d20 RPG Objects Blood and Space Prometheus Rising.pdf

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CHARACTERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: CHARACTERS 3

RACES 3

NEW ALLEGIANCES 11

NEW OCCUPATIONS 12

NEW CLASSES 13

EXPANDED SKILLS 16

NEW FEATS 16

BASE PSIONIC FEATS 17

PSIONIC POWER FEATS 18

CHAPTER 2: STARSHIPS 24

STARSHIP EQUIPMENT 24

STARSHIP TEMPLATES 25

ALIEN TECHNOLOGY 27

CHAPTER 3: CAMPAIGN GUIDE 28

TIMELINE 28

GAZETTEER OF THE SOL SYSTEM 34

TYPICAL PROMETHEUS NPCS

Joe 2349 looked up at the stars through the

grimy Ganymede dome, taking a long drag off his

cigarette. Another day another murder. Well no one put a

gun to his head and told him to work homicide.

Sighing heavily he showed his badge to Jack 4590 and

stepped under the police tape into the dingy apartment.

A uniform was retching out the window and Joe couldn’t

blame him. The place was a charnel house. Blood on the

walls, blood on the god damned ceiling.

Joe ﬁshed another cigarette out of his jacket, critical

eyes taking in every detail of the scene.

He walked over to where Jack 3681 was dusting for

ﬁngerprints.

”What do you think Jack?”

Jack just shrugged, squinting. He reached over and

picked up his forensic handscanner and ran it over the

ﬁngerprints the ﬁne powder had revealed on the cracked

mirror, “Random killing?”

Joe chuckled, lighting his cigarette, “I guess that’s why

you’re forensics and I’m the detective huh?”

Looking around the room, Joe sobered, exhaling a long

drag of smoke, “No. There was nothing random about

this. Too much violence, its overkill. She was dead a long

time before this creep was done. And look at the way

she’s posed. Naked, but her legs are closed, like the killer

wanted to preserve some aspect of her dignity. Whoever

killed Jane Doe here knew her.”

Jack shrugged, smacking his handscanner down on the

counter, “She’s a Bambi actually. Any day now you piece

of…”

A beep let both men know the scanner had found a

match. Joe hoped the speed with which it had searched

the Ganymede database was a good sign. Maybe someone

with a criminal record as long as his arm who liked to

drink after he got violent at a bar right down the street.

Open and shut. That would be a nice change of pace.

Jack was smiling at him. That was never a good sign.

“Boys, we have a positive ID on the murderer.”

Joe frowned as the other detectives walked over or

looked in from outside.

Jack just grinned again, “Your prints Joe. You wouldn’t

happen to have an alibi for last night would you?”

Joe dropped his cigarette, cursing under his breath, “I

don’t suppose this Joe had a genetag?”

Jack just laughed shaking his head.

“I hate my job” was all Joe could think to say. This

goddamn case was going to be on his pad in red for the

rest of his life.

Finally he shrugged and put his hands together, “You

got me. I did it. I killed her. I loved her, but she was

cheating on me. We argued, there was a struggle… the

rest is a blur. Take me downtown, I’ll sign anything.”

Jack just laughed and tucked his scanner back into his

pack, “You wish. You’re not getting off this easy. Good

luck Joe.”

Jack leaned back against wall and ﬁshed another

cigarette out of his jacket, “I hate my job.”

He saw a couple of the junior detectives milling around

outside the window. Snarling he pushed himself off the

wall and stuck his head out the door of the apartment,

“Hey! You two lazy-ass rookies! Canvass the crowd. See

if anyone knew this girl, or her boyfriend. People DID

manage to solve murders before ﬁngerprints and genetic

evidence you know.”

Suddenly his mind was focused on the job again.

Someone knew this girl. Or heard this ﬁght. God he

must have beat her for an hour. And when he found that

someone, the creep was going to confess and he was

going to SIGN that confession.

Outside the rookies paused again after writing down

the information of a crying Jane. Seemed she worked with

the Bambi inside, had a line on a boyfriend.

“What’s with Sarge? He sure got up on the wrong side

of the matt this morning.”

The other detective looked over his shoulder, watching

Sergeant Joe 2349 going over the crime scene inside, “I

don’t know, you might be a little freaked out too if you

killed someone.”

His friend started to interject but was stopped by a

hand gesture, “I know the Sarge didn’t personally do her.

But it was a Joe. Same genes man. Think about it. That

means, given the right circumstances, that he could do

something like that. That sure as hell would cause me to

need a drink.”

