THE GUNNER

LEVEL BASE ATTACK FORT SAVE REF SAVE WILL SAVE SPECIAL
BONUS
1st +1 +2 +0 +0 Full kit, gunner knack
2nd +2 +3 +0 +0 Gunner knacks (2)
3rd +3 +3 +1 +1 Armor training 1
4th +4 +4 +1 +1 Gunner knack, honed instincts +1
5th +5 +4 +1 +1 Weapon training 1
6th +6/+1 +5 +2 +2 Gunner knack
7th +7/+2 +5 +2 +2 Armor training 2
8th +8/+3 +6 +2 +2 Gunner knack, honed instincts +2
9th +9/+4 +6 +3 +3 Weapon training 2
10th +10/+5 +7 +3 +3 Gunner knack
11th +11/+6/+1 +7 +3 +3 Armor training 3
12th +12/+7/+2 +8 +4 +4 Gunner knack, honed instincts +3
13th +13/+8/+3 +8 +4 +4 Weapon training 3
14th +14/+9/+4 +9 +4 +4 Gunner knack
15th +15/+10/+5 +9 +5 +5 Armor training 4
16th +16/+11/+6/+1 +10 +5 +5 Gunner knack, honed instincts +4
17th +17/+12/+7/+2 +10 +5 +5 Weapon training 4
18th +18/+13/+8/+3 +11 +6 +6 Gunner knack
19th +19/+14/+9/+4 +11 +6 +6 Armor Mastery
20th +20/+15/+10/+5 +12 +6 +6 Capstone knack, Honed instincts +5

Every four levels thereafter (9th, 13th and 17th),
a gunner becomes further trained in another
group of weapons. He gains a +1 bonus on attack
and damage rolls when using a weapon from
this group. In addition, the bonuses granted by
previous weapon groups increase by +1 each. For
example, when an gunner reaches 9th level, he
receives a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls
with a new weapon group, and a +2 bonus on
attack and damage rolls with the weapon group
selected at 5th level. Bonuses granted from over-
lapping groups do not stack. Take the highest
bonus granted for a weapon if it resides in two
or more groups. A bounty hunter also adds this
bonus to any combat maneuver checks made
with weapons from this group. This bonus also
applies to the bounty hunters Combat Maneu-
ver Defense when defending against disarm and
sunder attempts made against weapons from
this group.
Weapon groups are defined as follows (GMs
may add other weapons to these groups, or
create entirely new groups):
Blunt: BKI Shotfist, RS security truncheon, SO
manriki-gusari, unarmed strike, WT Shillelagh
Havoc Stick
Close: AoG Armaments Exo-Claw, BKI kite shield,
BKI Shotfist, BKI Swordgun, RS Jointlock stun
gloves, UP Duke McCoy combat knife, unarmed
strike, WT lacerator knife.
Energy: AGA BC1 beam carbine, AGA BSR 1 beam
sniper rifle, AGA MR1 maser rifle, AGA PL-1 pulse
laser pistol, AGA PLR pulse laser rifle, AGA PMG-1
pulse machine gun, AGA X-4 particle beam rifle,
particle beam cannon, SR Cyclone EMP gun.
Enforcement: Black Knight Xbow bolt thrower,
Marsworks Javelin coil bolt thrower, Ravenlocke
Securities riot gel gun, Ravenlocke jointlock stun
gloves, Ravenlocke security truncheon, Senti-
nel Rock cyclone EMP gun, Sentinel Rock gyroc
pistol, Sentinel Rock gyroc rifle, Sentinel Rock
retiarius net launcher, and Wasteland Traders
shillelagh havoc stick.
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 Heavy: AGA Arbalest 120mm heavy ML, AGA
Annihilator personal rail cannon, AGA Damna-
tion, AGA Mjolnir AMR, AGA Purge , AGA-RG30
Enforcer railgun, AGA Thumper, AGA Vindicator
rail cannon, AS Foley Arms TAW 2022, BK Lib-
erator minigun, BK Maverick light auto cannon,
Bessy .50 heavy machine gun, Pyro-Hydra 4
Tube 50mm ML, RPG-17 rocket propelled grenade,
WT MG-762m 7.62mm.
