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Adrenaline Surge

D20 Modern EXtreme Action for SaNctuary: City of SecRets

WRitten By CHris FieLd

Push your body past all known limits, past common sense and past fear and mediocrity. This is a book

about athletes, physical prodigies and daredevils of all kinds. It’s about everyone who makes a living

off sweat and adrenaline, who is famous for their physical capabilities. It’s about extreme sports and

Sanctuary: City of Secrets cool, about surfing and skating, and using your sports skills to fight crime.

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Presented here are several new uses for old skills, new twists on familiar rules that bring X-Games style

action to the game table. Three new advanced classes are presented, all amazing physical specimens, and

each a different type of player in the Hollywood game. Ever wanted to play an NFL champion turned

secret agent, a combat focused movie stuntman or a skateboarding martial artist? Now you can.

Adrenaline Surge

A handful of new Intermediary classes are also presented,

each representing a different path into the Personality

advanced class’ fame and fortune. Like a world class

athlete, the Porn Star uses her finely tuned body as both

commodity and art object. Adult movies are just one path

to fame: everything from internet journalism to screaming

punk rock can make you the long green.

Jump of 7,501 – 10,000 ft Base DC + 7 ( DC 17 )

Each additional 1,000 ft DC increases by +2 for

past 10,000 ft each 1000 ft beyond

10,000 ft

Jumping hurriedly ( combat Base DC + 5

jumps, ejecting from an

aircraft )

Jumping at night or when

Base DC + 10

Nearly two dozen new feats, emphasizing physical ability

and social interaction are described. New vehicles, gear,

and sporting equipment round out your characters’ inven-

tories and finish out this PDF.

landing zone is obscured by

smoke, foliage, etc.

Low Opening ( activating the Base DC +5

chute 1,000 ft or less from

the ground )

Change landing zone

Chapter One

Skydiving and HALO Drops:

Cumulative +2 modifier

while airborne

Success on the Jump check indicates the sky diver lands

safely somewhere within a designated 30 ft square

‘landing zone’ selected during the descent. Failure indi-

cates the sky diver is off target, sometimes dramatically,

and suffers impact damage from the landing. If an initial

landing zone becomes risky, the skydiver can attempt a

Strength check ( DC 15 ) to attempt to modify her landing

zone target while in flight. Doing so allows the sky diver

to make a second Jump check, in hopes of designating

a safer landing zone. The skydiver can also attempt to

retry a failed jump check that would mean a potentially

fatal landing, but each attempt to retry the check/reassign

the landing zone increases the Jump check DC by +2.

You may attempt to retry a Jump once per 1000 ft fallen.

Regardless of the success or failure of the landing, all sky

divers are shaken for 1d4 rounds after impact, simply from

the shock and disorientation of the landing.

Reasons to jump out of

perfectly good planes

Skydiving and airborne insertions are action movie

staples. After all, what’s cooler than dropping 12,000 ft

and landing guns blazing and ready for action? Of course,

getting down alive isn’t quite as easy as it looks in the

movies.

Skydiving is basically a highly specialized Jump ( Base

DC 10 ) check. The DC of the check is based on a combi-

nation of factors, the most important being the altitude

the skydiver drops from and the circumstances of the

jump. After all, it’s easier for a skydive to hit the target

safely when jumping with plenty of time to prepare and

check gear than it is when bailing out of a burning, wildly

pitching jet. The skydiver’s Jump check result determines

how close to the landing zone they impact, and how gently

they land.

