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	==Gameplay Rules==		==Gameplay Rules==
			[[AE Milieu and Design]]<br>

	Specifics very much TBD and will be iterated upon during gameplay. The following are basic elements:		Specifics very much TBD and will be iterated upon during gameplay. The following are basic elements:

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	==Mecha Data==		==Mecha Data==
	[[Haydee Chronicles Mecha Stats]]		[[Haydee Chronicles Mecha Stats]]<br>
	[[Haydee Chronicles Warship Stats]]		[[Haydee Chronicles Warship Stats]]<br>

	==Character Generation==		==Character Generation==
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	:'''Physique:''' This is the raw physical prowess of your character while she is on her own two feet, governing everything from strength, agility, endurance and athleticism. It also covers general physical fortitude and G-resistance.		:'''Physique:''' This is the raw physical prowess of your character while she is on her own two feet, governing everything from strength, agility, endurance and athleticism. It also covers general physical fortitude and G-resistance.
	:'''Wits:''' This is your character's ability to react well to rapidly-changing situations and not be caught with your jaw on the floor when something unexpected occurs.		:'''Wits:''' This is your character's ability to react well to rapidly-changing situations and not be caught with your jaw on the floor when something unexpected occurs.
			:'''Perception:''' How finely-tuned your character's senses are, as well, it covers fine detail work and hand-eye coordination (yes, this means you play videogames with Perception).
	:'''Intellect:''' This is your character's mental acuity and memory, both short and long term.		:'''Intellect:''' This is your character's mental acuity and memory, both short and long term.
	~~:'''Perception:''' How finely-tuned your character's senses are, as well, it covers fine detail work and hand-eye coordination (yes, this means you play videogames with Perception).~~
	:'''Charisma:''' This is your character's ability both to sway people to your side and to pick up on subtle social clues.		:'''Charisma:''' This is your character's ability both to sway people to your side and to pick up on subtle social clues.
	:'''Willpower:''' This is your character's mental fortitude and stick-to-it both mentally and physically.		:'''Willpower:''' This is your character's mental fortitude and stick-to-it both mentally and physically.

	:'''Pluck:''' Just how well ~~you thrive~~ against adversity.		:'''Pluck:''' Just how well your character thrives against adversity. Note that unlike the other Attributes, Pluck costs five times (5x) normal per level.
	Note that unlike the other Attributes, Pluck costs five times (5x) normal per level.
			:'''Arete:''' This is essentially the generalized 'excellence' of your character, even more holistic than the core attributes. The primary use of arete is to activate a character's special abilities. Arete abilities cover a broad number of options, and range from the mundane (overcharging the power core) to the fantastic (summoning forth the spirits of those who died in this battle to empower allies). All, however, are cinematic to a greater or lesser extent.
			:Arete comes in three subtypes, listed below. All characters have ''access'' to all three arete specialties - in a pinch a cosmo-knight could still buckle down and overcharge a power core if things depended on it and a hacker can still stop bullets with their mind - but each of the three milieus strongly favors one arete specialty.
			::'''Discipline'''
			::'''Elan'''
			::'''Concentration'''

	===Heritages===		===Heritages===
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	Standard dice rolling is 2D10 + attribute + skill + situational modifier		Standard dice rolling is 2D10 + attribute + skill + situational modifier

			The stat value used is always ''temporary'' attribute or skill. Permanent stat values are the baseline for your character while healthy, rested and generally unstressed. Temporary stat values reflect various internal and external effects, ranging from wounds to pushing yourself 'past the limit' (see rerolls below) to distraction or the like. All changes to stat values come into effect immediately after the roll in question.

			===Rerolls===
			Any attribute-based roll may be rerolled. There are two options for this:
			*Using a point of Pluck to reroll any check, or to force an opponent to reroll an attack or effect directly affecting the character. Pluck is regained as per a character's pluck regain condition(s).
			*An attribute-based check can also be rerolled by spending a point of ''temporary'' attribute; this must be the attribute being used. It may also be used force a reroll on an attack or effect directly affecting the character, again, the attribute point being spent must be the same one as being used on the defense. Unlike pluck regain which can happen as a result of a character's actions, spending temporary attributes is generally taken as pushing the body or the mind to the limit. As a consequence, regaining temporary attributes requires some sort of rest or relaxation of the appropriate type, starting at one day for a single point and increasing logarithmically from there; a nice sleep will soothe weary eyes and muscles, but PTSD and bone fractures from too many G-forces requires time and therapy of the mental or physical sort to properly recover from.
			::The most severe (longest rest time) attribute points is recovered first, followed by the second longest, etc. While multiple attributes can be regained at the same time, it is recommended that characters with significant and broad attribute lost be in rest cycles for longer than normal.

