Written by Art by

Mike Lafferty JEShields, Jacob Blackmon, Dean Spencer,

Peter Saga, Rick Hershey, Marcum Curlee.
Bradley McDevitt, Jon Gibbons

Based on Havoc Brigade by Layout by

Grant Howitt Craig Williams

WHAT IS PEW PEW! ?

Pew! Pew! is a rules-light roleplaying game, with everything you need to play (aside
from dice and friends) contained within this document. It's a light-hearted one-
shot game; this isn't a story about deep-seated emotional turmoil and tortured
introspection. It's a story about explosions and loads of big fights and ray guns and,
maybe, maybe laser swords. It's an excellent game to run at conventions or as an
emergency pick-up game, because all the prep is already done – it's baked into the
system. This is a game designed to tell one particular story: one of bounty hunters
tracking down a target in a sci-fi fantasy western setting.

One player acts as the gamesmaster, controlling the setting and all the non-player
characters within. The other players take on the role of the bounty hunter squad, a
rough-and-tumble bunch on a dangerous mission.

The characters are all pre-generated, so the GM should hand them out at the start
of the session and the players can pick which ones they like.

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 Pew Pew! is Inspired by
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
• Havoc Brigade by Grant Howitt
• Honey Heist by Grant Howitt
• Killjoys
• The Mandalorian
• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

WHAT DO I NEED TO PLAY PEW PEW! ?

You'll need to print out the character sheets for the players to choose from, and a
copy of the map to reference in the centre of the table so they can plan their assault.

Lots of six-sided dice

About twenty-five should do it. If you don't have that many, you can use tokens or
poker chips to represent them. Using a dice-roller app for this game might prove
difficult, so don't say I didn't warn you.

Something to write with

You'll need pens and pencils for everyone at the table so you can scrawl on the map
and keep your sheets up to date.

About 3 hours
Pew Pew! isn’t a long game, nor should it be, because the pace at which it operates
can get quite tiring if allowed to run on for much longer than that.

