Velocity September

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September 2014 / 1.12

Lead Developer Mr. Blue Sky

Entirely Unauthorized Editor Sasstralian

To alway have the late t ver ion o! the "ame# !ollow $elo%&T'( wi)i pa"e at 1d4chan .

*or !urther development in!ormation +or to meet and "reet, -oin the $elo%&T' & % $elo%&T' at ir .rizon.net .

*or a "ood repo itory o! mu i to li ten to and et the tone# head to etSet ad.io .

3u" and )i e to /t"/# without whom thi pro-e t would never have e i ted.

This project is free and done without payment, compensation or reparations.

Do not buy or sell this game.
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Welcome to Velo CityYoooooo, w'sup w'sup w'sup w'suuuuuuup. Good mooooornin', Velo City!

The sun is up, and you're listenin' to Sun Jump Radio , Velo's number one pirate radio station, podcast and streamin website. This ya main man, " #$ no, %'m not the ape with the neat tie & comin' to you li e (rom )t. *ltitude's *rchi es, spinnin' only the reatest trac+s (or my belo ed listeners. *ll my rudies and darede ils out there you i e this city li(e where there is none, so % do this all (or you. To all our continuous listeners, you're an honor and a blessin to us, and we hope you continue to stay tuned.%( you're new to the city and are -ust tunin in (or the rst time, welcome welcome welcome. % +now we ot some listeners and (resh blood still on the plane or on the boat on their way here, so listen up.

This city, Velo City, ain't li+e no other city in the world. They had to ma+e a whole arti cial island out in the middle o( the /aci c -ust (or us. They wanted to ma+e the ne0t me acity, the ne0t ew Yor+ or To+yo. Yo, needless to say, Velo blew up. ow e eryone's here. 2i 3time suits in 2i Town, bi 3timehustlers in the ards, rudies, tric+sters, darede ils. 2asically, e eryone who wants to be someone ends uphere in Velo at least once. This place is one bi ol' meltin pot. e ot 5a ors and cultures (rom all o er the world comin' here to lea e they mar+ on Velo6 % mean, -ust loo+ at Chinatown in 7ld Velo and Chibi

"apan's '8i9u no 8achi' in :ittle Venice, both with some o( the best (ood you'll e er ha e & shoutouts to%mperial Court and *be's ;ideaway, man. ' eryone,and % mean e eryone, has a story to tell. *nyone who says they're 'no one' is a damn liar e eryone issomeone. %( you e0ist, then you someone. > en i( you ain't ot a penthouse suite in 2i Town and a se en3

ure income, you still someone, and no one, not e en God, can ta+e that (rom you. ;e a e you the i(t o( li(e, and that i(t alone automatically ma+es you someone. on't you e er (or et that, e en i( you li in' in tha utter with not a penny to your name, man . e er, ne er (or et that you are someone, no matter what anyone else says.

;ah, listen to me. You'll (or i e this old do (rom the barrio (or ettin ' a little philosophical, y'+now? )'all ood. )un "ump +eeps it real li+e no one else.

*s % said, Velo City ain't li+eno city. @or et e erythin you thou ht you +new about how to sur i e inthe metro. )it ti ht, and a(ter the brea+, %'ll teach you e erythin you need to ma+e it in Velo. *nd when

you et to the top, and you loo+ down (rom the hea ens on hi h to sur ey yo' domain, don't (or et e eryone chasin the same dream as you, and don't (or et those who helped you et there.

#eep it loc+ed ri ht here on -J-R ! :et's et it!A


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IntroductionVeloC%TY The ind in Your ;air i a homebrew tabletop pen and paper roleplayin" "ame that

evo)e the olor# !reedom and wild a tion o! !ran hi e li)e et Set adio J the "ame( primary

in piration J and 6ir Fear. &n hort# the "ame i all about !reedom o! movement# oodle o! tyle#olor!ul hara ter and everal varietie o! ti )in" it to the man. The primary !o u o! the "ame#

unli)e many other "ame li)e it# i not ne e arily ombat or intri"ue# althou"h tho e are tillimportant and )ey to the e perien eK but rather# it i about movement and a tion.

The empha i o! the "ame e perien e i on human powered movement and adventure in aprimarily urban play"round. The ore ettin" o! the "ame i Velo City # a modern harter ity built onan artiC ial i land the ize o! a ounty in the


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Auditions *n open rass lot in )+y ;i h lies stran ely untended at midday, sa e (or the stray pieces o(

construction eBuipment +ept there, no doubt to be used at another site nearby in the district. %3beams,

lar e pipes stac+ed in a small pyramid, and other materials sit neatly or ani9ed and cordoned o by nau ht but a o Trespassin A si n. *s i( that means anythin .

Two youn men sit amon st all this, atop one o( the pipes6 one, lar e and burly, white s+in with spi+ed blonde hair, dressed in a muscle top and car o pants, with a polished red bi+e. The other, thin and an ular, with oli e s+in & thou h you could hardly see it beneath the wor+ -ac+et, hea y pants and thebeanie co erin hal( his head. * s+ateboard sits at his (eet, propped wheels3up on the pipe, and a du el ba sits between them. They're waitin , and ha e been (or some time.

Demind me how you heard someone wanted to roll wit' us, /an9er?A the smaller o( the two as+s, a;ispanic accent twistin his oice.

% told you, Dat,A '/an9er' replies with a si h, his oice carryin a note o( natural authority. % ot a notein my loc+er sayin they +now we roll, and they wanna -oin up. )aid to meet here around noon today.A

ell it's noon now, and it's (ri in' hot.A 'Dat' tu s at his collar, circulatin air under his shirt to carry his point.

%'m not the one wearin a beanie and a (ull wor+ suit.A

/sssh.A Dat li htly swats at /an9er's wide shoulder. They said they ood?A

7ne o( the best in the area. % # 7 ... what you're onna say, Dat.A /an9er preempts Dat's protest witha raised hand6 Dat simply opens and shuts his mouth. *nd % don't buy it either. @ri in' e eryone says

they're the best and thin+s they can ramp themsel es to the moon or some crap.A )hoooot, i( they're one o' tha best, they'd be a )picer, and they de nitely wouldn't be messin with no

piece3o'3crap two3bit out t li+e us.A /an9er arches an eyebrow. e er said % didn't :%#> our piece3o'3craptwo3bit out t.A

8aybe so, but it still ma+es you wonder how they heard about us, and why they'd want to deal withus, o( all people. e're no ;i h @liers.A

ell, they le(t the note in Y7ED loc+er at )+y ouble ;i h, so we +now they're at least local, and they +now who you are. 8ister arsity (ootball cornerbac+.A

>0actly. %'m -ust the cornerbac+. %'m in the trenches with my head down in the rass ma+in sure thesuper3stud Buarterbac+ throws all those dra ons, wins all the 8V/ awards and ets the number o( e ery

irl in the school.A

* than+less -ob.A

*in't they all?A

2ut it's the arsity team, ain't it? You're li+e, ods amon men, at least in hi h school terms.A

/an9er slumps. :i+e that means anythin . %t's only the ones puttin their (aces out there, who ma+ethe monster plays, who are the real characters. Those are the ones with hi h3school (ame. 8e, %'m nobetter than the arba e man, the steel wor+er or the pro rammer. *n unnoticed yet e er3crucial person,who no one ac+nowled es or reco ni9es (or their hard wor+ and dedication, e0cept when somethin brea+s and it's blamed on them.


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They shoulder a burden li+e no one else, because it's necessary6 the hea iest burden o( all. *nd yet,it's the burden no one e en reali9es e0ists, the one people ta+e (or ranted. "ust 'cause you bust your assto ma+e sure e erythin wor+s and that you do your best that it's done ri ht, doesn't mean people are

oin to than+ you (or it. Y'+now?A

* sli ht bree9e passes throu h with a moment o( silence as Dat stares at his (riend, dumb(ounded.

ude, you're arsity (ootball, and you +now how to say that?!A Dat e entually e0claims.

%' e had a thin (or philosophy since si0th rade, man. The mind is a terrible thin to waste.A

;oly damn, dude. You blow my mind when you drop turbonerd stu li+e that.A 2oth ta+e a breath asDat reaches into the du el ba and pulls out a Gatorade to uncor+.

...)ha+espeare's my homeboy,A /an9er mutters to nobody in particular, causin Dat to snort and spit his drin+.

hat?!A

hat?A

ude, you did not -ust unironically say that )ha+espeare's your homie, ri ht?A

/an9er stands o the pipe, remindin Dat -ust how much lar er he is. anna ma+e somethin o( it?A

;ah, rela0, man. Chill.A Dat raises his hands in surrender. %'m -ust messin' with ya.A

% +now you are,A /an9er retorts with a +nowin rin be(ore returnin to his seat. * moment passes as/an9er steals a loo+ into the open du el ba .

@or real thou h, do ,A Dat pipes up between drin+s. % didn't +now you were a thin+er.A

o one does, 'cept my (amily, really.A /an9er shru s, lancin at the ba a ain.A*nythin about you %should +now, 7 ruler o( the barrio?A

;ell naw,A Dat proclaims with a sha+e o( his head. You +now % play soccer and that % don't ta+e shit.That's all there is to +now.A

%s that a (act?A /an9er as+s, be(ore di in a hand into the ba and be innin to ri5e around. Dat hums ne ati ely into his drin+, sparin barely a moment be(ore settin it aside and tryin to pry the

(ootballer's meaty arms out o( his ba in a (utile esture. Dat seems desperate to et him to stop, e enbe in , which only spurs /an9er on until, (rom the deepest, (arthest corner o( the ba , /an9er proudly dra s out and displays to the world Dat's undoin .

Grasped in /an9er's hand is a cloth headband with a metal plate on the (ront, a styli9ed lea( emblemadornin it. Dat isibly de5ates, while /an9er's awestruc+ rin rows with each a oni9in ly silent second.

7+ay$A Dat starts.7;;;$A

$now hold on$A

$8YYYY$A

$% can e0plain$A

$@EC#% G$A

$yo, do $A

$G7 , E >. %s this what % thin+ it is?A

Dat rasps at words and estures helplessly be(ore slumpin and loo+in to the round, de(eated. ;e pinches the brid e o( his nose as /an9er loo+s the item o er.

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This is one o( those nin-a head bands (rom that, what, anime, ri ht?A

Y>),A Dat snaps as he loo+s bac+ up. Yes. Yeah, it is.A ;e pauses as he rearran es himsel(, tryin to nd a com(ortable pose to ta+e to e0plain this uncom(ortable truth. %$ ...u h. @ine. You wanna +now why % ot that? @ine.A ;e punctuates this with an irritated si h. You +now that bi anime and comic con ention oin' on in 8idtown?A

;eard about it, yeah.A

%... % do cosplay, o+ay? *(ter this 'meetin ,' % was onna head o er and chec+ it out, maybe buy somestu . % was... % was onna cosplay as a (a orite character o( mine. % li+e the show, % li+e the character,o+ay?A

*nd you said I was the turbonerd,A /an9er retorts with a triumphant rin.