Cybermonk: AD pain whip, SO dragonfly tessen,
SO manriki-gusari, SO Miyamoto K-tana, SO
monowhip, SO whirlwind butterfly swords,
unarmed strike.
Natural: unarmed strike and all natural weapons,
such as bite, claw, gore, tail, and wing, including
cyberweapons.
Pistols: AGA Black Knight Limited, AGA Cyber-
chromium Rat .75, AGA Thunderbolt, AS Foley
Arms TAW 2022, AS Foley Arms Watchdog, HT
HT-9 holdout pistol, PD Saturday Night Sprawl
Special, SC Urchin pistol, SR 12.7mm Gyroc pistol,
SR Street Talker 6mm, UP Columbus twin-barrel,
WT long barrel
Rifles: AGA-12 MAW, AS Foley Arms TAW 2022,
BKI BK-616, BKI Amphibious Rifle, BK XBow
Bolt Thrower, MW Javelin Coil Bolt Thrower,
SC Assassins Rifle, SR 12.7mm Gyroc Rifle, UP
Punk3D Rifle, Tarantula Hunting Rifle, WT Pneu-
matic Dart Rifle
Shotguns: AGA Thunder, AS Foley Arms TAW
2022, BKI Tiger Claw, RS Riot Gel Gun, WT BD-4DY
12g
Submachine guns: Mosquito Storm, RS P9D, UP
Gutter Punk, WT Wanderer
Thrown: SO dragonfly tessen, UP Duke McCoy
combat knife, UP Ironfang spring-blade, WT lac-
erator knife.
Armor Mastery: At 19th level, a gunner gains
an extra DR 4/ whenever he is wearing armor
or using a shield.
GUNNER KNACKS
Battle Insight: As a swift action, a gunner can
grant his Intelligence modifier as an insight
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bonus on the attack rolls made by a single ally
who can see or hear the gunner. That ally gains
the bonus until the end of the gunners next
turn. The gunner can use this ability a number of
times a day equal to 3 + his Intelligence modifier.
Camouflage: The gunner can use the Stealth
skill to hide in any of his favored terrains, even if
the terrain doesnt grant cover or concealment.
A gunner must have the favored terrain ability
and be at least 8th level to select this ability.
Close Control: The gunner becomes skilled at
forcefully moving his opponent around. The
gunner gains a +1 bonus on bull rush, drag, and
reposition combat maneuver checks. The gunner
also gains a +1 bonus to CMD when attacked
with the bull rush, drag, and reposition maneu-
vers. These bonuses increase by +1 for every
four levels after 2nd (to a maximum of +5). This
bonus also applies to the DC of any Escape Artist
attempts made to escape any restraints you
place on opponents.
Cooperative Combatant: When a gunner uses
the aid another special attack, he may affect one
additional ally per point of his Intelligence modi-
fier. For each ally that a gunner aids, he can pick
whether to grant that ally the +2 bonus on its
next attack or the +2 bonus to his Defense Score
against the opponents next attack on that ally,
and can grant different allies different bonuses.
Evasion: The gunner can avoid attacks with
great agility. If he makes a successful Reflex
saving throw against an attack that normally
deals half damage on a successful save, he
instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used
only if the gunner is wearing personal armor or
no armor. A helpless gunner does not gain the
benefit of evasion. A gunner must be at least
8th level to select this ability.
Favored Enemy: The gunner selects a type from
the favored enemies table. This may be a par-
ticular race and subtype, such as androids, or a
particular type of person, such as gangers. He
gains a +2 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Percep-
tion, Sense Motive, and Survival checks against
creatures of his selected type. Likewise, he gets
a +2 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls
against them. A gunner may make Knowledge
skill checks untrained when attempting to iden-
tify these creatures.
At 5th level and every five levels thereafter
(10th, 15th, and 20th level), the gunner may
select an additional favored bounty. In addi-
tion, at each such interval, the bonus against
any one favored enemy (including the one just
selected, if so desired) increases by +2. Alter-
nately, a gunner can choose to focus on a more
specific subset of enemy. If a gunner chooses
a focused enemy, then he gains a +4 bonus
against them, but only a +1 bonus against others
of the larger group. For example, he may choose
to focus not simply on gangers, but on the South
Side Stormtroopers in particular. Against those
particular gangers, the gunners bonus is +4,
but only +1 against gangers from other gangs.
