics (general body) 10. Installed: Retractable MACV-SOG Skull Face.
  
  Secret compartment in right leg (currently empty).
  
  Left Leg Ion Rod (large) : Mega-Damage : 4d6 M.D. Rate of Fire : Aimed, burst, or wild. Range : 2,000 feet (6 10 m). Payload : 10 blasts per standard E-Clip. Unlimited if tied to the cyborg's nuclear power supply. Painted in yellow along the side of this rod are the words, "Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me and blow you to Hell."
  
  Cybernetics/Bionics to consider in the future
  1. Amplified Hearing (Rifts Ultimate Edition, pg 49) - 20,000 cr. Adds nice combat bonuses too. Add Ultra-Ear later for 5,500 cr?
  2. Built-in Radio Receiver & Transmitter Headjack (RUE, pg 48) 22,000 cr + another 10,000 cr with message-scrambling and decoding.
  3. Wrist Needle & Drug Dispenser (3,000 cr + drugs. See RUE page 53). Capturing and interrogating baddies.
  4. Sound Filtration System (3,500 cr, must be added to Cyber-ear)
  5. Radar Sensor (2,000 cr., 68% to sense incoming radar). To give us an edge when something might spot us, especially in the air.
  6. Computer/Calculator built into arm (1,200 cr - requires Computer Operation)
  7. Gyro-Compass (600 cr in headjack)
  8. Increase P.S. to 25 to use Big Momma without penalties.
  
  From Bionics Sourcebook
  1. Micro-manipulation hand (30,000 cr, pg 97, adds +5% to delicate Skills and P.P. +2 when performing those tasks. Does Sniping count?)
  2. Finger Vid Camera (10,000 cr, pg 46, look around corners and record).
  3. Shoulder Turret (20,000 cr, pg 93 w/ Particle Beam 60,000 cr, pg 94, 1,000 foot range doing 6D6+6 M.D. per blast. Look like Predator. =) ).
  4. Iron Jaw (costs 3,000 cr per Psychie, pg 42).
  
  
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  Weapons
  -- C-29 "Hellfire" Plasma Cannon w/ 4 E-Canisters. Range: 1,400 feet. 1D6x10 M.D. per blast. 8 shots per canister or cable-fed. +1 to Strike. (CWC, 93)
  
  -- CP-30 Laser Pulse Pistol. 2D4 M.D. single shot or 4D6 M.D. per triple-blast). 600 feet. 21 shots per E-clip (30 w/ long E-clip or cable-fed). +1 on Aimed Shots. Comes with 4 E-clips
  
  -- 4 grenades (H.E.). Four big "special" H.E. grenades. On one pair of these grenades is painted in yellow the words, "Mah Big Steely Balls." Upon the other pair of grenades is painted, "Deez Nuts." In heavy moments, Sgt. Ridge "drops his drawers" (pulls the grenades and places them over where his testicles should be). Ridge uses his W.P. Paired Weapons and W.P. Targeting in preparation to throw both (GM approval pending) and yells out to the enemy, "Hey, I got me some balls of steel! Don't believe me? See for yourselves, you sons of bitches!" and throws. =)
  
  Mk.25 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
  Weight: 54 lbs for the weapon unloaded 24.48 lbs for a 48 round belt, 50 lbs for a 96 round belt
  Range: 1,500 feet
  Mega Damage: By grenade type. Common loadouts are here:
  AP/F (Anti Personnel Fragmentation): 4d6 MD to a 12 foot radius for a single shot. 2d6x10 to a 24 foot radius with a six grenade burst.
  Ammo: 1 96-round belt of AP/F.
  Current Ammo: 72/96
  
  (Special Forces OOC receives an "additional non-energy weapon of choice." If Psychie allows, I'm going with this. Psychie says yes!)
  Armor Piercing Cannon (which I'm calling... Big Momma!) "I think Big Momma's gonna have somethin' to say about that, don't you?" Sgt. Ridge.
  
  Spoiler: Big Momma

  
  (Image credit: Manning from the Robotech New Generation 2nd Edition book)
  
  From Psychie, From "Robotech New Generation 2e book, pg 57." "Here's the actual description of the weapon. Just remember we're not going to be dealing with Protoculture (duh!) since it is an experimental Coalition rifle."
  
  Armor Piercing Cannon - Experimental Protoculture-Powered Rail Gun
  This is an experimental light anti-tank weapon (LAW) that utilizes miniaturized magnetic rail gun technology. It is only possible to make the rail gun as small and portable as it is due to the use of Protoculture as an energy source. It does impressive damage, but the armor piercing tungsten darts it fires are hard to find.
  However, a competent weapons engineer can manufacture them if he has a supply of tungsten and other more common metals, as long as they are ferrous (iron), but damage is half for substitute metal. While this weapon is usually mounted on a vehicle or as part of a fortification, it can be used as a large, hand-held weapon by Cyclones, ASC power armor and cyborgs. Only humans with a P.S. of 25 or greater can fire the weapon without penalty, but even they feel the kick. Anyone with a P.S. less than 25 is -4 to strike unless it is braced on a hard surface like a brick wall, or used from a prone position (the weapon comes with a bipod), or mounted to a vehicle or fortified position like a machine-gun.
  Note: This weapon is used by Lunk in "Paper Hero."
  
  Primary Purpose: Anti-Armor/Anti-Mecha .
  Weight: 25 pounds (11.3 kg).
  Range: 4,000 feet (1,219 m) .
  Mega-Damage: 1D4x10 M.D. for a single shot, 2D4x10 M.D. for a short, four round burst.
  Rate of Fire: Each single shot or burst uses one of the gunner's melee attacks.
  Payload: 18 rounds in a side-mounted magazine, or 60-round belt. One energy canister is good for 240 single shots or 60 bursts.
  Per Psychie, "If you use it with the SAMAS suit, you can plug the rifle into its power supply and just worry about the solid projectile count when firing it." "I'll let you mount a scope on it, granting you a +1 to hit with it in single fire mode. Firing bursts makes the weapon bounce about too much. It is not quite as powerful of a blast as a Boom Gun, but it is pretty loud, so you can make a sound suppressor for it, and the bullet doesn't use any gunpowder to fire it, so you don't need a flash suppressor."
  Accessories: Sound suppressor and military-grade sniping scope.
  
  Current Ammo: -8 rounds
  
  Vibro-knife (1D6 M.D)
  Retractable Vibro-knife (in right Cyber-arm) (1D6 M.D)
  
  Gear
  2 smoke grenades (1 red, 1 green).
  2 Flares
  RMK Robot Medical Kit
  IRMSS Internal Robot Medical Surgeon System
  Utility belt
  Air filter & gas mask
  Duty uniform
  Dress uniform
  Canteen
  Two cans of yellow spray paint with precision nozzles for writing.
  An expensive gold chain with a valuable gold medallion (Psychie, I'll pay credits for this if you want). On one side are the words in English, "Fuck Alien Monsters!" On the other side is written, "Congratulations, brave soldier. Good health and long life." Written in English, Spanish, and Dragonese/Elven.
  
  Credits: 'Borg characters like mine received 12,000 cr in goodies at Character Creation from Psychie. Wow! Also receives 1900 monthly (plus combat pay and whatever that adds up to)
  -120 credits (bar tab @ Ruby's. They pay next time).
  
  
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  I intend to write this out in detail, but here's the short of it.
  
  Sgt. Ridge was a sickly kid who grew up in some of Chi-town's nicest, most affluent neighborhoods. His father is a celebrated military doctor, Col. Dwayne "Bill" Allen, a leading mind in cybernetics and bionics. His mother, SSG Mabel "Mattie" Allen, is a crew chief on cargo-hauling aircraft. Ridge is the oldest of five children. Ridge was like his father in that he was determined to be the best and Special Forces was the cream of the crop. Nobody deadlier, nobody trusted more to go into harm's way to get the mission done.
  
  Sgt. Ridge was a lifer (still is, really). Worked his way up, up, and up through sheer heart and tenacity and an aggressive "never give up" attitude. He would rather die than quit, but it was his body that kept trying to quit. Ridge barely made it through Basic, Airborne, and Special Forces qualifications. He was never at the head of the pack in terms of physical ability, always in the last if not the last - but he was there. His peers loved his spirit, even if his muscles kept giving out on him due to a rare degenerative disorder that required him to work out daily just to be as active as the average civilian.
  
  After proving himself in Special Forces ("scared inside during combat, but always willing to leapfrog his fear with courage"), and especially proving he could lead with a good head on his shoulders, he rose through the NCO ranks sometimes simply by not giving up and not getting into (too much) trouble. Ridge has a reputation of being reliable, solid, and aggressive as all hell toward the enemy. He also brings his people back alive even if he has to carry or drag them.
  
  In his final mission as a flesh-covered human being, he sacrificed himself and sustained ghastly injuries that should have killed him and should have ended his career when it was found out that he was alive. He woke up under his father's scalpel on his father's table. There was no one more qualified to start Ridge's second life... as a full conversion cyborg.
  
  Ridge sees this opportunity as a second chance at life. Another shot at the gold. Another moment to lead hard-assed soldiers under his command into decisive victories that help all of humanity - even if doing so has cost him some of his. Underneath what he calls the shell (his cyborg body), Ridge is still very much a human being. He was rather crazy before the tragedy, but then again, all of the Special Forces guys and gals in the field were. It is their unique combination of natural aggressiveness, grueling training, savage courage, coupled with the incredible resolve to fulfill any mission given to them that make Special Forces what they are - the absolute finest.
  
  Command has gone and made Sgt. Ridge a 3rd Lieutenant. Being a sergeant in his soul, it is a reward he did not ask for nor wished for, but they ordered it to be so a lieutenant in rank is what he is. His new Air Wing, his soaring, blazing squadron of Smiling Jack SAMAS pilots he will call Steel Rain, will simply continue his life mission where Ridge left off - to make Emperor Prosek proud, make his squadron proud of themselves, and lay low the enemies of humanity wherever they breed and dwell.
  