You'd ne er ha e +nown % o to anime con entions.A

*nd you'd ne er ha e +nown % study philosophy. Guess that ma+es us e en.A

7h, we will be, once you i e that bac+.A Dat starts tryin to climb /an9er as he reaches (or theheadband.

ah, % thin+ %'ll +eep this (or a bit,A /an9er -o+es. 8aybe try it on mysel(.A

2ro, cut it out!A

Um! A

2oth boys stop pushin at each other at the sudden sound o( a irl's oice tryin to catch their attention. Their eyes turn to a mousy teena e irl, about their a e, wearin a 5owery blouse and a s+irt with sandals6 smaller than both o( them and barely standin out o( the empty space around her. * pair o( snea+ers tied at the shoelaces dan les (rom one hand, a du el ba o( her own han in (rom her other shoulder. )he loo+s to be beet red and stares at the round, as i( mortally embarrassed to be there.

)e eral lon , aw+ward seconds pass as the two loo+ at her Bui99ically.> entually, a(ter stealin a lance at the duo be(ore returnin her si ht to the round, the irl slowly

undoes the 9ipper o( her du el ba with a methodical but hesitant touch, reachin into it and rootin (or somethin . )he stops, ha in (ound what she was a(ter, but pauses (or a (ew seconds as her blushintensi es be(ore she slowly pulls out an item in a sha+in hand and displays it openly, li+e a battlestandard (or all to behold.

%t's the same headband as Dat's, with the same lea( emblem.

Th$A The irl halts hersel(, be(ore be innin a ain. The worst thin in the world to e er e0perience inli(e is... is not to be +illed, but... but to be (or otten. > eryone hopes that they lea e this world +nowin that... that they le(t an impact on someone. That way, they are ne er (or otten, and... and they li e on

(ore er!A

*nother moment passes.

The note was mine. % le(t... % le(t it in your loc+er, Dyan ;o(mann, because % saw the way you two ridearound and % wanted to be... to be part o( that. *l&also...A )he ta+es another breath, steels hersel( (or what's to come. *lso %'m your bi est (an and % thin+ you're really really cool!A *(ter her outburst, the irl turns her head away and bites her lip, eyes sBuee9ed shut, not e en ris+in a lance at those she -ust bared her soul to.

/an9er and Dat loo+ at each other. * beat, be(ore they turn bac+.

You're in,A they say in unison.

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Stats S(illsHow it( -u t about time to put pen to paper# o to pea). &n VeloC%TY # there are !our ore Stats

that e tabli h the !undamental apabilitie o! your hara ter. *rom burly brui er to lever ro"ue #brainy boo)worm to olor!ul !ree pirit # the e Stat are a me hani al reNe tion o! tho e idea . &n

addition# ea h Stat ha !our uni@ue Skills . The e are more pe ialized ate"orie that Cll in a moreomprehen ive pi ture o! how a hara ter( Stat reNe t them.

7ody i an overall mea ure o! holi ti phy i al health and apability# in ludin"power# durability and u tainability. 6 per on with low 7ody may be over orunderwei"ht# !ra"ile# ea ily e hau ted a!ter trenuou a tivity# or uOer !rom

lon" tandin" health i ue . %onver ely# a per on with hi"h 7ody i mu ular# turdy# phy i allyappealin" or impo in"# or plain phy i ally Ct.

The !our )ill under 7ody are Strength #Grit #Stamina and Coordination .

Strength repre ent the body( @ui )#e plo ive mu le power# !or in"ular e ertionmore than ontinuou wor). &t applie tothin" u h a melee dama"e and -umpin".

Grit repre ent the body( apability !orontinuou wor)# a oppo ed to Stren"th(

one time bur t o! power. &t applie to ta )u h a limbin" or li!tin"/dra""in" ob-e t .

Stamina repre ent the body( overalle ien y and u tainability over time#in ludin" metaboli m# ardiova ular healthand all other area o! enduran e. &t al o over

on titution and immune tren"th# and applieto ener"y e ien y and dama"e re i tan e.

Coordination repre ent the body( ontrol!or e e ution o! Cne ta ) at hort ran"e. &tal o in lude patial awarene !or -ud"in"

hort di tan e . The mo t trai"ht!orwardappli ation i hittin" or "rabbin" within arm(rea h.

Speed i the repre entation o! de terity# rea tion time and "eneral @ui )ne .6 per on with low peed i lum y# un oordinated# ha)y or la )in" "eneralmotor )ill . %onver ely# a per on with hi"h peed ha @ui ) reNe e # i "ra e!ul#

ompo ed or Ne ible.

The !our )ill under Speed are gility #!e"e# #Balance and im .

gility repre ent Ne ibility# de terity and"ro motor ontrol. &t applie to a robati+aerial or otherwi e,# ontortion and overallmaneuverability.

!e"e# repre ent a hara ter( reNe e andrea tion time. Fainin" initiative# dod"in"atta ) # and interruptin" other are allmana"ed by eNe .

Balance repre ent the body( e@uilibriumand tability# parti ularly !or tayin" upri"htand level in tre in" ir um tan e .%ommonly# it i applied to "rindin"# re i tin")no )down # and maintainin" ontrol at hi"h

peed .

im i the hara ter( ability to a urately -ud"e di tan e and tra-e tory# with thrownob-e t or any other !orm o! ran"ed ombat.6 oppo ed to %oordination# it need not applyto anythin" the hara ter an tou h.

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?ind i the domain o! the erebral# "overnin" intelli"en e# )nowled"e anda umen. 6 per on with low ?ind i atterbrained# dim witted# low on the upta)e#or -u t doe n(t thin) all that mu h. %onver ely# a per on with hi"h ?ind i lever#

@ui ) to under tand# lo"i al or )nowled"eable.

The !our )ill under ?ind are cademics #Streetwise # cumen and Craft .

cademics repre ent )nowled"e o! anyand all topi o! a ademi # hola ti or literarynature. E entially# it over boo) mart andthe appli ation thereo!# !rom ien e andmath to literature# philo ophy# or me hani .

Streetwise repre ent treet mart # aoppo ed to boo) mart . Rnowled"e o! treetpoliti # territorie # "an" i"n and point o! intere t are in luded# a well a onne tion o! both o ial and ommer ialM nature.

cumen i the timeline and a ura y o! the hara ter( lo"i al rea onin" pro e e # i.e.it i how e iently they an turn par e detailinto on lu ion # de troy in on i ten ie and

put to"ether a plan o! a tion. &t al o overmemory# both in a ura y and lon"evity.

Craft i the de i"n# reation and appli ationo! pra ti al item . 6lon" ide all manner o! te hni al and en"ineerin" prowe # thiin lude -ury ri""in" pontaneou

ontraption and oo)in" J althou"h in thaten e# it( mo tly appli able to very ru""ed#imple !ood.

Soul# the mo t ab tra t o! the tat # repre ent the well bein" and nature o! theindividual on a piritual and per onal level. That i to ay# metaphori ally pea)in" o!

our e# it repre ent how aliveM a per on i . &n a world o! bla ) and white# Soultand !or how olor!ul the per on i # in ludin" their awarene o! the world and where they tand

in it# ideal and moral # onCden e# mental willpower# and the willin"ne and proC ien y with

whi h they pro-e t the e value into the world around them. 6 per on with low Soul iun ympatheti # allou # li tle or droneli)e. %onver ely# a per on with hi"h Soul i wi e# reative#

hari mati # onCdentK a tron" willed# memorable hara ter.

The !our )ill under Soul are rt # wareness #Charisma and $illpower .

rt i !or the reation and e pre ion o! uni@ue wor) that po e ae theti appeal orab tra t meanin". &t over thin" li)e drawin"or paintin"# mu i # ulptin"# the po)en wordand other reative endeavour .

wareness repre ent pre en e o! mindand the per eption o! the world aroundone el!# both phy i ally and intuitively. &tmana"e the pi )in" out o! di tin t detail o! your urroundin" # u h a the atmo phere o! a room or the mood o! an individual.

Charisma repre ent both !or e o! per onality and o! pre en e# and their eOe ton other . &t reNe t natural appeal# wit# )illwith word and the impre ion you leave onother # !or "ood or ill J truth or de eit#

edu tion and intimidation.

$illpower repre ent piritual "rit andre ilien e in the !a e o! adver ity. 8hen theworld throw it wei"ht on a hara ter# thi i!or pu hin" ba ) the world# weatherin" the

torm and boun in" ba ). 6 tron" will anre i t hari ma or pu h beyond normalboundarie .

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,o$er -e.els6n avera"e human( Stat are mea ured on a ale o! 13F# with 2 or A bein" the univer al

avera"e. 1 and 2 are on idered lowM# while 4 and 9 are on idered hi"hM or e eptional. S)ill areimilarly mea ured !rom 3F. Sy temati ally# however# Stat are valid all the way to ># and maybe

even hi"her. The limit you pla e on Stat and S)ill are the mo t dire t way to di tate the overall"onzo level o! a VeloC%TY ampai"n.

6 low3tier ame # or a reali ti "ame# i mea ured in the 13F ran"e and i till Crmly +depre in"ly,"rounded in reality. E traordinary a t # while po ible# are the e eption and deCnitely not the rule.E ample o! a low tier e perien e in lude the Tony 3aw)( .6!ter allo atin" your Stat and S)ill # you(ll need to al ulate ome other ore . The e are

Health and *nergy .

Health + Body &- *nergy + Body / Soul0 '-

3ealth mea ure your hara ter( vitalityand enduran eK when depleted# bad thin"may tart to happen.

Ener"y mea ure your hara ter( vi"or#drive# and ur"e o! adrenaline. &t erve a a

e ondary 3ealth pool i! you(re endan"ered.

3ealth and Ener"y will be e plained !urther in the %ore ?e hani e tion. *or now# al ulatin"

your 3ealth and Ener"y pool i enou"h.

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,er(sThere i more to a hara ter( tat and ideal that ma)e the individual uni@ue or e traordinary.

!tentime # what eparate them are tho e unmentionable # that e tra omethin"# a ertain -e nesais Buois that imply et them into another ran) entirely. &t ould be their )ill et# their hi tory# or

-u t latent talent. &n VeloC%TY # the e are )nown a 1erks .n arde, s'il ous plait!' V1 %oordination and V1 eNe +parryin", towarddire t ombat he ) when wieldin" a li"ht meleeweaponK in rea e to V2 when wieldin" an a tualrapier.


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Small 3onus to an action4related test 5 The e bonu e hould re@uire a pe iC et o! ondition to be met. That i to ay# the e houldn(t be univer al bonu e K bonu e to dod"e#

de!end or re i t dama"e hould only apply a"ain t ertain ituation # and o on and o !orth.

Stat or Skill 3onus for a specialty 5 The e per) are "enerally applied in non dynami ene # orene without ombatM. The e are the lo e t thin" to trai"ht!orward )ill bonu e # but till

houldn(t apply to every te t a"ain t a Stat or S)ill.