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INTRODUCTION:
BOUNTY HUNTING ON THE
GALACTIC FRINGE
Faraday: Money for blood is a peculiar business.
- Magnificent Seven (2016)
Pew! Pew!: No Disintegrations is a fun and
rules-light role playing game about science
fiction bounty hunters.
While we don’t want to dictate much more
setting than that (so that the GM and the
players can make it how they like), let’s hit a
few of the major highlights:
The Galactic Fringe
(also known as The Rim)
It’s the outer edge of galactic civilization
where most bounty hunters ply their trade. It’s
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lawless, mostly empty, and ripe for ne’er-do-
wells of all sorts. Although if the money is right
bounty hunters will sometimes take jobs in the
Galactic Core where the Government, Military,
and Corporation have their headquarters.
Credits The spendable currency of the setting.
Also called lucre, joy, cheddar, juice or more
simply creds, this is the usual payment for
bounties - although sometimes other forms of
payment or forms of barter are accepted.
The Government
The ruling authorities might be called the
Federation, the Alliance, the Republic or the
Empire. They may range from tyrannical to
benevolent. Since they’re based out of The Core,
they’re a long way from here and you’ll have to
provide your own safety and justice for the most
part. Their agents (whether soldiers, bureaucrats,
or lawmen) may occasionally show up - but don’t
bet on that happening at a convenient moment.
They may also offer bounties (through the Guild)
on escaped prisoners, terrorists, deserters from
the military, or other persons of interest.
The Military
The bulk of the Government’s space fleet and
legions of soldiers are deployed in The Core,
keeping order and policing the space lanes for
pirates, rebel scum, smugglers. Except for the
occasional official colony world or Corporation
extraction operation with a garrison for protection,
you don’t see the military too often out here.
The Corporation
A massive resource extraction conglomerate,
the Corporation has its hooks in most resource
mining operations in the Fringe. While their
primary interest is asteroid mining, they also
have large operations extracting rare vapors
from gaseous planets or nebulas and planet-
side mining and drilling. They will offer bounties
via the Guild on eco-terrorists and other
groups who violently interfere with their plans.
More rarely, they offer bounties for bringing
in company executives or employees who
embezzled or sold trade secrets to competitors.
The Guild
The independent agency that provides bounties
for folks like the PCs to carry out. Nominally
permitted by the Government, as they help to
provide some measure of social order on the
Fringe, this is how you get paid. They don’t have
many rules, just get the job done and get out.
They frown on bounty hunters who take sides
in non-bounty related disputes, or who ask too
many questions. The Guild provides bounty
hunters with tracking fobs that will direct
hunters to a target’s unique bio-signature if
they are within 500 kilometers. It is possible to
work as a hunter without Guild support - but
it requires a lot more legwork. Also - the Guild
doesn’t look kindly on competition...
The Mobs (also known as The Families,
Clans or Great Houses)
Various organized crime families operate on
the Galactic Fringe. The Government rarely
stops them, due to a combination of graft and
begrudging tolerance - since the Mobs do
keep the remote areas relatively stable and the
government is too busy with the Core Worlds.
If you’re lucky, you’ll never interact with them
except when you’re carrying out a bounty for
them. Smart bounty hunters don’t cross them
and don’t get involved in their turf wars (unless
the pay is really good).
THE SETTING: DODHAR CITY
Grixeon 7 was a sleepy planet in the Galactic
Fringe. Inhabited by the Grix (walrus-esque
humanoids) living a peaceful and rural
existence.
Then the Dodhar came. They subjugated the
native Grix and erected Dodhar City, a domed
settlement with a spaceport. Outside the
purview of the Galactic Government, they set up
a rough and tumble frontier border town that
turned a blind eye to all sorts of criminal activity
- as long as there was profit in it for them.
A few years later, Dodhar City has become
a destination for all sorts of villainy and scum
from the Galaxy and the Dodhar have grown
rich and complacent. Meanwhile, the Grix have
licked their wounds and are waiting for their
chance to get some payback…
THE MISSION
Captain Tagon: It's NOT okay for us to sell a
guy back to the people who love him, but it's
just fine for us to sell him to a body politic that
wants to incarcerate him or execute him?
Doythaban: Bounty-hunting is like that.
- Schlock Mercenary
Rayce Gunnar, the salty veteran hunter who is
the PC’s contact with the Bounty Hunter’s Guild
meets them at his favorite tavern to give them
their latest mission.
Kesegg Nevill is wanted by the Government.
He’s a mob boss who hides out in the Galactic
Fringe on a planet called Grixeon 7. He poses
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 as a legitimate merchant but he’s actually the
main financier of the Black Fist pirate clan.
He’s hiding out in a settlement called Dodhar
City. It’s a seedy town outside the Galactic
Government’s jurisdiction - which is why they
want to hire you to snatch him.
One standard week from today, there’s going
to be a gala to commemorate the opening of
Fehu Casino in Dodhar City. It’s Kesegg Nevill’s
casino and he’ll be the guest of honor. With all
the chaos of the celebration, this will be your
best shot to grab him.
ALTERNATE MISSIONS
If you're running Pew Pew! for the same group
more than once, you might want to have a go at
some different missions. Although I'm sure you
can come up with your own, here are some ideas:
1. Tan Brodo, the leader of the Space Anti-
Paladin stronghold, the Sorcha Temple,
is wanted by the Government and they’re
willing to pay the highest bounty ever
recorded to bring him in.
2. The rulers of Dodhar City have taken out
a bounty on Cotram Bex, the leader of
the Grix community there who has been
plotting a revolt.
3. Father Nephis, the leader of the shady
Melanau Monastery, is wanted for crimes
he committed in the Core Worlds before
he took up his monastic vows. The Melnau
monks are experts at hand to hand combat,
and the monks are beloved by the rulers of
the city. It will be a tough mission - but it’s
a large bounty
Planning
It's up to the bounty hunters to plan how
they're getting in, through, and out of the
city. GM, talk through the planning process
in-character with the players. Rayce Gunnar is
a broad-brush manager and prefers to leave
details up to his hunters, so he's keen to go
ahead with whatever they suggest so long as
they convince him it's a good idea.
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The Twist
So - maybe you want to spice things up. Perhaps
the game went way too fast and easy and you
need to surprise the players to keep them on
their toes. Here are some curveballs to throw at
your bounty hunters to complicate the mission.
(Statblocks for all the threats mentioned are in
the Antagonists section in the back.)
1. Fight the Power! A civil war breaks out
in Dodhar City The hunters will have to
navigate street fighting between Dodhar
City Guards and Grix War Wagons while
they close in on their target. It’s very likely
they’ll be mistaken for enemies by one or
both sides.
2. Resistance is Futile! The predatory bio-
mechanical aliens called the Mechadon
have set their sights on Dodhar City.
Invasion ships hover over the domed city as
their giant robotic Battle Frames battle their
way into the city. The hunters will have to
pursue their quarry while the city falls into
chaos and tries to fight off the invaders.
3. Kaiju Chaos! So, it turns out that every 500
standard years, a species of 30 foot tall,
space-faring giant atomic space lizards
return to Grixeon 7 to mate. In fact, they
return to the very spot where Dodhar City
was built. They are enraged that Dodhar City
is occupying their traditional spawning site
and 2d6+1 of them attack the domed city,
rampaging through the streets and dealing
out destruction as they go. The hunters
will have to navigate around or engage the
beasts as they pursue their bounty.
Aftermath
Don't worry too much about how the bounty
hunters leave the city unless your group is into
that sort of thing. Build in some quick-escape
solution if you feel the need.
If the action was over too soon, it might be fun
to have a rival bounty hunter squad confront
the PCs as they’re leaving town and try to steal
the target from them. On the same note, having
to contend with planetary defense platforms,
or a group of pirates and they flee the planet
could be cool as well. Notes on space combat
and some sample ships are included later in
this book.
We have also included a map of the space
around Grixeon 7 to aid in any space combat
situations.
GM ADVICE
You are a china-shop architect and you have a
load of bulls to entertain, so break the city in
interesting ways.
Say yes a lot. “Hey, is there a teleportation pad
in the university?” SURE, WHY NOT.
“Can I hack the Spider-Bots in the forest and
use them as minions?” IF YOU MAKE THE ROLL.
“Can we sneak through the sewer tunnels?”
ABSOLUTELY. YOU PROBABLY WON’T BE
ALONE DOWN THERE THOUGH…
Ask questions of the players, and incorporate
their answers.
Gloss over scenes that aren't too interesting –
resolve them with a single dice roll, if you want.