  Bonus! If you've read this far, the following is the speech Sgt. Ridge gives when taking on new people or new commands.
  
  "My name is Carlton Allen or Lieutenant 'Ridge,'" he glances down at his single bronze bar insignia denoting his rank of 2nd Lt., "but I'll always answer to 'Sarge.' Special Forces has been my home for years. When you've been here long enough, you get nicknames. 'Ridge' is mine. When you belong to me, which you do, you will find my door always open to you. I will stand by you if you are in the right, and try to work with you when you are wrong because the only one who has the right to mess with you... is me. NOBODY else. The soldiers who know me can tell you - almost nobody messes with me twice.
  
  "Expect rewards of my choosing when you do well. You'll train your asses off. You'll make our beloved Coalition States and Emperor Prosek proud. I want you to make yourselves proud. But my greatest expectation of you is this - when it is time for us to work, we work! So remember - complacency kills and so do we.
  
  "Welcome to the 20th SAMAS Squadron, soldiers. We call ourselves... Steel Rain. Questions?"
  
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  Musical Inspiration
  
  Spoiler: Tour De France

  This is how Ridge used to dance back when he had a body of flesh and bone. Now he can't do that anymore. Concerning the breakdancing from Breakin' here, I have always been amazed at Turbo's fluidity. This is the sign of someone who has practiced and loved it so much, he just can't help but be damned good. =)
  "Breakin' Turbo Broom Dance - HD" (Music is Tour De France by Kraftwerk)
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: There's No Stoppin' Us

  Musically, this is where Ridge comes from. Strong lyrics with a sure message, street feels (even though he was born to the big time having successful parents), and a positive vibe combined with a "here I come so you betta watch out!" attitude in it. That was young Ridge and there's still a part of him inside that Mega-damage body.
  "Ollie And Jerry - There's No Stopping Us"
  
  
  Lyrics
  [Intro]
  Do it
  Hold on
  
  [Verse 1]
  Out in the street, you don't survive by being weak
  This is our time, walls were made for us to climb
  Don't you try to lock us out
  'Cause we're breakin' down the doors
  And all we're prepared to fight
  Yeah, yeah
  
  [Chorus]
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  No one does it better (No one does it better)
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  Really doesn't matter
  
  [Interlude]
  Na, na, na, na, na
  Na, na, na, na, na
  
  [Verse 2]
  Long overdue
  No playin' game or being used
  Something to prove
  It's more than just a dream come true
  
  [Pre-Chorus]
  We have waited far too long
  For this moment to arrive
  Hey, hey
  
  [Chorus]
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  No one does it better (No one does it better)
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  Really doesn't matter
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  No one does it better (No one does it better than me and you)
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  Really doesn't matter
  
  [Bridge]
  Do it
  Do it
  Do it
  Breakdance
  Do it
  Can you breakdance?
  
  [Pre-Chorus]
  We have waited for too long
  For this moment to arrive
  Hey, hey
  
  [Chorus]
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  No one does it better (No one does it better)
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  Really doesn't matter
  There's no stoppin' us (No stoppin')
  No one does it better
  (Lyrics source: Genius.com)
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Long Tall Sally

  "Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah" sounds like Ridge to me in combat. If these are going to be his last moments, he wants to be at his best (and he was when he lost the body he was born with). Plus, it's Little Richard with his song from the sci-fi hit movie, Predator. What's not to like? =)
  "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard
  
  
  Lyrics
  Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John
  He claims he has the music
  But he has a lot of fun
  Oh baby
  Yes baby
  Wooh baby
  Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
  
  Well, long tall Sally
  She's really sweet
  She got everything that Uncle John need
  Oh baby
  Yes baby
  Wooh baby
  Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
  
  Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head Sally
  He saw Aunt Mary comin'
  And he jumped back in the alley
  Oh baby
  Yes baby
  Wooh baby
  Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
  
  Well, long tall Sally
  She's built for speed
  She got everything that Uncle John need
  Oh baby
  Yes baby
  Wooh baby
  Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
  
  Well, I saw Uncle John with bald head Sally
  He saw Aunt Mary comin'
  And he jumped back in the alley
  Oh baby
  Yes baby
  Wooh baby
  Havin' me some fun tonight, yeah
  
  We gonna have some fun tonight
  Have some fun tonight, wooh
  Have some fun tonight
  Everything's all right
  Have some fun
  Have me some fun tonight
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Back on My Feet

  The girl in this song represents Ridge's fears. He's back from the dead. A cyborg come alive for that second chance. "I'm back. I'm back on my feet again. Go. Ready to blast. All over the world." =)
  "Boom Boom Satellites Back on my Feet (live)"
  
  
  Lyrics
  Girl
  Blinking tears
  It's burning me down
  I guess you could if you wanted
  I know you know more
  And you don't even need to know who I am
  How to keep it alive to make it
  It's on your back
  
  You have a gift to the world
  Do something I never would
  Cos your girl
  Gonna give you the guns in my head
  
  You want me to be like you
  I got my face in my hands
  Cos you're girl
  Gonna give you the guns in my head
  Give you the guns in my head
  
  Blow me away
  Cause I can't seem to hear myself
  
  Blow me away
  Cause I can't seem to hear myself
  I'm back
  I'm back on my feet again
  I'm back
  I'm back on my feet again
  
  Blow me away
  Cause I can't seem to hear myself
  I'm back
  I'm back on my feet again
  
  Going nowhere
  I don't know how to tune my brain
  I give
  I give you all that you want
  I give you all that you want
  
  Go
  Ready to blast
  All over the world
  I guess it all depends on what you wanna do
  It was everything you wanted right
  Everything you ever wanted in this perfect world
  Yeah!
  
  We're just another figure
  Forever what does it mean
  Cos you're girl
  You're bringing me down on my knees
  You bite the hand that feeds you
  So let it go let it be
  Cos you're girl
  You're bringing me down on my knees
  Bringing me down on my knees
  
  Going nowhere
  I don't know how to tune my brain
  
  Going nowhere
  I don't know how to tune my brain
  I give
  I give you all that you want
  I give
  I give you all that you want
  (I adjusted the lyrics to match the live performance - Dann. Source: Musixmatch)
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Ugly

  Ridge hates the bugs because they turned him into what he is now. No cybernetic augmentation can return to him the "black and beautiful" being he was before the fall. Smashing Pumpkins sings this best.
  "Ugly" by Smashing Pumpkins
  
  I don't look in the mirror
  I don't like what I see staring back at me
  Everything is clearer, I'll never see what you see
  It's not me, so beautiful and free
  
  I'll never be what you need
  Can't help at all
  I was born so beautiful, but now I'm ugly
  And I rot in my skin, as a piece of me dies everyday
  I know I'm nothing, I know there's nothing I can say
  To change the judgement in their ways
  I'll never be what you need
  Can't help at all
  My love was so beautiful, but now I'm ugly
  Yeah..
  
  I'm good enough, but I don't care
  I'm good enough, but I'm not there
  I'm good enough, but I don't care
  The sun is out, but I'm not there
  
  I'm good enough, but I don't care
  The sun is out, but I'm not there
  I'm good enough, I'm good enough
  
  I don't look in the mirror
  I don't like what I see staring back at me
  Everything is clearer, I'll never see what you see
  And I rot in my skin, as a piece of me dies everyday
  I know I'm nothing, because I'm ugly...
  (Source: Azlyrics.com)
  
  
  Movie Inspiration
  
  Spoiler: Aliens

  "Aliens- Combat Drop Alternate Version"
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Full Metal Jacket

  "Full Metal Jacket - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman" - This is just the first 4 minutes of Hartman with no spoilers. A small taste. =)
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Heartbreak Ridge

  Marine Recon. Sorry, it's the PG-13 version (no profanity), but it has some of the scenes I like. "This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy, and it makes a distinctive sound when fired at you. So remember it." Gotta love it! =)
  Heartbreak Ridge - This Is The AK-47 Assault Rifle
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Appleseed - Briareos

  Neither of these scenes gives you any real insight into his Character, but they're great for action (guess I'll have to reach for the Appleseed graphic novels when I want insight).
  (SPOILER during Applseed: Alpha!) "WHO FOUGHT BETTER? APPLESEED ALPHA MOVIE BEST FIGHTING SCENE"
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: MACV-SOG

  And possibly most-importantly... MACV-SOG. =)
  "MACV-SOG"
  
  
  
• 
  Things to do
  Install 3-round selective-fire trigger on "Big Momma"
  
  People & Places
  FOB Rico with Ruby's (rowdy bar) and Smilin' Jacks (less rowdy bar).
  Captain Cruz
  
  Misc. Notes
  E-Canisters can be recharged using the SAMAS reactors. "You'll just need to jury rig a power line from the suit, and it will take several hours to recharge a canister from empty to full."
  Can plug "Big Momma" into Borg or SAMAS unit.
  
  

 

[Vaneheart]

Name: Bronson Stone
Age: 24
Rank: Sergeant (CS Navy-Marines)
OCC: Naval Infantryman (Marine) with Naval Infantry Special Training (RLT + RPA)
Alignment: Principled

Level: 1
Exp: 0/2,050

Ethnic Background: Coalition States American.
Disposition: Consummate professional.
Gender: Male
Height: 6 feet, 1 inches.
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown.
Hair Style: High regulation (short).
Eye Color: Blue
Build: Medium, athletic.
Handedness: Right
Skin Tone: White/Caucasian/Anglo-Saxon
Religion: Is cautiously agnostic, but notes organized religion is outlawed in the CS.
Other: Has a CSMC tattoo in black lettering on right bicep.


