HANDBOOK X
RPG of Multidimensional Exploration & Awakening
Jakub Qba Niegowski
Additional Mechanics
Resource Allocation Mechanics
- Credits
- Credits are the in-game currency. Players earn credits for completing missions, selling found items, etc.
- Credits can be spent on purchasing items from vendors or on materializing items in replicators.
- Items
- Type II Phaser: Damage 5 + Perception
- Type III Phaser (Long Weapon): Damage 6 + Perception
- Melee Weapon: Damage 4 + Physical Strength, possibility of instant kill on a roll of 10
- Medkit: Restores 1d10 hit points
- Makeshift Bandage: Restores 1d5 hit points
- Repair Kit: Necessary for repairing serious malfunctions, restores 1d10 ship durability points
Repair Rules
- Simple Malfunctions
- Can be repaired using skills and a successful Repair roll.
- Serious Malfunctions
- Require the use of a Repair Kit and a successful Repair roll.
Healing and Regeneration
- Wound Healing
- A character can use medical items, such as a Medkit, to heal wounds.
- Healing using a Medkit restores 1d10 hit points (HP).
- Healing using a Makeshift Bandage restores 1d5 hit points (HP).
- Regeneration
- Characters regenerate 1 hit point per hour of rest.
- Full rest for 8 hours restores all hit points.
Equipment and Resources
- Example Items
- Type II Phaser: Damage 5 + Perception
- Type III Phaser (Long Weapon): Damage 6 + Perception
- Melee Weapon: Damage 4 + Physical Strength, possibility of instant kill on a roll of 10
- Medkit: Restores 1d10 hit points
- Makeshift Bandage: Restores 1d5 hit points
- Repair Kit: Necessary for repairing serious malfunctions, restores 1d10 ship durability points
- Resource Management
- Players must manage their resources, such as ammunition, medical supplies, and fuel.
- Items have specified weights that affect the ability to carry them.
Social Interactions
- Negotiation and Persuasion
- Players can use diplomacy and persuasion skills to negotiate with NPCs.
- Skill tests: Roll 1d10 + Charisma + diplomacy/persuasion skill.
- Skill Test Examples
- Trade negotiations: Difficulty level 10
- Persuading an NPC to help: Difficulty level 12
NPC Support
- NPC Companions
- The player can have NPC companions who help with various tasks (e.g., engineer, medic, pilot).
- Task Automation
- Onboard systems and artificial intelligence can automatically perform certain tasks.
- Difficulty Level Reduction
- Skill tests have reduced difficulty levels if an NPC supports the player.
- Resource Increase
- The player has access to a greater amount of resources, such as medical supplies and ammunition, if an NPC supports the player.
Astral Travel
- Mechanics: Allows leaving the body and exploring other dimensions, with the risk of encountering dangerous entities.
- Rules: Will and Endurance tests, possibility of encountering enemies or allies in other dimensions.
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