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Copyright by HinterWelt Enterprises, LLC 1996 All rights reserved. Any reproduction of the enclosed materials without the express written permission of HinterWelt Enterprises, LLC is prohibited.
Acknowledgments
This is to acknowledge all the people who were indispensable to the creation of Nebuleon and all it entails. The list is long because many were players and continue to be players, thus play testers. Here's to all of you.
NebuleonTM is an expression of the desire to explore. It was always a game for me to make up something different - a world, an abandoned space ship, a base - and have players unravel its secrets. On a grander scale it has been a game where building up the life experience of a character over time was part of the fun. Character driven sci-fi has drawn players back to NebuleonTM over the years.
NebuleonTM comes with a complete setting, but it has always been our intention to make the Iridium SystemTM and NebuleonTM easily customizable to any setting. There is no epic metaplot running in the background that is required to make the game fun. If you want to simulate your favorite story lines then it is easily done. It has always been our intention to make NebuleonTM as customizable as possible. Each element is a component that allows the Game Master to modify as they see fit. Players can easily come up with their own concepts of classes, skills, races and just about any aspect of their character they wish.
We hope you will take the time to check out our free character building tools and downloads available at our web site, www.hinterwelt.com. We have not found any other company that offers the same high level of online support for their role-playing games as we do. HinterWelt has gone the extra distance to make our games as easy as possible to learn and run. We offer our Iridium SystemTM character generator for FREE. It allows you to generate an Iridium SystemTM character on-line, then store it there for later retrieval. If you have a computer and an internet connection, you will never be without your character again. We hope to continue to bring you these fine on-line tools for your use and convenience.
Welcome to the Next Level in RPGs.
ACG - Andromedaen Council of Guilds - An organization based on the principle of bettering the position of Andromedaen merchants in the interstellar community. They also function as the de facto government of the Andromedaens.
A.E. - Artificial Entities - Android formed Artificial Intelligence. Sometimes the terms A.E. and A.I. are interchangable.
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence - A manufactured non-biological intelligence. Some forms include base computers, ship computers and artificial entities.
Base Fortitude Points - The amount of damage that a person's overall body can withstand. FP are based off of this.
Class Level - also. character level. This is a measure of the relative experience of the character as he or she moves through life. A low level character does not always mean a weaker character.
D2, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20, D30, D100 - Referring to the dice used in this game. D represents dice and the number represents the number of sides, i.e. D4 is a four sided die. A d100 is simulated with 2 d10. The player must pick one dice to represent the tens then roll the dice (i.e. black colored d10 is the tens). If they then roll a 4 on the black d10 and 9 on the other it would be read as 49.
Defence Stat - Abbrev. D.S. - The average of the beings STR, AGL, and CON. This is their ability to get out of the way.
Game Master - Abbrev. GM - Referee; this person will resolve any questions in the rules, supply the setting and tell the story. The GM also runs any setting characters.
ISO Interstellar Security Organization - The organization in charge of hunting down criminals who flee between jurisdictions, enforcing the Republic of Free Worlds law and maintaining peace keeping forces in the interstellar community.
Nebuleos - An archaic term first coined by the Thri-T'Kree referring to an area of civilized space. It is unclear whether the Nebuleos included the current area of known space, some other area, or the empire of the Thri-T'Kree. Regardless, it is currently used as known space.
Non-Player Character/Setting Character - A character which is supplementary to an adventure. A squire for some player character knight would be an NPC. These are most often played by the GM but sometimes a player will run an NPC.
RFW - Republic of Free Worlds - The organization made up of hundreds of organizations, governments and companies representing the interstellar community. It is their charter to maintain a safe and free environment for the improvement of every individual.
Run - Used: to run a player character. This denotes the player of the player character. For example, Bill is running a Dremin.
Skill Chance - This is the chance for success based on the character skill level in a specific skill, character modifiers and modifiers imposed by the GM. Character modifiers include class levels, modifiers from stats and magical items.
Skill Check - This is rolled on a d100 and the player must roll under the skill chance of the characters skill. The GM may enforce modifiers to the roll depending on many circumstances.
Skill Levels - Skill levels measure the expertise of a character within a skill. One skill level in a skill renders a 40% chance for success. For more information see Character Skills on page 55.
Statistics - Abbrev. Stats - These are the numbers that represent and quantify the player character's characteristics.
Stat Check - A player rolls against a character's stats (i.e. STR) on a d20. If the d20 rolls a number less than or equal to the statistic, then the check was successful. If a character with an above 20 stat rolls a 20 on the stat check, then they must roll again on a d30 and roll under the stat. For example, a character with an Agility of 22 rolls a 20. The player must then roll a d30 and roll under 22.
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