CS Military Career:
---------------------------
Branch: CS Navy (Marines)
Rank: Sergeant (1 year time in grade, 5 years total service)
Qualification Badges: Airborne Badge, Marksmanship Badge (Energy Rifle), Combatant Diver Badge, EOD Basic Badge, Service Stripe (1st Award), RPA Aviator Badge (Basic)
Medals: Good Conduct Medal (1st Award).



Character Sheet attached.

 

[Rykon]

• Core Profile
• Skills
• Hand To Hand Expert
• Equipment
• Smiling Jack SAMAS

• 
  Name: Joshua Graves
  Age: 23
  Rank: Sergeant
  OCC: RPA Elite - SAMAS
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  
  
  Spoiler: Rolls and Math

  Attribute Rolls: 28, 21, 20, 15, 20, 13, 9, 15
  Hitpoints: (Pe|19 + 4)
  SDC Base Roll: 6+12
  SDC Bonuses: +9Gymnastics, +5Running, +7Boxing, +2Athletics
  
  Iq 21
  Me 20
  Ma 20
  Ps 13 +2 Gymnastics +2Boxing +2Track and Field +1Athletics
  Pp 28 +1 Gymnastics +2Track and Field
  Pe 15 +2 Gymnastics +2Track and Field
  Pb 15
  Spd 9 +10 Track and Field +12 Running +5Athletics
  
  Iq 21 (+7%$ to all skills, +3 Perception)
  Me 20 (+3 Psionic/Insanity Saves)
  Ma 20 (60% trust/intimidate)
  Ps 20 (+5 HtH Damage)
  Pp 31 (+8 Strike/Parry/Dodge)
  Pe 19 (+8% coma/death, +2 magic/poison save)
  Pb 15
  Spd 36
  
  Hit Points: 23
  SDC: 41
  Level: 1
  XP: 0
  
  
  Spoiler: Math Again

  Number of Attacks: 4HtH +1Boxing
  Strike: +8PP
  Parry: +8PP
  Dodge: +8PP
  Roll: +2Gym +1Athletics +1Boxing + 2HtH
  Initiative:
  Perception: +3Iq
  Disarm:
  Save vs. Horror Factor:
  +1 Attacks
  
  Baseline/SAMAS
  Number of Attacks: 5/6
  Strike: 8/11 [Energy Rifle +0| Energy Pistol +1| Heavy MD +1]
  Parry: 8/11
  Dodge: 8/11 [+3flying or leaping]
  Roll: 6/10
  Initiative: 0/2
  Perception: 3
  Disarm:0/2
  Save vs. Horror Factor:
  
• 
  Note: Iq bonus is 7%
  
  OCC Skills
  Language: American 94/1 | 98%
  Math: Basic 45/5 +10% | 62%
  Military Etiquette 35/5 +15% | 57%
  Radio: Basic 45/5 +10% | 62%
  Pilot: Automobile 60/2 +15% | 82%
  Pilot: Hovercraft 50/5 +15% | 72%
  Pilot: Robots & Power Armor 56/3 +15% | 78%
  Pilot: Robot Combat Basic
  Pilot: Robot Combat Elite: SAMAS
  Sensory Equipment 30/5 +15% | 52%
  Weapon Systems 40/5 +15% | 62%
  Running [ +1 to PE, +4d4 to Spd, and +1d6 to SDC ]
  WP Energy Pistol [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15]
  WP Energy Rifle [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14]
  WP Heavy MD Weapons [ 1, 3, 6, 10, and 14 ]
  Hand To Hand Expert: (Default)
  
  OCC Related (Lv.1-8, +2 at 3, 6, 9, 12)
  Land Navigation (Wilderness) 36/4 | 43%
  Wilderness Survival (Wilderness) 30/5 | 37%
  Military Fortification (Military) 30/5 +10% | 47%
  Camouflage (Military) 20/5 +10% | 37%
  Field Armorer & Munitions Expert (Military) 40/5 +10% | 57%
  
  Spoiler: Gymnastics

  Learning to do falls, rolls, tumbles, cartwheels, somersaults and to work the parallel bars and rings. This sport builds great upper body strength, grace, and balance.
  
  Provides all of the following:
  An automatic kick attack at first level (2D4 damage).
  Sense of balance (50% +3% per level).
  Work parallel bars & rings (60% +3% per level).
  Back Flip (70% +2% per level).
  Basic Prowl ability (30%; or adds a +5% to Prowl skill).
  Basic Climb ability (25%; or adds a +5% to Climbing skill).
  Climb Rope/Rappel (60% +2% per level).
  
  Bonuses: +2 bonus to roll with impact, +2 to P.S., + 1 to P.P., +2 to P.E. and +2D6 to S.D.C.
  Combat Flying
  Athletics [+ 1 to parry and dodge, + 1 to roll with impact, + 1 to P.S., + I D6 to Spd and + I D8 to S.D.C]
  --Lv.3
  Physical Labor [ Add +2 to P.S., + 1 to P.E and 2D8 to S.D.C ]
  Wrestling
  --Lv.6
  Forced March
  --Lv.9
  --Lv.12
  
  Secondary Skills (Lv.1-4, +1 at 4, 8, 12, and 15)
  Boxing [+1 additional attack per melee round. +2 to parry and dodge. +1 to roll with impact/punch. +2 to P.S. and +3d6 to SDC.]
  Detect Ambush 30/5 | 37%
  Detect Concealment 25/5 | 32%
  Track and Field [+10 Spd, +2P.P., +2P.E., +2P.S. +1 to throw object ]
  --
  Lv.4
  Lv.8
  
• 
  Level 1: Starts with four attacks/actions per melee; kick attack 1d8 damage, +2 to pull punch, and +2 to roll with punch, fall or impact.
  Level 2: +3 to parry and dodge, and +1 to pull punch.
  Level 3: +2 to strike, +2 to disarm, and can perform a Karate Punch.
  Level 4: +1 additional attack/action per melee round.
  Level 5: Can perform a Karate Kick, does 2d6 damage.
  Level 6: Critical Strike on an unmodified roll of 18, 19 or 20.
  Level 7: W.P. Paired Weapons and backhand strike (average, does 1d4 damage).
  Level 8: Body flip/throw; does 1d6 damage, and victim loses initiative and one attack.
  Level 9: +1 additional attack/action per melee and +1 to disarm.
  Level 10: +3 to damage.
  Level 11: Knockout/stun on an unmodified roll of 18, 19 or 20.
  Level 12: +2 to parry and dodge.
  Level 13: Critical Strike or knockout from behind (triple damage).
  Level 14: +1 additional attack/action per melee round.
  Level 15: Death blow on a roll of Natural 20.
  
• 
  WIP
  
• 
  New "Smiling Jack" Light Assault SAMAS
  The PA-07A Light Assault SAMAS is patterned after the original PA-06A as a low altitude, all environment power armor fighter. Like the PA-06A, the Smiling Jack is fast, tough, reliable and capable of infantry assaults, front line combat, surgical strikes, troop support, seek and destroy, reconnaissance, rescue, espionage and defense. It can fly, hover, make tight turns and is small enough to maneuver through narrow streets and corridors without sacrificing firepower or armor protection.
  The armor styling of the Smiling Jack is similar to the new Coalition body armor but is still recognizable as a SAMAS . The helmet has a large one way glass (tough as M.D. steel) that gives the pilot optimum peripheral vision. The lower jaw portion appears to be locked in a smiling position, showing a set of broad flat teeth, hence its nickname, "Smiling Jack." The PA-07A has all the same basic features , weapons and capabilities of the old, Death's Head SAMAS . The only difference is its appearance, one large air intake jet above the head, less bulky but equally strong armor, mini-missile launchers built into the wings, and five lower, secondary jet thrusters to give the suit better control and mobility at altitudes above 1,000 feet (305 m).
  
  "Smiling Jack" SAMAS Power Armor
  Model Type: PA-07A
  Class: Strategic Armor Military Assault Suit
  Crew: One
  M.D.C. by Location:
  * Shoulder Wings (2) - 85 each
  * Wing Mini-Missile Launchers (6 total) - 8 each
  Main Rear Jets (2) - 60 each
  Lower Maneuvering Jets (5) - 25 each
  Intake Jet (1; top) - 40
  * Ammo Drum (rear) - 35
  * Rail Gun - 50
  * Hands (2) - 25 each
  Arms (2) - 50 each
  Legs (2) - 100 each
  ** Head -70
  *** Main Body - 250
  
  * A single asterisk indicates a small -and difficult target to strike, requiring the attacker to make a "called shot," but even then the attacker is -4 to strike .
  ** Destroying the head of the power armor will eliminate all forms of optical enhancement and sensory systems . The pilot must then rely on his own human vision and senses. No power armor combat bonuses to strike, parry, and dodge!
  The head is a small and difficult target to hit, shielded by exhaust tubes and weapon drum. Thus, it can only be hit when a character makes a "called shot" and even then the attacker is -3 to strike.
  *** Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut the armor down completely, making it useless. Note: Destroying a wing will make flight impossible. However, even with no wing(s), the SAMAS can make jet powered leaps and hover stationary above the ground.
  