Moderate 3onus in speci5c, infre6uent circumstances 5 The e per) are mi ellaneou and"enerally trade ba ed in nature. The e hould repre ent hobbie # areer or pa t -ob K whether

tudent# handyman or pro!e ional lown# the e per) hi"hli"ht that.

#ein2 a +o.er VeloC%TY i a "ame !undamentally about human powered movement. ?otorized travel# while till

pre ent and po ible# i "enerally e hewed in !avor o! movin" on !oot J at lea t by tho e who)now better. 8hile there are many diOerent variation on method o! onveyan e# and while any"iven per on ould ount on multiple type o! travel# Mo2ers are onveniently la iCed into !ourdiOerent type . They are identiCed by their pre!erred modus operandi # and ea h one ha it own

tren"th and wea)ne e . Do not on!u e ?over with la e #M a that term i too narrow !orwhat i de ribed hereK rudie an dabble in multiple type o! movement and even ombine them!or added ver atility.

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< % :i+e These 7ddsV1 to dire t ombat and ompetition roll whenoutnumbered 251 or more.

< ri(t #in 8hen )atin"# boardin" and bi)in"# V1 tohandlin" te t to ta)e orner at peed.

6# 9 EH )uper 8ario8hen runnin"# V1 to -ump he ) overtrea herou "ap # u h a alley or anal .

6# 10 EH #eep the /aceDurin" an a tive non ombat ene# i! you ore2V de"ree o! u e # add a !ree de"ree o!

u e to a ore tored in ?omentum.

< @irst %mpressionsV1 %hari ma when meetin" omeone !or the Cr ttime.

< #now you? ho doesn't +now you? V1 Streetwi e when identi!yin" a pe iCindividual.

6# 9 EH 8r. *tlasV1 Frit when hovin"# dra""in" or li!tin" heavyob-e t .

6# 9 EH othin 8o es the 2lobV1 7alan e when re i tin" an a tive oppo in"!or e.

< %'m a 8edic V2 6 ademi on te t to identi!y or treat medi al

ondition or in-urie .

< Mueen o( the 7peraV2 to he ) durin" and to ub e@uent o ial rolla!ter a vo al per!orman e.

6# 9 EH uct Tape and >lbow GreaseV2 to repair an item when u in" e ond handmaterial or improvi in".

6# 9 EH The 8an Can't #eep 8e ownV2 bonu to he ) when e apin" bind # uO or"rapple .


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7e!ore movin" to the la t tep o! hara ter reation J your E@uipment J you hould on iderwhat type o! tran port your hara ter employ . &n other word # how they 8o e .

unner are mover that are on !oot# all day# every day. /ar+our i one o! the two di ipline e hibited by runner . &nvented in *ran e# it i de ribed a

the art o! movement#M the ability to ma ter one( environment and body andto utilize them to"ether to their !ulle t potential# to move !rom 6 to 7 a @ui )ly and e iently apo ibleK pra titioner are !ormally alled traceurs . The other i (reerunnin # whi h i more howy#more o tentatiou K either way# beyond a om!ortable pair o! nea)er # the only tool a runner needi the one Fod "ave them. Their body.

U in" their !ull ran"e o! motion# a runner an lear ob ta le and "et where they want to "o byu in" all o! their environment to propel them elve between point 6 and 7. Frabbin" !orhandhold # leanly vaultin" ob ta le and "enerally uttin" a many orner a po ible ma)e therunner relatively e ient# even without wheel .

The runner is great 3ecause they(re themo t ver atile o! all ?over . 8ith enou"hper i ten e# they an "o anywhere they wantto "oK meanin" they en-oy unpre edented!reedom. They an turn on a dime# a elerateea ily and have more tra tion !or Cnemovement# and nobody an onC ate their"ear.

The runner is terri3le 3ecause they havethe in"le lowe t land peed o! all ?over .There( "enerally mu h le tri )in" omparedto the other # unle you(re lever a a player#and it( the mo t phy i ally ta in" method toemploy and thu ne e itate a tron"er 7odythan the other ?over .

S)ater # or 7lader # are mover that utilize rollers+ates or rollerblades 5

!undamentally# hoe with wheel . 6 ommon i"ht rui in" the bea h pathor tearin" up the hal! pipe # )ater en-oy the !ull ran"e o! motion unner

have while al o havin" the lu ury o! wheel !or !a ter land travel. 8ith enou"h peed# )ater an"et plenty o! airtime# and tri ) are !airly varied. They al o en-oy ome notoriety by pro y# a anumber o! the mo t le"endary rudie were )ater them elve .

The skater is great 3ecause they(re thetri )ma ter . They an "rind on nearlyanythin" i! they(re tubborn enou"h# and "et

ome plenty wild air. 7e au e their )ate areba i ally lothin"# they en-oy unre tri tedran"e o! motion plu the e tra peed and thuare more ver atile than 7oarder or 7i)er .

The skater is terri3le 3ecause they(rear"uably the mo t ine ient o! the ?over 5

unner are more e ient by de i"n# at lea tin path e ien y# and the other two ?overare either !a ter or an aOord to oa t moreea ily !or ener"y e onomy. They al o lo e the

limbin" potential and tra tion o! unner .

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7oarder are mover that ride a wheeled boardK it( virtually alwaya umed to be a s+ateboard thou"h it ould al o be a lon board # andthi )ill al o over sur(boards # snowboards and other . 7oarder an

o!ten be een rui in" the idewal) # "rindin" par) ben he # throwin" out ome ool tri ) i! theyCnd omethin" to ramp oO or -u t ridin" down the treetK they an al o o!ten be een wipin" outrather pe ta ularly when they bail. The board al o ma)e !or de ent impromptu weapon i! the

need ari e .

The 3oarder is great 3ecause they(rear"uably the mo t u tainable o! all themover # with de ent peed# de ent air# de enta eleration and "reat ener"y e onomyK pluthey an dit h the board temporarily i! theyneed to# and re ort to movin" on !oot in apin h.

The 3oarder is terri3le 3ecause they an#and probably will lo e their board ompletely#at whi h point they top bein" a boarder. 6

unner( nea)er or a S)ater( blade areatta hed to them# and it( hard to -u t mi pla ea !ull ize bi)eK o a boarder need to "o all outand truly trea ure their board.

7i)er are mover that mo t o!ten employ bicycles5 two wheeled ma hine aper on an ride# propelled with pedal and teered by the !ront wheel. 7i)e

ome in many hape and ize # !rom !at treet bi)e to thin print bi)e # andthe )ind mo t o!ten employed by rudie 5 the 7? # whi h i a tad maller and ha bar on botha le . Their relatively mall ize ompared to other bi)e ma)e them more portable and more

ondu ive to aerial tri ) # while the bar al o permit "rindin". 7i)e al o ma)e !or a handy +andromanti # dependin" on who you a ), pa en"er vehi le i! both rider it -u t ri"ht. r by the rearbar on a 7? # whatever.

The 3iker is great 3ecause they(re handdown the !a te t ?over # well and truly leavin"unner in the du t. 8ith ramp and a "ood

run# they an lear even the mo t immen e"ap . Their path i alway dire t and hard to

top# and they till have "ood tri ) potential.

The 3iker is terri3le 3ecause they(re reallythe lea t maneuverable o! the mover . 6tpeed# it( harder to ontrol a bi)e or ma)e a

turn and maintain peed. They(re al o the lea tubtle# leavin" them hi"h and dry i! they need

to "o anywhere indoor or i! they have a patwith e urity.

45ui%ment The la t thin" you(ll need be!ore ettin" oO into the wild blue yonder i ome "ear# and

!ortunately# that( pretty trai"ht!orward.

6ll hara ter tart with a ba i ?over ri"# !or whatever type o! ?over you(ve ho en to be#whether it( a unner# S)ater# 7oarder or 7i)er. &t(ll be plain# nonde ript# and "ive you no bonu ebeyond the ba i o! what you need# but it an be any item that( appropriate !or what you do J

)ate or blade # )ateboard# lon"board# ur!board# 7? or mountain bi)e J any hoi e wor) .8hether you modi!y it or trade it in trai"ht out i up to you. Some "eneral lothe that mat h your

tyle are al o in luded# a you probably haven(t mana"ed to "row up without themK all hara ter

are a umed to have a !ew han"e o! imilarly tyled lothe . 6ll hara ter al o have a wor)in"#apable martphone.

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Shirt# hoe and wheel aren(t enou"h# thou"hK o all hara ter tart with 7)%- out o! the "ateto pend.


18/69

7he #i2 8ahuna ;ow's the weather up there, chie(? M )'ari ht. M

The 7i" Rahuna# whether a C"hter or a "entle "iant# i "enerally the bi" oneM in any "iven "roup.8hat they la ) in peed or "ra e# they more than ma)e up !or in heer mu le power. 8hile other

do the heavy thin)in"# they(ll do the heavy li!tin"K point them in a dire tion# and they(re hard totop. 8hether a human wre )in" ball# a prote tive wall !or other to hide behind# or a per h !or a

bird eye view# the 7i" Rahuna i the mi"hty !oundation o! any team.

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7he +artial Artist )wi(t as the wind, silent as a (orest, erce as re, and immo able as a mountain. Those are what %

am, and that is why you can't beat me. M

The ?artial 6rti t i a hara ter o! impe able di ipline and enviable te hni@ue# the produ t o! endle trainin". They(re ure o! !oot and wi e to the way o! the world# and in a C"ht# their )ill i

e ond to none. 8hile their o ial "ra e ould u e a little wor)# their phy i al prowe iin omparable# and they alway Cnd a way to apply their trainin" to everyday li!e J even their tri ) .6 thou"ht!ul and tron" individual# they an ma)e !or a )illed en!or e or rin"er# a tron" a et !ortheir team.

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7he 9uman -ibraryYes, % +now how to do that. Yes, % can do that (or you... no, you're ery welcome. %t's the least % can do

(or my (riends. *nd as much as % appreciate the esture, % can't see the screen with your breasts in my (ace. M

The 3uman Library i the boo)worm# a hi"h aliber nerd who i more mathlete than athlete.They "enerally mean well# even i! they(re aw)ward and an barely )eep up with their team. De pitethi # they(re indi pen able allie # doin" the mental "ymna ti the team need to )eep "oin".They(re well uited to the mi ion ontrol role# providin" over i"ht and oordination to theirteammate .

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22/69

4rrandhen you're a courier in ew Yor+ City, wea in in and out o( traNc on a bi+e on slic+ roads can be a

harrowin -ob. You need resol e and coura e to stand up to those cars who could run you o the road,

-ust (or a paychec+.;ere in Velo City, it's a little di erent. %t's more uniBue. 8ore aried. 8ore dan erous.

8ore e0hilaratin .

