Mass Effect RPG

The Tabletop RPG by Travis McDaniel A D-20 system

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COMBAT Combat System 1 round equals 5 sec of time 1 map square equals 1 meter The Game is a d20-based game, to make an attack roll a d20 and add the bonus form relevant talent and the weapon’s base accuracy. If the total is equal to or greater than the targets Armor Class you hit and deal damage. Damage is reduced by you armor worn and absorbed by you personal shield. Shield absorption takes place before damage reduction from armor. Ranged damage is equal to the weapons base damage, plus the weapons mods and your skill modifiers. Melee damage equals STR plus any talent mod plus any armor enhancement. Melee attacks bypass shields. Tech and biotic abilities bypass shields; tech biotic resistance are the TN for the Tech/Biotic Ability. TN to be hit = 10 + DEX mod + Armor+ Other skills/talents Range Weapons have a heat score instead of ammunition each action of using the weapon generates a point heat. Each weapon has a overheat score, once the weapons heat equals the Overheat score the weapon can no longer be used. The heat reduces a rate of one per round once heat score equals 0, it’s useable again. Heat also reduces at a rate of 1 per round that the weapon is not used.

Each character has a certain number of actions per round. Players start with two actions per round, improving the combat maneuvers skill increases that number. Base speed is 6 m Moving up to the characters speed score is one action. Activating a tech or biotic ability is one action. Throwing a grenade is one action. Melee attacks are one action but can be made at the end of a move action if it’s you intent to charge. (+5 damage) It is possible to fire a weapon multiple times with a single action: Sniper Rifles – with their long range take more time to aim and can only be shot once in one action. Shotguns – may be shot once in one action. Pistols – may be shot twice with one action. – The marksman power of the pistol skill will give extra shots per action. Assault Rifles – may be fire three times with on action. Note: each shot taken in a round imposes a cumulative -2 penalty on the attack roll of each subsequent

shot. Cover on the battlefield give a +5 circumstance bonus to AC however if you choose to actively use cover, 1 action each round you get an additional +5 bonus. Talking is free. Critical strikes occur if the Die roll lands in the crit range AND the attack hits. Critical hits deal 2x damage except for Sniper rifles which do 3x. The base Melee crit range is 20. Hardening does not reduce damage that the shield takes, only damage the character takes to his health pool once the shields are down Shields regenerate at a rate equal to 50 for every round the character did not get hit. This can be increased by talents/abilities.

RACES The world of Mass Effect ™ is filled with a variety of races, here are some of the main ones you will encounter:

The five currently playable races in this RPG are Asari, Turians, Krogan, Quarians, Drell, and Humans.

ASARI Bonus Traits: +2 CHA +1 Dex -2 STR -1 STA Race abilities +2 to all Biotic rolls +5 Damage to all biotic abilities +10 Biotic Resistance Mind Merge: May fuse minds with a willing target, allowing the Asari to experience a memory or vision of that person. Instead of an Adept, an Asari becomes an Asari Commando. Description: The Asari, native to the planet Thessia, are often considered the most powerful and respected sentient species in the known galaxy. This is partly due to the fact the asari were the first race after the Protheans to achieve interstellar flight, and to discover and inhabit the Citadel. A mono-gender race—distinctly feminine in appearance—the asari are known for their elegance, diplomacy, and biotic talent. Their millennia-long lifespan and unique physiology—allowing them to reproduce with a partner of any gender or species—give them a conservative but convivial attitude toward other races. The asari were instrumental in proposing and founding the Citadel Council, and have been at the heart of galactic society ever since.

TURIANS Bonus Traits: +2 DEX -1 STAM -1 CHA Race Abilities: +2 Accuracy with all weapons May see without penalty in low-light situations. Gain 1 extra talent point every 2 levels. Become Turian Agents instead of Infiltrators. Description: Known for their militaristic and disciplined culture, the turians are the most recent of the Citadel races invited to join the Council. They gained their Council seat after defeating the hostile krogan for the Council during the 'Krogan Rebellions'. The turians deployed a salarian-created biological weapon called the genophage, which virtually sterilized the krogan and sent them into a decline. The turians then filled the peacekeeping niche left by the once-cooperative krogan, and eventually gained a Council seat in recognition of their efforts. Originally from the planet Palaven, turians are best known for their military role, particularly their contributions of soldiers and starships to the Citadel Fleet. They are respected for their 'public service' ethic—it was the turians who first proposed creating C-Sec—but are sometimes seen as imperialist or rigid by other races. There is some animosity between turians and humans, largely due to the turian role in the First Contact War. This bitterness is slowly beginning to heal—as shown by the cooperation of the two races on the construction of the SSV Normandy—but many turians still hate humans, and vice versa.