For simplicity’s sake, assume that a falling object descends

at 90 ft per round without a parachute. The skydiver’s

parachute slows the descent dramatically; depending on

the type of parachute, the rate of descent might be as little

as 20 ft per round. This means that on long jumps, the

sky diver could spend several minutes airborne. While

airborne, a skydiver can attempt additional Jump checks to

Circumstance

Jump Check DC

Basic Skydive

Base DC 10

Jump of less than 1,500 ft

Base DC +10 ( DC 20 )

Jump of 1,501 – 3,500 ft

Base DC +7 ( DC 17 )

Jump of 3,501 – 7,500 ft

Base DC +5 ( DC 15 )

Table: Jump Failure

Jump Check

Reflex save DC

Failed By…. Result

or half damage

1-5 points

Off target by up to 100 ft in random direction, suffers 2d6 points of damage

DC 15

6-8 points

Off target by up to 500 ft in random direction, suffers 4d6 points of damage

DC 18

9-10 points

Off target by up to 1,000 ft in random direction, suffers 8d6 points of damage

DC 21

11 + points

Off target by up to 1 mile in random direction, suffers 16d8 points of damage

DC 25

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maneuver, can engage in desperate air to air fist fights, or

even cast spells on magically active worlds.

Prerequisite: Jump 4 ranks, Knowledge: physical sciences

1 rank

Each round during the descent, a skydiver can make a DC

15 Jump check in order to move horizontally a distance

equal to their base land speed. You may not run or charge

while skydiving. A skydiver can fight while airborne, but

not well: all attacks suffer a –4 circumstance penalty, and

the sky diver is considered flat footed, and is denied her

Dex bonus to defense while in the sky. Spellcasters and

psychics must succeed at a Concentration check ( DC 15 )

to use supernatural abilities while descending.

Benefit: You receive a +2 bonus on all Jump and Climb

checks, and may re-roll a failed Jump check once per

every 500 ft fallen.

Normal: You may re-rolled a failed Jump check once

every 1,000 ft fallen.

Jump School

You are a graduate of an elite military airborne school, and

are fully qualified for combat jumps.

Skydivers should also be wary of the thin air and extreme

cold of high altitude jumps. Above 10,000 ft, the air

becomes too thin to breathe, and the piercing cold can

lead to fatal hypothermia. Refer to chapter five of the D20

Modern SRD for details of cold danger and suffocation.

NEW FEATS

Airdance

You are an accomplished aerial showman, capable of

incredible grace and beautiful acrobatic feats during your

descent.

Prerequisite: Jump 4 ranks, Knowledge: physical sciences

1 rank

Benefit: You are a skilled enough skydiver that you can

land gently, and are not stunned during landing. You retain

your Dexterity bonus to Defense while dropping, and are

not considered flatfooted during a dive.

Normal: You are shaken for 1d4 rounds after a parachute

landing. You are considered flatfooted while skydiving.

HalO Expert

High Altitude, Low Opening parachute jumps are among

the most dangerous dives to make but are a vital military

tactic: they get troops on the ground quickly and stealthy.

Prerequisite: Athletic, Jump 4 ranks, Perform: dance 1

rank

Benefit: You may add your ranks in Perform: dance as an

untyped bonus on all Jump checks made during a para-

chute jump. You may use the run action to move horizon-

tally while descending.

Airborne Sniper

You can fight effectively while parachuting, often

providing cover fire to the troops on the ground, as you

drop into the fight.

Prerequisite: Jump School

Benefit: When jumping, the DC of your Jump check does

not increase for each 1,000 ft beyond 10,000 ft, nor does

the DC increase if you open your chute below 1000 ft.

You receive a +4 bonus on Fortitude saves made to resist

the effects of cold weather or suffocation when making a

jump.

Normal: The DC of a skydiver’s Jump check increases

by +2 for each 1,000 ft beyond 10,000 ft. The DC of

the Jump check increases by +5 when opening the chute

below 1,000 ft.

Speed Drop

You use your knowledge of aerodynamics and your para-

chute’s capabilities to make blindingly fast drops safely.

Prerequisite: Jump School

Benefit: You suffer no penalties on attack rolls while

skydiving. You may move up to your base land speed hori-

zontally while descending, without requiring an additional

Jump check.

Normal: You suffer a –4 circumstance penalty on all

attack rolls while skydiving.

