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BLACK MARKET

the Fleet that operates as a haven for people

who want goods and services out of the sight

of Galactica . If there is such a place, that’s where

you’ll ind Danner Tevis. Bring plenty of money, and

don’t frak around if you want to get out alive.

his article presents a wide range of improvised

or black market weaponry that player characters may

encounter in the hands of civilians or the criminal

element within the Fleet’s black market. hese

weapons will primarily be in the hands of supporting

characters, though non-military personnel may utilize

these weapons. Player characters may also potentially

create any of these weapons using the appropriate

Skill, assuming resources are available.

Each weapon is presented in a fashion similar

to the weapons from pages 108-113 of the Battlestar

Galactica core rulebook. Two additional pieces of

information are provided for each weapon: Skill (the

skill used to create or modify the improvised weapon);

and Diiculty (the hreshold of the complex action).

An entry preixed with “±” indicates that the value

is uncertain and is based on an estimate of the value

of scavenged components. An entry of “—” indicates

that the item cannot (or does not need to) be crafted/

modiied.

WEAPONS

Note his article does not attempt to address the

enormity of improvised weapons that may be devised by

player characters or supporting characters, but instead

presents a representative sampling. Furthermore, it does

not in any way condone the manufacture or use of said

improvised weapons under any circumstance or conditions

less than a full-scale Cylon invasion.

he primary threat to the Colonial Fleet is from

marauding Cylon raiders and the massive basestars,

a threat that must be dealt with by starship guns

and tactics. Aboard the ships of the Fleet, however,

paranoia about Cylon iniltrators has made many

of the last surviving members of humankind seek

weapons of their own, not trusting to the overtaxed

Colonial Military for protection. Additionally, as

with any cross-section of humanity, an inevitable

criminal element has emerged and is active within the

Fleet. Because the military is not handing guns out to

civilians, those civilians who want them are forced

to make their own, or purchase them on the black

market.

hat’s

where

Danner

Tevis

comes

into

the

Melee Weapons

Blackjack: A traditional blackjack (also called a

cosh) is a leather sac illed with lead weight. It’s used

to strike someone in the back of the head, knocking

them out. A blackjack is padded enough not to cause a

lot of damage, but heavy enough to deliver a powerful

blow.

Blowtorch: his describes a utility-style blowtorch

with a self-contained fuel supply.

Broken Bottle: Easy to come by, a broken bottle is

a weapon of desperation.

Chain: A length of chain ranging from one to two

yards in length, either whirled and swung like a whip

or coiled and used like a lail.

Power Tool, Medium: Medium power tools are

those larger than a pistol, but can still be utilized

one-handed. hey include saws, larger drills, welding

torches, pneumatic hammers, and the like. Some

power tools work on rechargeable power packs

or batteries; others must be plugged into a power

source.

Power Tool, Large: hese are large power tools,

designed for heavy industrial work. hey are bulky and

heavy, always requiring two hands to use, and many

picture.

D ANNER T EVIS , B LACK

M ARKET W EAPONS

D EALER (V ETERAN )

Agi d6 Str d6 Vit d6 Ale d10 Int d10 Wil d10; LP 16;

Init d6+d10

Traits Convict d6, Friends in Strange Places d4,

Greedy d4, Hideout d6, Liar d6, Pack Rat d8, Paranoid

d4, Shadow d6

Skills Covert d6/Open Locks d8/Streetwise d8,

Craft d6/Metalworking d8/Weapon Design d8, Guns

d6, Heavy Weapons d6/Demolitions d8, Inluence d6/

Barter d10, Knowledge d6/Appraisal d8, Mechanical

Engineering

d6/Create

Mechanical

Device

d8,

Perception d4, Ranged Weapons d4

Description Danner Tevis works within the

Colonial Fleet’s black market. Before the Cylon

apocalypse he was a criminal, selling illegal weapons

to dangerous people. He can lay his hands on an

astonishing array of improvised and manufactured

weaponry, and he’s all-too-willing to help people

make their own (for the right price). here are rumors

of a cargo hold or storage deck on a ship somewhere in

require a harness or backpack-mounted

mechanism. Heavy power tools include drills,

pneumatic scrapers, welding torches, scrapers,

riveter, jackhammers, power prybars, saws, and

other weapons that require massive force. Most heavy

power tools require an adjacent and connected power

source, or heavy rechargeable power cells.

