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Created page with 'by Bill Logan All the players are assembled, and you’re getting ready to roll up your characters. One of the players selects a technician character, complete with robotics…'

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by [[Bill Logan]]

All the players are assembled, and you’re getting
ready to roll up your characters. One of the players
selects a technician character, complete with robotics
and technician skills. Another player creates a
field medic. The last creates a military specialist.

When it comes to starting equipment, the technician
character really makes out. He begins play with a
tech kit and a robcomkit, not to mention the normal
rolled starting funds. The medic starts off with a
medkit. So what does the military specialist start
off with? An auto pistol and a night stick is about all
he can afford. And he specializes in beam weapons!
Funny thing is – the technician and the medic can
both start off with the same weaponry. Fair? No.

This rule proposes to make a modification to the
standard rules that state a character begins play
with any tool kit required for the skills he possesses.
It elaborates on the assumption, and makes it a bit
fairer. Like all articles in the “New Rules” section of
this magazine, its use is strictly optional.

==Military PSA==
A character with a Military PSA should be able to
start off with the tools of his trade, just as those in
the less militant professions. The table below summarizes.
Only equipment from the core Alpha Dawn
game is shown in the table below. Referees may
substitute equipment from their own campaign settings,
as long as the equipment sums up to 500Cr:

{|
|+ '''MILITARY PSA TOOLKIT TABLE'''
|- style="color: white; background: navy; font-weight:bold;"
|Skill|| Starting “Tool Kit” Options
|-
|Beam Weapons|| 1) Electrostunner 2) Sonic Stunner 3) Albedo Suit
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
|Gyrojet Weapons|| 1) Gyrojet Pistol and a Gyrojet Rifle 2) Civilian Skeinsuit and Gyrojet Pistol 3) Two Gyrojet Pistols and 10 spare Pistol Jetclips
|-
|Melee Weapons|| 1) Civilian Skeinsuit 2) Albedo Suit 3) Military Skeinsuit, Electric Sword, Shock Gloves
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
|Projectile Weapons|| 1) Auto Pistol and Auto Rifle 2) Military Skeinsuit and Auto Pistol 3) Military Skeinsuit and Needler Pistol
|-
|Thrown Weapons|| 1) Civilian Skeinsuit 2) Albedo Suit 3) Military Skeinsuit, 10 knives, 5 doze grenades, 5 smoke grenades
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
|Demolitions|| 1) Military Skeinsuit, 6 Variable Timers, 3kg Tornadium D19, and 2 fragmentation grenades
|-
|Martial Arts|| 1) Civilian Skeinsuit 2) Albedo Suit
|}

==Technological PSA==
Two of the three skills in the Technological PSA already
begin play with standard tool kits. That hasn’t
changed in this rules option. The last skill, Computers,
is more difficult.

Computers are far more expensive than 500Cr, and
there exists no core Alpha Dawn piece of computer
equipment that a computer specialist could use that
falls under the “tool kit” cost. Therefore, a small
step away from the core Alpha Dawn equipment list
is required.

{|
|+ '''TECHNOLOGICAL PSA TOOLKIT TABLE'''
|- style="color: white; background: navy; font-weight:bold;"
|Skill|| Starting “Tool Kit” Options
|-
|Computers|| Basic Portable Computer (see below)
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
|Robotics|| Robcomkit
|-
|Technician|| Techkit
|}

===Basic Portable Computer===
The Basic Portable Computer is a limited computer
system. It’s portable, and allows collection of data
(names, addresses, comments, etc.) as well as providing
a link (via chronocom networks) to send and
receive text and voice messages. It has integrated
timekeeping, alarm scheduling, and calendar programs,
and can act as a dedicated simple word
processor, spreadsheet, and database with surprisingly
adequate query capability. It is a very capable
computer, but is limited in capacity. It has the
equivalent of ½ Function Point, weighs 1kg, and fits
in a shoulder-bag with all of its accessories. It can
be replaced for 500Cr on most civilized Frontier
worlds.

==BioSocial PSA==
As with the technological skills, two of the three Biosocial
skills already have starting tool kits. The
psychosocial skill, however, provides a little trouble.
Since the skill deals with people instead of with
equipment, this leads to an interesting solution:
henchmen. The following table provides a list of the
tool kits provided by each of the Biosocial skills.

{|
|+ '''BIOSOCIAL PSA TOOLKIT TABLE'''
|- style="color: white; background: navy; font-weight:bold;"
|Skill|| Starting “Tool Kit” Options
|-
|Environmental|| Envirokit
|- style="background: #eeeeee;"
|Medic|| Medkit
|-
|Psychosocial || 1) One bodyguard (prepaid for 12 days) with level 1 in one of the following skills: Beam Weapons, Martial Arts, or Melee Weapons. 2) Two bodyguards (prepaid for 12 days) with Level 1 Projectile Weapons skills.
|}

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