* simple -ob, he says. e meet on the roo( o( his apartment comple0 in ew Velo, a stone's throw (rom the local colle e campus. ;e's a colle e boy, my a e, thic+3rimmed lasses and a loose 5annel shirt draped o er a des+ -oc+ey's build. 8y money's on a -ournalism ma-or. O;ow'd you +now?A :uc+y uess.P

* small parcel a cylinder pac+a e, sealed cardboard tube, no bi er than my (orearm, li ht and hollow. )ounds li+e a piece o( paper and somethin else slidin around. ;e loo+s on ner ously, as i( %'ll brea+ it. %( he could see past my (rin e, he'd see me archin an eyebrow at him.

%t's not a bomb, i( that's what you're wonderin .A

% wasn't. )hould %?A % need to wor+ on my in5ection.

... ne er mind.A

asn't plannin on it.A %t slips into my satchel bac+pac+ be(ore % pull it 5ush a ainst my bac+, thestrap in (ront sBuee9in my bust sli htly. Today, it's a blac+ tan+ with ray urban camo pants tied at thean+les, with my trusty yellow3and3blac+ nin-a slipper shoes. The tan+ stops -ust abo e my na el. ;enotices. %'m lad he does.

;e clears his throat. )he'll be waitin (or you onQA )he?A

Yeah. )he's... an acBuaintance.A ;e loo+s at his (eet (or a moment. *nyway, she'll be on her (amily's penthouse eranda. ;u e, open3air, bi er than my place & can't miss it. "ust i e it to her and tell her toopen it immediately. %t's on the top 5oor o( the @Rl+ an r >state.A

@Rl+ an r. The peace(ul meadow ruled by the orse oddess @reya, where she ta+es hal( o( those whodie in battle into her tender and lo in embrace.A %'m already loo+in up the location on my phone.

ow, you +now your stu .A

% should hope so. ho am % loo+in (or?A ...her name's @reya.A

;ow apt.A The app 9ooms in (rom an o er iew o( the city towards the buildin itsel(. %'m already plottin a course to the top, but my brow (urrows as % reali9e. This is in 2i Town.A

;uh? 7h, yeah.A

You didn't say this was 2i Town.A

)o?A

You +now they don't li+e my... type there.A

Eh. id % mention that @reya's (amily also owns the immediately surroundin buildin s, and they'll probably ha e security posted in them?A % lower silently at him.

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)orry. % didn't mean to drop that on you. Y3you can always bac+ out i( you donQA

ho said % was?A

;uh?A

% told you %t's di erent here in Velo City.

The *mtra+ train pulls into the station without incident. The wind on my s+in is re(reshin 6 it helps me (ocus. % could' e rode the subway into 2i Town, but ha in their eyes on someone li+e me the whole ridethere wouldn't help my case any. % slip o the roo( o( the train onto the o erhan be(ore 5ippin downand -oinin the sea o( people lin out o( the station towards one o( the district's main thorou h(ares.> eryone's loo+in down at a phone or a newspaper, so no one e en notices.

/oor saps. They're so busy loo+in down that they ne er stop, ne er loo+ up and truly en-oy the iew the world is i in them. *nd %'m not tal+in about mysel(,A %'d say, i( % were the ain sort.

2i Town is rich town. The o3 etters and bloodsee+ers. 8odern day Yu+on old di ers hopin tostri+e paydirt. Duthless and sa a e, shar+s in suits & %'d be care(ul not to drown. )ecurity is ti hter here,too6 people are ery protecti e o( their material oods and thin+ their own pri ate police (orce ma+esthem an almi hty od o( their domain. Thin+,A bein the operati e word.

2lendin into the crowd, e en loo+in as % am & %'m sure people can see the butter5y tattoo on thebac+ o( my nec+ & is the easy part. %' e already ot my route plotted. *ll % need to do is ta+e the hi h

round. * narrow alley presents itsel( between two condominiums, stran ely clean despite the dumpster and assorted trash cans, with re escapes alon the sides o( both buildin s. % slip out o( the sea o( shar+sand nally catch a breath.

:et's not be seen by too many people, huh?

% wait around, 5ippin throu h my phone (or messa es (rom my (ellow couriers, stretchin my le suntil the sidewal+ traNc nally thins to a tric+le & li+ely a red li ht up the street. *nd % become a -a uar.

* mad dash, a leap atop a trashcan onto the dumpster at the bac+, pi ot, -ump and +ic+ o the wall ne0t to me, propellin mysel( (orward in a short wall3run and snatchin one o( the rails to the re escapeto hoist mysel( up and onto the plat(orm. The trashcan rattles, the rail din s, but otherwise, % was ne er there. %nstincti ely % chec+ the pa ement.

* youn irl, si0 or se en at most, in her )unday best. )he stares at me doe3eyed, mouth open as abreathless ooooooowA escapes her. % smile and wa e. )he wa es bac+ emphatically, rinnin that childish, innocent rin be(ore her mother comes bac+ and ta+es her arm, pullin her out o( si ht. 7nemore (or the cause.

* 5i ht o( metal stairs later, and %'m atop the buildin . That re(reshin wind bu ets me a ain. Thebuildin is e 5oors hi h, but it won't be hard to scale the rest. % can already see my destination and that

penthouse porch, twenty storeys up and a bloc+ away. 8y route will ta+e me up slowly as % circle thedestination, li+e a miniature Central Climb & that's how runners do it. * to 2 in the most eNcient way

possible. % chec+ my satchel and slide it under my ri ht armpit to secure and protect it. )ome couriersne er thin+ that (ar ahead, and ha e the all to be surprised when the pac+a e ets compromised. %chec+ my lo es & n erless, blac+ with a red section around the thumb & and tap my toes on the roo(. *Buic+ si n o( the cross, and we're o .

@rom buildin to buildin % leap, clearin alleyways and slowly scalin buildin s either with reescapes or old3(ashioned (ree climbin , be(ore %'m (teen storeys up and loo+in across at one o( the

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buildin s directly ad-acent to my destination & south, speci cally. The patio loo+s west, o er the rest o( the district6 to et there, %'ll ha e to head inside this ne0t buildin , et up to the roo(, and ma+e one last

-ump. %'m about to leap (rom the sca oldin %'m on be(ore % notice the uards.

Two o( them, patrollin the buildin across (rom me rent3a3cops with protecti e -ac+ets, stun batonsand radios. They're both sli htly bi er than me, to boot. ;e did promise there'd be security. 7ther couriers would curse their luc+ at a mil+ run made diNcult, but %'m not other couriers.

ithout a sound, % land on the roo( and promptly duc+ behind a row o( industrial air conditionin units. 7ne uard is directly by the door, but wanders my way to chec+ o er the railin . The other mo esaround a little (urther down, inspectin another pointless corner o( the sub3roo(. The row o( *SC unitsco ers my ad ance toward the door as the uards chatter amon st themsel es a bit & somethin about their choices o( soccer teams (or the orld Cup & be(ore the second shu es o to rab a smo+e. )ureenou h, the rst comes bac+ to me to ta+e another loo+ down at the street below, obli ious to the world.

% tap his shoulder. ;e turns.

2oo.A

/alm stri+e to the nose, and % hear a pop. )nap +ic+ to the roin, and he doubles o er. %nside +ni(e3hand chop to the (ront o( the nec+ to sti5e any sound. 2y now, he's aspin (or a breath as he snaps onhis stun baton and swin s a desperate hayma+er, throwin himsel( o 3balance. uc+, side +ic+ to thebac+ o( the +nee, brin in him down into my rasp. rap my arms around his nec+, (all bac+wardsbehind the *SC into a rear na+ed cho+e, (eet loc+ed around his torso, cuttin his air. ;e stru les (or a

(ew moments be(ore oin limp6 % hold on a second more be(ore releasin my hold and dra in hisunconscious (orm (arther behind my co er. % chec+ his pulse ri ht as he be ins snorin so(tly.

e er stood a chance. :east he'll et wor+er's comp, ri ht?

% slip inside be(ore his partner notices. * lon , sterile hallway reets me -oylessly, with a stairwell at one end, which % set o at a -o (or be(ore another uard & (at, sBuat, blac+, bow3le ed wal+ & turns thecorner opposite the stairwell and loo+s strai ht at me. 8y teeth clench as % set into a sprint towards him.

hoa, damn!A he sputters be(ore (umblin (or his radio and clic+in it on. ;e e en sounds (at. Yo,this is Terrence in ser ice hall 1F3C. % otQA % (eel his (ace warp beneath my (oot as my 5yin bac+ +ic+ hits home. ;e sta ers, and % hear his head hit the concrete wall behind him with a dull thud be(ore he

5ops (orward, unconscious. % disappear up the stairs to the soundtrac+ o( the radio as+in Terrence torepeat his messa e.

otice to disappearance no more than three seconds.

*re you @reya?A

)he certainly loo+s li+e the oddess hersel(, loo+in o er the ed e o( the patio o er the rest o( the city,with 5owin blonde hair raised sli htly in the bree9e, dressed in an ele ant blouse and (rilled s+irt. )heloo+s about my a e, and e ery bit the part o( one raised in money. )he starts as % pull mysel( around

(rom the led e on the side o( the buildin , onto the eranda itsel(. )he loo+s con(used6 no one elseappears to be home.

ho are you?A she promptly as+s, her oice as race(ul and liltin as can be e0pected. othin li+emine. % (eel near impotent standin ne0t to her.

o one special,A % remar+ without thou ht. "ust a (riendly messen er bird with a pac+a e (or you.A % un9ip my satchel and remo e the cardboard tube, undama ed. % hold it out, and she hesitates be(ore

ta+in it. ;e said to open it immediately.A

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;e?A

Yes, he.A

)he loo+s around a ain, a shi(ty loo+ in her eye, be(ore she pops the sealin cap (rom the end o( thetube. @rom it emer es a yellow3and3white da odil, in per(ect condition, and a small piece o( paper.

'@reya,'A she reads aloud. % shi(t my wei ht a little. '%n the (ace o( all the blac+, white and ray this city tries to surround us with, may your radiance, li+e this 5ower, (ore er be the color that bri htens my world.' )i ned, Carl.A )he chuc+les a little and si hs as she ts the da odil in her hair behind her ear.

* ttin messa e, and not -ust because we need more color in the world.

;e always was a master o( the written word,A @reya swoons. Muite a bit more aw+ward in person,but that's part o( his charm.A

% would ne er ha e uessed.A %( that was sarcasm, she ne er noticed.

2ut he truly is a ood man with a +ind and honest heart, and that is why % lo e him.A )he si hs a ainas she turns to me. o you +now lo e, miss courier?A

o,A % state matter3o(3(actly. o one would lo e me, anyway. o one does.A )he stares at me, a hast.

o, absolutely impossible,A she responds resolutely. There is always someone who lo es you in thisworld. Your (riends who i e you li(e, and your (amily who brou ht you into this world & they i e youunendin lo e. *nd to +now romantic lo e, to +now the touch and a ection o( another, is without compare.A % rub my arm ner ously. You must open your heart, so that you may see the lo e that showers

you. *nd i( you +eep your heart open, you will nd that romance that ma+es you more complete than youe er thou ht possible. You may not ha e (ound it yet, but it is most de nitely out there, and your heart must be open and ready to accept it!A )he beams li+e an an el, and % loo+ at my (eet. ;idin .

