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-====== Bot ======
-(BAHT)
-Sentient and otherwise
-Sentient bots can be heroes. The extra crew slots on
-a heroes’ ship will be filled by nonsentient bots. The
-rules for sentient and nonsentient bots differ slightly
-as outlined below.
-A bot as a hero has luck, skills and gains credits
-experience, prestige, rank and special abilities just
-like organic characters. Character bots get built in
-equipment like nonsentient bots according to their
-profession. Bots cannot use cyberware or wear armor
-other than powered armor. Nonsentient bots in
-powered armor are broken only on a “6”.
-**Alien Ability**: Mechanical
-Character bots cannot be upgraded like nonsentient
-bots but they get one free upgrade per rank (this
-upgrade is completely free and happens automatically
-as soon as you rank up). This is in addition to the
-Special Ability characters normally get. Character bots
-suffer damage and can be healed just like organic
-characters. Character bots suffer one less point of
-damage per die they sustain. Note that effects that
-don’t deal dice of damage are not reduced. All bots are
-unaffected by drugs or toxins.
-===== Bot Built-ins =====
-Each bot has a built-in blaster as well as one built-
-in according to their profession. These built-ins do
-not count against the bot’s Carry capacity. As an
-Engineering or Science action of 11, you can swap out
-a bot’s built-in item for another item that you have
-but any additional mass will count against the bot’s
-carry limit. This does not count as an “upgrade”.
-  * Marine-bot - Vibraknife
-  * Engineer-bot - ToolKit
-  * Pilot-bot - JetPack
-  * Sci-bot – MedKit (enemy Science Bots in the Bot Wars campaign have a vibraknife instead of a MedKit)
-===== Bot Damage =====
-Nonsentient bots have no Hit Points, per se. They are
-broken when a personal damage die against them
-shows a 5 or 6 and are irrevocably destroyed if they
-are damaged with a roll of a 6 while or after being
-broken (in the same or subsequent attack). Apply the
-higher die first. For example, a bot suffering a 5,6 or
-,5 or 2,5,2 in one attack would be broken but not
-destroyed. A result of 6,6 would destroy a bot. Damage
-dice results of 1,2,3 or 4 do not damage bots. Bots
-cannot function when they are broken.
-If a nonsentient bot is damaged by point based effects
-that don’t roll dice (other than a needler), roll a die
-and the bot is broken on a 5 or 6. If the amount of
-damage that would be dealt is more than 6, roll one
-damage die for the bot for each 6 points of damage
-(rounding up). Bots treat EMP and Stun effects as Stun.
-Bots are unaffected by gas, drugs and most needler
-effects.
-Sentient Bots can only be healed in exactly the same
-way as non-bot characters with a Sick Bay, MedKit, etc.
-===== Repair Bot =====
-//(Science or Engineering skill vs. difficulty 11)//
-Success removes a damage marker from a non-
-sentient bot.
-===== NPC Bots =====
-Enemy ships are normally manned by the species of a
-given mission. If there is more than one Life Support,
-Enemies may substitute a set of bots for 4 of the crew.
-The heroes’ ships are manned by the heroes with bots
-or freebooters (see Pirates of Trundlia page 8) filling
-in the extra crew slots as space allows. Personnel
-willing to join the U.R.E.F. are in short supply and
-cloning is expensive. You may make use of these
-robotic mechanical assistants (a.k.a. Bots) to take over
-the functions of what would normally be handled by
-an organic crew member.
-Bots take up a Life Support slot just like a living
-character for required maintenance materials,
-recharge station, spare parts, etc. The standard
-(nonsentient) bot has one selected skill in which they
-are professional and a built-in blaster. They have a
-skill level of 3 in their profession and are entitled to
-a professional reroll. In all other skills, they have an
-effective skill level of 1. An ally bot doesn’t act unless
-commanded to act by a hero or ally. Any ally or hero
-may command a bot as a free action even out of turn.
-===== Bots and Life Support =====
-Bots require Life Support to function just like other
-characters or they will breakdown (failing a life
-support check and suffering a 5 or 6 on the damage
-die.)
-If you don’t want this to happen, give your bot a
-battery upgrade or have it carry an EVA. A non-sentient
-bot that is doubly broken by failed Life Support is not
-destroyed. It is deactivated and can be reactivated at a
-starbase.
-This can be useful if you have a rescue mission and
-need to free up some crew slots. The powered down
-bots do not require Life Support.
-===== Deactivating Bots =====
-A bot that is broken can be deactivated with a Science
-or Engineering check of 14. Deactivated Bots may only
-be reactivated at the end of the campaign turn.
-===== Upgrading Bots =====
-//(Science or Engineering skill vs. difficulty 11)//
-There is no limit to the number of different upgrades
-a bot can have except that it can only have each one
-a maximum of once. This action counts as an upgrade
-action and must be taken during the Upgrades portion
-of the campaign turn (see page 145). WristComps
-give a +1 bonus to this attempt if using Science skill
-and ToolKits give a +1 bonus to this attempt if using
-Engineering skill.
-Any failed Upgrade attempt destroys the bot
-irrevocably. Player character bots cannot be upgraded
-in this way.
-^ UPGRADE ^ EFFECT |
-| Battery | Bot has built-in EVA|
-| Combat | -1 on Combat Skill check difficulty|
-| Dedicated | -1 to specific Skill check difficulty but +1 difficulty for all other skill checks|
-| Engineering | -1 on Engineering Skill check difficulty|
-| Extra Hand | Bot gets an extra hand|
-| Gravsled | -1 move but built-in Gravsled|
-| Gyros | Ignore 1 OOC|
-| Hydraulics | Double Carry Capacity|
-| JetPack | Built-in JetPack|
-| MedKit | Built-in MedKit|
-| Motivated | Hero may spend Luck to give this bot rerolls and can command bot even if they are dead|
-| Multitasker | Take an extra action during move if it doesn't require a skill check. This action may not be brace, prepare, or include any movement.|
-| Pilot | -1 on Piloting Skill check difficulty|
-| Science | -1 on Science Skill check difficulty|
-| Shield | Bot has a built-in Shield|
-| Sturdy | -1 on Athletics Skill check difficulty|
-| ToolKit | Built-in ToolKit|
-| Wheels | +2 Move|

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