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Design: Frank Chadwick

Additional Design and Development: David Nilsen

Art Direction: Bradley K. McDevitt

Cover and InteriorPhotography: Greg Novak

Typesetting and Proofreading: Michelle Sturgeon

Playtesting: Brennen Balesteiri, Rich Burk, Clayton Bush, JamesConner, Rich George,

JohnKinder, Sheenan Krosley, Brian Lassater, Dave Lesch, JohnMcCarthy, JoeyRubenstein,

Aaron Schmidt, Steve Schwartz, Graham Smith, Steve Swan, JerryWebster

Playtest Coordinators: Tom Harris, and Dave Hermann as The Beaver

Striker 11": Miniatures Warfare In the Far Future

Striker llm is CDW's trademark for its game of science fiction combat.

Travellev33 is CDW's registered trademark for its science-fiction roleplaying game.

ISBN 1-55878-173-0

P.O. Box 1646

Bloomington, IL 61 702-1 646

Rule 1: The Fundamentals ...........................................

Ferry Table ............................................................

Rule 19 Electronic Warfare ........................................

Rule 2: MountingTroops ............................................

Communicators Table ...........................................

Rule 3: Unit Cards .......................................................

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Troop Quality Summary Table .................................

Rule 20 Meteoric &aulb

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Meteoric Assault Drop Height ................................

Rule 4 Command and Control ....................................

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Rule 5: Movement ....................................................

Rule 21: Nuclear Weapons

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Terrain Effects Table

Rule 22: PSiOnics

Facing Diagram ............... ; .....................................

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Rule 6 Visibility and Spotting ....................................

Rule 23: Force Composition ......................................

Obstacle Height Table ...........................................

Troop Quality Tables .............................................

Spotting Difficulty Modifiers Table ..........................

Leadership Level Table ...........................................

Rule 7 Direct Fire Combat ........................................

Equipment Level Table ..........................................

Orders Summary Table .......................................... 1 7

Sample Small Arms Hit Distribution Table ............... 18

Cover Saving Throw Number Table ........................

Rule 24 Support Personnel .......................................

Rule 25 Campaign Moves ........................................

Cover Explosive Power Modifier Table ....................

Detection Modifiers Table ......................................

Movement Allowances Table .................................

Counter Codes Table .............................................

Terrain Effects Table ...............................................

Rule 8 Indirect Fire ...................................................

Rule 9 Morale ..........................................................

Rule 26 Supply & Fatigue .........................................

Morale Modifiers Table ..........................................

Supply Table .........................................................

Rule 27: Integration with Traveller ............................

Rule 10 Melees ........................................................

Melee Modifiers Table ...........................................

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Freedom's Call ..........................................................

Rule 11 :PlanetscaPes ................................................

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Say Good Night

Fortification Fire Modifiers Table .............................

Strength on Strength .................................................

Rule 12 Vehicular Transport ......................................

Rule 13: Advanced Direct Fire ....................................

Aerial Bombardment Table ....................................

A: Converting Traveller Equipment to Striker ............ 91

Rule 14 Advanced Artillery ........................................

Scatter Diagram ....................................................

B: Imperial/Regency Vehicles .....................................

Submunition Fire Modifiers Table ...........................

C Reformation Coalition Vehicles .............................

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Rule 15 Advanced Visibility .......................................

D: Zhodani Vehicles ................................................

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Distance to Horizon Table ......................................

E Other Vehicles .....................................................

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Wind Table ...........................................................

F Missiles ................................................................

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Rule 16 Advanced Weather ......................................

C: Infantry Equipment .............................................

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Rainfall Table .........................................................

H: Unit Organizations ..............................................

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Rain Ground Conditions Table ...............................

I: Design Sequence Updates ....................................

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Miring Table .........................................................

J: Blank Unit Cards ...................................................

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Snowfall Table .......................................................

k Blank Vehicle Cards .............................................

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Snow Ground Conditions Table .............................

Rule 17 Alien Atmospheres .......................................

Atmosphere Effects Tables .....................................