2ut it hurts when % do,A % mutter. hy am % openin up?

%t is another trial in li(e,A @reya admits, but % assure you, it is a trial worth su erin throu h, as it i es you the most bounti(ul o( rewards e er ranted in li(e. You certainly appear stron o( body. )o toomust you become stron o( heart.A

e're both silent (or a moment. %'m sBuee9in my arm so hard, % may as well draw blood.

)he's ri ht. amn it all, this oddess is ri ht.

Than+ you ery much (or deli erin this pac+a e to me,A @reya nally says. % appreciate thedistraction. ould you li+e to stay a moment, re(resh yoursel(?A

%'m not welcome here, in more ways than one.A % loo+ around the eranda and beyond the lass

windows inside the ma ni cent penthouse suite. % don't belon here.A 7h, stop that. You' e come this (ar. The least you can do is rest your (eet (or a while.A

% wouldn't want to et in trouble with your (ol+s.A

onsense. They're one (or the day and won't be bac+ until late, a ain.A * sad loo+. /lease, % insist.You must tell me more about yoursel(.A * pause. )he loo+s at me with anticipation.

...)ure. % uess.A Can't say no to a (ace li+e that.

@antastic.A ;er hand lands on my shoulder and she uides me inside. >hm, % don't belie e % actually cau ht your name..?A

@riends call me Uephyr on the street.A

% said it once, and %'ll say it a ain. %t's di erent here in Velo City.

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%ore?e hani 5Do8hat'ou8annaDo

/o $hat you $anna doHow it( time to -ump into the real meat o! the y tem. Thi hapter will tell you everythin" you

need to )now to "et ri"ht into the a tion# !rom the di e me hani to modiCer # movement and

ombat. n e you C"ure it out# the y tem i pretty trai"ht!orward and move !a t J an importanttrait to have in a "ame about# well# movin" !a t.

Core /ice +echanic VeloC%TY u e a di e pool me hani in tead o! rollin" one or two di e to determine overall

u e . 'ou(ll need a lot o! d10 J ten ided di e J to play.

8hen rollin" !or any ort o! te t# roll < d10# where < i the ize o! the di epool determined !romStat and S)ill . ?o t o! the time# < i e@ual to the most pertinent )+ill to the tas+ at hand, plus or

minus circumstantial modi ers, plus one i( the )tat is reater than or eBual to the )+ill score . ther te tmay a ) !or a diOerent di epool# u h a only the Stat with modiCer # or ba i ally whatever the F?thin) i appropriate.

oll your pool o! di e# and note the number that ome up. How bear with me J thi mi"ht be alittle bit on!u in".


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7y%es o; 7estsThere are three )ind o! te t in VeloC%TY 5 6 static test #dynamic test or e#tended test . 6ll three

u e the ame ba i me hani # but have their diOeren e .

6 tati te t i u ed when dealin" with a imple ob ta le J

omethin" that i n(t a tively oppo in" the te t. 'ou roll a in"le te tand meet or beat the di9culty challenge +D%, o! the te t.

6 dynami te t i u ed when two re ult a tively oppo e ea hother J i.e.# two +or more, people are in ompetition. Ea hparti ipant roll a te t# and the hi"he t roll win .

6 an e ample# ta)e the above ituation J Emerald hmoozin" her way into the lub. Theboun er would re i t her harm J her %hari ma J with hi 8illpower. 8ith 2 Soul and 4 8illpower#he roll a pool o! 4 and ome up with W 4 K K. 3i re ult# then# i LK. &t( not bad# but ompared tothe 2= Emerald rolled it( loo)in" a bit pale.

6n e tended te t i a little diOerent J the e are u ed whenan a tion i ompleted over a period o! time rather than all aton e. Li)e a tati te t# it ha a D%K pa in" the D% ount a a

u e # a doe ea h de"ree o! u e . 6n e tended te t ha a number o! u e e re@uired toomplete it u e !ully# and a time interval that pa e with ea h roll + ommonly# A e ond or one

turn# but it ould be everal minute # an hour# or even a month,. The te t i over either when yourea h the re@ui ite number o! u e e # or when the F? ay o.

/e2rees o; Success!ten in VeloC%TY # it( important to )now not only i! you u eeded# but how mu h over)ill you

a hieved doin" o. Thi i mea ured by degrees of success . Every Cve +9, point over the te t(di ulty your re ult wa i one de"ree o! u e . Thi ould mean more Nair# or a more e ient

olution# or you -u t hit it harder.

&n the previou e ample# Emerald rolled up a LJ !or %hari ma ver u the "uard( LK !or8illpower. Sin e he beat the di ulty by at lea t Cve# it( one de"ree o! u e in her !avor. Thi

ould mean e tra dama"e in a C"ht# or -u t more thorou"hly out la in" omeone in a onte t li)e

here.2eware 6lon" with de"ree o! u e there are al o de"ree o! !ailure J whi h are mu h the

ame thin"# but in rever e. Every Cve point by whi h you (ail a he ) ontribute one de"ree o! !ailure# and the more de"ree o! !ailure# the more terribly you me up.

+omentumSometime # you mi"ht roll up a re ult that( -u t too pretty to "ive away. Thi i what ?omentum

i !or.

?omentum let you tore an unused re ult !rom any te t to u e later. n e you(ve tored are ult# you an u e it on any other te t later J even a!ter you roll# you an imply de lare you(reta)in" your ?omentum number a a re ult in tead. Thi will era e your tored re ult# emptyin"

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your ?omentum and allowin" a new value to be tored later.

'ou an al o dump your ?omentum at any time# e0cept durin a test . &t( al o dumped at the endo! a ene# or i! you bail.

Style &n a "iven routine# you an bu t out everal tri ) # and a time "oe on you(ll wor) your el! into a

ni e "roove# Nowin" moothly li)e water +or whatever. &(m no 7odhi attva, and then at the end o! itall# bu tin" out the bi""e t tri ) you ever on eived. Thi i Style.

8hen you pa a "iven te t and ore multiple de"ree o! u e # you don(t have to apply themto what you were rollin" !or. &n tead# you an tore them J ea h de"ree o! u e will "ive you onepoint o! Style. Thi ontinue to a rue# unli)e ?omentum J you(ll -u t "et more and more Styli hthe lon"er and better your Now i .

8hen you(re ati Ced with your routine# and you(ve built up plenty o! Style# you an put it to u e.6 tivate your Style on any te t# and you(ll relea e it all at on e in a ma ive outbur t J all or nothin"#thou"h. 'ou an pend all o! your Style or none at all. Every point o! Style you bu t out "ive youone u e on that te t# ame a what you put in.

Li)e ?omentum# Style i dumped at the end o! a ene# or i! you bail# a well a when youhoo e to u e it.

8hen you(re in ompetition# tryin" to do the ame thin" a omeone el e at the ame time#you(ve "otta C"ht !or the potli"ht. 7ut only the one with the "reate t Nair hold it J o what "ive I&n thi a e# any Style the per on who rolled lower "enerate !rom the a tion will in tead "o to their

ompetition# howin" -u t how thorou"hly they were out la ed. The winner an even ne"ate the

lo er( Now J redu in" their a rued Style in tead o! in rea in" their own. 6ll( !air in love# war andhype# a!ter all. 'ou an(t end up with ne"ative Style# thou"h.

9ealth 4ner2y3ealth i # @uite imply# your vitality. 'our re ilien e# how alive you are# literally pea)in". &t i

redu ed by ta)in" dama"e# throu"h ombat or a na ty pill. &t i re overed lowly J "enerally not inthe middle o! a ene# but in the len"thy downtime # when you tend to your wound and a he .

Ener"y# on the other hand# i your vi"or# your drive and adrenaline. Ener"y i de rea ed by your

own a tion # rather than the world( eOe t on you. &t an be u ed to tri""er a tive per) # or toupplement the re ult o! a di e roll J one point o! ener"y !or V1 to the re ult. So# i! your be t re ult

i a 1G on a D% 20 te t# you an e pend A point o! ener"y to rea h the D% J or# i! you rolled a 24 itmi"ht be worth u in" one point o! ener"y to pu h your el! to an e tra de"ree o! u e .

'ou an pend a ma imum o! 10 ener"y per turn in thi wayK in a mid tier "ame# in rea e thi to19# and 20 in a hi"h tier "ame.

Ener"y i re overed !ully at the end o! any ene or by pendin" a minute idle# and ertainon umable item u h a ener"y drin) an repleni h it @ui )ly.

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/ama2e 8hether ta)in" a dire t hit or -u t bailin" hard# you may "et hurt now and a"ain. *or !allin"

dama"e# he dama"e will be the hei ht o( the (all Oin mP 0 K. *or bailin" at hi"h peed# u e speed ran+ 0 F. &! both are appli able# apply bothK you(ll )now a na ty !all when you ee one.

Dama"e i re i ted by your Stamina. 8henever you "et hurt# roll a Stamina te t a"ain t thein omin" dama"e# and ubtra t your re ult !rom it. 8hatever i le!t over# ubtra t !rom your3ealthK i! you(re out o!# or you run out o! 3ealth# ubtra t the re t !rom your Ener"y.

So you(re out o! 3ealthP 'ou(re not out o! a tion yet# thou"h# a lon" a you have Ener"y le!t. &! you(re out o! 3ealth or Ener"y# thou"h# you ta)e a 1 penalty to all tests J one le die. n e you(reout o! Ener"y and 3ealth both# you(re out o! a tion !or the re t o! the eneK e hau ted# pa ed outor otherwi e in apa itated.

Com%lications&! you uOer hal! your ma imum 3ealth pool in dama"e in a in"le blow# bad thin" happen

+wor e thin" than -u t ta)in" that mu h dama"e# in !a t,. The e are complications # and they an beanythin" !rom "ettin" )no )ed loopy to brea)in" a bone# bu tin" your "ear or ome other thin"that( no !un. Dependin" on the our e o! the dama"e# either the F? or your immediate opponentde ide what happen .

Fenerally pea)in"# there are three )ind o! ompli ation 5 )tun 5 'our hara ter i tunned and unre pon ive !or a bit. 'ou(re winded# there( little

birdie Noatin" around your head# you(re head down in a tra h an# whateverK you lo e yourne t available a tion. Stun don(t ta ) up J "ettin" tunned while bein" tunned leave youno more tunned than be!ore# tunnin"ly enou"h.

%mpairment 5 'our hara ter uOer ome per!orman e redu in" debilitation. 6 i"niC antin-ury# u h a a bro)en bone or a on u ion# Ct thi Cne. 'ou uOer a 1 modiCer to allte t !or the re t o! the eneK thi an be ta )ed# and dependin" on what happen # it mayeven per i t beyond the urrent ene.