COMBAT, DOING STUFF AND
DIFFICULTY
The GM rolls dice against a player's roll to
represent the difficulty of the task.
If the player is acting against a group of
enemies or creature (a Non-Player Character
or NPC), the NPC can use dice from their
equipment much in the same way a bounty
hunter would.
If the bounty hunters are acting against an
obstacle, the GM assigns a difficulty rating to
it from zero (pretty easy) to three (pretty hard).
Often, if the player is overcoming an obstacle
and doing so would make it easier to harm
enemies (climbing up a high wall to attack
defenders, for example) then the group can
treat the action as an attack against morale.
The GM can always add dice to their hand
from the chaos factor pool, if they feel it's
appropriate. See the chaos factor section later
on for more details.
If the task is dangerous (i.e. combat, running
through a burning cellar, leaping off a building)
any successes one side has over the other
applied as wounds to the losing party if the
losing party can take wounds.
When bounty hunters fight guards in white
plastic armor, they attack the morale of a group,
so be flexible about what can harm the enemies.
A bounty hunter smashing in heads with a laser
axe is certainly going to impact morale, but so
is climbing a wall and shouting a blood-curse,
or starting a fire, or trapping reinforcements
behind a locked door. Encourage players to be
creative - the system can take It.
SYSTEM PUT MORE SIMPLY
At the heart of the game lies a very simple
system. It's this:
Announce you're trying to do a thing.
Roll a D6. The GM will assign a difficulty (usually
4). If you roll over that number, you succeed at
that thing, so long as it's physically possible.
Sometimes, the Game Master will roll their own
dice, and successes on their roll cancel out
successes on yours.
Add dice to your roll.
However, you can add dice to your roll – and
increase your chance of success - by using things
on your character sheet. Most of the items listed
below add (at least) one die each. Provided, of
course, that the Game Master agrees they apply
to the thing you’re trying to do.
SKILLS add one dice to an appropriate action.
You can only add one dice from skills to any
given roll.
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 EQUIPMENT adds one dice, so long as you
explain how it's useful to your action. You can
use as many different pieces of equipment as
you like on a roll, so long as you can convince
the GM that they're applicable, but you may
only use each piece of equipment once per roll.
DRIVES add two dice so long as you're working
towards satisfying them. Like equipment, drives
are limited-use, and you can use as many of
them as the GM deems applicable per roll – but
you can only use each drive once per roll.
THE CHAOS FACTOR adds anywhere from
two to LOADS of dice, but you can only use
the chaos factor once per game. It's a bit
complicated, though, so we'll go into it in more
detail later.
THE CAREFULLY CRAFTED PLAN Once per
game, you can come up with a CAREFULLY
CRAFTED PLAN for another bounty hunter
to enact before they take their action. If the
character you've chosen acts on your advice,
they add 2 dice to their roll whilst attempting
to act it out.
YOU OWE ME ONE! This doesn’t add dice to a
roll - but it enables a re-roll. Each bounty hunter
has two slots on their sheet labeled “You Owe
Me One!” If another character fails a roll but
you want to help, you can say YOU OWE ME
ONE and they may re-roll all their dice. Cross
off one of the slots whenever you use it. You
can't proclaim YOU OWE ME ONE to yourself.
INITIATIVE
No rules for this. Go in whatever order you
decide on. If you really need rules - well - here
are some options
1. Maybe the youngest goes first and then the
second youngest and so on? Yaknow - like
in Candyland.
2. Everyone rolls 1d6. Reroll any ties. Highest
goes first
3. Paper, Rock, Scissors. Winner goes first with
the person to her left going next.
4. First one to correctly identify the Imperial
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officer that Vader chokes right before the
Battle of Hoth can go first. (Spoiler alert: It
was Admiral Ozzel.)
DRIVES
River: You’re a liar. I don’t think your intentions
are honorable.
Early: Hell no. I’m a bounty hunter. That’s not
generally considered honorable so much as… I
live by a code, though. Which I think is worth—
River: You hurt people.
- Firefly, Objects in Space
Drives add two dice so long as you're working
towards satisfying them. Drives are limited-use
(usually twice per game at GM’s discretion),
and you can use as many of them as the GM
deems justifiable per roll – but you can only use
each drive once per roll.
Sample drives might be:
• To maintain my reputation as the best in
the parsec
• To always bring in the bounty
• To help my tribe
• To avenge my homeworld
• To follow the Old Ways
• To disintegrate as many Government
jackboots as possible
• To blast as many Mob thugs as I can
• To help a nascent rebellion in the Fringe
• To earn enough credits to ransom my father
from the Slug Mafia of Xeron 7
SKILLS
Skills add one die to a roll. You can only add a
single skill die to a roll.
Every pregen character has 4 skills. They are
tailored to fit the characters. If you’re creating
your own character - you and the GM can figure
out what skills work for you.
Keep in mind - this is a rules light system. Just
like when you were playing with action figures
as a kid, chances are any given character could
do what the situation called for. Can Duchess
Meya fly that snowspeeder even though she
doesn’t have the Drive/Pilot skil? Sure, why
not? Can the greying space wizard sabotage
the space station's tractor beam even if he
doesn’t have the Technology skill? Absolutely.
Can the repair droid fight off a couple of battle
droids in the hangar? Go for it!
But, having said that, IF you have a skill
relevant to something, you’ve got a particular
talent or experience that lets you have an extra
die when you’re doing something related.
Here are some suggestions with explanations:
Combat - Covers both hand-to-hand and
melee weapons.
Drive/Pilot - Does it fly, walk or roll? You’re
better at it than average with this skill.
First Aid - Healing your comrades or yourself.
Each character can only attempt to be healed
once per scene.
Infiltration - Being sneaky.
Resilience - Being extra tough.
Shooting - General skill that covers all ranged
weapons.
Technology - Being able to work with
machines, robots, ships and computers.
Tracking - You’re extra good at running down
your quarry.
SCAVENGING
After a fight, or when they find a particularly
useful stash of supplies, the bounty hunters
can scavenge for equipment – but only once
per scene!
GM, roll a die: that's how many useful pieces
of equipment the characters can scavenge from
this scene. If you want to determine the sort
of equipment that the characters can take (i.e.
“A laser sword,” “A medpack,” “A bionic hand”)
then go ahead, otherwise, ask the players what
they want to find and work something out
together.
EQUIPMENT
Mal: Fully-loaded, safety off. This here is a
recipe for unpleasantness.
- Firefly, Objects in Space
In Pew, Pew!, equipment is simply stuff that
adds one die to a roll as long as you can explain
how it’s relevant. You can use as many different
pieces of equipment as you like on a roll, so
long as you can convince the GM that they're
applicable, but you may only use each piece of
equipment once per roll.
Below is a list of sample equipment. Some
of it is self-explanatory - like a blaster or body
armor. Some of it requires some explanation -
like magnetized boots or a hologram projector.
We’ve included a brief explanation with those
about how they can be useful. Feel free to
make up your own as well as make up new and
interesting ways to use the equipment on this list.
Some equipment (notably medpacks, body
armor and ship shields) are limited use, and will
be “used up,” as indicated by circles after the
equipment.
Sample Equipment
Medpacks - For first aid. 3 uses before it is
exhausted.
Binoculars - see far things clearly
Body Armor - You can add this to your roll
when you’re opposing an attack roll. 3 uses
before it is destroyed.
Bionic Limbs - Can be considered weapons
and so they can add a dice to attacks.
Built-in Targeting Device - Mostly seen on
cyborgs or robots.
Built-in Taser - Embedded weapon usually
seen on cyborgs or robots.
Dagger - Stabby!
EMP Grenade - Releases a powerful
electromagnetic pulse that temporarily
disables any electronic systems (security
robots may or may not be shielded from this
effect at GM's discretion.)
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 Energy Whip - Ensnares and grapples.
Enemy loses one dice to their next
attack. Can also be used as a weapon.
Grapple Hook - Ensnares and grapples.
Enemy loses one dice to their next
attack. Can be used to attach to
vehicles.
Hacking Device - allows you to take
over any electronic system or NPC
robot. For example, you could take
over the security system on a prison
ship - or open a locked door etc.
Hologram Projector - you have a
small device that can be used to
project illusions wherever you place
it. For example, you can make it appear
that you’re somewhere you’re not. Or
make it appear that there’s a wall where
there’s a hallway etc.
Instant Helmet - instant life support and
breathable atmosphere supply. Handy for
using the rocket board or boots and zooming
through space. Shrinks down to a tiny and
discrete size when not in use.
Magnetized Boots - walk on any metal surface
