Inatmo Vehicles

Cargo vehicles are devoted to the transport of things other than passengers. Cargo vehicles are vans, trucks, and pick-ups. They have limited passenger capacity and have space for moving stuff. The passenger portion of this vehicle is secondary to the cargo space. The passenger cabin may, or may not, have access to the cargo hold.

The leisure vehicle is the most familiar vehicle type. Most mundane terran vehicle ownership is of the leisure vehicle type. They include minis, sedans, coupes, motorcycles and mini-vans. Leisure vehicles are designed for commuting, touring, or parking in front of a house. They are primarily for passenger travel and have little space allotted for cargo.

The passenger vehicles are persona cargo vehicles. They safely move anthros, aliens or robots from one place to another. They have seating and some cargo space for passenger belongings. Typical passenger vehicles are taxis, vans and buses.

These are engineless modes of transport that get the persona from A to B. Self-powered vehicles employ gears, pulleys and elastics to get around. These are not your ordinary self-powered vehicles since they can attain tremendous speeds. Pogo sticks, bicycles, skateboards are typical self-powered types of vehicles.

The vehicle appearance only suggests a basic shape for the vehicle type. The vehicle appearances match mundane terran vehicles of the same name. Imaginative players should not limit themselves by the appearance of the vehicle type. The appearance is a framework for function and not a defining appearance.

The passengers' parameter represents the number of personas that can be safely seated in the vehicle. Passenger-type vehicles have lots of passenger capacity. Self-powered type vehicles have limited passenger capacity.

Exceeding passenger capacity has adverse effects on vehicle handling and maneuvers. There are also severe consequences for unrestrained passengers in vehicle collisions.

The seating capacity is for medium-sized anthro personas. Creating vehicles for gigantic robots or minute aliens will require referee maths.

The cargo parameter indicates the amount of space for stuff. Cargo capacity is a combination of wate and volume. A vehicle may be able to manage additional wate but does not have space for the junk. Cargo-type vehicles have enormous cargo capacity, while self-powered vehicles have almost none.

The vehicle wate parameter indicates the vehicle’s unloaded wate. Vehicle wate is important in collisions, terrain, transport, or running over stuff. The wate of a vehicle is in kilograms or tonnes. This measure is also called the Gross Vehicle Wate. Massive accessories may increase a vehicle’s wate.

High-performance vehicles are souped-up, chromed-out rubber melting machines. The vehicles are devoted to speed, acceleration, range, and maneuverability. A leisure vehicle with a high-performance purpose could be a classic muscle car. A passenger vehicle with a high performance purpose could be a limousine.

High performance vehicles get +10% on acceleration, +20% on speed, and +2 on handling class. High performance vehicles also get 1-3 rolls on the High Performance Accessories Table. Accessory effects are cumulative. Descriptions of acceleration, speed, and handling level appear later.

Industrial vehicles have specific commercial purposes. Whatever accessory the industrial vehicle gets determines its purpose. A skateboard with a shovel accessory is a shovel with wheels. A pick-up truck with a shovel accessory is a dirt-removing machine. The industrial accessories will require some creative shoehorning, but hopefully, most are self-explanatory.

Every industrial vehicle gets at least one accessory. Then there is a 50% of getting a second accessory, a 25% chance of a third accessory and a 13% chance of a fourth accessory. The maximum number of accessories is four.

Each accessory adds 25% to vehicle wate. So four accessories would increase the vehicle wate by 100%.

Combat vehicles are tougher than other vehicles. They resist being shot, crushed and intentionally abused. A leisure type vehicle with a combat purpose could be a jeep.

Combat vehicles are combat-hardened. They are harder to hit and harder to damage. Combat use vehicles have an Armour Rating of 700. Combat use vehicles half all extent of damage rolls. So a damage roll of 80 becomes a damage roll of 40. The expected major damage becomes minor damage.

Combat use vehicles get 1-3 rolls on the Combat Use Accessory table. Combat accessories integrate with the vehicle. They are not detachable and would require a mechanic to remove them. The combat accessories can define the vehicle as a tank or a jeep, or a driving bomb.

Recreational vehicles are for persona comfort. A recreational use vehicle could be a camper or a limousine. The player makes one roll on the Recreational Accessory Table. Most vehicles get one roll on the table. Large vehicle gets an additional accessory per 20 passenger spots. A recreational passenger vehicle that holds 60 passengers gets three extra rolls.

The speed of a vehicle determines the locomotion options. A slow-moving vehicle (10 h/u) uses the <15 h/u (left) column A vehicle with a top speed of 30 h/u uses the middle column. A speedy vehicle (200 h/u) use the >110 h/h (right) column.