  Speed
  Running: 60 mph (96 km) maximum. Note that the act of running does tire out its operator, but at 10% of the usual fatigue rate.
  Leaping: The powerful robot legs can leap up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high or across unassisted by the thrusters.
  A jet thruster assisted leap can propel the unit up to 100 feet (30.5 m) high and 200 feet (61 m) across without actually attaining flight.
  Flying: The rocket propulsion system enables the SAMAS to hover stationary up to 1,000 feet (305 m) or fly. Maximum flying speed is 300 mph (480 km), but cruising speed is considered to be 150 mph (240 km). Maximum altitude is 6,000 feet (1829 m; a little over one mile/l .6 km) . Higher than this, high winds and rough weather make flight both erratic and dangerous. The Smiling Jack SAMAS is still too small and light even with the additional thrusters, to safely fly at greater heights. Optimum altitude range is ground level to about 4000 feet (1200 m). Like its predecessor, the Smiling Jack is designed to be a low altitude power armor suit that can hug the ground and slip under enemy radar.
  Flying Range: The nuclear power supply gives the SAMAS decades of life but the jet rockets get hot and need to cool after a maximum of 10 hours of continuous flight at speeds above cruising, 24 hours at cruising speed. It can fly indefinitely with rest stops every few hours.
  Underwater Capabilities: Swimming: The SAMAS can swim using the same types of paddling leg and arm movements as a human at a maximum speed of roughly four mph (6.4 km/3 .4 knots). It can also walk along the bottom of the sea at about 25% its normal running speed. Using the jet thrusters, the SAMAS can travel on the surface of water at 50 mph (80 km/42 .5 knots), underwater at 40 mph (64 km/34 knots) or fly above the water's surface at nonnal speeds.
  Maximum Ocean Depth: 1,000 feet (305 m).
  
  Statistical Data
  Height : 8 feet (2.4 m) from head to toe. The top mounted air foil adds another two feet (0.6 m) for an overall height of 10 feet (3 m).
  Width: Wings down, 3.5 feet (1.06 m)
  Wings extended, 12 feet (3.6 m)
  Length: 4 feet 6 inches (1.4 m)
  Weight: 500 lbs (225 kg) without the rail gun and ammo drum.
  Physical Strength: Equal to a P.S. 30
  Cargo: None
  Power System : Nuclear, average SAMAS energy life is 20 years .
  CS Cost: 1.8 million credits for a new, undamaged, full powered suit complete with rail gun and one full ammo-drum. None have yet fallen into the hands of the Black Market.
  
  
  Spoiler: Power Armor Combat Elite Bonuses

  Power Armor Combat Elite Bonuses: Or as listed under the individual robot descriptions.
  +1 extra attack/action per melee round, plus those of the pilot at level one, +1 additional attack at levels 3 , 6, 9 and 12.
  Critical Strike is the same as the pilot's .
  +2 on initiative.
  +3 to strike with energy and long-range weapons.
  +3 to strike in hand to hand combat.
  +3 to parry.
  +3 to dodge on the ground.
  +6 to dodge when flying or leaping.
  +2 to disarm .
  +3 to pull punch.
  +4 to roll with impact.
  Punch Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P.S.
  Power Punch : Double damage, but counts as two melee attacks.
  Tear or Pry with Hands: 1d4 M.D.
  Kick Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P. S .
  Body Block/Ram: Equal to the Robot P.S. punch damage.
  Full Speed Running Ram: Double Robot P.S. punch damage, plus 01 -60% likelihood of knocking an opponent off his feet if the opponent is the same size or smaller (reduce by half if twice as big). Victim takes M.D. and is knocked off his feet, losing initiative and two melee attacks/actions.
  
  Weapon Systems
  1. C-40R SAMAS Rail Gun (1): This is standard equipment for the "Smiling Jack" SAMAS. Other heavier rail guns can be substituted. Likewise, the new CTT-M20 missile rifle or CTI-P40 rifle can be used as an over-sized two-handed weapon.
  Primary Purpose: Assault
  Secondary Purpose: Defense
  Weight: Gun: 92 lbs (41.4 kg), One SAMAS Ammo-Drum: 190 lbs (85 .5 kg).
  Mega-Damage: A Burst is 40 rounds and inflicts 1d4x10 M.D., one round does 1d4 M.D.
  Rate of Fire: Equal to number of combined hand to hand attacks (usually 4-6).
  Maximum Effective Range: 4,000 feet ( 1 200 m)
  Payload: 3,000 round drum, that's 75 bursts. A second drum can be hooked to the undercarriage of the rocket jets, but first the used drum must be manually removed by another SAMAS or character with a strength of 26 or higher before it can be replaced with the new one. Reloading a drum will take about 5 minutes for those not trained, but a mere one minute by somebody trained in the use of SAMAS power armor.
  
  2. SJ-6 Mini-Missile Launchers: Each of the wings have three small, tube mini-missile launchers .
  Primary Purpose: Anti-Aircraft
  Secondary Purpose: Defense
  Missile Type: Any mini-missile can be used, but standard issue is armor piercing (1d4x10 M.D.) or plasma (1d6x10). Fragmentation will be used for anti-personnel operations.
  Mega-Damage: Varies with missile type.
  Range: Usually about a mile.
  Rate of Fire: One at a time or in volleys of two, four or six.
  Payload: Six total; three per wing.
  
  3. Energy Rifles: Same as the "Death's Head" SAMAS. The "Smiling Jack" SAMAS is small enough that it can use any of the standard infantry weapons from pistols and vibro-blades to rifles. Or the CTT-M20 missile rifle or CTT-P40 rifle can also be used as an over-sized two-handed weapon.
  
  4. Hand to Hand Combat: Rather than use a weapon, the pilot can engage in mega-damage hand to hand combat. See Basic and Elite Power Armor Combat Training on page 351 -352 of Rifts® Ultimate Edition for combat bonuses.
  
  5. Sensor System Note: The SAMAS has full optical systems, including laser targeting, telescopic, passive nightvision (light amplification), thermo-imaging, infrared, ultraviolet, and polarization. Plus all other features common to all power armor.
  Sensor Bonuses: The SAMAS gets a bonus of +1 to strike and +1 to dodge in addition to the power armor target bonus and Basic or Elite Power Armor Combat Training bonuses.
  

 

[Sherwood]

• Attributes and Bonuses
• Skills
• EOD Special Skills
• Hand to Hand : Expert
• Equipment
• Sidewinder SAMAS

• 
  Name: Stacey Hatch
  Age: 20
  Rank: Sergeant
  MOS: EOD Specialist
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  
  Iq: 15
  Me: 14
  Ma: 15
  Ps: 15
  Pp: 21 / +3 to Strike, Parry and Dodge
  Pe: 18 / +2 to Save vs. Magic/Poison
  Pb: 11
  Spd: 22 / Running Speed of Approximately 15mph
  
  Hit Points: 27
  SDC: 45
  Level: 2
  Xp: 3,000
  
  On Foot / In SAMAS Powered Armor
  Number of Attacks: 5 / 6
  Strike: +3 / +8
  Parry: +6 / +9
  Dodge: +6 / +9 ground, +12 airborne
  Roll: +2 / +6
  Initiative: +0 / +2
  Perception: +2
  Disarm: +2 / +4
  Save vs. Horror Factor:
  
  
  Spoiler: SAMAS Power Armor Bonuses

  Power Armor Combat Elite Bonuses: Or as listed under the individual robot descriptions.
  +1 extra attack/action per melee round, plus those of the pilot at level one, +1 additional attack at levels 3 , 6, 9 and 12.
  Critical Strike is the same as the pilot's .
  +2 on initiative.
  +3 to strike with energy and long-range weapons.
  +3 to strike in hand to hand combat.
  +3 to parry.
  +3 to dodge on the ground.
  +6 to dodge when flying or leaping.
  +2 to disarm .
  +3 to pull punch.
  +4 to roll with impact.
  Punch Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P.S.
  Power Punch : Double damage, but counts as two melee attacks.
  Tear or Pry with Hands: 1d4 M.D.
  Kick Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P. S .
  Body Block/Ram: Equal to the Robot P.S. punch damage.
  Full Speed Running Ram: Double Robot P.S. punch damage, plus 01 -60% likelihood of knocking an opponent off his feet if the opponent is the same size or smaller (reduce by half if twice as big). Victim takes M.D. and is knocked off his feet, losing initiative and two melee attacks/actions.
  
  
• 
  Language: American: 98%
  Literacy: American: 65% +5%
  Basic Math: 75% +5%
  Radio: Basic: 60% +5%
  Computer Operations: 55% +5%
  Basic Electronics: 50% +5%
  Mechanical Engineer: 40% +5%
  Demolitions: 83% +3%
  Demolitions Disposal: 83% +3%
  Underwater Demolitions: 70% +4%
  Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Warfare: 50% +5%
  Trap Construction: 25% (+ 15% only when explosives are involved)
  Trap/Mine Detection: 39% +5%
  Pilot Hovercraft: 65% +5%
  W.P.: Energy Rifle
  Hand to Hand: Basic
  
  1 Upgrade to HtH Expert
  2 Field Armorer and Munitions Expert: 55% +5%
  --Basic Mechanics: 35% +5%
  3 Recognize Weapon Quality: 40% +5%
  4 Weapons Engineer: 40% +5%
  5 Pilot Robots and Powered Armor: 64% +3%
  6 Pilot Military Combat Helicopters: 55% +3%
  
  1 Boxing
  2 Running
  3 Gymnastics
  --Sense of balance (53% +3% per level).
  --Work parallel bars & rings: 63% +3%
  --Back Flip: 72% +2%
  --Basic Prowl ability: 30%.
  --Basic Climb ability: 25%
  --Climb Rope/Rappel: 62% +2%
  4 WP Heavy MD Weapons
  5 Robot Combat: Elite - SAMAS Powered Armor
  
  Plus select two additional skills at level three, and one at levels six, nine, and twelve.
  
  
• 
  Special Skills Exclusive to the EOD Specialist :
  Homemade Explosives Skill: A base skill of 40% +4% per level of experience to manufacture homemade explosives. With the proper amount of time and equipment the character can make explosive substances, increase the killing power of existing explosives and set booby traps. The following is a list of the different types of homemade explosives the Specialist can create.
  
