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COSMIC
PATROL
QUICK-START
RULES:
THE KAHN PROTOCOL
ROCKETS AND RAYGUNS!
In
Cosmic Patrol,
players take
the
role of Patrolmen—the
fi
rst and last line of defense for
humans
in a dangerous galaxy.
Patrolmen
explore, discover
and
defend the interests of
humans
wherever they go. With
an
atomic ray gun at their hip,
they
brave the unknown on a
regular basis.
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COSMIC PATROL
CORE RULEBOOK
Cosmic
Patrol
is a rules-light
RPG
by Catalyst Game Labs
that
is all about creating a
story.
Using Cues as building
blocks,
you will construct
a plot
and narrate your
Patrolman’s
way through the
millions
of threats the cosmos
has
to offer. Your adventure
will
be unique to you and your
group,
and you’re encouraged
to
write those adventures up
in
true pulp style, for all the
world
to enjoy.
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Address to Cadets, Platform Alpha, by Coordinator Roderick Dyson
There is a caret on the screen behind me. Can you see it? That marks the exact
point in space where Rocketship
EM
disappeared when the Moon Men claimed
it. Right there. Now look behind you. What do you see, through the lower-left
viewport?
Earth.
When Rocketship
Exploration Moon
lifted off, we thought the universe
was ours to explore. We didn’t know about the Moon Men, or the Eiger or the
Hakhaze. We thought the Uth were old news. We knew all that—not thought it, not
believed it, knew it. And we were wrong.
You’ve all seen the reports from the Coalsack. You know what Falstaff found,
and Winston. You know how much effort we’ve put into the base at Gleise 581.
And now you’re standing here, looking at me, thinking about Mars and Venus
and what I did there and how you want to be like me. We both know it. And if all
you’re hoping for is to do what I did, we’re all dead men.
You have to do more.
There are a million and one things out in the deep dark that will kill you—that
will kill all of us. The Uth are only the first. The Eiger and the Hakhaze don’t know
where we are. The Metatherions—whatever they are—are out there. The black
encroaches. And we are all alone in this system.
You’ve sworn your lives, your swords, your sacred honor, to the Great Union.
You come from Earth, from Mars, from Venus. A few of you have even come out
from near Mercury. All of you are soon to be Patrolmen, members of the first—the
only—line of defense between our worlds and the galaxy. You are the future, even
as I am the past. The history of now will be written on your shoulders.
You must be vigilant. I said a million and one things, and I meant it. Automen.
Lizardmen. Pirates. Invading aliens. Something monstrous we haven’t even dreamed
of yet. The universe is vast—chances are, if you can imagine something, it’s out
there somewhere waiting for you. Even probability must surrender to the sheer
mass of persistence.
You came from the core worlds; you will leave Platform Alpha as men and
women of the Cosmic Patrol.
Do your duty.
DEVELOPMENT:
Randall N. Bills.
WRITING:
Randall N. Bills, Matt Heerdt,
Jason Schmetzer, and Johnathan Reynolds (The
Kahn Protocols Missions).
ARTWORK:
Leanne Buckley.
LAYOUT:
Matt Heerdt.
© 2012. Cosmic Patrol, the Cosmic Patrol logo,
Catalyst Game Labs and the Catalyst Game Labs
logo are trademarks of InMediaRes Productions
LLC in the United States and/or other countries.
Some content licensed under a Creative
Commons License (BY-NC-SA). Printed in USA.
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QUICK-START RULE S
QU IC K- START R UL ES
WHAT IS COSMIC PATROL?
Cosmic Patrol
is a role-playing
game (RPG) set in a retro future
based on the Golden Age of science
fiction. If you’ve ever seen a cover
from a classic 1930s-1960s pulp
science fiction magazine, you’ve
got the idea. You and your friends
form the crew of a Cosmic Patrol
rocketship and blast off for action
and adventure in the wild galaxy.
what you need before your game
begins, we’ll dive into explaining both
aspects.
Choose a Patrolman
Each Patrolman Dossier (see pp.
12-15) consists of an illustration, as
well as containing all the pertinent
information for characters in
Cosmic
Patrol.
To make sure you choose a
Patrolman you’ll like, you’ll have
to understand the different parts
of a Dossier. Let’s take a look at
the Dossier for
Vekoran, Venusian
Scientist
(see p. 14).
Stats and Stat Dice
Beginning at the top of the
Dossier, you’ll see the different
stats
for Vekoran and the different dice
that represent those stats (Stat
Dice).
).
Brawn:
This represents the
physical build of the character,
whether endurance, brute strength,
sheer stamina, and so on.
Brains:
This corresponds to the
mental faculties of a Patrolman,
whether street smarts, learned science
or just plain inherent brilliance.
Charisma:
The ability to lead or
to talk your way out of a situation is
based on your charisma; a character’s
presence as he walks into a room.
Combat:
How good a person is
in combat—whether ranged, close
quarters, hand-to-hand or even ship-
to-ship—is covered by this stat.
Special:
The
Special Die
represents specialization in a given
field/category—in Vekoran’s case,
the Special is “Expert Roboticist.”
Whenever a situation arises where a
Quick-Start Rules
We have specifically designed
these quick-start rules (QSR) to
drop you straight into the action
and adventure of
Cosmic Patrol
in minutes! Read through these
quick-start rules, including the Kahn
Protocol adventure, once…it won’t
take long. Then jump right into
playing the Kahn Protocols!
For ease of reference, the first time
an important term is introduced, it
will be bolded.
Dice
Cosmic Patrol
uses polyhedral
dice: D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 and
D20 (the value representing how
many faces each dice has); anytime
“D” is used, as in “D12,” it’s
shorthand for “die.”
BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS
Gameplay in
Cosmic Patrol
revolves around two things:
Building
The Story
and
Rolling Dice.
Once
a little more details are provided on
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