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FAQ

Tactical Superviser Military Intelligence Liasons

Sgt. Maj. Neale, Richard MI20-27 Lt. Belcher, Ian MI40-81
Sgt. Maj. Allen, Christopher MI24-34
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 Q: On page 76, the Shoot on the Run feat enables you
to move, attack and move again up to your movement.
However, on page 119, it says you can attack at any
point in your move. What is the advantage of the
Shoot on the Run feat?
A: The text on page 119 should read as follows: ‘In a
single round, a combatant may take a move action to
move any distance up to his movement rate and make a
single attack using his attack action. By using the Shoot
on the Run feat, a combatant may begin moving, using
a move action, and make an attack action at any point
along his movement before continuing his move action
to move up to his total movement rate.’
Q: In the description of the M-1A4 power suit it details
a –8 penalty to Perception checks. The description
goes on to explain how the suit’s visor negates four
points of this penalty thereby allowing the suit’s
wearer to apply their full skill bonus. Surely a –8
penalty with four points negated from it is still –4, am
I missing something here?
A: Yes, I’m afraid so. The text states that a proficient
user of the M-1A4 suit may apply his full bonus to
Perception checks. To clarify, a proficient user describes
those characters who have the Power Suit Proficiency feat,
which negates a further four points from the penalty you
describe.
Q: On page 120, it says that ranged weapons can be
fired up to double their range value, but suffer a –4
penalty to attack rolls, however, on page 81, it says
that weapons suffer a –2 penalty per range increment,
up to a total of ten range increments. Which of these
is correct?
A: An unfortunate error on our part, but an easy one to
clear up; the rules concerning range and range penalties
on page 120 are incorrect, please use those described on
page 81 instead.
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Q: On page 133 the manoeuvrability table rates the
manoeuvrability of creatures as Perfect, Good, Average,
Poor and Clumsy, yet these terms are not included in
the descriptions of any of the Arachnids capable of
flight, can you please tell me what they should be?
A: Certainly, The entries for flight capable Arachnids
should read as follows: Hopper Bug: 20 ft. (10squares),
fly 60 ft. (12 squares) (Perfect), Kamikaze Rippler Bug:
20 ft. (10squares), fly 60 ft. (12 squares) (Good), Rippler
Bug: 20 ft. (10squares), fly 60 ft. (12 squares) (Good).
Q: Are jet-assisted jumps handled in the same way
as regular jumps, using the rules as detailed in the
Athletics skill description?
A: Yes, the jump jets simply allow a trooper to jump
further than he would otherwise be able to, they do not
make him capable of true flight, nor do they grant him
the ability to change direction mid-jump.
Q: I’ve run into a problem with the Starship Operation
feat relating to the size of available starships. According
to the feat you have to select a size of starship each
time you select the feat. Can someone provide some
guidance?
A: Full rules concerning the scale of starships will feature
in future supplements, however, the following can be
used as basic guidelines for those vessels detailed in the
Starship Troopers Main Rulebook.
Most capital ships including dreadnoughts, corvette
transports will fall under the Super Heavy category, while
those such as frigates and heavy transports would likely be
Heavy. Many Aerospace craft will fall under the Medium
or Light categories, while specific craft are as follows:
Viking landing boats are Medium, Slingshot drop ships
and Skyhook retrieval boats are both Light, while F-76
Thunderbolt TAC fighters are Ultralight craft.