The favored enemies are divided by both phys-
iology and culture. If a specific creature falls into
more than one category of favored bounty, the
bounty hunters bonuses do not stack; he simply
uses whichever bonus is higher.
Favored Terrain: At 3rd level, a bounty hunter
may select a type of terrain from the Favored
Terrains table. The bounty hunter gains a +2
bonus on initiative checks and Knowledge
TABLE: FAVORED ENEMIES
TYPE (SUBTYPE)
Aberration
Agent
Animal (cyborg)
Animal (synthetic)
Construct
Ganger
Grifter
Hacker
Humanoid (android)
Humanoid (cyborg)
Humanoid (human)
Humanoid (hybrid)
Humanoid (simulacrum)
Smuggler
Street Rat
(geography), Perception, Stealth, and Survival
skill checks when she is in this terrain. A bounty
hunter traveling through her favored terrain
adds half her class level to any DCs to be tracked
(though she may leave a trail if he so chooses).
At 8th level and every five levels thereafter, the
bounty hunter may select an additional favored
terrain. In addition, at each such interval, the skill
bonus and initiative bonus in any one favored
terrain (including the one just selected, if so
desired), increases by +2.
If a specific terrain falls into more than one cat-
egory of favored terrain, the bounty hunters
bonuses do not stack; she simply uses which-
ever bonus is higher.
Hide in Plain Sight: While in any of his favored
terrains, a gunner can use the Stealth skill even
while being observed. A gunner must be at least
10th level to select this ability.
Hunters Bond: A gunner gains the ability to
share his expertise with his companions. This
allows the gunner to spend a move action to
grant half his favored enemy bonus against a
single target of the appropriate type to all allies
within 30 feet who can see or hear him. This
bonus lasts for a number of rounds equal to
the bounty hunters Wisdom modifier (minimum
1). This bonus does not stack with any favored
enemy bonuses possessed by his allies; they
use whichever bonus is higher.
Hunters Tricks: Hunters tricks typically grant a
boon or bonus to the gunner or a nearby ally. The
gunner learns one trick, selected from the list
below, at the level he chooses this knack. Every
two levels thereafter, he learns another trick. A
gunner can use these tricks a total number of
times per day equal to 1/2 his gunner level + his
Wisdom modifier. Tricks are usually swift actions,
but sometimes move or free actions that modify
a standard action, usually an attack action. Once
a trick is chosen, it cant be retrained. A gunner
cannot select an individual trick more than once.
A gunner must be at least 6th level to select
this ability.
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 The following is a list of hunters tricks and their
effects.
Aiding Attack: The gunner can use this trick
as a free action when he hits a creature with
an attack. The next ally who makes an attack
against the target creature before the start of
the gunners next turn gains a +2 circumstance
bonus on that attack roll.
Bolster Ally: The gunner can use this trick as
an immediate action when an ally is hit with an
attack or a combat maneuver. The allys Defense
Score and combat maneuver defense increase
by +4 for the purposes of that attack. If the
attack still hits, the ally only takes half damage
(if any). The ally must be able to see or hear the
gunner to benefit from this trick.
Catfall: The gunner can use this trick as an
immediate action when he falls 20 or more feet,
ignoring the first 20 feet of the fall when cal-
culating the falling damage. If the gunner takes
no damage from the fall, he does not fall prone.
Defensive Gun Stance: The gunner can use this
trick as a swift action. Until the start of his next
turn, his ranged attacks do not provoke attacks
of opportunity.
Deft Stand: The gunner can spend a move
action to stand up without provoking attacks
of opportunity.
Distracting Attack: The gunner can use this trick
as a free action before he makes an attack. If
the attack hits, the target takes a 2 penalty on
all attack rolls for 1 round.