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Prometheus Rising, the Future d20

campaign model from RPGObjects. This setting

serves both as a stand alone product as well as the

“home setting” for RPGObjects’ future d20 line of

Blood and Space books. What this means is that you

can use this setting alone, but will get a great deal

more out of it the more books in the Blood and Space

line you own.

Prometheus Rising presents a vision of the far

future that takes place entirely in Earth’s solar system.

Mankind has had to overcome its own demons to

explore the solar system. Where the game goes

from there is entirely up to you. Will you play as the

explorers of the solar system? Fight in the brutal civil

war between Earth and her Jovian colonies? Or stand

on the bridge of an FTL driven starship preparing to

explore a solar system beyond Earth. All these and

more are possible in the Prometheus setting.

A Note about Technology: The Prometheus setting

is a PL 6 science ﬁction setting using the modern and

future d20 rules. However there is alien technology

extant which could range as high as PL 9.

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CHARACTERS

CHAPTER 1: CHARACTERS

“… look are you the medical examiner or aren’t you?

Just give me a god damn time of death ok?!?”

Joe cursed under his breath as he slammed down

the phone. He reached into his jacket and ﬁshed out his

cigarettes, staring at the crime scene photos. This part

of his job was the worst. Waiting on the “team”: the

evidence techs, the other police questioning the crowd

that always gathered around the crime scene. Soon they

would give Joe that one lead he needed and he’d be on

the street. That’s what this job was really about.

Looking up he saw one of the junior detectives walk

by, “Hey! You got my employee list?”

Joe looked at the paper and laughed, “Andy Eela…

the bartender’s name is Andy Eela?”

The young detective frowned. He obviously

thought he had made a mistake or his work had been

questioned.

Joe stood up suddenly, grinning at the younger

detective, “What’s your name kid?”

The younger man swallowed, “R- Richard. I know I

just transferred from theft but I…”

“C’mon Rick, you want to hit the street and get out

of this damn ofﬁce for awhile? Of course you do. Listen

do me a favor and go get us a car. Let’s go pay a visit

to Mr. Andy Eela.”

RACES

expectancy of an Android is less than 10 years. Given

the terribly dangerous conditions in which they work

however, most will live less than two.

Relations: Androids tend to be quiet, utilitarian,

and subservient. They are programmed with a very

“cooperative” personality. Also, keep in mind that

most Androids were only born a month or two prior to

entering service. This is by design. The MegaCorps

foster conditions in which Androids, ideally, will not

live long enough to develop their own personalities.

However, with the Jovian Wars conditions for

androids have changed immensely. Many rose up

against their former masters, throwing off the yoke of

slavery. Now they have been freed and are no longer

forced to perform dangerous labor without pay.

In the Prometheus setting only one true alien race has

been discovered. However, technology has worked

to expand the roles available for player characters

dramatically. Artiﬁcial intelligence, cloning and

manipulation of the human genome have all served to

create new races for players to explore.

Race

Ability Modiﬁers

Android

Special

Astronomer

Int +4, Str –2, Cha –2

Clone

Special

Earther

Cha +2, Str –2

Euro

Wis +2, Dex –2

Hopper

Dex +2, Con –2

Mauler

Str +4, Con +2, Int –2, Wis –2, Cha –2

SPECIES TRAITS

Except as noted below androids conform to all the

characteristics of PL 6 Biodroids as detailed in the

future core rules.

Ability Scores: An android must select from one of

the following predetermined set of ability scores based

on the purpose for which it was built.

Laborer: Str 14, Dex 13, Con 0, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha

Menome

Int +2, Con –2

ANDROID

The ultimate expression of robotics, the truly self-

aware android, powered by the Logictronics™

Neural Net developed in 2297 in their Tycho City

research and development facility. This technology

allows robots to perform tasks too dangerous for

humans much more efﬁciently than with automated

probes. Soon androids are being shipped to the

Jovian colonies where thousands die ﬂying dangerous

skimmer missions over Io and deep into Jupiter’s

atmosphere in search of fuel for the few working

Quicksilver drives in existence.

Physical Description: Androids are built for

work. They tend to be tall, muscular, and agile. No

thought is given to the aesthetic at all, and Androids

are often made of cheap materials that corrode and

pit on the surface over time, leading to actual holes

in their “skin” being a common sight. Their internal

components are purposely designed to fail over

time, leading to a very short “life”. The average life

Pilot: An android designed for piloting gains the

Astronaut Trainee occupation.

