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Part I — Lore

1The Fabled Star
2Unique Characters and Your Story
3Fabled Star Battlespace

Part II — Fabled Star Core Rules System

4Core Statistics
5Universal Dice Rules
6Stat Modifiers
7Unit Classes
8Class Framework
9Weapon and Range Standards

Part III — Preparing for Battle

10Fleet Building
11Scenario and Battlefield Setup
12Deployment and Fleet Entry
13Battlefield Terrain

Part IV — Playing a Round

14Turn Structure
15Initiative System
16Activation Tokens
17Action Points
18Movement System
19Squad Leaders and Unit Cohesion

Part V — Leadership, Orders, and Command

20Leadership System
21Orders Framework
22Orders by Ship Class
23Command Boards and Command Bursts
24Command Ability Timing

Part VI — Combat

25Combat and Fire Sequence
26Weapon Types
27Attack Damage Allocation
28Shields
29Shield Recharge
30Squadron Damage Allocation
31Boarding
32Ramming
33Destruction and Explosions

Part VII — Special Rules

34Stealth Rules
35Status Effects
36Terrain Navigation
37Launch Bays

Part VIII — Unit Ability Reference

38Universal Ability Pool

Part IX — Objectives, Scenarios, and Missions

39Objective Scoring
40Scenario Structure
41Mission Structure

Proposed Back Matter

Appendix A — Core Statistics Reference
Appendix B — Unit Class Framework
Appendix C — Action-Point Cost Summary
Appendix D — Weapon Types Reference
Appendix E — Standard Range Bands
Appendix F — Orders Reference
Appendix G — Command Ability Timing Reference
Appendix H — Terrain Navigation Reference
Appendix I — Status Effect Reference
Appendix J — Launch Bay Reference
Appendix K — Objective and Mission Reference
Appendix L — Fabled Star Terminology
Alphabetical Index

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Rulebook/Contents/Part IV — Playing a Round

15.1

Initiative Unit

Under Initiative System · Section 119 of 608

Part IV — Playing a Round · Initiative System

Each player uses the unit in their fleet with the highest LD value. The Initiative Unit does not need to be declared. If multiple units share the same highest LD value, the controlling player chooses which of those units is used.

Source: Fabled Star manuscript, 30 July

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