Expert Advice: As a swift action, the gunner can
grant all allies within 30 feet that are within line
of sight and can hear him a +2 bonus on skill
checks with a single skill of his choice. The gunner
must have at least one rank in the chosen skill.
This bonus lasts for 1 round.
Follow Me!: The gunner can use this trick as an
immediate action when an ally moves. When
the ally moves, the square it starts out in is not
considered threatened by any opponent it can
see, and therefore visible enemies do not get
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attacks of opportunity against it when it moves
from that square. The ally must end this move-
ment in a square adjacent to the bounty hunter.
The ally must be able to see and hear the gunner
to take this movement.
Hateful Attack: The gunner can use this trick as
a free action when he makes an attack against
one of his favored enemies. The gunner doubles
the threat range of his weapon for this attack.
This does not stack with other abilities that
increase a weapons threat range.
Hobbling Attack: The gunner can use this trick
as a free action when he hits with an attack. The
target of the attacks land speed is reduced by
1/2 for 1d4 rounds.
Hunters Step: The gunner can move up to twice
his speed as a move action. The gunner does not
take any penalty on Stealth checks for move-
ment during this move. This move provokes
attacks of opportunity as normal.
Quick Climb: The gunner can climb at his full
speed as a move action without penalty.
Quick Swim: The gunner can swim at his full
speed as a move action without penalty.
Rattling Strike: The gunner can use this trick as
a free action before he makes a melee attack.
If the attack hits, the target is shaken for 1d4
rounds.
Reckless Leap (Ex): As a free action, the gunner
can attempt a jump as if he had a running start,
without moving at least 10 feet before the jump.
Second Chance Strike (Ex): When he misses with
a melee attack, the gunner may reroll his attack
at a 5 penalty. Using this ability is an immedi-
ate action.
Skill Sage (Ex): As a free action, the gunner can
roll twice on any one skill check and take the
better result. He must have at least 1 rank in
that skill to use this ability.
Stalkers Senses: As an immediate action, the
gunner gains a +10 insight bonus on Perception
checks for 1 round.
 Sucker Punch: The gunner can use this trick as a
swift action, allowing an ally to make one melee
attack against an adjacent creature as an imme-
diate action. The ally must be able to see and
hear the bounty hunter to make this attack.
Surprise Shift: The gunner can move 5 feet as a
swift action. This movement does not provoke
attacks of opportunity and does not count as
a 5-foot step.
Trick Shot: As a standard action, the gunner
can make a ranged attack that ignores conceal-
ment (but not total concealment), soft cover,
and partial cover.
Upending Strike: The gunner can use this trick
as a free action just before he makes a melee
attack. If the attack hits, he may make a free trip
combat maneuver against the target.
Vengeance Strike: The gunner can use this trick
as an immediate action when an enemy adja-
cent to him hits an ally with a melee or ranged
attack. The gunner can make a single melee
attack at his highest base attack bonus against
the opponent who attacked his ally.
Improved Evasion: The gunners evasion
improves. This ability works like evasion, except
that, while the gunner still takes no damage
on a successful Reflex saving throw against
attacks, he henceforth takes only half damage
on a failed save. A helpless gunner does not
gain the benefit of improved evasion. A gunner
must have evasion ability and be at least 14th
level to select this ability.
Improved Quarry: The gunners ability to hunt
his quarry improves. He can now select a quarry
as a free action, and can now take 20 while
using Survival to track his quarry, while moving
at normal speed without penalty. The bonus
to Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimidate rolls used to
gather information or convince someone to aid
him in finding his quarry increases to +8. His
insight bonus to attack his quarry increases to
+4. If his quarry is killed, he can select a new
one after 10 minutes have passed. A gunner
must be at least 14th level to select this ability.
Mobile Gunner: The gunner becomes skilled
at firing ranged weapons while in a vehicle.
He only takes a 2 penalty on attack rolls with
ranged weapons if the vehicle he occupies takes
a double move. This penalty increases to 4
during a triple move. A gunner must be at least
4th level to select this ability.
Move Along!: A gunner gains a +5 competence
bonus to Diplomacy and Intimidate checks made
to direct crowds. Additionally, a gunner can make
the Diplomacy check as a standard action rather
than a full-round action.