Q: The veteran class detailed on page 40 has a
requirement feat called Improved Heroic Surge. What
is this feat?
A: This feat does not, in fact, exist. Ignore all references
to Improved Heroic Surge.
Q: There is no provision stating power armour does
not count against the carrying capacity, which puts a
trooper at 216 lbs with standard outfit.
A: As long as a power suit has power, it will not count
towards encumbrance.
Q: The range modifiers on page 81 are said in the
FAQ to take priority over the range modifiers from
page 120. I had thought the page 120 modifiers
would apply to things like Rippler bursts due to them
being muscle powered, and the page 81 modifiers
being applied to ballistic weapons, but I can accept
bugs spitting to extreme ranges. There is a lag error,
however, in that the vehicle combat rules on page 108
for mounted weapons are based on the rules from
page 120.
A: Firing a mounted weapon on a vehicle reduces range
penalties from -2 to -1 for each range increment.
Q: Under Grenades & Explosives on page 82, it
notes first that, ‘An explosive is a weapon that, when
detonated, affects... ...by means of shrapnel, heat,
or massive concussion,’ and then, ‘Damage from an
explosive weapon normally ignores damage reduction.’
Under weapons, multiple entries describe weapons
as explosive, but some specify they ignore damage
reduction, and others don’t, in a way that suggests
page 82 is wrong.
A: The following explosives all ignore damage reduction
– those that are not on this list are affected by damage
reduction as normal.
Introduction
M-711A1 Scatterjack Rocket, M-666C5 HEAT Missile,
M-998A1 Pee Wee Missile, M-901HE High Explosive
Grenade and the TOAD Charge.
Q: Page 85 notes the rules for requisitioning extra
equipment but the tables do not list target numbers for
special ammo. If someone requests a Javelin, should
there be a difference between a Heat load versus a
Firecracker load? If nukes could be appropriate, do
you want to set a target for them?
A: Special ammunition does not affect the Requisitioning
DC of an item, with the exception of nuclear weapons
like the M-998A1. Nuclear munitions should never be
handed out just as the result of a successful requisition
roll and will only be given to troopers when they are of
the utmost necessity to a special mission or as a result of
extensive roleplaying to convince superiors of their need.
Q: The plasma bug on page 214 has no range or blast
area entries for its Plasma Fire. It also has no minimum
range for its indirect fire against ground targets, which
makes many of the scenarios rather difficult with an
effective +17 attack (+19 -2 for indirect fire doing a
straight 50 points of damage).
A: When firing at ground targets, the minimum range
for a plasma bug’s plasma sphere is 500 feet, with range
increments of 150 feet. The blast has a burst radius of 30
feet, dealing 5d10 damage that ignores all hardness and
damage reduction of anything caught within the area. A
successful Reflex save (DC 20) halves the damage taken.
When used to attack aerial targets, the existing plasma
bug rules still apply.
Q: On page 89, the XW-110-G1 Grenade Launcher is
listed on the chart as being capable of automatic fire.
I thought that was a probable mistake as it is a pump
action weapon.
Indeed, it should merely be semiautomatic.
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 Q: On page 72, the Exotic Weapons Proficiency feat
starts by stating you, ‘choose a single weapon,’ but
goes on to note each further choice is made by weapon
group. Since it would otherwise take a minimum of
six individual choices to gain proficiency with the
Chickenhawk list of weapons, is the group option was
the correct one?
Q: What is meant by Strength-based and Dexterity-
based checks? Do those include skill checks with
those key abilities?
A: They include any check made that uses Strength or
Dexterity as a key ability.

A: The group option is correct.

Q: On page 87, the M-707A2 Firewall is the only

Thud Gun munition without a listed Reflex save.
Since the other Plasma munition has one, I would
expect it should, too.

A: This should have a DC 15 Reflex save listed.

Q: On page 88, I previously noted questions about

the M-666C5 HEAT & M-714S2 Firecracker being
explosives, but not clear on whether they both ignore
damage reduction as noted for explosives on page
82. Both are also explosives that do not have a listed
Reflex DC to avoid or reduce damage.

A: Both of these should have DC 20 Reflex saves listed.

Q: There is a CHAS pictured on p28 and

it is included in the glossary. Why no stats?

A: The CHAS will be covered in a future supplement.

Q: Does an entangled character lose 4 points of his

Dexterity score or take -4 penalty on Dexterity-based
checks and skill checks?

A: An entangled character does not actually suffer

Dexterity damage but suffers penalties as if his Dexterity
had been reduced by 4.

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