	===Mecha Fighting===		===Mecha Fighting===

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	:Eighty-five years since the Mastery of Suns was finally extinguished, the EEF and its new allies having defeated the clone-satraps or brought them to heel. The subsequent decades saw the Emmerization of the former Mastery worlds, with the postwar Concord of Suns coming to represent many of the former Mastery worlds.		:Eighty-five years since the Mastery of Suns was finally extinguished, the EEF and its new allies having defeated the clone-satraps or brought them to heel. The subsequent decades saw the Emmerization of the former Mastery worlds, with the postwar Concord of Suns coming to represent many of the former Mastery worlds.

	:Sixty-two years ago a permanent treaty is finally signed between the Concord and the Vauzon Empire, the last ~~and, for a generation,~~ splintered remnant of the Mastery.		:Sixty-two years ago a permanent treaty is finally signed between the Concord and the Vauzon Empire, the last splintered remnant of the Mastery.

	:Fifty-three years ago the Final War arrived at distant Emmeria and hundreds of Concord warships made the astral jump back to Emmeriaspace to relieve the home cluster, so difficult to reach by conventional means.		:Fifty-three years ago the Final War arrived at distant Emmeria and hundreds of Concord warships made the astral jump back to Emmeriaspace to relieve the home cluster, so difficult to reach by conventional means.

	:Fourty-four years ago, the first Cardo Front uprising ~~shakes~~ the Concord, hitting worlds as close to the capital as Malazkand before being stamped out. Their target was, among others, to stop the activation of a Godspath between the Rubiconspace and Emmeriaspace to cross the River Melpomene. This was unsuccessful, and limited but continuous contact was established between the EEF and its distant former home.		:Fourty-four years ago, the first Cardo Front uprising shook the Concord, hitting worlds as close to the capital as Malazkand before being stamped out. Their target was, among others, to stop the activation of a Godspath between the Rubiconspace and Emmeriaspace to cross the River Melpomene. This was unsuccessful, and limited but continuous contact was established between the EEF and its distant former home.

	:Thirty-one years ago the Concord fought a two year civil war in several systems over the legality of succession and the excessive Emmerization of various high offices. The splittists called themselves the Free Suns and managed to blockade the Godspath for long enough to achieve a significant number of military victories~~, unfortunately~~ for them, the blockade was eventually lifted and reinforcements from Emmeriaspace tipped the military balance against the Free Suns.		:Thirty-one years ago the Concord fought a two year civil war in several systems over the legality of succession and the excessive Emmerization of various high offices. The splittists called themselves the Free Suns and managed to blockade the Godspath for long enough to achieve a significant number of military victories. Unfortunately for them, the blockade was eventually lifted and reinforcements from Emmeriaspace tipped the military balance against the Free Suns.

	:Twenty-nine years ago the Vauzon Empire formally aligned itself with the Concord as civil war was won, coinciding with a new wave of Alashiyan raids from Tiamat's Shroud. It is believed that this bolstering of Vauzon defense saw the Alyashans turn and throw their full strength against the UAN, ending in a mutual bloodbath and the effective extinction of the Alyashans.		:Twenty-nine years ago the Vauzon Empire formally aligned itself with the Concord as civil war was won, coinciding with a new wave of Alashiyan raids from Tiamat's Shroud. It is believed that this bolstering of Vauzon defense saw the Alyashans turn and throw their full strength against the UAN, ending in a mutual bloodbath and the effective extinction of the Alyashans.

	:Twenty-five years ago the Gaelic Empire to the south succumbed to an internal succession war, exposing a host of border worlds formerly treated as neutrals and buffers. Concord political influence moved into ~~this new~~ power ~~vacuum~~.		:Twenty-five years ago the Gaelic Empire to the south succumbed to an internal succession war, exposing a host of border worlds formerly treated as neutrals and buffers. Concord political influence moved into the power vaccum exposed by both the collapse of the Impiragh and the UAN.