(walls, ceilings, exteriors of ships etc).
Net Gun - ensnares your target(s). They will
lose 2 dice on their next attack.
Personal Stealth Field - makes it easy to be
sneaky. You cannot be seen by an average
disinterested guard if you move quietly.
If you’re evading competent guards - you
get an extra dice to any rolls to avoid being
seen. If you attack - the field drops. You can
reactivate it after the fight if you take a turn
to do so.
Pocket Spy Droid - mini drone that can sneak
around corners and report back to its owner.
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Rocket Board - same as rocket boots
but cooler and more extreme. Because
it’s a board.
Rocket Boots - you can fly. Space
flight too. But you’d need some kind
of life support for that. See the instant
helmet.
Scrambler - you can temporarily disable
electronic communications and monitoring
in the immediate local area (1 square mile).
Smoke Bomb - adds +1 difficulty to all
combat attacks rolls.
Sticky Grenade - Deploys a 10 ft x 10ft x
10ft cube of extremely adhesive gel. Useful
for blocking hallways.
Sword - Stabby and Slicey!
Wrist-Mounted FlameThrower -
Basically the same as a blaster - but
cooler since it involves fire.
ANTAGONISTS AND
GAME MASTER ACTIONS
Boba Fett: You can run, but you’ll only die tired.
- Book of Boba Fett
(Note: there are a bunch of antagonists listed
at the end of this book.)
Non-Player Characters don't act like the player
characters – they can only react to what the
bounty hunters are doing, usually by defending
themselves, dying messily, or running away.
 When the GM acts, they act as all the
antagonists in an area. Get descriptive with
how many there are, what they're up to, what
they're doing, how they're armed, etc. You can
assume that each distinct unit of antagonists
has a number of members equal to its morale/
stamina score plus or minus a couple. When a
player acts in combat, it's fun to assume that
every success removes a squad member, but
play fast and loose with this for the sake of
drama.
Pew! Pew! uses an abstract system. Essentially,
when a bounty hunter attacks a group of
antagonists, they're attacking the group’s
morale and the authority of the leader. This is
represented as morale/stamina points. Once
a squad's morale/stamina points have been
eliminated, the whole squad is out of the fight -
they run away, surrender, die, fall down a deep
reactor shaft, or whatever. They're no longer
a threat. See the Wound Levels and Healing
section below for more detail on how damage
affects PCs.
WOUND LEVELS AND HEALING
If a task is dangerous (i.e. combat, running
through a burning bunker, leaping off a
building) any successes one side has over the
other are applied as wounds to the Morale/
Stamina pool of the losing party if the losing
party can take wounds.
Characters have five wound levels (with the last
one being Dying.) Once these are all ticked off,
the bounty hunter is Dying, and will die at the
end of the scene unless they're a) healed before
then or b) take more damage. Dying characters
can act as normal.
Healing
A few rules about healing:
• A character with combat medicine expertise
can attempt to heal another character or
themselves at any time whether or not they
have a medpack.
• Any character can use a medpack (basically
- a sci-fi version of a first aid kid). Medpacks
or similar medical devices are required to
heal someone.
• Being healed restores one lost health level.
• A character can only be healed once per
scene.
• Medpacks have 3 uses before they are
exhausted.
• Default difficulty for a healing roll is 4.
CHAOS FACTOR POOL
Sam Chisolm: What's the plan?
Josh Farraday: I've always wanted to blow
something up?
Sam Chisolm: That's not a plan.
- The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Even the best plans fall victim to random chance
and chaos. This is represented by the Chaos
Factor Pool. This is the capacity of the situation
to go sideways at any moment - either to the
benefit or detriment of the players.
GM - when you roll the dice against the PCs
either in combat or for non-combat challenges-
you can add dice from the Chaos Factor Pool
to make it more difficult. For example - the
Dire Walrus that attacks the PCs’ ship as they
attempt to leave the nameless, seedy ice planet
is unusually strong when it attacks their ship
(thanks to the Chaos Factor dice) and actually
prevents them from lifting off.
Additionally, when the PCs do something
that would make their mission more likely to
fail (starting gunfights in public areas, drawing
attention by detonating explosives in daylight
in the town square, etc.), you can add a die to
the Chaos Factor Pool. The pool also replenishes
at the end of every turn.
Chaos can also be used to the bounty
hunters’ favor. Once per game, every character
can use the chaos to their advantage. Grab all
the dice in the Chaos Factor Pool (whether the
GM's rolled them this turn or not) and describe
some awesome but unlikely thing that happens
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 that benefits your character or
describe an amazing action
your character is doing. (For
example: it turns out the infant
that is your bounty secretly
has telekinetic powers and uses
them to oppose the attack of the
monster who was about to kill you.) The
GM rolls against you at the base Chaos Factor
value for the area.
After the PC has used the Chaos Factor Pool,
it refreshes to the default level for the area.
Note that different areas have different
capacities for chaos and disaster. These are the
baseline Chaos Factor Pool values for scenes in
those locations. You’ll notice that they are low
in remote/rural areas and high in urban areas
and enemy HQs. This is because there are many
more things and people that can interfere and
throw a monkey wrench in the works in those
locales.
• Forest, farms, and wilderness areas: 2
• Small settlements and working class
neighborhoods of a large city: 3
• Cruising the space lanes: 3
• Middle-class and commercial districts: 4
• Gas cloud inside of a nebula: 4
• Upper-class districts or government
facilities: 5
• Asteroid fields: 5
• Inside an enemy HQ (or
ship): 6
FATIGUE
This is an optional rule to speed up
combat if it starts to drag. After the first 2-3
rounds, consider removing one dice per round
from the Antagonists’ dice pool to simulate the
stress and fatigue of combat.
SPACE COMBAT
"The only thing between you and the vacuum
of space is six feet of solid style."
-Spore
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Since Pew! Pew! is an abstract system - space
combat operates functionally
identically to ‘regular’
combat. Ships owned by the
players have damage levels,
just like characters do, with
the exact number of levels
depending on the kind of
ship. (The massive star
destroyer has more
damage levels than the
snub fighter.) Combat
occurs between ships
and the only equipment that can
be used is equipment associated with those
ships - although PCs can use their skills to
add to the dice pool. Sample spaceships are
included in the PC and antagonists sections.
Spaceship Repair
If a character has the Repair skill, they can make
a roll to repair a level of damage to the ship
while in combat. (This can be done multiple
times.) Note that since you can only take one
action per turn - a single character cannot both
attack and repair on the same turn.
So, if you want to make a repair in combat,
you’re leaving the cockpit to mess around with
wrenches in the engine room and you give up
your attack action for that turn.
HOWEVER - if you have
passengers with the Repair
skill, they can do that while
the pilot is in the cockpit
doing an attack action. There
is a pretty good argument for
having some additional characters in
your ship, so they can repair while
you’re piloting and shooting.
ALSO - if a ship has a repair droid,
that droid allows you to make both
a repair roll and an attack roll on
the same turn. The repair droid can
repair up to 3 damage levels per combat. (Put
differently - you can have three successful
repair tests per combat before the droid needs
to rest and recover from the stress of combat.)
At the GM’s discretion, if your ship has
multiple weapons (or other gadgets that can
be used in combat - such as tractor beams)
then other characters can use those weapons.
Feel free to have all the characters on one ship
man different duty stations - or spread them out
on multiple ships if they prefer - whatever works.
SHIP EQUIPMENT
Here are some more ideas for ship equipment:
Advanced Avionics Computer: Makes the
ship more agile. Handy in an asteroid field or
a dog fight.
Blasters - Pew pew!
Camouflage Field - It’s a device that, erm,
cloaks your ship. Makes it easy to be
sneaky. You cannot be seen by an average
disinterested patrol ship. If you’re evading
a competent patrol, you get an extra die to
any rolls to avoid being seen. If you attack,
the field drops. You can reactivate it after the
fight or if you take a turn to do so.
Gravimetric Implosion Mines - Maybe you
want to drop something out of the back of
your ship to discourage a pursuer? This is the
ticket.
Proton Torpedoes - You can add two dice to
an attack roll when using this.
Repair Droid - Allows you make repair rolls in
combat while also attacking.
Shields - same as body armor.
Signal Jammer - Prevents a targeted ship from
using its communication gear.
Tractor Beam - Enables you to tow another
ship. If used in combat, reduces the
opponent’s next attack die by 1.
SECTION 2:
PREGENERATED PCs
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Name