Basejumper

A die hard thrillseeker, you parachute from skyscrapers for

the sheer fun of it.

Prerequisite: Jump 8 ranks, Knowledge: physical sciences

1 rank

Benefit: Each round you may choose to descend at double

your parachute’s normal descent rate, to a maximum of 90

ft of descent per round. You must descend more slowly, at

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your parachute’s normal rate of descent, for the last 200 ft

of your drop.

a –5 penalty for each multiple of your speed or fraction of

your speed you charge.

Board Slide: You may kick your board into a barely

controlled slide, scraping pavement and dropping low,

making it hard for opponents to hit you as you screech by.

When using the Total Defense action on your board, if you

make a successful DC 22 Balance check, you may add ½

your ranks in Balance ( rounded down ) as a dodge bonus to

Defense.

Chapter Two

Skater Stunts: Speed, speed,

speed

The first time you careen down a steep San Francisco hill-

side, crouched low on your graffiti styled deck, a katana in

one hand and an Uzi in the other, dodging cars, bullets and

super villains with equal alacrity, you’ll know why you

bothered to max out your ranks in Balance and purchase

some skater feats. You want speed? You want daring, agile

heroism, flashy stunts and sick tricks? You’re in the right

place.

Catch Air: You may make Jump checks while mounted

on your board. If you make a successful DC 25 Balance

check, you reduce the Jump Check’s DC by the amount

you beat the Balance check. Thus if you rolled a total of

29 on your Balance check, you would reduce the subse-

quent Jump check DC by –4.

Remember, that for every 10 ft of speed you move greater

than 30 ft, you receive a +4 circumstance bonus on your

Jump checks, so buy a fast board.

Surfing and Snowboarding

To keep things nice, simple and fast moving, assume

that snowboarding and surfing work identically to skate-

boarding in their environment. Any skater feats you’ve

earned work just as well along the coast or high up in the

mountains as they do on the asphalt.

Board Slam

You’ve incorporated your love for skateboarding into your

martial arts style, using your deck like an improvised club

as often as you use it as a vehicle.

Fighting, tricking and staying alive on your skateboard

involve a new wrinkle on the Balance skill. A successful

DC 15 Balance check while on a board means that you

may add your board’s equipment bonus to speed to your

movement rate, allowing you to cover incredible distances.

Failing a boarding Balance check drops you prone, adja-

cent to your board. This bonus distance is added to your

movement after you determine if you will be moving full

speed, half speed, or will be taking a double move action.

For example, assuming you have a normal 30 ft move-

ment rate and are riding a board that grants +10 ft bonus

move, and you choose to move half your speed while

balancing ( 15 ft ) so not to suffer a penalty, you would

move 15 ft plus 10 ft, for a total of 25 ft of distance

covered during that round. If you had chosen to move at

your full 30 ft rate, you would have suffered a –5 penalty

on your Balance check, but moved 40 ft if the check was

successful. Had you chosen to charge while balancing, you

would have been required to make 3 Balance checks and

if successful will have covered almost 80 ft ( 30 ft base x 2

plus 10 ft bonus move x2 )!

Prerequisite: Balance 8 ranks, Spring Attack

Benefit: You’re so shockingly fast that you can kick out

your board, slam it hard into an enemy as you pass, and

catch the board, all as part of a single seamless action.

Once per round, you may make an additional attack, at

your highest base attack bonus, against an adjacent enemy

in conjunction with your move action. Your board is

considered an improvised weapon, inflicting a –4 penalty

on the attack roll, and inflicts 1d8 points of damage.

Board Shield

When things are at their worst, and you’re dodging bullets,

you can use your board as a shield in a last ditch effort to

save your ass.

While on your board, you may attempt additional Balance

checks to perform special stunts. Failing any of these addi-

tional checks ends your movement, and drops you prone,

adjacent to your board.

Speed crouch: By making an initial DC 20 Balance

check, you can crouch low, dropping your wind resistance

and dramatically increasing your speed for short bursts.