Power Tool, Small: Spacecraft need a lot of

maintenance, and most require some form of power

tools to properly do so. Power tools are often used as

improvised weapons, stolen from engineering tool

sets, or even used in desperation. A small power tool

is any tool equal to or smaller than a pistol. Some of

these might be small welders, drills, cutters, and other

hardware. Most small power tools have rechargeable

power packs or work on battery power, while a few

must be plugged into a power source. Many power

tools are insulated or otherwise designed for use in

space.

Shiv: Also called a shank, a shiv is any small piece

of metal or hard substance that has been sharpened

into a stabbing instrument. Unlike a regular knife, the

shiv is mostly a point and somewhere to grab it. hey

are easy to smuggle past guards and conceal.

Tool: his category covers a wide range of prybars,

hammers, axes, sledges, and other tools that could be

utilized in hand-to-hand combat. Unlike improvised

weapons like pieces of pipe, tools have proper

handgrips and are properly balanced to maximize the

user’s expense of force.

Wire, High Voltage: A high voltage wire isn’t a black

market weapon, but is instead an improvised weapon

that might be utilized in a ight. Most starships are full

of high voltage wires, and structural damage often

knocks these loose (creating spectacular showers of

sparks). In a pinch, a player character might grab the

insulated portion of a wire and use it as a weapon.

Wire, Low Voltage: Identical to high voltage wires

(as above), but with a lower voltage.

Ranged Weapons

Blowgun: A long tube or barrel for the user to

propel a small dart through, using air pressure. A

primitive weapon, these don’t do much damage, but

the dart may be used to deliver poison. he blowgun’s

virtue is that it’s easy to make and doesn’t make much

noise.

Bolo: Two or more weights connected by wire or

cord, thrown at a foe to immobilize or strike them.

here are (likely apocryphal) rumors that a tribe of

desert-dwelling tribe from Aerelon use explosive

bolos in their hunting rituals. With an Extraordinary

success for a bolo attack, the target is entangled for a

–2 Skill step reduction to physical actions until freed.

An Easy (3) Agility + Athletics/Escape Artist action

will free the target as a single turn’s action.

