Arms And Equipment

You are not your backpack.

Characters in Beyond do not track detailed inventory. A competent character is assumed to have the tools and ordinary equipment needed for their Careers.

If a Technician needs a wrench, they have one. If a Soldier needs ordinary field gear, they have it. If a Scientist needs common instruments, they are available.

Do not punish players for failing to manage imaginary shopping lists.

Assumed Equipment

If a character would reasonably have an item, they have it.

Routine equipment includes tools of the trade, personal gear, standard weapons, safety equipment, comms, basic supplies, and other ordinary items.

When To Roll

Roll only when an item is rare, expensive, restricted, unusual, or dramatically important.

If there is disagreement about whether an item is reasonable, make an Access Roll.

Access Rolls

When an item is plausible but uncertain, roll:

2d6 + Attribute + Career

Use the normal Target Numbers:

9+ Routine
12+ Difficult
15+ Extreme

On success, the character has or can reasonably access the item.

Wealth Rolls

If an item is costly, restricted, or beyond ordinary gear, use Wealth.

Roll:

2d6 + Wealth

Cost Levels:

Routine: 9+
Expensive: 12+
Very Expensive: 15+

Routine items usually do not reduce Wealth. Expensive items may reduce Wealth by 1. Very Expensive items may reduce Wealth by 2.

Weapon Categories

Weapons are defined by category and Tags.

Light Weapons are concealable, quick, or easy to carry.

Medium Weapons are standard personal weapons.

Heavy Weapons are powerful, bulky, or difficult to use casually.

Weapon Tags

Tags describe what makes a weapon interesting.

Common Tags include:

Armor-Piercing
Area
Bulky
Concealable
Energy
Incendiary
Loud
Primitive
Projectile
Recoil
Scatter
Silent
Stun
Two-Handed
Unstable

Example Weapons

Revolver Medium Weapon; Projectile, Recoil, Loud

Blaster Pistol Medium Weapon; Energy, Incendiary

Pulse Rifle Heavy Weapon; Energy, Armor-Piercing, Two-Handed

Holdout Pistol Light Weapon; Projectile, Concealable

Stunner Light Weapon; Energy, Stun

Armor

Armor is also described by category and Tags.

Light Armor is easy to wear and conceal.

Medium Armor offers solid protection without becoming too cumbersome.

Heavy Armor is powerful but obvious, restrictive, or specialized.

Common Armor Tags include:

Bulky
Concealable
Powered
Sealed
Tactical
Vacuum-Rated

Prepared For The Job

At the beginning of a mission, the crew is assumed to have brought everything a competent team would reasonably need.

Players may each name one important item they made sure to bring. If it is reasonable, they have it.

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