Robot Offensive Systems

Sometimes the best offence is a good defence. Jump to Defensive Systems.

The robot may use one of her peripherals as a dangerous striking weapon. If the robot has no obvious peripheral to misuse, it may have the actual weapon for a peripheral. The striking peripheral is a Type A attack. A tool for delicately holding vases can smash a nearby target instead. Multiple visits to striking peripheral are cumulative, and a robot can gather many simultaneous Type A attacks.

The player rolls on the Striking Peripheral Attack Table below to determine what kind of weapon the peripheral most resembles.

All robots can ram into targets, but they cannot do so casually. The player must win a control factor roll before crashing her persona into things. Robots with ramming freedom can ram as they please. Ramming freedom is cumulative, and repeats of ramming freedom improve the attack.

The player makes one roll on the more dangerous Attack Table Two.

The player makes two rolls on Attack Table One. This Attack Table Two result often leads to multiple attacks or improved attacks.

Robots with ramming freedom can ram as they please. This attack functions the same as two levels of Ramming Freedom. If this is the first roll for ramming freedom, it will start at level 2. Cumulative rolls here increase the ramming freedom attack by 2 levels.

The robot may use one of her peripherals as a deadly ranged weapon. If the robot has no obvious peripheral to misuse, it may have the actual weapon for a peripheral. The ranged peripheral is a Type B attack. A tool for putting lids on cans could instead launch them like shurikens. Multiple visits to ranged peripheral are cumulative, and a robot can gather many simultaneous ranged attacks.

The player rolls on the Ranged Peripheral Attack Table below to determine what kind of weapon the peripheral most resembles. The ranged peripherals damage and ammunition supply is also on this table.

The nausea attack temporarily incapacitates organic targets with overwhelming nausea. This robotic attack is an area of effect weapon. As with other robot attacks, the nausea attack could arise from misusing a peripheral or a baked-in weapon. The attack could arise from releasing toxic gases from the robot’s power plant. The nausea attack uses vapours, sprays or gases, and targets with atmospheric protections are unaffected.

The range of the attack is one hex per point of her PSTR Prime score. A robot with a 3 PSTR Prime has a range of 3 hexes from her chassis.

The intensity of the attack is random each time it is activated. The intensity of the attack is 3 to 12 (3d4). The target must win a saving roll versus poison using her constitution or succumb to nausea and vomiting. The attack has no effect if the target wins her saving roll. The incapacitation lasts for 0 to 3 units (1d4-1).

The nausea attack is cumulative and repeatedly generating this attack makes it stronger. The first appearance of nausea attack is level one. Each level increases the range by one hex and the intensity by 1-4 (1d4).

The paralysis attack temporarily incapacitates organic targets with overwhelming weakness. This robotic attack is an area of effect weapon. As with other robot attacks, the paralysis attack could arise from misusing a peripheral or a baked-in weapon. The attack could arise from releasing a damaging energy blast from the robot’s power plant. The paralysis attack uses waves, pulsations, and harmonics to penetrate atmospheric protections like vac suits.

The range of the attack is one hex per point of her INT Prime score. A robot with a 3 INT Prime has a range of 3 hexes from her chassis.

The intensity of the attack is random each time it is activated. The intensity of the attack is 3 to 12 (3d4). The target must win a saving roll versus poison using her dexterity or succumb to incapacitation weakness. The attack has no effect if the target wins her saving roll. The paralysis lasts for 0 to 3 units (1d4-1).

The paralysis attack is cumulative and repeatedly generating this attack makes it stronger. The first appearance of paralysis attack is level one. Each level increases the range by one hex and the intensity by 1-4 (1d4).

The robot may use one of her peripherals as a deadly striking weapon. In addition to the regular Type A weapon damage, these peripherals are powered with an extra kick. Each powered striking peripheral has the properties of a particular miscellaneous weapon. To generate these attacks is a bit of a walk, but they are powerful and worth the player’s effort.

Use the table at Striking Peripheral to generate the weapon type.

If the robot has no obvious peripheral to misuse, it may have the actual weapon for a peripheral. A tool for mixing chemicals could become a vibrating mace. Multiple visits to powered striking peripherals are cumulative, and a robot can gather many simultaneous powered striking attacks.

The player makes one roll on the more dangerous Attack Table Three.

The player makes three rolls on Attack Table One. This Attack Table Three result leads to multiple attacks or improved attacks. This table result can make the persona cumbersome to play or overpowered. The referee may limit the total number of attacks to maintain game balance and story.

The player makes two rolls on Attack Table Two. This Attack Table Three result often leads to multiple attacks or improved attacks. This table result can make the persona cumbersome to play or overpowered. The referee may limit the total number of attacks to maintain game balance and story.

The nausea attack temporarily incapacitates organic targets with overwhelming nausea. This robotic attack is an area of effect weapon. This attack functions the same as two levels of Nausea Attack. If this is the first roll for nausea attack, it will start at level 2. Cumulative rolls here increase the nausea attack by 2 levels.

The paralysis attack temporarily incapacitates organic targets with weakness. This robotic attack is an area of effect weapon. This attack functions the same as two levels of Paralysis Attack. If this is the first roll for paralysis attack, it will start at level 2. Cumulative rolls here increase the paralysis attack by 2 levels.

The robot may use one of her peripherals as a deadly ranged weapon. In addition to the regular Type B weapon damage, these peripherals include an extra kick. Each powered ranged peripheral has the properties of a particular miscellaneous weapon. To generate these attacks is a bit of a walk, but they are powerful and worth the player’s effort.

