Savage Worlds Explorers Edition Index

A
Aces...... .......................................... ........................... 57
Actions.. .......................................... ........................... 61
Free Actions ............................. ........................... 62
Multiple Actions ........................ ........................... 61
One Wild Die per Action ........... ........................... 62
Advancement................................... ........................... 37
Adventures ...................................... ........................... 136
Scripted Adventures ................. ........................... 136
Situational Adventures.............. ........................... 136
Agility .... .......................................... ........................... 6
Aim ....... .......................................... ........................... 65
Aircraft (Combat) ............................. ........................... 111
Altitude Change ........................ ........................... 111
Aerial Maneuvers...................... ........................... 111
Crash Landings ........................ ........................... 111
Hitting the Ground .................... ........................... 111
Out of Control at Altitude .......... ........................... 111
Movement and Stalling ............. ........................... 111
Allies ..... .......................................... ........................... 60, 98, 133
Allied Personalities ................... ........................... 98
Ally Personalities ...................... ........................... 99
Ammo ....................................... ........................... 98
Artificial Inflation ....................... ........................... 133
Experience................................ ........................... 98
Typical Allies, Soldiers.............. ........................... 99
Typical Allies, Experienced Soldiers..................... 99
Ammunition Table............................ ........................... 53
Arcane Backgrounds ....................... ........................... 80, 81
Arcane Skill............................... ........................... 80
Disruption ................................. ........................... 81
Learning New Powers .............. ........................... 81
Maintaining Powers .................. ........................... 81
Making Arcane Characters ....... ........................... 80
Power Points ............................ ........................... 80
Starting Powers ........................ ........................... 81
Using Powers ........................... ........................... 81
Arcane Backgrounds (Magic) .......... ........................... 81
Arcane Backgrounds (Miracles)....... ........................... 82
Arcane Backgrounds (Psionics)....... ........................... 82
Arcane Backgrounds (Super Powers).......................... 83
Arcane Backgrounds (Weird Science) ......................... 83
Losing Devices ......................... ........................... 84
Maintaining Powers .................. ........................... 84
More on Weird Science ............ ........................... 83
More Power Points ................... ........................... 84
New Powers ............................. ........................... 84
Recharging ............................... ........................... 84
Sharing ..................................... ........................... 84
Soul Drain................................. ........................... 84
Using Gizmos ........................... ........................... 84
Area Effect Attacks .......................... ........................... 65
Cover ........................................ ........................... 65
Diving for Cover........................ ........................... 65
Armor.... .......................................... ........................... 44
Kevlar ....................................... ........................... 44
Power Armor............................. ........................... 44
Shields...................................... ........................... 45
Armor Table..................................... ........................... 48

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Attack Option Summary................... ........................... 79

Attacks.. .......................................... ........................... 63
Bonus Damage......................... ........................... 63, 64
Fighting..................................... ........................... 63
Rate of Fire............................... ........................... 64
Shooting ................................... ........................... 63
Throwing................................... ........................... 63
Attributes ......................................... ........................... 6
Automatic Fire ................................. ........................... 65

B
Background Details ......................... ........................... 7
Battlefield, The................................. ........................... 59
Battlemats ....................................... ........................... 4
Bennies .......................................... ........................... 58, 130
Bestiary .......................................... ........................... 145
Breaking Things............................... ........................... 65

