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    Deathwatch System Two Sheet v1.3

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    The document summarizes key procedures for Deathwatch roleplaying games, including: 1) How to resolve tests with modifiers, degrees of success, and bonuses from skills, fate points, and demeanors. 2) The phases of combat rounds and available actions such as attacking, dodging, reloading, and entering squad mode. 3) Rules for determining damage and critical hits from attacks, as well as injury and rules for saving a dying space marine with fate points.

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    The document summarizes key procedures for Deathwatch roleplaying games, including: 1) How to resolve tests with modifiers, degrees of success, and bonuses from skills, fate points, and demeanors. 2) The phases of combat rounds and available actions such as attacking, dodging, reloading, and entering squad mode. 3) Rules for determining damage and critical hits from attacks, as well as injury and rules for saving a dying space marine with fate points.

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    The document summarizes key procedures for Deathwatch roleplaying games, including: 1) How to resolve tests with modifiers, degrees of success, and bonuses from skills, fate points, and demeanors. 2) The phases of combat rounds and available actions such as attacking, dodging, reloading, and entering squad mode. 3) Rules for determining damage and critical hits from attacks, as well as injury and rules for saving a dying space marine with fate points.

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    Deathwatch System Two Sheet v1.3

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    Deathwatch Procedure Summary

    Fate and Demeanour Rewards (p204)


    Tests (p202) Spending 1 Fate Point or triggering a
    Percentile (D100) roll equal to or below Demeanour grants your Marine one of the
    Skill or Characteristic ± All Modifiers following:

    Skill Type Effect on Test  Re-roll a failed test once. The re-roll’s
    Untrained Basic ½ Characteristic result is final.
    (round down)  Gain a +10 bonus to a test (before dice
    Untrained Advanced Cannot test are rolled).
    Trained Full Characteristic  Add an extra Degree of Success to a test
    (after dice are rolled).
     Automatic 10 + Ag bonus on Initiative.
    Difficulty Modifier (Max: ±60):
    Easy +30  Enter Squad Mode without a Cohesion
    Routine +20 Challenge.
    Ordinary +10  Instantly remove 1D10 Damage (does not
    Challenging (default in combat) 0 affect Critical Damage).
    Difficult -10  Instantly recover from being Stunned.
    Hard -20  Regain 1 lost Cohesion point.
    Very Hard -30  Gain a +1 to Rank for the benefits of a
    Degree of Success / Failure (DoS/F): Solo Mode ability.
    1 for every full 10 below / above difficulty  Remove one level of Fatigue.
     Killing Strike: When taking an All-Out
    Getting Bonuses and Rerolls
    Attack, opt before rolling to make your
    Space Marine Bonuses Marine’s melee attacks for this round
    See your character’s “Deathwatch Space impossible to parry or dodge.
    Marine Bonuses” two-sheet.

    Spend a Fate Point (p204)


    Take a Free Action and spend 1 Fate Point Remember:
    form your Marine’s current pool.  Tests (including attacks): ROLL LOW
    NOTE: Your Fate Point pool restores to  Modifiers: Add to or Subtract from
    maximum between sessions or under special the Skill or Characteristic
    circumstances in the same session (GM’s call).  Damage: ROLL HIGH

    Trigger a Demeanour (p32)


    Once per session, you can trigger either:

     Your Marine’s Chapter Demeanour


     Your Marine’s Personal Demeanour

    NOTE: This is a major character event where


    your Marine either exemplifies or struggles
    with the Demeanour you choose to trigger.
    Give this exemplar moment / epic conflict its
    due in your description and roleplaying.

    Improvement (p33)
    If you roleplay your triggered Demeanour well
    (player group’s call), you double your chosen
    reward (before dice are rolled, i.e. remove
    2D10 damage instead of 1D10).

    Version 1.2: March 20th, 2017


    Deathwatch Procedure Summary
    The Combat Round (p234) Attacking (pg 244)
    1. Surprise Round (p235). 1. Apply Modifiers (p246-8).
    2. Initiative (p235): 1d10 + Ag bonus. 2. Test. (Does target Dodge or Parry?)
    3. Determine Order. 3. Determine Hit Location: Invert attack
    4. Take Turns. test dice and consult table on p244.
    5. End of Round. 4. Determine Damage per hit.
    6. Repeat 4-5 until combat over.  # DoS = minimum result on single die
    (player’s choice if 2+ damage dice).
    Available Actions
     Natural 10 on any die? Check
    During Own Turn: Righteous Fury (p245).1
     2 Half Actions or 1 Full Action  Weapon Special Qualities (p142-144)
     Free Actions (GM’s call) 5. Apply Damage. Subtract Armour
    Value and Toughness Bonus (unless
    Outside Own Turn:
    attack bypasses either); record
    1 Reaction
    remaining. If target’s total Damage >
    Action List (p237) Wounds, excess is Critical Damage.2
    See next column for attack Actions.
    Attacks
    Free Actions Standard: Challenging* Half Action. 1 hit.
     Spend 1 Fate Point.
    *Ranged attack difficulty is based on distance:
     Drop from Squad Mode to Solo Mode.
     Make a Cohesion Challenge to enter  Point Blank (Routine): ≤ Two metres.
    Squad Mode: D10 ≤ Kill-team’s current  Short (Ordinary): 2m to <50% range.
    Cohesion.  Medium (Challenging): 50%-<200% range.
     Ready (Marine): Draw pistol, basic  Long (Difficult): 200%-<300% range.
    weapon or one-handed melee weapon.  Extreme (Hard): 300%-400% range.

    Half Actions All Out Attack: Full. WS +20 test, no Dodge or


     Aim: +10 to attack (must be next action). Parry.
     Move: Up to Ag bonus in metres.
    Called Shot: Full (Half for Marine in Armour).
     Ready: Draw weapon / prepare item.
    WS/BS-20 to hit specific location.
    Full Actions Charge: Full. WS+10 test. Move (3x Ag bonus)
     Aim: +20 to attack (must be next action). metres.
     Move: Up to (2x Ag bonus) metres.
     Run: Up to (6x Ag bonus) metres. Enemies Full Auto: Full. BS+20 test, +1 hit every DoS.
    test BS-20 / WS+20 to hit you. Semi Auto: Full. BS+10 test, +1 hit every 2DoS.
     Enter Squad Mode: Cohesion must be ≥1
    and Marine must be in Support Range. Injury and Damage (p250)
    Always use character’s total Critical Damage
    Reactions when consulting the Critical Damage tables.
     Dodge: Dodge test to negate attack.
     Parry: WS test with parry-capable weapon Saving Your Marine’s Life (p205)
    to negate attack. If your Marine is about to die (certain), you
    can burn a Fate Point: Spend 1 Fate Point (if
    Reloading available) and reduce your Marine’s
    May be Half, Full or 2x Full (see weapon stats) maximum Fate by one. This lets your Marine
    survive the fatal event – but only just.

    1 2
    Deathwatch Training: Your Marine automatically True Grit: Critical Damage to your Marine is
    confirms Righteous Fury vs. alien targets. halved (rounding up).
    Version 1.2: March 20th, 2017
    Deathwatch Procedure Summary
    Version History:

    Date Version Change


    17 Jan 17 1.0 Published.
    4 Mar 17 1.1 Added info on Called Shots.
    20 Mar 17 1.2 Tidied text on readying weapons.
    9 Apr 17 1.3 Removed some Marine-specific items

    Version 1.2: March 20th, 2017

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