  Spoiler: Molatov Cocktail

  Molatov Cocktail: A flammable substance in a glass jar or bottle that is lit and thrown. The container shatters upon impact and the flaming liquid covers the area.
  Effective Range : Thrown 50 feet (15.2 m); -3 to strike man-sized targets.
  Damage: 1d4x10 S .D.C.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 6 feet ( 1 . 8 m); plus may set surrounding combustible materials on fire.
  Cost to Make: 5 credits each.
  Spoiler: Exploding Canister

  Exploding Canister: A nonlethal device in which a simple, small explosion "pops" open a canister and sprays its victim with its contents; typically a fluid like paint, perfume, rotten eggs, beans, etc. , when used as a prank, or gasoline, acid, poison, skin irritant, paint (blinds or marks victim), and similar when used as a weapon.
  Effective Range: About 5 feet (1.5 m); -2 to strike man-sized targets.
  Damage : Depends on the substance released.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 3 feet (0.9 m).
  Cost to Make : 8 credits each.
  Spoiler: Homemade Flash Bomb

  Homemade Flash Bomb/Grenade: Typically a mixture of materials that ignites in a brilliant flash, often accompanied by a popping sound and a puff of smoke.
  Range: Thrown about 50 feet (15.2 m).
  Damage: None; creates a flash that distracts and may temporarily blind those within 20 feet (6 m) of the flash. Everybody in the radius of affect loses one melee action/attack and must roll a 16 or higher to save vs momentary blindness when used in the dark (only needs a 1 2 or higher in light). A fail
  roll means blindness for one melee round ( 1 5 seconds) ; -9 to strike, parry and dodge.
  Radius of Affect: 10 feet (3 m).
  Cost to Make: 15 credits each.
  Spoiler: Homemade Tear Gas

  Homemade Tear Gas: This device is most typically used in traps or to create a distraction. It often uses ammonia mixed with other chemicals to create a cloud of smoke or vapors that bums the eyes and irritates the nose and throat.
  Range: Thrown about 50 feet (15.2 m).
  Damage: None; releases noxious gas and may temporally blind those within the radius of affect. Everybody in the radius of affect must roll a 16 or higher to save vs momentary blindness and coughing.
  Duration : The homemade vapors last for 1d6 minutes. The effects of the vapors lasts 1d4 minutes after the character leaves the area of affect. Penalties: Blindness, coughing and irritation: -2 on initiative, -5 to strike, parry and dodge and - I melee action/attack per melee affected.
  Radius of Affect: 6 feet (1.8 m).
  Cost to Make: 25 credits each.
  Spoiler: Homemade Smoke Bomb

  Homemade Smoke Bomb/Grenade: Typically a mix of saltpeter and other common components in a homemade package .
  Range: Thrown about 100 feet (30 m).
  Damage: None ; creates a smoke-filled area to provide protective cover (opponents cannot see into or through smoke) or as a signal . Opponents whose vision is obscured by the smoke are -6 to strike, parry and dodge .
  Color range: Black, grey, red or yellow.
  Radius of Affect: 20 feet (6 m).
  Cost to Make : 25 credits each.
  Spoiler: SDC Hand Grenade

  Homemade S.D.C. Grenade: A weak grenade using a homemade explosive mixture created from readily available materials. The package will either be of improvised design or a refurbished military grenade.
  Range: Thrown about 100 feet (30 m).
  Damage: 1d4x10 S.D.C.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 10 feet (3 m).
  Cost to Make : 40 credits each.
  Spoiler: MDC Grenade

  High-Powered Homemade Grenade (light M.D.) : Similar to a regular S.D.C. grenade but made from a higher grade explosive substance, yet still inferior to typical military grade mixtures. The grenade can be a refurbished military grenade casing or pipe casing.
  Range: 100 feet (30 m).
  Damage : 1d4 M.D. (or 1d4x100 S.D.C.).
  Effective Casualty Radius: 20 feet (6 m).
  Cost to Make: 100 credits each.
  Spoiler: Explosive Charge

  Homemade Explosive Charge : Explosive substances of varying strengths can be manufactured from readily available materials. All that is required is a propellant substance and a booster or accelerant. Nitrogen rich fertilizer combined with a flammable substance as a booster is one example of a homemade charge which in a large enough quantity can cause extreme devastation. A homemade explosive charge is less effective than military grade counterparts and is usually huge by comparison.
  Damage : 1d6 S .D.C. per six ounces (0.25 kg) or 1d4 M.D. ( 1d4x100 S .D.C.) per ten pounds (4.5 kg) .
  Effective Casualty Radius: 10 feet (3 m) for small bombs (under 50 Ibs/22.6 kg) or 20 feet for large bombs (1 00 Ibs/45 kg or more).
  Cost to Make : 10-20 credits per half pound (0.25 kg).
  Spoiler: Homemade Mine

  Homemade Mine: An improvised mine consists of a quantity of homemade explosive packed into a refurbished land mine casing or a container of homemade design. To improve the damaging capability of the mine, the designer can "shape" the charge to increase power at the expense of area effect. Such a mine is fairly weak and not suited for use against modem mega-damage combat vehicles, but can be devastating to S .D.C. equivalents.
  Damage : 5D6 M.D. or 1d4x10 M.D. for a shaped charge.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 15 feet (4.5 m), or 3 feet (0.9 m) for a shaped charge.
  Cost to Make: 300 credits each.
  Spoiler: Military Grade Grenade

  Military Grade Grenade: Rather than using a homemade explosive substance, a demolitions expert character can recover the military grade explosives from an unexploded bomb or missile. Since the grenade canister/package is typically of homemade design, the grenade is not quite as powerful as a military equivalent.
  Range: Thrown about 100 feet (30 m).
  Damage: 1d6+2 or 2d4+2 M.D.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 10 feet (3 m).
  Cost to Make: 12 credits each if the majority of the parts and materials are all salvaged from existing items; 400 credits to construct a military grade M.D. grenade with military grade materials, but from scratch.
  Spoiler: Military Grade Mine

  Military Grade Mine : Basically a quantity of military grade explosives recovered from dud bombs or missiles packed into a mine casing complete with a pressure detonator. The charge is quite powerful and is usually shaped to increase damage potential but is still slightly inferior to military issue land mines. Regardless this explosive device is extremely effective.
  Damage: 1d4x10 M.D. for anti-personnel or 2d4x10 M.D. for anti-armor mines.
  Effective Casualty Radius: 50 feet (15 m) for anti-personnel, 10 feet (3 m) for anti-armor mines.
  Cost to Make : 750 credits for anti-personnel, 3,1 00 credits for anti-armor mines.
  Spoiler: Retooled Military Explosives

  Retooled Military Explosives: A demolitions specialist character can use his knowledge of explosives to increase the destructive power of a military explosive by 25% . For example, a fragmentation grenade normally inflicting 2d6 M.D. can be augmented to cause 4d4 M.D. or 2d6+4 M.D. A retooled plasma mini-missiles inflicts 2d4x10 M.D. instead of the usual 1d6x10 M.D. It takes the character at least an hour to alter an explosive device and typically he or she will only have the chance to retool a dozen or so explosives before a combat operation.
  
  
• 
  This is the fighting style taught to police officers, soldiers, bodyguards, thieves, and anybody else who will be expected to live by violence. While it lacks the mastery of the Martial Arts, an Expert fighter knows how to scrap quickly and efficiently. At high levels, especially, those with this skill can often hold their own against dedicated masters of the martial arts.
  Note: Expert combat training enables the character to use any basic/common attacks, including Punch, Elbow, Kick, Knee, Disarm, Dodge, Entangle, Body Block/Tackle, Body Flip/Throw, Roll with Impact, Power Punch, Power Kick, and Pull Punch and even some martial arts moves (as noted below) - but unless noted below, the character does not have special moves or martial art attacks such as Automatic Dodge, Back Flip, Holds, Karate Punches, Leap Kick or other moves.
  
  Level 1: Starts with four attacks/actions per melee; kick attack 1d8 damage, +2 to pull punch, and +2 to roll with punch, fall or impact.
  Level 2: +3 to parry and dodge, and +1 to pull punch.
  Level 3: +2 to strike, +2 to disarm, and can perform a Karate Punch.
  Level 4: +1 additional attack/action per melee round.
  Level 5: Can perform a Karate Kick, does 2d6 damage.
  Level 6: Critical Strike on an unmodified roll of 18, 19 or 20.
  Level 7: W.P. Paired Weapons and backhand strike (average, does 1d4 damage).
  Level 8: Body flip/throw; does 1d6 damage, and victim loses initiative and one attack.
  Level 9: +1 additional attack/action per melee and +1 to disarm.
  Level 10: +3 to damage.
  Level 11: Knockout/stun on an unmodified roll of 18, 19 or 20.
  Level 12: +2 to parry and dodge.
  Level 13: Critical Strike or knockout from behind (triple damage).
  Level 14: +1 additional attack/action per melee round.
  Level 15: Death blow on a roll of Natural 20.
  
  CS EOD Specialist,
  1 0,000-2000
  2 2,001-4,000 <=== 3,000
  3 4,001-8,200
  4 8,201-16,400
  5 16,401-24,500
  6 24,501-34,600
  7 34,601-49,700
  8 49,701-69,800
  9 69,801-94,900
  10 94,901-129,000
  11 129,001-179,100
  12 179,101-229,200
  13 229,201-279,300
  14 279,301-329,400
  15 329,401-389,500
  
  
• 
  
  Spoiler: Dead Boy Body Armor

  This Coalition armor is typically reserved for female troopers, scouts and special teams (Psi-officers, reconnaissance, Intelligence, Special Forces, etc.). The helmet is often given a plume or pony-tail of hair-like fibers to denote female officers and wilderness scouts; spikes are used for psionic officers.
  Class: CA-3 light Coalition body armor.
  Size: Human equivalent.
  Weight: 12 pounds (5.4 kg).
  Mobility: Very good to good; -5% to climb and - 10% to prowl, swim, do acrobatics and similar physical skills/performance.
  