C
Called Shots .................................... ........................... 66
Campaign Types ............................. ........................... 127
Exploration ............................... ........................... 128
Hack and Slash ........................ ........................... 128
Roleplaying............................... ........................... 128
Capital Ships (Combat) ................... ........................... 112
Contact ..................................... ........................... 112
Close Quarters ......................... ........................... 112
Critical Hits ............................... ........................... 113
Fire .......................................... ........................... 113
Fire Table ................................. ........................... 113
Out of Control ........................... ........................... 113
Cards.... .......................................... ........................... 4
Character Creation .......................... ........................... 6
Charisma ......................................... ........................... 7
Chases . .......................................... ........................... 115
Attacks...................................... ........................... 117
Chase Modifier ......................... ........................... 116
Critical Hits Table ..................... ........................... 114
Escaping................................... ........................... 116
Obstacle Table ......................... ........................... 118
Obstacles ................................. ........................... 118
Out of Control Table ................. ........................... 114
Putting it all Together ............... ........................... 118
Initiative & Position ................... ........................... 115
Maneuvers................................ ........................... 117
Maneuvers Table...................... ........................... 119
Range Increment...................... ........................... 115
Range Increments Table .......... ........................... 115
Setup ........................................ ........................... 115
Shaken Drivers......................... ........................... 117
Stunts ....................................... ........................... 117
Combat . .......................................... ........................... 59
Combat Actions ............................... ........................... 63
Readying Weapons .................. ........................... 63
Common Knowledge ....................... ........................... 11
Cooperative Rolls ............................ ........................... 57
Cover.... .......................................... ........................... 66
Creating Worlds............................... ........................... 134

Genre, The ............................... ........................... 134

Name, The................................ ........................... 134
New Edges & Hindrances......... ........................... 135
Races ....................................... ........................... 135
World, The ................................ ........................... 134

G
Game Master Bennies..................... ........................... 58
Game Mastering .............................. ........................... 125
Character Types....................... ........................... 125
Game Night .............................. ........................... 125
Your Game ............................... ........................... 125
Game Masters Section ................... ........................... 124
Game Rules..................................... ........................... 56
Gang Up .......................................... ........................... 68
Gear ..... .......................................... ........................... 7, 42
Selected Gear Notes ......... ........................... 44
Getting Started ................................ ........................... 4
Getting the Party Together .............. ........................... 126
Former Acquaintances ............. ........................... 126
Mission, The ............................. ........................... 126
Grappling ......................................... ........................... 68
Group Rolls...................................... ........................... 57

D
Damage .......................................... ........................... 74
Bonus Damage......................... ........................... 74
Damage Effects ............................... ........................... 74
Incapacitation ........................... ........................... 75, 76
Injury Table............................... ........................... 76
Multiple Incapacitation Results . ........................... 76
Shaken ..................................... ........................... 74
Soak Roll, The .......................... ........................... 77
Timing....................................... ........................... 76
Wounds & Wildcards ................ ........................... 75
Darkness ......................................... ........................... 67
Defend .. .......................................... ........................... 67
Derived Statistics ............................. ........................... 6
Dice ...... .......................................... ........................... 4
Disarm .. .......................................... ........................... 67
Distance .......................................... ........................... 59
Double Taps .................................... ........................... 67
Drop, The......................................... ........................... 68

H
Hand Weapons Table...................... ........................... 49
Hazards .......................................... ........................... 103
Bumps and Bruises .................. ........................... 103
Cold .......................................... ........................... 103
Disease & Poison ..................... ........................... 103
Drowning .................................. ........................... 104
Falling....................................... ........................... 104
Fire .......................................... ........................... 104
Fire Damage............................. ........................... 105
Heat.......................................... ........................... 105
Hunger...................................... ........................... 105
Radiation .................................. ........................... 106
Sleep ........................................ ........................... 106
Thirst ........................................ ........................... 106
Treating Disease & Poison ....... ........................... 103
Healing . .......................................... ........................... 77
Aftermath.................................. ........................... 77
Natural Healing......................... ........................... 78
Natural Healing Modifiers ......... ........................... 78
Hindrances ...................................... ........................... 7, 14
Horror ... .......................................... ........................... 129

