Vehicles

Vehicles are described by a number of statistics, as shown on Table:

**Value:** This is the gold value to acquire the vehicle.

**Armor Class:** The vehicle’s Armor Class.

**Damage Threshold:** A vehicle has immunity to all damage unless it takes an amount of damage from a single attack or effect equal to or greater than its damage threshold, in which case it takes damage as normal. Any damage that fails to meet or exceed the vehicle’s damage threshold is considered superficial and doesn’t reduce the vehicle’s hit points.

**Hit Points:** The vehicle’s full normal hit points.

**Handling DC:** This is the base DC for ability checks made to perform maneuvers and stunts.

**Maximum Speed Factor:** The highest speed factor the vehicle can attain.

**Crew:** The standard number of crew. In most cases, only one person is needed to drive the vehicle; other crew members serve as gunners or copilots.

**Passengers:** The number of passengers (in addition to the crew) the vehicle is designed to carry. Vehicles that carry passengers can use that space to carry additional cargo when passengers aren’t present. Each unused passenger slot allows the vehicle to carry an additional 100 pounds of cargo.

**Cargo Capacity:** The amount of cargo the vehicle is designed to carry. Many vehicles can carry extra passengers instead of cargo, but doing so is usually a cramped, uncomfortable, and often unsafe experience for those passengers. As a rule of thumb, one additional passenger can be carried for each 250 pounds of unused cargo capacity.

## **Civilian Ground Vehicles**

Most new civilian cars include such standard features as air conditioning, air bags, antilock brakes, cruise control, keyless entry, and an AM/FM radio with CD player. Luxury vehicles often also include extras such as heated side mirrors, power seats, leather upholstery, and sunroofs. In general, these luxury amenities can be added to a nonluxury car with an increase of 1 to the vehicle’s value.

Unless otherwise noted, civilian cars provide three-quarters cover for their occupants (although passengers who lean out of windows or sunroofs, perhaps to fire weapons, may be reduced to one-half cover). Like cars, trucks generally provide three-quarters cover to their occupants. The rear bed of a pickup truck, however, provides only half cover. Motorcycles tend to perform better than automobiles, but they provide no cover to their occupants.

**Dirt Bike.** Similar to the motorcycle used by United States Army cavalry scouts, this classic off-road motorcycle comes equipped with off-road tires.

**Armored Truck.** Used to transport money between businesses and financial institutions, armored trucks are designed to deter would-be thieves. The truck has three doors and firing ports that allow the crew to use their firearms without leaving the vehicle. The armored truck provides nine-tenths cover for its occupants. It is equipped with puncture-resistant tires.

**Four-wheeler ATV.** This all-terrain vehicle is something like a four-wheeled motorcycle and comes equipped with off-road tires. It provides no cover for its riders.

**Moving Truck.** This is a large cargo truck used to move furniture or deliver freight. Trucks of this sort are often available as rentals. A moving truck provides three-quarters cover for occupants in the cab and total cover for any in the back.

## **Civilian Air Vehicles**

A few examples are provided here from the variety of air-going vehicles that might be available to characters.

**Helicopter.** A common civilian helicopter, also adopted by many military forces as a light utility helicopter. It provides three-quarters cover for crew and passengers.

**Passenger helicopter.** This is a twin-engine, sturdy, reliable helicopter used for passenger and cargo work all over the world. Military versions are still in use in many countries. It provides three-quarters cover for crew and passengers (half cover for passengers if the cargo doors are open).

**Prop plane.** This common single-engine propeller plane is relatively inexpensive. It provides three-quarters cover for crew and passengers.

**Private jet.** This is a sleek business jet introduced in the late 90s. Two turbofans, set on the fuselage above and behind the wings, provide the power. The interior includes luxury accommodations and a lavatory. It provides three-quarters cover for crew and total cover for passengers.

## **Civilian Water Vehicles**

A few examples are provided here from the variety of water vehicles that might be available to characters.

**Runabout.** This is a powerboat with an outboard engine and an open cockpit with a tiny cabin (about the size of the interior of an economy car) forward. It comes with a trailer; loading or unloading it requires a paved boat ramp and 10 minutes of work. It provides half cover to occupants in the cockpit or stern, total cover to occupants in the cabin, and no cover to those forward of the cockpit.

**Cabin cruiser.** This is a motor yacht with two internal diesel engines. It comes equipped with four berths and a fully equipped galley. It provides half cover to occupants in the cockpit or stern, total cover to occupants below deck, and no cover to those forward of the cockpit.

**Jet ski.** This is a two-seat jet ski that propels itself with a powerful jet of water. It provides no cover for its riders.

## **Military Vehicles**

Several military vehicles are covered here. In addition, a number of the civilian vehicles covered above, such as the passenger helicopter, are commonly seen in military service.

**Battle tank.** This tank is crewed by a driver, a gunner, a gun loader, and a commander. It has three top hatches, one for the driver and two on the turret. (The driver’s position cannot be reached from the other positions, which are all in the turret.) It takes an action to enter a tank and another action to start it moving. it provides total cover to its occupants.

This vehicle comes equipped with a tank cannon (see Table: Vehicle Weapons) and an mounted heavy machine gun (see Table: Ranged Weapons), both mounted in full turrets.

**Personnel carrier.** This armored vehicle is crewed by a driver, a gunner, and a commander. It has three top hatches, one above each crew position, and a large door in back for infantry soldiers to load or disembark. It takes an action to enter the vehicle through a top hatch, and another action to start it moving. In addition to its own armament, the carrier’s passenger compartment has ports that allow passengers to fire their personal weapons from within the vehicle. It provides total cover to its occupants.

This vehicle comes equipped with a mounted heavy machine gun (see Table: Vehicle Weapons) mounted in a full turret.

**Heavy utility helicopter.** This vehicle provides three-quarters cover to crew and passengers (half cover to passengers if the cargo doors are open).

 Mounted heavy machine gun
 \*Value and weight do not apply. These weapons are part of the vehicles on which they are mounted.