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TL 10 Slots 3 STR Modifier +3 DEX Modifier -4 Armour 14 Duration 2 hours Cost Lv141,000 Speed 1/5

Shipping Size 0.15 tons

Modifications: Extended Duration (+300%) , Basic Camouflage,

Basic Communications (Encrypted), Basic Navigation (+1), Basic Sensors (+0)

Armament: 20mm Autocannon, Rocket Launcher with 4 reloads.

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On the colony world Syuhlam, walker vehicles are more common than any other type of ground vehicle, and personal ownership of walkers is very common. As the walker manufacturing industry expanded, manufacturers took to advertising their wares through informal races. This led to the formation of professional walker racing, both on tracks and cross-country, like rally-cars. The various manufacturers sponsor teams, and legal versions of their racing machines are popular sellers across the Chinese Arm. The Long Strider lacks the waldo arms and hands of most other walkers.

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The Royal Society first commissioned the Madoc in 2281, after a thorough evaluation of the Trailblazer combat walkers used by American marines attached to French units in the Central Asian War. The original Trailblazers were modified BH-12s, carrying less armour and weapons but more sensors, and operated at a higher speed.

The version designed by the Royal Society is intended to be used by long-duration scouts operating on worlds where either the biosphere has not been thoroughly evaluated, or else has been found to be inimical. It is equipped with a wide range of sensors, hostile environment protection, and full life support for three days. While the operator can even sleep in the walker, it is not recommended, and leads to impairment of operational efficiency over time.

The Royal Society has made extensive use of the Madoc, and has sold or loaned it to a variety of Foundations, including the AR-I and IEX. The Army has taken an interest in the suit, but so far the Society is resisting pressure to make the design available for military use.

In the field, several Madocs will operate from a forward base camp that is little more than a trailer of spare power cells, a solar array to recharge the spares, and a tent just big enough for a single Madoc, a decontamination unit, and a shower.

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TL 11 Slots 1 STR Modifier +3 DEX Modifier 0 Armour 10 Duration 3.6 hours Cost Lv263,500 Speed 3/15

Shipping Size 0.1 tons

Modifications: Increased Duration (+300%), Extended Life

Support, Medkit, Computer, Standard Navigation (+2), Standard Sensors, Enhanced Visual Sensors, Enhanced Audio Sensors, Armoured Coveralls

L’Homme Fort Utility Walker

SorTech of France makes several types of industrial walker. Their L’Homme Fort (Strong Man) is a best-seller, produced under license by the Bessieres consortium for shipment across the French Arm and beyond. Though France does not deal directly with Manchuria, many merchant firms do not share their scruples, and the Libertines do not care for Earth-bound politics at all. So the Strong Man, or its latest knockoff, is common on the Chinese Arm as well. It stands out from the typical crop of Syuhlam-produced walkers by being a humanoid design, where the vast majority of the Manchurian colony’s walkers are of the pod type.

Aside from a winch, the Strong Man has no built in tools. Modular sockets on the arms, back, and torso can accept a range of attachments and accessories, while the hands can carry and

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Strider 11 Drive/Walker +2 165 km/h 450 km 4 1 1 No 1 1 62,200 3 tons

Modifications: Advanced Controls, Basic Navigation, Basic Sensors, Entertainment System, Increased Speed (+10%), Extreme

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use any human-sized tool. The hands were deliberately made smaller than normal for this size of walker in order to be able to accommodate conventional tools.

L’Homme Fort is the most common walker type to be seen on the French Arm, often taking the place of more specialised units like the Centaur at building site, mines, and industrial facilities. Most jobsites have a portable solar array and several spare powercells. These are often swapped out when the workers are taking a break during the course of a work day.

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TL 11 Slots 14 STR Modifier +8 DEX Modifier -2 Armour None Duration 1.2 hours Cost Lv106,000 Speed 2/10 Shipping Size 0.15 tons

Modifications: Increased Duration (+100%), Increased Strength

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Many construction projects on the Frontier require compact heavy machinery capable of fulfilling multiple functions on the site. The Centaur can use its four arms to carry material, or to stabilise the unit when the back-mounted crane is used. The upper arms each carry a variety of tools on an internal carousel, including both a 35 cm circular saw and a 50 cm reciprocating saw, either of which can cut wood, steel, or ceramic with equal ease.

A pneumatic nailgun, magazine-fed screwdriver and power drill round out the mix. The tool carousel can be rotated out of position and replaced by a fairly dexterous hand. The right arm also has a plasma welder, while the left arm has a high-capacity glue gun.

The Centaur is a common sight in the central hub region of a colony and at mine sites, but it would not be common to see one at a homestead or outlying village.

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The Ratatosk logging walker is a four-legged vehicle built to operate in rough and mountainous terrain. This design is courtesy of the Arbeider Maskinens Corporation, in the Scandinavian Union, developed to operate in the rough, inaccessible terrain that characterises much of its home territory. These walkers are also exported to the Frontier, though they are manufactured under license by the Bessieres Consortium for the export market. The Ratatosk has large utility arms that grip the tree and a front- mounted two metre chainsaw to do the cutting. A third utility arm on the back of the walker runs the length of the tree to delimb it, and then the trunk is either piled nearby, or stacked on top of the walker to be carried out. Cyclo-cranes and other heavy-lift airships are typically used to haul the logs out with minimal environmental impact, and without the cost of building access roads.

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Centaur 11 Driver/

Walker +1 75 km/h 450 km 4 1 1 Yes 2 1 555,250 10 tons

Modifications: 4 Manipulator Arms, 4 Legs, Cutting Equipment, Tools, Basic Sensors, Basic Navigation, Basic Communications,

Reduced Speed (-50%), Open Topped, Medium Crane

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Ratatosk 11 Drive/

Walker -2 75 km/h 450km 4 1 10 No 47 36 474,200 30 tons

Modifications: 4 Legs, 2 Cargo Arms, 1 Heavy Crane, Standard Controls, Standard Navigation, Basic Communications, Basic

Sensors, Cutting Tools, Open Cargo Bed, Entertainment System, Reduced Speed (-50%)

With some imagination, the nailgun and the plasma welder can both be used as short-range weapons. The potential for mayhem in a 50 cm long saw that can cut steel should be obvious.

Saw: Range Large Blade, Damage 5d6, DM-2 to attack

Nailgun: Range Pistol, Damage 1d6-1, 200 shots, DM-2 to

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Modifications: Increased Duration (+300%), Extended Life

Support, Basic Navigation (+1), Advanced Communications, Basic Sensors (+0), Enhanced Visual Sensors, EVA Maneuver System, Tool Kit

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