KROGAN Bonus Traits: +2 STR +2 STA -2 INT -2 CHA Race Abilities: Regenerate 5 + level health every round. Increase Harding by 10. Become Krogan Battlemasters instead of Vanguards Description: The krogan are a species of large reptilian bipeds native to the planet Tuchanka, a world known for its harsh environments, scarce resources, and overabundance of vicious predators. The krogan managed to not only survive on their unforgiving homeworld, but actually thrived in the extreme conditions. Unfortunately, as krogan society became more technologically advanced so did their weaponry. Four thousand years ago, at the dawn of the krogan nuclear age, battles to claim the small pockets of territory capable of sustaining life escalated into full scale global war. Weapons of mass destruction were unleashed, transforming Tuchanka into a radioactive wasteland. The krogan were reduced to primitive warring clans struggling to survive a nuclear winter of their own creation, a state that continued until they were discovered by the salarians two thousand years later. With the help of the salarians, the krogan were 'uplifted' into galactic society, and lent their numbers and military prowess to bring an end to the Rachni Wars (see below). Ironically, after the rachni were eradicated, the rapidlyexpanding krogan became a threat to the galaxy in turn, starting the Krogan Rebellions and forcing the turians to unleash the genophage. This genetic 'infection' dramatically reduced fertility in krogan females, causing a severe drop in births and, ultimately, population, eliminating the krogan numerical advantage.

QUARIANS Bonus Traits: +2 INT -2 STR Race Abilities: +2 to any Tech roll +10 Tech Damage +10 Tech Resistance Become Quarian machinists instead of Engineers. Description: The quarians are a nomadic species of humanoid aliens known for their skills with technology and synthetic intelligence. Since their homeworld Rannoch was conquered, the quarians live aboard the Migrant Fleet, a huge collection of starships that travel as a single fleet. Approximately three hundred years ago the quarians created the geth, a species of rudimentary artificial intelligences, to serve as an efficient source of manual labor. However, when the geth gradually became sentient, the quarians became terrified of possible consequences and tried to destroy their creations. The latter won the resulting war and forced their creators into exile. Now the quarians wander the galaxy in a flotilla of salvaged ships, secondhand vessels, and recycled technology. There are roughly 17 million quarians on the Migrant Fleet (also called the Flotilla). It is technically still under martial law but is now governed by bodies such as the Admiralty Board and the democratically-elected Conclave, though ship captains and on-board civilian councils tend to address most issues 'in-house' before it gets that far. Quarians are divided into several clans that can be spread across several ships, or restricted to one. Their clan name is after the apostrophe in their first name (e.g., Tali's clan name is Zorah). A quarian's 'surname' refers to which ship they were born on, or, after their Pilgrimage, which ship they chose to join.

DRELL Trait Bonuses: +1 STR +1 DEX -2 CHA Racial Abilities: May see perfectly in dark areas. +3 Bonus to TN to be hit Gain 1 additional talent point every 2 levels. Eidetic Memory Description: The drell are a reptile-like race that were rescued from their dying homeworld by the hanar following first contact between the two. Since then, the drell have remained loyal to the hanar for their camaraderie and have fit comfortably into galactic civilization. Drell are omnivorous reptile-like humanoids with an average lifespan of 85 galactic standard years. Drell appearance is very similar to asari and humans, but their muscle tissue is slightly denser, giving them a wiry strength. Many of their more reptilian features are concealed, however one unique characteristic is the hyoid bone in their throats, which allows them to inflate their throats and produce vocal sounds outside of the human range. They also have two sets of eyelids, like crocodiles. Drell possess the ability to shed tears. Drell are deeply religious, believing that they have souls separate from their bodies. They see death as a departure from the body, and they also state that your body and your soul form a Whole. When your soul is traumatized or otherwise disrupted, or your body is ill or injured, you are no longer Whole. The drell religion is also polytheistic, with the drell having multiple gods whom they pray to in varying situations.

