d20 Steampower Publishing The Future Soldier's Battlefield Handbook.pdf

the future soldier’s

BATTLEFIELD

HANDBOOK

WRITING & DESIGN

Andrew Kenrick

EDITING

Jess Hartley

ARTWORK

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THE FUTURE SOLDIER’S BATTLEFIELD HANDBOOK

The Future Soldier’s Battleﬁ eld Handbook is published by SteamPower Publishing Ltd.

5 Jupiter House, Calleva Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 8NN, England

publisher is expressly forbidden.

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Requires the use of the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game and the d20 Future supplement,

published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

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are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and are used according to the terms of the

d20 System License version 6.0. A copy of this License can be found at www.wizards.

com/d20.

DESIGNATION OF OPEN CONTENT

All Commander’s Orders boxouts and the entirety of chapters 3

and 7 are designated as open content, as per section 15 of the Open

Gaming License.

THE FUTURE SOLDIER’S BATTLEFIELD HANDBOOK

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4

THREE: THE FUTURE SOLDIER 28

War Veterans 28

Veteran Feats 28

Battle Hardened 28

Battle Scarred 28

Lone Survivor 29

Twitchy 29

War Criminal 29

War Hero 29

Advanced Classes 30

Commando 30

Battleﬁ eld Technician 31

Warmaster 33

Marine 35

Fighter Ace 37

War Correspondent 39

Mechanized Trooper 40

Guerrilla Fighter 42

FIVE: BATTLE ON THE PLANETS 57

Fighting in a Surface Battle 57

Unusual Ground Conﬂ icts 57

Urban Warfare 57

Riots 57

Guerrilla Warfare 58

Boarding Actions 58

ONE: WAR WITHOUT END 5

War in the Information Age 5

War in the Fusion Age 5

War in the Gravity Age 5

War in the Energy Age 5

Introducing War 6

Involving Characters in War 6

Military Campaign Types 7

Type I: Life on the Frontline 7

Type II: All your Base 9

Type III: Command & Control 10

Type IV: Military Intelligence 11

Type V: Mission Improbable 12

Type VI: For the Love of Money 13

Type VII: Gunrunners 14

Type VIII: Guerrillas in the Midst 16

Type IX: A Sky Full of Stars 17

Type X: Live from the Frontline 18

SIX: GROUNDFALL 60

Fighting in a Planetary Assault 60

Orbital Attack 60

Planetary Landing 60

Ground Assault 60

The Problem with Orbital Bombardment 61

SEVEN: MACHINERY OF WAR 62

Weapons 62

Equipment 63

Starships 63

Starship Sensors 65

Grappling Systems 65

Orbital Weaponry 66

Vehicles 67

Vehicle Gear 71

Robots 73

INDEX 74

OGL 76

FOUR: WAR BETWEEN THE STARS 45

Fighting in a Space Battle 45

Handling Space Battles 45

Crew Positions 45

Starship Actions 48

Blindside 48

Boarding 49

Coordinate Fleet 49

Electronic Countermeasures 49

Intercept Communication 49

Launch Vessel 49

Starship Damage 50

Secondary Damage 50

Critical Hits and Crewmembers 55

TWO: WAR IS HELL 20

Day in Day Out 20

Preventing Boredom 20

Courage Under Fire 20

Battle Fatigue 23

Desertion, Defection and Going AWOL 23

Spacing 24

Surface Leave 24

Injury and Death 25

The Other Side 25

Propaganda 25

Deployment and Redeployment 26

Psychics at War 26

THE FUTURE SOLDIER’S BATTLEFIELD HANDBOOK

INTRODUCTION

Listen up, soldier!

THE FUTURE SOLDIER

This book might just save your life, so pay attention.

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This handbook will provide you with an insight into the dangers and challenges you will

face on any future battleﬁ eld, whether planetside or in the void of space; detail the roles

of military and civilian personnel in a combat zone; offer suggestions and advice for

surviving war; and act as a guide to many of the weapons, equipment and vehicles that

you will encounter in battle.

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Due to the Temporal Agreement of 3254 signed by all participating inter-temporal

powers, this handbook is required to be compatible with all known Progress Level

societies and technology. Information concerning more or less advanced militaries

than your own should not be disregarded – information is what, soldier? Yes, power.

Remember that!

This book is issued by the Ministry of War, in association with Steampower Publishing.

It is provided in a ﬂ exible digital format for easy access and reference in the war zone.

If you feel the need to have access to a print copy, durapaper can be provided for you

to print it yourself, or a military issue sturdy handbook can be obtained from your local

quartermaster.

Remember, soldier! Copying this book or passing it to unauthorised comrades may lead

to it falling into enemy hands, and may be tantamount to treason. Treason is punishable

by spacing. Do you want to be spaced, soldier? No? Good!

You are holding in your hands the single most important piece of kit you will ever be

issued. Read it from cover to cover, pay attention to what it says, and keep it with you

at all times.

General Andrew ‘Tin Pot’ Kenrick

COMMANDER’S ORDERS

Information presented in a box like this one should be disregarded

or passed up the chain of command to your commanding ofﬁ cer. It

is intended to provide additional advice and guidance to an ofﬁ cer

when planning a war strategy or a combat simulation. This does not

concern you, soldier. Move along.

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