E
Edges ... .......................................... ........................... 7, 20
Background Edges ................... ........................... 20
Combat Edges.......................... ........................... 23
Leadership Edges..................... ........................... 26
Legendary Edges ..................... ........................... 34
Power Edges ............................ ........................... 27
Professional Edges................... ........................... 28
Social Edges............................. ........................... 31
Weird Edges ............................. ........................... 33
Wildcard Edges ........................ ........................... 34
Encumbrance .................................. ........................... 43
Experience....................................... ........................... 130
Starting with Experience Characters .................... 130
Experience Awards.......................... ........................... 37
Extras ... .......................................... ........................... 56

I
Initiative .......................................... ........................... 60
Countdown, The ....................... ........................... 60
Hold .......................................... ........................... 61
Joker is Wild!, The.................... ........................... 60
Shuffle ...................................... ........................... 60
Standoff! ................................... ........................... 61
Surprise .................................... ........................... 61
Innocent Bystanders........................ ........................... 69
Introducing New Players.................. ........................... 129

F
Fatigue.. .......................................... ........................... 102
Death........................................ ........................... 102
Exhausted ................................ ........................... 102
Fatigued ................................... ........................... 102
Incapacitated ............................ ........................... 102
Multiple Hazards....................... ........................... 102
Fear ...... .......................................... ........................... 100
Becoming Jaded....................... ........................... 100
Fear Effects ..................................... ........................... 101
Finishing Move ................................ ........................... 68
Figures.. .......................................... ........................... 4
Final Note ........................................ ........................... 138
Firing into Melee .............................. ........................... 68
Full Defense .................................... ........................... 68

L
Learning the Rules .......................... ........................... 130
Legendary Characters ..................... ........................... 37

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Range Modifiers .............................. ........................... 64

Ranged Weapons & Accessories .... ........................... 45
Bipods ...................................... ........................... 45
Scopes ..................................... ........................... 45
Shotguns .................................. ........................... 45
Ranged Weapons in Close Combat ........................... 70
Ranged Weapons Table.................. ........................... 50
Rank Table ...................................... ........................... 37
Ranks ... .......................................... ........................... 37
Reactions ........................................ ........................... 132
Persuasion & Streetwise .......... ........................... 132
Reaction Table ................................ ........................... 132
Replacement Characters ................. ........................... 37
Running the Game .......................... ........................... 129

M
Mass Battles .................................... ........................... 120
Adjustments.............................. ........................... 120
Aftermath .................................. ........................... 123
Battle Modifiers......................... ........................... 122
Character Results..................... ........................... 120
Characters in Mass Battles....... ........................... 120
Morale Modifiers ....................... ........................... 120
Step One: Setup ....................... ........................... 120
Step Two: Modifiers.................. ........................... 120
Step Three: Battle Rolls............ ........................... 122
Step Four: Morale..................... ........................... 122
Miniatures ....................................... ........................... 4
Monsters.......................................... ........................... 139
Monstrous Abilities........................... ........................... 140
Creature Strength Table ........... ........................... 144
Toughness Modifiers Table ...... ........................... 143
Mounted Combat ............................. ........................... 96
Charging ................................... ........................... 97
Falling....................................... ........................... 96
Fighting..................................... ........................... 96
Firing on Mounted Targets ....... ........................... 96
Horse, Riding............................ ........................... 97
Horse, War ............................... ........................... 97
Movement................................. ........................... 96
Setting Weapons ...................... ........................... 97
Trained Horses ......................... ........................... 97
Wounded Mounts ..................... ........................... 97
Movement........................................ ........................... 62
Crawling ................................... ........................... 62
Crouching ................................. ........................... 62
Difficult Ground......................... ........................... 62
Going Prone ............................. ........................... 62
Jumping .................................... ........................... 62
Running .................................... ........................... 62
Mundane Items Table ...................... ........................... 52