Wealth: Androids begin play either as slaves (if

the campaign takes place before the Jovian War) or as

newly-freed slaves. Either way they begin play with

a Wealth modiﬁer of +1 regardless of occupation and

profession skill ranks (and remember the only feats an

android character begins play with are those granted

from occupation if any).

Armored Body: Androids are designed for

dangerous work and are built to absorb punishment.

All androids begin play with Resilium integrated

armor.

Pilot: Str 10, Dex 14, Con 0, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 5

Androids do not improve their abilities every

4 th level like other characters. The only way for an

android to improve any of his ability scores is to

purchase ability upgrades (only Strength, Dexterity

and Intelligence are available on the open market at

the present time).

Starting Occupation: An android receives “base

programming” to allow it to perform the function

it was designed for. This base programming is the

equivalent of an occupation (but see Wealth below).

Labor: An android designed for labor chooses from

the following occupations: Athlete, Blue Collar, Rural

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CHARACTERS

ASTRONOMER

Astronomers, also known as “peepers” are a rare

rewrite. No more than 1,000 of these men and women

are thought to exist and are rarely seen except for

those who make the long, lonely supply run to the

Pluto Deep Space Observatory.

Physical Description: The most striking feature on

an Astronomer is his eyes. Astronomers are rewritten

to have the sharpest vision for minute details, and in

dim light. In fact, the Pluto run is very unpopular

because the peepers won’t turn on the lights even for

the Haulers. They are nice enough to supply them

with nightvision goggles, however. In terms of height

and weight peepers tend to be within the human range,

though on the small side. In the words of Caleb

Storm, a legendary Hauler, “That’s because anyone

who wants that rewrite is a ****in’ geek to begin

with”.

Relations: As long as they are left to their work,

and left in the dark, Astronomers are extremely easy

going.

TABLE 1-2: RACE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

Race and Gender

Base Height

Height Modiﬁer

Base Weight

Weight Modiﬁer

Android (labor)

6 ft. 6 in.

250 lbs

SPECIES TRAITS

All astronomers share the following species traits:

Type: Humanoid

Size: Medium-size. Astronomers have no special

bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Base Speed: 30 feet

DarkVision (Ex): Astronomers see perfectly in

darkness out to 120’

Sharp Eyes (Ex): Astronomers have a +4 Racial

Bonus to the Spot skill. Spot is always a class skill

for these characters. However, Astronomers take

double damage, or are blinded for twice as long, by

any blinding attack or an attack that affects the eyes

(such as tear gas).

Preferred Occupations: Astronomers make

excellent scientists and their intellect is renowned

throughout the Sol System. If an astronomer selects

his starting occupation from the following list he may

either select an extra class skill and a +1 bonus to his

Reputation or Wealth modiﬁers (only one of these is

modiﬁed): Academic, Doctor and Technician.

Ability Modiﬁers: +4 Int, -2 Str, -2 Cha

Astronomers tend to be intellectually inclined.

Many have never picked up anything heavier than a

shotglass since high school however. And while they

might be handy, having enormous eyes is not the

fashion statement of the year.

Feats and Skills: Astronomers are considered

human for the purpose of feats and skills (they receive

2 feats at 1 st level and gain 1 additional skill point per

level).

Android (pilot)

5 ft. 10 in.

150 lbs.

Astronomer (male) 4 ft. 5 in. (5 ft. 5 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

85 lbs. (145 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Astronomer (female)

4 ft. (5 ft. avg.)

+2d10 in.

70 lbs. (130 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Clone (Jack)

5 ft. 10 in.

180 lbs.

Clone (Jill)

5 ft. 5 in.

135 lbs.

Clone (Joe)

6 ft. 4 in.

230 lbs.

Clone (Jane)

5 ft. 11 in.

185 lbs.

Clone (Bambi)

6 ft.

142 lbs.

Clone (Ken)

6 ft. 2 in.

184 lbs.

Earther (male)

5 ft. 2 in. (6 ft. 2 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

140 lbs. (200 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Earther (Female) 4 ft. 9 in. (5 ft. 9 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

115 lbs. (175 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Euro (male)

4 ft. 5 in. (5 ft. 5 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

180 lbs. (276 lbs. avg.)

*2d6 lbs.

Euro (female) 4 ft. 10 in. (5 ft. 10 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

220 lbs. (316 lbs. avg.)

*2d6 lbs.

Hopper (male)

5 ft. 4 in. (6 ft. 4 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

100 lbs. (160 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Hopper (female) 4 ft. 11 in. (5 ft. 11 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

70 lbs. (130 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Mauler (male) 6 ft. 10 in. (7 ft. 10 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

250 lbs. (310 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Menome (male) 4 ft. 10 in. (5 ft. 10 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

120 lbs. (180 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

Menome (female) 4 ft. 5 in. (5 ft. 5 in. avg.)