The Ekliptar Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Name

Bhala 9 Damage
Equipment

Blasters Shields
Camouflage Field
Name

The Dire Wolf Damage

Equipment

Blasters
Repair Droid
Tractor Beam
Name

The Emancipator Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Repair Droid
Name

Skua Class Scout Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Repair Droid
Name

The Abyss Skimmer Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Repair Droid
Camouflage Field
Name

Ghost 1 Damage
Equipment

Blasters Shields
Repair Droid
Name

The White Wyvern Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Repair Droid
Name

The Ekliptar Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields
Signal Jammer
Name

The Dragon's Tooth Damage

Equipment

Blasters Shields

Photon
Torpedos
 SECTION 3: SAMPLE SHIPS

1) Dodhar City Orbital Battle Station 3) Badger Class Merchant Vessel

Equipment Equipment
• Deflectors • Medium Gravitron Blaster Batteries
• Proton Torpedoes O O O O O (exhausted
after 5 uses) Ship Damage Levels
• Turbo Blasters 10 - O O O O O O O O O O

Station Damage Levels

4) Mechadon Invasion Ship
15 - O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Equipment
• Deflectors 0000
2) Black Fist Pirate Clan • Long Range Scanners
• Gravimetric Missiles (5)
Hammerhead Class Fighter Ships • Tachyon Blasters
Equipment
• Heavy Lasers Ship Damage Levels
• Tractor Beam 20 - O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Ship Damage Levels

7-OOOOOOO

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 SECTION 4: ANTAGONISTS:
FULL LIST OF GUARDS AND BAD GUYS FOR THE GM
These are examples of the sorts of things that the characters will be fighting in and around
Dodhar City; make an encounter with some of them for every applicable scene. If you have lots
of players, up their morale; if you have fewer, lower it.

