Tekeonia System Rules
Statistics

Characters get in total 25 points to use on their stats. (Initial TEL is determined by the telepathic ability of the species.) The minimum amounts for each stat are marked on the species info pages since they depend on the species: TSi Species.
The characters are aware of stats in the respect that they can compare them to others' stats and know what they do in general. They know their own CC and HP amounts in terms of (approximately) "full", "lacking a little", "half", "close to zero" and "stars I only have 1 left! Aaagh!". Telepaths can sense their and others' CC a bit more accurately. Characters can also see from others how much HP they have if they see the character get hurt. Characters also know that weapons have stats and can compare them in a store if they aren't very proficient with weapons otherwise.

HP – Health points: how much damage the character can take.
Initial HP is 3·CON, but no less than 10.
HP increases by (2·CON+LVL)/3 every level.
HP above 0 means the character is conscious.
From 0 to -9 is unconscious.
From -10 to -20 is in coma. (With treatment, D4: 4, chance of recovery; 3, chance of recovery with minor damages (permanent stat decrease (D4)); 2, chance of recovery with moderate damages (permanent stat decrease (D8)); 1, chance of recovery with major damages (permanent stat decrease (D12)). Damages are repairable with cybernetics if applied very soon after the "accident".)
From -21 to -30 is lost. (Part of brains, personality and even memories can be rewoken in an anthropoid, or even cybernetic body if enough of the rest body is left.)
Under -30 has completely lost all brain tissue that might have been repairable.

CC – Concentration: mental health, usually decreases when the character uses or is affected by telepathy.
Initial CC is |TEL|·10, but no less than 50.
CC increases by 10 every time the TEL stat is increased/decreased.
Temporary CC decreases when the character uses telepathy (decreases by the ability's designated amount and/or user's TEL amount divided by target's TEL amount) or is affected by telepathy. Characters can regain CC by sleep, rest, general inactivity, some items and even by concentrating on regaining it (a telepathic skill). Rate of regaining depends on the TEL stat; the larger the stat, the longer it takes to regain CC because of brain sensitivity. A character doesn't really notice the decreasing of CC, unless it's drastic (decreases by about 15 or more at one time). They can, however, remember or learn what kind of activities lower CC and notice overall how badly their CC has been drained. Telepaths are more aware of CC than non-telepaths.
CC above 0 means the character functions normally.
at 0 character gets a migraine (inflicting CC/3 to TEL) and dizziness (original TEL chance to faint for a turn);
at -12 character gets a bad headache (CC/10 stat modifier to all other stats);
at -20 character loses voluntary body control;
at -30 character loses senses except for telepathy;
at -50 character loses consciousness;
at -60 the character suffers minor nervous system damage;
at -70 the character suffers some nervous system damage;
at -80 the character suffers moderate nervous system damage;
at -90 the character suffers serious nervous system damage;
and the effects stack.

TEL – Telepathy: the skill level of telepathic ability for telepaths and inability for non-telepaths.
Non-telepaths have negative and telepaths positive values. It increases or decreases when leveling up.
Non-telepaths have a negative TEL stat that can only decrease. They have no chance to learn telepathy and can't consciously resist it. It should be noted that if a non-telepath is not aware of telepathy and doesn't have rudimentary knowledge about it, the TEL stat can't be decreased except under special circumstances.
Slightly telepathic characters have a TEL stat that must initially be 0 and decreases if they don't want to learn telepathy, and increases if they want to learn telepathy. If taught, they may learn telepathy (empathy, neurological control and telepathy on levels 1 and 2) and how to resist with INT.
Somewhat telepathic characters have a TEL stat that must initially be 0 and decreases if they don't want to learn telepathy and increases if they want to learn telepathy. They can learn simple telepathy by themselves (empathy, neurological control and telepathy on levels 1 and 2) and more advanced telepathy (only nanokinesis is off-limits) if taught, and they can resist telepathy with INT.
Telepaths have a positive TEL stat that can only increase. They can learn telepathy by themselves and can naturally resist with INT and TEL.

INT – Intelligence: how intelligent the character is and how much the character knows in general. It's also the power level of telepathy and chance of telepathic critical hits.

CHA – Charisma: how good the character is at talking to and manipulating others and how well people react to the character.

ACC – Accuracy: how accurately the character shoots and overall dexterity. It's also the ranged damage dealt, overall dexterity and chance of physical critical hits.