Trouble 5 Somethin" uni@uely bad !or your hara ter ome alon" to ruin your day. &! it( yourhort temper# you mi"ht Ny into a ra"e and "o out o! ontrol# or your "ear mi"ht brea)

omehow. The e are the more varied ompli ation # tailor made to me with one hara teron the pot.

+odi;iers /i; ;iculty?odiCer to a "iven te t an ome !rom any our e that ma)e en e# "iven the onte t o! theene and the te t it el!. *rom the pre en e o! ramp and your peed ran) when te tin" !or air# or

rain and now on a handlin" te t# the availability o! tool and in tru tion !or C in" your "ear# the eare all rea onable J a well a your hara ter( per) and "ear them elve . There( no

omprehen ive li t here# but you(re payin" the F? +in your ompany, !or omethin"# ri"htI&t( worth notin" that unle e pli itly tated# any modiCer to any te t i a modiCer to the di e

pool involved J that i # a modiCer o! V1 mean you roll one more die # not you "ain V1 to your re ult.

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So# the rule o! thumb i @uite trai"ht!orward here. &! ome ir um tan e around a te t providea !avorable bonu # that( V1. &! it( a i"niC ant bonu # that( V2. Ultimately# it( up to the F? toma)e the Cnal de i ion# even with player oer ion pre ent and a ounted !or.

6ll modiCer are umulativeK o i! everal ondition would a i t you in your te t# you "ainmodiCer !rom all o! them.

! our e# thin" don(t alway "o your way. 'ou(ll be at a di advanta"e !rom time to timeKperhap you(re in-ured# or your opponent i heatin"# or maybe you(re -u t not havin" a "ood day in"eneral# but ometime you mi"ht al o have ne"ative modiCer or penalty dice .

The F? mi"ht al o in rea e the D% o! the te t# i! it( the te t it el! that ha han"ed !or thewor e. Thi i a very ea y way o! J in !a t# it literally i J in rea in" the di ulty o! a ta ).

So ay you want to per!orm a imple ollie. That( a very ba i Stren"th he )# with a D% o! 19K buti! you then want to do a )i )Nip# it be ome a diOerent bea t. &t( more omple and not reliant onStren"th# o the he ) would in rea e in D% to 20 and al o be ome an 6"ility te tK i! you thenwanted to pin 1=0X# that(d be another V9 to the D%. &! you till ma)e that D% 29 6"ility te t# you

ould till add in your de"ree o! u e and pi e it up even more.Simply put5 on ider the di ulty o! the ba i a tion. &! ir um tan e or added omple ity to

that ba i a tion would ma)e it harder# han"e the D% a ordin"ly. *eel it outK you an do anythin"#and we don(t have pa e to li t everythin" !orever.

4xam%le /Cs u t to "ive you an idea o! what ome ane number are# we(ve ompiled thi little re!eren e. &t

ontain ome ommon a tion related to tri ) K a a F? you(re wel ome to modi!y the e a you

ee Ct. "ump S 7llie Ouni ersalP5 Stren"th 19 Grind Ouni ersalP5 E tended 7alan e 20# pe ial

e@uire a rail or e@uivalent# omethin" to "rind on De"ree o! u e may be u ed to in rea e Speed 6dd all de"ree o! u e to the D% o! the he ) ne t turn

*erial )pin Oper 1J XP S @lip Oone a0isP S Grab Ouni ersalP5 6"ility 29 V1 D% per e tra pin in a in"le move

all3run S all3ride Ouni ersalP5 7alan e A0 *erial /ose Ouni ersalP 5 6"ility 20 2oard5ip O+ic+5ip or heel5ip, s+ateboard onlyP 5 6"ility 29 8anual Os+ateboardP S heelie Os+ates, bi+eP 5 E tended 7alan e 20# pe ial

6dd all de"ree o! u e to the D% o! the he ) ne t turn Vault Orunnin P5 6"ility 20 Climb Orunnin P5 E tended Frit 20 )a(ety Doll Orunnin P5 6"ility 20

edu e !all dama"e by Y

Items< 45ui%ment +oney&tem and e@uipment are widely varied in VeloC%TY # and all have their pla e. *rom your ?over

"ear# to ener"y drin) # tool)it !or repair and the lothe on your ba )# all the e thin" ma)e li!e

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ea ier in one way or another. Haturally# they an o t money# or !avor # but it( u ually worth it inthe end.

45ui%ment udie are a lever ort# )nown !or thin)in" out ide the bo # o there( no hard way to deCne

e a tly what they an do with an item until they do it. The mo t you an do i under tand theommon purpo e # and the ore diOeren e between diOerent type o! movement# whi h are thu 5

7i)e have the hi"he t top peed# but are the harde t to turn around at peed. %onver ely# unner an turn on a dime# but have the lowe t top peed. The !a ter you(re "oin"# the harder it i to both maintain ontrol and to low down or top. 3eavier "ear will be !a ter on the "round and more table# but will "et le airtime and have

le aerial ontrol. n the Nip ide# li"hter "ear or no "ear at all will "et you more air withmore ontrol# and have better a eleration.

7etter tra tion mean better ontrol. &! the ole o! your hoe or your tire are bald# you(llwant to repla e them. Frip i )ey to "round ontrol.

n Nat "round# any mover an a elerate to their ho en peed within a round. unner have the lowe t proCle J no "ear to be een# really J !ollowed by )ater and

boarder . 7i)er are very on pi uou # o their "ear may not be able to "o everywhere withthem. Thou"h there are ollap ible bi)er # board and )ate !or improved portability.

8ith the e minor thin" in mind you hould be able to "et an idea o! any "iven "ear(per!orman e. Fear an# o! our e# be up"radedK diOerent up"rade # u h a heavier duty tire on abi)e# yield diOerent re ult in diOerent te t # mu h li)e per) . &n thi a e# it(d be a V1 when ma)in"handlin" te t and te tin" a"ain t adver e ondition !or a eleration. There are al o more e oteri

modiC ation # u h a atta hin" ro )et to your )ate or a "lider to your bi)eK the e thin" are allup to the F? a to how they wor) and i! they(re po ible.

There i # o! our e# other e@uipment that an ma)e li!e a little ea ier in the Celd. Thi in ludeu h thin" a a!ety e@uipment +helmet # )nee and elbow pad and the li)e, to boost your dama e

resistance K a !ull et will "ive you V2 on the Stamina te t to re i t dama"e# while a partial et will onlyyield V1. 6 runner mi"ht be intere ted in "e )o "love # with adhe ive te hnolo"y to a i t them in"rip te t !or limbin". 6 rowbar mi"ht be u e!ul !or "ettin" into thin" you houldn(t# to aynothin" o! it appli ation a a melee weapon. Frapplin" hoo) an be u e!ul !or limbin" or

win"in" i! you(re adventurou . Smartphone not only allow you to li ten to your !avorite mu i # but

al o )eep you in tou h at all time and undoubtedly many other thin" J thou"h & will per onallyhunt you down i! you ever announ e that your hara ter i "oin" to pend the ene playin" 6n"ry7ird .

Consumables8hile ome e@uipment ha a permanent pla e on your per on# there are al o ome thin" that

will be tri""ered on e and di arded. Thi in lude !ood to re over Ener"y and )eep you healthyenou"h to re"enerate 3ealth# maintenan e oil !or ma)in" ure your "ear i in "ood hape# or

praypaint !or ta""in" up a torm. The e item are all one and done# o i! you have a habit o! u in"them !re@uently# ma)e ure you(re to )ed up ahead o! time.

'ou an# o! our e# !re@uently Cnd on umable out in the Celd. &! your "ame i a little more

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ar ade tyle J not omethin" we di approve o! here J the e mi"ht even be immediate u e powerup # "ivin" you e tra bonu e !or a et number o! turn or until the end o! the ene. &t( up to yourF? a to whether or not the e ort o! thin" are u ed.

+oneyThe o ial urren y o! $elo %ity i the dollar + 7,# not unli)e the United State Dollar. 6 a

ommunity with a "lobal pre en e# a uni@ue ommon urren y i ne e ary !or moothimmi"ration to the ity. That aid# mo t everythin" in the ity an be bou"ht at real world pri e J owhen in doubt# loo) up omethin" omparable to what you want online. *or item with Nu tuatin"pri e # a ume the ba eline model# !ully a embled# and a ume that the hi"her the pri e thebetter the item.

Some ommon item !or rudie are5 Snea)er 5 W29 G9V ollerblade 5 W90 100V S)ateboard5 W100 190V %rui er bi)e5 W200V 7? bi)e5 W229V *a t !ood meal5 W9V Ener"y drin)5 WA %an o! praypaint5 W1 9 Tool)it5 W40 90V Sa!ety "ear5 W20 40V !or helmet# W20V !or pad

8hen modi!yin" a pie e o! e@uipment or buyin" improved hardware# add a @uarter o! the o t

o! the modiC ation to the value o! the item. Sellin" an item# you(ll u ually "et hal! what it( worth#unle the bro)er li)e you or you(re able to en"a"e in ome oer ion on your wallet( behal!.

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+o.ement Fettin" around in VeloC%TY i de i"ned to be a Nuid# emi !ree!orm e perien e. There are# a!ter

all# ountle way to "et !rom 6 to 7# and there( "oin" to be plenty to ee alon" the way. 3ow you"et where you want to "o i up to you# o it "oe without ayin" that you need to )now what(

around you and what you have to wor) with.6 parti ular ene# or part o! a ene# an o ur in a "eo"raphi al area re!erred to a a 9one .

Zone an be a lar"e or a mall a the narrative ne e itate # allowin" !or varied "ranularity. 6in"le zone ould be a mall tret h o! treet or a roo!top to a teep hill or a lon" tret h o! ewer

pipin". The e zone are inter onne ted and Now to"etherK that i # there i a ommon detailbetween zone that allow hara ter to move between zone # u h a a road or pavement# a pipeto "rind on# tair # -ump # limb and o on. The e onne tion are o!ten re!erred to a lines . 7yu in" the e line # one an tran ition between zone .

&t !all to the F? to de ribe the e zone a !ully a po ible# a any parti ular detail an be

e ploited by a lever enou"h player. 6part !rom ound and i"ht # the e de ription hould al oover notable et pie e # li)e the tore!ront o! a trendy women( !a hion tore or the tatue o! a

!aith!ul do" in the enter o! a pavilion. *urther# the e et pie e an erve a ob ta le orlandmar) # whi h may re@uire a he ) to navi"ate around or u eK a bu tlin" treet ide "ro er(mar)et with numerou tall i a ommon hallmar) in ha e ene # a ea h tall an be navi"atedaround# vaulted over or throu"h or even -u t )no )ed to the ide or de troyed while barrellin" pa t.'ou ould throw rate o! !ruit to ob tru t the path o! other # or even u e the "ro er them elvea human hield i! that( your thin".

6ll in all# a zone hould alway be de ribed by it et pie e and point o! entry and e it# nomatter how ob ure. &! a player i lever enou"h they an alway ma)e their own e it# by limbin"to the roo! o! a buildin" or learin" a parti ular "ap.