ATOMIC SPACE LIZARD, Once every 500 years,

this mysterious race of star-faring atomic space
lizards return to Grizeon 7 to make baby space
lizards. This time when they show up, they
find someone has built a city on their favorite
mating spot. So - they’re mad, amorous and
rampaging through Dodhar City.

Equipment:
• Atomic Breath
• Big Old Feet
• Deafening Roar
• Massive Tail
• Scaly Armored Skin
• Unusually Resilient (can
survive the rigors of outer
space)

Morale/Stamina: 25-
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOO
OOOOOO
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THE ASTAUROS, Astauros are a bovine humanoid race who
have several settlements throughout the Galactic Fringe -
including a small district in Dodhar City. They have close ties to
the Zwerge community and are generally employed by them at
Dodhar University as security and grounds-
keeping staff. They are quite proud of the
hedge maze they’ve grown on the campus.

Led by: Khras Batta, taciturn experienced

gardener tries to settle conflicts
peacefully if possible to avoid damage
to the beautiful grounds that he and his
fellow Astauros are responsible for.

Describe them in three words:

Taciturn, Violent

Equipment
• Berserker Rage
• Electrified Two-Handed Battle Axes
• Sharp Horns
• Strong Like Bull
• Zwerge-Built Heavy Armor

Morale/Stamina: 12- O O O O O O O O O O O O

THE BANDUA, The Bandua are a group of saurian

refugees who wander the star lanes making a
livelihood from trade and black market activities.
They can be found patrolling the Market District,
the Opulent Bazaar (where they provide security)
and also in their home in the Bandua District

Led by: Gronhar Tyko - Young buck who has

ascended to leadership of his clan before he
was ready. Trying too hard to make a name for
himself - especially with his fists

Short Summary: Scaly, Huge, Durable

Equipment:
• Mismatched Body Armor
• Blasters
• Claws
• Teeth

Morale/Stamina: 13- O O O O O O O O O O O O O

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rGG And EmG
BLACK FIST PIRATES, These multi-species space
buccaneers are the scourge of the trade ways and frontier
settlements. They maintain a series of bases throughout the
Rim and have one such installation in the Dorcha Forest from
where they secretly communicate with the Ikoni based in
Dodhar City. They attack any non-Ikoni strangers on sight.

Led By: Professor Laefbex - Once a respected robotics

professor in the Core Worlds, now a remorseless
criminal with a foppish sense of style and a tendency
to speak in overly dramatic manner. He’s the creator of
the Spider-Bot Sentries who patrol the forest around
the Black Fist outpost.

Short Summary: Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels

Equipment:
• Blaster Rifles
• Energy Whips
• Proton Grenades
• Various Bits of Black Market Body Armor

Morale/Stamina: 7 - O O O O O O O

BLACK FIST PIRATES’ SPIDER-BOT SENTRIES, Developed by the Black

Fist leader, Professor Laefbex, these arachnid-esque robotic sentries
patrol a perimeter around the pirate’s base in the Dorcha Forest.
Gnoll in SPAcE
Led by: AC-73, a sentry bot with a genius level AI (the professor
salvaged him from a research vessel the pirates had looted) who
is annoyed that he’s wasting his intellect walking patrols in a
forest on a backwater planet.

Short Summary: Ramshackle, Does Whatever A

Spider Can, Devious

Equipment
• Abdomen-Mounted Heavy Blaster
• Does Whatever a Spider Can
• Robotic Reflexes
• Rocket Powered Swing-Line
• Scrap Metal Armor
• Synthetic Webbing

Morale/Stamina: 6- O O O O O O

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DODHAR CITY MILITIA, Underpaid and underappreciated
basic security force are mostly just mercenaries who patrol and
keep order in the more respectable areas around the city

Led By: Vero Apave - Resentful bureaucrat willing to look the

other day if the price is right

Short Summary: Overworked, Underpaid, Main Goal is to Go

Home Every Night

Equipment:
• Military Surplus Pulse Wave Rifles
• Stun Batons

Morale/Stamina: 9- O O O O O O O O O

DODHAR CITY MILITIA ANTI-RIOT

WALKER, these military surplus walker
mecha are used by the regular city militia to
quell demonstrations that get too unruly.

Equipment:
• Giant Clawed Metal Feet
• Medium Armor
• Non-Lethal Sonic Weapon

Morale/Stamina 14- O O O O O O O O O
OOOOO

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 THE DURIUS, are an aloof, emotionless and elegant race with
green skin and antennae. The Durius have a small community
in Dodhar City. They are paid lavishly by the city government
to manage and maintain both the Dyrwa Exotic Zoo and
Klathanna Gardens. Both establishments feature flora and
fauna from Duriu Prime - the Durius homeworld - and are the
favorite locations in the city for the Dodhar nobility.

Led by: Vinca Delstee, a dedicated zoologist who takes her job
very seriously.
Describe them in three words: Graceful, Telepathic, Fragile

Equipment:
• Ancestral Battle Staffs
• Intelligent/Domesticated Predatory Large Cats
• Masterwork Durius Wrist Blasters
• Mental Blast attacks
• Psychically Attuned Durius Armor
• Sentient Vines and Trees

Morale/Stamina: 8- O O O O O O O O

ELITE DODHAR CITY GUARDS, these guards are the

hippo-folk (aka Dodhar) who founded Dodhar City. They
can be found in the government district of Ironmace,
The Garrison District, the Starport, Iculu Palace and the
Bleeding Twilight nightclub.

Led by: Porro Shif, a Dodhar noble with a short temper

and no patience for anyone who’s not a Dodhar.