  M.D.C. by Location:
  Head/Helmet - 70
  Arms - 55 each
  Legs - 70 each
  Main Body - 80
  
  Special Weapon Systems or Features: None
  Market Price: Not available; exclusive to the CS military .
  
  
  Spoiler: C-20 Laser Pistol

  This is the new, standard issue sidearm of the Coalition Army. It is primarily issued to officers, military police, guards and special operatives as well as ISS law enforcement officers. Its advantage is a heavier damage capacity without sacrificing its light weight, excellent balance, or range.
  Weight: 3.5 lbs ( 1 . 5 7 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 2d6 M.D.
  Rate of Fire : Each blast takes one melee attack.
  Effective Range : 800 feet (244 m ) .
  Payload: 21 shots standard short clip or 30 with a long E-Clip.
  Black Market Cost: 16,000 credits .
  4 EClips
  Spoiler: CP-50 "Dragonfire" Assault Pulse Laser & Grenade Launcher

  The CP-50 "Dragonfire" is a second generation over and under heavy infantry weapon with high marks for durability and reliability in action. A pulse laser is the main, top mounted weapon with a pump action grenade launcher built-in under the laser barrel.
  Standard issue includes a passive nightvision scope and built-in laser targeting.
  Weight: 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
  Mega-Damage: 2d6 M.D. per single laser blast or 6d6 M.D. per rapid-fire pulse (three simultaneous blasts fired one micro-second after the other) . The weapon can fire conventional M.D. rifle grenades doing 2d6 M.D. to a blast area of 12 feet (3.6 m), or new, micro-fusion grenades that inflict 6d6 M.D. to a 12 foot (3.6 m) diameter blast area/six foot (1.8 m) radius .
  Rate of Fire: Laser: Equal to the number of combined hand to hand attacks of its user (usually 3-6).
  Grenades: One aimed or four fired in rapid succession (burst if all at same target, wild if sprayed into an area) .
  Effective Range: Laser is 2,000 feet (610 m).
  Grenade Launcher is 1,200 feet (365 m)
  Payload of Laser: 21 blasts (7 shots ) per standard E-Clip, 30 blasts (10 shots) per long E-Clip. In the alternative, the CP-50 can be connected with an energy cable to a portable hip or backpack carried energy canister the same as the CP-40. The dual backpack is commonly issued with this weapon.
  Payload Grenade Launcher: 12; an additional 24 to 48 grenades can be carried in a satchel or 12 on a bandoleer style belt.
  Reloading the Launcher: One full melee round, 15 seconds, is required to manually reload the grenade launcher. As always, reloading an E-Clip takes about five seconds or equal to one melee action/attack.
  Black Market Cost: 50,000 credits and a hot commodity not commonly available. Standard grenades cost 550 credits apiece or 4500 a dozen. Micro-fusion grenades are extremely rare on the Black Market and cost 1,500 to 3,000 credits each!
  4 EClips
  4 Plasma hand grenades: 5D6 M.D. to a 12 foot area (3.6 m).
  2 Smoke hand genades
  two flares,
  Vibro-Knife 1d6 M.D.
  survival knife,
  
  Spoiler: RMK robot medical kit

  A unique medical kit, developed with the mastery of nano-technology, in which a half dozen tiny robots, about the size of a shirt button, are released and automatically seek out cuts in the skin. One sprays the wound with disinfectant, another sprays antibiotics, a third cuts away dead or infected flesh, while the other three surgically suture the cut closed. When the cut is repaired, the tiny bots return to their carrying unit, refill their supplies and wait till activated again. Equal to a paramedic suturing skill of 90%. Not effective against internal injury, broken bone, or severe wounds. But great for cuts, bruises, bullet and stab wounds.
  Spoiler: IRMSS Internal Robot Medical Surgeon System

  An amazing medical device that injects a dozen microscopic robot units, about the size of a pinpoint, into the bloodstream to repair internal injury. The containment unit is placed over or near the suspected area of damage and the depression of a button releases the micro-surgeons into the body. The tiny robots search for the damage and repair it. Types of internal injury which they can repair include the removal of blood clots, repairing torn/ruptured veins, internal bleeding, and minor damage to internal organs. Equal to a medical doctor' s surgical skill of 75%. When the units are done, they simply turn off and are naturally flushed from the body (average life is one hour). They are not reusable. Each IRMSS holds 48 surgical robots for four uses.
  utility belt,
  air filter & gas mask,
  uniform,
  dress uniform,
  canteen,
  additional non-energy weapon of choice
  fine leather gloves,
  a box of disposable surgical gloves (100 per box),
  tinted goggles,
  a doctor's stethoscope,
  PC-3 000 hand-held computer,
  PDD pocket audio recorder,
  pocket laser distancer,
  pocket flashlight,
  portable tool kit,
  laser scalpel (equivalent to Wilk's model),
  Conventional military vehicle of choice
  
  
• 
  "Sidewinder" SAMAS
  Inside the Area 51 facility were volumes of information on an experimental US Air Force armored unit called the Strategic Armored Military Assault Suit or SAMAS for short. The data that was collected spoke of an advanced series II version called the VT-SAMAS or Vectored Thrust SAMAS. The official Air Force code name for this experimental, secret weapon was Project Sidewinder.
  Project Sidewinder was an attempt to upgrade the original SAMAS into an even more versatile combat unit by using a vectored thrust propulsion system. The Sidewinder would also be the test vehicle for a series of upgraded combat systems like the "Big Bang" grenade launcher. In the end, the armored suit was to be the ultimate infantry assault vehicle, something the Coalition States, some 300 years later, would tweak, develop and unleash with perfection. At the time the ley lines erupted, only eight units had been created. Four were assault units and four were designed for "Wild Weasel" roles as anti-electronics and SAM target designation.
  Model Type: PA-09-AVT — The Sidewinder
  Class: Vectored Thrust Strategic Armor Military Assault Suit
  Crew: One pilot
  M.D.C. by Location:
  Shoulder Wings (2) — 50 each
  Shoulder/Wing Mini-Missile Launchers (2) — 60 each
  * Main Turbines (2; rear) — 100 each
  * Lower Maneuvering Jets (4; rear) — 25 each
  * Leg Maneuvering Jets (1 per leg; lower) — 12 each
  * Waist Maneuvering Jets (4) — 10 each
  * Head—100
  * Hands (2) — 25 each
  Arms (2) — 60 each
  Legs (2) — 100 each
  * Forearm Guns (2) — 12 each
  ** Main Body —230
  * A single asterisk indicates extremely small targets to hit and require a called shot at -4 to strike. Hits by missiles will generally damage the main body.
  Destruction of the head will most likely kill or blind the pilot and will knock out all forms of communications, sensors, targeting, etc. The pilot must rely on his own human vision and senses; no power armor combat bonuses apply.
  Destruction of even one of the main wings will force the unit to crash-land.
  Destruction of the maneuvering wings will impart a -1 to dodge penalty for each wing destroyed and reduce speed by 10%.
  ** Destruction of the main body will destroy the power armor and leave the pilot inside vulnerable — assuming he survived the destruction of the suit.
  
  Speed:
  Running: 100 mph (160 km) maximum. This is partly due to the multiple maneuvering jets assisting in the running process. The act of running does tire out its operator, but at 10% of the usual fatigue rate thanks to the robot exoskeleton.
  Leaping: The powerful robot legs can leap up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high or across unassisted by the thrusters. A jet thruster assisted leap can propel the unit up to 110 feet (36.5 m) high and 200 feet (61 m) across without actually attaining flight.
  Flying: The turbine propulsion system enables the Sidewinder to hover stationary up to 300 feet (91.5 m) or fly. The maximum speed is 250 mph (400 km), with a maximum altitude of 6000 feet (1829 m). Higher than this, strong winds and rough weather make flight both erratic and dangerous. The SAMAS is just too small and light, it was designed to be a low altitude power armor suit that could hug the ground and slip under enemy radar, as well as engage in urban assaults and surgical strikes.
  Flying Range: Maximum range is unlimited due to the nuclear power system but the engines need a cool-down period after ten hours of use.
  Underwater Capabilities: Swimming: The SAMAS can swim using the same types of paddling leg and arm movements as a human at a maximum speed of roughly four mph (6.4 km/3.4 knots). It can also walk along the bottom of the sea at about 25% its normal running speed. Using the jet thrusters, the SAMAS can travel on the surface of water at 50 mph (80 km/42.5 knots), underwater at 40 mph (64 km/34 knots) or fly above the water's
  surface at normal speeds.
  Maximum Ocean Depth: 800 feet (224 m).
  
  Statistical Data
  Height: 8 feet at the head, 10 feet at the shoulders.
  Width: Wings down: 4.3 feet
  Wings extended: 10 feet (3 m)
  Length: 4 feet, 6 inches (1.4 m)
  Weight: 490 Ibs (220.5 kg) without a rail gun.
  Physical Strength: Equal to a robot strength of 30.
  Cargo: None
  Power System: Nuclear; average life of a Sidewinder is 10 years.
  Cost: 3.6 million credits for a new or almost new suit with full weapons load. Note: Stolen (and used) CS SAMAS sell for around 1.6 million credits, but are rarely available.
  
  Weapon Systems
  1. MML 12 Mini-Missile Launchers: The two boxes on the shoulders are the mini-missile launchers, nicknamed the "Toasters," because they look like four-slice toasters turned sideways and because they "toast" an opponent. Each holds 12 mini-missiles and gives the Sidewinder its punch against
  hardened positions and armored units. The missiles are guided by the armor's targeting system and gain an additional +3 to strike. This gives the missiles a total of +6 to strike, making them a very accurate and deadly weapon system.
  Primary Purpose: Assault and Anti-Armor.
  Secondary Purpose: Air defense and Anti-Missile.
  Missile Types: Any type of mini-missile can be used.
  Mega-Damage: Varies with missile used.
  Rate of Fire: One at a time, or in volleys of 2 or 4.
  Maximum Effective Range: Varies with missile used. Usually about a mile (1.6 km).
  Payload: 12 missiles in each "toaster" for a total of 24 missiles.
  
