INIQUITY

The Iniquity system is to reflect what happens to humans as they careen through the Universe, bumping into very amoral or horrific situations. This also is an idea on how observing or participating can take its toll on a humans psyche.

Accumulate 10 points and your character is so disturbed/depraved as to not be playable anymore, since they are more animal than human.

Max is 10, and you start at 4. You can buy down your Iniquity rating with exp.

### **Rolling more dice is bad, rolling successes is bad.**

Opposite of the rest of the game. +3 permanent exp to anyone who makes a better system.

You roll your Iniquity after a choice Xenocidal action or whatever, as shown below. Typically will be 4 dice, as per the chart. If you ***succeed*** on this roll, you **LOSE** a permanent point of Iniquity and take a -1 on all rolls that session.

### Actions/Events that may trigger an Iniquity roll:

* Working with new species Xeno-tech
	+ First pangs of Xeno-Exposure
	+ Engineering rolls
	+ Technician rolls
* Hurting some life form
	+ Intentional or Unintentional
	+ Causing pain, maiming, torture, etc..
	+ Selling or Buying of Sentient creatures
* Killing one or many lifeforms
	+ Intentional or Unintentional
	+ Self-defense, preemptive striking
	+ Singular entity, many entities, planet/system wide Xenocide
* Self-Sacrifice
	+ Giving away vital materials to those in need; not just a token charity, but something *vital*
	+ Granting lifeform asylum or other clemency when they are being hunted; Could have denied and left
	+ Enduring combat to save others; Could have escaped or ignored otherwise
* Courage and Justice
	+ Actively seeking danger to rectify situations
		- Destroying enemies to prevent additional hunting/killing
		- Kidnapping/rescuing victims; going far out of your way
	+ Standing firm against overwhelming force; committing to action despite ease of escape
* Preventing/dispelling XenoExposure
	+ Standing ***against*** the use of alien technology/culture/biology
		- It is maddening, Its remove your humanity, prejudice against novelty
		- Save for some characters who took quirks, interacting with alien situation triggers human emotions like fatigue, vertigo, and disgust.
	+ Actively destroying or casting aside alien tech
		- As above, it is an affront to human emotion and must be done away with
			* However, humantech analogues are acceptable
		- Angry and phobic destruction and denial of use of alien exposures
		- Disgust and aggression toward any contradictions (Eg. Engineer on the crew that insists alien tech is ok, or social character cavorting with aliens)

The dice pool modifiers below can apply to any triggered roll (Xenocide of a planet and also catching dice additions for relevant XenoTech use).

### Possible dice pool reductions, and that's Good:

Character is protecting themselves -1

Character is acting in accordance with their Virtue -1

Character is acting in accordance with their Vice -1

Character is protecting a loved one -2

### Possible dice pool additions, and these are Bad:

Serious Injury +1 Point

Despair +1 Point

Maiming Injury +1 Point

Working with Trivial Xeno-Exposure +1 Point

Witness Death of Friend +1 Point

Enduring Fear +1 Point

Working with Minor Xeno-Exposure +2 Point

Victimizing an Innocent +2 Points

Cause Death of Friend +2 Points

Consuming Hatred +1 Point

Having Reality Turned Upside Down +1 Point

Meeting avatar of an Alien +2 Points

Prolonged Abuse +1 Point

Witness Death of Loved One +1 Point

Cause Death of Loved One Incr. +2 Points

Prolonged Terror Incr. +1 Point

Witness Massacre or Bloodbath Incr. +1 Point

Cause Massacre or Bloodbath +2 Points

Witness True Form of an Alien +4 Points

Witnessing a murder +3

Committing premeditated murder +5

Killing in self-defense +4

Killing by accident (car wreck, e.g.) +4

Causing visible serious injury to a person +2

Committing Torture +3

Enduring physical torture +2

Committing accidental Xenocide +5

Committing intentional Xenocide +7