Describe them in three words: Arrogant,

Stylishly Dressed, Violent

Equipment
• Big Muscles
• Huge Mouth with Massive Teeth
• Impressive Speed for Something so Large
• Laser Lance

Morale/Stamina: 12- O O O O O O O O O O O O

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 GRIX SELF DEFENSE SQUAD, The squat, tusky and angry Grix
were the original inhabitants of the planet Grixeon 7 who were
subjugated by the Dodhar. Those that live in the city are confined
by law to Grixtown -a shanty-town outside the dome. They can
also be found at the Riverine Trading Post and in the Dorcha
Forest

Led By: Cotram Bex, a trader who plans for the day
his people can drive out the hated Dodhar. They are
wary of outsiders but are willing to ally with anyone
if there’s clear profit or if it will annoy the Dodhar.

They are planning an uprising against the Dodhar.

Although determined, they are seriously out-gunned
and might be willing to contract with well armed strangers
who could lend a hand.

Short Summary: Squat, Tusky, Angry

Equipment:
• Heavy Blasters
• Big Ol’ Teeth
• There’s a Bunch of Muscle Under that Flab
• Surprisingly Fast

Morale/Stamina: 10 - O O O O O O O O O O

GRIX WAR WAGON, the Grix have constructed these ramshackle but
formidable armored fighting vehicles in secret. They are
hidden in various nondescript warehouses in Grixtown.
They plan to use them in their uprising.

Equipment
• Battering Ram
• Heavy Mounted Blasters
• Heavy Armor
• Giant Treads

Morale/Stamina 17- O O O O O O
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 THE IKONI, The Ikoni have a smaller forested
sub-dome to themselves within the main dome of
Dodhar city near the Ikoni Gate due to a special
relationship with the ruling class of hippo-folk (the
Dodhar). The Ikoni prefer to live in the dim lighting of
their forested dome because it reminds them of home
and also affords the opportunity to occasionally
glide using a furred parachute-like skin membrane
that stretches from wrist to ankle.

Led by: Kesegg Nevill, a mob boss who secretly

controls the Black Fist Pirate Clan. He has an
elaborate front as a legitimate merchant and has
used his fortune to build an environment dome for
the Ikoni of Dodhar City - most of whom are related to
him in some way and members of his criminal organization.

Describe them in three words: Fuzzy, Clever, Tricksy

Equipment
• Gliding Membrane
• Hidden Traps Everywhere
• Body Armor
• Blasters
• Stun Batons
• Surprise Aerial Attacks

Morale/Stamina: 10- O O O O O O O O O O

THE KAURLI, A race renowned for their love of star-faring, the Kaurli
are turtle-folk who often hire out as engineers, navigators and even
mercenaries on the star ships that visit Dodhar City and have carved
out an enclave close to the Star District (little Kaurlitown). The
transient nature of their community makes them more likely to
resolve problems with outsiders with violence.

Led by: Krune Daxo, a retired star ship navigator whose life
has taught her to be very suspicious of outsiders.

Describe them in three words: Leathery, Durable, Persistent

Equipment
• Dogged Persistence
• Natural Body Armor
• Souped-up, Tricked-Out Blaster Rifles
• Surprisingly Sharp Beaks

Morale/Stamina: 11- O O O O O O O O O O O

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KNOT’S LAMENT, toughs and
hoods in the employ of a gang boss
- found in a scruffy neighborhood
known as The Knot.

Led by: Cenzic Horne - drunk

cutthroat trying to make it through
another night

Short summary: Sneaky, Dangerous,

Stupid

Equipment:
• Black Market Bionic Limbs
• Light Blasters
• Salvaged Body Armor
• Shivs

Morale/Stamina: 4- O O O O

THE MELNAU, a monastic sect of nomadic feline aliens from a race

called the Lilzathi. The Melnau are an ostensibly peaceful group who
seek only to aid the needy, proselytize and practice their martial arts.
They also are rumored to fund their activities via extensive covert
dealings with the black market and renting their services as muscle
to crime syndicates. (The Galactic Government has never
been able to conclusively prove any of this however.)
Their monastery is located in the northern edge of
Dodhar City. They are under contract with the facility
owners to provide security for the Velocidrone and the
Fehu Casino - which are near their monastery. .

Led by: Father Nephis, a grizzled, world-weary Lilzathi who

now seeks redemption (and profit) as a holy man in the
Melnau Order.

Short Summary: Inscrutable, Fuzzy, Deceptive

Equipment:
• Catlike Agility
• Claws
• Discreetly Hidden Blasters
• Monastic Martial Arts
• Prehensile Tails

Morale/Stamina: 8- O O O O O O O O

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 MECHADON INVADERS, the robotic Mechadons
despise all organic life. This armored and deadly
warrior-bot squad is the tip of the spear of the
scuttling horde they deploy when they’re on the
attack.

Short Summary: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Equipment
• Armor
• Heavy Blasters
• Hive Mind Coordinated Tactics
• Sinister Claws

Morale/Stamina 10- O O O O O O O O O O

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PINOPTERS, these sentient, horned seal-folk are
native to the rivers and oceans of Grixeon 7.
Like the Grix (their long-time allies) they hate
the Dodhar, Unlike the Grix, they are openly
hostile towards outsiders. They live a
simple existence, hunting and scavenging
whatever they find in the Abhail River and
the sewers beneath Dodhar City; and they
aren’t above attacking unwary travelers.

Led by: Ursol, puckish warrior who lives

for the thrill of the chase and the glory of
the fight. Retreats when things don’t go
his way.

Short Summary: Furry, Horned,

Amphibious.

Equipment:
• Bio-Electric Attack
• Cleverly Set Traps
• Horns
• Muscular Tail
• Teeth
• Whoa - They Swim Fast

Morale/Stamina: 8- O O O O O O O O

RIVAL BOUNTY HUNTER SQUAD, Sometimes the Guild sends

multiple teams of hunters after a bounty. They trust that the
hunters can sort out any disagreements they have in the
field.
Led By: Naut Currican - Physical imposing, seasoned hunter
who is known for his brutal methods and his reputation
for never turning down a bounty…or a fight…or a drink.