The brackets following the locomotion type indicate the number of wheels, balloons, or jets moving the vehicle.

Some vehicles combine two locomotion types. For example, a set of jet engines may move around a vehicle with wheels. An asterisk " ^* " marks those locomotion types that can have a complementary locomotion type.

Antigrav is a classic sciency fiction mode of travel The vehicle can travel about as though gravity does not affect it. As ideal as antigrav is, it will only function within a gravity well. The vehicle has no apparent mechanisms that create its buoyancy in gravity.

Complementary antigrav supplies buoyancy, and the locomotion type moves the vehicle.

Antigrav is an air based locomotion.

Balloons offer both movement force and maneuverability to the vehicle. The balloons appear very dynamic, inflating and deflating rapidly to change direction and move the vehicle.

Complementary balloons supply buoyancy and the locomotion type moves the vehicle.

Balloons are air based locomotion types.

The chemical slide allows the vehicle to slide along any surface effortlessly. This process leaves a quickly evaporating trail, not unlike a giant slug. This comparison does not necessarily imply the vehicle will be slow.

A complementary chemical slide provides a frictionless surface, and the locomotion type moves the vehicle.

The chemical slide is a land and water based locomotion.

Electromagnetic legs are visible beams of energy lift and propel the vehicle. These legs keep the vehicle about a meter off the ground. Electromagnetic legs keep the vehicle level on varying terrain and offer a very stable ride.

Electromagnetic legs are a land based locomotion.

Jets force gases at high speed to generate movement. The jets create thrust and maneuverability. Jets are intake-less and do not eject dangerous super-heated propellants. Cosmetic wings can accompany jets to resemble mundane terran jet planes.

Jets are an air based locomotion.

A magnetic locomotion unit allows the vehicle to hover above the ground at a fixed height. The vehicle cannot hover more than one hex above the ground. The magnetic drive keeps the vehicle level on varying terrain and offers a very stable ride. Vehicles with magnetic locomotion will often float around long after their destruction.

The magnetic drive is a land and water based locomotion.

Pistons quickly poke up and down, keeping the vehicle balanced and moving. The ride is not a rough one, but from the outside may look chaotic. The pistons are immaculately timed and keep the vehicle stable.

Pistons are a land based locomotion.

Pods are mechanical legs with multiple articulations. The articulated poles hop, scuttle or patter the vehicle around. The ride is not a rough one, but from the outside may look chaotic.

This locomotion type is land-based.

Propellers are quiet, safely encased airscrews. The propellers offer thrust and maneuverability to the vehicle. Cosmetic wings can accompany propellers to resemble mundane terran planes.

Propellers are an air based locomotion.

Sails are very sturdy, electro molecular planes that catch air for movement. Vehicle sails operate perfectly well in a raging wind or a dead calm. The sails offer thrust and maneuverability.

Sails can be air, land or water based locomotion, but only one of the three.

Skis are attached to articulated pods that skate the vehicle over terrain. There is no difference in speed whether the vehicle is trotting uphill or sliding down slopes.

Complementary skis offer a contact surface for locomotion while the primary locomotion type moves the vehicle.

Skis are a land and water based locomotion.

A slog bag appears like a fluid-filled sack attached to the undercarriage of the vehicle. However, it does not contain a liquid. The slog bag moves like a sack of mercury and undulates and contorts itself along the surface.

The slog bag is a land and water based locomotion type.

Tracks look like and are nothing more than rubber-coated tank tracks. Each track operates individually, and they coordinate to generate force and maneuvers.

Tracks are a land based locomotion type.

They are solid, puncture-proof and can roll across any terrain. Each wheel operates individually, and they coordinate to generate force and maneuvers.

Complementary wheels offer a contact surface and maneuvers the vehicle, while the locomotion type provides the thrust.

Wheels are a land based locomotion type.

Air based locomotion indicates the ability to fly supported by gas, most commonly air. Air based locomotions cannot drive on land or water. They may slowly taxi on land but only make speed while in the air.

Air based locomotion indicated a vehicle has flight and can travel in three dimensions. Three-dimensional movement and adds massive complexity to tactical combat. The referee may ground air based locomotion types to preserve game balance.

Land based locomotion vehicles can only drive on solid ground. Land based locomotion is the most common type of locomotion on mundane terra.

Water based locomotion allows the vehicle to travel over liquid, most commonly water. The mundane terran form of this travel is a boat. If the vehicle has water only locomotion, it will harbour many boat like qualities.