[FM047] FTL Now.pdf

FTL Now

Role Playing Game

by Albert Bailey, clash bowley, and John Snead

Illustrated by clash bowley

Cover by clash bowley

Fiction by Ryan A. Span

Song Lyrics by clash bowley

Special Thanks to David Johansen

for the concept of trading chance of success

for quality of success

From his excellent RPG “Galactic Adventures”

Used here with his permission

And a huge thank You goes to our playtesters:

Klaxon Bowley

El Zambo

Adam Jarrell

Paul Calo

James Belmonte

Jake Mattison

Without them, FTL Now would be nothing but a few scraps of disjointed concepts

clash bowley, 2006

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From Better Mousetrap Games

Summer Never Comes

Everyoneʹs walkinʹ in white, yʹsee that

Everythingʹs all covered in snow

Everybodyʹs trading in hate, yʹknow that

Theyʹre all gettinʹ ready to go

All the snow

Fallinʹ down

On the dead

In this town

Iʹm gettinʹ too ragged to roll

Summer never comes

Shot another man in the back one morninʹ

Ate him for twenty-one days

Carried his meat in a sack forever

Carry him now in my brain

Itʹs so cold

On this road

And this horror

Is my load

Iʹm gettinʹ too ragged to roll

Summer never comes

Iʹve eaten everything that moves, and then some

Eaten anything not nailed down

Rather eat a rat than get laid, I tell you

Did that in some Michigan town

Itʹs so cold

Iʹm not proud

Teeth just chatter

Right out loud

Iʹm gettinʹ too ragged to roll

Summer never comes

Released on Luna, July 15, 2002 by AC/DC

FTL Now - Table of Contents

Summer Never Comes ....................................... iv

Sunday, November 12th, 1989 ...................... vi

Introduction to FTL Now: ............................. 1

The Timeline of Now ..................................... 1

1990-1995: The Post Cold War World .......... 2

Project Ring and the SPS Network ............... 3

The Aftermath of the end of the USSR ........ 4

The Truth About Refuge ............................... 4

Space Investment Takes Off .......................... 5

The Dawn of the Public Internet .................. 5

1996-2001: The Boom Years ........................... 5

Falling Borders ................................................ 6

The First and the Third World ...................... 6

The Growth of Microcolonies ....................... 6

Planet Brokers ................................................. 7

Identity Colonies ............................................ 7

Third World Corporate Colonies ................. 7

The Dot Bomb and the Interstellar

Plummet ........................................................... 8

2001: The 9/11 Impact ..................................... 8

The Reaction .................................................... 10

Reprisals ........................................................... 10

2002-2005: The Die-Off ................................... 11

Europe .............................................................. 11

Asia ................................................................... 12

The United States and Canada ..................... 12

Central and South America ........................... 12

Africa ................................................................ 13

Australia .......................................................... 13

The Long-Term Political Response .............. 13

Space in the Post 9/11 Era .............................. 14

Refugees ........................................................... 14

Earth Orbit ....................................................... 15

The Solar System ............................................ 15

The Colonies of the Oikumene ..................... 16

The Angel Missions ........................................ 16

Comet - anonymous ballad ................................ 17

Optional Future History: 2006-2060. ............ 18

2006-2020: The Recovery ............................... 18

The World Order ............................................ 19

2021-2040: The New Earth ............................. 21

The Wild Zones ............................................... 22

Arcologies and the Wired Society ................ 22

The Future of the Colonies ............................ 23

Recommended Campaigns

and Characters ................................................ 24

Monday, January 22nd, 1990 ........................ 27

The FTL Now RPG ......................................... 30

Creating a character ....................................... 30

Constitution .................................................... 30

FTL Now Task Resolution ............................ 30

Initiative: ......................................................... 30

Chance of Success: ......................................... 31

Skill Check ....................................................... 31

Attribute Check .............................................. 32

Profession Check ............................................ 32

Cover Check .................................................... 32

Quality of Success .......................................... 32

FTL Now Combat .......................................... 33

Ranges .............................................................. 34

Cover ................................................................ 34

Poison .............................................................. 35

Healing ............................................................ 35

Armor .............................................................. 35

Applicable Skills ............................................. 35

Weapons and Skills ........................................ 35

Automatic fire ................................................. 36

Single Shot: ...................................................... 36

Burst Fire: ........................................................ 36

Full Automatic (Suppressive) Fire ............... 36

Grenades .......................................................... 36

Ammunition Use ............................................ 37

General Knowledge and Languages ........... 37

Levels of Mastery ........................................... 37

Descriptions of Success or Failure ............... 38

Complex Problems and Solution Points ..... 38

99 Angel ............................................................ 38

Place initial characteristics and cash ........... 40

Schooling ......................................................... 41

College & Grad School .................................. 41

Out into the World ......................................... 42

Aging ............................................................... 42

LUCK ............................................................... 43

Good Examples of LUCK .............................. 43

Bad Examples of LUCK ................................. 43

Template Characters ...................................... 44

Public MS -> Arts HS -> Arts College .......... 44

Public MS -> Technical HS -> Engineering

(Tech) College ................................................. 44

Military MS -> Military HS -> A&M

College ............................................................. 44

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