HUMANS Bonus Traits: None Race Abilities: Gain an extra talent point every level. +3 Biotic/Tech Resistance Description: Humans, from the planet Earth, are the newest sentient species of notable size to enter the galactic stage and are hands-down the most rapidly expanding and developing. They independently discovered a Prothean data cache on Mars in 2148, and the mass relay networks shortly thereafter. Humans are generally seen to be very intelligent, abnormally ambitious, highly adaptable, individualistic and thus, unpredictable. They have a powerful desire to advance and improve themselves, and do so with such assertion that the normally staid Council races have been taken aback by their restlessness and relentless curiosity. Their economy, while much smaller than any of the Council races, is very powerful relative to their size, and their military prowess is amongst the greatest in the galaxy, despite the fact that only 3% of humans volunteer for the Alliance military, a far smaller proportion than other races. Their ability to defeat the turians in the First Contact War demonstrated graphically the potential of human military strength and is therefore a subject of concern for many races, who fear the consequences of another human-turian conflict.

SPECIALIZATIONS Specializations use the triad of abilities. Combat - Guns, melee, and survival abilities lie in this area. Tech - Hacking, decryption, medicine, and electronics. Biotics - Mental powers to distort enemies and protect allies. Specializations can either be based completely on one path or draw power from two, though less extensively Soldier Engineer (Quarian Machinists) Adept (Asari Commando) Infiltrator (Turian Agent) Vanguard (Krogan Battlemaster) Sentinel

- Combat -Tech -Biotics -Combat/Tech -Combat/Biotics -Biotic/Tech

Any Race can be any specialization, though some are better at specific ones than others. Every Class has a set of 8 total talents, 4 of which are available on creation and, through points unlock the other 4. Each talent has 12 ranks. Every class also knows Combat Maneuvers In addition talent points can be spent on the specialization itself, giving specific bonuses. Specializations have 6 ranks. Finally talents can also be spent on Charm/Intimidation which allows a character to do unique social actions with other players or NPC's.

SOLDIER Talents: Pistols Shotguns (Pistols 4) Assault Rifles Sniper Rifles (Assault Rifles 7) Combat Armor First Aid (Combat Armor 6) Assault Training Fitness (Assault Training 5) Soldier: 1-Increases health by 4/level. Regenerates 3 health per round. 2-Increases health by 6/level. Regenerates 5 health per round. 3-Increases health by 8/level. Regenerates 8 health per round. 4-Increases health by 10/level. Regenerates 10 health per round. 5-Increases health by 12/level. Regenerates 13 health per round. 6-Increases health by 14/level. Regenerates 15 health per round. The Soldier is a tough warrior, able to deal with a range of combat situations. The Soldier gets improved health, has the widest selection of weapons, and is eventually able to wear heavy armor. Gameplay focus is on getting into the thick of the fight, picking the right weapon for tactical situations, and outlasting opponents. Soldiers are the full spectrum warrior of the squad whose talents focus on improving durability and damage. They may specialize in any weapon they choose and are the only class to have access to the assault rifle talent (except for Turian Infiltrators). Soldiers begin with medium armor and are also the only class that may upgrade to heavy armor (except Krogan Battlemasters). Their major weaknesses are their complete lack of biotic and tech abilities, relying on squadmates to pick up the slack in those areas. The Soldier class talent increases their health, and grants a small amount of health regeneration.