Bow: Traditionally, bows are made of carven

wood or composite plastics, often with sophisticated

design. In the Fleet, a bow is likely a spare piece of

thick plastic or a narrow length of spring steel, with

B lack M arket / I MprovIsed M elee W eapons

Weapon

Damage

Cost

Availability

Skill

Difficulty

Blackjack

d2 S

±10 c

Uncommon

Craft

Blowtorch

d4 W + fire

20 c

Uncommon

—

Broken Bottle

d2 W

—

Common

—

Chain

d2 B

2 c

Common

—

Power Tool, Large

d6 B

150 c

Uncommon

—

Power Tool, Medium

d4 B

75 c

Uncommon

—

Power Tool, Small

d2 B

25 c

Common

—

Shiv

d2 W

—

Common

Craft

Tool

d4 B

5–15 c

Common

—

Wire, High Voltage

d8 S + shock

—

Uncommon

—

Wire, Low Voltage

d2 S + shock

—

Uncommon

—

B lack M arket / I MprovIsed r anged W eapons

Weapon

Range

Increment

Damage

Cost

Availability

Skill

Difficulty

Craft or Ranged

Weapons

Blowgun

d2 W

10 yds

—

Common

Bolo

d2 B

10 yds

—

Common

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Bow

d4 W

25 yds

±10 c

Uncommon

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Crossbow

d4 W

50 yds

±25 c

Uncommon

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Dart

d2 W

5 yds

—

Common

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Flamethrower,

Large

Improvised

Mechanical Engineering

or Scientific Expertise

2d6 W

5 yds

±50 c

Rare

Flamethrower,

Small

Improvised

Mechanical Engineering

or Scientific Expertise

d6 W

1 yds

±10 c

Common

Knife, Throwing

d2 W

5 yds

±5 c

Uncommon

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Pepper Spray

d2 S

1 yds

20 c

Uncommon

Scientific Expertise

Sling

d4 W

10 yds

—

Common

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Spear

d4 W

5 yds

—

Common

Craft

Speargun

d4 W

5 yds

±10 c

Uncommon

Craft or Ranged Weapns

Throwing Star

d2 W

3 yds

—

Common

Craft or Ranged Weapns

arrows fashioned from whatever scrap metal could be

scavenged.

Crossbow: As with bows (above), real crossbows

are sophisticated weapons constructed of wood and/or

plastics, polymers, and metal. In the Fleet, a crossbow

is likely a length of pipe metal with a bow of spring

steel, with bolts made from sharpened scavenged

metal tubing.

Dart: Any small throwing weapon with a single

point, weighted to hurl point-irst at a target.

Recreation centers on Galactica and throughout the

Fleet have darts and dartboards, and darts can be

easily fashioned from scavenged components.

Flamethrower, Small Improvised: he small

improvised lamethrower is an easy-enough device to

make, essentially a pressurized canister of propellant

and an igniter. his can be as simple as an aerosolized

lammable (hair spray, perfumes, paint, industrial

cleaner, etc.) and a lighter. he components may

be attached together, or just used as an impromptu

weapon. Cans of aerosol are growing scarce in the

Colonial Fleet, hence the low availability. his is a

two-handed weapon. An Extraordinary success has

set the target on ire, doing the same damage each

turn until extinguished.

Flamethrower, Large Improvised: his is a larger

version of the improvised lamethrower, and is bulky,

rarely concealable. Usually one of these consists of an

igniter (like a chemical torch) combined with a large

container or supply of fuel. An Extraordinary success

has set the target on ire, doing the same damage each

turn until extinguished.

B lack M arket / I MprovIsed F IrearMs

Weapon

Damage

Range Increment

Cost

Availability

Skill

Difficulty

Flare Pistol

1d6 W

10 yrds

75 c

Uncommon

—

Ranged

Weapons

Snap Gun

1d4 W

10 yrds

±2 c

Uncommon

Knife, hrowing: Many knives are balanced for

throwing. Knives speciically made for throwing lack

crosspieces and are very light, lat weapons easy to

make and conceal.

Pepper Spray: A chemical propellant sprayed

into an opponent’s face and eyes, causing temporary

blindness and respiratory distress. An Extraordinary

success has blinded the target utterly, using the rules

on page 91 of the core rulebook for guidance.

Sling: A simple weapon consisting of a length

of cord or strap and a pocket, used to hurl a small

weighted projectile. Easily improvised from readily-

available components.

Spear: he second-most primitive weapon (after

the club), any variation of a long sharpened stick.

Many spears are improvised from long pieces of pipe

or metal struts, with one end cut at a sharp angle.

Speargun: Similar to a crossbow, a speargun is an

elongated pistol (or shortened rile) stock designed to

project short spear-like bolts. he means of projection

can be elastic cables, a pneumatic pump, a small

explosive charge, or even a magnetic rail.

hrowing Star: A lat piece of metal (usually star-

shaped) with sharpened edges, thrown at a target.

Usually more of a nuisance than a serious threat.

target on ire, doing the same damage each turn until

extinguished.

“Snap” Gun: An improvised weapon consisting

of little more than a barrel, a grip, and a makeshift

iring pin, a “snap” gun holds one bullet. To use a

snap gun, point it at the target, pull the elastic band-

powered iring pin back, and then release it. It makes

a characteristic “snap!” sound. Snap guns must be

ired two-handed.