SPD – Speed: how fast the character is and reaction time. It's also reaction time, overall speed as in dodging melee attacks and slow ranged attacks and how often a character can shoot a firarm in one turn.

STR – Strength: how strong the character is physically. It's also melee damage dealt and overall physical strength.

CON – Constitution: how well the character can take and resist damage. Also how sturdy the character is overall.

How stats are marked

stat: 12/20 | +1 (item), +2 (item), +1 (item) | (24)
current amount / unmodified total maximum | non-temporary modifications | (modified maximum)
Modification includes any non-temporary and passively functioning items. Does not include temporary items such as weapons.

Temporary modifications and specific stuff is indicated with +# after the total, so that the whole thing
becomes 12/20 | +1 (item), +2 (item), +1 (item) | (24) | +3 (electricity) -2 (heat)

Attack rolls

– The attacker makes an attacking roll and the target makes an opposing roll. If the attacker's roll is higher, attack succeeds. If the target's roll is higher, attack fails. If the rolls are equal, the attack fails (unless damage is dealt separately, in which case damage is halved).
– Melee / slow ranged weapon critical hit (fast ranged weapons can't make critical hits): there's an ACC % chance to deal LVL more damage. A LVL 7 character with an ACC stat of 9 has a 9 % chance of dealing 7 more damage.

A character's static armor decreases physical damage no matter how the character reacts to an attack. All armor doesn't affect all weapons though (for example, metal armor actually increases damage from electricity).

Shooting with a fast ranged weapon: 1) (hit) SPD versus ACC, D20 for both. 2) (damage) CON from armor and forcefields versus ammo ATK, D20 for both.

Shooting with a slow ranged weapon, dodge: ACC plus modifiers versus SPD plus modifiers plus CON from armor and forcefields, D20 for both.

Shooting with a slow ranged weapon, block: ACC plus modifiers versus CON plus all modifiers, D20 for both.

Attacking with a melee weapon, dodge: ATK plus modifiers versus SPD plus modifiers plus DEF from armor and forcefields, D20 for both.

Attacking with a melee weapon, block: ATK plus modifiers versus DEF plus all modifiers, D20 for both.

Telepathic rolls

– The attacker makes an attacking roll and the target makes an opposing roll. If the attacker's roll is higher, attack succeeds. If the target's roll is higher, attack fails. If the rolls are equal, the attack fails. If the attack's purpose is an effect other than damage or damage is rolled separately, a 2 or less difference in rolls means that the effect is half as strong.
– Telepathic critical hit: there's an INT % chance to deal LVL more damage or achieve an effect twice as strong. A LVL 5 character with an INT stat of 7 has a 7 % chance of dealing 5 more damage.

Using any telepathic ability on a telepath: TEL+INT versus TEL+INT, D20 for both.

Using any telepathic ability on a character who's using Conscious resistance (telepathic skill): TEL+INT versus TEL+INT, D20 for both (yes, that's the target's TEL, not |TEL|, so it might be negative).

Using any telepathic ability on a non-telepath: TEL+INT versus |TEL|, D20 for both.

Skill rolls

Skill rolls against a GM-set DC (difficulty rating): if the character's roll is equal or greater than the DC, the roll succeeds. In some cases the DC is escalating: the higher the roll, the more successful it'll be.

When using skills against another character, the effect usually depends on the skill.

Skills: the skills the character knows. More information at TSg Character skills.

Telepathic skills: the telepathic skills the character knows. Their rolls are a bit different, more information at TSg Telepathy.

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Miscellaneous

CA – Carrying capacity: how much the character can carry. Can be calculated by (STR+CON)*8.

Character's weight and height: The height and weight of a character can have an effect on rolls and other things. For example, a heavier character is harder to move, and silencers can usually be pushed aside without any effort. The bonuses for different skills are marked on the tables below:

Height (cm)  Hide  Grapple  Tumble
under 80     +3    -3       +4
 80–119      +2    -2       +2
120–159      +1    -1       +1
160–189      0     0        0
190–209      -1    0        -1
210–229      -2    +1       -2
230–250      -3    +3       -3
over 250     -4    +5       -5

Weight (kg)  Climb  Grapple  Jump  Tumble
under 20     +2     -3       +2    +2
 20–29       +2     -2       +2    +2
 30–49       +1     -1       +1    +1
 50–80       0      0        0     0
 81–120      -1     +1       -1    0
121–200      -2     +3       -3    -2
over 200     -4     +5       -5    -4

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