S%eedather than tra )in" hard number li)e mile per hour# VeloC%TY handle thin" relatively. 'our

hara ter( peed at any "iven time i mea ured on a 0 10 ale# ea h number repre entin" a"eneral movement peedK there i a varian e between the e ran) # but the e are u""e ted"uideline .

?a)in" Speed appli able to the overall me hani i optional# but trai"ht!orward. *or anyparti ular a tion you per!orm# there i an optimal Speed at whi h the a tion an be per!ormedmo t e iently without be omin" more di ult# termed the par speed . Ta)in" a harp >0X turn on!oot probably ha a par peed o! 4# !or e ample. Dependin" on the te t# ta)in" it at a Speed ran)above or below the par peed will ad-u t the D% o! the te t by [9/ran). So# i! ta)in" the turn i par 4#but you(re wal)in" at Speed 1# that( 19 to the te t D%. 6lthou"h you houldn(t be ta)in" a te t towal) at all.


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Speed Dunnin )+atin 2oardin 2i+in

StationaryK no movement

1 Slow wal) Slow roll# ne t to no power

L 7ri ) wal) Ea y roll/ tride Ea y roll# oa tin" Ea y roll# low pedal

K o""in" ?ode t tride ?ode t roll# odd )i ) ?ode t roll# li"ht pedal

4 unnin" +90\, ?oderate tride ?oderate roll# )i ) ?oderate roll# pedal

F unnin" +G9\, Stron" tride Stron" )i ) Semi a ual pedal

W Sprintin" +100\, *ull tride *ull )i ) 7ri ) pedal

H ] Sprintin" tride epeated !ull )i ) Stron" pedal

J ] ] *ull pedal

I Sprintin" pedal

1 Standin" pedal

Action Combat Fettin" to the a tion it el! i @uite imple5 -u t "o out and do it. Fo !or a run with !riend # tart

bu tin" out tri ) # and "et wherever you(re "oin" J a umin" you have a "oal in mind. 'ou(ll u uallyhave to ma)e he ) to "et around# all o! whi h are previou ly elaborated on# but in a enewithout any pre ure you have all the time in the world to wor) on your tri ) and movement. The

y tem i meant to ea e in and out o! a tion ene rather eamle ly a well a a ommodatemany diOerent )ind o! a tion. That aid# dire t ompetition or even ombat i ometimeinevitable# o on top o! the tandard a tion !or any other a tion ene # there are ome other rulethat outline a dynami ene.

7urns Actions8hen time i relevant# the pa e o! the "ame i mea ured in turn # alled beats . ne beat i about

three e ond # o ta)e that amount o! time into on ideration when thin)in" about an appropriatea tion.

There are three ate"orie o! a tion that an be per!ormed in a turn. 6 standard action i ai"niC ant# omple a tionK thi ould be omethin" li)e a tri )# prayin" +part o!, a ta"# atta )in"#

u in" a omple ob-e t or omethin" imilar. 6 mo e action i a imple# li"ht wei"ht a tion thato!ten# a the name implie # i to do with imple movement J movin" within a zone or betweenzone # ma)in" a te t to do with movement e pli itly# han"in" your peed# or pi )in" omethin" up.6 (ree action i an a tion that ta)e almo t no eOort and ha only a minor impa t# u h a droppin"an item# !allin" prone or omethin" imilar.

6 typi al turn ha one o! ea h type o! a tion J one tandard# one move and one !ree a tion. 'ouan per!orm any a tion valid !or your move a tion in pla e o! your tandard a tion# eOe tively

allowin" two move a tion and one !ree a tion# and your !ree a tion an be u ed at any time# eveni! it i not your turn. ?ove a tion an al o be traded down to !ree a tion # i! you hoo e.

&n addition# you may al o a t in dire t re pon e to another a tion# u in" a reaction . *or e ample#i! omebody pla e a hand on your houlder without warnin"# you an ta)e a rea tion to per!orm aseoi na e and throw them over your houlder# or at h an ob-e t that i thrown to or at you.

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7eam 7ests&ndependen e and !reedom are important to mo t rudie # but to ome# !riend hip and

amaraderie are -u t a important or more o. &! you want to a i t omeone el e ( a tion# orparti ipate in a "roup atta ) or tandem tri )# you(ll need to ma)e a team test to do o.

&n a team te t# one per on a t a the primary parti ipant J they will ma)e the te t a normal. 6llother involved ma)e the ame type o! te t# but at a di ulty o! 19. &! they pa the te t# thi addV1 to the primary parti ipant( di epool !or it. Every two de"ree o! u e a!ter the Cr t "rant ane tra V1 J o at A# 9# G... de"ree o! u e . The e are totaled amon" t all parti ipant .

So i! a "roup o! three people are wor)in" to open a ma ive warehou e door# that(d be a Frit 22te t. The Cr t per on will ta)e thi a normal# with the other two ta)in" a Frit 19 te t to a i t. neroll a 20 and the other a 29# "ivin" the primary parti ipant V1 !rom the help. 6ll other u e eand de"ree o! u e are totalled# with 1 e tra te t pa ed and a total o! A de"ree o! u ebetween them# "ivin" 4 e tra de"ree o! u e to the team te t J enou"h to brin" it up to V2# but

not @uite enou"h to brin" the total up to VA. The primary a tor now ma)e their Frit 22 te t# withthe V2 di epool bonu !rom the other ( a i tan e J a Team Frit 22 te t.

:%%osition Combat &n the event that hara ter per!orm a tion relative to one another# initiati e hould be rolled.

&nitiative i a eNe te t# with the be t ore "oin" Cr t and movin" down the ran) !rom there. &! there i a tie# tho e hara ter a t imultaneou ly. *rom there# the "ame pro"re e by turn # withea h hara ter a tin" in the ori"inal initiative order. 'ou may hoo e to delay your turn until a time

o! your hoo in"K you will be moved down the initiative order a ordin"ly. therwi e# the rule !ora tion a laid out previou ly tand# pro eedin" in the turn tru ture.

Dire t ombat in VeloC%TY i no diOerent !rom any other erie o! te t # e ept there( a parti ulare@uen e that i !ollowed. &n an a tion ene# ombat an be entered and ended eamle ly Jweepin" in low to ta )le omeone !rom the ide# or ra in" ne ) and ne )# throwin" a pun h in

mid tride to throw your opponent oO. Spontaneou ombat i )nown a a s+irmish .


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Ran2ed Combat 6irearmsan"ed atta ) are omewhat diOerent to melee atta ) . The ore me hani wor) e a tly a

above# however 6im i u ed !or the atta ) he ) in tead o! %oordination. *or thrown ob-e t or+relatively, low velo ity pro-e tile # the de!en ive a tion Fuard and Dod"e are available# and

"enerally Stren"th will till aOe t the dama"e. The %ounter de!en ive a tion i only available a"ain tran"ed atta ) i! you happen to be at melee ran"e anyway.

*irearm # however# wor) a little diOerently. Hot every "ame will# and indeed not every "ameshould !eature the e in any ommon ombat apa ity. *ir tly# no de!en ive a tion are availablea"ain t Crearm # a ide !rom %ounter at melee ran"e. Se ondly# i! you(re hit# the dama"e i -u t Nat#ba ed on the weapon# with no bonu e !rom the atta )er( tat nor dama"e re i tan e !romyour . Thi ma)e Crearm parti ularly dan"erou J an item o! la t re ort.

The e rule are ba ed on the de!ault# relatively down to earth power level o! VeloC%TY . &! your"ame i et at a hi"her power level# you mi"ht hoo e to waive the e and have Crearm be -u t

another ran"ed atta ) J it( up to you.

rules sheet, including a com3at summary, is a2aila3le at the end of this document.

Character ,ro2ressionLi!e i a erie o! meanin"!ul e perien e 5

learnin" le on # leavin" impre ion # "rowin"tron"er and alway bein" better and more

intere tin" than you were ye terday. &n VeloC%TY #it( no diOerent. 'our hara ter "row over time#

be omin" tron"er# !a ter and more aware# andit( important to repre ent thi pro"re ion .

6!ter any e ion or at the end o! a tory ar #the F? award +arma # "ood !ortune -u-u that!un tion a e perien e point would in anyother "ame. 'our hara ter( a tion earn them)armaK the hart to the ri"ht ontain e ample!or thi # althou"h the F? a alway an havetheir own riteria !or )arma "ain .

&mprovin" your hara ter i trai"ht!orward5 i! you wi h to ran) up a Stat or S)ill# you pend thenew ore worth o! )arma to do o. *rom 4 to 9# it( 9 )arma# to ; i ; )arma# and o on. &t( al o 10)arma to buy a new per)# i! you(re o in lined.

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Situation ;arma

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Re%utationVelo City, li+e any upstandin metropolis, is a city that ne er sleeps. >specially on the wee+end. *(ter a

lon hard wee+'s wor+, e eryone nally ets a chance to +ic+ bac+ and en-oy themsel es. There are (ew

places where this is more apparent than 8omentum, one o( the most (amous clubs in the city. 7ne o( themany beach3(ront ni htclubs that loo+ out o er the inlets or the ocean, the whole street (eels li+e it wastransplanted strai ht (rom )outh 2each in @lorida. @lashin neon li hts, thumpin music and a sea o( bodies reet those who want to et into the real wild scene.

*nd it's not -ust because it's a ma-or rudie han out, either.

This is not -ust a place to unwind all the stress built up o er the wee+ by bumpin and rindin theni ht away. This is a place to really min le, to rub shoulders with bi names, to catch a bi brea+ or at least a hottie's number. )ometimes it's by chance, and sometimes it's by desi n. 2ut no matter what,there's always somethin to see and do.

Toni ht, ;ot Dod was (eelin luc+y. ;e was a local bi+er & D>*: local & li+e li es in an apartment threebloc+s down (rom 8omentum local. ;e only recently ot his (eet wet in the e0treme sports hoopla, ta+in his bi+e (or a spin in the local par+s, tryin thin s out. ;e had the basics down, at least, and was rowin more con dent with e ery tric+. o one said buildin cred was easy, thou h. 2ut it was the wee+end, and that meant it's party time. ;e may not ha e been a rudie (or lon , but he was de nitely a re ular here at 8omentum, and he (elt that was enou h.

aturally, the line was lon , but once he's slun+ inside with his o ersi9ed red tee, car o shorts, tanboots and Ded )o0 cap, the atmosphere hit him li+e a wall & as always. The bass was e0plosi e, colorswere swirlin and blurrin in the ambient li ht, and there were people >V>DY ;>D>. ;e e en had todod e a small roup o( uys in e0tra3(ancy red suits ma+in their way out o( the club, clearly irritated by somethin . ho dresses in two3 and three3piece suits at the club, anyway?

