Drone

Drone Combat Cheat Sheet

Attributes & Skills Needed

Drone’s Pilot – Used to build your attack dice pool
Targeting Autosoft – Optional autosoft bonus

Drone Combat Variables

Weapon – The weapon your drone is firing
Ammo – Ammo type for the weapon
Weapon + Ammo DV – Damage Value of weapon + ammo
Weapon + Ammo AP – Armor Penetration of weapon + ammo
Fire Mode – Selected firing mode and number of rounds
Damage Modifier – Situational mod to your pool
Recoil Compensation – Drone or weapon recoil control
Number of Rounds Fired – Used to determine recoil modifier
Your Hits – Your attack hits
Defender’s Hits – Defender’s defense hits
Net Hits – Your hits minus defender’s
Modified DV – Damage Value after net hits and burst mods

Drone Combat Steps

Step 1: Build Your Attack Pool

Choose the weapon and ammo your drone will use and note their DV and AP.
Choose the fire mode you want to use (SS, SA, BF, FA, etc.).
Add your Drone’s Pilot rating to your dice pool.
Add the Targeting Autosoft rating to your pool.
Subtract any Damage Modifier from your pool.
Subtract the Recoil Compensation from the number of rounds fired this phase, then subtract 1 — the result is your Recoil Modifier.
If the weapon is a heavy weapon, double the Recoil Modifier.
If the weapon is a shotgun in BF or FA mode, double the Recoil Modifier.
If the Recoil Modifier is greater than 0, subtract it from your pool.

Step 2: Roll & Resolve
10. Roll your dice pool and note your hits.
11. If your fire mode is one of the wide bursts, inform the gamemaster — the defender loses their defense pool for this attack.
12. The defender rolls their defense pool and subtracts their hits from your hits. If net hits ≤ 0, stop — the attack does no damage.

Step 3: Calculate and Report Damage
13. Add your net hits to your weapon + ammo DV — this is your modified DV.

If modified DV is greater than the defender’s armor (modified by weapon AP), it causes Physical damage.
Otherwise, it causes Stun damage.

If your fire mode is one of the narrow bursts, add one less than the number of rounds in the burst to your modified DV.
Tell the gamemaster your final modified DV; the defender will attempt to resist the damage as usual.

Quick Reference Table

Step	Action	Pool / Calc
1	Build drone attack pool	Drone’s Pilot + Targeting Autosoft – Damage Modifier – Recoil Modifier
2	Roll dice	Count hits
3	Resolve defense	Your hits – Defender’s hits = Net hits
4	Damage calc	Modified DV = Weapon + Ammo DV + Net hits (+ burst bonus) → Physical / Stun
5	Report	Tell GM final DV