The Play
The tournament is two hours long, with each team starting off somewhere
in the middle levels of the arena. Each turn is 5 minutes of activity,
so there are 24 turns in the game (combats lasting one turn). The three
level areas are low, middle, and high. Going from one level to another
takes a turn and Routine (3) Stealth (Stealthy Movement) tests to avoid
other groups. Cadets can move two levels in one turn but the Stealth
roll is now Routine (5).
In the low areas the cadets can look for power packs and hypospray
doses. Each cadet can make Routine (5) Search rolls, roll a d6 to see
what they found: 1-4 = power pack and 5-6 = hypospray dose. Power packs
have 5 charges. In the high areas the cadets can look for computer
terminals. This requires a Moderate (6) Search roll, with each cadet
getting one roll each turn of searching. Note that when searching,
failure doesn't make the next roll harder since it's not an additional
attempt. When searching, cadets should make Routine (3) Stealth
(Stealthy Movement) rolls to avoid other groups.
Encounters
Missing a Stealth check may cause the cadets to run into another group.
Roll one d6 for each failed check (like any other skill check) with a
target of Moderate (6) to encounter another group. The first group
encountered will have the same number of cadets as the player group.
Thereafter the groups can be smaller at the GM's discretion.
For Dramatic Success on Stealth checks, make a skill check as above
(assuming no encounters because of failed checks) and if a Moderate (6)
is achieved, the cadets hear another group before the group hears them.
This can be an opportunity for an ambush or to hide.
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Combat will
probably be at ranges of 15m or less, due to line of sight
restrictions. There is plenty of cover in the area, characters can make
make Search rolls of Routine (3), (4), or (5) to find +1, +2, or +4
cover. Cover is worth 6, 8, or 10 points of armor. Note that cadets may
try to flank each other, or another group may happen upon the battle,
at the GM's whim. Good groups will use have a point man to take the
brunt of initial contact.
Cadets may not fire at unconscious cadets.
NPC Cadets
Fitness
2 Athletics 1
Coordination 2
Dodge 1
Intellect 2 Energy Weapon 0
Presence 2
Search 0
Psi
0 Stealth 0
Other Skill Uses
Athletics (Climbing) and (Jumping) can be used to take unusual routes.
This would be a Routine (3) roll per level moved and reduces Stealth
targets by one. (Running) is generally useful in the heat of combat.
(Lifting) can be used to carry unconscious comrades.
First Aid can be used to revive unconscious comrades. Note that heavily
stunned cadets are harder to First Aid.
Planetary Tactics (Small Unit) can be used in combat to determine if
flank attacks (or other ideas) are successful. Don't use this skill to
give the answers. Let the players tell you what they want to do, then
the leader can make a Tactics test to see if the idea works.
Stealth (Hide) can be used to hide from another group. Maybe to ambush,
or perhaps to avoid combat.
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