Short Summary: Professional, Lethal, Greedy

Equipment
• Strength Enhancing Body Armor
• Heavy Blasters (with optional stun setting)
• Ion Grenades
• Net Gun

Morale/Stamina: 13 - O O O O O O O O O O O
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 SPACE ANTI-PALADIN SQUAD, these evil,
space mystics have a mysterious business
relationship with the Dodhar and the Ikoni.
Hence, they have a permanent base in Dodhar
City - the Sorcha Temple. They can also be
found around the Ikoni Settlement Dome and
Iculu Palace.

Led By: Tan Brodo - a sullen, mysterious figure

in an impressive helmet

Short Summary: Angry, Nihilistic, Psychic

Equipment
• Black Robes
• Customized Laser Swords
• Next Level Deviousness
• Psychic Lightning
• Surprise Telekinetic Attacks

Morale/Stamina: 12 - O O O O O O O O O O O O

THE ZWERGE, a highly inventive and standoffish dwarf-like

alien race who have a small settlement in the Zwerge Quarter
of Dodhar City. They are employed chiefly as instructors at the
university although some also work at the Starport in various
technical positions.

Led by: Marshall Kam Lah, an grumpy Zwerge elder with

a long, gray beard.

Short Summary: Tough, Stubby, Tricky

Equipment:
• Heavy Blasters
• Power Armor
• Experimental (unstable) Explosives
• Alarming Degree of Tactical Finesse

Morale/Stamina: 12 - O O O O O O O O O O O O

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SECTION 5: CITY DISTRICT
GUIDE
Abhail River - River that runs close to the
domed settlement of Dodhar City
Bandua District - Shanty-town home of the
space lizardmen who provide security in the
Bazaar
Bleeding Twilight - High end nightclub close
to Grand Bazaar. The ruling class Dodhar
(hippo-folk) are often found here along with
a smattering of Ikoni. The Elite Dodhar City
Guards provide security.
Dorcha Forest - This is the forest that surrounds
Dodhar City. Here you find various local wildlife,
the Black Fist pirates and the native walrus-
folks (Grix) who chose to not live in the city
Dodhar Starport - Starport just outside of
the dome near Grey Gate. The hardscrabble
Dodhar City Militia keep the peace here.
Dyrwa Exotic Zoo -. This elaborate wildlife
refuge features fauna from Duriu Prime - the
Durius homeworld. The zoo is staffed and
guarded by a large contingent of Durius who
are employed by the city.
Fehu Casino - One of the most decadent
gambling establishments on the galactic
frontier. Run by the local ruling class Dodhar.
The casino security is handled by the Melnau
monks.
Garrison District - This is the barracks for the
security forces and the Dodhar City Police HQ.
Both the under-funded militia and the elite
Dodhar City Guards are based here.
Grixtown- This segregated neighborhood
where the walrus-folk (Grix) are forced to live.
The Grix are the original inhabitants of the
valley and were subjugated when the Dodhar
settlers arrived several years ago. The Grix are
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preparing to revolt and have secret caches of
weapons that have been sold to them by their
Kaurli. The Grix Self Defense Squad provides
security here.
Iculu Palace - in the center of Dodhar city. This
is where the ruling family of Dodhar (hippo-
folk) resides. The elite Dodhar City Guards
provide security here.
Ikoni Settlement Dome - The Ikoni have a
smaller forested dome that adjoins the main
dome of Dodhar city at the Ikoni Gate. The Ikoni
are monkey-folk who have their own separate
domed district due to a special relationship
with the ruling class of hippo-folk (the Dodhar).
The Ikoni prefer to live among trees for various
reasons. It reminds them of home and also
affords the opportunity to occasionally glide
using a furred parachute-like skin membrane
that stretches from wrist to ankle.
Ironmace - the government district of Dodhar.
The elite Dodhar City Guards are found
patrolling here.
Little Kaurlitown- A race renowned for their
love of star-faring, the Kaurli are turtle-folk
who often hire out as engineers, navigators
and even mercenaries on the star ships that
visit Dodhar City and have carved out an
enclave close to the Star District. The Kaurli
are secretly allied with the Grix and have been
using their positions on spaceships to smuggle
weapons and other supplies to the incipient
Grix insurgency.
Klathanna Gardens - These intricately
landscaped gardens feature the fauna from
Durius Prime. It shares staff with Dyrwa
Exotic Zoo - and the same expatriate Durius
community guards and maintains both.
The Knot - The oldest part of the town, now a
ghetto of twisting streets and alleys inhabited
by poor working class beings. The Knot’s
Lament gang patrol the alleys and streets here.
Market District - The open air bazaar and
shopping district for the working class denizens
of the city. The Bandua provide security here.
Opulent Bazaar - High end/luxury shopping
district. Patrons are almost exclusively Dodhar
and Ikoni. The Bandua also provide security here.
Riverine Trading Post - A small fortified
trading post outside the city and along the
banks of the Abhail River for trading with the
native Grix. Small militia presence.
Sorcha Temple - Space Anti-Paladin outpost.
The Space Anti-Paladins are rumored to have
some sort of business arrangement with the
Dodhar and Ikoni. No one is quite sure what
they get up to here and no one really wants to
check.
Star District - The district closest to the Grey
Gate that leads to the space-port. Home to
mechanics, engineers and freelancers looking
to hire onto starships. The militia provides
security here.
University District - the Dodhar City University
of Engineering and mining is run by the city’s
Zwerge community although Astauros may
also be encountered in this area as they are
employed by the University for security and
grounds keeping.
Velocidrone - Associated with the Fehu Casino,
this is a racetrack/arena for speeder races and
occasional gladiatorial games. Security here is
provided by the Melnau monks under special
contact.
Woodside - The district closest to the Dorcha
Gate. This district is home to the Astauros
community - bovine humanoids.
Zwerge Quarter - The residences for the space
dwarves who run the local university. They also
provide security in their own district.
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