Explosives

Charge Pack Bomb: A charge pack bomb is an

improvised explosive created by jury-rigging a charge

accelerator onto a regular charge pack and setting

it of. he resulting charge isn’t tremendous, but is

useful as a weapon of last resort, or as a distraction.

Smaller and larger varieties exist: these statistics are

for a mid-sized example. A charge pack bomb has a

blast radius of around 3 yards.

Pipe Bomb: A makeshift bomb made from packing

a chemical or solid explosive into a short metal piece

of piping, sealed at either end. Drill a tiny hole in the

side and run a fuse into it. A pipe bomb has a blast

radius of around 5 yards, illing the area with pieces

of shrapnel.

Sakhov Shaker: Named for a famous historical

Caprican revolutionary, the term Sakhov shaker is

an improvised irebomb—a glass bottle illed with an

incendiary liquid (high-proof alcohol, fuel, etc.) with

a fuse (usually an alcohol-soaked rag), ignited and

thrown at a target. he best things that can be said

of this weapon are that it’s easy to make and cheap.

he Sakhov shaker will ignite an area of around 1

yard in diameter,. An Extraordinary success has set

Firearms

Flare Pistol: A common item found amongst the

emergency supplies of almost any starship and many

land vehicles, a lare pistol ires a bright high-intensity

lare. hough inaccurate when directed at a target,

lare pistols are often used as last- ditch weapons for

stranded pilots. An Extraordinary success has set the

B lack M arket / I MprovIsed e xplosIves

Weapon

Damage

Range Increment

Cost

Availability

Skill

Difficulty

Charge Pack

Bomb

±25

cubits

Technical

Engineering

2d8 B

10 yards

Uncommon

±2–10

cubits

Pipe Bomb

2d6 W

10 yards

Uncommon

Heavy Weapons

1d6 W,

Special

±2–25

cubits

Sakhov Shaker

5 yards

Common

Craft

B lack M arket / I MprovIsed a rMor

Armor

Rating

Agility/Alertness

Step penalty

Item

Cost

Availability

Skill

Difficulty

Apron, Armored

1 W

–1 Agi

300 c

Uncommon

—

Body Armor, Civilian

1 W

–1 Agi

600 c

Rare

—

Body Armor, Improvised

2 W

–2 Agi

±300 c

Uncommon

Craft

Hardhat, Engineering

1 W

–1 Ale

250 c

Common

—

Padding, Sports

2 S

–1 Agi

350 c

Uncommon

—

the target on ire, doing the same damage each turn

until extinguished. On a roll of all 1s, the attacker has

inadvertently been set aire.

Armor

Apron, Armored: Used in machine shops or in

industrial situations, an armored apron covers the

user’s chest, abdomen, and legs from any sparks or

shrapnel created by the work they’re doing. Many

of these are insulated against extreme heat—though

this does not add to their armor rating versus most

weapons.

Body Armor, Civilian: A set of civilian-made

body armor, previously available in the private sector

through legitimate means. Made of ballistic mesh

rather than armored plates. Favored by security guards,

politicians, bodyguards, celebrities, and others with

reason to fear attempts on their lives.

Body Armor, Improvised: Created with layered

clothing with metal or otherwise armored plates

sandwiched and secured between, improvised

body armor is fairly obvious and not particularly

comfortable.

Hardhat, Engineering: An industrial helmet,

usually covering only the top of the head and often

paired with goggles or a transparent face mask.

Not particularly rugged, they are better than no

protection.

Padding, Sports: Ranging from the elbow-and-

knee pads and light helmets worn by pyramid players

( Go! Picon Panthers!) to heavier suits of shoulder pads,

leg protection, and full helmets worn for other sports.

As the Fleet had a few athletic teams shuttling between

games on diferent Colonies, there are plenty of sets of

this otherwise useless equipment.

CREDITS

WRIteR

Jason Durall

eDItIng & Devlopment

Cam Banks, Jamie Chambers

gRAphIC DeSIgn

Sean macdonald

lAyout & typeSettIng

Digger hayes

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