Quarry: A gunner can, as a standard action,
denote one target within his line of sight as
his quarry. Whenever he is following the tracks
of his quarry, a bounty hunter can take 10 on
his Survival skill checks while moving at normal
speed, without penalty. Any Bluff, Diplomacy,
or Intimidate rolls used to gather information
or convince someone to aid him in finding his
quarry gain a + 4 bonus. In addition, he receives
a +2 insight bonus on attack rolls made against
his quarry, and all critical threats are automat-
ically confirmed. A gunner can have no more
than one quarry at a time and the creatures type
must correspond to one of his favored enemy
types. He can dismiss this effect at any time as
a free action, but he cannot select a new quarry
for 24 hours. If the gunner sees proof that his
quarry is dead, he can select a new quarry after
waiting 1 hour. A gunner must be at least 10th
level to select this ability.
Secure the Prisoner: A gunner adds half his
class level to the DC of Escape Artist checks
against any restraints he places on a target.
Serve and Protect: At 5th level, a gunner can
provide cover fire for allies and protect those
close to him. When using a full attack action with
a firearm (either a full attack, burst, or autofire),
enemies take a 1 penalty on ranged attack rolls
against the sector cop and his allies. These pen-
alties increase by 1 for every four levels after 5th
(to a maximum of 4 at 17th level).
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 Shadow Target: A gunner learns to track a target
through urban areas, by keeping visual contact
on the subject and following without being seen
as well as using tracers to ping a targets TAP,
following by tracking interactions between the
targets TAP and hyper reality devices as well
as DataNet connectivity.
Using the first method is a Bluff check opposed
by a Perception check by the target. If the gunner
beats his target on the opposed roll, then the
target is unaware it is being followed. This
opposed roll is repeated each time there is a
change of route or venue (the target turns onto
a different street and the gunner follows, or the
target leaves the street and enters a building
with the gunner following).
The second method requires a Knowledge
(local) check by the gunner to identify the target
by its TAP signature. If this roll is successful, then
the gunner continues to make Knowledge (local
checks) to track the targets movements and
location, or alternately the gunner can activate
a tracker engram to follow the target instead
(using the engrams Knowledge (local) score in
place of the gunners score to do so).
Sub Rosa: A gunner learns how to subtly probe
for leads when attempting to locate his quarry.
He adds +2 to any Bluff, Diplomacy, or Intimi-
date rolls used to gather information or convince
someone to aid him in finding a target.
Swift Tracker: The gunner can move at her
normal speed while using Survival to follow
tracks without taking the normal 5 penalty. He
takes only a 10 penalty (instead of the normal
-20) when moving at up to twice normal speed
while tracking. A gunner must be at least 8th
level to select this ability.
Tactical Awareness: The gunner gains a +1 bonus
on initiative checks. This bonus increases by +1
for every four levels thereafter, to a maximum of
+5. For example, if the gunner takes this knack
at 2nd level, the bonus increases to +2 at 6th
level, +3 at 10th, and so on.
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Take Em Alive: When a gunner makes an attack
with a melee weapon, pistol, or rifle that would
do enough damage to render the target dead or
dying, he may choose to inflict nonlethal damage
instead. A gunner must be at least 6th level to
select this ability.
Track: A gunner adds half his class level (minimum
1) to Survival checks made to follow tracks.
Capstone Knack: At 20th level, a gunner
chooses one of the following knacks.
Master Hunter: A gunner of 20th level becomes
a master hunter. He can always move at full
speed while using Survival to follow tracks
without penalty. He can, as a standard action,
make a single attack against a favored enemy at
his full attack bonus. If the attack hits, the target
takes damage normally and must make a For-
titude save or die. The DC of this save is equal
to 10 + 1/2 the gunners level + the gunners
Wisdom modifier. A gunner can choose instead
to deal an amount of nonlethal damage equal
to the creatures current hit points. A successful
save negates this damage. A gunner can use this
ability once per day against each favored enemy
type he possesses, but not against the same
creature more than once in a 24-hour period.