  2. Arm Mounted Short-Range Lasers (2): Mounted on each forearm is a small laser, primarily used as anti-personnel weapons.
  Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
  Secondary Purpose: Defense
  Mega-Damage: 2D6 M.D. per single blast or 4D6 per simultaneous dual blast from both arm weapons (part of the Sidewinder's special combat system).
  Rate of Fire: Equal to the combined number of attacks of the pilot. Each single or simultaneous double blast at the same target counts as one melee attack.
  Maximum Effective Range: 1,200 feet (366 m)
  Bonuses: Computer targeting, and synchronized firing (for dual, simultaneous blasts from both arm weapons at the same target); +1 to strike.
  Payload: Effectively unlimited.
  
  3. Hand-Held Weapons: Any hand-held weapon can be used by the Sidewinder power armor, but the CTT-P40 Particle Beam Cannon Power Armor Weapon and the CTT-M20 Missile Rifle Power Armor Weapon are standard.
  ==CTT-P40 Particle Beam Cannon Power Armor Weapon
  A giant -sized rifle with a dual weapon system. The main gun is a particle beam weapon with exceptional range (for a P-beam weapon). Mounted on the top of the rifle is a box laser targeting system and passive nightvision scope with telescopic capabilities (20x magnification; 3,000 foot/910 m range) . This weapon is standard issue for the Special Forces' Striker SAMAS and is frequently used by the Terror Trooper, full conversion 'Borgs, and
  the occasional CS Juicer.
  Weight: 89 pounds (40 kg)
  Primary Purpose: Anti-Personnel
  Mega-Damage: Particle beam : 1d6x10 M.D. per single laser blast.
  Maximum Effective Range: 2,000 feet (610 m)
  Rate of Fire: Equal to the number of hand to hand attacks per melee round.
  Payload: 40 particle beam blasts - virtually the entire back half of the giant rifle/cannon is a rechargeable energy cell.
  Notes: Using the weapon one-handed requires a P.S. of 24 or greater and even then one-handed shooting has a penalty of -2 to strike, unless a Terror Trooper or Super SAMAS.
  
  4. Hand to Hand Combat: The Sidewinder is very adept in hand to hand combat. Its quick reflexes and high strength give it all of the same damage and bonus capabilities as the standard, old-style "Death's Head" SAMAS, plus +1 on initiative, +1 to parry and +2 to dodge in addition to those normally available to the SAMAS. Power Armor Combat Training: Basic and Elite applies to the Sidewinder and Wild Weasel; see Rifts® RPG, page 45.
  
  5. Sensor Systems of Note: The Sidewinder SAMAS has all the standard sensors of power armors and the Coalition SAMAS.
  
  6. Vectored Thrust System: The Sidewinder's claim to fame is its vectored thrust system which provides greater maneuverability, control, thrust and speed (see bonuses and speed).
  
  7. Penalties: The Sidewinder is a very demanding power armor to fly and control. The abrupt movements and high mobility tend to place many G-forces on the pilot. For this reason the pilot must have a physical endurance of at least 16 and a physical prowess of at least 15 in order to fly the Sidewinder.
  The pilot should also be specifically trained in SAMAS Elite piloting skill. Those who are not, don't get the benefit of the special bonuses attributed by this armor, and are -3 to roll with punch, fall or impact.
  
  

 

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Well, not quite a placeholder anymore, there's stuff here now, too! Still work in progress, though, equipment and background are missing. So basically only fancy numbers for now!

• Attributes and Bonuses
• Skills
• Hand to Hand : Commando
• Equipment
• Background

• 
  Name: Amy Winters
  Age: 26
  Rank: Sergeant
  OCC: CS Commando
  Alignment: Principled
  Attribute Requirements: I.Q. 10, M.E. 10, P . S . 12, P.P. 14, P.E. 12 or higher.
  
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  Iq: 10 - no bonus
  Me: 22 - +4 vs psionics/+5 vs insanity
  Ma: 11 - no bonus
  Ps: 18 - +3 HtH-damage
  Pp: 26 - +6 parry/dodge/strike
  Pe: 18 - +6% vs coma/death / +2 vs magic/poison
  Pb: 8 - no malus
  Spd: 25 - 500m/min
  
  Hit Points: 21
  SDC: 26
  Level: 1
  Xp: 0
  
  On foot:
  4 attacks
  +6 strike (+7 with thrown knives, +7 with energy pistols)
  +7 parry/dodge (+8 parry with knives)
  +3 initiative
  
  +4 vs psionics
  +5 vs insanity
  +3 HtH-damage
  +6% vs coma/death
  +2 vs magic/poison
  +2 vs horror
  +1 roll with impact
  
  
  In powered armor:
  5 attacks
  +9 strike (+10 with thrown knives (if it ever comes up), +10 with energy pistols)
  +11 parry (+12 parry with knives)
  +10 dodge (ground)
  +13 dodge (flying/leaping)
  +5 initiative
  
  +4 vs psionics
  +5 vs insanity
  +3 HtH-damage
  +6% vs coma/death
  +2 vs magic/poison
  +2 vs horror
  +1 roll with impact
  +2 disarm
  +3 pull punch
  +4 roll with punch
  
  
  Spoiler: Numbers

  From attributes:
  +4 vs psionics
  +5 vs insanity
  +3 HtH-damage
  +6 parry/dodge/strike
  +6% vs coma/death
  +2 vs magic/poison
  
  From HtH:
  4 attacks,
  +2 vs horror
  
  From skills:
  Athletics (+1 parry/dodge, +1 roll with impact)
  WP Quick Draw (+3 initiative)
  WP Knife (+1 parry, +1 strike when thrown, recheck every level)
  WP Energy Rifle (0, recheck every level)
  WP Energy pistol (+1 strike, recheck every level)
  
  
  Spoiler: SAMAS Power Armor Bonuses

  Smiling Jack Sensor Bonuses: +1 to Strike, +1 to Dodge.
  Bonuses from Flying Power Armor (Elite): +1 attack per melee at levels 1, 3, 6, 9, and 11. +2 on Initiative, +2 to Strike, +3 to Parry, +2 to Dodge (ground) or +5 while flying or leaping, +2 to disarm, +3 to pull punch, and +4 to roll with punch.
  (Copied from Dann's sheet - not that I'm lazy or something... just time-efficient =))
  
  Punch Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P.S.
  Power Punch : Double damage, but counts as two melee attacks.
  Tear or Pry with Hands: 1d4 M.D.
  Kick Damage: As per Robot (or Augmented) P. S .
  Body Block/Ram: Equal to the Robot P.S. punch damage.
  Full Speed Running Ram: Double Robot P.S. punch damage, plus 01 -60% likelihood of knocking an opponent off his feet if the opponent is the same size or smaller (reduce by half if twice as big). Victim takes M.D. and is knocked off his feet, losing initiative and two melee attacks/actions.
  
  
• 
  O.C.C. Skills:
  65 Math: Basic (+5)
  60 Radio: Basic (+5)
  40 Electronic Countermeasures (+5) (replaces Radio: Scrambler)
  Language : two of choice:
  108 -> American (+1) (native)
  70 -> Spanish (+3)
  46 Land Navigation (+4)
  42 Intelligence (+4)
  60 Parachuting (+5)
  Pilot: One of choice (+ 10% )
  -> Robot Combat: Elite (SAMAS)
  66 Pilot: Robots & Power Armor (+3)
  37 Recognize Weapon Quality (+5)
  45 Wilderness Survival (+5)
  50/40 Climbing (+5)
  Running (+1PE,+4d4 Spd, +1d6 sdc)
  W.P. Energy Pistol (+1 strike, recheck every level)
  W.P. Energy Rifle (no bonus, recheck every level)
  W.P.: Two of Choice:
  -> WP Quick Draw (+3 initiative)
  -> WP Knife (+1 parry, +1 strike when thrown, recheck every level)
  Hand to Hand: Commando; this skill cannot be changed.
  
  O.C.C. Related Skills: Select four skills from one of the following
  areas of special training: Espionage, Mechanical, Military
  (typically demolitions and traps). Piloting or Wilderness -
  all of these special MOS skills get a + 10% skill bonus.
  
  Four espionage skills (+10%):
  40 detect ambush (+5)
  40 interrogation (+5)
  35 tracking (+5)
  40 escape artist (+5) (+5 to pick locks if I ever get it)
  
  Two other skills can also be selected from any of the available
  categories at levels two, five, nine and twelve.
  
  Spoiler: OCC related

  Communications: any (+ 10%)
  Domestic: Any
  Electrical: Basic only (+5 %)
  Espionage : Any (+ 1 5 %)
  Mechanical : Automotive, Basic Mechanics, or Locksmith only
  Medical: First Aid only (+ 1 0%)
  Military : Any (+ 1 0%)
  Physical : Any
  Pilot: Any (+5 %)
  Pilot Related: Any (+5 %)
  Rogue: Any (+4%)
  Science : Any
  Technical: Any (+5 % ; + 10% to Literacy and Language skills)
  W.P. : Any
  Wilderness: Any (+5 %)
  
  Secondary Skills:
  two at lvl 1: (+2 at 4,7,10)
  20 Streetwise (+4)
  Athletics (+1 parry/dodge, +1 roll with impact, +1PS, +1d6 Spd, +1d8 sdc)
  
  Note to self: Running, swimming, WP Heavy Weapons, Combat Flying, Boxing felt fitting during character creation, but were cut. And I'm blind, I get running for free, so scratch that (task accomplished)
  
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  Lvl 1: 4 attacks, WP paired weapons, body flip/throw, body block/tackle, +2 vs horror
  
  CS Commando,
  1 0,000-2,150
  2 2,151-4,300
  3 4,301-8,600
  4 8,601-17,200
  5 17,201-25,500
  6 25,501-36,000
  7 36,001-52,000
  8 52,001-73,000
  9 73,001-98,000
  10 98,001-134,000
  11 134,001-184,000
  12 184,001-240,000
  13 240,001-295,000
  14 295,001-385,000
  15 385,001-450,000
  
  
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  Standard Equipment:
  Standard Coalition "Dead Boy" body armor,
  
  Spoiler: Armor

  The standard armor is what ' s worn by most Coalition soldiers, including commissioned and non-commissioned officers. The distinguishing feature on officers' is their symbol of rank and the adornment of spikes on the helmet or a plume of hairlike fibers. High ranking commissioned officers (Captain and up) can elect to wear light or heavy armor instead of the standard. Females who can handle the weight and bulk are also allowed to wear standard "Dead Boy" armor.
  Note: Most pilots and soldiers in special divisions of the army typically wear CA-3 light armor or CA-4 standard armor. The only distinguishing difference is the design of their helmet.
  
