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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO VANGUARD FREE ROLEPLAYING 5
THE SETTING 6
RULES INTRODUCTION 7
General Action Resolution Preview 7
Combat Resolution Preview 8
Wounds Preview 8
CHARACTER CREATION 9
ABILITIES 10
Language 12
Attributes 13
Skills 15
Skill Selection for Professions 27
CONTACTS, SPECIAL POSSESSIONS, AND LUCK 28
Special equipment and property 29
Luck 30
SOME CALCULATIONS 30
ABILITY IMPROVEMENT: EXPERIENCE 31
SKILL IMPROVEMENT: STUDY AND INSTRUCTION 31
ACTION RESOLUTION (TASKS) 33
MODIFIERS AND ACTION DIFFICULTY 35
ACTION RESOLUTION EXAMPLES 36
ACTION FAILURE 37
SKILL SUBSTITUTIONS 37
COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE ACTION 39
How to Resolve Cooperative Actions 41
CONTESTED ACTIONS: COMPARATIVE AND OPPOSED ACTIONS 42
COMBAT 44
ACTIONS AND INITIATIVE 44
SHOOTING AT THINGS 46
Aim 47
Rates of Fire 48
Weapon Damage Characteristics 49
Armor 49
Cover 51
Special Cases 52
HAND TO HAND (MELEE) COMBAT 55
EXPLOSIVES 58
MEDICAL RULES 60
WOUNDS 63
WOUND STABILIZATION, RECOVERY, AND PERMANENT EFFECTS 66
Wound Recovery 67
Permanent Injuries 68
MILESTONES: A HISTORICAL TIMELINE 70
POLITICS AND ECONOMY 78
A BRIEF HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS 80
AUTOPRODUCTION: A NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 83
PRICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES 84
ASTRONOMY YOU CAN USE 86
Radiation 87
Microgravity 88
Orbital Debris 88
STARS AND THEIR ORIGINS 88
STELLAR NOMENCLATURE 89
THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE 90
PLANETS 91
LIFE 91
EQUIPMENT 93
MEDICAL SUPPLIES 93
COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION GEAR 94
VISIONICS 96
SCANNERS 96
REMOTE VEHICLES 97
HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT 98
BODY ARMOR AND FITTINGS 100
Full-body armor suits 102
Armor Pieces 102
Armor Plating 104
WEAPONS LIST 105
ADVENTURING 111
LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGNS 115
GLOSSARY 121
APPENDIX: METRIC CONVERSIONS 125