HANDBOOK X

Each character has 40 points to distribute among nine attributes. No attribute can be lower than 1 or higher than 10.

Character Attributes:

Intelligence

• Description: Intellectual abilities, affecting problem-solving, knowledge of technology and magic.
• Significance: Intelligence affects technical, scientific and magical skills, allowing for better utilization of advanced technology and magic.

Willpower

• Description: Willpower, determination and mental resilience, affecting paranormal abilities and resistance to mental manipulation.
• Significance: High Willpower increases resistance to mind control, fear and strengthens the character’s paranormal abilities.

PSI Energy

• Description: The character’s spiritual energy, used to activate paranormal and magical abilities.
• Significance: PSI Energy is essential for using telepathic, telekinetic and other paranormal abilities.

Perception

• Description: The ability to notice details and detect hidden things. Crucial for espionage and reconnaissance activities.
• Significance: High Perception enables better detection of traps, tracks and more effective completion of tasks requiring precise observation.

Charisma

• Description: The ability to influence others, negotiate and lead.
• Significance: High Charisma facilitates persuading NPCs, forming alliances and effective command in situations requiring cooperation.

Strength

• Description: The character’s physical strength, affects combat abilities and carrying capacity.
• Significance: High Strength allows for more effective use of melee weapons, carrying heavy equipment and forcing open locked doors.

Endurance

• Description: Physical resilience, affecting health, stamina and capacity for prolonged effort.
• Significance: Endurance increases hit points (HP) and damage resistance, and also allows for longer periods in difficult conditions.

Agility

• Description: Physical dexterity and reflexes, important for avoiding attacks, stealth and actions requiring precision.
• Significance: Agility improves effectiveness in ranged combat, dodging blows and performing precise actions.

Synchronicity

• Description: The ability to manipulate coincidences, affecting the character’s luck and potential reality bending.
• Significance: Synchronicity enables the creation of favourable coincidences, increases chances of avoiding dangers and finding valuable items.

Example:

• Intelligence: 9
• Willpower: 6
• PSI Energy: 5
• Perception: 7
• Charisma: 8
• Strength: 6
• Endurance: 8
• Agility: 7
• Synchronicity: 5

Skill Selection

• Players choose 5 skills as their primary skills. Each of these skills starts with a +2 bonus.
• Remaining skills start with no bonus.

Skills:

• Telepathy: Willpower
• Telekinesis: Willpower
• PSI Energy Manipulation: PSI Energy
• Astrogation: Intelligence
• Gunnery: Perception
• Engineering: Intelligence
• Mechanics: Intelligence
• Science: Intelligence
• Medicine: Intelligence
• Diplomacy: Charisma
• Leadership: Charisma
• Survival: Endurance
• Stealth: Agility
• Recon: Perception
• Trade: Charisma
• Investigate: Perception
• Repair: Intelligence
• Programming: Intelligence
• Notice: Perception
• Driving: Agility
• Melee Combat: Strength
• Shooting: Perception
• Heavy Weapons: Strength
• Vacc Suit: Agility
• Tactics: Intelligence
• Psycho-regeneration: PSI Energy
• Psychoprediction: Synchronicity
• Meditation: Willpower
• Etiquette: Charisma

Perk Selection

• At the start of the game, the character chooses 2 perks from the list of available perks.

Perks:

• Master Telepath: +2 to Telepathy.
• Telekinetic Warrior: +2 to Telekinesis.
• Energy Manipulator: +2 to PSI Energy Manipulation.
• Astrogation Genius: +2 to Astrogation.
• Sharpshooter: +2 to Shooting.
• Engineering Prodigy: +2 to Engineering.
• Medic: +2 to Medicine.
• Leader: +2 to Leadership.
• Negotiator: +2 to Diplomacy.
• Survival Expert: +2 to Survival.
• Stealth Specialist: +2 to Stealth.
• Researcher: +2 to Science.
• Mechanic: +2 to Mechanics.
• Trader: +2 to Trade.
• Tactician: +2 to Tactics.
• Psychic Healer: +2 to Psycho-regeneration.
• Synchronic Visionary: +2 to Psychoprediction.
• Meditation Master: +2 to Meditation and increased resistance to mental attacks.
• Etiquette Expert: +2 to Etiquette.

Calculating Hit Points (HP)

• Hit Points (HP) are calculated as 10 + Endurance attribute.

Example:

• Endurance: 8
• HP: 10 + 8 = 18

Calculating PSI Energy Points (PE)

• PSI Energy Points (PE) are calculated as 10 + PSI Energy attribute.

Example:

• PSI Energy: 7
• PE: 10 + 7 = 17

Equipment Selection

• Players choose basic equipment at the start of the game, including weapons, armour and other items.

Example Equipment:

• Weapon: Type II Phaser
• Armour: Light space suit
• Equipment: Tricorder, Medkit, Communicator