You may move up to four times you normal move rate,

plus four times your board’s bonus move rate. This is a

full round action, and you must make one balance check at

Prerequisite: Defensive Martial Arts, Mobility, Balance 8

ranks

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Prerequisite: Balance 4 ranks, Tumble 4 ranks, Athletic

Benefit: Once per round, as a free action made in response

to an incoming attack, you can attempt a risky DC 25

Balance check to twist your body and kick up your board

to intercept an incoming physical attack ( such as a fist, a

sword thrust or a sniper’s bullet ), effectively parrying the

assault with your board. You must be aware of the attack

and not helpless or prevented from moving to use this feat.

Benefit: When you charge on your board, your move-

ment need not be in a straight line. You may dodge agilely

around obstacles, grind on walls, convent rails, incorpo-

rating a dizzying series of short hops and acrobatic tricks.

You still cannot charge through opponents square.

Normal: You can only use the charge action when moving

in a straight line.

If the check is successful, the board suffers the attack,

possibly negating some damage due to its hardness. If the

check fails or if the attack destroys the board, you drop

prone. If the Balance check fails, you suffer the effects of

the attack normally.

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You may choose to activate after the attack roll is made

but before damage is rolled.

Skatemonkey

You’re adept at launching into precarious heights on your

board, and mix climbing, inverts and spectacular leaps

when you need to go over something.

Feats

Arresting Images

The artist is a master of choosing images that stop viewers

dead in their track, and have an emotional resonance that

persists long after the page is turned; the dance ends or the

tale is told.

Prerequisite: Climb 4 ranks, Balance 8 ranks

Benefit: If you begin a climb my making a board mounted

Jump check to catch a high target, like a hanging fire

escape or a ledge, you may add your Dexterity modifier as

an untyped bonus to your Climb check. When climbing in

conjunction with a board mounted stunts, you may move

at full speed (accelerated climbing) without a –5 penalty.

Prerequisites: Wisdom 13, Charisma 15, Perform ( any ) or

Craft: Visual Art 12 ranks

Benefit: Any time the artist critically succeeds at a

Perform ( any ) or Craft: Visual Art check, the extraordinary

image created is ‘imbued’ with extra emotional punch.

Anyone viewing the performance/image or hearing the

tale must make a Will save ( DC 12 + the artist’s Charisma

modifier ) or be emotionally affected by the piece. The

effect lasts for a number of minutes after viewing the

image equal to twice the artist’s Charisma modifier.

Normal: You suffer a –5 penalty when climbing at full

speed.

Skater Tricks

It’s not cheating if it works. You can use your board to

trick, trip, baffle, irritate, confuse, humiliate, humble and

generally screw over your opponents.

The artist chooses when he takes the picture whether he

wants the image to inspire or horrify viewers.

An inspiring picture grants a +2 morale bonus on Will

saves and attack rolls for the duration. A horrifying picture

leaves the viewer shaken for the duration of the effect.

Prerequisite: Balance 8 ranks, Improved Trip or Improved

Disarm

Benefit: While on your board, may make a DC 22 Balance

check prior to making any Disarm or Trip attempt. If the

check succeeds, you may add the degree of success as an

untyped bonus to your next Disarm or Trip attempt. Thus,

if you rolled a 24, you would receive a +2 bonus on your

next Disarm or Trip attempt. If the Balance check fails,

you drop prone beside your board.

Wall Grind

When you’ve gotta move, you do it fast, with incredible

athleticism and come at your opponent from unexpected

angles.

Once a picture’s effect is chosen, it cannot be changed.

An audience member can willingly fail the save to benefit

from the positive effects of an inspiring picture. The artist

has no control over who sees an image once it’s published;

all enemies and allies who see the image are affected.

Once a character is affected by this feat, he or she can’t be

affected again by the same photograph or artwork for 24

hours. This is a non-magical, mind influencing effect.

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