Use the table at Ranged Peripheral to generate the weapon type.

If the robot has no obvious peripheral to misuse, it may have the actual weapon for a peripheral. A tool for inserting power conducers could shoot electrified ceramic balls instead. Multiple visits to powered ranged peripheral are cumulative, and a robot can gather many simultaneous powered ranged attacks.

A thermal blast can be extreme cold or heat that the robot ejects to damage a target. The player must choose between a pyro attack or a cryo attack, which cannot change. Both attacks function equally and do not cause fires or freeze things shut.

The attack has a range of 1 hex per point of dexterity. The thermal blast is a Type B attack, and the player must win an attack roll to inflict damage. A thermal blast inflicts 1-8 (1d8) hit points of damage per point of prime physical strength.

A corrosive mist can be acid or alkali haze that tat the robot ejects to damage a target. The player must choose between an acid or alkali mist attack. Both attacks function equally.

The attack has a range of 1 hex per point of dexterity. The corrosive mist is a Type B attack, and the player must win an attack roll to inflict damage. A corrosive mist inflicts 1-8 (1d8) hit points of damage per point of prime constitution.

This attack is most likely an actual weapon built into the robot. If the player chooses it to be misused peripheral, the attack will function identical to the gun type. To determine the gun type jump to Guns.

This attack is most likely an actual weapon built into the robot. If the player chooses it to be misused peripheral, the attack will function identical to the aerosol type. To determine the aerosol type jump to Aerosols.

The aerosol type rolled should be limited to a combat aerosol. There is no combat sub table for aerosols, and a useful combat aerosol may inflict no damage at all. Powerful aerosols may require a 24 hour recharge period.

The player makes one roll on the ever so more dangerous Attack Table Four.

The player makes four rolls on Attack Table Two. This Attack Table Four result leads to multiple attacks or improved attacks. This table result can make the persona cumbersome to play or overpowered. The referee may limit the total number of attacks to maintain game balance and story.

The player makes three rolls on Attack Table Three. This Attack Table Four result leads to multiple attacks or improved attacks. This table result can make the persona cumbersome to play or overpowered. The referee may limit the total number of attacks to maintain game balance and story.

The lethal jet is a killing poison attack. This attack is a baked-in intentional killing tool that the robot ejects from its chassis. The lethal jet only works on organic targets. The jet is a Type C attack, and the player must win an attack roll for the poison to take.

A robot cannot have more than one lethal jet attack. A second lethal jet should be replaced by a different Attack Table Four result.

The range of the attack is one hex per point of her physical strength score. A robot with a 13 PSTR has a lethal jet range of 13 hexes.

The intensity of the attack is different each time it is activated. The initial poison attack intensity is 1-8 (1d8) per point of prime PSTR. A robot with a prime PSTR of 3 has a poison intensity of 3-24.

The organic target must win a poison roll or die. Anthros that lose their poison roll fall unconscious and have -1 hit points total. Aliens that lose their poison roll fall unconscious and have 1 hit points total. Anthros and aliens are dead in ten units without intervention.

Organic targets that win their saving throw take 1-4 hit points (1d4) of damage per point of poison intensity. If this damage proves lethal, the persona may switch her saving throw to a loss.

On Attack Table Four, a gun is most likely an actual gun built into the robot. There is a minimum lethality required for the gun-type No soft touch guns are allowed. The attack must be a killing attack. The gun type will automatically upgrade to the rifle version. The gun power (calibre) will automatically upgrade to the highest power version. To determine the gun type jump to Guns.

This attack employs a self-launching lethal grenade attack. There is a minimum lethality required for the grenade. No soft touch grenades are allowed. The grenade must have a killing attack.

The player must win a Type B attack roll to hit the target hex. Like all grenades, close does count. The grenade is an area of effect weapon damaging, targets and colleagues alike. The attack has a range of 2 hexes per point of physical strength. To determine the grenade type jump to Grenades.

The robot has a single bomb that she can launch from her chassis. The range of the attack is 1 kilometre per point of PSTR prime. To determine the bomb type jump to to Bombs.

On Attack Table Four, an aerosol will be an actual weapon built into the robot. The aerosol type rolled must be a killing aerosol. No soft touch aerosols are allowed. The aerosol can recharge after one minute of non-combat time. To determine the aerosol type jump to Aerosols.

The robot will have a baked-in weapon that functions like a mutation. The mutation must be a combat mutation. The mutation cannot be a defect or compromise the persona in any way.

Robots have a zero mental strength score. The player uses the robot’s intelligence score for mutations that depend on mental strength.

The mutation type can be a Mental Mutation or a Physical Mutation. If the player rolls less than her constitution score on 1d100, the attack has a Physical Mutation effect. If the 1d100 roll is greater than her constitution score, the attack has a Mental Mutation effect.

This offensive system disengages any connection to the persona’s fabricator type. Fabricator based commands do not weigh on this robot’s programming.

This attack does not count as a roll. The player records this programming aberration on her persona record and restarts the Offensive System roll. So if the player started at Attack Table Two, she would restart on Attack Table Two. This restart may be frustrating to players. Robots do not exhibit frustration.

Look out! Here comes something zany. If the referee does not have a Ref’s Own Table, she can pick an appropriate level 4 attack for the robot. It is up to the referee if the player can pick a level 4 attack for her persona.