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Lilepath 11.20 I Statistics p.24 I Si-iills p.26 I lllaster Skills List p.27 I How Skills Worl-i p.31 I Sliill Difliculties and Modifiers p. 31I Professional Characters p. 32 I Professions List p.33 I Professional Lifepath Appendix p.34 I Rookie Characters p.35 I ooliie Templates p.36-38 I Equipment p.4O I Weapons p.4O I ltnnor p.45 I Other Equipment p.46

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p.93 I Movement p.93 I hlelrtons in Space p.94 I Attack p.95 I Defensive Action p. 1OO I Other flctions p.10l} I ltnociibacli p. 1OO I Out of Scale Combat p.101 I flesolying Damage p. 102 I Armor Protection p. 102 I Damage Results p.103 I Emergency Eection p.105 I The C Factor p.105 I Roadstiiker Combat p.1OB I Starship Combat p.108 I Combat Flow Charts p.109-111

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Anime p.12O I Cinematic Roleplaying p.122 I hlekton Sans Mecha p.124 I Plot Building Blocl-is p.124 I llnirne For The Player p.126 I llnime For The Referee p.12? I The Cast 8: Crew p. 128 I ilnime HPCs p.13O I Telling An Anime Story p.133 I

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Organizations Of The Empire p.152 I Imperial Star lllecha p.155-156 I Blank Fonns p.15?-160 L

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