ENGINEER Talents: Pistols Basic Armor (Pistols 5) Decryption Hacking (Decryption 7) Electronics Damping (Electronics 4) First Aid Medicine (First Aid 5) Engineer:

1-Reduces recharge time on all tech talents by 1 round. Increases tech protection by 2. 2-Increases tech protection by 4. 3-Reduces recharge time on all tech talents by 2 rounds. Increases tech protection by 6. 4-Increases tech protection by 8. 5-Reduces recharge time on all tech talents by 3 rounds. Increases tech protection by 10. 6-Reduces recharge time on all tech talents by 4 rounds. Increases tech protection by 12. The Engineer is a tech specialist, able to quickly and easily manipulate the environment with specific talents, and repair or modify technical equipment. Gameplay focus is on shaping the battlefield during combat, healing the party, and debuffing enemies (disabling weapons and lowering shields). Even though they begin the game with only pistols and an omni-tool, Engineers can unlock the ability to hack enemy technology. Engineers possess all tech abilities, but can only equip light armor and may gain specialist training with pistols as well. They possess no biotic skills. Tech skills focus on crippling and damaging the enemy; tech proximity mine damage is, admittedly, often viewed as a secondary effect, but should not be discounted. Engineers also possess the First Aid and Medicine talents, making their healing very effective. The Engineer class talent reduces recharge time for tech talents and increases tech protection.

ADEPT Talents: Basic Armor Pistols (Basic Armor 5) Throw Lift (Throw 6) Warp Singularity (Warp 7) Barrier Stasis (Barrier 4) Adept: 1-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 1 round. Increases biotic damage by 5. 2-Increases biotic damage by 10. 3-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 2 rounds. Increases biotic damage by 15. 4-Increases biotic damage by 20. 5-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 3 rounds. Increases biotic damage by 25. 6-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 4 rounds. Increases biotic damage by 30. The Adept is the ultimate biotic, able to affect the physical world with the power of the mind. Adepts are durable and powerful manipulators of mass effect fields; they can use biotics to violently manipulate objects in the environment, including nearby enemy targets. Gameplay focus is on disabling and debuffing enemies while dealing massive amounts of damage. Adepts possesses all biotic abilities, but can only equip light armor, and may only gain specialist training with pistols. They also possess no tech skills. Biotic powers focus on manipulation of dark energy with Singularity, Lift and Throw. They can weaken foes with Warp and protect themselves with Barrier. The Adept class talent reduces recharge time for biotic talents and increases biotic damage.

INFILTRATOR Talents: Pistols Sniper Rifles (Pistols 5) Tactical Armor Fitness (Tactical Armor 6) Electronics Damping (Electronics 4) Decryption First Aid (Decryption 7) Infiltrator: 1-Increases maximum heat on pistols an sniper rifles by 1. Increases Tech damage by 5. 2-Increases Tech damage by 10. 3-Increases maximum heat on pistols an sniper rifles by 2. Increases Tech damage by 15. 4-Increases Tech damage by 20. 5-Increases maximum heat on pistols an sniper rifles by 3. Increases Tech damage by 25. 6-Increases maximum heat on pistols an sniper rifles by 4. Increases Tech damage by 30. The Infiltrator is a tech-savvy warrior, able to win battles by quickly disabling and killing enemies. These soldiers focus on unlocking alternate routes, gaining access to good equipment, and obtaining an advantageous position over enemies in combat. Infiltrators possess a mixture of combat and tech talents. They may gain specialist training with pistols and sniper rifles, begin with light armor (though they can eventually gain the ability to wear medium armor), and possess a variety of tech abilities that focus on disabling and crippling the enemy. The Infiltrator class talent reduces heat buildup with pistols and sniper rifles while increasing damage for tech proximity mine explosions.

VANGUARD Talents: Pistols Shotguns (Pistols 6) Assault Training Tactical Armor (Assault Training 5) Throw Lift (Throw 7) Warp Barrier (Warp 4) Vanguard: 1-Increases biotic protection by 2. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 5 2-Increases biotic protection by 4. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 10 3-Increases biotic protection by 6. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 15 4-Increases biotic protection by 8. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 20 5-Increases biotic protection by 10. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 25 6-Increases biotic protection by 12. Increases pistol and shotgun damage by 30 The Vanguard is a powerful combatant, able to combine the offensive powers of the Adept and the Soldier. They have access to various weapons and armor, as well as biotics. Gameplay focus is on taking down enemies with quick and brutal force. Vanguards are the front line of the squad. Their biotic powers focus on combat potential - disabling the enemy, making their armor ineffective, and shielding themselves from harm so that they can get close enough to go to work. The Vanguard wears light armor to start, though they can upgrade to medium armor, and they may gain specialist training in shotguns and pistols. All Krogan Battlemasters, including Wrex belong to this class.