	:Nineteen years ago the second Cardo Front uprising ignites, with multiple other insurgent and nationalist-revolutionary groups springing up over the following decade. These various conflicts occurred in all corners of the former Mastery of Suns space.		:Nineteen years ago the second Cardo Front uprising ignites, with multiple other insurgent and nationalist-revolutionary groups springing up over the following decade. These various conflicts occurred in all corners of the former Mastery of Suns space.

	:Three years ago the Trinity Revolutionary Army broke the previous interval of quiet, unsuccessfully attempting once again to sever the Godspath to Emmeria space. The survivors scattered to many corners of the Northern Leaf and the TRA's constituent groups split.		:Three years ago the Trinity Revolutionary Army broke the previous interval of quiet, unsuccessfully attempting once again to sever the Godspath to Emmeria space. The survivors scattered to many corners of the Northern Leaf and the TRA's constituent groups split while going to ground.

	===Trinity Revolutionary Army===		===Trinity Revolutionary Army===
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	====Alliance ~~against~~ Imperialism====		====Alliance Against Imperialism====
	:The smallest of the 'big three' members of the Trinity Revolutionary Army, the Alliance against Imperialism is publically committed to the elimination of imperialism in all its forms. Informally it was a front for the promotion of socialist revolutions in the near abroad, though much of the economic ideology has been replaced by straight populism. Equipped with advanced weapons sourced from the south, the Alliance is also rumored to use various human enhancement technologies for its small cadre of pilots.		:The smallest of the 'big three' members of the Trinity Revolutionary Army, the Alliance against Imperialism is publically committed to the elimination of imperialism in all its forms. Informally it was a front for the promotion of socialist revolutions in the near abroad, though much of the economic ideology has been replaced by straight populism. Equipped with advanced weapons sourced from the south, the Alliance is also rumored to use various human enhancement technologies for its small cadre of pilots.
	*Infospace		*Infospace
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	:A century ago the Emmerian Expeditionary Force called themselves heroes, appearing to throw down the corrupt and arbitrary rulers of the Mastery of Suns, replacing it with the egalitarian and fair Concord. So says the official histories. Today, the media says that they're a force for stability, protecting the downtrodden and maintaining peace in a continually roiling galaxy.		:A century ago the Emmerian Expeditionary Force called themselves heroes, appearing to throw down the corrupt and arbitrary rulers of the Mastery of Suns, replacing it with the egalitarian and fair Concord. So says the official histories. Today, the media says that they're a force for stability, protecting the downtrodden and maintaining peace in a continually roiling galaxy.
	:This may even be right, but in practice surprisingly little has changed from the era of the Masters. The leaders are not enigmatic figures, there is democracy instead of autocracy and there is nominal mobility to even the highest ranks, but for those '''in''' the Mastery, life has simply continued on.		:This may even be right, but in practice surprisingly little has changed from the era of the Masters. The leaders are not enigmatic figures, there is democracy instead of autocracy and there is nominal mobility to even the highest ranks, but for those '''in''' the Mastery, life has simply continued on.
	:For all that the EEF went native upon arriving in Rubicon, the marriage of crusading militarism and laissez-faire artisanism backed by unquestioningly loyal clone-satraps has been an uneasy one. While Rubicon's cossetted civilization has undoutedly been revitalized by the addition of the EEF, other sectors of the Mastery have sometimes chafed under new and sometimes unacceptable dictates. Fundamentally, political power in the Concord is split between several groups of elites; the Expeditionary Rubicans, the Emmerian Loyalists, the Concord Consensus, the Continualists to name the most signficant. The friction between these groups - most notably between the first two and last two - led to a messy civil conflict that spilled into open war with repercussions lasting to the current day. Furthermore, ~~actual~~ trust in the Concord's democracy is low and on the top level is effectively a one-party state due to the inability of any other parties to give the ruling clique more than temporary and nominal electoral setbacks.		:For all that the EEF went native upon arriving in Rubicon, the marriage of crusading militarism and laissez-faire artisanism backed by unquestioningly loyal clone-satraps has been an uneasy one. While Rubicon's cossetted civilization has undoutedly been revitalized by the addition of the EEF, other sectors of the Mastery have sometimes chafed under new and sometimes unacceptable dictates. Fundamentally, political power in the Concord is split between several groups of elites; the Expeditionary Rubicans, the Emmerian Loyalists, the Concord Consensus, the Continualists to name the most signficant. The friction between these groups - most notably between the first two and last two - led to a messy civil conflict that spilled into open war with repercussions lasting to the current day. Furthermore, popular trust in the Concord's democracy is low and on the top level is effectively a one-party state due to the inability of any other parties to give the ruling clique more than temporary and nominal electoral setbacks.
	:The crusading roots of the EEF has also instituted a 'might makes right' philosophy in the Concord. While hardly using the proverbial bazooka to swat a fly, the Concord as a whole is a state that was founded on military victory; the velvet over the iron gauntlet is very thin. This has caused as many problems as it has solved.		:The crusading roots of the EEF has also instituted a 'might makes right' philosophy in the Concord. While hardly using the proverbial bazooka to swat a fly, the Concord as a whole is a state that was founded on military victory; the velvet over the iron gauntlet is very thin. This has caused as many problems as it has solved.