Maintenance Point Multiplier Table ........................

RULE 1: THE FUNDAREWALS

Striker is a tacticalminiaturesgame of ground combat inthe far

future. It is designed to emphasize the two salient aspects of

combat at this levekapidlychanging tactical situations and the

importance of leadership and troop quality-whileallowing for a

wide variety of weapons and vehicles from all tech levelscovered

by the Travellen3 science-fiction roleplaying game.

Striker is set in the universe of Traveller: The New Era, but

its rules can as easily be used for resolving science-fiction

battles inany milieu. Game informationfor vehicles, weapons

and personnel are listed in the equipment data charts. The

appendices to these rules contain the organization charts of

typical main force units (primarily battalions) for the Reforma-

tion Coalition, the Regency of Deneb and a variety of smaller

states. Equipment data for these units is included in another

appendix. The game reference charts contain information

most frequently used during the play of the game.

troops available for play and the time that can be devoted to

the game. The referee has the right to alter rules, ratings and

organizations so as to best suit the scenario he is attempting

to run. Victory conditions, if needed, and any other informa-

tion necessary for the scenario should be given to players. As

a general rule, the more organized the scenario, the better the

actual game will be for the players.

1.3 Sequence of Play

1.31 Phases: Each game turn isplayed in a series of phases.

In general, these phases are resolved in sequence, with all

action in one phase being resolved before another phase

begins. The phases, in order, are:

Command Phase

Movement Phase

Fire Phase

Morale Phase

Melee Phase

The details of what occursin each phase will be taken up later

in these rules. It isthe job of the referee to see that each phase

is carried out quickly and in its proper sequence.

1.1 Scale

These rules are written with 25mm miniatures in mind, but

may be used with any scale desired. Each vehicle or heavy

weapon representsone actual vehicleor heavyweapon of that

type. Single-figure stands represent single individuals, while

multiple-figure stands represent four-person fireteams.

Ground scale is 1 :1000, which means that each millimeter

on the gaming table represents one meter of actual distance.

All movement and rangesinthe game are given incentimeters

on the playing surface (each representing 10 meters of real

distance). For players without access to metric rulers, one inch

equals 25 meters.

Each game turn represents five minutes of elapsed time.

1.4 Task Rolls

The central game mechanic in Striker isa D20 task roll. This

rollismade todetermineiftargetsareseenorhitbyfire, among

other things.

The target number for the roll is usually determined by the

range and quality of troops making the attempt. This will then

be modified by difficulty modifiers, abbreviated "diff mods,"

in the rules. A +diff mod makes the task more difficult by

halving the target number (rounding fractions down), while a

-diff mod makes it easier, doubling the target number.

All applicable diff mods are combined into a single compos-

ite modifier, which is then applied to the task. As a practical

matter, diff mods serve to shift the range column used to the

right (+diff mod) or the left (4ff mod).

Once the target number is determined, roll 1D20. If the

number rolled is less than or equal to the target number, the

task succeeds; otherwise, it fails.

1.2 The Referee

Striker may be played with or without a referee. A referee

should be a player who knows the rules well and is willing to

supervise the game beingplayed, butnotplay. A referee's tasks

are to generate the scenario, determine the terrain and the

makeup of both sides, and keep track of hidden units. In

addition, the referee is responsible for keeping the game

moving and adjudicating any dispute of the rules that may

occur. This leads us to the following ironclad statement:

The referee's word is low during the come of the game, even

if the ruling is directly contray to the printed rules.

Each group of players will have varying opinions about

values of specific weapons, the best way to represent specific

battlefield activitiesand so on. The middle of a game is notthe

best time to debate such points. The best way to avoid this is

to make the referee'srulingsfinal forthescenario being played.

Discussion should wait until after the game is over (indeed, a

post-game "debriefing" can be very rewarding).

A referee can be dispensed with if a group consists of

cooperative, well-experienced players who can agree upon a

scenario ahead of time.

A well-planned scenario takes into account the number of

players, their experience with the rules, the table space and

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