* hand stro+ed the blond oatee adornin his sli htly an ular (ace. ow he thou ht about it, he wasstartin to notice a trend. 2e(ore, when he came to 8omentum, he re eled in the mob and concerned himsel( with the atmosphere. ow he was startin to really learn the lay o( the land, he was be innin tonotice the di erent cliBues that athered to ether, a certain dynamic to some poc+ets in the crowd. )omeshared a similar moti( or style o( dress, and -ust naturally stuc+ to ether, whether on the 5oor, in the

arious booths, at the bar or on the upper le els o( the club.

ell, that was neither here nor there. ;ot Dod was here to party. /uttin on his best /arty 2oy impersonation & which t nicely wit the current bass trac+ & he pel ic3thrust3s+ipped his way onto thedance 5oor, his inner oo( launchin him into the (ray. There was ery little sense o( personal space onthe 5oor, and e eryone loo+ed hot to trot. Guidos in wi(ebeaters and sun lasses were st3pumpin and

-umpin around, thu s and an stas co ered in blin were holdin wine bottles and bobbin in place,and the irls & the G%D:) & were all o er. )ome were better dressed (or a ra e with their dar+, esoteric clothin and neon3dyed hair as they danced, seemin ly in a da9e as they 5ashed their un(ollowable hand

patterns. 7thers were real party irls with e0ceedin ly 5atterin clothes complementin & or not, in somecases & their ures6 some s+irts on the 5oor were better described as belts. They were the ones dancin

and loo+in se0y, shimmyin this way and that, bumpin and rindin a ainst others. )e0 on the dance 5oor loo+ed li+e a real possibility at times, and ;ot Dod couldn't help but be a little ea er about it.

)pea+ o( the de il, there's one ri ht in (ront o( him.

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Catchin his eye but a (ew (eet away was a real bombshell, with lon brunette hair, le warmers,ripped3up elbow lo es, an 73rin top and a s+irt that -ust barely made clearance, all in pin+, absolutely roc+in out on the 5oor. * wide smile raced her (ace, a woman deli hted with hersel( and li in in themoment. hat's more, she seemed to be alone6 no ob ious (riends lur+ed nearby, and no other uy seemed particularly possessi e.

;e nally had a tar et.

ith all the race e0pected o( a partyin (rat boy, the bi+er shimmied up to her, the thumpin bassrumblin the 5oor. ;e cau ht his timin with the beat and ot into a roo e, dancin around and in her direction. )he seemed to pic+ up on his mo ements and i e him a once3o er & and instead o( saunterin o somewhere else, she actually rinned and motioned him closer with a wri le o( her n er. hy awoman li+e her was so recepti e o( him, he wasn't sure, but he wasn't about to complain. The two

promptly in aded each other's personal space and started dancin around and on each other. )heturned hersel( around to bump and rind with him6 he placed his hands on her hips, and she didn't re-ect him. They continued to ether (or the duration o( the son .

%s this a dream?

*s one son ended and shi(ted into a new, lower3tempo beat, ;ot Dod's con dence ot the better o( him and spurred him on to actually try and tal+ to this irl. ;ow much could it hurt?

You come here o(ten?A he shouted o er the music.

*ll the time!A the irl shouted bac+. % lo e it here!A

*wesome!A The two shu ed around each other a little more. hat's your name?!A

Call me Vi0!A she replied. :i+e ' i0en,' y'+now?!A

Doc+in'! @ol+s call me ;ot Dod!A

%s that 'cu9 you're (ast, or you ot some other hot rod you wanna show me?A )he shot a wic+ed loo+.:ittle o' column *, little o' column 2, you mi ht say!A

'Vi0' lau hed. % li+e you! You're pretty cool! anna et a booth?A

@or real? @or real?A

hat can % say? You're +inda cute.A

or+s (or me!A ;ot Dod and his new spontaneous date, Vi0, soon shu ed o T;%) 87DT*: C7%: thedance 5oor, not unnoticed by some others. > entually, they settled into a wide el et bench o( a boothwith a table in (ront o( them and a tall bac+ i in them shelter (rom the music. The two ot to tal+in

now that it was a touch Buieter, and ;ot Dod was ery pleased with what he heard. )he lo ed to party and ha e a ood time, and she e en said she was a bit o( a s+ater, too.

You wanna see somethin cool?A Vi0 remar+ed. ;ot Dod nodded. )he promptly leaned close to himand tu ed down her already3small top, e0posin almost the entirety o( her le(t breast. *top her breast was a tattoo he hadn't noticed be(ore a lar e slee+ cursi e ), in scarlet, standin out a ainst her palewhite s+in. )he loo+ed aw(ully proud o( it, and she didn't seem to ha e any Bualms showin o most o( her body as it was. aturally, he was enamored at the si ht.

ow, that %) cool,A he e0haled. hat's it stand (or?A

Vi0 leaned up into his (ace, dan erously close. ouldn't you li+e to +now?A she whispered with a

hus+y drawl.7h yeah, she's into it.

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;ow about we head bac+ to my place later and... han out?A ;ot Dod su ested, ta+in a stab in thedar+. e can head to the s+ate par+ tomorrow (rom my place. % can show you a (ew thin s, eh?A

*ren't we an ea er bea er?A Vi0 chuc+led. Tell you what & et out your phone.A Deachin a hand beneath the rim o( her s+irt on her hip, she withdrew her own phone pin+ with rhinestones in the shapeo( a daisy. >0pertly na i atin throu h her phone, she tapped it to his, sendin him a lin+ o er @C. %'m

onna o (reshen up in the bathroom. %( you wanna +now what you're in (or toni ht, % su est you ta+e aloo+ at this. Consider it a... pre iew.A )he leered at him (or a moment be(ore slidin out o( the booth. %'ll be ri ht bac+, stud.A )he sauntered o towards the bathroom with a noticeable sashay to her step.

;ot Dod loo+ed at the shortened ED: she'd pro ided. * hi hli ht reel o( her 'conBuests?' 7r maybe anamateur ideo o( her s+atin s+ills. This was ettin better and better. ithout wastin a moment, hetapped the lin+, and it too+ him to a ideo.

Spice Inauguration Vixen A

;ot Dod's eyes widened. This was a hi hli ht reel o( the same irl he was tal+in to, pullin o themost absurd, insane tric+s he'd e er seen on blades. 7ne tric+ in particular & noted to be her ultimate

initiation tric+,A that saw her inducted & was her ta+in a ramp and rindin directly up the len th o( a (ull3si9ed 5a pole, rabbin near the top, per(ormin a (ull pole3dancin routine then rindin bac+ down the pole onto a dismount ramp. The whole time, she had a iant rin on her (ace as she twisted and contorted throu h her routine.

>ach se ment was bro+en up with more down3to3earth (oota e showin o her character, enerally her bein a 5irt and lo in to play to the crowd with her se0y an le6 whether a hot dance, blowin +issesto the audience o( tu in her s+irt to 5ash her panties to the leerin crowd. >ach piece o( (oota e wastal+ed o er by se eral tal+in heads, each remar+in about her style and Buali cations and why her induction into )pice was deser ed6 they call her a 'prodi y,' with reat 5e0ibility and a sense o( darin .

)he's a 'wild irl,' tied down to nothin . )he's (earless, she li es (or the moment in e erythin she does.)he ma+es e erythin she does loo+ smo+in hot6 it's important to note, they say, that one does not recei e an in itation to )pice on loo+s alone, thou h it's her 'showmanship' that lea es an impact onmany crowds.

That's when ;ot Dod remembered what )pice was.

That's when he reali9ed what that iant red ) tattooed on her breast stood (or.

;is -aw dropped ri ht as she slun+ bac+ into the booth, slidin hersel( across to straddle him, pinnin him to the seat. * lasci ious leam s+ipped across her eye as she leaned up and bit his earlobe. ;e

ulped, as she whispered low, %( you thin+ %'m a wild thin toni ht... -ust you wait until we hit the par+ tomorrow. Then %'ll show you how wild % can really be.A

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6bout$elo5Fo 8here'ou8anna Fo

=o $here you $anna 2oThis entire chapter is optional & Velo is what you ma+e o( it. You may ha e di erent an s, or di erent locations, or -ust a di erent city entirely. You could be playin in ew Yor+, or To+yo,

or a city o( your own ma+in . hate er the case, as lon as you can sta e ad entures in it, it doesn't matter where the ame ta+es place.

How you )now who you are and what you an do# it( time to e plore where you an "o and whoyou ould meet there# on the artiC ial i land and it metropoli # $elo %ity.

6 mentioned be!ore# $elo i built on an artiC ial i land in the ati.es? =an2s o; VeloThi i a runnin" li t o! the bi""e t "roup o! rudie in $elo %ity. The e "an" have )nown

per ona # ma-or treet pre en e and "enerally hold territoryK the mover and ha)er o! the ity#tho e who any ambitiou rudie will have to deal with on their way to the top. There are# o! our e#

ountle maller "an" with or without a liation to the lar"er one # but they aren(t li ted here Jyou an thin) them up on the Ny. There( al o "enerally no pro livity toward a in"le type o! movement in any "iven "an".

7oo)worm and intelle tual o! all tripe # 7ibliothe@ue i aneutral "an" o! hi torian and librarian that run the library and!orum o! St. 6ltitude( 6r hive . 8hile not without their own tyle

and a bit o! Nair# they(re "enerally o! a boo)i h ort J a "uild o! philo opher # theori t # tea herand ar hivi t that pre!er to )eep to them elve and their re ord # and tay uninvolved in "an"politi . They impartially hroni le the hi tory o! $elo %ity and help or"anize event and

ompetition around the ity# !or !un and !or the beneCt o! other . The ar hive them elve areneutral "round# a a""re ion will not be tolerated in the pre en e o! learnin"# not only be au eother "an" will -ump to their de!en e. &! omeone want to )now anythin" about anythin"# they

hould on ult with 7ibliothe@ue Cr t.

6 repu"nant and vi iou a their name implie # the 7i" Ha tieare a band o! rampa"in" brute and bullie that ow haoeverywhere they "o. De )ed out in pat hwor) "ear and with nore"ard !or boundarie # they po e the ubtlety# "ra e and intelli"en e o! a rampa"in" bull at arodeo# tra hin" anythin" in their way and rai in" all )ind o! hell. 6l o a the name implie # mo tmember o! the "an" an be de ribed a lar"e and in har"e#M bein" built heavier and tou"herthan mo t# and the only thin" they re pe t i tren"th. 6lthou"h they(re )nown to han" out at one

o! the old arnival ite # it( widely believed that their real home ba e i omewhere in the maze o! $elo( ewer # onne tin" every orner o! the ity and u ed to navi"ate around it. &t(d ertainlye plain the mell.

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Sel! tyled hampion o! love#M the 7la ) o e are an all!emale "an" that roam the ity# preadin" love and beauty whiledi pen in" -u ti e a"ain t tho e they ee a de ervin" o! their

womanly !ury. Some all them hi"h aliber !emini t M or he woman man hater M or -u tbit he M but their tyle empha ize their per onal beauty and their de ire !or e@uality. ?o t 7la )o e pride them elve on their beauty# o!ten to the

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