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	====SOLAR====		====SOLAR====
			:The elite Emmerian special task force from the far side of the godspath, SOLAR (Special Organization for Law, Analysis and Response) wields the most advanced technology of Emmeria in its ceaseless mission to bring stability to the galaxy. Various agreements and norms have kept the number of SOLAR units in the Concord low, but this can always change.
			:In addition to its already high quality of equipment and training, SOLAR has another edge; a large cadre of trained wizards. Emmeria proper has long held to magecraft traditions as part of its Paradisium heritage, though for centuries much of this has been centered on the planet Sachiel. While a small number of mages were present in the original expeditionary force, it was not until the opening of the godspath after the Fourth Reflex War that Emmerian mages in number appeared in Concord space.

	====Concord Associates====		====Concord Associates====
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	:It is unclear as to the exact relationship between Xannis and the other COMINSTEL members; both Polyarny and Kampayra underwent communist revolutions circa half a century ago. The COMINSTEL was a reaction to a hostile galaxy, albeit one that saw them as mostly-irrelevant backwaters. In the current period it is considered an open secret that Xannis had some part in the revolutions, particularly in the aftermath of the Levchenko Affair three years ago.		:It is unclear as to the exact relationship between Xannis and the other COMINSTEL members; both Polyarny and Kampayra underwent communist revolutions circa half a century ago. The COMINSTEL was a reaction to a hostile galaxy, albeit one that saw them as mostly-irrelevant backwaters. In the current period it is considered an open secret that Xannis had some part in the revolutions, particularly in the aftermath of the Levchenko Affair three years ago.
	:More recently, COMINSTEL has been active in a number of border worlds, competing against directly against Thetis and, to a lesser extent, the Concord for influence. The competition between COMINSTEL and Thetis reached its pinnacle roughly a decade ago and fell precipitously thereafter. In the post-Affair period they have moved to a policy of mutual nonintereference, seeing the solidification of Concord influence as a mutual concern.		:More recently, COMINSTEL has been active in a number of border worlds, competing against directly against Thetis and, to a lesser extent, the Concord for influence. The competition between COMINSTEL and Thetis reached its pinnacle roughly a decade ago and fell precipitously thereafter. In the post-Affair period they have moved to a policy of mutual nonintereference, seeing the solidification of Concord influence as a mutual concern.
	::Militarily COMINSTEL makes heavy use of electronic combat systems ~~along with sophisticated command and control networks~~. Of note is the EMILI (Encephalized Military Initiative Link Interface), which is a mecha control system that uses cloned neurons to create a psychic bridge between pilot and the EMILI pack installed on the machine. Unfortunately, despite the high performance of the EMILI, the wetware component means that pilots have a year or longer waiting period for proper growth and stabilization of the psychic bridge. EMILI packs themselves are interchangeable and carry with them all the various piloting software quirks and habits built up over the lifetime of the EMILI.		::Militarily COMINSTEL makes heavy use of guided weapons and electronic combat systems. Of note is the EMILI (Encephalized Military Initiative Link Interface), which is a mecha control system that uses cloned neurons to create a psychic bridge between pilot and the EMILI pack installed on the machine. Unfortunately, despite the high performance of the EMILI, the wetware component means that pilots have a year or longer waiting period for proper growth and stabilization of the psychic bridge. EMILI packs themselves are interchangeable and carry with them all the various piloting software quirks and habits built up over the lifetime of the EMILI. Xannis-built equipment has a generally higher quality and includes significant stealth features and extremely effective command and control.

