Friday, December 31, 2010

Personal Vehicles

Roller Skates (Ice Skates)
The basic model that fits on your feet- available in regular or inline varieties. (Ice skates are all the same of course). This allows you to travel at 2x your quickenss normally or 5x when running. This is "driven" usnig the athletics skill, and you may have to make athletics checks involving handling these at high speeds or during hazards, jumps, etc.

Scooters/Skateboards
A skateboard requires an athletics test to use, but allows you to go at 3x your quickness normally or 6x when "running". You must make an athletics (4) test to use regularly, (6) to "run" and may have to make extra checks to avoid hazards. The scooter works the same way except that you need not make athletics checks to keep your balance like you do on the skateboard.

Bicycle
Bicycle includes unicycles, tricicyles, two-person bicycles, etc. They are all used with the athletics (biking) skill. At normal usage "walking" it allows you to go 3x quickness, at full speed you can go at 10x your quickness (athletics tests may be used to increase this just as when running). Unicycles and tandem bikes mayhave more specalized tests. Nice in that they have no fuel, are usually able to be carried, are silent, and easily stowed, and don't require licensing (so its hard to trace to an owner).

Wheelchair
These allow "walking" movement at 1/2 quickness and running at 2x quickness (though hills can increase this). Athletics tests can compensate. Most buildings by law must accomodate these chairs.

Pogo-Stick
Requires athletics (6) tests to use, but these allow a walking speed of 2x quickness, are very light and easy to use. The test must be made every round or you fall off it.

Motorized Personal Vehicles (Requires the new skill Pilot: Personal Vehicles)

Motorized Scooters: Usually go between 20-30 MPH and have handlings of 6. Sometimes can fold down for easy stowing and has excellent gas milage.

Go-Kart: Small vehicle not allowed on most city roads and certainly not on expressways, but can hit speeds up to 40-50mph, usually fairly loud due to 2 cylendar engine, but can fit in the trunk of most full size vehicles. Defaulting to drive is only a +1 Modifier.

Segway: A small vehicle you stand on and lean on to pilot- requires both hands and has no storage space of any kind, and allows for speed up to 15 mph. Fairly manuverable (handling 3). It's easily stowed and hidden and fairly quiet. Some areas ban these on the streets.

Motorized Wheelchair: With top speeds of 10mph and some slight storage capacity, these are the way for the paraplegic to travel in style. Thanks to rigger upgrades some can even go as fast as cars (though the handling sucks) and even quadrapalegics can operate them with datalinks.

Rocket Skates: Able to hit speeds of 20mph, though piloting checks must be made for every turn (handling 6). Very difficult to stop in a hurry (without crashing), but very easy to take off and put on and very small.

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