S
Setting .. .......................................... ........................... 4
Setting Rules ................................... ........................... 136
Converted Settings................... ........................... 137
Original Settings ....................... ........................... 136
Situational Rules.............................. ........................... 96
Skills ..... .......................................... ........................... 6, 8
Smarts .. .......................................... ........................... 6
Soak Rolls ....................................... ........................... 58
Specific Knowledges ....................... ........................... 11
Special Rules................................... ........................... 65
Special Weapons............................. ........................... 45
Bouncing Betties ...................... ........................... 45
Cannons ................................... ........................... 45
Flamethrowers.......................... ........................... 46
Grenades.................................. ........................... 46
Missiles..................................... ........................... 47
Special Weapons Table................... ........................... 53
Spirit ..... .......................................... ........................... 6
Starting With Experience Characters........................... 37
Staying Together ............................. ........................... 127
Friction...................................... ........................... 127
Stealth Modifiers.............................. ........................... 12
Strength .......................................... ........................... 6
Summaries ...................................... ........................... 38
Character Creation ................... ........................... 38
Edges ....................................... ........................... 40
Hindrances ............................... ........................... 39
Suppressive Fire.............................. ........................... 70

N
Nonlethal Damage ........................... ........................... 69
NPCs .... .......................................... ........................... 131
Creating NPCs.......................... ........................... 131
Personality................................ ........................... 131

Object Toughness............................ ........................... 66

Obstacles......................................... ........................... 69
Obstacle Toughness........................ ........................... 70
Opposed Rolls ................................. ........................... 57

Tests of Wills ................................... ........................... 73

Tests of Will & Combat ............. ........................... 73
Tests in Combat ....................... ........................... 73
Tests out of Combat ................. ........................... 73
Three Round Bursts ........................ ........................... 67
Time ..... .......................................... ........................... 59
Touch Attack.................................... ........................... 71
Toughness....................................... ........................... 7
Tracking Modifiers ........................... ........................... 13
Trait Tests........................................ ........................... 56
Traits .... .......................................... ........................... 6
Trappings, More on ......................... ........................... 87
Tricks.... .......................................... ........................... 71
Trim the Fat! .................................... ........................... 138

P
Parry ..... .......................................... ........................... 7
Pace ..... .......................................... ........................... 6
Powers.. .......................................... ........................... 85
Prone .... .......................................... ........................... 70

R
Race ..... .......................................... ........................... 6
Raises... .......................................... ........................... 57

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U
Unarmed Defender .......................... ........................... 72
Unskilled Attempts ........................... ........................... 56
Unstable Platform ............................ ........................... 72

V
Vehicle Notes .................................. ........................... 54
Vehicle Rules................................... ........................... 107
Vehicle Rules, Movement ................ ........................... 108
Animals and Conveyances ....... ........................... 109
Collisions .................................. ........................... 109
Difficult Ground......................... ........................... 108
Falling or Jumping from Vehicles.......................... 109
Initiative .................................... ........................... 108
Losing Control .......................... ........................... 109
Movement................................. ........................... 108
Reverse .................................... ........................... 108
Speed Kills................................ ........................... 108
Turning ..................................... ........................... 108
Vehicles Table ................................. ........................... 55
Vehicular Attacks ............................. ........................... 110
Aircraft ...................................... ........................... 111
Attack Modifiers ........................ ........................... 110
Capital Ships ............................ ........................... 112
Damage .................................... ........................... 110
Repairs ..................................... ........................... 110
Watercraft ................................. ........................... 112
Villains & Monsters .......................... ........................... 139

W
Watercraft (Combat) ........................ ........................... 112
Drifting ...................................... ........................... 112
Falling Out ................................ ........................... 112
Sinking...................................... ........................... 112
Wild Attack....................................... ........................... 72
Wild Die, The ................................... ........................... 56
Wildcards ......................................... ........................... 56
Withdrawing from Close Combat ..... ........................... 72
Wreck of the Solarah, The ............... ........................... 158
Journey, The............................. ........................... 158
Map, The .................................. ........................... 158
Slave-Queen!, The ................... ........................... 159
Wreck, The ............................... ........................... 158

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