Weapon Mastery: At 20th level, a gunner
chooses one weapon. Any attacks made with
that weapon automatically confirm all criti-
cal threats and have their damage multiplier
increased by 1 (x2 becomes x3, for example). In
addition, he cannot be disarmed while wielding
a weapon of this type.
Gunner Paths
The three provided paths for gunners are the
bounty hunter, mercenary, and the sector cop.
GMs and players can create new paths as they
choose, or simply pick and choose talents regard-
less of the path with which they are associated.
BOUNTY HUNTER
Bounty hunters are guns for hire, tasked with
the retrieval or elimination of specific targets.
Whether criminals attempting to skip the
countryor even the planetor individuals
that a government or Mega-Conglom wants
returned, dead or alive, the bounty hunter is
the person for the job. His skill set allows him to
track his quarry, and his combat training allows
him to take the quarry down once hes found it.
Role: Bounty hunters are useful to have around
when someone needs to be found, no matter
where. They can also hold their own in a fight,
using their trained techniques to quickly take
down the foe, dead or alive.
Bounty Hunter Knacks: The following knacks
are best suited for creating a bounty hunter.
Abilities: camouflage, evasion, favored enemy,
favored terrain, hide in plain sight, hunters
bond, hunters tricks, improved evasion,
improved quarry, quarry, shadow target, sub
rosa, swift tracker, take em alive, track, and the
master hunter capstone.
Feats: Agile Maneuvers, Combat Expertise,
Combat Reflexes, Greater Disarm, Greater
Trip, Improved Disarm, Improved Trip, Martial
Weapons Proficiency (special), Stand Still, Step
Up, Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization.
MERCENARY
The battlefield in 2090 is more fearsome
than ever. Soldiers wage war on a battlefield
where giant golemmechs spread devastation,
thought-controlled drones can strike from land,
air, or sea, and hackers and viruses play real-
time roles in combat maneuvers. The soldiers
that come back alive from engagements in this
day and age are some of the toughest people
walking, and some of the most in demand for
paid mercenary work. Not all wars are fought
on open battlefields, but they all need experi-
enced warriors.
Role: Combat training, battlefield experience,
and conditioned to follow orders. You cant ask
for a better combination when you need some
serious muscle on your team. If you need a
golemmech pilot, or someone who can handle
a missile launcher, then a mercenary is your best
bet.
Mercenary Knacks: The following knacks are
best suited for creating a mercenary.
Abilities: battle insight, cooperative combatant,
tactical awareness, tactician, and the weapon-
mastery capstone.
Feats: Armor Proficiency (military)*, Armor
Proficiency (power)*, Greater Called Shot*,
Improved Called Shot*, Martial Weapon Profi-
ciency (energy)*, Martial Weapon Proficiency
(flamethrower)*, Martial Weapons Proficiency
(special)*, Pilot Golemmech*, Weapon Focus, and
Weapon Specialization.
*Feats marked with an asterisk are found in
this book.
SECTOR COP
Sector cops have the taxing and dangerous job
of enforcing law in the sprawl, a hostile envi-
ronment that actively dissuades such behavior.
Sector cops are hated and feared by the local pop-
ulace, and not without reason. These men and
women have targets on them during working
hours. Sector cops respond to potential threats
with quick, decisive, and often lethal action. Add
to that many sector cops are as bad as the crim-
inals they oppose, and one can understand why
no benefit of the doubt is given. Still, there are
those who strive to do their duty and uphold
the law in a manner befitting their motto: To
Protect and Serve.
Role: Sector cops know the streets as well as
any ganger, and bring along a whole lot of fire-
power to boot. They know how to function under
pressure in an organized, professional fashion.
That sort of discipline under fire can be a boon
to any team.
Sector Cop Knacks: The following knacks are
best suited for creating a sector cop.
Abilities: close control, move along!, no escape,
shadow target, and serve and protect.
Feats: Ambush Squad, Combat Expertise,
Combat Reflexes, Improved Disarm, Improved
Initiative, Improved Trip, Improved Unarmed
Strike, Improved Grapple, Martial Weapon Pro-
ficiency (special)*, Quick Draw, Step Up, Stunning
Fist, Suppressing Fire*, and Suppression
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