GM SCREEN // From the Void

Dice Pool

Difficulty	Always 8. Every die at 8+ is a success.
10-again	Standard — a 10 adds a die (can explode again).
(9) weapons	Explode on 9+.
(8) blasters	Explode on 8+ (energy weapons).
Ones	Each 1 cancels a success.
Botch	More 1s than successes and no net hits.
Chance	Pool 0 → roll 1 die; only a 10 succeeds.
Willpower	Spend 1 → +3 dice to a roll.
Auto-success	Enhancement above a maxed 5 = flat successes; pure stat rolls cap at 5 dice.

+WP

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Marks	/ bashing · ✕ lethal · ✳ aggravated
−1	3rd-from-last box filled
−2	2nd-from-last box filled
−3	last box filled → also down / incapacitated
Penalty	applies to all actions; use the worst that applies

Attack	Attribute + Skill (+bonuses) vs difficulty 8; Defense subtracts dice for close combat
Defense	drops as attacks pile up on you (−1 per attack after the first, unless a tree says otherwise)
Extra actions	Speedware, Kinetic Acceleration, Time Dilation grant +1 action & doubled Defense
Multi-attack	some trees: extra attacks = Dexterity above 2, cumulative −1
Armor Piercing	AP X ignores X points of the target's Armor
Aiming	bank bonus dice by spending actions aiming
Called shot	take a penalty to hit a location for a special effect

Everyone but Mechanix starts at 100 Essence (score 10). Each implant subtracts its loss. Alpha-ware halves the loss (×2 cost).

Argosian	+1 power difficulty per 10 Essence lost
Mechanix	immune — no loss, no psychosis, no ceiling
Rage check	under stress, roll your Essence score; fail (or more 1s than hits) → cyberpsychotic rage
In rage	attack the nearest being; bleed 1 Willpower/round, then permanent WP; death if it runs out

See the Chrome Shop for a live rage-risk read.

Difficulty	3 + power level (successes needed)
Essence pen.	+1 per 10 Essence lost
Start	Telepathy, Telekinesis, Psionic Healing at 1
Fuel	many powers spend Willpower; keep it high

Full effects on the Psionics page (with a live resolver).

Roll	Wits + Quick Hacking + Spike vs target Firewall
Counter	Wits + Quick Hacking + Firewall
Portable deck	RAM 6 / Firewall 5 (2500$)
Phones	RAM 1/FW 0 up to RAM 5/FW 4
Effect	activates next round; RAM budgets the program loadout

Program table + resolver on the Quick Hacking page.

Human	balanced; Jack of Trades, Better Lucky Than Good
Metahuman	+6 Special-Advantage points (predator kits)
Argosian	psionic; Essence-sensitive; Raasta (The Way)
Draconian	blood-shapeshifter; Mokolé form; bioware only
Mechanix	machine; Essence-immune; 65/27/21 build; skill cap 3