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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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Combat and Fire Sequence

Section 297 of 608

Part VI — Combat

Units returning from reserve, launch bays, or similar effects follow the rules specified by those abilities unless otherwise stated. Fire Sequence Proposed Fire Sequence Step 1 – Choose Weapon Systems

Source: Fabled Star manuscript, 30 July

In this section

25.1Declare Weapon Systems 25.2Declare Targets 25.3Allocate Attacks 25.4Check Range and Line of Sight 25.5Roll Ballistic Skill 25.6Resolve Dodge 25.7Resolve Shields 25.8Apply Weapon Types 25.9Roll Armor Class 25.10Apply Hull Damage 25.11Resolve Destruction

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