	====Thetis====		====Thetis====
	:In the century-and-change since the massive waystorms blocking access to the Erebus system dissipated, Thetis was of several associate states to the Gaelic Impiragh. Handing over military defense to the Impiragh in exchange for unfettered market access, Thetis spent most of a century getting rich. While the lack of political power occasionally rankled, particularly at the start and towards the end of the association period, support payments for gaelic ground and aerospace forces was cheaper than a proper military.		:For most of the century-and-change since the massive waystorms blocking access to the Erebus system dissipated, Thetis was one of several associate states to the Gaelic Impiragh. Handing over military defense to the Impiragh in exchange for unfettered market access, Thetis spent most of a century getting rich. While the lack of political power occasionally rankled, particularly at the start and towards the end of the association period, support payments for gaelic ground and aerospace forces was cheaper than a proper military.
	:The unexpected collapse of the Impiragh thrust Thetis into a leading position almost overnight. Scrambling to maintain some semblance of order - any order - in the border worlds, Thetis rapidly expanded its hard power from		:The unexpected collapse of the Impiragh thrust Thetis into a leading position almost overnight. While already one of the dominant trading economies of the Northern Leaf and with significant soft power, Thetis had few arms to back this up as the Gaelic fleets burned south. Scrambling to maintain some semblance of order - any order - in the border worlds, Thetis rapidly expanded its hard power under a crash militarization plan. In fact, Thetis is unique in the Leaf in that its fleet, while now merged into the monolithic unified Thetan Forces, has its roots not as a military organization but as an intelligence agency; most of the early Thetan 'war'ships were actually spyships hurridly converted to carry missiles.
			::The Thetan military, unsurprisingly given its heritage, is centered around the reconnaissance-strike complex combining some of the best sensors in known space to high-performance smart weapons, with electronic defenses being the main protection. This is a near total 180 from the Impiragh, but without the heavy industry of the gaelic worlds (which was busily being turned on itself) Thetis used what its own industry was best capable of supplying.

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	==Mecha Data==		==Mecha Data==
	[[Haydee Chronicles Mecha Stats]]		[[Haydee Chronicles Mecha Stats]]
			[[Haydee Chronicles Warship Stats]]

	==Character Generation==		==Character Generation==

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	:As unlikely as it seemed at the time, the Concord and Vauzon eventually achived raprochement and in the current era they are solid allies, forming a military alliance stretching right from the River Melpomene to Hinterspace.		:As unlikely as it seemed at the time, the Concord and Vauzon eventually achived raprochement and in the current era they are solid allies, forming a military alliance stretching right from the River Melpomene to Hinterspace.
	:Prone to expeditionary militarism on its frontiers, the Vauzon Empire has added several minor systems over the years and is likely they will do so again in the future.		:Prone to expeditionary militarism on its frontiers, the Vauzon Empire has added several minor systems over the years and is likely they will do so again in the future.

			====SOLAR====

	====Concord Associates====		====Concord Associates====
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	====Xannis & COMINSTEL====		====Xannis & COMINSTEL====
			:For much of the past century Xannis was only rarely visited, a scorched ash-world inhabited by the survivors of an ancient shipwreck who had little desire for contact with the outside galaxy. It was only in the past few decades that they have emerged onto the local stage as the head of the Communist Interstellar - COMINSTEL.
			:It is unclear as to the exact relationship between Xannis and the other COMINSTEL members; both Polyarny and Kampayra underwent communist revolutions circa half a century ago. The COMINSTEL was a reaction to a hostile galaxy, albeit one that saw them as mostly-irrelevant backwaters. In the current period it is considered an open secret that Xannis had some part in the revolutions, particularly in the aftermath of the Levchenko Affair three years ago.
			:More recently, COMINSTEL has been active in a number of border worlds, competing against directly against Thetis and, to a lesser extent, the Concord for influence. The competition between COMINSTEL and Thetis reached its pinnacle roughly a decade ago and fell precipitously thereafter. In the post-Affair period they have moved to a policy of mutual nonintereference, seeing the solidification of Concord influence as a mutual concern.
			::Militarily COMINSTEL makes heavy use of electronic combat systems along with sophisticated command and control networks. Of note is the EMILI (Encephalized Military Initiative Link Interface), which is a mecha control system that uses cloned neurons to create a psychic bridge between pilot and the EMILI pack installed on the machine. Unfortunately, despite the high performance of the EMILI, the wetware component means that pilots have a year or longer waiting period for proper growth and stabilization of the psychic bridge. EMILI packs themselves are interchangeable and carry with them all the various piloting software quirks and habits built up over the lifetime of the EMILI.

