Environmental Effects
Source: EotE:212
| Effect | Description | |
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| Concealment | Add to Ranged, Gunnery and Perception checks depending on level of concealment. Add to any Stealth checks depending on level of concealment. |
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| Difficult/Impassable Terrain | Spend twice as many maneuvers to move through difficult terrain. Impassable terrain requires skill checks. | |
| Gravity | Heavier than normal adds up to to any Brawn-based checks and Coordination. Lighter than normal adds up to . Zero gravity does not add or but it counts as difficult terrain. |
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| Water/Swimming | Counts as difficult terrain unless a skill check is needed. A character can hold his breath for a number of rounds equal to his Brawn rating. After that the character is suffocating. |
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| Vacuum | Can hold breath the same was under water. Also suffer 3 wounds per round and an additional critical injury per round when the wound threshold is reached. | |
| Fire, Acid, Corrosive atmospheres | The GM assigns a rating (usually 1-10) and the character suffers that many wounds per round. | |
| Putting out fire on self | Rolling around on the ground can put out a fire. It’s a Coordination check against on hard surfaces and on soft surfaces. Jumping into water also puts the fire out. |
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| Suffocation | Suffer 3 strain at the beginning of each turn. Suffer a critical injury each turn after exceeding strain threshold. | |
| Falling | Suffer damage and strain. Damage is reduced by soak but strain is not. | |
| Short | 10 damage & 10 strain | |
| Medium | 30 damage & 20 strain | |
| Long | Incapacitated & a critical injury at +50 & 30 strain | |
| Extreme | Incapacitated & a critical injury +75 & 40 strain or death. | |
Damage can be reduced by making an average () Athletics or Coordination check. Each reduces the damage by 1 while each reduces the strain by 1. A could reduce the distance by one range band. |
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