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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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Appendix H — Terrain Navigation Reference

Section 603 of 608

Proposed Back Matter

This prevents heavily damaged or purely combat-focused units from controlling objectives if they lack command capability. Terrain Navigation Terrain Navigation When a unit moves through certain terrain features, it must make a Leadership (LD) Test.

Source: Fabled Star manuscript, 30 July

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