	====Thetis====		====Thetis====
			:In the century-and-change since the massive waystorms blocking access to the Erebus system dissipated, Thetis was of several associate states to the Gaelic Impiragh. Handing over military defense to the Impiragh in exchange for unfettered market access, Thetis spent most of a century getting rich. While the lack of political power occasionally rankled, particularly at the start and towards the end of the association period, support payments for gaelic ground and aerospace forces was cheaper than a proper military.
			:The unexpected collapse of the Impiragh thrust Thetis into a leading position almost overnight. Scrambling to maintain some semblance of order - any order - in the border worlds, Thetis rapidly expanded its hard power from

	====Imperial Moldoveanu====		====Imperial Moldoveanu====

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	Running parallel to this was the practice of human augmentation. The intersection of technology and near-religious desire to follow in the footsteps of the Nephilim saw the development of many methods to 'improve' the lot of humanity, sometimes in rather unwise and exclusive ways. At the centuriad of the opening of the first star gate Solarian society had became one with a clear stratum of enhancements ranging from the highly-enhanced near-superhumans to the poor baselines. It was in this environment that the Solarian Federation was founded, the official blessing of a supranational government that avoided many of the flaws of earlier and less ambitious attempts.		Running parallel to this was the practice of human augmentation. The intersection of technology and near-religious desire to follow in the footsteps of the Nephilim saw the development of many methods to 'improve' the lot of humanity, sometimes in rather unwise and exclusive ways. At the centuriad of the opening of the first star gate Solarian society had became one with a clear stratum of enhancements ranging from the highly-enhanced near-superhumans to the poor baselines. It was in this environment that the Solarian Federation was founded, the official blessing of a supranational government that avoided many of the flaws of earlier and less ambitious attempts.





			===Combat Rules===
			====Taking Actions====
			::Roll 2D10 + skill + modifiers vs target number
			:'''Rule of 10 - gunfire'''
			::A 10 on a gunfire roll allows for another dice to be rolled; it also reduces the critical threshold (see below) by 1.
			====Damage====
			:'''Rule of 10 - damage'''
			::A 10 on a damage dice means that a critical has occurred. This number is modified by scaling (see below) and the rule of 10 - gunfire (see above)
			::A modified value greater than 10 means that multiple 10s are required, with every additional 10 rolled increasing the effective critical roll by 1; two 10s will cause a single critical on threshold 11, three 10s at threshold 12, etc.
			:Protection
			::Protective measures reduce damage taken on a 1:1 basis BEFORE modifiers are applied (eg, scaling)
			:Damage Thresholds
			::Units have multiple damage thresholds. Stress and Damage is inflicted is as per the highest threshold reached, but any added effects are cumulative with lower thresholds (if any)
			::Minor: 1 Stress
			::Major: 2 Stress, 1 Damage, Critical roll
			::Vital 3 Stress, 3 Damage, Vital Critical roll
			:Stress & Damage
			::Units accumulate Stress as they take weapon hits; this covers minor damage, items knocked out of alignment, crew casualties, etc.
			::Damage is related, but covers more severe damage, elimination of backup systems, etc.
			::The primary difference is that Stress can be removed via actions while Damage is permanent (at least in battlefield terms)
			::Stress floats 'above' Damage on the damage track, and as Damage is taken, Stress icons are converted to Damage icons.
			::Stress icon: /
			:Damage Track
			::As stress or damage accumulates, the structure track is filled up. At certain points (normally every 10), a critical roll is applied. If the structure track is entirely filled up by stress, the unit is nonfunctional if (marginally) salvageable.
			::Every point of stress or damage taken when a unit has a full structure track converts one point of stress to one point of damage. Once the structure track is entirely full of damage, the unit is blown into confetti.
			:Component Damage
			::Components (engines, etc) have their own stress tracks which are generally much shorter and have defined effects as stress/damage is applied. A component that has a full stress bar is entirely offline.
			::Stress on components can be removed as normal, but damage is (tactically) permanent. For every point of stress a component takes once its stress track is full, convert one point of stress to damage.
			::A component that has its stress track full of damage is nothing but scrap and will need to be entirely replaced, or see so much repair work that it would be effectively replaced.