The Vanguard class talent increases damage with shotguns and pistols, and increases biotic protection.

SENTINEL Talents: Throw Lift (Throw 7) Barrier Stasis (Barrier 6) Decryption Electronics (Decryption 4) First Aid Medicine (First Aid 5) Sentinel: 1-Reduces the cooldown time of biotic and tech talents by 1 round. Increase pistol damage by 2. Increase pistol accuracy by 2. 2-Increase pistol damage by 4. Increase pistol accuracy by 4. 1-Reduces the cooldown time of biotic and tech talents by 2 rounds. Increase pistol damage by 6. Increase pistol accuracy by 6. 1-Increase pistol damage by 8. Increase pistol accuracy by 8. 1-Reduces the cooldown time of biotic and tech talents by 3 rounds. Increase pistol damage by 10. Increase pistol accuracy by 10. 1-Reduces the cooldown time of biotic and tech talents by 4 rounds. Increase pistol damage by 12. Increase pistol accuracy by 12. Sentinels are support-focused characters, possessing biotic and tech abilities mostly focused around controlling the battlefield and keeping the squad alive. They receive no specialized weapons or armor training, but are proficient with a pistol. The Sentinel is surprisingly durable, with access to many of the shield-increasing talents, along with the Barrier biotic ability. The Sentinel class reduces the cooldown time on their abilities and grants small amounts of pistol accuracy and damage, culminating in the Marksman combat talent.

QUARIAN MACHINIST Talents: Pistols Shotguns (Pistols 6) Basic Armor First Aid (Basic Armor 5) Electronics Damping (Electronics 4) Decryption Hacking (Decryption 7) Machinist: 1-Increases tech resistance by 2. Increases shield capacity by 60. 2-Increases tech resistance by 4. Increases shield capacity by 90. 3-Increases tech resistance by 6. Increases shield capacity by 120. 4-Increases tech resistance by 8. Increases shield capacity by 150. 5-Increases tech resistance by 10. Increases shield capacity by 180. 6-Increases tech resistance by 12. Increases shield capacity by 210.

ASARI COMMANDO Talents: Throw Lift (Throw 6) Warp Singularity (Warp 7) Barrier Stasis (Barrier 5) Assault Training Assault Rifles (Assault Training 5) Commando 1-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 1 round. Increases Biotic damage by 5. 2-Increases Biotic damage by 10. 3-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 2 rounds. Increases Biotic damage by 15. 4-Increases Biotic damage by 20. 5-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 3 rounds. Increases Biotic damage by 25. 6-Reduces recharge time on all biotics by 4 rounds. Increases Biotic damage by 30.

TURIAN AGENT Talents: Assault Rifles Sniper Rifles (Assault Rifles 6) Tactical Armor Assault Training (Tactical Armor 5) Decryption Damping (Decryption 4) First Aid Electronics (First Aid 7) Agent: 1-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 2. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 2. 2-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 4. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 4. 3-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 6. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 6. 4-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 8. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 8. 5-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 10. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 10. 6-Improves accuracy with all weapons by 12. Increases damage with assault and sniper rifles by 12.

KROGAN BATTLEMASTER Talents: Assault Rifles Shotguns (Assault Rifles 5) Combat Armor Fitness (Combat Armor 4) Warp Throw (Warp 7) Barrier Stasis (Barrier 6) Battlemaster: 1-Regenerates 3 health per round. Increases melee damage by 15. Increases resistance to biotics by 2. 2-Regenerates 6 health per round. Increases melee damage by 30. Increases resistance to biotics by 4. 3-Regenerates 9 health per round. Increases melee damage by 45. Increases resistance to biotics by 6. 4-Regenerates 12 health per round. Increases melee damage by 60. Increases resistance to biotics by 8. 5-Regenerates 15 health per round. Increases melee damage by 75. Increases resistance to biotics by 10. 6-Regenerates 18 health per round. Increases melee damage by 90. Increases resistance to biotics by 12.