+2d10 in.

85 lbs. (145 lbs. avg.)

*2d4 lbs.

TABLE 1-1: RACE AGE

Race

Young

Adult

Middle

Age**

Child*

Adult

Old*** Venerable**** PL 7***** PL 8

Android

1 yr

2 yrs

4 yrs

5 yrs

8 yrs

10 yrs

Astronomer 8 yrs

12 yrs

16 yrs

50 yrs

70 yrs

90 yrs

+10

Clone

6 yrs

9 yrs

12 yrs

38 yrs

53 yrs

60 yrs

+15

Earther

8 yrs

12 yrs

16 yrs

60 yrs

80 yrs

100 yrs

+20

Euro

8 yrs

12 yrs

16 yrs

50 yrs

70 yrs

90 yrs

+10

Hopper

8 yrs

12 yrs

16 yrs

50 yrs

70 yrs

90 yrs

+10

Mauler

3 yrs

5 yrs

10 yrs

28 yrs

40 yrs

53 yrs

Menome

8 yrs

12 yrs

16 yrs

50 yrs

70 yrs

90 yrs

+10

* Children subtract –3 Str and Con; -1 Dex, Int, Wis and Cha

** At middle age: -1 Str, Dex and Con; +1 Int, Wis and Cha

*** At old age: -2 Str, Dex and Con; +1 Int, Wis and Cha

**** At venerable age: -3 Str, Dex and Con; +1 Int, Wis and Cha

***** Increase middle age, old and venerable maximum ages by this amount.

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CHARACTERS

CLONE

One of the wonders of the Genetic Age, clones are

now a common part of everyday life. Clones are

created for a variety of purposes and are seen all

over the Sol system. The ﬁrst six types of clones,

Jacks, Jills, Joes, Janes, Kens and Bambis, based on

“templates” were selected after worldwide searches

conducted in the 21 st century. These “models” are still

the most popular, however corporations, the military

and even certain private individuals are rumored to

have commissioned custom models.

Like androids and Maulers clones are not people

under the laws of the UEG and most are owned by

corporations. Sterile by design, they are grown,

trained for a speciﬁc purpose and then put to work. In

campaigns set during or after the Jovian War clones

are offered freedom by the Jovian colonies and many

ﬂock to escape their slave status by joining the rebel

cause. However many clones, having never known

any other life ﬁght for the MegaCorps as well.

SPECIES TRAITS

All Clones share the following species traits:

Type: Humanoid

Size: Medium-size. Astronomers have no special

bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Base Speed: 30 feet

while others have become daring and infamous spies.

Those who take up the former profession are known

as “working boys/girls” while those in the latter are

called “Mata Haris” or “Bondsmen”.

Jack/Jill: These clones are bred for light labor and

technical work. During the gene wars when Drift

was rampant, populations were ebbing and laborers

were greatly in demand

an enormous number of

these clones were bred.

These clones are bred to

be introverted and passive

and are found in menial

positions throughout the Sol

system where they serve

with admirable devotion.

Fewer clones of this type

joined the Jovian rebels

than any other but enough

did that you can still run

into these men and women

throughout the moons.

Joes/Janes: These clones

were designed for heavy

labor. However early in their

existence it was discovered

that these clones made

excellent soldiers and that

has since become a staple

use for this clone model.

While Maulers make better

shock-troops, Joes are much

more stable and dependable

and can often be found with

non-commissioned ofﬁcer

rank in MegaCorp security

and the UEG military.

A great enmity exists

between Joes and Maulers

since Joes are frequently

placed in command of the

unpredictable creatures.

Unlike Maulers and some of the newer clone

models, these original six clones are not subjected

to any form of growth acceleration. They are raised

in enormous orphanage-like homes where they play

and interact only with other clones (though of all

varieties). Classes are strictly taught by clones of their

type with curricula carefully crafted over the centuries

to produce certain valuable skills and personality

traits. While some in the cloning industry consider

this process old-fashioned and advocate growth

acceleration the industry stands by the concept of

“nurtured” clones.

Bambi/Ken: These clones are bred for

“entertainment” purposes. They serve as hostesses,

escorts and in less savory capacities. Despite their

image as little-better than prostitutes and gigolos

many of these clones in fact serve the wealthy as

life companions, even as husband or wife and are

colloquially known as “trophies”. In the colonies

where they have been freed many clones of this

type have become extremely successful in business

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