			====Scaling====
			:Moving up or down relative scales moves the offense/protection and accuracy/evasion bonuses in opposite directions; larger guns/targets are more powerful/tougher but easier to hit/less accurate and vice versa.
			:Scaling also adjusts the rule of 10 for damage; Modify the critical threshold by 1 per weapon scale difference (positive or negative)
			:Critical scaling
			::When critical hits inflict damage or stress, the scale diffence modifies the amount taken by +/- 1 point each per stage difference - larger weapons will inflict more punishing criticals on smaller components.

			====Component Rules====
			:Shields
			::Shields are a protection system and as such, weaken all weapon attacks uniformly.
			::Shields have two stress tracks; a component track which represents the physical integrity and operation of the generator(s) and a bubble track which represents the shield bubble proper.
			::The bubble track is filled up every time an attack is successfully strikes the shielded target and penetrates the shield
			::The amount of bubble stress taken defaults to 2 but is doubled or halved for every weapon superiority or inferiority stage - this means small weapons will find it difficult or impossible to bring down strong shields.
			::Accumulated bubble stress will progressively reduce the effectiveness of shields; at full bubble stress the shield is temporarily offline until it is rebubbled, which removes all bubble stress.
			::Shields that are online will steadily remove stress every turn as they regenerate; shields that are offline due to a full bubble track do not regenerate and must be rebubbled.
			::Destabilizers attack the energetic structure of the shield itself and inflict damage, not stress; this can only be removed by deactivating the shield and then rebubbling.

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			Welcome onboard the Neo-Jovian frigate ''Haydée'', formerly the ''Juan Carlos IV'' of the Republic of Cygnus. A relic of the Solarian War, the ship had been laid up for half a decade before being seized by a group of Neo-Jovian commandos. A few short months of overhaul couldn't remotely put to right decades of hard use and poor maintenance, but nonetheless the renamed ''Haydée'' was launched.

	===Pocket history of the Solarian Federation===		===Pocket history of the Solarian Federation===
	The events that led to the creation of the Solarian Federation are often considered to have begun with the ''Falcon I''expedition to Minerva and the course it charted for the inhabitants of Erde. High resolution photography taken from the orbiting voidcraft confirmed not only the existence of the vast, ancient canal network but also discovered the Great Pyramids - ancient structures the size of mountains, presumably built by the same people who built the canals. This electrified the world and accelerated the already-extant three-way 'space race' and within a decade, all three of the great powers had Minervan outposts with other, smaller nations racing for similar abilities. It was what was found inside the Great Pyramids by Northern Coordinate Union explorers on the ''Falcon VI'' that truly changed history however.		The events that led to the creation of the Solarian Federation are often considered to have begun with the ''Falcon I'' expedition to Minerva and the course it charted for the inhabitants of Erde. High resolution photography taken from the orbiting voidcraft confirmed not only the existence of the vast, ancient canal network but also discovered the Great Pyramids - ancient structures the size of mountains, presumably built by the same people who built the canals. This electrified the world and accelerated the already-extant three-way 'space race' and within a decade, all three of the great powers had Minervan outposts with other, smaller nations racing for similar abilities. It was what was found inside the Great Pyramids by Northern Coordinate Union explorers on the ''Falcon VI'' that truly changed history however.

