Complications are the excess baggage that a crew member brings with them to the ship. Complications offest the characters assets and can get folk into some tricky situations. 'Course playing out your complications as part of a plot will earn you Plot Points. Complications like assets can be either major (nets you 4 points) or minor (nets you 2 points) and like assets could be gained during gameplay as the discretion of the Gamesmaster. These complications received during gameplay do not net you any additional points. With the Gamemaster's approval you can use Advancement Points to buy off complications. The table below lists complications in the rulebook as well as some new ones.
Complication |
Description |
Major / Minor |
Allergy |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Amorous |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Amputee |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Bleeder |
See rulebook |
Major |
Blind |
See rulebook |
Major |
Branded |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Chip on the Shoulder |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Credo |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Combat Paralysis |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Coward |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Crude |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Dead Broke |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Deadly Enemy |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Deaf |
See rulebook |
Major |
Dull Sense |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Easy Mark |
See rulebook |
Major |
Ego Signature |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Filcher |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Forked Tongue |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Greedy |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Hero Worship |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Hooked |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Hunted |
Bad people want you. Maybe you are a criminal,
or perhaps you are a runaway identured worker. It could
also be that you are wanted for war crimes or the Alliance that want to arrest you.
Penalty: A powerful group is actively seeking you out for revenge against you. You must avoid this group at all costs else they may try and capture or kill you. They will be using all means at their disposal to try and find and recover you.
|
Major |
Leaky Brainpan |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Lightweight |
See rulebook |
Minor |
LIttle Person |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Loyal |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Memorable |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Mute |
See rulebook |
Major |
Non-Fightin' Type |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Overconfident |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Paper Tiger |
You're not as tough as you look, and probably not as tough as you think you
are. Bad guys who look scary but drop in large numbers when bullets start
flying often have this trait.
Penalty: You reduce your normal total Life Points by 2. As a Major Trait,
you reduce it by 4 instead. | Major / Minor |
Paralyzed |
See rulebook |
Major |
Phobia |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Portly |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Prejudice |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Sadistic |
See rulebook |
Major |
Scrawny |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Slow Learner |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Slothful |
Nothing could possibly be as urgent as everyone makes it out to be. A pause for reflection (and a good nap) would do wonders to their outlook. You think you'll lead by example. Whenever considerable or long-term effort is required, you're the last to volunteer.
Penalty: When asked to do something important you must make a Willpower check stepped at -2 to be bothered to actually do it straight away. You'll get round to it eventually, but you can't be bothered to do it now.
|
Minor |
Soft |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Stingy |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Straight Shooter |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Superstitious |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Things Don't Go Smooth |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Traumatic Flashes |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Twitchy |
See rulebook |
Minor |
Ugly as Sin |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Vain |
You're never sure if everyone realizes how special you are, so you feel the need to remind them how lucky they are they are in your presence.
Penalty: Your resolve tends to weaken when others are complimentory towards you. This can cause a -2 step Willpower attribute penalty to resist sweet words of your ardent admirers.
|
Minor |
Weak Stomach |
See rulebook |
Major / Minor |
Zero-G Intolerance |
Simply put, you have a hard time stomaching being in Zero-G environments. No matter how often you do it, there's just no getting used to it.
Penalty: When you are in a Zero-G environment you suffer a -2 attribute penalty to any action due to feeling sick to your stomach and being overtly distracted by your own misery.
|
Minor |