Version 0.9 Update

Featured Update: Ancestries!

Non-Human options finally come to Heliosail. 2 additional Ancestry options have been added. All ancestries have unique traits that make them stand out from the others, including humans. 

The Anthroparian is a humanoid robot with unique and tragic history. These people are rare and reclusive. Your Anthroparian can be the survivor of an attempted genocide, or one of the new generations more recently created. 

The Psiren is a mermaid like alien who came from The Nether. They have adapted to the pressures of their new home by consuming human DNA in order to constantly replenish their own cells. Psiren players do not have to prey on humans to survive, but doing so offers them several benefits. 

Character Creation Changes

• Change from roll-for-attribute to simple point-buy. Eliminated Attribute Scores (so only modifiers remain) and all references to them.
• Added Attribute Saves
• Added combat skills to citizenship bonuses

Skill and Trick Changes

• Changed "Fortitude" to "Aplomb” to avoid confusion with "Endurance" skill
• Unskilled rolls are no longer Bad Luck by default
• Adjusted DC table for fine tuning
• Added new Trick for Cartography
• Added new Cardsharp Tricks
• Removed re-roll requirement for accruing Gambler's Luck

Combat Changes

• Reorganized and rewrote spotlight initiative instructions to be more clear
• Reactions changed to stock-only. Skill and Trick based reactions made combat too easy.
• Combat rule change: Reactions cannot be used twice on the same turn, so characters must cycle through the various Reactions if they are attacked twice in a row.
• Added lingering damage to Edged weapons (bleed)
• Added Elemental damage type with new mechanic
• Ship to Ship Combat extensively changed (Spotlight initiative, bringing it into line with ground combat mechanically. Allowing inidividual crew member skills to be added to ship rolls when applicable.)

Formatting Changes

• Re-listed Archetype restricted Tricks in skill chapter as well.
• Formatting adjustments (justify left, improved spacing)
• Numerous spelling corrections
• Updated TOC, Glossary and Index

Next Planned

• Updated Atlas of the Sol System, featuring Lore, Creatures, and Ship Catalog
• New weapons: Ground-mounted weapons and grenades
• New Ship Mods: Docking claws, sails, rockets
• New Drone Mods: For range improvement
• New Tricks for improving combat Reactions
• Gambling (card game) mechanics
• Updated Character Sheets
• Trick Tracker Sheet