	It had long been theorized and more recently confirmed that the clouds of glowing gas in the outskirts of the Solar system were vast streams of ether leading out to other stars, moreoever, ancient myths spoke of how humans had once sailed along them. No mechanism or technique had properly explained how to accomplish this feat though, despite several attempts over the preceeding decade. Found inside the Great Pyramids were ancient starmaps and, even more excitingly, a number of enigmatic devices. After long study it was determined that they could be used to open routes between stars, albeit at great energy cost.		It had long been theorized and more recently confirmed that the clouds of glowing gas in the outskirts of the Solar system were vast streams of ether leading out to other stars, moreoever, ancient myths spoke of how humans had once sailed along them. No mechanism or technique had properly explained how to accomplish this feat though, despite several attempts over the preceeding decade. Found inside the Great Pyramids were ancient starmaps and, even more excitingly, a number of enigmatic devices. After long study it was determined that they could be used to open routes between stars, albeit at great energy cost.
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	A few more were already inhabited.		A few more were already inhabited.

	These planet-bound folk were of great interest to the Solarians; the most advanced of them wielded muskets and cannon, hardly a threat to combat jets, power armor and orbital bombers. As such relations were surprisingly cordial - at least from the perspective of the Solarians. Many academics wanted contact to be limited and controlled, but controlling access to entire planets was impossible and soon enough sophisticated Solarian goods could be found across known space and products began to flow from the 'Other' Worlds. Kings, ~~caliphs~~ and Viziers eagerly sought the patronage of powerful - or generous - Solarian states, willingly prostrating themselves to offworlders for greater temporal power. Dangerous and destabilization ideologies also spread to these worlds, and in some the regime was changed to eliminate odious institutions such as slavery. Perhaps most importantly, the Solarians discovered the practice of sorcery, ~~validating~~ ancient myths.		These planet-bound folk were of great interest to the Solarians; the most advanced of them wielded muskets and cannon, hardly a threat to combat jets, power armor and orbital bombers. As such relations were surprisingly cordial - at least from the perspective of the Solarians. Many academics wanted contact to be limited and controlled, but controlling access to entire planets was impossible and soon enough sophisticated Solarian goods could be found across known space and products began to flow from the 'Other' Worlds. Kings, Caliphs and Viziers eagerly sought the patronage of powerful - or generous - Solarian states, willingly prostrating themselves to offworlders for greater temporal power. Dangerous and destabilization ideologies also spread to these worlds, and in some the regime was changed to eliminate odious institutions such as slavery. Perhaps most importantly, the Solarians discovered the practice of sorcery. While vexingly Solarians seemed to have little aptitude for it, it nonethless validated ancient myths.

	As the Expansion Era came to a close, Solarian explorers first encountered other spacefaring humans. Long considered simply of a matter of time, this provoked excitement as opposed to surprise. Meeting other spacefarers led to new insights in various disciplines, most notably in star travel and sorcery. Unfortunately, relations were hardly uniformly friendly and several small conflicts peppered the subsequent decades. Worse yet - far worse - were genuinely alien intelligences, lurking in the deep darkness and inaccessible reaches of space-time. The ancient Nephilim benefactors these were not.		As the Expansion Era came to a close, Solarian explorers first encountered other spacefaring humans. Long considered simply of a matter of time, this provoked excitement as opposed to surprise. Meeting other spacefarers led to new insights in various disciplines, most notably in star travel and sorcery. Unfortunately, relations were hardly uniformly friendly and several small conflicts peppered the subsequent decades. Worse yet - far worse - were genuinely alien intelligences, lurking in the deep darkness and inaccessible reaches of space-time. The ancient Nephilim benefactors these were not.

	Running parallel to this was the practice of human augmentation. The intersection of technology and near-religious desire to follow in the footsteps of the Nephilim saw the development of many methods to 'improve' the lot of humanity, sometimes in rather unwise and exclusive ways. At the centuriad of the opening of the first star gate Solarian society had became one with a clear stratum of enhancements ranging from the highly-enhanced near-superhumans to the poor baselines. It was in this environment that the Solarian Federation was founded, the official blessing of a ~~supernational~~ government that avoided many of the flaws of earlier and less ambitious attempts.		Running parallel to this was the practice of human augmentation. The intersection of technology and near-religious desire to follow in the footsteps of the Nephilim saw the development of many methods to 'improve' the lot of humanity, sometimes in rather unwise and exclusive ways. At the centuriad of the opening of the first star gate Solarian society had became one with a clear stratum of enhancements ranging from the highly-enhanced near-superhumans to the poor baselines. It was in this environment that the Solarian Federation was founded, the official blessing of a supranational government that avoided many of the flaws of earlier and less ambitious attempts.