  Class: CA-4 standard Coalition infantry body armor.
  Size: Human equivalent.
  Weight: 20 pounds (9 . 1 kg).
  Mobility: Good; -5% to climb and -20% to prowl, swim, perform acrobatics and similar physical skills/performance.
  
  M.D.C. by Location:
  Head/Helmet - 70
  Arms - 60 each
  Legs - 80 each
  Main Body - 100
  
  Special Weapon Systems or Features: None
  Market Price: Not available; exclusive to the CS military .
  energy rifle and energy sidearm of choice,
  
  Spoiler: C-20 Laserpistol

  This is the new, standard issue sidearm of the Coalition Army. It is primarily issued to officers, military police, guards and special operatives as well as ISS law enforcement officers. Its advantage is a heavier damage capacity without sacrificing its light weight, excellent balance, or range.
  Weight: 3.5 lbs ( 1 . 5 7 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 2d6 M.D.
  Rate of Fire : Each blast takes one melee attack.
  Effective Range : 800 feet (244 m ) .
  Payload: 21 shots standard short clip or 30 with a long E-Clip.
  Black Market Cost: 16,000 credits.
  Spoiler: CP-40 Laser rifle

  CP-40 Pulse Laser Rifle (New!)
  The new Coalition infantry assault rifles are the CP-40 and CP-50. The advantage to both is increased firepower, rapid pulse firing action and durability. The CP-40 has four settings, two S .D.C. and two M.D. The rifle can also be set to fire a single shot or a pulse of three nearly simultaneous blasts. It comes standard with a passive nightvision scope and laser targeting.
  Weight: 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
  Mega-Damage: 2d6 M.D. per single laser blast or 6d6 M.D. per rapid-fire pulse (three simultaneous blasts fired one micro-second after the other) .
  S .D.C. Damage: The weapon can also be set to fire a single S.D.C. blast that does 3d6 S .D.C. damage or a rapid-fire pulse that does 1d6x10 S .D.C. Thirty single S .D.C. blasts use up the equivalent energy of a single M.D. blast, while six S .D.C. pulse blasts count as one M.D. blast.
  Rate of Fire: Equal to the number of combined hand to hand attacks of its user (usually 3 -6); each single shot or pulse counts as one of the user's melee attacks.
  Effective Range: 2,000 feet (610 m).
  Payload: 21 blasts (7 shots) per standard E-Clip, 30 blasts (10 shots) per long E-Clip. In the alternative, the CP-40 can be connected with an energy cable to a portable hip or backpack carried energy canister (both are the same small size). The energy canister provides 60 single blasts or 20 triple blasts. The weight of the standard energy canister, pack included, is four pounds (1.8 kg).
  A dual backpack is also available, with two energy canisters; when one is used up, the connector cable is removed and reattached to the second, full canister (takes one full melee round/15 seconds).
  Black Market Cost: 40,000 credits and a hot commodity not commonly available.
  4 extra E-clips for each,
  four explosive grenades,
  two smoke grenades ,
  two flares,
  vibro-knife 1d6 md,
  survival knife,
  distancing binoculars,
  robot medical kit,
  pocket computer,
  utility belt,
  air filter & gas mask,
  walkie-talkie,
  uniform,
  dress uniform,
  combat boots,
  canteen,
  and an additional non-energy weapon of choice (typically S .D.C. automatic weapon, or bow and arrow)
  Conventional military vehicle of choice (motorcycle, jeep, hovercycle, etc.) for daily use.
  Coin with the Emperor's visage on one side and the inscription "Four Winters - For Winters" on the other.
  
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  In the works!
  
  First bit:
  Some people say that you always meet twice, in life. Don't know if it's true. Never been the brooding type. But I know this clerk. Know that smug smile as he reads out the words on that paper sheet, and hands it back over to the man. Slumped down in place, there. Bad news, it seems. Not my place to pry. But my turn to move up as the clerk calls out: "Next!" He doesn't need to call out twice. No need for instructions, either - the folded pages leave my hand and spread out on the mighty desk between us. Takes him a moment to figure out the right order and make sense of the written words. Not too long - it's his damn job, after all - but enough to let nervosity slowly creep up. Pointless, really - everything has been decided hours, maybe days ago. Still, thus far there were only written words, unread. Now, they'll shortly become orders.
  
  The clerk finally looks up. The same smug smile as before. He liked what he just read. Not the best sign. His kind feeds on other people's despair. "Corporal Amelia Winters?" No one ever used that first name. But that's not what bureaucrats need to worry about. Thus, a sharp nod is the response. "New assignment", he continues, seemingly pleased by the wordless efficiency. I knew that much. No point in fighting the dead, is there? "Transport's tonight at 2:13. Hangar B, and not a minute late. Got that?" Certainly did. Not like I'm deaf, or stupid. But in his world, that's all there is, apart from him.
  
  "Got it. Anything else?" Thus far, he's said about two dozen words about seven pages full of writing. He takes a second look, the smile widens. "Sure there is. Of course, there's the usual stuff." Meaning a place to sleep, a decent payment, and all the necessary equipment for the job. "And then there's the destination." The smile connects both ears, at this point. He names the place. No further explanation necessary. Aliens, there. Lots of them. Worst place to go, according to some. Good enough. Better to fight aliens than people. The clerk seems disappointed. Probably hoped for a tearful collapse. I was trained better than that. First by life, then by the military. There's streets in our cities that few soldiers dare to walk. I was born in one. You want to make my day miserable? Send me back home. The military gives me a place to be, tasks to accomplish, and something to believe in. Apart from the Emperor, may he enjoy his good health. Home gave me little, other than a good showing why chaos can't be the way of life. The military promised order, back then. That's all I asked for.
  
  "Assignment in a SAMAS unit, under command of 3rd Lieutenant Allen." The man tries his best - perhaps there's an old rivalry, something to upset me? There isn't. Good try, though. Not much else to say. The Coalition provides for all necessities. Just need to be at Hangar B in time. Wordlessly, I collect my pages. "Next!", the clerk shouts. But the next in line is busy ogling me. Wear the right shoulder pad, and people forget about your face. The crooked teeth. The little scars of a life spent in service. "Your turn - good luck," I encourage him. May he take his news as well as I took mine. And may his service, and mine, please the Emperor.
  

 

[Psychie]

Master Sergeant Alphonse King is a forty eight year old veteran of many fights in the service of the Coalition, and he has the scars to prove it. The saying goes 'Beware of an old man in a field where people die young', and this applies to King in spades. He is a hard man to please, and gives out his praise sparingly. But King knows what he's doing, and has been responsible for many lives being saved thanks to his dedication and skill, leading the troops under his command from the front.

Born and raised in the city of Lone Star, King signed up to be a Coalition solder at the age of eighteen. Trained as a Special Forces operative, King has been reassigned under the command of Lt. Carlton Maceo Allen and his SAMAS squad, fresh from the hospital where he has been outfitted with a few cyber enhancements to help out with his battlefield injuries to replace a crippled leg and arm, along with a new pair of eyes after tangling with some horrid monster summoned up from a Rift by a Federation of Magic spellcaster. Now back in the field, King is anxious to impart his hard-earned wisdom to the next generation of Coalition soldiers and get some payback against the forces of evil that prey on humanity.

Notable Quotes:
To Those In Command: "Yes, sir. I'll make it happen."
To Those Under His Command: "My name is not 'Al' or 'Sarge'. It is Master Sergeant King, and you will address me as such. Now, you heard the Lieutenant, lets execute! Move!"

 

[Psychie]

First Lieutenant Amy Summer is a twenty six year old graduate of the CS's Officer Training Program in the capitol city of Chi Town. This woman is driven to further her career, but not at the expense of the lives of her men. Or so she says. There was an incident involving her back before she joined the 7th Armored Cavalry where she was one of just five survivors of an encounter with some DBees that ambushed her patrol. The only thing that kept her from being disciplined was that the accounts of the other survivors matched hers . . . almost too well, but they did support her report. They all claim that if it were not for Lt. Summer's quick thinking, they would all be dead. The high command is now keeping a close watch on this officer, trying to get a better read on Lt. Summer before it is too late.

One popular rumor floating about the fort is that MSG King has been given secret orders to 'take her out' with extreme prejudice if it looks like there will be a repeat of the encounter that killed so many CS troopers. It is not known if anyone has had the courage to ask King directly and see what he says about this.

In the meantime, Lt. Summer does seem to be doing a good job in taking care of the platoon of Dead Boys under her command, and seems to have a real passion for dealing with magic users, going to great lengths to drill her men in dealing with the magic users. It can be argued that she is just making sure that the same events that killed her old team will not be repeated. Only time will tell.

 

[Psychie]

Here is the first Xp award for you guys: 3,000 points! I'll add this to the top post and keep track of your points there.